Days of our Lives: Chad’s Jealousy Sparks Abigail’s Shocking Return?

Days of Our Lives shows that it is painfully obvious that Chad DiMera (Connor Floyd) hasn’t gotten over Cat Green (AnnaLynne McCord) when we saw the look on his face when he and Belle Black saw EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) out with Cat in the Square. But will Chad’s jealousy push EJ to bring Abigail Deveraux (Marci Miller) back from the dead so that he can have Cat all to himself?

I mean, man, you could really sense the tension when Cat and EJ ran into Chad and Belle who were out on a date in Horton Square. Cat and EJ, of course, were just coming from a dinner. And bottom line, the DiMera brothers are both smitten by the same kitten. And we’re going to talk about the fallout from that.

Chad And EJ’s Sibling Rivalry Over Cat on Days of Our Lives

Ever since Chad came back with a new face, he’s been pretty aggressive with EJ. So, I’m wondering if Abby’s resurrection comes as a result of this new sibling rivalry over another woman. Even worse, that woman is Cat. Who pretended to be Abby back from the dead. Before the actor swap, we saw EJ and Chad getting along pretty well. I mean, as far as DiMera siblings go.

But that is now shifting. Everybody in Salem seems to know that Chad had to agree in his custody document with Jack and Jennifer. That said he would never pursue Cat as a love interest. Chad’s mother-in-law, Jennifer, cannot stand that Chad forgave Cat after she impersonated Jen’s dead daughter, Abigail. And to be fair, what helped Chad forgive Cat was finding out Clyde Weston had Cat’s mom and was threatening to kill her.

But Jennifer Horton does not care. She does not think it was appropriate for Chad to ever date the impostor, especially since it upset his son Thomas so much. So to end the nasty custody battle before it got worse, Chad agreed to stay away from Cat and he just had a first date with Belle.

EJ Still Jealous over Belle on DOOL

And we know EJ, you know, doesn’t like seeing Belle out with his little brother Chad, even though EJ was out with Cat. You know, they weren’t on a real date. But the bottom line was EJ blew his chance with Belle when he threw her under the bus during Johnny’s trial last year.

And now EJ, you know, doesn’t love her being out with Chad. But it looks like he’s over her. We know that Belle flat out hates him. And now EJ’s sole romantic focus is on Cat. She kissed him not long ago as a distraction. That was right around the time Chad came back to Salem after he went to see Will and Sonny. And the verdict’s out on whether Cat has legit mutual interest in EJ or if Cat’s still working him for the ISA. Plus, EJ and Cat have those blurry shared memories of their time in the Italian hospital together. Of course, Cat’s worried EJ doing hypnotherapy will reveal that she’s with the ISA.

Plus, he just told Cat he remembers her at the hospital. But his memories of Sami being there are a lot spottier. And of course, Cat’s still working with FBI agent Ray Fernandez to spy on EJ and gather evidence on his secret lab. I don’t know if that’s dead in the water. Because now everybody knows what he was doing.

EJ May Have Abigail in a Person Pod

So, Chad confronted EJ about the secret project. That’s before everybody knew that it was Lexie. Because she came stumbling out of the secret passage after the will reading. And Chad was hoping that EJ was going to resurrect Abigail. But EJ said Abby wasn’t preserved promptly after being stabbed to death, so she wasn’t a viable subject for resurrection.

And I do recall that Chad begged Dr. Rolf’s help after Abigail died. But Rolf also said that Abby had lost too much blood. She just couldn’t be revived. However, I still think that EJ might have Abigail in a person pod somewhere. And if EJ thinks Chad is a threat to the relationship that EJ wants with Cat, I can see EJ bringing Abby back. That would certainly get Chad out of the way. Because he would be solely focused on a back to life Abigail.

Days of our Lives: EJ Tells Chad No

Now, as close as EJ and Chad have been in the past. And as sincere as EJ seemed to be when he said Abby couldn’t be revived, let’s be real, I wouldn’t put it past EJ to lie to Chad. Or maybe EJ’s not sure if Abigail is viable or not. He doesn’t want to get Chad’s hopes up because how Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford) died and how Abigail died were so different. One was stabbed to death, there was no warning, no chance to take measures, where with Lexie, they knew that she was going to die.

So, they had plenty of time to prepare to preserve her in hopes that she could be resurrected later. And EJ may know that even though Abby’s only been dead for four years, compared to Lexie’s 15, the more violent circumstances of Abby’s death make it more challenging. If you remember, EJ didn’t even tell Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson) about Lexie for a while. Because EJ didn’t want to give false hope. And that could be why he’s telling Chad no, Abby can’t come back.

Days of our Lives: EJ’s Ulterior Motives

Now, of course, EJ had ulterior motives with Theo. Because he wanted him out of the CEO seat so Johnny could stay in the job. But since Lexie’s still recovering and the hospital board is on his case, EJ probably isn’t planning to start another resurrection project quite yet.

But if Chad interferes with EJ pursuing Cat, or if Chad seems ready to defy Jennifer and start seeing Cat himself, things may change. So, jealousy could trigger EJ to throw caution to the wind and he brings Abby back when EJ should probably wait and see how things shake out with Lexie.

EJ Could Use Abby’s Resurrection to Make Chad Jealous on Days

Because if Abby comes back from the dead, you know, this could go twisty in a couple of different ways. So, if Chad is with Cat at that point and EJ brings back Abby, he might do it to woo and pursue her to drive Chad nuts and make him really jealous so he would walk away from Cat. And if you remember, EJ and Abby had a steamy fling years ago when he was engaged to Sami Brady (Allison Sweeney).

So, EJ could have Rolf brainwash Abby as part of the resurrection process, just like Lee Shin (Remington (Hoffman had Dr. Rolf do with Stefan DiMera (Brandon Barash). Remember, Rolf tricked Stefan into thinking he was in love with Chloe Lane (Nadia Bjornlil) because Lee wanted Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) for himself. So, at this point, I do think that EJ really wants Cat and that Abigail’s not on his mind romantically. But I also think EJ is not above using Abby’s resurrection to drive Chad off the deep end. And I think it’s going to get interesting between EJ and Chad and Cat and maybe even Belle over the next few weeks on Days of our Lives.

Days of our Lives: Abby’s Anniversary of Abby’s Death Coming Up

Also, we are about to brush up on the fourth anniversary of Abigail’s passing, which happened in June 2022. And it’s kind of strange with that deathiversary coming that Jack Deveraux (Matthew Ashford) is back to Salem this week and drops in on his other daughter Gwen. So I’m wondering if Jack wants Gwen to help him find out if EJ possibly has Abigail hidden in a person pod. Because ever since Chad and Jack exhumed Abigail’s grave and found it empty, they’ve been searching for her remains.

If you remember, they had it dug up back in 2024 when Cat first cropped up and they were doing the DNA test and all that. And Clyde Weston (James Read) seems to know something about Abby’s whereabouts. You know, where’s her body? But unfortunately, he’s in a coma and can’t say anything. So, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if EJ has Abby’s body in cold storage with plans to eventually try and bring her back. And I could also see EJ’s jealousy over Cat and Chad pushing him to take action in a rash way and bring her back or try to just so he can get what he wants, which is Cat. So, we’ll see how it goes.