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I came as soon as I got
your message, Daddy.
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Is everything okay?
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-VICTOR: Hi, sweetheart.
-Is it Mom?
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I didn't call you here
because of your mother.
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Okay. Why do I feel like
I just walked into a tribunal?
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[chuckles] You and me both.
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We were summoned to what we
thought would be a celebration
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after pulling off a real coup
for Newman Enterprises.
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-Oh, I can't wait to hear.
-VICTOR: Would you two
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kindly explain to Victoria
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how you managed to reclaim
Newman Media
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without...bloodshed?
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Aren't you glad I got you
out of the office
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on this beautiful day?
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Yeah. And yet, here we are,
back inside.
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Well, we needed something
to toast our latest victory.
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Don't worry. I got you decaf.
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Oh. Baby and I thank you.
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To the superstars
of Spectra-Charles.
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That's you and me,
according to René
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and his stable
of content creators.
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I can't believe he got back
to you so quickly.
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Here's to your
superior sales pitch.
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Cheers.
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Mm.
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Between the deal I just closed
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and the capital you brought in
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by selling Newman Media
back to the Newmans,
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-we are on fire.
-Well, they say if you want
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your company to grow, you gotta
hire the best of the best,
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and that's exactly what I did
when I hired you.
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It was the easiest decision
I've ever made.
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To our continued success.
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Thanks to the best partner
I could ask for.
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[Audra giggles]
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Okay. I hate to be a vibe kill,
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but maybe you should talk to
your other partner.
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You need to tell about
selling his gift
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back to his sworn enemy.
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Okay. I thought we agreed
not to use the term sworn enemy
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when talking about this.
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I know you're dreading it.
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You have no idea.
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Well, you shouldn't.
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After today's deal,
I am more confident than ever
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that Spectra-Charles
can stand on its own
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without Newman Media
as a safety net.
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Sell Billy on that point.
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But just don't take too long.
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Because the longer you do,
the greater the risk
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he's gonna hear it
from someone else.
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Like Adam himself.
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♪♪
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Once the lawyers
look over the contract
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and get it back to me,
I'll be more than happy
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to spill some ink
on that dotted line and become
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a valued member of Chancellor
Industries once again.
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I know, Cane. You don't believe
that my mother has a secret
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deep inside Chancellor,
but listen, rest assured,
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the job you're giving me
right now
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is priority number one, okay?
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I owe it to you,
and I'm not gonna let you down.
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I owe it to others as well,
so...
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I'm excited too.
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Hey, hold on one second.
I got another call.
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Hey, Cane, you still there?
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No. Nothing important.
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So where were we?
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Since it is our mission
to restore our family's empire,
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I would say that reclaiming
Newman Media
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is definitely
a feather in our cap.
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-That's what we thought.
-Until we got here.
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Mm-hmm. And started getting
the third degree.
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Don't you think I'm entitled
to know what the hell happened,
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how you managed to get
the company back?
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Do you not believe us?
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Is that why you want us to bore
Victoria with the details,
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to see if she thinks
we're telling the truth or not?
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So Victoria's heading up
Newman Enterprises now,
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so if Newman Media
is returned...
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It already has been.
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Oh, really? Huh.
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Then it falls under
her purview, doesn't it?
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Don't you think she should know
how you managed to do that?
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Even though we have yet
to hear your opinion...
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except when you asked me,
"What the hell have you done?"
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It's not exactly
the vote of confidence
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that we were expecting.
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VICTOR:
Son, I run the damn company.
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It belongs to me.
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I think I have a right
to know what's going on!
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What's being done in my name
without my approval.
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Why is that a problem?
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SALLY: I am going to
tell Billy today.
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All right? I told you that I was
gonna meet him later at Society,
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but right now
I just want to savor
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this moment of victory
with you.
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Okay. I am all for celebrating
the deal we just closed,
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along with the windfall we got
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from selling Newman Media
back to Adam,
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and all the ways
we can use that money
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to expand our footprint.
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Well, as long as something
good comes out of it,
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then I will have no regrets
about letting it go.
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Except one.
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I know you feel guilty
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because Billy gave that company
to you as a gift.
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But that's all the more reason
to tell him as soon as possible.
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I know. Believe me.
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Well, you're not gonna
be able to relax
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until you can
get this off your chest.
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And who knows? Maybe Billy
will take it in stride
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and be okay with it.
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Yeah. I hope so.
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He made a big deal about this...
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new direction he's taking,
right?
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And didn't that include
steering clear
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of any unnecessary conflicts
with Victor or Adam?
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Maybe he'll surprise us
and be totally chill.
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Okay, let's not
get carried away here.
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This is Billy
we're talking about,
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finding out that
I made a deal with Adam.
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Which is exactly why I have to
tell him face-to-face.
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Which you already had the chance
to do this morning
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in the privacy of your own home.
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Yeah, I know, okay? I do.
But it wasn't the right time.
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And maybe it is better
to do it in public, you know?
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I mean,
is he really gonna lose it
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over a civilized meal
at Society?
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Call and see where he is.
And then tell him.
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[huffs]
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He was worked up earlier
over his fight with Jill.
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-I didn't want to add to it.
-Okay, we both know
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Billy's issues with Jill are not
gonna be resolved in a few hours
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or a few days.
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-Or maybe ever.
-Yeah.
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I mean, after this recent trip
was cut short,
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I'm starting to agree with you.
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Okay, well,
let's stay on track.
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The sale of Newman Media
is a big deal.
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And the news
is gonna break soon.
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You know, I'm actually surprised
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the Newmans haven't started
crowing about it.
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But if Billy finds out
before you tell him...
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there might really be hell
to pay.
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Why don't you tell Victoria
what you told me?
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Fine.
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Chelsea and I were successful
in intimidating Sally and Audra
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into returning Newman Media,
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and it's not really any more
complicated than that.
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When you say intimidated them,
what exactly do you mean?
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By informing them that Victor
was never gonna buy back
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pieces of Newman
that were stolen from him
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and that Spectra-Charles
has no chance at stopping
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the inevitable retaliatory
onslaught
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if they chose to hang on
to the company.
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So they made the smart choice
and relinquished it
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and chose to save themselves
not only from
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a bloody battle
but possibly public humiliation
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by losing their company
to Victor,
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something I was very quick
to point out
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could very well happen.
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Didn't you present
a similar scenario
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to Sally and Audra
when they came to make a deal?
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Yeah, I did.
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And I believe they were
pretty dug in at the time,
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and they swore that they were
gonna do whatever they could
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to hold onto Newman Media.
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They did indeed, yeah.
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So how is it that
you were able to get them
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to change their minds when
our father couldn't do that?
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Adam didn't change their minds.
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I did.
