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>> Jordan: Wake up, Claire.
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You'll never escape me.
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I'm a part of you.
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You're a part of me.
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We're just alike, you and I.
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You can't escape.
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I'm burned in your soul forever.
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[ Claire panting ]
>> Victoria: It's okay.
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You're not alone.
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>> Cole: Good morning, Victor.
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>> Victor: Cole.
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Thank you for coming, my man.
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Please have a seat.
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>> Cole: Thank you. Thank you.
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>> Victor: Yeah.
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>> Cole: It's been a while
since I've had one of
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your private summons.
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I wondered when you'd
want to lay down the law.
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>> Victor: I have no intention
of laying down the law, Cole.
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But, you know,
I've been thinking.
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The fact that the daughter
you and Victoria thought was
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lost, is very much alive,
changes everything, doesn't it?
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>> Cole: I mean, after all these
years, I'm a father.
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It's almost unreal.
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>> Victor: It's very real.
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So,
I think steps have to be taken.
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>> Cole: Hm.
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Well, it's a little too soon to
be taking any steps.
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>> Victor: No, it's not, Cole.
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Okay?
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Never too soon to prepare.
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And I want you to tell me
what I need to know.
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>> Cole: And that is?
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>> Victor: What are your
intentions in regard to Claire?
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[ knocking on door ]
>> Lauren: I came as soon
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as I got your message.
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I'm sure you've talked to Jack
by now.
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>> Nikki: Yes, I have.
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>> Lauren: We just want
you healthy, safe,
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and sober, bottom line.
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I know you must feel that
I betrayed you and that
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Jack crossed the line,
but I stand by my reasons
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as to why I did it.
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And I would do it again
if I had the chance.
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>> Jack: Morning.
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Going to the office?
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Ash?
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>> Ashley: Hey,
did you say something?
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>> Jack: Yeah,
I said good morning.
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>> Ashley: Morning.
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>> Jack: Hey, what's going on?
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Is this Tucker again?
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What's he done now?
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>> Ashley: He's still trying to
convince me that I imagined
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his explosive outburst in Paris.
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That he was never violent and
that I'm lying to myself.
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>> Jack: That son of a bitch.
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He not only blew up at you, now
he's doubling down on this?
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That's disgusting.
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Ash, there is a way
you can shut him down.
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>> Ashley: Please tell me.
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>> Jack: Stay away from him.
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>> Billy: By the way,
did you, uh, get a chance
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to check out the revised budget?
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I had to add a few things
because of an unexpected
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personnel change.
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>> Devon: Mm-mm.
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I can take a look when we get
back to the office though.
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>> Billy: Right.
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>> Tucker: Well, look at this.
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The new Chancellor-Winters
power couple.
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So, I guess I was such a threat,
you felt you had to circle
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the wagons and join forces, huh?
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I'm flattered.
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>> Billy: You know,
we consider any vicious, amoral
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corporate raider a threat.
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So, I'm not surprised
you're flattered by that.
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It basically defines you.
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>> Tucker: It's a misguided
concern at this point.
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I'm putting all my
attention into Glissade.
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>> Billy: Glissade? Really?
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I gotta be honest, I-- I assume
that the board would've
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made that company just simply go
away once they found
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out about your cover-up scandal.
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I mean, you're radioactive.
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They got to know getting
close to you means that
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they burn alongside you.
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>> Tucker: Glissade's
entire board of directors
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has been replaced.
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>> Billy: Oh, there you go.
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Imagine replacing your entire
board before the company
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even gets off the ground.
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You probably think that's
a successful launch, don't you?
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>> Tucker: Indeed, I do.
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And just so you two can sleep at
night, I want to make
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this perfectly clear.
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Glissade will be my one
and only focus.
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>> Ashley: It's not that simple,
Jack, and you know it.
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I can't just cover my eyes
and pretend that
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Tucker doesn't exist.
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I'm gonna run into him.
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I mean, unless I leave town.
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>> Jack: No,
that is unacceptable. You are
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not ceding any territory.
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This is your home.
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>> Ashley: It's my home, right?
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It's not his.
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I'm not going anywhere.
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>> Jack: So, don't let him
get under your skin.
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>> Ashley: What he did to me
was awful, but what he's doing
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now is even worse.
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Why is he being this way?
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Why is he being so cruel to me?
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>> Jack: Ashley,
the annulment is finalized.
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You are legally free.
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What is it gonna take to get
yourself emotionally free?
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>> Ashley: Are you not
hearing what I'm saying?
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He's trying to make me
doubt my sanity, Jack.
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It's not okay.
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>> Jack: Honey, you know
the truth about
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what happened in Paris.
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You know who Tucker is.
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You know what he's capable of.
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It's time to purge yourself--
>> Ashley: It's not that easy!
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>> Jack: There's no way we're
going to get him out of
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our lives, any of us, until he's
out of yours, for good.
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>> Ashley: You're absolutely
right. I've got to talk to him.
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I've got to settle this whole
thing once and for all.
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[ door slamming ]
>> Nikki: You're right,
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Lauren, I am angry.
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In fact, I'm furious.
