BTG Short Recap Friday, March 13, 2026

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Donnell talked to Kat about liking Joey. She told him how Joey helped when Chelsea was kidnapped through his escort service. Once Donnell heard about Heart Attach, he became unsettled and got up for more coffee. While Donnell left, Kat looked at reels of Chelsea working on their latest bag dedicated to Anita. Donnell returned to the table and realized that his mother knew about Joey’s escort service. He thought his mother was keeping secrets for Joey. Joey talked to Vanessa about his father being in the mob. He told her that he used to be an intern for his father and did everything he was told. Joey explained that his father abused him, but he adored his sister, Heather. Heather was a “daddy’s girl.” His father refused to let his sister work in the business. Joey wanted to trade places with her, but his father wouldn’t let him go to college. After they talked, Joey left the room. Donnell showed up at the casino to talk to his mother. He and Vanessa talked about Deanna going back to school. Vanessa asked him to defend Joey to Deanna. He couldn’t do that because he knew that he was a crook. Joey returned, and they talked about Deanna’s anger being out of character.

Grayson and Jacob were alone on the elevator at the hospital. He made a drop, and Jacob ordered him to leave Ashley alone. Grayson scoffed at him after he ordered him to stop seeing Ashley. Later Grayson met with Ashley, and he asked her if she would have worked things out with Derek if he weren’t in the picture. She assured him that he didn’t have to worry about Derek. He talked to her about his mother’s condition getting worse. Ashley felt bad for him. They walked back to the hospital. Grayson cringed when Ashley called him an honest person. Lia approached Grayson and asked him if Ashley was going to be a distraction for him. She warned him to keep his employer happy instead of his girlfriend. Grayson asked her if there were any complaints before. Lia informed him that he would be dead if there were complaints. Martin went to his grandparents place, but Anita was sleeping. He told Vernon that he was approached to run for Senate. Martin was worried about Joey demanding favors from him. Vernon gave him advice about focusing on the election.

 

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, March 12, 2026

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Most of the people showed up for the opening of the free clinic. Vanessa was happy that her children showed up for the opening. Her happiness was short-lived because Deanna picked up on the energy her mother had with Joey. Deanna became very chilly with Vanessa. Vanessa had kissed Joey in public and got caught. Deanna shocked Vanessa when she asked her how long she had been sleeping with Joey. Everyone watched Deanna yell at her mother. Donnell tried his best to calm his sister down, but Deanna wouldn’t back down. She stormed off and left Vanessa in tears. Nicole tried to make Vanessa feel better about what happened. Kial talked about what he went through with his children after his wife died. Donnell met Deanna at Orphey Gene’s. He tried to get Deanna to see things from their mother’s point-of-view. Donnell reminded her that she wasn’t the only one who was hurting. He informed her that he tried to understand what was going on with Vanessa and Joey. Deanna wasn’t convinced because she didn’t feel differently. She wanted to honor their father instead of pretending that he didn’t exist. Donnell wouldn’t have chosen Joey for their mother, but he made their mother happy.

Vanessa went to see Joey. She expected him to rub it in that he was right about her children not meeting him. Vanessa told him that Deanna was outraged by them being together. While she opened up to him, she realized that shes didn’t know him. She wanted him to open up to her. If they had a chance to be happy, he had to let her know the real him. Kat gathered Chelsea and Tomas together to share her big news. She told them that she was staying with their grandparents. Tomas didn’t think they would let him sleep over. Kat assured him that nothing would change between them. Things didn’t go well when Kat thought he was just concerned about her moving impacting him. Tomas thought she was acting without thinking again. He got upset that she didn’t talk to him before she made her decision. Kat realized that he was right and apologized to him.

 

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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Dani’s photo shoot was about to arrive, and she was starting to have second thoughts about doing it. The photographer she was supposed to work with was known to be an ageist. Pamela and Andre talked her out of quitting. Later Joey approached Dani about the $10,000 bet they made about her marriage. Nicole showed up, and Dani teased her about the men she was hooking up with lately. Jacob confronted Grayson. He told Grayson that he wasn’t undercover, but he was making extra money. Grayson wondered why he was doing it so Jacob told him that he was in debt. He didn’t want to ask Naomi for the money. Grayson wasn’t sure he believed him, but he agreed to work with him. He agreed to keep Jacob’s identity a secret. Later Jacob met with Smitty and told him about his meeting with Grayson. He thought it was good that he could use Grayson as a source to get as much information as he could get from him. Jacob planned to throw Grayson under the bus after he got all the information he needed from him. Joey didn’t think it was a good idea to have dinner with Vanessa’s children. Vanessa thought it would be great. She wanted to be more involved in her children’s lives. Later Vanessa met with Pamela. Pamela wanted Vanessa to join the women’s organization. She was excited until Pamela wanted a background check done. Vanessa was afraid her secrets would get revealed. She turned down the invitation. After her conversation with Pamela, Vanessa talked to Joey again. She was disappointed about turning down the invitation from Pamela, but she wanted to have dinner with her children. She wanted to honor Doug’s legacy, but her place was with Joey.

