[phone buzzes]
Yes, you can have pancakes for dinner.
Yes, you can eat them in your pajamas.
That's why they call it room service.
Who's having breakfast for dinner?
Harrison.
Oh! Is he visiting Summer in Italy?
It would be morning there.
No. Lucy's babysitting.
He's staying here at the Athletic Club with me.
We have been kicked out of our house.
Hey.
What's up?
I just got off the phone with Connor
who informed me he saw Matt Clark
walking around the property today.
Well, we knew it was gonna happen eventually.
-Did he freak out? -No.
But he wants to know why the person responsible for
Newman security violating his privacy every day
is suddenly wandering around the ranch
like he owns the place.
Yeah. That sounds like Connor.
-What did you tell him? -I told him the truth.
That his grandpa is putting Matt to work,
helping him make amends to the people he's harmed.
-That was a good answer. -Mm-hmm.
And then Connor wanted to know what, exactly,
Matt was doing to help his grandpa.
I couldn't answer him because I don't know.
So do you know what Victor has planned?
Is it awful?
Is it legal?
So, Matt...
how have you been doing?
Yeah, good. Thanks.
I got outside for a little bit,
a little sun, moved around
a little bit.
Well, I don't want you to feel
as if you were in a prison, you know?
Thanks. Yeah, I appreciate that.
So what did you wanna
see me for?
Adam tells me that your meeting
with Cane Ashby went well,
that you played your part
to perfection.
I tried to do what I was told.
Yeah. Well, good.
Well...
time to take the next step.
♪♪
What's your impression of Cane Ashby?
What kind of a guy is he?
I don't really know. He's a tough guy to read.
I tried to draw him out a little bit,
told him how amazing all that Aristotle Dumas stuff was,
but...I can't tell.
I gotta tell you, man, it didn't feel great
lying to the guy's face like that,
even though I understand that's what I signed up for.
-You better not forget that. -I won't forget that.
What's next?
So did you, uh,
say you wanted to get together with him for a drink
and, you know, pick his brain, that sort of thing?
Yeah. I put it out there.
Did he accept the invitation, or what?
He didn't say no.
Time to get him on the hook...
and start reeling him in.
Hey, stranger. How's it going?
-Minutes from a clean getaway. -Yeah.
-What do you want, Phyllis? -What do I want?
Oh, I don't know. An apology would be nice.
-For what? -For what?
Last time I saw you, you were hurling insults at me...
-Ohh... -...saying that I was
the responsible party for you getting arrested,
-and I was not. -Hi.
-I was not. -Can I get a coffee,
black, please? Whatever.
-Yeah, whatever. -It doesn't matter anymore.
Of course it doesn't, because I made the whole thing go away.
And here we are, walking the streets, free as birds.
We're back in the game.
So, uh, next time, instead of ducking and covering
when you see me, maybe buy me a drink
for saving your ass one more time.
Why are you and Harrison staying here at the Club?
[huffs] I'll tell you. Patty Williams.
VICTORIA: What does she have to do with it?
Jack has moved her into his house.
No. He did not.
-I'm afraid Nikki is right. -VICTORIA: Why would he do that?
Because that crazy bitch has Diane,
is holding her hostage unless Jack agrees to be with her.
And Jack's just going along with it?
Dad didn't think he had any other choice.
So she's actually moving into the house and--
I know. It's out there, but Dad thinks
Patty's so sure she'll seduce him,
she'll slip up and tell him where Mom is.
I think that plan is every bit as crazy as she is.
I don't disagree, but the whole family's tried convincing him
that it's too dangerous,
but this is the way he wants to play it.
Oh, my God. What a nightmare.
I'm so sorry, Kyle.
Thank you.
Anyway, uh, I have a little work I need to catch up on.
Okay, well, you don't have to leave on our account.
No, no, it's fine. Um...
the bar's quiet. I'll head over there.
Keep us posted.
I will.
Ohh...oh!
Mom?
Are you still having those headaches?
It's bad, isn't it?
They won't stop.
And they seem to be getting worse and...
ow!
So you introduced Matt to Cane?
Part one of my dad's plan.
Okay. And...how did it go?
