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On Beyond the Gates<\/em>, Joey Armstrong has something up his sleeve. How do we know? Well, for one, Detective Marcel Malone is hanging around, and he and Joey alluded to some sort of plan. And in the Tuesday, September 23 episode, Doug talked about an invitation to an exclusive poker game. Doug and high-stakes poker games do not mix. At the very least, the resentful cardiologist is headed for another financial downfall. At the worst, well, we don\u2019t want to go there just yet.<\/p>\n It feels like Doug (Jason Graham) is in a dark place, one filled with countless straight-up whiskey drinks and potential poker games designed to make him fail. He\u2019s drinking a lot, and it doesn\u2019t seem like he wants to fight for his marriage anymore. He\u2019s folded the hand he has been dealt and is resigned to taking the loss.<\/p>\n Up until Tuesday, Doug was raring to go. He had plan upon plan to bring down Joey (Jon Lindstrom). First, he would use Randy (Maurice P. Kerry) to throw a harsh spotlight on Joey. After all, the casino owner did try to get his then right-hand man to kill somebody. Then Doug wanted to expose Joey and Vanessa\u2019s money-laundering operation, the same operation he\u2019s benefiting from. He was willing to cut off the cash flow in order to salvage his relationship with Vanessa (Lauren Buglioli).<\/p>\n But on Tuesday, his fight was gone.<\/p>\n After Doug left Vanessa at Uptown, she made a call, and Joey later slid right in to take Doug\u2019s place. Joey didn\u2019t want to see Vanessa down. He ended up suggesting a Puerto Rican vacation. It took about two seconds for Vanessa to agree. Oh, she was reluctant to say yes at first, but she got on board super quickly.<\/p>\n At this point, she simply needs time and space from Doug, so getting off the mainland will do the job.<\/p>\n This vacay will serve two purposes. It will separate Vanessa from Doug and solidify Joey\u2019s relationship with her. He has been dying to be the one man for her, but for some reason, she couldn\u2019t detach herself from Doug, even though their kids are all grown up.<\/p>\n It also gives Joey an alibi should something happen to Doug before, during, or after that high-stakes poker game. Joey is colluding with Marcel (Darryl W. Handy), and that can\u2019t mean good things for Doug. The guy even popped up at Orphey Gene\u2019s and told Smitty (Mike Manning) to delete the true version of the puff piece about him. There\u2019s something going down this week. We can feel it.<\/p>\n What is Marcel about to do under Joey\u2019s orders? And will Vanessa forgive Joey after it happens?<\/p>\n READ THIS: <\/strong>Here\u2019s what\u2019s coming up next on BTG.<\/a> This story was originally reported on Soap Hub<\/a> on September 23, 2025. Add Soap Hub as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Beyond the Gates, Joey Armstrong has something up his sleeve. How do we know? Well, for one, Detective Marcel Malone is hanging around, and he and Joey alluded to some sort of plan. And in the Tuesday, September 23 episode, Doug talked about an invitation to an exclusive poker game. 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Puerto Rico or Bust<\/h2>\n
Joey\u2019s Ulterior Motive<\/h2>\n
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