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But I'm not angry with you.
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I am angry with myself.
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I hate what I have done to
my family and friends,
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dragging them through
my own private hell.
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It's not fair
and it's got to stop.
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>> Lauren: You do not
need to worry about us.
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You need to focus your energy on
you and your recovery.
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>> Nikki: I know.
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It is my battle. It's my fight.
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I have to face this on my own
without dragging
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other people into it.
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>> Lauren: That is way too
big a burden to bear.
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You should not be shouldering
this by yourself.
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I wouldn't want that for my son
and I certainly
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don't want it for you.
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>> Nikki: Lauren, I've got this.
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I am managing very well and
you'll be happy to know
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that I haven't had another drink
since you came to my rescue
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the other night.
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>> Lauren: Well,
that's wonderful to hear.
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But now the hard part starts.
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You are winning the day-to-day
battle, but the war isn't over.
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>> Nikki: Believe me,
I am well aware of that.
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I just have to keep fighting.
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>> Lauren: And what about
an AA sponsor to help you
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through the rough times?
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You know, Seth is fighting
for his own sobriety and
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he is losing the battle,
so you cannot rely on him.
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And that is why
I thought about Jack.
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He certainly understands
the trauma of addiction and--
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and what it takes
to overcome that.
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Plus, he adores you.
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He will do anything possible
to help you through this.
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>> Nikki: Yeah. But yet again,
I would be dragging a dear
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friend into my chaos.
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>> Lauren: A dear friend
cannot be dragged.
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A dear friend stands by your
side and fights along with you.
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There is no guilt
and shame here.
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This was not of your making.
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This was forced on you.
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>> Nikki: And that just makes it
even more infuriating.
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>> Lauren: I know.
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But Jack knows you almost as
much as Victor does.
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And remember, he needed help for
his recovery in the past
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and I'm sure that he would
want to pay that forward,
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especially for you.
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That's who is.
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>> Nikki: Well,
I can't argue with that.
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There's just one thing.
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>> Lauren: What's that?
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>> Nikki: Well, turning
to Jack might compound my issues
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and lead to another.
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Victor.
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>> Cole: Well, as far as Claire
is concerned, I try not to get
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too far ahead of myself.
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It's step by step,
moment to moment.
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You know, I just try to do
everything I can to provide
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the kind of care and
treatment that she needs.
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>> Victor: Mm. I understand.
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But now, what about you?
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What about your life,
your career?
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Are you putting it all on hold
the way Victoria intends to do?
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>> Cole: Well, actually, I've
uh, been on a sabbatical from my
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teaching to work on my book,
so there's really no urgency for
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me to return to Oxford.
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You know, I can write anytime,
anywhere, whenever I want,
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basically.
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So, there's no urgency there,
but there is with Claire.
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She needs me here and
she needs me now.
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>> Victor: Has she said as much?
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>> Cole: She doesn't have to.
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If she needs me by her side,
I'm there.
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If she prefers to keep me
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I mean, whatever happens,
Victor, I plan on being a part
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of my daughter's life.
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>> Victor: So, in other words,
you are planning to move
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back to Genoa City?
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>> Cole: For the time being.
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So, what about you?
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What steps do you plan to take?
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>> Victoria: I hope that you
don't mind that I'm here.
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Um, I know that you asked to be
left alone, but I wanted to
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check on you after our trip.
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>> Claire: Okay.
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>> Victoria: I'm really proud
of you.
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I know that, uh,
it must have been very
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emotional seeing your aunt.
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It couldn't have been easy
confronting her again.
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I know the reason that you
wanted to see her in the first
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place is because you were hoping
to find some sort of resolution.
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To be able to speak your peace.
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Am I wrong in thinking
that you achieved your goal?
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>> Claire: There was a moment
when I first saw her sitting
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there as a prisoner
that I felt relieved.
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Like justice was being served
and I was at least a little bit
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in control of my own life.
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Maybe it was the end of
something and the start
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of something new.
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I could just focus on the work
with my therapy team.
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But now...
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>> Victoria: Now?
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>> Claire: I'm not so sure.
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I know the worst of it's
behind me, but
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there's still so much to do.
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It scares me.
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>> Victoria: Have you talked to
your therapist about this?
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>> Claire: They just call me
brave and remind me that
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the damage took years to create.
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It's like a cancer
that we have to treat.
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We have to replace it with
healthy thoughts and behaviors
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and the healing process won't
take place overnight.
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>> Victoria: Well,
that's exactly right.
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I mean,
you're rebuilding your life.
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You're-- you're starting from
scratch. You're creating
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a new you.
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You're deciding who
you are and what your
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place is in this world.
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And you're doing so well.
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I mean,
look at all of the progress
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that you've made so far.
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You've confronted your aunt, you
see her for who she really is.
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You know now
that you can thrive,
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you can survive without her.
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That's a really, really big
step in your healing
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and in your recovery.
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>> Claire: If I can heal,
if I can get better, yeah.
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Yeah, maybe they'll
let me out of here.
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But even if they do,
what happens to me then?
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>> Victoria: Well, when you heal
and when you get better,
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then we get out of here,
then we'll just take it slowly.
