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>> Victor: Glad you could make
it, son.
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>> Nick: Yeah. Sounded urgent.
What's up?
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>> Victor: I wanted to thank you
for reaching out to Nate.
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>> Nick: Yeah.
Did it do any good?
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>> Victor: [ Sighs ]
A world of it.
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>> Nick: What'd he do?
>> Victor: He got a hold of
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Ashland Locke's medical records,
of the scans that were taken at
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Memorial after his heart attack.
>> Nick: Did he find something?
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>> Victor: He found nothing.
The images are clear.
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There's no sign of cancer.
Ashland Locke is the picture of
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health.
>> Nick: Well, that's when he
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received his terminal diagnosis
for cancer.
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What about all his appointments
for treatment?
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>> Victor: No appointments, no
prescriptions, no chemotherapy.
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>> Nick: Son of a bitch.
You know, for him to lie about
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something like this just so he
could manipulate Victoria and
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get his hands on
Newman Enterprises -- there's a
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special place in hell for
somebody like this.
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>> Victor: You got it.
And since he refused to do the
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only decent thing he should have
done -- namely, to leave town --
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it's imperative upon us to show
Victoria the evidence that she
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has been betrayed.
>> Nick: Well, whatever
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punishment he gets is too good
for him.
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I sincerely hope Victoria boots
his ass out of the company and
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out of her life for good, and
then he'll get whatever karmic
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payback he deserves.
>> Victor: But you know a lot of
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this is now in Victoria's hands.
>> Nick: I'm guessing I know
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what the next move is.
I'll call in reinforcements.
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>> Victor: [ Breathes deeply ]
>> Ashland: Ah.
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>> Victor: [ Breathes deeply ]
>> Ashland: Ah.
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Good morning.
>> Victoria: You're early.
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>> Ashland: Yeah.
Ah. I, uh --
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I'm actually surprised I beat
you here.
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I thought we were gonna drive in
together this morning.
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>> Victoria: Oh, I'm sorry.
I actually had some errands to
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run.
>> Ashland: Yeah, imagine my
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surprise when I came downstairs
and you weren't there.
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[ Chuckles ]
>> Victoria: Is there something
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that you wanted to discuss?
>> Ashland: Well, actually, I
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was gonna ask you the same
thing.
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I -- I mean, the way you were
tossing and turning last night.
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>> Victoria: Oh. Was I?
I hope I didn't keep you up.
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Heavy is the head that wears the
crown, right?
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>> Ashland: Well, that's kind of
my point, actually.
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Um, you're not alone in this
anymore.
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We're -- We're equal partners
now.
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So whatever's bothering you also
would be bothering me.
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>> Victoria: I am -- I'm just
beyond furious at my father for
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setting this in motion.
>> Ashland: I can see that.
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>> Victoria: If word got out
that you supposedly faked your
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cancer diagnosis, then --
>> Ashland: No, no, no, no.
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I have no intention of letting
that happen.
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>> Victoria: Oh?
>> Ashland: I know exactly what
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to do, something that will
combat what your father is
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trying to do to us.
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>> Elena: So, what do you think?
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Do you just want coffee?
Or maybe we can split a pastry.
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>> Nate: I'm not hungry, uh, but
don't let me stop you from
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getting something.
>> Elena: Hey, look, I know
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you're still conflicted about
what's going on with Ashland.
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>> Nate: That's an
understatement.
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I felt like I had no other
choice.
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But I've never violated
someone's medical privacy
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before.
I didn't just access the medical
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records of someone who was never
my patient, but I shared the
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contents of those files with a
third party.
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>> Elena: I know you, Nate.
You wouldn't have done it
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without good reason.
>> Nate: There was already
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evidence out there that Ashland
was lying about his condition.
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I informed the person whose
family and business were
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directly affected by Ashland's
deception.
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>> Elena: So, do you wish you
hadn't given the evidence to
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Victor?
I mean, if you could do it all
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over again, would you change
anything?
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>> Nate: No.
But I still can't stop thinking
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about what could happen after
this.
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>> Elena: For the Newmans or for
Ashland?
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>> Nate: Not just them.
It also changes everything for
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me.
>> Nikki: I just hope this new
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evidence is enough to change
Victoria's mind about Ashland.
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>> Adam: Yeah.
It's one thing to try to explain
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away that doctor in Peru's bank
statements, but good luck
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finding an excuse for
cancer-free X-rays and
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nonexistent chemotherapy
appointments.
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>> Nikki: And then to have the
gall to try to convince Victoria
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that Victor made it all up.
He is trying to drive a wedge
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between her and the rest of us.
>> Victor: Well, I'm glad we're
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all on the same page now.
>> Adam: Yeah, once I heard what
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Nate had to say, it was a
no-brainer.
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He's an honest man.
I believe him.
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>> Nikki: The evidence speaks
for itself.
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So, what do we do now?
>> Nick: We need to come to some
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consensus about how to handle
things with Victoria.
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>> Adam: I assume the two of you
have something in mind?
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>> Nick: Victoria seems to be
very resistant to the idea that
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Ashland is lying to her.
