All of Salem seems to breathe in fear.

Rachel is haunted, EJ is hunted, Dimitri returns, Leo is heartbroken – and all these secrets begin to intertwine like a deadly web.

In the final scene of the week, the camera pans across brightly lit houses:

Belle looks at a picture of EJ, Javi sits by the old bar, Leo stands outside the window gazing at the sky, and Marlena writes in her diary, noting: “I don’t know which of them will live to see New Year’s.”

A storm is brewing. Rumors suggest a major character will die in the first week of 2026, and that death will completely change the course of Salem. Fans predict it could be Rachel, but many believe EJ will be the one to fall for his own sins.

From love to betrayal, from the past to the present, Days of Our Lives continues to prove one thing: in Salem, no one is entirely innocent, and every choice leaves a wound.