TV Guide Zach Spoiler --

[shimifan5]

why are they gona kill a poor little incocent kid!!! this is so depressing! im so glad that i will be in school that day...omg! thats the day AFTER my birthday! what a great present! this is just terrible! poor zack, he doesnt know that his crackhead sister is gona kill him!!!!! sorry i used crackhead-i dont use it for what it really means, in this case it means words that i cant say...get it? i hate chelsea!!!!!! ahhhhh she should be killed!!!!!

[kayla]

Yeah and I know. I also think its interesting seeing Kristian act with a girl for once, since Hope's also mothered sons. This whole thing is going to ruin any relationship Hope and Chelsea have or will have

[safirecharmed]

I could never stand Chelsea but I had hoped shed straighten up to have a family esp the way Hope is opening up to her but this will ruin it. I just cant believe it.

[safirecharmed]

SOD COVER CAPTION: "A Shocking Death! Groundbreaking plot is Days biggest tearjerker ever!!" (Pictured on Cover is Kristian Alfonso (Hope), Peter Reckell (Bo), Rachel Melvin (Chelsea) and Julie Pinson (Billie) )

Hope discovers Zack lying in the street. Chelsea calls Bo because she thought she hit a pothole. He tells her that it's okay and says he won't tell Hope about the accident but that if it comes up he will tell her the truth. Hope calls Bo to meet her at the ER. He thinks it's about Claire and is devastated to arrive and find out Zack is fighting for his life in surgery. Zack has internal injuries and bleeding in the brain. Chelsea and Max arrive and Chelsea begins to put two and two together but says nothing. Rachel comments on how much Chelsea has come to love Zack and how Chelsea is devastated to think she could have hurt him. Lexie comes out and says that Zack doesn't have any brain activity. Knowing Claire desperately needs a organ donar, she approaches the Brady family about taking Zack off life support. Hope refuses at first and then realizes that it's something she has to do. Billie will step into protective mode in the weeks ahead which will bond her and Chelsea. Kristian, Peter and Corday commented on the story. KRISTIAN ALFONSO (Hope): "Emotionally, this is the HARDEST story I've had to do. I've been crying for three weeks straight." PETER RECKELL (Bo): "I was talking to Kelly (Reckell's wife) about it yesterday and I said, 'This is a depth of emotion that I've never had to play.' I've been looking forward to this challenge for years." KEN CORDAY (Executive Producer): "Jim wanted to do something that is very daring, sad and at the same time, produces a miracle. It's an awful, painful reality of life. Unfortunately this is something that I'm sure some people in our audience have had to deal with. What could be more difficult than the loss of a child? Nothing. It's extremely powerful, something we haven't tackled in a long, long time."

What does this plot twist mean for the future of the Brady marriage? "Goodnight, Gracie," says KA grimly. PR: "I don't see how it can survive. Not only did Bo's daughter kill their son, ultimately, it's Bo's fault that it happened because he got Chelsea the licence. Every time Hope looks at him, he's going to see in her eyes that she knows he's the reason their son is dead." The dynamic and aftermath of all of this on Bo and Hope's marriage is certainly going to be something to watch.

Corday ends the article by saying, "The loss of this child is the catalyst to the next Bo and Hope story, among others."

Look for all of this to begin, starting this Friday, December 30th, with the initial reactions to Zach's death playing out over the first two weeks of January.

A promo that will be released by NBC on Friday has a short sneak peek of upcoming scenes from the storyline.

To view the promo, you must go to www.nbc.com/days and go to the VIDEO section on the top bar, once the NBC SCREENING ROOM loads, click on DAYTIME then DAYS OF OUR LIVES and it is the first link on the right (with the pick of BO and HOPE).