>> Jack: Hi.
>> Nikki: Good morning.
May I come in?
>> Jack: Yeah, of course.
>> Nikki: Diane just told Victor
and me the news that
your marriage is in trouble.
>> Jack: Yeah, that would be
a giant understatement.
I don't think there's any chance
of salvaging any part of
my union with Diane.
>> Nikki: I'm so sorry.
>> Jack: I'll be all right.
>> Nikki: Will you though?
I-- I know you're hurting.
>> Jack: Breakups are
always hard.
>> Nikki: I know, but
I'm concerned about you, Jack.
I worry that you may turn
back to pills to numb your pain.
>> Kyle: Hey.
>> Claire: Hey, sorry, that took
a lot longer than I thought
it would.
>> Kyle: Was there a problem?
I mean, don't tell me
it wasn't a drop-off
birthday party after all.
>> Claire: Oh, that part
was fine.
But you know how much
Harrison wanted to wear his
Halloween costume to this party?
>> Kyle: Cutest butterfly ever.
>> Claire: Well, it turns out
none of the other kids were
in costume.
>> Kyle: Awkward.
>> Claire: Yeah, so Harrison
took off his butterfly wings,
but he still had the makeup on
his face.
He started to panic,
so I told him that everything
was going to be okay.
>> Kyle: How did
you make it okay?
>> Claire: I told the moms
that I was there to
do face painting
for the whole party.
Fortunately, I had some makeup
in my bag and there were only
four other kids.
>> Kyle: My son really
trusts you.
>> Claire: I think he does.
Don't you trust me too?
>> Kyle: What do you mean?
>> Claire: I know you well
enough to know
when something's bothering you.
>> Kyle: Oh, I don't want to
burden you with all this.
>> Claire: You know, it's
actually not a bad thing
to let someone
listen to your problems.
Who knows, maybe I could
even help you fix them.
>> Kyle: I don't think
you have anything in that bag
that can solve this.
>> Claire: Try me.
>> Kyle: It's about a huge fight
my parents had that you and I
and half of
Genoa City witnessed.
>> Claire: Yeah,
it was pretty bad.
>> Kyle: So bad that my mother
moved out and my father
fired her from Jabot.
When I confronted my mother to
give her a chance to refute
my father's accusations,
instead of denying it,
she doubled down.
>> Claire: Oh.
>> Kyle: My mother had us all
convinced she came back to
town for the right reasons.
I mean, how--
how could we have been so wrong?
[ knocking on door ]
>> Traci: Hi.
>> Diane: Hi.
>> Traci: Uh, I know I should
have called first, but I was
afraid that you would refuse
to see me.
>> Diane: Oh,
I just poured myself a drink.
Come on in.
May I offer you one?
[ Traci chuckling ]
>> Traci: No, it's a little
early for me.
>> Diane: Yeah, me too,
but desperate times
and all that.
I'm guessing this isn't
a social visit.
>> Traci: No.
I'm here
as a concerned sister-in-law.
Oh, and I brought you something.
Um. Profiteroles.
Alan and I took a class
when we were in Paris on
how to make them, and this
is our first try on this
side of the Atlantic,
so we could use some feedback.
>> Diane: Aw, you and Alan
are still in that
honeymoon phase.
Well, enjoy it while it lasts,
because it never does.
>> Traci: Okay.
There must be something that can
be done to heal this rift
between you and Jack.
>> Diane: No, I'm afraid that
your brother and I are done.
>> Traci: And I'm having a hard
time believing that.
This is so sudden and
unexpected, and the two of you
are acting like it's so final.
>> Diane: Traci, the best thing
you can do to help is to
just stay out of it.
>> Traci: You're both hurt
and angry, and I have never seen
Jack act like this.
>> Diane: Neither have I.
But I think that Jack's
anger is warranted.
He's right in a way.
I did come back to
Genoa City with an agenda,
and I almost got away with it.
♪♪
>> Chance: You have the right
to remain silent...
>> Phyllis: Oh, no, no,
you're not arresting him.
No, no, this is insane.
>> Chance: ...will be used
against you in a court of law.
Phyllis, hey, don't make this
harder than it is.
>> Phyllis: No, no, you want
to know hard?
Let me tell you, you
haven't even seen hard yet.
I will make this
so hard for you.
>> Chance: Hey, when I'm done
arresting him,
I can arrest you too.
I don't want to, but I will.
>> Daniel: It's okay.
>> Phyllis: Oh, my God.
>> Daniel: It's okay.
