>> Claire: If it's okay,
we'd like to join you.
Wouldn't we, Kyle?
>> Kyle: Why not?
>> Diane: Well, of course.
Please do.
>> Jack: Absolutely. We would
like nothing better.
Yeah.
>> Audra: Damn it, Kyle.
Hey, it's me.
Has Kyle called in yet today?
Any idea where he might be?
No, thanks.
No, no, no, it's no message.
I'll track him down myself.
♪♪
>> Victor: Well now, Billy Boy,
I've been thinking about you.
>> Billy: Why would the great
Victor Newman waste his time
doing something like that?
>> Victor: Oh, it's not a waste
of time.
More like a prediction.
>> Billy: Oh, yeah?
>> Victor: Yeah.
>> Billy: You're a psychic now?
That's cool.
So what's your prediction?
>> Victor: That your latest
venture is going to fail.
>> Billy: Wishful thinking
doesn't make you a psychic,
Victor.
>> Victor: Mm-hmm.
So, why did I not get
an invitation to the opening of
Abbott-Chancellor?
Postponed?
Was it cancelled or what?
>> Billy: No, not postponed,
not cancelled.
>> Victor: Then what?
Was it a failure?
Failure to launch?
>> Billy: You know,
this is good.
I've had a little bit of
a rough day, but...
makes me happy knowing that one
of these days soon, you're going
to be eating your words
and you'll have to admit that
you were wrong about me.
>> Victor: Billy Boy,
I've almost never been wrong
about you, have I now?
>> Billy: No, you're wrong
about this one.
>> Victor: Oh yeah?
>> Billy: Gleefully lick your
chops waiting for me to fail
so you can swoop in and steal
Abbott-Chancellor from me,
but that's not going to happen
because we're coming out
swinging big.
>> Victor: Oh, whoa, whoa,
swinging big.
I can hardly wait for that one.
>> Billy: Good, because you're
not going to know what hit you.
[ Victor laughing ]
>> Victor: You have a great
sense of humor.
Enjoy your damn French fries,
okay? Don't choke on them.
>> Phyllis: Look at you going
toe-to-toe with Victor.
Wow, impressive.
That deserves a drink on me.
>> Phyllis: Thank you.
>> Billy: You know, watching me
go a round or two with Victor
doesn't warrant a free drink.
I mean, I have
very expensive taste.
>> Phyllis: Oh, I know that,
but going toe-to-toe with him,
it's not easy.
Trust me, I know from
personal experience.
>> Billy: Well, maybe I have
a little more practice
than you do.
>> Phyllis: I'm not sure
about that.
>> Billy: Yeah, that's true.
>> Phyllis: Anyway, was he just
looking for a fight with you or
was it about something specific?
>> Billy: No, it's specific.
He's very upset that I am
running Chancellor, which is
officially now
Abbott-Chancellor.
And he's even more irked that
it's going to be
an incredible success.
>> Phyllis: Yeah, I'm sure
it will be. Abbott-Chancellor,
I like the sound of that.
>> Billy: Thank you.
>> Phyllis: It's very nice.
All right.
So, um, these rumors about some
shake-up, are they true?
>> Billy: What rumors?
>> Phyllis: Well,
you know rumors.
You know, just through
the grapevine.
>> Billy: You mean the grapevine
that leads from Chance
to Summer to you?
>> Phyllis: Is it true that you
got rid of Chance and Lily?
>> Billy: It was for the best.
>> Phyllis: Oh, wow.
Wow. For the best.
Well, you are going to need
a prime executive to jump into
those positions for sure.
That's going to be tough,
finding them.
>> Billy: Yeah, that's the plan.
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
Well, you're going to have
to conduct a thorough search,
and that is daunting for sure.
Especially when you're
launching a rebrand of
your company.
>> Billy: Yeah, wouldn't it be
amazing if that perfect person
just fell from the blue straight
into my lap?
>> Phyllis: Wouldn't that be
amazing? Oh, my gosh,
that would be win-win.
What are the odds?
>> Billy: You know, I didn't
think this was really going
to be a free drink, but I didn't
think you'd be this brazen
about it.
>> Jack: So, how is Harrison
adjusting to being back
at school?
>> Claire: So far, so good.
Well, you know him.
He's so sweet, and he has such
a bright and inquisitive mind.
>> Diane: It's good seeing him
so carefree and happy.
>> Kyle: Thanks to Claire.
She really brings out
the best in him.
