Days of Our Lives spoilers for July 14-18, 2025 see Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) being accused and Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd) scrambling.
And as we always do on early edition day, we talk about what’s coming the rest of this week to set the stage for those next week early spoilers.
Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Gwen’s Advances and Leo’s Past
On Wednesday, July 9th, Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) kisses Xander Cook (Paul Telfer) at the Salem Inn, and Gwen Rizczech may want more than that. But Xander is more concerned about winning custody of little Victoria. And while he is still married to Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey), hopping in bed with greedy Gwen is not going to help his case, and he’s probably smart enough to realize that. Plus, you know, he loves Sarah. We know he does.
Javi Hernandez (Al Calderon) learns more about Leo Stark’s (Greg Rikaart) past. Remember, Gwen called him Maddie, and Leo quickly said his real name was Matthew Cooper and said he would tell him more later. And of course, his abusive mom, Diana Colville (Judith Chapman), gave him the worst mommy issues, and he had daddy issues, too. Counseling with Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) has helped him a lot. So, I just wonder if Leo is going to unpack some of his emotional baggage and tell Javi that he slept with his best friend Gwen’s husband and broke her heart.
Ari’s Predicament and Marlena’s Health Scare on Days of Our Lives
Ari is headed over to the pub. But Doug Williams’ (Bill Hayes) debt collector, Goon, is right there stalking her. Good thing Caleb Brady runs into her, and the goon’s got to try again later. Ari heads upstairs but is frustrated by Doug’s resistance. Ari is in Doug’s bedroom and gets a kiss. But then he taps the brakes, and he is pushing Ari away to protect her. But the goon’s already have her on their radar. So Dougis not the brightest bulb in this shed. Let’s just say that because it’s too little too late.
Marlena’s dizzy spell and near collapse freaks out Belle Black (Martha Madison). And I wonder if Marlena is keeping something from her. Now, we did hear her talking to Sarah and all her tests and everything look fine.
But there may be symptoms that as a doctor Marlena knows she’s having that don’t show up on that test. She could be suffering from some kind of, you know, medical manifestation of a broken heart over losing John Black (Drake Hogestyn) or there could be some underlying serious medical condition. Belle is very worried and Marlena’s going to start having some weird dreams soon.
Tony and EJ’s Power Plays and the SD Card Mystery
On Thursday, July 10th, Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) and EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) discussed Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) as a possible new CEO for DiMera Enterprises. EJ is obviously confident that those pesky attempted murder charges will be gone and he’ll be, you know, all clean as a whistle again. Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) wants to take the company back from Titan and he wants to make it legit. Of course, we know EJ doesn’t like things that are legit. This whole plan hinges on Johnny getting cleared. And soon enough, Tony is conspiring with Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus) and EJ is conspiring with Gwen.
The SD card reveals a big surprise for Belle and Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu). And again, we’re back to who the heck sent it to them because EJ was the one that had it. So, did he send it for some reason? And what they see could lead Belle and Jada down a whole new rabbit hole.
So, we’ll see if it shows Johnny giving the gun to EJ because I don’t think we’ve seen all of what’s on the memory card before EJ pulled it out of the camera that night. So, maybe they see little Rachel Black (Alice Halsey) lurking in the shadows behind the door. You know, very few people seem to think Johnny is capable of this. And yet, we’re continuing on with these charges.
Days of Our Lives: Philip and Xander’s Conflict, Chanel and EJ’s Support for Johnny
Philip and Xander argue about the direction they want for Titan. Of course, he is still kind of leery about Xander after the beating. But he’s not going to walk away, and he’s not going to rat out his brother. Philip has too much skin in the game, and his silence buys him a lot of power over Xander.
Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) and EJ rally around Johnny DiMera. Of course, they know he’s innocent, even though at one time EJ thought Johnny shot him. So, it looks like he may actually accuse Kristen who was an initial suspect, if you remember. Sources indicate she will wind up going to prison for this to protect Rachel once the awful truth comes out.
Johnny’s Legal Troubles, Belle’s Dilemma, and Chanel’s Spousal Privilege
On Friday, July 11th, Johnny gets an update from Madame Mayor Paulina Price (Jackee Harry). Recently, Belle was reinstated as DA on the case. And you know, EJ has settled everything. He’s accepting that he gets to be the defense attorney. The judge wants the district attorney, not her assistant, because this is such a high-profile case with Johnny trying to kill noted infamous citizen EJ. So, Paulina may tell all this to Johnny so he’s not taken off guard. And I do wonder if Paulina might tell him what’s on the video card because I’m expecting Jada and Belle to tell the mayor.
Meanwhile, Belle Black gets caught up in EJ’s manipulations. However, Belle may manipulate EJ right back. This can’t be good for their budding relationship, and I wonder if Belle will call things quit short term while the trial is going on because it’s such a bizarre conflict of interest, even though she is allowed to try the case. The defendant’s her nephew. The victim is her boyfriend, EJ, who is also Johnny’s defense attorney. It’s insanely messy.
Chanel gets interrogated by Jada. Now, they may be asking her about Johnny’s whereabouts the night that EJ was shot. Chanel could offer an alibi or not, but I just wonder if the Day of our Lives writers remember that spousal privilege is very important. It means that Chanel does not have to answer any questions about Johnny or testify against her husband no matter what. That’s what spousal privilege is.
Maggie and Xander’s Arguments and Sarah’s Potential Recording
Maggie Horton Kiriakis (Suzanne Rogers) and Xander are back to arguing. She probably won’t like to hear that Gwen is back. and you know, sniffing around him. And of course, Maggie is still blaming Xander for breaking Sarah’s heart and now trying to snatch away soul custody. And I wonder if Xander gave Sarah an idea about getting a confession on tape because remember when they were talking at the Bistro, Xander got mad. He thought Sarah was recording him when she asked him to just admit that he beat his brother. So maybe Sarah will actually record it when she comes at Philip demanding he tell the truth. But I don’t think he’s going to give up any of that.
Days of Our Lives July 14-18 Spoilers: Baby Drama, Health Issues, and Kidnappings
The week of July 14th through the 18th, Sophia and D.A. Melinda Trask (Tina Huang) are trying to cover their tracks with the baby dump. And Sophia is going to mail a letter for her son to the Salem Fire Department that Jav’s going to bring home for the baby to keep. Trask could wind up facing disbarment if her lie and these forged documents she’s doing are discovered. This is a lot like when she was conspiring with Sloan Petersen (Jessica Serfaty) to steal Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker) and Eric Brady’s (Greg Vaughan) baby. But at least she knows how to do it and she knows the mistakes she made last time. So maybe she’s the perfect person to do it, right?
Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Kristen Accused?
Marlena is still not feeling well next week and at some point soon she’s going to land in the hospital for a bit as these dreams and possible hallucinations start plaguing her. Kristen may be accused of shooting EJ formally. This is all part of his plan to save Johnny. And soon, Sarah and Marlena are going to find out that Rachel is sitting on more info about the shooting that’s critical to this trial. But neither Sarah nor Marlena are going to come forward with it.
It seems Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) and Ari need to team up to survive their kidnapper because Doug couldn’t pay his loan shark in a timely fashion. The bad guys look like they’re going to snatch both girls while they’re off at senior camp week. Tate rages at Doug when he realizes what happened and it seems like someone’s going to have to bail Doug out and pay that debt so the girls don’t pay with their lives. And the truth is out soon about Sophia giving birth and she lies and tells Tate it was a girl who was immediately adopted out thanks to her scheme with D.A. Melinda.
