The final post sums up the tension: everything comes together to form the “big blow-up” of the week.

Jennifer meets with her lawyer the morning after the chaos.

She reveals that she has evidence of a suspicious transaction involving Chad – enough to open a custody investigation.

The lawyer asks if she’s sure she wants to go this far, and Jennifer says something that gives the audience goosebumps:

“My child can’t grow up on a lie.”

Meanwhile, Xander starts making his own moves: he sends Brady a “warning” video, then meets with Tony to offer… cooperation. Why Tony? Because Xander knows Tony is keeping the lab a secret, and to turn the tables, Xander needs a DiMera on him. Tony agrees—but his eyes show he’s playing a different game.

Meanwhile, at the hospital, Marlena wakes up and tells EJ something shocking:
“I saw the files. I know the experiment was real.”
EJ is speechless, because Marlena not only knows—she’s seen his name in the files.

Salem is like a ticking time bomb:
– Jennifer is going to sue Chad
– Xander drags Tony into a secret game
– EJ is nervous about Marlena
– Tony disappears in the middle of the night
– Brady wakes up with a fuzzy memory of his attacker
– Sarah panics
– And someone’s watching it all on a hidden camera

End: the hidden camera in the Brady Pub flashes. A hand appears and turns it off. The person says:
“The real game has begun.”

Salem this season is ON FIRE, grandma.