Days of our Lives Recap, August 11-15, 2025: Chad cares for Cat, Sarah slaps Xander, and Chanel has news

Here is your weekly recap for Days of our Lives for the episodes that aired August 11th through 15th, 2025.

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Chad continued to take care of both Felicity and Chad. Cat apologized to Chad for having kissed him while she was feverish. Chad lied and told Cat she had not kissed him. Chad grew feverish, and Cat insisted that he stay so that she could return the favor and take care of him. Rafe left homemade soup at Cat’s door with a note from his alias, James. Cat lied and told Chad that James was an ex who wanted to win her back.

After Sarah grabbed Brady and kissed him, Xander took a swing at him. Brady blocked the punch, and Gabi ushered Xander out of the Bistro. Gabi dressed down Xander for his behavior. Xander apologized. Sarah apologized to Brady for using him to upset Xander.

Xander apologized when he saw Sarah and Brady in the square, but they did not want to hear it. Sarah threatened to tear up their custody agreement if Xander did not start anger management classes. Xander talked with Marlena about his temper, and he asked her for help.

Gabi took Brady to dinner and they discussed the state of Titan-DiMera. Brady admitted that he felt like he had let John down. Gabi told Brady that he was a good man like his father. Brady decided to attempt to take over his company.

Gwen teased Sarah about her failed marriage. Gwen told Sarah that Xander had moved on with her. When Sarah was skeptical, Gwen told Sarah to talk to Leo about when he had seen Gwen and Xander stumble into the hotel together.

When a hungover Xander went to the mansion to pick up Victoria, Sarah asked about Xander’s conversation with Marlena. Xander said that Marlena had taken him on as a client. Still furious, Sarah slapped Xander. Sarah revealed that she knew that Xander had jumped into bed with Gwen. Xander told Sarah what had happened on the Fourth of July, but Sarah told him that kissing Gwen was still a betrayal.

Xander confronted Gwen about Sarah. Gwen claimed that she had done it to help Xander by making Sarah jealous. Xander reminded Gwen that they were not friends. Frustrated, Gwen told Xander that she hated him as much as everyone else in Salem.

Javi ran into Sophia with her mother, and he said hello. Sophia was nervous when Amy interacted with baby Tesoro, but she quickly ushered her mother away when Amy commented on how Tesoro looked like her son. When Javi talked to Rafe about the incident, he wondered aloud if Sophia could be Tesoro’s mother. Javi dismissed the idea since the timelines did not add up. Sophia opened up to Ari, but she ultimately did not tell Ari that Javi’s foster child was Sophia’s son.

Tate and Holly resumed dating in earnest. Belle walked in on Tate and Holly in bed together. Tate was devastated when the adoptive parents rejected his request to see his daughter. When Sophia broke down in tears after she ran into Ari and Tesoro in the pub, Tate apologized for having been insensitive to Sophia’s feelings. Tate agreed to let go of their child so that Sophia could move on.

Belle asked EJ if he had known about the representative from the start at the attorney’s office. EJ said no, but Belle argued that EJ was okay with destroying her career to tally a win. Belle told EJ that he was worse than his father. EJ insisted he did not want to lose Belle, but she said she was already gone.

Rachel reluctantly testified as a witness in Johnny’s trial that she had overheard Johnny and EJ’s argument, and that she had seen Johnny with the gun. When asked by EJ if there had been enough time between the argument and the gunshot for Johnny to have left, Rachel said yes.

Marlena put EJ under hypnosis again and remembered that the shooter was a woman. Unfortunately, the memory of the identity of the woman was still blocked. EJ subpoenaed Marlena to testify about his hypnotherapy sessions. Marlena announced that she would no longer do hypnotherapy with EJ. EJ was suspicious.

EJ confessed to Gwen that he believed Marlena knew who the shooter was. Gwen guessed that Belle had been the shooter, and EJ admitted he had suspected Belle as the assailant. In the courtroom, Belle got Marlena to admit on the witness stand that EJ’s subconscious could have lied under hypnosis. On cross, EJ had Marlena confirm that she believed his memory of the gender of the shooter was genuine.

Johnny told Chanel about EJ’s breakthrough from hypnotherapy. Chanel worried that EJ would use the new information against her on the stand. When Chanel told Paulina, Paulina urged Chanel not to testify. Chanel told her mother that she was willing to help with Johnny’s case.

Kristen needed to return to the courthouse, and Kristen reluctantly agreed to leave Rachel with Sarah. Over ice cream, Rachel asked Sarah if she planned to divorce. When Sarah said she and Xander were committed to doing what was best for Victoria, just like Rachel’s parents, Rachel said she wished she and her parents were still a family.

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Johnny warned EJ not to go after Chanel in an effort to secure a reasonable doubt. While Chanel was on the witness stand, EJ played the video of Chanel threatening him the night of the shooting. After the court adjourned, Chanel told Paulina and Johnny that the video was a fake. Concerned about a deepfake and corruption in the Salem PD, Johnny agreed to have an expert in AI look at the video. Johnny fired EJ.

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