He had told her they should keep their distance and not even try being friends for a while, but now, Eric (Greg Vaughn) will learn that no sort of relationship will ever again be a possibility with Serena (Melissa Archer) on Days of Our Lives.

Chad and Serena's Night Takes An Unexpected Turn

After their final time seeing one another, which also coincided with Nicole (Arianne Zucker) getting the $250,000 payout from Serena that she had received as a part of the ring smuggling blood diamonds, Serena got blackout drunk with Chad (Billy Flynn) at the club, and the two drowned their mutual sorrows over a lot of booze. Their night had been going well too-with both also finding solace in one another. However, things changed when Chad said he wanted more than some kissing, causing Serena to slap him and storm off, with Chad on her heels.

Now, Eric will walk through the Salem park and stumble across the last thing he ever expected to see-Serena, lying in the flowers-dead.

Nicole Scores A Major Victory Over Serena & Xander

Following the shocking discovery, which will be a bit heartbreaking for Eric considering his past romantic history with Serena that was soiled by her scheme with Xander (Paul Telfer), the race will be on to figure out just what happened to her-and how exactly it was that she turned up dead. Quickly enough, it will be realized that she hadn't had an accident or suddenly died from a health condition or natural causes, but was murdered-and Chad will quickly become the prime suspect since he was the last person seen with her when she was alive.

Days of Our Lives airs Monday-Friday at 1 p.m. on NBC.