1 00:00:02,402 --> 00:00:03,703 I tried Lily again, too, Devon, 2 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:05,705 and Mattie--no response yet. 3 00:00:07,073 --> 00:00:08,708 No word from Charlie either? 4 00:00:09,876 --> 00:00:11,077 Hey, hey, look, look, 5 00:00:11,144 --> 00:00:13,713 let's not jump to any conclusions just yet. 6 00:00:16,616 --> 00:00:18,184 Of course you'd be triggered 7 00:00:18,251 --> 00:00:19,786 after what you went through with Dominic, 8 00:00:19,853 --> 00:00:22,422 but I wanna believe there is a logical explanation 9 00:00:22,489 --> 00:00:24,424 for why we haven't heard from them. 10 00:00:27,460 --> 00:00:28,862 How 'bout this? 11 00:00:28,928 --> 00:00:31,498 How 'bout we sleep on it, see what the morning brings, 12 00:00:31,564 --> 00:00:33,066 and touch base tomorrow? 13 00:00:35,635 --> 00:00:36,836 Sounds good. 14 00:00:36,903 --> 00:00:38,471 Talk to you then. 15 00:00:48,581 --> 00:00:49,616 Hi. 16 00:00:49,682 --> 00:00:50,950 Hey. 17 00:00:51,017 --> 00:00:52,452 Twice in one day! 18 00:00:52,519 --> 00:00:53,753 Lucky me. 19 00:00:53,820 --> 00:00:55,355 No. I'm the lucky one. 20 00:00:55,422 --> 00:00:57,657 My favorite drink ready and waiting for me. 21 00:00:57,724 --> 00:00:59,292 You know, I was seriously considering 22 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:01,528 peppermint hot chocolate, 23 00:01:01,594 --> 00:01:04,564 but you sounded like you needed some fortification. 24 00:01:05,432 --> 00:01:06,933 You're a wise man. 25 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,569 You see? I feel stronger already. 26 00:01:09,636 --> 00:01:12,906 Much better than the chamomile tea I had earlier. 27 00:01:12,972 --> 00:01:16,443 So...I was surprised to get your text. 28 00:01:16,509 --> 00:01:18,645 I thought you were deep into whatever plans you have 29 00:01:18,711 --> 00:01:20,680 to go after Phyllis. 30 00:01:20,747 --> 00:01:22,449 [sighs] Well, unfortunately, 31 00:01:22,515 --> 00:01:24,851 it turns out that my plan has changed. 32 00:01:26,686 --> 00:01:28,388 Victor! How's that short game 33 00:01:28,455 --> 00:01:30,523 coming along these days? 34 00:01:32,392 --> 00:01:33,827 [chuckling] You know, Jack, 35 00:01:33,893 --> 00:01:36,229 I don't have time for this. 36 00:01:36,296 --> 00:01:37,530 I haven't seen you in a while-- 37 00:01:37,597 --> 00:01:38,965 not that I've missed you. 38 00:01:39,032 --> 00:01:40,900 I just assumed you'd flown south 39 00:01:40,967 --> 00:01:42,268 with the rest of the snowbirds 40 00:01:42,335 --> 00:01:43,369 to enjoy the links, you know, 41 00:01:43,436 --> 00:01:44,604 you know, the fresh air, 42 00:01:44,671 --> 00:01:46,072 the ocean breezes. 43 00:01:46,139 --> 00:01:48,074 [chuckling] 44 00:01:48,141 --> 00:01:49,509 Let me ask you something, Jack. 45 00:01:49,576 --> 00:01:51,878 Have you lost your mind? I mean... 46 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,279 you seem to be more of 47 00:01:53,346 --> 00:01:55,081 a blithering idiot than you were before. 48 00:01:55,148 --> 00:01:57,283 Oh, golf's not your game? 49 00:01:57,350 --> 00:01:59,118 Maybe you should try pickleball. 50 00:01:59,185 --> 00:02:00,353 I mean, you got a lotta time 51 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:01,454 on your hands now that you've lost 52 00:02:01,521 --> 00:02:02,789 Newman Enterprises. 53 00:02:02,856 --> 00:02:04,257 Tell me... 54 00:02:04,324 --> 00:02:07,427 how's it feel to be retired? 55 00:02:10,129 --> 00:02:14,901 ♪♪ 56 00:02:41,594 --> 00:02:44,531 [strumming mellow chords] 57 00:02:44,597 --> 00:02:52,972 ♪♪ 58 00:03:08,922 --> 00:03:12,025 I'll leave the game playing 59 00:03:12,091 --> 00:03:14,527 to you and that punk brother of yours. 60 00:03:15,795 --> 00:03:17,096 -There you are. -Hi, darling. 61 00:03:17,163 --> 00:03:19,299 -Lovely as always, Nikki. -Jack. 62 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:21,334 -If you will excuse us. -Yeah. 63 00:03:21,401 --> 00:03:24,170 Good luck filling your day. Uh... 64 00:03:24,237 --> 00:03:26,472 shuffleboard may be your game. 65 00:03:28,675 --> 00:03:30,543 What was that all about? 66 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:32,879 Jack Abbott blowing smoke. 67 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:36,115 Well, I was so relieved to get your message. 68 00:03:36,182 --> 00:03:39,085 I mean, I sent you texts and voicemails 69 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:41,588 and I didn't hear anything back from you all day. 70 00:03:41,654 --> 00:03:44,624 Where have you been? 71 00:03:51,698 --> 00:03:54,467 [strumming bluesy chords] 72 00:03:54,534 --> 00:04:02,575 ♪♪ 73 00:04:08,348 --> 00:04:10,783 Oh! Hey. 74 00:04:10,850 --> 00:04:12,085 Hi. 75 00:04:13,686 --> 00:04:16,055 -How much did ya hear? -Uh, 76 00:04:16,122 --> 00:04:18,291 enough, A, to be impressed and B, to sense that 77 00:04:18,358 --> 00:04:21,227 you're having trouble deciding which way to go? 78 00:04:22,095 --> 00:04:23,930 Well... 79 00:04:23,997 --> 00:04:26,299 I like the second one. 80 00:04:26,366 --> 00:04:28,334 But could I hear it again? 81 00:04:32,138 --> 00:04:33,573 [clears throat] 82 00:04:48,021 --> 00:04:51,824 How come you didn't tell me you were writing a song? 83 00:04:51,891 --> 00:04:54,460 Just...fooling around. [laughs] 84 00:04:54,527 --> 00:04:58,498 Oh. You seem kind of intense for just fooling around. 85 00:05:00,166 --> 00:05:02,735 That's probably 'cause of all the caffeine. 86 00:05:02,802 --> 00:05:05,271 Well, for the record, I like it, 87 00:05:05,338 --> 00:05:08,408 and I think it should be a song and... 88 00:05:08,474 --> 00:05:11,511 maybe we could work on it together? 89 00:05:16,282 --> 00:05:18,584 -Ah, thank you. -Thank you! 90 00:05:18,651 --> 00:05:20,653 Ah! This is exactly what I needed. 91 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:22,522 Thank you for suggesting it. 92 00:05:22,588 --> 00:05:25,825 -I live to make you happy. -Hmm. Well, then, can you 93 00:05:25,892 --> 00:05:28,594 make Victor and Nikki disappear? 94 00:05:28,661 --> 00:05:30,563 I have to say I'm a bit surprised 95 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:32,265 to see them out in public. 96 00:05:32,331 --> 00:05:34,400 Of course they like making a grand entrance-- 97 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:37,804 all eyes on them and no one else--but you would think, 98 00:05:37,870 --> 00:05:40,373 given the complete humiliation they've suffered, 99 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,642 that they wouldn't dare show their faces. 