Phyllis is working on her laptop in bed. “I’m a genius!”

There’s a knock at the door, and she answers in her robe. She invites Cane in, and he immediately asks, “What did you do?”

Phyllis asks what he means.

Cane says his tech team told him that “someone” hacked their system and stole or deleted the AI program from their servers. She wouldn’t happen to know anyone with the ability to do that, would she?

Phyllis is shocked… She thought his security was ironclad! Someone would have to be a genius to be able to hack into something so big. Does he have a list of suspects?

Cane nods. He does, and Phyllis is the only one on the list. She has the means, the motive, and the opportunity.

Phyllis beats around the bush, not admitting anything.

Cane says that program meant everything to him, and there are only a few people who could make this happen. He wants her to look him in the eye and tell him that she didn’t steal the program.

Phyllis can’t believe he’s talking to her like this! She stood beside him and gave him support! She’s tried to get him to trust her! She asks if he’s ready to throw away the only real relationship he has in town. How dare he accuse her of stealing from him!

Cane says she’s been very loyal to him, but he doesn’t think their goals are aligned anymore. She wants to go scorched earth on everyone who’s wronged her with his AI. He asks if she has a side project.

Phyllis acts surprised, but doesn’t answer the question.

Cane says he’s only going to ask her this one more time… Did she steal his program?

Phyllis tells him to leave if he wants, but instead of badgering her, they should do something productive like talk about shining up his reputation.

Cane growls. “Phyllis.”

She sighs and says she didn’t steal his AI.

Cane smirks. He’ll just have to take her word for it.

Phyllis says he’s focusing on the wrong person. He has a lot of enemies, and he should look at Victor Newman first. Instead of badgering her, he needs to go after the real culprit.

Cane warns her that if she’s lying to him, she’ll regret it.

Phyllis stares him down. “I have nothing to