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>> Nikki: I already ordered for
you.
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>> Victoria: If I want
something, I'll order it for
myself.
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>> Nikki: Okay.
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I'm not the enemy.
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>> Victoria: No, but you are
half of the reason why I'm so
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furious right now -- because you
and my father refuse to admit
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that I am an adult who has a
right to live my own life
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without any interference.
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>> Nikki: I know you're looking
for someone to blame.
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>> Victoria: Are you telling me
that you knew nothing about Dad
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poking around in Ashland's
medical records?
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And now he's claiming that my
husband has been lying about his
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illness.
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>> Nikki: I found out shortly
before you did.
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>> Victoria: And yet you didn't
warn me?
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>> Nikki: [ Scoffs ] I was in
shock.
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I-I didn't want to believe it.
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I wanted to think it was a
mistake.
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>> Victoria: [ Sighs ]
It shouldn't even be in
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question, Mother.
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I'm sure that Dad told you what
I said when I confronted him
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yesterday, so now I need to
know.
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I need to know where you stand.
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And please tell me you don't
believe these hateful and
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disgusting insinuations about
Ashland.
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>> Ashland: Yeah, everything
seems to be under control
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finally.
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Well, yes, you're damn right
I'm upset.
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Things should have never gotten
this far.
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No more surprises. You hear me?
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No, no, no, no.
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You disappoint me again, it'll
be your last time.
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[ Knock on door ]
[ Sighs ]
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>> Nate: Got a minute?
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>> Ashland: You've spoken to
Victor.
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>> Nate: Tell me he's wrong.
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Tell me you haven't been lying
to me and the entire Newman
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family this whole time.
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>> Lauren: When was the last
time you heard from your
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brother?
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>> Kevin: Uh, good morning to
you, too.
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>> Lauren: I'm sorry.
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I just haven't been in contact
with Michael for a while.
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>> Kevin: Yeah, Chloe mentioned
you were a little concerned.
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Isn't he doing some kind of work
for Victor?
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>> Lauren: Yeah.
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That's precisely why I'm
worried.
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He hasn't called or texted in
almost two days.
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>> Kevin: You know, I've done my
share of work for Victor, mostly
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off the books.
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He keeps his employees very
busy.
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>> Lauren: Which is why I had my
reservations about this job in
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the first place.
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But Victor persuaded him, "Oh,
it's only going to be
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part-time," only to ship him out
of the country.
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I mean, who knows what kind of
shady business Victor has him
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involved in?
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>> Victor: Ashland Locke called
my bluff.
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Told Victoria everything and
proclaimed his innocence.
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>> Adam: And she believed him?
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>> Victor: Every word of it.
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Now she's furious with me.
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>> Adam: [ Inhales deeply ]
Well, I guess we shouldn't be
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surprised he would make a move
like this, considering how much
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time and effort he put into
setting up this con, convincing
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everyone that he was dying of
cancer.
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>> Victor: I gave him a way out.
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I said continue lying and get
the hell out of town.
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>> Adam: So, what is your next
step?
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>> Victor: [ Breathes deeply ]
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>> Victor: I've been forced into
the untenable position of
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telling my beloved daughter
that she's married to a fraud.
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>> Adam: Well, we were aware of
his reputation before he even
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proposed.
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>> Victor: Yeah, but what pisses
me off is that I allowed him to
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come into our family, into our
circle.
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I allowed him to spin his web of
lies and deception right under
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my nose.
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>> Adam: Alright.
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It's not your fault.
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>> Victor: It will be if we
allow him to sign the contract
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that makes him co-CEO of
Newman/Locke.
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>> Adam: Okay, so, how do we
stop him?
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>> Victor: I don't know yet.
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>> Adam: Well, he must be
awfully confident that you can't
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produce anything to convince
Victoria that he's lying.
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You think he's got someone
helping him?
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>> Victor: Oh, yeah. No doubt.
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As soon as he found out that I
was onto him, he began to cover
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his behind.
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>> Adam: Have you talked to
Michael?
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>> Victor: To be frank with you,
that's another thing that
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bothers me terribly.
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I have not hear from Michael
ever since he left that hotel
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in Lima.
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Hopefully he's gone into hiding
and is protecting himself.
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>> Adam: Okay, then we need to
seriously consider the
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possibility that Ashland
countered our move and he had
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his people stop Michael from
doing his investigation.
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So, either he has ice in his
veins, or he knows something
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that we don't, which would
explain why he felt so confident
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in calling your bluff.
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>> Victor: Well, whatever the
case, the burden of proof is on
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my shoulders, you know?
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In order to convince my daughter
to listen to me and not to her
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husband, I need irrefutable
proof.
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And I ain't got any right now.
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Which makes Ashland Locke
be in the driver's seat.
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And I don't like that.
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>> Ashland: Look, I swear to
you, this is the work of someone
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who is out for revenge.
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It's payback by some enemy I
must have made along the way.
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>> Nate: Do you really think
someone would do something so
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awful to you?
