Days of our Lives spoilers for Wednesday, March 5, begin the sad reveal about John’s ultimate fate as his family gets crushing news.

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John (Drake Hogysten) has died multiple times previously — Johnny (Carson Boatman) was even named after him during one of those times. But fans always knew it was just a soap death. There was always the chance to see him again. However, since the death of the beloved actor, this death will carry much more weight. Marlena (Deidre Hall) has bad news for Brady (Eric Martsolf), but it’s really for all of us.

We Know What You Did

EJ assured Kristen (Stacy Haiduk) that no one will ever connect her and tiny psycho Rachel (Finley Rose Slater) to Ava’s (Tamara Braun). The Lady in White will take all the blame. It’s the least she could do for her beloved daughter and granddaughter, right?

Except Ava knows who lured her into getting kidnapped and then kept her tied up for days. And Belle (Martha Madison) is pretty sure that EJ (Dan Feuerriegel — who calls THIS the greatest game on earth) was involved in that crime — as a way of covering up his other crime of kidnapping and holding Rafe (Galen Gering). (Though they’re not biologically related, EJ and Kristen are just two peas in a pod!) So Ava and Belle join forces to tag team Kristen and hope they can get twice the answers.

Bad News

Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) convinced Stephanie (Abigail Klein) to keep the secret of Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) forging Victor’s (John Aniston) will because she wanted Xander (Paul Telfer) to play nice with his newfound brother. So now both Xander and Philip are CEOs of Titan. And they’re working together nicely. So nicely that they’re both making equally bad decisions — together. Is this what Sarah had in mind? Stephanie isn’t sure how much longer she can keep her lips zipped.