After Vikki heads off to work, Ashland’s left to make travel arrangements (though he doesn’t seem too energetic)
Encouraged to follow his heart, Moses admits he might not be cut out to be a doctor. Devon’s supportive – what else would Moses like to do?
Still on the patio, Adam engages in some verbal sparring with Vikki. If he manipulated that merger with Ashland, people would be horrified. It’s ironic that you turned out so much like our Father. You’ve always underestimated me yet I’m the one you should fear the most, Vikki repeats the words she told Adam in a nightmare. Pleased to know she has the ability to get under his skin, Vikki leaves pleased with herself.
Flowers in hand, Billy’s amused/touched to find Johnny napping on the couch while Lily’s nearby, dozed off propped up against a chair.
Takeout bag in hand, Mike declares it ‘quite the surprise’ to run into Amanda, Imani and Mrs Benedict at Society. Aside, Mike quietly asks Amanda to see if Naya will join the investigation into Sutton. Wasting no time, she tells Naya that she owes her Father justice – and so do you.
When Elena comes into the coffee house to order a drink, busybody Sharon saw Nate go upstairs with her earlier. Told that Rey hasn’t had any lingering side effects from the Thallium poisoning, Elena’s stunned to hear that Rey was assigned to escort the woman who tried to kill him.
Lily thinks Billy’s right that Johnny needs some extra nurturing. He asked her to stay and wants us to stay together forever. Johnny also asked about Ashland being sick. Death/dying is a hard subject to discuss with a child but Billy must find a way to tell him.
Meanwhile, Ashland’s unconscious on the floor when Vikki comes home for something she forgot behind.
Sharon finishes her tale; assigned to escort Chelsea, he believes she’s doing better because he’d rather blame Adam for everything. The irony is that Sharon supported Chelsea leaving town so she wouldn’t have to hear about her. Now she gets updates daily.
Devon’s summoned Nate over to discuss Moses cutting back on his hours at the hospital so he can come see how the recording studio works. No, it was NOT Devon’s idea. Moses enters sheepishly – he doesn’t want to upset Nate. Surprised, he needs to think about it, then we’ll talk.
Naya wants nothing to do with investigating Sutton. If she recants, people will think she only confessed to protect her Father. Didn’t you? Amanda’s horrified that her Mother believes it would be ‘easier’ for her to take the rap. Naya doesn’t believe her Father capable of murder and won’t be bullied into implicating him.
Awake and drinking water, Ashland’s sorry he scared Vikki. He’ll get some medication for anxiety. Don’t worry – I’m not on my way out just yet. Vikki fears the merger may have been a mistake.
At the office, Adam calls Victor. The weather in Italy is beautiful – why are you calling? No worries – Adam had an interesting encounter with Vikki that gave him an idea he wants to run by his Father.
Next Week: Chloe Mitchell reporting for duty. Welcome to your first day at Newman Media, Adam greets her warmly… Are you happy here in Milan? Nikki asks Summer – or simply resigned? … Given our lovely evening and feeling so connected, Sally asks Jack – where do we go from here? As fun as this stay has been for me and this baby, I need to get out of here, please – Mariah bang on a locked door.