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Who hates you that much?
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>> Ashland: Well, it would
certainly be a lot easier for me
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to name the number of people who
don't want to see my head on a
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platter.
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Look, they -- You were with me
during the worst parts of my
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illness.
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You stood beside me when I
married the woman who's changed
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my life.
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It's surreal to me that we're
even having this conversation.
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You really believe that I would
create this ruse, that I've been
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lying to Victoria this entire
time, the woman I love?
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I mean, I -- [ Sighs ]
I can understand why Victor
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might think this way.
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He's protecting his daughter.
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I get that.
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I mean, assuming that's all it
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>> Nate: Meaning what?
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>> Ashland: Meaning it was one
thing when I was getting
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involved in his company and he
thought I was on death's
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doorstep, but now it's a whole
other thing.
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Look, I-I-I --
I can't make sense of this.
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I just can't.
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What I need from you now is to
know that you believe me.
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>> Nate: Why?
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>> Ashland: Because I value our
friendship.
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It's one of the reasons that I
offered you the job.
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I just hate to think that you're
buying into this.
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>> Nate: [ Sighs ]
Of course I want to believe that
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you're telling me the truth...
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because you would have to be a
pretty awful person to lie about
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having a fatal illness just to
get what you wanted.
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>> Ashland: I couldn't agree
with you more.
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>> Nikki: [ Sighs ]
To be perfectly honest, I'm not
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sure what to believe.
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I mean, I keep asking myself
if -- if Ashland is capable of
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doing something so repugnant.
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>> Victoria: And your answer?
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>> Nikki: I don't know.
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I mean, I can't ignore his past.
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And he did lie about his
history, and it seems like the
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lies keep coming.
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After he swore to you that he
would never keep anything from
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you again, then he pretended
that he just happened upon this
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clinic in Peru.
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Then we find out that he's been
funding it for years.
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>> Victoria: Well, perhaps I
find it easier to forgive his
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transgressions because I've had
to do the same thing for Dad so
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many times.
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>> Nikki: Darling, all your
father has done his entire life
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is try to protect you.
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Now, his methods may not have
been perfect, but the only
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thing that's important to him is
your happiness, and that's why
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he's doing this.
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Even if he is wrong, he is just
trying to protect you.
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>> Victoria: By going after my
husband, he's already lost me.
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>> Kevin: There are a million
logical reasons to explain why
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Michael's been out of touch.
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>> Lauren: I'm all ears.
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>> Kevin: His phone died.
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Or it's -- he dropped it and
it's broken.
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Or he's off the grid and there's
no cell service.
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Or maybe he got on a plane,
turned it off, forget to turn it
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back on.
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>> Lauren: Yeah, I've thought
about all those excuses, too,
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and Chloe tried to convince me
that any one of them could be
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true.
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>> Kevin: So, what's stopping
you from believing?
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>> Lauren: Two days?
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My husband, who knows me better
than anyone, who knows how I'm
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gonna react in any given
situation, would know how scared
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I would be not to hear from him.
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He would find a way to let me
know that he is okay.
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Something's not right.
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>> Kevin: What did Michael tell
you about his plans?
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>> Lauren: Not much.
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He's been playing it pretty
close to the vest.
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Just that it was going to be a
very short trip.
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But [sighs ] I can't shake this
feeling that Victor has gotten
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him involved in something bad.
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>> Kevin: Well, he's Victor's
lawyer.
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Maybe this is something Victor
wants kept quiet.
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>> Lauren: Right.
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This is precisely why he hired
Michael.
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You don't need a keen legal mind
to do estate planning or to
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set up a charity.
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He needed him on retainer.
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He needed someone he could trust
with his secret dealings and
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then he could absolutely claim
attorney-client privilege.
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>> Kevin: Victor is a
complicated man.
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>> Lauren: And Michael loved the
idea of handling his special
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projects.
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It invigorated him.
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He was inspired by it.
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He was hungry for it.
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And now I'm worried he's paying
the price for it.
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>> Nikki: Victoria, it breaks my
heart to hear you talk about
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your situation with your father
as irreparable.
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>> Victoria: I just don't see
how we move past this.
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>> Nikki: Do you really think
that Victor could make something
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like this up?
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>> Victoria: My father has been
known to use underhanded
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maneuvers in the name of
business.
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Perhaps you recall how he got
Ashland to close the deal on
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what is now Newman Media.
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My husband was having a heart
attack, and he refused to call
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for medical help until he signed
the contract.
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Or was my husband supposed to be
faking that, as well?
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Is Dad claiming that that was
part of this elaborate plan?
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>> Nikki: I don't know.
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But what if these accusations
are true?
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>> Victoria: How dare you,
Mother?
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How dare you?
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Of course I don't think they're
true.
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Has Ashland been a ruthless
businessman his entire career?
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Absolutely.
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Just like my father has.
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But this, what you're
suggesting -- it's a different
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level of deception.
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It means he would have had to
have been lying to me since the
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minute he met me.
