Summer Preview

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DAYS OF OUR LIVES

Head Writer Ron Carlivati teases what’s ahead in Salem.

Ben/Ciara/Claire/Tripp/ Haley/JJ: “The love story is JJ and Haley, but Claire is unaware and thinks that Tripp and Haley are running away together. At the same time, we have Ben and Ciara on the brink of finally figuring out that it was Claire that set that fire that Ben got blamed for. So all those pieces are kind of coming together at the same time. And while they’re preparing to possibly confront Claire, this other situation with Tripp, JJ and Haley is coming to a head at the cabin.”

Will/Sonny/Sami/Lucas: “Will’s condition is getting worse and it looks like he’s not going to make it. Now that it looks so dire and that he most likely is going to die, the decision is made that Lucas and Sami need to be told. We can expect a visit from the two of them.”

Caroline’s Death: “When we learned the bad news that Peggy McCay [ex-Caroline] had died, of course we wanted to address it. As our audience knows, with our taping schedule, it could not be addressed on the air for several months. We went into action as fast as possible to write that in once we knew the news. We decided that it only made sense for Caroline to pass away. While sad,

it’s a very heartwarming family story of people gathering to say good-bye and honor both the actress and the character. But we also wanted it to somehow impact a current storyline, so we came up with a couple of ways that the arrival of certain family members would also affect the story on the canvas. One of our big stories is significantly affected by Caroline’s death.”