Um...it went.
He did what he was told to do.
He did buddy up to Cane?
To get on the inside
and report back what Cane's up to.
Well, far be it from me to judge Victor's genius,
but doesn't this all just seem like an elaborate scheme
to throw more punches?
And what for? Cane is ruined.
He doesn't have any power anymore,
and Victor, he's on top of the world again.
Well, if you're asking me to explain my father's motives,
I have given up on that a long time ago.
It makes my head hurt.
Oh. Try giving me your best guess.
I think he's still worried about Cane.
But why? Victor won!
Take your victory lap and move on.
Chels, that's not his style.
Besides, he still sees Cane as a threat.
I mean, yes, he did eventually beat the guy, but that...
that was a real fight.
And my father hasn't had a battle like that in years.
So it's not enough to just beat the guy--he's gotta bury him.
Especially since Lily put Cane back in charge of Chancellor.
Yeah. Didn't see that one coming.
So all is just forgiven?
I can't imagine that Nate and Devon are happy about it,
but Lily's company, it's Lily's decision.
After everything Cane put her through...
I happen to know from personal experience
that some women do love a project.
[laughing] Touché.
[sighs] So how's Nikki handling all this?
Oh, she's probably not happy about it.
Now it all makes sense, why Lily agreed to be kidnapped.
She got a prize in the end.
What Victor took from Lily to give to Nikki
he now is taking from Nikki to give back to Lily.
And then Lily gives it to Cane because he's trying to--
Oh, my gosh, this is just one big ping-pong ball.
Yeah. Or merry-go-round.
And only God knows where it's gonna stop.
Only you could twist Victor strong-arming you
into giving Newman back
into somehow heroically riding to my rescue.
Well, you beat the rap, didn't you?
Because the DA dropped the charges, Phyllis.
-I'm innocent. -Of that crime.
What? Whatever. You know what?
I've paid for my sins, and more importantly,
I've admitted them, which is more than I can say for you.
You have no idea, no idea what I've lost, Cane.
What you've lost? What--you've stolen everything, Phyllis.
Me--I've actually built something,
and I'm gonna build something again.
Oh, yes, I heard. You're going to be running Chancellor.
My goodness, talking about failing up.
Thanks for the high five.
Yeah. You can thank me for something else as well.
-For what? -For what? I'll tell you.
I gave Chancellor to Victor.
He then gave it to Lily.
By the way, by the way,
well played, sir.
Well played.
I see you got Lily back in your good graces.
All it took was for you to give up
a little bit of your bone marrow.
Don't do that. I will not defend my motivation
for saving a man's life, certainly not to you.
Right. Well, at least you got a corner office out of it,
-didn't you? -You just--you just say things.
You say things, and most of them are lies.
You're not the least bit curious of what I got
after the fallout with Victor? You're not curious at all?
No! No, I don't care. Wanna know why?
Because it wouldn't be true, all right?
There is not a single person in this town
who would trust you to work for them.
Oh, I'm not going to be working for anyone.
I'm the boss. People will be working for me.
[laughs] Okay. All right. I'll play.
Boss of what?
Oh...
it's so...ironic.
I mean, just the irony is rich.
You're gonna love this.
[giggling]
What's that?
That is everything you need
to become Cane Ashby's friend and ally.
There's a wallet with credit cards and a name on it.
And new phone.
Thank you.
And you're gonna wear an ankle monitor.
Are you serious? Come--
Bro, I got your whole security team--
they follow me around everywhere I go!
I need double security.
For my family.
Yeah.
I get it.
Trust is earned a little bit at a time.
I am curious, though, Victor,
why you trust me at all.
Who says I do?
This is a test, you know.
If you pass it...
you can join society.
But if you try to pull one over on me...
just remember what I'm saying now.
Prison will seem like a picnic
compared with what I will put you through.
VICTORIA: Mom, is it feeling any better?
I don't know.
I mean, may--may-- maybe a little.
You have to do something about these headaches.
I know.
Do you want me to call your doctor?
No. You don't need to do that.
It'll go away. It always does.
You say that they keep coming back
and that they're getting stronger.
