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Hello there.
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Hello to you.
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You're still in Genoa City.
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I am.
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Your dad didn't let us talk much
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when we ran into each other
a few weeks ago.
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Uh, we were on a tight schedule,
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as I recall.
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Ah, you don't have to cover
for him.
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-I know he hates me.
-He doesn't.
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Shall I list all the Newmans
I've wronged?
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You, Summer, Claire.
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Okay, okay, okay, I got it.
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You look good, Noah.
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From what I heard,
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it's pretty amazing you came out
of that accident
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without even a scratch.
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It's a good thing, since I've
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always gotten by on my looks.
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[laughs] People have said
the same thing about me,
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only to find out
they've underestimated me.
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And no one makes
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that mistake twice.
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You and I are
a hell of a lot more
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than just our pretty faces.
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Agreed.
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Uh, do you mind if I join you?
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Uh, no. Not at all.
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Uh, scotch, rocks, please.
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So, uh, are you back
in Genoa City for good?
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Ooh, that is a question
I don't have an answer for.
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My family's going through
a lot.
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I'm here to support them.
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And once everything gets back
to our version of normal,
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I'll figure it out then.
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Do you still have your club
back in London?
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-I do.
-Oh, I'm not surprised.
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That was one of
the hottest spots in town
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-last time I was there.
-It still is.
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I wouldn't expect anything else.
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-[laughs]
-What?
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Just...you and umbrellas.
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How many did you lose?
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Like a dozen? More?
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Every single time it rained,
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you'd always start with
an umbrella in hand
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but somehow,
by the end of the day,
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you just managed to lose it.
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Yeah, I guess I always
thought of them
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as a single use kind of thing,
you know?
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Once the sun came out,
what was the point?
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[laughs]
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Isn't, uh, champagne
usually for celebrating?
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Why are you doing it all alone?
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♪♪
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Now that we're in the process
of integrating Newman Media
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into the company,
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I would love to rebrand the
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new entity Spectra-Charles Media
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as soon as possible.
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We've already been cleared
by our investor,
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so all systems are go.
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Yeah. Yeah, you know the drill.
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I mean, press release,
full media access.
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Okay, great. Awesome.
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Keep me posted. Thank you.
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Kay.
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Good evening.
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Hi.
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Actually, I did not realize
what time it is. I have to run.
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I have a lot of work to do.
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Oh, I can imagine.
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Helming two major media
companies
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doesn't leave you
with a lot of free time.
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Which is all I have these days,
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since I got screwed
out of a job.
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I'm really sorry.
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Are you?
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Billy committed a criminal act
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by helping Phyllis
rip Chancellor away from Nikki
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and Newman Media
away from Adam and me,
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so...are you sorry?
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Or are you just
trying to convince yourself
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what Billy did was okay?
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This is exactly what I needed--
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chamomile to calm me down.
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Are you sure you don't
want a cup?
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No. I'm good.
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[sighs] You know,
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I was really hoping
that we would have
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heard from Dad by now.
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Yeah. You know how Dad is.
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He's probably hot
on Phyllis's trail.
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He's not gonna tell us
what's going on
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until he's got something
concrete.
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Like Phyllis in prison
where she belongs
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and our company
back in our hands?
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It's just so frustrating.
I mean,
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she could be anywhere.
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How is Dad gonna even find her?
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Dad has his ways.
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Are you okay?
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Uh, yeah.
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Yes. Uh, I think I'm just,
you know, worried.
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Worried about things.
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Yeah, I know.
I barely slept last night,
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trying to, I don't know,
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come up with some way
to get to Phyllis.
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And I think I have an idea.
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All right, what do you got?
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I'm afraid you're not
gonna like it.
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Well, how are we gonna
know that
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-until you tell me what it is?
-Okay.
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Well, I wanna talk to Summer
face to face.
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I'm gonna go to Milan,
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and I am gonna tell her
what Phyllis has done.
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I already did that.
I already told her.
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She's very upset
with her mother.
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And I'm gonna use that.
I'm gonna use
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Summer's unhappiness
against Phyllis.
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Well, you're gonna have
a lot to work with.
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That's it? That's all you got?
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Yeah.
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Okay, um, who are you...
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and what did you do
with my brother?
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[small laugh]
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You know,
maybe I just like champagne.
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Well, that would be new
for you.
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At least from what I remember,
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and when we were together
in London,
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you only drank vodka,
and it had to be ice cold.
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-Oh, good memory.
-Yeah. Hard to forget.
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You took me to a bar that
the walls were literally frozen
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so we could enjoy our shots
in sub-zero temps.
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Yeah, I nearly froze off
everything that night.
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Yeah, well, I don't remember you
complaining at the time.
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I was having too much fun.
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You know,
I think you liked it a little
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because you ended up moving
to a place
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that gets even colder
than that bar.
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So you gonna tell me why you're
drinking champagne all alone?
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Ah, yes.
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You're right.
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I am celebrating something.
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-Great. Let's hear it.
-Well, as I'm sure you know,
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I have been out of work
for a very long time.
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-Criminal. Mm-hmm.
-Right?
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All these skills going to waste.
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A total travesty.
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Well, my luck has actually
changed,
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and I have a job.
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That's fantastic.
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Well, it's not just a job.
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It's my dream.
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I will be co-running a company
with my best friend.
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They are not two companies
anymore.
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What do you mean?
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Newman Media
and Abbott Communications
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are now Spectra-Charles Media.
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[gasps/laughs] Wow!
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That didn't take you very long.
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I know what I want.
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You're really okay with what
Billy and Phyllis did,
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literally stealing
the entire Newman empire?
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My focus is on running
my company.
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Yeah, which got a whole lot
bigger overnight, didn't it,
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when Billy put Newman Media
in a little bow
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and dropped it on your lap.
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Okay, it's a done deal.
There's no point in continuing
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-to talk about it.
-You could have said no, Sally.
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You could have refused to be
part of something so vile.
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Folding Newman Media
into Abbott Communications
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was not my decision--it was
Billy's and our investor's.
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And as a co-CEO,
I'm contractually obligated
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-to honor their directives.
-Okay, well,
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that sounds like a bunch of
excuses to me.
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Look, I'm just putting my energy
where it is most needed, okay,
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and that is navigating
our expanded company
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-into the future.
-You know,
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Adam and I put our souls
into running Newman Media.
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To get it hijacked out
from under us like that?
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It has been devastating.
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I'm sorry that you were
collateral damage
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in all of this.
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Really, I am.
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And I know how hard you worked
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to take Newman Media
and make it a success.
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I worked damn hard, too,
when I was running it.
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Okay, so full circle
and zero remorse?
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You may have integrity, Chelsea,
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but Adam weaponized Newman Media
for his own purposes.
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He had no problem
using the power of his company
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to take down anyone he or Victor
saw as an enemy.
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Okay, it was more complicated
than that.
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No, I don't think it was.
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Before Abbott Communications
ever started,
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Adam made it very clear
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that he would do
whatever he could to crush us.
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He wasn't even open
to the possibility
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of Abbott Communications
and Newman Media coexisting.
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How many times did he attack
our company and Billy personally
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with rumors and outright lies?
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All in an attempt to wipe us out
before we ever started.
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Then you must be loving
this payback.
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It is so ironic that now you
are running both companies
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while Adam's left with nothing.
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This is not about payback.
