Salem is falling into a terrifying silence when EJ DiMera – a powerful, sharp-witted man who is always alert in every battle of wits – suddenly becomes disoriented, drunk and gradually loses control.

And the cause is not work, not family, and certainly not pressure from the DiMera family… but from a simple moment: a drinking session with Cat Greene.

Cat appears with a friendly smile, soft eyes, a minimalist dress and a few delicate questions.

EJ is not alert because he thinks that light meeting is just to relieve stress.

But no one knows, every step, every glass of wine, every look of Cat is meticulously calculated. When EJ is drowsy, his eyes fade, his brain begins to stir… then Celia is no longer Celia. She became the one who ignited the storm of memories that EJ always wanted to bury.

After that night, EJ changed. He woke up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, looked in the mirror and saw pieces of memories shimmering like black and white film: the face he thought he had forgotten, a mysterious accident, someone’s silhouette in the red fire… Salem was still sleeping, but EJ’s mind was not. He began to distance himself from the people he loved, lost focus in his speech, startled by the sound of metal, even panicked when he saw his own shadow under the light.

No one understood what was happening, but the audience knew: EJ was drowning in a coma of memories, and Cat was the arm that pulled him down to the abyss. Some people asked: What did Cat do that for? Revenge? Blackmail? Or to control EJ like a chess piece? All possibilities could happen, especially when Cat appeared too calm when EJ’s spirit was down.

The storm begins to spread as EJ becomes insecure, seeing everyone as a traitor. Is he imagining things? Or is Cat taking things a step further by pushing more memory triggers that make him even more confused? A vulnerable EJ is a rich prey: he possesses power, information, family secrets – and a Salem that could be brought down if he is misled.

While Cat maintains a “don’t say anything” attitude, viewers know this is only the beginning. When someone like EJ has fallen into psychological manipulation, Cat will certainly not stop. And EJ’s fight to reclaim himself – against the person who opened the door to the past – may be the darkest point Salem has ever seen.