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Chance and Rey have a hunch that Billy was framed but they can’t figure out who would want to frame Billy for murder. Billy feels hurt because Abby doesn’t think he is innocent. Phyllis is grateful to Nick for his help in buying out for Victoria’s share of the hotel. Victoria takes the deal but tells Phyllis that this isn’t a win for her because she couldn’t have bought back the hotel without Nick’s help. Phyllis is grateful to Nick for his help but tells him she must accept that she is a failure. Lily and Billy discover what hotel the police witness is staying thanks to Billy’s source at the police station. Lily heads to the Grand Phoenix to talk to the witness.

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Chance and Abby spend their first day at the Chancellor Mansion babysitting Miles. Sally asks Kyle if she can be the new head of Marketing at Jabot, but Kyle tells her the position has been filled by Mariah. Chelsea is disappointed because her doctor won’t be able to treat her aneurysm until after the holidays. Adam assures Chelsea they will leave town after she is treated for her illness and is healthy again. Michael offers Billy a plea bargain if he pleads guilty to second degree homicide and he will get five years. Billy turns down the deal and fires Amanda because she thinks he should take the deal. Lily thinks Billy should rehire Amanda as his lawyer, but he refuses to do it. Billy tells Lily that his contact at the police station knows where the witness that claims to have seen him shoot Adam is staying. Lily thinks they should come up with a plan so they can talk to the witness.

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Nate and Elena go out on their first date and since they have such a good time they decide to go on another date. Abby and Chance enjoy the last day of their honeymoon and decide that when they return home they will live in the Chancellor Mansion. Abby also decides that her last name will be Abby Newman Abbott Chancellor and Chance is happy she decided to include his last name. Nick tries to persuade Victoria to sell the Grand Phoenix back to Phyllis but Victoria later calls her lawyer and asks him to look through the contract to find a way to push Phyllis out so she can sell the building for a tidy profit. Devon calls Amanda to invite her to share his take-out dinner with him and she gladly heads to his place. Lily and Billy decide to use Chancellor Communications resources to find out the person who tried to shoot Adam but instead shot Chance.

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Summer hits the ground running as President of Jabot Collective and sharing her ideas for the company with Lauren. Theo tells Sally that Kyle is Summer’s Achilles heel so she should use him to get Summer out of Jabot Collective. Adam and Chelsea get some bad news from her doctor who tells them that she has a cerebral aneurysm that could have been caused when she fell and hit her head. Adam and Chelsea decide to wait to leave town until they see the doctor tomorrow and they find out more about her condition. Chelsea tells Chloe about her condition and Chloe offers to get her through this but suggests that Chelsea let Adam leave town alone. The Abbott family offers to give Theo ownership of a small very profitable company Dina owned in Paris if he drops his lawsuit against them. Theo turns down the offer, so Jack wants to speak with Theo alone. Jack makes it very clear to Theo that if he turns down the offer and decides to go to court he will lose everything.

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Christine, Lauren, and Nina have a girls lunch and share memories of the old days. Nina promises to have dinner with them before she goes back home. Billy and Lily make love one more time before starting their day. Billy is very happy he walked Lily to her room last night. Billy thinks Adam or Victor set him up for shooting Chance. Adam persuades Chelsea to give him another chance and they start packing to leave town and move closer to Connor. Adam tells Victor and Victoria that he will sign away all claims to his inheritance only if his inheritance is given to Connor. Victoria makes the changes to the contract and Adam signs it then he tells Victor and Victoria he and Chelsea are leaving town. Adam arrives home and finds Chelsea unconscious on the floor. Rey arrests Billy for shooting Chance.

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Lily and Billy have a nice date where he tells her about Chance and Abby’s wedding. Lily thinks that she can prove that Billy didn’t shoot Adam by checking the Chancellor Communications security footage. The footage is time stamped so they could prove what time he came into the office and what time he left the office. Chance and Abby are not happy to arrive at their honeymoon suite on their private island Abby tells Chance that he has been the victim of a scam but despite the terrible honeymoon suite they decide to make the best of things and try to enjoy their honeymoon. Kyle and Summer watch the movie The Awful Truth with Jack because it is one of Dina’s favorite movies. Kyle tells Jack that he and Sumer have decided to take their relationship slowly.

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Chance and Abby exchange wedding vows and rings as their family watches them. Chance and Abby cut their wedding cake and thank everyone for sharing this special day with them. Billy arrives to offer his best wishes to the newlyweds and tells Chance that he didn’t shoot Adam. Nina asks the guests to write marriage advice for Chance and Abby and everyone puts their advice in a box. Nina gives the box to Chance and Abby before they leave for their honeymoon.

