1 00:00:08,141 --> 00:00:09,576 What's up, cousin? 2 00:00:09,642 --> 00:00:10,810 -Devon. -How you doing? 3 00:00:10,877 --> 00:00:12,011 Hey, hey. It's, uh, 4 00:00:12,078 --> 00:00:13,279 good to see you out and about. 5 00:00:13,346 --> 00:00:15,048 Yeah. Good enough to join me? 6 00:00:15,115 --> 00:00:16,149 After everything 7 00:00:16,216 --> 00:00:17,217 you've been through? Yeah. 8 00:00:17,283 --> 00:00:19,085 It's the least I can do. Come on. 9 00:00:19,152 --> 00:00:20,553 Pull up a chair. 10 00:00:22,822 --> 00:00:24,524 So, uh... 11 00:00:24,591 --> 00:00:26,092 how are you and Abby? 12 00:00:26,159 --> 00:00:27,660 Man, how is Dom? 13 00:00:27,727 --> 00:00:29,562 We are all...amazing, 14 00:00:29,629 --> 00:00:31,531 now that we have our little man back home. 15 00:00:31,598 --> 00:00:33,433 It's gotta be such a relief. 16 00:00:33,500 --> 00:00:34,901 Yeah. You have no idea. 17 00:00:34,968 --> 00:00:37,170 Dominic's doing fantastic too. 18 00:00:37,237 --> 00:00:39,706 So no any, uh, residual trauma... 19 00:00:39,773 --> 00:00:41,508 Not that we can tell. 20 00:00:41,574 --> 00:00:43,343 I'm less concerned that there's gonna be 21 00:00:43,410 --> 00:00:44,411 any negative effects. 22 00:00:44,477 --> 00:00:45,845 I think he's gonna be just fine. 23 00:00:45,912 --> 00:00:47,714 That's amazing. 24 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:49,482 So is it, uh, all over? 25 00:00:49,549 --> 00:00:51,518 Just like that? 26 00:00:51,584 --> 00:00:53,319 No, not quite. 27 00:00:53,386 --> 00:00:55,155 Not quite. Not, uh... 28 00:00:55,221 --> 00:00:57,824 not where Mariah's concerned. 29 00:00:57,891 --> 00:00:59,959 There's a...real possibility 30 00:01:00,026 --> 00:01:02,262 that she could face some serious consequences 31 00:01:02,328 --> 00:01:04,464 for what she's done. 32 00:01:04,531 --> 00:01:06,833 But what that could look like... 33 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:09,402 I'm a little nervous about. 34 00:01:12,705 --> 00:01:14,073 I wish you didn't feel like 35 00:01:14,140 --> 00:01:15,275 you had to hide behind 36 00:01:15,341 --> 00:01:16,543 those glasses. 37 00:01:16,609 --> 00:01:18,144 That's easy for you to say. 38 00:01:18,211 --> 00:01:20,547 No, I understand, but listen, 39 00:01:20,613 --> 00:01:22,615 as your attorney, I have posted bail. 40 00:01:22,682 --> 00:01:24,417 The judge has released you 41 00:01:24,484 --> 00:01:25,885 back into society. 42 00:01:25,952 --> 00:01:27,720 Legally, you have every right 43 00:01:27,787 --> 00:01:29,322 to be out in public. 44 00:01:30,657 --> 00:01:32,392 I know, it just... 45 00:01:32,459 --> 00:01:36,296 it sounded like a good idea at the time, you know, 46 00:01:36,362 --> 00:01:40,166 getting out and getting some fresh air. 47 00:01:41,367 --> 00:01:44,137 But now that I'm here in public, 48 00:01:44,204 --> 00:01:46,573 I just have this... 49 00:01:46,639 --> 00:01:48,308 I just have this feeling in my gut 50 00:01:48,374 --> 00:01:50,410 that I shouldn't be here. 51 00:01:50,477 --> 00:01:53,546 That this was a mistake. 52 00:01:55,315 --> 00:02:00,353 ♪♪ 53 00:02:28,448 --> 00:02:30,350 Noah! 54 00:02:30,416 --> 00:02:32,485 Oh, you're back from LA. 55 00:02:32,552 --> 00:02:33,753 Just when I thought that 56 00:02:33,820 --> 00:02:35,088 you were going to abandon us 57 00:02:35,154 --> 00:02:36,990 to become a full-fledged Angeleno! 58 00:02:37,056 --> 00:02:38,057 No, I'm sorry, Grandma. 59 00:02:38,124 --> 00:02:39,425 I guess you're stuck with me for now. 60 00:02:39,492 --> 00:02:40,793 Oh, not stuck. I'm thrilled 61 00:02:40,860 --> 00:02:42,128 to have you back home. 62 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:43,162 I'm glad to be here. 63 00:02:43,229 --> 00:02:44,597 With everything going on at Newman, 64 00:02:44,664 --> 00:02:46,366 you and Grandpa need all the support you can get right now. 65 00:02:46,432 --> 00:02:48,334 Oh, thank you. 66 00:02:48,401 --> 00:02:50,069 Dad said you're staying strong, 67 00:02:50,136 --> 00:02:51,237 you're not giving up? 68 00:02:51,304 --> 00:02:53,206 Oh, we'll never give up. Um... 69 00:02:53,273 --> 00:02:54,474 your grandfather and I 70 00:02:54,541 --> 00:02:56,009 will not let this stand. 71 00:02:56,075 --> 00:02:57,377 Actually, that's why I'm here. 72 00:02:57,443 --> 00:02:58,778 Have you seen your father? 73 00:02:58,845 --> 00:03:00,380 He was here earlier. 74 00:03:00,446 --> 00:03:02,715 I thought he was headed back to the ranch. 75 00:03:02,782 --> 00:03:04,784 Yeah. He said he was gonna stop by his place on the way. 76 00:03:04,851 --> 00:03:06,553 Maybe he got caught up with Christian or something. 77 00:03:06,619 --> 00:03:09,422 We were worried about his pain. 78 00:03:09,489 --> 00:03:11,491 It still seems to be bothering him. 79 00:03:11,558 --> 00:03:13,660 Yeah, he could barely stand without wincing. 80 00:03:13,726 --> 00:03:15,428 Oh, dear. 81 00:03:15,495 --> 00:03:17,230 Maybe I should go check on him. 82 00:03:17,297 --> 00:03:20,166 Maybe he just needs to stay off the leg for a little while. 83 00:03:20,233 --> 00:03:22,735 Mom. What are you doing here? 84 00:03:22,802 --> 00:03:24,370 Hi, darling. 85 00:03:25,705 --> 00:03:27,540 Well, look at you! 86 00:03:27,607 --> 00:03:30,310 You made a very fast recovery. 87 00:03:33,079 --> 00:03:34,480 Thanks. 88 00:03:34,547 --> 00:03:35,682 [sighs] 89 00:03:35,748 --> 00:03:37,317 I thought for sure Pops would be here, 90 00:03:37,383 --> 00:03:40,119 but security says he left the ranch early this morning. 91 00:03:40,186 --> 00:03:41,921 And you still haven't heard from him? 92 00:03:41,988 --> 00:03:44,357 No. Not a word. 93 00:03:44,424 --> 00:03:46,459 When was the last time you talked to him? 94 00:03:46,526 --> 00:03:48,361 It's been hours. 95 00:03:48,428 --> 00:03:50,763 And I haven't been able to get a hold of him since. 96 00:03:50,830 --> 00:03:52,732 So I can only assume that his disappearance 97 00:03:52,799 --> 00:03:54,467 has something to do with whatever he has planned 98 00:03:54,534 --> 00:03:57,670 -for getting the company back. -Dad's gone? 99 00:03:57,737 --> 00:03:59,539 Without a word to anyone? 100 00:03:59,606 --> 00:04:01,407 That's interesting. 101 00:04:01,474 --> 00:04:04,410 Phyllis seems to have dropped off the radar as well. 102 00:04:05,845 --> 00:04:08,247 You don't think... 103 00:04:08,314 --> 00:04:10,316 What? 104 00:04:11,417 --> 00:04:15,221 One disappearance is related to the other? 105 00:04:22,028 --> 00:04:23,696 Yeah, I'm feeling better. 106 00:04:23,763 --> 00:04:25,465 NOAH: What are you doing back here? 107 00:04:25,531 --> 00:04:27,734 We thought you were headed back to the ranch. 