Days of Our Lives: Secret Estate Purchaser Unmasks a Ghost From Xander’s History?

Days of Our Lives divulges that Xander Cook (Paul Telfer) recently told Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) that he found a buyer for the family estate and that way they can use that money to try and save Titan. Plus, Xander really wants to keep EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) from swooping in to buy their home. But the question is, who is the mysterious billionaire who made this cash offer?

Days of our Lives: Xander & Phillip Desperate

So, it looks like Xander and his brother Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier) are scrambling still to save Titan and the family estate since EJ called in the $200 million loan. And if you remember, EJ was livid that Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) used some of Stefan DiMera’s (Brandon Barash) inheritance to help Titan. They made a year’s worth of loan payments with that cash. I think that was how many they did.

And that’s what triggered EJ to call in the whole loan. He was so livid that his dad Stefano DiMera’s (Joseph Mascolo) money was helping Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston) family. And then Philip had that wild idea to enter the high stakes poker game in Monte Carlo with a $5 million loan from Gabi.

And at first, she shot that idea down after learning that Philip had a gambling addiction in the past. But seeing Philip so stressed out and upset got Gabi to change her mind. But it still seems like a really bad idea. She could lose $5 million and Philip could lose his clean streak of not gambling and might fall back into addiction.

Philip Hiding the Truth on DOOL

Also, Philip doesn’t want anybody else to know what he’s about to do. So, he and Gabi are lying to Xander, and they’re hiding it from his mom and everybody else. In the meantime, Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) heard from Xander about the mysterious Italian billionaire who runs a hedge fund. And Xander told Sarah that it was a cash offer, and Xander wants to take it. He talked to Maggie Horton (Suzanne Rogers), she’s on board.

This is a terrible choice for the family, but everybody agrees they don’t want EJ getting his hands on the family home. Nobody wants anything that the late Victor Kiriakis worked hard to get going into EJ’s hands. So, we heard from Xander that this foreign dude is willing to pay big, big bucks for this home in Salem and fans have been going nuts trying to figure out who it could be.

Days of our Lives: Dimitri Behind it All

So, the first one is although he’s not technically Italian, we have to consider Dimitri von Leuschner DiMera (Peter Porte). He might have concocted a fake persona so that Xander won’t know it’s him since Dimitri is a DiMera on his mom’s side. And we know Dimitri’s got lots of money to burn and he might have a fake Italian ID because if you remember when we first met him on Beyond Salem, Dimitri was faking as an ISA agent under a different name.

So he might have lots of different credentials and fake personas set up from his days doing criminal things. I mean, technically, I think Leo’s ex has never quit doing criminal things, but Dimitri might want a home in Salem because of Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart). And since Dimitri just let Leo go back to Salem without too much of a fight, it all seems very suspicious. Plus, at one point, Leo actually lived in the mansion when he was targeting Sonny. So, Dimitri might have Leo attached to the Kiriakis mansion in his mind or think it’s someplace that Leo might like. So, Dimitri might buy it and settle in Salem to keep pursuing Leo.

Dante Vitali the Secret Buyer on Days?

Another possible home buyer could be an actual Italian we’ve heard of but never seen. There is Sami Brady’s (Allison Sweeney) rich Italian fiancée, Dante Vitali, whom we’ve never met. And Sami mentioned him when she announced they’re engaged. But he’s a totally off-screen Italian character. He proposed to Sami last year. And at least Dante’s from the more respectable branch of the Vitali family tree, unlike his murderous mobster cousin Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun). And since we know that Sami’s coming back to Salem and I think like six months from now for a big story, maybe part of it is claiming the Kiriakis mansion and just moving right in.

If Dante’s the buyer, that would create a lot of conflict with EJ. He already reacted negatively to hearing Sami’s engagement announcement. So, Dante could be a legit hedge fund guy and may want to expand into Salem. Perhaps, Dante wants the home as a gift or a power move that’s connected to Sami and to help clean up the Vitali reputation in Salem. Dante and Sami could stay off screen and then arrive in Salem later to claim the house and have a fancy wedding there. Rub in EJ’s face.

New Character Coming to DOOL?

Another option may be a new character due in Salem at the beginning of the year. That’s the new character they created for actress Sofia Mattsson. We don’t know who she is. But she might have big bucks and can afford a large estate in Salem. We don’t have really much info about the character. But because of her height and her blonde beauty, I wondered if she might be not so dead Abigail Deveraux.

So, she might be somebody rich, somebody new who wants to get their clutches on the Kiriakis mansion. There’s also the possibility that the buyer could be connected to the chessboard mystery that Belle Black (Martha Madison) and Chad DiMera (Connor Floyd) are digging into. This week, spoilers indicate Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) is pulled into the mystery.

And earlier this year, when we had Stefano’s memorial, there was this little hint. I don’t know if you remember. But they sort of suggested maybe Marlena and Stefano could have a secret child out there somewhere because he was obsessed with his queen of the night and very well could have done something sinister to Marlena with Dr. Wilhelm Rolf’s (Richard Wharton) help.

And any of Stephano’s offspring would be mega rich. And the Italian connection is another hint that it might have a possible connection to the DiMera family. Plus, with Belle and Chad heading to Italy soon, maybe they’ll run into the mystery buyer while they’re chasing answers to the chess mystery, and they won’t even realize it.

Days of our Lives: Stefano & Marlena Shocker

If Marlena and Stefano had a kid, I mean, and if that offspring buys the Kiriakis mansion, that would be wild, especially since Xander and Philip want to avoid their family home falling into a DiMera’s hands. So, also, there’s a faction of fans that think Gabi’s late husband, Stefan, is still alive somewhere. There was a death certificate. But it wasn’t issued till months after his heart supposedly gave out.

But we all know his mom, Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel), is a lying, manipulative woman. She knows how to fake deaths. She knows how to forge documents. So, I wouldn’t be surprised if Stefan is alive. Found out that Gabi’s dating Philip and was living at the Kiriakis mansion and Stefan decided on some revenge. His crazy mom Vivian might have told him a whole lot of lies about Gabi.

And Stefan might have gotten away from Vivian and then started plotting. It wouldn’t surprise me if Stefan created an alias and used Alamain money to start a hedge fund because he’s a clever businessman. That way he could come back out of nowhere rich, mysterious, maybe with a fake identity, possibly recast, and the new owner of the Kiriakis mansion ready for revenge.

Stefan Returns on Days

Days writers are notorious for bringing people back from the dead. And I don’t even think Stefan died in the first place. The circumstances of his death have always seemed dodgy, and they did exhume a body to test. But that could have been his twin brother Jake’s corpse.

And with Philip and Gabi getting closer again, it’d be a good time to shake things up by bringing Stefan back to Salem. And last, but not least, there’s a chance it’s his crazy mom, Vivian, who is also supposedly dead. Her last stunt was forging the letter to give Philip part of Victor’s estate. So, Vivian may be hiding out and feeling remorseful that her beloved surrogate son Philip is losing his late father’s home.

So, Vivian might have given someone the money to pose as the buyer and Vivian’s plan maybe to buy up all the Kiriakis assets on the cheap and then give them to Philip so he would kind of be the functional sole heir. Sounds like something Vivian would do.