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As soon as you finish
the red lines on that contract,
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I'd love to get it back to me
as soon as possible.
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I wanna wrap this up
by the end of business day.
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Yeah, I'm excited too.
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All right, thank you.
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Okay.
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Mother, what complexities
are you hiding
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inside of Chancellor
from me now?
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[keys clicking] History of
Chancellor Industries.
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Okay. "A timeline of company
milestones."
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Maybe this will give me some
insight on what I need to know.
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"Katherine Reynolds,
maiden name Shepherd,
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"inherited the business
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"from her first husband,
Gary Reynolds.
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"Upon Reynolds' death...
Katherine, AKA Kay,
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"took the helm
of the struggling company,
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"ultimately
turning its management over
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"to second husband
Phillip Chancellor II...
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"renaming it
Chancellor Industries,
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"turning it into
a major competitor
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"in the business world.
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"Upon
Phillip Chancellor's death,
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"a series of people
ran the company
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until Katherine took over a more
active role in her later years."
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Nothing here. Nothing...
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Nothing I don't already know.
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I'm gonna have to dig
a little bit deeper here.
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All right, Billy. Might have to
get your hands dirty.
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[phone rings]
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Hi. Are you ready to watch me
drink that milkshake?
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[chuckles] It's all I've been
thinking about.
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Ha ha. Uh-oh.
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What other vicarious thrills
can I offer you?
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I will think about it.
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Start a list.
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Well, you sound better
than you did earlier.
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Did your mom call you? Were
you able to work things out?
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As far as my mother's concerned,
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I'm not sure when we'll be
on speaking terms again.
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-I'm sorry.
-It's okay.
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Depending on this secret
at Chancellor, who knows?
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Might never speak to her again.
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You really think your mother's
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still keeping something
from you?
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I am. She's betrayed me
in the past.
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The feeling that I have
that she's been
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hiding something from me
all this time
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doesn't make the situation
any easier, that's for sure.
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Where are you now?
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I'm at home. Why?
What's going on?
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Sally?
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Sally, you there?
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Isn't it your affair with Adam
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that broke up his relationship
with Sally?
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CHELSEA: [huffs]
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Uh, I'm not sure what that
has to do
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with our efforts
to regain Newman Media.
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I just wonder how you,
of all people,
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could sway Sally to do something
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that my father
couldn't get her to do.
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I mean, how is she
supposed to believe
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a word that comes out of
your mouth,
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given that you lied to her
and Billy for months?
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I appealed to Audra and Sally
on a different level.
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-And?
-As someone that was an outsider
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now being on the inside.
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They related to you in that way?
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Why wouldn't they?
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I've been where they are.
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Scrappy, hungry.
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I also know what it's like to be
on Victor Newman's bad side.
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So does Audra.
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We both had to pay the price for
going up against your father,
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and I think Sally
sees the impact of that.
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I just don't get
how the two of them
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would so easily
give up an entity
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00:11:42,001 --> 00:11:45,071
that they had to figure was
going to be their competition
251
00:11:45,171 --> 00:11:47,740
without any reward
or compensation.
252
00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:49,976
It just seems
highly unlikely to me.
253
00:11:50,076 --> 00:11:52,412
Yeah, well, trust me.
When we got done with them,
254
00:11:52,512 --> 00:11:54,480
they knew better than to
ask for anything.
255
00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:58,618
Sally and Audra are very smart,
savvy businesswomen,
256
00:11:58,718 --> 00:12:01,421
and our father
is the ultimate intimidator.
257
00:12:01,521 --> 00:12:05,325
I can't keep but coming back
around to the idea
258
00:12:05,425 --> 00:12:08,728
that if he couldn't get them
to cave, how could you do that?
259
00:12:10,563 --> 00:12:14,901
You know, I have
this strong gut feeling
260
00:12:15,001 --> 00:12:18,171
that the two of you
are leaving something out.
261
00:12:18,271 --> 00:12:20,240
Adam and Chelsea,
262
00:12:20,340 --> 00:12:22,842
how'd you really pull this off?
263
00:12:22,942 --> 00:12:25,645
What is it that you two
want from me?
264
00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:29,048
I mean, I have bent over
backwards to fall in line.
265
00:12:29,148 --> 00:12:31,584
Whenever you've called,
I have answered.
266
00:12:31,684 --> 00:12:34,454
I've pushed down my own
interests to serve yours,
267
00:12:34,554 --> 00:12:37,323
despite being passed over.
268
00:12:37,423 --> 00:12:39,892
[laughs]
You mean Daddy making me CEO?
269
00:12:39,993 --> 00:12:42,295
Uh, hell yeah,
that's what I'm talking about.
270
00:12:42,395 --> 00:12:45,465
It's about time that someone
talked about it.
271
00:12:45,565 --> 00:12:47,567
Do you have any idea
how blindsided I was
272
00:12:47,667 --> 00:12:49,035
by that announcement?
273
00:12:49,135 --> 00:12:52,205
After months of being
the dutiful son
274
00:12:52,305 --> 00:12:55,408
and standing by you while
our company was under attack,
275
00:12:55,508 --> 00:12:57,477
just to be completely dismissed?
276
00:12:57,577 --> 00:12:59,245
It was a major gut punch.
277
00:12:59,345 --> 00:13:03,216
But am I not going along
with the status quo? No.
278
00:13:03,316 --> 00:13:05,151
Am I going back to the dark side
279
00:13:05,251 --> 00:13:08,721
to sabotage Victoria
for the top spot? I'm not.
280
00:13:08,821 --> 00:13:13,293
I'm still here as your loyal
soldier, doing your bidding.
281
00:13:13,393 --> 00:13:16,829
But if you want me to be
that guy again, keep pushing.
282
00:13:25,405 --> 00:13:27,440
BILLY: Sally, you there?
283
00:13:27,540 --> 00:13:30,610
Yeah. Sorry. I, um...
284
00:13:30,710 --> 00:13:33,246
I just got distracted.
Pregnancy brain.
285
00:13:33,346 --> 00:13:36,783
It's okay. So what's up?
286
00:13:36,883 --> 00:13:39,152
Well...
287
00:13:39,252 --> 00:13:41,154
[mouthing] Tell him!
288
00:13:41,254 --> 00:13:44,257
For starters,
we just closed a big deal
289
00:13:44,357 --> 00:13:46,326
with the owner
of a content agency.
290
00:13:46,426 --> 00:13:48,895
That's wonderful news.
Congratulations.
291
00:13:48,995 --> 00:13:51,798
Is that the big news that
you wanted to share with me?
292
00:13:51,898 --> 00:13:54,334
No. I...
293
00:13:55,468 --> 00:13:56,869
I should have told you earlier,
294
00:13:56,969 --> 00:13:58,671
but it just didn't seem like
the right time.
