Days of Our Lives indicates that Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) wants to do the right thing and turn himself in. And this week, he talks to Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering), FBI agent and former stepdad. And with Johnny ratting out George O’Halloran, I think he’s hoping to avoid jail time and he might wind up in some sort of witness protection with Chanel Dupree (Raven Bowens).
Days of our Lives: Johnny in Trouble
We know that DiMera Enterprises has been a thorn in Johnny’s side ever since he took the reins as CEO, especially the pharmaceutical division because his dad EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) has been covering up the arsenic-laced chorus that pharma chief George irresponsibly disposed of by burying it on Smith Island. Those are the bad drugs that killed Sarah Horton’s (Linsey Godfrey) patient Destiny. And the tainted water could have killed Holly Jonas (Ashley Puzemis), too.
Now, thankfully, Johnny left that medical book open to a page on arsenic symptoms in Sarah’s office, and she was able to save Holly’s life. But Johnny is also currently disgusted that EJ’s targeting Sarah, trying to destroy her for the bad things that George and EJ did with this pharmaceutical mess. So, George has been pressuring Johnny to deny and deflect ever since Sarah launched the FDA complaint into the chorus scandal.
Johnny Fed Up with DiMera Enterprises on DOOL
But frankly, Johnny is sick and tired of this cover up because none of these are his mistakes. And his co-CEO and cousin Theo Carver (Tyler Joseph Andrews) recently resigned over all of it. So now, Johnny is all alone facing a crisis he did not create. And he’s been lying to his wife Chanel.
She recently overheard Johnny leaving a very heated message for EJ about not wanting to be involved in this mess anymore. And now what we have is Johnny at his tipping point. So, he called Rafe and asked to meet. And this week Johnny has a one-on-one conversation with Rafe.
You know he and Johnny have been super close ever since Rafe married Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney) when Johnny was really young. Back in two thousand and eight, if you remember, Sami herself was put in the witness protection program when she saw Salem‘s mayor Anthony Marino murdered. Johnny’s mom, Sami, was forced to leave her kids behind, including her twins, Johnny and Allie Horton (Frances Reid). And Sami had to cut off contact with the kids, at least for a while.
Days of our Lives: Rafe & Sami’s History
So, back then, FBI agent Rafe was assigned as Sami’s primary bodyguard after she drugged her previous guards because she was not cooperative about not being able to contact her kids. So, Rafe and Sami’s relationship started off very combative because she was trying to sneak calls to Salem and Rafe had to be a strict enforcer to keep Sami safe and their relationship grew into a friendship and then later she and Rafe started developing a mutual attraction and back then Sami was already pregnant with Johnny’s little sister Sydney DiMera (Sydney Malakeh).
And Rafe was one of the very few people who knew that she was carrying EJ’s baby. So, Rafe helped Sami hide it from EJ, but then Nicole Walker (Arianne Zucker), later switched Sydney with her child, Grace, who had sadly died. And then we had Nicole and EJ raising Sydney together.
But after the witness protection ended, Sami was able to come back to Salem and Rafe decided to stay there also to be close to Sami. And from there, Rafe and Sami’s bond deepened into romance. They got married in two thousand and ten. So, Rafe has been part of Johnny’s life for a very long time, and he knows he can trust Rafe.
Johnny Trusts Rafe on Days
Also, Johnny knows if he talks to Rafe about what’s going on at DiMera Enterprises that Rafe will do all he can to help Johnny. But little does he know, Rafe has already been investigating EJ for quite some time with help from ISA agent Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord). So, when Johnny confesses this week, will he throw his own father EJ under the bus? Or maybe just that creep George.
I mean, I am pretty confident the head of DiMera Pharmaceuticals would sell Johnny and EJ out in a heartbeat to avoid prison. George threatened Johnny more than once, saying that since you’re CEO, you’ll be the one to go down if this comes out. So, George made it very clear it will not be him or EJ who pays. And we know that Johnny told his sister Sydney that he would move Chanel and the kids back to Italy or somewhere else if he could. Johnny said he’d do it in a heartbeat.
Johnny & Chanel on Their Way Out of on DOOL
That’s a clear red flag. And we know Carson Boatman and Raven Bowens, who played Johnny and Chanel, are confirmed to be exiting Days of Our Lives. So, their departure is expected fairly soon. And all this DiMera turmoil may be the catalyst for Johnny and Chanel to leave town.
Plus, there’s her cancer. And we’ve got Johnny’s growing disgust for his father, EJ. So, I wonder if Rafe is going to argue to get Johnny immunity, get him into witness protection, which would be kind of a full circle thing since that’s how Sami and Rafe met and he got into Johnny’s life that way. I’m sure that Rafe’s going to want Johnny to testify against EJ, but George was behind most of these mistakes.
EJ was just doing cleanup for the mistake. So, we’ll see how it goes. Johnny’s confession to Rafe this week could be the tipping point for Johnny and Chanel packing and leaving Salem. So, legal exposure for Johnny and permanently messing up his relationship with his dad, EJ. Those are really good reasons for Johnny to leave town. And Rafe could help Johnny, Chanel, and the kids leave. The most natural place would be to Italy. That’s an obvious choice.
Days of our Lives: Massive Fallout Ahead
So, it would not necessarily be a formal witness protection, but maybe Johnny and Chanel voluntarily relocate to Italy after Rafe gets Johnny an immunity deal. And since Sami’s there, she would jump at the opportunity to help with her grandkids, Trey and Olivia. But obviously, there’s going to be other consequences to Johnny’s confession.
Friday’s conversation with Rafe is the clear turning point. I would expect Johnny and Chanel to start talking about leaving Salem and they may be written out possibly during November sweeps. I’m sure EJ will be livid. I think he will feel completely betrayed by Johnny. And to be fair, EJ’s known for a while that Johnny does not want to be forced to clean up this mess that he did not create.
Johnny & Chanel Stick Together on DOOL
And EJ’s son is especially not on board with destroying other people’s lives like Sarah to cover up a DiMera mistake. I believe that Rafe will do everything in his power to help Johnny avoid jail time, especially since his role in the coverup has not really gotten his hands that dirty. He left the book out to try to help save Holly’s life. He lied about records not being there. You know, luckily Holly survived, but EJ and George were the ones that did the really dirty stuff.
And I think Johnny is going to have to confess not just to Rafe, but also to Chanel, how deeply he’s been involved in the shady side of DiMera Enterprises. But I do see Johnny and Chanel working as a team, protecting one another, protecting their children. And then I think soon we’re going to see the countdown beginning for Johnny and Chanel to exit Salem. Hopefully, their marriage survives. Maybe an immunity deal and a relocation. Maybe a formal witness protection. We’ll see.
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