Days of Our Lives sees EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) is rich. But not enough to buy University Hospital. So, we want to talk about whether Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) is the secret partner that helped him get his hands on Salem’s Medical Center. And we’ve got some breadcrumbs. We’ve got some leak info. We have lots to talk about.

We’re going to dive into whether EJ DiMera turned to somebody who’s family adjacent to help him buy the hospital or maybe that person brought him into the deal. And it could be an off-campus jilted Madame Vivian Alamain who supplied enough funds for his winning bid.

EJ DiMera’s Financial Investigation: Unraveling the Mystery of University Hospital’s Purchase

Now, you may be aware that EJ’s finances are under investigation by both the ISA and the FBI in a joint project with Cat Greene (AnnaLynne McCord) and Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) leading the charge if you’re current on today’s episodes. I know some of you guys say you just come here and you don’t really watch. So, that’s currently what’s happening if you’re not watching.

Ever since EJ DiMera won the bid to purchase the failing University Hospital, you know, people have wondered how he did it. And it’s one thing for Xander Cook (Paul Telfer) to put in a bid. He has got the buying power of the combined forces of Titan and also DiMera Enterprises, the merged company behind him. But EJ, that hospital purchase would have come out of his own personal pocket. But even his pockets aren’t that deep. And Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy) told Cat Greene she needed to come back as a ISA analyst and work with newly reinstated FBI guy Rafe Hernandez to figure out if EJ used dirty money to buy the hospital.

Days of our Lives: Rafe Ratted Out EJ

And Rafe Hernandez of course just spilled the tea to Cat Greene about EJ putting a doppelganger in his place and just a whole bunch of other schemes he’s done. But following the money trail already, Cat Greene and Rafe Hernandez see that EJ didn’t have enough money of his own to buy the hospital outright. Plus, the hospital wasn’t doing well on Days of our Lives. It was failing. So, it’s not a great investment.

There’s the Versix drug that could bring in billions. But that’s like years down the road. It takes so long to get pharmaceuticals out. So, I’m really wondering if somehow Vivian Alamain is involved and she’s working on this with EJ DiMera and there may be a third conspirator.

The Web of Deception: EJ, Family Secrets, and Potential Conspirators

So, obviously, you know, Vivian Alamain is the mother of EJ’s brother, Stefan DiMera (Brandon Barash), who is missing but alive. But first, before we dig more into the whole Vivian Alamain dynamic, I want to talk about EJ DiMera because he’s swamped right now. He’s trying to exonerate his son Johnny DiMera (Carson Boatman) from those attempted murder charges.

And of course, right now he does not know. But he will soon that people are hot on his trail digging into his finances. Cat Greene and Rafe Hernandez It looks like Patch (Stephen Nichols) might be digging into it as well. And they’ve done this whole retcon, which is a historical rewrite to make a current plot plausible if you don’t know the word retcon.

So, the retcon has made Cat Greene an expert financial analyst for the ISA and Rafe Hernandez is a seasoned FBI agent. He’s a former police commission. So, if anybody can trace where the big check EJ DiMera wrote came from, you know, I think those two stand a good chance.

Days of our Lives: Who Has an Agenda?

So, they need to figure out which rich Salemite has an agenda for the hospital and who might be involved. You know, who else in town could afford to throw cash in that big a pile to fund the hospital purchase? And not only who has that much money. But who it would actually be willing to work with EJ DiMera since he’s the face of the operation and he’s, you know, kind of one of the public enemies in town.

It’s clearly not Xander Cook or Philip Kiriakis (John-Paul Lavoisier). Now, you can’t forget that Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) has a pile of von Lochner money. But I don’t really see her having a reason to invest in University Hospital. But that’s not to say that she’s not entirely uninvolved. And also, based on Gwen’s chat with EJ DiMera, they don’t seem to be in cahoots about any sort of mutual investment or business project.

Days of our Lives: EJ on Top

So, I think EJ DiMera is the face of the plan. But not the finances behind the plan. Because remember, he had to play nice with the board members to get their votes, too. So, it wasn’t just money, it was EJ DiMera against stiff competition from Xander Cook, who was also vying for votes. And lucky for EJ DiMera, Xander Cook was arrested for beating Philip Kiriakis more than half to death.