100 00:05:42,709 --> 00:05:45,011 Well I, for one, am very happy that Victor 101 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:48,681 has come out from beneath whatever rock he climbed under. 102 00:05:48,748 --> 00:05:51,617 That way I can rub salt in his self-inflicted wounds 103 00:05:51,684 --> 00:05:55,121 and, to tell the truth, I really like doing it. 104 00:05:55,188 --> 00:05:57,056 [laughs] Well, nothing makes me happier 105 00:05:57,123 --> 00:05:59,325 than the fall of the House of Newman, 106 00:05:59,392 --> 00:06:02,361 especially since it's due to that AI program 107 00:06:02,428 --> 00:06:04,630 that Victor intended to use on Jabot. 108 00:06:04,697 --> 00:06:07,100 Karma is alive and well, 109 00:06:07,166 --> 00:06:11,504 and it is past time for him to pay for his sins. 110 00:06:11,571 --> 00:06:14,640 Oh, I have a feeling Victor's days of abusing his power 111 00:06:14,707 --> 00:06:17,577 and ruining people's lives are over. 112 00:06:17,643 --> 00:06:19,679 Well, I will drink to that. 113 00:06:22,348 --> 00:06:23,616 -Hmm. -What? 114 00:06:23,683 --> 00:06:24,884 He just toasted Nikki 115 00:06:24,951 --> 00:06:27,854 like he doesn't have a care in the world. 116 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,124 I mean, how is that possible, unless... 117 00:06:32,325 --> 00:06:34,894 -You don't think... -What? 118 00:06:34,961 --> 00:06:36,963 Well, I-I don't know. 119 00:06:37,029 --> 00:06:40,967 But why does seeing Victor look so smug make me so nervous? 120 00:06:44,771 --> 00:06:46,806 So I'm out of pocket a few hours, 121 00:06:46,873 --> 00:06:48,574 and you're worried about me? 122 00:06:51,244 --> 00:06:55,081 I was busy. Things to attend to. 123 00:06:55,148 --> 00:06:57,917 Like...Phyllis? 124 00:06:57,984 --> 00:07:00,253 Why do you ask? 125 00:07:00,319 --> 00:07:03,556 Well, she has been off the grid as well. 126 00:07:03,623 --> 00:07:05,358 Okay. 127 00:07:06,826 --> 00:07:09,362 So did you confront her. Did you... 128 00:07:09,428 --> 00:07:11,330 do something to her? 129 00:07:11,397 --> 00:07:12,899 Did you put her in danger 130 00:07:12,965 --> 00:07:15,234 so that she would give us back our company? 131 00:07:15,301 --> 00:07:18,471 To be honest with you, I don't care what she's doing 132 00:07:18,538 --> 00:07:20,406 or what condition she's in, okay? 133 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:24,377 Well, I'm happy to hear that. 134 00:07:24,443 --> 00:07:26,445 But I am going to need an answer 135 00:07:26,512 --> 00:07:28,314 as to what you've been up to. 136 00:07:28,381 --> 00:07:30,783 Now, let me set you straight. 137 00:07:30,850 --> 00:07:32,852 I'm doing everything in my power 138 00:07:32,919 --> 00:07:36,489 to make sure that our company returns to our control. 139 00:07:40,226 --> 00:07:43,196 You don't seem too pleased about this change in plans. 140 00:07:43,262 --> 00:07:44,964 I'm not. 141 00:07:45,031 --> 00:07:47,233 Dare I ask what happened? 142 00:07:47,300 --> 00:07:49,435 You weren't exactly forthcoming about what you were up to 143 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:51,671 other than you were going after Phyllis. 144 00:07:51,737 --> 00:07:54,507 The plan is simple. 145 00:07:54,574 --> 00:07:56,342 Daniel is already refusing 146 00:07:56,409 --> 00:07:58,444 to have anything to do with his mother. 147 00:07:58,511 --> 00:08:00,112 And Summer is furious with Phyllis 148 00:08:00,179 --> 00:08:02,915 for hijacking the Newman family legacy. 149 00:08:02,982 --> 00:08:04,584 So I wanna talk to her. 150 00:08:04,650 --> 00:08:07,353 I wanna convince her to actively align herself with us. 151 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:09,388 -Against Phyllis? -Yes. 152 00:08:09,455 --> 00:08:10,923 -Yes. -You wanna weaponize 153 00:08:10,990 --> 00:08:13,125 Summer's anger against her own mother? 154 00:08:13,192 --> 00:08:14,694 That's an awfully strong word. 155 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,898 -Am I wrong? -Not weaponize as much as... 156 00:08:18,965 --> 00:08:20,766 present a united front. 157 00:08:20,833 --> 00:08:23,636 I want Phyllis to see that if she continues down this path, 158 00:08:23,703 --> 00:08:26,372 if she doesn't give us back Newman and all of its entities, 159 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:30,343 that she is gonna be completely and utterly alone in this world. 160 00:08:30,409 --> 00:08:33,646 Abandoned by her daughter and son. 161 00:08:33,713 --> 00:08:35,581 That's pretty harsh, don't you think? 162 00:08:35,648 --> 00:08:38,651 It's just... look at it as a choice. 163 00:08:38,718 --> 00:08:41,687 Phyllis can continue to be greedy and selfish 164 00:08:41,754 --> 00:08:45,258 and sit on top of her little world all by herself 165 00:08:45,324 --> 00:08:47,593 or she can do the right thing. 166 00:08:47,660 --> 00:08:51,030 And be welcomed back into the arms of her loving kids. 167 00:08:51,097 --> 00:08:53,966 Seems like a pretty simple choice to me. 168 00:08:54,033 --> 00:08:56,702 But this is Phyllis we're talking about. 169 00:08:56,769 --> 00:08:59,572 So, what's the snag exactly? 170 00:08:59,639 --> 00:09:04,277 I was gonna go to Milan tonight to talk to Summer face to face. 171 00:09:04,343 --> 00:09:06,512 I was hoping that Nick would come with me. 172 00:09:06,579 --> 00:09:09,081 They're so close, and I know that his input 173 00:09:09,148 --> 00:09:11,984 would help to convince her to see the wisdom of this move. 174 00:09:12,051 --> 00:09:13,786 He refused? 175 00:09:13,853 --> 00:09:16,222 [sighs] Yeah. 176 00:09:16,289 --> 00:09:18,057 Unfortunately, Nick is not very keen 177 00:09:18,124 --> 00:09:20,660 on coming between his daughter and her mother. 178 00:09:20,726 --> 00:09:23,296 So he asked me for some more time to think about it. 179 00:09:23,362 --> 00:09:25,231 Huh. 180 00:09:25,298 --> 00:09:28,234 "Huh" what? 181 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:30,770 I can't help but notice this sounds awfully similar 182 00:09:30,836 --> 00:09:34,006 to what you were facing with Billy and the kids. 183 00:09:34,073 --> 00:09:38,244 And ultimately, you opted not to turn them against their dad. 184 00:09:38,311 --> 00:09:41,447 But instead, you decided to put some distance between them. 185 00:09:41,514 --> 00:09:44,350 Are you gonna offer that same grace to your brother? 186 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:47,086 This is a totally different situation. 187 00:09:47,153 --> 00:09:48,955 What Phyllis has done to this family 188 00:09:49,021 --> 00:09:51,857 is far more egregious than Billy's actions. 