WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SALEM? JOHNNY FACES A CRITICAL TRIAL, TATE SEARCHES FOR HIS SON!

Days of our Lives spoilers for August 11-15, 2025 tease trial turmoil after things took a turn in court this week.

Weekly Recap

Monday, August 4, 2025, Episode #15175

Julie (Susan Seaforth Hayes) and JJ (Casey Moss) both wondered where a missing Chad (Billy Flynn) was. When Felicity (Kennedy Garcia) told Chanel (Raven Bowens) her sister was missing, she brought her to the police station to report Cat (AnnaLynne McCord) missing. At the hospital, Julie and Marlena (Deidre Hall) discovered Chad and Cat were stuck in the elevator. When they were saved, Chad and Cat were found holding each other. Sami (Alison Sweeney) returned and reunited with Marlena. Sami shared her grief about John (the late Drake Hogestyn) with her mom, then she reunited with Johnny (Carson Boatman).

Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Episode #15176

Xander (Paul Telfer) dreamed about being back together with Sarah (Linsey Godfrey), then met with Gabi (Cherie Jimenez), who tried getting closer to him. Johnny defended Sami to Susan (Stacy Haiduk). Sarah revealed to Marlena that she can’t find a cause for her symptoms. Rafe (Galen Gering) began training Cat.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025, Episode #15177

Sophia (Rachel Boyd) talked with Melinda (Tina Huang) about keeping up her lie, then Tate (Leo Howard) later admitted to Sophia that he wants to meet his daughter and the adoptive parents. Later, Tate ran into Leo (Greg Rikaart) with Tesoro and Leo let him hold him. Paulina (Jackée Harry) worried about her upcoming testimony at Johnny’s trial, while Gabi (Cherie Jimenez) vented to Leo and Rafe about having to testify. Later at the trial, Paulina was forced to reveal that Johnny said his father got what he deserved, while Gabi recounted what she heard that night.

Thursday, August 7, 2025, Episode #15178

Xander asked Alex (Robert Scott Wilson) to find her was investigating them, so he turned to Steve (Stephen Nichols), unbeknownst to him that he is who’s investigating Titan. Gabi continued getting herself closer to Xander. Anna (Leann Hunley) returned and reunited with Tony (Thaao Penghlis) before questioning if Stefan (the late Joe Mascolo) could still be alive. EJ and Belle secretly hooked up at her room at the Salem Inn during recess from court. When court continued, EJ asked Johnny to reveal his relationship with Belle, requesting the trial get thrown out because of it.

Friday, August 8, 2025, Episode #15179

When Sarah and Brady (Eric Martsolf) spotted Xander and Gabi kissing at The Bistro, Sarah pulled Brady into a kiss as retaliation. After Chad took Cat home when she started feeling unwell, he took care of her and his TLC ended with Cat pulling him in for a kiss. Things turned disastrous in court when Belle lashed out at EJ for his legal play, while Marlena comforted an upset Johnny.