Days of our Lives 'What If' for the week of June 1: Destiny's death threatens all of Salem

Days of our Lives’ Salem has survived serial killers, devil possessions, stolen identities, brainwashing, and enough secret relatives to populate a small country. A mystery illness, however, might be the kind of threat nobody sees coming.

At first, Destiny seemed like just another Salem newcomer dealing with a medical or even a painkiller problem. Then she collapsed in the town square and never got back up. If she's the first victim of something bigger, the entire town could find itself dealing with a threat that ignores all the usual Salem drama. And if people start getting quarantined together, some relationships may become a lot more complicated in a hurry.

What if Days of our Lives unleashed a Salem-wide health crisis?

Sarah (Linsey Godfrey) initially believed Destiny's (Sarah Bartholomew) symptoms pointed to a stomach bug. That seemed reasonable at the time. Then later, she collapsed, and now she's dead. If toxicology and medical testing uncover something contagious instead of a simple illness, the entire town could suddenly become ground zero for a much larger emergency.

The first people under the microscope would likely be Sarah and Xander (Paul Telfer). Both were in close contact with Destiny during her final hours. A quarantine order could force them into close quarters together at the exact moment neither one has fully moved on from the other. Salem has reunited couples in stranger ways.

Meanwhile, Marlena and Chanel (Raven Bowens) could find themselves pulled into the crisis from another direction. Marlena would immediately become involved in helping frightened patients and families cope, while Chanel's own medical battle could become even more stressful if questions about exposure start complicating treatment decisions.

A quarantine could change several Salem relationships

Xander and Sarah are the obvious pair to watch. Put two stubborn people in isolation long enough, and eventually the arguments run out. What remains is everything they've been trying not to say. A public health crisis might succeed where months of emotional conversations failed.

Johnny and Chanel could face a different challenge. They're already dealing with frightening news about Chanel's health. Throwing the uncertainty of a possible outbreak on top of that would only increase her stress, which has a funny way of revealing cracks people thought they had successfully patched over.

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Then there's Stephanie (Abigail Klein) and Alex (Robert Scott Wilson). They're exactly the sort of people who would wind up in the middle of a crisis without meaning to. If an outbreak begins spreading through Salem while Alex is introducing her to his new daughter, Kelsey, they could find themselves looking for help or even quarantined together, with Stephanie wondering whether or not she's been focusing on the wrong things. If Destiny's death is only the beginning, it may end up changing more than one future.

Days of our Lives is available on the Peacock streaming app.

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