Salem has never been short on secrets, but what’s about to unfold could change everything. As the town gathers to mourn the death of one of its most heroic and complex figures—John Black—an explosive revelation comes to light that promises to turn lives upside down. The woman known as Cat Green may be far more connected to John than anyone ever imagined. In a shocking twist, Cat is revealed to be John Black’s long-lost biological daughter—a secret buried for decades beneath layers of espionage, deception, and heartbreak.

John Black’s life was nothing short of a legend—soldier, spy, father, protector, and a man burdened with guilt from a past riddled with impossible choices. Now, in the wake of his funeral, Salem is rocked by a discovery that will redefine the legacy he leaves behind. Cat Green, a woman once thought to be just another mysterious figure with ties to the powerful DiMera family, has roots that go far deeper—into John’s own tangled past.

It all began in the perilous alleys of 1980s Greece. John, at that time caught up in a dangerous world of espionage and moral ambiguity, was accused of murdering Catherina Melones—the beloved daughter of notorious crime lord Constantine Melones. For years, he carried the guilt, believing Catherina was dead, and that her blood was on his hands. But the truth, long hidden and now unraveling, tells a much different story. John had actually helped Catherina and her mother escape Constantine’s ruthless grip, spiriting them away to America under the cover of night. It was a daring rescue mission—one that left John wrongly labeled as a killer while Constantine vowed revenge.

Catherina survived, living in hiding for years before vanishing. Meanwhile, in Salem in 2006, a frightened teenage runaway named Caitlyn Parker crossed paths with John, who was then undergoing drug rehabilitation. John saw through the broken shell of a girl with no past, offering her kindness and guidance. In those sterile rehab halls, something extraordinary happened—a bond formed. John became a mentor and protector, and for Cat, he was the first person to make her feel safe. Their connection was deep, but John never formally adopted her. Soon, Cat was taken in by Jack and Jennifer Deveraux, only to later be drawn into the DiMera orbit, where she was adopted and became embroiled in family power struggles and deception.

Despite the shifts in her identity and loyalties, Cat never forgot John. There was always something about the way he looked at her—an understanding that went beyond sympathy. As the years passed, and her ties to the DiMeras grew, questions about her true origins lingered in the shadows.

In October 2024, the dam finally broke. Catherina Melones had not died that night in Greece. She had survived, gone into hiding, and at some point, given birth to a daughter—Cat. The pieces began to fall into place. Caitlyn Parker, alias Cat Green, wasn’t just a DiMera by adoption. She was the granddaughter of Constantine Melones, niece to Catherina, and—most shockingly—possibly the biological daughter of John Black.

Cat’s world crumbled. Everything she believed about her identity collapsed as clues mounted pointing toward an unfathomable truth: John Black may have fathered her during those long-ago days in Greece. Her earliest memories were shrouded in trauma and mystery, but as she began investigating her past, details began to emerge. Old photographs, journals, and cryptic letters left behind by Catherina painted a picture that could no longer be ignored.

A breakthrough came when Marina Evans, John’s widow, joined Cat in her search. The two women, united in their grief and love for John, dug through his personal effects and found a journal hidden away in a bank deposit box. Inside, John wrote about Catherina, about the child he believed he might have left behind. “If I have a child out there, God help me. I hope they’re safe,” he had written.

Cat was stunned. Could the man who had once guided her through her darkest hour have been her father all along?

Determined to find answers, Cat journeyed to Greece, to the crumbling estate of the Melones family, now long abandoned. In a hidden chamber filled with dust-covered documents and relics of the past, she discovered the undeniable truth. A birth certificate—faded but unmistakably real—named Catherina Melones as her mother, and John Black as her father.

It was the confirmation she had feared and longed for all at once.

Returning to Salem, Cat was no longer just a DiMera adoptee or a mystery woman with a shadowed past. She was John Black’s daughter—a living legacy of a man whose courage, compassion, and sacrifice defined him. But her revelation doesn’t come without consequence.

The DiMeras are furious. EJ DiMera and the other heirs see Cat’s newly confirmed lineage as a threat to their empire. If Cat is John’s daughter, she may have legal claims that could challenge their control over the fortune and power they so tightly guard. What’s more, John’s name now carries even more weight, and Cat’s revelation could rewrite not just personal histories, but family legacies.

Despite the pushback, Cat is undeterred. The frightened runaway is gone, replaced by a woman driven by the same strength and tenacity that once defined her father. She’s ready to reclaim her story, and she won’t be silenced. With allies like Marina Evans, Jack and Jennifer Deveraux, and others who knew John best, Cat begins building her future—not as someone hiding from her past, but as someone honoring it.

And what a legacy it is. John Black may be gone, but through Cat, a new chapter begins. His sacrifices weren’t in vain. His courage didn’t die with him. It lives on—in the daughter he never knew, who is now poised to shake Salem to its very core.

The town may have said goodbye to John Black, but his story is far from over. In fact, the most shocking part has just begun. Keep watching Days of Our Lives—because secrets never stay buried in Salem.