If there’s one place turning into a true “horror chamber,” it’s the DiMera crypt.

It’s increasingly resembling a psychological trap: lack of air, lack of light, lack of information, and an excess of fear.

And fear always breeds suspicion.

In this episode, the crypt welcomes a new guest: Peter Blake appears, locked up alongside them, as if someone is deliberately adding more people to ignite conflict.

Peter’s entry into the crypt not only increases the number of people locked up but also intensifies the emotional intensity. Because Peter isn’t a stranger. He’s a name carrying the dark history of the DiMera family, full of betrayal, full of instances of “thinking they were on the same side but turning out not to be.” And Kristen, exhausted, feverish, panicked, and with no patience left, has no mood for “sisterly reunion” or “family first.” Kristen is the type who attacks more when cornered. She looked at Peter not with longing, but with a scrutinizing gaze, as if wanting to strip him bare and see what he was hiding.

The most likely scenario is: Peter wakes up, still not understanding why he’s there, and is immediately confronted by Kristen. Kristen bombards him with questions: who locked him up? Is he involved? Did he come here to rescue or to cause trouble? The more Peter explains, the angrier Kristen gets, because in that cellar, every explanation sounds like an excuse. And Days often plays the “family members hurt each other” trick when locked up together: a single misunderstanding is enough to escalate into violence. Peter could be pushed, punched, tied up, or injured right there in the crypt because Kristen loses control.