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>> Chance: Hey.
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You got a second?
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>> Billy: Yeah, let me just
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finish this up.
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Okay, good to go.
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Um, what's going on?
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>> Chance: Is it true,
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what I just heard?
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Daniel Romalotti was let go?
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>> Billy: Yeah, I'm afraid that
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is true. And Heather Stevens
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was let go as well.
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>> Chance: What's up with that?
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I never heard any issues about
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Heather's work, and Omega Sphere
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has really taken off.
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>> Billy: Yeah.
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>> Chance: And Daniel almost
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single-handedly created
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our entire gaming division.
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Help me understand why
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this would happen.
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>> Billy: Oh, it wasn't me,
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Chance, believe me.
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And I got no doubt in my mind
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it's not gonna end well.
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>> Devon: So you think there's
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still a place for Billy
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at Chancellor-Winters.
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Even though you're back home
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and there's no real reason for
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him to be at the company
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>> Lily: I think there is a side
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to this that you refuse to see.
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>> Devon: I'm not refusing to
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see anything. I'm just curious,
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'cause you said yourself
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that you can see the tension
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that Billy causes between us.
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And just the other day, you were
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ready to show him the door.
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So I'm wondering what's changed
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and why you're taking his side?
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[ Traci sighs ]
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>> Traci: Ashley, it's me.
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Listen, you went upstairs to
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take a bath, and the next thing
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I find out, you've gone.
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I promise that I--
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I will not tell anybody about
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your memory lapses.
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But we haven't gotten to the
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bottom of what's causing them.
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Please, you need to come home
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so that we can figure that out,
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okay? Please, Ashley.
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[ Traci gasps ]
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>> Jack: Hi.
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>> Traci: Hey, Jack, it's you.
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And Nikki, hello.
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>> Nikki: Hi, Traci.
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>> Traci: Is everything
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all right?
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>> Jack: It will be.
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Uh, how about you?
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How are things here?
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>> Tucker: I don't wanna waste
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any more time, Audra.
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Life's too precious.
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And you are--
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>> Audra: I--
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I don't know what to say.
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>> Tucker: Say yes.
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>> Audra: But...
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>> Tucker: Wait, hold on.
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Give me your hand.
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>> Audra: But, Tucker, wait.
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I haven't said yes.
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>> Tucker: Right.
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You haven't said yes because I--
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I missed an obvious step.
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[ chuckles ] Right?
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Gotta do it right.
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>> Audra: Tucker, stop. Um...
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I don't have an answer
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for you yet...
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but I do have questions.
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Why now?
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Why this?
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>> Tucker: Because this is--
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this is what you do when--
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when you realize your life
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will only be complete
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with that--
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that certain person.
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it's part certainty, you know,
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the meant-to-be feeling.
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Uh, part fear that your life
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won't be quite right
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without that person.
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>> Audra: And now you think
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that person is me.
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>> Tucker: Yeah, I think
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I've known for a while.
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Just-- You know me, I'm--
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I'm the master of
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getting in my own way.
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I mean, you are, Audra...
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the sun, you know?
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You're the... [ laughs ]
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...the moon, the stars.
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>> Audra: Yeah, um,
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I don't need some poetic aria
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about our magical connection.
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What I need to know is,
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what's the catch?
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>> Nikki: I can leave if you and
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Traci need to speak privately.
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>> Jack: No, no, no.
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You shouldn't go anywhere right
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now. I assume, Traci, this about
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what we discussed? Any changes?
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>> Traci: Yes.
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Ashley came home after you left.
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>> Jack: Well, that's great.
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There you are. She's fine.
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No reason to worry.
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[ Traci sighs ]
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>> Traci: Well, that's not
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entirely true. I would've
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reacted the same way if it was
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you that was out all night.
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>> Jack: Point taken,
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but all is well now?
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Is there something else
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that's bothering you?
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>> Traci: Uh, we'll just talk
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about this later. Okay? I have
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some errands I have to run,
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so I will leave you to it.
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Nikki, it's good to see you.
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>> Nikki: Good to see you.
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>> Traci: Please take care.
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>> Nikki: Thank you.
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Traci is keeping something
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to herself, and I'm afraid
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my being here kept her
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from telling you what it is.
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>> Chance: But why would we
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suddenly fire both of them,
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as far as I can tell,
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without cause?
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>> Billy: Like I said,
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it wasn't me.
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This was Devon and Lily.
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It was their decision.
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>> Chance: So what's gonna
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happen to the gaming platform
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without Daniel?
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>> Billy: To Omega Sphere?
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I have no idea.
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>> Chance: Okay. So, two key
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people were fired and you were
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not in the loop. Yeah. I take it
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Lily's return has not eased the
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tension between you and Devon.
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>> Billy: No, not at all.
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And she's united with Devon,
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and I'm sure Nate's gonna
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follow suit.
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Mamie, she's got her own agenda.
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But I'm here, and I'm in
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for the long haul, and I'll do
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everything I can to mitigate.
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But the truth is, I'm committed
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to making sure that Jill's
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vision is taken care of here.
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>> Chance: So, Lily's back,
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you're locked in, and what?
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Things are getting worse?
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There's more conflict,
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there's more disagreement
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on major issues?
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>> Billy: Look, Chance,
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I get it, you think that
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all this in-fighting, it's--
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it's petty. I understand that.
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But the truth is, it's not.
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>> Chance: Really?
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How do you figure that?
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>> Billy: Because there's a lot
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going on right now, okay? And
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if we don't find a replacement
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for Daniel, there's some
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tough decisions that are
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gonna have to be made.
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>> Chance: How tough we talking?
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>> Billy: Like downsizing
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the entire gaming division.
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>> Chance: Yeah.
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>> Billy: Firing a bunch of
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really good people that don't
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deserve it that we hired to
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execute Daniel's vision. That's
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a lot of pink slips right there.
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>> Chance: Mm-hmm.
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More trouble?
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>> Lily: I am not taking
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Billy's side. I'm being logical.
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That is all.
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>> Devon: If that were the case,
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then you would see that it's
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counterproductive to have Billy
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back at Chancellor-Winters
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in the first place. Okay?
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He was brought in to replace
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you, or to fill in while you
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were gone, and you're back.
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>> Lily: Billy wasn't brought in
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just to replace me. I mean,
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Jill was feeling like she was
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being pushed out once Mamie
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came into the picture.
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>> Devon: Okay, so what?
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just 'cause Jill wants someone
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around with her last name?
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>> Lily: Look, I don't like what
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Chancellor-Winters has become,
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okay? It's become this war zone
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where I feel like two sides
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are vying for power.
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>> Devon: I don't think it's all
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that. That's an exaggeration.
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>> Lily: I don't think it is.
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I mean, Jill was feeling
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threatened, right, thinking that
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you and Nate and I were gonna
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go and side with Mamie.
