In the Wednesday, May 14 episode of Days of Our Lives, Philip reconnected with his high school pal Kevin Lambert, who hates working for Dr. Russell and wants in at Titan/DiMera Pharmaceuticals. So the two traded a quid pro quo of sorts, that could culminate with Kevin stealing a dose of Versivex for Philip. Meanwhile, Gabi and Alex went on their hospital fundraiser date. Xander will now go head-to-head with EJ when they pitch the board at the same time. And Rachel’s theme birthday party gave way to a troubling incident.

Kristen’s Nerve

Where does Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) get her nerve? She attempted to negotiate with EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) using Brady’s hospital board vote. Why would Brady (Eric Martsolf) vote for EJ to buy the hospital when he should be Team Titan?

Why should Brady even want to do anything to help Kristen find her mother? At this point, he wouldn’t want to go against the family, even if it meant the deal involved EJ confirming to the cops that Kristen didn’t shoot him. Find another way, Kristen.

Birthday Blues

Poor Rachel Black (Alice Halsey). None of her classmates attended her birthday party. While we get it, it’s still sad. Instead, three adults populated her Alice in Wonderland-themed party, which was kind of fun because Kristen, Brady, and even EJ went all in on the theme.

However, once the talk veered towards EJ getting shot, the tone changed. EJ mentioned how the shooter was still out there, and he couldn’t remember the person who did it. Suddenly, Rachel excused herself from her party. She didn’t even open all her presents. Instead, she asked if she could go to bed, which was strange.

Total Recall?

Later, EJ made an inappropriate comment about Rachel holding on to the themed decorations “so she can remember the epic turnout.” Kristen got mad and sent a tray crashing, which made a loud noise. It instantly triggered EJ, and then Rachel screamed. When she came down, she was totally scared. She said she had heard a gunshot.

But was her gunshot in her nightmare, or was it the sound of the tray crashing? Does Rachel know something about the night that EJ was shot? There’s a potential here for a couple of scenarios. Either she witnessed something that she’s not telling…or she was the one who shot EJ. With this kid, one never knows. She had plenty of motive, and the girl makes things happen.

As for EJ, he looked shook and as if he remembered something. He relived the actual gunshot, but we still don’t know if he remembered the identity of the shooter. Hopefully, we’ll find out soon.

6 Burning Questions

Why is Belle (Martha Madison) actually going through with the charm offensive on EJ’s behalf? And now that Belle knows that EJ wants the hospital for more lucrative reasons, will she stop?

Couldn’t Belle have wished for her brother Eric’s (Greg Vaughan) return along with Will (Chandler Massey) and Sonny (Zach Tinker)? Just saying… 🙏🏾

Why were we not hating Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) and Alex’s (Robert Scott Wilson) date?

How will Philip’s (John-Paul Lavoisier) actions complicate the whole hospital purchase for Titan?

Are we shocked to learn that Dr. Russell (Michael Dietz) is a tyrant at work?

Where are the cops, and why aren’t we seeing them work the EJ shooting?