Ava Vitali's Most Jaw-Dropping Deeds On Days Of Our Lives

A very much alive Ava returned to Salem, where she learned she had a long-lost son named Charlie Dale (Mike Manning). Jan Spears (Heather Lindell) killed the psychotic Charlie, but the devil resurrected his spirit, according to Soaps in Depth. Charlie appeared to Ava, goading her into getting revenge on her longtime enemy, EJ DiMera (Dan Feuerriegel). Ava then hired Xander Kiriakis (Paul Telfer) to kidnap EJ.'s mother, Susan Banks (Eileen Davidson), so she could extort money from EJ. Disguised as a clown, EJ captured Susan and met up with Ava (via Soaps). Ava ordered Xander to kill Susan, but he refused, freeing the woman instead. Susan ran to EJ, where Ava quickly grabbed her at gunpoint and got into her car. EJ pursued while Charlie appeared, further goading Ava to kill Susan, causing her to drive off a cliff. Ava and Susan were both presumed dead, according to TV Season Spoilers.

However, Ava survived once again by jumping out of the car at the last minute. Ava's final plot against EJ was to place a bomb in the church where Susan's memorial was being held. However, her other son, Tripp Dalton, entered the church. Ava ran in to stop him, thus revealing to everyone that she was alive and a bomb was set to go off. Her warning was too late, and the bomb exploded.

Luckily, no one was seriously hurt, and Ava was finally arrested.