Kristian Alfonso with co-stars
Actress Kristian Alfonso (center), who plays the role of Hope on the NBC soap "Days of our Lives," poses with co-stars Daniel Cosgrove and Galen Gering. Instagram/kristianalfonso

Thursday’s episode of “Days of Our Lives” centres on the individual and related issues of mother and daughter Hope (Kristian Alfonso) and Ciara (Vivian Jovanni). As always, Rafe (Galen Gering) becomes Hope’s rock as she confides in him about Ciara’s ongoing concerns. Ciara, on the other hand, decides to go to therapy to sort out her problems that root from the rape incident.

Other “Days Of Our Lives” cast members who will figure prominently on the May 26 installment include Aiden (Daniel Cosgrove), Chase (Jonathon McClendon), Marlena (Deidre Hall), Shawn (Brandon Beemer), Belle (Martha Madison) and Claire (Olivia Rose Keegan).

Spoiler alert! This update contains more "Days of Our Lives" spoilers. Read on at your own risk if you have not watched the latest episode.

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TV Guide reports that on Thursday’s run of “DOOL,” Ciara unburdens her heart to Marlena during a counselling session. Meanwhile, Claire wonders whether her mother has gotten back together with Shawn. Aiden is not giving up on Hope, but it dawns on him that getting a second chance with her won’t be an easy task. Elsewhere, Hope opens up to Rafe about Ciara’s concerns.

The “Days Of Our Lives" website posted sneak peek photos of the cast for the May 26 episode. Click here to see Aiden, who grasps the difficult road ahead in pursuing Hope. Shown here is Hope, who turns to Rafe for support.

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In the previous episode, Hope went to pick up Ciara and bring her to court for a hearing. Ciara was clearly anxious about the hearing’s outcome. She also expressed her concern about Aiden’s determination to free Chase from prison. Hope reassured her daughter, promising that Chase won’t be released.

Aiden paid a visit to his son, who’s behind bars. Aiden explained what happened to him, from getting into debt to being held in captive by Stefano. Their discussion turned to Chase’s rape charges. Chase said he really committed the crime, and that he lost his way because he wasn’t sure who his father was. Aiden said they could still make it up to the people they’ve hurt, and vowed to get Chase out of jail. Later, Andre called Aiden to remind him about their deal. Andre demanded Aiden to free him from prison, or else he’d tell Hope that Aiden’s lying.

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.