We really only have one move
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left, and it's gonna take
all of us to pull it off.
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>> Nate: My, um, so-called
friendship with Ashland has gone
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up in flames.
And we've both heard stories
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about how he deals with people
who cross him.
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>> Elena: What do you think he's
gonna do to you?
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>> Nate: Ruin my reputation.
>> Elena: He wouldn't.
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>> Nate: He could, after what I
did.
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>> Elena: Look, you crossed the
line, but Ashland has bigger
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fish to fry after what he's
done.
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Besides, if he tries to come for
you, he's gonna have to expose
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his own deception, and he does
not want the truth coming out.
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>> Nate: But if people found out
what I did...
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>> Elena: They would probably
give you the key to the city for
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exposing him.
[ Scoffs ] Please stop worrying
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and stressing about what Ashland
is going to do next.
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>> Nate: You're worked up.
[ Chuckles ]
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>> Elena: Yeah. I am.
What Ashland did was
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reprehensible.
He used you.
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He got you mixed up in his
twisted scheme and made you
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believe that he appreciated your
medical advice when he was
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really just pretending to be
struggling with a deadly
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disease.
>> Nate: I thought I was a
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better judge of character.
>> Elena: Please don't blame
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yourself.
Even I feel like I have to
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question everything he's ever
said to me, every interaction
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we've ever had, because it's all
just been a part of this scheme
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to take over Newman Enterprises.
That man is shameless.
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And someone should make him pay.
>> Nate: Someone like you?
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>> Elena: Let's just say if I
hadn't taken an oath to do no
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harm, he would be right at the
top of my to-do list.
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>> Nate: [ Chuckles ]
Thank you for being outraged
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on my behalf.
And you're probably right.
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Ashland won't waste his time
worrying about me when he has
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bigger fish to fry.
The proof is already out there
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that he lied about his
condition, and I confirmed it.
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>> Elena: Yeah.
And he didn't see that coming.
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He thought he could walk all
over you.
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>> Nate: And he did.
He had me completely duped, and
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I'm so mad at myself for falling
for it.
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Knowing what I know now, I can't
believe I was his best man.
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>> Elena: Look, he fooled us
all.
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He even fooled his wife.
And she's spent, like, every
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hour of the day with him, at the
office and then at home.
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He did his research, and he
figured out how to play us all.
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>> Nate: Yeah, that's true.
But it's still so hard to
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process.
How did I allow a man like that
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to have so much influence over
me?
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He's the one who got me thinking
about changing my entire career
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path.
And what if I had taken that
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leap?
I'd be working for a man who had
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absolutely no qualms about lying
about his disease, who would
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have continued manipulating me
if the truth hadn't come out.
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Now my plans are up in the air.
If I'm not gonna work for
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Ashland, what am I gonna do?
>> Lily: Hey.
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Just the man I wanted to see.
[ Chuckles ] Hey.
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>> Victoria: You're planning to
"combat" my father?
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That sounds extreme.
>> Ashland: Nothing as
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aggressive as you might imagine.
>> Victoria: [ Sighs ]
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What precisely did you have in
mind?
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>> Ashland: I think we need to
get away for a while.
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It's become practically
impossible to focus on anything
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of substance here.
Uh, what if we were to escape
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to the palazzo in Tuscany?
>> Victoria: [ Chuckles ]
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Well, that sounds really nice.
>> Ashland: Yeah.
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We could -- We could stop in
Milan.
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We could, uh, take a couple of
weeks to hang with Harrison and
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then spend a few weeks working,
of course, but also enjoying the
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peace and serenity of our
Italian getaway.
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>> Victoria: Now?
>> Ashland: Yeah. Now.
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I think now is the perfect time.
It would give me a chance to
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investigate these slanderous
accusations against me.
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I could -- I could be working in
a relatively distraction-free
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zone.
Whether it's your father or
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whoever it is that's feeding
him this false information, we
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need to -- we need to put a stop
to this thing before it gets out
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of control.
>> Victoria: I just don't want
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people to think that we're in
hiding or -- or that we're
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running away from these
allegations.
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>> Ashland: I don't need to run
away from anything.
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But I am beginning to wonder...
if your father has planted more
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doubt in your mind than you're
willing to admit.
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>> Nick: So, that's the plan.
We have to move fast.
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>> Adam: Okay. I like it. I do.
Don't get me wrong, but --
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>> Nick: Oh, here we go.
>> Adam: It's never gonna work,
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Nick.
>> Nikki: I'm more worried about
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how Victoria will react.
And whether this is successful
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or not, she may never forgive
us.
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>> Victor: We shouldn't concern
ourselves about that right now.
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Our priority must be to remove
Ashland Locke out of Victoria's
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life.
>> Nick: We have to get her
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alone and make her look at all
the evidence while she still has
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a chance of listening to logic.
>> Adam: Look, it seems to me
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that Victoria is gonna take
Ashland's word over anybody
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else's.
Besides, he's already signed the
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contract making him partner at
Newman/Locke.
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So, is this too little too late?
>> Nick: This isn't about the
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company.