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So she brings in Billy
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and Chance to level
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the playing field.
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>> Devon: Yeah, but keeping
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Billy there, it doesn't level
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anything, really.
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>> Lily: If we get rid of Billy,
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it is gonna prove to Jill
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that she had a right to worry,
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and I think that's
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the wrong move. It is one
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I am not willing to make.
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>> Devon: Listen, I completely
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get that you feel a sense
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of loyalty to Jill. I do.
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>> Lily: Yeah, of course I do.
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I mean, she's the one who
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trusted me to run her company.
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I'll never forget that.
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>> Devon: Right, and I'm not
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asking you to forget that
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at all. I'm asking you to look
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at this whole situation
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objectively, 'cause Jill
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is overreacting.
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All right? Regardless of how
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Mamie feels, no one is trying to
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strip her of her power.
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So all the drama that's being
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created around this, it's coming
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from Jill. She is literally
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fueling this war that you see
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of us versus them.
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>> Lily: But if we fire Billy,
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that's gonna exacerbate
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the situation.
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>> Devon: But do you not agree
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that Jill's being paranoid?
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'Cause Mamie only owns
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a minority stake in the company.
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Nothing can happen to Jill
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unless we let it happen,
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and Jill doesn't seem
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to understand that.
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>> Lily: Yeah, but Devon,
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we don't wanna add fuel
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to the fire.
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>> Devon: I disagree.
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And this is also why Mamie's
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suggestion of splitting up
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the companies behind the scenes
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makes sense sometimes.
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>> Lily: Oh, is she still
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talking about that?
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>> Devon: Yeah.
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>> Lily: Like, this is what
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I'm talking about, okay?
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Her presence in the company,
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it worries me. Like, her power
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plays are not the vision that
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I have for Chancellor-Winters.
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I don't want things to be
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this way.
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>> Devon: I don't want things
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to be this way either. But I do
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think that we should try and
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come up with another solution
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instead of just throwing out
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the idea altogether
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the way Jill did.
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>> Lily: Oh, something other
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than splitting the company
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in two?
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>> Devon: Yes, out of
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just respect.
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We don't punish our colleagues
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just 'cause we have
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a problem with 'em.
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>> Lily: Are you serious
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right now?
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Did you really just say that
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to me?
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>> Billy: Just let me respond
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to Chelsea real quick.
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Give me a second.
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>> Chance: Yeah.
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>> Billy: Okay. Thanks.
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>> Chance: Hey, I remember you
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saying that Chelsea and Adam
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took Connor out of town and
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there were some issues.
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I don't wanna pry, but...
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you need to talk,
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I'm happy to listen.
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>> Billy: Yeah,
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thank you for that.
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Truth is, I can't say much.
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All I will say is that I feel
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for all three of them.
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Adam included,
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believe it or not.
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>> Chance: Must be serious,
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then.
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>> Billy: Connor's such a good
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kid, but what he's going
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through, it's-- it's tough,
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you know? He went to the
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specialized school 'cause
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he needed a certain amount
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of attention, and now he's
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going somewhere else.
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It's a lot to take on.
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But he has one thing going
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for him, that's for sure.
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>> Chance: Yeah, what's that?
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>> Billy: Chelsea.
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She's so loving.
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So caring, attentive.
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Connor's lucky to have her.
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And she's doing everything
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she can to get him through this.
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>> Chance: I bet she is.
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And you know what?
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Having to take care of her son
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and deal with Adam
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at the same time, I'm sure
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that's more than a handful.
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>> Nikki: If you all are going
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through some kind of
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family issue--
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>> Jack: I can't remember when
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there wasn't some kind of issue
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in the Abbott manse.
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>> Nikki: You're shutting
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me down.
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>> Jack: Because we have to
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talk about your issue.
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Please.
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Let's talk about Society
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and that stranger
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who sent you a vodka.
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>> Nikki: Yeah. Who was that?
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And why would he do
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something like that?
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>> Jack: Because he disappeared,
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we will never know if his
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intentions were benign or not.
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>> Nikki: Well, I am sure
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that Jordan was behind it.
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Having me followed, tempting me
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with alcohol. And we have
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no idea where she is!
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>> Jack: And that's why I took
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you out of there and brought
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you here, to slow things down.
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If Victor saw you right now
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and heard about this man,
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he would go ballistic.
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>> Nikki: Yes, he would.
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But we have no idea if she has
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other partners in crime
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all over town, watching,
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waiting for just the right
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moment to push me over the edge.
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>> Tucker: What makes you think
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there's a catch?
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>> Audra: How could I think
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anything else?
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Look, we've barely been
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together as a couple,
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and already you're--
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you're proposing marriage.
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Who does that?
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>> Tucker: Someone who
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wants to spend the rest
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of his life with you.
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We've been together
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so many years already.
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Maybe not, uh,
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officially, romantically,
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as a couple, but...
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we've shared virtually
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everything else.
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>> Audra: Yeah, but that's not
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the same, and you know it.
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>> Tucker: So is this...
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just about the timing?
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Or about me?
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>> Audra: Of course not.
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I-- I do love you.
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But this...
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I-- I'm sorry, but something
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about all of this just
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doesn't ring true to me.
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It all feels like it's
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a reaction to... something.
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Or someone. Has something
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happened with Ashley?
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[ Tucker groans ]
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Is this a reaction?
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>> Tucker: No!
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>> Audra: Well, it feels like
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you're trying to prove a point.
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>> Tucker: I'm not trying to
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prove a point. This has nothing
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to do with Ashley.
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Why does everything have to do
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with Ashley? It has to do
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with you and me. That's it.
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I love you.
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That's...
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[ laughs ] I mean,
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I want us to be together
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forever.
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>> Lily: Are you accusing me of
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punishing Daniel and Heather
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because I have a problem
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with them?
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>> Devon: No, I'm talking about
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Jill dismissing the idea
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of splitting the companies
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because she doesn't like
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that the idea came from Mamie.
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And I think that it would be
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smart of us to try and come up
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with some kind of solution
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instead of just throwing it
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out the window.
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>> Lily: Okay, well, you also
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wanna cut Billy loose because
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you have a personal problem
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with him.
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>> Devon: You're 100% right.
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Yes, I do. And I also have a lot
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of professional reasons, too.
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>> Lily: Like what?
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>> Devon: Oh, his track record,
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for one. You and I both know
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how many times that guy has
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bounced from company to company.
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He never stays anywhere for
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a long time. He was just getting
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settled at Jabot, and then
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his mom snapped her fingers,
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and he's back with us acting
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like he owns the place.
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>> Lily: No, I mean, that's
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true. He is all over the place
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trying to find himself.
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>> Devon: And how long do you
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think it'll take before he feels
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unfulfilled again and leaves us
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for a second time?
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He can't be trusted to
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maintain commitment.
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Not to our company, not to you,
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not to anybody.