>> Phyllis: What are you doing?
Oh, my God.
What kind of proof do you have?
What kind of evidence
do you have?
>> Chance: Would you just be
reasonable for a second?
>> Phyllis: Reasonable?
You are arresting my son.
He would never kill
the love of his life.
>> Chance: If you cannot afford
an attorney...
>> Phyllis: You are
railroading him into prison.
>> Chance: Can you stop talking
for one second?
>> Phyllis: No, no!
>> Christine: Hey, hey, stop.
Hold on a minute.
I'm here to represent Daniel.
>> Phyllis: This is insane,
but first, you're arresting
an innocent man,
and then you're going to
make sure he gets the
electric chair.
>> Daniel: I'm the one
who called Christine.
>> Phyllis: You called
Christine?
>> Christine: You know that bit
about remaining silent
that Chance just read to Daniel?
I'm advising him to do that.
I'm also ordering you
to shut the hell up.
Daniel, moving forward,
not a word to anyone, okay?
I will see you
at the courthouse.
This is all circumstantial.
I'll have you out on
bail before lunch.
>> Daniel: Okay. Thank you.
Hey, it's going to be okay.
>> Phyllis: Yeah, I'm going to
make sure it's okay.
>> Daniel: Don't tell Summer.
Don't tell Lucy.
I'll call them as soon
as I'm out.
>> Phyllis: Of course not.
I'm not going to tell them.
You are making a mistake.
He is innocent.
He would never do
anything like this.
And then, you hire her.
I mean,
I don't understand any of this.
Has everyone lost their mind?
>> Claire: I've heard Diane say
on more than one occasion that
she came back to rebuild
her relationship with you,
so now she's saying
that's not true?
>> Kyle: My mother did not come
back for me or my father.
She came back
for money and power.
>> Claire: She said that?
>> Kyle: She didn't admit
she had those ambitions.
She crowed about them.
I mean, how important they were
to her, how she deserved
everything she fought for.
I don't know why I was
stupid enough to think
that she could have changed.
>> Claire: You weren't stupid.
Of course, you wanted to
believe that that was true.
She's your mother.
I know my situation is
completely different,
but I do get
what a big impact a mother,
or lack of one,
can have on your life.
I didn't have a mother's love in
my life until very recently,
and I didn't even realize how
big a hole it left
until my mom filled it.
>> Kyle: You're lucky
to have Victoria,
and she's lucky to have you.
>> Claire: And Diane is lucky
to have you.
You're a wonderful son.
I can see why you were so hurt
when she fired you.
It was like she was rejecting
you all over again.
>> Kyle: This is somehow worse.
Like, I didn't even matter.
Like, repairing our relationship
wasn't even a consideration,
and when push came to shove,
she had no problem
shoving me out of the way
for money and power.
>> Claire: She said that?
She used those words?
>> Kyle: She didn't have
to spell it out.
Her actions said it all.
She chose her ambition
over me and my father.
I could see the pain
in his eyes.
You know, when I was growing up,
she was my best friend.
Yeah, I know it's hard
to believe, but I was her little
man, like Harrison was mine.
Or maybe I was wrong about that.
>> Claire: I am sure that
that's not the case.
The mother that you grew up
loving must have loved you back.
And hey,
maybe there's something good
that can come out of
all of this.
>> Kyle: Can't imagine how.
>> Claire: Well, you said that
you saw the pain
in your father's eyes.
That sounded like empathy.
>> Kyle: I mean, she's hurt
both of us, again.
I know what that feels like.
>> Claire: So, maybe this is
an opportunity for you
and your dad, a chance
for you to come together
and start to heal.
>> Jack: What indication do you
have that I might be
tempted to turn to pills?
>> Nikki: Your marriage is
falling apart, Jack,
and in a very public way.
And even though I don't care for
Diane, I know that you do.
>> Jack: Listen, Nikki--
>> Nikki: And also,
there's the situation with Kyle.
Your family's company
is in disarray,
not to mention everything you've
gone through with Ashley.
>> Jack: Well, to line it up
like that, it is quite a list,
isn't it?
>> Nikki: And now,
now I worry that
that night in the hotel room
when you saved me was
the beginning of all of your
troubles with Diane.
>> Jack: Wait, wait, wait.
You are in no way responsible
for what happened
between Diane and me.
Don't even think it.
>> Nikki: Well, how can I not?
>> Jack: Would it help if I gave
you my word I will not turn
to pills?
>> Nikki: It would.
>> Jack: Come on,
you have my word.