I don't give a damn what happens
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to Newman/Locke.
I only care about my sister.
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Her future and well-being are at
risk, and that should be your
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focus, too.
>> Adam: Well, of course, but...
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>> Nick: If this was Ashland's
plan all along, to merge his
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company with Newman Enterprises
and then run it single-handedly,
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Victoria could be incidental
now, an obstacle that he has to
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get rid of by any means
necessary.
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>> Lily: Hope you don't mind
that we're joining you.
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>> Elena: Of course.
>> Nate: Please.
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>> Lily: Thank you.
>> Devon: Couldn't help but
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overhear you.
>> Nate: Uh, I believe the legal
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term is "eavesdropping."
>> Lily: [ Laughs ]
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Yeah, we were eavesdropping.
We heard you say that you're
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uncertain about your plans for
the future?
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>> Nate: Ah, the world is my
oyster.
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>> Lily: [ Chuckles ]
>> Devon: Oh, yeah?
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Lily offered you a job at
Chancellor, and I told you I
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wouldn't mind you working at
Hamilton-Winters.
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>> Lily: Yeah, and you turned us
both down to work with Locke.
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So, what happened?
>> Nate: Some things in life
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don't work out the way you
expect them to.
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I realized that, um, working for
him isn't the best fit for me.
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>> Lily: Really? In what way?
>> Nate: Uh... [ Sighs ]
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>> Elena: You know how it goes.
You get an offer.
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It sounds good at first and then
you do some digging and you
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realize that you have a
different perspective, and what
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you want and what they want just
doesn't match up, right?
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>> Nate: That about sums it up.
>> Lily: Okay.
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Anything to do with the concerns
I raised when you first told me
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about the job offer?
>> Elena: Sorry, but what
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concerns are you talking about?
>> Lily: Well, I was just
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talking about, you know, the
family politics, the tricky
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dynamics, the constantly
shifting alliances.
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>> Nate: Yeah, that did play a
part in it, yes.
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>> Devon: I guess it's better to
politely decline now so you
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don't get caught up in anything
you'd rather avoid, protect
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that friendship.
>> Lily: So, are you gonna stay
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on at Memorial?
>> Nate: Uh, I'm still leaning
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towards stepping down as
Chief of Surgery.
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I just need to figure out my
next move.
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>> Lily: Well, in that case, I
think Devon and I have the
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perfect solution for you.
>> Devon: [ Chuckles ]
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>> Nikki: My God, you don't
actually think that Ashland
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would harm Victoria, do you?
I mean, I can see him being
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cutthroat in trying to be the
sole CEO, but to actually get
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rid of his wife?
>> Nick: Mom, I don't want to
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believe that he's capable of
something like that, but we
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can't take anything for granted.
We do not know how far he's
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willing to go.
>> Adam: But will you think
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about it?
The guy left his best friend to
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die, and he stole his identity
to get ahead.
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Now, I don't know about you, but
I doubt the part of his story
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that says there was nothing he
could do to save the real
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Ashland Locke's life.
>> Victor: Listen to me, all of
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you.
No matter what that SOB is
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trying to do, he is not going to
harm one hair on Victoria's
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head.
I'm gonna make sure of that.
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>> Nikki: She's really gonna
need us when all of this is
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over.
>> Victor: And we will be there.
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All of us.
>> Nick: Are you in, Adam?
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>> Adam: [ Sighs ]
100%.
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>> Nick: How about you, Mom?
You up for this?
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It all starts with you.
>> Nikki: I'm ready.
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Anything for my daughter.
>> Ashland: I know how close the
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Newmans are and how hard it is
for you go to against your
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father.
>> Victoria: My dad doesn't make
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decisions for me.
You know that.
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>> Ashland: Yes, but I get the
sense that you have doubts about
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me now.
I mean, my God, Victoria, the
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very idea that you would think
for a moment that I would
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deceive you in the way that your
father is claiming.
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>> Victoria: You swore to me
that none of that was true.
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So I'm sure you know how I would
react if I learned that -- that
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you lied to me again.
>> Ashland: Our marriage would
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never survive.
>> Victoria: You'd have to be
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both foolish and desperate to
think that you could keep me in
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the dark about something like
that and that we would be able
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to move past it.
>> Ashland: I take great pride
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in being neither of those
things.
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>> Victoria: You're brilliant.
And you know me very well.
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You know that I have a great
capacity for forgiveness.
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[ Sighs ] But there are some
lines that cannot be crossed.
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>> Ashland: I get the sense that
you think that I'm about to
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break down and make some kind of
confession here?
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>> Victoria: If there is a
confession that needs to be
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made, then now would be the
time to make it.
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>> Lily: Well -- Sorry.
Am I overstepping?
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>> Devon: No. No. Step away.
>> Lily: No?
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We're on the same page?
>> Devon: Mm-hmm. Yeah.
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>> Lily: Okay.
>> Nate: Does anybody want to
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fill us in?
>> Lily: [ Laughs ] Okay, well,
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before I go any further, I just
really want to stress that this
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conversation cannot leave this
table.