295
00:13:58,771 --> 00:14:00,640
Hey, is everything okay?
Is the baby all right?
296
00:14:00,740 --> 00:14:02,008
Did something happen?
297
00:14:02,108 --> 00:14:03,943
No. No, it's not the baby.
At all.
298
00:14:04,043 --> 00:14:05,411
The baby's totally fine.
I swear.
299
00:14:05,511 --> 00:14:08,748
Okay, then that's all
that matters, right?
300
00:14:09,949 --> 00:14:12,051
It is. Yeah.
301
00:14:12,151 --> 00:14:15,054
Oh, I forgot to tell you too.
Um...
302
00:14:16,322 --> 00:14:18,224
While I was waiting
to board my flight back
303
00:14:18,324 --> 00:14:20,626
from the worst transatlantic
flight of my life,
304
00:14:20,727 --> 00:14:24,297
I popped into this adorable
little bookstore and I picked up
305
00:14:24,397 --> 00:14:27,166
Roald Dahl's "Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory."
306
00:14:27,266 --> 00:14:30,269
-I love that book.
-I know you do.
307
00:14:30,370 --> 00:14:33,573
I was thinking we could
start reading it to the baby,
308
00:14:33,673 --> 00:14:35,608
maybe even tonight.
309
00:14:36,743 --> 00:14:38,010
That would be wonderful.
310
00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:40,680
It, uh, it helped me, you know,
311
00:14:40,780 --> 00:14:42,181
change my mood
312
00:14:42,281 --> 00:14:44,484
after the worst flight
of my life with my mother.
313
00:14:44,584 --> 00:14:46,786
I can't believe
with how stressed you were
314
00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:49,689
that you managed to go pick up
my favorite book for the baby.
315
00:14:49,789 --> 00:14:51,624
Well, you two
are my whole world.
316
00:14:51,724 --> 00:14:54,460
-You're ours.
-Okay, so, uh,
317
00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,597
sorry, I got distracted.
What did you wanna tell me?
318
00:14:57,697 --> 00:15:00,600
I would rather
tell you in person.
319
00:15:00,700 --> 00:15:03,102
So I'll be home soon,
and I will fill you in then.
320
00:15:03,202 --> 00:15:05,872
Okay, I'm waiting.
I'll be here.
321
00:15:05,972 --> 00:15:08,207
-I'll see you soon.
-Hey.
322
00:15:08,307 --> 00:15:09,675
Yeah?
323
00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:12,745
-I love you.
-I love you too.
324
00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:19,051
Happy?
325
00:15:19,152 --> 00:15:21,254
Well...
326
00:15:21,354 --> 00:15:24,424
sounded like
you didn't tell him anything.
327
00:15:24,524 --> 00:15:27,326
But you...did have a moment.
328
00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:29,896
Hey, why don't you
remind him of that
329
00:15:29,996 --> 00:15:33,332
after you drop the bomb
but before he explodes.
330
00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:35,501
You really think Billy's
gonna hit the roof, don't you?
331
00:15:35,601 --> 00:15:37,970
Well, the guy clearly
loves you, Sally,
332
00:15:38,070 --> 00:15:40,807
and loves the baby
that you're having together.
333
00:15:40,907 --> 00:15:42,542
Look, he might be disappointed
334
00:15:42,642 --> 00:15:44,811
you gave Newman Media
back to the Newmans,
335
00:15:44,911 --> 00:15:46,579
specifically Adam.
336
00:15:46,679 --> 00:15:49,982
But maybe he won't think
it's as important as we do.
337
00:15:50,082 --> 00:15:52,084
Yeah.
338
00:15:52,185 --> 00:15:55,555
Well...you've laid
the groundwork.
339
00:15:55,655 --> 00:15:57,824
Now all you have to do
is just spill.
340
00:15:57,924 --> 00:16:00,526
Billy may not be happy
about it at first,
341
00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:02,862
but I am sure you can
convince him
342
00:16:02,962 --> 00:16:04,831
this was the right move.
343
00:16:04,931 --> 00:16:07,934
-I hope you're right.
-I know I am.
344
00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:12,472
But you're still worried.
345
00:16:12,572 --> 00:16:16,042
Is there more to your hesitation
than you're telling me?
346
00:16:59,051 --> 00:17:00,720
Son, everything
you said just now
347
00:17:00,820 --> 00:17:03,256
has nothing to do with
the original question.
348
00:17:03,356 --> 00:17:06,626
How the hell did you guys
get Newman Media back, okay?
349
00:17:06,726 --> 00:17:09,095
And one thing I have to
warn you about.
350
00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:11,297
Let us not start infighting.
351
00:17:11,397 --> 00:17:12,899
I agree.
352
00:17:12,999 --> 00:17:15,234
But I do understand
Adam's frustration.
353
00:17:15,334 --> 00:17:18,037
It feels like we're being
scrutinized and interrogated
354
00:17:18,137 --> 00:17:20,907
as if we didn't just do
something great for the company.
355
00:17:21,007 --> 00:17:23,342
-We didn't say that.
-Well, you didn't have to.
356
00:17:23,442 --> 00:17:26,579
It's clear you don't believe
what we're saying to you.
357
00:17:26,679 --> 00:17:28,114
How do you think
that makes us feel?
358
00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:29,815
How do you think
that makes Adam feel
359
00:17:29,916 --> 00:17:31,484
after he's bent over backwards
360
00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:34,153
to be loyal to every member
of this family.
361
00:17:34,253 --> 00:17:36,188
And I'm not just talking about
business.
362
00:17:36,289 --> 00:17:39,692
Adam risked his life
to help Nick stop Matt Clark.
363
00:17:39,792 --> 00:17:41,394
In Vegas
when Nick was overdosing,
364
00:17:41,494 --> 00:17:42,762
guess who helped him--Adam.
365
00:17:42,862 --> 00:17:45,531
After everything he does,
he doesn't deserve to be
366
00:17:45,631 --> 00:17:48,334
treated like he committed
some capital offense
367
00:17:48,434 --> 00:17:50,703
by his own family.
368
00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:52,838
He should be being thanked.
369
00:17:52,939 --> 00:17:54,507
He just handed you
a massive gift.
370
00:17:54,607 --> 00:17:56,108
Maybe you can thank him
371
00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:58,110
instead of grilling him
over how he did it.
372
00:17:58,210 --> 00:18:00,980
Chelsea...
373
00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,682
if everything was aboveboard,
374
00:18:02,782 --> 00:18:05,818
then why the hell did I find out
about this after the fact?
375
00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:09,722
Because I was afraid
Sally would change her mind.
376
00:18:09,822 --> 00:18:13,359
And I wanted to wait until I had
something solid to present.