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>> Nikki: All I'm saying is --
>> Victoria: You're saying that
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the man that I adore doesn't
love me.
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You're saying that he's evil and
conniving and that I have been a
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fool all along.
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That's what you're saying.
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>> Nikki: Darling, nobody wants
to see you hurt.
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But what if this was a plan that
Ashland set in motion before he
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ever met you?
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I mean, he could have had this
charade all set up before he
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came to Genoa City.
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All I am asking is for you to
please talk to Michael and
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listen to what he says because
he is the one who found the
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evidence of Ashland's guilt.
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>> Victoria: I've heard enough.
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I've heard enough!
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I thought that you of all people
would be on our side.
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>> Nikki: I am on your side,
as your mother, your COO,
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and your friend.
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>> Ashland: I'm not gonna spend
any more time trying to figure
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out Victor's motives.
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You are my primary concern right
now.
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You came in here.
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You asked me about a story
you've heard.
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You -- You -- You're asking me
if I've been playing you.
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>> Nate: And I'm still waiting
for an answer.
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>> Ashland: Oh, come on.
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Nate, I...
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I have very few friends in this
world.
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The more money I've made, the
more power I've gained, the more
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isolated I've become.
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There are very few people I
trust.
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You -- Aside from Victoria, you
have become one of my most
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trusted friends.
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You are someone I can confide in
and be honest with, and I
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haven't had that kind of
friendship in a very long time.
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It's also part of the reason
that I made the impulsive
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decision to ask you to be my
best man, even though we had not
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known each other for a very long
time.
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Look, I'm -- I'm --
I'm not gonna try to convince
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you of anything, okay?
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I just want to know if you truly
believe that I could be as
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cunning and calculating, so much
so that I would make up some
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kind of a story like this one.
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>> Nate: It's, uh -- It's
difficult to imagine.
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>> Ashland: People have been
coming after me my entire life
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in a hundred different ways.
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It comes with the territory.
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>> Nate: This seems a bit
extreme.
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>> Ashland: I agree.
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This is a carefully calculated
plot that Victor has bought
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into, I think because he has
never really trusted me in the
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first place.
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>> Nate: [ Sighs ] I've known
Victor for a long time.
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And while he's done some things
that I've hated, that I've
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questioned, he's a smart and
careful man, thorough.
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>> Ashland: I agree.
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>> Nate: And he would never make
an accusation like this if he
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didn't have proof to back it up.
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>> Ashland: And that's exactly
what my enemies expected.
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This trap has been carefully
laid.
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But I am not going to stand idly
by and allow these people to
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dismantle all the
accomplishments I have made
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with the Newmans.
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>> Nate: Is that how you see
your marriage to Victoria?
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As an accomplishment?
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>> Lauren: I think the reason
that Michael has been so cagey
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about this trip to Peru is that
he's doing the type of job that
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should be done by a private
investigator.
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>> Kevin: You know he can take
care of himself.
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>> Lauren: I do, and that's why
I'm so worried.
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What if something has gone
wrong?
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>> Kevin: I'm gonna do some
digging around.
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>> Lauren: [ Sighs ] Thank you.
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Will you find out what may have
happened to him?
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>> Kevin: Yeah, I'll look into
it.
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>> Lauren: Alright.
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Thank you so much.
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Look, I got to go.
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I can't just sit around and hope
for the best.
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>> Kevin: What are you gonna do?
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>> Lauren: Well --
>> Chloe: Hi, guys!
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Lauren, I'm so glad that you're
here.
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Um, I can update you on
Chelsea's trip to New York.
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>> Lauren: Uh, yeah.
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I got to go, uh, but I do want
to hear about it.
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Just later.
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>> Chloe: Sure. Okay.
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>> Lauren: Kevin?
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>> Kevin: I'll be in touch.
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>> Lauren: Thanks. Bye.
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>> Chloe: Um...what did I just
walk in on?
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>> Kevin: She still hasn't heard
from Michael.
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I'm worried.
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I knew him going back to work
for Victor would only lead to
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trouble.
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>> Chloe: Hold on.
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You don't know that he's in
trouble.
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>> Victoria: Michael.
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It's Victoria.
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Call me as soon as you can.
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It's important.
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>> Ashland: Oh, my God.
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I do not consider my marriage to
Victoria an accomplishment.
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>> Nate: Then feel free to
clarify.
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>> Ashland: Marrying Victoria
was the best thing that ever
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happened to me in my entire
life.
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You know that.
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She is the true love of my life.
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She stood by me through so many
tribulations.
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>> Nate: And the accomplishment?
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>> Ashland: I was talking about
the merger, obviously, which, by
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the way, is the crowning
achievement in Victoria's
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career.
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She's the one who imagined it.
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She's the one who made it
happen.
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I couldn't be happier for her
and more proud of her for that.
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Marrying her was a gift.
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She gave me the kind of
happiness that I never believed
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I deserved in my own life, and
I've made her happy, too,
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happier, she says, than she's
ever been.
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Nate, I --
I don't know how much time I
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have left with her in this life.
