Days of our Lives Spoilers September 18: Belle Stuns Marlena With Her Dominic Marino Clue

Days of our Lives ends the week in a big way as our travelers return from their beyond Salem adventures. According to the latest spoilers for Friday, September 18, 2026, Belle has news for her mother and a young DiMera returns with her father.

A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words

Marlena learns of Belle's clue | Image: Peacock

The travelers from Italy are back and Marlena (Deidre Hall) can't wait to see how things went. However, she may not be prepared for the news Belle (Martha Madison) is going to give her. Belle tells her mother about the new clue they found at Dominic Marino's home in Rome. It was an old photograph of Stefano (Joseph Mascolo) with a little blonde boy.

Marlena is shaken by that news and realizes that the name Marino means "of the sea," but so does the name DiMera. Could Dominic Marino be a DiMera? Could he be another one of Stefano's many (many, many) offspring? Will Marlena even tell Belle about the memory she has been having of a Celtic knot?

Chad (Conner Floyd) has his own business to take care of when he returns to Salem. He makes a beeline to Cat (AnnaLynne McCord) and confronts her about the news that she was an ISA agent. Chad is furious that Cat had kept yet another secret from her. Cat does her best to defend herself, but will Chad understand?

DiMeras Are Back

Sydney returns to Salem | Image: Peacock

Rita's (Maggie Carney) time as lady of the manor comes to a close when EJ (Daniel Feuerriegel) returns to Salem with Sydney (Sydney Malakeh) in tow. EJ immediately has questions for Rita. He is desperate to learn more about Dominic Marino, especially after finding that photo in Italy. EJ has no idea that Rita knows exactly who this man is and even sent him Stefano's ring. What lies will Rita tell EJ to keep him off Dominic's scent?

Meanwhile, Sydney gets reacquainted with Salem at the Brady Pub, where she reunites with her more down-to-earth family members, relatively speaking. Gone are the days of high-stakes Monte Carlo poker. Now it's time for home at an old Irish pub.