377
00:18:13,459 --> 00:18:16,095
Since the moment that I said
that we had gotten it back,
378
00:18:16,195 --> 00:18:19,365
Chelsea and I have been met
with nothing but suspicion
379
00:18:19,465 --> 00:18:22,335
and insinuation, and I just--
for the life of me,
380
00:18:22,435 --> 00:18:23,970
I don't know why!
381
00:18:24,070 --> 00:18:25,972
Why are you being
so defensive, man?
382
00:18:26,072 --> 00:18:28,741
I don't want any surprises.
383
00:18:28,841 --> 00:18:31,344
Do you understand?
I don't like them.
384
00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:35,881
You couldn't just appreciate
what we accomplished, hmm?
385
00:18:35,982 --> 00:18:38,951
I guess it's not a coup unless
you pull it off, right, Dad?
386
00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:42,154
This conversation's over.
387
00:18:54,634 --> 00:18:56,836
That sounded like
a lot of deflecting.
388
00:18:56,936 --> 00:18:58,638
What do you think?
389
00:18:58,738 --> 00:19:02,541
You're right.
They're hiding something.
390
00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:05,845
And I'm gonna do whatever it
takes to find out what that is.
391
00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:08,848
Of course there's nothing more
going on, okay?
392
00:19:08,948 --> 00:19:11,584
I'm just overwhelmed.
That's it.
393
00:19:11,684 --> 00:19:12,785
You know, when I think about
394
00:19:12,885 --> 00:19:14,020
Billy giving me
Abbott Communications,
395
00:19:14,120 --> 00:19:15,688
I think about
how he didn't fight me
396
00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:17,256
when I brought you on.
397
00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:19,125
And even when I told him
I was changing the name,
398
00:19:19,225 --> 00:19:20,459
I could tell he wasn't
thrilled about it
399
00:19:20,559 --> 00:19:24,797
but he just swallowed his ego
and he got behind it.
400
00:19:24,897 --> 00:19:27,066
Well, maybe because
he felt guilty
401
00:19:27,166 --> 00:19:28,501
for leaving you holding the bag
402
00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:31,437
so he could chase Chancellor
one more time.
403
00:19:31,537 --> 00:19:34,907
Maybe. But at the end of
the day,
404
00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:37,710
he's believed in me
more than anyone else ever has.
405
00:19:37,810 --> 00:19:41,480
-[ahem]
-Aside from you, of course.
406
00:19:41,580 --> 00:19:43,716
Look, Billy's done a lot,
407
00:19:43,816 --> 00:19:46,052
-but no more than you deserve.
-Yeah.
408
00:19:46,152 --> 00:19:48,487
Well, this is how I repay him?
I take his gift
409
00:19:48,587 --> 00:19:50,856
and I give it right back
to his enemy.
410
00:19:50,956 --> 00:19:52,758
I thought we weren't using
those words.
411
00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:54,827
I know, but whenever I think
about actually telling Billy,
412
00:19:54,927 --> 00:19:56,929
those are the words
I hear him saying.
413
00:19:57,029 --> 00:19:58,764
Okay, well,
Adam left you no choice.
414
00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:00,733
That's not entirely true.
415
00:20:00,833 --> 00:20:02,234
Adam didn't give me
an ultimatum.
416
00:20:02,334 --> 00:20:04,470
I could have told Adam
that I needed some time.
417
00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:06,439
I could have run the idea
by Billy,
418
00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:08,641
got his input before
I went ahead with the sale.
419
00:20:08,741 --> 00:20:10,443
Okay, but you didn't do that
because you knew
420
00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:12,978
Billy's first instinct
would have been what mine was--
421
00:20:13,079 --> 00:20:14,447
to fight you on it.
422
00:20:14,547 --> 00:20:16,582
Only he wouldn't have
listened to reason.
423
00:20:16,682 --> 00:20:19,118
-He's like Victor that way.
-Okay. I would hate to think
424
00:20:19,218 --> 00:20:22,521
-he's like Victor in any way.
-Okay, what I mean is
425
00:20:22,621 --> 00:20:25,658
he wouldn't have done what's
best for you or your company.
426
00:20:25,758 --> 00:20:27,693
It would have been about
Billy's ego.
427
00:20:27,793 --> 00:20:30,429
And given your history,
you have every reason
428
00:20:30,529 --> 00:20:33,032
not to trust he can
set aside his pride
429
00:20:33,132 --> 00:20:35,201
with anything involving
the Newmans.
430
00:20:35,301 --> 00:20:36,669
Yeah. You have a point.
431
00:20:36,769 --> 00:20:39,004
But the thing is,
after I told him about the baby,
432
00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:40,639
we made a pact
that we weren't gonna
433
00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,441
keep things from each other
moving forward.
434
00:20:42,541 --> 00:20:44,677
And me making this deal
behind Billy's back--
435
00:20:44,777 --> 00:20:46,779
I betrayed our commitment
to always being honest
436
00:20:46,879 --> 00:20:48,781
and to not keeping secrets.
437
00:20:48,881 --> 00:20:50,249
That's not at all what you did.
438
00:20:50,349 --> 00:20:53,185
As far as I'm concerned, we were
strong-armed into selling,
439
00:20:53,285 --> 00:20:55,588
and that's what you need
to get Billy to understand.
440
00:20:55,688 --> 00:20:59,125
Okay, I'm not sure he's gonna
like that scenario any better.
441
00:20:59,225 --> 00:21:01,293
Either way,
I didn't go to him first.
442
00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:03,763
You were trying to give him
time with his mother
443
00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:06,665
and not bother him with this.
And as far as you knew,
444
00:21:06,766 --> 00:21:09,301
he was gonna be in London
for a long time.
445
00:21:09,401 --> 00:21:11,537
If you waited until he got back,
446
00:21:11,637 --> 00:21:13,339
Victor could have taken
Newman Media
447
00:21:13,439 --> 00:21:16,542
and maybe Spectra-Charles too.
448
00:21:16,642 --> 00:21:18,744
You did not have a choice,
Sally.
449
00:21:18,844 --> 00:21:22,782
You needed to act fast,
and that's exactly what you did.
450
00:21:22,882 --> 00:21:25,117
You did nothing wrong, okay?
451
00:21:25,217 --> 00:21:27,419
That's what you need to
get Billy to see.
452
00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,755
Without apologizing.
453
00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:35,060
I assume
this isn't a social visit.
454
00:21:35,161 --> 00:21:37,730
Actually, um,
I came by to see Sally.
455
00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:40,833
-Okay. Is she expecting you?
-No.
456
00:21:40,933 --> 00:21:42,101
No, I was just passing by
457
00:21:42,201 --> 00:21:43,736
and took a chance
that she might be home.