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But I am not gonna let anyone
take away one single second of
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that time.
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>> Adam: Victoria will only see
these accusations as an
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unwarranted attack unless we
have something solid to back
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them up.
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>> Victor: Yep.
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And time is running out.
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Ashland Locke is about to sign a
contract that will make him
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co-CEO of the company.
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>> Adam: Yeah, and if he does,
he's gonna be as equally
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powerful as Victoria.
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>> Victor: I got a text from
Michael Baldwin just before he
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went missing.
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He told me that he was gathering
all the dirt he could find on
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Ashland Locke and send it to me.
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>> Adam: And you still haven't
gotten it?
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>> Victor: Nothing.
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>> Adam: Well, until you do,
there's no way that you're gonna
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be able to convince Victoria.
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>> Victor: [ Exhales heavily ]
And Victoria tells me that I've
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crossed a line from which it is
very difficult to come back.
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>> Adam: Well, that had to hurt.
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>> Victor: Yeah.
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That really hurts, to think that
I would lose her love and trust.
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[ Knock on door ]
>> Nikki: I've just come from
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seeing Victoria.
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>> Victor: How's she doing?
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>> Nikki: Furious.
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And, underneath the anger,
heartbroken.
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>> Victor: Boy, do I wish I
could make all this stuff go
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away.
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>> Nikki: I'm worried about how
all of this will end.
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What if you're wrong, Victor?
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How will you and Victoria ever
recover from this?
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>> Adam: Look, there's only one
way that's gonna happen.
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We need that evidence.
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It's clear we can't count on
Michael to save the day, so what
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we need to --
>> Lauren: Oh. Go on.
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IF you have something to say
about my husband, I'd like to
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hear it, too.
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>> "The Young and the Restless"
will continue.
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>> Chloe: Do not let yourself
get pulled into Lauren's fears
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about Michael.
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>> Kevin: What if she's right?
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What if he really is in trouble?
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>> Chloe: What if the sky is
falling?
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What if there is a zombie
apocalypse?
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>> Kevin: Oh, come on.
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Just because there's no proof?
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>> Chloe: There are a zillion
reasons why Michael could be out
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of touch.
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He's busy. He lost his phone.
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He likes being off the grid.
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His phone's dead.
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>> Kevin: Yeah, I went through
the same list with Lauren, but
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she insists something about this
feels off, and she's right.
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If Victor just needed a couple
of contracts red-lined, there's
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a million other attorneys he
could have gone to.
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But he chose Michael.
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>> Chloe: Because he is the
best.
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>> Kevin: [ Sighs ]
Chances are Victor needed help
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with something top-secret,
something private and delicate.
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But what if something has gone
wrong?
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What if my brother is in
trouble?
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He's got nobody there, nobody to
help get him out.
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I think we owe it to him to at
least investigate.
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>> Victor: Lauren. My goodness.
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How nice to see you.
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How can I help you?
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>> Lauren: I need answers about
Michael.
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And we can do this with an
audience, but I need to talk to
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you now.
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>> Victor: Alright.
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Sweetheart, we can pick this up
later, okay?
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>> Nikki: Are you sure?
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>> Victor: Yeah.
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I'll let you know when I'm done.
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>> Lauren: When was the last
time you heard from Michael?
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>> Victor: I don't recall
exactly.
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>> Lauren: Well, I can, down to
the minute.
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It has been the longest two days
of my life.
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>> Victor: Lauren, I understand,
but he's on a very delicate
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mission, you know?
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And I'm sure he is wrapping
things up and will come home as
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soon as he can.
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>> Lauren: Don't give me these
vague reassurances.
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>> Victor: I have no more
answers.
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>> Lauren: You know something?
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Either you're covering something
up or you don't want to admit
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that you've lost contact with
Michael.
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Now tell me the truth now.
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>> Ashland: So, now you've
gotten a window into how rough
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and tumble the business world
can be when you operate at the
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level I do.
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But I want to reassure you this
kind of thing does not happen
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every day, and I intend to
expose this sham for what it is
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and put an end to it so we can
all focus on the future, a
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future that includes you in a
new position at Newman/Locke.
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[ Door opens ]
>> Victoria: Nate.
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I wasn't expecting to find you
here.
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Is everything alright?
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>> Ashland: Just an unexpected
conversation between friends.
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>> Victoria: Are you talking
about Nate's new position?
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>> Nate: Not yet.
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>> Ashland: Nate has heard about
all the accusations made against
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me, and he understandably has
questions.
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>> Victoria: From my family.
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It's humiliating that they're
spreading this rumor.
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I mean, I can't imagine how they
would think that Ashland could
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possibly be lying about his
cancer diagnosis.
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>> Nate: It was the last thing
I expected to hear.
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>> Victoria: You don't actually
believe them, do you?
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I mean, you've -- you've seen
Ashland's medical records.
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You've -- You've witnessed the
toll that this has taken on him.
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It's absurd, the idea that he's
never had cancer.
