I mean we see Stefano sitting in his parlor (which I would swear is the same set as the Mansion with a few changes) and suddenly there’s John at his door. Did he know where Stefano was all this while, and if so why did he not tell Marlena. Well, at least he took Marlena’s side in the conversation, which he certainly has not been doing while he was in Salem. I don’t know, it just appeared to me to be a re-write or something. That opening scene just took me by complete surprise.