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>> Devon: Yes, no, this is
top-secret stuff, guys.
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>> Lily: Yes, very high-level.
>> Nate: Alright.
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>> Lily: Yeah? Okay.
Well, Devon and I have decided
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to join forces.
>> Devon: Mm-hmm.
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We're merging.
>> Lily: Mm-hmm.
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Chancellor Industries and
Hamilton-Winters as one big
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happy family.
>> Elena: What?!
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>> Devon: Yeah.
>> Nate: That's great news.
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>> Devon: We just made the
decision last night.
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>> Nate: I couldn't be happier
for you.
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>> Elena: Oh, my goodness.
Two major corporations turning
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into one entity?
>> Lily: Yeah.
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>> Elena: That's huge.
>> Lily: I mean, look, we have
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more details to work out, right?
>> Devon: Yeah, no, there's a
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whole bunch of work before it's
final, but we're -- we're
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cautiously optimistic.
>> Lily: Yeah.
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Well, that's Devon being Devon,
crossing all the T's and being
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as low-key as possible.
>> Devon: Well, yeah, sure,
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sure.
I wouldn't have agreed to it,
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though, unless I thought we
could create something very
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special.
>> Lily: Yeah, absolutely.
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And he's not just talking about
profits.
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I mean, we want to build
something here that we can run
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together as a family.
>> Devon: Mm-hmm.
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>> Lily: And we want you to be a
part of that, Nate, with us.
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>> Ashland: You're right.
There is something I need to
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confess.
It's a pretty big thing.
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Earth-shattering.
>> Victoria: It's alright.
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I'm ready to listen.
>> Ashland: [ Sighs ]
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Okay. Here it is.
I love you.
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I love you more than I have
loved anything in my entire
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life.
You are a gift that I do not
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deserve.
And I want to spend the rest of
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my life making you happy.
That's it.
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That's the confession.
Victoria, I can see in your eyes
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you're torn between your love
for me and your fidelity to your
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family, that you hate the fact
that we are forced to have this
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conversation.
>> Victoria: You're right.
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[ Sighs ] I'm so sorry.
>> Ashland: No. Don't say that.
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You have nothing to be sorry
for.
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Your family is breathing down
your neck right now.
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They're -- They're pushing this
idea of some kind of insane
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conspiracy theory on you.
Maybe they think if they say it
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enough times, you'll start to
believe it.
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I don't know.
But I'm asking you to shut out
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that noise.
And I think the best way for you
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to do that is to agree to go
away with me.
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>> Victoria: You know changing
our locations -- it's not gonna
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make our problems disappear.
>> Ashland: I disagree.
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Dealing with your family's
constant inference is neither a
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good way for us to function as a
couple or to run a company.
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We need time to focus.
I can't think of a more fitting
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place than Tuscany, where I
first pledged my love and my
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life to you and where you said
to me, "Love transcends all."
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>> Victoria: I remember very
well.
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>> Ashland: Then let's do it.
Let's go.
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>> Victoria: [ Sighs ] Today?
>> Ashland: Yeah.
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>> Victoria: [ Sighs ]
>> Ashland: Sure.
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We'll just pack a few bags.
We'll get on the jet.
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We'll be there before you know
it.
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Say yes.
[ Door opens ]
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>> Nikki: [ Voice breaking ]
Oh, Victoria.
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I'm so glad you're here.
>> Victoria: Mom. What's wrong?
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>> Nikki: You're the only one I
could turn to.
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You're the -- You're the only
one who would understand.
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>> Victoria: What -- What
happened?
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>> Nikki: It's a private matter.
Could we go someplace where we
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can be alone, please?
>> Adam: [ Breathes deeply ]
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So, what happens if it, uh,
doesn't work out?
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Do we have a, uh, Plan B?
>> Nick: Can we just let Plan A
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get, like, halfway through?
>> Adam: Look, I'm just saying
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that we need to be realistic
that we might need a fallback
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plan.
>> Nick: Well, it sounds like
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you have something in mind,
Adam.
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>> Adam: I floated an idea
yesterday, but Dad shot it down.
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So, what happens if Victoria
come around?
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Does the board have the power to
nullify Ashland's contract?
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And Victoria's?
>> Victor: Son, that's difficult
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because of the merger.
>> Adam: Yeah, but it's not
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impossible.
>> Victor: Under no
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circumstances will you remove
Victoria from her position.
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>> Nick: There's no basis for
firing her.
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>> Adam: Oh, really?
I beg to differ.
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I'd file this under
"incompetence."
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The CEO let the proverbial fox
into the henhouse.
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It calls into question her
decision-making skills.
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>> Victor: Son.
>> Adam: I'm just pointing out
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the truth.
When you had your suspicions
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about Ashland, you investigated
and you realized he was making a
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power grab.
But Victoria --
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>> Nick: I know what you're
trying to do, Adam, and I will
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not let it happen.
>> Adam: I have no idea what
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you're talking about.
>> Nick: You're trying to spin
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what happened with Victoria and
make a power grab of your own.
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>> Adam: [ Chuckles ]
[ Breathes deeply ]
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>> "The Young and the Restless"
will continue.
