The night on Days of Our Lives seems peaceful, but for EJ DiMera — it’s an exploding nightmare.

A sudden moment — an old image, a voice in a dream — is enough to pull EJ from a deep sleep back to a dark reality: he opens his eyes, gasping, his pale eyes looking around the silent, luxurious room.

His heart is pounding. Flashbacks flash: screams, a locked room, someone kneeling and begging — then gunshots, then silence.

EJ is silent, trembling.

The past he thought he had buried deep comes rushing back, revealing every dark detail — disappearances, betrayals, cold-blooded secrets. He quickly stands up, holding his drink with a trembling hand — each drop of wine spills like a discordant note in the midst of adversity. In his mind, there is only one thought: keep it all hidden. If the past were revealed — the DiMera family’s power, reputation, and lives could crumble at any moment.

But the nightmare wouldn’t let up. EJ spun in the darkness, every object in the room a witness: the dim light from the broken glass stained with dried blood, the tangled blanket that smelled of explosives, the ticking clock that seemed to be weighing on his heart. Sweat poured down, his heart felt like it was about to burst from his chest. He wondered: who did it? Who knew? And especially — who could have leaked it?

EJ — the man who had once held power, who had once controlled the secret — was now consumed by fear. He knew: one misstep, one moment of inattention — the past would not just come back — and crush him under a layer of guilt. Salem was about to see a different DiMera: not cold and calculating, but panicked, reckless, willing to do anything to keep the darkness hidden.

And if anyone thought EJ would stay silent — they were wrong. For when memory awakens, even the darkness must tremble.