In the luxurious but suffocating villa on the cliffs of Nice, Cain Ashby’s plans begin to crumble. What was intended to be a strategic gathering for Genoa City’s elite quickly morphs into a tangled web of deception and control. Every moment of the weekend has been meticulously orchestrated by Cain, but even he could not anticipate the unraveling chaos.

The guests, including Phyllis Summers, Nick Newman, and others, quickly realize they are trapped. The phones are dead, the internet is gone, and the villa’s gates are locked. Cain’s once charming demeanor shifts as the truth about his true identity as Aristotle Dumas begins to surface. But it’s not just his identity that is at stake—it’s everything he has worked to control.

As the weekend unfolds, Nick Newman begins to show signs of strain. Phyllis, ever the strategist, senses something is wrong and pushes Nick to reveal what he’s hiding. What she learns shocks her—Nick admits that he is there under Cain’s blackmail, forced to attend the retreat in exchange for keeping the Newman legacy safe.

Phyllis, feeling both guilt and loyalty, realizes that she too has been pulled into Cain’s manipulative game. Despite the uncomfortable tension between them, she admits that she has aligned herself with Cain. The revelation sends Phyllis into a spiral of guilt and fear, but the situation has no easy escape.

Meanwhile, Cain, calm on the surface, knows that his carefully laid plans are falling apart. The guests are growing suspicious. The French authorities arrive, armed with evidence linking him to the notorious Aristotle Dumas. Cain, ever the master manipulator, tries to maintain control, but cracks begin to show. His threats grow more desperate, but the lies pile up, and his world starts to collapse.

Damian Cain, once loyal to Cain, is now a major problem. As he presses Cain about his manipulation of Lily and the truth behind the retreat, he suddenly collapses, gasping for air. Was it poison? Cain’s cold response is chilling—he doesn’t need to poison Damian; he only needs to make him believe he has been poisoned. And in that moment, Cain’s true power is revealed: the ability to manipulate perception.

Phyllis, determined to protect herself and gain control over the situation, continues to press Nick, asking him to trust her once again. But as Nick’s paranoia grows, the truth about Cain’s operation becomes harder to ignore. Phyllis’s warnings about Cain’s rise in power and his involvement in multiple backdoor deals hit home, but Nick’s silence speaks volumes.

As the villa becomes a pressure cooker of secrets and tensions, the real danger lies in Carter, Cain’s eerily calm assistant. Always observing, Carter is now silently collecting data, monitoring every conversation, and feeding information back to Cain’s network. Meanwhile, Chance Chancellor is close on their heels, uncovering the tangled lies and inconsistencies. Will Chance finally connect the dots and expose Cain’s darkest secrets?

In a shocking twist, the villa’s doors lock electronically, trapping everyone inside. As Cain’s empire starts to implode, alliances shift, and those who were once on Cain’s side begin to question their loyalty. Phyllis and Nick, now aligned in their struggle for survival, must face the truth together. But as the pressure mounts, it’s clear that the game is far from over. Cain will do anything to protect his empire—even if it means sacrificing everyone around him.

With Chance closing in on the truth, and Cain‘s paranoia threatening to tear apart his last remaining alliances, the question remains: who will crack first? And who will be the next casualty in this high-stakes game of survival, power, and betrayal?

The walls are closing in, and in Genoa City, no one is safe from the truth that’s about to be exposed.