Days of Our Lives fans. Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) just got an earful from Marlena Evans (Deidre Hall) about EJ DiMera’s (Dan Feuerriegel) presumed role in the arsenic laced Coriseal incident. And you can bet Cat is going to use that in her ongoing ISA investigation because she is so determined to take down EJ no matter what.
Days of our Lives: Cat’s Big Break
So, this new tip off from Marlena is pretty big. Cat could use this as she continues to spy on EJ trying to get the goods on him for the ISA even though Andrew Donovan (Colton Little) and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) want her to back off. So, as you know, Cat’s been spying on EJ for quite a while now, and she recently spilled to Marlena that she’s working for the ISA.
That was because Andrew told Cat she can talk to Marlena about anything because she’s got clearance. And of course, Marlena understands the ISA protocol of keeping things hush hush. Cat already knew that Marlena’s late husband, John Black, (Drake Hogestyn) was an ISA super spy. So between that and Marlena’s clearance and doctor patient confidentiality, all that’s come into play.
So, even given some of this, it wasn’t until Andrew reassured Cat that Marlena was cleared that she was willing to go under hypnosis because Cat really wants to find out about her past with EJ in Italy. Marlena put two and two together and realized Cat was spying on their mutual boss, EJ. That’s why Marlena decided to go ahead and spill. And she told Cat about the arsenic tainted Coriseal pills that were ostensibly associated with DiMera Pharmaceuticals.
DOOL: Brady & Sarah Still Searching
And so far, Brady Black (Eric Martsolf) and Sarah Horton (Linsey Godfrey) don’t have any concrete evidence against EJ. The first water test from the Horton cabin showed arsenic, but not Coriseal. That’s because EJ and his henchwoman, Rita, tampered with the test. And then Brady had his private eye partner Steve Johnson run a second test using an ISA lab.
That way EJ couldn’t alter it. But that one not only showed no Coriseal contamination, it also didn’t show any arsenic. So that left Brady and Sarah head scratching for about a minute. But it turns out Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) had the well water purified after she learned about poor Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis) almost dying after drinking the arsenic tainted water.
Days of Our Lives: Cat’s Blackmail Options and ISA Investigation
And if you recall, Cat came back to the ISA as a financial analyst when the agency needed her to work on the multi-agency investigation into EJ alongside Rafe. And of course, he was looking into how EJ got the funds to purchase the struggling University Hospital. That part wasn’t terribly nefarious. Not as nefarious as it could have been. Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) was bankrolling EJ and Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton). And that came after EJ helped Gwen kidnap Dimitri von Leuschner (Peter Porte). So that’s the nefarious part. She had all of his money to spend.
She was funding hospital and research and all that and the lab that resurrected Lexie Carver (Nikki Crawford). But after EJ told Gwen he wouldn’t honor their deal and was going to give her a smaller percentage, she was really ticked. Plus, there’s really not a lot of ROI coming because the Versix serum won’t resurrect the dead very effectively. It still could help people with sepsis. So hopefully there’ll be some money coming in at some point, but they’re in clinical trials and through the FDA process now.
Cat Got Close to EJ on Days
So, over the past year, while digging into this, Cat got close to EJ as his administrative assistant, but also as a honey trap. Cat’s trying to get as much info out of Elvis Jr. as possible. And after Cat did the hypnotherapy session with Marlena, she remembered quite a bit. Not only did she recall reading to EJ while they were both at the hospital in Italy, but also that Cat kissed EJ. And that came after he squeezed her hand.
It sure looked like Cat was into him back then, but maybe she was already playing him at that point, like she was playing EJ this week. So, he saw Cat with Felicity in the town square and joined them. And then Cat mentioned that Felicity is getting her driver’s license on Days of our Lives. So, EJ offered to let Felicity take a spin in his Lamborghini after she mentioned that she had read that EJ had been a race car driver. He’s too tall to be a race car driver.
I don’t know if you can fit a guy that big in a race car. But anyway, Felicity asked if they were dating or if EJ was just her sister Cat’s boss. It all seemed very cute, but then when EJ walked away, Cat told Felicity she did a good job with her lines, just like Cat told her. Yikes. She’s even got sweet little Felicity setting up EJ. I feel like that’s Cat going a little too far.
Days of our Lives: Cat Gets Major Info from Marlena
So, after that run-in with EJ, that’s when Cat learned from Marlena about the arsenic poisoning associated with DiMera Pharmaceuticals’ Coriseal pills. So, the question is, what is Cat going to do with this brand new intel about EJ? I can think of a few ways that she could use it to her advantage. You know, first of all, Cat could take it public and expose EJ because Cat knows full well that Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart) would love to write an expose about EJ’s dark dealings.
Cat could leak the information to Leo via an anonymous tip with some evidence. She doesn’t even have to out herself. But we could also see Cat telling Rafe about the link between DiMera Pharmaceuticals and Holly’s poisoning and other deaths. And from there, Rafe could figure out what to do. You know, EJ and the pharmaceutical company are criminally negligent at a minimum.
Cat Blackmails EJ on DOOL?
Another option is Cat could use Marlena’s info to personally blackmail or pressure EJ. We could see Cat confront EJ in private about the water test, the missing pharmaceutical company records, all that stuff. But I think Cat would have to be careful not to incriminate herself. But we could see her telling EJ she heard it as gossip up at work. And that could be why the summer promo shows EJ firing Sarah.
You know, Cat could use that information that she claims she heard plus their personal history and the Italy connection trying to manipulate EJ to get him to do the right thing. Especially if he thinks Cat is going to be his reward for being decent. You know, EJ might be tempted, but I think we all know doing right is not really his thing.
We could also see Cat turn to EJ’s son, Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman), trying to flip him on his dad. You know, Cat could tell Johnny what she knows. Thing is, he pretty much knows what she knows because EJ had him leave that book open for Sarah so she could save Holly from the arsenic poisoning.
Then again, we could see Cat and Rafe setting up an ISA FBI sting operation to expose EJ and the toxic drugs, the cover up, the deaths, maybe more, plus the water contamination. So, Rafe and Andrew may agree that Cat can wear a wire and get up close and personal with EJ to get what they need to make an arrest, but I don’t think either of them are actually going to want to let her get that close to him.
Cat uses EJ’s Heart against Him on Days
But I also think that Cat’s going to keep exploiting EJ’s romantic interest in her and use his growing feelings. She could do that to try to get him to confess on tape or to get access to his computer, get something in writing that’s hard evidence. I just wonder at some point if Cat’s going to get conflicted because of her own feelings for EJ.
You know, in the end, despite her former determination, she may hesitate to bring him to justice. Or in a twist, Cat may have second thoughts and actually protect EJ before the big reveal. You know what I’m wondering is when this all comes out, is Cat going to be in danger of EJ coming after her for revenge? Especially when he seems to have sincere feelings for her and Cat seems to be playing on those.
But the other thing is there’s a chance that EJ is five chess moves ahead and he’s known this whole time that Cat was undercover and he was doing one of those “keep your enemies closer” thing and he is pretending to be into her or he can’t help himself and he is into her but he’s wise to what she’s trying to pull against him. That would be a fun twist. Bottom line, I think we’re going to see if it’s a cat and mouse game where the mouse gets the better of Cat.
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