As many of you already know,
Jabot has paused our normal operations.
We have suspended a part of our online presence
and are now reorganizing several of our departments
in an effort to better serve our customers.
I wanna emphasize, though,
that this pause is temporary.
We will be back up and running in the very near future.
Jabot is a family company. Always has been.
And in that spirit,
we have always thought of our customers and our employees
as an extension of that family.
To that end, throughout this holiday season,
we fully intend to honor all our commitments to our staff
and ask our customers to be patient
during this internal restructuring.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you for your continued support of Jabot
and Jabot products.
[sighs] Oh, long on promises.
Short on details.
Maybe this'll buy us enough time
to head off Victor's next attack.
Victor, uh, this is the third
message I have left for you.
I'm starting to get
very, very angry.
I don't like being used.
I don't like being ignored.
I came through on my end of the deal.
Now you come through on yours, please.
Call me back.
Let me guess.
Victor stiffing you on the deal you made with him?
♪♪
Summer, hi. It's Kyle.
I wanna let you know
that the plane-full of Christmas presents
arrived for Harrison, so thanks for that.
I know you miss him. He misses you too.
But he'll be thrilled with everything you got him.
Hey, um...
there's...something I need to talk to you about
when you have a few minutes.
I don't know how up to speed you are
with everything that's been happening at Jabot but, um...
it's serious, and I don't know how it'll affect Marchetti
moving forward.
Victor is coming after us. Hard.
And the family's dealing with it,
but I really think it would make a difference
to have you more involved.
Anyway, um, call me back when you get this.
Thanks. Bye.
Did you get ahold of Summer?
I just left her a message.
Well, I think it's a good idea that your father had
to get her involved,
but it's a shot in the dark that it'll do any good.
Summer is Victor's granddaughter.
Her company is directly affected
by his attacks.
-She's already involved. -Yes.
But to enlist her to get Victor to ease up?
I'm also going to suggest she talk to Phyllis
about getting her help.
Ah, yes, to get her to steal that AI program back.
Counting on Phyllis-- another shot in the dark.
Mom, a couple shots in the dark are better than no shot at all.
You know, sometimes I wonder if that's where we are right now--
with no shot at all!
And did you get the statement?
Okay. I want that immediately circulated
to every press outlet on your list.
Yeah, including Newman Media.
No. Victor thinks he's got us behind the eight ball.
This is our first chance to get out ahead of this story.
No, we gotta blanket this thing.
Be positive and--and strong.
Here is the message.
This is a bold move to strengthen the company.
We are not hiding.
I want you and the rest of the press department
to carry this message forward.
-Exactly. -[chatter, laughter]
-CHELSEA: Thank God. -JACK: Thanks.
-Good morning, Jack. -Merry Christmas.
Seriously?
You have the gall to wish me a merry Christmas
after what you and Victor are trying to do
to my family's business?
Jack, I'm sorry, okay?
I knew you would be upset, but--
Upset does not begin to describe what I am feeling right now.
How could you? How could you, in good conscience,
release those reports on Jabot
knowing why we did what we did?
Not to mention who's responsible.
I thought we were friends, Adam.
-We are not dead yet, Mom. -No, I-I know we're not.
I just--I woke up this morning
with this sense of impending doom.
And of course, I can't let your father see that,
not when he's so determined that we can beat this
and he's out there rallying the troops.
He's coming at this from all sides.
-I appreciate that. -Thanks.
Dad asked me about another strategy.
Oh?
He asked me to suggest to Claire
to put pressure on Victor to get him to stop.
I thought about it, but I'm not going to.
No. That would have been tricky.
Right? Things are complicated enough without throwing that
into the mix, and she might think I was using her.
Well, and you would be, except for a very good reason.
No, no. I think it was smart not to involve her,
and your dad will understand.
-Where is he anyway? -I saw him earlier.
He was getting ready to record his rah-rah speech
to the press and the staff.
-How did he seem to you? -Locked and loaded.
