Days of Our Lives spoilers for June 22 – July 03, 2026 will see Belle Black (Martha Madison) working with Chad DiMera (Connor Floyd) and they find a new clue left by Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo). Plus, Abe Carver (James Reynolds) demands answers about Lexie Carver’s (Nikki Crawford) health.
We are going to get into all the drama, including bad things coming Kristen DiMera’s (Stacy Haiduk) way, thanks to EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) and Holly Jonas’ (Ashley Puzemis) medical and legal crises, plus hot stuff with Xander Cook Kiriakis (Paul Telfer).
Days of Our Lives: Stefano’s Chess Set Mystery – Week of June 22nd-26th
And now, let’s dive right in. On Monday, June 22nd, we have Chad showing Belle the key from the chess set, and she’s going to use it to unlock the board and finds another hidden clue. If you remember, Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) found that key on Friday, and now Chad and Belle open Marlena Evans’ (Deidre Hall) puzzling chess set together. So, Belle finds an Italian lira note. It’s an older collector’s item because they use euros now. And the bill has composer Verdi on it. And he wrote La Traviata and Rigoletto. And of course, you know how Stefano loved his opera.
Andrew Donovan (Jude Ewing) is back and lays into his employee Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord). Andrew is warning Cat what she’s doing is way too dangerous and says she cannot continue, but Cat insists she already started.
Days of Our Lives: EJ Confronts Kristen – Sophia’s Death and Holly’s Crisis
EJ explodes on Kristen. And of course, by now EJ knows Kristen is the only one who knew Chanel Dupree’s (Raven Bowens) plans and would have told Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd) that and the ghost gun, which is something Kristen could get, but Sophia could not. EJ is screaming in Kristen’s face that he knows she tried to kill Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman). And Kristen’s going to deny everything, but she knows EJ’s going to kill her for it. He won’t believe her.
Marlena Evans reflects on her five decades in Salem. This is a huge milestone for beloved actress Deidre Hall, whose first air date on Days of Our Lives was way back on June 21st, 1976. So Marlena’s looking through a photo album and Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) shows up at her door and Belle is there as well. And Marlena tells them she’s taking a little stroll down memory lane and Belle wants to come along.
DOOL: Pills Investigation and Family Drama – Week of June 23rd-26th
Tuesday, June 23rd, Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) makes it official. He is Steve Johnson’s (Stephen Nichols) new partner at Black Patch. And Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) opens up as her mom, Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans), listens. Also, this week, Joy has Kelsey in her stroller at the pub and runs into Steve and Kayla, which is awkward since Steve gave Stephanie the gun that she almost killed Joy with.
Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) panics as Joy drops a bombshell on him. I wonder if she is too scared to stay in Salem and is considering going back to New York. Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) needs a big favor from Xander and of course he will do whatever Sarah asked. Remember Xander was there in town square when Sarah tried to save Destiny’s life when she collapsed. So Xander’s going to make a call to get info on DiMera Enterprises Pharmaceuticals from two years ago when Clea died and of course she was Liam Selejko’s (Hank Northrop) ex.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Holly’s Health Plummeting
Wednesday, June 24th, Holly collapses. She was struggling by the lake already and then it happens again when she gets back to town. So, looks like Tate Black (Leo Howard) takes her over to University Hospital and Sarah runs a drug test on Holly. It is positive for a controlled substance, which is an opiate. That is the same drug Sarah and Brady suspect killed the two girls and is made by DiMera Enterprises Pharmaceuticals. And it’s not something that Holly was prescribed.
Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) takes Theo by surprise. She may be circling back to apologize to Theo again. Gabi misses their friendship, especially since a lot of people dislike her right now. Sarah and Brady dig deeper into the tainted pill investigation. They’re going to talk to Liam, who is back in Salem for this chat. Sarah and Brady want to hear about Destiny and Clea, both from Liam. Also, Arianna’s going to get a proper goodbye from Liam after he ghosted her before. Arianna has a ton of questions for Liam and gets answers that are going to make Gabi look awful.