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Chance manages to calm Abby’s doubts about marriage and the wedding starts late but goes on as planned. Abby wears a beautiful dress and walks down aisle to her groom. The wedding guests recall their own weddings and have memories of family members and friends who have died and are looking down on Abby and Chance’s wedding day.

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Elena has a dream in which both Devon and Nate are involved but even in her dream she can’t decide which of the two men she loves. Elena has a talk with Lola and Lola thinks that the only way Elena can make a decision is to get to know Nate better and see if she has real feelings for him. Elena tells Nate that if he asked her on a date she would accept his invitation. Chelsea decides she must leave Genoa City for good with or without Adam because it is what is best for her. Chelsea stops by Adam’s place and can’t find him, so she sends him a text asking him his whereabouts. Victor tries to persuade Adam to commit himself to a Psychiatric ward for evaluation. Adam refuses so Victor shows Adam a court order supported by Sharon that says the court believes he must be committed to a Psychiatric ward. Sharon arrives to talk to Adam and tells him she thinks he needs professional help. Sharon and Victor are saddened when Adam asks the people taking him to the hospital to let go of him.

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Chance and Abby talk to Jill on video chat to ask permission to use the Chancellor Mansion for their wedding next week. Jill is a little shocked that the wedding is so soon, but she gives her permission to use the mansion and offers to have her decorator get the house ready for the wedding. Ashley also offers to help Abby with the wedding plans. Lily and Amanda talk about their romantic lives and Lily says that she is taking things slowly and isn’t looking for a serious relationship. Amanda tells Lily that she and Devon ordered take out Chinese food and talked like friends. Rey and Paul search Billy’s office after they show him a search warrant and find a single blue earbud that matches one found at the crime scene. Billy hires Amanda as his lawyer and temporarily leaves Chancellor Communications so the company won’t be hurt by his legal problems. Adam tells Chelsea he is willing to leave Genoa City as long as she comes with him and Chelsea tells Adam that she needs time to think about the situation. Victor asks Sharon to help Adam because she is the only one that he can talk to him about his problems and Sharon agrees to help Adam. Victor then goes to Adam’s place and begs him to get professional help.

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Sally asks Jack to put in a good word for her with Lauren because she wants to run Jabot Collective. Jack thinks Sally has talent for the fashion business and she will work for Jabot Collective eventually, but she isn’t ready to run the company. Sally decides to help Theo get some of his grandmother’s money. Sally asks Theo to find out who is going to run Jabot Collective so she can get her competition out of the way. Victoria tells Phyllis that if,she doesn’t consult her on every decision she makes regarding the Grand Phoenix she will be fired. Phyllis leaves a message for Amanda asking her to give her some legal advice before she loses the hotel. Summer is torn about taking Lauren’s job offer or staying at Jabot. Jack and Kyle both tell Summer that although it will be a big loss for Jabot, they don’t want to stand in the way of her taking her dream job. Nick overhears the conversation between Faith and Phyllis at the park and is very upset with Faith because she had two drinks. Nick has a long and serious talk with Faith about why she shouldn’t drink. Faith promises not to have a drink again. Nick and Phyllis have an argument because he is upset with her because she didn’t tell him about Faith’s drinking.

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Amanda tells Devon that she met with Rose’s neighbor Nadine and she only has more questions, but she will keep investigating until she finds her and Hilary ‘s biological parents. Abby asks Mariah to be her maid of honor and she also wants Devon to officiate the wedding once he is ordained. Elena finally admits to Nate that she has feelings for him, but she also tells him that she still has feelings for Devon. Sally asks Lauren if she can have the job as the head of Jabot Collective, but Lauren tells her she has another person in mind for the job. Kyle and Summer decide to fight for their relationship, but Summer tells Kyle she needs time to get over her doubts about their relationship. Adam apologizes to Chelsea for kidnapping her and tells her that almost getting shot made him realize that he would be lost without her. Chance develops a staph infection and after a few tense hours his fever breaks and he is on the way to recovery. Chance tells Abby he doesn’t want to wait another minute to marry her. Theo meets with Britany Hodges because he wants to know what he needs to do to contest Dina’s will.

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Phyllis figured out that Faith has a hangover and she has a talk with Faith. Faith admits she had Vodka and pineapple juice at her friend Jordan’s house. Faith explains that it was the first time that she had a drink. Faith begs Phyllis not to tell Nick because it could ruin the close relationship between her and her father. Phyllis tries to tell Nick about Faith twice, but they start talking about other things and then Nick leaves. Chance tells Rey that Adam didn’t shoot him he was shot protecting Adam from being shot. Paul tells Victor that Adam kidnapped Chelsea because she saw blueprints of Newman Tower on his computer and Chelsea thought he was going to try and hurt the Newman family. Rey suspects Chelsea shot Adam, but Adam tells him Chelsea would never shoot the father of her child. Rey offers to put Chelsea in protective custody at first she turns down his offer but later decides to go into protective custody and sends a text to Rey. Chelsea is about to leave the house when she is startled by Adam. Chance seems to be doing well but he suddenly has trouble breathing and Abby screams for someone to help him.