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>> Nate: Everything I've seen
supports his diagnosis, yes.
477
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>> Victoria: Will you go to my
father?
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He trusts you.
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Tell him how insane this is and
the only thing that he is going
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to accomplish by pursuing this
ridiculous accusation is it's
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just gonna cause irreparable
damage.
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And when the truth does come out
and we find out who's really
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behind it and why, his
embarrassing claims that he's
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doing this to protect me --
it's just not gonna amount to
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anything.
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It's hurting Ashland and it's
hurting me and it needs to stop.
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>> Nate: I hope for all your
sakes that the truth comes out
488
00:24:37,876 --> 00:24:40,846
sooner than later.
489
00:24:40,912 --> 00:24:42,147
>> Victoria: Thank you, Nate.
490
00:24:42,214 --> 00:24:44,883
Thank you so much.
491
00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:49,221
>> Ashland: We're lucky to have
you as a friend, Nate.
492
00:24:49,287 --> 00:24:52,190
And I appreciate that you've
come here to hear my side of the
493
00:24:52,257 --> 00:24:54,626
story.
494
00:24:54,693 --> 00:24:58,797
>> Nate: Of course.
495
00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:03,201
>> Ashland: Nate.
496
00:25:03,268 --> 00:25:05,670
I'm looking forward to sitting
with you and talking about your
497
00:25:05,737 --> 00:25:07,739
future at Newman/Locke.
498
00:25:10,942 --> 00:25:12,944
>> Nate: Take care.
499
00:25:19,117 --> 00:25:22,954
>> Victoria: [ Exhales sharply ]
It is such a relief that he is
500
00:25:23,021 --> 00:25:24,689
not buying into this nonsense.
501
00:25:30,061 --> 00:25:32,564
You have the chief of surgery
in your corner.
502
00:25:32,631 --> 00:25:34,633
Why don't you look happier?
503
00:25:44,843 --> 00:25:45,944
>> Nate: Hey, you.
504
00:25:46,011 --> 00:25:47,812
I am sorry I am late.
505
00:25:47,879 --> 00:25:49,881
[ Smooches ] I hope I didn't
have you waiting too long.
506
00:25:49,948 --> 00:25:53,418
>> Elena: I won't hold it
against you...too much.
507
00:25:53,485 --> 00:25:55,520
>> Nate: [ Chuckles ]
>> Elena: What held you up?
508
00:25:55,587 --> 00:25:57,222
Something exciting happen at
Memorial?
509
00:25:57,289 --> 00:26:01,459
>> Nate: Uh, if there's anything
exciting about doing paperwork,
510
00:26:01,526 --> 00:26:03,962
I wish someone would share the
secret.
511
00:26:04,029 --> 00:26:05,463
[ Chuckles ] No.
512
00:26:05,530 --> 00:26:09,100
Uh, some Newman family drama.
513
00:26:09,167 --> 00:26:10,502
>> Elena: Shocking.
514
00:26:10,568 --> 00:26:11,636
>> Nate: Yeah.
515
00:26:11,703 --> 00:26:14,439
It's not just your
garden-variety business intrigue
516
00:26:14,506 --> 00:26:15,540
or sibling rivalry.
517
00:26:15,607 --> 00:26:17,842
This is some next-level stuff.
518
00:26:17,909 --> 00:26:20,412
>> Elena: Interesting. Go on.
519
00:26:20,478 --> 00:26:21,646
>> Nate: Hmm.
520
00:26:21,713 --> 00:26:25,016
All I can say is Ashland's at
the center of it, which is why I
521
00:26:25,083 --> 00:26:26,284
got dragged into it.
522
00:26:26,351 --> 00:26:29,721
Someone's making some pretty
scandalous accusations about
523
00:26:29,788 --> 00:26:30,488
him.
524
00:26:30,555 --> 00:26:32,557
>> Elena: Well, Ashland's no
angel.
525
00:26:32,624 --> 00:26:34,793
Everyone knows that.
526
00:26:34,859 --> 00:26:37,595
But I guess I've been a hopeless
romantic because I thought
527
00:26:37,662 --> 00:26:40,165
falling in love with Victoria
would have changed him.
528
00:26:40,231 --> 00:26:43,134
>> Nate: You really think love
can change someone?
529
00:26:43,201 --> 00:26:46,104
>> Elena: I think love from the
right person, sure.
530
00:26:46,171 --> 00:26:48,473
But I don't know Ashland like
you do.
531
00:26:48,540 --> 00:26:51,576
Do you think the allegations are
true?
532
00:26:51,643 --> 00:26:56,648
>> Nate: [ Sighs ]
I don't want to believe them.
533
00:26:56,715 --> 00:26:58,516
>> Elena: But you're not sure.
534
00:26:58,583 --> 00:27:01,086
>> Nate: It'd be one thing if
Victor was the one who
535
00:27:01,152 --> 00:27:04,789
approached me about all of this,
but it was Nick.
536
00:27:04,856 --> 00:27:07,759
>> Elena: Oh, boy.
