Days of our lives spoilers for June 22 – July 3, 2026 will see Belle Black (Martha Madison) works with Chad DiMera (Connor Floyd) and they find a new trail left behind Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo). Plus, Abe Carver (James Reynolds) demands answers about Lexie Carver’s (Nikki Crawford) health.
We get into all the drama, including bad things to come Kristen DiMera’s (Stacy Haiduk) way, thanks 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 22-26. June
And now, let’s dive right in. On Monday 22 June we have Chad shows Belle key from the chess set and she will use it to unlock the board and finds another hidden clue. If you remember, Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) found the key on Friday and now Chad and Belle are opening Marlena Evans’ (Deidre Hall) enigmatic chess set together. So Belle finds an Italian lire note. It’s an older collector’s item because they use Euros now. And the bill has the 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 laying into his employee Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord). Andrew warns Cat what she’s doing is far too dangerous and says she can’t continue, but Cat insists she’s already started.
Days of Our Lives: EJ confronts Kristen – Sophia’s death and Holly’s crisis
EJ explodes on Kristen. And of course EJ now knows Kristen is the only one who knew Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) plans and would have told Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd) that and the ghost gun, which is something Kristen could get, but Sophia couldn’t. EJ screams in Kristen’s face that he knows she tried to kill Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman). And Kristen wants to deny everything, but she knows EJ will kill her for it. He won’t believe her.
Marlena Evans reflects on her five decades in Salem. This is a major milestone for beloved actress Deidre Hall, whose first air date on Days of our lives was way back on June 21, 1976. So Marlena is looking through a photo album and Paul Narita (Christopher Sean) shows up at her door and Belle is there too. And Marlena tells them she’s taking a little trip down memory lane, and Belle wants to come along.
DOOL: Pills Investigation and Family Drama – Week 23-26. June
Tuesday 23 June, 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 mother, Kayla Johnson (Mary Beth Evans), listens. Also this week, Joy has Kelsey in her pram at the pub and runs into Steve and Kayla, which is awkward as Steve gave Stephanie the gun she almost killed Joy with.
Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) panics when Joy drops a bomb 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 wants to do what Sarah asked. Remember Xander was in town square when Sarah tried to save Destiny’s life when she collapsed. So Xander calls to get information on DiMera Enterprises Pharmaceuticals from two years ago when Clea died, and of course she was Liam Selejko (Hank Northrop) fv.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Holly’s Health plummets
On Wednesday, June 24, Holly collapses. She already fought at the lake and then it happens again when she comes back to town. So it 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. It is the same substance that Sarah and Brady suspect killed the two girls and is made from DiMera Enterprises Pharmaceuticals. And it’s not something Holly was prescribed.
Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) surprises Theo. She might circle back to apologize to Theo again. Gabi misses their friendship, especially since a lot of people don’t like her right now. Sarah and Brady digs deeper pilled pill study. They want 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. Arianna will also get a proper goodbye from Liam after he teased her before. Arianna has a ton of questions for Liam and gets answers that are going to make Gabi look terrible.
Days in Our Lives: July sweep begins – June 25th onwards
Thursday June 25th, it’s the first day of July and Kristen is scared and wants Xander’s protection. So I wonder if Kristen will actually confess to 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 will have to lie, deny and make things up.
Arianna blasts her mother Gabi and demands to know what she did to Liam. I wonder if Gabi can clean up this mess or if Arianna will be done with her as done as Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) is.
EJ becomes aware of a big question, perhaps about the corporate trade attached DiMera Enterprises Pharmaceuticals and that people ask questions. He might hear Xander messing around. Holly shares a theory with Tate and I wonder if Holly suspects someone switched her pills. Tate might think she is be 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 from the summer promo where Holly is up at the hospital and Tate asks if those pills are hers and she freaks out at him.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Alex & Philip worried
On Friday, June 26, we worry Alex and Philip about what will happen Titan. Gabi hasn’t received Stefan’s inheritance yet, and another loan payment is coming very soon. And there are no legal remedies they can use now that Xander dropped the case. Stephanie does something empowering. Maybe she’ll 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 to be 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, which 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 was the one who killed her bestie Sophia. It’s sick.
EJ doesn’t waste anything in the meantime provoke Xander in front of Sarah. I think EJ wants to create a divide between Sarah and Xander because they are looking at the tainted pills. EJ might say that Xander is sleeping with Kristen, knowing how much Sarah hates her sister. That’s actually pretty smart of EJ. And this week, Sarah tells Xander that she hopes they can stop EJ in time. And Xander tells Sarah that she doesn’t want to be in EJ’s crosshairs, but it looks like it’s too late.
Days of Our Lives: July is in full swing – June 29 to July 3
The late Stefano’s mysterious chess set continues to have Belle and Chad obsessed with solving the problem. June 29 through July 3 is the first full week of July sweeps. Expect storylines to pick up steam and have a big event on the 4th of July in Salem.
Chad and Belle continue to find clues and keep getting closer to each other, which is going to feed on EJ, even though he thinks he has Cat on lock, which he doesn’t. There is a mysterious person watching Chad and Belle and possibly Brady spying on them. And this person does Stefano’s bidding from beyond the grave and leaves no trace.
Holly and EJ talk about how to beat Amy Choi’s lawsuit, but Holly has a health issue coming up with these pills. EJ could always turn around and sue Amy for damages related to Sophia’s attack on Johnny. It might stop Amy in her tracks.
Days of our Lives Spoilers: Abe Wants Answers Now!
Abe demands answers from Lexie Carver. He can already see that she is hiding something. And the symptoms of hers can’t be hidden from Abe and Theo for much longer. The second dose of miracle serum that Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) gave her, will not last too long or solve all the problems. Abe and Theo may lose Lexie sooner rather than later, maybe even at the end of July.
Christian must see her back with EJ. She is soon kidnapped and Xander may not care enough to help Kristen. Plus, let’s be real, she’s coming for what she did to Johnny. Stefan DiMera’s (Brandon Barash) legacy could come through at the last minute, but then paying off the Titan loan with DiMera dollars will come back to bite them all when EJ finds out. And Arianna might move into the pub and refuse to talk to her mom Gabi about the payoff stunt she pulled with Liam that broke Arianna Horton’s (Vico Escorcia) heart.
Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) worries about Cat’s involvement with EJ, but Cat doesn’t slow down and soon ups the ante. The question is how far will she go with EJ to get the goods on him? Sydney DiMera may also pop up in Salem for some summer fun and romance and drama during the sweeps. Wait and see if EJ’s kid shows up.