>> Claire: Oh, I can't take
the credit for that.
It's the loving village that
he's surrounded by.
>> Diane: I love seeing how
excited he is to go off
to school and make new friends.
You know, Kyle and I were
in Canada when he was Harrison's
age, and he was the same way.
It's a shame that we outgrow
that trusting openness and
positive outlook on life.
>> Kyle: Yeah, it is a shame
when people have to face
the real world and that trust
and openness results
in heartache and disappointment.
Especially when it happens
too young.
>> Claire: You know,
in my experience, the real world
isn't that bad when you're lucky
enough to be surrounded
by people who love you.
>> Jack: Claire, it is so nice
to see you out and about with
Harrison back in school.
I wasn't sure how much we were
going to see of you.
>> Kyle: Oh, Claire will be
around. She's helping me find
a new home.
I'm counting on her to help me
make kid-friendly choices.
[ phone pinging ]
>> Jack: Looks like
your business partner is
waiting for you.
>> Kyle: Excuse me.
I'll be right back.
>> Claire: Thank you for letting
us join you. I hope we didn't
intrude on your lunch too much.
>> Jack: Claire, I appreciate
what you're trying to do,
but healing the rift in this
family is a bigger task than
any one person should take on,
even someone as caring
and determined as you are.
>> Kyle: What is so important
that I couldn't wait until I got
back to the office?
>> Audra: I just came from
Victor's office, and I cannot
believe you would stoop so low.
>> Kyle: Okay, Audra, what are
you ranting about now?
>> Audra: I'm ranting about
what you did.
Victor asked me if I told Nate
he was Glissade's anonymous
investor, and you went to him
with that tidbit, didn't you?
You are blatantly trying
to freeze me out.
>> Kyle: It sounds like you
revealed confidential
information after you were
expressly told not to,
and Victor busted you.
So don't drag me into this.
That's on you.
>> Audra: Oh, so you're denying
that you said any of that?
How stupid do you think I am?
>> Kyle: I'm not the one
deflecting.
And I really hope you didn't
try that tactic with Victor.
He hates when people don't take
responsibility for
their mistakes.
It just compounds the issue.
Look, I'm sorry you were fired
for something so avoidable.
>> Audra: Yeah, well, I'm sorry
to disappoint you,
but I didn't get fired.
>> Kyle: Well, not yet anyway,
but you royally screwed up
this time, and shifting
the blame won't save you now.
>> Claire: Is everything okay?
>> Kyle: Yeah,
everything's fine.
We should get takeout and go.
Sorry, we can't stay.
>> Diane: What? We finally have
a chance to have a conversation
and you're leaving?
>> Kyle: There's something
I need to handle.
Is that so hard for you
to understand?
>> Diane: Well, I understand
you want to avoid your parents,
or is it just me?
>> Kyle: Mom, I don't--
>> Jack: There's no reason
for us to get upset here, okay?
>> Claire: Yeah, we can have
lunch another time.
>> Kyle: You know, I don't
know why you're having such
a big deal with this. It's not
like we have plans that
I'm walking out on. I don't have
some vendetta against you.
>> Diane: Well, I'm sorry.
It just feels that way with you
these days. I'm your mother.
I mean, can't we talk about
what's--
>> Kyle: What is there to talk
about?
>> Diane: Okay, this
conversation is long overdue.
Claire, could you
please excuse us?
>> Kyle: No, no.
Please stay.
Fine.
We'll talk, but not here.
>> Jack: If you're going,
I'll come too.
>> Diane: No, no. It's okay.
I can handle this.
>> Kyle: Sorry about lunch.
Rain check?
>> Claire: Of course.
>> Phyllis: I can't believe
you're mocking the idea of
me working for you in a position
that I'm overqualified for.
>> Billy: I'm not mocking you.
I'm just amused that I'm in
the middle of a job interview
for a position that I actually
never advertised.
>> Phyllis: You know, I'm amused
too, because I didn't even think
about it until this
conversation right here.
>> Billy: Right.
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
Oh, gosh, Billy, but I would be
so good for you.
I'd be your right-hand man.
You know, you need someone
like me.
You know, there, predicting
your next move,
even before you know it.
>> Billy: If I actually needed
that person, you're right.
That would be a perfect person
for me.
>> Phyllis: I'm just trying
to help you.
You have huge holes in your
C-suite, and that's a very bad
look if you're launching
a rebrand.
It just is.
