'Days Of Our Lives' spoilers for Feb. 7: Marlena sets herself as bait to catch Stefano; Hope finds herself in big trouble

A tense-filled day awaits Salemites on the upcoming episode of “Days Of Our Lives” (“DOOL”). On Tuesday, Hope (Kristian Alfonso) gets into hot water when she unexpectedly encounters Lt Raines (Aaron D Spears) at the hospital. She knows she’s flirting with danger when she visited her friend Hattie (Deidre Hall) and she may soon pay the consequences of her actions.

Elsewhere, Hattie’s look-alike, Marlena (Deidre Hall), is all set and ready to lure Stefano (Joseph Mascolo). She and the others are anticipating his arrival so they can finally capture him and prove Hope’s innocence. Other “Days Of Our Lives” characters who will figure prominently on the Feb. 7 run include Rafe (Galen Gering), Steve (Stephen Nichols), Kayla (Mary Beth Evans), Paul (Freddie Smith), Sonny (Christopher Sean), Brady (Eric Martsolf), Nicole (Arianne Zucker) and Deimos (Vincent Irizarry).

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TV Guide reports that on Tuesday’s run of “DOOL,” Hope cuts it too close when Lt Raines visits Hattie at the hospital. Deimos, on the other hand, sees Brady and Nicole sharing a warm moment. The “Days Of Our Lives” website posted sneak peek photos of Brady and Nicole, as well as Hope for the Feb. 7 episode.

Also on Tuesday, Deimos is determined to remind Nicole that he’s the only man for her. In Prague, the guests start arriving at the masquerade ball and the Salem team waits in anticipation for Stefano. Spoilers suggest that Marlena and the rest of the team succeeds in their mission of capturing Stefano, but the whole ordeal may not end the way they planned it.

"Days Of Our Lives" soap recap

In the previous episode, Sonny headed to Prague, surprising Paul. After learning about it, the others expressed their worry, but Sonny insisted he wanted to help. Later, they all dressed up for the masquerade ball. Kayla told Marlena she could still back out if she had hesitations, but Marlena said she’s going to push through with it. The two women and the others then made their way to the ball.

Elsewhere, Hope learned that Hattie was in the hospital after being attacked in prison. After their talk, Hope told Eric that she wanted to go to Hattie. Despite Eric’s (Greg Vaughan) disapproval, Hope geared up and headed to the hospital. She disguised herself as a nurse and went to see Hattie. The two talked briefly about Hattie’s injury, Hope’s desire to turn herself in and their friendship. Hope also showed her a photo of Andre (Thaoo Penghlis), whom Hattie called a snake. Shortly after, Hope was about to leave when Lt Raines arrived.

Find out what happens next to “Days Of Our Lives,” which airs weekdays in Australia on 12:45 p.m. on Foxtel’s Arena channel. In the US, “DOOL” airs at 1 p.m. on NBC.