108 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,202 Pfff. 109 00:04:29,268 --> 00:04:33,139 Yeah, uh, well, I talked to Adam and, um, 110 00:04:33,206 --> 00:04:35,108 Dad's not out at the ranch right now. 111 00:04:35,174 --> 00:04:37,810 In fact, nobody knows where he is right now. 112 00:04:37,877 --> 00:04:39,979 Yeah, I don't know. 113 00:04:40,046 --> 00:04:42,582 Do you have any idea what he might be up to? 114 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:46,586 No. You know, I haven't, uh, talked to him in a few hours, 115 00:04:46,653 --> 00:04:49,989 and when I did, he didn't say anything about a meeting 116 00:04:50,056 --> 00:04:52,625 or going on a trip or anything like that. 117 00:04:52,692 --> 00:04:55,862 Well, he certainly didn't tell me anything about his plans. 118 00:04:55,928 --> 00:04:57,397 He was up and out early, 119 00:04:57,463 --> 00:04:59,599 and he hasn't responded to my texts or messages. 120 00:04:59,666 --> 00:05:01,567 Yeah. Mine either. 121 00:05:01,634 --> 00:05:03,136 Which is so unlike him, 122 00:05:03,202 --> 00:05:06,272 because that phone of his is practically glued to his hand. 123 00:05:06,339 --> 00:05:08,041 I know, Mom, but it's not unlike him 124 00:05:08,107 --> 00:05:10,743 to get all quiet and secretive, right? 125 00:05:10,810 --> 00:05:14,313 Probably just means he's, uh, he's got a move up his sleeve, 126 00:05:14,380 --> 00:05:17,016 something that's gonna force Phyllis to give us back Newman. 127 00:05:17,083 --> 00:05:18,818 Well, that's what worries me, 128 00:05:18,885 --> 00:05:21,320 that these moves that your father does-- 129 00:05:21,387 --> 00:05:24,957 he always does them secretly for a reason. 130 00:05:26,125 --> 00:05:28,628 I don't know about you, Adam, but I am worried 131 00:05:28,695 --> 00:05:31,130 about our father suddenly disappearing, 132 00:05:31,197 --> 00:05:33,199 especially with everything that's going on right now. 133 00:05:33,266 --> 00:05:35,568 Yeah, I don't have a good feeling about it either. 134 00:05:36,502 --> 00:05:38,838 Well, that makes three of us, okay? 135 00:05:38,905 --> 00:05:40,273 And you're probably right, Chelsea. 136 00:05:40,339 --> 00:05:42,275 We may not know where Pops is, 137 00:05:42,341 --> 00:05:45,011 but I'm willing to bet he knows where Phyllis is. 138 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:46,546 I'm not so sure that's a good thing. 139 00:05:46,612 --> 00:05:48,548 Frankly, I wouldn't put it past either one of them 140 00:05:48,614 --> 00:05:49,982 to go after the other. 141 00:05:50,049 --> 00:05:52,218 Yes, but we all know that Dad is out for blood. 142 00:05:52,285 --> 00:05:55,421 I mean, this is his legacy. This is his life's work. 143 00:05:55,488 --> 00:05:57,190 It's the financial security 144 00:05:57,256 --> 00:05:59,792 that he wants to leave behind for his children. 145 00:05:59,859 --> 00:06:02,228 I mean, this cuts deep for Dad. 146 00:06:02,295 --> 00:06:04,363 Okay, Victoria, it cuts deep for all of us. 147 00:06:04,430 --> 00:06:06,766 Yes, but what is this doing to him? 148 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:09,802 I mean, y-you can feel it, can't you? 149 00:06:09,869 --> 00:06:11,871 I know Dad insists that he's not gonna fail, 150 00:06:11,938 --> 00:06:14,974 but I can see it, I can see how vulnerable he is. 151 00:06:15,041 --> 00:06:17,076 Maybe for the first time in my life. 152 00:06:17,143 --> 00:06:18,911 I hate it. 153 00:06:18,978 --> 00:06:21,781 Yeah, and when he's pushed to the brink... 154 00:06:21,848 --> 00:06:24,217 It's dangerous. 155 00:06:24,283 --> 00:06:26,519 After everything that he has built for us, 156 00:06:26,586 --> 00:06:29,355 after all of the battles that he's fought for us... 157 00:06:29,422 --> 00:06:32,558 Look, it's our time to fight for him now. 158 00:06:32,625 --> 00:06:35,094 Exactly. And Phyllis knows this. 159 00:06:35,161 --> 00:06:38,297 Wouldn't Phyllis do anything to protect herself? 160 00:06:38,364 --> 00:06:40,500 Well, that depends on what you mean by anything. 161 00:06:40,566 --> 00:06:43,603 Okay, look, I really feel like it's a waste of time 162 00:06:43,669 --> 00:06:46,072 speculating on what they might do. 163 00:06:46,139 --> 00:06:48,141 I think right now, we need to focus our energies 164 00:06:48,207 --> 00:06:50,076 on where they are, all right? 165 00:06:50,143 --> 00:06:52,411 Before something terrible happens. 166 00:06:52,478 --> 00:06:55,114 We all know that Dad is dead set on retribution, 167 00:06:55,181 --> 00:06:57,150 but we need to stop him 168 00:06:57,216 --> 00:06:59,519 before he does anything that he regrets... 169 00:06:59,585 --> 00:07:01,988 that this whole family regrets. 170 00:07:03,990 --> 00:07:06,893 I'm just glad my nephew isn't suffering any real trauma 171 00:07:06,959 --> 00:07:11,130 -behind this whole ordeal. -Gosh, man, you and me both. 172 00:07:11,197 --> 00:07:13,466 You and me both. He sees the whole thing 173 00:07:13,533 --> 00:07:17,537 as just some big adventure that he was on and got tired of. 174 00:07:17,603 --> 00:07:20,373 You know? He never felt like he was in danger, 175 00:07:20,439 --> 00:07:22,542 never felt scared. 176 00:07:22,608 --> 00:07:25,545 And if he did, he's forgotten. 177 00:07:25,611 --> 00:07:28,314 Wow. As worried as we were, it was... 178 00:07:28,381 --> 00:07:30,883 all a game, a diversion for my little nephew. 179 00:07:32,185 --> 00:07:34,620 Thank God for the innocence of children. 180 00:07:34,687 --> 00:07:37,890 On the other hand, it's been kinda the opposite 181 00:07:37,957 --> 00:07:41,594 for me and Abby, 'cause the more time that goes by, 182 00:07:41,661 --> 00:07:43,930 the angrier and angrier we get at Mariah 183 00:07:43,996 --> 00:07:45,965 for what she's put us through. 184 00:07:46,032 --> 00:07:47,867 I can only imagine. 185 00:07:48,768 --> 00:07:50,403 Is that why you're concerned about 186 00:07:50,469 --> 00:07:52,205 what's gonna happen to Mariah? 187 00:07:52,271 --> 00:07:54,640 To be sure Dominic stays safe? 188 00:07:55,474 --> 00:07:57,577 I mean, yeah. 189 00:07:57,643 --> 00:07:59,679 You know how we feel about Mariah. 190 00:07:59,745 --> 00:08:03,249 I mean, we--we know her. We love her. 191 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:05,151 And we owe her a ton 192 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:07,153 for bringing our son into this world. 193 00:08:07,220 --> 00:08:10,923 But something has clearly snapped, 194 00:08:10,990 --> 00:08:14,760 and I don't think anybody knows how far gone she is. 195 00:08:14,827 --> 00:08:17,263 Have you had a chance to talk to her? 196 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:19,699 Ask her why she did what she did? 197 00:08:19,765 --> 00:08:22,902 She came to the house to apologize to us. 198 00:08:22,969 --> 00:08:25,571 Wow. That must have been intense. 199 00:08:25,638 --> 00:08:27,640 Yeah. I thought Abby was gonna lose it, 200 00:08:27,707 --> 00:08:30,009 having her in the living room again. 201 00:08:30,076 --> 00:08:32,411 Luckily, Dom was asleep upstairs. 202 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:34,814 Was she sincere? 203 00:08:34,881 --> 00:08:38,885 She seemed to be sincere, yeah. But, I mean, 204 00:08:38,951 --> 00:08:42,455 it was pretty obvious that she's still on some shaky ground, 205 00:08:42,521 --> 00:08:44,457 and I think it's gonna be a good minute 206 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,359 before she's mentally whole again. 