Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Lani Price Grant, Newly Sworn In, Covers for Kristen DiMera as She Slips Past EJ

LANI PRICE GRANT TOOK THE OATH ELEVEN DAYS AGO, AND NOW SHE IS COVERING FOR A FRIEND

TL;DR: On Monday, November 9, Lani Price Grant covered for Kristen, and Kristen got away before EJ could catch her. Lani is a sworn cop now. Could it cost her the badge?

Lani Covered for Kristen, and EJ Never Caught Her

It aired on Monday, November 9: Lani Price Grant (Sal Stowers) covered for a friend, and the friend was Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk). Still dressed as Susan after Lexie’s memorial, Kristen dropped the act when Lani called out to her in the square. When Tony and Anna walked up, Kristen slipped right back into character, and Lani got her out of there. EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) never caught her.

Here is why that is dynamite. Our Days of Our Lives spoilers had this one circled, and it came just eleven days after Lani took the oath and became a Salem police officer again. She did not get that badge back easily, and Monday was the first real test of whose side it is on.

Lani Told Kristen the Oath Would Change Everything

Remember the park. As our daily recaps showed, Lani chased Kristen down on October 27, and Kristen told her everything, including what she did to Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman). Lani was horrified. Kristen said she had one loose end to tie up before she left town.

Then Lani gave her the line that matters now. She had not taken the oath yet, she said, so she had no duty to report her. Two days later, on October 29, she took it, with her husband Eli Grant (Lamon Archey) and her partner Shawn Brady (Brandon Beemer) watching proudly.

So the loophole is gone. Lani Price is a sworn officer who has heard a full confession from her best friend, and she has kept it to herself. That was friendship on October 27. By November 9 it starts to look like something a commissioner would ask hard questions about.

Should Lani turn Kristen in or keep her secret? Write to our editor at amber@soapoperamagazine.com and make your case.

Could Covering for Kristen Cost Lani Her Badge?

Nobody on screen has said so, and here is the twist most people miss. There is no warrant out for Kristen and no charge on her. Lani is not hiding a wanted woman. She is sitting on a confession, which is quieter, but in a squad room it can be just as deadly.

And Monday was not a one-time favor. In the park, Kristen said coming to the memorial was a mistake and that she has to leave town again. The two swapped burner phone numbers, and Lani promised to pass along news about her daughter. That is a line of contact, not a goodbye.

It is not even her only favor this month. On November 5, Lani told Xander Kiriakis (Paul Telfer) he is a convicted felon with no right to own a gun, and her advice was to lawyer up. One preview reads that as Lani already bending police rules. I call it a friendly warning. Two friendly favors in two weeks start to look like a habit.

EJ Just Missed Her

Kristen fooled EJ on Friday. Disguised as Susan Banks, she mourned Lexie at the memorial, nearly gave herself away to Roman, and slipped out before the real Susan walked in. Lani had warned her the memorial was a bad idea. Kristen went anyway.

EJ did not catch her on Monday, and he even told the newcomer at the Pub that he had just missed her. If he ever learns Lani ran interference, he walks away with a card to play. Shawn already told EJ not to leave town after George died. Could EJ hold Lani Price over the Salem PD the next time they come knocking? If I know these writers, that card does not stay in his pocket for long.

Theo and Xander Keep Her Busy All Week

The week does not let up. On Wednesday, November 11, Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) hands Lani a new lead. On Friday, November 13, Lani gives Xander troubling news. Nobody has said what either one is about, and fans who follow every Salem twist will be watching her every move.

For the full story of how she got here, revisit the day Kristen confessed to Lani. Reading between the lines, my gut says the new lead is the moment Lani Price has to pick between the friend and the job.

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Kristen Is About to Cost Her Best Friend Everything

We are taking a side. Lani earned that badge the hard way, and she told Kristen herself the oath would change the rules. Covering for a friend after swearing it is exactly the kind of choice that comes back with a commissioner’s name on it.

But loyalty is Lani’s whole heart, and Kristen knows it. Is she a loyal bestie or a cop in trouble? Tell us on our Facebook page.