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>> Devon: I mean, the goal here
is to really build a dynasty and
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to create an empire that we can
leave behind for Moses and for
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Charlie and Mattie, for Dominic,
and any other future members of
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the family.
But it starts with us.
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>> Lily: Mm-hmm.
>> Devon: And that can include
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you.
>> Lily: I mean, can you imagine
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what Dad would say about all of
this?
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>> Devon: Oh, my gosh, that'd be
a no-brainer for him.
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There would be no one who would
be more proud or happy.
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>> Lily: Yeah, I mean, he'd ask
us what took us so long with
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that big smile of his.
[ Laughter ]
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>> Devon: And think about it.
Dude, when we sign these papers,
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this is gonna literally go down
in our family's history books.
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>> Lily: I mean, this will be
our ancestors' wildest dreams.
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>> Elena: It's amazing.
>> Devon: Yeah.
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>> Nate: I'm not sure where I'd
fit in, really.
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>> Devon: I mean, where would
you want to fit in?
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You're already making this jump
to the corporate world.
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You can blaze your path wherever
you'd like.
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>> Nate: It's a flattering
offer.
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I --
>> Lily: Well, look, we're not
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blowing smoke.
I mean, we want you because
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you're bright, you have a wealth
of knowledge, you know?
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You bring a lot to the table.
And we love you.
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>> Nate: I'll have to think
about it.
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>> Devon: You have to think
about it.
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Okay.
Elena, what do you feel about
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this?
>> Elena: Um...
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I mean, I love the idea.
I think it would be wonderful
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for you all to work together
as a family.
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But I also think that Nate has
to make up his own mind.
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>> Lily: [ Laughs ]
Very diplomatic of you.
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I mean, look, no pressure, Nate,
but I think we --
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>> Nate: Listen, I applaud your
enthusiasm, and I'm sure it's
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the perfect move for you, but
I'm not sure it's the right move
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for me, okay?
>> Elena: [ Clears throat ]
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>> Nikki: Ashland, I would
appreciate it if you would give
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us some space.
I'm sure you have a million
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things you need to do.
>> Victoria: Mother, you're
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being a little rude and
dismissive.
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I mean, Ashland and I -- we're
partners, just like you and Dad.
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So if you have something to
say, you can say it to both of
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us.
>> Nikki: Victoria, if you think
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I share everything with your
father, you are sorely mistaken.
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Right now I need some privacy
with my daughter.
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Please.
>> Ashland: Well, I'm sorry to
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disappoint you, Nikki, but if
Victoria wants me to stay, I'm
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gonna stay.
>> Nikki: Alright.
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If that's the way you want to
play it.
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I'm done being polite.
I am no longer asking you.
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I am telling you to leave this
office.
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>> Adam: Victoria has made a
colossal error.
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I think we can all agree on
that.
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That doesn't mean that I'm
trying to throw her off the
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throne so that I can wear the
crown, Nicholas.
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>> Nick: All historical evidence
to the contrary.
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>> Adam: [ Scoffs ]
I have a vested interest in this
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company and the health and
future of Newman/Locke because I
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actually work for the company,
unlike you.
444
00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:07,933
And we can't hit pause on work
because there's a family crisis.
445
00:26:07,999 --> 00:26:10,435
Somebody needs to be here to
keep their eye on the ball.
446
00:26:10,502 --> 00:26:14,639
>> Victor: Boys, I want you to
stop it now.
447
00:26:14,706 --> 00:26:17,909
We'll take this one step at a
time.
448
00:26:17,976 --> 00:26:21,713
If any damage has been done to
our business, we will deal with
449
00:26:21,780 --> 00:26:25,984
it.
Your sister's protection and
450
00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:29,220
security is our priority.
Is that clear?
451
00:26:29,287 --> 00:26:35,060
[ Door opens ]
Lauren.
452
00:26:35,126 --> 00:26:37,529
>> Adam: We, um -- We're in the
middle of a private meeting.
453
00:26:37,595 --> 00:26:39,864
>> Lauren: Well, just consider
me the next problem on your
454
00:26:39,931 --> 00:26:43,234
agenda then.
Victor, you have got to come
455
00:26:43,301 --> 00:26:45,937
clean with me.
What exactly do you know about
456
00:26:46,004 --> 00:26:47,339
my husband?
457
00:26:54,879 --> 00:26:58,216
>> Lauren: Have you heard from
Michael since we last spoke?
458
00:26:58,283 --> 00:27:00,852
>> Victor: I received a package
from him yesterday.
459
00:27:00,919 --> 00:27:04,322
>> Lauren: Which could have been
sent days ago when he was safe.
460
00:27:04,389 --> 00:27:08,927
So let me rephrase.
Have you heard anything about
461
00:27:08,994 --> 00:27:11,129
Michael?
Because I'm aware that you have
462
00:27:11,196 --> 00:27:14,466
people searching for him.
>> Victor: How do you know that?
463
00:27:14,532 --> 00:27:17,235
>> Lauren: It doesn't matter.
The point is, you should have
464
00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:22,874
shared that with me.
