Hello. Have you been helped?
Can I get you something?
No, I'm fine, thank you.
I was waiting on my son.
Okay, well, can I bring you
a cup of coffee while you're waiting?
[laughs] I did try one of those
Mexican mochas that my son's
been raving about,
and he's right. It's delicious.
Well, thank you.
That is our own house blend.
I am Sharon Newman, by the way.
I own this place.
Oh! Well, nice to meet you, Sharon.
I'm Stephanie Simmons.
Oh. Nice to meet you.
Are you just visiting then,
Stephanie?
Um...something like that, yes.
And does your son come here very often?
I don't recognize the last name.
Oh, Stephanie Simmons is my maiden name.
He uses his father's. Holden Novak.
Holden is my brother?
I just found out this morning.
And you had no idea at all?
Stephanie and I hadn't spoken
since she left town years ago,
and obviously, she never told me about the pregnancy.
Okay, but, I mean, you were definitely
Together, yes. We had a relationship.
But we were kids, Lily.
We were both chasing different dreams back then.
It never would have worked.
Yeah, but she knew the whole time that he was your child
and she didn't say anything? Why wouldn't she tell you that?
It was complicated.
She had met someone. They'd gotten married.
And apparently, the man was willing
to raise Holden as his own.
Well, is he still in the picture?
Passed away when Holden was a baby.
I'm sorry, and she still didn't tell you?
Look, Lily, try not to judge her.
Look, what's done is done.
She did what she thought was best for her son and...
I have to accept that.
Yeah. You've always been more of a forgiving person than I am.
I know this is a lot to take in.
Yeah.
I mean, someone that I know in town here is my brother.
I mean, that's crazy.
Look, I know it's not, you know,
anything close to what you're going through,
but yeah, it's a lot.
What do you think of him?
Holden?
Do you like him?
Is he a good man?
♪♪
Good morning, sunshine.
Is it morning?
Who cares? Nobody tells time in Vegas.
You look pretty well rested.
Oh, well, I slept like a baby.
Not surprised,
given the nightmares you caused those players
after you cleaned them out last night.
Which reminds me.
What's this?
Your cut.
I thought the, uh, kiss was my reward.
That was personal.
This is business.
By the way, I took the same percentage,
same as the old days, no inflation.
I...thought you needed money.
That your family business went over the falls.
-It has. -Then keep it.
No. I think I'm gonna let it ride for now.
Call it a down payment against future earnings
and a show of good faith and appreciation
for you trusting me to do this again.
[laughs]
You're a strange one, Spider.
Yeah, well, I've been called worse.
Your luck could change.
Even the best players run into a cold streak
every now and then.
Well, I'm comfortable betting on myself
and doubling down on our partnership.
Speaking of which, what about your other partner?
What about him?
Does he know how I did last night?
He was very impressed.
Impressed enough to meet me?
I think I can arrange that.
When?
How's today?
Today would work just fine.
I mean, I don't really know Holden that well.
I mean, he was a good friend of a very good friend of mine.
And, you know, he always spoke highly of him
-and trusted him completely. -Well, that's good to hear.
Yeah, I mean, we butt heads a couple times,
but nothing crazy.
But it doesn't matter what I think.
What did you think when you met him?
Well, it's hard to draw any conclusions after meeting him,
especially after the bomb that was just dropped on him.
Well, that bomb hit you too.
Yeah, it certainly did.
On top of you having to deal with this serious illness.
You know, the irony is it's my illness
that pushed the truth to finally come out.
And now we just all have to find a way to deal with it.
Well, you know, I have to hand it to Stephanie
for finally telling you the truth.
That couldn't have been easy for her.
She's a good person, Lily.
I mean, if you say she is, I believe you.
And honestly, I'm actually impressed by Holden, too.
I mean, agreeing to be your donor--that's pretty amazing.
Just hope he's a match. We'll find out pretty soon.
Well, you know, if he's not,
we can also ask Mattie and Charlie too.
Oh, my God.
-What? -In all of this chaos,
it never occurred to me to mention the twins to Stephanie.