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Although I won't lie.
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The constant attacks
from Newman Media--
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yeah, they cut deep...
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especially knowing
the people behind it
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were people that I once loved
and considered friends.
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So excuse me if there's not
a lot of sympathy.
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All's fair in love and business?
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I have no ill will toward you,
Chelsea,
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and I really am sorry
that you lost out on a job
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that you cared about so much,
okay?
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But it was not my decision.
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Billy made a play...
and he got what he wanted.
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You didn't know about
Billy's plan?
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I'm concentrating on the future.
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Oh.
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You're not happy with what
Billy's done either,
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are you?
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No, I-I'm good. I took
a pain pill a little while ago.
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It's kicked in.
I'm feeling pretty relaxed.
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[laughs] Well, I'm gonna demand
that you take one of those pills
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every time I have to tell you
something that you don't like.
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All right, so this plan of yours
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to turn Summer
against her mother...
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Nick, it's the only way
to get through to Phyllis.
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When somebody hits you,
you hit them back harder.
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-You go after who they love.
-Yeah.
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Leaning into Dad's tactics--
I get it.
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But I just don't feel like
that's the call here.
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We just have to do something,
and we have to do it quickly.
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Yeah, okay, but getting
Summer involved in it?
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I mean, throwing her
right in the middle of it?
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As angry as I am with Phyllis,
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I just--I don't feel comfortable
doing that, okay?
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And I'm saying that
because I started to do it.
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I called Summer and told her
what her mother was up to.
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And do you regret that?
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It just didn't feel right,
you know,
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using the anger
to sort of feed it.
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-It's just--it's not--
-Nicholas,
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how can you have one ounce
of compassion for Phyllis
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after what she's done
to this family?
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Vick, it's not compassion
for Phyllis.
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It is love for my daughter,
all right?
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That bond she has with her
mother is solid.
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-I don't wanna blow that up.
-Yes, I know that,
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but what Phyllis has done
is reprehensible!
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Yeah, well, our mother
has done things in the past
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that we didn't like.
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Doesn't mean
that we stopped loving her.
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And we would have resented Dad
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if he tried to turn us
against her.
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Which he didn't do,
to his credit.
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But this is a totally
different situation.
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How?
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Because! Our mother
hasn't done anything
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close to as despicable
and deplorable
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as what Phyllis has done.
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You can't even compare
the two--come on.
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I just--I don't like it.
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I don't like trying to turn
Summer against her mother.
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All right,
I understand how you feel,
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but in my plan, my idea,
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we would present the situation
to Summer
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the same way that Dad presented
the kidnapping plot to Lily.
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Claimed to have presented
to Lily.
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We will tell Summer
that it's just an act,
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it's just a way
to wake up Phyllis
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and that she and Daniel,
perhaps,
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can pretend that
they're upset with Phyllis
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and that they find her actions
despicable.
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Hey, stop me if I'm wrong,
279
00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:52,411
but you said that Summer's
already there, right?
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-Yeah, she is.
-Okay, so there you go.
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Summer pretends to cut
Phyllis out of her life,
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no communication whatsoever.
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Maybe she even goes so far
as to say
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that Phyllis can't see Harrison
anymore.
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So no more love from Daniel
or Summer or Lucy
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or Harrison.
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If that doesn't feel like
a knife in Phyllis's heart,
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then I don't know what would.
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Yeah. That would be hell
for her.
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00:12:18,704 --> 00:12:21,707
Well, that's the genius of it.
It's temporary.
291
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The minute that Phyllis
sees the light
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and she gives us back
our company and our legacy,
293
00:12:26,078 --> 00:12:28,080
well, then, Summer and Daniel
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will welcome her back
with open arms,
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and all will be forgiven.
296
00:12:31,917 --> 00:12:34,053
What do you think?
297
00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,122
You keep saying "we"
like I'm a part of this.
298
00:12:36,188 --> 00:12:38,424
Nicholas, I want you
to help me with this.
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Come with me to Milan.
I feel like...
300
00:12:40,292 --> 00:12:42,561
I feel like Summer will be
more open to the idea
301
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if you're there.
She'll be more on board.
302
00:12:44,964 --> 00:12:47,600
-Your tea's getting cold.
-Oh, come on, Nick!
303
00:12:47,666 --> 00:12:50,302
I really do feel like
this is gonna make a difference.
304
00:12:50,369 --> 00:12:51,737
And you don't have to
worry about Christian.
305
00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:53,372
I'm sure that Mom and Dad'll
keep an eye on him
306
00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:54,440
for a few days.
307
00:12:54,507 --> 00:12:56,308
He won't even know
that you're gone.
308
00:12:56,375 --> 00:12:58,043
It's not like you have
anything else
309
00:12:58,110 --> 00:13:01,280
tying you here to Genoa City,
right?
310
00:13:07,553 --> 00:13:10,823
Vick, this just seems
a bit rushed.
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00:13:10,890 --> 00:13:12,625
We've lost everything!
312
00:13:12,691 --> 00:13:15,694
Yeah, well, Dad, you know,
he's got a plan,
313
00:13:15,761 --> 00:13:20,199
and he's executing it
as we speak. I--
314
00:13:20,266 --> 00:13:22,601
-We just gotta wait.
-What? Why--
315
00:13:22,668 --> 00:13:25,905
What if Dad's plan doesn't work?
316
00:13:25,971 --> 00:13:27,406
We're running out of time.
317
00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:30,075
You know, I'm not just
gonna sit here and do nothing!
318
00:13:30,142 --> 00:13:33,612
I get it, but Dad doesn't lose.
319
00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:35,648
Okay, look, Nick,
I know that you've been
320
00:13:35,714 --> 00:13:36,949
a little sidetracked
321
00:13:37,016 --> 00:13:38,617
with everything that's been
going on in your life
322
00:13:38,684 --> 00:13:40,052
with your injury
323
00:13:40,119 --> 00:13:41,820
and then everything
that happened with Matt.
324
00:13:41,887 --> 00:13:45,257
But maybe it hasn't really
sunk in for you yet.
325
00:13:45,324 --> 00:13:47,826
It's all gone.
326
00:13:47,893 --> 00:13:49,962
I'm dealing with it
like you are.
327
00:13:50,029 --> 00:13:52,298
Are you really?
Because I wake up every morning
328
00:13:52,364 --> 00:13:54,166
feeling like I got punched
in the gut!
329
00:13:54,233 --> 00:13:56,335
I don't have an office to go to.
330
00:13:56,402 --> 00:13:57,603
I don't have any emails
to return,
331
00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:58,904
I don't have any acquisitions
to make.
332
00:13:58,971 --> 00:14:00,739
I've got nothing!
And then I come by here,
333
00:14:00,806 --> 00:14:03,209
and Mom and Dad are sitting
around having coffee,
334
00:14:03,275 --> 00:14:04,677
trying to make conversation
and pretend
335
00:14:04,743 --> 00:14:06,745
like everything's okay--
everything's not okay!
336
00:14:06,812 --> 00:14:08,280
We both know that this has
337
00:14:08,347 --> 00:14:10,616
brought them both
to their knees, Nick.
338
00:14:10,683 --> 00:14:12,117
Dad's gonna rally, all right?
339
00:14:12,184 --> 00:14:14,820
Nobody fights harder
than he does.
340
00:14:14,887 --> 00:14:17,957
But I'm afraid
if Phyllis pulls this off...