Days of Our Lives: July Sweeps Begins – June 25th and Beyond
Thursday, June 25th, it’s the first day of July sweeps and Kristen is scared out of her mind and wants Xander’s protection. So, I wonder if Kristen will actually confess her plot against Johnny. I doubt it because I don’t think Xander would protect her if he knew because he really likes Johnny. So, Kristen’s going to have to lie, deny, and make up something.
Arianna blasts her mom Gabi and demands to know what she did to Liam. I wonder if Gabi can clean this mess up or if Arianna’s going to be done with her just as done as Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) is.
EJ gets a heads up on a big issue, maybe about the corporate deal tied to DiMera Enterprises Pharmaceuticals and that people are asking questions. He may hear that Xander’s poking around. Holly shares a theory with Tate and I wonder if Holly suspects somebody swapped her pills. Tate may think she’s being paranoid since Sophia is dead. Brady listens as Sarah opens up. I’m sure it’s more about these pill deaths. We also have that scene coming from the summer promo where Holly’s up at the hospital and Tate’s asking if those pills are hers and she freaks out on him.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Alex & Philip Worried
Friday, June 26th, we’ve got Alex and Philip concerned about what is next for Titan. Gabi hasn’t gotten Stefan’s inheritance yet and another loan payment is coming up very soon. And there’s no lawsuit funds they can use now that Xander dropped the case. Stephanie does something empowering. Maybe she’s going to take a step back from Alex or maybe decide she needs intensive therapy. I think a week or two at Bayview wouldn’t be a bad idea if I’m being honest.
Tween Rachel Black (Lorelei Olivia Mote) is very upset. Kristen and Brady go up to Bay View to tell her about Sophia’s death and it scares Rachel because she thinks she might end up in a bad way like Sophia since the doctors at Bay View failed Sophia. And twisted Kristen sitting there hugging Rachel when she is the one who killed her bestie Sophia. It is sick.
EJ spills something while provoking Xander in front of Sarah. I think EJ wants to create a divide between Sarah and Xander because they’re looking into the tainted pills. EJ may blab that Xander’s sleeping with Kristen, knowing how much Sarah hates his sister. It’s pretty clever of EJ, actually. And this week, Sarah tells Xander that she hopes they can stop EJ in time. And Xander tells Sarah that she does not want to be in EJ’s crosshairs, but it seems like it is too late.
Days of Our Lives: July Sweeps in Full Gear – June 29th Through July 3rd
The late Stefano’s mysterious chess set continues to have Belle and Chad obsessed with solving the problem. June 29th through July 3rd is the first full week of July sweeps. Expect storylines to pick up speed and to have a big July 4th event in Salem.
Chad and Belle continue to find clues and keep getting closer to each other, which is going to eat at EJ even though he thinks he’s got Cat on lock, which he does not. There is a mysterious person watching Chad and Belle and possibly Brady spying on them. And this person is doing Stefano’s bidding from beyond the grave, dropping clues.
Holly and EJ talk about how to beat Amy Choi’s lawsuit, but Holly has a health issue looming with those pills. EJ could always turn around and sue Amy for damages related to Sophia’s attack on Johnny. That might stop Amy in her tracks.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Abe Wants Answers Now!
Abe demands answers from Lexie Carver. He can already tell she’s hiding something. And those symptoms of hers can’t be hidden from Abe and Theo for too much longer. The second dose of miracle serum that Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) gave her isn’t going to last too long or solve all the problems. Abe and Theo could lose Lexie sooner rather than later, maybe even by the end of July sweeps.
Kristen needs to watch her back with EJ. She is kidnapped soon and Xander may not care enough to help Kristen. Plus, let’s be real, she’s got it coming for what she did to Johnny. Stefan DiMera’s (Brandon Barash) inheritance could come through at the last minute, but then paying the Titan loan with DiMera dollars is going to come back to bite them all when EJ finds out. And Arianna may move into the pub and refuse to talk to her mom Gabi over the payoff stunt that she did with Liam that broke Arianna Horton’s (Vico Escorcia) heart.
Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) worries about Cat’s involvement with EJ, but Cat is not slowing down and ups the stakes soon. The question is, how far will she go with EJ to get the goods on him? Also, Sydney DiMera may show up in Salem for some summer fun and romance and drama during sweeps. Wait to see if EJ’s kid pops up.
