In Genoa City, tragedy does not arrive gently. It crashes through lives, tearing away certainty and replacing it with fear. And for Abby Newman, that fear becomes a living nightmare when her son Dominic vanishes without a trace.

The empty crib is more than a crime scene—it is a wound that refuses to close.

What follows is a harrowing descent into desperation, betrayal, and a truth so twisted it threatens to destroy every family bound to the child they all love.

A Mother’s World Shattered

From the moment Abby realizes Dominic is gone, her world fractures. Hours blur together as she searches abandoned buildings, shadowed parks, and alleyways where logic gives way to instinct. Every breath is laced with panic. Every second feels stolen.

Even Chance and Devon, frantic in their own right, cannot match the primal terror consuming Abby. She is no longer a composed Newman heiress—she is a mother at war with the world.

When all leads collapse, a single detail rises from the ashes: a subtle inconsistency in Mariah Copeland’s recent behavior. At first, Abby is ashamed of the suspicion. Mariah has always loved Dominic. She carried him. She protected him.

But fear sharpens doubt into certainty.

Something is wrong.

A Deadly Confrontation

Abby follows the trail to Mariah’s apartment. What was once a place of comfort now feels like the epicenter of betrayal. Without hesitation, Abby forces her way inside—her hands shaking, her heart racing, her mind fractured by terror.

Then she does the unthinkable.

She raises a gun.

Her voice cracks as she demands the truth. Where is Dominic?

Mariah freezes, her eyes wide with terror. The woman she once trusted now stands before her transformed by grief and fury. Under the weight of Abby’s weapon, Mariah’s emotional walls collapse.

And the truth spills out.

She did take Dominic—but not by choice.

Ian Ward: The Monster Returns

The name sends ice through Abby’s veins.

Ian Ward.

The manipulative predator from Genoa City’s darkest past has resurfaced. Mariah reveals he threatened Tessa and Aria, forcing her compliance. He knew exactly how to exploit her love, turning her into a pawn in a sadistic game.

She never wanted to hurt Dominic. She was trapped.

The confession warps Abby’s rage into horror. Betrayal becomes tragedy. And Dominic is no longer just missing—he is captive to a monster.

The Shot That Changes Everything

The tension explodes.

A gunshot shatters the silence.

In the chaos, Mariah crumples to the floor. The room freezes in terror and uncertainty. No one knows who fired—or what the bullet struck.

What remains is a haunting mystery that binds Abby and Mariah together in trauma.

A Mind Under Siege

Mariah is taken to Fairview Psychiatric Facility, haunted by visions of Dominic crying in the dark. Doctors call it a psychotic break.

But the voice whispering to her is real.

It is Ian.

Gaslighting her. Manipulating her. Making her doubt her sanity.

The Monster Reveals Himself

Abby storms into Fairview, desperate for answers. When she confronts Mariah, the truth finally emerges.

Ian steps from the shadows.

He has been watching. Planning. Orchestrating everything.

Dominic is his leverage—his weapon against the Newmans, Abbotts, Chancellors, and Winters.

“You took everything from me,” he snarls. “Now I take what matters most to you.”

A War Has Begun

Ian disappears into the night, leaving devastation behind.

But he has made one fatal mistake.

He revealed himself.

Mariah, no longer broken, stands beside Abby—not as a surrogate or rival, but as a mother and an ally.

Together, they will fight.

Because in Genoa City, love may be fragile…
But vengeance is forever.

And Ian Ward’s reckoning has only just begun.