It's a no-brainer
that I work with you.
>> Billy: Okay, well,
I have a brain,
and I'm not sure about this.
>> Phyllis: Mm. You know who
doesn't think you have a brain?
It's Victor, and I disagree
with him.
>> Billy: Okay, Phyllis,
why don't you pitch me, okay?
What makes you
so highly qualified?
>> Phyllis: Well,
I am intelligent
and creative and innovative.
I have owned and run
many companies that
have been successful.
The Grand Phoenix.
I turned that into
a world-class hotel.
I was the CEO of Jabot,
Restless Style, as you recall.
And I am a self-made prodigy
in the tech world.
I mean, that's impressive
alone.
I can catapult any business
into the future.
Most importantly,
we know each other,
and we work well together.
We always have.
I'm an asset to you.
>> Billy: That was good.
You paint a pretty picture.
>> Phyllis: Mm-hmm.
>> Billy: But I do have
a problem. You very
unceremoniously quit
at Chancellor-Winters,
and you haven't worked since.
>> Phyllis: You've left jobs
before.
And you know that I quit
in solidarity with my son,
because he was unceremoniously
fired by upper management.
>> Billy: Okay, that's not
exactly how that happened.
>> Phyllis: Oh, yes, it is.
And you know what? And that job,
that was beneath me,
and everybody knows that.
And I have a question for you.
What about Lily?
What happened there?
I mean, did you guys finally
realize you have very different
management styles?
I'm sure you butted heads.
>> Billy: Okay, I'm not going
to talk to you about that.
>> Phyllis: Oh, okay.
Well, I'm going to take
my drink elsewhere.
Obviously,
this is not going well.
>> Billy: Okay, stop.
Don't go.
>> Diane: Kyle, believe me,
I don't want to fight
with you anymore.
Just please hear me out.
Okay, when you were
a little boy, and it was just
the two of us, we were a team.
We were inseparable.
You were my world.
And then, everything that went
wrong after that was entirely
my fault.
I made-- I made stupid,
horrible mistakes.
But in part, it was because I
loved you so much that I knew
you deserved better than what
I could give you.
>> Kyle: Hey, we have been
through all of this.
>> Diane: I know, but I need
you to be honest.
As painful as it might be
for me to hear, tell me
how you really feel.
>> Kyle: About what?
>> Diane: Do you resent me?
You know, deep down inside.
Are you not able to really
forgive me?
>> Kyle: That's what you want
to talk about?
Rehash ancient history?
>> Diane: Well, it's not ancient
if it's still affecting
our relationship now.
>> Kyle: Okay. How is that?
>> Diane: Oh, come on.
The fact that you want to move
out of the house, your father
and I are still hoping that
you'll change your mind
about that.
>> Kyle: Mom, I know you missed
out on a lot of years of
my life, but you can't make up
for it by keeping me under
the same roof
for the rest of my life.
>> Diane: Of course.
It's just, it's just this
distance between us is so wide,
and I'm afraid if you move out,
it will just get wider,
and then I won't be able
to reconnect with you.
>> Kyle: No, look, even now,
you're making this
all about you.
I want to move out
because that's what people do.
They build their own homes
with their own families.
>> Diane: Well, we're your
family, too.
>> Kyle: Okay, can't you see?
I want to move out so I can
finally breathe without
everything being about you.
>> Nate: Hey, what's--
what's going on? You look upset.
What's-- what's wrong?
>> Audra: I can't believe Kyle.
He pulled such a slimy move.
That spoiled brat,
tattletale, snake in the grass.
>> Nate: Okay, hold on, hold on,
slow down, slow down. Come sit.
Talk to me. What happened?
>> Audra: You remember when
I was worried Kyle caught your
near slip up about knowing
Victor is Glissade's
secret investor?
>> Nate: Uh, yes.
>> Audra: Yes, well,
I was right. He did.
And he ran straight
to Victor to rat me out.
He painted me as some scheming
executive who can't be trusted.
>> Nate: He actually told Victor
that you told me,
without any proof.
Wow, that is...
That is pretty low.
But you denied it, right?
>> Audra: I didn't see
how I could.
Victor was already convinced.
So, I made a split second
judgment call to come clean
and defend my right to decide
who I trust and who I don't.
>> Nate: I imagine that didn't
go over well.
I'm not too high on Victor's
list of trustworthy types
these days.
>> Audra: I don't even know
why he insists on all
the secrecy anyway.