 

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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At the casino, Joey told Marcel to satisfy his girlfriend so she could stop flirting with him. Marcel was shocked by Joey’s feelings for Vanessa after what his men did to Doug. Leslie and Vanessa argued until Deanna showed up. Deanna and Leslie got along with each other. Vanessa told Deanna to stay away from Leslie. Deanna asked if Vanessa moved on. Vanessa said she was trying to. Randy met with Lynette at Orphey Gene’s. Lynette said she decided to stay in town so she could reconnect with Hayley. She said she might go after Bill. When Lynette fed Randy a french fry, Mona walked in and hit him on the back of the head. She said they were being nasty. Lynette told her to leave. Mona said they needed Jesus. Randy told Lynette that he did things he needed to be forgiven for and was going to go back to church. Lynette told him they could go back to his apartment so she could give him a reason to repent.

Kat went to her grandparents house and asked if she could move in. She told them that Tomas said they weren’t ready to move in together. Kat said she could help Anita with her treatments. When Kat heard the construction on Leslie’s house, she wanted to handle the situation. Her grandparents told her that wasn’t the way to deal with Leslie. Vernon went to Bill and asked him to keep Leslie on the other side of the gate. Eva had to play referee for Leslie and Derek. He threatened to quit until Eva talked him out of it. When Eva and Leslie were alone, Eva wondered how long it would be before she crossed the wrong person and karma came back to bite her. Later on, Eva ran into Mona. Mona told her she was doing a good job fixing the things Leslie did. Marcel met up with Leslie and let her know that he was all in where she was concerned.

 

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BTG Short Recap Monday, March 9, 2026

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Jacob told Smitty about the meeting. Smitty wanted to do a deep dive on Grayson. Jacob wanted to bring Grayson in on the investigation. Ashley sent Grayson a message to meet her at Uptown. When Grayson showed up, Ashley tried cheering him up. Naomi showed up and joined them. They talked about his mother’s condition and Anita’s cancer. While they were talking, Grayson got a call from Jacob saying they needed to talk. He told Grayson not to say anything until they talked. Martin told Bill that he should keep an eye on Hayley. He told Bill that attacks could have after effects. Later on, Bill went to the casino to ask Joey what was going on between Sammy and Hayley. Joey told Bill that it made sense for Hayley to turn to someone she knew and trusted.

Kat went to talk to Nicole. When Kat brought up Leslie, Nicole told her that she should let go of her anger. Nicole said Leslie did terrible things but it was time for Kat to take away Leslie’s power and pretend she doesn’t exist. While they were talking, they talked about Chelsea. Naomi suggested that Chelsea talk to Kat. Chelsea and Kat met at Orphey Gene’s. They made up. Chelsea was shocked to find out that Kat still wanted her own apartment. Kat told her that living on her own was a step in growing up. Vanessa told Joey that Deanna would be coming home and that they could meet each other. Joey didn’t think that was a good idea. Vanessa said she knew her daughter better.

 

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BTG Short Recap Friday, March 6, 2026

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Jacob told Ren that he was ready for more responsibility. He realized that he was going to pick up Garland Memorial. Jacob reached out to Smitty to let him know Smitty was with Naomi at Orphey Gene’s. He wanted to set up a meeting. Later Jacob and Smitty met in an alley. Jacob caught Smitty up about the case. Anita was having a tough time with her latest round of chemo. Tracey arrived and surprised her. Anita admitted to her that the fight is harder than she thought. She broke down and said that she was upset that her body was turning against her. Tracey reminded her that she was the same woman who came from Cabrini Green and made it to Fairmont Crest. Anita never forgot how fortunate she was. Tracey suggested that she do a concert for any woman who gets a screening done. She wasn’t sure when she would be ready, but Anita planned to give the performance of her life. June was able to get Naomi to open up to her about what was going on with Jacob. She admitted to being worried about her husband. Jacob went to Garland Memorial. He got off the elevator to meet the person involved in the plasma ring. It turned out that Grayson is the person involved in the crime.