458
00:21:43,836 --> 00:21:47,006
Well, she's not. I just got
off the phone with her, though,
459
00:21:47,106 --> 00:21:49,542
and she's heading home now.
460
00:21:49,642 --> 00:21:52,044
Okay. Well, I'm surprised
to see you here.
461
00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:54,680
The kids said that you would be
in London with Jill.
462
00:21:54,780 --> 00:21:56,515
Change of plans?
463
00:21:56,615 --> 00:21:58,517
You could say that.
Not worth getting into.
464
00:21:58,617 --> 00:22:00,553
You wanna sit?
465
00:22:00,653 --> 00:22:02,488
Sure. Then I won't bother.
466
00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:07,393
So, what about Jack. How's he?
467
00:22:07,493 --> 00:22:09,161
Jack is good.
He's feeling better.
468
00:22:09,261 --> 00:22:10,863
He's home from the hospital.
469
00:22:10,963 --> 00:22:12,598
Good. I'm glad to hear that.
470
00:22:12,698 --> 00:22:15,367
My mom'll be happy too. I know
she was so worried about him.
471
00:22:15,467 --> 00:22:17,069
How's everything going in Newman
472
00:22:17,169 --> 00:22:19,471
now that the old man
has his empire back?
473
00:22:19,572 --> 00:22:21,240
There were a few glitches
474
00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:23,609
when Phyllis finally decided
to return the key,
475
00:22:23,709 --> 00:22:26,412
but I've got everything
back on track for the most part.
476
00:22:26,512 --> 00:22:28,147
You know, I gotta say
I'm a little surprised
477
00:22:28,247 --> 00:22:30,182
she handed it over so quickly.
478
00:22:30,282 --> 00:22:32,585
My father is a master
at getting what he wants, Billy.
479
00:22:32,685 --> 00:22:35,120
-You know that.
-Yeah.
480
00:22:35,221 --> 00:22:36,889
I know that.
481
00:22:36,989 --> 00:22:39,592
So you must have been shocked
coming back to hear about
482
00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:42,061
Chelsea and Adam's big coup?
483
00:22:42,161 --> 00:22:44,129
Newman Media?
484
00:22:44,230 --> 00:22:47,499
I'm sure that Sally told you
how they convinced her and Audra
485
00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,835
to give it back.
486
00:22:56,175 --> 00:22:58,077
You have nothing
to feel guilty about
487
00:22:58,177 --> 00:23:01,413
when it comes to Billy.
You have repaid him tenfold
488
00:23:01,513 --> 00:23:05,251
by turning his seed of an idea
into an awesome company
489
00:23:05,351 --> 00:23:07,519
that has grown beyond
our wildest dreams.
490
00:23:07,620 --> 00:23:10,956
So, if he decides to
lose his mind
491
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:14,326
because you did what you had to
do to keep our company safe
492
00:23:14,426 --> 00:23:16,328
from yet another
Newman power grab,
493
00:23:16,428 --> 00:23:17,796
then you need to remind him
494
00:23:17,897 --> 00:23:20,032
just how lucky he is
to have you.
495
00:23:20,132 --> 00:23:22,468
And if you need me
to go in there
496
00:23:22,568 --> 00:23:25,204
and back up every reason
you had for selling,
497
00:23:25,304 --> 00:23:27,172
just say the word
and I'm here.
498
00:23:27,273 --> 00:23:29,041
I know you are.
499
00:23:30,242 --> 00:23:32,244
But when I talked to Billy,
he reminded me
500
00:23:32,344 --> 00:23:35,948
that our connection goes way
beyond any business deal.
501
00:23:36,048 --> 00:23:37,516
As it should.
502
00:23:37,616 --> 00:23:39,018
But I definitely
need to tell him
503
00:23:39,118 --> 00:23:40,853
before Adam and Chelsea
spread the word.
504
00:23:40,953 --> 00:23:43,822
Considering they wanna
change the narrative
505
00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:47,726
and lie to Victor
about how the deal went down...
506
00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:49,728
we need to get ahead of that.
507
00:23:49,828 --> 00:23:51,463
I'm sure you're right.
508
00:23:51,563 --> 00:23:53,332
Yeah, and we also agreed
to go along with
509
00:23:53,432 --> 00:23:54,934
that version of things too,
remember?
510
00:23:55,034 --> 00:23:56,769
Yeah, that we gave
Newman Media back
511
00:23:56,869 --> 00:23:58,904
and no money changed hands.
512
00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:02,408
That's what you're gonna
tell Billy?
513
00:24:02,508 --> 00:24:04,777
I don't wanna lie to him.
514
00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:09,548
But I'm not sure I can
trust him with the truth.
515
00:24:10,549 --> 00:24:13,752
Part of me wishes
that I could tell him the truth.
516
00:24:14,653 --> 00:24:17,589
Victor's already not thrilled
we went behind his back.
517
00:24:17,690 --> 00:24:19,658
If he finds out
you bought something
518
00:24:19,758 --> 00:24:22,494
that already belonged to him,
it is not gonna go well.
519
00:24:22,594 --> 00:24:25,397
Well, I'm not surprised
how it all went down.
520
00:24:25,497 --> 00:24:27,566
There's no way that Victor
was gonna take that win
521
00:24:27,666 --> 00:24:30,836
at face value, especially
because he wasn't part of it.
522
00:24:30,936 --> 00:24:32,504
Well, it's not
in Victor's nature to think
523
00:24:32,604 --> 00:24:35,074
that things could go so smoothly
without him involved.
524
00:24:35,174 --> 00:24:37,643
Unfortunately,
this time he was right.
525
00:24:38,944 --> 00:24:42,614
It's not like it was
a contentious transaction.
526
00:24:42,715 --> 00:24:45,784
Both sides got what they wanted,
yes, Adam, but...
527
00:24:45,884 --> 00:24:49,088
Victor never would have paid
to get Newman Media back.
528
00:24:49,188 --> 00:24:52,791
He's not gonna rest until
he makes sure we didn't either.
529
00:24:52,891 --> 00:24:56,028
No, he's not. That's why
he brought Victoria in
530
00:24:56,128 --> 00:24:58,397
to find out what he senses
we're not telling him.
531
00:24:58,497 --> 00:25:00,733
[sighs] We just have to trust
that Sally and Audra
532
00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,234
are gonna stick to the story.
533
00:25:02,334 --> 00:25:04,503
As long as they do that,
we are good.
534
00:25:04,603 --> 00:25:07,439
There's no other way
that the secret can get out.
535
00:25:08,774 --> 00:25:11,276
Sally did tell you, didn't she?
536
00:25:11,377 --> 00:25:14,079
Of course she told me.
