Let’s just say things are not coming up roses for EJ DiMera on Friday's episode of DOOL. As paramedics race to save EJ from yet another near-death experience, the mansion is crawling with cops and characters who are suddenly real bad at remembering where they were last night. Convenient, no?
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| JJ has some questions for Kristen | DOOL, Peacock |
Kristen DiMera, ever the ice queen, floats downstairs in her robe with all the urgency of someone looking for a snack, not a brother bleeding out on the floor. Her first question? “Is he dead?” Not how is he, not what happened — just a casual check-in on EJ’s corpse status. Real sisterly warmth, right there. But Kristen’s not slick. When JJ corners her with a few basic questions, she starts sweating harder than someone who forgot to delete their browser history. She claims she was at Brady’s, took a shower, and was innocently drying her hair when the cops came knocking. The fact that she had a gun? Just a little detail she accidentally left out. Kristen, honey, you’re gonna have to do better than that.
JJ, not buying a word, reminds her she’s tried to kill more people than she’s tried to bake cookies for. But Kristen’s not going down alone — she throws Gabi’s name into the chaos blender like a pro, hoping someone, anyone, looks worse than she does. Stay petty, queen.
Jada’s Drunk, Homeless & Gunless
Meanwhile, across town, Jada is three martinis deep at Small Bar and doing what any emotionally wrecked cop would do: drowning her sorrows and telling her personal business to the first person who walks in. Lucky for her (or maybe not), it’s Shawn. She gleefully announces that Rafe kicked her out, blames herself for not clocking the Rafe/Arnold switcheroo sooner, and practically cheers when she sees Shawn.
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| Shawn finds Jada drowning her sorrows | DOOL |
But this girl is losing it—and fast. She’s stumbling, slurring, and oops… her gun is nowhere to be found. Shawn’s cop instincts kick in (finally), and he clocks the missing firearm and the very-much-still-there holster. Jada handwaves the whole thing like, “Oopsie! Must’ve left it in my desk!” Girl.
With no place to sleep and enough liquor in her bloodstream to fuel a frat party, Shawn does the decent thing and offers her a couch. Because nothing screams stability like a hungover, homeless detective with a missing weapon in the middle of an attempted murder investigation.
Gabi’s Not Bothered. At All. No, Seriously.
Over in the town square, Gabi is storming through like she’s late to a passive-aggressive competition. Leo, ever the nosy little gremlin, runs into her and takes the opportunity to pester her for dirt. When he mentions that EJ was shot, Gabi’s mouth drops open — but instead of concern, we get full-on villain applause. “Good!” she blurts. Because of course she does.
Leo, sensing drama (his lifeblood), tries to dig deeper. Gabi, however, is not about to get caught on record sounding like she planned a hit job, so she shuts him down with her signature flair and a stream of insults. But guess who immediately calls the hospital asking for an update? Oh yes, Miss Not-Pressed-At-All Gabi. The call goes nowhere, but the thirst for EJ’s fate is real. Whether it’s guilt, leftover lust, or both, the girl is stressed and pretending she’s not.
Rafe Is Giving Guilty Vibes
Back at the Hernandez household, Rafe is sitting with a beer and a mountain of regret. Enter Javi—the only man in Salem who believes cheesecake can solve trauma. Javi dances in, looking for some post-dinner gossip, only to find his cousin acting shady as hell.
Rafe finally cracks and admits he kicked Jada out, but not because of the shooting. Oh no. He’s still stuck on the fact that she didn’t recognize Arnold wasn’t him. Javi tries to knock some sense into him: “She got catfished by a psycho, not her fault.” But Rafe’s still playing victim and blaming everyone but the mirror.
Then, plot twist: Leo barges in with the breaking news that EJ was shot in the DiMera living room — the same place Rafe just so happened to plant a surveillance bug. Rafe immediately does that “Oh crap I forgot something important” face and peaces out, leaving Javi and Leo blinking like confused chihuahuas. Suspicious? Absolutely.
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| Rafe, Javi & Leo | DOOL |
EJ Isn’t Dead… Yet
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Kayla delivers some grim news with her usual no-nonsense style. EJ is alive, technically, but barely. The bullet caused massive internal damage and missed his heart by a hair. She lets Chad in to visit, and we get a moment of real, raw brotherly love. Chad, always the tortured soul, reassures his unconscious brother that he’s there, and always will be. He even called Susan (cue the séance) and touched base with Johnny and Sydney.
And just when you think this could be a nice little “let’s bond while someone almost dies” moment, EJ starts seizing. Cue Kayla rushing back in, booting Chad out, and doing her superhero doctor thing. Chad launches into guilt mode, blaming himself for writing the article that may have set this whole mess off. Cat tries to soothe him, but let’s face it — in Salem, bad decisions and blame go together like Kristen and questionable choices.
Eventually, Kayla returns to drop another bomb: they had to put EJ in a medically induced coma. Because of course. It wouldn’t be DOOL without at least one coma a month.
Everyone’s Acting Shady
As we wrap up this chaos, Jada awkwardly thanks Shawn for the hospitality, but still worries about how it’ll look to Rafe. Sweetie, that ship has sailed. You’ve been kicked out, publicly humiliated, and you’re sleeping on another cop’s couch—the one you just recently slept with. Let it go.
Javi and Leo, meanwhile, are low-key building a murder board in their heads. Rafe’s weird behavior? Gabi’s suspicious excitement? Kristen’s sketchy timeline? The killer could be anyone — and Salem is serving up red herrings like it’s a damn fish market.
Gabi keeps checking her phone like she’s waiting for a death notification, which is as subtle as a marching band in a library. JJ finds her and she immediately asks if they’ve caught the shooter. Girl, try to act innocent.
And just when things couldn’t get shadier, Kristen sneaks a peek at the bloodstain on the DiMera floor before slinking out. Who slinks into the scene right after? Rafe. He retrieves his planted wire from a statue, stares at the blood with a mix of guilt and… relief? Hmm.
Chad gets a text from Kristen, but he doesn’t even know what to say. And let’s be real — none of us do. This Days of Our Lives full episode recap ends with EJ in a coma, suspects acting shady, and Salem fully booked on messiness.
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