But now my position is
in jeopardy because he is
beyond furious with me.
>> Nate: Oh, I bet.
>> Audra: All because Kyle is
a power mad, egotistical,
insecure little bastard
who can't be trusted.
He's just out to prove that
he doesn't need anyone's help.
>> Claire: Diane mentioned
Kyle's childhood.
You know, I must admit that
before I came to Genoa City,
I spent a lot of time
researching the Newman family,
but I actually know very little
about the Abbotts.
Even less about Diane and Kyle
specifically.
>> Jack: Oh, there's a lot
to know. I assume you've heard
about Diane's long-term absence
and her sudden,
miraculous return.
>> Claire: Yes, Kyle told me
some of it.
>> Jack: Claire,
I adore my wife.
She is a testament to how much
someone can change and grow
and turn their life around.
Well, much like yourself.
I know you both have suffered
some dark times.
>> Claire: A lot of it
of our own making.
At least in my case.
>> Jack: Oh, that would speak
for Diane, too.
But you've both come through it
and opened your hearts
to a new life.
>> Claire: It's definitely
not easy.
>> Jack: I also know what it's
like to be abandoned
by your mother.
And I know that isn't
easy either.
>> Claire: Your mother left you?
>> Jack: Yeah, one day she just
ran away and left
three children behind.
Years later, after we'd
all grown up without her,
she suddenly appeared
and wanted, like Diane, to be
part of the lives that
she hurt and abandoned.
>> Claire: How painful.
>> Jack: It was also hard
to make any sense of, but,
you know, with time
and patience,
there was understanding,
there was forgiveness.
>> Claire: And now Kyle's
suffering through something
very similar.
>> Jack: And I see that pent up
rage and anger
and disappointment, and I know
he can overcome it.
>> Claire: So, you're saying
there's hope for Kyle
and his mom?
>> Jack: Perhaps that's making
it too easy.
I think my vision of their
situation is colored
by my own experience.
You know, I managed somehow
to forgive my mom, and I assume
Kyle had done the same
with his.
>> Claire: But you suspect
he hasn't.
>> Jack: Diane is sure
he hasn't.
I'm starting to wonder.
But right now, I'm hoping
the two of them are busy working
things out, trying to somehow
make things better.
>> Diane: There it is,
how you really feel about me.
My mere presence is
oppressive to you.
>> Kyle: Look at what
just happened.
We try to have a simple lunch,
and all of a sudden it blows up
into this huge fight about your
hurt feelings.
>> Diane: I'm not allowed
to tell you how I feel?
>> Kyle: Mom, that is all
you do.
Your constant need
for reassurance that all
is forgiven.
And even when I tell you that
it is, it's still not enough.
>> Diane: That is not true.
>> Kyle: God forbid I have
a legitimate issue, like
the paranoia at Jabot.
It immediately turns into this
huge drama about how I'm trying
to undermine you or stab you
in the back, and that's why you
felt justified in firing me.
>> Diane: Oh, that was not
paranoia and you know it.
>> Kyle: See?
You can't let it go.
I have.
I've moved on
from what happened.
>> Diane: Oh, my God, I don't
know if you're lying to me
or to yourself.
>> Kyle: Can't you see the more
that you smother me, insist that
I not move, I want to go
and stay away for good?
>> Diane: All right, look, Kyle,
the last thing I want to do
is push you away.
But I don't know
how to talk to you anymore.
All we do is argue, and your
anger and your resentment
towards me is so oversized.
It makes me think there has
to be something older
and-- and deeper going on.
>> Kyle: There you go again,
always assuming the worst.
>> Diane: No, maybe we moved
too quickly to reconcile.
Maybe we should have had
professional help, and there's
still time for family therapy.
>> Kyle: Hold on,
that is your idea.
Spend more time with you,
sitting through sessions
that'll be about you?
That sounds like hell
on Earth to me.
>> Victor: Diane, Kyle is right.
You managed to get your hands
on your husband,
and now on your job title.
So, you leave him alone.
>> Billy: Why don't you
sit down and you can tell me
about this vision you have
for Abbott-Chancellor
going forward,
or was all of that bluster?
>> Phyllis: Oh, no,
it's what keeps me up at night,
actually.
>> Billy: Thinking about
the next big thing?
>> Phyllis: Yep.
Listen, if I were to come on
board with Abbott-Chancellor,
we would need to rehaul
the entire IT system.
