The drama doesn’t stop with the disappearance.

Another shock explodes when Rachel Black admits that she pulled the trigger in the shocking shooting earlier this month.

The girl — once seen as a victim of circumstances — is now at the center of a new storm that threatens to tear apart two large families: Brady and Black.

In the preview, Brady panics when Rachel exclaims:

“It was me… I didn’t mean to.”

Holly is stunned, Tate is stunned, Belle is speechless. Marlena is so shocked that she drops the glass of water she’s holding. The truth is like a knife to the heart of everyone who witnessed it.

Rachel says it all happened in a moment of panic. She hears screams, sees shadows, and pulls the trigger in self-defense. But the consequences are undeniable: one person is seriously injured, another family is destroyed, and now — she becomes the “real culprit”.

Brady is on the line between morality and paternal love. If the truth is revealed, Rachel could be sent to a reform school, losing her freedom, losing her future. But if she hides it, Brady will become an accomplice — and Salem has no shortage of people willing to pursue this truth, especially Rafe and EJ.

Belle — who has been dragged into the drama — faces a choice: protect Brady or tell the police? She is keeping a secret, but her inner turmoil is because she does not want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Meanwhile, Rachel — small, panicked — faces suspicious looks from everyone. No one knows how to treat her: pity, anger, or fear?

The revelation of the truth is not the end—but the beginning of a new chain of chaos. Salem is once again plunged into darkness.