189 00:09:52,692 --> 00:09:55,561 Yeah, I know, he took a payoff 190 00:09:55,628 --> 00:09:59,498 for being a cowardly, self-serving weasel, but... 191 00:09:59,565 --> 00:10:01,400 What? 192 00:10:01,467 --> 00:10:04,403 Phyllis has gutted us. 193 00:10:04,470 --> 00:10:07,239 Second of all, I mean, Summer's an adult. 194 00:10:07,306 --> 00:10:09,208 She's had a lifetime of watching her mother 195 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:12,244 do selfish, disgusting things 196 00:10:12,311 --> 00:10:14,313 like when Phyllis faked her own death. 197 00:10:14,380 --> 00:10:16,415 It's hard to forget. 198 00:10:16,482 --> 00:10:20,152 She put her kids through hell without a second thought. 199 00:10:20,219 --> 00:10:22,688 Summer--she suffered so much from that. 200 00:10:22,755 --> 00:10:25,725 But she and Phyllis have become close again, right? 201 00:10:25,791 --> 00:10:29,362 Until this latest stunt, yes, they have. 202 00:10:29,428 --> 00:10:31,063 But I'm gonna use this. 203 00:10:31,130 --> 00:10:34,233 I'm gonna use it to convince Summer to side with us. 204 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:36,369 I just wish that Nicholas would help me. 205 00:10:36,435 --> 00:10:38,704 It would make things so much easier. 206 00:10:38,771 --> 00:10:40,406 Now, I understand that 207 00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:43,542 he doesn't want Summer to be put in the middle of this, 208 00:10:43,609 --> 00:10:46,946 but if it helped us to save our father's legacy, 209 00:10:47,013 --> 00:10:49,181 don't you think it would be worth it? 210 00:10:50,416 --> 00:10:52,284 [sighs] 211 00:10:52,351 --> 00:10:55,521 You're not saying anything. Does that mean you don't agree? 212 00:10:55,588 --> 00:10:59,291 I can see how strongly you feel about this. 213 00:10:59,358 --> 00:11:01,694 But I wanna ask you a question, 214 00:11:01,761 --> 00:11:04,930 and I hope you don't take it the wrong way. 215 00:11:12,538 --> 00:11:14,774 You can ask me anything that you want, 216 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,209 but if you think you're gonna talk me out of this, you won't. 217 00:11:17,276 --> 00:11:19,278 Oh, I know better than to stand in front of a freight train 218 00:11:19,345 --> 00:11:21,680 -going full speed. -I want this, Nate. 219 00:11:21,747 --> 00:11:24,250 I want my family's company back. 220 00:11:24,316 --> 00:11:26,419 And stopping Phyllis is key to it. 221 00:11:26,485 --> 00:11:29,055 So I'm not gonna give up until that woman sees the light 222 00:11:29,121 --> 00:11:31,791 and Newman Enterprises is back where it belongs. 223 00:11:31,857 --> 00:11:35,061 I see the logic in your plan and... 224 00:11:35,127 --> 00:11:37,863 it could very well pay off the way you hope. 225 00:11:37,930 --> 00:11:41,567 Okay. But you have a question. 226 00:11:41,634 --> 00:11:43,903 It's actually on another track all together. 227 00:11:43,969 --> 00:11:45,805 Okay. 228 00:11:45,871 --> 00:11:49,775 Look, I want this to work out for you, I do. 229 00:11:49,842 --> 00:11:52,678 Company back in your hands. Your family whole again. 230 00:11:52,745 --> 00:11:56,115 But... if things don't go to plan-- 231 00:11:56,182 --> 00:11:58,517 No, they will. 232 00:11:58,584 --> 00:12:00,853 I'm sorry. Continue. 233 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:02,621 If they don't... 234 00:12:02,688 --> 00:12:04,690 what are some other options for you? 235 00:12:04,757 --> 00:12:06,792 -Have you thought about that? -What are you talking about, 236 00:12:06,859 --> 00:12:09,595 -other options? -What if this doesn't work out? 237 00:12:09,662 --> 00:12:11,864 What if Phyllis has already won? 238 00:12:11,931 --> 00:12:16,302 Say...the legacy is gone and you can't fight her. 239 00:12:16,368 --> 00:12:19,238 Have you considered what you would do then? 240 00:12:22,274 --> 00:12:26,545 Taking care of something that would return Newman to us. 241 00:12:26,612 --> 00:12:29,782 That something has to be Phyllis, 242 00:12:29,849 --> 00:12:32,585 but you act like she's not a problem. 243 00:12:32,651 --> 00:12:34,854 Not as far as I'm concerned, no. 244 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:36,989 Well, she's a problem for me. 245 00:12:37,056 --> 00:12:38,924 She stole Chancellor right out from under me 246 00:12:38,991 --> 00:12:41,160 and gave it to Billy to run into the ground. 247 00:12:41,227 --> 00:12:43,896 Sweetheart, I'm very well aware that it's very important for you 248 00:12:43,963 --> 00:12:46,665 to protect Katherine's legacy. I know that. 249 00:12:46,732 --> 00:12:49,135 That's hard to do when it's in somebody else's hands, 250 00:12:49,201 --> 00:12:50,603 especially Billy's. 251 00:12:50,669 --> 00:12:52,872 Sweetheart, I assure you 252 00:12:52,938 --> 00:12:55,508 you will soon be at the helm of that company again. 253 00:12:55,574 --> 00:12:57,710 Trust me. 254 00:12:57,776 --> 00:12:59,979 I do trust you. 255 00:13:00,045 --> 00:13:04,850 But I'd like a few more details just to ease my mind. 256 00:13:06,318 --> 00:13:08,220 Well, you know... 257 00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:12,191 Let me just say that I gave... 258 00:13:12,258 --> 00:13:15,161 Cane Ashby a few incentives, you know, to... 259 00:13:15,227 --> 00:13:18,397 make sure that he makes things right. 260 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:19,798 Cane? 261 00:13:19,865 --> 00:13:22,801 Why Cane? What were the incentives? 262 00:13:22,868 --> 00:13:24,837 I'll let you know at another time. 263 00:13:26,672 --> 00:13:29,275 Can you at least tell me that you have spoken to Lily 264 00:13:29,341 --> 00:13:31,744 and that she and the twins are all right? 265 00:13:31,810 --> 00:13:36,115 Lily and her children are all right, okay? 266 00:13:36,182 --> 00:13:39,351 I assume you've been keeping her apprised of the situation. 267 00:13:39,418 --> 00:13:42,087 Yes. She knows exactly what's going on. 268 00:13:42,154 --> 00:13:44,557 Don't you worry about a thing. 269 00:13:45,724 --> 00:13:47,993 You're so confident. 270 00:13:48,060 --> 00:13:50,563 Makes me dare to hope 271 00:13:50,629 --> 00:13:52,998 that we will get everything back. 272 00:13:56,502 --> 00:13:58,037 Cheers, my love. 273 00:14:00,706 --> 00:14:03,342 The Moustache is definitely very pleased with himself. 274 00:14:03,409 --> 00:14:05,811 I can feel his arrogance from here. 275 00:14:05,878 --> 00:14:08,480 Jack, everything points to Newman Enterprises 276 00:14:08,547 --> 00:14:10,216 being a total loss. 277 00:14:10,282 --> 00:14:11,550 But look at them! 278 00:14:11,617 --> 00:14:14,853 I-is it possible that Victor has figured out some way 279 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,655 to outsmart Phyllis and Billy? 