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Amnesiac Matt Clark Returns, Keycard Sparks Redemption Plot

5/6/2026

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Matt Clark appears alive in a Las Vegas diner, suffering amnesia after Sienna’s blow, and finds a Genoa City Athletic Club keycard.
Writer Roger Howarth (actor) told Soap Opera Digest in March that a “shift” with amnesia is coming, calling it “a lot of fun.”
The writers may reset Matt, enabling a redemption arc while his former victims Nick and Sharon still face an uphill battle despite his memory loss.

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Story summary

Matt Clark appears alive in a Las Vegas diner, suffering amnesia after Sienna’s blow, and finds a Genoa City Athletic Club keycard.
Writer Roger Howarth (actor) told Soap Opera Digest in March that a “shift” with amnesia is coming, calling it “a lot of fun.”
The writers may reset Matt, enabling a redemption arc while his former victims Nick and Sharon still face an uphill battle despite his memory loss.