Salem had barely recovered from the strange disappearance when another scandal broke out: Stephanie Johnson’s secret was made public, shocking the entire city.

An anonymously leaked video showed Stephanie discussing with an anonymous person about “exchanging classified documents” – directly related to the Spectator, the newspaper owned by the DiMera family.

At first, Stephanie thought only she and Alex Kiriakis knew about it.

But when the news suddenly went on air, the image of her sitting at her computer, holding a signed contract, spread all over the internet.

Immediately, she became the center of criticism: betraying the company, betraying friends, and possibly even her lover.

And that didn’t stop there, the “good” news she had been waiting for – the opportunity to cooperate with an independent investigative team to “expose the DiMera crimes” – now turned into terrible bad news. EJ DiMera, who never spared anyone who dared to touch her family name, immediately launched an internal investigation, declaring: “Anyone who betrays DiMera will never live in peace in Salem.”

Stephanie fell into crisis. Friends avoided her, Alex suspected she was “in cahoots with someone else.” Johnny and Chanel were dragged into suspicion because they had received funding from the Spectator. Salem became a bloodless battlefield where news was used as a weapon.

In the middle of the night, Stephanie received a text message from an unknown number: “If you don’t shut up, part two will be aired.” From then on, she lived in fear, not knowing who was behind it – EJ? Gabi? Or an old friend who wanted revenge?