Now I am asking you to tell me
465
00:27:22,941 --> 00:27:29,848
everything.
>> Victor: [ Breathes deeply ]
466
00:27:29,914 --> 00:27:31,716
I have lost contact with
Michael.
467
00:27:31,783 --> 00:27:37,822
>> Lauren: [ Sighs heavily ]
I knew that in my heart.
468
00:27:37,889 --> 00:27:42,027
Okay, well, it's good that I
went to Kevin.
469
00:27:42,093 --> 00:27:44,129
>> Victor: What does Kevin have
to do with this?
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00:27:44,195 --> 00:27:46,798
>> Lauren: When you refused to
give me any information, I went
471
00:27:46,865 --> 00:27:50,201
to him for help.
I have filed a missing-persons
472
00:27:50,268 --> 00:27:53,471
report with the GCPD, and
they've contacted the Peruvian
473
00:27:53,538 --> 00:27:55,807
authorities.
>> Victor: Lauren, forget about
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00:27:55,874 --> 00:27:58,143
the GCPD, alright?
I have my best people looking
475
00:27:58,209 --> 00:28:03,214
for him right now, as we speak.
We'll find him. Trust me.
476
00:28:03,281 --> 00:28:07,819
>> Lauren: Trust you?
Like Michael did?
477
00:28:07,886 --> 00:28:10,655
And maybe I would have if you
had given me any kind of
478
00:28:10,722 --> 00:28:13,391
information when this
fact-finding mission went off
479
00:28:13,458 --> 00:28:14,993
the rails.
>> Victor: I didn't want to
480
00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:18,496
alarm you.
And I thought we would find
481
00:28:18,563 --> 00:28:22,033
Michael much more quickly.
>> Lauren: But you didn't.
482
00:28:22,100 --> 00:28:26,137
And you still said nothing.
I don't even know why he was
483
00:28:26,204 --> 00:28:30,442
sent to South America.
And I suppose you two know more
484
00:28:30,508 --> 00:28:33,078
than I do.
You've been conspicuously
485
00:28:33,144 --> 00:28:36,514
silent.
I'd really love your take.
486
00:28:36,581 --> 00:28:44,756
Are you privy to any information
that you think I should have?
487
00:28:44,823 --> 00:28:48,193
[ Sighs ]
>> Nikki: Oh, my God, why can't
488
00:28:48,259 --> 00:28:49,661
you do this one simple thing for
me?
489
00:28:49,727 --> 00:28:51,596
>> Ashland: This is a matter of
respect.
490
00:28:51,663 --> 00:28:53,598
You're showing none to Victoria
or to me.
491
00:28:53,665 --> 00:28:56,367
And it's not hard to imagine why
you want me to leave.
492
00:28:56,434 --> 00:28:59,104
>> Nikki: Can you really be this
obtuse?
493
00:28:59,170 --> 00:29:01,506
Not everything is about you,
Ashland.
494
00:29:01,573 --> 00:29:06,211
I'm not here because of you.
It's a private family matter.
495
00:29:06,277 --> 00:29:11,916
It's about Victor and me and
our marriage.
496
00:29:11,983 --> 00:29:14,919
>> Victoria: What happened? Mom?
>> Nikki: Oh, we had a terrible
497
00:29:14,986 --> 00:29:17,655
fight.
The things that we said to each
498
00:29:17,722 --> 00:29:20,892
other, the threats...
Now I'm worried.
499
00:29:20,959 --> 00:29:24,262
I-I-I don't know what to do
because we both said things that
500
00:29:24,329 --> 00:29:27,332
we can't take back.
>> Victoria: Oh, I'm so sorry.
501
00:29:27,398 --> 00:29:29,100
>> Nikki: Oh, no, I'm sorry to
burden you with this.
502
00:29:29,167 --> 00:29:30,568
You're dealing with so many
other things.
503
00:29:30,635 --> 00:29:32,003
But I didn't have anywhere else
to turn.
504
00:29:32,070 --> 00:29:34,072
>> Victoria: No, no, it's okay.
I'm glad you came to me.
505
00:29:34,139 --> 00:29:38,510
It's alright.
We'll figure it out. I promise.
506
00:29:38,576 --> 00:29:41,913
I need to speak with my mother
alone.
507
00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:43,615
>> Ashland: You sure about that?
>> Victoria: Look at her.
508
00:29:43,681 --> 00:29:47,185
I mean, she's obviously upset.
And I don't want to stress her
509
00:29:47,252 --> 00:29:48,586
out any more than she already
is.
510
00:29:48,653 --> 00:29:51,422
She's been battling enough.
I don't want to add to it.
511
00:29:51,489 --> 00:29:52,824
>> Ashland: Perhaps you're
right.
512
00:29:52,891 --> 00:29:55,927
>> Victoria: It's just gonna
take a few minutes.
513
00:29:55,994 --> 00:29:58,696
My mother is the strongest woman
that I know, and I want to be
514
00:29:58,763 --> 00:30:00,632
there for her.
Do you understand?
515
00:30:00,698 --> 00:30:03,334
>> Ashland: Yes.
