Phyllis Summers

Actor History

1994 to 1997; July 14, 2000 to August 2, 2013; contract; June 17, 2019 to Present, contract

Sandra Nelson

1997 to 1998

Brit Kyle [as young Phyllis]

September 18, 2013

August 11, 2014 to June 7, 2019, contract

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Past Marriages

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Children

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Crimes Committed

Brief Character History

Genoa City's own rock star Danny Romalotti appeared on Broadway in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. While away in New York City, Danny was stalked by obsessed fan, Phyllis Summers. Phyllis was then 20 years old, and a data entry clerk at a DNA lab in New York City. She drugged his drink, got him into her bed, and later claimed to be pregnant by him. Danny divorced his estranged wife "Cricket" (Christine) and joined Phyllis in a trial marriage to "do the right thing" for the child. Danny returned to Genoa City alone, but the pregnant Phyllis soon followed.

Christine had been digging up dirt on Phyllis to convince Danny how manipulative his new wife was. Phyllis outsmarted her though by convincing her former DNA lab co-worker Sasha Green to alter the records of Daniel's paternity. Eventually Phyllis' manipulations caught up with her, and Danny filed for divorce. Phyllis, convinced that without "Cricket" Danny would love her, decided to kill "The Bug," as Phyllis called her. Phyllis rented a car, and ran down Paul and Christine on what was supposed to be their wedding day. Paul jumped in front of the car to save Chris, and he was severely injured. Phyllis got away without being seen, and no one even suspected that she had been the hit and run driver.

Phyllis' parents, Lydia and George Summers, paid her an unexpected visit in 1995. Phyllis had had no contact with them since she left home in her late teens, leaving behind her younger sister who idolized her. It was obvious that there was no love lost between them. Still a major disappointment to her family, still badgered by them to be something other than herself, Phyllis finally got them to leave town without anyone knowing of their existence.

At Danny and Phyllis' divorce hearing the judge postponed a decision until after marriage counseling. Phyllis disclosed to their psychiatrist, Dr. Tim Reid, that her insecurities stemmed from the fact that she was not the perfect blond haired blue eyed little girl her parents wanted her to be, but was a chubby red-haired freckled tomboy, and a major disappointment to them. Dr. Tim was an insecure, small, mousey, bald man, but he was very endearing. Sensing that Dr. Tim was attracted to her, sexy Phyllis seduced him. On the day that Tim intended to testify that he felt Danny and Phyllis should divorce, Phyllis blackmailed him with a videotape of their lovemaking. So instead Tim testified on Phyllis' behalf that her marriage to Danny had a chance. But he later recanted his testimony, and the judge declined to censure him. Phyllis finally accepted the inevitable, and her divorce from Danny was finalized.

To make Danny jealous, Phyllis became involved with Dr. Tim, but didn't reveal her lover's identity to Danny. Tim began wearing a toupee for Phyllis, but she would throw it off when they made love saying he didn’t need it. When Tim proposed marriage, Phyllis accepted. Paul and Christine were finally married. They honeymooned on the island of Nevis, where Phyllis just happened to be vacationing with Dr. Tim. Once Phyllis caught sight of them she was determined to “get The Bug" for ruining her vacation. She conned her way into their hotel room and placed a slimy dead octopus in their bed, only disappointed that she couldn’t be there to see them find it.

Phyllis' toddler son, Daniel, became seriously ill with bacterial meningitis and was hospitalized for several weeks. While Phyllis and Danny held vigil by his bedside, they became close. Phyllis broke it off with Dr. Tim. During this time Danny saw Phyllis in a new light and asked her to remarry him.

Two years after the hit and run by Phyllis, she overheard a phone conversation that led her to believe that the police had discovered that she was the driver. She panicked and went to Dr. Tim, demanding that he run away with her. Tim was unable to get her to tell him what she had done, but he convinced her that she needed to face her past and tell Paul and Christine whatever it was. Tim accompanied Phyllis to Paul's office, but once they faced the couple, it became obvious to Phyllis through their conversation that they knew nothing about her part in the hit and run. So Phyllis and Tim left, leaving Paul, Chris, and Tim very confused. Paul and Christine told Danny about the bazaar incident, and he questioned Phyllis, but got nowhere. Paul later questioned Tim about it, but Tim said he didn’t know what that was about either and assured him that Danny was a lucky man to have Phyllis, admitting that he loved her, but he knew that she only had eyes for Danny. Danny and Phyllis were married, and Paul and Christine stood up for them. At the reception, Phyllis told everyone that she had made a lot of mistakes, but thanks to her loving, forgiving husband, Danny, she is a new person.

Phyllis and Danny finally were happy together with their son when Sasha Green showed up. Sasha had been dumped by Peter, the man Phyllis had paid to keep her happy and quiet about Daniel's paternity, and was now demanding $30,000 to keep mum about it. When Phyllis refused, Sasha went to Christine asking for $50,000. Phyllis hocked everything she had including her engagement ring, then finally got a loan from Dr. Tim for the $20,000 she still needed to pay off Sasha. Tim told Phyllis that it was all the money he had, but he loved her, and would do anything for her. As insurance, Sasha distributed copies of her manuscript detailing Phyllis' scheme against Danny, but Phyllis managed to intercept them all. Phyllis confronted Sasha in her hotel room, demanding to know if Sasha had sold her manuscript to the tabloids or made a deal with Christine. Phyllis slapped Sasha and she fell on the couch looking afraid. Phyllis said, “I will not let you...” The next time viewers saw Sasha, she was alone, lying passed out face-down on the bed clutching a piece of paper with the heading National Inquisitor. Smoke billowed out from under the bed and became a red glow. Paul and Chris arrived in the lobby later as Sasha was pronounced dead. Phyllis arrived at Malcolm’s photo studio a wreck, saying, “Oh God, Malcolm, I can’t believe what I just did.” Phyllis, when questioned, claimed that Sasha had been fine when she left, and the fire was judged accidental since Sasha had been a known careless smoker and heavy drinker.

Chris and Paul were able to plant enough doubt in Danny's mind that he had a blood test done on Daniel. Danny was devastated to discover that their son was really the child of a man in Phyllis' past named Brian Hamilton, and that she had set him up all along. A vicious divorce and custody battle ensued, with Christine as Danny's lawyer, and the recently paroled Michael Baldwin assisting Phyllis' legal council. Phyllis and Michael began a wild affair. With the help of Brian Hamilton, all of Phyllis' lies and manipulations were brought out in court - including the fact that Danny had been drugged that first time and had never even had sex with Phyllis as she claimed. The court found her to be unstable and an unfit mother. Danny won custody of Daniel, whom he still considered his son. Although Phyllis was allowed visitation, it wasn't long before rock star Danny left with the toddler for a European tour. Danny coerced Phyllis into agreeing that it was not in Daniel's best interest for Phyllis to stay in contact with them.

Phyllis, now single and needing an income, answered an ad for a job and met photographer Malcolm Winters. They had a great rapport, and maintained a flirty relationship as close friends sharing their love life woes. Phyllis moved in with Michael Baldwin. She and Michael remained lovers until Phyllis got jealous over his increasing involvement with Diane Jenkins. Michael was merely representing her in her divorce from Victor Newman, but Phyllis was forever insecure. Michael suddenly disappeared. After being held captive in a mysterious location, Michael returned to Genoa City and blamed Victor for his abduction. In a weak moment, Phyllis admitted that she had arranged the abduction to teach Michael a lesson. Michael kicked her out, but later took back the sexy and seductive Phyllis.

Phyllis then hooked up with Victor Newman as part of a scheme to spy on Jack, Brad, and Michael in Victor's attempt to get his company back from their clutches. Phyllis interviewed for a job with Jack and ended up seducing him. Several bits of inside information later, Jack discovered that Phyllis was spying on him and broke off their affair, and Phyllis returned to New York City.

Phyllis resurfaced again three years later, returning to Genoa City as an accomplished web designer. Jabot Cosmetics was desperate for a web designer in their efforts to compete with Newman's 'Brass & Sassy' and to Phyllis' surprise, Jack hired her for the job. Phyllis made the 'Glo by Jabot' website a hit, and helped Jabot rebuild their depleted finances. When the summer campaign was over, Jack put off renewing Phyllis' contract, letting Victoria Newman snap her up for 'Brash & Sassy' instead. Phyllis and Malcolm began dating and she helped him get the 'Brash & Sassy' photography contract.

Phyllis' boss Victoria Newman suggested she renew her friendship with Jack to spy on Jabot, and about the same time Jack began romancing Phyllis to spy on Newman. But instead, Jack and Phyllis ended up falling head over heels in love. Phyllis loved Jack, but when the subject of marriage came up, Phyllis had reservations, knowing how much Jack wanted children. Since her child, Daniel, had been legally taken away from her, she had come to believe the charges of unfit mother were true. Jack's love helped her realize that she was a changed woman, and any child conceived by them would be with totally different circumstances than those of Daniel. Not long afterward, Phyllis was rushed to the hospital with an ectopic pregnancy. Not only did she lose the baby, but the chances of her having another were nil due to the tubal damage. Now unable to give him children at all, she again backed away from Jack. After some deep soul-searching, Jack decided that he'd rather have Phyllis, and wooed her back to him once again. They became engaged and Phyllis secretly researched in vitro fertilization. The chemistry between Jack and Phyllis was so electric that even Ashley and the rest of the Abbotts welcomed Phyllis as Jack's new wife on Christmas Eve 2001. Phyllis underwent hormone therapy prior to in vitro fertilization, but couldn't handle it and nearly died.

The discovery that Diane Jenkins' baby, Kyle, was fathered by Jack's stored sperm was the turning point for the happy couple when Nikki finally disclosed to Jack he already had the baby he'd always wanted to raise in Kyle. Phyllis was torn between supporting Jack as he sued for sole custody of his son, and wanting the scheming Diane out of their lives. Phyllis went to her friend and former lover Michael Baldwin, for help, but she refused his suggestion to throw the case by her testimony. Diane also went to Michael to represent her on the case. Torn between two friends, Michael decided to bow out and let female lawyer Sydney handle the case. Once Phyllis was on the witness stand though, Michael knew he had to take over the questioning and save both of his friends. He badgered Phyllis about her former life and being declared an unfit mother until she broke down and blew the case. Phyllis was furious with Michael when Jack lost custody, but Diane would keep her child, and Phyllis would be free from Diane. But Diane, plotting to get Jack by using Kyle, moved into the Abbott pool house. Phyllis and Diane began playing tricks on each other; Phyllis made sure the pipes broke and flooded the guest room when Diane threatened to move inside the house, and Diane assured her stay in the pool house with a broken leg by jumping behind Phyllis' SUV as Phyllis backed up. Phyllis walked out when Jack wouldn't take her side, but she returned with new ground rules to which Jack agreed; Diane must not enter the main house, and Jack and Phyllis would spend time with Kyle together, without Diane.

Then the evening of the Newman wedding, the Abbott pool house burned down and the police called it arson. Diane claimed she was asleep by sleeping pills and barely managed to escape. Phyllis said that she left Jack and Kyle at the wedding because of a call that she was needed at Newman, but Phyllis had been seen at the Abbott mansion by Diane's friend Isabella about the time of the fire. Phyllis admitted that she had stopped by to change her gown after she sat on an ink pen. Evidence was gathered against Phyllis, and she was indicted for arson and attempted murder.

Phyllis paced her jail cell the evening before her trial, remembering being taunted by Diane that Phyllis would be spending thirty years in prison while Jack went on with his life with Diane. Phyllis finally fell asleep and dreamed of all the people she had wronged from her past. Danny appeared, telling her how much he hated her for breaking up his and Christine's marriage and lying to him that Daniel was his son. Michael appeared and reproached her for having him kidnapped and making him think he was going to die. Dr. Tim reminded her how he had been the only one who truly loved her, but that she had just been using and blackmailing him into doing what she wanted. Daniel's father Brian reminded her how she had lied to him, switching blood samples and manipulating him. Sasha appeared and reminded Phyllis how she'd let her die in the fire. And Paul accused Phyllis of running him down with her car. Phyllis pleaded for mercy, reminding them that she'd once been friends with them, or that she had truly loved them, or that she was sorry and had changed. But none of them would forgive her, and they descended upon her. Phyllis woke up screaming and tearing her clothes off. The guards took her to the infirmary and gave her a sedative after her breakdown. 

Phyllis finally convinced Jack that Diane had set her up so that Diane could have Jack, and they entrapped Diane going to such lengths that Jack took Diane to bed. Phyllis was acquitted, and later found the note that Diane had written to pay a bum to call Phyllis away from the wedding. Jack and Phyllis used this as blackmail to get Diane to give Jack custody of Kyle.

Several months later, the Cosmetic Wars began between Newman Enterprises and Jabot Cosmetics. Tensions rose as nearly everyone's mate was the enemy. Victor headed up Newman, and his wife, Nikki, worked for Jabot. Jack was Jabot, and his wife, Phyllis, worked for Newman. Neil worked for Newman, and his fiancé, Drucilla, worked for Jabot. Victoria and Nick were in the middle with their parents on opposite sides. Victoria was resentful that Victor passed her over and mentored Nick to take over Newman one day, while Nick was unable to forgive Victor for being too close to his wife, Sharon. Newman Enterprises outbid Jabot to buy out Satine Cosmetics for Women of Color due to inside information that Drucilla let slip to Neil. To compete, Jabot decided to resurrect a similar shelved project of Ashley's called Tuvia. Drucilla got her payback when she found out that Newman was trying to woo Satine creator, Damon Porter, as the chemist for the newly named Safra line. Drucilla stole him away to work for Jabot during Ashley's maternity leave. Jabot was still hurting financially, but saw Tuvia as their savior. Jabot was depending on their reputation and fine product to put them back in the black, but Victor could not let Jabot win the war, so he blackmailed Michael Baldwin into paying off large retailers to give Newman the prime shelf space normally held by Jabot. Tuvia still outsold Safra, but only by a slight margin. Once Jack found out about Newman's dirty tricks, he confronted Phyllis about how much she knew. Unable to convince him of her innocence, Phyllis moved to a hotel to give him some space, and Jack gave his son Kyle back to Diane.

Even after Diane invested heavily and bailed them out, Jabot really needed a miracle. Enter Damon's old flame and co-worker, Vanessa, who came looking for him with the discovery of a rare orchid whose extract could straighten hair. If an orchid could be found, and a way to synthesize it, Jabot would have their miracle. Damon decided to go to Ryukyu Islands, Japan, to secretly hunt for the orchid. But nosey Dru found out, so relocated her wedding to Japan. Damon and Vanessa found themselves in the midst of the enemy as they joined Dru and Neil on the Newman jet for Japan when Neil brought along Phyllis, then Jack insisted on going too. While the others prepared for the wedding, Damon and Vanessa went orchid hunting, to no avail. But when they attended the lavish wedding, they discovered one-in Drucilla's wedding bouquet! Unable to get it away from Phyllis who caught the bouquet, they interrogated Dru's daughter Lily as to where she found it, and they managed to find another. Once home in GC, in an effort to make up with Jack, Phyllis gave him her orchid. When Phyllis found out that Jack already had one, yet accepted hers, she stole them both from the Jabot lab, quit her job at Newman, and left town. Phyllis later returned, intending to give the orchids to Newman, but Diane stole them, keeping one orchid for herself, and made a deal with Phyllis that she could have the other only if she gave it back to Jack, which Phyllis did. Jabot stopped work on the project, as their financial situation worsened. Phyllis dealt the final blow to her marriage by also testifying on Victor's behalf. Jack filed for divorce several arguments later. Phyllis asked Nick for her job back, but he turned her down. Damon and Phyllis became lovers, infuriating Vanessa, who retaliated by offering her project to Newman.

In the fall of 2003, Danny returned to Genoa City to lend moral support to help Gina get her life back together after the devastating loss of her restaurant by arson. Apparently now a washed up has-been, Danny stayed on. Of course the first person he visited was Christine, once again physically separated from Paul, though not emotionally. After reuniting with Gina, Danny ran into Phyllis. Although pleasant, he refused to give her any information about her son, Daniel. It turned out that while Phyllis had spent years pining for the child who was taken from her, Daniel had grown up in a Swiss boarding school. Danny had seldom seen Daniel, and had never even told him that he was not his real father. Whenever Phyllis inquired about Daniel of Danny's sister Gina, she was given the cold shoulder, and was not even given photos of her own son. Left to believe that his mother had abandoned him, and his father didn't have time for him, Daniel resented both parents.

Several months later, Daniel returned to Genoa City, a 16 year old with raging hormones, to visit his father for spring break. Phyllis heard that he was coming, and was desperate to get to know her son again. But Danny and Christine thought it better to wait until they could break it to Daniel. Phyllis ran into Daniel at Crimson Lights, realized who he was, and began making contact. She told Daniel that she was his mother, and eventually he asked her to tell him the truth about his family. Once Daniel heard Phyllis' side and discovered that Danny was not his real father, he confronted Danny and Christine. At this time, Phyllis was living with her lover Damon Porter, who was helping her deal with her demons through meditation and talking things out. Daniel wanted her to move in together elsewhere so they could bond, and Damon urged Phyllis to do it, but he warned her that Daniel was playing on her emotions. Unable to find a suitable apartment, Phyllis and Daniel accepted Victor's offer to live in Victoria Newman's house on the Newman Ranch. Damon nicknamed Daniel "Slick", and Daniel resented him. Daniel met Jack, they hit if off right away, and Daniel could see that his mother and Jack still loved each other.

Finally, Damon confided in Phyllis his dark secret which had kept him so aloof from her and everyone. Eight years ago, Damon's son Elias had died. Had he lived, Elias would have been the same age as Daniel, which was why Damon reacted so to Daniel. Damon had lived in Atlanta, and Elias loved horses and had wanted to be an Olympic champion. Damon and Elias had been eating burgers at a fast food joint when they were harassed by some street kids, but Damon said he had "put them straight". Damon had been using the encounter as a lesson to Elias on the way home in the car, when another car drove up beside them, and the punk, Dominic Hughes, fired a shot. The shot which had been meant for Damon, hit Elias instead, and the boy had died in his father's arms. Damon bought a gun and had become consumed with revenge hunting down his son's killer. Hughes was finally captured, tried, and convicted to prison, but Damon's rage had not gone away. Because Damon had not been there for his grieving wife Adrianne, she hadn't been able to bear to be around him, so they were divorced. Years later, reality had finally set in that mourning wouldn't bring Elias back. Damon had learned to build a facade of control through meditation to cover the rage that was always still there. Daniel learned to respect Damon when a kid named Alex came after him and his friend Kevin to even the score for a favor unpaid. Phyllis tried to get between them, but Damon arrived and saved them both, scaring the kid away.

Damon found out that Hughes was up for parole and began spending his time contemplating his Samurai sword, so Phyllis visited Hughes in prison to warn him to stay away because Damon still wanted to kill him. Dominic told her that he already knew that Damon lived in Genoa City, and he fully intended to head there upon his release. Hughes claimed that he was born again and had to see Damon to plead for his forgiveness. Phyllis left as Dominic sneered behind her back. Dominic was paroled, and showed up in Genoa City immediately. Phyllis met him and brought him to Damon, hoping to help Damon keep his cool. Damon didn't believe a word until Dominic showed him the tattoo on his inner arm in memory of Elias. Later Damon felt sorry for the guy who had spent his parole money on a trip to see him, so he sent Phyllis to deliver some cash to Dominic. As Phyllis approached Dominic's motel room door, she overheard another thug leaving and discussing a heist they were going to pull, and how they suckered Damon. Phyllis made a call on her cell phone, then daringly burst into Dominic's room. Dominic pulled a gun, threw her on the bed intending to rape her, as Damon broke down the door wielding his Samurai sword. Hughes was knocked down and his gun flew across the floor. Phyllis convinced Damon not to kill him, but when she stepped between them, Hughes went for his gun. Damon jumped between them as Hughes fired, and Damon took the bullet. With a last surge of rage, Damon ran Dominic through with the sword.

