| Last week, Days of Our Lives ended with EJ, | | | | suspects of plotting to take Johnny away. Sami |
| played by James Scott, attempting to tell the | | | | promises to help EJ stand up against Salem 's |
| police that Lucas, portrayed by Bryan Dattilo, was | | | | resident villain. Meanwhile, Sami is disappointed |
| in danger inside his prison cell. When the police | | | | when Lucas reluctantly agrees to plead guilty by |
| failed to respond in apt fashion, EJ punched an | | | | reason of temporary insanity. In contrast to her |
| officer and got himself taken into custody. He | | | | reaction to EJ, Sami refuses to help Lucas. |
| was then locked up with Lucas, where he went | | | | In still more spoilers, Hope (Kristian Alfonso) |
| on to face Stefano DiMera's (Joseph Mascolo) | | | | confronts Crystal, who subsequently reveals that |
| bodyguard, Carmine. | | | | Marlena is in danger. For her part, Marlena secures |
| Elsewhere in Salem , Philip, played by Jay Kenneth | | | | the help of Bo (Peter Reckell), Abe (James |
| Johnson, urged Alison Sweeney's Sami to visit | | | | Reynolds) and Roman in an effort to combat |
| Lucas and encourage him to fight for himself. | | | | Stefano. Marlena eventually wields a gun on him, |
| Meanwhile, Crystal (Ashlee Holland) assured | | | | leaving Stefano shocked and stunned. |
| Marlena (Deidre Hall) that it was never her | | | | Elsewhere, Philip asks Chloe (Nadia Bjorlin) to get |
| intention to scare Belle (Martha Madison). Marlena | | | | close to Shawn (Brandon Beemer). Belle tells Philip |
| agreed to a meeting with Crystal despite Belle's | | | | that she doesn't trust him, accusing him of playing |
| skeptical protests. | | | | games with her. Chloe starts to bond with Shawn |
| This week, EJ saves Lucas from being strangled | | | | and Claire, much to Belle's distaste. Finally, |
| by Carmine. Then he breaks into the DiMera | | | | Stephanie (Shelley Hennig) confesses to Max |
| mansion, where he gets into a verbal joust with | | | | (Darin Brooks) that Ford (Matthew Florida) |
| Stefano after he is caught. EJ earns Sami's | | | | assaulted her. Max persuades her to go see a |
| approval when he gives her an account of his | | | | therapist. |
| encounter with the DiMera patriarch, whom he | | | | |