Days of our Lives Spoilers, August 20: EJ's horrifying memory sends him reeling

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Days of our Lives' EJ and Rachel | Image: Peacock

Here are your Days of our Lives spoilers for Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

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Marlena has to help EJ navigate what comes next and what to do about Rachel | Image: Peacock
Marlena has to help EJ navigate what comes next and what to do about Rachel | Image: Peacock

Now that EJ (Daniel Feuerriegel) remembers Rachel (Alice Halsey) shooting him, he has to absorb the knowledge that a child tried to kill him because of what he did to her grandmother. He also wants to see Johnny (Carson Boatman) acquitted while making sure Rachel doesn't end up in serious trouble.

Marlena can tell EJ has had a memory, and gets Rachel out of the room so she and EJ can talk. Did Marlena (Deidre Hall) know all along it was Rache,l or does EJ surprise her with what he's recalled? Either way, they must plan their next steps in order to protect Rachel.

Rachel's mother, Kristen (Stacy Haiduk), is unable to ignore the facts. Does that mean she overhears Marlena and EJ talking and realizes that her daughter shot her brother? Kristen is not about to let anything happen to her baby girl, so she is bound to go to great lengths to keep Rachel safe and out of the hands of child protective services. Will she make a drastic move for the sake of her daughter?

Belle and Philip share a moment

Days of our Lives' Belle gets some support from her old pal Philip | Image: Peacock
Days of our Lives' Belle gets some support from her old pal Philip | Image: Peacock

Now that the defense and prosecution have rested their cases and they are just waiting for the jury to reach a verdict, Belle (Martha Madison) needs to decompress and face the fact that her relationship with EJ is over.

At least she has an ex around to make her feel better. A lonely Belle and a lonely Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) run into one another and begin commiserating about the sorry state of their love lives. Philip hasn't had anyone in his life for almost the entire year so far, and now Belle is alone again.

When Philip tells Belle that she deserves better than EJ, could he be referring to himself? Philip and Belle share quite a past, and there could be some unfinished business between them. It's not like Stephanie (Abigail Klein) is giving Philip the time of day right now, but it might not be as over between Bele and EJ as Philip believes.

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Edited by Erin Goldsby