Thanking Daniel for saying something she wanted to hear, Tessa then spots Mariah – it’s good to see you, are you OK? she asks.
Thanks for the lesson, Daniel leaves Mariah to comment that he and Tessa seem close. You seem tired, Tessa observes. Mariah needs to ‘step it up’. What does that mean? Tessa wonders.
Claire knows that Kyle loves her but she’s still struggling. Maybe I’m being too hard on you. No, Kyle takes full responsibility – I’m so sorry. Is there anything I can do to make this right? Claire needs time to figure that out. She wishes she could let it go, but can’t.
Phyllis hasn’t committed any crimes or hacked into any companies; she wouldn’t risk not being there for her kids. Nick’s relieved to hear it – but did Cane hire you to do any hacking? He has to be stopped.
Mariah’s therapist thinks she should go to Boston for intense therapy. After a brief talk about Aria, she tells Tessa that she doesn’t know how long she’ll be gone; ‘I’m a mess’.
Claire still needs time and space so won’t be going to the launch party tonight. Kyle might skip it too – he’d probably just spend the night missing her anyway.
Phyllis tells Nick that Cane pulled the plug – he’s repairing his relationship with Mattie and Charlie and beating himself up for lying to them. Yes, Phyllis believes him; she recognizes that level of pain.
Claire encourages Kyle to go to the launch. I love you Claire Newman. I love you Kyle Abbott. She hopes they can get through this and possibly find themselves in a better place. That said, Kyle’s left alone to look sad.
Phyllis would have told Cane that she’s out if she knew what he was doing with AI. Thanks for butting in and saving me from myself. When Nick needs a favour, she agrees without hesitation (or needing to know what it is) You saved my life. Nick needs her help to save GC – share anything Cane shares with you. Giving Phyllis a kiss on the cheek, he leaves her to make a call. You sonofabitch – why didn’t you tell me what you were getting me into!?
Mariah’s sorry she hurt Tessa – I have to take care of myself before I can take care of you. It doesn’t matter if you’re in Boston, you’re already a million miles away! Trust me – tell me what you did! she’ll never understand this! She’s about to leave when Mariah blurts out – I tried to kill a man.