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We'll-- we'll go at your pace.
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We'll get to know each other and
then you can decide if you
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want to be a part of our family.
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>> Claire: But I already
know all about the Newmans.
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I practically spent my entire
life researching and preparing
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to pull off Jordan's plan.
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I saw a lot working for Nikki.
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You guys all hold some
pretty terrible grudges
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against each other.
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>> Victoria: Not all of us.
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>> Claire: Cold and spiteful.
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And even worse with strangers.
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>> Victoria: Well, look,
maybe, um, in some instances,
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maybe that's true,
but you'll just have to find out
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for yourself firsthand,
up close and personal.
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Not through the internet or
the news or worse, through your
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aunt's warped perspective.
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I mean, then you'll see for
yourself how loyal and
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loving and kind we can be.
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I mean, at least you'll get to
decide that on your own,
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based on your own opinion and
not someone else's opinion.
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>> Claire: Are you saying I'd be
part of the Newman family?
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>> Victoria: If you want.
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I mean, of course,
it's your decision, but
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that would be my hope.
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>> Claire: What about my dad?
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Would he be part
of my new life too?
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>> Victor: Now Cole,
I don't need to remind you
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that you've been away from
this town for quite a few years,
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all right?
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A lot of things have happened,
you know?
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>> Cole: Yeah,
I'm sure it has and a lot's
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happened with me as well.
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>> Victor: I bet it has.
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In fact,
I know about some of it.
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>> Cole: Well, I'm sure that
you've got a solid report on me
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over the last couple of decades,
but if you want a more personal
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rundown, I'm happy to share.
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>> Victor: Not necessary.
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>> Cole: Victor, there's nothing
in my past that you need
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to be worried about.
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My only focus is just to be here
and help my daughter and
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Victoria through all of this.
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>> Victor: I understand.
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But I want to remind you that
you have not raised a child.
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Are you ready now for
this responsibility?
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>> Cole: Claire was taken from
me just like she was Victoria.
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And at the hands of my mother
and her sister.
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Her spirit has been crushed from
the day she was born, Victor.
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And I have no choice but to
do whatever I can to try to help
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heal the hurt and the pain.
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>> Victor: Cole, I understand
your feelings and I empathize.
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But let me make one thing clear.
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As much as you're concerned
about your daughter,
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I am concerned about mine.
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And nothing and no one will take
precedence over her well-being.
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>> Tucker: I have no intention
of damaging Chancellor-Winters.
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Devon's my son and
Dominic's my grandson,
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so I don't want to
destroy their legacy.
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>> Billy: Look anything,
frankly, everything you say,
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we take with a grain of salt.
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And far be it for me to tell you
what to do with your company,
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but if you do wanna
turn Glissade into a powerhouse,
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why don't you do it from Paris.
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>> Tucker: Good to see you, son.
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>> Ashley: Hey, uh, could I talk
to you for a minute, please?
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>> Tucker: I can't imagine
what we have left to say
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to each other, but okay.
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You want to go to my room?
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>> Ashley: No, I don't.
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You think you're gonna
be more convincing in your room?
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>> Tucker: It's a private
place to speak, Ashley.
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What's the issue with that?
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>> Ashley: We're talking just
fine here.
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>> Tucker: We got
a bit of an audience.
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And you know that nothing went
down in Paris the way you say.
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So, what are we doing here?
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>> Ashley: Follow me, please.
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>> Lauren: You're the
priority here.
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Not Victor's reaction
to your choice of sponsor.
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>> Nikki: Well, I doubt Victor
would be very pleased if
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I turned to Jack of all people.
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>> Lauren: I know the rivalry is
legendary and goes back decades,
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but at the end of the day,
doesn't Victor just want
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what's best for you?
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>> Nikki: I think he would
rather be the one to fill
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that place for me if he can.
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>> Lauren: But he can't.
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You need a sponsor
who understands what
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you're going through.
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Who's been through it
and beaten it.
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You need a real sponsor,
not just love and affection.
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And you need that person
right now.
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So, is your only issue with Jack
how Victor is going to respond?
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>> Nikki: Well,
it's a valid concern.
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Although Jack does understand
the loneliness of addiction.
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He's been part of my life
for so long.
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I mean, he's seen me
at my best and my worst.
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Sober and not sober.
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>> Lauren: And Victor has too.
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I would let him in
as much as you want.
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But you need a knowledgeable,
experienced AA member
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who is currently sober.
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>> Nikki: True. True.
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But how do I let Jack
in instead of my husband?
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>> Lauren: Nikki,
I don't think you're giving
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Victor enough credit.
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He loves you and all he wants is
your complete recovery.
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And if Jack is instrumental
in that--
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>> Nikki: It would hurt Victor's
feelings if he knew that
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I turned to Jack for support.
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I don't know, I think
I would be better off if
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I did that privately.
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>> Lauren: Oh, I don't think
starting this with a secret
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is your best option.
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>> Victor: My goodness,
Lauren Fenmore.
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I haven't seen you forever.
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Two friends chatting
with each other.
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How nice is that?