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And given your history, I'm
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a little surprised that you'd
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even wanna work with him at all.
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>> Billy: That's very astute
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of you. And I agree.
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Adam is the biggest hurdle
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in all of this.
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>> Chance: Hey, I get it.
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You know, once upon a time,
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we were close, so I know
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firsthand how he can be.
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>> Billy: That's what I'm
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concerned about.
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In my opinion, he's not
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handling this very well.
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But as a father, I will say
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I sympathize.
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It's not an easy situation.
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But I care about Chelsea.
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And if he could rein it in, even
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just a little bit, I think it'd
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be more helpful for everyone.
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>> Chance: Yeah, it doesn't
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sound like something
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he can pull off.
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>> Billy: Yeah. I wish I could
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go back east and be with
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Chelsea, make sure that she
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feels she's got the support that
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she needs, but the truth is,
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that is only gonna complicate
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matters worse, and, of course,
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defeat the purpose.
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>> Chance: Well, man, I gotta
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say, I admire your logic there,
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and the amazing amount of
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restraint you're showing.
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>> Billy: Logic? Restraint?
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Those are two traits that
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I am not known for.
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>> Audra: Together... forever?
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>> Tucker: It's okay to
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believe me, you know.
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I realize that no one else
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ever takes me at my word, but...
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[ sighs ] You know me
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better than that, right?
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>> Audra: Who else hasn't taken
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you at your word recently?
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>> Tucker: I ran into
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Devon earlier.
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Didn't go well.
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>> Audra: Is that what provoked
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this proposal?
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The lack of having anyone
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to love?
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Or more to the point,
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anyone to love you?
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Are you trying to prove
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something to your son?
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>> Tucker: No.
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Audra, sometimes...
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when we're in bed together
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and you're asleep...
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I memorize that face.
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I try to memorize every inch.
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It gives me so much peace.
572
00:16:34,593 --> 00:16:38,030
It makes me feel like
573
00:16:38,097 --> 00:16:41,300
things make sense.
574
00:16:41,367 --> 00:16:44,603
Devon, um--
575
00:16:44,670 --> 00:16:46,305
Devon said to me,
576
00:16:46,372 --> 00:16:50,943
"Look at you, Tucker.
577
00:16:51,009 --> 00:16:55,013
You're all alone.
578
00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:56,482
You'll always be alone."
579
00:16:56,548 --> 00:16:59,151
And I said to myself,
580
00:16:59,218 --> 00:17:02,287
"He's wrong.
581
00:17:02,354 --> 00:17:06,458
'Cause I got Audra."
582
00:17:06,525 --> 00:17:09,695
Right now, though...
583
00:17:20,205 --> 00:17:21,540
Anyway, I've been thinking
584
00:17:21,607 --> 00:17:23,575
about this for a while,
585
00:17:23,642 --> 00:17:26,044
and, uh,
586
00:17:26,111 --> 00:17:27,279
actually seeing Devon
587
00:17:27,346 --> 00:17:30,983
just reinforced the decision.
588
00:17:31,049 --> 00:17:33,852
[ exhales ] Made me realize
589
00:17:33,919 --> 00:17:36,121
what's important in life.
590
00:17:36,188 --> 00:17:37,523
You.
591
00:17:48,167 --> 00:17:50,135
>> Audra: I'm sorry. Um...
592
00:17:50,202 --> 00:17:52,337
>> Tucker: No, that's okay.
593
00:17:52,404 --> 00:17:53,939
>> Audra: I just can't.
594
00:17:54,006 --> 00:17:55,974
>> Tucker: Hmm.
595
00:17:56,041 --> 00:17:57,176
>> Audra: You know, this just
596
00:17:57,242 --> 00:18:00,712
comes out of nowhere.
597
00:18:00,779 --> 00:18:02,448
And... [ sniffles ]
598
00:18:02,514 --> 00:18:06,518
...what we have is special.
599
00:18:06,585 --> 00:18:08,053
We have chemistry
600
00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:10,789
and excitement.
601
00:18:10,856 --> 00:18:13,659
We speak our own shorthand,
602
00:18:13,725 --> 00:18:15,861
and, um,
603
00:18:15,928 --> 00:18:18,597
we know how each other's
604
00:18:18,664 --> 00:18:23,435
mind thinks, and I just...
605
00:18:23,502 --> 00:18:25,304
But what makes us different
606
00:18:25,370 --> 00:18:27,506
is that our relationship is not
607
00:18:27,573 --> 00:18:31,276
bound by anyone else's rules.
608
00:18:31,343 --> 00:18:32,978
Marriage is so separate
609
00:18:33,045 --> 00:18:33,946
from who we are.
610
00:18:34,012 --> 00:18:35,547
>> Tucker: Yeah, I--
611
00:18:35,614 --> 00:18:38,417
A month or so ago,
612
00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:40,719
I would have agreed with you,
613
00:18:40,786 --> 00:18:41,820
given my track record,
614
00:18:41,887 --> 00:18:43,856
especially my last marriage.
615
00:18:43,922 --> 00:18:45,858
But...
616
00:18:45,924 --> 00:18:49,161
something's changed.
617
00:18:49,228 --> 00:18:52,030
When I think about a life
618
00:18:52,097 --> 00:18:55,701
with you...
619
00:18:55,767 --> 00:19:00,506
it's all I want.
620
00:19:00,572 --> 00:19:02,508
>> Audra: So suddenly, though.
621
00:19:02,574 --> 00:19:05,878
>> Tucker: If not now, when?
622
00:19:05,944 --> 00:19:08,780
When is anybody ever truly ready
623
00:19:08,847 --> 00:19:11,116
for something like this, right?
624
00:19:11,183 --> 00:19:13,785
And I'm scared.
625
00:19:13,852 --> 00:19:15,587
I'm unsure. I don't know
626
00:19:15,654 --> 00:19:19,057
if it's gonna work out.
627
00:19:19,124 --> 00:19:20,125
But I'm willing to
628
00:19:20,192 --> 00:19:23,228
give it a shot.
629
00:19:23,295 --> 00:19:24,763
My head is telling me,
630
00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:26,164
"No, too soon,"
631
00:19:26,231 --> 00:19:28,300
just like yours is.
632
00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:29,501
But if I only ever listened
633
00:19:29,568 --> 00:19:30,569
to my head, I'd never take
634
00:19:30,636 --> 00:19:32,070
a chance on anything.
635
00:19:35,941 --> 00:19:39,044
It just feels right.
636
00:19:39,111 --> 00:19:41,146
I'm so in love with you.
637
00:19:44,917 --> 00:19:47,686
If not now, when?
638
00:19:47,753 --> 00:19:49,855
For me, it's now.