It's just that I'm under so much stress--
I feel like I'm drowning in it.
It's no wonder I can't see straight...literally.
What do you mean?
Sometimes...
my vision gets a little blurry.
[sighs] You have to call your doctor.
I'll do it tomorrow.
Right now, I just need to lie down and get some rest.
God, why do you have to be so stubborn?
I'm going upstairs now.
Okay, yes, but you're calling your doctor, all right?
You can't keep putting this off.
All right, fine. Fine.
All right. Do you want me to come up to your room?
No. I'm okay, honey. I'm okay.
Well, at least let me walk you up the stairs, all right?
Come on, let's go.
NIKKI: All right.
So do you think Victor gave Chancellor to Lily
to try to hurt Nikki?
I...I don't think so.
Because it's out of character for him
to wanna hurt the people who disappoint him?
Victor would have had to make the deal with Lily
before things went south at home.
Well, I still feel really bad for Nikki.
[scoffs] Yeah.
Nikki's never been my biggest fan, or me hers.
But yeah, it's gotta be tough trying to read Victor's mind
and constantly figure out what he wants.
Yeah, and if you question him or, God forbid, disobey him,
he's gonna make you pay.
I just don't know that he knows any other way, Chelsea.
I mean, this thing with Cane...
really rattled him.
Made him question himself, made him feel...vulnerable.
So you think it's that he thinks if Cane did it once
he could do it again?
What's to say Cane isn't doing exactly that right now?
But then Victor hires this guy to work for him,
and he tried to kill his family.
Yeah. Not just once. Many times.
So what happens if Matt goes back to being...
Matt?
MATT: I'm not gonna double-cross you, Victor.
I have your word on that?
You do. Not that my word means much around here
or anywhere else for that matter, but yeah,
I give you my word.
I owe a debt to you and to your family,
and I very much wanna pay it all back.
You sound sincere.
What's Nick say about all this?
-Does it matter to you, or what? -Yeah, it matters a lot.
Well, you were here when he said he was on board with the plan.
I heard what he said, but he didn't seem happy about it.
He doesn't seem to be thrilled to have me living here.
Can you blame him?
You've done a lot of damage to a lot of people, man.
I think my son was near the top of that list, right?
Yeah, I know.
He's not gonna accept your apology either.
There's some crimes that are just...
too big.
Don't you want to hear my news?
-Wanna know what I'm thinking? -Hmm? What are you thinking?
Why did Victor let you go?
I told you. I gave him what he wanted.
He had Christine drop the charges.
Yeah, but this is Victor we're talking about,
and Victor doesn't turn the other cheek.
So what kind of leverage did you have on him
-to get him to let you go free? -Nope. I had nothing.
-Really. -Mm-hmm.
So after all the hell you put him through,
he just let bygones be bygones.
That's correct. That's correct.
In fact, what if I were to tell you
not only did he let me go,
but he rewarded me by giving me one of his companies?
Well, Phyllis, I would say that you're lying.
Okay, well, I would say you're wrong.
It's not even a good look on you, Phyllis.
It's not even a clever fantasy, all right? It's pathetic.
Well, why don't you call him and ask him?
I don't need to call him and ask him,
because, frankly, I don't give a damn.
Oh, I think you're going to give a damn about this. I do.
Because, um, Victor rewarded me with a company, uh...
[stammers] it's called...
Arabesque.
Does that ring any bells to you?
Victor sold you what was left of my old company?
No, not sold, not sold. He gave it to me free and clear.
And why would he do that?
Oh, he-he said because he admired me, uh, for...
taking him down.
So he wanted to give me a company to build on my own.
Arabesque is yours, free and clear?
Free and clear.
I won't be working for Victor. I won't be working for you.
Arabesque is mine to do with what I will,
and I am just spilling over with ideas!
And I'm so excited.
This really bothers you, doesn't it?
Doesn't bother me.
[laughing]
Okay.
Arabesque is your jewel.
It's your crowning achievement.
Come on.
Doesn't it just bother you a little
that Arabesque is all mine?
You're right.
I have no right to expect Nick to react differently.
Well...
You did save his life, you know.