Both men were rushed to the hospital, where Phyllis hissed, "I hope you die!" to Dominic as his gurney passed. Damon was near death in the emergency, and his spirit left his body and stood by Phyllis as she frantically watched them work over him. The spirit of Elias appeared and told Damon it wasn't his time, to return to Phyllis who needed him. Elias forgave Damon for not protecting him, and said that he would always be in Damon's heart. Damon lived. While still in the hospital recovering, Damon and Phyllis were questioned for suspicion of conspiracy to murder Dominic, thanks to the lies Hughes told the police. Phyllis had to grovel to Christine to represent her, and although Christine said no, Daniel talked her into taking the case. Phyllis decided it was time for drastic measures. Dressed up as a man, she got thrown in jail for drunk driving, and attempted to get Dominic to confess. But Dominic recognized her, Phyllis was arrested, then later Damon too, so Phyllis hired Michael Baldwin to be her lawyer instead. Things were looking bleak, so Phyllis pulled another disguise as Atlanta reporter Sandra King. Her interview questions of DA Glenn Richards helped him to doubt that the felon Dominick was telling the truth. Michael took over the case and broke Dominick's story in questioning before the DA, so the charges against Damon and Phyllis were dropped. Damon's ex-wife Adrienne arrived in Genoa City from Africa where she had spent years getting over him and the tragedy of losing their son, and they reconciled and returned to his ranch in Atlanta.

Lily Winters fell for Phyllis' 16-year-old son, Daniel. Phyllis and Lily's mother Dru fought it at every turn because Phyllis and Dru were enemies, and the teens were forbidden to see each other. 14-year-old Cassie Newman was grounded, and she too had a crush on Daniel. Word was going around school about a secret party to be held in a park. All the older crowd was going, and Cassie just had to go too, especially since Daniel said he would be there. Cassie managed to talk her father Nick into rescinding the grounding for the evening so she could "go to a movie" with her long time friend Ali. Sharon didn't agree, but Nick persuaded her to give in. Cassie ended up at the party and Daniel was there, drunk on beer he had bought from his friend Sam, trying to get over being separated from Lily. The party ended late, and everyone else had left. Cassie, who had not been drinking, assured her friends that she had a way home, then found Daniel passed out in the back seat of his convertible. Deciding he was too drunk to get home, Cassie took his keys and started the car even though she hadn't had a lesson or a learner's permit. Viewers heard a crash. Since both were thrown from the car, and neither remembered anything, no one realized that Cassie had been driving. As soon as a bruised Daniel was able to leave the hospital, he was arrested for drunk driving and spent the night in jail. Phyllis bailed him out, beside herself with the thought that the son she had lost for so many years could be taken from her again and imprisoned. But in intensive care after brain surgery, Cassie was fighting for her life. There was hope, so long as infection didn't set in. Suddenly, Cassie sat bolt upright as she remembered that she had been driving. After failed attempts to tell her mother, Sharon, or to use the phone, Cassie got out of bed, pulled out her IV, donned her mother's trench coat, and staggered out of the hospital intent on finding and telling Daniel that she had caused the accident. After several hours of worry by her family and friends, and searching by the police and detective Paul Williams, Cassie somehow found her way to Crimson Lights. Lily and Daniel rushed to her as she was near collapse. Exhausted, Cassie attempted to tell Daniel the truth, but all she could get out was the word "crash." Someone called 911, Nick arrived shortly before the paramedics, and he accompanied Cassie back to the hospital in the ambulance. Anxiously, her family held vigil while Cassie's fever heightened and Newman financed specialists arrived too late to help. Victor, Nikki, Victoria, brother Noah, and Grandma Doris who arrived from her home in Eau Claire, sadly said their goodbyes and I love you's, and left Cassie alone with Nick and Sharon. One last whisper by Cassie in Nick's ear that it wasn't Daniel's fault, as he chokingly sang her a lullaby while Sharon hugged her, viewers saw flashbacks of the adorable child Cassie had been, the light of their lives, and Cassie slipped away. Because Daniel was her son, and Victoria had returned from Italy, Phyllis and Daniel were kicked off the Newman ranch. They moved into the Abbott Mansion as Phyllis and Jack were growing close again.

Daniel was charged with vehicular manslaughter. Lily couldn't be parted from her new love, so she talked Daniel into hiding out in the Abbott family playhouse. While the police, his mother, and a vengeful Nick Newman searched for Daniel, Lily was visiting him and bringing him food right under their noses. Malcolm figured it out, and tried to get Lily to talk Daniel into giving himself up. But instead they ran away together in Lily's car. The fugitives dumped the car in St. Louis with Nick Newman and Phyllis right on their heels. They turned up in Los Angeles, and were camping on the beach and enjoying themselves, awaiting the return of Brendan, a musician friend of Daniel's father. Daniel began having dreams with flashes of the accident, and finally realized that it was not him, but Cassie driving the car. Meanwhile Brendan returned home to find Phyllis, Nick and Neil Winters waiting for him. Nick brought in the police, and they all went searching for the kids nearby. Phyllis discovered them working on the beach dressed in fruit costumes promoting a beachfront cafe, but didn't realize it was them until they had disappeared. Daniel talked Lily into going to the cafe where the three parents awaited them to appear to claim their paychecks, so Neil was reunited with Lily. Nick spotted Daniel watching, and chased and caught Daniel. Phyllis managed to stop Nick from beating him up. They turned the teens over to the police, and both were returned to Genoa City.

Nick returned to find Victoria in charge of Newman, but insisted on firing Phyllis. But after telling Nick off, Phyllis retorted, "You can't fire me. I quit." Lily was out on bail, and Daniel went on trial for vehicular manslaughter, but Christine and Paul failed to prove that Cassie had been driving the car. Daniel was in contact with Danny by phone and begged him to stay away. But in a last minute save, Nick Newman turned over the evidence he'd been withholding, the clothes Cassie had been wearing that fateful night. The boot she was wearing matched a piece of a heel found under the accelerator, so the judge let Daniel go free. Lily's parents made a deal to send her away to boarding school in New Hampshire to get the DA to drop the charges against her. Lily and Daniel vowed their undying love and were torn apart at the airport.

Deciding Daniel needed more stability in his life, Phyllis rented an apartment, and she and Daniel moved out of the Abbott mansion. Expecting to walk into a bare apartment and to sleep on air mattresses for awhile, they were shocked to find it fully furnished and decorated courtesy of Jack. Daniel left, and Phyllis and Jack christened the place by making love on the living room couch. Jack and Phyllis seemed to be making their way back to each other, but as much as they still loved each other, business and Jack's vendetta against Victor always got in the way. Jack gave Phyllis a job at Jabot, and it looked promising once they were back on the same side, but Jack blew it by using her once again against Victor.

Phyllis came up with an idea to create wellness spas under the Jabot umbrella. She asked Nikki to join her with her anti-aging product, and took it to Jack who promptly shot it down as not feasible considering Jabot's instability. Phyllis and Jack had it out, and she quit her new job as Jabot Executive of Internet Affairs. So Nikki and Phyllis presented the idea to Victor instead, and he agreed to fund the project, joined the partnership, gave them an office in Newman Towers, and they called it NVP after Nikki, Victor and Phyllis. So Jack filed a lawsuit against them, which became the final split in his on-again/off-again relationship with Phyllis. Sharon signed on as Spokesperson for NVP. Not long afterward Victor became afflicted with temporal lobe epilepsy and was duped by Jack into selling him NVP, with a stipulation that Victor would have final say on all decisions, and Nikki was made CEO.

Meanwhile, Nick and Phyllis became attracted to each other, and began a steamy affair. Sharon found out, she and Nick separated. Sharon went to Brad for comfort, and they ended up having sex on a business trip to New York City. But after Daniel walked in finding his mother and Nick half-naked on the couch, the couple decided to call off their affair. After Nick had a vision where Cassie showed him how he imagined life would be had she not died (including a new baby girl named Faith), Nick showed up at home, and Sharon took him back. Nick and Phyllis continued to be thrown together by business, and they ended up stranded in New Mexico. They stopped at a place called Pepe's Roadhouse, danced and had a great time. The attraction was so great, but they resisted and spent the night separately. Phyllis turned up miraculously pregnant after being told she could never conceive, she admitted to Nick that it could also be Jack's, so Nick took a paternity test. When he received the test results he disappeared to think about his options. He returned a few days later, informed Phyllis that he was the father, but that he intended to stay with his family. Phyllis was disappointed, but insisted she could raise their child alone. Jack was disappointed too since he'd always hoped for a reconciliation with Phyllis.

Nick told Sharon the pregnancy news. She decided she didn't want Nick to stay out of obligation, ran out of the office screaming divorce. Nick and Sharon told Noah about the divorce and Nick left to move into the Newman Executive Suite at the Genoa City Athletic Club, but turned up at Phyllis' door instead, and they made love. The next morning Phyllis and Nick showed up at Newman together and told Victor and Nikki about the divorce and pregnancy. Nikki was appalled, but Victor congratulated them.

Nick and Sharon divorced with joint custody of Noah, and Sharon received their house on the Newman Ranch in the settlement. Nick and Phyllis moved into the Tack House on the ranch so Nick could be close to his son. Nick and Phyllis became engaged, and Nick threw Phyllis a fun engagement party hoedown style modeled after their place, Pepe's Roadhouse, in New Mexico which included a visit from Rocky the dancing cowboy whom they had met there and a ruby engagement ring. Sharon and Jack Abbott began having an affair. After an attempt to get married prior to the 6 month waiting period was turned down by the judge, Nick and Phyllis eloped back to New Mexico at Pepe's, and returned to Genoa City married, and looking forward to the birth of their daughter.

Paul Williams managed to track Sheila Carter to Argentina in October 2006 and discovered that she had undergone plastic surgery to look just like Phyllis, then she had killed the plastic surgeon. Later that month, Paul discovered Sheila buying baby things in Genoa City, and followed her to a warehouse where he trapped her in the cell she had constructed with the intention of imprisoning Lauren and stealing her baby Fenmore. Paul made Sheila pose for a death photo at gunpoint and made up DNA samples to convince Lauren and Michael that she had been killed when struck by a car in Argentina. Paul also told the same to Phyllis and Nick. Paul kept Sheila imprisoned undetected until December when Michael put a tracking bug on Paul's car and caught Paul bringing Sheila food. Michael picked the lock and was shocked to discover "Phyllis" behind the bars. Paul appeared and tried to convince Michael that it was really Sheila, but only a cell phone call to the real Phyllis convinced him. Knowing the authorities could never keep Sheila contained, Paul and Michael shared the secret and the dilemma of what to do with her. Meanwhile Lauren and the real Phyllis were bonding through their pregnancies, and later as Phyllis helped Lauren get through her post partum depression and anxiety attacks over Sheila.

As a winter ice storm took out the power, Phyllis and Jack became trapped in the Newman elevator. Phyllis had been on her way to the hospital for a caesarean because her baby was in the breech position, but went into labor in the elevator instead. Fearful that the baby would not deliver normally and die, Phyllis implored Jack to cut the baby out of her using a nail scissors. But Jack ended up turning and delivering the baby, who was later named Summer Ann. Meanwhile, Nick was out in the storm rescuing Phyllis' son Daniel from a car wreck. Lily had to do CPR on Daniel while Nick sped them to the hospital. All were united later, Phyllis and her baby were fine, and Daniel recovered with only broken ribs. Jack developed a close bond with Summer, and later set up a nursery for her at Newman. As similarly injured parties by Phyllis and Nick's affair and marriage, Jack and Sharon began an affair and were married. A remarriage in Genoa City was planned for Nick and Phyllis to make them legal, but it was postponed due to the disappearance and presumed death of Dru.

Detective Maggie Sullivan and Paul Williams began dating, and in her curiosity about Paul's frequent absences "on a stakeout" she tracked him by his cell phone to the warehouse. Sheila conned her into believing that she was Phyllis, Maggie let her loose, then Sheila shot Maggie with her own gun. Paul arrived later and was trapped in the cell too by Sheila when he came to Maggie's aid. Sheila then went to Phyllis', tied her up and waited for Lauren and baby Fen to arrive while taunting Phyllis about how great it would be to take over her life with her hot husband and new baby. After Lauren arrived she was tied up, and Sheila took Phyllis and babies Fen and Summer to a retirement home where she had an apartment. Michael eventually rescued Paul and a near-death Maggie from the warehouse cell, then they rescued Lauren. While Michael and Paul followed Sheila's walkie-talkie signal which she planted to lure them elsewhere, Nick and Lauren, with the aid of Kevin Fisher, enhanced the background noise from her latest taunting call. Nick realized where they were, and while they tried to find Paul, Lauren snuck out with the gun Paul had given her for security. Lauren found the apartment, broke in, and confronted the two Phyllises. Phyllis managed to convince Lauren that she was the real one, and Lauren shot Sheila dead. With her dying words Sheila still taunted Lauren that she would never be rid of her and she had shot the wrong one. Phyllis was livid with Michael and Lauren for endangering her and her baby, and refused to reconcile. Maggie recovered from her gunshot wound and did not tell the police about Paul or Michael holding Sheila against her will, so they were not charged.

The controversial NVP spa project known as Clear Springs had everyone at Newman taking sides. Jack, Victor, Phyllis and Nick felt a large development would revitalize a dying town, and Nikki, Brad, and Victoria were opposed because it would wipe out some historic structures. Nikki and Neil ran for the vacant Newman board seat to boost the votes for their side, and thanks to Phyllis' blackmail of Brad over his affair with Sharon, Victor's yes-man Neil won, so they appeared to have the upper hand on Clear Springs. But Brad got Phyllis arrested for extortion.

In April of 2007, Sharon told Drucilla she was being blackmailed by Phyllis over her affair with Brad Carlton. When Sharon and Phyllis began fighting on the edge of a cliff during a NVP photo shoot, Dru intervened. When all lost hold of the cell phone they were fighting over, they lost their balance and fell backward. Dru sailed off the cliff into the river below, and Sharon was left hanging onto the edge for her life. Phyllis tried to save Sharon, but she lost her grip and also fell to the river below. Rescuers combed the area and found Sharon's lifeless body, but she was revived and lived. Dru was never found. Only the jacket she wore was found below the falls, so she was presumed dead.

Victor and Sharon were scheduled to fly to Clear Springs, then Jack was going in Victor's place, but had to cancel. So Sharon and Nick ended taking the trip instead. On the return trip the Newman jet went down in Lake Michigan with no survivors. Sharon surprised everyone when she walked in on the Newmans and Jack just after they'd gotten the news. She was just as shocked to hear that her taking another flight had saved her life, and that Nick was missing and presumed dead. Noah and Nikki were devastated, but Nikki carried on with her State Senatorial campaign with the help of her campaign manager, David Chow. Victor abandoned them in their grief after Hope called, by taking off for Sri Lanka to search for their missing son Victor Jr. Nick turned up lost in the woods, found by internist Logan Anderson and brought back to Genoa City and his family. But Nick had lost his memory of the past two years of his life, including his marriage to Phyllis and their baby Summer. Remembering only his love for Sharon, Nick tried to win her back even though she was married to Jack, but Sharon though tempted, wasn't interested. Nick began seeing Phyllis, curious as to why he ever hooked up with this person he remembers not even liking very much. When Noah started acting out for Sharon, Nick agreed to move back in with Phyllis so Noah could come live with them. Nick did not regain his memory, but it didn't take long for him to fall in love with Phyllis all over again. Then Phyllis was tried, found guilty of extortion, and went to prison. But Michael got her off after serving only a few months.

After Jack lost his senate seat and Nick was fired from Newman, they got together and decided to start a new Internet and print magazine. They asked Phyllis to join them, and Sharon requested to work with them later. They named it Restless Style. Nick bought a dilapidated warehouse which was turning into a money pit, and was financing it and his share of the venture on money borrowed from his trust fund, which he could not receive until he was 40. They hired Daniel as a photographer's assistant and general go-for, and Amber begged to be hired as receptionist. Victor labeled it foolhardy, and was sure it was going to fail.

As the launch date for Restless Style approached, the foursome began having problems getting along and determining who was to make the needed decisions. Then, last minute, Jack hired Jamie Whitfield as a consultant who hated everything and convinced them to change it a lot; most notably the cover, and Lily's cover was axed. Jamie brought in professional model, Samantha Cresswell and Kathy Hilton for a last minute revamp. The printer couldn't handle the last minute changes and still get it out on time, but other printers were found to take up the slack. The magazine was launched in time, just as the website crashed due to a virus that Amber had unknowingly allowed to infect the server. At the rate the partners were bickering over who was in charge, Restless Style would never succeed.

Amber and Daniel officially became boyfriend and girlfriend, Daniel moved in with her, and Phyllis did not approve. Just as Daniel and Amber declared their love, and he appeared to be discovering a hidden talent for drawing and caricature possibly leading to a new career, his father, Danny, made a surprise visit and asked him to go on the road as tour photographer for six months.

Sharon came up with an idea for the webzine which would feature an animated avatar guide in the form of "Restless Amber", a character based on Amber Moore. Phyllis was skeptical about the idea, the budget, and the flakiness of Amber, but Jack and Nick supported it. Meanwhile Amber got a chance to go to Europe to see Daniel, but had to stay to work on creating "Restless Amber". Danny sent Phyllis a photo of Daniel partying on tour with a cute girl on his lap, which Phyllis made sure that Amber saw. Amber, unable to reach Daniel, reacted by getting drunk and having sex with Adrian Korbel, who had been recently dumped by Colleen Carlton. When Daniel returned, Amber felt so guilty she had to tell him, and Daniel dumped her. He came back to her place once thinking he could forgive her, but after having sex, he decided he could not, leaving Amber heartbroken. Phyllis, who never approved of Amber, was thrilled and evicted Amber from her penthouse, but later Daniel made Phyllis allow Amber to stay. Daniel and Amber confessed their love on their favorite talk radio show as "Herve" and "Marlana" again. Amber moved out of Phyllis' penthouse and in with Daniel at his artist studio, making Phyllis crazy once again.

As Victor predicted, the first edition of his son Nick's Restless Style magazine/webzine did not do as well as expected, so the second had a hipper cover featuring hot singer Katy Perry. Then Adrian Korbel was hired to do an article on Victor's new wife, Sabrina, and the Newman Gallery for the third issue, to which she and Victor approved. Victoria stepped up as a last minute replacement for the cover which was done in a Hollywood retro style. Though Adrian stumbled upon a rumor that Sabrina had wrangled an exhibition for her lover Phillipe when she was Art Curator at the Pompidou Museum in Paris which could shed new light on the latest Mrs. Victor Newman, he decided not to make a big deal about it. But Jack did some further research and turned Adrian’s article into a scandalous one that upset everyone, but the magazines sold into a fourth printing. Jack had sent Adrian off to Australia to do another article, so he was furious when he returned and found out what Jack had done to his article.

Jack's success-by-any-means business style with Sharon's undying support was making it impossible for the two couples to co-exist at Restless Style, so they let a coin flip decide who would buy out the other. Jack and Sharon won, giving Nick and Phyllis a price to buy them out or take the same price to leave. Knowing Nick didn't have the funds, Sharon visited Victor asking him to give Nick his job back at Newman. But Victor surprised them all by giving Nick a line of credit for the buyout instead, and Nick and Phyllis ended up with the magazine. Knowing they needed someone with contacts in fashion, and with Nikki now out of a job and full of great ideas, they took her on as interim Editor in Chief. Nikki got Ruby Aldridge for the cover of their first magazine on their own and Phyllis was in charge of the farewell letter from the editor to Sharon and Jack. Phyllis avoided the urge to trash them and wrote something nice. But after Nick spent a little too much time with Sharon resolving a problem with Noah, she changed it back to trash. But after a little loving, Nick forgave her as always. But neither Phyllis nor Jack were none too pleased when Nick's first act as advisor to Newman was to rehire Sharon as their 'Beauty of Nature' spokesperson.