I mean, you need to employ
next generation IT tech,
or, I mean, you're out of it.
You have to stay ahead
of the curve.
If you don't, that's just
a waste of money.
And then, we should shore up
on cybersecurity to prevent
internal and external threats.
Most importantly, I would staff
up on an AI division, implement
its use to the company's
advantage, if you know
what I mean.
>> Billy: Maybe bringing you
on board isn't such
a crazy idea.
>> Phyllis: What changed
your mind?
>> Billy: The fact that we both
know you made that whole
thing up, on the spot,
but it was good.
>> Phyllis: I'm persuasive.
>> Billy: Hm.
>> Phyllis: I think there's
something else at play here.
>> Billy: There's something
going on at Abbott-Chancellor,
something that might change your
mind about coming on board.
>> Phyllis: Oh, what is that?
>> Billy: We may be
under attack.
From Victor.
>> Jack: Well, I have just
dumped a whole lot on you.
I hope it wasn't too much.
>> Claire: I asked.
Besides, you know my history.
It's pretty hard to shock me.
>> Jack: You know what?
Having you around the house as
much as you have been and
looking out for Harrison in
such a seamless way, I think
I've come to think
of you as family.
And I know you have a life of
your own and that this is just
a job.
>> Claire: That's very nice of
you to say,
but it's actually not just
a job to me.
Being with Harrison has been
really fulfilling.
I feel like I'm the one who has
learned so much.
>> Jack: Like what?
>> Claire: Like seeing how
a real family operates,
how they're
constantly working at
staying a family.
It's all still really new to me.
Suddenly, I have parents and
siblings,
but I have no idea
how to operate in that dynamic.
>> Jack: Oh, from where I sit,
I think you're navigating it all
very well.
And I am very impressed with
what you've done with Harrison.
>> Claire: Well, I can't take
any credit for that.
He is a great kid.
>> Jack: Well, you'll get
no argument from me there,
but I am grateful for
your presence in his life.
And Kyle's.
I've seen that you've had
a calming effect
on both of them.
I hope you can stick around for
a long time to come.
>> Nate: No one can accuse you
of repressing your anger.
>> Audra: I just hate that Kyle
has the upper hand now.
I assumed that after all
my years working with Tucker,
I could spot a move from
an adversary from a mile away,
but somehow, I missed this one.
>> Nate: It happens to
the best of us.
>> Audra: You think my anger
is intimidating?
Incurring the wrath of Victor
Newman is not fun.
>> Nate: Which is just what
I tried to warn you about.
>> Audra: I'm really not up for
the I told you so's right now.
>> Nate: Then, how about some
insight from my dealings with
the man?
I've known Victor for quite
some time now.
I think I have a pretty good
idea about how his
Machiavellian mind works.
>> Audra: Tell me.
>> Nate: Victor, Victor, Victor
is notoriously ruthless and
cunning to a fault.
If you ever find yourself
wondering what the man thinks,
don't even waste your time.
Just always assume he's
calculating his next move.
You see, Victor, he lives in
a very morally ambiguous world
with rules of his own.
>> Audra: I guess someone that
wealthy had to break a few laws
along the way.
>> Nate: Just be aware.
Because if you ever cross him,
he won't hesitate to throw you
under the bus in a heartbeat.
And he'll hold
a grudge forever. Trust me.
Sparring with Victor is
a dangerous game that has
lasting repercussions.
You shouldn't enter into his
world lightly.
>> Audra: Well, It's a little
late for that now.
You make it sound so ominous.
>> Nate: I'm just speaking
from experience.
See, the Newmans have a way of
drawing you in, and then,
before you know it,
you find yourself turning into
someone you didn't want to be.
>> Diane: This conversation is
none of your business, Victor.
We're dealing with a private
family matter, so keep
your two cents out of it.
>> Victor: I happen to disagree
with you, Diane Jenkins.
Kyle is a fine young man.
I've come to respect him.
I suggest you do the same.
>> Diane: Oh, don't bother
playing your games with me.
We both know that you're using
Kyle like you always have.
>> Kyle: No one is using me.
I can make my own decisions.
>> Diane: You know what, Victor?
Instead of giving me advice on
how to deal with my son, why
don't you focus on your family
and your empire and leave my
family and Kyle the hell alone?
>> Victor: You have
a nice stroll, Diane.
I guess I pushed a button
or two.
I hope you realize that I meant
what I said.