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>> Victoria: I know
he wants to, Claire.
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Your dad definitely wants
to be a part of your life.
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We both do.
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>> Claire: Like a family?
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After everything I've done?
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>> Victoria: Can you do
something for me, please?
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Can you start seeing what you've
done in terms of what
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your aunt did to you? Because
that's how Cole and I see it.
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He's a really good man.
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He would have been
a wonderful father.
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We were just heartbroken
when we thought we'd lost you.
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You know, we never
got the chance to be the--
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the parents that we wanted
to be to you.
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Maybe we can do that now?
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>> Claire: You'll be
good parents.
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But what about me?
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Do I even know how to
be someone's daughter?
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>> Victoria: You know, maybe you
can start thinking about when
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and-- and not if you'll recover.
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I mean, you're gonna get better,
you're gonna get out of here.
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>> Claire: What makes you
so sure?
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>> Victoria: I'm sure because
I see you working towards
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a goal.
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It's not impossible.
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And I hope that you'll let
us help you get there. Please.
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Please, Claire, please.
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Give me and my family
a chance to make up for the time
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that we lost with you.
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Let us help you find your
place in this world. Please.
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>> Claire: I'm so afraid.
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>> Victoria: I know
you're afraid.
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Of course, you are.
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It's a frightening leap of faith
that you have to take.
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But you've come so far
already and I'm not
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gonna let you give up.
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I'm right here for you.
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You can lean on me.
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>> Victoria: Claire,
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this is what family's about.
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Just being there for each other,
through the good and the bad.
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>> Claire: I should probably get
ready for my next session.
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>> Victoria: Yeah, of course.
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I'll go.
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I hope this means that, um,
Cole and I can--
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can we continue to visit you?
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That's all that I want.
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Okay, I'll go. I'll go.
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But um, just call me if you need
anything, anything at all, okay?
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Okay.
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>> Nikki: I was just
thanking Lauren for being
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so wonderfully supportive.
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>> Lauren: I told her she
didn't need to thank me.
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I was just doing what
any friend would.
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>> Nikki: A good friend.
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So, what brings you by?
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I thought you had a meeting.
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>> Victor: It ended
sooner than I thought and I was
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going to take you to lunch.
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>> Nikki: Oh.
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>> Victor: Yeah.
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>> Nikki: Well, I'd love to.
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>> Victor: Won't you join us?
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>> Lauren: Oh, I'm sorry,
I need to pass.
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Work calls.
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>> Victor: Okay.
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Now, meanwhile, I want to
thank you for continuing
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to be a friend to my wife.
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>> Lauren: Well, your
wife is a very impressive woman.
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Strong and committed.
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I can't help but admire her.
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>> Billy: Well, that was a
frosty reception for dear
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old dad.
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You weren't kidding when you
said that you cut him out.
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>> Devon: No, I don't kid
about stuff like that.
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>> Billy: And do you buy
his claim that he's no
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longer seeking revenge?
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>> Devon: No,
not even a little bit.
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I've been burned way too many
times making that mistake.
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I think that we definitely
need to stay on guard when
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it comes to the company
because I'm sure he's just
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waiting for us to lose focus.
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>> Billy: I agree.
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I'm glad we're on the same page.
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>> Devon: Yeah.
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>> Billy: Just wish
I knew for sure my sister
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was on the same page.
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>> Devon: Would you like
to go check on Ashley?
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>> Billy: Ooh, I would love
to defend my sister against him,
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but I know my sister
and she would not want
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me to be involved.
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She likes to handle
things on her own.
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>> Devon: Just like
her daughter.
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>> Billy: I just hope
she's telling him to go to hell
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right now and for good.
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>> Tucker: Too bad
the bar isn't open.
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I could use a drink.
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>> Ashley: I need you to
stop with these mind games.
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I'm not playing.
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This is not a joke to me.
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You need-- you need to admit
what happened in Paris
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that day and you need
to admit it right now.
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>> Tucker: Who's really
playing games here, Ashley?
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This fantasy that you
have created about what happened
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between us simply is not true.
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>> Ashley: We both know Tucker,
what happened that day.
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>> Tucker: No, what I know is
for some reason, in order to
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justify breaking away from me,
you have created this fake--
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>> Ashley: Why?
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Why would I do that?
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>> Tucker: That's my question.
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Why?
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I realize that I am far from
a perfect man, Ashley.
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00:24:30,535 --> 00:24:35,006
Maybe imperfect does not even
begin to scratch the surface.
499
00:24:35,073 --> 00:24:37,442
But why?
500
00:24:37,509 --> 00:24:41,546
Why the need for this fiction
that makes me out to
501
00:24:41,613 --> 00:24:44,983
be some kind of monster?
502
00:24:45,050 --> 00:24:48,486
I think maybe you need to
come to terms with--
503
00:24:48,553 --> 00:24:50,255
>> Ashley: Say it!
504
00:24:50,322 --> 00:25:00,498
>> Tucker: You have
a problem with commitment.
505
00:25:00,565 --> 00:25:02,834
You say you fell back in
love with me, right?
