Days of our Lives Recaps: Plans Dashed, Secrets Revealed & Goodbyes

The Days of our Lives recaps for February 20 – 24, 2023, featured heavenly happenings, ponderings aplenty, a scheming team reunited, and so much more.

Days of our Lives Recaps: Monday, February 20

Nick (Blake Berris) readies to cast Kate (Lauren Koslow), Kayla (Mary Beth Evans), and Marlena (Deidre Hall) into Hell but is stymied by Jake DiMera (Brandon Barash) who reveals that the women are still very much alive…Anna (Leann Hunley) inadvertently clued Paulina (Jackée Harry) into Roman’s (Josh Taylor), Steve’s (Stephen Nichols), and John’s (Drake Hogestyn) plan to murder Orpheus (George DelHoyo).

Allie (Lindsay Arnold) bids Chanel (Raven Bowens) adieu…Roman manages to halt Steve and John before they can overdose Orpheus. Orpheus responds by telling the gentlemen that it was a DiMera who absconded with the orchid that would have saved their lady loves.

DAYS Recaps: Tuesday, February 21

While under the influence of the mystery drug that Stefan (Brandon Barash) has been slipping him, EJ (Dan Feuerriegel) slips confidential DiMera Enterprises information to a room full of journalists. Stefan tries and fails to dose EJ’s coffee…When put on the spot, Stefan refuses to press charges against Gabi (Camila Banus) for the role she plaid in his aborted deprogramming — but he does agree to consider swearing out a statement against Rolf (Richard Wharton).

A suspicious Brady (Eric Martsolf) opines that Sloan (Jessica Serfaty) is in league with Li Shin (Remington Hoffman) and actively working to keep Rolf in lockup. He finds the confession that Sloan talked Rolf out of signing and enlists Eric (Greg Vaughan) to his cause…Li offers to turn over his shares of DiMera Enterprises to Gabi…While visiting Wendy (Victoria Grace) at corporate headquarters, Johnny (Carson Boatman) finds an empty vial that Stefan carelessly left behind.

DOOL Recaps: Wednesday, February 22

Johnny theorizes that EJ has started taking drugs. He confronts his father — who’s fresh from bedding Nicole (Arianne Zucker) — and EJ denies the charge.

Brady confronts Stefan and warns him away from Chloe (Nadia Bjorlin). When it becomes clear that Stefan doesn’t intend to listen, Brady renders him unconscious and drags him to a room above the Brady Pub…Eric manages to convince Rolf to sign his confession. Rolf is set free soon after and spirited to Stefan’s side by Eric.

Days of our Lives Recaps: Thursday, February 23

Eric and Nicole deduce that Stefan has been doping the former and accidentally poisoned the latter. They resolve to bring him down…Rolf is persuaded to try and finish Stefan’s deprogramming…Sloan discovers Eric’s subterfuge and ends their relationship.

Gabi learns that Li’s offer comes with conditions: they must remain married for six months and cohabitate during that time. She agrees to the terms…Wei (Michael Hagiwara) takes Li to task for his actions. Li preens that he has it all under control. Seconds later, Rafe (Galen Gering) and Jada (Elia Cantu) are at his door with an arrest warrant.

DAYS Recaps: Friday, February 24

Steve and John wonder which DiMera could be responsible for the theft of that much-prized orchid; Anna and Tony (Thaao Penghlis) prove to be of no help…Jake appeals to Nick’s better angels, and he agrees to reunite the women’s souls with their bodies. They awaken inside cryogenic pods; hovering above them is a cackling Megan Hathaway. Meanwhile, John reveals to Tony that Megan is alive and well and out there somewhere.

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