Days of our Lives: Is Liam Deliberately Setting Jeremy Up to Take the Fall?

Days of Our Lives exposes Jeremy Horton (Michael Roark) is planning to leave Salem soon, but something is going to mess up his exit plans. It may be another stalker incident, and now I wonder if Liam Selejko (Hank Northrop) is to blame and is doing a sketchy sort of frame job on him.

I want to dive into what’s behind Jeremy not being allowed to leave Salem when he really wants to and whether Liam is to blame because he’s a criminal for hire. We have a lot of ground to cover.

Liam Selejko’s Criminal Gigs and the Link to Stephanie Johnson’s Stalker on Days of Our Lives

Small-time thug Liam is picking up random criminal gigs. I don’t know if there’s an app like Crooks R Us or TaskRabbit for felons, but not only did the guy that Abe Carver (James Reynolds) is mentoring take money from Peter Blake (Dan Gauthier) to help Vivian Alamain (Louise Sorel) henchman Klaus move those supplies into the crypt, but the question is: could Liam also be taking pay and working for Stephanie Johnson‘s (Abigail Klein) stalker?

Liam obviously does whatever it takes, including criminal activity, to put food on the table for his young son, Gage Selejko (Jack Ferrero). We know that Liam was involved with Vivian’s goon, Klaus, because he described him to the cops. Liam only gave up that info because the cops traced Peter’s money back to him and he wanted to stay out of jail.

We all know that Owen Kent (Wes Ramsey) is the stalker who’s planning to take Stephanie. That was confirmed back in the winter promo. But there also seems to be some signs that Owen may have a co-conspirator or at least somebody doing dirty work for him.

The Mystery of the Black Hoodie in Horton Square on DOOL

Now, one option is that it is indeed Jeremy, but I feel like it’s not because of the frame job. We still haven’t seen for sure who was in that black hoodie taking video of Stephanie and Alex Kiriakis (Robert Scott Wilson) in Horton Square. That could have been work done for hire by Liam.

It would make sense to hire somebody to take photos of Stephanie and Alex who wouldn’t be noticed. Liam is somebody that people are used to seeing around Salem, unlike Owen, who has been missing since an escape from a prison transport two decades ago on Days of our Lives. People would notice Owen, but they are used to seeing Liam.

We still don’t know much about Liam other than he’s been in and out of jail for various crimes. Many years ago, when he was in high school, he bullied Theo Carver (Cameron Johnson). Liam’s unusual last name, Selejko, ties him to some sketchy people from Salem’s distant past. Some of them were criminals as well.

Abe Carver’s Mentorship and Liam Selejko’s Desperate Motives on Days

Theo was upset when his dad, Abe, said that he would be mentoring Liam for that literacy program as part of his court-ordered rehabilitation. Liam told Abe he’s trying to turn his life around. But at the same time, Liam is a single dad who has to put food on the table to keep his kid in medicine, food, and school supplies.

He’ll take an easy buck where it is, and his only skills seem to be criminal ones. Liam tried to steal Cat Greene’s (AnnaLynne McCord) purse last year, and then he took money from Klaus via Peter. He then claimed to the cops that he had no idea there were going to be kidnapping victims in the crypt.

Liam claims he thought he was basically doing some kind of prepper thing. EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel) is furious because Vivian masterminded their kidnappings and she seems to be getting away with it because Gwen Rizczech (Emily O’Brien) is trying to frame Dimitri von Leuschner DiMera (Peter Porte). If EJ can’t punish Vivian, he may target Liam. EJ wants people involved in this to pay for trying to kill the DiMeras.

Potential Dangers for Liam Selejko from the DiMera Family and Beyond

Peter is dead and Vivian is out of his reach right now, but Liam is right there in Salem. Meanwhile, Liam may have another person that’s ready to take him down. Yvonne and Klaus are in Alamainia this week talking about tying up loose ends to keep Madame Vivian safe for her role in the DiMera kidnappings.

