While Salem is focused on Gabi, another name quietly emerges from the shadows: Peter Blake.

The former DiMera villain, who disappeared from the city after a series of crimes, is now mentioned more and more in the new spoiler.

Analysis and leaks all lean towards the scenario that Peter is the one behind the kidnappings, using the crypt as a private stage to “clean up” his own family line.

If this theory is correct, the crypt case is not just a story of personal revenge but the biggest purge of the DiMera family ever.

Peter has the perfect combo for the final boss position: knowing the inside story of DiMera, knowing enough secrets to manipulate each person, carrying an old grudge against the whole family, and especially having disappeared long enough for everyone to ignore. The fact that the victims are mostly related to DiMera Enterprises, the Stefano legacy, or shady deals in the past makes this theory more serious. If Gabi has the motive to “torture her ego” after losing the CEO position, then Peter has the motive to “erase and reset” the whole family, turning the crypt into a place to force everyone to face the past they always tried to bury.

In addition, this week’s comings & goings list reveals a new chess piece: Judge Dabney – the judge played by Karole Foreman – officially joins the game. A new judge appearing right when Salem is erupting with the DiMera scandal, from kidnappings to old and new crimes, is a clear sign that this case will not stop at the scene of the crypt opening, people being rescued, people being caught. It will drag all the way to court, where every testimony, every piece of evidence uncovered can ruin a person’s life.