639
00:19:53,025 --> 00:19:53,792
>> Jack: I understand
640
00:19:53,859 --> 00:19:57,129
where it might be easy to assume
641
00:19:57,195 --> 00:19:59,164
that Jordan enlisted this
642
00:19:59,231 --> 00:20:01,166
mystery man or an army
643
00:20:01,233 --> 00:20:03,936
of accomplices to sit in wait,
644
00:20:04,002 --> 00:20:05,404
hoping to torment you.
645
00:20:05,470 --> 00:20:06,905
But isn't it also possible
646
00:20:06,972 --> 00:20:08,540
that a man saw a very beautiful
647
00:20:08,607 --> 00:20:10,008
woman in a restaurant,
648
00:20:10,075 --> 00:20:11,310
wanted to buy her a drink,
649
00:20:11,376 --> 00:20:12,444
and did not realize
650
00:20:12,511 --> 00:20:14,446
she was in recovery?
651
00:20:14,513 --> 00:20:15,314
>> Nikki: Well, thanks
652
00:20:15,380 --> 00:20:16,548
for the flattering spin,
653
00:20:16,615 --> 00:20:20,218
but if that were the case...
654
00:20:20,285 --> 00:20:21,320
why take off? Why--
655
00:20:21,386 --> 00:20:22,521
why doesn't he stick around
656
00:20:22,588 --> 00:20:23,388
for me to thank him.
657
00:20:23,455 --> 00:20:25,123
I mean, who buys a stranger
658
00:20:25,190 --> 00:20:26,959
a drink, and then leaves?
659
00:20:27,025 --> 00:20:30,295
And how did he know that vodka
660
00:20:30,362 --> 00:20:31,964
is my drink of choice?
661
00:20:32,030 --> 00:20:33,198
>> Jack: I guess I just wanted
662
00:20:33,265 --> 00:20:34,433
to know you were beyond
663
00:20:34,499 --> 00:20:36,902
the torment, and if you're not,
664
00:20:36,969 --> 00:20:38,203
you have to respond
665
00:20:38,270 --> 00:20:39,171
appropriately. I think it's
666
00:20:39,237 --> 00:20:40,572
great that you have accepted
667
00:20:40,639 --> 00:20:41,506
Victor's offer for this
668
00:20:41,573 --> 00:20:42,908
trip, though. I think
669
00:20:42,975 --> 00:20:43,809
a couple of weeks away
670
00:20:43,875 --> 00:20:44,776
from Genoa City would be
671
00:20:44,843 --> 00:20:46,511
wonderful for you.
672
00:20:46,578 --> 00:20:48,914
You'd be safer and--
673
00:20:48,981 --> 00:20:50,782
Especially if Jordan has found
674
00:20:50,849 --> 00:20:53,986
a couple of allies here in town.
675
00:20:54,052 --> 00:20:55,287
>> Nikki: Actually, I've been
676
00:20:55,354 --> 00:20:56,488
having second thoughts
677
00:20:56,555 --> 00:20:57,489
about the trip.
678
00:20:57,556 --> 00:20:58,323
>> Jack: What?
679
00:20:58,390 --> 00:20:59,458
>> Nikki: If I let her
680
00:20:59,524 --> 00:21:00,892
drive me out of town,
681
00:21:00,959 --> 00:21:02,494
it will give her even more
682
00:21:02,561 --> 00:21:05,497
presumed power over me.
683
00:21:05,564 --> 00:21:06,965
She would love it if she thought
684
00:21:07,032 --> 00:21:09,701
that she had scared me.
685
00:21:09,768 --> 00:21:10,869
In fact, that might even be
686
00:21:10,936 --> 00:21:12,771
part of her plan.
687
00:21:12,838 --> 00:21:14,740
>> Jack: Wait, to what end?
688
00:21:14,806 --> 00:21:16,141
>> Nikki: Leaving Victoria
689
00:21:16,208 --> 00:21:18,777
and Claire vulnerable to her.
690
00:21:18,844 --> 00:21:20,445
And she knows that that would
691
00:21:20,512 --> 00:21:22,447
hurt Victor and me
692
00:21:22,514 --> 00:21:23,782
even more deeply.
693
00:21:23,849 --> 00:21:24,850
>> Jack: Wow, we are dealing
694
00:21:24,916 --> 00:21:26,151
with one very sick,
695
00:21:26,218 --> 00:21:27,452
twisted mind.
696
00:21:27,519 --> 00:21:28,520
>> Nikki: And we can't stay
697
00:21:28,587 --> 00:21:29,621
away forever. I mean,
698
00:21:29,688 --> 00:21:30,455
she'll wait it out
699
00:21:30,522 --> 00:21:31,957
until we come back.
700
00:21:32,024 --> 00:21:33,458
And by then, she'll probably be
701
00:21:33,525 --> 00:21:34,893
more emboldened.
702
00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,928
I am not going to give her
703
00:21:36,995 --> 00:21:38,230
the satisfaction.
704
00:21:44,703 --> 00:21:45,704
>> Lily: Okay, first of all,
705
00:21:45,771 --> 00:21:47,072
my breakup with Daniel
706
00:21:47,139 --> 00:21:48,573
was nothing like-- Thank you.
707
00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,308
My breakup with Billy, okay?
708
00:21:50,375 --> 00:21:51,510
>> Devon: I'm aware of that,
709
00:21:51,576 --> 00:21:52,811
but it had the same outcome,
710
00:21:52,878 --> 00:21:53,879
did it not?
711
00:21:53,945 --> 00:21:54,980
>> Lily: Yeah, but Billy didn't
712
00:21:55,047 --> 00:21:56,048
fall into the bed of another
713
00:21:56,114 --> 00:21:57,649
woman and claim his undying
714
00:21:57,716 --> 00:21:58,850
love for her.
715
00:21:58,917 --> 00:22:00,786
We drifted apart, and I was
716
00:22:00,852 --> 00:22:01,687
the one who encouraged him
717
00:22:01,753 --> 00:22:02,554
to follow his heart,
718
00:22:02,621 --> 00:22:04,089
and leave the company.
719
00:22:04,156 --> 00:22:05,390
And don't use my breakup
720
00:22:05,457 --> 00:22:06,058
as a reason
721
00:22:06,124 --> 00:22:07,659
we can't count on him.
722
00:22:07,726 --> 00:22:10,028
>> Devon: I'm sorry, but you are
723
00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:11,530
right that he is invested.
724
00:22:11,596 --> 00:22:13,065
He's invested in preserving
725
00:22:13,131 --> 00:22:15,667
the Abbott name, okay?
726
00:22:15,734 --> 00:22:17,269
And my whole point is, with as
727
00:22:17,335 --> 00:22:18,904
fast as Jill brought him in,
728
00:22:18,970 --> 00:22:19,971
who's to say he won't leave
729
00:22:20,038 --> 00:22:20,906
just as quick?
730
00:22:20,972 --> 00:22:22,607
>> Lily: Oh, my God.