 

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, March 5, 2026

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Hayley talked to Randy about not wanting to have kids with Bill. She thought about leaving town. Chelsea and Madison watched them from across the room. She felt like her father would be upset if she didn’t intervene so she went to Hayley and Randy’s table to find out what was going on. Hayley practically got rid of Randy and told Chelsea that she was hiring him for a private job. Chelsea wondered if he was a hitman. Hayley pretended to be outraged that she would think that she wanted to hurt someone. She told her that she wanted him to be her bodyguard. Hayley pretended to have a meltdown to get out of Chelsea’s questions. Chelsea decided to take her to Bill’s office. Bill talked to Tomas about how he got the charges against Lynette dropped. He asked his friends for a few favors. Bill told him about Kat. He still thought of her as family. Hayley arrived at the office. He felt guilty for not seeing how stressed out she was. Hayley promised to do better with communicating with him. She begged him to leave town right away.

Vanessa let Joey know that they were going on a double date. He was confused so she was about to explain what she meant when Leslie arrived. Leslie pushed her buttons until she changed the subject. She talked to Joey about the canceled press conference for the clinic. Joey let her know that she doesn’t need to be the face of the clinic. Vanessa thought Derek should be the one to make the announcement about the clinic. Later Vanessa took Leslie to meet with Derek. They talked him into being the person to do the press conference about the clinic. He was hesitant, but he agreed to it. Leslie and Vanessa ended up getting into an argument while they were talking to Derek.

 

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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Tomas and Eva met at Orphey Gene’s to talk about Izaiah. She wondered what was going on with him and her father. Tomas assured her that her father was a fair person. While they were talking, Leslie arrived. She chased Tomas off. Leslie revealed to Eva that she was the reason that Izaiah and Ted were together. Eva wasn’t happy about it. She was suspicious of her mother’s motives when Leslie urged her to get married to Izaiah. Eva realized she was rushing their relationship because Izaiah’s family were in law enforcement. Leslie thought it would be helpful to have them in her pocket with Kat sniffing around. Eva threatened to make her mother pay if she screwed up her relationship with Izaiah. Ted met with Izaiah and invited Carlton to meet with them to play basketball. They ran into Kial. The three men were on the basketball court. After the game, Kial and Carlton got into it in the spa. Kial accused Carlton of playing dirty. Carlton said that Kial wasn’t as good as he said he was. Nicole called Carlton to ask him out for dinner, but he couldn’t do it because he had a prior commitment.

Ted and Izaiah talked about his intentions with Eva. He warned Izaiah that Leslie was already referring to him as her future son-in-law. Bill told Hayley that he thought it was time for them to try for a baby. Hayley did everything she could to stall the conversation. She promised that they could start trying for a baby after they’ve been cleared by the doctors. They were talking when Tomas arrived to talk about Lynette’s case. He found something interesting while he was investigating her. Tomas noticed that she had no presence on the Internet. Bill wasn’t bothered by that. Tomas asked if she knew anything about Lynette and completely overreacted to the question.

 

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Hayley tried to talk to Bill about Tomas handling Lynette’s case, but he wanted to talk about the baby. He said he wanted a male heir. Hayley said she was worried that she might have another miscarriage and was afraid she would disappoint him. She changed the subject by convincing him to take on Lynette’s case and get it dropped. Hayley used the baby to get her way. Grayson showed up to do more blood work on Bill. Hayley ended up leaving. Later on, Hayley met Randy at Uptown. Chelsea and Madison saw Hayley and Randy arguing with each other. Madison said she saw him before. Bill called someone and told them to make Lynette’s case go away.

Nicole and Kial talked about their relationship. They decide to move at her pace. He said he wasn’t trying to make her his wife the way Carlton was. Carlton asked Vernon if he could date Nicole. Vernon gave Carlton advise about Nicole. Carlton called Nicole and left a message saying he wanted to see her. When Ashley heard Madison say she was doing Parkinson’s research at Garland Memorial, she was happy. She thought Grayson could get his mother into the program. Later on, Ashley told Grayson about the program. He apologized to her about the way he treated her. While they were getting close to each other, Leah (chief of staff) noticed. Leah accused Grayson of fraternizing with the staff. Grayson said it wouldn’t be a problem. Vernon talked with Chelsea about Kat and Anita. He told her Kat would be fine and needed to know if Chelsea was still her person. After they finished talking, Carlton showed up and offered to be a part of Anita’s recovery team.

 

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BTG Short Recap Monday, March 2, 2026

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Bill and Hayley celebrated their first anniversary. While they were celebrating, Dani showed up. She congratulated them. When she went into her purse, they thought she was going to pull out a gun. She ended up giving them tissue to show how disposable their relationship was. Bill took Hayley to Joey’s casino to turn his gift to her (money) into something bigger. Joey called Sammy/Randy out to deal for them. He wanted to see Randy’s interaction with Hayley to get a better understanding of what was going on. Anita prepared for her next round of chemotherapy. It made her afraid that she wouldn’t survive. Ashley helped her get ready. Vernon came in Anita’s room. She had a cap on her head to prevent hair loss. He stayed by her side the entire time.