341
00:14:18,991 --> 00:14:21,660
That might actually kill Dad.
342
00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:27,900
Look, I know what this
is doing to Dad,
343
00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:29,501
and I absolutely hate it.
344
00:14:29,568 --> 00:14:30,903
So does Summer, all right?
345
00:14:30,970 --> 00:14:33,439
-She is furious with her mother.
-Okay, great, well, then,
346
00:14:33,505 --> 00:14:35,774
we have to try something.
It wouldn't be the first time
347
00:14:35,841 --> 00:14:37,209
that Summer
was upset with Phyllis.
348
00:14:37,276 --> 00:14:38,677
I mean,
Phyllis faked her own death.
349
00:14:38,744 --> 00:14:39,945
Summer was furious with her.
350
00:14:40,012 --> 00:14:42,081
She nearly cut her
out of her life, right?
351
00:14:42,147 --> 00:14:44,583
Yeah, but Summer ended up
helping Phyllis
352
00:14:44,650 --> 00:14:46,151
when she asked her,
353
00:14:46,218 --> 00:14:48,454
despite the fact that
it blew up her marriage.
354
00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,022
She helped her, Vick.
355
00:14:50,089 --> 00:14:51,790
You're never gonna convince
Summer
356
00:14:51,857 --> 00:14:53,993
to turn against her mother,
just like nobody would ever
357
00:14:54,059 --> 00:14:56,362
convince us to turn against
our parents.
358
00:14:56,428 --> 00:15:00,032
Nicholas, our entire world
is at stake right now.
359
00:15:00,099 --> 00:15:02,434
And I know that nothing
would devastate Phyllis more
360
00:15:02,501 --> 00:15:05,537
than to see her own children
turn on her
361
00:15:05,604 --> 00:15:08,540
and side with the very people
that she has wronged.
362
00:15:08,607 --> 00:15:10,776
-I know it!
-Yeah, well, Phyllis doesn't
363
00:15:10,843 --> 00:15:13,579
see it as a wrong
against the Newmans.
364
00:15:13,646 --> 00:15:17,683
She sees it as justice
against our father.
365
00:15:19,485 --> 00:15:21,220
I can't think of a better gig
366
00:15:21,287 --> 00:15:22,554
than working with
your best friend.
367
00:15:22,621 --> 00:15:24,923
Oh, I still can't believe it.
368
00:15:26,525 --> 00:15:28,294
So I think this is the part
where we toast
369
00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,095
to your good fortune.
370
00:15:30,162 --> 00:15:33,399
Oh, I don't know.
I'm superstitious about that.
371
00:15:33,465 --> 00:15:36,602
About, uh, toasting?
372
00:15:36,669 --> 00:15:39,438
Too many times in my life
373
00:15:39,505 --> 00:15:42,675
someone has offered me
everything.
374
00:15:42,741 --> 00:15:45,711
We'd order bubbly,
raise a glass.
375
00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:49,348
To new beginnings,
putting the world at my feet.
376
00:15:49,415 --> 00:15:51,950
And I fell for it
every single time.
377
00:15:52,017 --> 00:15:54,119
I would clink and drink.
378
00:15:54,186 --> 00:15:55,888
I would get drunk
on the potential
379
00:15:55,954 --> 00:15:58,223
of building something
with someone.
380
00:15:58,290 --> 00:16:00,526
But that someone...
381
00:16:00,592 --> 00:16:02,895
would take advantage
of my talent,
382
00:16:02,961 --> 00:16:05,297
of how hard I work.
383
00:16:05,364 --> 00:16:09,335
Tell me that there's no room
for my hand on the brass ring.
384
00:16:09,401 --> 00:16:11,904
So now the only toasts
I believe in
385
00:16:11,970 --> 00:16:13,706
are the ones I make to myself.
386
00:16:15,474 --> 00:16:17,209
To me.
387
00:16:21,046 --> 00:16:25,651
I will never rely on anyone else
to deliver on my dreams.
388
00:16:25,718 --> 00:16:29,188
Because I know what I can do
and how to get what I want.
389
00:16:30,222 --> 00:16:31,857
Well, I'm glad you
have a friend
390
00:16:31,924 --> 00:16:33,859
that sees all that potential.
391
00:16:33,926 --> 00:16:36,161
Yeah, she and I are
a lot alike.
392
00:16:36,228 --> 00:16:40,099
We're both smart, driven,
eye on the prize.
393
00:16:40,165 --> 00:16:41,900
But people tend to
misunderstand us.
394
00:16:41,967 --> 00:16:45,070
-And underestimate you.
-Exactly.
395
00:16:45,137 --> 00:16:48,240
That's why this job is...
so different.
396
00:16:48,307 --> 00:16:51,310
We have mutual respect.
397
00:16:51,377 --> 00:16:53,979
And she may be the only person
in the entire world
398
00:16:54,046 --> 00:16:56,181
that actually trusts me.
399
00:16:56,248 --> 00:17:00,052
And, well...given my reputation
in this town,
400
00:17:00,119 --> 00:17:01,687
that means a lot.
401
00:17:01,754 --> 00:17:04,423
Aren't you being
a little hard on yourself?
402
00:17:04,490 --> 00:17:07,126
Well, I have a lot to prove.
403
00:17:07,192 --> 00:17:09,027
And so does she.
404
00:17:09,094 --> 00:17:10,362
And this is our chance.
405
00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:13,465
We are going to build
something incredible together.
406
00:17:13,532 --> 00:17:16,335
And we're not using each other.
We are a real team.
407
00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,470
Well, I'm happy for you.
408
00:17:18,537 --> 00:17:22,074
And if I may--
no clinking involved--
409
00:17:22,141 --> 00:17:25,444
to the fabulously employed
Audra Charles.
410
00:17:26,745 --> 00:17:28,747
Thank you.
411
00:17:31,984 --> 00:17:34,019
Hmm. You know, yesterday...
412
00:17:35,788 --> 00:17:38,190
I didn't have any hope,
you know?
413
00:17:38,257 --> 00:17:43,328
But today, I'm co-CEO
of Spectra-Charles Media.
414
00:17:43,395 --> 00:17:45,597
[giggles]
415
00:17:45,664 --> 00:17:47,299
Sally Spectra?
416
00:17:47,366 --> 00:17:49,435
Uh, yes.
417
00:17:49,501 --> 00:17:52,070
-Your best friend?
-Yes.
418
00:17:52,137 --> 00:17:53,839
Head of Abbott Communications?
419
00:17:53,906 --> 00:17:55,574
She was Billy's co-CEO,
420
00:17:55,641 --> 00:17:58,010
and she just rebranded
as Spectra-Charles Media.
421
00:17:58,076 --> 00:18:00,078
Unbelievable.
422
00:18:00,145 --> 00:18:02,448
-Is there a problem?
-Yeah, Billy Abbott
423
00:18:02,514 --> 00:18:04,483
stole Newman Media
out from under my Uncle Adam
424
00:18:04,550 --> 00:18:06,852
and folded it into
Abbott Communications.
425
00:18:06,919 --> 00:18:09,054
This fresh start of yours
426
00:18:09,121 --> 00:18:12,224
is being built on the back of
an illegally obtained company.
427
00:18:12,291 --> 00:18:14,259
How are you okay with that?