537
00:27:07,826 --> 00:27:08,994
The Newman with a heart of gold.
538
00:27:09,060 --> 00:27:11,896
>> Nate: He knows Ashland and I
are close friends.
539
00:27:11,963 --> 00:27:14,933
He wants my help in confirming
his suspicions.
540
00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,069
>> Elena: So he's basically
asking you to betray your
541
00:27:18,136 --> 00:27:19,270
friend.
542
00:27:19,337 --> 00:27:22,007
>> Nate: I told him and Victor
that I didn't want any part of
543
00:27:22,073 --> 00:27:23,408
it.
544
00:27:23,475 --> 00:27:27,545
But when I left, I had a ton of
questions.
545
00:27:27,612 --> 00:27:30,382
So I went to see Ashland, heard
his side of the story.
546
00:27:30,448 --> 00:27:31,616
>> Elena: What did he say?
547
00:27:31,683 --> 00:27:34,252
>> Nate: He claims it was all
lies, that someone's setting him
548
00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:36,321
up.
549
00:27:36,388 --> 00:27:37,989
He was very convincing.
550
00:27:38,056 --> 00:27:39,124
>> Elena: Yeah.
551
00:27:39,190 --> 00:27:42,427
I know how persuasive Ashland
can be.
552
00:27:42,494 --> 00:27:46,664
>> Nate: I was ready to leave
Memorial to go work for him.
553
00:27:46,731 --> 00:27:51,236
>> Elena: Wait, you "were"
ready?
554
00:27:51,302 --> 00:27:53,938
>> Nate: I told Ashland I was
leaning towards accepting his
555
00:27:54,005 --> 00:27:56,374
offer.
556
00:27:56,441 --> 00:28:01,980
But I'm having doubts now
about taking that leap...
557
00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:04,582
and about Locke himself.
558
00:28:04,649 --> 00:28:07,519
>> Ashland: Victor's protecting
his daughter.
559
00:28:07,585 --> 00:28:10,955
I can understand that.
560
00:28:11,022 --> 00:28:15,093
But why he felt the need to go
to my friend, poison him against
561
00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,694
me, I, uh...
562
00:28:16,761 --> 00:28:17,996
>> Victor: I'm so sorry.
563
00:28:18,063 --> 00:28:20,198
>> Ashland: Yeah.
564
00:28:20,265 --> 00:28:22,767
Well, maybe it's better that
everything's out in the open
565
00:28:22,834 --> 00:28:23,935
with Nate.
566
00:28:24,002 --> 00:28:28,640
I'm just glad he had the chance
to hear the truth from me.
567
00:28:28,706 --> 00:28:34,813
But, Victoria, I'm gonna find
out who's behind these attacks,
568
00:28:34,879 --> 00:28:38,750
prove these disgusting
allegations are just lies.
569
00:28:38,817 --> 00:28:41,653
>> Victoria: That is the fastest
way to get my father to back
570
00:28:41,719 --> 00:28:42,620
off.
571
00:28:42,687 --> 00:28:44,322
>> Ashland: No, I want more than
that, though.
572
00:28:44,389 --> 00:28:50,228
I want to remove any shred of
doubt from Victor's mind...
573
00:28:50,295 --> 00:28:52,297
or anyone else's.
574
00:28:54,833 --> 00:28:56,701
>> Victor: I don't like seeing
you this upset.
575
00:28:56,768 --> 00:28:59,804
>> Lauren: What have you gotten
Michael involved in?
576
00:28:59,871 --> 00:29:02,607
>> Victor: Sweetheart, it was a
delicate mission that I knew he
577
00:29:02,674 --> 00:29:03,842
could handle.
578
00:29:03,908 --> 00:29:06,878
>> Lauren: It was supposed to be
a short fact-finding mission!
579
00:29:06,945 --> 00:29:09,247
The secrecy, the intrigue.
580
00:29:09,314 --> 00:29:11,983
You made it sound like an
adventure, and Michael ate it
581
00:29:12,050 --> 00:29:12,484
up.
582
00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:13,685
He was eager to go.
583
00:29:13,751 --> 00:29:17,255
The one thing you forgot to tell
him is how dangerous it was.
584
00:29:17,322 --> 00:29:20,358
>> Victor: I would never put him
in a dangerous situation.
585
00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:24,829
>> Lauren: This trip to Peru has
dragged on, and Michael is now
586
00:29:24,896 --> 00:29:25,997
off the radar.
587
00:29:26,064 --> 00:29:31,336
My gut is telling me that
something is very wrong.
588
00:29:31,402 --> 00:29:33,238
>> Victor: Michael is not only a
great lawyer.
589
00:29:33,304 --> 00:29:35,740
He's a good friend of mine.
590
00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:38,710
If anything goes wrong, I will
move heaven and Earth to get him
591
00:29:38,776 --> 00:29:39,711
back here, alright?
592
00:29:39,777 --> 00:29:40,545
>> Lauren: Right.
