Amidst the creepy kidnappings and tangled love affairs, Days Of Our Lives this week also plays an extra layer of… human drama: the fear of being stalked and the feeling of being turned away by the person you trust the most.

The two characters who bear the central role in this line are Stephanie and Jeremy – two people in two different situations, but both have to face the truth that “going far” does not necessarily mean escaping the old ghost, and “good people” do not always stand by you.

Stephanie thought that moving to Chicago would give her a fresh start.

She left behind a series of troubles, tangled relationships, and especially the haunting obsession of being stalked by a stalker.

New city, new pace of life, new opportunities – in theory, it all sounds very reasonable. But the spoiler quickly shatters that illusion: the old stalker does not let go. Little signs start to appear – the feeling of being followed, anonymous messages, uncomfortable coincidences – and Stephanie realizes the game isn’t over, it’s just changed to another city.

While she’s wavering between “am I being paranoid?” and “is someone really following me,” Alex suddenly appears. He brings with him his past, his apologies, and his offer to “give him another chance.” In a way, Alex is a familiar comfort zone: the person who held her when everything was falling apart. But at the same time, he’s also the person who hurt her, controlled her, was jealous, and took her a long time to leave. Alex’s arrival at the exact moment Stephanie was feeling insecure about the stalker turns the situation into a psychological maze: which is scarier – the stranger in the dark or the ex who hurt her?