The Scoop: Days of our Lives previews, teasers, and spoilers for the Week of December 11, 2023

Jada and Stephanie drown some sorrows together

A sneak peek at some of the action that will take place on during the week of December 11, 2023. Be sure to tune in to every weekday to see how everything plays out.

Salem's strange bedfellows, looming bombshells, and troubling discoveries

Trouble finds Dimitri when Lucas lashes out at him for abducting his mother

A concerned Kate catches up with her former boss and forever friend Abe

Madame Mayor runs into Melinda, and Paulina doesn't pull punches on the former D.A.

It's date night for Chanel and Johnny, and Paulina pitches in to help

Chanel senses something's off with her mother, but Paulina says not to panic

A smitten Holly panics to learn of Johnny and Chanel's date night

Tricky Holly traps Tate into causing trouble for Johnny and Chanel

Tate is the topic for a troubling argument between Brady and Theresa

Theresa's troubles double when trying to do away with damaging evidence

Theresa and Alex have a heart-to-heart about their unconventional upbringings

Clyde's commands bring up the stress factor for the night of the Bistro's reopening

Stefan is ready to strike, while Ava ensures Harris' presence won't be a problem

Sarah hopes there won't be any problems with Victoria's custody swap

Sarah is happy with Xander's safe return of Victoria, and things thaw further

A bogged-down Doc gets a happy surprise from her hubby, John

John's partner gets the unpleasant parenting task of consoling his heartbroken daughter

Stephanie's spirits are lifted from Steve's visit, but she remains sorrowful

Steve is also a bit sorrowful when lending his sympathies to Jada

Jada and Steve share in warm memories of her father, Marcus, on his death date

Jada congratulates ex-boyfriend Eric on finally becoming a father

Jada and Stephanie join together to drown some sorrows away

A sorrowful Chad is confronted by the last person he wants to see -- Alex

Alex surprises Chad, while Chad shocks Paulina with his sordid tale

Stephanie is shocked when Alex comes calling after learning the news

It'll be a shock for Stephanie and Jada when they learn they have an ex in common

Harris hampers Jada's attempt to share a picture of her ex with Stephanie

Stephanie's exes collide when Chad and Everett come face to face after the fallout

Harris and Stephanie make surprising (and surely not sober) bedfellows

Tripp supports his sister as Stephanie shares her breakup bombshell

Leo is ready to share the truth and lay a confession on E.J. and Nicole

Leo's attempt doesn't fully pan out, leaving E.J. and Nicole rather curious

E.J.'s assured that Leo's up to no good but attempts to focus on Nicole's needs

E.J. and Nicole have a rather good evening together until met with a grim reminder

"Baby Boy DiMera's" ashes are delivered to heartbroken E.J. and Nicole

Eric is delivered a rather unexpected message from an adoption lawyer

Sly Sloan comes up with a sneaky story to cover her treacherous tracks

Sloan shares her concerns over Dimitri with Melinda, and she has reason to worry

An "in the know" Leo slaps Sloan with the truths he knows about Jude

Jude's restless nights makes for a rough morning for his parents

Nicole's morning proves a lot more peaceful than the night prior

Nicole sets out for a stroll while, coincidentally, Sloan has the same idea

Sloan and Jude's joy walk is disrupted by a demanding call from Leo

Leo demands Sloan do everything she can to free his beloved Dimitri

Disturbed by Leo's demands, Sloan makes a major slip-up regarding the baby

Jude is left alone after his mother's bothersome bout with Leo

Martha Madison bids "farewell for now" to Days of our Lives' Belle

Camila Banus ends 13-year run as Days of our Lives' Gabi Hernandez

Jen Lilley exits Days of our Lives -- but Theresa is sticking around

Are Bo and Hope headed back to Salem anytime soon? Well...

A sneak peek at next week

Another Salemite becomes privy to Theresa's sordid secret

It seems like a lovelorn Salemite will have a blue Christmas

One Salem family will certainly need a holiday miracle

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Theresa's plan to cozy up to supposed Kirakis heir Alex runs into a problem -- she still has feelings for Brady

Stefan works to clear Gabi of Li's murder

Leo and Dimitri are in the wrong place at the wrong time and cause a pregnant Nicole to get into a car accident

When Nicole goes into labor, it sets off a series of unfortunate events

Questions swirl about why Everett decided to show up in Salem

Ava's budding relationship with Harris poses an ethical dilemma: how does she do Clyde's bidding when she's spending her free time with a cop?

As DAYS dashes toward December, look for familiar faces to return to rock around the Christmas tree (and possibly rock Salem with a few surprises)