-[softly] Damn. -That's okay.
Mattie and Charlie would love to help you if they can.
Yeah, but if I had thought of them to begin with,
maybe Stephanie wouldn't have felt like
she had to blow Holden's world up like this.
Hey, it's fine, okay? You've had a lot to deal with.
A lot to think about.
And as a friend of mine told me recently,
everything happens for a reason.
We just have to believe that there is something good
on the other side of this.
Okay? You most of all.
Because I promise you, okay,
you are gonna beat this.
You will. I promise.
Uh, yeah, I know Holden.
I mean, not well,
but he does come in here every once in a while.
Oh, hey, Holden, hello!
We were just talking about you.
Yeah?
Yeah, you don't realize how much you miss your kids
until after a long separation.
I know the feeling. My son Noah just moved back to town,
and it feels like my heart jumps out of my chest practically
every time he walks in the room.
We never stop being moms, right?
No matter how old they get.
That is so true.
[quietly] So where do you wanna do this?
Oh, we can go out on the patio.
It's a little bit more private out there.
Two Mexican mochas, please.
Coming right up.
STEPHANIE: Thank you.
Chelsea, what's wrong?
-Have you heard from Adam? -No.
What's got you so upset?
I just have a bad feeling, Sharon.
Something's not right in Vegas.
I'm sure of it.
So tell me a little bit more about this guy
that I'm meeting today.
He's a...a winner.
Just like you are.
[light laugh]
Okay, well, that's a nice start, but...
what is he like, Riza? I mean, what is his game?
Why don't I let you decide for yourself
after you meet him?
In other words, you're gonna hold your cards
-close to your vest, huh? -[laughing]
You can use those words. I don't mind.
Well, fair enough, but I just wanna get this show on the road
as soon as possible.
You're feeling it, aren't you?
Oh, yeah. Big time.
There's, uh...
nothing quite like the adrenaline rush
of a big game, is there?
Mm-mm.
It's almost as good as sex.
Some might say even better.
Well, how 'bout we call it a draw?
Suits me.
I'll talk to my partner and set everything up.
Well, I'll be waiting.
And, um...[ahem]
assuming everything goes well,
maybe we can celebrate later on tonight.
-I'll look forward to it. -[giggling]
And I...will be in touch.
I got a question for ya.
How far are you willing to go with this woman?
Thanks.
Did you test to see if you were a match?
You must have pulled some pretty heavy strings.
They whisked me right in,
told me I was fast-tracked to get the results.
Once I explained the situation,
they understood that time was of the essence.
Pays to have doctors in high places, I guess, huh?
Wow.
Should I apologize for my success?
No, no. Of course not.
The reason that I put a priority on this is
the sooner that we can see
if your bone marrow is a match to Malcolm,
the sooner we can start treatment.
You're really worried about him, aren't you?
Of course I am. He's my patient.
[small laugh] He's a little bit more than that, Mom,
don't you think?
Yes, he is, and we can get into the hows and whys of all that.
Son, you're upset with me, and you have every reason to be.
I should have told you about Malcolm years ago, and...
I'll regret that for the rest of my life.
But I want you to know
that what you've done today is a wonderful thing.
You can save Malcolm's life.
And I am so proud of you for seeing that
instead of my years of deceit.
Where's Malcolm now?
-He went to talk to Lily. -Yeah? Ha.
Won't she be surprised?
Welcome to the family.
Thank you for the pep talk.
Feels really good to have you in my corner.
I will always be in your corner.
I didn't realize how much I needed someone
to talk to about this.
Oh, yeah. I get it.
It was like that for me too.
You know, you try to put on a brave front,
but it's hard to not let the worst-case scenarios
-pop into your head. -Yeah. The fear of thinking,
"What if this is really it?"
I used to hyperventilate when I would think about that.
-Remember? -Oh, yeah.
You used to hum to get yourself out of it.
Yep. But you really helped pull me out of some dark places.
-Come on now. -You did!
Every time you would fly in to be with me
that really helped me.
It made me feel less alone and scared.
I felt safe.
And I wanna be that for you too.
