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The entire episode takes place in Nice, France where the guests are getting anxious because there isn’t any cell service anywhere on the Chateau.

Kyle is worried about Cole’s condition but can’t call Claire. Kyle persuades Audra to let him smell the perfume that she is going to present to Aristotle Dumas. Kyle later admits to Jack that the perfume is good.

The Winters family and Phyllis arrive at the Chateau without Abby who will arrive on a later flight because Dominic got sick and she had to make sure he was okay.

Carter talks to his boss Aristotle Dumas who decides to reveal himself now because Jack almost left because he is tired of these games and doesn’t think Dumas is a serious businessman. Aristotle tells Carter to get Victor and Nikki because he needs everyone in the dining room. Aristotle tells Carter to make the call to her because he needs it here since it is time he reveal himself to everyone.

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Chelsea is very happy that Adam decided to defy Victor’s orders and not publish any articles smearing Billy on any Newman Media platforms. Adam and Chelsea are ready to face Victor’s wrath when he returns from his trip.

Daniel and Danny have dinner. Daniel tells Danny that he still misses Heather and reaches for her when he is sleeping. Daniel tells Danny that Tessa has been a good friend, and the guitar lessons are helping him to heal. Daniel says that Heather was his person and he feels empty without her. Danny tells Daniel that he is going to ask Christine to marry him again. Daniel tells Danny to not waste any time and be happy with the woman that he loves.

Mariah remembers getting drunk and meeting a man at the hotel’s restaurant while she was on her business trip. Mariah breaks Tessa’s heart by telling her that they have to separate because she needs time to see if she can fix the horrible thing that she has done. Tessa cries and pleads with Mariah to tell her what she did because she has already forgiven her for it. Tessa tells Mariah she knows she cheated on her again and she has already forgiven her because she loves her. Tessa tells Mariah that they can get through anything together. Mariah tells Tessa that what she did is much worse than a one-night stand. Mariah tells Tessa she hopes that someday they can find their way back to each other but for now she must fix this alone.

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The entire episode takes place in the French Rivera as the Newmans and the Abbots arrive at Aristotle Dumas chateau.

The Newman family, Billy, Sally, and Sharon arrive first at the chateau. Aristotle’s assistant, Carter, tells the group they must go through a maze and, when they find their way out of the maze, lunch will be waiting for them. Billy and Sally find their way out of the maze first and are instructed to wait until all the guests have found their way out of the maze.

The Abbott family, Kyle and Audra are on the train making their way up the mountain to the Chateau. The Abbott family and Audra arrive at the Chateau where Carter tells them they must find their way out of the maze to find their lunch. The Abbotts and Audra arrive at the dining room where Carter tells them that Aristote is stuck in Oslo and will arrive tomorrow, but he apologizes for the delay.

Phyllis is alone on the train making her way to the Chateau.

Aristote Dumas guests are unaware that Aristotle is somewhere inside the Chateau watching everyone in the dining room via close-circuit TV.

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The Winters clan is still trying to figure out the identity of Aristotle Dumas before they leave on their trip. Lily thinks Dumas may be Tucker, but Devon doesn’t think it could be his father.

Damian has breakfast with Amy and tells her that he got a last-minute invitation to the party. Damian tells Amy that he wants to go so he can help Devon and Lily since he is the only one who has worked for Aristotle Dumas and may offer them some insight into man’s work.

Danny and Christine arrive for a surprise visit to Daniel. Phyllis isn’t happy that Danny and Christine arrived just as she has to leave for her business trip.

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Mariah helps Nick persuade Sharon go to Nice with Nick by pretending that she and Tessa are talking although she and Tessa aren’t talking about what horrible thing Mariah did on her most recent business trip.

Chelsea tries to bluff Victor by telling him that she thinks Tucker is Aristotle Dumas. Victor tells Chelsea that he admires her for trying but he knows for sure that Tucker is in prison in India. Victor also tells Chelsea that he already knows the identity of Aristotle Dumas but he doesn’t give her a name.