207 00:08:46,425 --> 00:08:48,327 I'm sorry to hear that. 208 00:08:48,394 --> 00:08:50,129 I'm sorry to even think that, 209 00:08:50,196 --> 00:08:54,200 because I'm still worried that she's a threat to our son. 210 00:08:54,267 --> 00:08:56,435 Or to somebody else, for that matter. 211 00:08:58,004 --> 00:08:59,639 CHRISTINE: It wasn't a mistake. 212 00:08:59,705 --> 00:09:02,608 You had to get off that ranch and out of Sharon's house. 213 00:09:02,675 --> 00:09:05,378 You can't be holed up there forever. 214 00:09:05,444 --> 00:09:07,880 After what I did, maybe I do. 215 00:09:07,947 --> 00:09:09,482 Don't say that. 216 00:09:09,548 --> 00:09:11,484 I understand why you're self-conscious 217 00:09:11,550 --> 00:09:13,786 after everything that's happened, but... 218 00:09:13,853 --> 00:09:17,890 I hate to see you withdrawing and going back inside yourself. 219 00:09:17,957 --> 00:09:20,526 It's not good for you. And it's not necessary. 220 00:09:20,593 --> 00:09:21,861 -Isn't it? -No. Mariah, 221 00:09:21,928 --> 00:09:24,363 as your legal counsel, I would never encourage you 222 00:09:24,430 --> 00:09:25,765 to do anything wrong 223 00:09:25,831 --> 00:09:28,801 or against the rules that have been set for you. 224 00:09:30,202 --> 00:09:32,905 It's not that I'm afraid of breaking the rules. 225 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:34,907 Then what is it? 226 00:09:37,476 --> 00:09:40,246 I'm afraid of seeing Abby and Devon. 227 00:09:41,314 --> 00:09:45,084 Especially Tessa. I mean, when she showed up at Sharon's... 228 00:09:46,585 --> 00:09:48,788 It was agony...for me. 229 00:09:48,854 --> 00:09:51,090 I mean, facing...my wife 230 00:09:51,157 --> 00:09:53,359 was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. 231 00:09:53,426 --> 00:09:56,696 I-I'm sure, but you can't just hide. 232 00:09:56,762 --> 00:09:59,332 Tessa brings Aria to the park here 233 00:09:59,398 --> 00:10:01,434 all the time. 234 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:04,770 What if we... what if we run into them? 235 00:10:05,905 --> 00:10:09,742 I...I don't think I can bear watching my family-- 236 00:10:09,809 --> 00:10:11,777 the family that I love-- 237 00:10:13,212 --> 00:10:15,781 ...just move on with life without me, 238 00:10:15,848 --> 00:10:17,783 knowing that I can't be with them. 239 00:10:17,850 --> 00:10:19,485 I don't think it's like that. 240 00:10:19,552 --> 00:10:22,021 I am positive that they miss and love you. 241 00:10:22,088 --> 00:10:24,323 All your friends and family do. 242 00:10:26,926 --> 00:10:30,396 I appreciate the sentiment, Christine, but I don't... 243 00:10:30,463 --> 00:10:32,698 I don't really think that's true. 244 00:10:34,133 --> 00:10:37,236 It didn't go well when I went to Abby and Devon's to apologize. 245 00:10:38,904 --> 00:10:41,340 Wh--you went to their house? 246 00:10:41,407 --> 00:10:44,443 Wait--you didn't tell me you were gonna do that. 247 00:10:45,644 --> 00:10:47,613 It was just kind of spur of the moment. 248 00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:50,049 Mariah! Okay, that is potentially 249 00:10:50,116 --> 00:10:52,351 a very risky move on your part. 250 00:10:52,418 --> 00:10:55,087 Why would you do that without telling me? 251 00:11:04,864 --> 00:11:08,000 Look, all I can say is I hope that Pops shows some restraint 252 00:11:08,067 --> 00:11:09,935 when it comes to dealing with Phyllis. 253 00:11:10,002 --> 00:11:12,905 You really think Victor is capable of restraint right now? 254 00:11:12,972 --> 00:11:15,775 Honestly, I don't expect him to show any mercy to her 255 00:11:15,841 --> 00:11:17,877 or to Billy after what they've done. 256 00:11:17,943 --> 00:11:21,013 I'm already working on a way to handle Billy, 257 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:25,217 and I have a plan of my own on how to neutralize Phyllis. 258 00:11:25,284 --> 00:11:27,753 You think you found a way to force her hand? 259 00:11:27,820 --> 00:11:29,388 I do. And knowing Phyllis, 260 00:11:29,455 --> 00:11:31,824 I'm pretty sure that it's gonna work just fine. 261 00:11:32,992 --> 00:11:35,361 And you're not gonna be like our father, are you, 262 00:11:35,428 --> 00:11:37,997 and keep us all in the dark about what you're planning? 263 00:11:38,064 --> 00:11:39,999 No, not exactly, 264 00:11:40,066 --> 00:11:43,903 but I am gonna take a page from our father's playbook. 265 00:11:43,969 --> 00:11:46,872 When someone hits you, you hit them back even harder, 266 00:11:46,939 --> 00:11:48,808 until it hurts. 267 00:11:48,874 --> 00:11:51,243 -You go after who they love. -Ho-hold on. 268 00:11:51,310 --> 00:11:54,180 Hold on. I'm not on board with threatening people's families. 269 00:11:54,246 --> 00:11:56,115 I didn't support it when Victor wanted to go after 270 00:11:56,182 --> 00:11:59,218 Lily and her family, and I don't support it with Phyllis. 271 00:11:59,285 --> 00:12:01,787 Well, I have no intention of pretending 272 00:12:01,854 --> 00:12:04,723 like I'm gonna put Phyllis's family in jeopardy. 273 00:12:04,790 --> 00:12:06,692 I'm gonna go after them. 274 00:12:06,759 --> 00:12:09,695 I'm gonna get them to be our allies. 275 00:12:09,762 --> 00:12:13,432 And you think that's gonna be enough to get them to fold? 276 00:12:13,499 --> 00:12:16,735 Believe me, nothing will destroy Phyllis more 277 00:12:16,802 --> 00:12:19,872 than seeing her children align with her enemies. 278 00:12:19,939 --> 00:12:21,607 It will gut her. 279 00:12:21,674 --> 00:12:23,309 You're really going for the jugular. 280 00:12:23,375 --> 00:12:25,544 We have to. We have to do this. 281 00:12:25,611 --> 00:12:28,147 We don't have time. We can't do things in half measures. 282 00:12:28,214 --> 00:12:29,949 We have to get our company back. 283 00:12:30,015 --> 00:12:32,785 We owe it to Dad to fight for this family, and I don't care... 284 00:12:32,852 --> 00:12:35,821 I do not care if I destroy Phyllis's relationship 285 00:12:35,888 --> 00:12:37,623 with her children. 286 00:12:37,690 --> 00:12:40,426 That woman deserves exactly what she has coming. 287 00:12:43,996 --> 00:12:47,900 Have you had any contact with Phyllis since her latest stunt? 288 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:50,236 Um, no. I tracked her down at the Club 289 00:12:50,302 --> 00:12:53,005 and I told her exactly how I felt about her. 290 00:12:53,072 --> 00:12:55,474 -Good. -Nicholas was brutal, 291 00:12:55,541 --> 00:12:57,543 and she didn't even seem swayed. 292 00:12:57,610 --> 00:12:59,478 She tried to blame everything on Dad. 293 00:12:59,545 --> 00:13:02,515 She said that losing Newman was all his fault 294 00:13:02,581 --> 00:13:04,717 and that she had done nothing wrong. 295 00:13:04,783 --> 00:13:06,986 My God, she's unbelievable! 