Just as the crypt incident was still fresh in everyone’s minds, Salem received another shock.

Alex and Stephanie received a strange envelope, which contained white powder. In an era where everyone is obsessed with biological hazards, this was no joke.

Alex and Stephanie panicked to the point of instinct: running.

The kind of running you’d expect from someone who’d accidentally handled something that could cause the entire building to be locked down.

Jada was the first to receive the call and reacted incredibly quickly. No longer the “love detective” vibe, Jada switched straight to professional mode: calling the emergency response team, declaring the situation urgent, and turning the apartment into a potential crime scene. In Days, just one instance of this kind of threat is enough to send Salem into a state of “no one can trust anyone.” Because the sender of the envelope wasn’t just trying to scare them. It wants to control the emotions of the crowd. It wants to sow fear.

What makes this plot so disturbing is that it opens up a darker angle than the kidnapping. If it were just harmless powder, it would be a tactic of psychological terrorism. If it were something truly dangerous, Salem would be facing a serious case on a much higher level than a family drama. And either way, the sender achieves their goal: to create panic, divide people, and make them start suspecting their loved ones.