The film’s tone suddenly shifts to a warning as Stephanie and Holly are hinted that danger is approaching.

The news that someone is following them, recording their movements, and waiting for the right moment to strike makes every frame suffocating.

Shadows behind glass doors, footsteps in dark hallways, slight camera shakes… all seem to foretell death.

Holly – who was naive – begins to find herself being followed on her way to school, being peeped at at the grocery store, even receiving anonymous text messages.

Stephanie – who was once strong – increasingly has trouble sleeping. She suspects that the previous shooting of EJ was not an “accident” but a link in a long-term plan, and now it’s their turn.

Viewers realized that Days Of Our Lives was building to a countdown: the time until the secrets of the DiMera family exploded. Cat cried for help. EJ worried. Belle pleaded for justice. Brady and Rachel broke down. And Stephanie and Holly started to be “targeted”.

When Stephanie said with a trembling voice, “I saw him standing outside my window” – that was a moment that sent chills down the audience’s spines. The next few episodes could witness: the pursuit, the revelation of the culprit, and the confrontation that plunged everyone into darkness.

Because Salem, at this point, is no longer peaceful. It is a boiling pot, waiting for a spark to erupt.