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At Crimson Lights, Devon tells Lily a funny story about Dom. She asks how the wedding planning is going… Abby told her they lost the venue. Devon says Victor stepped up to fix the situation. He reiterates that he’s worried about her teaming up with him. Lily asks him to trust that she knows that she’s doing. Devon asks if she has anything in writing saying she’ll be CEO of Chancellor. Lily won’t answer the question. Devon doesn’t think Victor will give it to her. Lily asks who he thinks he’ll give it to then. Devon figures it will be someone with the last name Newman.

Lily tells Devon that Neil is her dad, and that means something to Victor. Devon is sure he’ll squeeze every last drop out of what he needs from her before he tosses her aside. Blood is thicker than friendship. Lily argues he wants what’s best for Chancellor, and she’s what’s best for it. She questions what Newman he’d even put in place. Devon says, “It’s Nikki.”

Lily scoffs that it makes no sense for Nikki to take charge of Chancellor. Devon says it does if you saw what he saw last night. She let it slip that Victor is surprising her with some priceless gift. Lily laughs, “OK. That could mean anything coming from Victor.” Devon thinks it makes complete sense. Nikki and Katherine were best friends. Lily continues smirking. Devon tells her that if his theory is correct, it’s going to come down to a competition between her and Nikki. Who does she think will win that? He questions why Nikki stepped down from Newman Media… she’s setting herself up for a better opportunity. Lily doesn’t think Nikki would do that to her.

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Nikki brings Victor breakfast and coffee at the office. She’s feeling restless, but assures him it’s not about the drinking. She misses working. Victor promises that soon enough, she’ll have more work than she can handle. Nikki wishes they had a set date for Chancellor. Victor can’t give her one, but Lily’s plan will move things along. Victor doesn’t know the details, but it involves Phyllis’ role at Chancellor. Nikki’s put off by this. She hates that they have to be sneaky with Lily… they both know she’s not going to be the CEO of Chancellor. Victor says Lily will be fine. Once they have the company, all the details of how they got there will be forgotten.

Nikki didn’t realize how much it would mean to her to run Katherine’s company until Victor gave her the opportunity. It’s an incredible gift. She’s lucky to have a husband who believes in her like he does. Victor tells her to remember that… the way he saw Jack treat Diane was, “Woah.” Nikki says they’ll never agree on Jack. Victor plans to see that he gets what he deserves.

Claire arrives at the Abbott mansion and tells Jack she was stopping by for Harrison’s swimsuit for his lesson later. She notices his demeanor and he tells her he and Kyle had a run-in last night. She’s sorry. So is Jack. Claire confides that she’s worried about him too.

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They sit, and Jack asks why Claire is concerned about Kyle. She says it’s been the way he’s been behaving lately. She confides that he set up a trap to get Audra fired from Glissade. He tripped her up and made himself look good. Claire says what bothered her was the way Kyle talked about it; he got so much pleasure out of taking her down. It triggered her because that’s the kind of person she grew up with. Jack isn’t surprised. His son has turned from his family and taken on the characteristics of a person she just described… “Your grandfather.”

Claire asks what Victor has to do with this. Jack thinks he’s Glissade’s mystery investor. He’s not surprised Kyle hasn’t told Claire. He tells Claire that the war between them goes back decades. He knows that this war with Kyle is the best way to hurt him, “And he’s right. It has hurt me.”

At Daniel’s place, Chance asks him if he got any sleep. Daniel says not really… it’s going to be a while before things start to feel normal again. He asks what’s going on. Chance says he talked to Sharon last night. “Is it true that you and Heather had a fight the night she died?”

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Daniel learns that Sharon told Chance that he and Heather had a fight. He asks how she’d know that. Chance says she came over the night Heather died, but he wasn’t there. Daniel says he was with Lucy, but he already told him that. He questions Sharon not telling someone before that she was there. Wouldn’t Chance have done that? Chance says he would have. She claims that Heather was pretty upset because she and Daniel had had a pretty ugly fight. Chance is there to find out if that’s true, and if so, what the fight was about.

Daniel tells Chance that something seems off about this. Sharon is the last person that Heather would open up to about her personal life. She’s been on a crusade to get them to leave town and attacking them in public. Chance admits it sounds improbable. Daniel says he and Heather had misunderstandings, but they worked through them. They were fine… they were good that night. One of the only things that has brought him comfort is that their last words to each other were ‘I love you’ and “I’ll see you later’. Chance asks if the squabbles have been going on for a while now. Daniel says things haven’t been so good, but he questions what Sharon was doing there in the first place. He doesn’t believe that Sharon and Heather had a personal conversation. He adds that Heather didn’t seem upset when he spoke to her. “Heather would never talk about us.” Chance wonders if she was using a fight with him as a cover for what was really bothering her.