-Ready to fight. -Well, that's your dad.
When he gets hit, he gets back up.
I wish I could share his confidence
that we can turn things around.
But when Phyllis Summers is one of our strategies,
it's really hard for me to get there.
Phyllis can steal the software. She's done it before.
Yes. So we assume.
But then even if she agrees to steal it back,
then what happens to it afterwards?
We could promise her the moon,
but that doesn't mean there's not someone else out there
-who could promise her more. -Victor?
Or someone worse,
-if that's possible. -That's why I think
it's important to get Summer involved.
Phyllis loves her kids. I know that much.
Uh, but Phyllis loves herself more.
That's what it all comes down to.
At the end of the day, Phyllis looks out for herself
first and foremost.
So I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
It's just really hard for me to get excited
about betting our future on her.
Wow. You think you have this all figured out,
-don't you, Billy? -I think I'm getting there.
You know what, for your information, what I do
and who I do it with is none of your damn business,
and second, I'm so tired of everyone thinking
that I'm doing secret deals with Victor Newman.
So...if you'll excuse me.
Seriously? You're gonna stop me from leaving?
So what did he offer you?
Cush job at Newman Enterprises?
Your own company? Your own version of Vibrante?
It didn't work out for Audra, did it?
No, it didn't. I'm not Audra.
No, no, you are not.
But you could end up in the same place.
Jobless, friendless, helpless.
I don't want that for you.
You're smart enough to know
when Victor's playing you, Phyllis.
Are you gonna let me know when this lecture is over
-so I don't die of boredom? -Did you honestly think
that you would steal the AI program for Victor
and then he wouldn't screw you over?
What's the expression? Fool me once,
fool me twice, fool me 12 times, then who's the fool?
Okay. I'm done with this conversation.
Phyllis, you've been had. Phyllis.
You know it's true, okay? You can deny it all you want.
Phyllis, wait. Phyllis, please wait.
Look, I know how this feels, okay?
I've been there many, many times.
Victor treats you like a disposable rag.
He wrings out every last drop outta you
and then he throws you away.
I'm here to offer you a deal.
One that you can actually trust.
One you can count on.
What kind of deal?
Have you ever heard the expression
"generational wealth"?
That's the kinda deal I'm talking about.
Jack, I understand that you are upset, okay?
I would be too if I was in your situation.
But we have an obligation to report the news,
and I'm sorry to say
what's going on with Jabot right now is news.
Wow, you have been listening to Victor's BS long enough,
you might actually believe that.
-I do believe it. -Was there any part of the story
we didn't get right?
Because Jabot has been hiding assets
and pulling the plug on divisions.
Yes. And all of that adds up to a business that's in trouble,
so you can try to spin it any way you want,
-but those are just the facts. -You wouldn't know a fact
if it came up and bit you in the ass.
-Jack, come on. -Both of you know
why we had to do what we did.
My family's company is under attack
by the head of your family, and you, Adam,
as CEO of Newman Media,
are just the tip of the spear.
Well, I'm sorry you feel that way.
That's it? That's all you have to say?
That's some lame apology.
How long have you and I been friends, Adam?
A long time.
Which is why you should know this isn't personal.
[groans] Ohh.
When you went back to Newman Media the second time,
you told me one of the conditions
was that you would not be used as Victor's battering ram
against me-- what happened to that?
I know you wanna pretend this is business as usual.
You and I both know everything with Victor is personal.
This is no different.
This is a stab in the back
from a friend, Adam,
and I will never forgive you for this.
Has it ever occurred to you that these attacks affect
more than just me and my family?
There are hundreds of Jabot employees
that could well lose their jobs right before the holiday.
They won't be able to afford the gifts they just bought.
They can't enjoy their time with their family
with unemployment hanging over their heads,
and yet here you are, out enjoying a shopping spree,
filling your bags.
Well, there's your merry Christmas.
Jack, I don't take any great pleasure in any of this.
Then do something about it.
It's not too late.
