GH Short Recap Thursday, May 7, 2026

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Emma and Trina persuade Gio to play guitar for Trina during her talent showcase.

Josslynn is locked in the secret room in Wyndamere where Anna was kept prisoner. Cassius tells Josslynn his true identity and that he is Nathan’s twin brother because Nathan died eight years ago. Cassius tells Josslynn that Lisel his mother thinks he died in childbirth and only Nathan survived. Cassius tells Josslynn that he is her best shot at surviving this ordeal.

Sonny talks to Alexis about his suspicions that Ric lied to him. Alexis doesn’t think Ric lied to Sonny because she thinks he has changed. Sonny tells Alexis that if Ric did lie to him he wasted his last chance at them having a relationship as brothers.

Willow makes Nina give Drew the shot that keeps him in his locked-in condition.

Jack calls Nina and tells her he has a job for her to do.

Ross Cullum tells Jack that he is no longer the Chief of the Port Charles WSB station. Ross orders Jack to give him a list of all the agents that work with him.

Carly is worried when she can’t find Josslynn and Valentin thinks Jack sent Josslynn away on assignment to punish her for cheating on him.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Laura asks Ric to back away from Elizabeth for a while until they figure out how to handle Sidwell. Laura is worried that if Sidwell finds out that he is dating Elizabeth that she will be in danger.

Justine persuaded Sonny to find out why Ric lied before he calls him a traitor.

Nathan shows up at the hospital with bruised ribs. Isaiah labels his chart as John Doe because Nathan doesn’t want anyone to know that he got medical care.

Isaiah has surgery so he tells Britt to take care of giving his John Doe instructions on how to care for his bruised ribs.

Britt is not happy when she sees Cassius and wonders how he got injured.

Brook Lynn and Chase tell Ethan all about Phoebe’s birth. Chase tells Ethan he thinks Delilah was hiding something and that the police have not been able to find any of Deliah’s family. Ethan got to the pier and looks at a picture of Delilah and apologies for not being there to keep her safe. Ethan continues to talk to the picture and tells Delilah that her baby’s name is Phoebe’s and she is beautiful then he tells Delilah to take care of herself. Ethan takes a lighter and burns Delilah’s picture and says nobody has to know.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Ethan is on the pier and calls Delilah. Hewonders why she hasn’t met him on the pier like they agreed to do. Ethan later tells Tracy that he came to Port Charles to meet his partner on a job. Ethan tells Tracy that his partner never showed up in Port Charles.

Chase and Brook Lynn decide to adopt Phoebe even though some of their past mistakes could come out in a background check and keep them from adopting the baby . Ethan later meets Chase and baby Phobe and he asks Brook Lynn and Chase how they became Phoebe’s foster parents. Brook Lynn explains that Phoebe’s mother died after childbirth. Brook Lynn explains that they have been unable to find Pheobe’s family. Brook Lynn tells Ethan that the only thing they know about Phoe’s mother is her name Delilah Wilson.

Jordan comes home from the hospital and she is determined to find out who was driving the other car in her accident. Laura tells Justine she doesn’t think that Isiah was the person involved in Jordan’s accident. Laura wants Justine to investigate so she can clear Isiah’s name and find the person that caused the accident.

Ethan tells Sonny that he followed Ric to the Metro Court where Ric met with Ava although he was too far away to hear the conversation. Ethan thinks that Ava was trying to pass on a message from Ric to Sidwell. Sonny asks Ric to meet him at the pier and then Sonny asks him whet he did yesterday. Ric tells Sonny he had a meeting at the DA’s office.

Sonny later asks Justine to find out if Ric had a meeting with anyone at the DA’s office yesterday. Justine tells S1onny that no one from the DA’s office had a meeting with Ric yesterday. Sonny is hurt that Ric is lying to him again when he promised he had changed.

Ric is on the phone with Ava and tells her that he will do it but nobody can know about it.

Elizabeth tells Laura that she is going away with Ric for the weekend because he has changed and she feels she can trust him.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, May 7, 2026

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Sienna is scared because she is worried that Matt is in Genoa City andwill be coming after them very soon. Sienna is right, but Matt has amnesia and is trying to figure out his identity. Matt meets Phyllis at the Athletic Club and they talk for a while. Nick later walks into the Athletic club and sees Matt.