428
00:18:16,795 --> 00:18:19,965
Billy made his choice.
I'm making mine.
429
00:18:20,032 --> 00:18:22,501
I cannot undo what's been done,
but I can focus on the future
430
00:18:22,568 --> 00:18:25,037
and making the best decisions
I can to benefit the company,
431
00:18:25,103 --> 00:18:28,173
and that is all I'm gonna
say on the matter.
432
00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,108
Well, am I allowed
to say something?
433
00:18:30,175 --> 00:18:32,845
I really have a lot of work
to do.
434
00:18:32,911 --> 00:18:35,447
This won't take long. Look...
435
00:18:35,514 --> 00:18:38,417
I admit that sometimes
Adam's hatred for Billy
436
00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:40,152
can cloud his judgment.
437
00:18:40,219 --> 00:18:41,620
They were already enemies,
438
00:18:41,687 --> 00:18:43,722
and then when he and I
cheated on you and Billy,
439
00:18:43,789 --> 00:18:46,024
-obviously it made things worse.
-Look, that's in the past.
440
00:18:46,091 --> 00:18:48,427
Not for me.
I regret it. Every day.
441
00:18:48,494 --> 00:18:50,262
It was wrong,
and I hate that we hurt you
442
00:18:50,329 --> 00:18:51,663
and I hate that we lied
to you guys.
443
00:18:51,730 --> 00:18:53,832
Again. Moved on.
444
00:18:53,899 --> 00:18:55,868
I know Billy.
445
00:18:55,934 --> 00:18:57,936
I know the man
that saved my life.
446
00:18:58,003 --> 00:19:00,272
I also know that
he's plagued by demons.
447
00:19:00,339 --> 00:19:03,642
This desperation
to prove something.
448
00:19:03,709 --> 00:19:06,812
He--he tries so hard,
yet at the end of the day,
449
00:19:06,879 --> 00:19:08,814
he can't help being
his own worst enemy.
450
00:19:08,881 --> 00:19:11,350
I don't need you
to explain Billy to me.
451
00:19:11,416 --> 00:19:13,552
Of course not.
All I'm trying to say is
452
00:19:13,619 --> 00:19:16,588
I think once Billy gets an
idea in his head, he acts out.
453
00:19:16,655 --> 00:19:19,491
I've tried giving him
the benefit of the doubt.
454
00:19:19,558 --> 00:19:21,260
I've tried considering
where he's coming from.
455
00:19:21,326 --> 00:19:23,395
I've defended him
time and time again.
456
00:19:23,462 --> 00:19:25,964
But this time?
Teaming up with Phyllis
457
00:19:26,031 --> 00:19:28,267
to strip a family
of their entire legacy--
458
00:19:28,333 --> 00:19:29,935
he has gone too far.
459
00:19:30,002 --> 00:19:31,603
He's hurting innocent people.
460
00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:35,007
I hope you're not including
Victor in that.
461
00:19:35,073 --> 00:19:37,576
The main person that I am
worried about in all this
462
00:19:37,643 --> 00:19:39,678
-is Billy.
-Why?
463
00:19:39,745 --> 00:19:41,513
I think you know why.
464
00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:43,815
Getting Chancellor
taken away from him like that--
465
00:19:43,882 --> 00:19:45,751
it was a sucker punch
he never expected,
466
00:19:45,817 --> 00:19:47,953
and he's been obsessed ever
since with getting it back.
467
00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:51,390
Proving something to his mom.
Proving something to the world.
468
00:19:51,456 --> 00:19:54,493
Making sure Victor goes down
for what he did to him.
469
00:19:56,528 --> 00:19:58,664
Billy probably thinks he's on
top of the world right now,
470
00:19:58,730 --> 00:20:01,700
doesn't he? He thinks he's won.
471
00:20:01,767 --> 00:20:04,736
Well, all he's done is put
a huge target on his back
472
00:20:04,803 --> 00:20:06,538
for the Newmans' revenge.
Adam and Victor--
473
00:20:06,605 --> 00:20:08,140
they're gonna come for him,
Sally,
474
00:20:08,206 --> 00:20:10,342
and they're gonna show no mercy.
475
00:20:10,409 --> 00:20:12,244
I don't want that to happen.
476
00:20:12,311 --> 00:20:15,647
I don't think you do either.
So what I'm asking...
477
00:20:15,714 --> 00:20:17,416
is do you think
we can work together
478
00:20:17,482 --> 00:20:19,351
to save Billy from himself?
479
00:20:26,391 --> 00:20:29,795
Audra has no problem playing
dirty to get what she wants.
480
00:20:29,861 --> 00:20:33,565
-Do you?
-This is a private conversation.
481
00:20:33,632 --> 00:20:36,101
Um, scotch. Neat.
482
00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:37,869
I heard you were back.
483
00:20:37,936 --> 00:20:39,938
It's good to see you.
And the accident--
484
00:20:40,005 --> 00:20:42,007
I was actually in LA
when it happened.
485
00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:44,343
Oh, you were?
What brought you to LA?
486
00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:46,044
-He was stalking his ex.
-Business.
487
00:20:46,111 --> 00:20:48,246
And I had the distinct
displeasure
488
00:20:48,313 --> 00:20:50,649
of meeting that slime
Matt Clark.
489
00:20:50,716 --> 00:20:52,084
Yeah. Thank God
he's gonna be locked away
490
00:20:52,150 --> 00:20:54,019
for a very long time.
Can't do any more damage
491
00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:55,587
to my family or anyone else.
492
00:20:55,654 --> 00:20:58,090
He nearly killed you
and your father.
493
00:20:58,156 --> 00:20:59,491
Prison's too good for him.
494
00:20:59,558 --> 00:21:01,727
You're not the only one
who's voiced that sentiment.
495
00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:03,895
How's Nick doing?
How are you doing?
496
00:21:03,962 --> 00:21:05,330
You look great, considering.
497
00:21:05,397 --> 00:21:07,666
I'm back to 100%.
My dad's, you know, on the mend,
498
00:21:07,733 --> 00:21:09,001
getting better every day.
499
00:21:09,067 --> 00:21:11,303
Hey, hey, cheers to that.
500
00:21:12,838 --> 00:21:14,239
You gonna sit this one out?
501
00:21:14,306 --> 00:21:16,308
Feel free to enjoy your drink
somewhere else.
502
00:21:16,375 --> 00:21:19,678
Oh, but you haven't answered
Noah's question yet.
503
00:21:19,745 --> 00:21:22,080
And I'm dying to hear
your answer.
504
00:21:22,147 --> 00:21:25,517
How are you okay with breaking
the law to get what you want?
505
00:21:27,619 --> 00:21:29,454
I know it's a lot to ask.
506
00:21:29,521 --> 00:21:31,223
And you have every right
to tell me to go to hell.
507
00:21:31,289 --> 00:21:32,791
But I know that you love Billy
508
00:21:32,858 --> 00:21:35,027
and that you're probably just as
concerned about him as I am.
509
00:21:35,093 --> 00:21:37,362
Billy listens to no one
but Billy.
510
00:21:37,429 --> 00:21:39,498
He trusts you, Sally.
He values your opinion.
511
00:21:39,564 --> 00:21:41,867
-We broke up.
-What?
512
00:21:41,933 --> 00:21:44,336
Why? But--
513
00:21:44,403 --> 00:21:46,571
Was that...your decision or his?