After Victor's wife Sabrina's tragic death, and the man Victor held responsible was murdered, Victor disappeared and was under investigation for murder. Nick received a call from a Priest in Paris concerned about Victor who was hiding out at a monastery there. Nick arrived in Paris, and ran into Sharon who was there to meet Noah on his class trip, so Nick showed her around Paris. Phyllis arrived later to surprise Nick after putting the latest issue of Restless Style to bed, but he was off sightseeing with Sharon. So Phyllis supervised a Paris photo-shoot for the magazine, then went sightseeing herself; one of the sights being Nick and Sharon kissing on a bridge. They had gotten caught up in the moment, and that was as far as it went, but Phyllis took the next flight home and did not mention to Nick that she was even there. After witnessing the kiss in Paris, and convinced that Jack and Sharon's marriage was on the skids, Phyllis did all she could to keep Sharon from falling back to Nick. Phyllis approached Brad to let him know the field was open for him again, and if he needed any help, she was willing. Brad found Sharon at the Athletic Club bar, and worked on getting her back himself. Phyllis then arranged for Sharon to find out some more of Jack's lies causing a further split between them. Phyllis was forced to admit that she'd been in Paris when the Paris photo-shoot came out in print, and she told Nick what she had seen there. Nick apologized and assured Phyllis that it was just a moment between them, and that Phyllis was still the only woman for him.

In late January of 2009, Sharon went up to the Abbott cabin at Twin Lakes to be alone and think about what to do with her life after divorce papers were served on Jack and became stranded there in a snowstorm. Brad showed up and declared his love, but Sharon sent him away. On the drive home, Brad had car trouble, got out, and heard the screams of Noah Newman who had gone skating with Eden and fallen through the ice. Brad died a hero after he pulled Noah from the hole in the ice, when he fell through himself and drowned. Meanwhile Nick made it through the snowstorm to the Abbott cabin to let Sharon know what had happened to Noah and Brad. Just as Phyllis had suspected when she begged him not to go, Nick and Sharon ended up stranded there together, reminiscences got the best of them, and they made love in front of the fireplace. Nick admitted it when Phyllis guessed. He thought about his options for a few days, but decided that Sharon was his past, and Phyllis was his future.

Eden and Noah took off together for the Abbott cabin at Twin Lakes to be alone and have sex for the first time, but they reconsidered and had left by the time both Sharon and Nick got there to stop them. Once again, Sharon & Nick fell back into the old attraction and had sex there themselves. Nick admitted to Phyllis what had happened and suggested they separate until he could decide who he really wanted. Nick spent the night at Victoria's, and Phyllis went crazy in Sharon's hotel room, screaming and cutting up her clothes. Phyllis discovered Sharon's stash of stolen items, and notified the police. When Sharon arrived back at her room, she was arrested for theft. Jack bailed her out, Nick accused Phyllis of setting her up, and Victor decided it was time that Noah came to live with him. Nick and Phyllis split up for a time from the fallout, then just as they got back together in time for their anniversary, Phyllis was caught on hotel video tape and arrested for trashing Sharon’s room. Sharon had a confession written up ready to give to Assistant DA Heather, but thanks to Phyllis' plea for Noah’s sake, Lauren dropped shoplifting charges against Sharon, so Sharon dropped the charges against Phyllis.

Sharon told her mother Doris that she was pregnant and there were three possible fathers. Later Cassie appeared to Sharon in a dream saying that the baby girl she foresaw on her deathbed had been Summer. Sharon tried to tell Nick that she was pregnant but was interrupted, then told Jack, who confided in Billy not realizing that Billy was the third. Jack told Sharon he wanted her back and the baby, whosever it was, so they reconciled.

Memorial Day 2009, the anniversary of Cassie's death, found Sharon and Nick still grieving, and Nick finally feeling remorse for not being there for Sharon back then. Sharon tried to avoid Nick, but they ended up running into each other at Cassie's grave where emotions ran high. Nick referred to Cassie's prophecy of another baby girl, causing Sharon to admit that she was pregnant and that it may be his, which was overheard by Phyllis. Phyllis lambasted Jack for letting this happen, and because she overheard Sharon say that Jack knew everything and he forgave her, she asked Jack how he could forgive Billy being the third possibility. Jack was shocked and later attacked Billy for it. Sharon admitted to Jack that Billy may be the third possibility of father of her baby, while Nick admitted to Phyllis that Sharon was pregnant and it may be his. Jack was understanding and loving even though it ruined his relationship with his brother, but said he still wanted her and the baby no matter whose baby it is. Phyllis reacted calm and accepting, and gave Nick an ultimatum to choose between her and Sharon.

Sharon made an appointment for a paternity test. Nick remembered the wonderful parts of his life with Phyllis, comparing them to memories with Sharon. Sharon walked in and they kissed passionately. Nick told her that he was leaving Phyllis, and wanted to be with Sharon. But Sharon turned him down, saying she and Jack were back together and would raise the child, and the she could not break up Nick's family. Despite that, Nick went home and told Phyllis that it was over. Later at the Athletic Club Nick came out of his room, caught Sharon coming down the hall, convinced her that they were meant to be, and they again made love. Meanwhile Phyllis was pouring her heart out to Jack, and they ended up making love as well, with Jack's new girlfriend Mary Jane scowling through the window. But after Jack left Phyllis', he went to Mary Jane and they made love too. With Nick and Sharon getting back together, Mary Jane decided to work on getting Phyllis out of Jack's life so that she could have Jack to herself. Nick told Phyllis to go ahead and file for divorce, that he would not fight her on anything, and Phyllis replied, “You want it so bad, get it yourself!” After Nick left, Phyllis told Summer that her daddy was not going to be living with them anymore. Sharon got the paternity test results back and was ecstatic that she and Nick were expecting the daughter Faith that Cassie predicted on her death bed and in Nick's dream.

Mary Jane befriended Phyllis, and once she had her trust, she made her daughter Summer have an allergic reaction and go into a coma by kissing her with peanut butter on her lips. Mary Jane then led Heather to believe that Phyllis did it intentionally. After seeing Nick so distraught over his daughter Summer being in a coma, Sharon realized that Nick needed to be there for Summer and Phyllis, and not run off with Sharon like he did over Cassie, so Sharon told everyone that her baby was Jack's. Phyllis was later exonerated when it started looking as though Mary Jane had something to do with it, and had disappeared. Summer came out of the coma, but with brain damage affecting her speech. Summer’s obsession with watching the video of their wedding made Nick realize how much he really loved Phyllis and wanted to stay together, even marry her all over again. Meanwhile Sharon admitted to Jack that Nick was really the father of her unborn baby, and Jack refused to forgive her for lying to him. Sharon watched from the bushes as Nick and Phyllis renewed their vows. Later Sharon walked out of the jewelers in a daze with a duplicate of Phyllis' new wedding ring, was arrested, and institutionalized for thirty days for mental observation. Her mother Doris visited her and questioned why Jack, the father of her baby, had not been by to see her, causing Sharon to admit that Nick was the real father. Later as Doris left, Sharon opened her door and cautioned Doris not to tell anyone, but Nick was outside and overheard. After Doris was out of sight, he returned, confronted Sharon with truth, and she admitted it. Nick told Sharon he could not walk away from his child. Jack told Phyllis the truth about Mary Jane being his unstable ex-wife Patty after plastic surgery. Phyllis confronted Victor, asking if he brought Patty in and set her up to get back at Jack, causing Patty/Mary Jane to hurt Summer. Victor avoided the question, claiming he would never intentionally hurt a member of his family. Then Phyllis left to take Summer to Switzerland for expert help with her recovery from her disability.

Phyllis returned weeks later to find Victor in the hospital after being shot three times by Patty Williams/Mary Jane Benson, and in critical condition needing a heart transplant. And Sharon, after delivering her baby Faith, was told by the doctor that she had died (although he had really given her to Ashley as her own). The baby was cremated, so by the time she told Nick there was no way to prove differently.

Billy made a surprise move by resigning as Co-CEO of Jabot and buying Restless Style magazine/webzine from Nick and Phyllis using a loan from Ashley. Phyllis was reluctant, but decided that it was no fun anymore without Nick, and she could spend more time with Summer if she went back to work at Newman.

Adam and Sharon became romantically involved and impulsively flew off to Lake Tahoe on the Newman jet, and got married. The jet crashed on the way back, and as they were going down, Adam showed Sharon a note that said that her baby was still alive. They survived the crash, but Sharon suffered a head injury, and didn't appear to recall the note. But eventually, Jack joined forces with Victor to take Adam down. They plotted to get Sharon to lure Adam to the Abbott cabin, and with all he had wronged in attendance, they confronted Adam with what they knew. Adam played innocent even after Phyllis arrived with a letter that said that Ashley's baby Faith was really Sharon’s. A DNA test later proved it, and Ashley reluctantly gave Faith to Sharon. Adam later set off an explosion during a ball at the Athletic Club and was presumed dead.

In time, Jack finally began noticing “Emily’s” unusually manic behavior, and began confiding in Phyllis, wondering if he had really known Emily well enough to marry her. Patty, as Emily, would follow them and get jealous, plotting to get rid of Phyllis. “Emily” claimed to be pregnant by Jack to keep him, but Jack checked out her doctor and realized she was faking. Lauren Fenmore disappeared for a few days, but her husband Michael Baldwin’s joy at her return was dashed when she told him she had awakened that morning in a strange man’s bed, and began acting very abnormally. Michael got her an appointment with psychologist “Emily”. When Sarah Smythe met “Emily” she recognized her immediately as Patty Williams. Sarah had been Patty’s nurse at the surgical center in Argentina where they both had their plastic surgeries. Sarah made a deal with Emily who was tired of Jack continually going to Phyllis for solace, that Sarah would kill Phyllis if Patty would kill Michael. (Sarah turned out to be Sheila Carter's sister who had plastic surgery to impersonate Lauren and Daisy and Ryder turned out to be Sheila's twin children.) Sheila visited Phyllis with Daisy waiting outside ready to strangle Phyllis. But when Lauren heard that Daniel was on his way there, she called Daisy and told her to stop him. Sarah attempted to kill Phyllis herself but Phyllis got away. Meanwhile Daisy kept Daniel at his apartment by drugging him, and was having sex with him when Amber and Little Eric walked in on them.

Back at Crimson Lights, Kevin decided to get help to find the missing Jana from her Ouija board with Kay and Murphy. It kept pointing to letters that spelled out zoo, so Murphy helicoptered the three of them to find Jana with a heat locator. Once on the ground they searched separately, and Kevin found Jana suffering worse headaches than when she had a brain tumor. After Michael found Phyllis barricaded in her room, they drove to the zoo and arrived to find the real Lauren and Sarah having a gun standoff in the fun house mirrors. Meanwhile Daisy held Kevin and Jana at gunpoint, but Ryder stepped between them and convinced Daisy to give him the gun and run away with him. Kevin picked up the gun where Ryder had dropped it, but Ryder convinced him to let them go. Michael was able to tell them apart, and tried to convince Lauren to drop the gun, that the police would take care of Sarah. But Lauren was well aware that police never could contain Sheila either, so started shooting. A ricocheting bullet hit Phyllis in the cast on her broken leg, and she and Michael were caught between the two Laurens, each with a gun. Phyllis gave the password “karma” which she had been given by Jana, and Lauren confirmed herself as the real Lauren with the response “is a bitch”, then Lauren shot and killed Sarah. Daisy and Ryder left together by car, and Daisy promised she would be back someday as her mother Sheila would want.

Phyllis and Sharon came upon a poster for missing person Richard Hightower, and Phyllis recognized him as the man who was costumed identically to Adam at the ball. The manager and waitress at the café identified Adam and Hightower as the man and boy who had met Adam there. Victor discovered that Adam had never gone back to Hope’s grave in Kansas like he said he had when he disappeared for a week shortly before his death, and Paul uncovered the fact that Hightower had leukemia and had gotten a bone marrow transplant from Adam in Minneapolis instead. Nick put it all together, the resemblance between the missing Richard Hightower and Adam, the bone marrow which was used for the identification would have the same DNA, the body burned beyond recognition, and realized that Adam had killed Hightower and faked his own death. He and Phyllis shared their theory with Victor and Nikki, and Sharon produced a letter from a bank confirming that Adam had withdrawn all his cash on the day he supposedly died. Viewers saw a bearded Adam lounging on a beach with a drink in his hand. Victor, Nick, and Jack dug up Adam’s grave, and an expert took dental impressions of the body to be compared to Hightowner’s. They confirmed that the body was Hightower, and Nick was arrested for his murder.

Adam rolled over in bed to his old girlfriend Skye Lockhart, who supposedly had been murdered and dismembered two years prior. Skye assured him that they had covered his tracks well. But Victor tracked him down and forced Adam to return to Genoa City with him, leaving Skye behind with a briefcase full of cash. Victor interrupted Nick’s trial expecting Adam to confess as Victor had coerced him into on the plane, but instead Adam had a mental breakdown which later was proven to be faked. Pomerantz refused to exonerate Nick, but did let him out on bail, and proceeded with the case against Adam. As Phyllis had promised herself, now that it was over, she left Nick due to his inability to let go of Sharon. She kicked Sharon out of her penthouse and moved back in.

One stormy night in July, Phyllis had a blowout as she drove out to the Abbott cabin to see for herself if Nick had gone running to Sharon’s rescue again. Determined to change the tire herself, a car stopped and Deacon Sharpe got out. As Phyllis said, “What luck – who comes to her rescue but the guy who framed her son.” Deacon explained that he had framed Daniel for art forgery because Sarah was threatening Deacon's son, Eric, and that he had completed his prison sentence and was on his way back to California. After Phyllis got cut on her hands, he convinced her to let him change the tire. Finding her spare to be flat, he left to get another tire. Nick came upon the still stranded and wet Phyllis, but she sent him away. When he returned later, Phyllis grabbed Deacon and kissed him to make it look like they were necking, which sent Nick away angry. When Nick came to see her the next day, she let him know she was done being his doormat, and was leaving town for a week with Summer. Upon her return, she stopped at Jimmie’s Bar and spotted Nick necking in a booth with Christine Blair. She later arranged to meet Jack at Gloworm, and while she waited for him she was served a drink by their new bartender, Deacon. Jack walked in just as Phyllis slapped Deacon for trying to kiss her.

Phyllis began occupying her time writing a blog titled “The Woman Scorned” where she exposed dirt on all the other women in Genoa City. When Billy became overwhelmed with the responsibilities of Restless Style he offered Phyllis the job of editor in chief, and she accepted.

Phyllis and Nick divorced, and she found herself back in Jack’s arms when he needed someone. In October 2010, just as Jack and Phyllis were celebrating their reuniting, the Abbott manor doorbell rang, and there stood Diane. Diane claimed to want Jack to get to know his son, but Phyllis refused to let history repeat itself and warned her that she had better not try.

A week later, a storm was brewing with a tornado right behind it. Phyllis and Jack took shelter from the storm with family including Summer, Kyle, Daniel, and Abby. When the power went out, they started a fire in the fireplace to roast wieners, popcorn, and marshmallows.

In October 2010, Daisy Carter (Callahan) returned to Genoa City pregnant, claiming the father was Daniel Romalotti. Daisy was arrested and jailed. Once Phyllis learned that she may become a grandmother, she insisted on a DNA test. The test revealed that Daniel was the father, and that the baby was a girl. Daniel refused to have anything to do with Daisy or her child. After Daisy had a breach of the placenta and needed bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy, Phyllis arranged for Daisy to be released into her custody with an ankle monitor to be sure of the baby’s welfare until it was born and could be adopted. But when Daniel saw that Daisy was keeping Phyllis and Summer apart, he petitioned the court to take Daisy to live with him, so Summer could live with Phyllis. Kevin went to work for Mark Hogan's crime organization to raise the money to adopt Daisy’s child so it would not have to live a life like he and Daisy had. Motivated by one night of desperation sex initiated by Kevin, Jana made a deal with Daisy for Jana to raise the baby in hopes that it would bring Kevin back to her for good. In exchange, Jana promised not to testify against Daisy when her case went to trial.

Phyllis published a cover story titled ‘Sharon Newman the Heroine Addict’, which exposed her penchant for always doing crazy things to mess up her life then needing to be rescued; the latest being her love for Adam who had deceived her, kidnapped her baby Faith, and told her that Faith was dead. Even Sharon’s son Noah had to agree that the story was pretty spot-on. Sharon ended up in a catfight with Phyllis over the article at Katherine’s Christmas charity benefit for children, and both of them ended up covered in chocolate from a chocolate fountain. Adam and Sharon uncovered a freight elevator security camera photo from the night Skye supposedly was killed which showed two people under an umbrella, and Adam recognized Skye’s purse and shoes. They dared Phyllis to help them prove Adam’s innocence for an exclusive. Phyllis and Jack instead discovered a sack behind a dumpster that contained Skye’s same purse and shoes, which only further incriminated Adam and led to his arrest for suspicion of murder.

In their quest to prove that Skye was still alive, Adam and Sharon located the only supplier of Skye’s favorite Galibier perfume in Monaco, who had just shipped an order to a post office box in Hawaii. Sharon flew to Hawaii, but the proprietor of the general store where the box was located claimed no knowledge of Skye, even though he had just spoken to her. Knowing Skye’s craving for adventure, Sharon took a guided moonlight hike on an active volcano. Skye was there alone looking very plain with no makeup and braids, and they met when Sharon was separated from her group. After Skye refused to return home with Sharon, Sharon took a photo as proof that Skye was alive. But Skye reached for Sharon’s camera, lost her footing and fell into the volcano. Sharon held on to Skye's hand and promised she would not let her go, but Skye lost her footing and fell to her death with her final words, “I would not bet on that.” Victor watched unseen in the dark, doing nothing to help. Sharon was unable to convince the authorities that Skye had ever been there, and Victor had made sure when he found her glove and tossed it into the volcano. Later, Victor set Skye’s shack on fire. Meanwhile, back in Genoa City, Adam and his attorney, Leslie, believed Sharon, but the police assumed she had made up the story as an attempt to free Adam.

Posing as a surfer, Jack went to Hawaii hoping to find evidence to prove that Victor was involved in Skye’s death. No one would admit to seeing Skye, but Jack found Skye’s burned shack, and in it the remains of a bottle of Galibier perfume. Later Jack saw someone turn in a set of keys found on the volcano with the mailbox key the perfume was delivered to, and the same key ring Skye had had been photographed holding in a Newman elevator security tape. The evidence got Adam released from jail and cleared of all charges in Skye’s death. But after Adam moved in with Sharon at her house on the Newman ranch, and Sharon was still awarded shared custody of Faith, Victor made sure that Sharon was arrested for Skye’s murder in Hawaii. Then he later inexplicably posted her half-million dollar bail anonymously. Sharon realized she was in serious trouble after being confronted with a video taken by tourist at the volcano that night which included only the part of their conversation when she yelled at Sky and told her she would pay for setting up Adam for Skye’s supposed murder. Phyllis had second thoughts after she posted the video on the website, knowing that Sharon wouldn’t have killed Skye, and she and Jack offered to help her prove that she was innocent.

Phyllis and Jack in Hawaii, discovered that the general store owner, Koa Aneko, had suddenly come into a lot of money and left the island. Then they found a guy who sold them a video showing a quick glance of Victor lurking in the shadows as Skye fell to her death. Once back home, Phyllis showed Nick the video, and Nick confronted Victor, calling him a damn liar.

Adam tracked down Koa and left on a plane for Bangkok, Thailand where he found Koa in a beach bar. Adam couldn't trick Koa into telling him about the night that Skye died in Hawaii, nor could he after telling him who he really was and what he knew. So Adam paid the bartender to get Koa drunk, then Adam followed him to his hotel. After Koa passed out, Adam searched his room, and found a video of Skye's death. As he turned to leave Koa hit him over the head and knocked him out.

Back in Genoa City, Adam had disappeared, and Paul located him for Sharon. Because she was still out on bail and could not leave the country, Sharon got a fake passport in her daughter's name and boarded a plane for Bangkok with Phyllis following her. Phyllis watched unseen as Sharon was arrested and removed from the plane, and she continued on to Bangkok convinced that Sharon was going there to meet Adam.