So that cost Xander Cook a whole lot of votes. If not for that brutal attack on Philip Kiriakis and then Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) arresting him, Xander Cook might have won the vote. And of course, to make matters worse, Jada Hunter arrested Xander Cook at the hospital in front of people that either had a vote or that were very close to board members. So the board voted for EJ DiMera. The hospital got the buyout funds. And even though Philip Kiriakis didn’t press charges, Xander Cook never could get the deal undone.

Vivian Alamain: The Secret Benefactor Behind Salem University Hospital?

So, here’s why we suspect Vivian Alamain might be the source of the money behind EJ’s DiMera’s hospital buyout. First of all, Madame Vivian Alamain is loaded. Second, she had close ties to EJ DiMera through his dad, Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo). Because she gave birth to twin sons Jake DiMera (Jake Lambert) and Stefan DiMera, who are EJ’s half brothers.

Sadly, if you don’t remember, Jake DiMera died at the hands of an armed mugger in July 2022, right after he proposed to Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun). And then in October 2024, Vivian Alamain had her manservant, Ivonne, kidnap her other son, Stefan DiMera, outside the DiMera mansion.

Days of our Lives: Vivian’s Part in it All

That’s because Vivian Alamain didn’t want Stefan DiMera to reunite with Gabi Hernandez (currently Cherie Jimenez). You know, Vivian Alamain thought no woman was ever good enough for her sons and definitely not Gabi Hernandez. So Vivian Alamain forged divorce papers, sent him to Gabi Hernandez, had Stefan DiMera stuffed in a trunk and forcibly deported to Alammania.

So Vivian Alamain may want the hospital to secure a future for Stefan DiMera in Salem. And the medical facility with its research lab could be very lucrative, especially once the FDA approves the life-saving sepsis drug, Versix. Plus, Vivian Alamain could be involved with the DiMera’s twisted mad scientist, Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) working on a new and improved version of the very dead patriarch Stefano DiMera.

Days of our Lives: Marlena Dreams of Stefano

So the Summer/Fall promo showed Marlena dreaming of being Stefano’s queen of the night again. And Anna DiMera (Leann Hunley) told Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) she thinks Stefano DiMera is alive. She meaning Marlena. So, I would be totally down for Vivian Alamain having Ralph shove Papa Stefano’s memories into somebody else’s head, like maybe his son Stefan DiMera and him coming back all evil, like a Stefano DiMera 3.0. I think we have to count Steeno when they put Stefano’s memories into Patch as Stefano DiMera 2.0 plus.

And I mean, gosh, have there been more along the way? So many versions. But Vivian Alamain may also want revenge on her surrogate son, Philip Kiriakis, to punish him for rejecting her after she forged the documents so he could steal half Xander’s inheritance. And Philip Kiriakis didn’t give Vivian Alamain the big payout she wanted. So she might have helped fund EJ DiMera as a slap at Philip Kiriakis and his brother Xander Cook, basically so they couldn’t have the hospital just to be petty and vindictive.

Alliances and Conspiracies: Unmasking the Truth Behind the DiMera Empire

And don’t forget, Vivian Alamain was released from prison the same day EJ DiMera was shot. Now, I know some people think Vivian Alamain might have shot EJ DiMera. But I just don’t see a clear motive there. And our very reliable leaker told us Rachel Black (Finley Rose Slater) put a bullet into Uncle EJ DiMera. But Vivian Alamain may be conspiring with him.

You know, I could see her creeping into the hospital, talking to EJ DiMera after he woke from his coma. And Vivian Alamain might have found out the hospital was for sale, decided to throw in with EJ DiMera. Because he’s got the excuse to buy it, saying they just saved his life.

Days of our Lives: Unexpected Conspiracy

Plus, our leaker told us Vivian Alamain may be conspiring with Gwen Rizczech. That’s why she’s so hyped up about moving into the DiMera mansion. Vivian Alamain might have plotted with Gwen Rizczech while they were both in Alamania. Vivian Alamain might have gotten Gwen Rizczech to agree to monitor EJ DiMera and make sure nobody takes him down.

So, Gwen Rizczech might actually be there to protect EJ DiMera from things like Cat Greene and Rafe Hernandez and Patch trying to take him down. And our leaker said that Gwen Rizczech and Vivian Alamain would plot together. But Gwen Rizczech would be the front woman. Because Louise Sell was not available to do much filming. So, that is one more reason to suspect Vivian Alamain could be EJ’s DiMera’s silent partner. What do you guys think?