>> Nikki: I'd feel a lot better
if you and I went to a meeting
right now.
>> Jack: Nikki, I...
I've lost my wife and my son.
I'm not going to lose
my sobriety.
>> Nikki: You and I both know
it's easier said than done.
>> Jack: Fine.
I will call my sponsor today.
>> Nikki: Thank you.
And just know that I will
always be here for you,
just as you have been there
for me.
>> Jack: Then, I have
one favor to ask.
>> Nikki: Anything. Name it.
>> Jack: Convince Victor to get
his claws out of my son.
>> Kyle: My dad and I spoke
after my mother moved out,
and you're right.
It did seem like he wanted to
try to find a way to fix
what was broken between us,
but I just couldn't bring myself
to take that step.
>> Claire: Why not?
>> Kyle: I just kept thinking
this is what Harrison must have
felt like when Summer
and I were fighting.
>> Claire: You and Summer found
a way to put your pain and your
egos aside to do what was
best for your son.
Was it maybe that you
didn't want to take your dad's
side over your mom's?
>> Kyle: I think it was mostly
my pride that got in the way.
>> Claire: Maybe you just need
some time to process all this.
>> Kyle: It did all happen
so fast.
Things have been miserable
between me and my parents,
but I thought they were
at least happy with each other.
>> Claire: You haven't really
been in their lives since
you left Jabot.
Maybe this has been building,
but you just didn't see it.
>> Kyle: I suppose that could be
the case, but it just--
It feels off.
>> Claire: Would it be okay
if I gave you my take
on the whole situation?
>> Kyle: I wish you would.
>> Claire: I think I may have an
idea why Diane did what she did.
>> Traci: You make yourself
sound so calculating.
I just don't buy it.
>> Diane: I came back
to Genoa City with a plan.
Everyone's fears about me
were right.
I wanted my old life back,
and I was willing to do
whatever it took to get it.
>> Traci: Okay, I'm naive,
but I'm not that naive.
Diane,
I've witnessed your behavior,
and you can be manipulative
and selfish sometimes,
but I've also seen you
really change.
>> Diane: You mean since I faked
my death and abandoned my son?
I mean, there was nowhere
else to go but up, right?
>> Traci: Yes.
You've been duplicitous
in the past, but you have
worked so hard to prove yourself
to so many people.
Jack and Kyle especially.
So, why the sudden shift?
>> Diane: Because I'm tired
of having to prove myself
and defend myself and, frankly,
pretend to be something that
I'm not.
I am ambitious.
So what?
>> Traci: I've seen you
with Kyle.
>> Diane: Oh, really? Really?
That's past tense because he
won't even talk to me anymore.
>> Traci: Diane, I have seen you
love your son.
>> Diane: Really? You've seen
that despite all the arguing?
>> Traci: Yes.
I have seen you with Harrison
also, and there is absolutely no
hidden agenda there.
>> Diane: Well, I'm sure Kyle
is happy that I'm getting out
of that little boy's life before
I hurt him, too.
>> Traci: No, Diane.
Don't say that.
You're just going through what
they call a rough patch.
I know how much you love Jack,
and I know how much
he loves you.
So why? Why has this changed
so suddenly?
>> Nikki: I'm not sure I know
what you mean.
You think that Victor is
somehow involved with Kyle?
>> Jack: Oh, come on, Nikki.
You're not really trying to
tell me you know nothing
about what's going on.
>> Nikki: I swear to you, Jack,
I don't.
>> Jack: Wait, of course,
you don't.
Of course, you don't.
That's how he plays these games.
>> Nikki: All right, just tell
me what is going on.
>> Jack: Victor is Glissade's
secret investor.
>> Nikki: What?
>> Jack: From day one, he has
been pulling Kyle's strings,
and I am convinced
he's the one that pushed
him over the line to steal
from the family company.
>> Nikki: Why would Victor
do that?
>> Jack: Because your husband
cannot pass up an opportunity
to hurt me.
>> Nikki: But why now?
>> Jack: Nikki, you came here
today as a friend,
concerned that I might turn
to pills to numb my pain.
This is all about my efforts
that night in the hotel room
that I came to help you
get sober.
>> Nikki: Did Kyle
tell you that?
>> Jack: I have suspected it
ever since Kyle joined Glissade.
I even confronted
the mustache about it.
>> Nikki: Did he admit it?
>> Jack: No, of course not.
But finally, Audra confirmed it.
He used her to get control of
Glissade and then
cast her aside.
>> Nikki: Well, Audra Charles is
hardly a reliable source.