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Nate joins Devon at Crimson Lights. Devon asks how his trip was, and Nate will fill him in later. He saw Lily leaving and she looked pissed. Devon says she can’t see the deal with Victor for what it is. Nate suggests Devon let it go. Devon thinks he got to her this time. He has a pretty good idea what Victor’s plan is, and he thinks Lily’s mad because she suspects he’s right. Nate learns that Devon thinks that Victor plans to install Nikki, but the worst part is that he’s using Neil’s name to soften Lily up. Nate warns that whatever he’s doing, it’s almost never what you think it is. All Devon knows is that this will crush Lily.

Lily arrives in Victor’s office and tells him she has some serious problems with their partnership. “I would like them to be solved today.” She points out he’s reluctant to put their agreement in writing. It feels like he’s stringing her along. Victor says she has nothing to worry about. Lily says she is worried, that’s why she’s there. She theorizes that he’ll put Nikki in charge. “Are you going to make her CEO?” Victor says he’s a man of his word. He promised to take care of her. Lily volleys that he’s not answering her question. If that’s all he can offer, it’s not good enough. She walks out and Victor rolls his eyes.

At the Abbott mansion, Jack warns Claire if they have this conversation, she may learn things about her grandfather she doesn’t want to know. She nods, “OK.” Jack says Victor’s a fighter, but he doesn’t fight fair. It’s never just about business, it is always personal. Victor has a visceral hatred of him that goes back decades. He knows what is happening with Kyle is breaking his heart, and he’s twisting the knife and enjoying every minute of it. Claire says he’s always been kind to her; this doesn’t sound like the man she knows. Jack says she’s part of his family. He will always look out for her. “Everything I just told you about that man is still true.” He’s leading Kyle down a very dark path. One he’s not sure his son can ever come back from.

At Daniel’s apartment, Chance thinks it makes sense that Heather had to get away and think things over. Daniel argues that this was not her style. She can’t explain her sending a text. “None of this tracks with anything I know about her.” Chance asks if it’s possible Heather was seeing someone else. Daniel says absolutely not. Chance isn’t accusing anyone of anything. He just wants Daniel to think about what she did that night. Daniel can’t believe he’s positing that her lover killed her. Chance says someone has her phone, someone who knew her well enough to access it. He’s trying to put a puzzle together and they’re not fitting. Who has the phone, and why are they so reluctant to come forward?

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Lily spots Nikki in the Club dining room and says she needs to talk to her. Nikki asks her to sit down. Lily needs to know if something she suspects is right or wrong, “And I feel like you’re the only person who can tell me.” They establish that they value their friendship. Lily says Nikki went out of her way to give her the letter from Katherine. She tells Nikki that she feels she’s being played by her and Victor. “Are you both just using me to get information to take over Chancellor to eventually just push me out?” Nikki says they think the world of her. Lily asks, “Is he going to make you CEO?” She pleads with her to be honest. She’ll have so much more respect for her if she comes clean.

At Crimson Lights, Nate tells Devon was fishing to find out if they’d ask Lily to come back to Winters. Devon doesn’t know why he does half the things he does… does he need more power? Nate thinks they were lucky to break away from Chancellor when they did. Devon only cares about Lily. If Victor is using her, that’s going to be a big problem for him and his future father-in-law.

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At Daniel’s place, he tells Chance he’s way off base. Heather loved him, Lucy, and the life they were building in Genoa City. The only thing bothering her were outside pressures. Chance just wanted to rule that out. Daniel asks, “How are you going to get that?” Chance has an idea. He tells Daniel that, with his permission, he’d like to search the apartment. There might be something that he or Lucy missed. Daniel refuses. First, he wants to come in here and suggest she had a lover, now he wants to disturb her things?! “I think you know your way out.”

At the Abbott mansion, Claire tells Jack this isn’t a side to Victor she hasn’t seen before. Jack is just trying to get Kyle out from under his influence. Clarie doesn’t want to see him go down a bad path either, “How can I help?” Jack just wants her to know what’s going on. Claire can’t stay out of this now. “How can I help?”

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At Crimson Lights, Nate tells Devon the woman who tracked him down, Amy Lewis, knew his dad. They dated a bit. Devon asks why she reached out. Nate says she had some mementos of his. Devon asks if it was worth the trip. Nate says, “Not really.” He’s not sure what to think about it. He got the vibe that her calling him out there was a cover for something else… like she was trying to get a sense of who I was. He has no idea why she would want to do that.

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At the Club, Lily knows she’s not wrong. Nikki begins, “Lily…” Lily exhales. She knows Nikki wouldn’t do this on her own. She must have been going along with Victor. Nikki admits the plan is to install her as CEO. The idea of taking over Katherine’s company clouded her judgment. For that, she is truly sorry. Lily fumes. Nikki hoped she’d be able to convince her to stay and work with her. “I want you by my side going forward, Lily.” Lily asks, “Are you kidding?!” She went to Victor because she made her feel safe. Nikki feels terrible, but she hopes she’ll think about what she just said… they can do great things together. Lily informs Nikki she’s done. “I’m done with both of you.”

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