Kat met up with Naomi and told her about her situation with Chelsea and her decision to move in her own place. She suggested moving in with Naomi while Jacob was gone. Chelsea talked to Andre and Dani about her issues with Kat. Monica, the oncologist Naomi met with, turned out to be Shanice’s aunt. She went out for coffee with Ted. Monica asked him about working with his ex-wife and girlfriend. Ted said if things didn’t work out, he would leave. Monica was impressed with his answer.

 

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BTG Short Recap Friday, February 27, 2026

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Leslie tried to get under Kat’s skin. Eva advised Kat not to listen to her mother, but Kat didn’t listen to her. Kat became enraged while they were talking. She couldn’t wait for Leslie to get what she deserved. Izaiah walked in while Kat put Leslie on notice. He sat with Eva and Leslie. Leslie wanted to talk. She felt like they’ve come a long way from their roots. Leslie wanted to talk to Ted. Izaiah felt like he and Eva couldn’t have a serious relationship if they weren’t honest with each other. Eva flashed back to Leslie implying that she took Laura out when they arrived in town. Kat met with Chelsea at Uptown. Chelsea wanted to talk about the wedding, but Kat didn’t want to hear about it. She told Chelsea that she planned to move out of the guest house. Kat didn’t want to feel like a third wheel. She felt like Chelsea was moving on while she was standing still. Chelsea thought she might be jealous and that made Kat furious. The cousins continued to argue until Vanessa arrived. Kat wanted her to find a place for her so she could move out immediately.

 

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, February 26, 2026

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The people of Fairmont Crest were waiting for Anita’s statement on CBS This Morning. Ashley hoped that Anita’s announcement would convince Naomi to come clean about her diagnosis. Leslie didn’t like all the attention Anita was getting and make an announcement too. She wanted to tell it that day. Anita confronted Anastasia about the comments she made about her. Vanessa joined the women and enjoyed the comments Anita made to Anastasia. Anastasia wasn’t thrilled with the comments Anita made and that made Vernon want to have her thrown out of the club. Vanessa sat with Anita and Vernon and talked to them about her daughter Deanna. She continued to struggle with the grief of losing her father. Vanessa admitted to them that she had days when she grieved over losing Doug. Leslie ran into Smitty and wanted him to cover the story about the clinic. He reminded her that she took credit for his daughter’s idea. Smitty refused her invitation and walked away from her. Leslie went to Anita and Vernon’s table. She wanted them to help her make her announcement about the clinic. Vernon politely pushed her off. Leslie wasn’t thrilled with the way they treated her. She noticed Dani and asked her for her help announcing the clinic. Dani wasn’t happy about her request.

Kat realized that Lauren was the one who wanted Anita to get a mammogram. It made her angry to think that Leslie got away with what she did to her. Leslie decided to do a livestream at Orphey Gene’s since no one was willing to help her. Kat arrived at Orphey Gene’s and confronted Leslie. She called her an attempted murderer. Kat vowed to prove that Leslie was guilty. She wanted to make sure she was punished for what she did. Naomi told Ashley that Jacob moved out of their place to keep her safe. Ashley vowed to be there for her. Naomi didn’t want  her family to worry about that on top of everything else. Ashley didn’t think it was a good idea to keep the truth from the family. She reminded her that she had a supportive family. Naomi promised to tell her family the truth.

 

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BTG Short Recap Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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June told Joey that Wesley wouldn’t hurt anyone. Joey wanted to meet with Wesley since he thought he was Hayley’s mugger. He said that Wesley was at the center of a mystery. Wesley said that he would never hurt a woman. He explained that a person without an address wouldn’t always hurt people. Joey believed him and offered him money to get out of town. He would handle any loose ends. After his conversation with Joey, Wesley went to see June. He let her know that he was leaving town and wanted to say goodbye. Bill and Hayley talked about their upcoming anniversary. She said that if things turned out differently, he would be planning a funeral. Hayley wasn’t happy that her attacker would be going to jail when he was innocent. She tried to get him to get the charges against Lynette dropped when Elon called. He said that Hammer had been released pending his trial. Bill wanted to confront Joey about what was going on, but Hayley tried to seduce him.

