Days of Our Lives Spoilers Tuesday, July 28: Xander Exposes EJ’s Pill Plot Against Holly

DAYS OF OUR LIVES SPOILERS: EJ DIMERA’S COVER UP IS FALLING APART

TL;DR: Days of Our Lives spoilers for July 28 have Xander Kiriakis finally connecting EJ DiMera to the pills planted in Holly Jonas’s hospital bag. As Brady Black and Sarah Horton start believing him, EJ visits Holly himself, Marlena warns him to come clean, and Kate Roberts begs Roman Brady for forgiveness.

Xander’s Bag Memory Cracks EJ’s Cover Up

Days of Our Lives spoilers for July 28 finally connect the dots on Holly’s hospital nightmare. Xander Kiriakis suddenly remembers leaving Holly Jonas‘s bag unattended at the nurses station right before the pills turned up inside it. He also remembers seeing EJ DiMera lingering in that exact spot at that exact time. Xander wastes no time laying it all out for Brady Black and Sarah Horton, and neither one can find a hole in his account. By the time he finishes, Sarah is already replaying the timeline in her head, and Brady is asking pointed questions about who else had access to that hallway.

This is not some wild guess on Xander’s part. EJ has spent weeks burying an arsenic soaked Coriseal scandal traced back to Smith Island, and framing Holly as a relapsed addict was always the easiest way to bury it deeper. Soap fans tracking every twist in this cover up as it unfolds can find even more day ahead intel on where EJ’s scheme goes next. Kayla and Steve already flagged a tainted batch from roughly two years back, and Xander’s memory lines up with that timeline almost perfectly.

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Brady And Tate Talk It Through Before More Days Of Our Lives Spoilers Drama Unfolds

Brady heads over to Tate Black‘s gym for some father son bonding, and the conversation turns to Holly almost immediately. Tate still remembers the sting of finding those pills, and Brady understands better than anyone how hard it is to watch someone you love get blamed for something that was never their fault. The two men leave the gym believing Xander’s account, and that belief changes everything for Holly. Tate admits he almost gave up on her completely, and Brady tells him flat out that doubting her was the real mistake here.

Did EJ DiMera Really Plant The Pills That Framed Holly Jonas?

Yes, and Xander’s account is the clearest answer fans have gotten yet. Nobody else covering this story has connected Xander leaving that bag unattended to EJ standing right there at the nurses station, which is exactly the detail that turns a hunch into a real accusation. Every other outlet is still asking what happened to Holly. This is the piece that tells you how EJ actually did it. That kind of specific, dated detail is exactly what separates a real accusation from another round of Salem gossip.

Tate And Holly Make Up As EJ’s Next Move Raises Days Of Our Lives Spoilers Stakes

Tate shows up at Holly’s hospital room with a gift and an apology of his own, and the two finally get their relationship back on solid ground. EJ picks the worst possible moment to check in on Holly, acting like a concerned family friend instead of the man who set her up. Sarah has no patience left for the act and orders him out of the room before he can say another word. Once EJ is gone, Sarah sits with Holly, apologizes for ever doubting her, and gives her a long overdue hug. Holly tears up hearing the words she has been waiting on since this entire ordeal started.

Marlena Warns EJ While Kate’s Days Of Our Lives Spoilers Plea To Roman Plays Out

Across town, Marlena Evans corners EJ and warns him to let his conscience guide him for once before this whole mess costs him everything. EJ brushes her off, but the warning lands harder than he lets on. Meanwhile, Kate Roberts tracks down Roman Brady and delivers the apology she has owed him for weeks, admitting her scheming and her lies wrecked the trust between them. Roman does not answer right away, and do not be surprised if his silence says more than any forgiveness speech could. Kate even admits, quietly, that she leaned on Roman’s trust in her while she was helping pull off the very scheme that hurt Johnny in the first place.

We want to hear it. Is EJ finally cooked, or does he talk his way out again?

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EJ DiMera Is Running Out Of Places To Hide

This is the kind of unraveling Salem does best. EJ built an entire cover up on the assumption that nobody would ever connect Xander’s memory to his own carelessness, and that assumption just collapsed in one hospital hallway conversation. Marlena’s warning and Kate’s apology are just the first ripples. Every lie EJ has told since the Coriseal cover up began now has a hole punched straight through it.

Whether EJ manages to spin his way out of it or finally faces the music, we will be arguing about it all week over on our Facebook page.