Days of our Lives Spoilers VIDEO Sneak Peek: A verdict is reached, Kristen loses it, Xander keeps secrets

Here is your Days of our Lives spoilers sneak peek video for the week of August 18, 2025.

What to expect on Days of our Lives

EJ realizes he's made a big mistake on Days of our Lives | Image: Peacock

After Johnny (Carson Boatman) fires him, EJ (Daniel Feuerriegel) doesn't give up and still shows up at the courthouse ready to defend his son. Johnny gets more forceful now and reiterates his decision to his father. Johnny knows that EJ just wants to see him acquitted, but Johnny doesn't like the way his dad has gone about things.

This leaves EJ with a lot of thinking to do. He reflects back on how he has handled the trial and testimony and sees that he's altered countless lives with his machinations. That video of Chanel (Raven Bowens) is clearly a deep fake, and Johnny knows that EJ was responsible for it, but can he prove it?

Even without EJ as Johnny's defense attorney, the trial must go on, so Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) takes the stand. That's when all hell breaks loose in the courtroom, which fascinates juror Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart). Kristen has to be dragged out as the proceedings come to a close.

Later, there is a little gathering in the DiMera living room when Marlena (Deidre Hall) gets a text that the jury has reached a verdict. Dun-Dun...

The quest for DiMera Enterprises

Tony and Gabi make a deal | Image: Peacock

Tony (Thaao Penghlis) meets with Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) once again and tells her that she will be the new CEO of DiMera Enterprises. However, she needs to get as much dirt on Xander as possible first. Gabi has been working on just that and even has some information from Steve (Stephen Nichols).

However, when Steve tells Stephanie (Abigail Klein) that she is investigating Titan, she can't believe that her father is looking into her boyfriend's family like this. Stephanie sees it as some sort of odd betrayal, but Steve is just doing his job.

When Xander (Paul Telfer) and Alex (Robert Scott Wilson) discuss the investigation, Alex gets the feeling that Xander is hiding something big, and that's why this investigation freaks him out so much. Xander has a lot of skeletons in his closet, and one of them (or many of them) could cost him custody of Victoria.