Salem is about to plunge into one of its darkest weeks yet, as the DiMera family is thrown into chaos by a horrifying twist no one saw

coming. In a shocking turn of events, Theo Carver is kidnapped, and the clues lead to a chilling discovery deep beneath the DiMera estate—one tied to a new villain whose obsession with the family turns deadly.

 

 

Next week on Days of Our Lives, fans will watch a nightmare unfold as the DiMeras face a threat unlike anything they’ve experienced before. Forget schemes, betrayals, and company wars—this time, the danger is bone-deep, personal, and terrifying.

THEO VANISHES – A CITYWIDE PANIC ERUPTS

 

 

It starts innocently enough. Theo arrives in Salem hoping to reconnect with family and friends, bringing warmth, optimism, and the gentle stability he’s known for. But within hours of his return, that peace is shattered.

Theo disappears without a trace.

His phone is found smashed near the town square. No witnesses. No surveillance footage. No ransom note.

Just silence.

 

 

A silence that chills Abe, Lani, and the entire Carver family to the core.

Harris Michaels and Rafe spring into action, but even they admit something about this case feels different—calculated, intimate, and dangerously personal.

THE DIMERA FAMILY IS PUT ON ALERT

The moment the DiMeras learn Theo is missing, alarms go off throughout the mansion. Chad, EJ, Stefan, and even Kristen quickly realize this isn’t random. Someone is coming for them, and they used Theo to send a message.

 

 

Stefan is the first to voice the fear everyone is thinking:
“What if this isn’t about Theo at all? What if this is about us?”

The DiMera legacy has earned them countless enemies over the decades, but this new threat feels closer… and far more twisted.

Soon, the family receives a taunting note—delivered directly to the mansion gates.
Four chilling words: “Below lies the truth.”

A SECRET PASSAGE – AN OLD CRYPT – AND A NEW TERROR

Kristen, ever familiar with the mansion’s hidden corners, quickly recognizes the clue. There is only one place the message could be pointing to: the DiMera crypt, the infamous burial chamber where generations of secrets have been buried—literally.

But what they find next shakes them to their core.

Deep in the catacombs beneath the estate, a new chamber has been excavated. Recent. Fresh. Clean lines cut through old stone.

Someone has been here—and they’ve been preparing.

Inside the chamber, the family discovers Theo’s jacket, torn at the sleeve. His glasses lying on the ground. And on the far wall, carved into the stone with disturbing precision:

“THE SINS OF DI MERA MUST BE PAID.”

A NEW VILLAIN EMERGES – AND THIS ONE KNOWS THEM WELL

Investigators quickly discover signs that the kidnapper is no amateur. The careful planning, coded messages, and use of the crypt’s hidden passages reveal someone with intimate knowledge of the DiMera estate—and their past crimes.

Speculation erupts throughout Salem:

A long-lost DiMera heir seeking revenge?

A victim of one of Stefano’s past experiments?

A former lover abandoned by a DiMera brother?

Or the child of someone whose life was destroyed by the family?

Theories swirl, but one thing becomes horribly clear:
Theo is bait.

This villain wants the DiMeras crawling through their darkest corners, reliving past sins, and paying the price.

And they won’t stop until the entire family suffers.

ABE BREAKS DOWN – AND BLAMES THE DIMERA LEGACY

Abe, frantic and exhausted, refuses to stay out of the investigation. His worst nightmare has come true—his gentle son, caught in the crossfire of another family’s decades-long war.

In a heartbreaking moment, he confronts EJ:

“Your family’s ghosts have come for my son. If Theo doesn’t make it back alive… that’s on you.”

The guilt hits EJ hard. This time, the consequences are real, tangible, and terrifying. For once, power and status mean nothing. The DiMeras are not being targeted for business, but for blood.

THE SEARCH INTENSIFIES – A RACE AGAINST TIME

Chad and Stefan join forces—a rare sight—as they vow to bring Theo home. Even Kristen, notorious for her scheming ways, becomes fiercely focused and emotional. The DiMeras may fight each other daily, but when one of their own is threatened, they unite like a fortress.

A final clue is discovered next week—one that points to a shocking name connected to the past. Someone no one expected. Someone who has every reason to want revenge.

And they aren’t done yet.