It’s been years since Arianna Horton last walked the streets of Salem. Now a teenager, she steps back into the town square with a worn backpack and haunted eyes. Her sudden return stirs both joy and concern, especially for her mother, Gabi Hernandez, who immediately rushes to embrace her daughter.
“Ari, you’re home… What happened?” Gabi asks, her voice laced with relief and fear.
But Ari doesn’t answer right away. Her silence speaks volumes. She’s clearly running from something – or someone. She had reached out to Gabi in a cryptic phone call asking for money, and now, face to face, it’s clear there’s more she hasn’t said. As they head home, Ari’s nervous glances over her shoulder suggest that her troubles have followed her to Salem.
