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>> Victor: Whatever
you're reading
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must be very engrossing.
>> Victoria: [ sighing ] Daddy,
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you scared me.
What are you doing here so late?
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Is everything okay?
>> Victor: That depends,
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my dear.
We have
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some unfinished business.
And this time,
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you will not walk out on me.
>> Audra: If I knew I was going
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to have a few cocktails,
I would have had a burger
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for dinner instead of a salad.
>> Kyle: Unfortunately,
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the best cheeseburger spot
in town is already closed.
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>> Audra: Oh, then it
can't be the best
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because that would be the one
you can get when you're starving
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at midnight.
>> Kyle: Okay, fair enough,
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but if you want
the best culinary experience,
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you will try my recommendation
during normal business hours.
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>> Audra: Well, are you gonna
tell me where it is,
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or do I just have to eat my way
through all of the burger joints
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in Genoa City?
>> Kyle: How about one more
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round? And then I'll reveal
the location.
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[ Audra sighing ]
>> Audra: Are you bribing me?
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>> Kyle: Just enjoying
your company.
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>> Audra: I don't know.
Could it really be that good?
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>> Kyle: Hmm. Come here.
>> Audra: Oh, yeah?
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>> Kyle: Mm-hmm.
It's better
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then you can imagine.
>> Audra: Oh.
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Okay.
But on one condition.
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[ Kyle inhaling ]
>> Kyle: I don't know
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if I should risk
bargaining with, uh,
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an admitted ambitious,
"ultra-achiever" like yourself.
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Seems like I won't have
the upper hand.
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>> Audra: I'm not
that threatening.
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>> Kyle: Okay. Okay.
What are your terms?
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>> Audra: I buy the next round
and you indulge
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my choice of conversation.
>> Kyle: What's your topic?
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>> Audra: It's time to get
a little more personal.
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♪♪♪
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>> Ashley: "Jabot announces
Diane Jenkins as it's new
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Chief Talent Officer."
Oh, my God. You did it, Jackie.
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You really did it.
>> Diane: I am ready for a date
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with my handsome fiancé.
>> Jack: Wow, you look
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absolutely gorgeous,
but then you're stunning
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when you wake up.
[ Diane laughing ]
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>> Diane: Your ability to say
that with a straight face
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is one of the many things
I love about you.
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>> Jack: No, I can say that
because it's true.
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>> Diane: Your charm
is another one of those things.
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>> Jack: I cannot wait
to toast your new position.
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>> Diane: I can't believe
it's really happening.
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>> Jack: Oh, believe it.
I just saw it online.
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>> Diane: Really?
I'm surprised
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we haven't heard Ashley scream.
>> Jack: Well, Ashley's out.
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With any luck,
we will not see her today.
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[ doorbell ringing ]
Billy.
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Uh, is something wrong?
>> Billy: Yeah, there's
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something wrong, Jack.
What the hell is going on
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with this press release
about Diane's new job
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and why is it the first time
I'm hearing about it online?
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Did you approve this?
Did you consult with anyone
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before giving her
this promotion?
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[ Victoria sighing ]
>> Victoria: All right, well,
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if the topic
is Nick's leave of absence,
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then, um, I'm having a drink
and I assume
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that you'll join me.
>> Victor: Your mother and I
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were concerned
about your reaction
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during our earlier conversation.
>> Victoria: You mean
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because I walked out on you?
>> Victor: Yes.
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We seem to have struck a nerve.
>> Victoria: [ sighing ] Daddy,
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I was in the middle of handling
other business issues
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when you and Mom started
questioning my decisions.
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>> Victor: Your unilateral
decision to replace
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your brother
and put Nate in this position.
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It's not just business.
Your mother and I
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have questions about that.
>> Victoria: Do you know
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how frustrating it is?
Having my executive moves
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scrutinized when I have
so much else on my plate.
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>> Victor: And yet you said
that if I didn't like
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your decision,
I could let you go.
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>> Victoria: Daddy,
I just said that
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in the heat of the moment.
I don't sincerely want you
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to fire me from the company.
>> Victor: So then I assume
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you have cooled off.
So, let's talk.
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>> Victoria: Have you or mom
considered that maybe this
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has hit me emotionally as well?
Thinking about
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my sweet little niece
being kidnapped
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and having explosives
s-- strapped to her body.
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I mean, I can only imagine
how traumatizing
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this must have been
for Nicholas.
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That's why I am insisting
that he take some time off
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to recover from this.
>> Victor: But sweetheart,
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your brother can make
that decision on his own.
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You don't have to make it
for him.
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>> Victoria: Look, I'm sorry
if this decision that I've made
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has upset you.
I didn't mean for that
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to happen, but Dad,
he's been through hell.
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And as much as I don't want
to even talk about it,
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you have to remember
what happened with Ashland.
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>> Victor: It's on the forefront
of my mind.
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>> Victoria: Well,
then you will remember
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that Nick's emotional reaction
to killing him
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crept up on him slowly.
He made it seem like
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it didn't affect him at all,
but it did.
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It affected him a lot.
And I'm just trying
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to give him a little time
to deal with the fallout
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from all of that
without having to feel
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like he has to hide
what he's going through
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to protect his job.
