Days of our Lives Recap, June 23-27, 2025: Stephanie agrees to publish, the board revotes, and Johnny innocence is revealed but he is arrested

Here is your weekly recap for Days of our Lives for the episodes that aired June 23rd through 27th, 2025.

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Gabi urged Chad to take over DiMera because he needed to protect his children’s legacy. Chad declined. Over dinner, Gabi teased Chad about his friendship with Cat. When Tony and EJ ran into them at the Bistro, Tony mentioned that Stefan had remained out of touch. EJ told Chad and Tony that his only focus was the hospital and Johnny. Chad refused to help Tony retake DiMera. Tony and Anna decided to reclaim the family business on their own.

At family game night, Jennifer admitted to JJ that she and Jack planned to spend more time in Salem to keep an eye on Cat. Jack and Jennifer told Thomas that the reason for their return was to keep up Julie’s spirit. When Thomas spilled the news that JJ had been dating Gabi, Jennifer was furious. JJ told Jennifer that Gabi had dumped him and why. JJ apologized to Gabi, and he told her that he knew she was innocent. Gabi was furious that JJ had believed evidence instead of her.

Shane asked Cat to return to work at the ISA and help them investigate EJ’s investor in the hospital. Cat promised to help Shane, but she said she was done after that. Shane ordered Cat to work with Rafe to determine if EJ had committed any financial crimes to secure the funding for the hospital.

Xander met with Melinda about securing custody of Victoria. Both Sarah's and Xander’s lawyers confirmed that the best they could hope for was shared custody. Xander and Sarah refused to co-parent, and they vowed to fight for sole custody. However, Sarah did let Xander visit with their daughter as she watched.

Xander named Alex his right-hand man, and they agreed that Philip would need to continue to work at the company. When Xander asked Brady about the hospital revote, Brady said he would be open to a change. Brady told Philip that he was relieved that Xander was innocent because he did not want to lose more family. Vivian called Philip, and he refused to forgive her.

Stephanie and Sarah agreed that Philip was lying about Xander. Sarah asked Stephanie to talk to Philip and get the truth out of him. Sarah stressed that if Xander had been the assailant, he deserved to be in prison. Stephanie questioned Philip, but he did not change his story. Privately, Philip told Xander that he did not trust him. Xander swore that he was sorry for his actions and that he had decided not to kill Philip when Philip had woken up. Philip told Xander that he believed him because he said Xander would have killed him already. Philip warned Xander to secure the sale of the hospital to Titan, or he would tell the police the truth about Xander.

Marlena gave Paul John’s watch as a wedding gift. Paul wore the watch as he married Andrew in front of their friends and families. Shane offered Paul a job with the ISA. After the ceremony, Carrie said goodbye to Marlena on her way out of town.

After Brady told Belle about Rachel Blake’s return, Belle asked EJ about it. EJ confirmed he had reached an agreement with Kristen. Belle told EJ that the cops knew about the memory card, but EJ claimed he had never found it. EJ told Tony about the memory stick footage of Johnny before the shooting.

After Rachel cried out in her sleep about EJ’s shooting, Marlena talked to her. Marlena promised that Rachel Blake would not suffer any consequences if Rachel told her the truth, and she promised that Rachel would feel better. Rachel confirmed that Johnny had been the shooter.

Marlena talked to Roman about EJ’s shooter. They told one another what they knew about Johnny. Roman called Johnny over. Johnny admitted to having confronted EJ, but he said he had given the gun to EJ that night. Johnny apologized for his behavior that night.

Marlena told Brady about her conversation with Rachel. When Brady told Marlena about the deal with EJ, Marlena was furious that Kristen had further traumatized Rachel. Marlena corrected Brady about the shooter, and they agreed to tell EJ that Johnny was innocent.

Johnny started work at Titan in marketing for Gabi Chic. With a budget shortfall, Johnny convinced Gabi to be the model for the holiday campaign. While brainstorming, Gabi realized that she had heard Johnny threaten EJ with a gun the night of the shooting. Gabi called Rafe. Rafe talked to Johnny, who accidentally confirmed Gabi’s story.

When Johnny ran into EJ, he told EJ about his conversation with Rafe. EJ realized that Johnny had not shot him, and he told him how relieved he was to learn the truth. Rafe told Jada about Johnny and Gabi, and she arrested Johnny.

Sophia hired Melinda as her lawyer. As Melinda felt an affinity for Sophia’s situation, she waived the fee. Brady warned Melinda not to take the case or she would regret it. Melinda backed out of representation, but she promised Sophia that she would help her find someone.

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While at the hospital, Stephanie found her missing novel. Stephanie met up with Alex for lunch, and she lit into him for his carelessness. Alex told Stephanie about Kate’s involvement. Stephanie was mortified, but Alex assured her that Kate had felt it was a best seller. Kate agreed to take the editor job. Stephanie reluctantly agreed to let Titan publish her book under a pseudonym.

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