Adam awoke but the camera was missing, so he returned to the bar looking for Koa, and ran into Phyllis who informed him that Sharon was back in jail and a warrant had been issued for his arrest for perjury. Adam explained what had happened with Koa, and they went back to Koa's room to look for clues and to wait for him to return. Finding a pair of weighted dice, Phyllis and Adam paid a bellman to find a crap game where Koa might show up, and he did. Koa told them that Skye had given him the dice as present, and he had sold Sharon's camera at a flea market. Adam and Phyllis tied Koa to the hotel room bed, and searched the flea market for the camera, which they found, but it was missing its memory chip. So they gave up, went back to the hotel to get Koa to testify at Sharon's trial, but he was gone. Sharon's murder trial began with the famous Vance Abrams as her attorney.

Adam returned to Genoa City where he testified about the video at Sharon's trial, but no one believed him, and Sharon refused a plea bargain. Phyllis stayed in Thailand and bought every memory chip she could find that would fit the camera. She brought them back to Genoa City where she enlisted Malcolm's help to try to find and retrieve the video from one of the erased memory chips.

Sharon was found guilty, but Adam arranged an elaborate escape for her from the courthouse. After subduing her guard in the restroom, Sharon escaped out the barred window which Adam had left cut for her. Sharon headed for Sedona, Arizona where she would eventually meet Adam. Meanwhile, Adam led Phyllis and Nick on a wild goose-chase in St. Maarten.

Sharon called Adam to let him know that she had arrived and was waiting for him at a hotel. But the more Sharon thought about her situation, she decided that everyone would be better off without her, and wrote apologetic goodbye notes to Adam, Noah and Faith, leaving them behind as she drove away. Sharon was carjacked by a man and a woman and left alone on the road. Later, the car wrecked out, the female occupant was killed and badly burned, and Sharon's ID was found nearby.

Adam got on a ferry to St. Barts, but got off leaving Phyllis and Nick while he went to Sedona to meet Sharon. Stranded together on a romantic island in a luxury hotel, Nick and Phyllis made love while agreeing that it was very wrong.

Adam arrived at the motel in Sedona, found the notes that Sharon had left, and was disheartened to realize that she had run away. Adam heard a radio broadcast announcing the accident and that fugitive Sharon Newman had been killed. Adam identified the burned body by his engagement ring, her body type, dyed hair color, and clothes.

Meanwhile Sharon heard the news of her "death", and made it to a ranch in the Arizona desert, where she spent the night in a barn. The owner, Veterinarian, Sam Gibson, woke her up, and she told him her name was Sheri Coleman. Sam asked her to stay and they eventually became lovers. After Sharon's funeral, Phyllis confessed to Jack about her liaison with Nick, and she and Jack broke up.

Once Phyllis found out that Victoria and Billy Abbott's adopted baby Lucy was actually Daniel's and her granddaughter, and remembering what it was like living her life without her child, she decided that Lucy needed to be with her real family. Lauren and Daniel both objected, fearful that the baby's mother, Daisy who was a dangerous fugitive, would hear about it, return, and demand her parental rights. So with Michael and Rafe's legal help, they arranged a private meeting among all parties, and Phyllis was convinced to agree to let Billy and Victoria keep Lucy, provided that she would see Lucy one weekend a month, that Lucy would know Daniel was her father, and that Phyllis would be involved in major decisions in Lucy's life. Meanwhile, Chloe sued Billy for custody of Delia, citing the fact that Billy had bought Lucy on the black market. As the private meeting was coming to a close, a CPS social worker arrived, having found out Lucy was a black market baby through Delia's custody paperwork. Although the adoption papers that Billy gave the social worker appeared legitimate, there had been no background check or social worker involved. Even though Daniel claimed to be Lucy's father and substantiated Billy and Victoria's right to his daughter, Lucy was taken from them until Daniel's claim could be verified with a DNA test. When the test came back positive, due to the ongoing pressure from the Abbotts and his mother, Daniel left to get Lucy, promising them that he would decide what to do once she was safe.

Daniel finally decided to allow Billy and Victoria to adopt Lucy, he relinquished his parental rights, and the adoption was made legal. Phyllis was livid, and wrote a Restless Style blog about Lucy and condemning Daisy, hoping to smoke her out. By doing so Phyllis had disobeyed the court's gag order, and she was fired by Billy. Daisy returned, and Phyllis hired attorney Leslie Michaelson to arrange for Daisy to turn herself in and petition the court to get back her parental rights. Leslie pointed out that Daisy was only accused of the crimes, and that both Victoria and Billy had recently been arrested as well, that Victoria had lost custody of Reed, and Billy's ex-wife was suing for custody of Delia. So Daisy was given back her parental rights, although Phyllis was given temporary custody of Lucy.

Nick bought back Restless Style from Billy, then offered Phyllis the opportunity to work with him again, and she took the job. Their first article together was titled "Was Adam Newman's Love the Kiss of Death for his Fiancée?" It wasn't long before their proximity brought them back to being lovers.

Adam, still trying to clear Sharon's name, found the correct erased memory chip that once contained the video of Sharon attempting to save Skye. That same day in New Mexico, Sharon was recognized by the carjacker and arrested while attending a barn dance with Sam. Sharon was extradited back to Genoa City, and her family was shocked to hear that she was still alive. Adam visited her in jail, elated to see that his Sharon alive, and let her know that he understood why she let them all think she was dead. But later when Adam returned he caught her and Sam in an embrace and realized that Sharon had not been faithful to him. Feeling betrayed, Adam threw the memory chip that would have vindicated Sharon into the creek. Sharon was convicted to serve thirty years in prison without parole. Both Leslie and Phyllis figured out that Adam was withholding the evidence that would clear Sharon, and Phyllis wrote an article exposing him.

In an attempt to foil Victor and escape her mounting number of enemies in Genoa City, Diane agreed to help Adam frame Victor for Diane's murder; meanwhile she would be alive and rich in Switzerland. Diane violated Phyllis' protective order against her and asked Nick to pay her to go away in honor of their past, to which Phyllis countered that it only proved she was a whore. After Diane received a message that the funds from Adam had been deposited in her Swiss bank account, she sent a text message to everyone who had threatened her to meet her at the footbridge in the park. The next morning, viewers saw those same people looking suspiciously like they had just killed someone. Meanwhile Diane's body floated face down in the stream in the park. Murphy went there to fish, discovered the dead body, and called the police. The autopsy results were that Diane had been hit over the head ten times with a blunt object, an impression of a Harvard ring was found on Diane's arm, and a small key was found in Diane's mouth.

Phyllis met Diane, who threatened to post online for their kids to see, the photo of Nick and Phyllis having sex on the office desk. They slapped each other, Phyllis picked up something from the dirt, and one of Phyllis' acrylic nails broke off. During questioning, Ronan noticed that Phyllis had recently had her nails done, and later accused her of being the owner of the nail found at the crime scene. Deacon upon seeing Phyllis for the first time since the murder, told her, "I saw what you did." Deacon began alternately coming on to Phyllis and tormenting her about possibly killing Diane. Phyllis told him that after their altercation, Diane had hidden in the woods, so Phyllis had left.

Victor hired famous New York lawyer, Avery Bailey Clark, to handle Sharon's appeal for the murder of Skye Lockhart. Phyllis met Avery, and intrigued by the name and familiar face, looked her up on the Internet. Phyllis discovered that Avery was her younger sister, the child with pigtails and braces who had idolized her, who Phyllis had left behind when she ran away from home as a teenager. Phyllis went to Avery and told her she wanted her past to stay in the past. Then Phyllis admitted to Michael that Avery was her sister, and he tried to make her understand that he had gone through the same with his brother Kevin and how close they were now, then helped Phyllis get through preliminary questioning by Avery for Sharon's retrial. Avery had to admit to Sharon her relationship to Phyllis, but Sharon agreed to keep Avery as her attorney. Later, Phyllis went to Avery to make amends, but she rebuffed Phyllis. Then Nick walked in on Phyllis telling Avery that Nick was never to find out that they are sisters. Phyllis explained to Nick that she had lied to everyone about her family so that she could forget them. Nick tried to talk Phyllis into getting to know Avery again, but Phyllis refused. Trying to get to know Avery himself, Nick got Avery to admit that while growing up Avery and Phyllis tuned out the drama of their parents by playing video games together – just as Nick and Phyllis had done when they had been together.

Daisy turned up in the same prison wing as Sharon Newman, and met Avery Bailey Clark, who took her case once she realized who Daisy was and her connection to her sister Phyllis. Phyllis was livid when she was served with papers that Daisy wanted visitation with Lucy, and that her own sister would turn on her. Daisy demanded that she get to see Lucy once a week, that Phyllis give her some money, and that Avery get her out of prison, or Daisy would sue and Lucy would be given to someone else.

One evening, a text message was sent from Ronan's missing cell phone to all the Diane Jenkins murder suspects except Adam, telling them to meet him at a warehouse. The suspects gathered and the surveillance tape of everyone's encounter with Diane in the park began to play, revealing everyone's secrets from that fateful night. They hid the tape before Ronan arrived. Adam arrived at a pumpkin patch and surmised that Patty Williams had summoned him. Meanwhile, Genevieve's housekeeper, Myrna Murdock, who had been badly burned when Genevieve's house exploded, lay in the hospital covered in bandages except for a cat tattoo; the same tattoo as Patty Williams. Patty had apparently been posing as Myrna, had been tormenting the suspects with information she had gleaned from the stolen park surveillance tapes, and the explosion at the mansion had kept her from joining them at the warehouse.

Ronan sent Phyllis a blackmail note so she and Nick met him at a warehouse causing Phyllis and Nick to admit their secrets of meeting with Diane the night she died. Ronan took them in for questioning, but later let them go. Phyllis came on to Ronan, who seemed to be interested. Weeks later after catching Nick and Avery in an embrace, a jealous Phyllis called Ronan, and they had sex on her desk.

Avery and Sharon finally got through to Adam that he was being unreasonable by not helping Sharon when he knew that she was innocent. Without the memory chip, Adam thought it would help to setup Heather by getting her drunk and having Ricky take compromising photos of them kissing in Adam's room, which Avery could use to get a mistrial. Ricky showed the photos to Phyllis in hopes of landing a story and a job with Restless Style. But once Ricky got to know Heather better and realized that she had grown up without their father too, and was quite psychologically damaged from her abusive stepfather, he declined to sell them, and only gave the photos to Avery as a last resort to save Sharon.

Meanwhile, Phyllis spotted a memory chip in the evidence dredged from the creek for the Diane Jenkins case on Ronan's desk, and they played it. Just as Avery was about to expose Heather to get the mistrial, Ronan and Phyllis burst into the courtroom, and were allowed to present their evidence. After hearing the audio of Sharon trying to save Skye, the judge left it up to the D.A.'s office. Heather dropped the charges against Sharon, and Sharon was given time served for the escape and was set free. Sharon thanked Ronan, but Phyllis made sure that Sharon knew it was Phyllis who had found the chip, and had saved her. Phyllis stole the photos of Heather and Adam from the courtroom and put them up online with a sensational story about the A.D.A. fraternizing with a witness. Heather was fired as A.D.A. as a result. Ricky filed a lawsuit against Phyllis and Restless Style for using work without payment with Avery representing him, and Avery filed a criminal complaint for theft of evidence from an attorney in court. Nick was livid with Phyllis for once again doing a sensational story without thinking of the collateral damage to other's lives. Phyllis reacted by having sex with Ronan at the police station, and Nick retaliated by having sex with Avery. Ronan received a phone call which played the voicemail of Nick threatening Diane. Phyllis went to warn Nick, and walked in on Nick and Avery, realizing they had obviously just had sex together. Phyllis had it out with Nick, whom she told to go to hell, and that she would never try to help him again. Afterward, Phyllis sought out Avery who informed her that she was staying in town permanently. They argued, and Avery brought up that their father had been wrongly accused of bilking people out of their life savings through a living facility, and that Phyllis had taken sides against him. Later Phyllis was arrested by Ronan for stealing the photos. After Nick tried to get Ricky to drop his charges to help Phyllis, Nick and Phyllis made up once again, but agreed to remain just friends and colleagues. Daisy called Daniel from prison to let him know that Avery was his aunt and that she was helping Daisy get out of prison and to get their daughter, Lucy, back. Daniel confronted his mother about never knowing that she had a sister, but Phyllis refused to discuss it, so he went to Avery for more information but got none.

When Ronan still refused to tell his family anything about why he disappeared after his liver transplant, Nina told him she was finished trying to build a relationship with him, but if he ever wanted one, he knew where to find her. Teary-eyed, Ronan smashed his fist into a display board and ran out of his office, even past Phyllis. Phyllis followed Ronan home, and they connected through their mutual screwed up family lives as well as sexually. Ronan admitted that he owed his family his life, but he didn't know how to deal with it.

On Thanksgiving, Phyllis gave Daisy her allotted time with Lucy. Avery arrived as she was leaving, but the prison went into lockdown, and they were trapped there together. Reminded that it had been Thanksgiving Day when Phyllis had left their home all those years ago, Avery tried to lay a guilt trip on Phyllis about it. Phyllis protested that their dad was a liar, thief, criminal, and master manipulator; and that their mother had brain washed Avery into believing that he was innocent. Phyllis declared that she had been pushed out by their mother, because Phyllis knew the truth and was made to feel like she was the liar and her dad the victim. Phyllis called Avery sanctimonious, and asked why Avery the hot-shot lawyer, had never tried to get her own father out of prison. Avery, in tears, was forced for the first time to admit that she knew their father had been guilty. Phyllis tearfully offered an "olive branch", but Avery just walked out.

It wasn't long before Nick discovered Phyllis writing a story that practically accused Nikki of murdering Diane Jenkins, but this time he fired her. Before Phyllis left town with Lucy to clear her head, she told Avery that Nick may be Avery's now, but not to try to take over the rest of Phyllis' life. After Nick had just fired Phyllis, Billy and Victoria were successful in talking Nick into selling Restless Style back to Billy.

Ricky Williams attempted to get Phyllis' former job with Restless Style but Billy turned him down. So Ricky and Phyllis made a deal where in exchange for the Restless Style website passcode, he would drop the lawsuit against her. Then Ricky published a story to the site claiming that Nikki Newman was the new suspect in the Diane Jenkins murder.

While still enjoying their sexual relationship, Ronan and Phyllis teamed up as detective and journalist to figure out who really killed Diane. Phyllis told him about the video they had seen at the warehouse, who had been in it, and most notably, that Adam and Nikki were not. Later Ronan received an email that was meant to appear to be from Diane with the missing section of video showing Nikki passed out covered in blood next to the bloody rock. After Victor pled guilty and was sentenced to 25 years to life, Nick found out what Phyllis and Ronan were up to, and joined them in their quest for the real killer, giving them full access to the Newman jets and any funding that they needed. Ronan told Phyllis and Nick that he was convinced that the killer was none of the group of suspects, but an unknown person who was messing with them all and him. After hearing that Victor had been sentenced for Diane's murder, Patty Williams was seen by viewers finishing a pillow embroidered with the saying "Alcohol doesn't get you Drunk, Bartenders Do", apparently referring to Deacon. Then she threw it into the fireplace, and watched it burn. Phyllis approached Billy, letting him know that she was working with Ronan and Nick on the murder case, which would make a nice exclusive for Restless Style. Later, she managed to snag her old job back promising an expose on Victor Newman who had just proposed to Sharon.

On New Year's Eve 2011, Nick danced with his date Avery, but couldn't take his eyes off Phyllis who was dancing and necking with Ronan while watching Nick. After Phyllis took Ronan back to her place, Avery accused Nick of not being over Phyllis, saying that she had promised herself she would never be second best to Phyllis again, and called off their relationship. Meanwhile Ronan was accusing Phyllis of using him to taunt Nick, and left her alone at her penthouse. Nick arrived at the penthouse awhile later, their eyes locked, and he and Phyllis made passionate love.

Ronan subpoenaed all of the Diane Jenkins murder suspects, and he and the DA questioned them about the evidence that still did not add up. Deacon arrived in handcuffs saying that Diane had come to him when no one would help her, wanting to back out of framing Victor with Adam because of Kyle, so she asked him to videotape that night in the park. Deacon admitted that after he witnessed Nikki kill Diane in self-defense, he had hit her more times to make it look like someone bigger and stronger than Nikki had killed her, and he was the one who put Diane's body in the creek. Deacon said he had taken the syringe, Ashley's cell phone, and the security camera from the tree, and had hidden them in the alley behind Gloworm, but they had disappeared later. When no one would confess to taking Deacon's stash of stolen evidence or having any knowledge of the embroidered pillows found in Diane's room, the DA arrested them all for obstruction of justice.

They were all released in time for Jack and Genevieve's wedding. But it was Patty who walked down the aisle in Genevieve's stolen wedding gown. Jack pulled the veil from her face, and said, "Emily?" Patty replied, "It's Patty, you bastard," and shot Jack. Patty left as the horrified Abbotts rushed to Jack. Jack was taken away by ambulance in critical condition.

At the hospital, the doctors told the Abbotts that Jack had a lacerated kidney, and the bullet was lodged next to his lower spine as he was taken into surgery. Jack's heart stopped during surgery, he survived, but was left paralyzed, just as he had been when Patty had shot him before in 1983. Abby left to go to Kyle in Lake Placid to tell him about his father. Patty was later captured, and when it was discovered that she had been the missing link in the Diane Jenkins murder, all charges were dropped against all suspects, including Nikki, once Ronan was able to convince the DA that Nikki was not responsible. Deacon remained in jail. Patty was sent to a maximum security prison hospital. Ricky went to Phyllis with his big story with all the dirt on Patty and Jack, but Phyllis said no. She told Ricky that she and Jack were once married, and now friends, and forgodsake, Patty was Ricky's aunt. So Ricky published his story about Patty on a true crime blog, and it went viral.

With the case wound up, Ronan decided it was time to leave town, and ran into Phyllis on the way out. They shared a tender moment where Phyllis tried to get him to show some emotion and say, "Goodbye Phyllis. I will miss you." He finally did, they hugged, and they both were teary-eyed as he left.

Avery was with Phyllis when Avery received a call from their mother that their father had heart attack and was in critical condition. Avery left for Ohio, but Phyllis refused to go with her. After Avery returned, telling Phyllis that their father was dying, Avery retaliated by trying to get Daisy out of prison and to get Daisy custody of Lucy. Phyllis confided in Nick that she was torn, as she had been the one to turn her father in and send him to prison. Nick recalled how he and Victor had painfully gone to see Victor's estranged father before Albert died, and convinced Phyllis to go to Darien and see her father one last time. And just like Albert greeted Victor, George greeted Phyllis with, "What the hell are you doing here?"

Meanwhile Daisy's hearing for a reduced sentence began, with a key piece of evidence, a video which Ryder had made of Daisy pleading with Sarah Smythe for mercy for Lauren and Jana when they had held them captive. Michael cross-examined Daisy, asking why Daisy never called for help or let them go when Sarah wasn't there, and his closing statement begged the judge not to fall for Daisy's supposed rehabilitation. But Daisy was given time-served and put on parole with psychological counseling. Unable to contact Phyllis, Michael called Daniel who went to Phyllis' penthouse and discovered Daisy already there with Lucy. Daniel tried to reason with her that she was only using Lucy, but Daisy claimed that she wanted to be a good person and good mother, and needed Lucy to love her.

George told Phyllis to go home, that she had ruined him, and if she hadn't blown the whistle on him, he could have repaid his investors. Phyllis countered that she came to him first but he had lied to her, and even knowing that her family would turn against her, she turned him in because she didn’t want a conman for a father. Phyllis begged George to tell the truth before he died to give her peace of mind. With Avery listening outside the door, George admitted that he had bilked his clients out of their life savings. George tried to cover but Avery finally realized that Phyllis had been right about him all along, and Avery told him how disappointed in him she was. Avery and Phyllis left his room to talk, and Avery realized that even their mother knew the truth as George died alone. Avery begged Phyllis to forgive her, saying the past was over, and they didn’t have to hurt each other anymore. Phyllis softened toward her, but said it was too late now that Avery had gotten Daisy released from prison, and declared war if Daisy got custody of Lucy. Daniel arrived after George had died and his mother and aunt had left, but he went through a box of George's things, finding photos of Phyllis and Avery as children. No one attended George's funeral. As executor, Avery paid claims from her father's estate to the people whom he had bilked, which left nothing but an envelope bearing the name 'Phyllis'. Phyllis reluctantly opened it to find Black Beauty, the book that George used to read to her when she was a child, but Phyllis refused to be swayed by the gesture.