593
00:29:40,612 --> 00:29:42,580
And we need to do that now.
594
00:29:42,647 --> 00:29:44,149
We need to find him.
595
00:29:44,215 --> 00:29:47,752
>> Victor: We don't even know if
anything is amiss.
596
00:29:47,819 --> 00:29:49,154
We don't.
597
00:29:49,220 --> 00:29:52,624
I don't want you to have your
imagination run amuck with you.
598
00:29:52,690 --> 00:29:55,860
>> Lauren: What if you had lost
contact with Nikki and she was
599
00:29:55,927 --> 00:29:56,961
out of the country?
600
00:29:57,028 --> 00:29:58,062
What would you do?
601
00:29:58,129 --> 00:30:00,298
>> Victor: I would do the same
thing you're doing now.
602
00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:03,301
And if she walked back in and
she was alright, she would tell
603
00:30:03,368 --> 00:30:06,371
me, "Listen, why were you so
worried?"
604
00:30:06,437 --> 00:30:10,141
>> Lauren: I really hope you're
telling me the truth.
605
00:30:10,208 --> 00:30:14,345
Because if anything happens to
Michael, I will never forgive
606
00:30:14,412 --> 00:30:15,413
you.
607
00:30:19,984 --> 00:30:24,989
[ Door slams ]
>> Victor: [ Breathes deeply ]
608
00:30:32,797 --> 00:30:34,065
>> Kevin: Hi.
609
00:30:34,132 --> 00:30:35,833
Thanks for meeting us.
610
00:30:35,900 --> 00:30:38,203
>> Lauren: Well, I'm glad you're
taking my concerns about Michael
611
00:30:38,269 --> 00:30:39,837
seriously.
612
00:30:39,904 --> 00:30:42,874
>> Chloe: Well, when you left
Society, we talked about it, and
613
00:30:42,941 --> 00:30:46,010
Kevin persuaded me that this is
more than just his phone running
614
00:30:46,077 --> 00:30:47,045
out of power.
615
00:30:47,111 --> 00:30:48,846
>> Lauren: [ Sighs ]
>> Kevin: I've hacked into his
616
00:30:48,913 --> 00:30:49,948
devices, tried tracking him.
617
00:30:50,014 --> 00:30:51,382
>> Lauren: And what did you
find?
618
00:30:51,449 --> 00:30:53,585
>> Kevin: [ Sighs ] Dead ends
and brick walls.
619
00:30:53,651 --> 00:30:56,387
>> Lauren: [ Sighs ]
Sounds like my meeting with
620
00:30:56,454 --> 00:30:57,655
Victor.
621
00:30:57,722 --> 00:31:00,158
>> Chloe: That's who you rushed
to go see when you left Society?
622
00:31:00,225 --> 00:31:02,694
>> Lauren: Yeah, I thought it
would be important to go see the
623
00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:05,530
man that sent Michael to Peru in
the first place to see what was
624
00:31:05,597 --> 00:31:06,764
going on.
625
00:31:06,831 --> 00:31:10,134
But all he said is that he would
move mountains to keep Michael
626
00:31:10,201 --> 00:31:11,169
safe.
627
00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:12,804
>> Chloe: Well, that's not much
of an explanation.
628
00:31:12,870 --> 00:31:14,372
>> Lauren: Exactly.
629
00:31:14,439 --> 00:31:17,542
I think he's as much in the dark
as we are and doesn't want to
630
00:31:17,609 --> 00:31:20,812
admit that he doesn't know what
happened to Michael and why he's
631
00:31:20,878 --> 00:31:22,046
been out of contact.
632
00:31:22,113 --> 00:31:25,183
>> Kevin: I'm gonna keep digging
around to see what I can find,
633
00:31:25,250 --> 00:31:28,219
but if we don't hear from our
brother by morning, I'm gonna
634
00:31:28,286 --> 00:31:29,854
get my cop buddies involved.
635
00:31:33,391 --> 00:31:35,994
>> Nate: [ Sighs ]
>> Elena: Okay.
636
00:31:36,060 --> 00:31:37,695
Here's what we're gonna do.
637
00:31:37,762 --> 00:31:41,633
We are gonna have brunch, where
the only thing you have to
638
00:31:41,699 --> 00:31:44,569
decide is whether you want
coffee or tea.
639
00:31:44,636 --> 00:31:46,704
>> Nate: Coffee.
640
00:31:46,771 --> 00:31:49,207
>> Elena: You don't have to make
a decision about Newman/Locke
641
00:31:49,274 --> 00:31:49,941
just yet.
642
00:31:50,008 --> 00:31:51,509
>> Nate: I'm loving this
already.
643
00:31:51,576 --> 00:31:54,379
>> Elena: And you're gonna love
me more for not demanding
644
00:31:54,445 --> 00:31:57,548
details about what's going on
with Ashland.
645
00:31:57,615 --> 00:31:59,784
I understand why you want to be
discreet.
646
00:31:59,851 --> 00:32:02,086
>> Nate: This could affect a lot
of people.