731
00:22:22,674 --> 00:22:24,142
Okay, listen, we-- I have to go.
732
00:22:24,209 --> 00:22:26,778
I have a meeting to get to.
733
00:22:26,845 --> 00:22:27,646
Listen, I will talk
734
00:22:27,713 --> 00:22:28,947
to Billy, okay?
735
00:22:29,014 --> 00:22:30,248
I will figure out where he
736
00:22:30,315 --> 00:22:31,783
stands because I also want
737
00:22:31,850 --> 00:22:33,018
to know what kind of value he
738
00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:34,219
thinks he brings to the company.
739
00:22:34,286 --> 00:22:35,320
>> Devon: Okay, well, I'm sure
740
00:22:35,387 --> 00:22:36,188
he's gonna tell you what
741
00:22:36,254 --> 00:22:37,723
he thinks you want to hear.
742
00:22:37,789 --> 00:22:38,790
But I'm hoping that he's honest
743
00:22:38,857 --> 00:22:39,991
with himself and tells you
744
00:22:40,058 --> 00:22:40,992
that he's restless,
745
00:22:41,059 --> 00:22:42,227
and wants to move on,
746
00:22:42,294 --> 00:22:43,328
'cause I don't think he's worth
747
00:22:43,395 --> 00:22:43,962
the trouble.
748
00:22:50,635 --> 00:22:51,636
>> Audra: You know, you say
749
00:22:51,703 --> 00:22:52,738
it feels right to you.
750
00:22:55,941 --> 00:22:57,576
But I'm just not there.
751
00:23:01,780 --> 00:23:02,581
>> Tucker: Fair enough.
752
00:23:02,647 --> 00:23:04,249
[ Tucker laughs ]
753
00:23:08,086 --> 00:23:10,422
Maybe I'll just...
754
00:23:10,489 --> 00:23:12,057
propose all over again tomorrow.
755
00:23:14,993 --> 00:23:15,794
I should have gotten one
756
00:23:15,861 --> 00:23:20,265
of those skywriting planes.
757
00:23:20,332 --> 00:23:22,634
"Marry me, Audra,
758
00:23:22,701 --> 00:23:25,537
heart, Tucker."
759
00:23:25,604 --> 00:23:29,407
>> Audra: That's not necessary.
760
00:23:29,474 --> 00:23:30,275
>> Tucker: I don't suppose
761
00:23:30,342 --> 00:23:31,176
because you just suddenly
762
00:23:31,243 --> 00:23:33,645
changed your mind.
763
00:23:33,712 --> 00:23:34,980
>> Audra: I just can't.
764
00:23:38,850 --> 00:23:40,218
Are you sure you're not trying
765
00:23:40,285 --> 00:23:42,320
to prove something to Ashley
766
00:23:42,387 --> 00:23:45,757
or Devon, or perhaps
767
00:23:45,824 --> 00:23:49,494
the rest of the world?
768
00:23:49,561 --> 00:23:52,497
Or are you maybe just out
769
00:23:52,564 --> 00:23:55,433
to prove something to yourself?
770
00:24:00,705 --> 00:24:02,307
>> Jack: I completely understand
771
00:24:02,374 --> 00:24:03,708
you're not wanting to give
772
00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:04,943
Jordan a win. Believe me.
773
00:24:05,010 --> 00:24:06,011
I don't want to give that
774
00:24:06,077 --> 00:24:07,579
monster any sense of a victory.
775
00:24:07,646 --> 00:24:10,916
But my main concern is you
776
00:24:10,982 --> 00:24:12,584
and your safety.
777
00:24:12,651 --> 00:24:13,819
>> Nikki: Have you forgotten
778
00:24:13,885 --> 00:24:14,586
that I still have
779
00:24:14,653 --> 00:24:15,954
my bodyguard, Larry?
780
00:24:16,021 --> 00:24:17,289
That and all of Victor's team--
781
00:24:17,355 --> 00:24:18,223
>> Jack: Yeah, where was
782
00:24:18,290 --> 00:24:19,391
Victor's Cracker Jack team
783
00:24:19,457 --> 00:24:20,592
when a stranger tried to give
784
00:24:20,659 --> 00:24:21,393
you a drink?
785
00:24:21,459 --> 00:24:22,828
>> Nikki: Out in the breezeway,
786
00:24:22,894 --> 00:24:24,362
which you already knew.
787
00:24:24,429 --> 00:24:26,031
They weren't looking for a man.
788
00:24:26,097 --> 00:24:27,732
They were looking for a woman.
789
00:24:27,799 --> 00:24:28,767
Now that they know
790
00:24:28,834 --> 00:24:30,802
that Jordan has accomplices,
791
00:24:30,869 --> 00:24:32,537
they will be much more vigilant.
792
00:24:32,604 --> 00:24:34,239
>> Jack: I hope so.
793
00:24:34,306 --> 00:24:34,973
I'm still gonna be
794
00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,808
concerned about you.
795
00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:38,543
>> Nikki: Thank you.
796
00:24:38,610 --> 00:24:39,778
I don't know what I would do
797
00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:41,680
without you as a friend,
798
00:24:41,746 --> 00:24:44,749
but please don't worry about me.
799
00:24:44,816 --> 00:24:47,118
I'll be fine.
800
00:24:47,185 --> 00:24:48,286
>> Jack: You better be.
801
00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:57,162
>> Chance: Oh, hey, don't forget
802
00:24:57,229 --> 00:24:57,929
we've got that call
803
00:24:57,996 --> 00:24:58,697
this afternoon about
804
00:24:58,763 --> 00:25:00,131
the advertising budget.
805
00:25:00,198 --> 00:25:00,832
>> Billy: Is that
806
00:25:00,899 --> 00:25:01,533
this afternoon? I thought
807
00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:02,300
that was tomorrow morning.
808
00:25:02,367 --> 00:25:03,368
>> Chance: Well, if you can't
809
00:25:03,435 --> 00:25:04,236
make it, I'll handle it,
810
00:25:04,302 --> 00:25:05,904
all right? As well as whatever
811
00:25:05,971 --> 00:25:06,705
you got planned next
812
00:25:06,771 --> 00:25:07,839
to shore up the gaming platform.
813
00:25:07,906 --> 00:25:09,507
Really, Billy, if you gotta go
814
00:25:09,574 --> 00:25:10,942
take some personal time,
815
00:25:11,009 --> 00:25:13,311
go see Chelsea, you're covered.
816
00:25:13,378 --> 00:25:14,746
>> Billy: Thank you for that.
817
00:25:14,813 --> 00:25:15,614
I appreciate it,
818
00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:16,481
but you know what?
819
00:25:16,548 --> 00:25:18,683
I'm here now, so I'll get
820
00:25:18,750 --> 00:25:19,951
everything done that I can.
