This week’s Salem leaves no room for circumlocution.

The drama plunges straight into DiMera’s tomb, where Kristen and EJ are trapped together in a suffocating space full of secrets.

Without the glamorous stage, lawyers, or crowds to play the good cop, two vengeful individuals are forced to confront each other in their most brutal form.

And true to Kristen’s nature, she doesn’t choose silence. She explodes.

Not just a superficial argument, but a furious outburst that escalates to the brink and then backfires, exposing everything EJ is trying to hide.

How intense is it? To the point where Chad has to intervene. When someone like Chad is forced to stand between the two DiMera family members, it means the story has gone beyond mere words. Kristen isn’t just hitting out of momentary anger. She hits because she wants an immediate answer: What does EJ know about the missing DiMera family members? What is EJ hiding to protect herself? Or is EJ the most crucial link in this mess? In Days of Our Lives, EJ always stands in a very dangerous gray area: smart enough to tell half the truth, cold enough to hide the other half. And Kristen is too sensitive to accept that.

The catacomb setting makes everything even more dangerous. This is not a place where people lie without consequences. Every word echoes as an accusation. Every reaction can be self-incriminating. If EJ hesitates, changes her tone, or avoids eye contact, Kristen will know. And when Kristen knows, she won’t stop. She will dig to the bottom, even if it means tearing off EJ’s mask of being the “perfect heir.”