-And he is very aware of it. -Yeah, but if you weigh that
against all of the things that I did to him, I mean, it's...
it's a wonder he didn't kill me when he had the chance.
Well, it wasn't for a lack of trying.
And you would have deserved it.
It's all so confusing.
It's like my whole life is like this puzzle
where none of the pieces fit together.
'Cause I remember all of the things that I've done.
But I don't feel connected to them,
because I don't have those feelings anymore.
I don't hate anybody right now.
I'm not trying to get revenge on anybody.
I just have like this low level baseline of shame and regret.
Have you ever been through anything like this?
I always did what was best for my family.
And sometimes I apologized.
Sometimes I just... let things be.
-[no sound] -Damn it!
[bottle clatters]
[moans] Ohh...
[whimpering]
You're still working.
Ah...gave up.
I'm a little distracted.
I understand what that's like.
[sighs] It must be killing Jack
to have to... be nice to Patty.
Oh, I think she's expecting a lot more than nice.
Nikki went upstairs?
Uh, yeah. She...she wasn't feeling well.
Is everything okay?
Yeah. It's just a headache. She'll be fine.
So when did it switch?
"Switch"?
When did we start worrying more about our parents
than they worry about us?
I don't know, but that's... that's really true.
I worry about my kids.
I worry about my parents.
Same.
What are we supposed to do with all of that?
I don't know.
Me either.
I sure could use one of those.
ADAM: Thank you.
Um, I don't...
trust Cane.
And I definitely don't trust Matt.
What about Victor?
Well, I trust that he knows what he's doing.
But I mean, whether or not you and I wanna be part of that,
the jury is still out on that.
But you know what else?
What?
I don't really wanna talk about this anymore
because we have a bigger problem.
When this merry-go-round stops, where are we?
I don't know.
The family got Newman Enterprises back.
Everyone's happy. Everyone's whole.
Except one little division.
Newman Media.
Which got swallowed up by
Spectra-Charles.
You're right. It's like we never existed.
The only trace of Newman Media left
are cases of letterhead with our names on them.
Which pretty much puts us out in the cold.
-Professionally speaking. -So do we fight this?
That was my next question.
And if we did...
where do we start?
I don't know.
[sighs]
I'm trying not to get upset.
It's okay. I mean, we can be upset.
We got screwed, Adam.
Yep. We sure did.
I mean, everyone's feeling so sorry for Nikki, you know,
'cause Victor sold her out and handed the company to Lily,
but where are all the sad songs for Newman Media?
I don't think Victor sold us out
if that's what you're saying.
It was Phyllis who signed the company over to Billy
who then wrapped it in a nice little bow for Sally.
We were still collateral damage in their war.
And we're the ones that are still left unemployed.
We built something there, Adam.
We worked hard. I was so proud of what we did,
and now...we'll never know what it could have been.
We can try to get it back.
How?
I mean, I can talk to the lawyers,
can see if there's a legal loophole.
Maybe we can attack the transaction.
Even if you could do that,
would you feel comfortable doing that...to Sally?
The only person that I feel bad for right now is you.
I never should have talked you into coming to work with me.
-Adam, no, I loved-- -No, I mean,
you had a great thing at Marchetti.
You were doing what you loved,
and then I talked you into coming to a company
that lasted for what... five minutes?
-It was a great five minutes. -Mm.
I'm serious, though.
I could kick myself for that.
I mean, maybe you should call Summer.
No, no. I'm definitely not doing that.
Okay, it couldn't hurt.
I'm sure she would welcome you back.
Okay.
First of all, I don't think she'd welcome me back.
Second of all, I don't wanna go back.
I loved working at Newman Media with you.
I wouldn't trade that time for anything.
We were finally a team. We had such partnership.
There's not gonna be another job or career
that's gonna even come close to that.
Maybe we could look for that again.
What do you mean?
What I'm saying is if you told me right now
to walk away from all of the corporate drama
that comes with being a member of this family,
I would have to take a good, hard look at that.
I mean, Chels, maybe it's time that we just...
just let it all go.
I couldn't care less about Arabesque.
-Mmm, liar. -Phyllis, I know what
you're trying to do. You're trying to wound me, okay?