Lily is freaking out because she doesn’t think Cane will be able to donate bone marrow for Malcolm. Holden calls Stephanie who tells him that Cane can donate in Genoa City. Lily is worried that something will go wrong with the donation so Cane tells her that, if she needs him to go to New York , he will break his bail.

Claire tells Holden that she will go to New York with him and if he wants to tell her what happened with him and Audra in Los Angeles that will be a bonus.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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Holden and Claire discuss what it is like to adjust to a new family. Holden tells Claire that, if she goes to New York with him for Malcolm’s transplant, he will tell her what happened with him and Audra in Los Angeles.

Billy tells Michael not to involve himself in Phyllis defense strategy or he will tell the court everything he knows about what happened with the AI program.

Lily pleads with Christine to find a way Cane can donate his bone marrow to Malcom even though Cane has been arrested.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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Sienna tells Noah and Sharon how she hit Matt with a rock on the side of his head and didn’t feel a pulse. Sharon tells Sienna that sometimes the shock from being hit on the head can temporarily stop a person’s heart or make them have a very faint pulse. Noah, Sienna, and Sharon worry that Matt is still alive and is going to come after all of them.

Matt is in a Las Vegas diner with a big bump on the side of his head. Matt can’t remember what happened to him and he hands the waitress a card with the address of the Athletic Club on it and the waitress tells him he is in Las Vegas 2,000 miles away from Genoa City, Wisconsin.

Nick tells Nikki about his opioid addiction and tells her that Sharon has already gotten him into an outpatient treatment program. Nick also tries to get Nikki and Victor to talk to each other but neither of them wants to talk to the other.

Christine arrests Phyllis. Lauren persuades Michael to defend Phyllis against these fake charges. Michael goes to tell Victor that he is defending Phyllis against these fake charges. Victor gets angry and tells Michael to leave the ranch and never return. Lauren pays bail for Phyllis and gets her out of jail.

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GH Short Recap Friday, May 1, 2026

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Brick visits Jordan at the hospital and tells her stories about his latest adventures.

Josslynn goes to visit Nathan to give him a gift and ask him to be her workout buddy. Josslynn is surprised Nathan doesn’t remember the story of when he and Maxie were handcuffed together.

Carly and Valentin argue and later have sex. Jack arrives at Carly’s house he sees the half-eaten dinner for two on the kitchen table and goes upstairs to Carly’s bedroom. Carly is in bed and is surprised to see Jack come through her bedroom door. Jack asks Carly where is he?

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 30, 202

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Britt, Lisel, Nathan, and Nina plan a party for James to celebrate when he gets his orange Karate belt.

Lucas advises Carly to end her relationship with her mystery man. Carly tells Lucas that she trusts this man and she is sure that he wouldn’t never hurt her.

Jack questions Sonny about Carly. Sonny figured out that Jack thinks Carly is having an affair, so he tells Jack that, if Carly is having an affair, that means she figured out how bad he (Jack) is for her .

Britt tells Cassius that he needs to be more careful around Josslynn because she is a WSB agent and she could figure out he isn’t Nathan.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, May 1, 2026

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Michael, once again, tries to persuade Phyllis to return the company to Victor but she refuses to do so.

Phyllis feels abandoned by her friends and family and she thanks Lauren for being the only person who has stuck by her.

Victoria gives the fake evidence to Christine who encourages Victoria to think twice about this because Billy could go to prison. Victoria tells Christine that she doesn’t want Billy to go to prison but the company belongs to the Newmans.

Nick tells Victor about his drug addiction and that Sharon has already set up outpatient treatment for him.

Sienna tells Noah and Sharon that Mitch is dead and she had to have shot him because there was nobody else around in the Las Vegas dessert. Sienna doesn’t remember shooting Matt…she felt for a pulse but Matt didn’t have one. Sienna gets upset when Sharon suggests that Matt could be alive. The audience sees Matt lying in the dessert and3 he is moving his hands but his eyes are closed.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Michael tells Carly that he intends to set the stage for Chase and Willow to have an affair. Michael tells Carly that if Chase and Willow have an affair it will create a scandal that will get Willow kicked out of Congress and assure that she won’t get custody of Wiley and Amelia. Carly tells Michael that if his plan works his cousin Brook Lynn will get hurt because it will end her marriage. Michael tells Carly he doesn’t want to hurt Brook Lynn but she needs to know the real Chase.

