Salem is so hot this week that it’s about to burn the screen, when Stephanie Johnson suddenly becomes the target of a mysterious person – who continuously sends threatening messages, secretly takes photos and even follows her at home.

Not only does Stephanie feel uneasy, she tells Alex for the first time that someone is “playing mind games” with her.

At that moment, the story begins to turn “really dangerous”.

It all started with a photo: Stephanie standing in front of the Horton Square coffee shop, smiling and talking innocently, but behind her is the shadow of a man in a black shirt with a hat covering half his face.

Stephanie initially thought it was just an amateur photographer, but when the photo was sent to her personal email with the caption: “I saw you”, she started to tremble. She told Alex – who has a not-so-clean past – and he tried to act calm: “Let me take care of it.” But Alex’s eyes flash with fear: this is not a simple matter.

Drama erupts when Stephanie receives another package in the mail, containing… the necklace she lost 3 years ago. This is not a common item, only one person knows its value – Jeremy Horton, Stephanie’s ex-boyfriend who was banned from returning to Salem after a dirty past. The necklace is placed on a piece of cardboard: “We have unfinished business.” Stephanie collapses in the kitchen, her hands shaking.