 

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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Elon asked Naomi to talk sense into Jacob. He was afraid that Jacob was in over his head. Naomi didn’t want to do anything. When Elon found out that Jacob has been visiting her and talking to her. He thought Jacob made rookie mistakes. Naomi told him to make sure Jacob didn’t hear fear in his voice. She thought it would put his life in danger. Jacob was in the alley. Izaiah showed up. Jacob wondered if he was going back to his old ways. Izaiah said he was picking up food. Jacob wanted him to leave and didn’t want him to tell Naomi that they talked. Jacob got his orders but kept asking suspicious questions. Eva told Leslie what she could do to get someone to run the clinic. Leslie asked Eva to run it, but she turned her down. When Leslie talked to the fire department to check out the clinic, Derek interrupted. Derek and Leslie got into an argument with him accusing her of running Laura down. After Leslie left, Derek said he would help with the clinic, but he didn’t want to have any interaction with Leslie.

Leslie went to the police station to see if Elon would give her a permit. When he told her to go to the fire department, she brought up the fact that their children were dating and would be married soon which made them practically family. Elon turned her down and let her know that Izaiah wasn’t the commitment type. Kat told Tomas they should live together. She said she turned him down a while ago, but with Chelsea getting married, she thought it was time for her to move out. Tomas said he didn’t want to live together because he was her last option. He didn’t want to make major decisions for the wrong reasons. Tomas said they should be sure they were ready to do that.

 

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BTG Short Recap Monday, February 23, 2026

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Hayley tried not to say Lynette’s name when Elon told her he found her attacker. Elon said they found her license and wallet in the suspects pocket. He said they didn’t find her ring. Hayley told Bill that she was going to the police station alone to identify the attacker. She met up with Randy. Hayley accused him of setting up the person who attacked her. Randy said Lynette doesn’t do anything for free. Lynette sent Hayley a picture of the man she framed so she could identify him. Hayley went to the station and identified the man. She pretended to be a victim with Elon. Lynette was at the police station. She let Hayley know that she had no intention of leaving things alone. Lynette told Hayley that she wanted Bill to make the embezzlement charges against her go away. At Orphey Gene’s, Joey and Randy talked about the man being framed. Joey said he recognized the name of the man and said he wouldn’t hurt anyone.

Anita let her family know that she was going to go public about her cancer. She was going to do an interview with Gayle King. Her family wanted to go with her, but she wanted them to stay behind and watch when it aired so they would be prepared to answer any questions. She said she let Gayle  know not to ask any questions about the BRCA gene. Anita didn’t want anyone trying to do a story on them. Anita did the interview with Gayle  which went well. She let everyone know that she was going to survive and spread the message. When the taping was over, Gayle thanked Anita for telling her story and said she knew women would get tested after hearing her story. Jacob was given his first drop of blood for the blood ring. Once the job was done, he met with Smitty to tell him about the person he delivered it to.

 

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BTG Short Recap Friday, February 20, 2026

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Mona approached Madison and Chelsea at Orphey Gene’s. She complimented Madison because of her skills as a doctor. Mona’s comments made Chelsea wonder if she regretted not taking the job in Denmark. Madison assured her that she didn’t regret her decision. She kissed Chelsea and said she had to leave. Mona saw Randy and invited him to join her at her table. Randy didn’t want her church friends to see her talking with Joey’s associate. Mona wasn’t worried about what the church ladies would say about her. At the hospital, Bill told Hayley that he got Joey’s help to find her attacker. Hayley was worried about him getting involved with someone like Joey. Chelsea arrived and saw Bill and Hayley together. She was there to give Madison her badge. Hayley went to see the doctor because of her headaches. Chelsea let her father know that she wasn’t happy about him telling Dani about her engagement before she could do it. Bill thought she was being impulsive and didn’t want her to get hurt later. Chelsea was afraid that Madison was giving up an amazing opportunity to be with her. She decided that Madison had to do the fellowship no matter what happened. Bill warned her about making demands. Chelsea left to meet with Madison. Bill called Caroline to arrange something for him.

Anastasia ran into Nicole and Samantha at the club. She got digs in about the cotillion. Nicole shut her down. Anastasia made comments about the scene Anita made there. She thought that Anita was taking drugs. Vernon fussed over Anita when she got a call from Jacinda about what happened at the club. Nicole called Vernon to fact-check Anastasia. Anita wasn’t happy about the lies that Anastasia was spreading so she decided to tell the truth about her cancer. Randy met with Joey at Uptown. He told Joey that Hayley’s mugger probably skipped town. Randy thought they should consider it a loss, but Joey wasn’t happy about it. Joey ordered Randy to find someone who would have answers. Hayley and Bill were at the bar together. She panicked when she saw Randy walk in the door. Bill recognized Randy as the person who helped Hayley during her miscarriage. Hayley said she didn’t recognize him. She went to the bar so Bill could handle his business. Bill went to Joey’s table and wanted to know how he knew Randy. Joey covered for Randy. After his conversation with Bill, Joey reminded Randy that he was finished once he brought a mess to his front door. Hayley played the victim card with Bill to distract him from thinking about Randy.

