'Days Of Our Lives' spoilers for Oct. 3: Hope gets agitated when Aiden insists on meeting her; a Salemite remains in grave danger

Anxiety goes into overdrive in Salem on the next episode of “Days Of Our Lives” (“DOOL”). On Monday, Hope (Kristian Alfonso) becomes extremely concerned when Aiden (Daniel Cosgrove) invites her for a serious discussion. Spoilers suggest that he’s intent on blackmailing her to submit to his demands. Recognising the power he has on her, Hope has no choice but to do whatever he wants.

Meanwhile, Joey (James Lastovic) is still in the hands of the fugitives and his parents can’t do anything but worry about him. Other “Days Of Our Lives” cast members who will figure prominently on the Oct. 3 installment include Rafe (Galen Gering), John (Drake Hogestyn), Steve (Stephen Nichols), Kayla (Mary Beth Evans), Chloe (Nadia Bjorlin), Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier), Orpehus (George DelHoyo), Clyde (James Read) and Xander (Paul Telfer).

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TV Guide reports that on Monday’s run of “DOOL,” Chloe’s love story with Philip comes to an abrupt halt. Meanwhile, Nicole gets suspicious about Deimos’ actions and grills him about it. Elsewhere, Steve comforts an emotional Kayla, who’s wrought with worry about their son, Joey. Hope, on the other hand, gets anxious when Aiden asks her to meet with him.

The “Days Of Our Lives” web site posted sneak peek photos of the cast for the Oct. 3 episode. Shown here is Chloe, who decides to end things with Philip following the shocking paternity results. Click here to see Kayla, who turns to Steve as she agonise about Joey’s status.

"Days Of Our Lives" soap recap

Last week, Abe was rushed to the hospital after being shot by Clyde. Theo was in a state and Ciara comforted him. Meanwhile, John finally tracked down where the fugitives were hiding with Claire and Joey. John and Steve arrived at the hideout, where the prison escapees were talking about Clyde’s mistake. Claire tried to untie herself, while Xander noticed the necklace. Orpheus examined it and learned that it had GPS on it so he smashed it to the ground. Suddenly, shots were fired and John and Steve shot back. Later, Joey and Claire were able to free themselves from their binds. Joey fought with Xander, who hit his head with the gun. Joey fell to the ground and lost consciousness while Claire managed to escape. Steve grabbed her and they ran away. Steve and John went back to the hideout but it was empty. There was blood, however, and Steve promised to kill the evil trio for wreaking havoc in Salem and his family.

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 and 8 p.m. on POP.