Look. [ sighing ]
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Nick will come back
when he is ready and strong
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and centered.
>> Victor: How did he react
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to your decision?
>> Victoria: I haven't heard
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from him since I've told him,
but I assume and hope
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that he's made the decision
to use the time well.
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[ Victor sighing ]
>> Victor: All right.
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Now, let's talk
about Nate Hastings.
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>> Jack: I had
the announcement drafted
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and sent out
by our PR team myself.
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>> Billy: Well, that's one less
cause of alarm
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that I could check off the list
because for a second there,
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I thought maybe somebody
hacked into our system
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for the sole purpose
of causing corporate upheaval.
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>> Jack: It's a little bit
dramatic, don't you think?
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>> Billy: Not as dramatic
as the other possibility.
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That you just detonated a bomb
that is going to cause
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a family war.
>> Diane: Billy,
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I can assure you,
you don't need to feel
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threatened by that.
>> Billy: Is that right, Diane?
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Look, there are lines
being crossed right now.
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I hope you realize
that we just had
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a family meeting about it.
This is the exact thing
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Traci just warned us against.
>> Jack: I am CEO of Jabot.
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This is my decision to make.
>> Billy: Right, and I really
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wish that you would have talked
to your co-CEO before making
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this decision, Jack.
But what I'm really
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worried about
is that you don't seem to have
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any ethical obligation
to warning your family
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before you hire your fiancé
into a C-suite position.
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>> Jack: Diane,
why don't you head to the club
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and get us a table?
And I don't need you
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to be subjected
to Billy's overreaction
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or anything else
he might regret saying.
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It won't take long.
>> Diane: No problem.
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>> Billy: I suggest you grab
an appetizer, Diane.
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This might take longer
than Jack thinks.
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[ Diane scoffing ]
[ door shutting ]
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Go ahead, Jack.
Explain yourself
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and I really hope this is good.
>> Kyle: Thank you.
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I was enjoying
our non-personal conversation.
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Why ruin a good thing?
>> Audra: Don't worry.
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I'm not gonna grill you
about whatever turmoil
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you're in right now.
>> Kyle: Is it that obvious?
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>> Audra: Well, I mean, I just--
You know, I assume that
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when someone so invested
in keeping
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the conversation light,
it's because they're avoiding
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some darker feelings.
That, and our growing bar tab.
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>> Kyle: Hmm. Perceptive.
So why not indulge me
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in a little more light
chit chat?
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>> Audra: Hmm.
Look, I want to be
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a friendly ear,
but I can only talk about
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cheeseburgers for so long.
[ Kyle laughing ]
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Besides, you got me to open up
about my life in Genoa City
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when we first had drinks,
so I think it's only fair
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that I'm allowed to hear
a little bit more
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about the man underneath
that very freshly pressed suit.
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>> Kyle: Whoo, whoo, whoo.
Are you calling me uptight?
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>> Audra: No, I just,
you know, noted
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that you're a man
who continues to present
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a well-kept facade to the world
while claiming his personal life
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is falling apart.
You're the one
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who used the word uptight.
>> Kyle: Well, I am
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the CEO of Marchetti.
Appearances matter.
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>> Audra: And you get an A+
in that category.
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You know, I wonder
what your grade will be
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in "fun-loving."
>> Kyle: Well, with time
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and responsibility
comes structure and discipline.
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>> Audra: Uh, that's
a solid C-.
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[ both laughing ]
>> Kyle: If you knew my past,
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you'd give me a higher score.
>> Audra: Are you asking me
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to grade you on a curve?
>> Kyle: I'm just saying
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I partied with the best of them.
>> Audra: Oh, I don't know.
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I'm going to need some details.
Are we talking broke
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into the family liquor cabinet
for a few sips of Scotch
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and stayed out
a few minutes past curfew?
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Because if that's
all you've got, no.
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>> Kyle: Ooh, hey, now.
I can do better than that.
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>> Audra: Okay.
>> Kyle: Try raided
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the liquor cabinet
of the richest guy
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in New York City.
>> Audra: Uh-huh.
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>> Kyle: And had an affair
with his wife."
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>> Audra: Kyle Abbott.
I'm shocked. Hm.
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There might be hope
for you after all.
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>> Kyle: There you go.
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[ Victoria sighing ]
>> Victoria: There is nothing
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to discuss about Nate.
>> Victor: I disagree.
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You never answered the question
your mother and I had.
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About whether Nate's influenced
your decision to have Nicholas
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take a leave for absence.
>> Victoria: He absolutely
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did not.
It was my call to insist
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that Nick take a step away
and my decision
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to have Nate step in.
As a matter of fact,
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he challenged me on it.
>> Victor: [ scoffing ] Really?
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>> Victoria: Why would you
have an issue
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with Nate picking up the slack?
I don't see
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why you would oppose it.
You have always showed
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an interest in his new career
and you've praised his work
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at Newman Media.
>> Victor: We're talking about
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two different issues.
Your brother doesn't trust him.
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>> Victoria: That's because
he's wary of what happened
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at Chancellor-Winters
and with Elena.
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And I understand his concern.
I do.
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But I'm the one
who's working with Nate.