You know? I want you to be able to call me and...
laugh with me or cry with me or pray with me.
I owe that to you.
-[phone chimes] -You owe me nothing.
But thank you.
What is it?
Well, speaking of treatment... they just scheduled
my first round of chemo and radiation in New York.
Already? You don't have a donor yet.
Stephanie thought it would be best to get everything set up
so we could move quickly when we do find a match.
Wow.
I like that. I guess I'm not the only cheerleader in the house.
She's been really incredible throughout all of this.
[phone rings]
Speak of the devil.
Stephanie.
Hello, Malcolm. I'm at, uh, Crimson Lights.
Holden took the test. He's here with me now.
He wants to see you. Lily, too, if that's possible.
Okay, let's start from the beginning.
When did this bad feeling about Adam begin?
Last night when I woke up in a cold sweat.
So you had a dream.
No, it was not a dream, Sharon.
It was--it was way worse than that.
It was real.
It was vivid, so much so that I had to catch my breath.
Okay. Tell me about it.
I was in Vegas at a casino somewhere, and...
Adam was there at a blackjack table,
except...it, like, wasn't really Adam.
He had completely transformed into Spider.
And there was this pile of chips in front of him.
He was cold, Sharon. Dead behind the eyes.
And then what happened?
He shoved the chips into the middle of the table,
bet it all on one hand, one flip of a card,
and he lost, except you wouldn't have known he lost
because he had no reaction.
He just nodded to the dealer and...
another pile of chips was placed in front of him.
Did you say anything to him?
Yeah, I yelled out his name and he just...
he just looked at me.
No recognition. And then finally he said,
"My name isn't Adam. It's Spider."
And he told me he'd never seen me before
and went back to his game.
What is that, Sharon? What does that mean?
Well, I can't tell you what it means exactly.
-Dreams aren't like that. -I know.
Because dreams are supposed to be manifestations
of some hidden fear or anxiety or something.
Well, I can tell you that much is true,
because I'm scared to death.
I had a similar experience with Adam once.
Really? When?
It was years ago when I first approached him in Vegas
after Victor had tracked him down there.
And he was at one of those tables just like in your dream,
and he ignored me.
He claimed that we'd never met.
So I was right.
-And it could happen again. -Chelsea, come on.
Adam is not gonna go back to being Spider.
That's the last thing he would want.
And you know what? If anything bad were going on with him,
Nick is there to help.
You think I'm enjoying this?
You tell me, Adam.
I'm playing the role, Nick.
I'm stringing Riza along until she leads us to Matt Clark.
Okay. Well, what if all this ends up with you two in bed?
I would not let it get that far.
Adam, you ever wonder if Riza's the one playing you?
I mean, she probably is.
That's kind of always been our thing--
just take everything right to the edge
and then maybe a little further.
Like that kiss?
Look, I know that looked bad, but I have to go along with it.
I can't risk pushing Riza away or scaring her off,
otherwise we've come all this way for nothing.
Yeah, I know, Adam, and I get it,
but I saw you, you know, last night you came in
from the table...you had just wiped everyone out.
You loved it. That was real. That was Spider.
Yeah, and then I woke up today and I was Adam again.
And I'm gonna be Adam all the way until we find Matt Clark
and go home.
All right. I guess I just have to trust you.
Yes, you do.
But thank you, anyway.
-Thanks for what? -I mean, having my back.
We're in Vegas working together.
What do you think the odds on that ever happening would be?
Million to one?
Probably lower than that.
Anyway, the point is, I'm glad you have my back
but you just need to stop worrying, okay?
I'm all over this. And the good news is
that the game's gonna happen soon.
I'm gonna meet Riza's partner today.
And if it's Matt Clark, which we both think it is,
then we can just wrap this up
and we can get back to our lives.
[buzz, click]
[laughs] I don't remember giving you a key to my room.
Stop it, Riza.
We both know you love a good surprise.
You love surprises almost as much as I hate them,
which is why I really gotta know.
When am I gonna meet this superstar poker player of yours?
I actually just came from seeing him.
Oh, is that right?