514
00:21:46,638 --> 00:21:48,874
It was mine.
515
00:21:48,940 --> 00:21:50,942
Turns out after months of
dreaming about
516
00:21:51,009 --> 00:21:53,078
building a company together
and actually making it happen,
517
00:21:53,145 --> 00:21:55,914
Billy wanted something else.
518
00:21:55,981 --> 00:21:57,315
Chancellor.
519
00:21:59,217 --> 00:22:01,720
If you don't mind my asking,
did you end things with him
520
00:22:01,787 --> 00:22:03,288
because of his obsession
with Chancellor
521
00:22:03,355 --> 00:22:05,123
or because of the way
he got the company back?
522
00:22:05,190 --> 00:22:07,559
I mean, it's one in the same.
523
00:22:07,626 --> 00:22:10,429
When Billy wants something,
when he's driven,
524
00:22:10,495 --> 00:22:12,431
there's nothing you can do
to stop him.
525
00:22:12,497 --> 00:22:14,299
There's no checks and balances.
There's no curb.
526
00:22:14,366 --> 00:22:17,302
So Billy really wanted this.
527
00:22:17,369 --> 00:22:19,971
And as much as I was against it
and as much as
528
00:22:20,038 --> 00:22:22,607
I wanted to fight for
our dream...
529
00:22:24,309 --> 00:22:26,445
I couldn't be the one
to stand in his way.
530
00:22:27,979 --> 00:22:30,916
You asked him to choose
between you and Chancellor.
531
00:22:30,982 --> 00:22:32,718
And he chose.
532
00:22:34,086 --> 00:22:36,455
Look, I know that Phyllis
533
00:22:36,521 --> 00:22:38,657
has gotta be stopped.
534
00:22:38,724 --> 00:22:41,059
I know that,
and time's running out.
535
00:22:41,126 --> 00:22:43,261
But I don't wanna drag Summer
into this conflict, Vick.
536
00:22:43,328 --> 00:22:45,063
She's living her best life
out in Milan.
537
00:22:45,130 --> 00:22:48,033
I mean, she's crushing it
at Marchetti.
538
00:22:48,100 --> 00:22:50,435
-There's even a boyfriend.
-Oh, wow, that's great, Nick.
539
00:22:50,502 --> 00:22:52,270
I'm thrilled for her.
540
00:22:52,337 --> 00:22:54,039
Meanwhile, we're here
losing everything
541
00:22:54,106 --> 00:22:56,575
because of her mother's
outrageous actions.
542
00:22:56,641 --> 00:22:59,044
Yeah, well, I believe
Dad's gonna handle it.
543
00:22:59,111 --> 00:23:00,479
Honestly, do you think
544
00:23:00,545 --> 00:23:02,581
that Dad's gonna lose
everything he's ever built?
545
00:23:02,647 --> 00:23:04,216
It's stolen right out
from under him,
546
00:23:04,282 --> 00:23:06,184
and he's not gonna be the one
to save it?
547
00:23:06,251 --> 00:23:09,454
I hope he does, but I don't bank
on that happening.
548
00:23:09,521 --> 00:23:11,723
Since when do you have
such little faith in our father?
549
00:23:11,790 --> 00:23:13,859
It's not that
I don't have faith in Dad.
550
00:23:13,925 --> 00:23:15,827
I have been watching him,
all right?
551
00:23:15,894 --> 00:23:17,229
Maybe he won't admit it,
552
00:23:17,295 --> 00:23:19,664
but I think the wind
has been knocked out of him.
553
00:23:19,731 --> 00:23:21,967
This is the most massive loss
554
00:23:22,033 --> 00:23:23,502
that he has ever
had to experience,
555
00:23:23,568 --> 00:23:25,003
and it's taking a toll on him.
556
00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:26,571
-Yeah, well, I don't--
-Yeah, I know.
557
00:23:26,638 --> 00:23:29,374
I know that he is a genius
when it comes to strategy.
558
00:23:29,441 --> 00:23:33,078
I get that. But I can see
how desperate he is.
559
00:23:33,145 --> 00:23:35,280
And I'm afraid that that's
gonna make him vulnerable
560
00:23:35,347 --> 00:23:36,948
to making a mistake, Nick.
561
00:23:37,015 --> 00:23:39,151
He's not gonna let emotions
get the better of him,
562
00:23:39,217 --> 00:23:41,186
not with so much at stake.
563
00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:43,155
Look, maybe I'm wrong.
564
00:23:43,221 --> 00:23:45,323
I mean, I hope that I'm wrong.
565
00:23:45,390 --> 00:23:47,826
But I am not gonna
abandon this plan.
566
00:23:47,893 --> 00:23:50,428
-I don't like it.
-I don't care, Nick.
567
00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:53,031
Just think of it
as a safety net,
568
00:23:53,098 --> 00:23:55,567
some way to get back
what we've lost.
569
00:23:55,634 --> 00:23:57,602
Some way to help Dad
if we have to.
570
00:23:57,669 --> 00:23:59,604
So you wanna encourage Summer
571
00:23:59,671 --> 00:24:02,140
to just crush her mother's
heart and spirit?
572
00:24:02,207 --> 00:24:04,042
The same way
that Summer's mother
573
00:24:04,109 --> 00:24:07,512
had no problem whatsoever
crushing yours.
574
00:24:07,579 --> 00:24:09,181
I'm still standing, Vick.
575
00:24:09,247 --> 00:24:10,715
Just like the rest
of the family.
576
00:24:10,782 --> 00:24:13,585
-Newmans are strong like that.
-Don't--don't you see it, Nick?
577
00:24:13,652 --> 00:24:16,788
You don't see it? Phyllis
isn't just attacking Dad.
578
00:24:16,855 --> 00:24:18,356
She's also attacking you.
579
00:24:18,423 --> 00:24:20,392
How many times
have you been there for her
580
00:24:20,458 --> 00:24:22,494
and done things for her
and helped her out,
581
00:24:22,561 --> 00:24:24,362
and now she's just gonna
stand by.
582
00:24:24,429 --> 00:24:28,066
She's gonna watch you and
the rest of this family burn.
583
00:24:28,133 --> 00:24:32,137
Why? Why are you so hesitant
to fight fire with fire?
584
00:24:32,204 --> 00:24:34,172
You know me.
I will fight for this family
585
00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:35,574
with everything I have,
586
00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:37,275
but there are lines
I will not cross,
587
00:24:37,342 --> 00:24:38,977
the biggest being my kids.
588
00:24:39,044 --> 00:24:41,213
I'm not gonna do anything
to hurt them.
589
00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:43,815
I understand that position.
I do.
590
00:24:43,882 --> 00:24:47,352
But I am still going to Milan,
whether you like it or not.
591
00:24:53,024 --> 00:24:54,759
I'm not breaking any laws.
592
00:24:54,826 --> 00:24:56,261
I had nothing to do with
what happened
593
00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:58,196
-to Newman Media.
-Newman Media?
594
00:24:58,263 --> 00:25:00,165
Billy snagged that
along with Chancellor.
595
00:25:00,232 --> 00:25:02,634
How are you involved?
Did I miss something?
596
00:25:02,701 --> 00:25:05,103
If you must know, I got a job.
597
00:25:05,170 --> 00:25:08,807
You're looking at the new
co-CEO of Spectra-Charles Media.