506
00:25:02,901 --> 00:25:03,835
>> Ashley: Yeah.
507
00:25:03,902 --> 00:25:05,370
>> Tucker: Well, I believe you.
508
00:25:05,437 --> 00:25:09,641
When we stood at the altar,
I believed you.
509
00:25:09,708 --> 00:25:16,414
But I think for some reason, it
just scared the hell out of you.
510
00:25:16,481 --> 00:25:18,817
It's just too dangerous.
511
00:25:18,884 --> 00:25:23,088
What if I break
your heart again, right?
512
00:25:23,154 --> 00:25:30,462
I think when things get a little
too real, you figure a way out.
513
00:25:30,528 --> 00:25:32,964
And what we had was real.
514
00:25:40,839 --> 00:25:43,008
>> Lauren: I'm sorry just to
stop by.
515
00:25:43,074 --> 00:25:43,909
Is now a bad time?
516
00:25:43,975 --> 00:25:44,876
>> Jack: No. Go ahead.
517
00:25:44,943 --> 00:25:45,777
Come on in, please.
518
00:25:45,844 --> 00:25:47,913
>> Lauren: I just came
from seeing Nikki.
519
00:25:47,979 --> 00:25:49,781
She insisted on seeing me.
520
00:25:49,848 --> 00:25:51,716
>> Jack: Okay, I have
an apology to make.
521
00:25:51,783 --> 00:25:54,619
I tried very hard to cover
and keep you out of it,
522
00:25:54,686 --> 00:25:57,522
but Nikki was already convinced
that you had spilled the beans
523
00:25:57,589 --> 00:25:59,624
and she wasn't going
to let me off the hook
524
00:25:59,691 --> 00:26:00,759
until I confirmed it.
525
00:26:00,825 --> 00:26:02,827
>> Lauren: I understand
and she understands.
526
00:26:02,894 --> 00:26:04,696
She does not blame
either one of us.
527
00:26:04,763 --> 00:26:05,864
>> Jack: Well, that's good.
528
00:26:05,931 --> 00:26:09,234
Maybe that means she
accepts that we have her
529
00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:11,036
best interests at heart,
Even if she's reluctant
530
00:26:11,102 --> 00:26:12,003
to accept my help.
531
00:26:12,070 --> 00:26:14,739
>> Lauren: Well, please
don't give up on that
532
00:26:14,806 --> 00:26:17,809
because whatever you said to her
hit home on some level.
533
00:26:17,876 --> 00:26:20,312
I think she's starting
to come around.
534
00:26:20,378 --> 00:26:23,415
It's sinking in how valuable
it would be to turn to you.
535
00:26:23,481 --> 00:26:24,616
>> Jack: You really think?
536
00:26:24,683 --> 00:26:25,750
>> Lauren: Yes.
537
00:26:25,817 --> 00:26:29,120
She actually acknowledged how
important it would be for
538
00:26:29,187 --> 00:26:31,022
a friend to be her sponsor.
539
00:26:31,089 --> 00:26:33,792
I mean, someone who knows her,
someone who understands
540
00:26:33,858 --> 00:26:35,226
the battle of sobriety.
541
00:26:35,293 --> 00:26:38,063
>> Jack: Trust is the key
to the whole thing.
542
00:26:38,129 --> 00:26:41,366
Nikki knows she can always trust
me and she knows I have
543
00:26:41,433 --> 00:26:42,801
the utmost faith in her.
544
00:26:42,867 --> 00:26:45,837
>> Lauren: Right and you also
know what's at stake for her.
545
00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:52,444
I can't think of anyone
better to fill the role.
546
00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:56,348
>> Victor: My sweetheart,
it is so nice to have lunch
547
00:26:56,414 --> 00:26:57,949
with my beautiful wife.
548
00:26:58,016 --> 00:27:01,953
>> Nikki: Well, I hope you
weren't worried about me.
549
00:27:02,020 --> 00:27:09,094
>> Victor: Well, I'm always
concerned about you.
550
00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:14,165
But I'm mostly concerned at
the moment about our daughter.
551
00:27:14,232 --> 00:27:16,167
>> Nikki: Has something
happened with Victoria?
552
00:27:16,234 --> 00:27:20,472
>> Victor: No, but she's
gone through a lot.
553
00:27:20,538 --> 00:27:25,643
That's why I insisted on having
a talk with Cole Howard.
554
00:27:25,710 --> 00:27:27,746
>> Nikki: Well,
I hope you didn't try to
555
00:27:27,812 --> 00:27:29,147
pressure him in any way.
556
00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:31,116
They're trying to get through
this thing with Claire.
557
00:27:31,182 --> 00:27:32,917
>> Victor: I know.
558
00:27:32,984 --> 00:27:35,120
I just want to know
from him what his plans
559
00:27:35,186 --> 00:27:36,688
were moving forward.
560
00:27:36,755 --> 00:27:40,525
>> Nikki: And what did he say?
561
00:27:40,592 --> 00:27:44,362
>> Victor: He said he wanted
to get to know his daughter.
562
00:27:44,429 --> 00:27:46,031
>> Nikki: Well,
that's a good thing.