537
00:25:14,179 --> 00:25:18,017
But Spectra-Charles is Sally
and Audra's company, not mine.
538
00:25:18,117 --> 00:25:20,652
I don't get involved
in the work arena.
539
00:25:22,554 --> 00:25:24,823
Thank you. Well...
540
00:25:24,923 --> 00:25:26,558
I guess it doesn't matter
since you have
541
00:25:26,658 --> 00:25:29,161
your own deal at Chancellor
to focus on, right?
542
00:25:29,261 --> 00:25:31,764
Yeah, speaking of...
543
00:25:31,864 --> 00:25:36,402
I'm sure Lily hiring Cane as CEO
stung the family a little bit.
544
00:25:36,502 --> 00:25:38,871
And then, of course,
he hired me.
545
00:25:38,971 --> 00:25:41,707
I'm assuming your mother
expected to be hired back as CEO
546
00:25:41,807 --> 00:25:43,575
once your father
got the company back?
547
00:25:43,675 --> 00:25:46,578
My mother has enough
on her plate right now.
548
00:25:46,678 --> 00:25:48,614
You said Sally was on her way?
549
00:25:48,714 --> 00:25:51,216
That's what she said.
550
00:25:51,316 --> 00:25:54,186
Adam and Victor happy to have
Newman Media back?
551
00:25:54,286 --> 00:25:56,922
Contrary to what
you and Phyllis believe,
552
00:25:57,022 --> 00:25:59,958
that company was never hers
or yours to take over.
553
00:26:00,059 --> 00:26:02,828
And I'm more curious to find out
how Adam and Chelsea
554
00:26:02,928 --> 00:26:05,831
convinced Sally and Audra
to let it go
555
00:26:05,931 --> 00:26:08,100
without any compensation.
556
00:26:10,903 --> 00:26:12,604
Well, I was gonna bring you
a milkshake,
557
00:26:12,704 --> 00:26:15,374
but I figured we could go--
558
00:26:15,474 --> 00:26:16,775
-Victoria. Hi.
-Hi.
559
00:26:16,875 --> 00:26:19,978
-What are you doing here?
-Victoria was just filling me in
560
00:26:20,079 --> 00:26:23,115
on how Adam and Chelsea
got Newman Media back.
561
00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:25,317
I was just telling Billy
how surprised I am
562
00:26:25,417 --> 00:26:29,521
that you gave it up without
asking for anything in return.
563
00:26:29,621 --> 00:26:31,690
I mean, I was hoping
that you could explain
564
00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:33,525
exactly how that deal went down.
565
00:26:33,625 --> 00:26:36,295
Yeah, I mean, it all happened
so fast, actually.
566
00:26:36,395 --> 00:26:38,163
Um, Adam and Chelsea told us
567
00:26:38,263 --> 00:26:39,965
that Victor
was planning an attack,
568
00:26:40,065 --> 00:26:42,601
one that we realized we had
little to no chance of winning,
569
00:26:42,701 --> 00:26:44,937
and we feared that Newman Media
wouldn't be his only target,
570
00:26:45,037 --> 00:26:46,472
that he would come after
Spectra-Charles
571
00:26:46,572 --> 00:26:47,873
and we could potentially
lose everything.
572
00:26:47,973 --> 00:26:50,642
So we just gave
Newman Media back.
573
00:26:50,742 --> 00:26:52,511
That's it?
574
00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:55,013
-Pretty much.
-So Adam and Chelsea
575
00:26:55,114 --> 00:26:57,483
reiterated
my father's intentions,
576
00:26:57,583 --> 00:26:59,218
and you willingly
577
00:26:59,318 --> 00:27:02,321
gave up an invaluable asset
without putting up a fight
578
00:27:02,421 --> 00:27:04,857
or asking for any compensation
in return.
579
00:27:04,957 --> 00:27:07,159
Do I have that right?
580
00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:18,370
Hello? Is anyone home?
581
00:27:19,471 --> 00:27:21,140
Sweetheart, I'm right here.
582
00:27:23,108 --> 00:27:24,576
-You all right?
-Victor.
583
00:27:24,676 --> 00:27:26,945
-Here, my love.
-Can you help me?
584
00:27:27,045 --> 00:27:29,014
Yes, my darling. Come here.
585
00:27:29,114 --> 00:27:30,749
Come here.
586
00:27:36,321 --> 00:27:37,623
How's that?
587
00:27:37,723 --> 00:27:38,924
Fine. Thank you.
588
00:27:40,292 --> 00:27:41,994
Do you need anything,
like a blanket?
589
00:27:42,094 --> 00:27:44,429
No, no. I-I don't need anything.
590
00:27:47,065 --> 00:27:48,767
How are you feeling?
591
00:27:50,202 --> 00:27:52,204
Well, if you must know,
592
00:27:52,304 --> 00:27:54,973
I had a rough night
last night...
593
00:27:56,475 --> 00:27:59,378
...not being able to see after
the bandages were removed.
594
00:27:59,478 --> 00:28:00,679
I...
595
00:28:00,779 --> 00:28:03,749
I wasn't as prepared for that
as I thought I was.
596
00:28:04,783 --> 00:28:07,786
I understand there was some kind
of incident with the mirror?
597
00:28:07,886 --> 00:28:09,521
[sighs] Ohh.
598
00:28:09,621 --> 00:28:11,557
I should have known
somebody from the staff
599
00:28:11,657 --> 00:28:13,659
would run to you about that.
600
00:28:13,759 --> 00:28:16,261
Sweetheart, don't blame them
for that. They're concerned.
601
00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:18,664
God forbid you step on
some shard of glass.
602
00:28:18,764 --> 00:28:21,166
If you have an accident
like that again,
603
00:28:21,266 --> 00:28:24,002
please let someone know.
604
00:28:24,102 --> 00:28:26,972
Victor, you know
it wasn't an accident.
605
00:28:28,173 --> 00:28:30,442
I was frustrated
and mad at the world
606
00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,844
and I took it out on the mirror.
607
00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:39,351
I understand now, okay?
608
00:28:40,586 --> 00:28:43,622
But I believe this condition
is temporary.
609
00:28:43,722 --> 00:28:46,525
Well, I'm not holding out
much hope.
610
00:28:46,625 --> 00:28:50,295
My heart has already been
broken enough.
611
00:28:50,395 --> 00:28:53,198
Mirrors are much more
easily fixed.
612
00:28:56,034 --> 00:28:58,070
There is one thing
we can count on.
613
00:28:58,170 --> 00:29:00,072
-What's that?
-The fact that Audra's
614
00:29:00,172 --> 00:29:02,374
-such a good liar.
-Hmm.
615
00:29:03,775 --> 00:29:05,644
Sally is pretty convincing
herself.