Spider said he's ready to meet with you anytime.
Great.
Let the games begin.
You sure about this?
-About what? -About seeing Lily
so soon after learning the news.
Well, I-I don't think there's a point to wait.
We're gonna run into each other at some point.
It might as well be now.
If that's the way you want it.
This has nothing to do with what I want, Mom. Trust me.
When I woke up this morning, I had no clue about any of this.
But I know that your friend is sick.
He needs help. That should be our focus.
My friend and your father.
Do you--do you really wanna do this right now?
Look, Holden, I don't wanna push you,
but I can tell you're avoiding accepting this.
What do you want me to do? You want me to run up to him
and give him a big hug and tell him, "Hey Pops, how's it going?"
Would that make you happy?
Is that something that you wanna see?
-Stop being sarcastic. -I--[sighs]
I just found out that I have a living father
a few hours ago. Just...
just give me some time to process that, okay?
I don't know anything about this man.
Well, I can tell you this. Malcolm Winters
is one of the finest men I've ever known.
Can you? Really?
Based on what?
A "relationship" or whatever you wanna call it
that you had a few decades ago?
Mom, you haven't kept in touch with him.
So how can you tell me who he is or what he's like
or...or really anything at all?
I know this is hard, Chelsea.
But if anything bad were going on with Adam,
don't you think that Nick would let us know?
Or he would put an end to this whole plan
and bring Adam home.
Maybe, but Nick's main focus right now is finding Matt Clark.
I don't think Adam's mental health is his top priority.
Well, then why did Nick fight so hard
to keep Adam from going to Vegas in the first place?
Because...
he cares.
This is what I'm trying to explain to you, Sharon.
It might not be up to Nick.
Look, I appreciate you trying to cheer me up
and I really hope that you are right,
but something deep down inside of me is telling me
that Adam is not okay.
And it's not about a bad dream
or paranoia or anything like that.
This is about my instincts...
years and years of being on the grift with my mother,
learning to trust my gut, and knowing when to sense danger.
And that is what I'm telling you I'm feeling right now.
Adam is in danger.
Spider? It's me.
The meeting's all set.
Go to the suite where we, uh, played last night.
My partner will be waiting there.
-I'll be there. -When?
About an hour.
Good luck.
Why? Am I gonna need it?
Bye, Spider.
Looks like it's show time.
So let's go over our game plan.
Yeah, I been thinking about that.
Wait a minute, Nick. I thought we talked about this.
I'm gonna go in first and if Matt Clark is in there,
he's gonna see me and immediately know something's up,
so I will signal you, 'cause it has to be fast,
and then you can come in and we can take him down.
Okay, well, what if it's not even Matt who's in there?
What if it's just some stooge they put in there to test you?
Then I'll play it cool. I'll ask him some questions.
And if I hit a wall and Matt is not Riza's partner,
then we're gonna go home.
It's just a lot riding on you being able to read the table.
Well, I happen to be pretty good at it.
Well, there's more at stake here than just money.
Do you want me to call this off?
I didn't say that.
Because I can text Riza and pull the plug on this.
I don't want you to do that, Adam.
Then why are you suddenly questioning me?
I'm the one who got us here.
My skills set this whole thing up.
Yeah, and it's possible it could all go to hell,
but so is drawing a card on an inside straight.
It could happen, but the odds are against it.
And that's how you lose, Nick,
by questioning your judgment and your instincts.
And my instincts are screaming
that Matt Clark is gonna open that door.
So do you want me to play or not?
I want Spider to play.
Tell me everything.
Come on.
Fill me in on everything that you know
about this Spider fella.
I already told you everything I know about him.
He showed up out of the blue.
He made a lotta money, and that's pretty much it.
I didn't ask a whole lotta questions.
And, what, he just stopped playing
'cause why--he ran outta luck?
No. Not him.
It was never about luck with Spider.
He's the most skilled card player I've ever seen.
A genius, if there is such a thing in our world.
Never gave you a reason why he gave it up?
Maybe he just didn't wanna gamble anymore.
-That's it? -That's all I know, okay?
