Genoa City is still reeling from the brutal and sudden death of Chance Chancellor, but for Nina Webster, the pain is only just beginning. In a moment that left longtime viewers stunned, Nina arrives in Nice, France — the site of her son’s mysterious demise — determined to bring his body home. But what she discovers instead could unravel the fabric of everything the Chancellor family thought they knew.

The estate in Nice, once portrayed as a secure haven under Cane Ashby’s protection, is now the epicenter of international suspicion. The gates that promised safety are now guarded by French authorities, the vineyards are crawling with investigators, and inside, a silence far too heavy lingers. It is into this eerie quiet that Nina steps — not just as a grieving mother, but as a former investigator, a woman hardened by loss and no stranger to deception.

When Nina sees Chance’s lifeless body for the first time, the heartbreak is almost too much to bear. But there is something else — a detail only a mother would notice. Bruising, irregularities, the lack of proper documentation — signs that his death was not merely the result of a failed mission or misstep. It was personal. It was targeted.

And then she finds the file.

Hidden in the drawer of the estate’s security office — buried beneath layers of encrypted drives and false names — Nina discovers something that changes everything: surveillance footage. Grainy at first, but unmistakable. A conversation between Cane and Carter days before the shooting. In it, Carter begs for reassurance, questioning whether they are going too far. Cane, coldly, responds with a warning: “Chance is loyal, but loyalty makes you blind. He’ll get in the way.”

This is the moment that rips Nina apart.

For months, Cane had painted himself as the protector. The man who offered Chance sanctuary, who supported him through covert operations and promised his safety. But the footage tells a different story — a story of manipulation, silence, and betrayal. Chance wasn’t just collateral damage. He was a threat. And Cane knew it.

What makes the betrayal even more gut-wrenching is the history. Cane had once been part of the family. He had loved Chance like a brother, fought to belong to the Chancellor legacy, and now, he stands exposed as the architect of its greatest loss.

Nina doesn’t scream. She doesn’t cry. She downloads the footage, places it in her purse, and makes a single phone call — to Jill.

Back in Genoa City, the ripples of what Nina is about to bring home will explode through every corridor of the Chancellor Estate. Jill, still grieving, will demand justice. Devon, Abby, Lily — all will have to confront the horrifying truth that one of their own may have orchestrated a murder to protect secrets buried deeper than anyone imagined.

And Cane? He won’t see it coming.

Because Nina isn’t just returning with her son’s body — she’s returning with the truth. And this time, no one will stop her.

Justice is coming. And so is the reckoning.