Days Of Our Lives Summer Preview: Sophia’s Lie, Johnny’s Trial, Sami Returns, Stefano DiMera’s Alive

Days of Our Lives spoilers suggest the soap just released its summer (and beyond) preview and from the looks of it, it’s going to be an explosive time in Salem from July until the end of October!

From Sophia Choi’s (Rachel Boyd) baby lie to Johnny DiMera’s (Carson Boatman) trial, the return of Sami Brady (Allison Sweeney), and Stefano DiMera (last played by Joseph Mascolo) possibly being alive, fans need to brace themselves for chaos, drama, and possible a devilish comeback!

Sophia Choi’s Baby Lie

Days of Our Lives preview starts with Sophia giving birth in a hotel room and vowing that she cannot let anyone see the baby.

As scenes shift, Tate Black (Leo Howard) is shown asking where the baby is, while Sophia tells him the adoptive parents were there at birth and wanted to take ‘her’ home right away.

Tate looks skeptical, as he should be: it turns out that Sophia will leave the baby at the fire station, only for Javi Hernandez (Al Calderon) to pick up the little one and bring her to the hospital to get checked out.

Johnny DiMera’s Trial

As scenes shift in the Days promo, Johnny’s trial is spotlighted next, with a clip of EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) and Belle Black (Martha Madison) eyeing each other in the courtroom. It looks like Belle will be the DA, looking to convict Johnny, while EJ will defend his son.

Of course, fans have already seen Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) arrest Johnny and his mugshots, but what they haven’t seen is courtroom drama! Paulina Price (Jackée Harry) is shown on the stand, as she tells Belle that Johnny said his father, “… got what he deserved”.

Then, a clip is shown of Leo telling Javi that “He tried to bribe me,” as scenes shift to EJ stating that Belle has a major conflict.

As the preview progresses, Rachel Black (Alice Halsey) is on the stand, as another clip shows the little girl, very upset, as she worries that Johnny will go to prison because of her testimony.

The final clip of this preview arc is Belle telling Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) that, “You know who shot EJ, don’t you?”

Kiriakis Empire At Stake

The next storyline to take center stage in the Days preview is the Kiriakis empire, as Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) exclaims, with Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) by his side, “I’ve spent most of my adult life vying for this top spot, we all have.”

As scenes shift, Stephanie Johson (Abigail Klein) is shown as she accuses her dad, Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols), of investigating “his” company … is she talking about Titan-DiMera?

As the promo rolls on, EJ is shown paying off Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) to “Find out what he knows, and stop him”.

Meanwhile, Alex questions Xander Kiriakis (Paul Telfer) if there’s “something in those filings”, while Maggie Kiriakis (Suzanne Rogers) tells some man that she owes it to her family and Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston) to stop him. Who is she talking to?

Meanwhile, Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) and Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) will team up to fight ‘fire with fire’ as they aim to save DiMera.

Dr. Tom Horton Free Clinic

On to some good news, as a clip shows Jennifer Horton Deveraux (Melissa Reeves) announcing the opening of the Dr. Tom Horton free clinic, as her husband, Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) watches on, and Mike Horton (Roark Critchlow) returns for the event.

A clip of Will Horton (Chandler Massey) is shown, too, so he’ll make a comeback at some point, as well.

Speaking of returns, Sami will also be back, and she’ll be welcomed with open arms by Marlena. She’s seen strolling by Brady’s Pub, along with her brother Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan), as she asks, “Where does the time go?”

Romance Is In The Air

Fans can expect to see Tate and Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) reunite, as a clip of the two kissing is shown, as Sophia tells Arianna “Ari” Horton (Marissa Reyes) that nothing is turning out the way she had thought it would.

As the scenes shift, a clip is shown of Sophia taking pictures of a scantily clad Holly in her bed, as she’s passed out, while Ari advises Sophia that instead of trying to get between the two of them, she should “let go and move on with your life”.

Meanwhile, it seems as if Xander will also be getting busy with someone new – Gabi of all people, and Brady, along with Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey), will catch the two kissing in the middle of The Bistro.

This will prompt Sarah to reach in for a kiss and lay one on Brady … right in front of Xander! Elsewhere, Chad DiMera (Billy Flynn) will be kissing Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) while Johnny and Chanel DiMera (Raven Bowens) profess their love for each other.

Alex will tell Stephanie how much he loves her, and Javi and Leo will be seen with Baby Black (they don’t know that), as they read the letter Sophia wrote when she dropped off the baby at the fire station, stating she loves her baby with all her heart. Of course, after that, Xander is shown punching Brady out!

Ari Horton & Holly Jonas Kidnapped

Next, Ari and Holly will be kidnapped by the thugs after Doug Williams III (Peyton Meyer) and thrown in a dirty warehouse. Tate will ask what Doug knows in another clip, and the two will end up in a brawl!

There’s some odd Halloween fun in the mix of these clips, as a knife is shown, and Alex yells, “Look out”, while Cat (dressed like a cat) falls into Chad’s arms.

Marlena Evan’s Weird Dream

As the scenes shift, Marlena collapses into Abe Carver’s (James Reynolds) arm in the courtroom as Belle runs to her side.

Marlena is then shown in the hospital as she retells a dream, she had about being the Queen of the Night, a picture of Stefano flashes across the screen, along with an old clip of Marlena during this era.

Of course, this time in her life was right before she became possessed by the devil, so will the evil one return to Salem once again, now that John Black (Drake Hogestyn) is gone?

As the scenes shift, Rafe tells Cat that there’s a reason Stefano is known as the phoenix, while Anna DiMera (Leann Hunley) giggles as she tells Tony, “She claims your father is still alive,” as Tony gives a nervous laugh.

As the preview wraps up, Tony’s voice can be heard in the background as a man in a white suit seemingly prepares something in a lab. Tony states, “It’s almost time, Father.” Marlena gasps as she jumps up from her bed, and the promo closes.

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