Kyle tells Jack and Diane about Audra’s plan to stage a cosmetics war between Jabot and Vivrante in Nice by seeing which perfume Aristotle would choose for the lady in his life. Jack and Diane think it’s a good idea, but Kyle doesn’t want to go to Nice because he needs to run Jabot while Jack is gone. Diane suggests he call Claire and see what she thinks about him going to Nice for the publicity stunt between Jabot and Vivrante.

Jack and Diane know that Victor is weaponizing Audra to make Jabot and Kyle look bad hoping that Claire will break up with Kyle. Diane wants to protect Kyle from more of Victor’s mind games but Jack thinks that Kyle needs to beat Victor on his own and, if Kyle gets in trouble, they will be there to help him.

Kyle tells Jack and Diane that Claire thinks he should go if it is important for Jabot so Kyle says he is going to Nice with them.

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Billy promises Sally that, if things get messy at Aristotle Dumas’ party, they will leave and rent another Villa and enjoy a vacation.

Victor tells Adam he intends to make Aristotle Dumas an ally so they can work together to bring down the Abbotts.

Nikki advises Chelsea to negotiate with Victor and find something Victor wants more than he wants to hurt Billy.

Chelsea later talks to Adam and tells him that she has found something that Victor wants more than to hurt Billy. Chelsea tells Adam she has figured out the identity of Aristotle Dumas.

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Damian gives Lily a book that was a favorite book of Neil’s that she and Devon thought they had lost since the book wasn’t in Neil’s apartment when they cleaned it out after his death.

Damian tells Lily he isn’t sure he and Holden should work together in the same division at Winters since Holden is upset with him. Damian tells Lily that he isn’t sure they should work together at all at Winters. Holden overhears the last part of the conversation and tells Damian that he only used him until he found his new family and now he doesn’t need him anymore. Holden is hurt and tells Damian that he doesn’t need him anymore. Lily tells Damian to give Holden some time to cool off and then talk to him later.

Holden overhears Audra talking to Victor about Kyle and then figures out that Audra is planning to do something to Kyle on Victor’s orders.

Audra tells Holden to stay out of her life.

Kyle gets a call from Claire telling him that Victor arranged for Cole to see a pneumonia specialist in Chicago so Cole is being transferred to a hospital in Chicago. Kyle tells Jack and Diane the news about Cole and that Claire and Victoria are very worried about his condition.

Audra later invites Kyle to be her plus one to Aristotle Dumas’ party. Kyle says he can’t go because he needs to run Jabot and be close by if Claire needs him since Cole is sick.

Audra thinks they can start the staged competition between Jabot and Vivrante in order to give both companies publicity. Kyle tells Audra that is a good idea but it will have to wait until she returns from Nice because he isn’t going with her. Victor tells Audra she will need to do better with Kyle, or he won’t give her any more money to fund her cosmetics company.

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Victoria decides not to go to France. Victoria will stay home to run Newman Enterprises and she doesn’t want to leave Cole while he is in the hospital.

Nikki and Nick tell Victoria they have a feeling that Dumas is setting a trap for everyone with this party.

Tessa tells Daniel that Mariah won’t talk to her about what is bothering her and she is really worried about her. Daniel advises Tessa to give Mariah more time until she is ready to talk to her. Sharon tries to persuade Mariah to talk to her or Tessa about what she did on her business trip. Mariah tells Sharon that what she did is so terrible she can’t tell anyone about it. Mariah goes to the park and has a memory of getting drunk at a restaurant and meeting a man. Tessa arrives and interrupts Mariah’s memory. Tessa asks Mariah to tell her what is bothering her, but Mariah tells Tessa that she loves her very much.

Phyllis is excited when she calls Amanda. Amanda tells Phyllis that she got her on the guest list for Aristotle Dumas party.

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Cole gets sicker, so Victoria calls the doctor who comes to the house and tells Victoria and Claire that Cole has pneumonia. The doctor tells Victoria that Cole needs to go to the hospital so he can have tests done to confirm the diagnosis.

Victor accepts Kyle’s proposal to sign the contract that says if he breaks Claire’s heart he will pay him five million dollars and leave Genoa City. Kyle signs the contract and tells Victor that he will never need to enforce it because he will never break Claire’s heart. Victor meets Audra who tells him to make sure she and Kyle get invited to Nice and she will take care of the rest.

