Tonight's Beyond The Gates episode centers on Deanna confronting Joey after Doug's letter, which was left inside a box and revealed at a tense dinner. Viewers and commenters questioned why Doug's lawyer did not send the letter to the police instead of placing it in a box and why Vanessa brought her dead husband's belongings to her new boyfriend's home to open. Several posts criticize Joey for opening the box and call him unsympathetic, while others explicitly support Deanna's scheme to take him down. The episode also raises plot questions about how Doug knew Kenny's last name when Kenny was originally a John Doe and whether Bill's neurological issues began after he drank tea Hayley gave him. SoapSPOILERS reports that Bonita Brisker, Maria Howell, and Cady McClain return to the show in this episode. Multiple posts flagged a likely confrontation at the dinner scene and singled out Deanna and the pairing of Jacob and Naomi as highlights of the hour.