-That's not gonna do it. -Oh, it's not, is it?
-No. -Okay, this is a company
that you created with your father.
You're not the least bit sentimental about that?
No, I'm not, not anymore. Because Victor destroyed it.
He's dismantled it and apparently,
he's given you the scraps.
So, no, it is not the company that me and my father built.
You might wanna look at those scraps.
I have, Phyllis, several times.
-There's nothing there. -Oh, nothing there? Hmm.
Well, you're either blind or you're stupid,
and I know you're neither of those things,
so I guess you're just a sore loser.
What did I lose?
You lost your company.
Yeah. That you built with your father.
It's now mine.
Don't pretend you're not upset about that.
Arabesque is the past, the things I did wrong.
Chancellor's my future.
Well, good for you.
Do you even know what you own, Phyllis?
Of course I do! I own Arabesque.
It's my company now. You know what?
I think it just needed, you know, some new energy.
It got rid of that stale, old energy
that you gave to it.
It's now mine to do with what I will,
and I'm going to do a lot, and when I'm done with it,
you and Victor and everybody else in this town
is gonna stand up and take notice of me.
This is my legacy. This is my future.
And I'm gonna make it big. Huge! A huge company.
Thank you so much, Victor.
Are you being sarcastic or what?
Not at all.
I haven't had a lot of real,
honest, open conversation in my life.
Most of the conversations that I've had,
people are pretty guarded.
I...tried to talk to your security team.
That is some emotionally distant people.
I'm lonely.
I just...
Yeah, my whole life I've been... I've been lonely.
And you've been very decent to me.
And so I just wanna let you know
that I appreciate it, that's all.
Even though I'm forcing you
to do things you're uncomfortable with?
I'm sure you have your reasons.
But like I said, I've spent a lot of time alone, and...
I have had some time to think.
-About what? -You're a smart guy, Victor.
You're maybe one of the smartest people I've ever met.
So just--it makes me wonder, are you just being nice to me
because it's a part of some bigger plan?
Phyllis was nice to me until she wasn't.
Then she handed me over to you.
So...
I'm just thinking maybe you're just using me
to take down Cane Ashby,
and then I'll just be the chump who takes the fall
for everything you do to him.
Is that your plan?
[chuckling]
That's a pretty good plan, isn't it?
It'd be a really good plan. Is it the plan?
I just need to know... how this ends for me, Victor.
[knock on door]
I was resting. What is it?
This is no longer a request.
You're coming to the doctor with me tomorrow,
or I'm gonna bring the doctor to you.
Did you just say what I think you said?
You would walk away from the family business?
I have been thinking about it.
Adam, you've worked so hard to be a part of that family.
You would seriously just give it up?
Look, there was a time when the answer to that question
would have been a hard no.
I mean, all I ever wanted to do was to prove myself to Victor
and everybody else that I belonged
-and I was one of them. -And you did.
You have.
Yes, but...it's not enough anymore.
Okay? The only family I wanna prove something to now
is you and Connor.
That's very sweet.
I mean it.
But Adam, you've already done that.
Look what happened with Connor and all of his struggles,
all of those dark hours.
You were the light. You were my light,
and now we finally have the family we've always wanted.
Yeah, but why do we wanna spend all those long days
away from the home that we built?
I mean, in some office, trying to solve the world's problems?
I don't want that. Not anymore.
-You say that now... -No, and I'm gonna
say that tomorrow...I'm gonna say it for the rest of the week.
-The month, the year, okay? -[laughing]
-Okay. I believe you. -I mean it, Chelsea.
When this merry-go-round stops,
we all get off.
I know you mean it,
and I appreciate you saying that.
But it's not who you are anymore.
It's not us anymore.
-Wh-what does that even mean? -Well, Connor, I mean,
he doesn't need us hanging around the house
with him anymore.
He did when he was younger, but he's a teenager now.
We're lucky he even talks to us.
-Wait--he talks to you? -[laughs]
All I get is an occasional text.
Exactly.
What I loved about working at Newman Media
and what I miss is that it was ours.
Mm-hmm.
Something we could be passionate about...together.