Holden feels betrayed by Damian because they both lost their jobs with Dumas because of Damian’s interest in Lily and his new family. Holden tells Damian he doesn’t want to work with him at Winters and it’s time to go their separate ways.

Damian asks Amy for help on how to make peace with Holden and restore the relationship with his best friend who is like a brother to him. Amy tells Nate, Audra, and Damian that she has decided to move to Genoa City.

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Adam tells Chelsea that he intends to keep Victor focused on Aristotle Dumas so that Newman Media won’t have to run the smear campaign against Billy.

Billy tells Sally that he is going to postpone the launch Abbott communications so they can go to Nice, France and meet Aristotle Dumas. Sally thinks that postponing the launch is unprofessional but since Billy thinks it’s important she agrees to postpone the launch of Abbott Communications.

Phyllis tells Nick that Aristotle Dumas wasn’t in DC when she went with Amanda, so she never got to talk to him. Nick tells Phyllis that the Abbotts, the Baldwins, the Newmans, and the Winters all got invitations to meet Aristotle Dumas in Nice, France.

Phyllis decides to go to Milan and see Summer and maybe go to Nice.

Claire is very worried about Cole, who is getting worse but doesn’t want to go to the doctor.

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The entire episode takes place at Nikki’s party. Nick invites Sharon to be his plus one to go to Aristotle Dumas party in France.

Kyle tells Victor he will sign a contract that says if he ever breaks Claire’s heart he will pay him five million dollars and leave town. Victor tells Kyle that he will consider his proposal. Claire asks Kyle what proposal Victor was talking about and Kyle doesn’t say anything except that he hopes Victor won’t refuse the offer.

Cole has trouble breathing and almost falls hurting the party. Victoria wants to take Cole to the hospital, but he insists he just needs to rest. Claire later tells Victor and Nikki that Cole is having trouble breathing and has a high fever. Victor and Nikki worry that Cole might have pneumonia.

Nikki tells Victor that the best birthday present he could give her is to accept Kyle and Claire ‘s relationship. Victor tells Nikki that Kyle offered to sign a contract promising that he won’t break Claire’s heart.

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Nikki’s party begins, but before Jack and Diane leave for the party, they get an invitation delivered by messenger. The invitation is from Aristotle Dumas. Aristotle is inviting them to his villa in Nice, France on June 13, 2025. Damian, Lily, Michel, Lauren, Victor, Nikki, Nicholas, and Victoria get the same invitation.

Victor gives Nikki a Ferrari 250 GTO fully restored because she has wanted that car since she was a teenager. Nick gives his mom a box of his and Victoria’s handwritten memories of their favorite moments with her. Victoria makes the first toast to her mom when she and Victor arrive at the Athletic Club.

Damian and Lily have dinner at Society since Lily didn’t want to go to the party. Lily tells Damian about her marriages to Daniel and Cane and how those marriage didn’t work out.

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Harrison finally comes up with an idea for a birthday present for his GG Nikki he is going to make her a Newman family tree and write a story for her.

Claire remains optimistic that Nikki’s birthday party will change Victor’s mind about Kyle, and he will approve of their relationship.

Diane is touched when Ashley approves of the changes to the house and John Abbott approves of the changes too. Ashley tells Jack that she wants to take a leave of absence from Jabot so she can go back to work with her therapist in Paris. Ashley tells Jack that her dissociative identity disorder had not returned but this ordeal with Traci had made her question if she has truly recovered from her disorder so she wants to go back to therapy.

Phyllis tells Daniel about her plan to ask Aristotle Dumas if she can run Chancellor Industries when he takes it away from Victor. Daniel doesn’t think that Dumas will let her run Chancellor Industries because he doesn’t know her. Daniel tells Phyllis that he doesn’t want to run Chancellor Industries with her and this time Phyllis finally understands Daniel needs his space. Phyllis heads off to Washington DC determined to persuade Aristotle Dumas to let her run Chancellor Industries.

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Claire meets with the party planner to plan the perfect elegant and intimate party.

