On New Year’s Eve, Salem sparkles with lights – but no one can truly be happy.

Belle and Melinda have just finalized their agreement.

Kristen stands outside the hospital, watching her daughter through the window.

Brady drinks alone in the darkness.

EJ returns to the DiMera mansion, laughing bitterly at the “Happy New Year” greeting.

Just as the clock strikes midnight, a mysterious visitor appears at Rachel’s house, leaving an envelope containing only three words: “I KNOW EVERYTHING.”

This scene sends the fandom into a frenzy. Who wrote the letter? A new witness? A believed deceased relative? Or someone preparing to “unearth” all the secrets Belle and Melinda have been hiding?

The episode ends with a slow-motion shot of fireworks exploding in the Salem sky, interspersed with images of each character in solitude: Kristen crying, Brady smashing a glass, EJ sitting with a cold laugh, Rachel reading the letter with a terrified look in her eyes.

And then a female voice, cold as ice, echoed in the darkness: “The game has just begun.”

Days of Our Lives’ 2026 promises to be even crazier than anything Salem has ever experienced.