>> Jack: Normally,
I would agree.
But she has no allegiance
to Kyle or Victor anymore.
No reason to lie.
>> Nikki: Damn it!
Yet another thing
he's kept from me.
>> Jack: And his keeping this
from you is further proof this
is not about business.
Victor is using my son to
execute a personal vendetta
against me for helping you.
>> Phyllis: Oh, I get this.
You're laying the groundwork
for an insanity plea.
>> Daniel: What are you
talking about?
>> Phyllis: You have to be out
of your mind and crazy to
hire her to defend you.
>> Christine: Ignore her.
>> Chance: Okay,
we have to go, okay?
And I have to do this.
I'm sorry.
>> Christine: No, wait, Chance.
Is that really necessary?
>> Chance: I'm romantically
involved with his sister.
I gotta be by the book.
>> Daniel: It's okay.
It's okay.
>> Chance: Give me your arm.
>> Daniel: Um...
Lucy gave me this bracelet.
Just don't break it.
>> Chance: I'll be careful.
>> Phyllis: I'm gonna get you
out of this.
>> Chance: Okay, all right.
>> Phyllis: I will get you out
of this, Daniel.
Oh, no, no, no.
Don't you dare think
you're gonna ruin my son's life.
>> Kyle: My dad and I spoke
after my mother moved out,
and you're right.
It did seem like he wanted to
try to find a way to fix
what was broken between us,
but I just couldn't bring myself
to take that step.
>> Claire: Why not?
>> Kyle: I just kept thinking
this is what Harrison must have
felt like when Summer
and I were fighting.
>> Claire: You and Summer found
a way to put your pain and your
egos aside to do what was
best for your son.
Was it maybe that you
didn't want to take your dad's
side over your mom's?
>> Kyle: I think it was mostly
my pride that got in the way.
>> Claire: Maybe you just need
some time to process all this.
>> Kyle: It did all happen
so fast.
Things have been miserable
between me and my parents,
but I thought they were
at least happy with each other.
>> Claire: You haven't really
been in their lives since
you left Jabot.
Maybe this has been building,
but you just didn't see it.
>> Kyle: I suppose that could be
the case, but it just--
It feels off.
>> Claire: Would it be okay
if I gave you my take
on the whole situation?
>> Kyle: I wish you would.
>> Claire: I think I may have an
idea why Diane did what she did.
>> Traci: You make yourself
sound so calculating.
I just don't buy it.
>> Diane: I came back
to Genoa City with a plan.
Everyone's fears about me
were right.
I wanted my old life back,
and I was willing to do
whatever it took to get it.
>> Traci: Okay, I'm naive,
but I'm not that naive.
Diane,
I've witnessed your behavior,
and you can be manipulative
and selfish sometimes,
but I've also seen you
really change.
>> Diane: You mean since I faked
my death and abandoned my son?
I mean, there was nowhere
else to go but up, right?
>> Traci: Yes.
You've been duplicitous
in the past, but you have
worked so hard to prove yourself
to so many people.
Jack and Kyle especially.
So, why the sudden shift?
>> Diane: Because I'm tired
of having to prove myself
and defend myself and, frankly,
pretend to be something that
I'm not.
I am ambitious.
So what?
>> Traci: I've seen you
with Kyle.
>> Diane: Oh, really? Really?
That's past tense because he
won't even talk to me anymore.
>> Traci: Diane, I have seen you
love your son.
>> Diane: Really? You've seen
that despite all the arguing?
>> Traci: Yes.
I have seen you with Harrison
also, and there is absolutely no
hidden agenda there.
>> Diane: Well, I'm sure Kyle
is happy that I'm getting out
of that little boy's life before
I hurt him, too.
>> Traci: No, Diane.
Don't say that.
You're just going through what
they call a rough patch.
I know how much you love Jack,
and I know how much
he loves you.
So why? Why has this changed
so suddenly?
>> Nikki: I'm not sure I know
what you mean.
You think that Victor is
somehow involved with Kyle?
>> Jack: Oh, come on, Nikki.
You're not really trying to
tell me you know nothing
about what's going on.
>> Nikki: I swear to you, Jack,
I don't.
>> Jack: Wait, of course,
you don't.
Of course, you don't.
That's how he plays these games.
>> Nikki: All right, just tell
me what is going on.
>> Jack: Victor is Glissade's
secret investor.
>> Nikki: What?
>> Jack: From day one, he has
been pulling Kyle's strings,
and I am convinced
he's the one that pushed
him over the line to steal
from the family company.