616
00:29:07,145 --> 00:29:09,114
Still, I mean,
counting on their corroboration
617
00:29:09,214 --> 00:29:11,083
to convince my dad, I'm just...
618
00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:14,086
I'm not sure
that it's gonna be enough.
619
00:29:14,186 --> 00:29:15,921
Well, what else can we do?
620
00:29:16,021 --> 00:29:18,490
You showed the perfect amount
of outrage and defiance
621
00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:21,960
to make it look like our version
of events is legit.
622
00:29:22,060 --> 00:29:23,829
Well...
623
00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:28,033
you gave an award-winning
performance yourself.
624
00:29:28,133 --> 00:29:29,901
It's not acting.
625
00:29:30,002 --> 00:29:32,537
For me to stand up for you.
626
00:29:35,207 --> 00:29:36,975
I...
627
00:29:37,075 --> 00:29:38,944
will always have your back.
628
00:29:39,044 --> 00:29:42,114
The same for you. With me.
629
00:29:49,388 --> 00:29:52,557
You know, um...
630
00:29:52,658 --> 00:29:54,893
the thing you said in there
631
00:29:54,993 --> 00:29:56,862
about being a loyal soldier
632
00:29:56,962 --> 00:29:58,630
and how you felt betrayed
633
00:29:58,730 --> 00:30:00,666
about being overlooked
for the CEO position?
634
00:30:00,766 --> 00:30:02,834
-Mm-hmm.
-That wasn't just acting either,
635
00:30:02,934 --> 00:30:04,169
was it?
636
00:30:04,269 --> 00:30:05,904
It just felt like
there was more to it,
637
00:30:06,004 --> 00:30:07,839
more than just selling Victor
a story, like maybe
638
00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:10,942
you were hurt that Victoria
got the top spot over you?
639
00:30:14,079 --> 00:30:15,747
Adam.
640
00:30:15,847 --> 00:30:17,716
Look at me.
641
00:30:19,051 --> 00:30:20,652
Does part of you
wanna make a play
642
00:30:20,752 --> 00:30:23,355
for the entire Newman empire?
643
00:30:25,357 --> 00:30:27,893
[huffs] No, we did want
something more,
644
00:30:27,993 --> 00:30:29,928
which is why we initially
approached Victor
645
00:30:30,028 --> 00:30:31,496
and asked him to buy us out.
646
00:30:31,596 --> 00:30:34,399
And I'm sure my father explained
how foolish it would be
647
00:30:34,499 --> 00:30:37,669
for him to pay for something
that already belongs to him.
648
00:30:37,769 --> 00:30:40,605
He pointed that out, yes,
which is exactly why
649
00:30:40,706 --> 00:30:42,207
we didn't ask Adam for anything
650
00:30:42,307 --> 00:30:43,909
because we knew that
he wouldn't agree to a deal
651
00:30:44,009 --> 00:30:45,344
that went against
his father's position.
652
00:30:45,444 --> 00:30:47,813
So to save Spectra-Charles,
we felt we had no choice
653
00:30:47,913 --> 00:30:49,214
but to hand Newman Media back.
654
00:30:49,314 --> 00:30:52,284
I'm sorry it came to this.
I wasn't a party to any of it.
655
00:30:52,384 --> 00:30:54,519
And to be honest with you,
I don't care
656
00:30:54,619 --> 00:30:56,355
whether we own Newman Media
or not,
657
00:30:56,455 --> 00:30:57,756
but it's important to my father
658
00:30:57,856 --> 00:30:59,858
to reclaim
what was taken from him.
659
00:30:59,958 --> 00:31:01,626
So now that the score
is settled,
660
00:31:01,727 --> 00:31:03,695
I'm hoping that we can
just move on
661
00:31:03,795 --> 00:31:06,732
-and we can get back to work.
-I would like nothing more.
662
00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:11,169
Plus, I mean,
you have a wedding to plan
663
00:31:11,269 --> 00:31:14,039
and, uh, a baby on the way.
664
00:31:14,139 --> 00:31:16,041
SALLY: Yes, we certainly do.
665
00:31:16,141 --> 00:31:19,211
You two have a lot
on your hands right now.
666
00:31:20,178 --> 00:31:21,580
VICTORIA: Bye.
667
00:31:26,752 --> 00:31:28,787
[sighs] Billy, I can explain.
668
00:31:28,887 --> 00:31:31,857
Oh, yeah? Can you?
669
00:31:31,957 --> 00:31:33,492
-Yes.
-You know, unlike Victoria,
670
00:31:33,592 --> 00:31:36,661
I actually do care
who owns Newman Media,
671
00:31:36,762 --> 00:31:39,698
because I worked very hard
to give you that company.
672
00:31:39,798 --> 00:31:42,367
Yes, I know, which is why
I wanted you to know.
673
00:31:42,467 --> 00:31:44,836
I assume this was the big news
you were waiting to tell me?
674
00:31:44,936 --> 00:31:47,572
Yes. It is why I came home.
Because I didn't wanna wait.
675
00:31:47,672 --> 00:31:49,574
But you did wait.
Since I've been back,
676
00:31:49,674 --> 00:31:51,042
you've been sitting on this.
677
00:31:51,143 --> 00:31:53,078
I had to have Victoria
come in here and tell me
678
00:31:53,178 --> 00:31:55,514
instead of you--why?
Because you're, what?
679
00:31:55,614 --> 00:31:59,217
Too afraid to tell me?
680
00:32:05,223 --> 00:32:07,058
Do you think
that's what I want?
681
00:32:07,159 --> 00:32:09,895
To unseat Victoria
and take over Newman?
682
00:32:09,995 --> 00:32:12,631
It would certainly serve Victor
right after he passed you over,
683
00:32:12,731 --> 00:32:14,933
denied you the top spot.
684
00:32:15,033 --> 00:32:17,235
We had to fork over
our own money
685
00:32:17,335 --> 00:32:20,038
and lie about it just to get
a smaller company in return
686
00:32:20,138 --> 00:32:21,807
to run ourselves. I mean...
687
00:32:21,907 --> 00:32:24,543
why wouldn't you wanna retaliate
and go after all of it?
688
00:32:24,643 --> 00:32:26,278
It sounds like you're asking
689
00:32:26,378 --> 00:32:28,847
if I'm considering
bringing Spider back
690
00:32:28,947 --> 00:32:31,082
to seize control of Newman.
691
00:32:31,183 --> 00:32:33,418
-Are you?
-No.
692
00:32:33,518 --> 00:32:35,053
I'm not, okay?
693
00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:38,557
As much as I would love
the validation and the power,
694
00:32:38,657 --> 00:32:41,660
it--it would come
at too high a cost, Chelsea.
695
00:32:42,761 --> 00:32:43,929
Are you sure about that?
