Thursday, October 10, 2019
by Jenny Smith

In his Las Vegas hotel room, Adam wondered if there were specials on flights from Genoa City when Cane showed up at his door. Cane assumed that Phyllis had failed to mention that he'd been looking for Adam, and Adam surmised that Phyllis had told Cane where to find him. Phyllis revealed that Cane had been the one to tip her off, since she'd overheard him making travel plans. Phyllis announced that Cane was looking for Chance.

Adam looked suspicious. Adam dryly asked if Chance was lost, and Cane explained that Jill was worried about Chance because he hadn't returned her calls. Phyllis scoffed at the idea that Cane had dropped everything to look for a soldier and federal agent because Chance's grandmother was worried. Cane hoped that Adam could help him. Adam curtly stated that he knew nothing, and he told them to show themselves out.

After Adam left, Phyllis informed Cane that she was very interested in why he was looking for Phillip IV. Phyllis didn't buy the story about Jill being concerned, since Jill didn't care about anyone but herself. Cane marveled that Phyllis could say those words without the slightest trace of irony, and she ordered him to lay his cards on the table. He insisted that ladies go first, and she divulged that she'd met a mutual acquaintance of Chance and Adam's in Las Vegas a few months earlier. Cane named Riza, and Phyllis shared that she'd seen Riza and Chance talking, but they'd been gone by the time she'd gotten to the other side of the casino to confront them.

Phyllis swore that she didn't know where Chance was, but she had tracked down Riza, who hadn't been chatty. Cane pointed out that Phyllis could have told him that back in Genoa City, but instead, she'd rushed to Adam's side the moment she'd thought he was in trouble. Phyllis firmly stated that she was nobody's lackey. Adam returned to the room and huffed that he'd left Genoa City to get away from them. He suggested that Phyllis and Cane go home and flip a coin to determine which one of them could take his title as the most hated person in town. Cane refused to leave until he found Chance, and Adam theorized that Chance didn't want to be found.

Cane mentioned that Chance had dropped a bombshell on his family before he'd disappeared, and he pointed out that Adam had been the last person to see Chance. Cane speculated that people would start wondering about Adam and Chance's connection if Adam didn't point him in the right direction, and he had a feeling that was the last thing Adam wanted. Cane thought the cops would be interested if it suddenly became a missing person case, and Adam declared that he was officially bored. Cane said he'd be staying on the floor below, and he left. Phyllis refused to go because she had more questions for Adam. Adam pointedly mentioned that he had a big game in a few hours. P

hyllis offered to disappear after he answered her questions, and she inquired whether he'd been in touch with Chance. Adam propped his feet up and requested that she grab him a bottle of water, and she obliged. She asked if Adam knew about the bombshell Chance had dropped on his family, and Adam savored the water and asked if she was sure that she'd never been a girl Friday. Phyllis questioned whether Adam had been part of Chance's scheme. Adam claimed that he had no idea why Chance had blown up his family, and he had no interest in finding out. Adam proclaimed that he was done with Genoa City and that his life was there in Vegas. Phyllis demanded to know if Chance was a part of it, and she wouldn't let it go. Adam reiterated that she was wasting her time. "We'll see," she replied.

Chelsea returned home with Connor and insisted that they talk about what had happened, but she prompted Connor to eat something first. He grumbled that he wasn't hungry and that he didn't want to eat or talk. He grabbed a gaming console, and she ordered him not to play video games. Nick entered and wondered what Connor was doing home from school, and Connor stomped off. Chelsea explained that the school had called because Connor had been disruptive in class. She groaned that things just kept getting worse, and Nick consoled her.

At Crimson Lights, Sharon answered a call from Chelsea, who wondered if Sharon had time to talk with Connor again. Sharon mused that she'd thought a lot about him while she'd been visiting Faith, who was struggling to accept that her dad had lied about Victor's death. Chelsea hoped that Sharon could also help Connor, and she shared that there had been an incident at school. Sharon protested that she wasn't a licensed therapist. Chelsea contended that Connor needed to talk to someone he trusted, and he was still shutting Chelsea out. Sharon agreed to head over. Chelsea hung up and thanked Nick for suggesting that she call Sharon. He felt partly responsible for how Connor was acting, but Chelsea blamed herself for letting Adam back into their lives. She was scared that the hurt and disappointment in her son's eyes wouldn't go away. Later, Chelsea fretted to Sharon that it was out of character for Connor to have problems at school. Sharon advised that acting out wasn't unusual for a child who'd suffered a big loss. Chelsea recalled that Connor had been quiet at home, but he hadn't lashed out at them like he had at school. Sharon suspected that Connor didn't want to risk losing anyone else. Chelsea panicked that Connor was afraid she'd abandon him, and it wasn't good for him to keep his feelings inside. Nick hoped that Connor would open up to Sharon, since the psychological stakes were lower.