They may be figuring out what needs to be done, and those two may decide that Liam needs to go so he cannot keep talking to the cops. In the interim, we may find out that Liam’s been working with Owen.

Do you remember the time that Abe couldn’t be there for his tutoring session with Liam? I think it was when Theo was either kidnapped or in the hospital. Abe asked Jeremy to fill in for him. Jeremy showed up for Liam’s mentoring session and brought along his laptop for Liam to use to work on a resume.

Days of Our Lives: Did Liam Selejko Plant Evidence on Jeremy Horton’s Laptop?

Jeremy’s kindness might have been repaid with treachery. Liam was on Jeremy’s computer, so he could have planted evidence on the laptop to make Jeremy the scapegoat. This would ensure people won’t know that Liam is the true culprit.

Jeremy was in the dark about why they thought he owned the website dedicated to stalking Stephanie. Liam could have had the credit card info from Owen and taken that opportunity to use Jeremy’s computer. Liam may have been tasked with just buying the URL on someone’s laptop.

Maybe he got lucky with Jeremy, or maybe he was specifically targeting him. Up until now, Jada Hunter (Elia Cantu), Steve Johnson (Stephen Nichols), Kayla Brady (Mary Beth Evans), Stephanie, and her new husband, Alex, have all been 100% certain Jeremy’s the stalker.

Jeremy Horton Claims Innocence Despite His Toxic Past on DOOL

Jeremy insists he’s not guilty and thinks someone is setting him up, but only Julie Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes) actually believes him. It is possible Liam is taking money from Owen to lay this groundwork so that Owen can fly under the radar. If Liam is helping set up Jeremy, I’m sure Liam knows he’s doing a bad thing.

Now, Julie believes in Jeremy, but her track record on judgment isn’t perfect. She believed the best of Doug Williams III (Peyton Meyer), and that turned out badly. Julie also stuck up for Nick Fallon (Blake Berris), who was just very bad.

Jeremy claims even though he and Stephanie had a toxic relationship, he has changed. Jeremy went and got his teaching degree and seems well-respected at the elementary school. Other than the suspicions of Jada Hunter, Stephanie, Alex, and Steve, there’s no solid proof against Jeremy.

Is Stephanie Johnson’s Ego Clouding Her Judgment on Days?

They’re judging him on his past from many years ago when he and Stephanie had a troubled relationship. Jeremy is to blame for what he did back then, but that was a long time ago. When he first came back to Salem, he appealed to Stephanie to apologize.

From the get-go, she just assumed Jeremy was up to no good and was stalking her again. I kind of think there’s some ego around that for her to think that Jeremy is still obsessed with her after all this time.

Stephanie even thinks Jeremy hacked the Salem dating app to get a date with her bestie Jada. That seems like a big reach. Now that Stephanie and Alex are newly married, the stalker has that bug in the photo frame. He’s probably listening to them celebrating being husband and wife and honeymooning.

Owen Kent’s Plan to Kidnap Stephanie Escalates

It’s creepy, but Owen is a stalker after all, and he is another one who had a fixation on Stephanie. Her marrying Alex may force Owen to escalate the schedule of what he’s going to do. We know he’s going to kidnap Stephanie.

Owen may have been planning to snatch her before they elope, but then they snuck off and tied the knot. We could see Stephanie snatched very soon. When she’s taken, Alex assaults Jeremy, blaming him.

We know Stephanie is taken from the hospital. Then in the park, Steve grabs a guy in a dark hoodie, expecting to have grabbed Jeremy the kidnapper. But it’s Owen Kent—a blast from the past nobody was expecting.

The Final Twist and Jeremy Horton’s Delayed Exit from Salem on Days of Our Lives

In the end, we may find out Liam was helping Owen set up Jeremy. Michael Roark’s last air date as Jeremy is not until the end of April, so he can go ahead and pack his bags, but he is not leaving Salem just yet. I expect another stalkerish event points back to Jeremy, having the SPD demanding that he stay in Salem and doesn’t leave.

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