While the Dimera family was still reeling from the chaotic funeral, Gabi Hernandez was consumed by her own profound grief.

The woman who had once been the strongest, coldest, and sharpest in Salem now sat motionless in a chair, her eyes sunken as she gazed at a photograph of Stefan Dimera – the man she loved madly.

Rafe Hernandez, Gabi’s brother, delivered the devastating news: “Stefan is dead. We have proof, Gabi.”

But she refused to believe it.

She screamed, smashed the picture frame, and then sobbed uncontrollably. “He couldn’t have left me. He couldn’t!” That scene left viewers of Days speechless – it wasn’t just a moment of loss, but a farewell to a love that had once terrified Salem.

Sources indicate that Vivian Alamain – Stefan’s mother – was behind the entire conspiracy. It was she who “dealt with” Stefan to regain power in DiMera, after he tried to thwart his mother’s plans. Rafe found documents showing that Vivian had falsified medical records, staging Stefan’s “accidental” death to force Gabi out of the DiMera house. But the biggest question for viewers is: did Stefan really die? Or is he just being held captive somewhere, waiting for the day he returns to take revenge?

Gabi, however, doesn’t care about logic. In a haunting scene, she sits alone in her room, listening repeatedly to a recording of Stefan saying, “I will always come back to you.” This detail caused a stir among fans because it was so similar to the “reincarnation” motif of the DiMera family. And, as Days of Our Lives often does, no one is 100% convinced of this death.