Days of Our Lives stuns as EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel), and Dr. Wilhelm Rolf (Richard Wharton) successfully resurrected Lexie Carver, (Renée Jones) and she shocked everybody at the will reading when she stumbled through the not-so secret passageway.
And the question now is, will EJ and Rolf wind up in Statesville Prison for this dodgy medical miracle? So, I want to talk about whether EJ and Rolf may face criminal charges for bringing Lexie back to life after being presumed dead for what is it 15 years. Paulina Price (Jackée Harry) could push for criminal charges.
Lexie Wandered Out Of The Wine Cellar on Days of Our Lives
So, it was just another day for the DiMeras when Lexie wandered out of the wine cellar and into the living room as they gathered to toast Stefano after the reading of his will. And Lexie’s appearance honestly came as no real surprise to Kristen DiMera (Stacy Haiduk) and Chad DiMera (Connor Floyd).
They know what EJ and Rolf are capable of and that the two of them had somebody in that person pod. EJ, of course, was stunned to see Lexie on her feet because he thought she was still unconscious and under Dr. Rolf’s care and supervision. But because Leo and Cat were snooping down in the tunnels, Rolf had to hide. And that little lapse was when Lexie wandered away from her underground room.
Lexie’s Family Thrilled on DOOL
Now, you could tell Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson) breathed a huge sigh of relief when he saw Lexie alive and moving around. His uncle EJ showed Theo his mom a few weeks ago, but EJ warned Theo it was still touch-and-go and that’s why EJ said we should keep her recovery a secret. However, Abe Carver (James Reynolds) who was at the will reading was absolutely shocked to see his dearly departed soulmate Lexie on her feet and alive and seemingly well.
However, the effort of getting out of the tunnel was too much and she collapsed in the living room. And it was Tony DiMera (Thaao Phenglis) who promptly called 911 and Lexie was rushed over to University Hospital to get checked out. Abe and Theo have been at her side pretty much non-stop, trading off ever since. Although Lexie has been snoozing quite a bit in the hospital, she was awake enough to tell Abe that she loved him. And he said the same thing to her while Paulina was eavesdropping.
If you’ve been watching, you also saw that Lexie didn’t recognize Theo. But to be fair, he was just a kid when Lexie died. But her confusion cleared up after Theo shared a vivid memory from his childhood about a train stamp that she put on him to feel brave. You know, the little engine that could. And that helped Lexie accept that it has been 15 years that she’s been gone and her baby boy Theo is all grown up and a man.
Paulina Is the Odd Woman Out on Days
And of course, this leaves Paulina as the odd woman out in all this. And you know, EJ loves that. We saw Abe trying to comfort his wife. But Paulina feels like a second fiddle to Lexie right now. Paulina is not even sure if she’s legally his wife because his first wife’s back from the dead.
Plus, Abe is going to find out soon that Paulina has known about Lexie for quite a while now. And of course, EJ swore Paulina to secrecy, and he threatened to tell Abe if she stopped him from bringing Lexie back. Theo knows that Paulina’s known all this time. But Abe doesn’t, and he’s going to find out soon.
Abe was disappointed. But he understood why Theo kept Lexie a secret. However, I doubt Abe is going to be as understanding with Paulina. And she already knows it’s going to be bad for her. That’s why Paulina told Abe just go be with Lexie and she sent him away and she turned to Marlena Evans (Diedre Hall) to comfort her instead.
EJ And Gwen Are Going to Rake in Big Bucks on Days of Our Lives
Meanwhile, EJ told Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’brien) they are going to rake in big bucks now that Lexie is awake. But Gwen was really mad that EJ is giving her a smaller cut of the profits than he had originally promised her. EJ also said it would take a while because they have to find the right buyer for Rolf’s miracle cure because it’s basically going to be on the black market. And she was upset. And Gwen also wondered if EJ might face legal repercussions for using Lexie as his human guinea pig. However, EJ reassured Gwen and said his legal team is certain they can work around all that. But I’m not quite as sure as he is.
What EJ and Rolf did could be considered desecrating a corpse because Lexie was pronounced dead. She was a corpse. Abe literally held her in his arms when Lexie died all those years ago. Plus, EJ and Rolf experimented on her without her consent. But I doubt Lexie is going to want to press charges for that part of it. And it was actually Stefano who put Lexie into the cryo tube until Rolf’s sketchy science could cure her cancer and bring Lexie back. Now Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans) says that Lexie’s neurological functions seem to be normalizing and there’s no signs of the tumor that killed her. At least not yet.
Paulina May Want Revenge On EJ
But I wonder if Paulina wants revenge on EJ for ripping her marriage apart and blackmailing her. I mean, certainly EJ was happy because he knew bringing back Lexie would ruin Paulina’s life. And of course, EJ wanted his beloved sister Lexie back. Period. But wrecking Paulina was a happy side effect.
So, she may go and try to convince DA Belle Black (Martha Madison) that her ex-boyfriend EJ needs to go down for causing chaos in so many lives and for whatever crimes they can come up with for Belle to charge him with. So yeah, EJ could face some kind of criminal action for desecration of a corpse or unlawful handling of human remains, especially if Lexie’s body was actually buried and she was dug up and put in the person pod on Days of our Lives.
Days of our Lives: EJ & Rolf Broke the Law
There’s also the fact that Rolf’s serums are not FDA approved. You can’t just start running a secret lab like EJ and Rolf did. That itself is against all kinds of laws. Plus, Versix was still considered experimental and it was in trials and it wasn’t approved for this use.
And it is why EJ bought the hospital because the doctor who created it worked there and Salem University Hospital owned the rights to it and had the whole supply of it. So, EJ legally owned the drug. But letting Rolf use it isn’t okay.
Days of our Lives: EJ & Rolf in Big Trouble
The FDA still had to approve all that and they didn’t. So EJ and Rolf could face charges for unlicensed human experimentation, particularly since most of Lexie’s care took place in a secret lab that had never been inspected or approved. Plus, EJ stole power from the city grid to keep it all going. I’m sure there’s a criminal charge in there, too. Theft of public utilities or something.
Even if EJ throws Rolf under the bus, it’s clear EJ was aiding and abetting. And don’t forget, Rolf’s already a wanted man for turning a blind eye to Owen Kent (Wes Ramsey), stashing Stephanie Johnson (Abigail Klein) and Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) in that room behind the lab. If you’re a longtime watcher, you know that during Stefano DiMera’s (Joseph Mascolo) reign of terror, he and Dr. Rolf never faced any lasting charges for raising the dead.
There were some arrests. But Stefano and Rolf didn’t do any amount of significant hard time for their crimes, but I could see Paulina pushing hard to take down EJ and Rolf for this. But mostly EJ. And while Abe might be grateful that EJ and Rolf brought Lexie back to them, I don’t think he’d intervene. And Belle is always looking for the chance to get back at EJ. So, it might happen. Wait to see if Rolf and EJ are arrested.
