1 00:00:02,268 --> 00:00:06,039 >> Victor: Sweetheart, please answer your mother's questions. 2 00:00:06,106 --> 00:00:12,612 Are you saying that, after all the betrayal and all the lies, 3 00:00:12,679 --> 00:00:15,382 you still feel love for Ashland Locke? 4 00:00:15,448 --> 00:00:19,986 >> Victoria: [ Sighs ] Do I love him? Or do I hate him? 5 00:00:20,053 --> 00:00:21,421 I mean, does it really matter? 6 00:00:21,488 --> 00:00:23,690 >> Nick: Yeah. It does. 7 00:00:23,757 --> 00:00:26,126 We need to know if you have cut ties with Ashland. 8 00:00:26,192 --> 00:00:29,262 I'm very concerned about the emotional toll this has taken on 9 00:00:29,329 --> 00:00:30,463 you. 10 00:00:30,530 --> 00:00:33,333 If you still have feelings for him, it's gonna be much, much 11 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:34,601 worse. 12 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:36,736 >> Victoria: Yes, Nicholas, the feelings that I had for Ashland 13 00:00:36,803 --> 00:00:39,205 were very strong, and they are not simply gonna go away 14 00:00:39,272 --> 00:00:41,875 overnight, even after finding out that he's been lying to me 15 00:00:41,941 --> 00:00:42,509 for months. 16 00:00:42,575 --> 00:00:43,810 >> Nick: Not just lying. 17 00:00:43,877 --> 00:00:48,081 >> Victoria: I know what he's done, Nick. 18 00:00:48,148 --> 00:00:52,051 But what I'm saying is, whatever residual emotion there is left 19 00:00:52,118 --> 00:00:54,053 in my heart, it doesn't matter. 20 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,891 What matters is the crimes that he's committed against me and 21 00:00:57,957 --> 00:00:59,159 this family. 22 00:00:59,225 --> 00:01:02,328 What matters is this plan to get him out of our lives and out of 23 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:03,496 our company. 24 00:01:03,563 --> 00:01:06,232 >> Nikki: But, darling, the plan seems to be falling apart. 25 00:01:06,299 --> 00:01:12,205 >> Victor: Are you saying Locke is having second thoughts? 26 00:01:12,272 --> 00:01:15,475 >> Nikki: [ Sighs ] Now he doesn't know if he wants 27 00:01:15,542 --> 00:01:16,676 to set Adam up. 28 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:20,046 Even though Adam agreed to go along with it, Ashland may not 29 00:01:20,113 --> 00:01:21,247 follow through. 30 00:01:21,314 --> 00:01:23,450 >> Victor: Are you telling me that this is all off the rail 31 00:01:23,516 --> 00:01:24,851 now, this whole plan? 32 00:01:27,887 --> 00:01:29,923 >> Sally: Thank you. 33 00:01:29,989 --> 00:01:31,991 [ Sighs ] >> Ashland: [ Sighs ] 34 00:01:44,204 --> 00:01:45,371 You have my attention. 35 00:01:45,438 --> 00:01:46,639 >> Adam: Huh. 36 00:01:46,706 --> 00:01:47,841 Well, I would hope so. 37 00:01:47,907 --> 00:01:51,511 Half a billion dollars is, uh, hard to ignore. 38 00:01:51,578 --> 00:01:57,617 All you have to do is walk away from Victoria and Newman/Locke. 39 00:01:57,684 --> 00:02:00,854 >> Ashland: Well, I'm not exactly strapped for cash, but, 40 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,858 uh, that is a substantial amount of money. 41 00:02:04,924 --> 00:02:08,194 >> Adam: It's enough to go anywhere that is not Genoa City. 42 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:11,698 You know, you could buy yourself a private island, buy a 43 00:02:11,764 --> 00:02:13,600 business, rebuild your empire. 44 00:02:13,666 --> 00:02:17,537 You could build a rocket and blast yourself into space. 