296 00:13:07,052 --> 00:13:09,655 I told her she was heartless and selfish 297 00:13:09,722 --> 00:13:11,657 and that nobody's ever going to forgive her, 298 00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:13,792 and that includes Daniel and Summer. 299 00:13:13,859 --> 00:13:16,795 Yeah, Summer seemed pretty appalled when I spoke with her. 300 00:13:16,862 --> 00:13:19,598 If Phyllis got even a fraction of the earful that I did, 301 00:13:19,665 --> 00:13:21,767 she has to have gotten the message. 302 00:13:21,834 --> 00:13:23,903 You think that'll make a difference? I don't. 303 00:13:23,969 --> 00:13:26,805 I-I don't think she cares what her children think. 304 00:13:26,872 --> 00:13:30,075 Her greed supersedes everything. 305 00:13:30,142 --> 00:13:34,346 Well, as angry as I am, I can't go that far, okay? 306 00:13:34,413 --> 00:13:38,751 I know for a fact that Phyllis loves her kids so much. 307 00:13:38,817 --> 00:13:40,252 Well, I can second that. 308 00:13:40,319 --> 00:13:42,121 The whole time we were locked up together, 309 00:13:42,188 --> 00:13:43,622 they were all she talked about. 310 00:13:43,689 --> 00:13:46,492 They were her sole reason for trying to get out of there. 311 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:50,196 They really are her whole world because they're all she has. 312 00:13:50,262 --> 00:13:53,299 I think she was just dazzled by Cane and was charmed by him 313 00:13:53,365 --> 00:13:54,967 and she believed him when he told her 314 00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:57,069 that she can have everything that she ever wanted. 315 00:13:57,136 --> 00:14:00,172 Well, if you ask me, the only thing Cane's charm got him 316 00:14:00,239 --> 00:14:02,241 was a stab in the back. 317 00:14:03,676 --> 00:14:05,778 Phyllis stole that program from him 318 00:14:05,844 --> 00:14:07,479 and then gave it to Victor 319 00:14:07,546 --> 00:14:09,415 knowing full well how he intended to use it. 320 00:14:09,481 --> 00:14:12,117 I wouldn't be surprised if Phyllis was the one 321 00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:15,187 who did all the dazzling-- not Cane. 322 00:14:15,254 --> 00:14:18,057 But, when he felt that his family was in danger, 323 00:14:18,123 --> 00:14:20,459 he did do the right thing to protect them. 324 00:14:20,526 --> 00:14:22,661 Phyllis probably believes that her family 325 00:14:22,728 --> 00:14:25,097 will ultimately benefit from her actions 326 00:14:25,164 --> 00:14:26,966 and they will thank her later. 327 00:14:27,032 --> 00:14:29,301 Hmm. Maybe. 328 00:14:29,368 --> 00:14:31,503 But I have yet to see her display 329 00:14:31,570 --> 00:14:33,839 any sense of right or wrong. 330 00:14:38,277 --> 00:14:41,313 I'm surprised Mariah came by the house to apologize. 331 00:14:41,380 --> 00:14:43,616 I didn't even know she'd been released. 332 00:14:43,682 --> 00:14:46,919 Yeah. Abby and I were also very surprised 333 00:14:46,986 --> 00:14:48,687 to learn that. 334 00:14:48,754 --> 00:14:51,590 Apparently, the judge concluded that Mariah's not a threat 335 00:14:51,657 --> 00:14:54,493 and could be released into Sharon's care. 336 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,596 I mean, she is a mental health professional. 337 00:14:57,663 --> 00:14:59,898 Yeah. I know. 338 00:14:59,965 --> 00:15:03,702 And I also know Mariah has shown remorse for what she's done. 339 00:15:03,769 --> 00:15:07,239 But do I think that was the smartest decision? 340 00:15:08,107 --> 00:15:09,742 How the hell could a judge know 341 00:15:09,808 --> 00:15:12,211 that she's not gonna do what she did again? 342 00:15:12,278 --> 00:15:14,446 And maybe not to Dominic. 343 00:15:14,513 --> 00:15:16,615 What about her own daughter or somebody else's kid? 344 00:15:16,682 --> 00:15:19,551 I have to believe the judge took all of that into consideration 345 00:15:19,618 --> 00:15:21,520 and got some expert opinions. 346 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:24,456 Well, she was given a psych evaluation. 347 00:15:24,523 --> 00:15:27,059 Okay. Then I'm sure she felt confident that what Mariah did 348 00:15:27,126 --> 00:15:29,628 wasn't part of a pattern, more of a one-off. 349 00:15:29,695 --> 00:15:31,463 And if she thought for one second 350 00:15:31,530 --> 00:15:34,133 that Mariah's behavior would reoccur, 351 00:15:34,199 --> 00:15:36,068 she would have denied her bail. 352 00:15:36,135 --> 00:15:38,937 I don't know about that. I mean, intellectually, 353 00:15:39,004 --> 00:15:42,308 I can understand that Mariah wasn't in her right mind 354 00:15:42,374 --> 00:15:44,677 when she kidnapped our son, you know, 355 00:15:44,743 --> 00:15:47,913 and she just really didn't know what she was doing. 356 00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:51,317 I can get that. I don't think it makes it any better. 357 00:15:51,383 --> 00:15:54,453 But emotionally, to know that she's still battling 358 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:58,324 with demons from her past and out there walking around-- 359 00:15:58,390 --> 00:16:01,894 I mean, that's...that's a tough pill to swallow, you know? 360 00:16:03,395 --> 00:16:05,497 Why would you go to the Winters' house 361 00:16:05,564 --> 00:16:07,232 without consulting me first? 362 00:16:08,667 --> 00:16:10,969 Christine, I wanted to apologize. 363 00:16:11,036 --> 00:16:12,771 I needed them to know how sorry I was 364 00:16:12,838 --> 00:16:14,673 for everything I put them through. 365 00:16:14,740 --> 00:16:16,975 Okay, then allow me, your attorney, 366 00:16:17,042 --> 00:16:19,978 to arrange this meeting and go with you. 367 00:16:22,081 --> 00:16:23,415 I'm sorry. I... 368 00:16:24,650 --> 00:16:27,720 I didn't really think of that. But I wasn't alone. 369 00:16:27,786 --> 00:16:30,089 No, my mom went with me, although... 370 00:16:31,590 --> 00:16:33,792 She was trying to talk me out of going. 371 00:16:35,394 --> 00:16:37,596 You just have to be really careful 372 00:16:37,663 --> 00:16:39,665 during this waiting period before the trial. 373 00:16:39,732 --> 00:16:42,334 You don't wanna do anything to undermine your case. 374 00:16:44,603 --> 00:16:48,440 I guess I wasn't really thinking about myself. 375 00:16:48,507 --> 00:16:51,343 I was thinking about... 376 00:16:51,410 --> 00:16:53,979 how much hurt I caused that family. 377 00:16:56,014 --> 00:16:59,418 I just needed them to know that I was sorry. 378 00:16:59,485 --> 00:17:03,489 And I needed them to know that Dom was never in any danger. 379 00:17:03,555 --> 00:17:07,259 Okay, yes, I get that. I know that that's important to you. 380 00:17:07,326 --> 00:17:10,329 But to take responsibility for your actions-- 381 00:17:10,396 --> 00:17:13,132 I mean, it totally undermines my whole defense. 382 00:17:13,198 --> 00:17:15,367 My strategy is to argue 383 00:17:15,434 --> 00:17:18,904 that you weren't responsible for your actions. 384 00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:22,808 I guess...I guess I wasn't really thinking of 385 00:17:22,875 --> 00:17:24,743 legal strategies. 386 00:17:24,810 --> 00:17:27,312 Yeah. That's my point. 