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>> Victor: Don't try
to pull the wool over my eyes.
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I've been around for too long.
You don't just work with Nate.
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You have a personal relationship
with him.
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How the hell
can that not influence
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your judgment in business?
>> Victoria: Daddy,
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Nate is an asset to this company
and I trust him completely.
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Can't you trust me?
[ Victor sighing ]
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>> Jack: I understand you feel
left out of this decision
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to promote Diane
to the new position.
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>> Billy: No, Jack,
let me be clear,
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this is not about me
being left out of the loop.
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I don't think you realize
how certain people
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are going to see this.
It's not going to be good.
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>> Jack: By certain people,
I assume you mean Ashley.
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>> Billy: Yes, Ashley, Abby,
anyone else on the board.
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Anyone else
that works for Jabot, Jack.
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I mean, you handed your fiancé
an executive position
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without going through
the proper protocol.
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>> Jack: I am aware of that.
I made a judgment call
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and I stand by it.
I didn't want to hear
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endless counter arguments
from Ashley and you
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and everyone else.
I've heard enough
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badmouthing of Diane
to last me a lifetime.
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>> Billy: So your solution
to that is to circumvent us?
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To go behind our back.
>> Jack: You're making it sound
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a lot more devious than it was.
>> Billy: No, Jack,
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you don't understand
how incendiary this move is.
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You basically backed us
into a corner.
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You realize that?
We either go along
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with Diane's promotion
or we don't
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and we cause public outcry,
which in turn
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weakens the company.
We go along with your whim
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or we damage the boat.
>> Jack: Hold on.
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This is not a whim.
I am CEO of Jabot.
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This is well within my power
as it was to bring you on board
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as my co-CEO, by the way.
I don't remember
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posting that job
or interviewing
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other candidates.
Why is that okay for you
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and not for Diane?
>> Billy: Because
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I'm an Abbott, Jack.
>> Jack: And she's about
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to be one.
Everybody ought
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to get used to that.
Diane and I are getting married.
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Diane is being promoted.
End of story.
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>> Billy: No,
it's not the end of story.
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What you just did guarantees
that it does not end here.
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>> Jack: It does
if I say it does.
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>> Billy: You know,
this is exactly
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what Ashley said
was going to happen
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and I thought
she was overreacting.
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I said, "There's no way
that Jack is going to do
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something so brash with Diane."
Jack, you have launched
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a missile directly at Ashley
and you were about to cause
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all-out war for Jabot.
>> Ashley: Oh, yeah,
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everything's in place.
I'm definitely pulling
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the trigger.
Just a few details
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I want to discuss with you.
Okay, I'll text you later.
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Bye.
>> Diane: Hello, Ashley.
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>> Ashley: Well, hi.
Aren't you out
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past your bedtime?
[ Diane scoffing ]
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>> Diane: I'm meeting Jack here
for dinner.
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>> Ashley: Special occasion?
I mean, you just kind of
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look like you put in
a little bit more effort.
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Oh, wait, I know.
I read that announcement.
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You are Jabot's new
Chief Talent Officer.
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>> Diane: So you heard the news.
>> Ashley: Oh, yeah.
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Read it online,
where I just love to get
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all the family company updates.
You must be thrilled.
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Everything's coming together
for you, huh, Diane?
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>> Audra: An affair
with a married woman.
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>> Kyle: Mm-hmm.
>> Audra: I'm assuming
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since you're telling me,
the husband found out.
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>> Kyle: You know,
it's common knowledge now
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since it resulted
in my son, Harrison,
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but something tells me
you already knew that.
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>> Audra: Um, look, I admit
I did a little
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Internet deep dive on you
since our last drink.
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>> Kyle: Mm-hmm.
>> Audra: But I didn't know
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a whole lot about you
other than the fact
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that you're married
to my ex's sister.
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Um, whoops, I veered
into the too personal, didn't I?
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[ laughing ] Look, okay,
I'll make it up to you
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by topping your, uh,
liquor cabinet sex story with...
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sex in a helicopter.
>> Kyle: Whoa, whoa.
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I did not see that coming.
That's impressive.
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>> Audra: Mm-hmm.
>> Kyle: But engaging
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with the pilot
seems a little dangerous.
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>> Audra: Well, Kyle,
I'm not afraid
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of a little danger.
>> Kyle: Mm-hmm.
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But you lived
to tell the tale, so
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I'm guessing
it was with a passenger.
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>> Audra: Hm.
Handsome and smart.
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[ both chuckling ]
You know,
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when we first had drinks,
you pegged me
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as an overachiever.
>> Kyle: Mm-hmm.
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>> Audra: But my achievements
are not confined
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to the boardroom.
I got a few moves.
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>> Kyle: I bet you do.
How about you show me some?
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Come on.
>> Audra: All right.
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>> Kyle: I clearly need
a little extra credit
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in the "fun-loving" category.
>> Audra: Yeah.
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Anything to help.
[ both chuckling ]
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Oh.
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>> Victoria: When you
made me CEO
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of Newman Enterprises,
you put your trust in me
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to run the family company.
I know that trust was challenged
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after what happened
with Ashland,
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but I had felt
that we'd gotten past that.
