Nikki wants to go see Nick. Victoria understands but it’s not a good idea. No, Nikki doesn’t need to go to a meeting. Sadly, she’s shown Nick what relapse looks like. You’ve also shown him what resisting looks like, Victor’s supportive.
Instead of coming back to rehab, Nick bought drugs and checked into a dumpy motel. After a dream, he felt heroic when flushing his drugs and later, got high with a woman who almost OD’d/died – the EMT’s took her away. Here I am. Sounds like you saved her life, Marie appears to say.
After Sharon tells her the same story, Mariah knows Nick called her Mom because he trusts her. You’ve never once said no when someone needs you but everyone has their limit. Sharon’s only there because someone helped her ‘over and over again’. Being able to help others means the world to Sharon – ‘it’s not a burden, it’s an honour’.
When Jack whines that Billy didn’t tell him he was working at Chancellor (for Cane) Billy asks him not to interrupt – there’s a secret deep inside Chancellor that Jill doesn’t want me to know. Yes, Billy did find out what it is.
Sharon’s now at the ranch to share her belief that Nick will stay in rehab this time – he feels guilt and shame; he seemed so lost. Is Nick ready for this fight? Nikki wonders.
Marie now seated beside him, Nick talks about the voice in his head that said last night had to happen. The voice says he’s a hero but also a waste. Neither of those things is true, he knows. An emotional Marie nods as Nick speaks.
Billy has files all over his living room right now. After a brief recap of Chancellor’s history, he explains that someone quietly saved it from bankruptcy. Who played Santa? The late, great John Abbott.
Marie’s here because the hospital handed her a flyer. God – the next day suck after getting high. Thinking about the selfish mistakes you made. Having someone to get high with makes it a party (and less pathetic) Unless your buddy had to be low-key ‘forced’. She knows Nick just wanted to be left alone – I wasn’t having it.