During her capture, Patty had told Ricky that Adam had been the one who helped her escape from Windcliff. Ricky took the story to Phyllis who bought it. She published it in Restless Style with no credit to Ricky, the cover featuring a red-faced, devil horned Adam with "Satan's Understudy hits the big time." Paul confronted Phyllis and Ricky for exploiting Patty, saying they were as bad as Adam.

Nick decided to reconcile with Phyllis, telling her that it was a mistake getting involved with Avery. Nick promised he would never abandon Phyllis again for Sharon or Avery or anyone, and was ready to make a 100% commitment.

Avery refused to represent Daisy anymore, but Daisy went to a judge to return her parental rights, brought a police officer along to seize Lucy from Phyllis, and later got a restraining order against Phyllis. Daniel was finally convinced to claim his parental rights to Lucy to keep her from growing up with Daisy. But Daisy was encouraged, and assumed that she and Daniel would end up together and become a family, so she gave her consent. After the hearing Daniel told Daisy that she was delusional, that she had just helped him to be able to sue for custody. Daisy convinced Ricky Williams that she innocently wanted to be a mother to her child and that Phyllis and Daniel were out to get her, so she and Ricky became involved, and Ricky vowed to keep Phyllis, with whom he had is own grudge, from winning. The day before Lucy's custody hearing, Ricky snatched Lucy while in her father, Daniel's, care. After a frantic search by Daniel, Ricky returned her, claiming to have found her in the parking lot. Ricky knew that once this incident came out in court, Daisy would be allowed to keep Lucy. After Daniel lost the custody case, Phyllis fired Ricky, knowing that he had been behind it, only making Ricky more intent on finding something in Phyllis' past to expose and make a name for himself.

Nick surprised Phyllis by asking her to marry him again, and she surprised him with the news that she was pregnant. They began planning a small wedding with Avery as maid of honor and Noah as best man.

Looking for dirt on Phyllis, Ricky, as a reporter, got an interview with her former husband, rock star Danny Romalotti, who refused to discuss Phyllis, had him escorted out by security, and tipped her off. When questioned by Paul, Phyllis told him that Ricky was a little off and sneaky.

Ricky also got into Restless Style and uploaded an app to spy on Phyllis through her laptop, where he later saw Phyllis and Danny argue about their past marriage and her rivalry with Christine. Daisy got Ricky into Phyllis' apartment where Ricky found a business card for Dr. Tim Reid, her former psychiatrist. Ricky found Tim in Kenosha, Wisconsin, called and told him that he was researching an unauthorized biography of Phyllis Summers. Tim told him that he was better off handling a rattlesnake, that he never wanted to hear her name again, and hung up on him. So Ricky visited him in Kenosha, where he found the former doctor living out of packing boxes in a dingy apartment, and working as a security guard at an industrial plant. Plying Tim with a bottle of fine wine, Tim opened up, saying that Phyllis had been like a siren who had drawn him in until she wrecked his life, that she pretended to care about him, and that they had even been engaged. Tim said that Phyllis had driven him to rage, revenge, and jealousy because all she really wanted was Danny, and was consumed by her hatred of Christine. While Tim excused himself to the bathroom, Ricky took Phyllis' file out of the patient file boxes that littered the room. Tim realized that he had taken it after Ricky had left, but rationalized that Phyllis "deserved everything she got".

Ricky began reading Phyllis' file from when Tim was seeing both Phyllis and Danny for court-mandated marriage counseling. The notes described her as independent, intelligent, and defensive, and said that Danny had bitterly alleged that she drugged and raped him to become pregnant with Daniel to trap him into marriage. Tim wrote that Phyllis saw Christine not merely as a rival but an existential threat, despite the fact that Chris had been involved with Paul. Tim described Phyllis as delusional in thinking that Danny actually loved her, and devastated when she lost custody of Daniel. As Ricky was reading of how Phyllis had seduced Tim, Tim phoned Ricky. Tim said that he knew that Ricky had Phyllis' file, and tipped him that to expose her, he should check out what Phyllis was up to during Christmas of 1994. After Tim later disappeared, Phyllis admitted to Avery that she had paid Tim to disappear.

From the rental car receipt evidence that Ricky had gotten from Tim Reid, Daisy discovered that Phyllis had been the driver of the rental car who had run down Paul and Cricket back in 1990, and she confronted Phyllis with the fact. Daniel overheard, and was aghast at what his mother had done. Phyllis had to confess to Daniel, but claimed it had been an accident, that she had only tried to scare Christine after she had seen her kissing Danny, bur her foot had hit the accelerator instead of the brake. Daisy used it to blackmail them into treating her as they should treat Daniel's wife.

On Phyllis and Nick's wedding day, while family and friends awaited her arrival at Gloworm, Daisy visited Phyllis and offered to tell her about Ricky's plot to take her down. Phyllis rebuffed the offer, called Daisy names, and threw her out. Then Phyllis began to lose her baby, doubling up in pain, and calling for help. Daisy heard her from the hallway, considered her options, then walked away. When Phyllis did not show up for the wedding or answer her phones, Nick went home and found her in her wedding gown on the floor where she had lost their baby, and he took her to the hospital. The next day, Nick and Phyllis were married by Katherine at the penthouse with only their children, Summer, Daniel, Faith, and Noah in attendance. The next day Phyllis and Daniel discovered from the security guard that Daisy had heard Phyllis calling for help and walked away. Daisy denied it when confronted. Nick, Daniel, and Phyllis all began plotting to somehow get rid of Daisy. Meanwhile Daisy went to Ricky offering to help him get revenge on Phyllis.

Later left alone in Ricky's room, Daisy discovered a video on his laptop which showed Ricky drowning his former girlfriend Rachel in the bathtub. Shocked, Daisy slammed the laptop shut and left, making excuses as Ricky returned. Ricky opened the laptop and realized what Daisy had seen, and he deleted the file. Outside, Daisy called D.A. Michael Baldwin, asking to meet him in an alley to disclose some important information. Ricky met Daisy in the alley instead. Michael later found only Daisy's scarf in the alley. The next day in his room, Ricky removed Daisy's wallet and cell phone from her purse, remarking that he was relieved to see nothing in the paper about "poor little Daisy". Ricky began using Daisy's credit card to charge pizza and bus tickets in Canada posing as Daniel, making it appear that Daisy was on the run. That plus Daniel's blood being found on Daisy's scarf, and an email to Kevin from Daisy telling him that she feared Daniel and asking Kevin to raise Lucy if anything happened to her, caused Daniel to be arrested for suspicion of murder, but Daniel was released for lack of evidence. Ricky Williams had actually murdered Daisy. Then Paul had to shoot Ricky when he tried to kill Eden, and Ricky died when he fell through a window. When Daisy's wallet and cell phone were found to have been dumped by Ricky, Daniel was excluded as a person of interest in her disappearance, but Paul was arrested for first degree murder.

Among Ricky's belongings Christine found Phyllis' psychiatric file from Dr. Tim including the rental car receipt, and realized that Phyllis had been the driver of the car who run them down in 1994. She showed it to Paul, and Paul told Nina and Heather who were shocked. Roman and Michael found a copy of the receipt in Daisy's wallet, and verified that the VIN number matched the rental car used in the hit and run. Both Chris and Michael confronted Phyllis, who denied trying to kill them. Although the statute of limitations had run out, Christine remembered that she had been working on a federal case at the time, therefore Phyllis was arrested for attempted murder of a federal agent.

Avery offered to help Phyllis, who lied and told her that she was innocent. But Avery saw through her, using same evasions that their father had. Phyllis finally confessed to Nick, saying that it was a mistake which she regretted. Although Nick moved out at first, he moved back when Summer told him how they needed to stand by Phyllis.

Phyllis was arrested at Crimson Lights in front of her family. Avery offered a deal for aggravated battery with two years probation, but Christine refused to consider anything without prison time, and offered five years. Avery got Phyllis released on bail. Nick, Daniel, Summer, and Noah welcomed Phyllis home, ready to stand behind her, Nick being convinced that she had changed since then.

Phyllis wanted to write a Restless Style article to plead her case, but Billy fired her instead, explaining that the L.A. people would pull the plug on their TV show if she was not fired. They also wanted Phyllis on the next cover, and to be crucified in print and in the pilot show. After hearing about it, Nick slugged Billy, which was caught on tape.

Ronan tracked down Tim from Tim's landlady/girlfriend Beth's phone records, and found Tim lying on a beach in the tropics. Tim admitted that Phyllis had paid him to leave town, and that Ricky had stolen Phyllis' patient file. Heather asked Tim to counsel Paul about Ricky, and he did his best to reassure Paul that Ricky had never been a threat to him, but was probably genetically disturbed as were both his mother Isabella and his aunt Patty. Tim then began blackmailing Phyllis for more money, threatening to turn over the 20 year old recording of her admitting to running down Paul and Christine. When Avery found out that Phyllis had been paying off Tim, she refused to represent her, so Phyllis got Leslie Michaelson, now a partner in Vance Abrams law firm, to take her case. Phyllis paid him off by borrowing from her daughter Summer's trust fund, but he still wanted sex before he would leave her alone. Phyllis arranged to meet Tim at her apartment while Nick was at a board meeting. While Phyllis left the room, Tim took a handful of Viagra washed down with a glass of fine wine. When Phyllis returned in a negligee, Tim had a heart attack and fell to the floor dead. Kevin Fisher happened by, and Phyllis enlisted his help in returning the dead body to Tim's apartment. Tim was later discovered dead by Ronan. The coroner determined that the body had been moved after death, so Phyllis became the prime suspect. Kevin used this leverage to get Phyllis to come to work at TagNGrab, and to endorse the site.

Phyllis confessed to Ronan what had happened with Tim. When the police discovered Kevin dumping Phyllis' stained rug in a dumpster, Ronan intervened, the rug disappeared and Kevin was allowed to leave. Then Michael showed up to seize Phyllis' computer, and when she refused, he sent Ronan for a warrant. But Ronan returned without it, and instead gave Phyllis an alibi saying that she was with him the night of Tim's death, because they were having an affair. To keep Michael from telling Nick about the "affair", Phyllis told Nick everything, and he played along by later publicly slugging Ronan. But later Nick confronted Ronan asking why he would risk his career for Phyllis, and Ronan claimed to be in love with her. That, plus Summer reacting to news of the "affair" by spiking her drink with alcohol, forced Nick to move out and back to their former house at the ranch, and Summer left with him. But when Victor was reported dead, Phyllis was there for Nick, and they held each other in his grief. Victor later returned alive and well explaining that he had fallen from a horse and lost his memory.

Meanwhile Daisy was checked out of the sanitarium by someone claiming to be "her mother". Security tapes showed the woman who signed as Sheila Carter to be heavily disguised and unrecognizable, and the doctor was unable to identify her as either Phyllis or Sheila.

As Phyllis became more afraid of being convicted, and feeling alone with no one by her side, she gave in and made love with Ronan, who was infatuated with her. When Nick found out, he filed for divorce, and he and Summer moved back to the ranch.

The judge was taken ill as Phyllis' trial began, and he was replaced. After looking over the case file, the new judge dismissed the case, citing the fact that Christine was not a Federal agent at the time; therefore the statute of limitations had run out, and Phyllis was set free. Afterward, Nick told Phyllis he was filing for divorce and Ronan that he could have her. Christine tried to enlist Paul's help in getting even with Phyllis and filing a civil suit, but Paul wanted to let it go and let everyone get on with their lives.

After gaining Adam's share support and teaming up with Tucker, Jack took the opportunity for a hostile takeover of Newman Enterprises. He offered Phyllis a job as vice president of research and development at Newman. Phyllis broke things off with Ronan for her daughter's sake. She told Nick about the job offer from Jack, offering to spy for Nick to get Newman back. Nick told her he didn't want Newman back, and to move on with her life. Phyllis finally realized it was over, and there would be no more second chances from Nick. She met with Jack and accepted the job. After Jack collapsed in pain in Phyllis' presence, she took him to the hospital where they told him the bullet had moved dangerously close to his spine, and could cause paralysis or death. Phyllis convinced him to get the surgery, and Jack trusted Adam to take over at Newman until he recovered. The surgery was successful. Phyllis agreed to stay at the Abbott's so that Jack could be released. Although told to take it easy for a few days and in severe pain, Jack called Sarge to start physical therapy again. But Sarge told him to get into bed, call him in a few days, and left. Of course Jack would not slow down, doing business from his living room and popping pills to kill the pain. Jack and Phyllis began to bond again. Jack told Phyllis that although he felt guilty over firing Nick and Victoria, and putting Billy in an impossible position, he felt like the King of the World. Phyllis told Jack the reason he had the affair with Ronan was because she just wanted to know that someone cared. After Phyllis left the room, Jack took a handful of pills for his increasing pain, and he began a downward spiral into addition to painkillers.

Concerned that Jack had become addicted to pain killers, and he would lose the only parent he had left, Kyle got Phyllis, Billy, and former alcoholic Neil to help stage an intervention. But Jack claimed they had insulted him, fired them all, and threw them out of his house.

Daniel returned with Lucy, but only to pack up their belongings and say goodbye. While in Chicago during the holidays Daniel had been offered an art showing in Savannah, GA, and he and Heather had decided to move there for the duration. Phyllis was heartbroken and intended to go with him to help them settle in, but an emergency with Jack made her realize that she could not go. Jack had finally hit bottom, was ready to go to rehab, and needed Phyllis.

Phyllis went to the Abbott cabin with Jack, assuring him that she was not going to let him fail to detox. Dr. Lee was unable to get there to help, so Phyllis had to suffer Jack's withdrawal hallucinations and rage. Dr. Lee finally arrived with medication to make the detox easier for Jack. Jack caught Victor's investigator snooping around the Abbott cabin, and the guy confessed Victor's plans, agreed to help Jack, and told Jack that Stephanie was the daughter of Congressman Wheeler. Jack confessed to Phyllis about Stephanie. Back home again, Jack felt compelled to confess to Michael the D.A. Remorseful about taking over Newman, alienating friends and family, and firing people, Jack admitted that he was not a man John Abbott would have been proud of. Jack told Phyllis, Billy and Adam that he was walking away from Newman, leaving Billy and Adam in charge as Co-CEO's, and returning as CEO of Jabot. The D.A.'s office decided that Jack was not responsible for Stephanie's death, and after speaking with Congressman Wheeler that he wanted it kept out of the press as well.

Jack thanked Phyllis for saving his life, and told her he felt they were ready to renew their past relationship. Phyllis declined, having just received her divorce papers from Nick to sign. After Jack's drug dealer showed up and left a pack of pills to tempt him, Jack asked Neil to be his sponsor, and let Phyllis get rid of the pills.

After Paul interrupted a second attempt at suicide, Jamie told Paul about being bullied by Summer and Fen, so Paul visited Phyllis and let her in on what had been going on. Phyllis and Summer had a heart to heart, and they seemed to be on the road to understanding that they were so much alike.

Despite Phyllis' continually "just friends" posture, she enjoyed a surprise Valentine's evening candlelight dinner and dancing with Jack at Abbott manor. She eventually ended up in bed with Jack, still protesting that she was toxic, not good for him or anyone. Jack named the newest Jabot fragrance, Scarlet Mist, in honor of Phyllis. Jack admitted to Phyllis that he was falling in love with her again, and they planned a trip together to Istanbul. Ashley came to town to attend Victor and Nikki's wedding, which she missed while lecturing Jack about her disapproval of him getting involved with Phyllis again. Phyllis pointedly reminded Ashley that she was the one who stood by Jack and nursed him through his detox, not Ashley. Jack took Phyllis for a relaxing romantic trip to Istanbul, and finally talked her into moving in with him. Summer approved, hoping it would mean that she could live where Kyle lived, at Abbott Manor. Claiming to want to be close to Phyllis and put off by Avery's presence in Nick's life, Phyllis asked Jack if Summer could move in too, and he reluctantly agreed. But Phyllis was livid to return to news from Avery that Avery and Nick were engaged.

Upon hearing that Jack and Phyllis had reunited, and Phyllis had moved in with him, Traci returned for an extended stay at Abbott Manor. Traci tried to convince Jack that Phyllis was only going to break his heart again, but Jack warned her that if she was only there to break them up, she needed to leave. Overhearing them, Phyllis became determined to prove Traci wrong. But Phyllis later moved out, telling Jack that they were moving too fast. Phyllis returned to her penthouse finding that Summer had thrown a party there instead of going to the prom with Fen, and she broke up a fight between Fen and Kyle.

When they realized that Summer was experiencing some of the same things that had led to Ca They explained to her, with the help of an email from Daniel, how alcohol and obsession with an older boy had not only led to Cassie's death and broke up her parents marriage, but haunted Daniel to this day, and affected Lily as well when she was sent away to boarding school. Summer seemed to learn from it, and only days later she was requesting birth control pills from a doctor.

Following a heart to heart with Nick about both of their commitment issues, Phyllis returned to Jack, and Nick announced at a family gathering that he and Avery were going to be married. Not much later, Nick broke the news to Phyllis that a new paternity test revealed that Summer was not his daughter, and that he had lied 18 years ago about the original test results. Phyllis flipped out over being betrayed, calling him selfish not only toward her, but for denying Jack his daughter's childhood. When the ramifications dawned on her, she tracked down Summer whom she knew was trying to get Kyle to have sex with her that night. It turned out that they had dinner together, but nothing more.

Phyllis and Nick met with Summer and Jack to break the news of Summer's paternity. When Nick started harping on Summer's relationship with Kyle, Summer got upset and went to her room. Then Nick chickened out and left. Phyllis covered for Nick with Jack, then went home and told Nick she hated him for doing this to them. After discussing the options, Phyllis agreed to wait and sleep on how to do it. But everything she might do would be for her daughter, and she would never forgive Nick, reminding him that neither would Summer or Jack. To give Nick some time, Phyllis left to attend a focus group on eyeliner in Chicago, taking Kyle with her to keep them apart. Phyllis came on to Kyle, and after one kiss, Kyle called things off with Summer.

The next day, Summer said goodbye to Faith, texted Kyle, and ran away to Chicago. Phyllis and Nick decided the time to tell her the truth had come, and Nick found Summer at a modeling agency in Chicago. Meanwhile Phyllis was confronted by Jack who had overheard Kyle and Abby discussing the kiss between Kyle and Phyllis. After the others had left, Phyllis explained that she was just trying to break them up, then went on to tell him why by breaking the news that Jack was Summer's father. In Chicago, Nick was telling Summer the same. Jack was moved to tears, remembering how he had delivered Summer and watched her grow up from afar. Phyllis admitted that she had only known for a month, and had been waiting for the right time, afraid it would send him into a relapse. Although Phyllis begged to stay, Jack threw her out. In Chicago, Summer took it hard, then realized it meant that she and Kyle were half brother and sister. As Jack reached for a drink, the spirit of John Abbott kept Jack from relapsing into addiction. In Chicago, Summer refused to go home with Nick, so he left when Phyllis arrived.

Back in Genoa City, Nick admitted what he had done to Victor, who reacted thinking only of himself, lamenting that now that his granddaughter Summer was an Abbott, he had been bested by Jack again. Nick told Sharon, who said that she understood, and would always be there for him.

Meanwhile Kyle arranged to get Billy's club after hours, invited Summer, and gave her an armload of yellow roses, begging her to start over. Summer had to be the one to tearfully tell Kyle that they were brother and sister. Kyle walked out upset, unable to deal with it.