598
00:25:08,874 --> 00:25:10,208
[laughs]
599
00:25:10,275 --> 00:25:12,510
Spectra-Charles Media?
600
00:25:12,577 --> 00:25:14,346
Billy struck some deal
with Phyllis
601
00:25:14,412 --> 00:25:16,181
to get Newman Media
and Chancellor.
602
00:25:16,248 --> 00:25:18,817
-Mm.
-He folded Newman Media into
603
00:25:18,884 --> 00:25:21,019
Abbott Communications
and then moved to Chancellor.
604
00:25:21,086 --> 00:25:23,622
So Sally rebranded.
605
00:25:23,688 --> 00:25:25,156
A new company, new start.
606
00:25:25,223 --> 00:25:26,691
Yeah, a company
built on the ashes
607
00:25:26,758 --> 00:25:28,026
of my family's media business.
608
00:25:28,093 --> 00:25:29,694
How can you not see
how wrong that is?
609
00:25:29,761 --> 00:25:31,563
Hey, I'm sorry,
but if Billy wanted to
610
00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:33,298
give the company to Sally,
611
00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:35,000
that's our gain
and Newman's loss.
612
00:25:35,066 --> 00:25:36,902
I sure as hell am not
gonna shed a tear
613
00:25:36,968 --> 00:25:38,436
for Victor or Adam Newman.
614
00:25:38,503 --> 00:25:41,306
-That's cold.
-No offense, but...
615
00:25:41,373 --> 00:25:43,541
I'm with Audra on this one.
616
00:25:43,608 --> 00:25:45,844
Oh, so you have no problem
with my family being destroyed?
617
00:25:45,911 --> 00:25:47,479
Well, what's happening to Victor
618
00:25:47,545 --> 00:25:50,348
is exactly what he swore
he was gonna do to my family.
619
00:25:50,415 --> 00:25:52,384
And it's not like he
hasn't threatened or hurt
620
00:25:52,450 --> 00:25:54,853
half this town, so...
621
00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:56,688
yeah, I'm good.
622
00:25:56,755 --> 00:25:59,324
Yeah. This isn't just Victor
that's being affected.
623
00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:02,060
Oh, you mean
his little attack dog Adam?
624
00:26:02,127 --> 00:26:04,129
Again, no tears.
625
00:26:04,195 --> 00:26:06,731
Adam made his choice when he
followed in Victor's footsteps,
626
00:26:06,798 --> 00:26:10,235
and he has used his company
to crush people under his heel.
627
00:26:10,302 --> 00:26:13,338
Now, he's just getting a taste
of what he's given
628
00:26:13,405 --> 00:26:15,106
all these years.
629
00:26:15,173 --> 00:26:17,409
I see nothing wrong with that.
630
00:26:19,744 --> 00:26:22,180
This really isn't a conversation
I would like to have right now,
631
00:26:22,247 --> 00:26:23,782
especially not with you.
632
00:26:23,848 --> 00:26:26,418
Billy has insisted to everyone
that he's changed, right?
633
00:26:26,484 --> 00:26:28,553
That he's a new man,
just looking ahead.
634
00:26:28,620 --> 00:26:31,723
But we both know his obsessions
will continue to pull him under.
635
00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:33,425
Yeah, I am very aware.
636
00:26:33,491 --> 00:26:36,027
Okay, so Sally, let's help him.
Let's do something.
637
00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:39,030
Billy is confident that he can
take care of himself.
638
00:26:39,097 --> 00:26:40,932
I'm sure he is,
but just hear me out.
639
00:26:40,999 --> 00:26:43,301
He's contracted you to run
Abbott Communications, right?
640
00:26:43,368 --> 00:26:44,936
-Spectra-Charles Media.
-Whatever it's called now.
641
00:26:45,003 --> 00:26:47,205
I don't care! You're still
working together, right?
642
00:26:47,272 --> 00:26:50,408
-Yeah, it's part of the job.
-Okay, so since now you know
643
00:26:50,475 --> 00:26:52,210
how he took over those
companies,
644
00:26:52,277 --> 00:26:53,678
and you clearly disapprove,
645
00:26:53,745 --> 00:26:55,814
maybe you can talk to him
about it.
646
00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,850
Maybe you can get Billy
to do the right thing.
647
00:26:59,918 --> 00:27:02,854
What can I do
to talk you out of this?
648
00:27:02,921 --> 00:27:05,056
You know...
649
00:27:05,123 --> 00:27:09,194
I actually considered doing
something similar with my kids.
650
00:27:09,260 --> 00:27:11,196
You did? What happened?
651
00:27:11,262 --> 00:27:12,764
I walked into Dad's office
652
00:27:12,831 --> 00:27:15,967
and I saw Billy and Phyllis
in there, gloating...
653
00:27:16,034 --> 00:27:18,203
so proud of what they had done.
654
00:27:18,269 --> 00:27:19,904
And I don't know, Nick,
655
00:27:19,971 --> 00:27:21,940
something inside of me
just broke.
656
00:27:22,007 --> 00:27:24,442
And I swore that I was gonna
tell Johnny and Katie everything
657
00:27:24,509 --> 00:27:26,478
and that I was gonna make them
hate their father
658
00:27:26,544 --> 00:27:28,079
and never wanna see him again.
659
00:27:28,146 --> 00:27:31,016
So...you didn't go through
with it.
660
00:27:32,283 --> 00:27:36,187
But I did send the kids
back to boarding school.
661
00:27:36,254 --> 00:27:38,289
To punish Billy?
662
00:27:38,356 --> 00:27:39,791
No.
663
00:27:39,858 --> 00:27:42,660
I wanna protect them
from the ugliness
664
00:27:42,727 --> 00:27:45,330
that their father has caused
for this family.
665
00:27:45,397 --> 00:27:48,299
All right. So it sounds like
you regretted the impulse
666
00:27:48,366 --> 00:27:50,635
to involve your kids
in this mess.
667
00:27:50,702 --> 00:27:52,637
That's the way it is for me,
Vick, with Summer.
668
00:27:52,704 --> 00:27:55,807
I wanna protect her, not get her
more tangled up into it.
669
00:27:55,874 --> 00:27:58,209
But Summer is a grown woman.
She can decide for herself
670
00:27:58,276 --> 00:27:59,744
whether or not
she wants to be involved,
671
00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:01,579
and I promise you...
672
00:28:01,646 --> 00:28:03,048
I'll thread the needle in a way
673
00:28:03,114 --> 00:28:05,717
that doesn't put her
in a difficult position.
674
00:28:05,784 --> 00:28:07,685
That is not a promise
you can make.
675
00:28:07,752 --> 00:28:09,954
Nick, please. We have to try.
676
00:28:10,021 --> 00:28:12,457
When I see our parents...
677
00:28:12,524 --> 00:28:15,060
so defeated--I mean,
they have nothing left.
678
00:28:15,126 --> 00:28:17,228
I feel like if I don't
do something to help them,
679
00:28:17,295 --> 00:28:18,997
something inside of me
is gonna break
680
00:28:19,064 --> 00:28:21,032
if we don't fix this.
681
00:28:21,099 --> 00:28:24,202
Please tell me you're with me
on this, please.
682
00:28:25,437 --> 00:28:27,672
You know I'm always with you.
683
00:28:27,739 --> 00:28:30,275
I'll support you no matter what.
