She was deeply in love with her now-deceased husband, but Sami (Allison Sweeney) could soon find reason to begin despising him again on Days of Our Lives.

The Investigation Into EJ's Murder Gives Sami Some Unexpected Answers

Before the two had finally found their way back to the place where all that mattered was the love they shared, Sami had been getting revenge on EJ for having an affair with Abigail (Kate Mansi)-and a big part of her plan involved getting EJ sent to prison for tax evasion. After he saved her from being targeted by Stefano (Joseph Mascolo) however, she forgave his indiscretions-forgetting he too was on the hook for the white collar criminal activity.

Now, following his death, and in keeping with her role as co-CEO of DiMera Enterprises, Sami could now be forced to take the fall for her husband's crimes-something she is too distraught to believe possible. Her refusal to see that she could be in some major trouble will force Kate (Lauren Koslow) and Lucas (Bryan Dattilo) to try and convince her of just how serious things are-and they could convince her to leave town earlier than she plans as a result.

JJ Panics About What Paige Overhears At The Hospital

Meanwhile, at the Horton house, JJ (Casey Moss) will be surprised when he wakes up to find his girlfriend Paige (True O'Brien) in his bed-continuing in her efforts to get him to make love to her. She is unaware that he has been having a hard time with their romance because of the secrets about his father and aunt-and once again, she will become hurt and confused when he pushes her away because of them. The increasing tension between the two could force JJ to finally tell his girlfriend the truth about his family's deepest and darkest secrets.

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

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