What's with all the questions all of a sudden?
It doesn't add up, Riza.
It's bugging me. I don't like it.
No gambler has ever given up gambling
when they're on a winning streak--ever.
And even if he did, why, all of a sudden is he back
after all these years?
That's what I wanna know, Riza. Why now?
Lily, hey.
Hi.
I, um, I assume you heard the news.
Yeah. [small laugh]
It was pretty...shocking.
How--how are you feeling?
Uh, the same.
I really appreciate you taking the test so quickly
or agreeing to do this at all, for that matter.
I hope this works for you.
I do too.
[notification sound]
This is it.
The results are in.
[phone rings]
-Who was that? -Chelsea.
Don't you think you should have taken the call?
I'm gonna call her later when this is all over with.
What's the problem now?
Just--I can't believe I asked you to be Spider.
It's all right. I know what you meant.
I-I don't know what I meant. I know this is not right.
It's not right for you or for Chelsea.
Okay, well, why don't you let me worry about that,
and why don't we get back to the reason we're here, Nick?
You are here for me. I know that.
And for Sharon and for Noah
and for every other member of this family
who Matt Clark wants to hurt.
I don't want you to get hurt
or to have something happen that hurts you down the line.
That's not gonna happen.
Can you honestly stand there and tell me
that you're not putting yourself in danger? I mean,
you're playing cards again, you're back in Riza's world.
Spider is trouble for you. You know that.
When did you become a shrink?
I'm serious, all right? A couple minutes ago you said
maybe we should just call the whole thing off.
I'm starting to think that that's the right play.
Oh, no, no, no, you... you don't really wanna do that.
I said it, didn't I?
We are too close, okay?
You know that. I know that.
Matt Clark is here, and we can't let him get away this time.
Okay. All right, fine.
Fine. But you call Riza and you tell her
that the plan's changed,
that her partner's now gotta come to us.
Okay, that would be a disaster.
Why would we do that?
Because I don't like this whole thing,
this whole setup where we gotta go to him? No.
He's gotta come to us. Make the call.
If I do that, I guarantee you Riza will get suspicious,
and then this whole thing will be over
before it even gets started.
Just let me do my thing. Let me get in there.
Just let me be Spider for a little while longer, okay?
Adam. Adam. Adam, wait. Wait.
I can't let you do this.
I don't know why Spider came back to Vegas.
Maybe he just missed the action.
Maybe.
Or maybe you're just not telling me something.
Why would I hold out on you?
Because you're into the guy.
[laughs] Yeah.
Now you're being ridiculous.
You talk about him like he's some kind of god.
At poker. Not at anything else.
I told you, I don't like surprises, Riza.
And I've told you over and over again
there aren't any.
So there's no secret, hot romantic history
that you're just forgetting to tell me about right now?
-None. -Don't lie to me, Riza.
-I don't like that. -[chuckles]
That's interesting.
I never took you for the jealous type.
I'm not, usually.
Are you now?
Maybe.
Maybe a little.
[exhales, sniffs]
I'm...sorry.
-You weren't a match. -Let me see it.
We're just gonna have to keep lookin'.
No, no, it's okay.
It's okay. We're gonna go to, um, LA.
Mattie and Charlie are there right now.
We can get the Winters jet. We'll fly down this afternoon,
-and they can take a test. -Excuse me, but...
who's Mattie and Charlie?
Lily's kids. My grandkids.
You have grandchildren?
Stephanie, I'm sorry I didn't realize this sooner
before everything.
I'm coming with you, by the way.
-No. You're not. -I'm not asking.
MALCOLM: Lily, you gotta get back to work.
You gotta get back to your life.
I'm gonna be fine. I promise you
you're gonna have plenty of opportunities
to hold my hand down the road.
It's a simple blood test. I got this.
You better.
I got a solution to our problem.
What took you so long?
And I don't have a problem. You have a problem.
Just hear me out.
I'm gonna go to Riza's room.
I'll find some way to get in there,
and when I do, if Matt's in there, I grab him.
Oh, sheesh. Here we go again.