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I hope you still trust me, Dad.
Even if you don't agree
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with every decision that I make.
>> Nate: Is it late enough
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for a sample of that new bourbon
I brought you?
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Oh, Victor.
Sorry if I'm interrupting.
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I didn't realize you were here.
>> Victor: That's all right,
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Nate.
>> Nate: Victoria and I
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have been working late
on a new project
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for the real estate division.
>> Victoria: And Nate
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must have something pressing
to talk with me about.
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Daddy, I'm sure you want
to head back to the ranch,
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don't you?
>> Victor: I'm not going
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anywhere, sweetheart.
So, why don't you give
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Nate and me
a moment alone, all right?
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>> Victoria: Um,
I do need to check in
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with the technology team,
but I'll be right back.
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>> Victor: Nate, would you
kindly close the door?
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And now,
why don't you pour yourself
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a glass of that bourbon?
>> Nate: Before I do, Victor,
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I want to assure you
that I am up for this challenge.
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Victoria's asked me to step in
for Nick while he's out
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and I am happy to do so.
I intend to impress
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not just Victoria,
but you, Nikki, and Nick, too.
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>> Jack: There will be
no war at Jabot.
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>> Billy: That is
wishful thinking, Jack.
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Ashley is hell-bent
on turning the rest of Jabot
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against Diane.
She's not gonna stop
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trying to recruit
board members.
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And what you just did
was give her ammunition
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to prove that Diane
is infiltrating Jabot
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at a very high level.
>> Jack: You let me
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handle Ashley.
>> Billy: Jack, you cannot
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defend this move.
I mean, she's not qualified.
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>> Jack: I am not going to
defend Diane's
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curriculum vitae to anyone.
>> Billy: You're gonna have to
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come up with a motive, okay?
You're gonna have to
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figure this out
because Tucker is coming.
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He's got something going on
with Ashley,
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there's no doubt about that.
And he has got
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a lot more experience
than Diane does.
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>> Jack: I'm not going to
worry about Tucker right now.
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He's on the outside,
we're on the inside.
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>> Billy: Until they
get married and they do the
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exact same thing you just did!
>> Jack: This is
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a hypothetical, Billy.
How about now?
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Right now, as my co-CEO,
do you have my back?
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>> Billy: So, now you want my--
>> Jack: And Diane's?
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>> Billy: It is very important
for you to know
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that I do not approve
of these methods.
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>> Jack: Message received.
>> Billy: Because you are
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my brother
and because I am co-CEO
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of this company, yeah.
I have your back.
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>> Jack: Thank you.
And Diane?
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>> Billy: I will say yes
until she gives me
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a reason to say no.
>> Diane: As a matter of fact,
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my life feels
very much untracked these days.
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No complaints,
although, I'm sure
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that you will point out
a few things that I should be
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concerned about.
>> Ashley: No.
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None that I can tell.
Boy, this must be
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a dream job for you.
Working side by side with Jack,
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planning a wedding.
You are going to be
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one busy girl.
>> Diane: Funny,
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I would have thought
you'd be more upset
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by the announcement.
>> Ashley: Oh, well,
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let's be real.
I'm not thrilled.
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But don't worry,
I'm not going to throw
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an embarrassing tantrum.
Actually, my life is taking me
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in a different direction.
>> Diane: Oh, really? Really?
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What direction is that?
East perhaps?
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Maybe Paris with Tucker?
>> Ashley: [ laughing ] No.
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No, that's funny.
Nope. Nope. Nope.
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No travel plans.
>> Diane: Then what?
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>> Ashley: You know,
it's a surprise, you know?
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You'll find out soon enough.
>> Diane: Oh, so this
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is some new ploy of yours.
>> Ashley: You're so paranoid.
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I think all I've done
is congratulate you.
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>> Diane: Yes, and that's why
I'm so suspicious.
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>> Ashley: Well, I have
to admit, I do get a kick
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out of being able to
get under your skin.
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Is that bad?
>> Kyle: It's getting late.
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Is that bad?
>> Kyle: It's getting late.
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I need to head home.
>> Audra: Uh...
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right, um, me-- me too.
I have a big day tomorrow.
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[ clearing throat ]
Big things are happening
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at work.
>> Kyle: Ah, yeah.
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I didn't even ask you
about how things are in Newman.
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>> Audra: Oh, it's all good.
Uh, this was a nice distraction.
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Mm-hmm.
>> Kyle: For me too.
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You took my mind off of...
things.
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>> Audra: Things. Yeah.
Well, I'm happy to help.
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I-- I'll walk you out, yeah?
Oh, you're not--
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you're not driving, are you?
>> Kyle: No, no. I'll--
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I'll get a cab.
>> Audra: Oh, good.
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Lucky me,
I don't have to drive
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or wait for a taxi.
Living upstairs has its perks.
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>> Announcer: The Young and the
Restless will continue.
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>> Nate: I take it
from your silence,
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you have similar feelings
to Nick about Victoria
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asking me to step in.
That I'm after his job.
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I am fully aware
that helping out at Newman
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is a temporary thing.
As soon as Nick is ready
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to return,
I will gladly be back
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at Newman Media.
>> Victor: Well...