This is one of the things I
516
00:30:03,401 --> 00:30:05,770
love about you.
Even with someone who's caused
517
00:30:05,837 --> 00:30:08,706
you so much consternation, your
first instinct is to help.
518
00:30:08,773 --> 00:30:11,109
>> Victoria: I want to support
her.
519
00:30:11,176 --> 00:30:19,083
>> Ashland: I understand.
>> Victoria: Okay.
520
00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:24,222
>> Ashland: Nikki...
I truly wish you the best.
521
00:30:24,289 --> 00:30:27,091
You're very fortunate to have
such a loving and caring
522
00:30:27,158 --> 00:30:32,130
daughter.
>> Nikki: Thank you.
523
00:30:32,197 --> 00:30:35,099
>> Ashland: I'll be back as soon
as I can, and we'll pick up
524
00:30:35,166 --> 00:30:36,834
where we left off, yeah?
>> Victoria: Yeah.
525
00:30:36,901 --> 00:30:44,809
>> Ashland: Okay.
[ Door opens ]
526
00:30:44,876 --> 00:30:47,345
>> Nick: Look, Lauren, I know
how concerned you are about
527
00:30:47,412 --> 00:30:49,113
Michael.
>> Lauren: You have no idea.
528
00:30:49,180 --> 00:30:51,149
>> Nick: I know my dad's gonna
find him soon.
529
00:30:51,216 --> 00:30:53,718
>> Adam: Look, Michael will come
back with a hell of a story,
530
00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:56,287
I'm sure.
He knows how to handle himself.
531
00:30:56,354 --> 00:30:59,457
>> Lauren: Why won't any of you
just tell me what's going on?
532
00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:02,026
>> Victor: Because I want to
keep what Michael is working on
533
00:31:02,093 --> 00:31:05,230
confidential.
It has to do with
534
00:31:05,296 --> 00:31:08,833
attorney/client privilege.
>> Lauren: And you are the
535
00:31:08,900 --> 00:31:10,235
client.
You could tell me.
536
00:31:10,301 --> 00:31:14,172
>> Victor: No, I cannot tell
you.
537
00:31:14,239 --> 00:31:20,345
And I'm sorry that what should
have been a routine trip turned
538
00:31:20,411 --> 00:31:23,248
into a dangerous situation for
Michael, but I will remedy the
539
00:31:23,314 --> 00:31:25,116
situation.
I promise you.
540
00:31:25,183 --> 00:31:27,118
>> Lauren: If only I could
believe you.
541
00:31:27,185 --> 00:31:29,587
[ Cellphone chimes ]
>> Nick: Yeah, Adam and I need
542
00:31:29,654 --> 00:31:32,090
to take care of that issue we
were discussing earlier.
543
00:31:32,156 --> 00:31:34,692
>> Victor: I will join you
shortly, son.
544
00:31:39,864 --> 00:31:43,768
>> Lauren: Does that have
something to do with Michael?
545
00:31:43,835 --> 00:31:48,039
>> Victor: [ Breathes deeply ]
It does in a way, Lauren, yes.
546
00:31:48,106 --> 00:31:52,844
Okay?
But I honestly cannot tell you
547
00:31:52,910 --> 00:31:57,282
what we're working on right now.
He's on a very, very important
548
00:31:57,348 --> 00:32:01,286
mission.
But I promise you that I'll do
549
00:32:01,352 --> 00:32:05,023
everything in my power to bring
him back safely.
550
00:32:05,089 --> 00:32:07,158
You have my word.
551
00:32:20,104 --> 00:32:23,274
>> Nate: [ Sighs ]
Forgive me for blowing up like
552
00:32:23,341 --> 00:32:26,044
that.
>> Devon: No, man.
553
00:32:26,110 --> 00:32:28,446
Forgive us for offering you a
cool job.
554
00:32:28,513 --> 00:32:30,448
>> Lily: Well, no.
We -- We shouldn't have
555
00:32:30,515 --> 00:32:31,549
bombarded you.
I'm sorry.
556
00:32:31,616 --> 00:32:33,685
>> Nate: No, it's alright.
Don't apologize.
557
00:32:33,751 --> 00:32:36,187
This is good news.
I couldn't be happier.
558
00:32:36,254 --> 00:32:39,223
>> Lily: Well, I mean, I've seen
you happier.
559
00:32:39,290 --> 00:32:44,362
So, what's going on?
Just tell us.
560
00:32:44,429 --> 00:32:47,699
>> Nate: It's complicated.
>> Lily: Well, I mean, what
561
00:32:47,765 --> 00:32:50,034
isn't?
I think the three of us can help
562
00:32:50,101 --> 00:32:53,805
solve whatever problem it is.
>> Nate: Thank you, but,
563
00:32:53,871 --> 00:32:57,408
unfortunately, this is just the
aftermath of making a bad
564
00:32:57,475 --> 00:32:59,477
judgment call.
>> Devon: Oh, man.
565
00:32:59,544 --> 00:33:01,045
Good thing none of us have
experience with that.
