EJ's (James Scott) death has hit Salem hard, and while his wife and children grieve his passing because of genuine heartbreak, others may have different motives for expressing their sadness on Days of Our Lives.

Sami Makes A Heartbreaking Discovery

The investigation into who killed EJ could be an extensive one, as he had several enemies in town-and those enemies could all be expressing grief over his death solely because his dying has halted their own plans for revenge against him.

He was murdered by one of Clyde's (James Read) thugs, but Kate (Lauren Koslow), Chad (Billy Flynn) and Stefano (Joseph Mascolo) also had their own reasons for potentially wishing him harm. Kate and Chad were actually working together to try and take down both EJ and Stefano so they could become the co-CEOs of DiMera Enterprises-but now their plans to take Chad's father and brother down have been derailed because of the unexpected death. Not only will EJ being gone force them to change their plan of attack, but it could also tear apart their partnership because of they will find their loyalties to the plan divided.

Susan Delivers A Message To E.J.

Stefano initially expressed grief over his son's death, especially since the final conversation the two had before it happened had been one where he renounced his son from the family name, ending his protection as a DiMera. With that protection ended, Stefano could find himself feeling guilty for what happened to his son-and it could motivate the mysterious request he will make of his daughter, Kristen (Eileen Davidson).

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

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