280 00:14:16,722 --> 00:14:19,158 Oh, I have no doubt he is pulling out every stop 281 00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:21,260 to achieve exactly that. 282 00:14:21,327 --> 00:14:23,229 We just have to hope that he's too late, 283 00:14:23,295 --> 00:14:26,398 that the damage done to Victor and his ugly legacy 284 00:14:26,465 --> 00:14:28,467 is irreparable. 285 00:14:30,603 --> 00:14:34,240 Uh, thank you...for the offer, 286 00:14:34,306 --> 00:14:37,009 but...now, thanks to you, 287 00:14:37,076 --> 00:14:39,511 I think I know which way I wanna go with it. 288 00:14:39,578 --> 00:14:41,981 Are you sure I can't change your mind? 289 00:14:43,749 --> 00:14:45,217 You know, you got a lot going on. 290 00:14:45,284 --> 00:14:48,153 I just don't wanna get in the way of that. 291 00:14:48,220 --> 00:14:50,022 Are you kidding? 292 00:14:50,089 --> 00:14:52,691 I could use the distraction. 293 00:14:52,758 --> 00:14:54,827 You didn't wanna talk about it before. 294 00:14:54,893 --> 00:14:58,197 It's okay. You don't have to talk about it now. 295 00:14:59,298 --> 00:15:01,967 Sharon let it slip that I'm filing for divorce. 296 00:15:03,302 --> 00:15:04,837 Oh. 297 00:15:05,938 --> 00:15:08,040 How'd Mariah take that? 298 00:15:09,742 --> 00:15:12,278 She was fine with it. 299 00:15:14,246 --> 00:15:16,282 She told me that I have to let her go 300 00:15:16,348 --> 00:15:19,018 and that I have to get on with my life with Aria. 301 00:15:21,887 --> 00:15:26,458 I mean, how could this be something Mariah said to me? 302 00:15:26,525 --> 00:15:29,795 I mean, I just thought-- I-I hoped that she would be... 303 00:15:32,231 --> 00:15:34,099 I mean, I could just see the pain in her eyes 304 00:15:34,166 --> 00:15:38,003 and I could see that she needs help and she needs me, 305 00:15:38,070 --> 00:15:41,573 and I just wanted to reach out and take her into my arms 306 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:44,476 and just tell her that everything was gonna be okay. 307 00:15:45,511 --> 00:15:47,980 But she shut me out. 308 00:15:48,047 --> 00:15:50,282 And wanted me to go, so... 309 00:15:50,349 --> 00:15:52,084 I left. 310 00:15:53,686 --> 00:15:55,254 I'm sorry. 311 00:15:55,321 --> 00:15:58,257 I know how hard that must have been for you. 312 00:15:59,525 --> 00:16:02,995 So that is why I need a distraction. 313 00:16:04,763 --> 00:16:07,666 So I can just focus on something else 314 00:16:07,733 --> 00:16:09,601 other than the demons inside of my head, 315 00:16:09,668 --> 00:16:13,472 and music is just how I know how to do that, so... 316 00:16:13,539 --> 00:16:17,242 are you sure you can't play for me what you have? 317 00:16:21,046 --> 00:16:22,948 I guess... 318 00:16:23,015 --> 00:16:26,151 yes, I... 319 00:16:26,218 --> 00:16:29,021 maybe could use your help. 320 00:16:30,289 --> 00:16:32,324 [sighs] 321 00:16:33,859 --> 00:16:37,096 [plays bluesy chords] 322 00:16:37,162 --> 00:16:42,034 ♪♪ 323 00:16:42,101 --> 00:16:43,769 -I think this has legs. -Yeah? 324 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:44,770 Yeah. 325 00:16:44,837 --> 00:16:51,777 ♪♪ 326 00:16:51,844 --> 00:16:55,614 [murmuring] ♪ Coming with all the fear ♪ 327 00:16:57,716 --> 00:17:01,987 ♪ Sign that we'll both believe ♪ 328 00:17:04,323 --> 00:17:07,760 ♪ I say you wanna look back ♪ 329 00:17:07,826 --> 00:17:09,828 I don't know. Something like that. 330 00:17:12,297 --> 00:17:14,700 I think it's really good. 331 00:17:15,734 --> 00:17:18,537 -You're not just saying that? -No. 332 00:17:18,604 --> 00:17:20,806 I only say things I mean, and... 333 00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:23,275 especially when it comes to music. 334 00:17:24,810 --> 00:17:27,346 I think we make a really good team. 335 00:17:29,815 --> 00:17:31,350 Daniel Romalotti junior, 336 00:17:31,417 --> 00:17:34,887 I will never, ever forgive you for this. 337 00:17:44,763 --> 00:17:46,832 I know you're not one to take pleasure 338 00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:49,334 -in other people's misfortunes. -But in Victor's case, 339 00:17:49,401 --> 00:17:51,170 I'm willing to make an exception. 340 00:17:51,236 --> 00:17:55,474 No, I enjoy watching him toppled from his self-made throne, 341 00:17:55,541 --> 00:17:58,310 especially since that fall happened 342 00:17:58,377 --> 00:18:02,047 through the same means he intended to use to destroy me. 343 00:18:02,114 --> 00:18:03,682 No, I just worry about Nikki. 344 00:18:03,749 --> 00:18:05,417 [huffs] Of course you do. 345 00:18:05,484 --> 00:18:08,487 And the rest of the family that is dragged down with him. 346 00:18:08,554 --> 00:18:10,856 Well, as long as he stays down this time. 347 00:18:10,923 --> 00:18:13,158 That man has more lives than a cat. 348 00:18:13,225 --> 00:18:14,526 Yeah, that is the rub, isn't it? 349 00:18:14,593 --> 00:18:16,995 -Yeah. -Every time he's down, 350 00:18:17,062 --> 00:18:20,933 no matter how hopeless he seems, to get back up and I don't know, 351 00:18:20,999 --> 00:18:23,769 better positioned than he was when it all started. 352 00:18:23,836 --> 00:18:25,804 Well, it's beyond infuriating. 353 00:18:25,871 --> 00:18:27,940 Yeah. I would admire that quality in anyone else. 354 00:18:28,006 --> 00:18:29,808 In Victor, I find it nauseating. 355 00:18:29,875 --> 00:18:31,376 But this time I honestly think 356 00:18:31,443 --> 00:18:33,946 he has fully been neutralized, 357 00:18:34,012 --> 00:18:35,714 so any doubts you have 358 00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:38,917 about the permanence of his downfall... 359 00:18:38,984 --> 00:18:41,153 please let me enjoy this moment. 360 00:18:41,220 --> 00:18:42,654 [laughs] Oh, Jack. 361 00:18:42,721 --> 00:18:45,591 I want nothing more than to enjoy it with you. 362 00:18:45,657 --> 00:18:48,293 It's just seeing Victor and Nikki 363 00:18:48,360 --> 00:18:51,430 out and about in a public place looking so satisfied-- 364 00:18:51,497 --> 00:18:53,732 I can't--I can't help but be suspicious. 365 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:56,435 It's a weak attempt to maintain appearances. 366 00:18:56,502 --> 00:18:59,905 Victor is never going to admit defeat. 367 00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:02,508 In fact, we'll probably bury that bastard 368 00:19:02,574 --> 00:19:06,011 with that "never say die" look on his face. 369 00:19:07,846 --> 00:19:10,449 -And there it is. -Don't let him get to you. 370 00:19:10,516 --> 00:19:12,117 Yeah, hard not to. 371 00:19:12,184 --> 00:19:14,186 -[phone tone] -Oh. 372 00:19:14,253 --> 00:19:15,654 Oh. It's Patrick from the office. 