<P> Lani Price is a fictional character from the original NBC daytime soap opera , Days of Our Lives portrayed by Sal Stowers . Lani is introduced as a new police cadet at the Salem Police department and later reveals herself to be the illegitimate daughter of Mayor Abe Carver ( James Reynolds ) . Lani is very driven and focused on her career . Lani forms a close bond with her younger half - brother Theo Carver ( Kyler Pettis ) and also falls for Shawn - Douglas Brady ( Brandon Beemer ) who has recently separated from his wife . She is also instrumental in bringing down Ben Weston ( Robert Scott Wilson ) , the `` Necktie Killer . '' Lani leaves town when Shawn - Douglas reunites with his ex-wife . The character returns to town in December 2016 to visit her father Abe who has recently been shot . A paranoid Theo ropes her into investigating their father 's new love interest Valerie Grant ( Vanessa A. Williams ) . </P>
<P> Lani Price is a fictional character from the original NBC daytime soap opera , Days of Our Lives portrayed by Sal Stowers . Lani is introduced as a new police cadet at the Salem Police department and later reveals herself to be the illegitimate daughter of Mayor Abe Carver ( James Reynolds ) . Lani is very driven and focused on her career . Lani forms a close bond with her younger half - brother Theo Carver ( Kyler Pettis ) and also falls for Shawn - Douglas Brady ( Brandon Beemer ) who has recently separated from his wife . She is also instrumental in bringing down Ben Weston ( Robert Scott Wilson ) , the `` Necktie Killer . '' Lani leaves town when Shawn - Douglas reunites with his ex-wife . The character returns to town in December 2016 to visit her father Abe who has recently been shot . A paranoid Theo ropes her into investigating their father 's new love interest Valerie Grant ( Vanessa A. Williams ) . </P>
who plays lani price on days of our lives
who plays lani price on days of our lives
Sal Stowers
Sal Stowers