The Scoop: Days of our Lives previews, teasers, and spoilers for the Week of October 1, 2018

Shooting shocker! Baby bombshell!? Scandalous affair!

A sneak peek at some of the action that will take place on during the week of October 1, 2018. Be sure to tune in to every weekday to see how everything plays out.

Though John attempted to delay the wedding, a happy Hattie has her gloomy groom right where she wants him

Sami is a bit shocked when, after attempting to reach out to Marlena, she realizes the woman in the bed isn't her mother at all

Kristen's attempt to take out Marlena once and for all hits a snag when she and Roman wrestle for the gun

The gun goes bang but misses its intended mark, and Kristen manages an escape during the chaos that ensues

Kristen makes her way to a very bitter Brady, who she hopes will slither away from Salem with her forever

Distraught by what happened with Brady, Eve is lent some anomalous advice from an unlikely source

Continuing to be bothered by what Brady did to him and Nicole, Eric is determined to find Nicole and make things right

Eric is dealt a setback when he learns from Maggie that she wasn't exactly straightforward about the story she shared

Still, Eric is a man on a mission to find the love of his life and hastily departs Salem to seek out Nicole

John gets a shock when the love of his life wakes up, but Marlena has an even bigger shocker to share with him

Marlena attempts to make sense of what's happened to her, but she does remember one important thing -- a second shooter

Marlena's memory bodes well for Sami, as she's finally cleared of attempting to kill her own mother

Sami remains on task, and that task is to find E.J. -- and she isn't above wheeling and dealing with Stefan to get answers

Stefan might have new troubles to worry about as Kate has a new ally committed to his downfall, and that man is Roman

Stefan plays right into Gabi's devious hands as his hopes of "Gabby" returning seem to be becoming a reality

Thanks to Gabi (and a well-placed dark wig), Chad also fears Abigail's alters are returning and shares his concerns with Jennifer

As Abigail herself worries about her alters resurfacing, Ben resurfaces at the loft with surprising news for Ciara

Ben's timing is a bit off, since Ciara recently reconnected with Tripp, and the two took their relationship up a notch

Ben still senses there's something special between him and Ciara, a something special a troubled Tripp also can't help but notice

Hope notices that several of her loved ones still believe she planted evidence to frame Ben, but she states those claims are bogus

A sorrowful Sonny receives support from a loved one as Will continues to pledge his love and devotion to a paralyzed Paul

While Lucas remains devoted to being there for Baby Bonnie, Bonnie's life (and lies) might be blown out of the water by the return of Mimi Lockhart

Tyler Christopher takes leave from DAYS, NBC soap recasts Stefan

She's baaaack: Farah Fath reveals her DAYS return date

Chrishell Hartley returns to Days of our Lives

Three-time B&B Emmy nom Linsey Godfrey cast as Sarah on DAYS

Kate Mansi reports back to work at DAYS

Matthew Ashford reportedly making a DAYS return

Is Bryan Dattilo out at Days of our Lives?

Christopher Sean issues statement: It was my decision to depart from Days of Our Lives

Arianne Zucker set for a fall return on Days of our Lives

Kyle Lowder returns to DAYS

A sneak peek at next week

Eric's search for Nicole pays off when the former flames finally meet face to face with one another

Old habits could die hard for Brady when he and Kristen find themselves in close proximity

As a sleuthing Sami seeks answers about E.J., Xander proves that he holds all the cards (and a secret connection in Salem)

While some Salemites will be leaving town soon, other old faces will appear again (and some aren't as dead as once believed)

Two Salemites who lost loved ones set out on a journey, and their paths will cross in a shocking way

It may not be such a happy homecoming for one worldly couple as they are faced with more drama than imagined

A certain Salemite might have some explaining to do when his jilted ex returns to town