John hasn’t been his old self lately, but a drug lord? Nah. Aside from Victor and Philip, here are some other suspects to ponder:

First we come to Paul Hollingsworth. He blames John for getting him involved in the entire DiMera-Kiriakis War. Is he resourceful enough? Does he have the actual resources? He is/was a customs guy and has probably made some friends that could help him pull it off. And, it would be ironic if he used the money John paid him off with to frame him. Likelihood? That’s TBA.

Two, Nicole. This is a little far fetched and probably won’t happen, but he did scorn her and nobody messes with that drunken mess. Her motive – pure and simple revenge. Resources? Oh yah! She could easily use the Kiriakis fortune and that would be an even bigger twist as she could frame Victor or Philip for framing John! Likelihood? Not really, she’s too busy drinking, planning shopping trips with Ava and flirting with E.J. Yet, Philip is on her “to do” list as well and she might think this is a way to impress him. Hmm …

Next we come to Dr. Rolf. Sure he’s afraid of John, more so the fact he could be sent back to the slammer, but he’s been a little humiliated by his “master” and once an evil scientist, always an evil scientist. He was never the brains behind Stefano’s plans, but the guy does have a corrupt mind. Now, does he have the resources? Sorta. He knows all of the Phoenix’s secrets which could include hidden money and shady connections. Likelihood? Probably not.

Then there’s Martino Vitali. Ok, he’s dead and didn’t seem to know John, BUT he seems like the kind of shady character that Stefano would do a little wheeling and dealing with. This could have been a case of horrifically bad timing for John and quite possibly the drugs may have been funneling through DiMera ships for years. This would not only be a cool twist, in my humble opinion, but incorporate Ava into an entirely new storyline. Likelihood? A skeptical maybe/probably not.

Finally, let’s ponder our last suspect – E.J. This is another “I highly doubt it” theory, but one that should be pondered for a second or two. He did have wads of cash to pay Nicole to help him scheme his way into Sami’s heart when he’d only been working for a day. He may have had some money saved up, but that just made him a little suspect. His motive? The easy way out is by simply stating the obvious … he’s a DiMera and we never really get a rational explanation for their actions. Yet, he was cut out of the family fortune and this could be an easy way to gain control of the empire. Likelihood? Again, probably not which leads us back to Philip or Victor …