45 00:02:17,604 --> 00:02:19,072 I don't really care. 46 00:02:19,138 --> 00:02:24,143 But most importantly, you would get a drama-free exit with no 47 00:02:24,210 --> 00:02:25,712 questions asked. 48 00:02:29,716 --> 00:02:44,597 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 49 00:02:44,664 --> 00:02:45,031 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 50 00:02:45,098 --> 00:02:59,979 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 51 00:03:00,046 --> 00:03:11,758 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 52 00:03:11,824 --> 00:03:14,327 >> Ashley: Are you spying on the neighbors? 53 00:03:14,394 --> 00:03:17,363 >> Traci: [ Laughs ] No! 54 00:03:17,430 --> 00:03:19,799 [ Laughs ] >> Ashley: You know, seeing you 55 00:03:19,866 --> 00:03:21,534 like this, Traci, reminds me when we were little. 56 00:03:21,601 --> 00:03:24,003 Daddy would go on business trips, and the day he was 57 00:03:24,070 --> 00:03:26,706 returning home, you would be here all day long, waiting for 58 00:03:26,773 --> 00:03:28,141 him to walk through that door. 59 00:03:28,207 --> 00:03:29,175 Do you remember that? 60 00:03:29,242 --> 00:03:31,511 >> Traci: I remember vividly. 61 00:03:31,578 --> 00:03:34,514 I just -- I just loved it when he came home from a trip. 62 00:03:34,581 --> 00:03:37,483 It just felt better when he was here with us, you know? 63 00:03:37,550 --> 00:03:37,984 Safer. 64 00:03:38,051 --> 00:03:39,085 >> Ashley: Yeah. 65 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:41,421 Plus, he always brought us presents from wherever he'd 66 00:03:41,487 --> 00:03:42,055 been, right? 67 00:03:42,121 --> 00:03:43,323 >> Traci: Yeah. That helped. 68 00:03:43,389 --> 00:03:45,825 >> Ashley: And here you are all these years later standing here 69 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:48,461 and waiting for Jack in the exact same spot. 70 00:03:48,528 --> 00:03:51,331 >> Traci: Well, I just want to hear about Los Angeles. 71 00:03:51,397 --> 00:03:54,801 And I want to hear what happened with his granddaughter, Allie. 72 00:03:54,867 --> 00:03:55,969 He'll be here any minute. 73 00:03:56,035 --> 00:03:58,004 >> Ashley: Maybe he'll bring you a present. 74 00:03:58,071 --> 00:04:00,306 >> Traci: Oh, that would be nice! 75 00:04:00,373 --> 00:04:04,010 [ Laughs ] I just -- I really hope the trip 76 00:04:04,077 --> 00:04:05,812 went the way he wanted it to. 77 00:04:05,878 --> 00:04:09,349 >> Ashley: Me too. 78 00:04:14,454 --> 00:04:17,924 >> Traci: [ Chuckles ] >> Phyllis: Thank you. 79 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:21,661 It's so chivalrous of you to bring in my bag. 80 00:04:21,728 --> 00:04:23,830 Um, you don't need to. 81 00:04:23,896 --> 00:04:25,765 >> Jack: I just wanted to make sure you got settled in. 82 00:04:25,832 --> 00:04:29,669 >> Phyllis: Thank you. 83 00:04:29,736 --> 00:04:31,671 I wish there was something I could do for you. 84 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:33,706 >> Jack: Are you joking? 85 00:04:33,773 --> 00:04:35,742 You have been such a help. 86 00:04:35,808 --> 00:04:37,910 It feels like you've been by my side for weeks now. 87 00:04:37,977 --> 00:04:39,779 >> Phyllis: You know what I mean. 88 00:04:39,846 --> 00:04:42,682 I wish there was something I could do for you right this 89 00:04:42,749 --> 00:04:43,883 moment. 