Days of our Lives: Arianna Exposes EJ – Does DiMera Finally Crumble?

Days of Our Lives reveals that Arianna Horton (Vico Escorcia) just got an earful after overhearing EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) talking with Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) about Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis).

So, I’m just wondering if Ari is going to tell her FBI agent Uncle Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) what she overheard. There wasn’t a smoking gun in the conversation, but Ari heard enough to make some trouble for EJ. Let’s get into what Ari could do with this new information that she got eavesdropping on EJ and Johnny.

Days of our Lives: Holly Blasts EJ

So, let’s dive into one more source of trouble coming EJ’s way as karma chases him down. Recently on Days, Holly Jonas confronted EJ DiMera about putting opioid pills in her bag at the hospital. And of course he did not admit it to Holly. He wasn’t going to. Instead, EJ deflected and he acted like he had no idea what she was talking about. Then he reminded Holly she should be grateful because he made the lawsuit go away.

But Holly kept on. She blasted EJ for calling in the Kiriakis loan and says now her whole family is about to lose everything. They won’t have a place to live. Holly also revealed somebody’s buying the mansion and EJ rushed off to make a call to Rita Lesley (Maggie Carney) because he wants the Kiriakis home. He wants it all.

There is so much that EJ has done to so many people in Salem over the last few months. Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) was stunned when Xander Cook (Paul Telfer) realized EJ planted the drugs in Holly’s bag. So, Sarah had to apologize to her niece Holly for doubting her. Ari and Tate Donovan Black (Leo Howard) thought that Holly had been using drugs because of her past pill popping. So, that’s bad. And the other big thing EJ did was letting DiMera Pharmaceuticals taint the well water on Smith Island.

EJ Gets Lucky on DOOL

That’s something right now he’s gotten away with. Sarah, Xander and Brady Black (Eric Martsolf)’s investigation hit a dead end because Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) cleaned up the well water. And John Oliver’s quirky water weirdo Develin St. John was also upset he was going to take down EJ, but Rita drugged him.

And then she gave both Develin and EJ some CRS to forget all this. So far, so good for EJ. That’s a whole bunch of crimes he’s gotten away with. But three law enforcement staffers, Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu), Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord), and Rafe would all love to put EJ behind bars.

So far, they just can’t make anything stick, but that could change. If you remember, Arianna interned at DiMera Enterprises while taking classes at Salem U. And she and Holly just moved back into the dorms and she headed off for her daily grind at DiMera. And that’s right when Johnny had come up to see EJ at the office.

Days of our Lives: Johnny’s Fed Up

So, Ari’s doing her intern thing and she overheard them talking. Specifically, what caught her attention was hearing Holly’s name mentioned behind closed doors. Johnny told his dad EJ that he came clean to his wife Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens) about knowing that Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford) was in the tunnels. I mean, that’s not a big deal, though, since she asked EJ to hide her there and he didn’t kidnap Lexie.

But Johnny kept going and he blasted EJ about him having to keep lying for his dad. Johnny doesn’t like keeping other secrets that EJ insists that he’s got to keep hidden, like what’s going on with his aunt Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) being on the run. But the topic at hand when Ari was passing by in the hallway was about Holly and the secret.

And Ari heard Johnny ask, “What about Holly?” And of course, Ari’s ears perked right up when she heard mention of her bestie Holly in this conversation between EJ and Johnny that sounded so intense. So Ari stood there and listened and she definitely got an earful. EJ said that he thought Johnny understood that he was just doing what he had to do to save DiMera. So, EJ mentioned that he spoke to Holly earlier.

 EJ Hits Back Hard on Days

However, EJ claimed that she was only upset that the Kiriakis mansion was being sold. He didn’t mention anything specific to Johnny about planting the Coriseal in Holly’s bag or the drugged well water where Ari could hear. And then Johnny went on about how he can’t keep keeping secrets for his father. And then EJ clapped back hard at Johnny and EJ was asking Johnny how he was going to support his family if he can’t move on from this. Well, I’m sure Samantha would be happy to fund him. She’s engaged to a gazillionaire on Days of our Lives.

So, EJ playing economic blackmail is real dirty. But he told Johnny that Holly has moved on and that her main concern was Grandma Maggie Horton (Susanne Rogers) having to move out of the mansion. So, Ari also heard Johnny say that he can’t forget this big secret and just pretend it never happened. So EJ hit back at Johnny saying, “Look, you need to just focus on your wife and your two children.”

And EJ assured Johnny that there was nothing to worry about. And everything she heard was, I think, vague and not really actionable. But the clincher was when EJ told Johnny that quote, “Holly doesn’t know anything about it.” So Ari did hear some interesting things. I’m quite certain that she may report back to Holly about what she overheard EJ and Johnny saying.

Ari in Danger on DOOL

And Ari may want to get Holly’s side of things. And EJ also tells Rita this week to do something with the head of DiMera Pharmaceuticals, George O’Halloran, whose loose drunken lips spilled the boozy tea to Develin St. John about the whole Coriseal coverup. But of course, EJ doesn’t remember Develin, who was the one who told EJ that George got drunk and blabbed.

So the CRS that Rita drugged EJ with has erased this whole Develin thing from his memory. So, he may not know exactly how problematic George is. But the good news is Rita knows. But this could all be really advantageous for Rafe, Jada, and Cat if they find out about George. So Ari could take this information to her uncle Rafe.

Problem is, Ari has to pretend she didn’t hear anything. You know, nobody can find out that she eavesdropped because EJ’s dangerous and he might kidnap Ari and dump her on the private island if EJ thinks that she can take him down. But once Ari tells Rafe what she overheard, you know, nothing EJ does is going to make a difference.

Days of our Lives: Rafe Nudges Ari?

So, in fact, if Ari tells Rafe what she heard and then EJ disappeared Ari, that’s one more crime that they could lay at his doorstep. So, if the cops hear that something was done to Holly that she doesn’t know about, they can trace that back to her hospital crisis.

And since Julie cleaned up the well water, the next best source of evidence is George O’Halloran, the guy that EJ wants Rita to take care of. So Rafe may encourage Ari to quit DiMera, look for an internship anywhere else because they know that EJ’s up to something really bad and that Holly’s involved and they don’t want Ari involved.

So if Rafe gets this interesting info from his niece Ariana, he may corner Johnny and put the screws to him. Rafe and or Jada may try to get Johnny to stop keeping secrets for EJ. They may threaten him that he might be implicated in a criminal probe and they might also realize all this goes back to the Coriseal and go pick up George O’Halloran. And if EJ disappeared George before then that’s a red flag they all need to keep digging.