Maxie Jones is poised to wake from her coma as Kirsten Storms details a real-life reset—relocating to Tennessee, pushing through strep with antibiotics, rebuilding her space DIY, and scheduling a proactive surgery for a newly detected aneurysm. Meanwhile, Marty Gray’s alleged forged will that hands Monica Quartermaine’s fortune to an estranged sister named Veronica ignites ELQ warfare and fractures old alliances just as whispers of surprise reunions surface.