387 00:17:27,379 --> 00:17:30,416 So as we move forward, please just don't do anything 388 00:17:30,482 --> 00:17:33,252 without consulting me first, okay? 389 00:17:37,055 --> 00:17:39,425 When is this all gonna be over? 390 00:17:39,491 --> 00:17:42,428 I mean, it feels wrong to be out and free 391 00:17:42,494 --> 00:17:44,430 and doing what I want after what I did. 392 00:17:44,496 --> 00:17:46,331 I'm pushing for a speedy trial. I am. 393 00:17:46,398 --> 00:17:48,467 It's set for mid-March. 394 00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:51,069 Christine, that's a month away! 395 00:17:51,136 --> 00:17:54,640 How am I supposed to live with this unresolved? 396 00:18:09,054 --> 00:18:10,756 Look, Mom, I can't go that far, okay? 397 00:18:10,823 --> 00:18:12,524 Am I furious? Of course. 398 00:18:12,591 --> 00:18:16,228 Will I ever be able to forgive Phyllis? 399 00:18:16,295 --> 00:18:17,830 I don't know, you know? 400 00:18:17,896 --> 00:18:19,598 She's obviously gonna have to start 401 00:18:19,665 --> 00:18:21,633 with giving us our family's company back. 402 00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:24,903 But I'm telling you, Phyllis is not a bad person. 403 00:18:24,970 --> 00:18:27,306 She's been an amazing mother to Summer. 404 00:18:27,372 --> 00:18:30,776 Summer is a lovely, successful young woman 405 00:18:30,843 --> 00:18:33,712 in spite of her mother-- not because of her. 406 00:18:33,779 --> 00:18:37,082 Well, I'm not trying to make excuses for her. 407 00:18:37,149 --> 00:18:40,252 But...Phyllis has been out of sorts 408 00:18:40,319 --> 00:18:44,289 ever since she and Sharon were held captive by that madman. 409 00:18:44,356 --> 00:18:46,258 Being held hostage by a maniac-- 410 00:18:46,325 --> 00:18:48,627 it is traumatizing. 411 00:18:48,694 --> 00:18:51,163 Phyllis has always wanted to be a player in this town. 412 00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:53,532 For whatever reason, she always feels like 413 00:18:53,599 --> 00:18:56,168 she's passed over or slighted. 414 00:18:56,235 --> 00:18:58,737 You know, this is like sweet revenge for her. 415 00:18:59,771 --> 00:19:01,340 At what cost? 416 00:19:01,406 --> 00:19:05,344 What Phyllis has done is an absolute assault 417 00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:08,780 on her daughter--the daughter that she claims to love so much. 418 00:19:08,847 --> 00:19:10,349 I tried to make the same argument. 419 00:19:10,415 --> 00:19:12,384 I did everything I could to convince Phyllis 420 00:19:12,451 --> 00:19:15,120 not to take possession of Newman Enterprises. 421 00:19:15,187 --> 00:19:16,922 I tried to get through to her. 422 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:19,191 I reminded her that we made a vow 423 00:19:19,258 --> 00:19:21,159 when we were locked up together 424 00:19:21,226 --> 00:19:22,694 that if we ever got out of there, 425 00:19:22,761 --> 00:19:25,631 we would stop trying to destroy people's lives... 426 00:19:25,697 --> 00:19:28,534 instead, focus on family, friendship. 427 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:30,602 Phyllis couldn't hear it. 428 00:19:31,570 --> 00:19:35,407 I mean, absolute power corrupts absolutely. 429 00:19:35,474 --> 00:19:37,876 And that sure does fit Phyllis. 430 00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:40,646 This is like her dream come true. 431 00:19:40,712 --> 00:19:42,014 -[phone chimes] -Oh. 432 00:19:43,482 --> 00:19:46,518 Oh, it's your sister. I have to go. 433 00:19:46,585 --> 00:19:50,155 Noah, I'm so glad that I was able to see you. 434 00:19:53,191 --> 00:19:55,427 Nicholas, if you hear from your father, please let me know, 435 00:19:55,494 --> 00:19:56,995 and I will do the same. 436 00:19:57,062 --> 00:19:59,064 -Will do. Love you, Mom. -Love you too. 437 00:20:02,701 --> 00:20:05,404 Well, you're... certainly looking a lot better. 438 00:20:05,470 --> 00:20:07,439 You were in so much pain before. 439 00:20:07,506 --> 00:20:09,641 Yeah. Did you go home to get your meds? 440 00:20:09,708 --> 00:20:15,113 Uh, no, no, I actually had a pill in my jacket pocket. 441 00:20:15,180 --> 00:20:17,616 One must have fallen out of the bottle. 442 00:20:18,917 --> 00:20:21,219 I just can't believe that Dominic 443 00:20:21,286 --> 00:20:26,191 has no idea that he was even abducted, you know? 444 00:20:26,258 --> 00:20:29,194 I'm grateful Mariah convinced him 445 00:20:29,261 --> 00:20:32,564 that it was just some big adventure. 446 00:20:32,631 --> 00:20:35,701 And she never caused him any harm, you know? 447 00:20:35,767 --> 00:20:39,671 But everything Dominic said-- she was very sweet to him. 448 00:20:41,406 --> 00:20:44,176 Doesn't sound like she had any intention of hurting him. 449 00:20:44,242 --> 00:20:46,244 No. No, I don't think so at all. 450 00:20:46,311 --> 00:20:48,447 She did play mind games with him, though. 451 00:20:48,513 --> 00:20:51,249 Mind games? Like what? 452 00:20:52,284 --> 00:20:54,920 From what he said, she--she... 453 00:20:54,987 --> 00:20:57,356 was talking to him about 454 00:20:57,422 --> 00:21:00,025 like when she was carrying him in her belly. 455 00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:03,428 Okay, but he knew that. You explained that all to him. 456 00:21:03,495 --> 00:21:08,400 We did, but she, I guess was saying things like... 457 00:21:08,467 --> 00:21:10,569 like she was his mommy too 458 00:21:10,636 --> 00:21:13,505 and telling him about the name Bowie that she came up with. 459 00:21:13,572 --> 00:21:16,375 Bowie? What do you think that was about? 460 00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:18,043 I... 461 00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:20,612 maybe she wants him to look at her 462 00:21:20,679 --> 00:21:22,748 as his real mom. 463 00:21:22,814 --> 00:21:24,783 I don't know. 464 00:21:24,850 --> 00:21:26,752 She also told him that they were playing 465 00:21:26,818 --> 00:21:28,887 the biggest game of hide and go seek in the world 466 00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:30,522 and she was gonna take him to someplace 467 00:21:30,589 --> 00:21:33,458 that had pyramids and beaches. 468 00:21:33,525 --> 00:21:35,494 What, Mexico? 469 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:38,163 That's what we thought. 470 00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:41,333 I was glad we found them before they got that far. 471 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,802 Dominic said he started to get tired 472 00:21:43,869 --> 00:21:45,804 and said that he missed us. 473 00:21:45,871 --> 00:21:48,140 Was he upset? 474 00:21:48,206 --> 00:21:50,442 He said that he started crying one time, 475 00:21:50,509 --> 00:21:53,278 but Mariah made it better by getting him ice cream 476 00:21:53,345 --> 00:21:56,415 and promising him that he could see me and Abby. 477 00:21:58,717 --> 00:22:01,753 She really was manipulating his little mind. 478 00:22:01,820 --> 00:22:04,389 If not, it's downright predatory. 