Nick went to see Jack who punched Nick after Nick said that he was sorry. Jack yelled at Nick that he not only stolen Jack's time with Summer, but he had stolen Summer's past, and he hoped that maybe there was hope for a future between Jack and Summer.

Next Summer went to Jack and they both tearfully exchanged their feelings of how much they had always cared for each other, and hope for a future as father and daughter. After the shock wore off, Jack and Phyllis reconciled.

Several days later, Phyllis was horrified to overhear Sharon at Cassie's grave telling Cassie that Nick would hate her if he ever found out that she had changed the paternity test to show that Summer was not his. When Phyllis' cell phone rang, Sharon realized that she had been caught. Phyllis told Sharon that she was going to the MS gala to tell Nick. Sharon followed Phyllis and caught up to her in the stairwell where they stood on the landing arguing. Phyllis yelled, "Get out of my way, you demented bitch," and called Jack, who was waiting for her there with a ring, intending to propose. While grappling with Sharon for her phone, Phyllis fell down the flight of stairs. Sharon found a pulse and spilled her purse trying to get to her phone to call for help. Nick and Avery came into stairwell and kissed on the landing while Sharon snuck out the door at the bottom of the stairs.

Later at the hospital, Phyllis was still unconscious when Dr. Costner informed Jack, Nick, and Avery that Phyllis had a blood clot pressing on her brain requiring surgery. The surgery was performed, and was successful. Nick finally found Summer afterward, and broke the news about her mother. Daniel was notified in Europe and said he was on his way home. Phyllis regained consciousness with Jack at her bedside, but in attempting to tell him about Sharon's deception all she could say was "Nick" and "Summer", then, got so agitated, she had a convulsion, and lost consciousness again. The next time she awoke, Jack told her that she was the love of his life and proposed. Phyllis was unable to answer, then lost consciousness. Tests found a contrecoup injury, a bruising on the frontal lobe, and that Phyllis had lapsed into a coma, from which she may never regain consciousness. Daniel arrived too late. While Summer, Avery, and Jack were content to sit by her side and wait months or years for Phyllis to wake up, Daniel did some research and found a facility on an island off the coast of Georgia where the best neurologists were having some success reviving coma patients. All were adamantly against it until Daniel convinced Michael, Lauren, and Summer who convinced Jack and Nick, then Nick convinced Avery to allow Daniel to take her there to give her the best shot at recovery. Before they left for Georgia, Jack placed the engagement ring on Phyllis' finger, declared they were officially engaged, and promised to wait for her.

Avery visited Phyllis and confided that her relationship with Nick had crashed and burned. Avery urged Phyllis to wake up and gloat, telling her that Summer needed her, and that she was afraid Sharon would win and get Nick back. As Avery left, Phyllis' fingers moved. The next day during a visit from Jack, when Jack mentioned Summer, Phyllis squeezed his hand. But the doctor told Jack not to be too encouraged by it.

For his own selfish reasons, Victor contacted Dr. Hans Cutler in Switzerland who had developed a coma reversing medication, and got Phyllis' doctor, Dr. Burnett, to share her records with him by making a sizable donation to his hospital. Phyllis was found to be an excellent candidate for drug trial, but family consent was required. Meanwhile, nearly a year after going into a coma, Phyllis began moving her fingers, though no one noticed. Victor arranged for consent forms to be signed by Summer among other paperwork which admitted Phyllis to Dr. Cutler's experimental medication.

Jack visited Phyllis and reminisced about how much they had loved each other, then he said goodbye, telling her that he had fallen in love with someone else. Saying he would miss her, he hugged and kissed her goodbye. Summer visited later, bringing her new husband Austin to meet her mother.

Victor arrived at Phyllis' bedside just after Dr. Cutler had given her the experimental drug to bring her out of her coma. After telling her that he wanted to be the first person that she saw to find out Sharon's secret, Phyllis opened her eyes, but was still uncommunicative. Victor placed a photo of her daughter Summer in front of Phyllis and left for home. Later as Phyllis gazed at the photo and it came into focus, she murmured, "Summer". After being warned that Phyllis may not come out of it the same as she was before, Victor encouraged Dr. Cutler to continue giving the drug, telling him that Phyllis had been a risk-taker and would approve if she could. Later Phyllis sat up in bed and screamed, "Noooooo".

A week or so later, Phyllis disappeared from her hospital bed, her photo of Jack lying there instead. She was seen by viewers making her way outside, hitching a ride, and arriving at Abbott manor. Using a hidden key, Phyllis entered, replaced her picture on the mantel, changed her clothes, and found an invitation to the remarriage of Nick and Sharon. Phyllis pawned her engagement ring pay for a hotel room and to buy a white designer dress to wear to the wedding. Just before Sharon and Nick were pronounced man and wife, everyone was shocked when Phyllis showed up, walked down the aisle, was embraced by Summer, and collapsed. Afraid that she was going to expose her big secret, Sharon ran off, and the wedding was not completed. Phyllis woke up in Genoa City Memorial with Summer at her bedside. Phyllis admitted to Avery that she wasn't sure if she remembered what had happened to cause her coma, unsure if the flashes were memories or dreams. Later both Sharon and Nick visited her, trying to get Sharon's secret out of her. When Jack arrived, Phyllis told him that she had heard him propose while in her coma, and she accepted.

Jack took Phyllis home to Abbott Manor with instructions not to cause her undue stress which could send her back into a coma. Summer introduced Austin as her friend, but Ashley managed to expose the fact that they were married. Phyllis was shocked and demanded an annulment, but Jack talked her into giving him a chance. Jack was livid after discovering that Victor had been responsible for Phyllis' recovery, putting her on an experimental drug by tricking Summer into signing consent forms. But Victor gloated that he had managed to do what Jack could not, and demanded Phyllis tell him Sharon's secret in return. Phyllis refused to do anything that would hurt Nick. Returning home, Phyllis walked in on Jack and Kelly who were looking emotional, and asked who she was. Jack said she was an event planner at the club, and a friend of Billy's.

Tired of being in the dark, Phyllis hacked into Jack's laptop and checked GC Buzz for the goings on over the past year. Phyllis looked into the circumstances of her coma, having fallen down a staircase, which she took to be accidental, remembering talking to Jack on her cell. But she still had a lingering feeling that Sharon was somehow involved. Phyllis confronted Summer with her discovery that her new son-in-law Austin had held Avery hostage and nearly killed Paul Williams. Summer pointed out that Phyllis had almost killed Paul Williams herself once, so she should understand how people can change. Avery defended Austin as well, and imparted the news that Dylan was discovered to be the lovechild of Nikki and Paul, and had saved Paul's life with a transplant. Abby later updated Phyllis about the discovery that Mariah was Cassie's twin and Sharon's daughter.

Phyllis tricked Sharon into going with her and they ended up in the same stairwell where Phyllis had taken her fall. Phyllis restrained Sharon by the arm demanding that she remember the secret that Phyllis had known. Jack, Victor, and Nick arrived and were shocked as Sharon was forced to confess that she had tampered with the paternity test, that Nick was actually Summer's biological father, and that she had left Phyllis for dead at the bottom of the stairs. Victor offered that he had a new DNA test which proved it. Nick refused to listen to Sharon's excuses and told her they were not getting married, and to just stay away from him.

Jack was heartbroken, and he later accused Phyllis of showboating for revenge instead of telling him first. Phyllis defended herself, saying, "Sharon stole a year from my life, and that is who I am, the woman you fell in love with!" Jack left upset and tearfully broke the news to Summer. Jack left his cell phone behind, and Phyllis discovered voicemails and "I love you" texts from Kelly. When Jack arrived home Phyllis was all over him with I love yous, and lets get married, suggesting a big party, that Kelly should plan. Jack told Phyllis that he was back to the place he was when he proposed the last time, and ready to honestly and unconditionally offer his pledge forever. Jack proposed, and Phyllis tearfully accepted. Basking in the afterglow of lovemaking, Phyllis asked if there had been anyone else, he said there had, but that it is over. Phyllis replied, "Good, or I would have to kill the bitch." Later Jack returned home, and was flabbergasted to find the family gathered to announce their engagement. Jack made his excuses to leave, with Phyllis hot on his heels.

Jack attempted to tell Kelly that he had chosen Phyllis, but Kelly kept interrupting him. Phyllis arrived, and jealously broke the news that she and Jack were engaged, and hoping Kelly could plan the perfect party for them, acting like she was not aware that Kelly had been the woman Jack was seeing while she was in a coma. Later Phyllis put Jack on the spot by continually demanding Kelly plan their wedding and asking for her job back. Jack talked her into taking over for Neil as head of Jabot Face of Fashion instead.

After finding out that Jack had sold her penthouse, Phyllis was convinced that everyone had just moved on during her coma, and she confronted Kelly, accusing her of going after Jack when he was vulnerable, just looking to score another rich Abbott. Kelly set her straight, that they were in love and living together when Phyllis had returned. Phyllis insulted Kelly, Kelly slapped Phyllis and told her that Jack had gone to see her to say goodbye. Jack broke them up, and went to see if Kelly was all right and apologize, while Summer tried to get Phyllis to understand Jack's position. When Jack arrived home, Phyllis cried that Jack should have told her. Jack said that he had intended to, but the doctor had warned him not to upset her. Phyllis accused him of cheating on her, but he convinced her how much he loved and wanted her still, and that Kelly was now in the past.

As a Christmas present for Phyllis, Summer and Austin made a video of all the events she had missed, including their wedding, Katherine's memorial service, and Delia's and Adam's deaths. Phyllis was very touched by it all.

Jack chatted with Kelly while awaiting Phyllis' arrival at the athletic club on New Year's Eve. Kelly was alarmingly confident that Jack still loved her and would choose her eventually over Phyllis. Phyllis walked in late and disheveled after running out of gas, wearing the same dress as Kelly. Jack rolled his eyes as Phyllis attacked Kelly, claiming that Kelly had arranged for both coincidences to get back at Phyllis. A few days later Jack heard Kelly and Phyllis arguing in his office and a slap. As he came in, Kelly claimed that Phyllis had slapped her, and Phyllis maintained that Kelly had slapped herself.

A couple of weeks later, Phyllis arranged a surprise for Jack. A note was passed to Jack by the bartender while at the athletic club which said, "The woman you love has a surprise for you. See the desk clerk for the key to room 702." Being wary, Jack confirmed with the bartender that Phyllis had given him the note, but he gave Jack the key to 802 instead. Jack found rose petals on the bed, the shower running, and another note telling him to take off his clothes, get in bed, and put on the blindfold. Jack realized it was Kelly in a negligee who had joined him and was kissing him. He jumped out of bed and confronted her, asking why should could not understand that he had chosen Phyllis. Kelly got angry, claiming that she had received a text from Jack inviting her there, and now he was breaking her heart all over again. Then Phyllis entered the room. Phyllis and Kelly accused each other of setting the other up. Jack finally believed Phyllis when the flower shop said that a blonde had ordered the flowers, until he discovered a blonde wig in Phyllis' tote bag. Phyllis denied knowing where the wig came from. Jack became convinced that Phyllis had been affected by the experimental drug that had brought her out of the coma, and consulted her doctor. Dr. Cutler admitted that a number of his patients had experienced some shift in their personality.

Phyllis asked Kelly to tea to form a truce. Kelly offered to be understanding if what had been happening was because of some reaction to her coma treatment. But following their tea, Kelly passed out with dizziness and abdominal pain. The hospital discovered that she had been poisoned with antifreeze. Kelly told the police and Jack that it had to have been by Phyllis. After getting upset and smashing a vase, Phyllis began to accept that she might have a problem.

After Paul spotted on the security footage a woman with red hair tampering with the security cameras before Kelly was poisoned, he arrested Phyllis. D.A. Christine let Phyllis know that she was going to make Phyllis finally pay. Police found anti-freeze in the trash at Abbott manor. Michael told Phyllis that it would be first degree homicide if Phyllis were tried, and she could get life in prison. So with Avery and Michael as her lawyers, Phyllis was sent to Fairview for psychiatric evaluation and help. Summer told Victor, and he showed up at Fairview. Phyllis told Victor to go to hell. Victor told her he was her ally, and he would be waiting for her when she got out. Phyllis was later released, and having nowhere to go but Jack's, she went to live at Victor's. Jack tried to convince her to come home, apologizing that everything had been his fault, but she told him it had been a mistake for her to run from Georgia to him. She returned her engagement ring, telling him that she loved but could no longer trust him. Because Phyllis was found to be sane (and calculating) she would be fit to stand trial. Phyllis refused to accept a plea deal and fired Avery. Nikki was upset with Phyllis staying with them, and warned her there were always strings attached with Victor, who was hardly ever selfless.

Phyllis walked into the Valentines party at The Underground on Victor's arm. Jack accused Phyllis of being used by Victor, and she blew up, accusing him of going back to Kelly. Then Phyllis realized that she had been set up to look deranged and became furious with him. Jack left, but later returned and apologized to Phyllis just before the ceiling crashed in on them, trapping them with Victor and Nikki under the rubble.

Victor found Jack injured and buried, and he had to do CPR to save Jack's life. Phyllis and Jack apologized to each other, and swore their undying love. More wreckage buried them again, but Dylan and Nick found them. After they pulled Nikki and Phyllis out to safety, the snow-weighted roof collapsed on Victor and Jack too. Later as they awaited news, Phyllis caught Kelly arriving to check on Jack. Phyllis told Kelly that Jack had been trapped inside, and to leave. But Kelly replied that Jack had made love to her earlier, so had obviously now chosen her.

They finally found Jack alive in bad shape, but no sign of Victor. Kelly eavesdropped outside Jack's hospital room, hearing Phyllis accuse Jack of having sex with Kelly. But Jack denied it, told Phyllis that he loved her and he was done with Kelly, calling her a pathological liar. Kelly entered the room to protest, Jack called her a liar, and kicked her out. Meanwhile, a disheveled Victor walked into the ranch, downed a drink, and collapsed. Suffering a concussion, Victor was hospitalized in the same room with Jack. Jack and Victor agreed to team up to clear Phyllis, and become friendly enemies.

Kelly later confessed that she had set Phyllis up, so Phyllis was released. Phyllis accused Kelly of scheming with Victor, and after Phyllis discovered Kelly's out of country travel plans, Kelly knocked Phyllis unconscious with a bottle of champagne. Jack rescued Phyllis, returned Phyllis' engagement ring, and they made plans to be married in 30 days. But when Chelsea and Billy set the same wedding date, they decided to postpone it, or maybe elope.

Victor delivered news to Jack and Phyllis that Kelly was on her way to Abu Dhabi, and would be arrested as she got off the plane. Later Victor claimed that Kelly had gotten away from the police but then had committed suicide. Showing them her morgue photo, he told them that she had overdosed and left a note. Jack was wracked with guilt.

Phyllis convinced Jack to concentrate on their upcoming nuptials to get his mind off Kelly. When approached by Joe Clark's new project, the Better Days Foundation, Phyllis and Jack decided to help by asking their wedding guests to donate in lieu of gifts. Jack and Phyllis made plans to go to St. Barts to get married.

After their planned beach wedding had to be canceled due to a storm, a Swedish minister married them in their hotel suite. Jack was unusually amorous and a lot more attentive than usual. They returned home early to handle the merger of Jabot and Newman, with Jack and Victor suddenly getting along. After she found alcohol on Jack's breath, Phyllis became suspicious that more was going on, Nikki also had her suspicions, so they planned a dinner party. Phyllis tested Jack by bringing up the significance of orchids to them. Jack looked perplexed and made excuses claiming that Victor saving his life had changed him, and he was motivated by love not one-up-manship. Jack began wearing golf shirts instead of his typical suits, and spending more time on the course than the office, even buying a $400,000 Ferrari, always with a smirk and an excuse for everything. Then Jack and Kyle wrecked the Ferrari, ironically leaving Jack in a coma. As Phyllis sat at his bedside, she swore all her misgivings about the changes in Jack were forgotten if only he would wake up. When he finally did, he had no memory of her. But he eventually remembered "Red" and how much he loved her. Once they were home again, Jack began having nightmares in which he spoke Spanish. Ashley confirmed that Jack did not know any Spanish, and wondered where he could have picked it up.

Phyllis walked in on Jack as he received word that someone had died, and accused him of plotting against Victor again. Jack told Phyllis a woman named Manuela whom he once loved had died with her new husband in a ship explosion. Marco told her he would not let Victor own and control him. Asking wouldn't she be happy if they could get control of both Jabot and Newman, everything they had ever dreamed of, but Phyllis pushed him away, asking, "Who are you?"

Phyllis confronted Jack after finding out about his secret long lost son Gabriel. Jack talked his way out of her wrath that he had just found out himself, they hugged, and Phyllis felt a gun in Jack's pocket. She compared notes with Ashly and Billy, and all of them felt that Jack was not himself. But Phyllis came home early from work one day to find Jack waiting for her, he hugged her and talked to her like the old Jack. Jack was just about to tell her something important when he got a text, and rushed off saying he had to confirm some things before he could tell her more. The next time she saw Jack, he was being rushed into the ER with a bullet wound. After surgery Jack lapsed into a coma. As Phyllis sat at his side, she noticed that he was not wearing his wedding ring. Victor walked in, and Phyllis accused him of shooting Jack. Just then Jack came out of the coma, Phyllis asked who had shot him, and Jack pointed at Victor. While Phyllis went to get a doctor, Victor warned Jack in Spanish to keep his mouth shut, that no one knew who shot him but Gabriel. They returned to find Victor holding a pillow over Jack. Then Jack lapsed back into the coma.

Gabriel walked in, admitting that he had witnessed the shooting. Paul arrested Victor, offering no prosecution of Victoria if he told the truth. Victor admitted he had shot Jack, saying Jack had threatened his family, Jack had a personality change, and was not the same man, he suddenly decided he wanted the whole company, set Victor up for embezzlement, they argued, Jack reached for a gun, and Victor shot him.

Jack eventually came out of the coma and confronted Victor, tearing into him for replacing him with Marco, stealing Jabot, and most of all for allowing Phyllis to be violated for months. Victor claimed that he was driven to do it to protect himself from a plot against him called the paragon project, which he was convinced that Jack was behind. They came to an understanding after Victor cautioned Jack not to tell anyone about Marco or people could think Jack had killed Kelly and the 12 men on the cargo ship. Jack tried to keep the secret from Phyllis, but during a second honeymoon, he confessed, and she became furious with Victor. They returned home to find out that Marco was not dead after all, and the police were being misled by Marisa's drawing of the ship's captain as being Marco. Marco showed up at Abbott Manor and attempted to fool Phyllis that he was Jack, but she realized he was not. After Marco made another attempt at being a Casanova, she hit him over the head with a vase and knocked him out. She called Jack to let him know, but while her back was turned, Marco escaped. Jack enlisted Marisa's help in luring Marco to the Abbott cabin, and Marco ended up tied to the bed. Jack and Marco exchanged heated threats, as did Phyllis with Marco, but neither could kill him like they wanted to. Marco seethed at them, calling them cowards. Jack was ready to go to the police to get justice against Victor and Marco, but Phyllis talked him out of it. Victor arrived, and talked them into letting him return Marco to prison in Peru, as they all had too much to lose if the truth ever got out. On the way there, Victor had one of his men cut off Marco's ear so he could never be mistaken for Jack again.

Jack had the Abbott cabin redecorated to obliterate any memory of the two murders that had occurred there, and took Phyllis there for a reconnecting getaway. Things did not go as well as he had planned, and Phyllis went for a walk in the woods, returning with an invigorated spirit after speaking with a strange man she had met named Fred. Fred was living in an RV, and she invited him to dinner at the cabin where he made her trout almandine one evening. "Fred" told her that he was writing a novel based upon his late wife. Jack and Adam discussed with Phyllis their suspicious of "Fred". So when he called and asked to meet Phyllis, she inferred that he might be behind the computer virus, and he made excuses and a hasty exit. But Summer had seen them together, and told Phyllis that he was Ian Ward. When Victor had Jack arrested for introducing a virus into Newman's computers, Phyllis let the police know that Ian Ward was on the loose and behind it. Then she told Victor who was really behind the virus.

