In Genoa City, the currency is power—and no one understands the cost of that better than Phyllis Summers.

Once a master strategist nestled within the most influential families, Phyllis now finds herself exiled from the elite she helped empower. With the Newmans pulling away and the Abbotts closing ranks, her world has grown colder, lonelier. But exile has not dulled her ambition—it has sharpened it. And now, with nothing left to lose, Phyllis has aligned herself with the most dangerous player yet: Cain Ashby.

Cain’s reemergence in Genoa City wasn’t a coincidence. The son of conman Colin Atkinson, Cain carries with him the shadow of schemes past and the promise of something bigger. He speaks of a man named Dumas—a figure cloaked in mystery, whose influence could fracture the foundations of power in the city. To most, Dumas is a myth. But for Cain, he’s real. And Phyllis, desperate for relevance, knows that finding him might be her only way back into the inner circle.

What begins as a cautious dance quickly evolves into a high-stakes game of espionage. Phyllis, once a confidante to the Newmans, now probes their empire for digital weak spots, outdated passwords, forgotten connections—any vulnerability she can exploit. Cain demands intel. Phyllis delivers fragments, whispers, possibilities. But with every secret she hands over, she inches further from redemption and deeper into Cain’s world of shadows.

The gamble intensifies when Phyllis receives a cryptic envelope: a room number. A name. Dumas. What she finds shocks her. Dumas isn’t a stranger—he’s someone she’s seen from afar for years. Someone who’s always operated in the background, pulling strings. This isn’t just a threat. It’s a revelation. Dumas has been watching her all along. He doesn’t just want cooperation—he wants control.

Phyllis leaves that meeting changed. Empowered. Terrified. Alone.

As Cain moves forward with his agenda, Phyllis becomes both asset and liability. She’s feeding him information while trying to keep one foot in the world she left behind. Nick confronts her. Sharon pleads with her. But Phyllis can’t turn back. Not now. She’s seen what’s coming, and if she doesn’t act, she’ll be left in the ashes.

Each night, the pressure builds. Her phone buzzes with requests she can’t ignore. The Newmans are growing suspicious. Cain is growing impatient. And Dumas? He waits, always one step ahead, always watching.

Phyllis Summers is no stranger to risk—but this time, the stakes aren’t just personal. They’re seismic. Genoa City’s balance of power is shifting, and she’s caught in the middle.

Will she outplay them all, or will her final hand be the one that breaks her?