You have always made an issue of wanting to be your own man,
of getting out from under Victor's shadow,
so prove it!
Write a retraction.
Better than that-- write an apology.
You can't expect Adam to do that.
Why not? It is the right thing to do.
You both know that. That's what bothers me!
You know that, and you won't do anything about it
'cause you're afraid of what Victor might do to you.
You might lose your titles. You might lose your toys.
Jack, that's not fair. We have no ill will
towards you or your company.
And we certainly weren't part of some plot
to put people out of work during the holidays.
The story was--was--
It's Victor's company. We work for him.
You don't have to.
You've both proven yourself in the outside world.
You've both had successes. Well, come to think of it,
you've both done some shady things in the past.
I guess you've chosen what side you're going to be on.
Listen to me--don't take shots at Chelsea.
I'm the one that published the story,
not Chelsea, not Victor.
So I'll give you a chance to tell your side of the story.
I'll set up an interview, and you can have
any reporter that you want, Jack.
Oh, you want a comment?
[slaps leg] It's up to you.
Go to hell! There's your comment.
I will burn Jabot down to the ground myself
rather than let Victor destroy my father's company.
You hear me?
I will never, ever give your father that satisfaction.
Have a lovely holiday, you two.
I know Phyllis is not exactly trustworthy.
-That's an understatement. -But let's face it.
We're running out of good options.
Desperate people doing desperate things.
At least by bringing Summer to the mix,
it'll make Phyllis think about which side she wants to be on.
Say what you want about her,
but she always sides with her kids.
All right, so here's the plan. We pull on Phyllis's conscience
and her heart strings--assuming she has either one of those.
Phyllis has worked really hard to get Summer and Daniel
to trust her again-- it could work.
-It could. -But you don't think so?
No, no. Here's the problem with this whole theory, Kyle.
Phyllis stole the AI program and gave it to Victor.
No matter what she says, we can all agree on that, right?
-Absolutely. -Which means she's already
extracted a king's ransom from him.
Okay, so we offer her more.
A-and then what's Victor going to do?
What, is he gonna stand back and applaud
and say, "Well played"?
No! He's gonna top whatever we offered her
because that's how much he hates your father.
And that would be a win-win for Phyllis.
Exactly. And you know what?
I'm not buying this whole motherly love angle either.
When Phyllis agreed to do this deed for Victor,
she had to know that he would immediately go after Jabot,
and therefore, Marchetti would be collateral damage.
I mean, Phyllis is a hot mess,
but she's not stupid.
She had to know that from the beginning.
So where was her concern for Summer then?
All right, Billy, what's your pitch?
Can we get a table, get a little privacy?
Yeah.
PHYLLIS: [sighs] Ohh.
All right, make it fast.
I have some business to do.
That's right. You're waiting for Victor to call you back.
Okay, this conversation is over.
I'll get straight to the point.
Phyllis, I know that you stole the AI program from Cane
and you gave it to Victor.
You don't have to deny it, okay? I know it for fact.
I also know, after hearing the last few seconds
of your conversation with Victor
that he's reneging on the deal you made with him.
It's a lot of guessing without anything to back it up.
[chuckles] Well, let's just pretend that I'm right
and we'll see where that gets us.
Here's the deal.
You stole the AI program from Cane.
I'm hoping you can steal it back from Victor.
As a bonus, you get to lay a slap to the face of the man
who screwed you over many, many times.
I'm not hearing an offer.
What does generational wealth really mean to you, Billy?
It means you can name your price.
Pick the highest number you want.
It's a deal of a lifetime, Phyllis.
Don't screw it up.
[sighs] You okay?
I guess...[sighs] you know?
What about you?
That was not fun to hear.
No, it wasn't.
I've never seen Jack so angry.
Yeah, but he did not have the right
to come after you like that. I mean, you are the one
who's been lobbying against attacks like this.
Yeah, but Jack doesn't know that.
Despite all my lobbying,
my name's still all over those stories too.
I know.
I mean, maybe I should have told him that this was coming.
