blackmails Kate into hiring him. Nick also manipulates Gabi into giving him another chance, and she feels that she must do so or risk going to jail for trying to murder Nick. Nick later manipulates EJ DiMera and Sami into giving Gabi a modeling contract with Countess Wilhelmina. Later, Nick gets involved in the custody agreement for Will and Gabi's daughter, pushing Gabi to only let Will see his daughter when she allows it. Will and Sonny feel that Nick would manipulate Gabi until he has her and Ari to himself. In the meantime, EJ finds out that someone had pictures of him and Abigail Deveraux kissing sent to his house. EJ and Abigail later find out that Nick was behind it. On May 9, 2014, Nick is shot three times, once in the back and twice in the chest, and he dies on May 12 with an open investigation into who was responsible. On May 30, 2014, it is revealed that it was Gabi Hernandez who shot Nick. On Halloween 2021, Nick's corpse was raised as a zombie by the devil-possessed Marlena Evans and was sent to terrorize Gabi. Jake DiMera and Gabi manage to stop Nick and return him back into his grave. In A Very Salem Christmas, Will Horton writes a story where Nick is still alive and he and Gabi become a couple during the holidays. Nick returns in 2023 when he tricks Marlena Evans, Kate Roberts, and Kayla Brady into signing their souls away to Satan under the guise of Susan Banks, Jordan Ridgeway and Adrienne Kiriakis. He nearly succeeded unit Jake Lambert-DiMera appeared and revealed that the three women were still alive and that Nick only did it to cause pain to Will. Jake reminded him that Julie Olsen Williams stilled loved him and believed there was still something good in him. This convinces Nick to send the women back to Earth. References External links Nick Fallon from soapcentral.com Days of Our Lives characters Fictional murderers Television characters introduced in 2006 Male characters in television Male villains Fictional characters incorrectly presumed dead