>> Nikki: Why would Victor
do that?
>> Jack: Because your husband
cannot pass up an opportunity
to hurt me.
>> Nikki: But why now?
>> Jack: Nikki, you came here
today as a friend,
concerned that I might turn
to pills to numb my pain.
This is all about my efforts
that night in the hotel room
that I came to help you
get sober.
>> Nikki: Did Kyle
tell you that?
>> Jack: I have suspected it
ever since Kyle joined Glissade.
I even confronted
the mustache about it.
>> Nikki: Did he admit it?
>> Jack: No, of course not.
But finally, Audra confirmed it.
He used her to get control of
Glissade and then
cast her aside.
>> Nikki: Well, Audra Charles is
hardly a reliable source.
>> Jack: Normally,
I would agree.
But she has no allegiance
to Kyle or Victor anymore.
No reason to lie.
>> Nikki: Damn it!
Yet another thing
he's kept from me.
>> Jack: And his keeping this
from you is further proof this
is not about business.
Victor is using my son to
execute a personal vendetta
against me for helping you.
>> Phyllis: Oh, I get this.
You're laying the groundwork
for an insanity plea.
>> Daniel: What are you
talking about?
>> Phyllis: You have to be out
of your mind and crazy to
hire her to defend you.
>> Christine: Ignore her.
>> Chance: Okay,
we have to go, okay?
And I have to do this.
I'm sorry.
>> Christine: No, wait, Chance.
Is that really necessary?
>> Chance: I'm romantically
involved with his sister.
I gotta be by the book.
>> Daniel: It's okay.
It's okay.
>> Chance: Give me your arm.
>> Daniel: Um...
Lucy gave me this bracelet.
Just don't break it.
>> Chance: I'll be careful.
>> Phyllis: I'm gonna get you
out of this.
>> Chance: Okay, all right.
>> Phyllis: I will get you out
of this, Daniel.
Oh, no, no, no.
Don't you dare think
you're gonna ruin my son's life.
>> Christine: I don't have time
for our usual friendly banter,
and neither does Daniel.
>> Phyllis: I know exactly
what you're doing.
>> Christine: Yeah, I'm making
sure he has a good lawyer.
>> Phyllis: Great!
You know the number of one?
>> Christine: Look, stop.
>> Phyllis: You know, my son
is fighting for
his life right now.
He doesn't need you.
Somebody who's just
trying to make brownie points
with his dad.
So, why don't you start
practicing your lawyering skills
on somebody else's kid?
>> Christine: Okay.
You know what?
I'm just gonna go now.
>> Phyllis: Okay, yeah, go.
Why don't you go back
to being Danny's groupie?
You know, throwing your
panties on the stage.
Oh, wow,
you have nothing to say.
No clever retort. Nothing?
Nothing you learned
in law school?
>> Christine: Instead of trying
to make you do the impossible,
see logic,
I'm gonna save my arguments
for the judge and the jury
to save your son.
Though, I'm really hoping
it doesn't come to that.
>> Phyllis: Mm-mm.
Oh, my God,
I need to see you right away.
It's a matter of life and death.
Please.
>> Jack: Nikki, you came here
as a friend to try to help me,
to check on me
and I appreciate that.
I don't expect you to fix this.
And I sure as hell do not
hold you responsible
for Victor's actions.
>> Nikki: All right, why don't
you just tell me what is going
on with you and Kyle?
>> Jack: Oh, Kyle and I have had
problems many times, but this--
this is like nothing else.
This is as bad
as it's ever been.
It feels irreparable.
The things he's done since
he got fired
may well have burned
any and all bridges between us.
>> Nikki: So, Diane was right.
Your friction with Kyle is what
led to the breakup
of your marriage.
>> Jack: And Kyle's
unreasonable rage,
and Victor has been
stoking that, has all been
directed at Diane and me.
>> Nikki: But Diane is the one
who fired him from Jabot.
>> Jack: Yeah, but I'm the one
who backed her up,
who supported her decision.
And Kyle felt
completely betrayed.
I mean, she said she was
wracked with guilt.
She said she came back to
Genoa City to be with her son.
>> Nikki: Well, we both know
that that's not the only reason
she came back.
>> Jack: And in all these fights
we've had, both those behind
closed doors and
the ones that have spilled
out in public, she's made
her intentions very clear.
And they sure as hell
aren't honorable.
>> Nikki: I can see how
upset you are,
and I don't blame you.
If this is true,
Victor's part in this
is equally reprehensible.