563
00:27:46,097 --> 00:27:50,935
>> Victor: Well, kind of strange
to know that Eve Howard's son is
564
00:27:51,002 --> 00:27:53,738
moving back into this town.
565
00:27:53,805 --> 00:27:55,240
>> Nikki: Hm.
566
00:27:55,306 --> 00:27:57,475
Brings up so many memories.
567
00:27:57,542 --> 00:27:59,544
The hell Eve put us through.
568
00:27:59,611 --> 00:28:03,782
>> Victor: Remember how
she insisted that he was my son?
569
00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:05,683
Which, of course,
was total nonsense.
570
00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:07,585
>> Nikki: That woman
was pure evil.
571
00:28:07,652 --> 00:28:08,520
>> Victor: Yeah.
572
00:28:08,586 --> 00:28:10,455
When I asked him what
his plans were, he was
573
00:28:10,522 --> 00:28:12,223
kind of vague, you know?
574
00:28:12,290 --> 00:28:13,958
>> Nikki: How so?
575
00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:17,595
>> Victor: He said he wanted to
get to know his daughter, but
576
00:28:17,662 --> 00:28:21,900
I said are you moving back
into Genoa City or what?
577
00:28:21,966 --> 00:28:24,202
>> Nikki: Well, I would
imagine that would depend
578
00:28:24,269 --> 00:28:26,204
on Claire's recovery.
579
00:28:26,271 --> 00:28:29,507
That could play out
any number of ways.
580
00:28:29,574 --> 00:28:31,709
>> Victor: But you know what
it also would mean, right?
581
00:28:31,776 --> 00:28:35,413
That he would be close
to Victoria again.
582
00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,415
>> Nikki: And you're
worried about that?
583
00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:39,451
>> Victor: I'm very worried
about that, sweetheart.
584
00:28:39,517 --> 00:28:41,486
She has gone through a lot.
585
00:28:41,553 --> 00:28:48,726
I don't want her to go through
more emotional turmoil.
586
00:28:48,793 --> 00:28:52,764
>> Victoria: Our daughter
is-- She's scared, Cole.
587
00:28:52,831 --> 00:28:55,700
I think she's overwhelmed by
the time and the work that
588
00:28:55,767 --> 00:28:57,969
it's gonna take for her to heal.
589
00:28:58,036 --> 00:29:00,772
>> Cole: But she-- she
knows it's gonna happen?
590
00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:04,676
>> Victoria: You know, for
the first time, I could actually
591
00:29:04,742 --> 00:29:06,978
see some hope in her eyes.
592
00:29:07,045 --> 00:29:14,419
Like, um, like she could see
that there was a path forward.
593
00:29:14,486 --> 00:29:17,055
>> Cole: That's wonderful.
594
00:29:17,122 --> 00:29:18,556
I mean, Vic, she can do this.
595
00:29:18,623 --> 00:29:20,125
>> Victoria: Yeah.
596
00:29:20,191 --> 00:29:22,994
>> Cole: If she just lets
us help her, maybe it'll
597
00:29:23,061 --> 00:29:24,863
happen all that much sooner.
598
00:29:24,929 --> 00:29:27,699
>> Victoria: Well,
that's the amazing part.
599
00:29:27,765 --> 00:29:34,939
I actually said the exact same
thing to her and
600
00:29:35,006 --> 00:29:37,041
she hugged me.
601
00:29:37,108 --> 00:29:38,776
Can you believe it?
602
00:29:38,843 --> 00:29:40,645
>> Cole: That's amazing.
603
00:29:40,712 --> 00:29:43,314
>> Victoria: I know.
604
00:29:43,381 --> 00:29:44,482
>> Cole: Oh, my gosh.
605
00:29:44,549 --> 00:29:47,719
She's just been so unreachable
and-- and distant,
606
00:29:47,785 --> 00:29:49,487
you know, up until now.
607
00:29:49,554 --> 00:29:53,358
>> Victoria: Holding our
daughter in my arms, I-- I could
608
00:29:53,424 --> 00:30:00,765
just feel the 20-plus years of
absence and-- and just longing.
609
00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:06,471
I know-- I know she's an adult
now, but she's just so fragile.
610
00:30:06,538 --> 00:30:09,174
And she just so desperately
wants her parents' love
611
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,176
and support.
612
00:30:11,242 --> 00:30:13,945
>> Cole: She didn't have it for
a lifetime because of Jordan.
613
00:30:14,012 --> 00:30:18,983
Listen, what our daughter needs
is reassurance and affection.
614
00:30:19,050 --> 00:30:21,553
As much as we can give her.
615
00:30:21,619 --> 00:30:22,887
>> Victoria: Yeah.
616
00:30:22,954 --> 00:30:24,355
You know, it's crazy.
617
00:30:24,422 --> 00:30:29,027
It's like for the first time,
I-- I truly feel like we're
618
00:30:29,093 --> 00:30:32,130
gonna get our daughter back.
619
00:30:38,036 --> 00:30:39,370
>> Nikki: Darling,
I think you're getting
620
00:30:39,437 --> 00:30:40,171
ahead of yourself.