Traci loves the remodel that Diane did to the Abbott house. She thinks it is even more warm and welcoming then it used to be. Traci tells Jack and Diane that the time she spent in New York helped her to heal a little from her ordeal with Martin but she thinks that she needs to write a novel about it to make the ordeal a part of her past. Traci is confident that this will make her a stronger woman.

Victoria tells Victor that if he does anything to make Kyle look bad in Claire’s eyes she will never forgive him. Victor gives Nikki a music box that plays the first song she played for him on the piano.

Nikki makes Victor promise he won’t attack the Abbotts until after her birthday party. Nikki is very worried about how far Victor’s attack against the Abbotts will go without Michael stopping him.

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Michael is having a hard time getting used to not working for Victor. Michael is most hurt by the fact that Victor keeps glaring at him while they are both having breakfast at the Athletic club.

Lauren tells Michael that they should take a trip to Italy. Michael agrees, but he wonders if he made a mistake quitting his job. Michael worries that there won’t be anyone to stand between Victor and Jack to keep their latest battle from being really bad.

Victor tells Nick that he intends to mount a two-pronged attack against Aristotle Dumas and the Abbotts to protect Chancellor Industries.

Adam tells Chelsea to start his smear campaign against Billy and Jabot. Adam tells Chelsea he tried to stall Victor, but it didn’t work, so now he thinks he needs to create another scandal to distract Victor from Billy and Jabot.

Phyllis persuades Amanda to let her go to Washington DC with her so she can try to meet with Aristotle and try to persuade him to let her run Chancellor Industries after he takes over the company.

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Kyle and Diane have a long talk and Kyle admits to his mom that he struggles daily to be a good person because he battles his impulses to win at any cost. Kyle also tells Diane that he struggles with his impulse to beat Victor and wipe the smile from Victor’s face. Diane encourages Kyle to think before he acts and consider how his actions will affect others. Kyle gets a text message from Audra and tells Diane that the text message means Audra is going to set a trap for him. Kyle tells Diane that he is going to surprise Audra and Victor. He again, isn’t a push over. Diane tells Kyle to be careful, and n think before he acts.

Michael quits his job with Victor because he can’t help him in another war with Jack. Victor is so upset about Michael quitting he tells Nikki never to mention Michael’s name again.

Jack tells Diane that he and Nikki talked to Lauren, and she said Michael was going to quit his job with Victor. Diane worries that Victor will be worse without Michael and will come even harder against Jabot. Jack tells Diane that they will be ready for the fight with Victor.

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Abby and Devon wonder why Aristote Dumas wants to protect Winters from any outside threats. Lily is worried that Aristotle Dumas will seek revenge against Damian if he finds out that he is spying on him on behalf of Winters. Damian tells Lily he is willing to take the risk for his family. Damian calls Aristotle Dumas, who tells him there is no need to spy on Winters Inc. because he isn’t interested in the company.

Devon tells Amanda that he wants a meeting with him and Billy, and he won’t take no for an answer.

Nate demands that Audra tell him what Victor is planning to do to Kyle and Jabot and why he is using her to do it. Claire tells Kyle that this plan he has to get close to Audra to find out what her grandfather is planning to do to him and Jabot is very dangerous and will blow up in his face.

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Victor gives Nikki a surprise romantic evening at the ranch pre-birthday celebration. Nikki tries one more time to persuade Victor that Claire and Kyle love each other and he shouldn’t stand in their way, but Victor is sure that Kyle will break Claire’s heart.

Victor tells Nikki he will give her a present every day until her birthday when he will give her the most special birthday present of them all. Victor gives Nikki a locket with the words strength courage and beauty inscribed on ir and inside the locket is a picture of Nikki with Claire and Victoria.

Jack surprises Diane with a romantic evening at home to thank her for the hard work she did remodeling the house. Jack tells Diane that Ashley and Traci will be home soon to see the house. Diane worries about Ashley and Traci’s opinion about the changes she made to the house. Jack tells Diane not to worry because he is sure his sisters will love the house.

Jack tells Diane that it’s time they go on their honeymoon. Jack and Diane decide to take the Orient Express to Paris, then after Paris, they will go to Istanbul and Mikonos.