>> Jack: You are not
to blame for this.
Victor hid his intentions every
bit as much as Diane did.
>> Nikki: Well, she is
a proven con artist.
But sometimes, I-- I do turn
a blind eye to Victor's schemes.
>> Jack: Nikki, listen to me.
You are not to blame.
>> Nikki: You risked your life
to save mine.
And now, to hear that Victor is
using that sacrifice as
an excuse for his bad behavior,
it is appalling.
>> Jack: I am furious at Diane,
but Victor?
I warned him not to come
at me through my family.
I warned him, Nikki.
He better be ready
for retaliation.
>> Kyle: I'm very curious
to hear why you think my mother
turned on our family
so suddenly.
>> Claire: I was raised
to read people.
To know what they're thinking
even when they're not talking
about it.
>> Kyle: Okay, you've spent some
time around my mother.
What's your read on her?
>> Claire: I truly believe
that your mother loves you
and your father.
And that the break between
the two of you was devastating
to her.
I don't think any of that was
an act.
Maybe Jack misunderstood
Diane's motives, and when he
accused her of being insincere,
she got her back up.
And I don't know,
maybe she angrily confirmed
the things that he was saying
without really meaning it.
>> Kyle: So, you're saying
she agreed with his accusations
because she was, what, angry?
>> Claire: Haven't you ever
done that?
When someone tells you that
you're a bad person,
especially someone that
you love, it makes you feel
so bad that you just tell them
they're right because you don't
have any other words
to hide the pain.
>> Kyle: I've definitely
done that.
With both my parents, in fact.
>> Diane: Traci, I appreciate
you trying to see
my side of things.
I really do.
You were the first person
to welcome me into your family,
and the first to recognize what
Jack and I shared, and well,
you were our only witness
at our courthouse wedding.
>> Traci: Diane, that was
a beautiful day.
And it wasn't that long ago.
It's why I believe you and Jack
can find your way back
to each other.
>> Diane: No, that's not going
to happen.
>> Traci: Well, can you at least
tell me why?
>> Diane: The truth is,
I am selfish. Okay?
I want it all.
And I'm not going to apologize
for that anymore.
I wanted the power that came
with a top position at Jabot.
But I also wanted to be
Jack's wife.
I wanted a career and a family.
Why do I have to choose
between the two?
Does any man have to do that?
>> Traci: I take your point.
I do.
I see there's a double standard
at work here, and you're
absolutely right.
You should not have
to apologize for wanting
them both.
>> Diane: No.
I mean, no one thinks that
Victor Newman doesn't love
his family.
And yet, he is one of the most
heartless, ruthless,
and ambitious people
on the planet.
Time and time again,
he uses that love to do
whatever it takes to build
this empire.
And what he does in the name of
family is oftentimes
just reprehensible.
>> Traci: Okay, I don't know if
that's the guy that you want
to aspire to be like.
>> Diane: I don't have to aspire
to it, Traci.
Because that's who I am.
I am tired of pretending that
I don't want the things
that I want.
And if Jack and Kyle can't
handle that, well then that's
just too bad for them.
>> Traci: So, Diane, are you
telling me that you are willing
to lose your husband
and your son?
>> Diane: What I'm telling you
is that it's on Jack and Kyle
to believe that my love for them
can coexist with my ambition.
Because I am not going to deny
my needs any longer.
You know what, Traci?
There's just really nothing
more for us to talk about.
[ Traci exhaling ]
Traci...
I was wrong. Okay?
About the profiteroles.
I hope you believe me
when I say that
you deserve every happiness.
>> Traci: So does my brother.
And Diane...
so do you.
>> Diane: Thanks.
>> Michael: Hey.
>> Phyllis: Oh, my God.
>> Michael: I got here as soon
as I could. I saw the news that
Daniel's been arrested.
And he's being charged with
Heather's murder?
>> Phyllis: Yeah, he's being
wrongfully accused.
>> Michael: No, I'm sure.
I'm sure about that.
Do you have any idea
what evidence they have?
>> Phyllis: I don't know.
You need to go find out. Please.
>> Michael: You want me
to represent your son?
>> Phyllis: I do. Anything is
better than that incompetent
boob that he hired
to defend him.
>> Michael: I don't think I need
a second guess to figure out
who that is.
>> Phyllis: Please. There's no
way that Christine will be able
to win a murder case.
There's no way.
>> Michael: You need
to calm down.
>> Phyllis: No, I don't.
This situation does not call
for me to be calm.
To like sit back and drink tea.
