The Scoop: Days of our Lives previews, teasers, and spoilers for the Week of May 3, 2021

Rocky roads or smooth sailing: discover relationships in Salem

A sneak peek at some of the action that will take place on during the week of May 3, 2021. Be sure to tune in to every weekday to see how everything plays out.

Lucas' conscience causes chaos on his con with Chloe as Sami's under the gun to get Chloe away from Brady

Seasoned schemer Sami's able to swoop in and save the moment for Lucas, but Kristen's threats loom heavy

Kate attempts to remain strong while in Kristen's clutches, but she may not survive Kristen's threatening ways

A careless move could threaten everything Kristen's worked so desperately to keep -- namely, Brady

A baffled Brady begins to believe the unbelievable while a blue Jake believes his relationship with Kate is cryptically over

Bestie Ben is there for Jake as he bares his soul, which seems to be torn between his former and most recent ex

Ben does his best to implore Jake to follow his heart to the woman he loves and do what it takes to reunite with his heart's desire

Desire flares up once more when Jake and Gabi cross paths, as Kate's old flame Roman believes romance is still in the cards for them

Regrettably, Roman doesn't know that he's speaking to Kristen in a Kate disguise, and she quickly dashes his dreams

It's a hospital headache for Tripp when he finds his dream of being a doctor becoming a bit of a nightmare after an encounter with his boss

Allie and Chanel take a walk down memory lane, which leads to a lip-lock between them that a taken-aback Trip encounters

Tripp tells Claire about what he encountered at Julie's Place, while it becomes a fuller house for Eli and Lani when Chanel moves in

A concerned Claire's thoughts drift to Ben, as the concerning scene at the DiMera mansion causes much commotion

Gwen gathers that telling an ugly utter untruth would be to her advantage and places the blame for her fall and miscarriage upon Abigail

An already agitated Abigail is utterly in disbelief when accused of causing Gwen's grief, especially as the accusers are her husband and father

Abigail is also as heartbroken as she is heated that Chad and Jack could believe for a second that she could shove her sister down the stairs

It's an uneasy father-daughter faceoff between Jack and Abigail, while uneasiness is in the air between Rafe and Ava

Rafe is ready to romance Ava, and they end up having a candid conversation about their budding (possible) relationship

Nicole is rattled when Rafe reveals that he and Ava have planned a date, and Mrs. Walker-Brady rattles him right back when she confesses that she's jealous

Merciless Melinda Trask has a one-track mind, and it's set on getting a confession out of John regarding Charlie's killer

John isn't so set on implicating his own daughter, as Belle believes she now knows who put a bullet in Charlie

Shawn and Belle begin to track down the truth, which will be hard when dealing with liar extraordinaire Jan

As Shawn and Belle work to expose Jan, John and Marlena assist by diving in to discover a connection between the murderer and the victim

The long history of bad blood between Jan and Bonnie boils over once more when the foes come face to face with one another

Claire can hardly believe her ears when she learns that Jan's conspiring to becomes her stepmother once more

Victoria Konefal will return to Days of our Lives this summer

REPORT: Days of our Lives recasts E.J. DiMeraRelated: "Spartacus star Daniel Feuerriegel cast as new E.J. DiMera on Days of our Lives

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

Upsetting news from Africa causes concern for Nicole while Kristen's world could come crumbling down

Utterly upset with Sami, both Lucas and Chloe give her a piece of their minds and a mindful warning

Distressed by her daughter, Paulina reaches out to ally Abe, as frenemy ex Jake jolts Gabi when he makes a bold move

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