479 00:22:04,456 --> 00:22:08,193 Yeah. That's how I feel about the whole thing too, 480 00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:11,163 which is why I'm not sure if I'm really on board 481 00:22:11,229 --> 00:22:13,765 with Christine's defense strategy. 482 00:22:13,832 --> 00:22:15,434 What is it? 483 00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:17,969 Well, she wants Mariah to be sentenced 484 00:22:18,036 --> 00:22:21,640 to a psychiatric hospital instead of a prison cell. 485 00:22:26,211 --> 00:22:28,580 Look, Mom, it's my hide and seek friend! 486 00:22:28,647 --> 00:22:29,981 ABBY: Oh-- 487 00:22:32,050 --> 00:22:34,252 Mariah, it's me, Bowie. 488 00:22:34,319 --> 00:22:36,555 You going to order a sundae? 489 00:22:36,621 --> 00:22:41,159 I wish I could too, but my mom probably wouldn't let me 490 00:22:41,226 --> 00:22:43,195 this close to dinner. 491 00:22:43,261 --> 00:22:44,963 You know what, baby, you're right, 492 00:22:45,030 --> 00:22:47,332 because we need to go home now. 493 00:22:47,399 --> 00:22:49,301 But we just got here. 494 00:22:49,367 --> 00:22:51,770 Yes, but I didn't realize how late it was, 495 00:22:51,837 --> 00:22:54,473 and I have a couple stops to make, okay? 496 00:22:55,574 --> 00:22:57,809 DOMINIC: I'm sorry I ruined our game 497 00:22:57,876 --> 00:23:00,412 when I told you I wanted to go home. 498 00:23:00,479 --> 00:23:04,316 We were having fun until I got tired. 499 00:23:11,256 --> 00:23:13,024 Oh, Victoria. 500 00:23:13,091 --> 00:23:15,494 I got your message. Is everything all right? 501 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,496 I just got a text from Claire. 502 00:23:17,562 --> 00:23:20,832 It sounds like she might be coming back from LA soon. 503 00:23:20,899 --> 00:23:23,735 Well, I hope your father is on his way back home too. 504 00:23:23,802 --> 00:23:25,604 -Still no word from him yet? -No. 505 00:23:25,670 --> 00:23:29,474 He has disappeared without telling anybody where he is, 506 00:23:29,541 --> 00:23:32,611 and...I'm starting to worry. 507 00:23:39,317 --> 00:23:42,354 I don't blame you for feeling conflicted about Mariah. 508 00:23:42,420 --> 00:23:45,290 Well...[exhales] and don't get me wrong. 509 00:23:45,357 --> 00:23:47,893 I don't want to see Mariah go to jail, 510 00:23:47,959 --> 00:23:49,928 especially if she needs treatment. 511 00:23:54,199 --> 00:23:56,601 As a doctor, I wouldn't even try to form an opinion 512 00:23:56,668 --> 00:23:58,870 without more information. 513 00:23:58,937 --> 00:24:01,873 And psychiatry is not my field of expertise. 514 00:24:01,940 --> 00:24:04,576 But I do know that mental illnesses 515 00:24:04,643 --> 00:24:06,845 can make people feel, think, and believe 516 00:24:06,912 --> 00:24:10,282 in incredibly damaging ways to themselves and to others, 517 00:24:10,348 --> 00:24:12,751 often without the person even realizing it. 518 00:24:12,818 --> 00:24:16,454 So you really believe that Mariah was just that far gone 519 00:24:16,521 --> 00:24:20,392 that she was just completely unaware of what she was doing? 520 00:24:20,458 --> 00:24:23,795 Like I said, I don't know enough to diagnose her condition. 521 00:24:23,862 --> 00:24:27,199 What I'm saying is I do know it's medically possible. 522 00:24:27,265 --> 00:24:29,868 Medically possible. If that's the case, Nate, 523 00:24:29,935 --> 00:24:32,504 what is she doing just walking around free? 524 00:24:32,571 --> 00:24:35,907 What happens if she runs into us and Dominic again 525 00:24:35,974 --> 00:24:37,509 and that triggers something in her? 526 00:24:37,576 --> 00:24:40,478 Or if it triggers something in Dominic? 527 00:24:40,545 --> 00:24:43,682 MARIAH: You don't have to apologize to me, Dom. 528 00:24:45,550 --> 00:24:48,420 I know that our game went on too long. 529 00:24:53,024 --> 00:24:55,060 Actually, if... 530 00:24:55,126 --> 00:24:57,662 it's all right, I would... 531 00:24:59,431 --> 00:25:02,767 I would really like to apologize to you. 532 00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:08,707 I'm sorry that I kept you away from your mom and dad. 533 00:25:08,773 --> 00:25:12,844 I know how much you missed them while we were playing our game. 534 00:25:16,715 --> 00:25:18,550 We really need to go. 535 00:25:18,617 --> 00:25:20,185 Yes, we do. 536 00:25:21,620 --> 00:25:24,089 Take care, Dom. Okay. 537 00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:30,762 Christine, can I talk to you for a quick second? 538 00:25:32,664 --> 00:25:34,766 Hey, um, hey, baby, would you mind 539 00:25:34,833 --> 00:25:37,002 grabbing that table over there? 540 00:25:37,068 --> 00:25:38,270 Thanks. 541 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,775 I'm sorry, but I'm confused. 542 00:25:43,842 --> 00:25:45,443 You're supposed to be Mariah's attorney, 543 00:25:45,510 --> 00:25:47,879 and you're letting her out in public like this? 544 00:25:54,819 --> 00:25:58,556 I was just talking with Adam and Chelsea. 545 00:25:58,623 --> 00:26:00,492 We're concerned about Dad too. 546 00:26:00,558 --> 00:26:02,227 He's so upset right now, 547 00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:05,297 there's no telling what he might do. 548 00:26:05,363 --> 00:26:06,998 I have a theory. 549 00:26:07,065 --> 00:26:08,533 Oh? 550 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:10,802 Phyllis is missing too. 551 00:26:10,869 --> 00:26:13,238 I think that Dad knows where she is 552 00:26:13,305 --> 00:26:15,006 and he went after her. 553 00:26:15,073 --> 00:26:17,242 Oh, I don't even wanna think about 554 00:26:17,309 --> 00:26:20,245 what that confrontation would look like. 555 00:26:20,312 --> 00:26:24,082 Actually, I hope that's exactly what he's doing, 556 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:26,885 because I need to find Phyllis too 557 00:26:26,952 --> 00:26:29,020 so I can implement my plan. 558 00:26:30,722 --> 00:26:33,224 What plan is that? 559 00:26:38,430 --> 00:26:40,098 Are you gonna actually eat that 560 00:26:40,165 --> 00:26:43,601 or just keep stabbing at it until you break a fork? 561 00:26:45,837 --> 00:26:47,439 Can I do both? 562 00:26:47,505 --> 00:26:51,343 Are you worried about Victor dueling with Phyllis? 563 00:26:52,544 --> 00:26:55,914 Whatever happens, my money is on Victor. 564 00:26:55,981 --> 00:26:57,949 Then what has you so troubled? 565 00:26:58,016 --> 00:27:01,353 I'm just wondering, when the smoke clears from this battle, 566 00:27:01,419 --> 00:27:03,021 what's next? 567 00:27:03,088 --> 00:27:05,657 I just can't stop thinking about the deal Dad made with Lily 568 00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:09,327 to get her to side with us over Cane. 569 00:27:09,394 --> 00:27:12,397 Must have been a pretty substantial offer. 570 00:27:12,464 --> 00:27:14,966 Your father is a very shrewd businessman. 571 00:27:15,033 --> 00:27:16,801 Do you really think he'd bargain away 572 00:27:16,868 --> 00:27:19,337 something so unbearable to lose? 573 00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:21,940 I agree with Victoria. 