EJ DiMera, the scheming and charming businessman, has Salem seething again when he is suspected of running an underground lab beneath the city hospital.

Rumors suggest that it is more than just a drug testing site – it is a genetic research center where human memories can be erased, copied, or… replaced.

During a seemingly normal charity gala, the guests are raising their glasses when the lights suddenly go out, the big screen lights up, showing leaked images: patients with tracking chips, DNA profiles swapped, and the words “Project D – funded by EJ DiMera”.

The whole room is silent.

EJ quickly cuts the power, trying to deny it, but everyone’s eyes have changed. Cat Greene stands up, points at him: “You turned Salem into your lab, right?” EJ is silent, then leaves amid a wave of outrage.

The news spreads. Some people think EJ is experimenting with technology to store the memories of the dead – a crazy idea, but not impossible. Marlena, a psychiatrist, decides to investigate. When she opens an old filing cabinet, the words “DiMera Labs – Confidential” make her heart sink.

In the darkness of the hospital, EJ meets Tony – the two converse in fragments. Tony asks: “What are you doing this for?” EJ replies: “Not to kill people. To make them… forget.”

It seems EJ is trying to hide something related to Cat – maybe a memory, maybe a part of herself. When the secret is revealed, not only Salem is shaken – but even those closest to EJ may turn against her.