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if you're truly acting
in the interest of our company,
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then I have even more respect
for you.
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>> Nate: I am.
I promise.
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There is no power grab
going on.
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What I tried to do
at Chancellor-Winters,
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I fully regret.
I have no intentions
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of making a mistake
like that ever again.
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>> Victor: If you do,
you know I'll find out.
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And then...
I'll be your enemy.
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I don't wish that on anyone.
Are we clear?
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>> Jack: Sorry, I'm late.
Uh, everything all right?
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>> Diane: Oh, everything's
just fine.
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Oh, look, I think
our table's ready.
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>> Ashley: I'll leave you to it.
>> Diane: Yeah.
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>> Jack: Given Billy's reaction,
I thought maybe,
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I was walking into a battle.
>> Diane: No, I was braced
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for the same, but thank you.
Ashley was surprisingly civil.
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>> Jack: No bitter tirade?
Well, maybe, we got lucky
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and she hasn't read
the press release yet.
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>> Diane: Well, that's what's
so surprising.
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She has read it,
but she had no vitriolic
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response whatsoever,
just her usual tired sarcasm.
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>> Jack: Why does that
make me more nervous?
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>> Diane: Yeah, she did
kind of hint that she had
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some new plan going on.
>> Jack: Any idea what?
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>> Diane: No, she was kind of
cagey about it.
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You know, maybe,
she's just bluffing,
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trying to save face.
>> Jack: Well, I don't think so.
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According to Billy,
she's still making
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her backdoor efforts
to bring the board
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onto her side.
>> Diane: What if the board
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isn't behind my new position?
>> Jack: That will not be
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an issue if she does not
have a majority yet.
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There will be no coup.
>> Diane: That's good.
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So, how did things
go with Billy?
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I hope the conversation
didn't get ugly.
460
00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:40,705
Or should I say uglier.
>> Jack: I'm sorry
461
00:25:40,772 --> 00:25:43,708
you had to hear any of that.
Yeah, it got a-- a little tense.
462
00:25:43,775 --> 00:25:46,444
Billy warned me
that I am just fueling
463
00:25:46,511 --> 00:25:50,282
Ashley's anger
and her conspiracy theory
464
00:25:50,348 --> 00:25:53,351
she's trying to spread about us.
But he did not threaten
465
00:25:53,418 --> 00:25:56,021
to go to her side.
No, he's still
466
00:25:56,087 --> 00:25:59,024
behind us for now.
>> Diane: Then, we need to do
467
00:25:59,090 --> 00:26:01,026
whatever we can
to keep it that way.
468
00:26:04,362 --> 00:26:06,598
>> Kyle: Thanks again
for distracting me tonight.
469
00:26:06,665 --> 00:26:10,035
>> Audra: Oh, uh,
it wasn't a chore, um
470
00:26:10,101 --> 00:26:13,972
I enjoyed, you know,
hearing about your bad boy
471
00:26:14,039 --> 00:26:16,508
adventures in New York.
>> Kyle: I'm sure you have
472
00:26:16,574 --> 00:26:19,444
more stories to tell.
>> Audra: Oh, yeah, I do.
473
00:26:19,511 --> 00:26:21,046
[ Audra laughing ]
You know, I think
474
00:26:21,112 --> 00:26:24,849
we both had a wild streak
when we were younger.
475
00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:27,052
>> Kyle: Wow,
I haven't always been
476
00:26:27,118 --> 00:26:28,620
this well-pressed.
>> Audra: Oh, yeah?
477
00:26:28,687 --> 00:26:30,722
>> Kyle: Mm-hmm.
>> Audra: I wonder
478
00:26:30,789 --> 00:26:34,492
if there's any of that
bad boy left in you.
479
00:26:34,559 --> 00:26:36,962
>> Kyle: Oh, I'm sure
he's in here somewhere.
480
00:26:37,028 --> 00:26:39,597
I've had him bottled up
for a while.
481
00:26:39,664 --> 00:26:43,601
>> Audra: Yeah, I'm sure
he's buried in there
482
00:26:43,668 --> 00:26:46,204
pretty deep.
>> Kyle: What makes you
483
00:26:46,271 --> 00:26:49,140
say that?
>> Audra: Well, the fact
484
00:26:49,207 --> 00:26:51,543
that your tie
is still perfectly knotted,
485
00:26:51,609 --> 00:26:54,879
you know, after a night
of cocktails and dancing.
486
00:26:54,946 --> 00:26:57,582
[ Kyle grunting ]
>> Kyle: One loosened tie
487
00:26:57,649 --> 00:27:00,785
and one unbuttoned...
top button.
488
00:27:00,852 --> 00:27:03,989
>> Audra: It's better.
Uh, you know, maybe,
489
00:27:04,055 --> 00:27:07,759
that-- that that boy
is still in there after all.
490
00:27:07,826 --> 00:27:09,327
[ Audra chuckling ]
491
00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:20,538
>> Nate: You're warning
is crystal clear.
492
00:27:20,605 --> 00:27:22,707
And I know
you don't make idle threats.
493
00:27:22,774 --> 00:27:25,043
I promise my intentions
are pure,
494
00:27:25,110 --> 00:27:29,647
and not just because I care
about protecting my job here.