>> Kyle: Look, I appreciate your
support, but I don't need you
to fight my battles.
It's the kind of thing that'll
make my parents even more
certain that you're trying to
control me.
>> Victor: I don't give a damn
what your parents think.
They've made their choices.
They have to live by them, okay?
>> Kyle: Can't argue with that.
>> Victor: If I were you, Kyle,
I would feel no obligation
to them whatever.
You live your life
as you see fit.
>> Kyle: Meaning?
>> Victor: Whatever you want it
to mean.
That's the point.
Remember that.
You're on your own.
>> Phyllis: Has Victor actually
declared war?
>> Billy: You know Victor.
All he has to do is throw
around some vaguely threatening
comments and underhanded digs,
and the battle lines are drawn.
>> Phyllis: Huh.
Well, what triggered him?
>> Billy: Me.
The fact that I'm in charge
at Chancellor.
He feels like his dear friend
Katherine's legacy is
being threatened.
When Lily was still co-CEO, he
said directly to her, "Get out
before it's too late."
>> Phyllis: Did he?
Wow, he's protecting someone
who's not a Newman. That's odd.
>> Billy: If you're asking me,
it's already in the works.
>> Phyllis: Huh.
>> Billy: So, did I scare you
off yet?
>> Phyllis: No.
On the contrary.
I love a real challenge.
And it doesn't get realer than
defending myself and this
company against Victor Newman.
>> Billy: You're not threatened
by him?
>> Phyllis: No.
I wasn't afraid of him before
and I'm not afraid of him now.
And you know I have no problem
fighting dirty
for something I care about.
>> Jack: I take it things
didn't go so well.
>> Diane: I tried everything
I could to get through to him.
I even suggested going to
family therapy.
I just-- I just want Kyle to see
how sincerely I want to work
things out between us.
>> Jack: And
he wasn't interested?
>> Diane: No, not at all.
It just became another fight.
And then to make matters worse,
Victor showed up.
>> Jack: What was Victor
doing there?
>> Diane: Eavesdropping.
He had the nerve to offer
his advice.
And of course, he immediately
sided with Kyle,
and then the two of them
ganged up against me.
>> Jack: Where the hell does
that bastard get off?
>> Diane: Oh, I think we know
exactly where.
He's Kyle's secret new boss,
Glissade's mystery investor.
>> Jack: Taking every
opportunity he can
to whisper his vile nonsense
into Kyle's ears.
>> Diane: And now that Kyle's
career is in Victor's hands,
he has no choice but to listen
to that poison.
>> Kyle: How did you know
I was here?
>> Claire: Let's just say
it wasn't the first place
I looked.
>> Kyle: So,
are you disappointed in me?
>> Claire: Why would I be?
>> Kyle: I just know how much
you want me to make up
with my parents.
>> Claire: I didn't think
it would be fixed in a day.
And the last thing that I want
is to put any more
pressure on you.
Things are hard enough already.
>> Kyle: You know, just the
sight of you makes me
breathe a little easier.
In fact,
you make everything easier.
>> Nate: I'm telling you, Audra,
I got out in the nick of time.
I could feel myself being drawn
into Victor's web of deceit.
And I didn't realize how
tangled up I'd gotten
until I got out.
>> Audra: Yeah, well,
my situation is
completely different.
>> Nate: Oh, you think so,
do you?
>> Audra: It's purely
a business agreement.
I'm not dating one of his
daughters, so I'm not a threat
to him on that front.
>> Nate: Funny, but I prefer you
not deal with that man
on any front.
>> Audra: Look, I appreciate
your concern, I do.
But I haven't been fired.
At least not yet.
And I'm also not just going to
jump ship.
I don't want to give Kyle
the satisfaction.
>> Nate: Now, hold on.
[ Nate sighing ]
>> Nate: As much as I don't
love the idea of you working
for that man,
I totally believe you can
handle it.
And not just handle it,
but knock it out of the park.
Okay, you're brilliant enough
to exceed all expectations.
You've proven that
over and over.
>> Audra: You really do
believe in me.
>> Nate: I've seen you come up
with the perfect fix on the fly
to seemingly
unsolvable problems.
So yes, I do.
And Victor may have come up
with the money needed to swipe
Glissade out from under Tucker,
but it would not have happened
without you.
You masterminded the whole
thing because of your brains,
your drive,
and your straight up fire.
>> Audra: You're right.
I can do this.
>> Nate: Of course.
