The Scoop: Days of our Lives previews, teasers, and spoilers for the Week of April 26, 2021

What goes up must come tumbling down!

A sneak peek at some of the action that will take place on during the week of April 26, 2021. Be sure to tune in to every weekday to see how everything plays out.

An impassioned Paulina doesn't pull punches when putting callous co-conspirators Chanel and Xander in their places

Paulina places a powerful secret upon Carver and Jules, while Gabi and Philip's relationship takes a passionate turn

As Gabi and Philip find themselves bedmates, Kristen is caught up in her latest crime of passion, as she's now kidnapped Kate, too

Jake is consumed with concern when Kate comes up missing, but Kristen has a plan to thwart any apprehensions

Kristen puts faith in her favorite face-stealing scheme and, this time, dons a disguise to hoodwink everyone as Kate

A kidnapped Kate nearly goes nuclear when she learns of Kristen's ominous intentions, but she's not in a position to fight back (yet)

As Kate, Kristen crushes Jake when she unceremoniously ends their relationship, but one end may lead to a new beginning for him

Kristen continues to cross lines in her quest to keep Brady, while Sami is left remembering that Kristen currently holds all the cards

Lucas feels the ire of his enraged ex-wife, but Sami knows they must work together to con Chloe in order to keep her from Brady

Accusations are slung at Sami by her little sister Belle, who believes her big sis is setting her up for a crime she didn't commit

Trying to discover the true criminal, John and Belle put their heads together to go through the evidence

Solace turns to smooching when upsetting information rattles crime-fighter Rafe, and Ava is there for him

Ava shares the news that she and Rafe smooched with Nicole, who has a sharp reaction for someone happily married

Nicole is not too happy when she has an unwelcomed reunion with her former crazy coconspirator Jan

Ben remains awfully unhappy that Ciara's chosen to abscond to Africa with Theo, as Abe says goodbye to his son once again

Though brokenhearted, Ben believes he knows what he has to do concerning Ciara and her choice to leave Salem

Ben reaches out to Claire, believing she's owed an apology, while a flustered Allie acknowledges her feelings for Tripp

Allie isn't the only one to blush when she has a close encounter with Tripp, who appears to be just as smitten as Steve stated

Jack is jolted when Gwen states that she's leaving Salem, just as Abigail vents her frustrations about her venomous sister to Gabi

Atop the DiMera staircase, the sisters Deveraux find themselves disagreeing, and one will go tumbling down

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Multi-soap vet Michael Lowry cast on Days of our Lives

Linsey Godfrey exits Days of our Lives: "It's truly been a pleasure!"

Related: Days of our Lives' head writer promises Jennifer Horton will "be back"

A sneak peek at next week

It's a fuller house for Eli and Lani when Chanel moves in, while a careless move by Kristen could cost her everything

Belle believes she now knows who put a bullet in Charlie, as Sami's under the gun to get Chloe away from Brady

Bestie Ben is there for Jake as he bares his soul, while Jan runs into another former foe not happy to see her

It's an uneasy father-daughter face-off between Jack and Abigail, just as Gwen gathers that telling an ugly utter untruth would be to her advantage

An old foe returns to town on unfinished business, while new trouble awaits several unsuspecting Salemites

Being the "love of each other's life" might not be enough for one couple, as three may become a crowd

Old habits are hard to kill for one Salemite, and their true killer instincts may rise again when feeling slighted

As is usually the case in Salem, not all is what it seems, and while a shocking revelation may free one man, another becomes more dangerous

Just when one believes they are familiar with every family member in the tree, along comes a twisted branch

Salem's revolving door continues to spin, and more than one Salemite has a secret upon their return

A father is finally revealed, but the paternity mystery continues to entangle several Salemites

Just when one believes the wicked will never return, an evil wind blows back into Salem once again

As 2021 erupts in Salem, many explosive secrets will be exposed, and several lives will change forever