The Christmas weekend episode concludes with a twist typical of Days of Our Lives: Peter Blake survives and is the mastermind behind the DiMera crypt!

In the final scene, Peter appears at St. Luke’s Church, his face smeared with blood, holding an old DiMera letter.

He kneels before the altar, muttering, “I didn’t want to do this… but they forced me to come back.”

A flashback reveals that Peter was betrayed by EJ in the past – banished from the family, considered a “sinful child.”

He survived the 2019 explosion and secretly planned his revenge, starting with imprisoning his entire family in a tomb “so they could feel the loneliness he once endured.”

Kristen is shocked to learn the truth. In the confrontation scene, she screams, “You’ve turned into a monster, Peter!” – but Peter just laughed, replying, “You yourselves created this monster.”

The film ends with Peter leaving Salem in the snow, leaving a letter that reads: “I will return when the blood and love are washed away.” – leaving fans speculating: could it be that in 2026, DiMera will enter the “era of retribution”?