There's no limit to what
you can achieve.
[ Audra giggling ]
>> Phyllis: You know,
I do have one request.
>> Billy: I haven't offered you
a job yet, and you're already
negotiating a deal?
>> Phyllis: You know, I'm always
closing, I'm always closing.
But in all seriousness, whether
or not you hire me,
it doesn't matter.
I just want you to consider
something for the good of
Abbott-Chancellor.
>> Billy: Is this free advice,
like my free drink?
Go ahead.
>> Phyllis: Hire Daniel back.
>> Billy: Hm?
>> Phyllis: Really.
You gotta hire Daniel back.
All right?
Lily let him go.
She's not there anymore.
And he should come back
to the company.
The new company, of course.
>> Billy: Bring Daniel back.
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
Lily fired him.
And we all know
that was personal.
It had nothing to do with his
job performance.
>> Billy: No comment there.
>> Phyllis: Okay,
well it didn't.
He headed up a very
successful division.
This is for the good
of the company.
>> Billy: No, I can see
the potential value there.
>> Phyllis: Good, then me and
Daniel, Daniel and me?
>> Billy: Oh, no.
No, I'm not ready to, uh, you
know, hire a family twofer
just yet.
>> Phyllis: Okay.
Well, you should consider it.
I mean, don't sit on this one.
>> Billy: Okay, listen, I have
another meeting that I'm late
for, so why don't you quit
while you're ahead?
We'll talk soon, okay?
>> Phyllis: Okay.
>> Nick: I really hope
that wasn't what it looked like.
>> Phyllis: Well, that depends.
What did it look like?
>> Nick: You trying to
position yourself
into Abbott-Chancellor.
>> Phyllis: Um, listen,
what you think you saw,
it-- it wasn't for me.
Really, it wasn't for me. I'm--
I'm trying to get
Daniel's job back.
That's all I'm trying to do.
>> Nick: Yeah, I get that.
I have said this to you
numerous times, but I'm going
to say it one last time.
Billy Abbott cannot be trusted.
Do not ever let your guard down
with him.
>> Phyllis: Well, I learned
a long time ago, there aren't
a lot of people in this town
that I can actually
let my guard down with.
So, if I'm going to work with
someone, it's got to be the
devil I know, not some rando.
>> Nick: Just not hearing me.
So, I'll be more specific.
But this must stay
off the record.
>> Phyllis: So dramatic
and mysterious.
>> Nick: I'm serious.
I think Billy's days there
are numbered.
>> Phyllis: What are you saying?
That Billy could be out of his
own company?
>> Nick: Shh.
>> Phyllis: With his name
plastered all over the place?
Really?
>> Nick: I'm not going to say
anymore, all right?
I just need you to trust me.
>> Phyllis: No.
You're not giving me specifics.
What are you talking about?
>> Nick: Well,
that's all you get.
>> Phyllis: What is this?
You don't trust me now?
>> Nick: Look,
I shouldn't even have
said that much, all right?
But I don't want to see you get
caught in the fall out here.
I care about you.
I want to make sure
you're protected.
So, for the first time, like,
ever, will you please just take
something at face value
and not argue with me?
>> Phyllis: You know what
I love about you?
Is that you care about me and
you're watching out for me.
And it's very sweet.
But I can take care of myself.
I'm not Sharon.
>> Nick: That's not--
>> Phyllis: I'm not. I'm not.
I can fight my own battles.
I'm good.
I am.
And I better get ready because
this might be
a really big one coming.
>> Diane: How could this happen?
How could Victor Newman have
more influence over our son
than we do?
And I'm afraid that Kyle's
going to keep drifting farther
and farther away from us.
>> Jack: I promise you,
I'm never going
to let that happen.
>> Diane: Yeah, but how are you
going to stop it?
We couldn't even sit down for
a simple meal together today.
Every innocent comment I made
was met with hostility and
distrust and I just don't know
what to do anymore!
>> Jack: Hey, hey, hey.
>> Claire: You have to get past
what happened today.
Don't let any expectations or
demands weigh you down.
Can you do that?
Can you let it go?
>> Kyle: I could try.
You make me want to.
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>> Phyllis: I am
Abbott-Chancellor's new COO.
>> Lily: Wow.
>> Connor: You and Sally
were great together.
But you and Mom?
What you had?
It was something more.
>> Sharon: What you were
suggesting is repulsive.
>> Cameron: It's not my idea.
It's all yours.
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