821
00:25:20,018 --> 00:25:20,819
So then when Chelsea gets
822
00:25:20,886 --> 00:25:22,387
back into town, I'm there
823
00:25:22,454 --> 00:25:23,822
to support her.
824
00:25:23,889 --> 00:25:24,723
>> Chance: All right.
825
00:25:27,659 --> 00:25:29,160
>> Lily: Hello. Enjoying
826
00:25:29,227 --> 00:25:30,061
my office, I see.
827
00:25:30,128 --> 00:25:31,663
>> Billy: Nice timing.
828
00:25:31,730 --> 00:25:33,331
>> Devon: Why is it nice timing?
829
00:25:33,398 --> 00:25:34,399
>> Billy: I was just informing
830
00:25:34,466 --> 00:25:35,300
Chance of the sudden
831
00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:37,235
staff shake-up.
832
00:25:37,302 --> 00:25:39,137
>> Devon: Oh, well, yeah,
833
00:25:39,204 --> 00:25:40,405
it was sudden, but I stand
834
00:25:40,472 --> 00:25:41,706
by Lily's decision to do it,
835
00:25:41,773 --> 00:25:42,641
'cause it needed to happen.
836
00:25:42,707 --> 00:25:43,808
>> Billy: Yeah, I fully disagree
837
00:25:43,875 --> 00:25:45,277
with that, but it's done.
838
00:25:45,343 --> 00:25:46,111
So, let's make sure
839
00:25:46,177 --> 00:25:47,345
there's no blowback.
840
00:25:47,412 --> 00:25:48,346
>> Devon: I don't anticipate
841
00:25:48,413 --> 00:25:49,214
there being any, but if
842
00:25:49,281 --> 00:25:50,348
there is, we'll handle it.
843
00:25:50,415 --> 00:25:51,216
>> Billy: Really, you don't
844
00:25:51,283 --> 00:25:51,883
anticipate any blowback?
845
00:25:51,950 --> 00:25:52,851
We fired two high-level
846
00:25:52,918 --> 00:25:54,953
executives for personal reasons?
847
00:25:55,020 --> 00:25:56,021
>> Devon: Well, see, that's you
848
00:25:56,087 --> 00:25:56,888
assuming that it was just
849
00:25:56,955 --> 00:25:57,555
for personal reasons.
850
00:25:57,622 --> 00:25:58,423
Have you considered the fact
851
00:25:58,490 --> 00:25:59,291
that you might not have
852
00:25:59,357 --> 00:25:59,958
all the information?
853
00:26:00,025 --> 00:26:00,892
>> Billy: I have enough
854
00:26:00,959 --> 00:26:01,793
information to know that they
855
00:26:01,860 --> 00:26:02,961
didn't commit any fireable
856
00:26:03,028 --> 00:26:04,930
offenses, okay? They were both
857
00:26:04,996 --> 00:26:06,231
doing a great job. Daniel alone
858
00:26:06,298 --> 00:26:07,399
in the gaming division was going
859
00:26:07,465 --> 00:26:08,733
off like a firecracker, Devon.
860
00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:09,501
>> Devon: Listen, Billy--
861
00:26:09,567 --> 00:26:10,502
>> Lily: Oh, my God.
862
00:26:10,568 --> 00:26:12,804
Both of you, stop.
863
00:26:12,871 --> 00:26:14,306
This has to end.
864
00:26:24,049 --> 00:26:24,849
>> Lily: Can I please
865
00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:25,984
talk to Billy alone?
866
00:26:29,955 --> 00:26:30,755
>> Devon: Sure.
867
00:26:35,694 --> 00:26:36,995
>> Lily: You know, firing Daniel
868
00:26:37,062 --> 00:26:38,330
and Heather was my call.
869
00:26:38,396 --> 00:26:39,864
Devon had nothing to do with it.
870
00:26:39,931 --> 00:26:40,732
>> Billy: Doesn't make it
871
00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:41,800
any more palatable.
872
00:26:41,866 --> 00:26:42,867
>> Lily: Okay, well, this is
873
00:26:42,934 --> 00:26:43,735
business. You're not gonna
874
00:26:43,802 --> 00:26:44,602
agree with everything
875
00:26:44,669 --> 00:26:45,470
that we do.
876
00:26:45,537 --> 00:26:46,171
>> Billy: Frankly, Lily,
877
00:26:46,237 --> 00:26:47,038
it doesn't seem like we're
878
00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:48,273
going to agree on much at all
879
00:26:48,340 --> 00:26:48,940
going forward.
880
00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:50,375
[ Lily laughs ]
881
00:26:50,442 --> 00:26:51,609
>> Lily: You know, I-- I really
882
00:26:51,676 --> 00:26:53,278
told Devon that you have a place
883
00:26:53,345 --> 00:26:54,546
and a purpose here, and I really
884
00:26:54,612 --> 00:26:56,214
hope I don't regret saying that.
885
00:26:56,281 --> 00:26:57,482
>> Billy: Well, thank you.
886
00:26:57,549 --> 00:26:58,416
I appreciate that.
887
00:26:58,483 --> 00:26:59,284
But the truth is Lily,
888
00:26:59,351 --> 00:27:01,252
I don't need you to back me up.
889
00:27:01,319 --> 00:27:02,921
I'm here to do my job.
890
00:27:02,988 --> 00:27:04,222
I'm committed to that.
891
00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:05,290
And if your brother is gonna
892
00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:07,759
badmouth me behind my back,
893
00:27:07,826 --> 00:27:08,827
to the point that you need
894
00:27:08,893 --> 00:27:11,463
to defend me, that's on him.
895
00:27:11,529 --> 00:27:12,464
>> Lily: Really, Billy,
896
00:27:12,530 --> 00:27:13,631
do you really think it's all
897
00:27:13,698 --> 00:27:14,966
Devon's fault?
898
00:27:15,033 --> 00:27:16,368
It takes two, okay?
899
00:27:16,434 --> 00:27:17,602
So, take a look in the mirror.
900
00:27:19,571 --> 00:27:21,706
>> Diane: Hello, Jack. Nikki.
901
00:27:21,773 --> 00:27:23,108
>> Jack: Hey.
902
00:27:23,174 --> 00:27:24,409
>> Nikki: Well, Diane,
903
00:27:24,476 --> 00:27:25,777
you almost missed me.
904
00:27:25,844 --> 00:27:26,711
I was just leaving.
905
00:27:26,778 --> 00:27:27,579
>> Jack: Wait, you don't--
906
00:27:27,645 --> 00:27:28,646
you don't have to leave now.
907
00:27:28,713 --> 00:27:30,215
No, let me get you a cup of tea.
908
00:27:30,281 --> 00:27:30,949
What's the rush?
909
00:27:31,016 --> 00:27:32,283
>> Nikki: I have to go home
910
00:27:32,350 --> 00:27:33,051
and let Victor know
911
00:27:33,118 --> 00:27:34,119
that I don't want to take
912
00:27:34,185 --> 00:27:36,421
the anniversary trip now.