I should have given him a heads up.
I don't think it would have made a difference, Adam.
The result would have been the same.
It's just this is what I've always been afraid of, Chelsea.
This is why I have always pushed back against Victor
when he's tried to drag me into his rivalry with Jack,
this vendetta that he's had.
I thought that we were picking the lesser of two evils
by reporting on Jabot tanking.
It wasn't gonna be spreading lies.
We were just gonna be reporting on a story
that Jack himself set in motion.
Yeah. That's how I've been trying to rationalize it too,
but if that were the case,
then why do we both feel so awful about it?
Well, I feel bad for Jack. I really do.
But I mean, what choice do we have?
We're not gonna control Victor, what he wants or what he thinks.
So all we can do is report the news,
and that's what we did.
Adam...
that's not entirely true.
What do you mean?
I mean, it's also news...
that Victor was using a very dangerous...
probably illegal software program
to go after his enemies... and we didn't report that.
If we were really being fair and unbiased here,
we would have printed the real story,
which is that Jabot was able to defend itself
against a destructive cyberattack.
That was the real news story here, but we didn't.
Okay? We ignored it and we pushed it aside
because it wasn't a part of Victor's narrative.
Adam, there's a reason why
we're both feeling so guilty right now,
and that is because Jack was right.
I just want you to know
that I'm not acknowledging
-stealing Cane's AI software. -Okay.
We can play it however you like.
On the other hand...
taking it from Victor, if he actually has it...
-He does. -...is a wonderful,
-wonderful thing. -Isn't it?
Sticking it to the man that screwed us over
so many times.
I wanna ask you if the Abbotts were to...
to get that software in their hands,
what would they do with it?
We're not the Newmans. We're the Abbotts.
We're gonna blow it up, we're gonna destroy it
so it can't be used against anyone ever again.
Okay. [laughs] I gotta think about this.
Okay. But just don't think too long, okay?
'Cause the deal may go away.
Really? You're bluffing.
You have a lousy hand, Billy. Your family is scared.
That's why you're having this conversation with me.
You're in no position to give me an ultimatum.
Phyllis, what I mean by "go away"...
if Jabot fails...
you get nothing.
Nothing from Victor and nothing from us.
And we know what that equals.
I'll hear from you soon.
-Good morning, Daniel. -Morning.
Do I even wanna know what that was all about?
I can't argue that Phyllis should have figured
there would be fallout for Summer
-with an attack against Jabot. -And did it stop her? No.
No, but Phyllis isn't a planner.
She reacts impulsively to whatever's in front of her,
and when it all goes to hell,
she just tries to put back the pieces.
And how's that working out for her so far?
I know. She never seems to learn her lesson.
But, Mom, if it's money she's after, Dad'll go to the limit.
He'll give her anything she asks for.
Well, he sent Billy off with a blank check to negotiate,
though I doubt that will do any good.
-Well, what do you mean? -For Phyllis,
this isn't just about money or power.
What she wants, what she craves
more than anything else in the whole wide world
is to be the center of attention.
And look where she is right now,
with the two most powerful families in town
vying for her services.
For someone like Phyllis, that's a drug.
Yeah. And if she gives up the software,
the attention goes somewhere else.
And that would be like a death to her.
I know this woman, Kyle.
I have had more than my fair share
of encounters with Phyllis
where she's been more than willing to blow herself up
and everything around her just to stay in the spotlight.
It's sick and it's sad, but it's who she is.
So what you're saying is
she could actually refuse our offer,
-no matter how big it is. -I can't rule it out.
Yeah, then we are really up against it.
-[huffs] -[phone chimes]
[scoffs]
I think I just discovered another way to stop Victor.
Oh, please, Daniel, please.
-Please, not this again. -All right, you know what?
I will stop asking questions
when you stop acting like a person who's hiding something.
You have no idea what Billy and I were just talking about,
-do you? -See? You're doing it again.
-What am I doing again? -You're acting all squirrely.