373 00:19:15,721 --> 00:19:17,356 It's the Underwood deal. 374 00:19:17,422 --> 00:19:19,591 -Um, I better take this. -Yeah, by all means. 375 00:19:19,658 --> 00:19:22,394 JACK: Hey, what's going on, Patrick? 376 00:19:22,461 --> 00:19:24,730 Is it a go? 377 00:19:25,697 --> 00:19:27,099 Yeah. 378 00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:31,503 -[whispers] I'll be right back. -All right. Yeah. 379 00:19:31,570 --> 00:19:33,372 Talk to me. 380 00:19:36,608 --> 00:19:38,810 There's no way failure's an option. 381 00:19:38,877 --> 00:19:41,446 -I won't even consider it. -But... 382 00:19:41,513 --> 00:19:43,115 if it does happen... 383 00:19:43,181 --> 00:19:47,219 Reclaiming my father's legacy means everything to me, Nate. 384 00:19:47,286 --> 00:19:48,754 Everything. 385 00:19:48,820 --> 00:19:51,290 My father has poured his heart and soul 386 00:19:51,356 --> 00:19:54,326 into building a legacy for this family... 387 00:19:54,393 --> 00:19:56,528 his blood and sweat and tears. 388 00:19:57,596 --> 00:19:59,464 I've never taken that lightly. 389 00:19:59,531 --> 00:20:02,568 I'm not gonna sit by and watch him brought to his knees, 390 00:20:02,634 --> 00:20:05,170 his company ripped away from him 391 00:20:05,237 --> 00:20:07,906 by someone as disgusting as Phyllis Summers. 392 00:20:07,973 --> 00:20:09,441 I absolutely get it, 393 00:20:09,508 --> 00:20:11,843 but this is Victor Newman we're talking about here. 394 00:20:11,910 --> 00:20:13,712 The man is never down for long. 395 00:20:15,414 --> 00:20:17,883 It's different this time, Nate, and you know it. 396 00:20:17,950 --> 00:20:20,886 What I do know is that no matter what happens to his company, 397 00:20:20,953 --> 00:20:22,988 he will still come out ahead. 398 00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:25,524 -How can you say that? -Because he has the love 399 00:20:25,591 --> 00:20:28,260 of his large and very loyal family. 400 00:20:28,327 --> 00:20:31,396 And in my eyes, that is where Victor Newman's treasure lies. 401 00:20:31,463 --> 00:20:34,566 I agree. But that doesn't mean I'm willing to stop fighting. 402 00:20:34,633 --> 00:20:36,969 I am not gonna give up! I'm not gonna give up 403 00:20:37,035 --> 00:20:39,671 until every division, every piece of furniture, 404 00:20:39,738 --> 00:20:42,941 every pen on every desk is right back where it belongs. 405 00:20:43,008 --> 00:20:45,277 -So it's all on you? -I want it to be on me! 406 00:20:45,344 --> 00:20:46,912 I want to be the one 407 00:20:46,979 --> 00:20:49,481 to give Newman Enterprises back to my father. 408 00:20:50,549 --> 00:20:52,584 -Is that so selfish? -No. 409 00:20:52,651 --> 00:20:55,087 Do you think it's egotistical? 410 00:20:55,153 --> 00:20:57,589 Sounds like a daughter who loves her father. 411 00:20:58,657 --> 00:21:01,259 It might be a little more than that. 412 00:21:01,326 --> 00:21:02,894 How so? 413 00:21:04,329 --> 00:21:07,232 I've always been my father's right hand. 414 00:21:07,299 --> 00:21:09,701 But now...not so much. 415 00:21:10,669 --> 00:21:12,938 I'm not sure I agree with that. 416 00:21:14,940 --> 00:21:18,410 Adam. Adam is the one that he confides in, 417 00:21:18,477 --> 00:21:20,278 the classic prodigal son, 418 00:21:20,345 --> 00:21:22,314 the one who's given him so much grief. 419 00:21:22,381 --> 00:21:24,950 He's the one that my dad confides in--not me. 420 00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:26,318 Not Nicholas. 421 00:21:26,385 --> 00:21:28,820 He has Adam do things that he would never ask us to do, 422 00:21:28,887 --> 00:21:31,056 -let alone even tell us. -Probably because 423 00:21:31,123 --> 00:21:32,858 Adam isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. 424 00:21:32,924 --> 00:21:34,359 But neither am I! 425 00:21:34,426 --> 00:21:37,829 I am not. Not when it comes to defending my family. 426 00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:43,535 It took a long time for me to get to a place 427 00:21:43,602 --> 00:21:46,938 where I felt like my father saw me as his rightful heir. 428 00:21:48,173 --> 00:21:50,742 But now I'm not in the room like I used to be, 429 00:21:50,809 --> 00:21:52,377 and I don't like it. 430 00:21:52,444 --> 00:21:54,546 And you feel the need to prove yourself. 431 00:21:56,114 --> 00:21:59,084 I just know that there's a part of me, 432 00:21:59,151 --> 00:22:01,053 a very big part of me, that wants to be the one 433 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,622 to put a smile back on my father's face 434 00:22:03,689 --> 00:22:06,491 when I tell him that I'm returning his company to him. 435 00:22:07,926 --> 00:22:09,494 Is that so terrible? 436 00:22:09,561 --> 00:22:11,797 No, I get it. 437 00:22:11,863 --> 00:22:14,466 And I want that for you. 438 00:22:14,533 --> 00:22:18,570 Although I still think it might not be a bad idea 439 00:22:18,637 --> 00:22:21,339 to have a contingency plan. 440 00:22:21,406 --> 00:22:23,341 Hey, Mom, it's nice to see you too. 441 00:22:23,408 --> 00:22:25,277 Daniel! Daniel, what the hell? 442 00:22:25,343 --> 00:22:26,845 How was your trip to Milan? 443 00:22:26,912 --> 00:22:28,146 I'm surprised you're back so soon. 444 00:22:28,213 --> 00:22:29,948 You know how my trip went. 445 00:22:30,015 --> 00:22:32,250 Summer wouldn't even let me in the door. 446 00:22:32,317 --> 00:22:34,653 Well, I mean, I'm not surprised. 447 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,522 Uh, I'm kinda shocked that you're acting surprised 448 00:22:37,589 --> 00:22:39,391 because, see, I knew that your trip was a bad idea 449 00:22:39,458 --> 00:22:41,126 from the minute you messaged me about it. 450 00:22:41,193 --> 00:22:43,328 Well, then, why didn't you have a conversation with me? 451 00:22:43,395 --> 00:22:45,497 What, am I gonna talk to you? You weren't gonna listen to me. 452 00:22:45,564 --> 00:22:47,432 Hey, why don't we go someplace where we can actually 453 00:22:47,499 --> 00:22:49,167 -work on the song quietly. -You really think you're gonna 454 00:22:49,234 --> 00:22:51,136 -walk away from me right now? -That's exactly what 455 00:22:51,203 --> 00:22:53,171 I'm gonna do. It's exactly what I said I was gonna do last time, 456 00:22:53,238 --> 00:22:54,806 because I am out of your life, remember? 457 00:22:54,873 --> 00:22:57,509 What are you doing? What are you doing? We finally have it all. 458 00:22:57,576 --> 00:22:58,977 Finally. 459 00:22:59,044 --> 00:23:00,879 You keep taking that victory lap of yours. 