University Hospital – Marlena’s Office: Kayla arrives, and they chat about holiday celebrations. She’s surprised to see Marlena at work, and she says John “ditched” her. He was called away by the ISA for a top secret mission.

They say that as a door closes, a window opens. It turns out that’s definitely true in Salem, because even as the soap town continues to deal with the death of longtime leading man Doug Williams (and the real-life passing of portrayer Bill Hayes),

Days of our Lives spoilers for next week reveal Doug’s goodbye message to Julie, and a Horton family mystery kicks off after his memorial.