The recipe to having a long-time running soap opera is to keep the fans guessing and dishing out surprises from time to time. 'Days of Our Lives' sure have that down pat as it still continues to shock and awe its viewers.

Recently, 'Days of Our Lives' unmasked its Necktie Killer as Ben Weston. It was a welcome change for Robert Scott Wilson, who plays the role and who admits that Ben's character was starting to get a bit boring.

"I ran with it because I got what I wanted: a chance to play Ben in a total arc, taking him from one set of character traits to a completely different type of person," the 27-year old actor confided to Soap Opera Digest.

But the reveal to viewers does not mean the end of the Necktie Killer story arc. More chaos is yet to come and Chad DiMera (Bill Flynn) is set to prove his innocence. According to Inquisitr, he is going to do that by seeking out the homeless man by the docks on the same night when Serena died.

Meanwhile, Caroline Brady's (Peggy McCay) health will continue to deteriorate with a recent hospitalization for her mental state. Fans are surely going to continue worrying for her as the show is mum on just how far Caroline's health is on the decline.

Speaking of Caroline's health, it seems her mental state will cause more trouble than is worth it. Victor (John Aniston) and Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) will not see eye-to-eye on just how to handle the Brady matriarch's condition.

Aiden Jennings (Daniel Cosgrave) and Stefano DiMera (Joseph Mascolo) have been cohorts in the past episodes, but on Wednesday, fans saw  a strain between them, with the former owing the latter big time. Will Stefano's clutches cause him to finally leave Salem?

Death also looms in the horizon as teasers show more murders in the Oct. 8 and 9 episodes.

Watch what else is up in Salem in 'Days of Our Lives,' which airs on NBC from Mondays to Fridays, at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.