460 00:23:00,946 --> 00:23:02,280 I've got better things to do. 461 00:23:02,347 --> 00:23:04,783 Why would you possibly wanna sabotage me to your sister? 462 00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:06,418 -Sabotage you? -Yes. 463 00:23:06,485 --> 00:23:09,154 Mom, no one sabotages you better than you. 464 00:23:09,221 --> 00:23:11,957 No. You filled her head with all of these thoughts 465 00:23:12,023 --> 00:23:13,825 that I'm the bad guy. 466 00:23:13,892 --> 00:23:16,895 You stole Newman's legacy. You stole Summer's legacy. 467 00:23:16,962 --> 00:23:18,597 Victor kidnapped Lily and her kids 468 00:23:18,663 --> 00:23:20,098 because of something that you did! 469 00:23:20,165 --> 00:23:21,700 -Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. -Yes! 470 00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:23,702 No. No! That wasn't because of me. 471 00:23:23,769 --> 00:23:26,138 That was Victor. He did that on his own. 472 00:23:26,204 --> 00:23:28,573 -And they're fine, by the way. -Oh, they're fine? 473 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:29,908 -Yes. -Has anyone heard from them? 474 00:23:29,975 --> 00:23:31,409 -That's not my point. -Okay, you know what, 475 00:23:31,476 --> 00:23:33,245 I don't care what your point is. 476 00:23:33,311 --> 00:23:35,180 My point is you have upended people's lives 477 00:23:35,247 --> 00:23:37,916 because of your greed and because of your selfishness. 478 00:23:37,983 --> 00:23:39,718 And because of my brilliance and my courage. 479 00:23:39,785 --> 00:23:41,820 My courage, Daniel. 480 00:23:41,887 --> 00:23:44,222 But you're never gonna acknowledge that, are you? 481 00:23:44,289 --> 00:23:46,458 No, I think you're on your own with that one. 482 00:23:46,525 --> 00:23:48,426 Well, I'm not losing Summer, and I'm not losing you. 483 00:23:48,493 --> 00:23:49,628 -I'm not doing that. -You destroyed 484 00:23:49,694 --> 00:23:50,996 Newman Enterprises. 485 00:23:51,062 --> 00:23:52,898 I don't know how you thought that Summer was just gonna 486 00:23:52,964 --> 00:23:54,900 sit by and not be pissed off at you for that. 487 00:23:54,966 --> 00:23:56,468 You know what, she wouldn't be mad. 488 00:23:56,535 --> 00:23:59,704 She would be canonizing me. Seriously! 489 00:23:59,771 --> 00:24:02,240 But you and Nick got in her head. 490 00:24:02,307 --> 00:24:04,376 -Me? -Yes! Yes! Both of you. 491 00:24:04,442 --> 00:24:06,344 Both of you, you got in her head 492 00:24:06,411 --> 00:24:10,015 and made her think that I did all of these horrible things. 493 00:24:10,081 --> 00:24:13,151 Right? It was like a one-man smear campaign. 494 00:24:13,218 --> 00:24:17,422 You really think I'm gonna sit back and allow that to happen? 495 00:24:17,489 --> 00:24:20,425 You think that you're gonna get away with that with me? 496 00:24:20,492 --> 00:24:23,728 No way in hell, Daniel! 497 00:24:37,709 --> 00:24:38,777 Nikki. 498 00:24:38,844 --> 00:24:41,379 -Diane. -Mm. You know, 499 00:24:41,446 --> 00:24:44,616 I'm surprised to see you and Victor out on the town. 500 00:24:44,683 --> 00:24:46,585 It must be hard to put on a brave face 501 00:24:46,651 --> 00:24:49,654 after the catastrophic loss of Newman Enterprises 502 00:24:49,721 --> 00:24:51,456 and Chancellor. 503 00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:54,359 -How are you holding up? -Spare me, Diane. 504 00:24:54,426 --> 00:24:56,194 You followed me in here for a reason, 505 00:24:56,261 --> 00:24:58,396 so why don't you just say what you wanna say? 506 00:24:58,463 --> 00:24:59,965 -Fine. -[compact snaps shut] 507 00:25:00,031 --> 00:25:02,267 I want you to stop using the tragedy 508 00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:04,970 your husband brought on you and your family 509 00:25:05,036 --> 00:25:07,839 as a way to score sympathy points with mine. 510 00:25:07,906 --> 00:25:10,542 Now, Jack might offer you some compassion 511 00:25:10,609 --> 00:25:14,613 because he is kind and decent and obviously patient, 512 00:25:14,679 --> 00:25:17,382 but you really need to find another shoulder to cry on. 513 00:25:17,449 --> 00:25:20,185 Mm. Why are you so threatened? 514 00:25:20,252 --> 00:25:21,820 Oh, I'm not threatened. 515 00:25:21,887 --> 00:25:24,322 I'm just tired of constantly finding 516 00:25:24,389 --> 00:25:27,559 poor, sniveling Nikki every time I turn around. 517 00:25:27,626 --> 00:25:29,761 Of course you're threatened, Diane. 518 00:25:29,828 --> 00:25:32,697 Jack and I have been very close for a long time, 519 00:25:32,764 --> 00:25:34,099 and I haven't put him through 520 00:25:34,165 --> 00:25:36,868 a fraction of the agony that you have over the years, 521 00:25:36,935 --> 00:25:41,072 which makes me think maybe you have serious doubts 522 00:25:41,139 --> 00:25:43,341 that you are capable of holding onto a man 523 00:25:43,408 --> 00:25:46,244 -that you don't deserve. -[scoffs] 524 00:25:47,145 --> 00:25:49,614 I know all too well what it feels like 525 00:25:49,681 --> 00:25:52,050 to face the loss of a career you adore. 526 00:25:52,117 --> 00:25:55,453 When I learned I'd never be able to perform surgery again, 527 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:57,656 I was devastated. 528 00:25:57,722 --> 00:25:59,824 And even though I wasn't innocent 529 00:25:59,891 --> 00:26:02,227 in bringing about the circumstances behind it, 530 00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:05,463 um, I remember how bitter I was. 531 00:26:05,530 --> 00:26:09,301 Couldn't go back, couldn't undo what had been done. 532 00:26:09,367 --> 00:26:11,970 That loss of control-- it's the worst. 533 00:26:12,938 --> 00:26:14,940 I was lost for a long time. 534 00:26:15,006 --> 00:26:17,008 You think that's gonna be me 535 00:26:17,075 --> 00:26:19,044 if we lose Newman Enterprises for good? 536 00:26:19,110 --> 00:26:20,879 Victoria, I know how strong you are. 537 00:26:20,946 --> 00:26:24,316 Driven. Determined to be the one to fix things. 538 00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:28,186 You calling me a control freak now? 539 00:26:29,120 --> 00:26:32,524 You are used to the world turning on your say-so. 540 00:26:32,590 --> 00:26:34,559 And if that world suddenly stops turning, 541 00:26:34,626 --> 00:26:37,095 it can be scary, unsettling. 542 00:26:38,930 --> 00:26:41,032 So your idea of a fix for me 543 00:26:41,099 --> 00:26:43,635 is to explore other options. 544 00:26:43,702 --> 00:26:45,704 Look, you've been working for your father 545 00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:47,539 most of your life. 546 00:26:47,605 --> 00:26:49,541 You've been at the helm of Newman, 547 00:26:49,607 --> 00:26:52,043 stepping in for him at times. 