621
00:30:40,238 --> 00:30:43,208
>> Victor: No.
622
00:30:43,274 --> 00:30:46,578
>> Nikki: Claire is what
Victoria is focusing on
623
00:30:46,644 --> 00:30:47,779
right now.
624
00:30:47,845 --> 00:30:50,782
Now, if you are worried that she
and Cole will rekindle their
625
00:30:50,848 --> 00:30:52,917
romance, I really don't think
that's going to happen.
626
00:30:52,984 --> 00:30:54,852
>> Victor: Sweetheart,
do I need to remind you that
627
00:30:54,919 --> 00:30:56,654
they were once very much
in love with each other?
628
00:30:56,721 --> 00:30:57,855
>> Nikki: Yes.
629
00:30:57,922 --> 00:31:01,059
And they broke up and that was
even before the baby was born.
630
00:31:01,125 --> 00:31:04,829
So, don't worry that they're
going to suddenly fall in love
631
00:31:04,896 --> 00:31:06,431
again after all these years.
632
00:31:06,497 --> 00:31:07,665
>> Victor: But wait a minute.
633
00:31:07,732 --> 00:31:10,468
What if they suddenly
decide that they want to provide
634
00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:11,936
a family life for Claire?
635
00:31:12,003 --> 00:31:14,739
One that she has never had?
636
00:31:14,806 --> 00:31:18,743
>> Nikki: Well, I suppose
that is a possibility,
637
00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:20,878
but I still think you're
getting ahead of yourself.
638
00:31:20,945 --> 00:31:22,380
>> Victor: No, I'm not.
639
00:31:22,447 --> 00:31:25,783
Think of what Victoria has
been through the last few years.
640
00:31:25,850 --> 00:31:29,254
How many doomed relationships
she was involved with?
641
00:31:29,320 --> 00:31:32,190
What if this is another one?
642
00:31:32,257 --> 00:31:35,693
>> Cole: Finally there's some
light at the end of this tunnel.
643
00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:39,697
You-- you connected with
our daughter. That's--
644
00:31:39,764 --> 00:31:40,865
that's amazing.
645
00:31:40,932 --> 00:31:44,836
I mean, even if it was just for
a minute, she let you in.
646
00:31:44,902 --> 00:31:48,239
I have to admit, I am
so jealous right now.
647
00:31:48,306 --> 00:31:50,208
I just wish
I could have been there.
648
00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:51,943
>> Victoria: Well,
you will, next time.
649
00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:53,578
She's gonna let us come back.
650
00:31:53,645 --> 00:31:55,980
>> Cole: I mean, think about
it. Just a week ago,
651
00:31:56,047 --> 00:31:57,815
she's pushing us out
of her life
652
00:31:57,882 --> 00:32:00,118
and now she's hugging you?
653
00:32:00,184 --> 00:32:03,421
That's incredible progress.
654
00:32:03,488 --> 00:32:07,558
You know, I just wish that
everyone was so positive
655
00:32:07,625 --> 00:32:08,826
and hopeful, you know?
656
00:32:08,893 --> 00:32:10,328
>> Victoria: What? Why?
657
00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:11,696
What-- what happened?
658
00:32:11,763 --> 00:32:13,631
>> Cole: Well, your father.
659
00:32:13,698 --> 00:32:16,534
He-- he invited me to
the ranch for a meeting.
660
00:32:16,601 --> 00:32:17,502
>> Victoria: Oh.
661
00:32:17,568 --> 00:32:21,039
Oh, yes,
I should have seen that coming.
662
00:32:21,105 --> 00:32:23,541
He can never manage to stay
out of his kid's lives.
663
00:32:23,608 --> 00:32:27,045
He always has to intervene under
the guise of being protective.
664
00:32:27,111 --> 00:32:29,747
Overprotective is what I say.
665
00:32:29,814 --> 00:32:30,748
>> Cole: Hm.
666
00:32:30,815 --> 00:32:33,017
Well, it hasn't changed
in all these years.
667
00:32:33,084 --> 00:32:35,353
>> Victoria: I desperately love
him, but he can be
668
00:32:35,420 --> 00:32:36,821
very maddening.
669
00:32:36,888 --> 00:32:38,256
So, what did he want?
670
00:32:38,323 --> 00:32:42,260
>> Cole: He had some
questions regarding, um,
671
00:32:42,327 --> 00:32:45,063
my future plans uh, with Claire.
672
00:32:45,129 --> 00:32:46,864
>> Victoria: Oh, of course.
673
00:32:46,931 --> 00:32:49,300
>> Cole: You know,
honestly, it-- it-- it--
674
00:32:49,367 --> 00:32:50,702
it could have gone worse.
675
00:32:50,768 --> 00:32:54,205
And, uh, he seemed to
accept the idea that I'm
676
00:32:54,272 --> 00:32:55,873
gonna be staying around a while.
677
00:32:55,940 --> 00:32:58,309
>> Victoria: Well,
at least that's something.
