On Days of Our Lives, the walls are closing in on Sophia Choi (Rachel Boyd), who is doing everything in her power to keep her baby secret under wraps. For weeks, she’s worked tirelessly to convince Salem — and especially Tate Black (Leo Howard) — that their child was adopted by an anonymous couple in Chicago. The elaborate ruse was crafted with help from Melinda Trask (Tina Huang), and for a while, it seemed like Sophia had pulled it off. But as fans know, no secret ever stays buried for long in Salem, and this one is starting to unravel in spectacular fashion.
The heartbreaking twist is that Tate’s son has been right under his nose this entire time. Instead of being adopted by strangers, the baby was left at a fire station and later taken in by Javi (Carlos Torres) and Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart). The unlikely duo has stepped up as caretakers, raising the little boy and even giving him the name Tesoro. To the outside world, Tesoro’s arrival appeared to be an innocent case of a foundling being taken in by loving guardians. But viewers, of course, know that the truth is far messier — and infinitely more explosive.
In the August 13 episode, eagle-eyed fans caught the first real signs that Sophia’s elaborate web of lies may soon collapse. During a casual conversation, Ari let slip to Javi that Sophia had been heartbroken since “giving up” her baby. That revelation immediately set off alarm bells for Javi, who had no idea she’d gone through such an ordeal. His reaction didn’t go unnoticed either — Rafe Hernandez (Galen Gering) quickly picked up on Javi’s unsettled demeanor and seemed to sense something deeper was at play.
Later, the situation grew even more complicated. Javi recalled a chilling memory: the moment when Sophia’s mother first laid eyes on baby Tesoro and commented that he looked strikingly similar to one of her own children as a baby. That observation has lingered in Javi’s mind, raising a question he couldn’t shake — could Tesoro actually be Sophia’s son? At first, Javi tried to rationalize it away. After all, he had seen Sophia visibly pregnant around the time the baby was found. If she was still carrying her child, then Tesoro couldn’t possibly be hers… right?
But fans know the shocking truth. Sophia wasn’t actually pregnant when Javi saw her — she was wearing a pregnancy pad to keep up the illusion. It’s one of the most soap-worthy twists in recent memory: the woman desperate to protect her secret using a fake belly while hiding the fact that her baby had already been born and placed right in the path of Salem’s most meddlesome residents. For now, Javi has convinced himself that the timing doesn’t add up. Yet the cracks are beginning to show, and it’s clear that the truth will surface sooner rather than later.
The biggest question remains: who will be the first to put the puzzle pieces together? Javi already seems to be halfway there, with his instincts telling him something isn’t right. Rafe is also circling the situation, and given his experience as Salem’s top detective, it wouldn’t take much for him to start digging deeper. And then there’s Tate, who is still struggling with Sophia’s lies and desperately wants to be part of his child’s life. Once he learns that Tesoro is actually his son, the fallout will be massive.
This storyline has the potential to shake Salem to its core. Sophia’s deception doesn’t just affect Tate — it impacts Leo, Javi, Rafe, and the entire extended Hernandez and Black families. It also raises tough questions: how will Leo react when he learns he’s been caring for Tate’s son all along? Will Javi feel betrayed for unknowingly helping cover Sophia’s scheme? And will Sophia lose everything she’s tried to protect once the truth is revealed?
One thing’s for sure: the drama is far from over. As secrets start slipping and suspicions grow stronger, Salem is headed toward another classic DOOL bombshell. Tesoro’s true parentage is bound to come out in the worst possible way, and when it does, lives will be forever changed.