548 00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:54,746 You probably saw yourself taking over permanently one day, 549 00:26:54,813 --> 00:26:57,015 filling his shoes. 550 00:26:57,082 --> 00:26:59,784 I so hate that you said that in the past tense. 551 00:26:59,851 --> 00:27:02,787 The thought of that safety net being yanked out from under you 552 00:27:02,854 --> 00:27:05,523 can be jarring on a million different levels. 553 00:27:05,590 --> 00:27:08,259 You're so brilliant and talented. 554 00:27:08,326 --> 00:27:10,462 And I don't want you to have even one doubt 555 00:27:10,528 --> 00:27:12,864 about what you're capable of, what the future holds, 556 00:27:12,931 --> 00:27:15,700 whether it involves Newman Enterprises or not. 557 00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:19,404 That's why I want to encourage you 558 00:27:19,471 --> 00:27:23,141 to at least think about what a reinvention of 559 00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:25,677 Victoria Newman might look like. 560 00:27:28,046 --> 00:27:29,581 You know, for the record, me and Nick, 561 00:27:29,647 --> 00:27:31,316 we didn't fill Summer's head with negativity. 562 00:27:31,383 --> 00:27:33,685 We filled it with the facts-- AKA the truth. 563 00:27:33,752 --> 00:27:36,354 Okay, that's a lie. You spun the story to make me look bad. 564 00:27:36,421 --> 00:27:38,423 That's what you did. Don't you get 565 00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:40,525 that this is for the family? 566 00:27:40,592 --> 00:27:42,260 I did this for the family. 567 00:27:42,327 --> 00:27:43,928 No! No, you did this for you. 568 00:27:43,995 --> 00:27:46,865 I-I don't know why you make me regret wanting to believe you. 569 00:27:46,931 --> 00:27:49,534 [softly] Wow. Wow, Daniel. 570 00:27:49,601 --> 00:27:51,536 This must be very difficult to watch. 571 00:27:51,603 --> 00:27:53,571 Please don't do that. You don't need to involve her. 572 00:27:53,638 --> 00:27:54,939 Tessa, do you mind, love, 573 00:27:55,006 --> 00:27:56,875 to just give us a second in private? 574 00:27:56,941 --> 00:27:58,710 -Do you mind? -No, absolutely. 575 00:27:58,777 --> 00:28:01,813 No, no, no, no. Tessa's not going anywhere. 576 00:28:09,654 --> 00:28:11,656 You have no idea what Jack and I have 577 00:28:11,723 --> 00:28:13,958 because you have chosen to stay with a man 578 00:28:14,025 --> 00:28:17,195 with no integrity and no soul. 579 00:28:17,262 --> 00:28:19,330 Well, I'm not the one who's so insecure 580 00:28:19,397 --> 00:28:21,499 I need to accost somebody in the ladies' room. 581 00:28:21,566 --> 00:28:25,103 Oh, I'm just freshening up. But it wouldn't be a bad idea 582 00:28:25,170 --> 00:28:26,871 for you to stay away from my husband. 583 00:28:26,938 --> 00:28:28,840 Ah, well, that will never happen 584 00:28:28,907 --> 00:28:31,476 because Jack and I share a very special bond, 585 00:28:31,543 --> 00:28:34,345 something that you don't understand or ever could. 586 00:28:34,412 --> 00:28:36,848 No, it could happen if you would stop playing 587 00:28:36,915 --> 00:28:38,683 "damsel in distress" at every turn. 588 00:28:38,750 --> 00:28:41,453 I don't go looking for sympathy from my dear friend. 589 00:28:41,519 --> 00:28:43,721 -He just gives it to me. -[scoffs] 590 00:28:43,788 --> 00:28:45,056 That's what friends do, 591 00:28:45,123 --> 00:28:46,991 but you wouldn't know anything about that 592 00:28:47,058 --> 00:28:48,893 because you don't have any. 593 00:28:52,197 --> 00:28:54,933 Oh. And that lip color? 594 00:28:54,999 --> 00:28:57,669 Not one of Jabot's best. 595 00:29:02,006 --> 00:29:04,409 I promise you, I am fine. 596 00:29:04,476 --> 00:29:06,277 Even if we lose the company for good, 597 00:29:06,344 --> 00:29:07,979 I will survive. We all will. 598 00:29:08,046 --> 00:29:11,049 I have no doubt, but it will knock the wind out of you. 599 00:29:11,116 --> 00:29:13,451 I'm just trying to minimize that pain 600 00:29:13,518 --> 00:29:15,320 by encouraging you to think of other ventures 601 00:29:15,386 --> 00:29:17,589 that might give you equal satisfaction. 602 00:29:17,655 --> 00:29:18,723 [laughs] 603 00:29:18,790 --> 00:29:21,426 -Such as? -I don't know, um... 604 00:29:21,493 --> 00:29:24,362 maybe you have an idea of starting your own company? 605 00:29:24,429 --> 00:29:26,898 Or maybe you wanna go in a completely different direction. 606 00:29:26,965 --> 00:29:29,934 Have you...seen yourself as a professor? 607 00:29:30,001 --> 00:29:32,137 -Taking after Cole? -What? 608 00:29:32,203 --> 00:29:34,472 In a classroom full of students 609 00:29:34,539 --> 00:29:37,342 teaching [laughs] Business 101? 610 00:29:37,408 --> 00:29:38,877 No. No, thank you. 611 00:29:38,943 --> 00:29:42,514 Okay, uh, maybe, I don't know, 612 00:29:42,580 --> 00:29:44,949 what did you wanna be when you were a kid? 613 00:29:45,016 --> 00:29:46,818 -A CEO. -Oh. 614 00:29:46,885 --> 00:29:48,887 -What? -[both laughing] 615 00:29:48,953 --> 00:29:51,689 -Yeah. -Uh, say... 616 00:29:51,756 --> 00:29:55,260 -what about a dancer? -Mm. Two left feet. 617 00:29:55,326 --> 00:29:57,595 -A singer? -Tone deaf. 618 00:29:57,662 --> 00:30:00,532 Don't say cook either, because you know I can't cook. 619 00:30:00,598 --> 00:30:03,101 I can bake chocolate chip cookies, but that's baking. 620 00:30:03,168 --> 00:30:04,903 You win for now. 621 00:30:04,969 --> 00:30:08,239 I'm just trying to open your mind to other possibilities. 622 00:30:08,306 --> 00:30:12,210 Understood. And I appreciate that. 623 00:30:12,277 --> 00:30:14,612 But right now, I'm focusing all of my energy 624 00:30:14,679 --> 00:30:16,314 on succeeding. 625 00:30:16,381 --> 00:30:19,851 I want Newman Enterprises back, and I'm gonna get it. 626 00:30:22,587 --> 00:30:24,389 Uh, keep me posted. 627 00:30:27,192 --> 00:30:28,960 Something's wrong. 628 00:30:29,027 --> 00:30:30,862 What's happened? 629 00:30:30,929 --> 00:30:34,299 I'll, uh, fill you in on the way home, my darling. Let's go. 630 00:30:40,438 --> 00:30:43,041 Hey. What's wrong? 631 00:30:43,107 --> 00:30:44,209 Nothing. 632 00:30:44,275 --> 00:30:46,244 I saw you and Nikki leaving the room earlier. 633 00:30:46,311 --> 00:30:48,646 You two didn't get into it, did you? 634 00:30:48,713 --> 00:30:50,682 [laughs] No! No, of course not. 635 00:30:50,748 --> 00:30:54,319 I just--I told her I was sorry about Newman Enterprises 636 00:30:54,385 --> 00:30:56,955 and Chancellor and everything else. 637 00:30:57,021 --> 00:30:58,223 And she didn't take that so well. 638 00:30:58,289 --> 00:31:00,258 Well, coming from me, hardly. 