678
00:32:58,376 --> 00:33:01,145
>> Cole: Yeah. And
also too, he seems
679
00:33:01,212 --> 00:33:04,515
to be more open to Claire,
you know, which is
680
00:33:04,582 --> 00:33:06,084
a really big deal for him.
681
00:33:06,150 --> 00:33:09,153
And he even talked about
taking steps of including
682
00:33:09,220 --> 00:33:11,389
her in the family.
683
00:33:11,456 --> 00:33:13,024
>> Victoria: Really?
684
00:33:13,091 --> 00:33:14,158
He said that?
685
00:33:14,225 --> 00:33:16,160
>> Cole: Those exact words.
686
00:33:16,227 --> 00:33:19,864
Now, we just have to hope
that Claire is open to it
687
00:33:19,931 --> 00:33:25,837
and then we can start to build
a real relationship with her.
688
00:33:25,903 --> 00:33:30,641
And you know, I-- I sure as heck
never thought I would say it,
689
00:33:30,708 --> 00:33:33,644
but I seem to have something
in common with Victor.
690
00:33:33,711 --> 00:33:38,116
We both feel the need
to protect our daughters.
691
00:33:38,182 --> 00:33:40,151
>> Victoria: We will.
692
00:33:40,218 --> 00:33:46,791
We'll protect--
protect her together.
693
00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:53,297
>> Tucker: I know you
truly love me, Ashley.
694
00:33:53,364 --> 00:33:59,303
But I think it's just--
It's too much for you.
695
00:33:59,370 --> 00:34:03,474
And so you-- you chose
the comfort of the Abbotts.
696
00:34:03,541 --> 00:34:05,410
>> Ashley: I was never choosing.
697
00:34:05,476 --> 00:34:06,611
Why can't you understand that?
698
00:34:06,677 --> 00:34:09,614
>> Tucker: What do you
want me to understand?
699
00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:11,048
I think you had to save face.
700
00:34:11,115 --> 00:34:15,353
You-- you-- you feel like you
have to cover up your
701
00:34:15,420 --> 00:34:18,423
inability to commit to me
by convincing yourself
702
00:34:18,489 --> 00:34:19,624
that it was all my fault.
703
00:34:19,690 --> 00:34:20,625
>> Ashley: Okay.
704
00:34:20,691 --> 00:34:21,826
>> Tucker: No really.
705
00:34:21,893 --> 00:34:26,130
You have to make me the bad guy.
706
00:34:26,197 --> 00:34:28,733
>> Ashley: I see, listen
you can totally concoct
707
00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,270
this entire scenario,
so you know.
708
00:34:32,336 --> 00:34:34,639
>> Tucker: No, I was a fool to
believe that I could
709
00:34:34,705 --> 00:34:35,873
compete with the Abbotts anyway.
710
00:34:35,940 --> 00:34:37,608
It's obvious that will
always be the case.
711
00:34:37,675 --> 00:34:39,010
>> Ashley: Ah, yeah.
712
00:34:39,076 --> 00:34:40,812
Shucks.
713
00:34:40,878 --> 00:34:43,614
And here we go,
psychoanalyzing me again.
714
00:34:43,681 --> 00:34:46,951
>> Tucker: Yeah.
715
00:34:47,018 --> 00:34:48,886
Sorry.
716
00:34:48,953 --> 00:34:51,622
But this is why you've
never been able to
717
00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:52,857
maintain a relationship.
718
00:34:52,924 --> 00:34:55,860
You-- you-- When things get
too real, you just--
719
00:34:55,927 --> 00:35:00,031
You run away
to the comfort of your family.
720
00:35:00,097 --> 00:35:05,970
>> Ashley: Okay. Well,
you think you know me,
721
00:35:06,037 --> 00:35:09,407
but you don't.
722
00:35:09,474 --> 00:35:14,545
>> Tucker: Okay. Well...
723
00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:17,682
>> Ashley: Go.
724
00:35:17,748 --> 00:35:22,186
>> Tucker: Ashley,
you could have such
725
00:35:22,253 --> 00:35:26,057
an incredible life,
but that life will always be out
726
00:35:26,123 --> 00:35:30,194
of reach for you because you'll
never let yourself have it.
727
00:35:44,742 --> 00:35:47,011
>> Announcer: Next week on
The Young and the Restless.
728
00:35:47,078 --> 00:35:49,347
>> Traci: There's your version,
there's his version--
729
00:35:49,413 --> 00:35:50,815
>> Ashley: And then
there's the truth.
730
00:35:50,882 --> 00:35:51,549
>> Traci: The truth.
731
00:35:51,616 --> 00:35:52,383
That's right.
732
00:35:52,450 --> 00:35:54,652
So, how can we get
closer to the facts?
733
00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:56,420
>> Ashley: I know of a way.
734
00:35:56,487 --> 00:35:59,790
>> Heather: Is a future with
Lily still what you want?
735
00:35:59,857 --> 00:36:02,026
>> Daniel: You know,
I'm not sure.
736
00:36:02,093 --> 00:36:04,161
>> Jordan: Claire?
737
00:36:04,228 --> 00:36:07,632
Claire. Don't hang up. Please.
738
00:36:17,942 --> 00:36:20,945
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