Beyond the Gates drama: Derek Baldwin funeral and Doug McBride revenge

CBS daytime drama *Beyond the Gates* will pre‑empt its May 25 episode for a Memorial Day repeat, then resume with new storylines. The week’s plot centers on a funeral for Derek Baldwin, who died protecting Jacob Hawthorne, and the emotional fallout for his loved ones such as Ashley Morgan and Naomi Hawthorne.

Parallel threads involve Doug McBride’s hinted revenge scheme, possibly using his daughter Deanna as a pawn against Joey Armstrong, and a suspected poisoning of lawyer Bill Hamilton that Joey notices during a visit. The ongoing “plasma ring” storyline continues to affect characters: Jacob and Naomi discuss its repercussions, Dr. Lia Whitmore’s involvement is revisited, and Leslie Thomas, who runs a free clinic tied to the ring, spirals into a meltdown and crashes a Garland Memorial press conference. Additional sub‑plots feature Nicole Dupree confiding fantasies to Dr. Kial Rollins and tensions surrounding her role on the Garland Memorial board.