It seemed like Salem was about to have a rare peaceful wedding, but Days of Our Lives never lets anyone live in peace.

As Leo Stark and Javi prepared to exchange vows in a ceremony filled with white flowers, everyone was moved – Gwen was in tears, Bonnie was beaming with contentment, and Rafe and Gabi were teasing from the sidelines.

No one expected that just seconds later, Dimitri von Leuschner – the man who had mysteriously disappeared from Salem – would walk in, shattering the romantic atmosphere with a chilling smile.

“He doesn’t belong to you, Leo,” Dimitri said, his voice hoarse, silencing the room.

Javi tried to defend her lover, but Dimitri was quicker, releasing a photograph of two mysterious men involved in an illegal transaction. From there, everything fell apart. The wedding music stopped, the guests were bewildered, Gwen turned pale, and Leo stood between two men who had entered his life – one a lingering past, the other a crumbling future.

Dimitri didn’t come for love – he came for revenge. He revealed that Javi was the one who had betrayed him in an antiquities deal that nearly cost Dimitri his life in Europe. When Javi denied it, Dimitri pulled a gun from his pocket and pointed it directly at him. The audience held their breath as the scene switched to slow motion: the gunshot rang out, the bouquet fell to the ground, and Leo’s desperate scream echoed through the Salem church.
The dream wedding officially turned into a nightmare – and “Dimitri is back” became a viral social media catchphrase this week.