574 00:27:22,007 --> 00:27:24,075 I think he's more shaken by this takeover 575 00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:26,277 than he's willing to let on. 576 00:27:26,344 --> 00:27:29,381 And that's what worries me-- what he's willing to give up. 577 00:27:29,447 --> 00:27:31,249 If we-- 578 00:27:31,316 --> 00:27:34,819 when we get the company back from Phyllis, 579 00:27:34,886 --> 00:27:37,655 that payment comes due, and the question is... 580 00:27:37,722 --> 00:27:39,791 who's gonna pay for it? 581 00:27:40,658 --> 00:27:42,994 All right. I think I'm gonna swing by the pharmacy, 582 00:27:43,061 --> 00:27:44,729 -see if I can get a refill. -Oh, wait. 583 00:27:44,796 --> 00:27:47,499 I thought you said you had more pills at home. 584 00:27:47,565 --> 00:27:49,934 We just refilled your prescription a few days ago. 585 00:27:50,001 --> 00:27:52,404 You couldn't possibly be out already. 586 00:27:52,470 --> 00:27:55,407 No, I-I have some at home. It's just I can't get a refill 587 00:27:55,473 --> 00:27:57,909 without a doctor's approval, and sometimes that takes time. 588 00:27:57,976 --> 00:28:00,412 So I just wanna make sure they have enough time 589 00:28:00,478 --> 00:28:03,014 to have them for me whenever I need them. 590 00:28:03,081 --> 00:28:05,350 But are you sure that's necessary? 591 00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:07,986 By the time you go through the ones you have at home, 592 00:28:08,053 --> 00:28:09,988 you may not need a refill. 593 00:28:10,055 --> 00:28:12,023 Yeah. [exhales] I think I'm gonna need 594 00:28:12,090 --> 00:28:13,858 at least one more round. 595 00:28:13,925 --> 00:28:16,528 All right, well, Dad, let me at least drive you to the pharmacy. 596 00:28:16,594 --> 00:28:17,796 You don't need to be behind the wheel 597 00:28:17,862 --> 00:28:19,297 if you just took one of those pills. 598 00:28:19,364 --> 00:28:20,698 I appreciate it, bud. 599 00:28:20,765 --> 00:28:23,134 I been using a driver for a few days now. 600 00:28:23,201 --> 00:28:25,036 Well, I hope you get some relief soon. 601 00:28:25,103 --> 00:28:27,772 Yeah. Well, it's, uh... 602 00:28:27,839 --> 00:28:30,241 it's happening. I'm getting there. 603 00:28:31,209 --> 00:28:32,877 Grandma seemed pretty worried about Grandpa. 604 00:28:32,944 --> 00:28:34,946 What do you think he's up to? You don't think 605 00:28:35,013 --> 00:28:38,283 he's doing something that he can't come back from, do you? 606 00:28:38,349 --> 00:28:41,252 Whoo, yeah, um... 607 00:28:41,319 --> 00:28:43,755 you know, your grandfather's been pushed to the limit 608 00:28:43,822 --> 00:28:46,558 and, uh, I don't know 609 00:28:46,624 --> 00:28:49,627 at this point what he's capable of. 610 00:28:49,694 --> 00:28:54,065 Nick, are you sure you're feeling okay? 611 00:29:01,706 --> 00:29:04,442 -I'm flying to Europe tonight. -What? 612 00:29:04,509 --> 00:29:05,777 Why? 613 00:29:07,312 --> 00:29:08,913 I'm gonna go see Summer. 614 00:29:08,980 --> 00:29:12,484 I'm gonna see if I can convince her to join forces with us 615 00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:14,385 and see if she'll agree 616 00:29:14,452 --> 00:29:17,355 to help me talk some sense into her mother. 617 00:29:17,422 --> 00:29:20,458 You really think you can convince her to side with us 618 00:29:20,525 --> 00:29:22,060 against her mother? 619 00:29:22,127 --> 00:29:25,163 Nick says that Summer is furious with her. 620 00:29:25,230 --> 00:29:27,499 Yeah, Noah says the same. 621 00:29:27,565 --> 00:29:31,236 She hates what Phyllis has done. And so does Daniel. 622 00:29:31,302 --> 00:29:32,737 I think I have a pretty good shot 623 00:29:32,804 --> 00:29:34,372 of getting through to my niece. 624 00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:37,408 Those two have a very strong connection. 625 00:29:37,475 --> 00:29:39,444 I don't know that you're gonna be able 626 00:29:39,511 --> 00:29:41,980 to get her to side with us. 627 00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:44,682 Just watch me. 628 00:29:44,749 --> 00:29:48,219 No, I'm feeling good. Way better. 629 00:29:48,286 --> 00:29:49,854 Why? 630 00:29:49,921 --> 00:29:53,291 Because your speech sounds different. 631 00:29:54,259 --> 00:29:57,162 Yeah, no, I think I'm just, uh, less tense, you know? 632 00:29:57,228 --> 00:30:00,465 The pain's letting up. The pill really kicked in. 633 00:30:00,532 --> 00:30:02,767 Yeah, you sound like you used to on Christmas morning 634 00:30:02,834 --> 00:30:04,969 when I would try to wake you up at the crack of dawn, 635 00:30:05,036 --> 00:30:07,205 you know, half asleep, wanting to stay in bed. 636 00:30:07,272 --> 00:30:09,741 I don't sound anything like that. 637 00:30:11,075 --> 00:30:12,710 Maybe you should just skip the pharmacy 638 00:30:12,777 --> 00:30:14,879 and just go take a nap. 639 00:30:14,946 --> 00:30:19,317 No. No, there's, uh, there's no napping right now. 640 00:30:19,384 --> 00:30:21,986 Dad may be off the grid, but we still have 641 00:30:22,053 --> 00:30:24,689 our family's legacy to save. 642 00:30:24,756 --> 00:30:27,091 Don't you think you're jumping the gun? 643 00:30:28,293 --> 00:30:31,496 Victor's always several steps ahead. 644 00:30:31,563 --> 00:30:34,098 But maybe you shouldn't worry about Victor's deal with Lily 645 00:30:34,165 --> 00:30:36,801 -until you have to. -Okay, well, I'm... 646 00:30:36,868 --> 00:30:39,337 just trying to see the long game. 647 00:30:42,106 --> 00:30:44,709 I just think it's a moot point. 648 00:30:44,776 --> 00:30:46,744 If you can't get the company back. 649 00:30:46,811 --> 00:30:49,080 We are getting the company back. 650 00:30:49,147 --> 00:30:51,149 I just--I have to find out what Lily was promised 651 00:30:51,216 --> 00:30:53,051 for her cooperation. 652 00:30:53,117 --> 00:30:55,119 -But why? -So I can find out 653 00:30:55,186 --> 00:30:58,856 which one of us is gonna be most affected from the fallout. 654 00:30:58,923 --> 00:31:00,992 And exactly how... 655 00:31:01,059 --> 00:31:03,561 do you intend to do that? 656 00:31:03,628 --> 00:31:05,597 You're getting yourself worked up over something 657 00:31:05,663 --> 00:31:07,398 you have no control over. 658 00:31:09,067 --> 00:31:11,569 So, what, you think I should just let it all go 659 00:31:11,636 --> 00:31:15,273 and accept that the judge knows what she's talking about? 660 00:31:15,340 --> 00:31:18,176 In a word--yes. 661 00:31:18,243 --> 00:31:20,778 Be thankful that Dominic is home, safe and sound, 662 00:31:20,845 --> 00:31:22,680 where he's going to stay. 663 00:31:22,747 --> 00:31:25,083 Right. I am grateful for that. 664 00:31:27,185 --> 00:31:29,120 Look, uh... 665 00:31:29,187 --> 00:31:32,757 I wanted to go over that Wilson deal Lily was working on. 666 00:31:32,824 --> 00:31:35,960 It all kinda blew up while you were away. 667 00:31:36,027 --> 00:31:37,862 Speaking of Lily, do you think it's odd 668 00:31:37,929 --> 00:31:40,231 we haven't heard from her? 669 00:31:40,298 --> 00:31:42,233 CHRISTINE: I'm sure it must be jarring 670 00:31:42,300 --> 00:31:43,701 running into Mariah like this, 671 00:31:43,768 --> 00:31:47,038 but you have to understand-- she has every right to be here. 672 00:31:47,105 --> 00:31:48,740 I don't understand. 