It looks to be a tough road ahead for Nicole next week on Days of Our Lives.

That's what happens when secret marriages get exposed.

As Arianne Zucker (pictured) told Soap Opera Weekly, over the next few episodes, Bo and Hope learn that Nicole is still married to Trent .

"Nicole could lose everything — her whole divorce settlement from Victor," said Zucker.

What will happen? Talk about it now on our Days of Our Lives forum.

Arianne Zucker stars as Nicole on Days of Our Lives.

A custody ruling leads next week's story lines on Days of Our Lives...

• Lucas is awarded joint custody of Allie.

• Steve (Stephen Nichols, pictured) asks Hope to run a background check on Trent.

• Lexie is called before the hospital board to review her position as Chief of Staff. Uh-oh!

• Victor learns the truth about his marriage to Nicole.

According to Daytime Confidential, we'll soon be saying goodbye to the character of Morgan on Days of Our Lives.

Across Kristen Renton is leaving the show, as reports say her character is headed to Chicago. It may not have been Renton's falt, but Morgan never really caught on with fans.

Do you agree? Chime in now on our Days of Our Lives forum!

Beginning September 18, All My Children alum will Matthew Borlenghi joins Days of Our Lives.

He'll play the Mayor of Salem, as the soap opera veteran recently talked about the part with TVGuide.com. Here are exceprts from that interview:

TVGuide.com: As you get ready to arrive at Days of Our Lives, what can you tell us about your new character?
Matthew Borlenghi: All that I can tell you without ending up in the principal's office is I'm playing a dicey mayor, Anthony Marino, who may be a bit unstable, and is coming and shaking things up in the Salem police department. The question is really to what end? What's his motivation? Whether he's doing things for the good of Salem, or for the good of Anthony Marino.

TVGuide.com: In what ways will he be unstable?
Borlenghi: Maybe a little bit psychologically, certainly in as far as his motivation and the way he treats the high ranks, the upper echelon of the department. I think he's a big fan of his power.

TVGuide.com: How much have you shot so far? Which characters are you impacting the most so far?
Borlenghi: I feel comfortable saying that right now, what I've shot so far, is having fairly substantial impact on the Brady family and Commissioner Carver.

Let's take a look into next week's Days of Our Lives. What will go down to begin September 2008?

• Victor pays a visit to Stefano.

• Chelsea (Rachel Melvin) decides to move on... sans Daniel!

• Max and Melanie have a discussion about each other's upbringings.

• Nicole befriends John.

Next week on Days of Our Lives, Marlena asks John for a divorce. Uh-oh!

"The more John has disintegrated, the more she's been persuaded to withdraw from him," Deidre Hall told Soap Opera Weekly.

Of course, is it ever really over between this couple? Guess we'll find out in the coming weeks.

Matt Borlenghi is the new mayor of Salem.

Long known as Brian Bodine on All My Children, the actor went on to portray Ziggy Deadmarsh on The Bold and the Beautiful. He'll begin his stint on Days of Our Lives some time this fall.

As usual, it looks to be a fun-filled week ahead on Days of Our Lives. Here's a look at what you can expect to see...

• Steve gets a website!

• Bo cooperates with Roman.

• Nick meets up with Melanie.

• Lucas (Bryan Dattilo, pictured) tells Sami he's leaving with Allie.

Ed Scott, who wrote for the top-rated soap The Young and the Restless before coming to Days of Our Lives, was fired on August 15 and replaced by former One Life to Live exec producer Gary Tomlin.

Here's Scott's reaction to the decision, as spoken to TV Guide:

TVGuide.com: So what the heck happened?
Scott: You know what? I'm not sure. But when I'm out, I'm out. If someone tells me they want a change, I'm not the type to sit there and argue or ask questions.

TVGuide.com: What about the charges that you were at odds with Dena Higley, and that you were rewriting her scripts to the extent that she took her grievance to the Writers Guild of America?
Scott: That is nonsense, a bunch of blown-up nothing. I gave notes on Dena's outlines. That's it. Take 'em or don't take 'em. That's what producer-writer meetings are about. You haggle about things, you suggest stuff, but always in the end, you let the writer do what the writer wants to do. There were never any screaming matches. Daytime drama is all about passion and purpose — there will always be disagreements. I love Days and all the people there. It was a wonderful place to work and a wonderful company — there's nobody there who doesn't want that show to succeed. The cast is always ready to work. There is no one big star, no divas.

TVGuide.com: Were you a sacrificial lamb here? I'm hearing there's more to this story — that Sony, which distributes Days, wants greater creative involvement and that your ouster was part of that.
Scott: I'm not going to comment. You will have to do your own research on that. On one hand, I want to know what's really behind all this. On the other hand, I'll never know, so why get worked up over it? I'm getting old enough! I'm going to move on.

Roscoe Born is leaving Days of Our Lives this fall. The actor joined the series in May of this year as Trent Robbins.

A show spokeswoman confirmed the actors departure and told Soap Opera Network that "Roscoe will continue to have story well into the end of September." We'll let you know when his final air date is announced.