No one in Salem is unfamiliar with Kristen DiMera – the beautiful, ruthless woman who always teeters on the edge between good and evil.

But the latest episode pushes her to an unprecedented limit: she must decide between killing to free herself or keeping someone alive to torment them.

Peter Blake, the man who was once a complex part of Kristen’s life, is in a deep coma.

Doctors say the chances of him waking up are almost zero.

EJ DiMera, the family’s legal representative, urges, “It’s time for Peter to rest in peace.” Kristen sits silently beside the hospital bed, her eyes empty, her hands trembling as she grips the breathing tube – amidst the steady beeping of the medical equipment.

The scene is long and wordless, only Kristen’s breathing and the faint blue light filtering through the curtains. A single tear fell, revealing the profound inner conflict of a woman who had committed so many cruel acts, now terrified of taking responsibility for another death. As she prepared to sign the removal papers, Peter suddenly moved his finger.

Everything reversed in an instant. EJ froze, Tony recoiled, and Kristen cried out through her tears, “You heard me, didn’t you?” This scene sent chills down the audience’s spine – was Peter still conscious, or was it merely a convulsion of his dying body?

Kristen once again found herself trapped in the labyrinth of fate – confronted again with the question: was she saving someone, or merely atoning for her own sins?