 

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BTG Short Recap Thursday, February 19, 2026

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Anita and Vernon were having lunch when Leslie arrived at the country club. She wanted to meet with Anita and the Articulettes. Leslie reminded her that she bid on meeting with them at the auction during Winterfest. Anita explained the steps they had to go through to make the meeting happen. Leslie didn’t want to do that so she was going to meet with her. Things don’t go well during their lunch together. Anita collapsed while they were having lunch together. Vernon and Anita wanted to rush off, but Leslie tried to stop them. Her plan didn’t work, and they left together. While they were alone, Anita admitted that it wasn’t Leslie’s fault that she collapsed. She explained that she had good days and bad days. Jacob explained what was going on with his investigation to Elon. Elon wasn’t really happy with Jacob’s progress. He warned his son about the dangers of the investigation.

Hayley was surprised to see Naomi. She wanted Naomi to explain why she was really there to see her. Naomi hated what she did to get married to her father, but she was worried about her. They were on the verge of bonding when Bill walked in the room. He was happy to see them getting along. Later Naomi went home and Jacob told her that he was moving out because of the case. She didn’t want him to leave, but he wanted to keep her safe. He gave her a burner phone to use in case of an emergency. They made love and realized that it felt different. Tomas had coffee with Lynette. He questioned what really happened to Hayley. She dodged the question by talking about the case. Tomas suggested that she accept a plea bargain, but that didn’t go over well with Lynette. Their meeting was interrupted when Randy called her. He wanted Lynette to meet him at Uptown. When she arrived at Uptown Randy told her that Joey demanded that he find the mugger. Lynette felt like that was his problem. He wasn’t happy about that. She thought he was whining too much. Randy warned her that if he went down, he would bring her and Hayley down with him.

 

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BTG Short Recap Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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Hayley wanted to go to the office despite the mugger not being caught. Bill was upset that the mugger wasn’t caught. He called Joey to find the mugger. While Bill and Joey were talking, Hayley snapped at Tomas. He wondered why she took a file to Lynette. Hayley was afraid he was getting too close to the truth. She told him that he was trying to put her in her place and forgot his place. Hayley reminded him that she was the boss’s wife. Bill interrupted their conversation and asked Caroline to take Hayley home. Joey and Randy met to talk about the mugging. Joey wondered why the mugger hasn’t tried to get rid of the engagement ring. He assumed Randy was just as upset about the mugging as Bill since he had a close relationship with Hayley. Tomas tried to to Bill why things got out of hand between him and Hayley. He told Bill that he didn’t know Hayley and Lynette were close to each other.

Bill told him to keep Hayley happy or else. Joey told Randy to find the mugger so the person could be punished. Dani went to Nicole to talk about what happened at Uptown. Nicole said she didn’t expect Ted to fall for someone she liked. She told Dani that she thought Shanice could be good for Ted. Dani said Leslie was there. She said she and Shanice double teamed Leslie. While they were talking, Nicole realized Dani wanted Ted and Shanice to be friends with her and Andre. She told Dani that she was okay with it. Carlton talked to Ashley about Nicole. Ashley told him that Kial was something new while he was familiar. Ashley advised him to make himself less available which would make Nicole curious. Later on when Nicole asked Carlton out, he told her he couldn’t go.

 

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The town celebrated Valentine’s Day. Vanessa shocked Joey by blindfolding him and taking control of him. He thought it proved how much he loved her by allowing her to control him by tying him up. Vernon surprised Anita with a quiet night at home. He followed their tradition by giving her salt water taffy. Anita sang a song from her first jazz album. Hayley was disappointed with Bill’s gift until he surprised her with paperwork for a house in St. Bart’s. Eva and Izaiah were on their date at Orphey Gene’s when Leslie arrived. Leslie wasn’t happy that Eva didn’t want more for the holiday. Eva thought she was projecting. Leslie didn’t want her throwing Nicole’s word in her face. Eva wanted her to leave so Leslie reached out to Marcel. Izaiah gave Eva a necklace for Valentine’s Day. Eva put her feelings for him on a card.

Ted had plans to celebrate the holiday with Shanice, but the restaurant didn’t have a free spot until 2027. They decided to go to Uptown. While they were there, Andre and Dani arrived. Dani and Shanice bonded over their hatred for Leslie, Leslie arrived while the ladies were talking about her. They confronted Leslie when she walked in the club. Dani warned Leslie that she’s as crazy as she is. She dared Leslie to do something to cause her to use her self-defense skills. Leslie didn’t have a comeback for Dani since she was distracted by being turned down by Marcel. Leslie went home and started spiraling. She looked in the mirror and picked up a vase. Leslie smashed the vase in anger.