Chelsea and Nick prepared to take off to give Sharon time to speak to Connor alone. Connor overheard and asked what Sharon wanted to talk to him about. Once alone, Sharon hoped that Connor didn't mind that she'd dropped by again, and he replied that he liked her. She thanked him and said she liked him, too. She mentioned that she'd just gotten back from visiting Faith, who was confused about what had happened with her grandfather. Connor asked if people had lied to Faith, too, and Sharon explained that it was why she'd gone to talk to her daughter. Sharon added that she'd thought about Connor during her visit because Victor was his grandpa, too, and she thought he might have some of the same questions Faith had had. Sharon reported that Faith had been embarrassed when some of her friends had found out what had happened, and Faith had also been upset that people she'd loved and trusted had lied to her.

Sharon was sure that Connor understood, and she assured him that it was okay to feel angry. Connor insisted that he didn't, since what had happened hadn't been a big deal. He headed to the kitchen to get something to eat.

Over coffee at Crimson Lights, Chelsea wailed that it broke her heart that Connor couldn't share his feelings with her when she'd been the one person he'd been able to count on since the day he'd been born. She recalled that she'd devoted her entire life to making sure he felt safe and protected, and Nick commended her for doing an amazing job. Chelsea worried that they'd lost that special connection, but Nick chalked it up to kids needing to test their parents' love when they felt hurt or angry. Nick swore that it would get better in time and that Connor would eventually appreciate her more than he ever had. Chelsea hoped he was right. Chelsea and Nick returned home. Sharon reported that Connor had gone to his room, but he'd been more receptive than he'd been the last time. Sharon continued that they'd talked about Faith going through some of the same things Connor was experiencing, but he still wasn't admitting that he was angry about Victor faking his own death.

Chelsea wondered if they'd discussed Adam deserting him, but Sharon hadn't wanted to overwhelm the boy. Sharon recounted that Connor had been polite and calm, but there was a difference between controlling his emotions and suppressing them. Sharon voiced concern that too much pain and anger would lead to bitterness and resentment, and Chelsea compared it to Adam's feelings about Victor. Sharon thought that Connor was reacting like a lot of children did to emotions they didn't know how to process, and she assured Chelsea that Connor wasn't destined to walk in Adam's footsteps.

Sharon advised Chelsea to let Connor know he'd always be loved, and Chelsea jumped up to tell him that right away. Sharon encouraged Chelsea to do more listening than talking. After Chelsea stepped out, Nick appreciated that Sharon was trying to help. Sharon empathized with what it felt like to think her mistakes had caused permanent damage to her child. After Sharon left, Chelsea returned downstairs and relayed that Connor had claimed that they'd all overreacted. Nick figured that at least the boy was talking to her, but Chelsea hated that she'd had to ask someone else for help with her son. Nick thought doing so had proven what a great mom she was. Chelsea lamented that in the past, Connor had leaned on her to get through things, but he was pushing her away every time she made a move.

Nick urged Chelsea to take Sharon's advice and just love and be there for Connor. Chelsea bemoaned that Adam had made that promise to Connor, yet she was picking up the pieces of her son's life. Nick promised that they'd get through it together, but Chelsea anticipated that Connor would need more help than Sharon could provide. Nick vowed to do whatever it took to help Connor. At Jabot,

Kyle instructed Summer to get her influencers to create a buzz about Ashley's reformulated night cream. She asked if she should run it by Billy, but Kyle told her not to. He admitted that she and Lola had been right, and he intended to focus on doing what was best for the company instead of fighting with Billy. Summer called it a first that someone had taken her advice, since she couldn't say the same for Theo. Kyle muttered that Theo never listened to anything. Summer explained that she'd tried to offer constructive criticism to Theo, but he'd considered it harsh. She figured that it was easier to take advice when one's career was on fire, and Kyle surmised that Theo's wasn't because he'd taken on too many projects. Summer revealed that Devon had fired Theo, and a pleased Kyle wondered if Theo would head back to New York. Summer didn't know because Theo wasn't speaking to her, even though she'd only been trying to help him learn from the experience. Kyle assured Summer that she had a good heart, but he warned that she'd be disappointed if she thought Theo would change. Later, Summer updated Kyle with her marketing efforts, and she thought they should celebrate over coffee. He declined because he had plans with Lola, but he encouraged Summer to take a break from everything. Summer confided that she'd thought she was starting to get to know the real Theo behind the act he put on. Kyle cautioned that Theo was playing her by making her believe he wanted to take things to the next level, since he'd seen Theo do it with lots of women. Summer felt like an idiot for falling for Theo's act, and Kyle believed that she deserved more.