Michael rents out the Jazz Lounge so he and Lauren can be alone. Michael and Lauren have dinner and then dance. Michael apologizes to Lauren for everything that he put her through because he has worked for Victor for all these years. Michael tells Lauren that she is right about working for Victor, so he has decided to stop working for him. Lauren worries about how Victor will react and what he will do when Michael quits his job.

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Holden and Kyle talk. Audra interrupts them. Holden tells Kyle that he and Audra worked together in Los Angeles and had a personal relationship as well. Kyle tells Holden that he and Audra also had a personal relationship and worked together at a cosmetics company that failed. Holden thinks that there are still sparks between Kyle and Audra. Audra tells Holden to stay out of her life.

Claire persuades her grandfather to help her plan a birthday party for Nikki. Claire also tells Victor that she and Kyle have decided not to move in together for now but they are still a couple.

Kyle and Claire eat lunch at the park and Claire tells Kyle that Victor agreed to help her plan Nikki’s birthday party. Kyle tells Claire that Audra is falling into his trap. Audra calls Victor and tells him Kyle is falling into her trap.

Sharon wonders if Nick is getting back together with Phyllis since right now Phyllis is vulnerable and fragile and he has a pattern of falling in love with women who need him to rescue.

Nick tells Sharon that he has no intention of getting back together with Phyllis. Nick wonders if Sharon is jealous of Phyllis. Sharon tells Nick she isn’t jealous of Phyllis but, as his friend, she doesn’t want him to fall into old patterns of behavior that aren’t good for him.

Cole feels well enough to have lunch with Victoria and accepts her offer to move into the tack house with her, Claire, Johnny, and Katie. Victoria is concerned when Cole’s knees buckle when they both get up to leave after lunch. Cole explains to Victoria that he feels better but he is still a little weak, but he will be fine.

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Nick tells Phyllis he will be there for her if she needs to cry or vent her emotions about the kidnapping, but Phyllis says she will never cry about what happened to her. Sharon interrupts Nick and Phyllis’s talk at the park and, when Nick goes back to work, Sharon tells Phyllis about her and Nick ‘s family vacation to London.

Sally once again tells Billy that he must let go of his fixation with Chancellor Industries or Abbott Communications will fail before it gets started. Nick interrupts Billy and Sally ‘s conversation at the park because he doesn’t think Billy should have fired Phyllis because she needs something positive to focus on after everything she has been through, but Billy thinks that Phyllis needs to deal with the trauma of her ordeal before she is ready to go to work. Phyllis walks by and sees Billy and Nick arguing about her.

Amanda meets with Devon, Lily, and Nate on behalf of Aristotle Dumas because she is his lawyer. Amanda assures Devon, Lily, and Nate that Aristotle Dumas respects them all and he isn’t coming after Winters Inc. Amanda tells them that Aristotle is going after Chancellor Industries because he thinks Billy and Lily were treated unfairly when Victor took over the company. Devon, Lily, and Nate talk at Nate’s place after their meeting. Devon, Lily, and Nate are even more worried about Aristotle Dumas because Amanda didn’t tell them his identity. Amanda reunites with her best friend Phyllis and asks her why she was trying to contact Aristotle Dumas.

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Amy arrives home to the good news that Damian is going to work for Winters Inc.

Victor thinks Phyllis is bluffing when she tells him that she has information that could help him stop Aristotle Dumas. Billy refuses to give Victor information about Aristotle Dumas. Victor tells Adam to launch the smear campaign against Billy.

Adam asks Chelsea to trust him when he says he has everything under control.

Phyllis calls Aristotle Dumas and asks the man who answers the phone and tells him that she has important information about a business venture with Billy Abboott that also involves Victor. The man on the phone tells Phyllis that he will give Mr. Dumas her message.

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Damian agrees to Lily’s offer to work for Winters Inc., being her spy, and trying to find out If Aristotle Dumas is planning to take over Winters Inc.

Victor reminds Adam to cancel the sale of his apartment to Kyle and Claire. Victor also orders Adam to not publish the article on Billy until he tells him to publish the article.

Phyllis steals Billy’s phone and reads all the text messages between Billy and Aristotle Dumas. Phyllis then goes to Victor and tells him that she has a proposition for him.

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