 

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Bill wondered why Lynette was in his hotel room. Hayley and Lynette were able to put Bill off their scent. He finally agreed to get Lynette a room at the hotel. While Lynette was alone, she started plotting what she would do next. Hayley warned her that Bill would get suspicious if she kept going down that road. Later Bill warned Hayley to keep her distance from Lynette. He suspected that she was trouble. Bill was going to call Elon when he got a notice that Dani was doing a livestream. Randy ran into Lynette and let her know that he was onto her. Lynette thought he wanted her away to avoid temptation. Randy admitted that he had memories of their time together. He didn’t have good memories of their time. Lynette tried flirting with him, but he wasn’t interested.

Dani was getting interviewed by someone who felt she was a has been and wondered why she was modeling again. She put the guy in his place and told him that she felt beautiful. After the interview, Dani went to her parents’ house to make sure interview didn’t want it to have a bad impact on Anita’s health. Anita and Vernon were supportive of her and what she told the interviewer. Hayley was annoyed that Bill was impressed with Dani’s decision to model again. She tried to use her injury to get him to focus on her.

 

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Hayley met with Randal, and he realized that she lied about getting mugged. He wasn’t happy to find out that she was working with Lynette. Randy felt like Lynette would sell out her own mother to get her way. He wasn’t happy to find out that Bill’s doctor was suspicious of his test results. Hayley told him that she stopped spiking his tea. Bill yelled at Tomas and Caroline for allowing Hayley to deliver Lynette”s paperwork which led to her getting attacked. Tomas started putting the pieces together and became suspicious of Hayley and Lynettte’s relationship. Lynette went to see Hayley. She told her that she was keeping the engagement ring for coming up with the scheme Hayley used. She wanted Hayley to get Bill to get the embezzlement charges against her dropped. While they were talking, Bill showed up. He wanted to know why Lynette was there, Carlton was in a bad mood at the hospital. He didn’t like seeing Nicole with Kial so he snapped at Shanice. Ted heard the encounter and got involved. He found out what happened through Shanice. They also talked about the underwear that she found in his room. After talking about the situation, they realized they were building something special. Ted and Shanice kissed each other.

Nicole arrived at the hospital to talk to Ted. She felt like he didn’t have a reason to judge her behavior. Ted promised that he wouldn’t stand in her way. Nicole wasn’t sure what she would do next. She felt like it was the beginning. Leslie went to the casino to see Joey. He wasn’t thrilled to see her, but she wanted info about Marcel. Joey didn’t give her any information about him. He wanted to know why she needed the information on him. She started cozying up to him when Vanessa showed up, Vanessa put Leslie on notice about getting too close to Joey. Leslie informed her that she had her eyes on another prize. She sauntered out of his office. Joey admitted that he liked seeing Vanessa’s jealous side.

 

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Ashley felt like Naomi should tell her family the truth about having the BRCA Gene. Lynette and Hayley interrupted them. Ashley took Naomi into a treatment room. Naomi noticed Lynette’s hand and wondered if she was hurt in the attack too. Hayley wondered what happened to Bill. Bill and Dani talked about Chelsea and Madison getting engaged and moving to Denmark. He wondered if she was upset about them moving like he was. Naomi’s call interrupted their conversation. She told him that Hayley was at the hospital and needed him. After she got off the phone with Bill, Naomi watched Lynette with suspicion. Bill arrived while Hayley was talking about her accident. Hayley wanted to know where Bill was when she tried to reach him, but he avoided telling her. He promised to keep her safe and replace the ring that was stolen. It turned out that Lynette had the ring. Chelsea and Madisont old Anita and Vernon about their news. Madison stopped Chelsea from telling them they were moving. She said they weren’t moving anymore. Madison turned down the fellowship because being in love and settling down was better. Chelsea was scared that Madison would regret turning it down. Madison believed she did the right thing.

Jacob and Smitty met at Orphey Gene’s to talk about the undercover assignment. Jill realized they were talking about the Impaler. She told them that the Impaler targets homeless encampments like where she stayed in for years. Smitty tried to question her, but she didn’t want to talk about it. June warned him not to get involved in that dangerous situation. Jacob met with his source. He informed Jacob that it won’t be easy to walk into the position. The informant said he had to pass a test to by teaching someone in the organization a lesson. He told Jacob that he would be informed when he had to pull the act off.