639 00:31:00,325 --> 00:31:02,360 And that was it? 640 00:31:02,427 --> 00:31:05,330 Jack, what else would we possibly have to talk about? 641 00:31:05,396 --> 00:31:07,131 Oh, would you look at that? 642 00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:09,567 The façade has already crumbled. 643 00:31:09,634 --> 00:31:11,903 I guess Victor got some bad news. 644 00:31:11,970 --> 00:31:13,838 [chuckling] Couldn't happen 645 00:31:13,905 --> 00:31:16,541 to a more deserving son of a bitch. 646 00:31:22,547 --> 00:31:24,048 There's no reason for Tessa to leave, Mom, 647 00:31:24,115 --> 00:31:25,817 'cause I have nothing left to say to you. 648 00:31:25,883 --> 00:31:27,552 I thought I made that position very clear. 649 00:31:27,619 --> 00:31:28,753 Yeah. I find your position 650 00:31:28,820 --> 00:31:30,755 and the way you're talking to me detestable. 651 00:31:30,822 --> 00:31:32,624 I don't care. Come on, let's go. 652 00:31:32,690 --> 00:31:34,792 Wait. Now, how many times do I have to tell you this? 653 00:31:34,859 --> 00:31:37,929 What I did I did for us. 654 00:31:37,996 --> 00:31:41,532 I did it for our family. Don't you understand that? 655 00:31:41,599 --> 00:31:45,103 Lying, cheating, and stealing is not my idea of success. 656 00:31:45,169 --> 00:31:48,006 How long have you been out of a job? 657 00:31:48,072 --> 00:31:50,074 Really? Is this where you're going with this? 658 00:31:50,141 --> 00:31:53,111 Yeah! If you worked with me, 659 00:31:53,177 --> 00:31:56,514 [murmurs] you'd have any job you want. 660 00:31:56,581 --> 00:31:59,517 Hell, you'd create a job. You'd be your own boss. 661 00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:02,453 Same with Summer. We could create a fashion empire! 662 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:04,789 I don't want a job like that! I don't want a job like that 663 00:32:04,856 --> 00:32:06,424 because it would mean that I've turned into 664 00:32:06,491 --> 00:32:08,626 the same exact person that you've turned into. 665 00:32:08,693 --> 00:32:10,461 Now, I told you from the start that if you went through with 666 00:32:10,528 --> 00:32:12,297 this little plan of yours, you were gonna lose me 667 00:32:12,363 --> 00:32:13,831 and Summer and Lucy. 668 00:32:13,898 --> 00:32:15,733 Now, I don't know if you didn't hear me, 669 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,402 if you didn't think that I was being serious, 670 00:32:17,468 --> 00:32:20,738 or if you just didn't care, but now I don't care! 671 00:32:20,805 --> 00:32:23,808 You have gone too far! I am done. 672 00:32:32,684 --> 00:32:35,219 -[sighs] This was nice. -Even though I encouraged you 673 00:32:35,286 --> 00:32:37,522 to consider what life without Newman Enterprises 674 00:32:37,588 --> 00:32:39,023 -would look like? -No. 675 00:32:39,090 --> 00:32:40,925 I appreciate the way you challenge me. 676 00:32:40,992 --> 00:32:43,394 Oh. Anything I can do to help. 677 00:32:43,461 --> 00:32:45,863 And you do. You know that, right? 678 00:32:45,930 --> 00:32:48,232 I just--I told you. 679 00:32:48,299 --> 00:32:51,536 You always help me to stop and, you know, 680 00:32:51,602 --> 00:32:53,905 not overreact to things. 681 00:32:53,971 --> 00:32:56,040 Or at least take some time and think about it 682 00:32:56,107 --> 00:32:58,576 before I'm gonna do what I wanna do anyway. 683 00:32:58,643 --> 00:33:02,413 [laughs] One of the many things that make you so damn charming. 684 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,949 I don't know about that. 685 00:33:05,016 --> 00:33:08,019 I do appreciate your advice, though. 686 00:33:08,086 --> 00:33:10,221 You just always seem to make me feel better, 687 00:33:10,288 --> 00:33:13,157 no matter what... whatever the future may hold. 688 00:33:13,224 --> 00:33:15,059 Well, I... 689 00:33:15,126 --> 00:33:17,228 care about your future. 690 00:33:18,696 --> 00:33:20,998 And you. 691 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:37,915 You're just done with me forever? 692 00:33:37,982 --> 00:33:40,385 -Seriously? You mean that? -Not a decision I wanna make, 693 00:33:40,451 --> 00:33:42,553 but you're not really giving me much of a choice. 694 00:33:42,620 --> 00:33:45,022 You have no idea. You have no idea how much I love you 695 00:33:45,089 --> 00:33:46,758 and your sister. 696 00:33:46,824 --> 00:33:49,227 You are the motivating factor 697 00:33:49,293 --> 00:33:52,697 in every single move I make in my life. 698 00:33:53,765 --> 00:33:56,134 [voice breaking] When I was in that hellhole, 699 00:33:56,200 --> 00:34:00,204 the thing that got me through is thinking about my family 700 00:34:00,271 --> 00:34:03,174 and what I would do if I was able to come back to them... 701 00:34:03,241 --> 00:34:06,611 giving them the life that they'd never even dreamt of 702 00:34:06,677 --> 00:34:09,514 and building something that you could be proud of. 703 00:34:09,580 --> 00:34:12,016 And you--you don't wanna talk to me? 704 00:34:12,083 --> 00:34:14,752 Ever again? 705 00:34:19,457 --> 00:34:21,225 Come on. 706 00:34:23,494 --> 00:34:26,464 You know, Daniel, forever's a long time. 707 00:34:26,531 --> 00:34:28,733 It's a long time. You mean that? 708 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:50,855 Hey. I got your message. 709 00:34:50,922 --> 00:34:52,924 Has there been a development with Phyllis 710 00:34:52,990 --> 00:34:55,026 and Newman Enterprises? 711 00:34:56,727 --> 00:34:59,263 This is a different matter entirely, son. 712 00:34:59,330 --> 00:35:00,932 What is it? 713 00:35:02,533 --> 00:35:05,436 Concerns Matt Clark. 714 00:35:06,571 --> 00:35:08,940 What about him? 715 00:35:09,006 --> 00:35:13,878 The judge who was given the case against Matt... 716 00:35:13,945 --> 00:35:15,746 threw it out. 717 00:35:15,813 --> 00:35:18,683 He threw it out? How the hell does that happen? 718 00:35:18,749 --> 00:35:21,352 Apparently, the detective involved in the case 719 00:35:21,419 --> 00:35:24,021 -was compromised. -No, no, no. 720 00:35:24,088 --> 00:35:26,991 If the case has been thrown out, then that means... 721 00:35:27,058 --> 00:35:29,494 That means that Matt Clark is free. 722 00:35:50,248 --> 00:35:52,984 Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc. 723 00:35:53,050 --> 00:35:55,987 Captioning provided by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, 724 00:35:56,053 --> 00:35:58,990 Sony Pictures Television and CBS, Inc. 725 00:35:59,056 --> 00:36:02,093 Join us again for "The Young and the Restless."