495
00:27:29,714 --> 00:27:31,750
I care about Victoria
outside of our
496
00:27:31,816 --> 00:27:36,221
work relationship.
I'm sure you have
497
00:27:36,287 --> 00:27:42,460
some concerns there as well.
>> Victor: You bet.
498
00:27:42,527 --> 00:27:46,831
>> Nate: But
like I told Victoria,
499
00:27:46,898 --> 00:27:48,867
I want her to be able to
lean on me
500
00:27:48,933 --> 00:27:51,603
personally as well
as professionally,
501
00:27:51,669 --> 00:27:54,672
and I wouldn't do anything
to jeopardize that.
502
00:27:54,739 --> 00:27:57,308
>> Victor: That's good to hear.
>> Nate: I have nothing
503
00:27:57,375 --> 00:28:02,514
but admiration and respect
for you and Victoria and Nick.
504
00:28:02,580 --> 00:28:05,583
I'm sad Nick doesn't feel
he can trust me.
505
00:28:05,650 --> 00:28:07,152
>> Victor: You used to
be friends.
506
00:28:07,218 --> 00:28:11,723
>> Nate: Yeah, he said, uh,
the only way to win back
507
00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:15,193
their trust was to refuse
the interim COO position.
508
00:28:15,260 --> 00:28:17,796
>> Victor: Mm-hmm.
And yet,
509
00:28:17,862 --> 00:28:21,199
you jumped at the position.
>> Nate: I didn't decide this
510
00:28:21,266 --> 00:28:25,770
lightly.
I-- I carefully considered
511
00:28:25,837 --> 00:28:31,109
Nick's request...
but in the end, I didn't think
512
00:28:31,176 --> 00:28:36,681
it was fair to Victoria.
>> Victor: I see.
513
00:28:36,748 --> 00:28:39,284
>> Nate: She believes in me,
Victor.
514
00:28:39,350 --> 00:28:41,486
She thinks I can be useful
during this time,
515
00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:45,990
and she is CEO of Newman.
So, I'll have to live
516
00:28:46,057 --> 00:28:47,859
with Nick's anger
and distrust of me
517
00:28:47,926 --> 00:28:51,463
until I can find some other way
to win him over.
518
00:28:51,529 --> 00:28:54,766
And I suspect,
you would have done the same
519
00:28:54,833 --> 00:28:58,603
if you were in my shoes,
just starting out.
520
00:28:58,670 --> 00:29:01,372
>> Victor: You're probably right
about that.
521
00:29:01,439 --> 00:29:03,575
>> Victoria: Well,
would you listen to that?
522
00:29:03,641 --> 00:29:06,411
Daddy agreeing with you.
I hope that means
523
00:29:06,478 --> 00:29:08,580
that Nate has eased
all of your doubts.
524
00:29:16,821 --> 00:29:20,758
>> Ashley: What are you
doing here all alone?
525
00:29:20,825 --> 00:29:24,863
Is that pie?
>> Billy: It is pie.
526
00:29:28,099 --> 00:29:29,767
I came by to see Jack,
and of course,
527
00:29:29,834 --> 00:29:31,536
went into the kitchen
to say hi to Mrs. Martinez--
528
00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:33,271
>> Ashley: And she forced you
to have pie.
529
00:29:33,338 --> 00:29:34,873
>> Billy: Yes, she did.
>> Ashley: It's good.
530
00:29:34,939 --> 00:29:36,674
>> Billy: She told me
to take a piece home,
531
00:29:36,741 --> 00:29:39,010
but I didn't make it very far.
>> Ashley: I can see.
532
00:29:39,077 --> 00:29:42,080
>> Billy: I was hoping
to run into you.
533
00:29:42,147 --> 00:29:45,216
[ Billy sighing ]
So?
534
00:29:45,283 --> 00:29:46,851
What's going on?
[ Ashley scoffing ]
535
00:29:46,918 --> 00:29:50,288
>> Ashley: Yeah, don't be coy.
I saw the press release.
536
00:29:50,355 --> 00:29:53,391
I'm surprised, but not shocked.
Did you write it?
537
00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:56,261
>> Billy: No.
Of course, I didn't.
538
00:29:56,327 --> 00:29:57,829
I was just as shocked
as you were
539
00:29:57,896 --> 00:29:59,531
>> Ashley: I bet.
Considering
540
00:29:59,597 --> 00:30:01,666
you so vehemently dismissed
the concerns I had about this
541
00:30:01,733 --> 00:30:05,370
very real possibility.
>> Billy: Yeah, I was wrong.
542
00:30:05,436 --> 00:30:07,805
>> Ashley: Uh-huh.
>> Billy: I'm sure it sent you
543
00:30:07,872 --> 00:30:09,274
into a tizzy.
Glad you had
544
00:30:09,340 --> 00:30:11,576
a little bit of time
to cool down.
545
00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:14,679
>> Ashley: I'm tizzy-free.
>> Billy: Right.
546
00:30:14,746 --> 00:30:17,549
>> Ashley: I am. I gave up
on the war, Billy.
547
00:30:17,615 --> 00:30:20,718
It's too exhausting.