913
00:27:36,488 --> 00:27:37,889
And I have to stop him before
914
00:27:37,956 --> 00:27:38,990
he makes too many arrangements.
915
00:27:39,057 --> 00:27:39,858
>> Diane: Wait a minute.
916
00:27:39,924 --> 00:27:40,658
You're turning down
917
00:27:40,725 --> 00:27:42,861
an anniversary trip with Victor?
918
00:27:42,927 --> 00:27:44,262
I can't imagine how fabulous
919
00:27:44,329 --> 00:27:45,497
that would be with him
920
00:27:45,563 --> 00:27:47,232
planning it for you.
921
00:27:47,298 --> 00:27:48,166
How can you say no
922
00:27:48,233 --> 00:27:50,568
to such a romantic getaway?
923
00:27:50,635 --> 00:27:52,337
>> Nikki: I have my reasons.
924
00:27:52,404 --> 00:27:53,238
>> Jack: Are you sure
925
00:27:53,304 --> 00:27:55,073
some time away isn't the answer?
926
00:27:55,140 --> 00:27:56,808
>> Nikki: One day, it will be.
927
00:27:56,875 --> 00:27:58,543
Not right now.
928
00:27:58,610 --> 00:27:59,978
She is not going to
929
00:28:00,045 --> 00:28:01,112
beat me, Jack.
930
00:28:01,179 --> 00:28:01,846
>> Jack: Come on,
931
00:28:01,913 --> 00:28:02,514
I'll walk you out.
932
00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:08,420
>> Diane: Bye.
933
00:28:08,486 --> 00:28:09,354
>> Nikki: Bye.
934
00:28:25,403 --> 00:28:26,204
>> Diane: I hope Nikki's
935
00:28:26,271 --> 00:28:27,806
all right. She sure seems
936
00:28:27,872 --> 00:28:29,941
stronger and very decisive.
937
00:28:30,008 --> 00:28:30,909
>> Jack: Well, that's really
938
00:28:30,975 --> 00:28:32,377
a cover. She's going through
939
00:28:32,444 --> 00:28:33,645
a particularly difficult time
940
00:28:33,711 --> 00:28:34,345
right now.
941
00:28:34,412 --> 00:28:35,213
>> Diane: Oh, I'm sorry
942
00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:35,947
to hear that.
943
00:28:36,014 --> 00:28:37,182
>> Jack: I won't get into it,
944
00:28:37,248 --> 00:28:39,751
but the fight is not over yet.
945
00:28:39,818 --> 00:28:41,619
>> Diane: Got it. Uh, it's just
946
00:28:41,686 --> 00:28:42,587
too bad that she's
947
00:28:42,654 --> 00:28:45,190
still struggling.
948
00:28:45,256 --> 00:28:47,358
>> Jack: Hey, what is it?
949
00:28:47,425 --> 00:28:48,426
>> Diane: What?
950
00:28:48,493 --> 00:28:49,360
>> Jack: Well, something's
951
00:28:49,427 --> 00:28:51,396
bothering you. Tell me.
952
00:28:51,463 --> 00:28:52,997
>> Diane: No, I'm just sorry
953
00:28:53,064 --> 00:28:55,400
to hear about Nikki, that's all.
954
00:28:55,467 --> 00:28:56,468
>> Jack: You can tell me
955
00:28:56,534 --> 00:28:58,269
anything, you know?
956
00:28:58,336 --> 00:28:59,370
We have an honesty pact.
957
00:28:59,437 --> 00:29:00,105
You're not backing
958
00:29:00,171 --> 00:29:01,406
out of it now, are you?
959
00:29:01,473 --> 00:29:02,740
>> Diane: Hm, no, I'm--
960
00:29:02,807 --> 00:29:04,509
I'm not.
961
00:29:04,576 --> 00:29:05,710
>> Jack: Hey, if something is
962
00:29:05,777 --> 00:29:09,814
bothering you, I want to know.
963
00:29:09,881 --> 00:29:11,549
>> Diane: Honestly,
964
00:29:11,616 --> 00:29:13,251
I don't think this is something
965
00:29:13,318 --> 00:29:14,419
you want to hear.
966
00:29:22,994 --> 00:29:25,497
>> Tucker: Well...
967
00:29:25,563 --> 00:29:27,966
c'est magnifique.
968
00:29:28,032 --> 00:29:32,303
[ laughs ] No, I'll--
969
00:29:32,370 --> 00:29:35,039
I'll consider those questions.
970
00:29:35,106 --> 00:29:36,774
But I-- I hope that you will do
971
00:29:36,841 --> 00:29:39,010
some consideration
972
00:29:39,077 --> 00:29:40,645
of my proposal, right?
973
00:29:40,712 --> 00:29:41,880
You will-- you will give it
974
00:29:41,946 --> 00:29:45,316
some serious thought?
975
00:29:45,383 --> 00:29:47,252
>> Audra: I'll think about it.
976
00:29:47,318 --> 00:29:48,353
>> Tucker: No, I mean it,
977
00:29:48,419 --> 00:29:51,623
I mean, let it really sink in.
978
00:29:51,689 --> 00:29:52,323
Let it settle
979
00:29:52,390 --> 00:29:55,560
into your heart and--
980
00:29:55,627 --> 00:29:59,164
and give it some life.
981
00:29:59,230 --> 00:30:00,999
Will you do that for me?
982
00:30:01,065 --> 00:30:02,734
>> Audra: I'll try.
983
00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,402
>> Tucker: That's all I ask.
984
00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:11,910
[ Audra sighs ]
985
00:30:11,976 --> 00:30:14,078
>> Audra: You know, this
986
00:30:14,145 --> 00:30:15,647
really is lovely.
987
00:30:15,713 --> 00:30:17,215
[ Tucker laughing ]
988
00:30:17,282 --> 00:30:19,150
No, I mean it.
989
00:30:19,217 --> 00:30:22,620
The champagne, the croissants.
990
00:30:22,687 --> 00:30:24,289
Topped off with, you know,
991
00:30:24,355 --> 00:30:26,524
a little dancing.
992
00:30:26,591 --> 00:30:28,860
And wherever this
993
00:30:28,927 --> 00:30:30,695
might lead to after.
994
00:30:35,967 --> 00:30:38,736
[ Tucker sighs ]
995
00:30:38,803 --> 00:30:41,406
To us.
996
00:30:41,472 --> 00:30:42,440
The world's most
997
00:30:42,507 --> 00:30:45,310
unconventional couple.
998
00:30:48,246 --> 00:30:49,547
>> Tucker: I love you.
999
00:30:52,717 --> 00:30:54,419
>> Audra: I love you.
1000
00:31:07,398 --> 00:31:12,337
[ romantic music playing ]
1001
00:31:12,403 --> 00:31:14,105
>> Tucker: There it is.