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Chelsea tells Rey she thinks Adam kidnapped her to keep her from telling the police that she saw blueprints for Newman Tower with an x mark in a particular spot. Adam is worried about Chance’s condition and blames himself for the whole situation. Sharon and Lily talk about their cancer experiences and tell each other how grateful they are that they are free of cancer. Billy goes to the hospital since a source told him that Adam is a suspect in Chance’s shooting. He wants to make this the second part of the “Making of a Monster” story. Abby knows what Billy is trying to do and begs him not to use his family connection to exploit Chance’s situation right now. Billy later tells Lily that he realized how much pain Abby was in and writing the story would only cause her more pain. Lily is happy because she thinks Billy has finally learned that there are innocent people involved in the stories they write and that they must be more careful with their stories. Billy tells Lily that he will find something else that Adam has done and make that the second part of the “Making of a Monster” story. Abby keeps vigil at Chance’s bedside and after a long wait Abby is thrilled when Chance finally awakens.

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Sally tells Theo that she came to Genoa City hoping to persuade Jack to let her design for Jabot Collective but Jabot closed the company. Theo informs her that the company was sold to Fenmore’s and tells her that he can help her reach her goal. Theo wants Sally to be his spy at Jabot and give him any information that will help him claim his inheritance. Sally turns down Theo ‘s offer and tells him she doesn’t need his help to reach her goal. Summer tells Kyle she thinks Sally has an agenda, but Kyle thinks that Summer is jealous because she and Sally have similar personalities. Chance is shot shielding Adam from a gunshot intended for him. Chance manages to say “Adam” to Rey before being taken to the hospital. Abby is informed that Chance has been shot and heads to the hospital to wait for Chance to get out of surgery. Rey goes to Adam’s place to question him about Chance’s shooting. Chelsea arrives home out of breath and looking disheveled and Chloe wonders where Chelsea has been and what happened to her.

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Lily asks Billy to be professional at work and not go out of his way to do special things for her because people at work may start to gossip about them having a personal relationship. Faith lets Adam have it and tells him he is a terrible person who should be in jail for everything he has done. Faith tells Adam she wishes he would go away and leave everyone alone. Faith heads to the park and meets with her friend Jordan and tells her what happened with Adam and Jordan offers her drugs to make her feel better. Victor tells Victoria and Nick that he wants to stage an intervention for Adam and he hopes they can stop Adam from carrying out his plan. Victoria agrees to help with the intervention but later tells Nick she intends to ask Adam to sign a contract giving up his claim to his inheritance just to see if he really is a changed man. Chance tells Rey that he is having Adam followed because he suspects Adam had something to do with Chelsea’s disappearance. Rey also gets suspicious when Sharon tells him that Adam told her wanted to put his past behind him. Chelsea continues to try to get out of the room where Adam is keeping her hostage.

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Sally gets a job as Lauren’s assistant because she tells Lauren she just wants to get her foot in the door in order to make a fresh start, but she really isn’t happy with the job and wants something better. Dina’s will is read and her money is split between her three children with instructions to use it to do good in the world. Ashley begins to research charities that could use the money Dina left to them. Abby is given Dina’s apartment in Paris with instructions to use it as often as possible. Kyle is given Dina’s art collection with instructions to sell some of it but keep the paintings that he enjoys the most so he can remember there is more to life than work. Dina leaves Theo’s father a pen that belonged to his father Stuart but since Theo’s father has passed-away, Theo is given the pen. Theo later runs into Sally at Crimson Lights and says he feels cheated because Dina didn’t leave him any money. Chance and Chloe suspect that Adam kidnapped Chelsea after they both get a strange text message from Chelsea that Chloe is sure was written by Adam. Chance questions Adam and he grows more suspicious of him because he doesn’t seem worried about Chelsea. Chance warns Adam that if he finds evidence that he kidnaped Chelsea he will make sure he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Chelsea wakes up in a small dark room with a bed and some water she tries her best to get out but she is unable to get out. The water makes her dizzy and she falls on top of the bed unconscious.