Phyllis, after being told by Ian, exposed to Jack and Victor that Adam was alive and passing as Gabriel Bingham. Phyllis realized that Jack had known all along. Jack attempted to justify it, that Adam was only trying to get back his wife and child, and that Adam would have exposed that Billy had shot him just before they crashed the car. Jack pled with Phyllis, not to let them tear them apart. Phyllis finally relented, saying that Marco couldn't, and neither could they.

The annual Delia Halloween costume party benefit was held at Top of the Tower, with Jack dressed as Dracula and Phyllis as a witch. A fire broke out in the building trapping Jack and Phyllis in the employee break room on a lower floor. They were sure they would perish, but were surprised when Patty Williams found them. Patty found them and they agreed to follow her back out. But when Phyllis called her a wacko, Patty flipped out and attacked her. Jack tried to convince Patty that he still cared, until Phyllis finally just slugged Patty and knocked her out. Then gas line exploded, trapping Patty under the rubble. Jack found no pulse, so they left her for dead, and got out the way she had come in. But after the fire was extinguished, no body was found.

Due to Adam's heroic actions when he could have run away, and some blackmail of the appeals judge by Victor, Adam's sentence was reduced to five years probation and 1,000 hours of community service, with a stern warning that the smallest infraction would send him back to prison. When Jack only wanted to play nice, Phyllis joined Billy taking over Paragon to bring down Victor. Phyllis played sexy with Ian's hacker Topher and posted a video using their secret communication site to find Ian. Ian contacted Phyllis to meet him in his room at the Genoa City Motor Arms. She did, accompanied by Victor. Ian praised Adam, calling him the smartest of Victor's children. Victor told Ian to cut the crap and stop Paragon now! Grabbing Phyllis around the neck, Victor threatened to kill "Ian's girlfriend" if he didn't. Ian showed them to his server room, telling Victor there was no way to stop the virus. Victor smashed up everything in the server room, and Ian was arrested by federal agents as he tried to escape. Later Paragon appeared to have gone away. When Jack returned from Geneva he was quite upset with Phyllis and Billy for sending him on a wild goose chase so they could do more damage to Newman with Paragon; therefore exposing Jabot to a lawsuit. Jack forgave Phyllis, but fired Billy.

Jack told Michael how Victor had replaced him with the evil Marco fooling everyone, and especially Phyllis. Jack called a press conference to expose Victor's evil trick at last, but did not so Phyllis would not be humiliated. Instead, Jack agreed to the settlement with Victor, paying Newman five hundred million dollars.

Ashley stepped down as CEO and Phyllis stepped back into Billy's position. Jack had to make a lot of cuts, helping Jabot to survive, including Gwen and other top executives. Phyllis assured Jack that together they could make it. Christmas eve 2015, Phyllis and Jack went to visit the Abbott cabin one last time before it had to be sold. As they were enjoying a romantic evening by the fire in pajamas, they were joined by the Abbott clan led by Traci.

Phyllis bonded with Billy in their mutual hatred of Victor. She was devastated when Billy was beaten and left for dead by his bookie, then hit by a car, and ended up in a coma. Finding out that Billy had been trying to get the money to invest with Kevin in a revolutionary anti-hacker program, Pass Key, Phyllis became the backer instead with programmer Natalie. After the decision was made to take Billy off life support, Kevin agreed to Victor becoming the investor. Billy made a miraculous recovery, which furthered his bond with Phyllis, as she told him they were now secretly partners in the deal. Natalie continued to work on the program glitches supposedly working for Victor, but really still loyal to Phyllis, telling Victor she did not know the investor whom she had not dealt with in person. Billy agreed to return to Jabot and work with Jack and Phyllis to rebuild the family business.

Victor gave Natalie one week to fix her program which failed again. Then Natalie went to Phyllis and showed her the real working program, and disclosed that she had planted a device in Victor's office that saw and heard everything that went on.

Luca offered Billy proof to bring Victor down in exchange for a partnership in Pass Key. Billy accepted. Billy was incredulous that Jack had never had Victor arrested for replacing Jack with lookalike Marco for months, but understood when Jack said that he didn't want to humiliate Phyllis. Billy convinced Phyllis to expose Victor, and they told Jack together. Billy told Victoria what her father had done, giving her the evidence on a disk that would prove it. Phyllis with Billy at her side, reported the crime to Paul and Dylan. Victoria confronted Victor with the evidence. They were interrupted by Paul who arrested Victor after Victoria turned over the evidence.

Phyllis asked Michael to defend Victor and lose to make sure Victor got convicted. Michael refused, saying that sacrificing his career was asking too much. But he later agreed.

Jack realized that Phyllis and Billy had been in cahoots with Natalie all along. Phyllis also admitted that she had been the one who had Adam kidnapped. Victor threatened to sue the Abbotts for corporate espionage. Jack was livid with Phyllis and refused to allow Jabot to market Pass Key. But they reconciled and agreed to only market it after Victor was convicted.

Phyllis showed up at Billy's one night looking for consolation after a fight with Jack, and they sat on the floor in front of the fireplace, and ended up kissing. Both backed off, saying it would never happen again.

Phyllis sat through Victor's trial, seething and interrupting, afraid that Victor was going to get off. Phyllis broke down on the stand accusing Victor of letting Marco violate her, how he never stopped it, and was responsible for Summer's husband's death, and all the repercussions of bringing Marco into their lives. But after Victor was convicted, Billy and Phyllis announced to the press the launch of Pass Key as Jabot's latest product, touting that the product would make all files, emails, and pictures 100% un-hackable. Victoria slapped Billy, calling him a liar and a thief for stealing Pass Key from Newman. Billy proclaimed they owned it legitimately, saying, "We won you lost." Victoria retorted that she was not a loser, and if the Abbotts wanted a war, it was on! She later came to Billy and offered a settlement to split the profits, but Billy refused. So Victoria hired the about-to-be disbarred Michael as advisor to the Newman lawyers. Newman sued, and Summer was pressured by Kevin, Mariah, and Natalie to not testify that they had conspired to double deal Pass Key between Billy and Victor. Summer lied to the police, but later felt guilty and told Victoria the truth, which led to Jack and Victoria agreeing to share profits from Pass Key. Phyllis and Jack had a major disagreement over it.

Jack became suspicious that something was going on between Phyllis and Billy, so Jack asked Phyllis if she was drawn to his brother. Phyllis said yes, but it was just because they came from similar circumstances of always being the screw-up. Phyllis became doting and loving toward Jack, trying to make up for the fact that she had given in and slept with Billy. She attempted to admit it and beg forgiveness, knowing that Jack would somehow find out, but could not do it. Meanwhile Billy kept making advances, and they eventually resumed their affair. Phyllis was obviously torn between being drawn to Billy and her love for Jack. But Billy and Phyllis kept up the affair, while Jack was continually being sweet and understanding. Jack arranged a getaway for the two of them. Phyllis guiltily refused to go, then spent the weekend with Billy. Jack and Phyllis went to the Abbott cabin to celebrate his birthday. Jack kept pushing her to make love, but everything Jack said reminded her of Billy, so she got drunk to avoid it. Jack left for home and Phyllis stayed. Billy found out from Jack and joined her, suggesting they run away together. She asked Billy to leave, that she needed to be alone to decide what to do. Ian Ward suddenly broke in with a gun pointed at his hostage, Nikki. He made Phyllis tie her up, and he tied up Phyllis. Ian made Nikki call Victor to transfer 5 million dollars to his offshore account. While Ian was quieting Phyllis, Nikki told Victor where they were. Victor showed up and convinced Ian to let the women go. Phyllis arrived at the Athletic Club and fell into Jack's arms rather than Billy's. The police captured Ian as Victor held a gun on him.

Billy tried to talk Phyllis into running away together, but when Phyllis hedged, he told her he would make the decision for her, that they were done, to stay with Jack. But Jack was so kind and understanding, he just made her feel guilty. Phyllis told Jack she was not the person he thought she was, she needed some time on her own, and moved into a suite at the athletic club.

Abby Victoria, Nick, and Nikki testified about their forgiveness for Victor. Phyllis arrived and vilified him for how he had ruined her marriage and her life. Jack testified that Phyllis was going thru hell, worse than he had while being starved and tied to a bed. Jack told the court that he would never forgive him, but he refused to let Victor's actions impact his life for one more second. Victor was sentenced to time served, with 2 years of community service with periodic reviews, reminding him that he could be returned to prison at any time during the next 2 years. Jack tried to convince Phyllis to let it go and move on with their lives. Phyllis said he just did not understand her need for revenge and sent him away. Phyllis showed up at Billy's and let him know that she had decided to be with Billy, she would break it to Jack the next day, and they made love.

Phyllis returned to her suite to find Jill there, wanting to know what she was doing in Billy's bed, telling her that she was going to break Jack's heart and ruin the Abbott family. Phyllis explained that they were in love and she was divorcing Jack, then in time the world would see her and Billy together and accept it. Jill threatened Phyllis to break it off with Billy without mentioning Jill or she would tell Jack the truth. Sobbing, Phyllis told Billy it was over, and she was returning to Jack. Jill came home to find Billy with a bottle, saying that he had it all and lost it again, that he could care less about Brash & Sassy or proving himself to his mother. Jack found Phyllis crying, she fell into his arms, saying she was coming home.

Cane made a deal to move Brash & Sassy into the now-vacant Jabot lab, too near to Phyllis. Phyllis and Billy kept running into each other, Phyllis told him that his mother was blackmailing her, and they resumed their affair.

Jack was shocked when Ashley told him that his brother Billy was in love with Phyllis, and they had been having an affair. Jack punched Billy, who said that Phyllis had chosen Jack, and it was over. Jack confronted Phyllis, who admitted the affair, but that it was over, and she had chosen Jack. Jack told her that she had ruined anything they had and that they were over. Jack blurted the scandal in front of a reporter, on tape. Phyllis attempted to explain, but Jack told her to get out of his life and company, that he wanted a divorce. Jack resigned from AbbottWinters Foundation, telling Neil he would be a hypocrite no more, the old jack was back and looking for revenge, that he no longer believed in the cause and redemption. Jack offered Phyllis a large settlement which she declined. Phyllis agreed to divorce but instead of a settlement, she would get to stay at Jabot. Jack refused, so Phyllis threatened to take half of Jabot. Jack agreed and gave her a tiny office and dumped a pile of paperwork on her desk. But they ended up conspiring to bring down Victor. Jack joyfully signed the divorce papers when they arrived, but Phyllis signed reluctantly.

Phyllis used all her tricks to try to get Jack to admit that he still loved her. One seduction ended in a passionate kiss, but Jack only offered her a promotion to head a new division in New York City, but she refused. After watching Phyllis' face light up as she worked out a plan to help Lauren rejuvenate Fenmore's, Jack told Phyllis he was tired of hating her, that he only wanted her to be happy like that again, and it was time he moved on as well. Jack kissed her goodbye and left her crying, knowing it was really over. Lauren confided with Phyllis that Fenmore's was in financial trouble, and Phyllis worked up a proposal for an online virtual ordering system to try on clothes using a photo. Phyllis resigned from Jabot and became Sr. Executive Marketing Consultant for Fenmore's. Gloria found out about Fenmore's and tried to muscle into the company with a scheme to save it. After two potential investors canceled their deals, Phyllis realized that Gloria had sabotaged both to help Jack take over Fenmore's. Jack admitted it and offered Lauren a deal which would give him majority interest. Lauren ended up selling, but giving Jack only 49% ownership.

Phyllis began seeing more and more of Jabot's young Indian computer nerd, Ravi. Ravi had a crush on Ashley Abbott but found Phyllis intriguing. Seeing more and more of them together, and Ashley's reluctance because of the age discrepancy, Phyllis told Ashley to put aside what others thought, and go for it. Lauren set up her son Scott Grainger with Phyllis to try to keep him in town. They got along famously, got drunk, and were about to have sex but were interrupted by Kevin. They realized the absurdity of being together with Scott being the son of Phyllis' best friend, and Scott told his mother that had been a terrible idea. Phyllis decided to take her own advice to Ashley, invited Billy over, and they resumed their affair. They were putting off telling Victoria and Jack, but Billy's nemesis Cane arranged for Victoria to discover them kissing in an elevator. Jack responded to the news with, "Good. You two deserve each other." It wasn't long before Billy moved in with Phyllis.

Phyllis discovered that Billy had been using her company laptop to login to the Jabot server copying restricted files to know what she and Jack were planning against Brash & Sassy. Afraid she would lose him to Victoria if she confronted Billy, Phyllis kept her knowledge to herself. But during an argument, it all came tumbling out, and Billy left. He tried to sweettalk Phyllis, reminding her that they were so much alike, and their own worst enemies. Billy became a hero, rescuing Mattie, Charlie, and Reed from a fire at The Underground, getting trapped inside himself. Jack realized how much he loved his brother, forgave him, and talked Billy through it until he was freed. But Phyllis still refused to forgive him, telling him he was still a bastard, just a damn lucky bastard, and Billy moved back to the Chancellor Estate. The ever-charming Billy used every means to win Phyllis back. He bought her a race horse, then borrowed the Abbott jet to take her with Nick and Chelsea to New Orleans for Thanksgiving. Phyllis and Billy made up, and Billy moved back in with her.

Phyllis let Chelsea know that Ravi had discovered that a bogus Fenmore’s website was syphoning money by selling her designs. Since the clothes were actually being delivered, they suspected it was an inside job, and asked her if the name of the registered site owner Alexandra West was familiar. Phyllis said they had tracked her to a bank account which had been set up under using the social security number of a woman who had deceased 15 years prior. Chelsea was surprised but tried to downplay the issue, saying that it would be bad for her business and Fenmore’s to pursue it. After bringing back Jordan from New York City who admitted Chelsea had pulled scams where she used social security numbers of the dead, and Sharon told Phyllis of Nick finding thousands of dollars in the air vent, Phyllis accused Chelsea of being the thief in front of Nick, but Chelsea managed to deflect. Chelsea made a deal with Phyllis to stop pursuing it, and Chelsea would not break Nick’s heart by telling him the truth – that Adam was Christian’s father. Chelsea convinced Nick to get married quickly and adopt each other’s children. Phyllis and Sharon managed to get a DNA test to confirm that Christian was fathered by Adam, thanks to Kevin giving them the password to the police computer which got Sharon Adam’s DNA report. They got one of the bills from Lauren after the money had been returned to confirm that it was from the stash Nick had found. On her cell, Sharon was about to tell Nick the truth about Christian when Chelsea clubbed her from behind with a coffee pot, putting Sharon in the hospital. Chelsea fled town, taking both Connor and Christian with her, but she had second thoughts and returned Christian, leaving him on Victoria’s doorstep. Phyllis told Nick, but he refused to believe her until he found the note and her engagement ring Chelsea had left him. Sharon felt she had to tell Nick the truth, that Christian was not his son. Nick had a DNA test run on himself and Christian which confirmed it.

After Victoria broke up with J.T., Sharon and Phyllis threw Victoria a girl party, where all got drunk and admitted secrets, Nikki admitted she had a boy toy, Mariah that she kissed a girl and liked it, and Victoria shocked everyone that J.T. had abused her. Mariah left the room and passed out, and Victoria went upstairs where J.T. was waiting for her in their room. They fought, it got heated, and he slugged her, causing Victoria to realize that J.T. had been the one who tried to murder her father. J.T. claimed it was an accident, but Victoria protested that he walked away and left him to die, then tried again at the hospital. J.T. proclaimed that Victor deserved it, being responsible for Colleen’s death. The fight was interrupted by Nikki, Sharon and Phyllis who had been waiting downstairs. Nikki whacked J.T. over the head with a poker as he got violent with Victoria again. They were shocked to discover that J.T. was dead. Afraid that Nikki would be arrested, as well as being accused as her accomplices, they made plans to hide the body. After Paul arrived looking for J.T, and left, they rolled J.T. up in a rug and decided to bury him in the recently dug garden at Chancellor Park. Afterward Nikki and Sharon put the rug in an incinerator. Phyllis threw the poker in the lake, and J.T.’s cell phone in a dumpster near airport. Everyone else assumed that J.T. had gone on the run, despite his belongings and car being left behind.

In June of 2018, Summer returned home from Atlanta after a two year absence driving a flashy Italian sports car, and she was promptly arrested for car theft. Summer swore her former boyfriend, Pax, had given it to her, but she had no title, and it was returned to him. When Phyllis refused to buy her one, Summer admitted she had burned through her entire trust fund in her absence. Victor gave her the pick of his fleet of cars. It was awkward with the three of them living together, but Phyllis refused to move out, preferring to keep an eye on Summer. Phyllis got Summer a job heading up a Fenmore’s/Jabot synergy project, and Jack added Kyle to it.

Three months after his disappearance an old credit card of J.T’s began being used, and there were sightings, each coming closer to Genoa City. Nikki, Sharon, Phyllis and Victoria decided to dig up J.T. and make sure he was really dead, but discovered Jill had the garden covered in concrete with a sculpture and a plaque in Katherine’s memory. One night Sharon and Nikki were shocked to recognize J.T. outside Sharon’s window at the ranch. Victor received a message to meet J.T. inside an abandoned building, and refused Nikki’s advice to call police, causing her to believe that Victor intended to kill him. Viewers saw a dark-haired man remove a J.T. mask and place a diagram on a wall containing Newman photos connecting to a central photo of J.T.

Billy took over as CEO of Jabot after Dina disclosed that Jack was not John Abbott’s son. He made a lot of changes including buying a company yacht named “Jaboat”. When Billy started spending late nights “at the office” but was never there, Phyllis hired a detective to find out what was going on. Billy was gambling again, and had just lost Jaboat. Billy submitted a fake invoice for repairs on Jaboat and used the money to win the yacht back. But as he was raking in his winnings, Phyllis showed up. She was livid that he had returned to gambling and told him they were through, and kicked him out. Afterward, Phyllis and Nick ran into each other at the bar, and left together to go to her place. Phyllis was impressed with Nick’s new company Dark Horse, saying she always knew he had it in him. They had sex on kitchen island.

Billy managed to win Phyllis back. But Summer discovered that Phyllis had slept with Nick during her breakup with Billy. Nick bribed Summer with cash to keep quiet. Summer plotted to catch Billy alone at a Philadelphia trade show. Kyle told Phyllis. She confronted Summer, they fought viciously with Summer telling Phyllis that everything wrong with her she learned from Phyllis. Phyllis sent Summer a text from Billy: “Meet me on Jaboat instead of Philly.” Summer found herself trapped on Jaboat for a weeklong cruise with no cell or wifi. When Billy returned, he was confronted by Phyllis. Billy admitted she had acted inappropriately with him, but he had never been interested. They decided it was time to move out, and Billy and Phyllis moved to Abbott Manor. Ashley tried to keep them out, but relented for Billy. Summer returned livid, threatening Phyllis to tell Sharon about her night with Nick. Phyllis told her to go ahead, that Summer was smarter than that if she cannot tell that Billy was not into her.

Billy’s gambling rival Sinead offered Billy a seat at the biggest game with the biggest players in Las Vegas, an offer he could not refuse. Billy was up front with Phyllis about it, so she went along and sat it on the game. Billy won big, and Phyllis understood the rush as they celebrated in their hotel room together. Billy named a new fragrance “Forbidden” after Phyllis. Following that high, his race horse named Philly lost, and after three large bets on sports, Billy lost it all, cashing in bonds to cover them. Billy received a New York handicapping winners circle email and accepted to join the betting syndicate. Needing $500,000 cash, Billy embezzled the funds from Jabot. Billy lost 50 thousand dollars the first day. Phyllis realized that Billy was in over his head and joined the concerned board members/family with plans to oust Billy. Traci would take over Jabot and get rid of the clause, so Ashley could step in as CEO. They staged an intervention. Billy listened and walked out, saying he didn’t need their help, to leave him the hell alone. Phyllis and Jack agreed to each replace 250 thousand dollars if Billy would go to rehab, and he would pay them back. Phyllis promised to stand by Billy as she had Jack. Billy agreed, but they were blocked from transferring the money back in.