At the bar at Society, Theo perched in front of his laptop and closed a social media deal over the phone. He crowed that he'd scored again, and Lola scolded that it wasn't his office. Theo proclaimed that the world was his office and his playground, and she called it nice work if he could get it. Theo bragged that he had gotten it, and he expected to get a whole lot more. Lola lectured that winners conducted business from behind a desk, and she imagined that Mariah could provide him one at Power Communications. Theo doubted that would happen after Devon had fired him. Lola expressed sympathy, and Theo cited creative differences. She imagined it had hurt to lose a job, but he planned to use the firing as motivation. He suspected that she knew what he was talking about. Theo bet that Lola had done everything from wash dishes to wait tables before she'd landed her sweet gig there. He guessed that she'd put up with haters who'd thought she'd never amount to anything and that each one had made her more determined to reach her goal. Theo suspected that every time someone had told her she was dreaming too big, she'd grabbed the next rung of the ladder and pulled herself up. He asserted that success happened while proving people wrong. Theo chugged back a drink and admitted fault for getting canned, since he'd forgotten rule number one -- it wasn't who one knew but what one knew. He tipsily realized that it was the other way around, and Lola theorized that too many drinks had contributed to his memory loss. Theo acknowledged that he hadn't read the room right, since Mariah and Devon were friends, so Devon would side with her even though she had no clue what she was doing. Lola asserted that Mariah was her friend and amazing at her job. Theo was sure Mariah was a "kickass friend," but she was hardly qualified to run a major PR company. Theo figured that Mariah was buddies with the boss, so she'd ended up on top -- for then.

Lola asked what he meant, and Theo boasted that Mariah wasn't the only one who knew how to schmooze the brass, since it was his superpower to get inside people's heads and make it work for him. Lola translated that to mean he knew how to manipulate people, but he clarified that he inspired them and won them over. She dryly suggested that he start a cult. Theo realized that Lola considered him a dumb party boy, so she was one more person he'd need to prove wrong. Lola called him talented, charming, and too charismatic for his own good. Theo told her not to be surprised once he climbed out of the hole that he'd dug for himself. She doubted that he'd be able to resist digging the next one, since it seemed to be his thing. Later, Theo informed Lola that he'd taken her advice by switching to coffee. Theo anticipated that his misunderstanding with Devon would have zero impact on his career, and his firing had just been an obstacle that life had thrown at him. Lola asked why Theo had thrown more obstacles at himself, citing the trouble he'd caused by inviting Zoe to town. He questioned how he was supposed to have known Zoe was crazy, and Lola referred to how he supposedly read people. She was sure that he'd known exactly what he'd been doing, just like he'd known he'd tick off Devon by trying to undermine Mariah. Lola added that Theo had crossed the line when he'd wished he'd met her before Kyle had, and Theo claimed that he'd just been messing with her. Lola didn't buy it, and she suspected that he wanted to tank his life for some reason. She compared him to Arturo, who had wrecked his engagement to Abby by cheating because he'd thought he hadn't deserved her.

Theo remarked that Lola was a great chef but that she sucked as a shrink. She clucked that he wasn't the only one who could read people. Lola greeted Kyle at Society's entrance, prepared to leave. He wondered if she was anxious to spend time with him or to get out of there, and he heard Theo talking boisterously on the phone. Kyle confronted Theo, and Lola indicated that she'd already called Theo a cab. Theo invited Kyle to have a drink to celebrate him signing a new client, and he wondered where Summer was, since she and Kyle were usually connected at the hip. Kyle threatened to throw Theo out, but Lola defended that Theo had been having a rough day. Theo thanked Lola for feeling his pain, and he babbled that it had been great getting to know her better over the past couple of days -- especially her evil side. Theo stepped out, and Lola groaned that she'd thought he'd never leave. Kyle noted how she'd jumped to Theo's defense, but she wanted Kyle to pay attention to her, not Theo. They kissed as Theo watched jealously through the window. A short time later, Summer ignored a call from Theo.
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At Crimson Lights, Kyle and Lola discussed Theo's firing. She believed that Theo knew that he'd messed up and was using it as motivation. Kyle doubted it, but Lola thought it might have been the wakeup call Theo had needed to grow up. Kyle couldn't fathom how Theo convinced people that he just needed one more chance, and Lola insisted that she knew when she was being played. Kyle admitted that Theo had fooled him for a while. Lola was sure that Theo had been sincere, and she would be happy if he got his act together. She suggested that they talk about something else, and Kyle turned the topic to potential Halloween costumes. Lola preferred to finish the conversation they'd been having that morning, and she looked at him seductively. They raced to the stairs to continue their talk in private.