And I think what I was so angry about at first
is I felt like we lost that,
but then I realized it was a moment in time--
a really special, memorable,
wonderful moment in time.
But we're gonna have many times and moments together.
-Chelsea, what are you saying? -I just--I think
Victor's gonna have a plan for you, you know,
when the dust settles, to get back involved with Newman,
and I just don't know if I'm gonna be part of that plan.
Okay. I don't have to accept them.
-But I want you to. -Chelsea, I--
Adam, you have worked too hard to be where you are.
I don't want you throwing all of that away
because we have this silly dream of, you know,
running a media company together.
It's the worst idea I've ever heard.
Just so you know...
I have no intention of using you
as a fall guy, okay?
I really wanna believe that.
As long as you do as you're told...
...you have nothing to worry about.
Thank you, Victor.
That means a lot to me. I-I won't let you down.
I'm counting on that.
Now it's time to make that call.
Hey, Cane! Break a leg at Chancellor.
Um, I'll be sure that you get your invite
to my Arabesque relaunch party. [giggles]
Phyllis, wait a second.
I just wanted to, uh...
to ask if your kids have spoken to you
since the whole thing with Victor went down.
Is that another dig at me?
No. It's just a question.
Well, I spoke to Daniel. He wants nothing to do with me.
And Summer isn't getting back to me.
I-if that's what you're asking.
I'm sure they'll thaw. I'm sure they will.
I hope they do.
What about you? What about your kids? Are they talking to you?
There's been progress, yeah. Things are getting better.
I imagine, um, what you did for Malcolm
had something to do with that.
-I'm sure it did. -Yeah.
I just want you to know...
What you did for Malcolm, that was truly heroic.
And I really mean that.
-[phone rings] -You saved a good man's life.
Thank you.
Hello?
Hey, Cane. Matt Clark.
We met in the park. I, uh, hope you don't mind.
I got your number from the Newmans.
-What can I do for you? -Well, we talked about
getting a drink sometime, and I'm just wondering
-if maybe now's a good time. -Remind me--why did...
you wanna meet with me?
Nothing specific.
You're just a champ in the business world,
so I just wanted to, you know,
pick your brain about some things,
maybe get a little bit of advice.
I promise I won't take up too much of your time.
Cane?
You still there?
Meet me at Crimson Lights.
I'll see you there.
All set.
You said that we still have the old Newman Media stationery?
Well, yeah, but I--
Because we're gonna... we're gonna need it.
We're gonna use it.
You mean--
Yes, Chelsea. The Newman Media ship has not sailed.
Why does it have to die? Why can't we build it up again?
But Sally and Audra have all our platforms.
-They have all our talent. -Okay, but we're gonna
find new talent, better talent.
When you said just now that you wanted me to go on without you,
my heart sank, and I realized in that moment
that I am not giving up on us as a team.
A working team.
So I'm gonna tell Victor
that we are rebuilding Newman Media,
starting right now.
I'll go see the doctor tomorrow.
Thank you.
On one condition.
You can't tell anybody about this,
especially not your father.
He already senses that there's something going on with me,
but I think I managed to quell his suspicions
for the time being.
Just tell him, Mom.
Why not just tell him
-what's going on? -No!
The last thing I need is any forced concern or sympathy
from your father.
Harrison finally fell asleep?
Great. Thank you again for watching him tonight, Lucy.
I'll be up in a few minutes.
Um, please just have a tab billed to my room? Thanks.
Well, I'll be damned.
Another one of the Abbott family
making the Athletic Club their home.
Did Patty Williams finally get under your skin,
or was it your father's moral transgressions
that drove you out?
Patty Williams is only here
because you brought her here, Victor.
And if you think I'm gonna let that slide,
you're in for a big surprise.
So, in the meantime,
why don't you focus on your own family,
because from what I hear, things aren't going too well.
Ooh.
Thank you for meeting me.
What's on your mind?
I'm sure you're really tired
of people bringing up Aristotle Dumas,
-but can I just say-- -Stop. Stop.
Stop--stop what?
Stop what you're doing.
Why are you trying to get to know me, Matt?
What does Victor Newman want?
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