 

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Bill brought Hayley to the hospital. He was afraid she might have a concussion. Shanice noticed how close Nicole and Kial were. They planned to meet at Uptown. Carlton showed up and saw them kissing. Nicole said she wanted to date Carlton, but he had to understand that she would be seeing other people. An unhappy Carlton walked away. Later on, Nicole and Kial had a great time on their date. They ended up making love. Carlton talked to Shanice to talk about Nicole. Hayley and Bill made love. He suggested they renew their vows. He promised the love and honor her. Bill said he was determined to find the person who hurt her. Anastasia tried to bring down the Duprees. She tried to goad Dani but it didn’t work. Naomi and Chelsea showed up at the club. Anastasia’s granddaughter Francesca showed up. Anita helped Samantha for the cotillion. Dani wanted to celebrate Chelsea engagement. Naomi was afraid that Chelsea was rushing into marriage.Chelsea said she was afraid Madison would regret giving up her Copenhagen position. She wondered if Dani went through this with Bill. Dani said she thought the situation would be temporary. She said telling Bill no wasn’t an option. Dani said their situations weren’t the same.

 

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Hayley let Lynette know that Tomas was going to do her case pro bono. They talked about the cons they pulled. Lynette felt like Hayley’s con wasn’t going well and suggested that she get rid of Dani. While they were talking, they came up with a new plan. Lynette said she couldn’t fake an illness so she had to come up with a new one. She told Hayley to create a fake mugging. Lynette took Haley to a dark place before she hit her. Jan advised Derek to take the job at the free clinic. He was willing to work there until he found out Leslie worked there. Jan tried to convince him to take the job which led to the arguing. He agreed to thinking about the position.

Ashley asked Shanice if she thought Grayson was shady. Grayson showed up and apologized for leaving when they were about to make love. He said the call was about his mother who was in a care facility for Parkinson’s Disease. Later on, Ashley and Jan talked about Derek’s job offer. Ashley didn’t think it was a good idea for Derek to work with Leslie. Jan said Leslie changed. Chelsea and Madison celebrated their engagement. Bill and Caroline showed up and saw Chelsea and Madison. He was shocked at their engagement since they were about to break up. Bill was concerned that Chelsea was rushing into something she would regret. Chelsea told Madison what Bill said. Madison thought Bill was right. They decided they were going to move on despite any obstacles. Bill told Caroline that Chelsea made a decision based on temporary feelings. He thought Dani could talk sense into Chelsea. Bill tried calling Dani, but Andre made sure she didn’t get the call.

 

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Chelsea surprised Madison with an early Valentine’s Day celebration since she won’t be in town for it. She believed that their relationship would survive Madison moving to start her fellowship. Chelsea proposed to Madison. Madison thought they agreed that they weren’t ready to be married. Chelsea felt like she found the perfect partner. She knew that Madison liked to plan things, but she wanted her to do something wild. Madison finally agreed to marry her Dani met with Izaiah at Uptown to talk about the proposal she made about him joining her agency. He liked his job and didn’t want to let his students down. Dani wondered if Eva had anything to do with his decision. He said that Eva had nothing to do with his decision. Dani was impressed by his attitude. She was willing to speak to the people at his school who were interested in fashion. Pamela met with Andre, and they talked about him meeting with a designer named Tatum Stewart. He explained that Tatum wanted Dani to be the face of her company. Pamela didn’t think that Dani would agree to it if she thought the deal was arranged. They agreed to keep the truth about the job from Dani. Andre wanted her to do something to take her mind off having the BRCA Gene, and Anita’s cancer. Dani arrived while they were talking. Pamela talked to her about the job offer from Tatum. Dani wanted to think about it. After Pamela left, Andre tried to push for Dani to take the job. Dani wondered why he wanted her to take it so badly. He wanted to make up for keeping her from getting the Forrester Creations job. Andre thought she could make sure that she was able to work close to home so she could be near her family.

Ted had trouble explaining to Shanice that he didn’t know where the underwear came from. He said the underwear had to belong to Leslie. Shanice thought they belonged to Nicole. She said she jumped to the wrong conclusion because of the way he acted when they saw Nicole with Kial. Ted believed that Leslie bribed her way into his room and put the underwear in his couch the same way she disguised herself to trick her when she attacked Laura. Shanice felt bad about that. Ted wanted to continue the evening, but Shanice wanted to leave. The mood died for her when they ran into Nicole and Kial. Shanice informed him that she didn’t want to be his consolation prize. Leslie was talking when Ted arrived at Uptown. He threw her panties down. She pretended not to know anything about them. He was upset that she ruined his relationship. Ted drove it home that he wasn’t interested in her. He wanted her to stay out of his room.

 

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