-Squirrely? -Mm-hmm.
Like a squirrel? Like a rodent?
And paranoid.
No, I did not overhear what you and Billy were talking about.
I didn't have to overhear you. It was pretty clear
that the two of you weren't talking about hockey scores.
You're so snarky, aren't you?
Add that to your sudden strange interest
in what happened with Jabot last night,
and it's hard not to think that you're up to your neck
in whatever's going on over there.
Oh, you're like a broken record. Seriously.
All of your suspicions of me and your accusations
about what am I up to.
Honestly, Daniel,
this--this hurts me. This hurts my heart.
Should I cue the violins?
-That's not funny. -[laughs]
I don't like you right now.
You don't like me? Do you think that I like
being suspicious of my own mother?
Because I don't. I really, really don't.
But I have seen you in action.
I can't ignore what my gut is telling me,
and your actions, they're not helping.
Mom, I know that you have been through it this past year.
I know that better than anyone, and I-I feel, personally,
like you still haven't dealt with
everything that happened to you and Sharon at the clinic.
-Oh! -I feel like you haven't
dealt with the horrible things that you saw in Nice.
And all I'm saying is just...
just take a step back.
If there is some kind of battle going on
between the Newmans and the Abbotts,
just stay out of it.
You are being so dramatic, aren't you?
Daniel!
I know I've given you reason to worry about me in the past.
I know that. But we've moved on.
This is now. This is today.
For the last time, I don't have any secrets from you.
I don't have any, okay?
I swear to you, I'm not lying.
Believe it, don't believe it. But it's the truth.
I know what Jack said was harsh
and it wasn't easy to hear, okay?
But we can't let this throw us off our game.
I mean, this is our job.
We work in media.
Yeah, and it can be ugly and cutthroat
when you have to pick a side-- I know all about it.
But, Adam, we knew the true story,
and we chose not to report it.
Yeah, well, we work for a company that my father owns,
[softly] so of course we weren't gonna report
that he has the AI program.
We might as well sign our own pink slips.
Chels, do you think that Billy and Sally
are preparing their first big story on the fall of Jabot?
Maybe. Maybe they would put a different spin on it.
No, there's not a chance.
And it wouldn't even be spin.
It would just be outright lies that Jabot is fine
and they're not even in trouble at all.
How would that be any different from what we just did?
Chelsea.
I know that you hate this.
I hate this too.
Do you remember when you started
and Victor wanted to go after Billy?
I took your side.
Hmm?
But I just-- I can't always do that.
I can't always say no to Victor.
Even when you know he's wrong?
The world can be an ugly place.
And like it or not,
there's gonna be times, as a media company,
when we're forced to contribute to that.
It just-- it goes with the territory.
We can't always be the nice guys.
This is different, Adam.
This is our friend whose business may never recover
from what we did to him.
So you can try to rationalize it all you want,
but nothing's gonna change that.
Well, then, I-I don't know what to tell you, okay?
We both knew what we were signing on for,
and we know who we were working for.
At what point have we gone too far, Adam?
Because I'm getting close to being at that point.
Aren't you?
-Where's Jack? -Uh, he stepped out
-for a few minutes. -Did you speak to Phyllis?
-Yes, I gave her our pitch. -DIANE: And?
She said she's gonna think about it.
-Oh, God, I hate that woman. -She's having a hard time
admitting that she actually took the software from Cane
and gave it to Victor in the first place,
but she's got no qualms about stealing it back from him.
What did you offer her?
-I told her to name her price. -Okay, hold on.
Even if Phyllis does eventually agree to work with us,
wouldn't Victor have anticipated that move?
He'd have time to put a safety net around the AI program
that even she couldn't penetrate?
Exactly. So that's one more reason why relying on Phyllis
-is a bad idea. -Okay, before Billy got here,
you said you may have another way to stop Victor?
Yes, I think I do.
Well, I would love to hear whatever it is,
because I will stop at nothing to save this family's legacy.
Victor will not win.