673 00:31:48,806 --> 00:31:51,809 Because clearly, Mariah had some sort of mental break. 674 00:31:51,876 --> 00:31:53,845 She's not gonna be better overnight. 675 00:31:53,911 --> 00:31:55,847 No. Of course not. 676 00:31:55,913 --> 00:31:57,949 Then why is she not in jail or in the hospital 677 00:31:58,016 --> 00:32:00,184 under a doctor's care? Why is she not in treatment? 678 00:32:00,251 --> 00:32:02,487 She needs to be somewhere where she can't accidently 679 00:32:02,553 --> 00:32:05,056 -run into my son. -Okay, Abby... 680 00:32:05,123 --> 00:32:07,859 until a court orders otherwise, 681 00:32:07,925 --> 00:32:10,128 she's free to go on living her life. 682 00:32:10,194 --> 00:32:12,897 Oh. Okay. Well, what about my son's life? 683 00:32:12,964 --> 00:32:14,866 Or the life of some unsuspecting child 684 00:32:14,932 --> 00:32:19,304 that Mariah suddenly decides to claim as her own? 685 00:32:27,612 --> 00:32:29,781 I gotta admit, it is odd she hasn't called. 686 00:32:29,847 --> 00:32:32,083 Right? I thought the same thing. 687 00:32:32,150 --> 00:32:34,652 I-I was thinking maybe just her and Mattie 688 00:32:34,719 --> 00:32:37,588 were off the grid and enjoying some spa time 689 00:32:37,655 --> 00:32:39,357 in the hills of Southern California, 690 00:32:39,424 --> 00:32:41,459 but, I mean, it's getting weird now. 691 00:32:41,526 --> 00:32:43,661 She hasn't checked in about work. 692 00:32:43,728 --> 00:32:45,396 She left a few balls in the air, too. 693 00:32:45,463 --> 00:32:47,398 You would think she would wanna fill us in 694 00:32:47,465 --> 00:32:49,367 on how she wants us to follow through. 695 00:32:49,434 --> 00:32:51,035 So what do you think? 696 00:32:51,102 --> 00:32:53,838 You think it's time that we start worrying? 697 00:32:53,905 --> 00:32:55,840 Well, the first thing that I need to do 698 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:57,809 is find out where Victor's holding Lily, 699 00:32:57,875 --> 00:33:00,778 and then I can figure out what she was promised. 700 00:33:00,845 --> 00:33:04,382 I still think Nikki should be the most concerned 701 00:33:04,449 --> 00:33:06,551 since Victor took Chancellor away from Lily 702 00:33:06,617 --> 00:33:09,020 in the first place. Maybe she asked for it back. 703 00:33:09,087 --> 00:33:11,989 Right, and that would be the most obvious option, 704 00:33:12,056 --> 00:33:14,292 but Victor doesn't always do obvious. 705 00:33:14,359 --> 00:33:18,329 I'm just getting the sense that somehow, some way, 706 00:33:18,396 --> 00:33:20,365 I'm gonna be the one that gets screwed 707 00:33:20,431 --> 00:33:22,333 when the truth comes out. 708 00:33:23,368 --> 00:33:25,703 Darling, Phyllis and Summer 709 00:33:25,770 --> 00:33:27,972 are like two peas in a pod. 710 00:33:28,039 --> 00:33:30,575 I mean, I know they've had their differences. 711 00:33:30,641 --> 00:33:32,643 Many differences. 712 00:33:32,710 --> 00:33:36,247 But their mother-daughter connection is so strong. 713 00:33:36,314 --> 00:33:39,016 I just can't see Summer turning against her mother, 714 00:33:39,083 --> 00:33:41,552 like I know you would never turn against me. 715 00:33:41,619 --> 00:33:43,855 But you're not Phyllis. 716 00:33:43,921 --> 00:33:45,790 Look, my point is, yes, 717 00:33:45,857 --> 00:33:49,260 that mother-daughter bond is very strong, 718 00:33:49,327 --> 00:33:52,397 but the threat of losing that bond is our secret weapon. 719 00:33:53,498 --> 00:33:56,734 I am positive that the key to bringing Phyllis down 720 00:33:56,801 --> 00:33:59,103 is to come at her from all sides. 721 00:33:59,170 --> 00:34:01,839 And that includes the inside. 722 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:04,876 CHRISTINE: A judge, based on 723 00:34:04,942 --> 00:34:07,245 expert psychiatric evaluations, 724 00:34:07,311 --> 00:34:10,481 ruled that Mariah could be free until her trial date. 725 00:34:10,548 --> 00:34:12,950 She's wearing an ankle monitor. 726 00:34:13,017 --> 00:34:14,786 Who are these experts? 727 00:34:14,852 --> 00:34:17,288 Did they talk to us? Ask us how it felt 728 00:34:17,355 --> 00:34:19,924 to have our son taken from his own home? 729 00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:22,860 Did they talk to Dominic and ask him about Mariah's plan 730 00:34:22,927 --> 00:34:25,396 to take him and live in Mexico? 731 00:34:25,463 --> 00:34:28,599 The judge was satisfied with these evaluations, okay? 732 00:34:28,666 --> 00:34:30,134 And they determined 733 00:34:30,201 --> 00:34:32,537 that Mariah didn't present a danger to your son 734 00:34:32,603 --> 00:34:34,539 or anyone else. 735 00:34:34,605 --> 00:34:37,074 If only I could believe that. 736 00:34:40,411 --> 00:34:42,480 I can definitely use this caffeine boost. 737 00:34:42,547 --> 00:34:44,816 I'll catch up with you two later. 738 00:34:49,253 --> 00:34:51,789 Did your father seem okay to you? 739 00:34:51,856 --> 00:34:53,291 Better than okay. 740 00:34:53,357 --> 00:34:55,426 I mean, I guess that pill he found must have done the trick 741 00:34:55,493 --> 00:34:57,128 'cause he wasn't in any pain just now. 742 00:34:57,195 --> 00:34:59,997 He's been on pain meds for a while now, 743 00:35:00,064 --> 00:35:02,600 but I've never seen him act like that before. 744 00:35:02,667 --> 00:35:04,268 What are you suggesting? 745 00:35:04,335 --> 00:35:06,671 Do you think he took more than one? 746 00:35:06,737 --> 00:35:11,375 I don't know. But something is definitely off. 747 00:35:14,712 --> 00:35:16,814 Next week on "The Young and the Restless." 748 00:35:16,881 --> 00:35:18,583 Daniel Romalotti Junior, 749 00:35:18,649 --> 00:35:21,752 I will never, ever forgive you for this. 750 00:35:21,819 --> 00:35:23,488 We might have a lead on what happened to Lily. 751 00:35:23,554 --> 00:35:25,490 We feel like we should check it out. 752 00:35:25,556 --> 00:35:27,091 Yeah, of course. 753 00:35:27,158 --> 00:35:28,759 Do whatever it takes to keep the family safe. 754 00:35:28,826 --> 00:35:31,229 -So Matt Clark is free. -He has disappeared. 755 00:35:31,295 --> 00:35:33,564 Once he was released, he took off. 756 00:35:33,631 --> 00:35:35,466 That means he could be anywhere. 757 00:35:35,533 --> 00:35:37,235 He could be on this ranch! 758 00:35:37,301 --> 00:35:39,770 How is this happening again? 759 00:35:54,018 --> 00:35:56,754 Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc. 760 00:35:56,821 --> 00:35:59,757 Captioning provided by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, 761 00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:02,760 Sony Pictures Television and CBS, Inc. 762 00:36:02,827 --> 00:36:05,863 Join us again for "The Young and the Restless."