Days of Our Lives reveals detectives JJ Deveraux (Casey Moss) and Shawn-Douglas Brady (Brandon Beemer) had a near fatal encounter with Vivian Alamain’s (Louise Sorel) henchman Klaus Mueller (Bassel Alzaro) this week, and Liam Selejko (Hank Northrop) was about to be shot by Klaus when JJ showed up, but then the detective froze and nearly got them both killed.
Thankfully, Shawn showed up and saved the day. But it seems like JJ might be on the brink of a spiral. And I wonder if he’s going to hit the booze or pill bottle like he’s done in the past or something much more terrible that he’s done in the past when he was spiraling. We’re going to dive into what happens to JJ.
JJ Freezes During Shootout with Klaus on Days of Our Lives
So, we have JJ quite shell shocked. And now Shawn is gravely wounded, but the good news is he will be okay. He’s in the hospital after the run-in and double shooting with Klaus. So, good news is that Shawn seems to have finished off awful Klaus. We could soon see JJ spiraling after failing to protect his work partner and cousin, Shawn.
And JJ also just nearly stood there and allowed Liam to get shot in the standoff, too. I mean, he was injured, but not seriously. And honestly, I kind of felt this might have been coming given many of the hints they dropped during JJ and Theo Carver’s (Cameron Johnson) interactions and conversations over the last couple of months.
You know, JJ felt like he was in a good place in life. He was taking sensitivity training courses. He was going to counseling as part of his healing from the trauma of shooting Theo Carver years ago. And of course, he has since forgiven JJ and decided that he’s all right with him being on the force again. Theo, you know, brought that up.
JJ’s DOOL Past: Shooting Theo and Nearly Taking His Own Life
So, a little backstory for those who may not know, may not remember, maybe newer. About eight years ago, rookie cop JJ Deveraux shot Theo while he was fleeing a break-in scene in a hoodie. Theo had been hired to do some hacking. I think Cade had hired him, so he was out doing some shady stuff, but JJ fired. And Theo was clearly unarmed.
JJ was devastated when he saw that he had shot Theo. And back then after the shooting, JJ wound up on the brink of suicide. He even wrote goodbye letters to all of his loved ones, gave away all of his possessions. Not only that, but he broke up with his then girlfriend, Lani Price (Sal Stowers), because of all the guilt he was suffering.
And JJ was facing suspension and charges with the SPD. So, he just couldn’t take it anymore. Then JJ went and checked into a hotel on Christmas Eve 2017. And I guess that’s eight and a half, nine years ago. So he planned on intentionally overdosing himself.
Days of our Lives: Gabi Saves JJ
However, Gabi Hernandez (Cherie Jimenez) just had this feeling, this gut feeling, a hunch that JJ needed help. And she got there in the nick of time and stopped him. And then Gabi stayed the night with JJ to keep him safe and was talking him through the deep depression and this rock bottom moment he was in. After that, things began to slowly get better for JJ.
Then Theo woke up from his coma. That was Christmas Day 2017, but he was paralyzed and there was a very long road to recovery for Theo. But he eventually learned to walk again. And he was at this specialized rehab center in Johannesburg, South Africa and Theo forgave JJ’s awful mistake and then you know he moved there and he and Theo became roommates and business partners in South Africa.
So, in recent months we had Tony DiMera (Thaao Penghlis) bringing Theo home from South Africa to run DiMera Enterprises and he was stunned to find that JJ was back in Salem and had a job with the Salem PD again. And if you don’t remember, his girlfriend cheated and JJ was upset.
That’s why he came back to town before Theo. And Theo went and tried to get top cop Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu) to fire JJ and was telling her stuff about the shooting. But Jada insisted that JJ was a good cop and he was taking the necessary classes and getting counseling to stay a police officer and do a good job at it.
JJ Had a PTSD Flashback During the Shootout on Days
And now Theo and JJ have finally reached a level of trust again, and they actually celebrated St. Patrick’s Day at the Brady Pub together drinking those green spritzers. But things took a turn when JJ came back to the pub. He had left something behind when he was sitting with Theo.
And that’s when JJ ran into Shawn and they were kind of catching up for a moment and then Shawn got a message that Klaus was spotted in the warehouse district. So, JJ and Shawn raced out of the Brady Pub, headed over to find the bad guy.
Meanwhile, Klaus had caught up with Liam and he had his gun out and Klaus was about to put a bullet in Liam’s head to tie up a loose end so he couldn’t implicate Vivian in the DiMera kidnappings.
But JJ got there first, right after, you know, Liam and Klaus got there and he stepped in front of Liam while Klaus was aiming at the guy. And then JJ just froze up. Then he was haunted by this flashback of the night he almost killed Theo while on duty. And that delay gave Klaus time to fire and a bullet grazed Liam’s arm.
Days of our Lives: Shawn Saves the Day
And then Shawn showed up and leaped in front of both of them, JJ and Liam, right as Klaus was getting ready to shoot a gun and Shawn and Klaus exchanged gunfire same time. Meanwhile, Liam took off running. He’s terrified, understandably, and both Klaus and Shawn were shot and JJ just stood there in disbelief and then he finally snapped out of it and called for help.
Thankfully, Days of Our Lives spoilers point to Shawn making it through. He and JJ are talking at the end of this week at University Hospital. And I wonder if JJ is gonna tell Shawn that it’s his fault he got shot because he froze up and he couldn’t do his duty.
Will JJ Spiral Again?
This turn of events could actually cost JJ everything all over again. JJ may be on leave along with Shawn while Jada has to investigate an officer involved shooting. The last time JJ discharged his firearm in the line of duty was the incident with Theo. And of course JJ almost committed suicide over all that. Now his cousin Shawn is lucky to be alive and JJ freezing up is definitely a contributing factor to his shooting.
And this time the guilt he feels is going to be different because JJ just did nothing. He didn’t shoot. He didn’t do what he’s supposed to do, what he’s trained to do. Three people wound up with bullet wounds. Liam with a very minor one, Shawn with one more serious, and Klaus who seems to be enjoying a dirt nap at this point.
Then we could see JJ turning to drinking or drugs over all this to start numbing the pain again. If you remember, JJ had a drug problem right out of high school. Plus, he isn’t in a relationship with anybody right now, so he’s lonely, and that means nobody’s there to see the warning signs. His parents are across the country. But thankfully, he is not living alone. And of course, the Gabi ship sailed a while ago when JJ suspected she shot EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel).
Days of our Lives: Will Gabi Step in Again?
But maybe she’ll see these same warning signs. And hopefully Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) is going to keep a watchful eye on JJ because he’s family and he’s living in the Horton house. However, Julie’s pretty busy. So, you know, we’ll see.
And this could get awkward for JJ and Julie, especially since she’s tutoring Liam. And of course, we know that Theo isn’t thrilled that Liam’s around because that was his high school bully. To be fair, petty criminal Liam did apologize for his role in the DiMera kidnappings, which Theo got pulled into.
So, will JJ tell Shawn the truth that he had a PTSD flashback and just stood there and couldn’t do his job and that’s why Liam got shot and that’s why Shawn got shot? So, I wonder if Theo is going to be there to comfort JJ. I do think Theo is somebody that JJ might confide in.
And I also really hope JJ doesn’t spiral out. You know, maybe Gabi will see the signs and help him through or tell other people they need to help him. The new police drama may not be good for anybody involved, especially JJ Deveraux. But at least Shawn is going to survive.