Brook Lynn asks Alexis how long it will be before Phoebe will be eligible for adoption. Alexis tells Brook Lynn that a state adoption is much harder then a private adoption because the state is going to investigate every detail of their lives. Alexis tells Brook Lynn to have a talk with Chase so they can decide what to do.

Elizabeth is wondering why Willow doesn’t want to get Drew an eye tracking device so he can communicate better. Lucas thinks that Willow doesn’t want Drew to communicate better.

Lucas tells Josslynn that Carly is cheating on Jack. Later, Josslynn goes to Jack’s hotel room to tell him that he has lost Carly.

Laura persuades Curtis not to investigate Isaiah as a suspect in his and Jordan’s car accident.

Willow tells Nina that she needs to get leverage on Drew before someone figures out that he didn’t have a stroke.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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Kristina decides to honor Marco’s memory by building a tennis center for the Corinthos Davis house since Lucas told her that Tennis was Marco ‘s favorite sport. Kristina tells Licas that she is going to hold a fundraiser at Charlie’s for the project.

Portia asks Lucas to contact his friend, world-renowned plastic surgeon Dr Shapiro, to consult on Jordan’s case.

Justin visits Jordan and encourages her to give her body and mind time to heal. Justine falls Jordan that she is a strong woman, and a car accident won’t change that about her.

Michael agrees to allow Willow to take the kids to Disneyworld this Summer on vacation. Michael later tells Kristina that he has found a way to neutralize Willow.

Kai cheers up a little boy named Derek who is on the waiting list for a liver transplant. Kai tells Justine that Isiah may have been involved in his and Jordan’s car accident.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 30, 2026

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Sally has a talk with Audra about Billy’s marriage proposal and later she tells Billy she wants to marry him.

Phyllis tells Victor and Victoria that she will get Cane to testify that he (Victor) stole Cane’s AI program. Phyllis also tells Victor and that she will get Jack to testify that Victor had him kidnapped and put him on a yacht with Patty. Victor tells Phyllis that nobody will believe Cane or Jack .

Phyllis feels betrayed by Daniel because he told Danny and Christine that Victor has fake evidence against her and wants to put her in prison. Phyllis tells Daniel she will never forgive him for telling Danny and Christine something that she told him in confidence.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 29, 2026

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Billy proposes to Sally while they are trying to pick names for their baby.

Cane, Lily, Stephanie, and Holden celebrate that Cane is Malcolm’s donor.

In Las Vegas, Adam returns to the hotel room and tells Chelsea that the gas station exploded and their car caught on fire before Victor’s team arrived to help them. Adam tells Chelsea that Nick is In the hospital because he had a reaction to some fentanyl that Matt gave him. When Nick arrives at the hotel room, Adam, Chelsea, Sharon, and Noah persuade Nick to get help for his drug addiction.

Chelsea and Adam tell everyone that Riza and Sienna are missing. Chelsea tells Nick, Sharon, and Noah that Victor has his men looking for Sienna,

Noah, Nick, and Sharon decide to stay in Las Vegas until Sienna is found. Nick also wants to find Matt so he can put an end to this ordeal.

Adam and Chelsea head back home to Genoa City. Sienna arrives at the hotel room. Sienna tells Nick, Shsron, and Noah that Matt is dead because she killed him.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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Daniel tried to persuade Phyllis to give Victor back his company so she won’t go to jail. Phyllis is terrified of going to jail but she wants to fight to keep her company. Michael tries to get Victor to compromise with Phyllis but Victor says he will only accept one outcome to get back his company.

A drug addicted Nick is trapped in the abandoned gas station with Adam and Sharon. Nick is suffering from the effects of a bad batch of Fentanyl . Nick is In such bad shape that Adam throws Nick over his shoulder and everyone tries to get out of the gas station.

Riza talks to Matt and figured he is planning to set fire to the gas station with everyone trapped inside it. Chelsea calls Victor and tells him what Matt is planning to do and Victor tells Chelses to send him the coordinates so he can send help them . Sienna arrives at Matt’s location and she tells him that she will forgive everything that he did to her and they can start over if he sets the Newmans free. Matt agrees to Sienna’s deal but he pushes the button to set the gas station on fire.

