Over drinks at Society, Sally confides that Billy’s about to take a fall and there’s nothing she can do about it. Audra commends her friend for being ‘mature’ and wishes she could have seen Victor’s reaction to losing his company to Cane and Phyllis.
When Victoria arrives at CL’s, Nate insists she join him. It’s gone, she sighs. So, the rumours are true – your family has lost it all, he concludes.
At the estate, Devon’s calm but Abby’s understandably freaking out – Dom, please come out!
Mariah brings Dom into her motel room – she has games and treats. Go wash your hands! her exuberance fades as she flashes back to cradling her newborn, feeding Dom a bottle of ‘her’ milk (the contract doesn’t allow her to breastfeed) Snapping into a moment of clarity, she wonders ‘what have I done’? Ian appears – you have a family again.
Sally assures Audra that AC is not in trouble; she’ll run the show as she sees fit (from her barstool?) Jill’s taken a turn for the worse and no one told Billy, she hopes he reaches out to his mom. Now needing a ‘strong number two’ to help run AC, Sally hires Audra.
Victoria tells Nate that things would have gotten physical between her and Phyllis if Cane hadn’t stepped in – she was ‘gloating and prancing around’. Any legal fight will take years in court and be hard to prove. Nate sides with her against Cane (who’s responsible for his brothers’ death) Victoria doesn’t want her Dad to protect her – if he won’t share his plan, she’ll come up with her own.
Devon tries to calm Abby down – let’s go back around and this time let Dom know we’re not happy and playtime is over; he’ll pop out from somewhere. Stop! Abby knows Devon’s as worried as she is.
You showed great courage and strength, Ian praises Mariah – guilt is a stupid emotion. Stop worrying about Abby and Devon – it’s not selfish to want what’s always belonged to you. Mariah knows she can’t lie to Dom forever – he’s going to be scared. Be creative, Ian’s sure she can come up with a reason Dom can never see his parents again. We need to get on the road. This is absolutely psychotic, Mariah frets.
Nate loves seeing this side of Victoria, she’s as fierce as her father. Some people at the office call me Victor Jr, she’s sure he’s protecting her from something. You’ll need a full stomach, Nate wants to buy her dinner.
Abby reminds Devon of the rule that Dom’s to come out if he hears them calling his name. Devon insist they look again. He’ll get the flashlight.
Ian tells Mariah that once they’re in a safe place she can tell Dom that his parents don’t want him. You can show him what a true family is. The two of you have a bright future far away from GC.
Audra thanks Sally – of course she wants the job. What if Jill threatens to pull funding? You’ve always had my back and now I have yours, Sally insists. This means so much to Audra – she’s lost Glacade, Vibrante, Amy and her relationship with … Nate and Victoria arrive on cue.
Well, there goes that buzz, Audra reports that Nate claims that he and Victoria aren’t back together (also to mind her own business) He didn’t waste any time going back to her after dumping me. OK, he didn’t dump me – I screwed up, she admits.
Nate declines Victoria’s suggestion that they go elsewhere. Let’s go address the elephant in the room, they walk over. Hello ladies, Nate politely greets Sally and Audra.