647
00:32:02,153 --> 00:32:07,058
>> Elena: But it's all gonna
work out in the end -- because
648
00:32:07,125 --> 00:32:09,961
I know you're gonna be fair and
you're not gonna jump to any
649
00:32:10,028 --> 00:32:11,996
conclusions.
650
00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:14,132
I trust your instincts.
651
00:32:14,198 --> 00:32:17,101
Your gut reactions have saved so
many lives.
652
00:32:17,168 --> 00:32:19,270
>> Nate: [ Sighs ]
>> Elena: So you should trust
653
00:32:19,337 --> 00:32:20,972
them, too.
654
00:32:21,039 --> 00:32:25,143
And if something feels wrong,
it probably is.
655
00:32:25,209 --> 00:32:28,446
>> Nate: And that's what I'm
afraid of.
656
00:32:28,513 --> 00:32:32,383
[ Sighs ] But I'm not sure who's
behind this.
657
00:32:32,450 --> 00:32:35,119
I need to find out.
658
00:32:35,186 --> 00:32:39,123
>> Victor: Look, he's not only a
good friend, but he has the
659
00:32:39,190 --> 00:32:41,793
evidence I desperately need,
alright?
660
00:32:41,859 --> 00:32:45,530
So, whenever you hear anything
bout him or from him, you let me
661
00:32:45,596 --> 00:32:46,497
know, alright?
662
00:32:46,564 --> 00:32:48,566
Get to work.
663
00:32:50,201 --> 00:32:53,871
[ Sighs ]
>> Adam: Michael Baldwin still
664
00:32:53,938 --> 00:32:54,305
AWOL?
665
00:32:54,372 --> 00:32:55,340
>> Victor: Yeah.
666
00:32:59,243 --> 00:33:01,346
>> Adam: Well, he's a smart guy.
667
00:33:01,412 --> 00:33:06,050
He's got himself out of some
tight spots before.
668
00:33:06,117 --> 00:33:10,088
>> Victor: [ Breathes deeply ]
You know, I never thought that
669
00:33:10,154 --> 00:33:13,024
Ashland Locke would get the
upper hand.
670
00:33:13,091 --> 00:33:16,627
>> Adam: Well, how far do you
think he'd go to keep him quiet?
671
00:33:16,694 --> 00:33:18,696
>> Victor: He will do whatever
he can.
672
00:33:18,763 --> 00:33:22,033
He's a desperate man.
673
00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:27,472
Especially now that he knows his
entire back story is about to
674
00:33:27,538 --> 00:33:34,746
come to light and we expose him
for the fraud he is.
675
00:33:34,812 --> 00:33:38,349
So he's back against the wall.
676
00:33:38,416 --> 00:33:42,487
I expect anything from him.
677
00:33:42,553 --> 00:33:47,692
>> Ashland: I am going to put
all my energy into finding out
678
00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:51,162
who's trying to destroy my life
and put a stop to it.
679
00:33:51,229 --> 00:33:55,199
>> Victoria: I just want this to
be over.
680
00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:58,102
>> Ashland: First I need
something from you.
681
00:33:58,169 --> 00:33:59,804
>> Victoria: Anything.
682
00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:03,875
You know that.
683
00:34:03,941 --> 00:34:09,080
>> Ashland: Can you look me in
the eye and tell me that you
684
00:34:09,147 --> 00:34:14,652
believe I'm telling the truth?
685
00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:17,588
>> Victoria: Of course I can.
686
00:34:17,655 --> 00:34:20,658
I will always support you.
687
00:34:20,725 --> 00:34:24,028
>> Ashland: That's all I needed
to hear.
688
00:34:24,095 --> 00:34:26,364
>> Victoria: We should celebrate
that.
689
00:34:26,431 --> 00:34:29,434
>> Ashland: [ Chuckles ]
What do you have in mind?
690
00:34:34,972 --> 00:34:35,973
>> Victoria: This.
691
00:34:40,278 --> 00:34:41,179
>> Ashland: The contract.
692
00:34:41,245 --> 00:34:42,313
>> Victoria: Yes.
693
00:34:42,380 --> 00:34:49,720
Making you my full partner,
my co-CEO of Newman/Locke.
694
00:34:49,787 --> 00:34:54,826
>> Ashland: [ Exhales sharply ]
I can't tell you what this means
695
00:34:54,892 --> 00:34:55,893
to me.
696
00:35:05,570 --> 00:35:07,705
[ Chuckles ]
[ Stylus clatters ]
697
00:35:32,763 --> 00:35:44,709
♪♪
698
00:35:44,775 --> 00:35:59,657
♪♪
♪♪
699
00:35:59,724 --> 00:36:01,859
♪♪
♪♪
700
00:36:01,926 --> 00:36:16,807
♪♪
♪♪
701
00:36:16,874 --> 00:36:24,649
♪♪
♪♪
702
00:36:24,715 --> 00:36:26,717
♪♪
>> Join us again for "The Young
and the Restless."