It calls for me to take action.
So, please just go to the judge
and say that you're going
to defend him.
>> Michael: All right, listen
to me. It's not that simple
and it's not your call.
Daniel has a right to choose
his own representation.
Not you.
>> Phyllis: Well, I'm overriding
that. I'm his mom.
>> Michael: As sympathetic as
I am to that particular
argument, it will sway no one
in a courtroom.
Now, listen to me.
Christine is
an excellent attorney.
And if the facts are on
Daniel's side, you have nothing,
nothing to worry about.
>> Phyllis: The fact is
Christine hates me.
She wants to destroy my life.
And that includes throwing
this case.
>> Victor: Oh,
what a nice surprise.
>> Nikki: Yeah, we'll see if
you feel that way after we talk.
>> Victor: You're angry with me.
>> Nikki: That depends on
your answer to my question.
Are you Glissade's
secret investor?
>> Victor: Who put that idea
in your head?
>> Nikki: Jack told me.
Is it true?
Did you buy that company
and hire Kyle to run it as a way
of exacting revenge on Jack?
Are you driving a wedge between
them because Jack saved my life?
>> Victor: Why did you even go
to see Jack Abbott?
I asked you to stay away
from him.
>> Nikki: As I have said many
times, that is not your choice
to make.
>> Victor: Damn right it is.
I live with you.
Last time, he pushed you off
the damn wagon.
He's a danger to your sobriety.
>> Nikki: He is hardly that.
He is my dear friend
and there is nothing you can do
or say to ever change that.
>> Victor: Such a dear friend.
Oh, my goodness.
You're making it worse.
He's such a dear friend that
he upset you now.
>> Nikki: I went to him to offer
my support.
He is hurting over the breakup
of his marriage.
>> Victor: Breaks my heart.
Oh, my goodness, you offered him
support and comfort.
Oh, let me get
my handkerchief out.
That makes me--
That is so moving.
He obviously had enough presence
of mind to piss you off
against me.
>> Nikki: You know, I thought
that Diane was just spewing her
usual venom when she said that
you were looking for revenge
over what he did
for me that night.
>> Victor: I made
no secret of that.
What did you do with him that
night in the damn hotel room?
It was debauchery.
He almost killed you.
>> Nikki: He saved me.
>> Victor: Are you kidding me?
You saved yourself and him.
>> Nikki: You are committed
to making him pay for what
happened that night.
>> Victor: Damn right, I am.
That man is flailing
because he's losing his family.
He can't keep them together.
His wife left him.
His son is estranged from him.
He's a failure.
Tell him to look at the damn
mirror to find out what causes
all these problems in his life.
>> Nikki: You are impossible.
I don't believe you.
>> Victor: You had better
believe me because I don't want
you to go over to Jack Abbott
to comfort him,
give him the support.
Are you serious?
Why don't you move in with him?
>> Kyle: I guess I'm just
shocked she didn't try
to reassure me that we were
wrong about her.
>> Claire: Maybe she didn't
feel safe to.
She's been under attack.
She could feel vulnerable.
>> Kyle: Yeah, I haven't given
her any support in a while,
and I can see how after my dad
accused her of being some kind
of monster and firing her from
Jabot and kicking her out of
the house, she would have
her defenses up.
I mean, gosh, she was so angry.
>> Claire: Anger almost always
comes from hurt.
>> Kyle: Meaning?
>> Claire: It's hard to see
how she could be so hurt if
she didn't still love you.
>> Kyle: Maybe she's just
upset that she's losing out
on money and power.
>> Claire: Both things could be
true at the same time.
Maybe this is an opportunity.
>> Kyle: How so?
>> Claire: Maybe there's a way
for you to bring Diane back
into your life, too.
If you can see past
all the pain and the hurt
and get back to the love that
you feel for each other,
maybe you and your mom and your
dad can somehow get back
to being a family again.
>> Michael: Look, I know
emotions are running high,
but your suspicion is
wildly paranoid.
I can tell you right now
with 100% certainty that
Christine would never throw this
or any other case in pursuit of
some petty revenge.
>> Phyllis: Oh, she is all about
pettiness and revenge.
>> Michael: Well, if you were
being charged with murder,
you might be able to sell me
on that possibility.
>> Phyllis: Michael, this is
my son we're talking about.
It's my son.
>> Michael: It's Danny's son,
too.
And I don't have to tell you
how Christine feels about
Daniel's father.
>> Phyllis: All right,
if you're not going
to help me, I 'm just going
to find somebody else
who's going to help me.