684
00:28:32,610 --> 00:28:34,312
Wait a minute. Ha.
685
00:28:34,379 --> 00:28:36,214
Isn't this the part
where you say
686
00:28:36,281 --> 00:28:38,616
that you will knock
someone's block off
687
00:28:38,683 --> 00:28:40,218
if they don't make it happen?
688
00:28:40,285 --> 00:28:42,153
Yeah, usually.
689
00:28:43,088 --> 00:28:45,256
It's just this leg.
690
00:28:45,323 --> 00:28:47,358
-It's not great.
-Really?
691
00:28:47,425 --> 00:28:49,160
You're still in so much pain?
692
00:28:49,227 --> 00:28:51,162
The meds help.
693
00:28:51,229 --> 00:28:53,231
Are you sure about the dosage?
694
00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:55,567
Because, I don't know, you...
695
00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:58,903
you just don't seem
so much like yourself.
696
00:29:05,510 --> 00:29:07,679
You know that by keeping
Newman Media,
697
00:29:07,745 --> 00:29:10,048
you're taking advantage
of Billy's criminal move?
698
00:29:10,115 --> 00:29:11,783
Practically condoning
what he did.
699
00:29:11,850 --> 00:29:14,385
Are you seriously giving me a
lecture about ethics right now?
700
00:29:14,452 --> 00:29:16,054
Yeah, Sally, I guess I am.
701
00:29:16,121 --> 00:29:17,255
Wow. That's hypocritical.
702
00:29:17,322 --> 00:29:19,324
What was it said at that
launch party of yours?
703
00:29:19,390 --> 00:29:21,025
You were spouting off about
704
00:29:21,092 --> 00:29:23,728
how it was the dawn
of a new media era?
705
00:29:23,795 --> 00:29:26,231
Is that the same launch party
that Newman Media torpedoed
706
00:29:26,297 --> 00:29:28,399
with your hit piece on Jabot?
707
00:29:28,466 --> 00:29:30,235
What were you saying that night?
That it was gonna be a place
708
00:29:30,301 --> 00:29:32,036
where civility, decency,
709
00:29:32,103 --> 00:29:34,272
and fairness
would once again prevail?
710
00:29:34,339 --> 00:29:36,641
Wow! Looks like we made
an impression.
711
00:29:36,708 --> 00:29:39,477
Probably 'cause it's a 180 from
what Newman Media's mission is
712
00:29:39,544 --> 00:29:43,014
where clickbait and unnamed
sources are the gold standard.
713
00:29:43,081 --> 00:29:44,616
You're better than this, Sally.
714
00:29:44,682 --> 00:29:46,885
Do not patronize me.
715
00:29:46,951 --> 00:29:50,288
I will do anything
and everything it takes
716
00:29:50,355 --> 00:29:52,590
for me to accomplish my goals
for my company.
717
00:29:52,657 --> 00:29:54,826
You're really okay
with being part of
718
00:29:54,893 --> 00:29:56,728
such an outrageously
dirty deal?
719
00:29:56,794 --> 00:29:58,530
You cannot tell me that you
wouldn't do the same thing
720
00:29:58,596 --> 00:30:00,965
-if you were in my position.
-Okay, so you're willing
721
00:30:01,032 --> 00:30:03,168
to leave Billy over the way
he stole Chancellor,
722
00:30:03,234 --> 00:30:05,503
but you don't mind running
the other Newman company
723
00:30:05,570 --> 00:30:06,938
he got in the deal?
724
00:30:07,005 --> 00:30:09,874
Okay, so what? You want me to
just hand the company back
725
00:30:09,941 --> 00:30:11,509
to you and the Newmans?
726
00:30:11,576 --> 00:30:14,712
Is that where you're going
with all this?
727
00:30:14,779 --> 00:30:16,915
No, I'm fine, honestly.
728
00:30:16,981 --> 00:30:18,883
You know, it's just...
729
00:30:18,950 --> 00:30:21,386
I'm healing.
It's part of the process.
730
00:30:21,452 --> 00:30:23,922
It doesn't help that I'm not
sleeping that great right now,
731
00:30:23,988 --> 00:30:25,423
and I was on my feet all day.
732
00:30:25,490 --> 00:30:27,392
-So you're just tired.
-Yep.
733
00:30:27,458 --> 00:30:29,494
Just...just tired.
734
00:30:30,595 --> 00:30:32,697
Maybe you should
go see your doctor.
735
00:30:32,764 --> 00:30:34,232
No, I don't need to do that.
736
00:30:34,299 --> 00:30:36,668
The only thing that matters
right now is stopping Phyllis
737
00:30:36,734 --> 00:30:38,336
and getting our family's
company back.
738
00:30:38,403 --> 00:30:40,471
And I hope you know
I'm never gonna give up.
739
00:30:41,739 --> 00:30:43,808
Except that you hate my plan
to involve Summer.
740
00:30:43,875 --> 00:30:46,110
Yeah, I kinda hate it.
There's gotta be a plan B.
741
00:30:46,177 --> 00:30:48,213
I wish there was, Nicholas.
742
00:30:49,214 --> 00:30:53,184
It's just that the only thing
that Phyllis cares about...
743
00:30:53,251 --> 00:30:54,786
are her kids.
744
00:30:54,852 --> 00:30:56,754
And the threat of losing
her daughter's love
745
00:30:56,821 --> 00:30:58,690
might be the only thing
that's gonna stop her.
746
00:30:58,756 --> 00:31:01,559
So you're determined
to go through with this.
747
00:31:01,626 --> 00:31:03,895
I'm leaving in a couple
of hours.
748
00:31:06,431 --> 00:31:08,166
All right.
749
00:31:08,233 --> 00:31:10,535
All right, just...
750
00:31:10,602 --> 00:31:14,005
can you just hold off for a bit,
all right?
751
00:31:14,072 --> 00:31:16,140
Give me the night
to think about it.
752
00:31:18,409 --> 00:31:20,078
Look, I know my grandfather
has stepped on
753
00:31:20,144 --> 00:31:21,913
-more than a few toes.
-You think?
754
00:31:21,980 --> 00:31:24,282
That's the understatement
of the century.
755
00:31:24,349 --> 00:31:26,851
It's so quaint-sounding,
like a bad dance partner.
756
00:31:26,918 --> 00:31:29,654
Come on, Noah. Victor's ruthless
when it comes to business.
757
00:31:29,721 --> 00:31:31,256
What goes around comes around.
758
00:31:31,322 --> 00:31:33,658
No, what Billy and Phyllis did
was criminal, okay?
759
00:31:33,725 --> 00:31:36,494
They crossed a line, and that
makes you and Sally complicit.
760
00:31:36,561 --> 00:31:38,396
The only crime here
is that it took so long
761
00:31:38,463 --> 00:31:40,465
for karma to kick in.
762
00:31:40,531 --> 00:31:43,201
Victor and Adam have gotten
exactly what they deserve.
763
00:31:43,268 --> 00:31:45,236
Yeah, those two being
knocked down to size
764
00:31:45,303 --> 00:31:47,105
has been a long time coming.
765
00:31:47,171 --> 00:31:49,674
The number of people in this
town that would celebrate...
766
00:31:49,741 --> 00:31:52,277
there might even be a parade.
767
00:31:52,343 --> 00:31:54,979
I'm glad you guys think
this is so funny.