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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Emma and Gio enjoy their last day in New York. Gio’s friend Michael allows Gio and Emma stay in his apartment.

Lisel tells Felicia it is not a good idea for her to go to France with her to talk to Anna because it will make her decisions of Faison worse.

Josslynn tells Valentin she thinks Cullum was impersonating Faison to make Anna go crazy. Valentin calls the clinic in France where Anna is a patient and pretends he is Kevin to find out Anna’s condition.

Josslyn later asks Lisel if she thinks Nathan could have pretended to be Faison to cause Anna to have a mental breakdown.

Britt tells Cassius that he should break up with Lulu now because she will be heartbroken if the truth comes out and she discovers he is Cassius and not Nathan.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Emma meets Gio’s friend Michael who plays the Genie in Aladdin. Gio also gives Emma a tour of the Orchestra pit where he worked one summer.

Ric talks to Alexis that he thinks Ethan is up to something and he wants to protect Sonny. Alexis advises Ric not to try and control Sonny.

Willow tells Jack that, if he keeps quiet about the pictures of her on the street near Drew’s house when he was shot , she will make sure the funding for the WSB is approved. Willow even tells Jack that she will make sure that he is promoted to WSB Director. Willow also wants Jack to find any incriminating information on Drew.

Elizabeth stops by to visit Drew and figures out that he is blinking SOS. Kai also arrives to stay with Drew and relieve Nina. Elizabeth tells Kai they need to figure out what Drew is trying to tell them.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 24, 2026

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Victor and Victoria show Phyllis all the fake evidence the AI program made to prove that she Billy, and Cane stole Newman Enterprises from Victor. Victor tells Phyllis that if she returns the company they won’t send her to prison. Michael advises Phyllis to take the deal Victor offered her. Phyllis knows she will soon be in trouble if she is determined to fight to keep her company.

Adam and Nick pay Riza half a million dollars to tell them where Matt is and what he is planning to do. Adam and Nick also ask Riza to call Matt and tell him that they have gone back to Genoa City. Matt believes the lie.

Nick is driving Adam to the abandoned house on the outskirts of Las Vegas.

Matt tells Sharon and Noah he is going to leave them locked in that house until they die.

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GH Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Emma and Gio head to New York City to watch Aladdin.

Portia persuades Jordan to let Curtis help with her recovery.

Dante tells Curtis that they found black paint on the guard rail at the scene of the accident. The lab tested the paint, and it matches a black German made SUV. Curtis thinks that the person that was involved in the accident was Isiah because he drives a black SUV.

Rocco tells Britt the details of what happened on the pier when he shot Cullum to protect her and Jason. Britt tells Rocco not to tell anybody else what happened on the pier. Britt decides the best way to protect Rocco is to finish Faison’s project.

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GH Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Cody and Molly have sex since Dr. Navarro gave her a clean bill of health. Molly is happy that she didn’t have any pain after being with Cody.

Jordan is frustrated that fixing the scars on her face will take several surgeries and waiting to heal after each surgery. Jordan also worried that even after all the surgeries there will still be scars.

Britt considers stopping work for Cullum and Siddwell but Lucas persuades her to keep working on the project so they can work together to bring down Cullum and Sidwell. Sonny hires Ethan to replace Jason even though he thinks he is hiding something from him. Sonny wants to find out what is Ethan hiding since Luke was his friend he wants to help his son out of trouble.

Britt sees Rocco in Ross Cullum ‘s room and quickly gets him out of there. Britt and Rocco talk in a private room. Britt tells Rocco to stay away from Cullum because he is a dangerous man. Rocco tells Britt that Cullum tried to kill her and that he shot Cullum…Jason didn’t shoot him.

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Y&R Short Recap Thursday, April 23, 2026

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Holden talks to Claire how angry he is with his mother because she never told him or Malcolm that they were father and son. Claire meets Stephanie and tries to get Holden to tell his mom how he feels about her not telling him the truth.

Nick continues to take too many painkillers and Fentanyl for the pain in his leg.

Adam, Chelsea, and Nick try to persuade Riza to tell them where Matt is and they promise to protect her from Matt.

