Days of our Lives spoilers for Thursday, June 26, give Kate one more mystery to deal with as she wonders why her husband is spending so much time with his ex-wife, the grieving widow. An unsuspicious person, Kate is not.

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Rachel (Alice Halsey) spilled the beans to Marlena (Deidre Hall) about seeing Johnny (Carson Boatman) shoot EJ (Dan Feuerriegel). (For the record, Rachel only saw Johnny with a gun. In Salem, twelve different things could have happened in between that and a bullet actually entering EJ.)

Marlena went straight to Roman (Josh Taylor) with the news, bypassing their daughter, Sami (Alison Sweeney), Johnny’s mother, completely. Because, well, no situation has ever been made better by involving Sami.

Now, they’ve got their heads together, wondering what to do next. But those aren’t the body parts Kate (Lauren Koslow) is worried about. She’s always been a smidge jealous about Marlena and Roman’s connection, and not to mention that John (Drake Hogestyn), the love of Marlena’s life, has passed away.

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And while the older generation is agonizing, Marlena’s daughter, Belle (Martha Madison), is confronting that very same EJ about their relationship. She’s admitted she loves him. He’s admitted he loves her.

Everything should be great. But then there’s the matter of her nephew, his son, and Rachel’s secret.

Duke It Out

Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) claimed Xander (Paul Telfer) was most definitely not the person who beat him into a coma. Not because he wants to protect Xander, but because he wants to protect himself.

If he admits that Xander knocked him out, he’ll have to confess why. And that will cost him his inheritance.

But Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) knows her husband is guilty, and she intends to punish him — even if the courts won’t. Which means keeping him from Victoria. Xander isn’t keen on playing along.

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