768
00:31:55,046 --> 00:31:57,181
Hey, you wanna hate on
my grandfather, go for it.
769
00:31:57,248 --> 00:31:58,883
But it doesn't mean
he deserves to lose
770
00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:01,552
everything he worked
his entire life to build.
771
00:32:07,091 --> 00:32:09,594
I get you defending Victor.
Family and all of that.
772
00:32:09,661 --> 00:32:11,496
But remember back in the day
773
00:32:11,562 --> 00:32:13,598
when he pitted you and me
against each other...
774
00:32:13,665 --> 00:32:15,833
mainly for his own amusement?
775
00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:19,370
Victor may wave the "anything
for family" flag but...
776
00:32:19,437 --> 00:32:22,807
he has no problem playing games
with people he claims to love.
777
00:32:22,874 --> 00:32:25,343
That doesn't make what Billy
and Phyllis did right.
778
00:32:25,410 --> 00:32:27,945
I'm not saying that. Just saying
that Victor and Adam
779
00:32:28,012 --> 00:32:29,414
had it coming,
780
00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:31,582
and it's poetic that Billy
helped light the torch.
781
00:32:31,649 --> 00:32:33,618
So you have no problem
with what your uncle did?
782
00:32:33,685 --> 00:32:36,220
-I'd call it self-defense.
-Your own son, Harrison,
783
00:32:36,287 --> 00:32:38,656
my nephew, or have you forgotten
that his mother is a Newman?
784
00:32:38,723 --> 00:32:40,525
Oh, yes, we wouldn't wanna
forget about Summer, now,
785
00:32:40,591 --> 00:32:41,726
would we, Kyle?
786
00:32:41,793 --> 00:32:42,994
You think this won't
affect them?
787
00:32:43,061 --> 00:32:45,530
Harrison is an Abbot.
He'll be fine.
788
00:32:45,596 --> 00:32:49,334
So no big deal that the entire
family's been gutted,
789
00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,235
my grandfather's lost
his life's work,
790
00:32:51,302 --> 00:32:52,770
my family's lost their legacy?
791
00:32:52,837 --> 00:32:55,073
Eh, Nikki can sell some jewelry.
792
00:32:55,139 --> 00:32:56,908
The Newmans will be dandy.
793
00:33:01,312 --> 00:33:03,581
I don't know why
I expected better.
794
00:33:08,252 --> 00:33:11,022
"Nikki can sell some jewelry"?
795
00:33:11,089 --> 00:33:12,790
[laughing]
796
00:33:12,857 --> 00:33:16,294
-Too far?
-Classic.
797
00:33:19,831 --> 00:33:22,600
-Weird.
-What?
798
00:33:22,667 --> 00:33:26,537
It's almost like
we were on the same side.
799
00:33:28,506 --> 00:33:29,941
What would I be waiting for?
800
00:33:30,007 --> 00:33:31,275
You've already made it
pretty clear
801
00:33:31,342 --> 00:33:33,111
you're not going to Milan
with me.
802
00:33:33,177 --> 00:33:35,580
Well, uh, maybe...
803
00:33:35,646 --> 00:33:37,415
you know, I could come up with
another solution,
804
00:33:37,482 --> 00:33:39,117
something that protects Summer
805
00:33:39,183 --> 00:33:40,852
and keeps her out of
the line of fire.
806
00:33:40,918 --> 00:33:43,554
I'm not saying no necessarily.
807
00:33:43,621 --> 00:33:45,690
Can you just...
808
00:33:45,757 --> 00:33:48,226
can you just wait?
809
00:33:48,292 --> 00:33:50,695
Okay. I'll wait until tomorrow.
810
00:33:50,762 --> 00:33:52,530
We can discuss it then.
811
00:33:52,597 --> 00:33:54,532
Thank you.
812
00:33:54,599 --> 00:33:56,100
You're welcome.
813
00:33:56,167 --> 00:33:58,102
Who knows?
Maybe you'll change your mind
814
00:33:58,169 --> 00:34:00,405
and decide to come along.
815
00:34:00,471 --> 00:34:02,640
Uh, no. That's not gonna happen.
816
00:34:02,707 --> 00:34:06,244
I've got other reasons
I need to stay in Genoa City.
817
00:34:06,310 --> 00:34:10,214
I guess that's the only answer
I'm gonna get tonight then.
818
00:34:10,281 --> 00:34:12,250
And you're right.
My tea is cold.
819
00:34:19,791 --> 00:34:22,393
I'm thinking of Billy's safety.
820
00:34:22,460 --> 00:34:24,362
Victor and Adam
are gonna come after him.
821
00:34:24,429 --> 00:34:25,997
It's only a matter of time.
822
00:34:26,063 --> 00:34:27,665
So, what, I'm just supposed to
823
00:34:27,732 --> 00:34:29,634
give Newman Media
back to you and Adam
824
00:34:29,700 --> 00:34:31,636
to protect Billy,
for his own good?
825
00:34:31,702 --> 00:34:33,404
I'm genuinely concerned
for his welfare.
826
00:34:33,471 --> 00:34:36,207
Look, what happens to
Newman Media is not in my power.
827
00:34:36,274 --> 00:34:37,842
As I mentioned before,
the decision
828
00:34:37,909 --> 00:34:40,244
to fold it into our company
was Billy's and our investor's.
829
00:34:40,311 --> 00:34:41,813
I'm just honoring my contract.
830
00:34:41,879 --> 00:34:44,382
Sally, you could talk to Billy.
He will listen to you.
831
00:34:44,449 --> 00:34:46,551
Regardless of what's happening
in your relationship,
832
00:34:46,617 --> 00:34:48,019
he obviously still loves you.
833
00:34:48,085 --> 00:34:49,187
[laughing]
834
00:34:49,253 --> 00:34:52,790
I'm sorry. This is really funny.
835
00:34:52,857 --> 00:34:55,126
Then again, you were a con
back in the day, so...
836
00:34:55,193 --> 00:34:57,795
-Excuse me?
-I mean, all this sympathy
837
00:34:57,862 --> 00:34:59,597
and your concern--
it's really just a low-key play
838
00:34:59,664 --> 00:35:01,532
to get me to drop Newman Media
back into your lap.
839
00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:03,267
Billy is actually
in real danger.
840
00:35:03,334 --> 00:35:06,904
Where was your concern for Billy
when you cheated on him?
841
00:35:06,971 --> 00:35:09,907
As angry as I am with Billy,
842
00:35:09,974 --> 00:35:11,909
and as worried as I am
about him,
843
00:35:11,976 --> 00:35:14,745
I am not about to
do you or Adam any favors.
844
00:35:14,812 --> 00:35:16,647
I'm not asking you to do us
any favors, Sally.
845
00:35:16,714 --> 00:35:18,349
I'm asking you to do
what's right.
846
00:35:18,416 --> 00:35:20,751
And if you don't,
terrible things might happen.
847
00:35:20,818 --> 00:35:22,620
Is that a threat?
848
00:35:22,687 --> 00:35:24,755
Just an observation.
849
00:35:24,822 --> 00:35:27,191
Wow. Why am I not surprised
850
00:35:27,258 --> 00:35:30,228
that you are acting
exactly like a Newman?
851
00:35:31,729 --> 00:35:34,899
Seems like you really did
end up where you belong.
852
00:35:54,519 --> 00:35:57,255
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