Not only Chanel – Johnny – Sophia, the subplot of the October 2 episode also made viewers unable to take their eyes off.

Maggie Kiriakis had a heated conversation with Holly Jonas after she was hospitalized for an alcohol-related accident.

No longer soft-spoken, Maggie chose to be straightforward: she forced Holly to face the truth.

“Every time you hide in alcohol, you not only destroy yourself but also drag others down,” Maggie said coldly.

Holly burst into tears, but Maggie was determined not to let emotions cloud her mind. This was the moment that proved Maggie’s love for Holly was a strict, unindulgent love.

At the same time, Tate Black – who once thought he was Tesoro’s biological father – received DNA results denying this. He collapsed, feeling extremely lost. In a conversation with Brady, Tate choked up: “I wanted that more than anything… And now I have nothing.” Brady comforted his son, but he also worried that Sophia’s plot had more hidden corners.

These subplots created a complex picture: Holly was tied to Johnny’s case; Tate’s loss of hope as a father made the situation more complicated; Maggie, with her strictness, became a rare support in the storm. As the pieces surrounding Chanel, Johnny and Sophia gradually fell into place, viewers understood that the drama in Salem was not over – it had only begun to escalate.