696
00:32:44,029 --> 00:32:45,797
100%.
697
00:32:45,897 --> 00:32:49,267
I want nothing more than to work
side by side with you
698
00:32:49,367 --> 00:32:52,571
and have time to spend
as a family with Connor.
699
00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,875
Would that...
700
00:32:56,975 --> 00:32:59,511
would that be enough for you?
701
00:33:00,679 --> 00:33:03,014
It would be more than enough.
702
00:33:04,182 --> 00:33:07,118
The part of me that is Spider
is in the past.
703
00:33:07,219 --> 00:33:09,654
I don't wanna be him.
704
00:33:09,754 --> 00:33:11,756
I wanna be me.
705
00:33:11,857 --> 00:33:14,593
With you.
706
00:33:14,693 --> 00:33:17,963
And Connor. As a happy family.
707
00:33:19,764 --> 00:33:21,132
[sighs]
708
00:33:21,233 --> 00:33:24,269
I am really relieved
to hear you say that.
709
00:33:24,369 --> 00:33:26,705
[laughs] That you don't wanna
start a war
710
00:33:26,805 --> 00:33:29,040
with your sister and Victor.
711
00:33:29,140 --> 00:33:31,109
Well, for a second there,
I thought you did want me
712
00:33:31,209 --> 00:33:32,811
to go up against him.
713
00:33:32,911 --> 00:33:34,346
No, I just--I--
714
00:33:34,446 --> 00:33:35,780
I wanted to make sure
715
00:33:35,881 --> 00:33:37,282
you weren't holding back
because of me.
716
00:33:37,382 --> 00:33:39,251
Never.
717
00:33:40,552 --> 00:33:42,487
Though I do wish
that we'd kept Newman Media
718
00:33:42,587 --> 00:33:45,323
-for ourselves, though.
-Why's that?
719
00:33:45,423 --> 00:33:47,559
Because,
folding it back into Newman
720
00:33:47,659 --> 00:33:49,761
means it's under Dad's
and Victoria's jurisdiction,
721
00:33:49,861 --> 00:33:53,198
which means they have the power
to take it away.
722
00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:55,600
Anytime they want.
723
00:33:58,570 --> 00:34:00,171
I was going to tell you earlier,
724
00:34:00,272 --> 00:34:02,173
but you were so upset about the
way you left things with Jill,
725
00:34:02,274 --> 00:34:03,842
and you were consumed
by the fact that you thought
726
00:34:03,942 --> 00:34:05,310
she was keeping something
from you.
727
00:34:05,410 --> 00:34:07,245
So you decided to keep
something from me?
728
00:34:07,345 --> 00:34:09,648
No, that's not at all
what I was doing. I came home
729
00:34:09,748 --> 00:34:11,983
to tell you because I--because
you gifted it to me, okay?
730
00:34:12,083 --> 00:34:13,985
And I didn't want you to think
that I'd forgotten that.
731
00:34:14,085 --> 00:34:16,288
Well, clearly you have
forgotten about it,
732
00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:19,391
and then your decision
to just hand it back to Adam,
733
00:34:19,491 --> 00:34:21,026
of all people, Sally...
734
00:34:21,126 --> 00:34:23,228
I knew that that was gonna
bother you, okay?
735
00:34:23,328 --> 00:34:25,730
But we did not have a choice.
We had to act quickly.
736
00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:27,132
Is that what he told you?
737
00:34:27,232 --> 00:34:29,234
You have no idea
what Victor was gonna do.
738
00:34:29,334 --> 00:34:30,869
He threatened
to level our company,
739
00:34:30,969 --> 00:34:33,638
and I was not about to risk
losing Spectra-Charles.
740
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:35,574
Please, do not be mad at me
about this.
741
00:34:35,674 --> 00:34:38,877
Oh, I'm mad. I am angry.
I'm--I'm beyond angry.
742
00:34:38,977 --> 00:34:41,046
And not at you.
At Adam and Chelsea,
743
00:34:41,146 --> 00:34:42,914
because they feel that
they can just bully their way
744
00:34:43,014 --> 00:34:45,550
into taking whatever they want.
I'm not gonna let it stand.
745
00:34:45,650 --> 00:34:48,219
The deal is done, Billy.
There's nothing you can do.
746
00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:51,022
Oh, you think so? Trust me.
I'm gonna get Newman Media back.
747
00:34:51,122 --> 00:34:53,458
-I don't want Newman Media back.
-Why do you not want it back?
748
00:34:53,558 --> 00:34:54,893
Billy, please!
749
00:34:54,993 --> 00:34:57,629
Just leave it alone.
750
00:34:58,463 --> 00:35:00,699
What else are you not
telling me, Sally?
751
00:35:02,801 --> 00:35:04,703
You need some more honey
or lemon?
752
00:35:04,803 --> 00:35:06,304
No, thank you.
753
00:35:06,404 --> 00:35:08,873
-Okay.
-Maybe this will calm my nerves.
754
00:35:10,342 --> 00:35:12,177
[door opens]
755
00:35:13,578 --> 00:35:15,747
I've just come from
Sally and Billy's.
756
00:35:17,682 --> 00:35:19,484
Mom?
757
00:35:19,584 --> 00:35:21,086
Hello, Victoria.
758
00:35:21,186 --> 00:35:22,687
How are you feeling?
759
00:35:22,787 --> 00:35:26,157
I wish everybody
would stop asking me that.
760
00:35:27,492 --> 00:35:30,662
-I'm sorry.
-For your information,
761
00:35:30,762 --> 00:35:32,497
I am not fine.
762
00:35:32,597 --> 00:35:34,566
I am angry. I'm scared.
763
00:35:34,666 --> 00:35:36,368
I'm blind.
764
00:35:36,468 --> 00:35:40,105
I can't see, and I don't know
if I'm ever going to see again,
765
00:35:40,205 --> 00:35:42,307
and that's all that you people
need to know.
766
00:35:43,675 --> 00:35:44,976
Do you need some help?
767
00:35:45,076 --> 00:35:47,312
No. I can do it on my own.
768
00:35:50,548 --> 00:35:52,851
Sweetheart!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
769
00:35:52,951 --> 00:35:55,820
NIKKI: [crying]
770
00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:57,889
-Calm down, my sweetheart.
-I hate this.
771
00:35:57,989 --> 00:35:59,791
Everyone's just concerned
about you.
772
00:35:59,891 --> 00:36:02,227
-I hate it!
-Okay.
773
00:36:02,327 --> 00:36:04,329
[crying]
774
00:36:22,714 --> 00:36:25,316
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775
00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:28,319
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776
00:36:28,420 --> 00:36:31,322
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777
00:36:31,423 --> 00:36:34,459
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