Billy proposed to Phyllis while waiting for Sharon to appear at her wedding to Nick. But during her vows, Sharon took off in a rant, exposing that she knew that Phyllis and Nick had recently slept together, and the marriage was off. Billy felt betrayed, and told Phyllis to get out of his house, get out of his life, packing her clothes and throwing them out the door. To get back at Phyllis, Billy slept with Summer, then coldly told Summer it was nothing but revenge which created a strange bonding moment for Phyllis and Summer.

Jack called a board meeting after Kyle discovered that Andrew Lynford had been blackmailing Ashley, and she had been paying him off as Type A Consulting with company funds. Ashley introduced him as Dr. Andrew Lynford a consultant doing anti-aging anti-cancer research. But Phyllis recognized him as a former coworker from twenty-five years ago at DNS Labs in New York City, and knew he was now in charge of the DNA lab at Genoa City Memorial. Jack offered Andrew double for the real reason Ashley was paying him. Ashley gave the answer for free, telling them all that Jack was really John Abbott’s son, how she had coached Dina, edited the clip in movie of Dina’s memoirs, and had paid Lynford to alter the DNA test results. Ashley got her revenge for what Jack had done to her when he invoked the blood Abbott clause. She had been going to tell Jack the truth as a Christmas present. Ashley was removed as CEO.

Thanks to Dina a document was found that John had drawn up assigning all patents, inventions, discoveries made by Ashley to her excluding all others in perpetuity. Jack tried to buy back the patents from Ashley, but she stood her ground requesting the CEO position in exchange. When that was rejected, Ashley decided to pack up her patents, move to Paris and start her own cosmetics company.

Jack, Billy and Phyllis all vied for CEO of Jabot, but Phyllis won the election due to the Abbotts splitting their votes, and by hiring Kerry Johnson as lead chemist, whom both Abbotts had been trying to lure. Hoping to be named her COO, Kyle jumped in, coming up with cost analysis and ideas for Phyllis. But Phyllis named Lauren COO, and asked Billy to resume his former job in marketing. Phyllis came up with the ”Jabot’s Timeless Beauty, back by popular demand” campaign, lining shelves with what they had in stock and filling in with hard to find European products, while Kerry worked on new products. The company was to be by women for women.

Sharon told Nick how much she resented his impersonating J.T. and forming Dark Horse to stick it to his father, she removed her ring, saying she didn’t know Nick anymore. Nick left, and ran into Phyllis who had just broken off with Billy again over his gambling. They left together to go to her place. Phyllis was impressed with Nick’s new company Dark Horse, saying she always knew he had it in him. They had sex on kitchen island. Kyle saw men’s clothing on floor while Nick showered. Phyllis explained she had had a moment, but made up with Billy. Nick and Sharon reconciled and set a wedding date. The night before their wedding, Mariah broke the news to Sharon that Nick and Phyllis had recently had a one-night-stand during Nick and Sharon’s breakup. Sharon showed up late to the wedding, her vows turned into a rant, exposing Nick and Phyllis, then Sharon walked out. Billy told Phyllis to get out of his house and his life, packing and dumping her clothes outside the front door. Phyllis later discovered that Billy had slept with Summer afterward for revenge. Nick and Phyllis openly resumed their relationship with Nick escorting her to the Jabotique launch party, and Billy escorted Sharon. Billy was resentful as Phyllis took full credit for their success. But after Jack spoke to her about it, she included Billy.

Sharon, Nikki, Victoria and Phyllis each got a blackmail note from someone who “saw what you did”. Nikki paid them only a dollar. Another note came with knowledge that J.T. had been buried in the park, so Nikki paid the quarter of a million dollars, and the foursome dug up the “grave” finding nothing. The next day Arturo found J.T.’s watch in the same spot, and the case became a murder investigation. Rey questioned Nikki, Nick, and Victoria with Michael as her lawyer. He requested Victor return from Singapore immediately. Instead Victor went off the grid, even his cellphone became a non-working number.

The Newman stables burned to the ground, leaving behind a shirt with J.T.s blood on it and a gun traced to Victor, so he became the prime suspect in J.T.’s death. Nikki found J.T.’s jacket and pants laid out on her bed and started drinking again. Nick took Nikki home, she screamed when she saw a fire poker, and ended up admitting to Nick that she had killed J.T. with it. Nikki confronted Phyllis about the poker, and she admitted she had put poker in a storage locker for insurance in case they ever decided to pin it on her. Victor was caught and arrested for J.T.’s murder. Christine set the trial for the following day. When they arrived to escort Victor to the trial, Nikki admitted that she had killed J.T. and was arrested. Nikki claimed that she followed J.T. from Victoria’s to the park, killed him in self-defense, and buried him there. But Rey got Sharon to confess the true story of how Nikki had killed J.T. as he attacked Victoria, and how Sharon and Phyllis had helped them bury his body in Chancellor park.

Nikki was charged with second degree intentional homicide and obstruction of justice, and Sharon and Victoria for being a party to both. Phyllis turned states evidence and became the star witness for the prosecution, claiming that she was going to help get them off. As a result, Nick kicked her out of his house. Sharon had her own attorney in Brittany Hodges. The rest were represented by Michael Baldwin. Mariah, Tessa and Phyllis’ testimony was damning to all of them as Christine took on her old nemesis Phyllis. All three women were found guilty and sentenced to prison.

On their way to prison, Rey arranged for the women to escape and hide out at the Abbott cabin to trap J.T. after Nick had finally convinced Rey that J.T. was still alive. But J.T. knocked out the guards and held the three women with hands and feet zip-tied inside. J.T. ranted at them for trying to kill him and bury him alive, and began smashing things. He explained that he had been buried over a storm drain, his body had fallen in and sent out to the river. Writhing in pain, J.T. ruptured the fireplace gas line by wielding a poker. He passed out from the pain, and the women from the gas. Billy Abbott, Nick and Victor Newman rescued them with Phyllis tagging along. Rey arrived and told everyone that they had to tell the truth about what had gone on. DA Christine was livid with Rey. She upheld only the women’s obstruction charges, but revoked their sentences.

Knowing how this would affect her reputation at Jabot, Phyllis and Kerry redoubled their efforts for success with the company. Phyllis received a letter stating that all patent requests by Jabot had been rejected. All Jabot board members received a text that a board meeting had been called. Ashley arrived and disclosed that she now owned all the new Jabot products and intended to take over and save Jabot. She introduced Kerry as Dominique Carroll whom Phyllis had not even bothered to check out, explaining that the real Kerry worked for Ashley in Paris. Ashley left them a contract good for 24 hours making Jabot a wholly owned subsidiary of her company, and offered to keep them all on. Phyllis wanted to sue Ashley, but admitted that Kerry had no non-compete clause in her contract. Held responsible, Phyllis was voted out as CEO and off board. Jack was voted the new CEO. Lauren offered to buy back Jabot’s 49% stake in Fenmores. Jack refused, needing Fenmores as the only arm of company making a profit, but promised they would talk if Lauren could come up with the money. Lauren agreed to let Phyllis partner in Fenmores, but Jack turned down her request for her severance package golden parachute.

Phyllis shared with Lauren her bitterness toward Jabot for ousting her without even a severance package, and Lauren warned her against seeking revenge. But Lauren was present when Phyllis consulted Michael about how to set up a foreign dummy company. Phyllis set up her company in China, Jolie Chic Vision using the same logo as Jabot Collective – JCV. Before she returned to Paris following the funeral of Neil Winters, Ashley tipped Jack to a foreign copycat site that was launching the same day as Jabot’s. Lauren knew it had to be Phyllis, and gave her an ultimatum of 12 hours to stop it or Lauren would tell Jack. Lauren pointed out that ruining Jabot would also ruin Fenmore’s, and warned her that Lauren was the only friend she had left, saying, “Phyllis, just do it!” The Jabot Collective launch was wildly successful, with Phyllis not having gone through with her own. Phyllis commiserated with Adam, both being pariahs, and they crashed the party together. Phyllis publicly wished them all to get exactly what they deserved.

Adam convinced a disgruntled Phyllis to hack into Dark Horse’s server for 2.5 million dollars, resulting in Adam buying up Nick’s 27 million dollar loan, and Adam becoming owner of Dark Horse. But Nick still would not back down and give Adam custody of Christian. Phyllis talked Adam into making her CEO. Phyllis began liquidating assets from Dark Horse into a company called Amends. She offered the Jabotique properties to Jack who accepted, and Newman properties to Nick, but he only took New Hope. He suggested she return the rest to Victoria who agreed to buy the them back. Phyllis told Adam what she had done, and kept only The Grand Phoenix Hotel in a company she called Summertime Inc. But Adam had the last smirk as he thanked her for getting his company the needed cash, and revealed that her deed was actually for a derelict Phoenix hotel in Detroit which was ready for demolition. Adam offered the Grand Phoenix to Phyllis for fifteen million dollars, and she began trying to find investors. Turned down by everyone, Abby Newman stepped in and purchased, so Phyllis attempted to become the managing partner. But Abby hired Chelsea instead.

Next thing Phyllis knew she had been kidnapped and was being held in a locked basement room, but she managed to escape. Wrongly blaming Adam, she turned up in Las Vegas to get some dirt on him from his benefactor Riza.

Phyllis stunned everyone by showing up with Adam to the opening of the Grand Phoenix. Phyllis congratulated Abby and Chelsea, saying it was better than she would have done. Zoe confided in Phyllis that she was dying to get even with Theo and Kyle for treatment of the past, and asked if Phyllis wanted to join her in payback to the Newmans. Phyllis declined, telling her she was way out of her league trying to mess with the Newmans. Zoe put a psychedelic drug they called MDMA ecstasy or Molly in the sangria. Everyone who drank it started tripping out of control. Sharon began blubbering all over Rey. Theo and Summer realized they were high. Rey called Paul. Phyllis knew it had to have been Zoe. Elena helped Nate, Sharon, and Devon whose heartrate hit 150, all affected harder because they were taking medication. Rey called the police. Abby and Chelsea were panicking over more bad publicity, so Phyllis made them a deal. She would expose who did it for a 25% share in the Grand Phoenix. Feeling desperate, Abby took her up on it, Zoe was arrested, and Phyllis became chief executive in charge of security. Phyllis had a new security system installed where she could spy on everyone from her laptop. But when customer’s valuables started being stolen from their room safes, Chance was called in and discovered the system had been breached then covered up. Phyllis was fired by Abby.

Adam went back to gambling in Vegas, giving Phyllis the keys to his penthouse. But Nick talked him into returning for Connor. Adam gave Phyllis 10 million dollars to go away if she promised no more revenge. He told her, “Live your best most evil life on me, just do it without me.” Phyllis tore up the check, telling Adam he was not getting rid of her that easy.

Phyllis told Chance that she had seen a lot in Vegas, like a duffle bag and a gun, and a sleezy little guy with a bad suit. She overheard Chance tell Adam that Vegas was a game-changer, and he owed Adam.

Chance agreed to go on a date with Phyllis, which she flaunted in front of Abby. Having to leave early to help Summer, Phyllis laid a passionate kiss on him. But Chance later let both of them know that he had chosen to be with Abby. Phyllis said she only pursued Chance to get to Abby.

Putting together things she had heard and seen, Phyllis realized that Sharon was dealing with breast cancer. Phyllis was uncharacteristically understanding and kind to Sharon until Sharon shut her down, wanting to keep it just among family. pPhyllis began spending a lot of time with newly single Nick concerning Summer and Sharon, and just enjoying each other.

Later Phyllis overheard Adam tell Chance that someone was asking questions and talking to the police, and he was going to Vegas to take care of it with Chance refusing to let him go alone. Rather than follow them to Vegas, Phyllis paid a waitress to bug their table, and she heard the whole story. Apparently, Spider and Chance became friends while Chance was working under cover. Chance knew that Spider was Adam, but let him live his life, and didn’t tell Victor. Adam had tried to scare a guy off who was trying to kill Chance, the guy came at Adam, and Adam had killed him, saving Chance’s life. The guy’s wife had been told he was not missing, but in the witness protection program. The wife was asking when the trial was, that he would return. So Adam began paying her off fearing he could go to prison, as there were no witnesses, and it would blow Chance’s cover. After using the information to blackmail Abby into letting her buy her out of the Grand Phoenix, Phyllis secured the flash drive in her safe deposit box. Abby, disguised as Phyllis, went to Phyllis’ bank, and took it from her box. Phyllis was livid when she later discovered what they had done. The night of a big storm with Phyllis trying to sooth guests who had no electricity, restaurant or room service, they took the opportunity to search Phyllis’s room. When they could not get into her laptop, Abby poured a bottle of water into it. Then they took a shower together in her bathroom, making sure Phyllis would know they had been there.

Abby still hung out in the lobby every day just to irritate Phyllis, playing tricks on her while she had a larger better hotel built across the street. Abby drove out Phyllis’ guests with constant jack-hammering, and by pulling fire alarms. In retaliation, Phyllis got Code Enforcement to shut down Abby’s construction. Nick tried to intervene, offering to give Abby one of his properties to build a hotel, but Abby declined. Meanwhile Phyllis bought a box of dinosaur bones online, and buried them at the construction site, which brought construction to a halt.

Phyllis and Nick were drawn to each other again, but as much as they would talk about being better as friends, they would end up having sex. They finally gave in and went public that they were back together. Both Sharon and Summer reacted with a “whatever makes you happy.” Together, Nick and Phyllis came up with The Escape Club, as a perfect escape fantasy and spa indulgence custom designed for each woman which was very successful for the Grand Phoenix.

Victoria suddenly bought out Phyllis' note on the Grand Phoenix. Victoria instructed her lawyer to comb the contract, push Phyllis out, and sell the building at premium price. Phyllis searched the city for financing, but finally gave in a let Nick pay off the loan. Phyllis insisted on a payment plan.

Tara Locke showed up in town and exposed that her son Harrison was fathered by Kyle. Fearing her husband Ashland, she moved into Abbott Manor with Harrison. Both Kyle and Jack bonded with Harrison. Suspicious that Tara and Sally Spectra were in cahoots to ruin Summer and Kyle's relationship, Phyllis investigated and hacked her way into proving it was true. When Summer suddenly took a position as creative director for Marchetti Fashion House in Milan, Italy, Phyllis went into action and exposed their plot for Sally to get Summer's job as president of JVC, and Tara to win Kyle. Phyllis also exposed that Tara had been siphoning off investor’s capital from her own shoe company. Lauren fired Sally, Phyllis threw her out of the Grand Phoenix, and Kara was arrested and taken away in handcuffs.

Kyle told off Tara and left for Milan with Harrison. Summer and Kyle finally married with a small civil ceremony in Milan. Phyllis and Nick attended but his focus was elsewhere on issues with his family, Adam and Victor's growing relationship and his pitting Nick and Adam against each other. Plus Nick was concerned that Victoria was marrying Ashland Locke who had a very cutthroat past. Phyllis and Nick started growing apart. In addition to his obsession with his family, Nick just didn't seem to get her anymore and became critical over everything she did. Phyllis was devastated and spent a lot of time baring her soul to Jack until Jack admitted that he had never stopped loving her. Nick found out and told Phyllis they were through. Jack was very careful not to be her savior and avoided her. Feeling lost and lonely without Nick or Summer, she left for Milan, seriously considering Summer's offer to work with her at Marchetti. Though she secretly hoped Jack would ask her to stay. Phyllis returned in a much-improved frame of mind, happy about her time in Milan, but decided to stay in Genoa City.

Jack began receiving texts wanting him to meet at an address in L.A. Phyllis tracked the address to a Hao Nguyen which happened to be the name of Keemo's mother's dead father. Asked if it might be Keemo, Jack admitted that Keemo had told him to stay out of his life shortly after he left Genoa City, and Jack had no contact with him since. Jack did an Internet search revealing that Hao Nguyen, born the same year as Keemo had died 3 weeks earlier in Los Angeles – about the time the texts had begun. Finding the obituary, Jack identified the photo as Keemo. He had no survivors and had owned several properties in Los Angeles. Phyllis talked Jack into going to the address in L.A. They found the house had been left unlocked for them. All that was left was a cardboard box. Inside Jack found a bundle of letters written by Keemo to Jack over the past year, but never mailed. Each was signed Keemo Abbott. Keemo wrote how he had worked out his anger and had forgiven Jack but was unable to tell him in person for fear the anger would return. Jack became very upset and wanted to leave. Phyllis found a photo in the box of Keemo with two women and a young girl in Vietnam dated 2012. Jack identified one of the women as Keemo's half-sister Mai. In a small wooden box they found a wedding photo of Jack & Luan and a necklace which Jack had given to Luan at Christmas. The statement of paternity that Jack had gotten drawn up and given to Keemo was also there, all encouraging Jack that Keemo had still cared about his father.

Jack and Phyllis returned to Keemo's house and found a photo of a young Asian girl which had been added to the box, the name Allie and a phone number written on the back. Jack called the number and convinced her to come to the house. Allie turned out to be Keemo's daughter who was in grad school, her parents had divorced long ago, and her mother had returned to Viet Nam. They had told Allie that Keemo had never known who his father was, just an American soldier in Viet Nam. Jack convinced Allie that he was her grandfather with the letters and photos of them together. Jack knew better than to pressure her, and she left. But she returned again with a small Vietnamese statue that had been Keemo's, she refused Luan's necklace. But they came to an understanding that Allie wasn't Jack and Phyllis returned to Genoa City, and Allie resumed trying to deal with her father's death and to sell the house she had lived in all her life. Meanwhile, the texter told Jack that he shouldn't have left, and they would try to get Allie to come around. Thinking it may have been Keemo's sister Mai, Jack contacted her, she was living in Saigon and knew nothing about the texts. The buyer of the house showed up to meet Allie, introduced herself as Taylor Jensen, but bore a striking resemblance to Jack's deceased wife (Kyle's mother) Diane Jenkins. Phyllis talked Jack into reaching out to Allie to get together in LA for dinner. Allie needed time to think about it but was encouraged by "Taylor" to reach out to family and she did.

Allie arranged to meet Jack who was accompanied by Phyllis at Keemo’s house. Jack and Phyllis were aghast as Taylor entered the room and recognized her as Diane Jenkins who had been murdered in 2011. Hearing Jack’s accusations, Allie was shocked to realize that Diane was the mother of Jack’s son Kyle, longtime rival to Phyllis, and widely hated in Genoa City. Diane begged to be forgiven for all the "mistakes of the past". Allie exploded at Diane, accusing her of using Allie to get to Jack. Diane said she did it for her and for Jack, a good man who needed to know his granddaughter. Allie ran out. Later Jack explained to Allie that Diane was Kyle’s mother by trickery and how she had plotted her own murder, walking away from her grieving young son, the only person who saw her as someone not evil, how Diane thought she could manipulate herself into forgiveness, but that no one in Genoa City would ever forgive her, how he needed to leave things good with Allie.

Jack decided that he had to be the one to break the news to Kyle that his mother was still alive and had faked her death despite Kyle being just a little boy. Jack vowed not to try to influence him against his mother. Kyle decided to give Diane another chance and they began having lunches, meeting in the park, and letting her meet her grandson Harrison.

Diane and Phyllis continually had confrontations, and Phyllis finally kicked her out of her hotel. Then Phyllis suddenly began enticing Jack into a sexual relationship. Jack was impressed that they had rebuilt their relationship and were falling back in love. But it became clear that Phyllis was reverting to her old jealous insecure self, flaunting it in front of Diane. After Jack overheard Phyllis rage at Diane that Jack was hers, he broke it off with Phyllis. Phyllis begged for forgiveness blaming everything on Diane. When Daniel called to invite her to spend some time with him, Phyllis was glad for the chance to get away. She returned apologetic and pleading to get back together, but Jack shut her down again. Summer insisted that Phyllis and Diane call a truce, but Phyllis had a hard time with it and Diane kept baiting her, only being nice when Summer was around.