>> Michael: Listen, listen,
you're scared.
You're scared.
And you have every right to be.
>> Phyllis: I'm scared
for my son.
>> Michael: But this is not
the way to help him.
Look, what if I promise you
that I will keep an eye
on the case?
That I'll make sure that
Christine's always acting
in Daniel's best interests.
>> Phyllis: Okay.
And-- and what will you do
if she's not?
>> Michael: I'll step in,
but that's not going to happen.
Right?
Because Daniel's innocent,
isn't he?
>> Phyllis: Oh, he is.
He is absolutely innocent.
>> Michael: Well, sometimes you
act like-- You were acting like
Christine actually framed him.
>> Phyllis: Nope.
Not Christine.
I think Sharon is framing him.
>> Michael: Why would you
think that?
>> Phyllis: Because it's true.
>> Michael: You got proof?
>> Phyllis: I don't need proof.
It's mother's intuition.
>> Michael: You know, again,
with all due respect,
that's not admissible in court.
I-- I just don't see
how this can make any sense.
>> Phyllis: Okay, let me
tell you. Sharon has been
completely off the rails,
attacking Daniel
at every turn for weeks.
She hates Daniel more
than Christine hates me.
>> Michael: Cassie?
>> Phyllis: Yeah?
>> Michael: Have, uh, you shared
your suspicions with...
>> Phyllis: Chance. No.
He doesn't see it.
So, if he can't see it,
I'm just going to have
to figure out how I can, um,
open his eyes.
>> Michael: Open Chance's eyes,
huh? I do not like
the sound of that.
>> Phyllis: What do you want me
to say? Wake up?
See the light?
Wake up and see
all the evidence that's been
thrown in your lap?
>> Michael: Well, how do you
intend to make him do that?
Look, it's probably way
too late for this warning,
but you really shouldn't even
think about interfering
in the police investigation
into Heather's death.
>> Phyllis: Mm. Did I say
I was going to do that?
What?
>> Michael: I appreciate you
giving me the chance to have
plausible deniability
in this matter.
>> Phyllis: Plausible
deniability? I love it when
you talk like that.
>> Michael: I'm serious,
Phyllis.
>> Phyllis: I'm serious, too.
I think you're
a brilliant lawyer.
>> Michael: Look, as your friend
and potential attorney, when
this all blows up in your face,
I am seriously warning you
against even attempting
to fabricate evidence
that will make Sharon look
guilty, so Daniel needs
to walk free.
>> Phyllis: Oh, my goodness,
listen to you, spinning all of
these theories as if I was even
capable of doing
anything like that.
>> Michael: Because we both know
you are.
>> Phyllis: I don't have
to fabricate anything.
That bitch Sharon has been
framing my son,
and I will do whatever
it takes to prove it.
>> Traci: I...
I just got back
from seeing Diane.
>> Jack: Oh, Traci,
I wish you hadn't done that.
>> Traci: I know.
I know you told me that
you didn't want me to get
involved, but I couldn't
help it.
Jack, I know how much
you care about her.
>> Jack: I should never have
fallen for her again,
and you are not the person
to save our marriage.
>> Traci: I thought
I could help.
>> Jack: Yeah, that seems to be
a theme today.
>> Traci: Excuse me?
>> Jack: Nikki stopped by
earlier.
She wanted to help, too.
>> Traci: Oh, Jack, a lot of
people care about you,
and we hate seeing you in pain.
Look, we have all had our issues
with Diane, but we've seen
how much you love her.
Frankly, living here with you
both, I've seen how much
she loves you.
At least, I thought I did.
It just...
It hurts me when you're hurting.
>> Jack: I appreciate that,
but you're not the one
to fix us.
>> Traci: I had to try.
>> Jack: And?
>> Traci: I'm afraid I failed.
>> Jack: She put up the same
brick wall with you that
she did with me?
>> Traci: Mm. I saw a woman who
is angry and hurt
and-- and righteous, even.
And I can understand some of
her upset. I really can.
>> Jack: But?
>> Traci: As much as I hate
to say it, Jack, I think
you're right.
Diane has stopped caring about
anyone but herself.
[ phone ringing ]
>> Diane: Victor,
I was hoping you'd call.
>> Victor: Are you alone?
Of course, you are.
>> Diane: Are you calling
to rub salt in my wounds,
or are you interested in helping
me punish Jack for his betrayal?
>> Victor: Very interested.
>> Diane: Good.
Because I want payback.
And I don't care who I have
to hurt to make that happen.
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