Noah and Sharon are in Las Vegas heading to an abandoned building on the outskirts of town. Noah and Sharon are about to leave because something doesn’t feel right when Matt gets in the back seat of their car and says he has been looking forward to this moment and welcomes them to hell.

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Y&R Short Recap Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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Michael tells Lauren that Victor had his tech guys develop an AI program that will plant AI generated documents that say Billy, Cane, and Phyllis planned to steal Newman Enterprises and this evidence will send all of them to jail. Michael and Lauren decide to tell Phyllis about Victor’s plan, and they hope she will return Newman Enterprises to Victor.

Jack tries to apologize one more time by writing her a letter telling her that he was wrong and how much he loves her . Jack also sends her a beautiful ring inside the letter. Diane goes to her former home to return the ring to Jack. Diane finds Nikki and Jack having breakfast and tells Jack that she can’t accept the ring because she can’t forgive him.

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Y&R Short Recap Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Christine is offered the District Attorney job and Danny decides to cut back on his overseas concert dates so Christine can take the job.

Abby and Devon continue to argue about Mariah. Abby is upset that Devon asked to review Mariah’s plea deal without asking her what she thought about it. Abby thinks Mariah needs help not jail. Abby also reminds Devon that if Mariah hadn’t been her surrogate mother Dominic would have never been born. Devon is scared that when Mariah is released from the psychiatric facility she will try to kidnap Dominic again.

Victor tells Michael to warn Lauren that, by the end of the week, Summers Conglomerate will not exist because his technical team has built a better AI program then the one Cane built . Victor also offered Phyllis’s employees more money to leave her company and come work for him. Victor also spread the word in the business community that they should not work for Phyllis because her company is in financial trouble

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GH Short Recap Friday, April 17, 2026

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Laura persuades Ezra to help her get information to take down Sidwell.

Valentin asks Nina to help him set up Jack by giving Jack false information about him.

Lulu’s half-brother Ethan comes back to Port Charles and they talk about how much they miss Luke. Ethan goes to Sonny’s house and is glad to see Kristina open the door.

Willow and Jacinda have a long argument and Willow tells her to stay away from Wiley and Amelia or she will be sorry. Michael walks in and hears the last part of the argument.

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GH Short Recap Thursday, April 16, 2026

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Josslynn tells Valentin that Ross Cullum is a double agent. Josslynn also tells Valentin about the novel she found written by Faison about Anna. Valentin thinks Anna got too close to something and the WSB had Anna neutralized .

Carly asks Valentin to help her save her daughter.

Cassius tells Siddwell that Lucas left his shift for a few hours at the hospital and nobody knows his whereabout but Sidwell tells Cassius that Lucas loved Marco. Cassius tells Siddwell that he is the lead investigator on Marcos case.

Sidwell tells Cassius to get more medicine for Britt.

Laura sees a drunk Ezra at the Brown Dog Bar and takes him to her house to sleep it off. Lucas tells Britt that he is going to take down Sidwell and Cullum.

Cassius tells Cullum that he persuaded Sidwell that Sonny had nothing to do with Marco’s murder. Cassius tells Cullum that the police department doesn’t have any other suspects.

Cassius asks Cullum for Britt’s medicine.

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Y&R Short Recap Friday, April 17, 2026

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Michael and Lauren celebrate her new job in her office at Summers conglomerate. Michael and Lauren have a glass of champagne and dance together.

Jack and Nikki briefly consider making Diane and Victor jealous by pretending to be in a romantic relationship. Jack is upset when Diane and Victor arrive and Diane says that Victor was right about Jack’s character. Jack tells Victor he is a better judge of Jack’s character then her. Jack tells Victor that he will pay for what he has done.

Adam is able to revive Nick but Matt locks Adam in the hotel storage room with Nick. Nick tells Adam that Matt gave him opiods and strong drugs to make him pass out. Nick lied to Adam and tells him that he isn’t hooked on opioids. Adam finds a cell phone and calls Chelsea and she comes to get Adam and Nick out of the storage room. Adam tells Chelsea that Nick is on drugs and he thinks he has been since the car accident but Nick lied to him and told him Matt tried to overdose him today.

Matt sends a text message to Sharon from Nick’s phone telling her and Noah that he caught Matt and they should go to Vegas and watch him pay for his crimes.

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