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Amanda decides to meet with her mother’s neighbor Nadine to find out more about her mother Rose. Nate tells Nick that the damage to his hand is worse than he thought and he is scared. Nick offers to listen whenever he needs a friend. Billy takes Lily out to lunch and tells her that Adam wanted to call a truce with him. Billy also tells Lily that Adam has cut ties with the Newmans and he wants a fresh start to his life. Chelsea waits with Kevin and Chloe for her test results after her fainting spell. Chelsea accepts Kevin and Chloe ‘s invitation to move into the Chancellor Mansion. Devon tells Elena that he will never forgive her for throwing away their relationship because of a one-night stand. Billy and Lily kiss inside the elevator of the Grand Phoenix even though they had both agreed not to get personally involved with each other because it would ruin their business relationship.

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Abby worries that Chance will spend too much time at the police station if he gets the job as detective. Paul tells Chance he has the job as detective, but he is under a probationary period. Chase later shares the good news with Abby who hides the fact that she is worried about his new job. Summer struggles with her insecurity about Kyle and Lola but despite her insecurity she decides to talk to Kyle and try to work things out with him. Kyle talks to Jack who helps him realize that Summer has every reason to doubt his feelings for her. Kyle tells Summer he understands how she feels and admits that he is confused about his feelings and that she made the right decision when she left before they eloped. Elena is also struggling with what man she wants Nate or Devon and Amanda is the only one who tells her not to ask for Devon’s forgiveness until she decides if she wants him back in her life. Amanda tells Devon that the private investigator told her that he has spoken to all of her mother’s neighbors and none of them remember seeing her pregnant but remember that she suddenly showed up with a baby girl. Amanda tells Elena that she is sorry because she feels she is to blame for her break-up with Devon but Elena tells her that she has nothing to apologize for because it wasn’t her fault. Amanda thinks that Elena doesn’t know if she wants to be with Devon or Nate. Summer tells Kyle she is confused about what she wants and Kyle wishes that they would have talked about her doubts before because he doesn’t think he can handle being rejected by her again.

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Nick and Sharon meet Faith’s new friend Jordan and they make it clear to both girls that they can only meet at Sharon or Buck’s house. Victoria tells Lily that she should keep her guard up with Billy for the sake of her business as well as her personal life. Billy asks Victoria to give up her fight with Phyllis and let her have the hotel. Victoria thinks Phyllis has something on Billy and asked him to talk to her. Lola and Elena go out to celebrate their first day as roommates and forget about their problems. Kyle sets up a romantic evening to prove to Summer how much he loves her but when he mentions Lola’s name. Summer gets angry with Kyle and warns him to leave because he still has feelings for Lola.

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Elena tells Lola why Devon ended their relationship. Lola tells Elena she can live in her apartment with her. Elena decides to stop volunteering at the clinic so she doesn’t have to work so closely with Nate but Nate tells Elena that he will stop volunteering at the clinic so she doesn’t have to give up working at the clinic. Amanda accepts an invitation to go with Devon to see a singer he wants to sign to his streaming service. Rey gives Sharon a beautiful engagement ring and they decide to set a date for their wedding. Chelsea hears a conversation between Adam and Rey in which Adam tells Rey that Sharon and he will always find their way back to each other because they belong together. Rey tells Adam that Sharon has changed and doesn’t love him anymore. Adam returns home and tells Chelsea they need to make plans to leave town and move closer to Connor. Chelsea tells Adam she overheard his conversation with Rey where he told Rey that he and Sharon will always find their way back to each other because they belong together. Adam tries to explain that he was just trying to get under Rey’s skin and he didn’t, mean anything that he said to Rey. Chelsea has had enough of Adam’s lies so she tells Adam she is done with him and leaves the apartment. Rey and Sharon decide to get married on New Year’s Eve to put the old year behind them and have a new beginning together. Elena fears that Devon will pull the funding from the clinic if she continues to work there so she tells Nate that she must stop working there in order to make sure that people get the help they need. Amanda gets the report from the private investigator she hired and the report says that he spoke to her mother’s next door neighbor. The woman told the private investigator that she never saw her mother Rose pregnant but one day she suddenly saw her with a baby girl who she said was her daughter.

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Gloria tells Chloe that she returned home because she missed the love and support of her family. Chloe agrees with Michael and Kevin that Gloria is hiding a secret. Jack tells his family that he and Lauren decided to take the stones from the emerald necklace and have a jeweler put the stones into several pieces of jewelry so that each member of the family can have a piece of jewelry with which they can remember Dina. Lauren keeps the largest stone in the necklace which is a great compromise for everyone. Kyle confronts Summer about leaving him on the day they were supposed to get married. Summer tells Kyle she left him because she saw the text message he sent to Lola. Kyle insists that he doesn’t love Lola and he is upset with Summer for lying to him and staying in town to spy on him. Kyle talks to Jack and later tells Summer that he is determined to earn her trust and prove to her that he loves her. Amanda and Lily are worried about Devon, but he says he isn’t sorry they made love.

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