Audra finds Billy drinking champagne at the bar in the Athletic Club. He explains that Coco is out of surgery and Sally will soon be back. He can’t wait because they have something to celebrate. He’s finally getting everything he’s wanted and asks her to join the celebration. Audra needs more details, so he boasts that he could be running Chancellor again as early as next week. The Abbotts are reclaiming what rightfully belongs to them. He’s vague about how.
Audra asks how Sally will respond. He’s certain she’ll support him. She finally agrees to have a drink with him as a friend. They discuss their bad reputations and trust issues before agreeing that neither of them wants Sally to get hurt. He admires her loyalty to his fiancée, and they toast to the start of their friendship.
Kyle Gives Counsel
Jack and Kyle meet at Jabot and worry about Billy celebrating a victory before he’s actually achieved anything. The legal documents appear ironclad. Billy’s lawyers have already demanded that Chancellor be relinquished by the end of the week. Jack worries about what his brother will do whether he wins or loses. Kyle urges him to step back from the situation and let Billy either fail or succeed.
Matt Disturbs Sharon
Sharon jumps when she encounters Matt on the Crimson Lights patio. She demands to know why he keeps coming back. He wants to know how Nick is doing, if only to remind himself of the pain he’s caused. She explains that the man Nick was has been lost. Matt is sorry to hear that. If that’s true, she wonders why he remains in town when they all hate him and want him gone. He admits it’s because of Phyllis. She accepts him, and he can’t turn away from that. Matt can see both the man he was and the man he is now at the same time. Sharon can understand. She’s bipolar and did terrible things when she was out of character. People forgave her for them. Matt doesn’t think he’ll be so fortunate.
Sharon admits she believes Matt is trying to change, but his choices are making that more difficult. She thinks he can’t bring himself to leave because he’s searching for absolution. Sobbing, he admits that he’s desperate for her forgiveness, though he can never imagine receiving it. Again, she urges him to leave town. If he starts over somewhere else, people will only see the new him. To him, that sounds like running away. Instead, he’s determined to stay and prove that he can be forgiven.
Lily and Cane Prepare for a Fight
Lily joins Cane at Society and admits that the legal team believes things could look bad for them if Billy’s documents are legitimate. Ashby adds that the Abbotts may not support Billy, but they won’t help stop him either. Billy wants them to surrender, but Lily is determined to fight this with everything they have.
Cane promises he’ll be there to fight every step of the way. That means they have to use all of Billy’s faults against him. Things will get dark. Lily is on board with that. She has no problem getting her hands dirty. He warns that they could have all the Abbotts coming after them if they tarnish John’s name. Lily doesn’t want that, but she won’t hesitate to do anything to win. She is her parents’ child, and Billy will regret messing with her. He loves seeing her so fired up.
Nikki Brings Venice to Victor
Victor is impressed to discover that Nikki has filled the ranch with pastries and candles. His wife enters wearing a mask. She’s bringing Venice to him. He thinks she’s beautiful and promises to take her to see the canals once their son is better. Nikki gives him a book of love poems, and he reads from it to her. They discuss how fortunate they are to have survived their relationship troubles. As they worry about Nick’s recovery, Nikki wishes there were a way they could banish Matt Clark.
The Final Scenes
Jack and his son arrive at Society, and he insists on facing Lily and Cane. He knows she’s upset, but his attempt to talk his brother out of the fight might only make things worse. Lily understands that he’s loyal to his brother. She’s being loyal to Katherine and won’t back down.
At Crimson Lights, Sharon admires Matt for wanting to change but tells him to be realistic about how the people he’s harmed must feel. Seeing him causes trauma for both her and Nick. His unusual situation doesn’t change that. He knows it could take years to earn forgiveness, but he’s determined to try and asks her to pass along his best wishes to Nick.
Back at the Athletic Club, Audra and Billy toast to his new venture and their friendship. Sally walks in, startled to see them together.
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