1002
00:31:20,111 --> 00:31:24,349
>> Audra: There's what?
1003
00:31:24,415 --> 00:31:25,617
>> Tucker: Our connection.
1004
00:31:31,189 --> 00:31:32,257
It's special.
1005
00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,362
>> Audra: But what if
1006
00:31:37,428 --> 00:31:39,864
our connection is special
1007
00:31:39,931 --> 00:31:44,235
because we aren't married?
1008
00:31:44,302 --> 00:31:46,371
That we're just at our best,
1009
00:31:46,437 --> 00:31:48,172
just as we are?
1010
00:32:21,939 --> 00:32:22,774
>> Billy: Is there something
1011
00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:24,175
I can say to make you feel good
1012
00:32:24,242 --> 00:32:25,343
about defending me?
1013
00:32:25,410 --> 00:32:26,210
>> Lily: This isn't about
1014
00:32:26,277 --> 00:32:27,178
making me feel good.
1015
00:32:27,245 --> 00:32:28,413
I stand by everything
1016
00:32:28,479 --> 00:32:30,148
that I've said.
1017
00:32:30,214 --> 00:32:31,549
>> Billy: Okay, I guess,
1018
00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:32,617
I'm glad that you don't want
1019
00:32:32,684 --> 00:32:33,518
to see me gone.
1020
00:32:33,584 --> 00:32:34,585
>> Lily: No, I mean, listen,
1021
00:32:34,652 --> 00:32:35,820
Jill clearly wanted you back
1022
00:32:35,887 --> 00:32:36,554
and didn't want it
1023
00:32:36,621 --> 00:32:37,322
to be temporary.
1024
00:32:37,388 --> 00:32:38,623
But now that I'm back,
1025
00:32:38,690 --> 00:32:39,824
there has to be a clear
1026
00:32:39,891 --> 00:32:40,558
chain of command.
1027
00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:41,259
>> Billy: Agreed.
1028
00:32:41,326 --> 00:32:42,560
>> Lily: And I have concerns,
1029
00:32:42,627 --> 00:32:43,995
right? Because Devon thinks that
1030
00:32:44,062 --> 00:32:45,229
right now, you're vying for
1031
00:32:45,296 --> 00:32:46,764
power, but eventually, you're
1032
00:32:46,831 --> 00:32:48,499
gonna get bored and move on.
1033
00:32:48,566 --> 00:32:50,068
So please, just be
1034
00:32:50,134 --> 00:32:51,402
honest with me, okay?
1035
00:32:51,469 --> 00:32:52,370
Cards on the table.
1036
00:32:52,437 --> 00:32:55,406
There's no wrong answer.
1037
00:32:55,473 --> 00:32:56,274
>> Billy: What do you
1038
00:32:56,341 --> 00:32:58,009
want to know?
1039
00:32:58,076 --> 00:33:00,078
>> Lily: Why are you here?
1040
00:33:00,144 --> 00:33:02,313
What do you want to accomplish?
1041
00:33:02,380 --> 00:33:03,715
And I think, more importantly,
1042
00:33:03,781 --> 00:33:04,716
can we count on you
1043
00:33:04,782 --> 00:33:06,217
to put the company first?
1044
00:33:10,088 --> 00:33:11,255
>> Jack: Trust me, I can handle
1045
00:33:11,322 --> 00:33:13,324
whatever's weighing on you.
1046
00:33:13,391 --> 00:33:14,192
Tell me. Don't keep me
1047
00:33:14,258 --> 00:33:14,926
in the dark.
1048
00:33:14,992 --> 00:33:16,294
>> Diane: All right, all right.
1049
00:33:16,361 --> 00:33:17,362
I am having
1050
00:33:17,428 --> 00:33:19,030
a problem with something.
1051
00:33:19,097 --> 00:33:20,164
>> Jack: So, let me help.
1052
00:33:20,231 --> 00:33:21,232
>> Diane: Well, I don't know
1053
00:33:21,299 --> 00:33:22,934
if you can,
1054
00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:25,636
because it's about Nikki.
1055
00:33:25,703 --> 00:33:26,371
>> Jack: Oh.
1056
00:33:26,437 --> 00:33:27,939
>> Diane: Jack, this whole thing
1057
00:33:28,005 --> 00:33:29,240
she's going through
1058
00:33:29,307 --> 00:33:30,441
is forcing you to spend
1059
00:33:30,508 --> 00:33:32,643
a lot of time with her.
1060
00:33:32,710 --> 00:33:34,112
>> Jack: Okay, for starters,
1061
00:33:34,178 --> 00:33:35,179
no one's forcing me
1062
00:33:35,246 --> 00:33:36,013
to do anything.
1063
00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:37,148
[ Diane scoffs ]
1064
00:33:37,215 --> 00:33:38,182
And I thought you understood.
1065
00:33:38,249 --> 00:33:38,916
I knew you weren't
1066
00:33:38,983 --> 00:33:39,650
thrilled with this,
1067
00:33:39,717 --> 00:33:40,718
but you said you didn't want
1068
00:33:40,785 --> 00:33:41,953
to stand in the way of anyone's
1069
00:33:42,019 --> 00:33:44,756
recovery, even Nikki.
1070
00:33:44,822 --> 00:33:45,690
>> Diane: And that still
1071
00:33:45,757 --> 00:33:48,025
holds true. I don't wish Nikki
1072
00:33:48,092 --> 00:33:48,960
any ill will,
1073
00:33:49,026 --> 00:33:52,063
despite our ugly history.
1074
00:33:52,130 --> 00:33:53,264
Okay, maybe I'm just
1075
00:33:53,331 --> 00:33:54,699
being insecure, and I-- I hate
1076
00:33:54,766 --> 00:33:55,767
that I even brought it up.
1077
00:33:55,833 --> 00:33:57,068
>> Jack: No, I don't want you
1078
00:33:57,135 --> 00:33:57,735
to hate bringing
1079
00:33:57,802 --> 00:33:58,636
anything up with me.
1080
00:33:58,703 --> 00:34:00,738
No, I dropped the ball here.
1081
00:34:00,805 --> 00:34:02,140
I need to show you how much
1082
00:34:02,206 --> 00:34:04,642
I love you every single day.
1083
00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:05,943
>> Diane: I'm not angling
1084
00:34:06,010 --> 00:34:07,412
for attention.
1085
00:34:07,478 --> 00:34:10,982
That's not what this is about.
1086
00:34:11,048 --> 00:34:13,551
I know you love me, but--
1087
00:34:13,618 --> 00:34:16,320
>> Jack: Look, and listen to me.
1088
00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:17,789
You have absolutely
1089
00:34:17,855 --> 00:34:20,124
no reason to feel insecure.
1090
00:35:58,256 --> 00:36:01,259
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1091
00:36:01,325 --> 00:36:04,328
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1092
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