Nick, what if Matt has a weapon?
Why would he have a weapon?
Because his name's Matt Clark and he hurts people.
Okay, well, if he has a weapon, then I'll figure it out.
Well, that's a great answer. What if it's someone else?
-What if it's not him? -Then if that's the case,
then it's no harm, no foul.
It's just a case of mistaken identity.
And you're what-- just some crazy guy
showing up at someone's room?
Well, I'm sure it's not the first time
that's happened in this town.
Nick, I don't feel comfortable with you going in there alone.
Look what happened last time.
I can handle this, okay?
Matt will never expect that it's me coming.
And he's not gonna expect me in there,
and at least with Riza, she will open the door.
So we're gonna go with our original plan
and you can come in right after me, okay?
Mm-mm. Mm-mm. No. Sorry.
Nick, we've been over this a thousand times.
Yeah, well, it was always gonna end this way--
me versus Matt.
That's the way it was always going to end.
Now, listen, I really appreciate you.
You got me in the door. I will never forget that.
But I'm gonna be the one who ends this with Matt.
Was this always gonna be part of your game plan?
Yeah, probably. I mean, it took me a while to get there,
but that's what's always bugged me--
that I put all this on you.
Or, you know, on him.
Spider?
Where'd you get that nickname anyway?
I mean, I think it's kinda lame.
Well, there goes the merchandizing.
Adam, listen to me.
I really appreciate everything you've done for me,
but I'll take it from here.
ADAM: [sighs]
Okay.
We will do this your way.
But you need to call me when you get outside the room.
You need to leave your phone on.
I'm gonna be in the hallway waiting for your signal.
Let's do this.
Is something wrong?
Uh, Spider's gonna be here any minute.
Oh. [laughs] Right.
All right. But to be continued, then?
-You bet. -Great.
-I need you to get out. -Why?
Well, if I'm gonna meet this guy Spider,
it's gonna be one-on-one,
and I don't know if you've ever seen yourself,
but you're a distraction.
Spider may not let his guard down if I'm not around.
Ah, I'll take my chances.
You don't have a problem with that, do you, Riza?
No. No.
No problem at all. I'll, um...
I'll be downstairs. Call me if you need me.
It still went right to voicemail?
I'm gonna try Nick.
He's not answering.
Do you believe me now, Sharon?
Do you agree with me that something isn't right?
Devon, hey, it's me.
Um, I need the jet to fly Malcolm to LA today.
Like now. So can we arrange that?
I'm glad you have another option, Malcolm,
but... grandkids?
Look, I really need to apologize again.
Whatever pain I may have caused, I'm truly sorry.
There's no need. This isn't your secret.
Keep me posted about how it goes with Mattie and Charlie.
I'll do that.
You and I still got some things to talk about.
I know you are furious with me, and I deserve it.
I'm feeling a lot of things right now, Stephanie,
but I can promise you fury's not one of 'em.
Good. Because even if you were mad as hell at me,
I'd still move heaven and earth to save your life.
I'm gonna hold you to that.
Okay, the jet is fueled up, ready to go. I will drive you,
and we can video call the twins on our way there,
and they can get tested before you even get there.
And I'll have the results processed immediately.
I just wanna say I appreciate all the help.
I'm a very lucky man.
So we'll be in touch?
Better believe it.
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
There are a dozen reasons
why Nick and Adam may not be answering their phone right now.
Now you're just making excuses for them.
-Chelsea. -They both know
that we're worried sick about them.
They wouldn't just leave us hanging like this, Sharon.
I don't know about you, but I'm done hanging around.
I'm going to Vegas.
Yeah. So I'm at the door.
All right. Just remember to keep your phone on.
Yeah. Got it.
[knocking]
Hello?
Is anybody in here?
Hey, your door was open.
Just wanted to make sure everybody's all right.
Anybody here?
[loud thud]
ADAM: Next week on "The Young and the Restless."
Are you sure you're okay?
Did you bring what I asked for?
You convinced Jack, your son that you were dead.
So maybe you could give Jack a little grace here.
Hey, Nick.
Long time no see.
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