[sighs] I remember you telling me early on
that you wanted to protect Jack from Victor.
It's easier said than done, obviously.
Well, is it still the case?
Do you think it's still possible?
Chelsea, what would you suggest?
I-I don't know. I mean, I wish I had all the answers.
But, Adam, I just wonder if one day we're gonna feel
completely stuck and trapped, not being able to escape
because Victor's calling the shots.
I can guarantee you, he will always be calling the shots.
Again, it's his company. It's his decision.
What about us, Adam?
What about being a good example for our son?
Because Jack was right out there.
People are gonna lose their livelihoods
because of what we did.
Careers will be ruined.
Families will be torn apart, and for what?
Why? Because Victor can't stand the thought
of Jack Abbott existing on this planet?
I don't wanna get caught in the middle of that.
Are you talking about leaving?
Maybe.
I don't know.
But let's not kid ourselves, Adam.
We don't run...anything.
Okay? These are all just Victor's toys,
and he will play with them the way he wants to.
I just think we're better than that.
So you really are considering it?
I don't want Victor
to own our souls.
He's a great man in many respects.
But he's also cutthroat,
and I don't wanna go down that road with him,
and, Adam, you shouldn't either.
You've come so far
from being that angry, bitter man
who always just wanted to lash out and hurt people.
-You've got a conscience now. -Hmph.
We both do.
And that's a good thing.
I ran into Adam and Chelsea while I was out.
-[groans] Ohh. What'd they say? -Were they gloating?
No. They didn't exactly apologize, though,
for doing Victor's dirty work.
Did I hear right?
-Phyllis turned us down? -No. Not exactly.
Uh, she said she'd think about it, which, to me,
sounds like a lost cause.
I wouldn't go that far, Diane.
You think there's still a chance?
I think whatever deal she has with Victor
is not happening anymore-- he's either stringing her along
or he's pulled the plug entirely.
She's desperate. I can tell.
Even though she's pretending she's not.
I'm not sure we have time to wait for Phyllis to come around.
No, the longer Jabot is offline, the more damage.
No. We have to pull out our full arsenal.
You said you had a plan that didn't include Phyllis.
-I do. -Well, we would love to hear it.
So, uh,
what's going on with Mariah?
Has she made any progress?
Some. Why?
Why? Well, I was just wondering
when she's gonna return to her wife
and to her child.
What are you saying?
Well...
I saw you kissing Tessa
right over there
after your dad's wedding.
Mm-hmm. I wasn't gonna say anything because, you know,
it's not my business.
I just figured maybe, uh, it was too much champagne,
you were missing Heather, she was missing Mariah.
Your dad had just gotten married to the Bug,
you were feeling sentimental...
I don't know.
She's not for you, Daniel.
She's out of bounds, right?
That's it.
What are you thinking?
Well, obviously, I wasn't thinking.
Yes, though, I am well aware
that Tessa's married.
Are you? Because you guys are joined at the hip.
I mean, she's always around.
And I just figure maybe she's confused
and in limbo over her own marriage,
but if you keep on going down this path...
you will get your heart broken, I guarantee it.
Listen, it was a kiss. It wasn't a big deal.
And, yes, it was everything you just said it was.
It was spontaneous and unexpected.
It was meaningless to both of us.
-Really? -Yes!
Really.
You know, I know what you're doing right now,
-and it's not gonna work. -What am I doing?
You--you're trying to change the subject.
Oh, it's difficult and uncomfortable
being on the witness stand, isn't it?
You shouldn't be worried about me right now.
You shouldn't be worried about Tessa--you should be
worried about you, because I know you're in trouble.
-Here we go again. -Yeah. And I think I know
-what it is, too. -Oh, really? What do you think
-you know? -You know, last night,
after we talked, I got this idea in my head.
Couldn't get it out. No.
So please...
tell me that you didn't have anything to do with
stealing the software from Cane.
And then please tell me
that you didn't give it or sell it to Victor
for some kind of promise.
Who told you that?