566
00:33:01,112 --> 00:33:04,015
>> Lily: [ Chuckles ]
Is there anything that we can
567
00:33:04,082 --> 00:33:05,283
do?
>> Nate: No.
568
00:33:05,350 --> 00:33:08,119
I just need time to regroup.
>> Devon: Yeah?
569
00:33:08,186 --> 00:33:09,754
You want to get out?
You want to go for a run or
570
00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:12,023
something to clear your head?
>> Lily: I could bore you with
571
00:33:12,090 --> 00:33:14,325
some of the corporate conundrums
I'm trying to tackle.
572
00:33:14,392 --> 00:33:16,394
>> Devon: I got singers I'm
thinking of signing.
573
00:33:16,461 --> 00:33:18,463
You can help me listen to their
demos.
574
00:33:18,529 --> 00:33:21,599
>> Elena: See?
We are all here for you,
575
00:33:21,666 --> 00:33:23,301
whatever you need.
>> Lily: Yeah.
576
00:33:23,368 --> 00:33:26,003
You're stuck with us.
>> Nate: Stop.
577
00:33:26,070 --> 00:33:29,674
I just need to take care of some
things.
578
00:33:29,741 --> 00:33:33,277
>> Lily: Okay, well, the offer
doesn't expire.
579
00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:38,282
>> Nate: Good to know.
>> Elena: Talk to you later.
580
00:33:38,349 --> 00:33:45,523
>> Nate: Thank you.
>> Lily: Uh, what was that?
581
00:33:45,590 --> 00:33:47,125
What's going on?
>> Devon: Is everything alright
582
00:33:47,191 --> 00:33:49,627
with him?
>> Elena: [ Sighs ]
583
00:33:49,694 --> 00:33:51,562
It's not my place to talk about
it.
584
00:33:51,629 --> 00:33:54,832
>> Devon: Is it something
serious?
585
00:33:54,899 --> 00:33:58,169
>> Elena: What I can say is
he's going to be okay and you
586
00:33:58,236 --> 00:34:00,872
don't need to worry about him.
>> Lily: I mean, was it the
587
00:34:00,938 --> 00:34:02,974
wrong time to bring up the job
offer?
588
00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:04,475
>> Elena: No, no, no, no, no,
no.
589
00:34:04,542 --> 00:34:06,878
I think once he cools down,
he'll appreciate it.
590
00:34:06,944 --> 00:34:10,848
And I love that you want to
invite him into the legacy that
591
00:34:10,915 --> 00:34:14,118
you're creating.
He's gonna need something to
592
00:34:14,185 --> 00:34:24,328
latch onto.
>> Nikki: Thank you so much.
593
00:34:24,395 --> 00:34:28,032
>> Victoria: Mama, are you
feeling better?
594
00:34:28,099 --> 00:34:31,569
>> Nikki: I am, now that we're
alone.
595
00:34:31,636 --> 00:34:34,372
>> Victoria: So, tell me about
this argument that you had with
596
00:34:34,439 --> 00:34:37,442
Dad.
I know you told Ashland that it
597
00:34:37,508 --> 00:34:40,378
had nothing to do with him,
but -- I'm sorry -- I find that
598
00:34:40,445 --> 00:34:43,481
hard to believe, given what's
happened the past few days.
599
00:34:43,548 --> 00:34:47,752
>> Nikki: Yeah.
Everybody has been so tense.
600
00:34:47,819 --> 00:34:50,288
>> Victoria: Yes, because of the
accusations that Dad makes
601
00:34:50,354 --> 00:34:52,890
towards my husband.
I hope you told him that he's
602
00:34:52,957 --> 00:34:56,694
crossed the line and he needs to
stop.
603
00:34:56,761 --> 00:35:00,998
>> Nikki: Victoria, there is no
doubt in my mind that your
604
00:35:01,065 --> 00:35:05,536
father was right to investigate
his suspicions.
605
00:35:05,603 --> 00:35:09,207
>> Victoria: You didn't really
have a fight with Dad, did you?
606
00:35:09,273 --> 00:35:12,009
You lied to me.
>> Nikki: And I'm very sorry
607
00:35:12,076 --> 00:35:14,212
about that.
I had to get Ashland out of the
608
00:35:14,278 --> 00:35:17,348
room so we could speak freely.
>> Victoria: There is nothing
609
00:35:17,415 --> 00:35:20,251
that you can say to me that I
haven't already heard!
610
00:35:20,318 --> 00:35:22,587
>> Nikki: Victoria, listen to
me.
611
00:35:22,653 --> 00:35:25,790
He has been using you.
He has been lying to you since
612
00:35:25,857 --> 00:35:29,193
the day he claimed he was sick.
>> Victoria: How far are you and
613
00:35:29,260 --> 00:35:32,129
Dad willing to go?
>> Victor: As far as is
614
00:35:32,196 --> 00:35:35,566
necessary to show you exactly
what Ashland has done.
615
00:35:35,633 --> 00:35:38,803
>> Nick: And we're not leaving
until you've seen all the
616
00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:53,751
evidence.
♪♪
617
00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:59,857
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