I should have listened to you
548
00:30:20,785 --> 00:30:26,357
from the very beginning.
>> Billy: I don't believe you.
549
00:30:26,424 --> 00:30:33,097
What do you got going on?
>> Jack: So, what do you
550
00:30:33,164 --> 00:30:35,133
want to eat?
>> Diane: Uh, you know what?
551
00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:37,635
I don't care, you pick for me.
>> Jack: Since when
552
00:30:37,702 --> 00:30:40,572
do you not care what you order?
>> Diane: Since I am
553
00:30:40,638 --> 00:30:42,407
too distracted
by Ashley's "new leaf."
554
00:30:42,473 --> 00:30:46,444
I don't buy it for a second.
>> Jack: I'm going to order
555
00:30:46,511 --> 00:30:48,246
a steak for me.
And how about
556
00:30:48,313 --> 00:30:49,881
a Caesar salad for you?
>> Diane: Jack.
557
00:30:49,948 --> 00:30:52,951
Jack, this is important.
We need to protect Jabot.
558
00:30:53,017 --> 00:30:54,919
If Billy said
that Ashley has already talked
559
00:30:54,986 --> 00:30:57,055
to Abby and Traci,
then we need to talk
560
00:30:57,121 --> 00:30:58,923
to the non-family members
of the board.
561
00:30:58,990 --> 00:31:00,959
In fact, you know them
better than I do,
562
00:31:01,025 --> 00:31:02,860
so you should be the one
that talks to them
563
00:31:02,927 --> 00:31:04,596
without me,
so I don't exacerbate
564
00:31:04,662 --> 00:31:06,731
the situation.
And you should set those
565
00:31:06,798 --> 00:31:08,533
meetings for tomorrow morning.
You need to get ahead
566
00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,169
of any questions or criticisms
about how you announce
567
00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:12,870
my new position.
>> Jack: I don't need
568
00:31:12,937 --> 00:31:14,772
to defend myself or you
to anyone.
569
00:31:14,839 --> 00:31:17,675
>> Diane: Well, of course,
you don't, you don't.
570
00:31:17,742 --> 00:31:20,678
But we need to nip
any of this in the bud.
571
00:31:20,745 --> 00:31:22,680
You know
there's going to be gossip.
572
00:31:22,747 --> 00:31:25,250
And-- and how will this
affect Kyle and Summer?
573
00:31:25,316 --> 00:31:27,185
I don't want them
pooled into some sort of
574
00:31:27,252 --> 00:31:29,487
corporate family feud.
That's not going to do
575
00:31:29,554 --> 00:31:33,091
their marriage any favors,
especially if Kyle ends up
576
00:31:33,157 --> 00:31:35,660
defending me
and then Summer feels threatened
577
00:31:35,727 --> 00:31:38,596
by my new position.
>> Jack: I got an idea.
578
00:31:38,663 --> 00:31:41,599
>> Diane: Well, good,
because I am all out of ideas
579
00:31:41,666 --> 00:31:43,635
for how to help them.
You know, the last
580
00:31:43,701 --> 00:31:45,570
few I've tried
really haven't worked.
581
00:31:45,637 --> 00:31:48,039
So, what is it?
>> Jack: So, let's not talk
582
00:31:48,106 --> 00:31:51,476
about any of our troubles
for the rest of the evening.
583
00:31:51,542 --> 00:31:53,511
>> Diane: And how will that
help them?
584
00:31:53,578 --> 00:31:55,513
>> Jack: It won't help them,
but I'll get to have
585
00:31:55,580 --> 00:31:59,284
a nice, quiet, romantic time
with my beautiful fiancée
586
00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:02,587
talking about our wedding
and our honeymoon
587
00:32:02,654 --> 00:32:05,023
and how nice it is
to just sit here,
588
00:32:05,089 --> 00:32:08,026
and look at each other
and be so in love.
589
00:32:08,092 --> 00:32:13,131
>> Diane: Jack,
you deserve that and more.
590
00:32:13,197 --> 00:32:16,334
You know, these last few months
have been really hard on you.
591
00:32:16,401 --> 00:32:18,870
And you've done
everything for me.
592
00:32:18,936 --> 00:32:23,775
So, yes, I think
that's a wonderful idea.
593
00:32:23,841 --> 00:32:26,177
[ Jack chuckling ]
>> Kyle: Well,
594
00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:30,481
I should get that cab.
>> Audra: Hmm, yeah,
595
00:32:30,548 --> 00:32:34,585
I should, um...
probably go take a shower
596
00:32:34,652 --> 00:32:37,822
and get into bed.
>> Kyle: Sounds
597
00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:42,694
like a great idea.
>> Audra: Well, good night.
598
00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:47,598
I had a lovely time.
>> Kyle: Thank you.
599
00:32:52,670 --> 00:32:55,673
[ Audra sighing ]
600
00:33:12,790 --> 00:33:16,928
>> Diane: Jack, what's wrong?
601
00:33:16,994 --> 00:33:18,229
You okay?
602
00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:27,071
[ Victoria sighing ]
>> Victoria: So, should I pour
603
00:33:27,138 --> 00:33:29,607
myself another bourbon
so that we can toast Nate
604
00:33:29,674 --> 00:33:34,045
helping us out
in Nick's absence?