I'm guessing you're not thinking about
what's left on your Christmas list.
Actually, I-I kind of am in a way.
You know how Connor added that video game
to his Christmas list?
You mean the one you said "no way" to?
Yeah, because it's awful.
It's this fake, shiny, fantasy world
where everything is perfect.
People build castles to live in and drive sports cars,
wear designer clothes. The only way to win the game
is by amassing money, lots and lots of money,
oppressing people, and fighting off attacks.
Chelsea, it's just a game.
It's not as bad as some of the other ones out there.
I mean, at least it doesn't have guns.
Yeah. Well, I thought that at first as well.
But then I thought, what is it actually teaching?
It's teaching these kids to, um,
look out for themselves and find the hack,
you know, the shortcut to success.
There's no reward for compassion or being kind to people
or doing the right thing.
I get it. It's no Omega Sphere. I get it.
Okay. That's petty and unfair. I'm trying to make a point here.
Okay. You're right.
I'm sorry.
We will not get Connor the game,
and he'll get over it.
Adam, don't you see?
-We're living in that world. -Chelsea!
-Come on-- -We are! Seriously!
Think about it. We brought our son into that world,
and we're reflecting our values onto him
if we keep doing the things we're doing.
You are equating an evil video game empire
to living the life of a Newman.
I mean, Jack's words really got to you, didn't they?
I've felt this way for a while, Adam.
I've been suppressing these feelings.
You know, I came around about going after Billy
because he created a media company,
so he was gonna be competition for us.
And then, uh, as far as Cane was concerned,
I had no problem going after him 'cause he was coming after us.
That was fine, as far as I was concerned.
But exploiting Jabot the way we did--
it just feels so...dirty.
I mean, so much so that you would just give it up?
You would leave Newman Media?
I-I don't know. I don't know, but something's gotta change.
I don't wanna be, um-- what was it?
What did Jack say out there? What were we?
-The tip of Victor's spear. -Exactly!
I don't wanna be that person, Adam.
I don't wanna be ashamed of what I do for a living.
I've been that person in the past.
I'm not gonna go back, and you shouldn't go back either.
Okay, and we won't.
[whispering] We won't.
You asked me-- you asked me what I want
on my Christmas wish list, right?
I don't need another cashmere sweater
or a--or a fancy necklace.
Connor certainly doesn't need another video game.
What we need to do is...
is protect what we've created,
protect what we've built...
the three of us.
Continue to be good human beings.
Continue to be people that Connor can be proud of.
That's more important to me
than doing Victor's bidding.
Isn't that more important to you too?
Well, nobody told me anything, Mom.
I figured it out on my own.
-But you figured wrong. -Yeah, no, I don't think so.
You see, especially not the way you've been bobbing and weaving,
trying to avoid answering all my questions.
And you know what?
-I've heard some things too. -You've heard some things?
-What things? -People talking.
-Yeah, speculating. -Okay, well you've heard gossip.
And what they were saying-- it all kinda made sense.
And then I spoke with Summer last night,
and we both came to the same conclusion.
You stole that software,
and then you sold it to Victor
who's using it to launch some kind of attack against Jabot.
And if that's true, if we're right,
you need to figure out a way to get out of this somehow.
Well, I appreciate your concern for me.
I do.
And for Summer, our family.
I'm fine. I am.
I'm better than fine.
The circumstances are working out in my favor.
Right? They are.
Trust me. I'm gonna win.
What kind of plan are you cooking up now?
Something that will bring our family together.
Once and for all.
We've been shutting Jabot down to save it--a defensive move.
But in the meantime, I've been going on the offensive
because Victor has something to lose too.
He had that AI program stolen
and he used it against Cane's company.
That's illegal. That's prison time.
Yeah, and you set up traps within Jabot
to catch Victor in the act in case he ever launched
-the AI program against us. -Once we have that proof,
we can put this guy away for the rest of his life.
But we don't have that proof, do we?
Not yet. But I know where I can find it.
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