Strong words are exchanged next week on Days of Our Lives, among these other developments...

• Rafe and EJ have a heated confrontation.
• Justin Kiriakis (Wally Kurth, pictured) chooses to defend Victor.
• Kate begins to panic.
• Stefano is clearly up to something.

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