605
00:33:34,112 --> 00:33:36,047
>> Victor: Well,
I'm going to head home.
606
00:33:41,252 --> 00:33:47,225
But just know...
that I'm going to
607
00:33:47,291 --> 00:33:49,794
keep a close eye on things
around here.
608
00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:51,729
>> Victoria: I would expect
nothing less.
609
00:33:51,796 --> 00:33:53,865
>> Nate: Nor would I.
Have a good night.
610
00:33:53,931 --> 00:33:57,135
>> Victoria: Good night, Daddy.
>> Victor: Good night.
611
00:34:02,740 --> 00:34:05,443
>> Victoria: So what did you
and my father talk about?
612
00:34:05,510 --> 00:34:08,346
>> Nate: He made it clear
he's aware of me
613
00:34:08,413 --> 00:34:12,283
trying to make a power grab
by stepping in for Nick.
614
00:34:12,350 --> 00:34:14,752
But I think I got him
to warm to the idea.
615
00:34:14,819 --> 00:34:17,688
>> Victoria: Ah, I was afraid
that's what it was about.
616
00:34:17,755 --> 00:34:19,390
He was grilling me
about my decision
617
00:34:19,457 --> 00:34:22,393
before you got here.
But I hope that now,
618
00:34:22,460 --> 00:34:27,031
he finally understands
that this is my choice.
619
00:34:27,098 --> 00:34:30,435
And it's the right one.
>> Nate: You are brilliant.
620
00:34:30,501 --> 00:34:33,171
How could your judgment
be wrong?
621
00:34:33,237 --> 00:34:35,773
>> Victoria: If we've won
my father over,
622
00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:45,950
then we're both brilliant.
>> Billy: There's
623
00:34:46,017 --> 00:34:49,253
something going on.
You got that gleam in your eye.
624
00:34:49,320 --> 00:34:51,789
>> Ashley: You're right.
I was thinking about getting
625
00:34:51,856 --> 00:34:53,591
my own piece of pie.
>> Billy: Unfortunately,
626
00:34:53,658 --> 00:34:55,693
this is the last piece.
>> Ashley: Darn it.
627
00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:58,896
>> Billy: So, why don't you
go ahead and start spilling?
628
00:34:58,963 --> 00:35:00,665
>> Ashley: I have something
up my sleeve,
629
00:35:00,731 --> 00:35:04,602
but it's not nefarious.
It's benign.
630
00:35:04,669 --> 00:35:09,474
I think it's a positive.
>> Billy: And you're not
631
00:35:09,540 --> 00:35:12,109
gonna tell me what it is?
>> Ashley: Not on your life.
632
00:35:12,176 --> 00:35:14,812
[ Billy sighing ]
>> Billy: Which makes me
633
00:35:14,879 --> 00:35:19,584
even more suspicious, Ashley.
God, I really hope
634
00:35:19,650 --> 00:35:27,425
you know what you're doing.
>> Diane: Jack, what is it?
635
00:35:27,492 --> 00:35:30,795
You look upset.
>> Jack: You know what?
636
00:35:30,862 --> 00:35:33,130
Let's go down to the lounge,
have a dance, come on.
637
00:35:33,197 --> 00:35:34,699
>> Diane: We haven't even
ordered yet
638
00:35:34,765 --> 00:35:37,735
and you said you were starving.
>> Jack: I-- I don't want
639
00:35:37,802 --> 00:35:39,604
to spoil this evening.
>> Diane: Okay, wait a minute.
640
00:35:39,670 --> 00:35:42,507
Don't-- don't do that.
Don't not tell me something,
641
00:35:42,573 --> 00:35:44,775
because you think
it will upset me.
642
00:35:44,842 --> 00:35:47,011
It's not who we are.
That's not how I want
643
00:35:47,078 --> 00:35:51,215
this marriage to work.
>> Jack: You're right.
644
00:35:51,282 --> 00:35:53,784
I just saw our son
walk upstairs.
645
00:35:53,851 --> 00:35:55,853
>> Diane: Kyle?
What's he doing here?
646
00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:57,989
>> Jack: I think
he got himself a hotel room.
647
00:35:58,055 --> 00:35:59,757
>> Diane: Oh, no, that means
that he and Summer
648
00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:02,093
had another fight,
which is all my fault.
649
00:36:02,159 --> 00:36:04,495
>> Jack: Wait,
it's not your fault.
650
00:36:04,562 --> 00:36:06,597
They have issues to work out.
They are their issues.
651
00:36:06,664 --> 00:36:09,100
Diane, this is why
I almost didn't mention it.
652
00:36:09,166 --> 00:36:10,868
>> Diane: I just don't like
that he's running away
653
00:36:10,935 --> 00:36:13,604
from his problems.
I just wish there was something
654
00:36:13,671 --> 00:36:15,940
we could do to help them
work through everything.
655
00:36:16,007 --> 00:36:17,808
>> Jack: Yeah, maybe,
one more night apart
656
00:36:17,875 --> 00:36:21,746
will remind them
how much they need each other.
657
00:37:23,941 --> 00:37:26,944
Join us again for
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