90 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:45,351 >> Jack: Can you call Kyle and tell him his mother's actually 91 00:04:45,418 --> 00:04:46,953 alive and wants to be part of his life now? 92 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:49,088 >> Phyllis: Well, I'm gonna stay away from that. 93 00:04:49,155 --> 00:04:51,758 In fact, I don't even want to talk to Summer right now. 94 00:04:51,824 --> 00:04:52,892 I'm afraid it'll slip. 95 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:54,994 >> Jack: No, I have to be the one to tell him. 96 00:04:55,061 --> 00:04:57,296 Boy, am I not looking forward to that conversation. 97 00:04:57,363 --> 00:04:59,265 >> Phyllis: No, but you have to do it before Diane does. 98 00:04:59,332 --> 00:05:00,700 I mean -- >> Jack: Yeah, I just don't know 99 00:05:00,767 --> 00:05:02,635 how he's gonna react. 100 00:05:02,702 --> 00:05:05,271 Never in a million years did I imagine I would be in this 101 00:05:05,338 --> 00:05:05,872 situation. 102 00:05:05,938 --> 00:05:08,241 Poor Kyle. 103 00:05:13,112 --> 00:05:15,114 [ Breathes deeply ] 104 00:05:22,021 --> 00:05:24,323 >> Jack: The whole situation is just a mess. 105 00:05:24,390 --> 00:05:25,191 >> Phyllis: Yeah. 106 00:05:25,258 --> 00:05:26,759 >> Jack: It's not just Kyle's reaction. 107 00:05:26,826 --> 00:05:28,628 Allie was dragged into the middle of this. 108 00:05:28,695 --> 00:05:31,564 That trip was supposed to be about me spending time with her, 109 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:32,598 getting to know her. 110 00:05:32,665 --> 00:05:35,001 The whole thing was ruined by Diane's intrusion. 111 00:05:35,068 --> 00:05:38,538 >> Phyllis: Yeah. 112 00:05:38,604 --> 00:05:40,173 Diane is a master manipulator. 113 00:05:40,239 --> 00:05:41,140 That's for sure. 114 00:05:41,207 --> 00:05:42,942 Hey, I don't want to talk about her. 115 00:05:43,009 --> 00:05:44,143 Let's talk about Allie. 116 00:05:44,210 --> 00:05:45,745 That was a good trip. 117 00:05:45,812 --> 00:05:48,448 I think you made progress with her. 118 00:05:48,514 --> 00:05:49,482 I really do. 119 00:05:49,549 --> 00:05:54,620 She's a very smart, capable girl. 120 00:05:54,687 --> 00:05:57,290 I think that, uh, you made a real connection. 121 00:05:57,356 --> 00:05:58,691 That's what I think. 122 00:05:58,758 --> 00:06:02,628 And there's nothing that Diane can say or do to ruin that. 123 00:06:02,695 --> 00:06:04,897 >> Jack: Thank you for keeping things positive. 124 00:06:04,964 --> 00:06:06,766 When did you become a cockeyed optimist? 125 00:06:06,833 --> 00:06:08,701 >> Phyllis: Just calling it like I see it. 126 00:06:08,768 --> 00:06:10,503 [ Cellphone buzzes ] >> Jack: Oh. 127 00:06:10,570 --> 00:06:12,772 Bear with me. 128 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,707 It's Billy. 129 00:06:14,774 --> 00:06:17,076 He wants to know how my trip went. 130 00:06:17,143 --> 00:06:20,580 Well, I guess I have to break the news to all of my siblings 131 00:06:20,646 --> 00:06:21,714 at the same time. 132 00:06:21,781 --> 00:06:22,982 Wish me luck. 133 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:25,518 I'm about to blow up a good old-fashioned Abbott family 134 00:06:25,585 --> 00:06:26,586 meeting. 135 00:06:29,255 --> 00:06:33,392 >> Victoria: Ashland was adamant that he didn't want me to cross 136 00:06:33,459 --> 00:06:34,560 an ethical line. 137 00:06:34,627 --> 00:06:39,699 He felt that if -- if I helped him to frame Adam, it would 138 00:06:39,766 --> 00:06:43,436 corrupt me and there would be no coming back from that. 139 00:06:43,503 --> 00:06:47,707 He also suggested that the two of us run away together. 140 00:06:47,774 --> 00:06:50,176 >> Victor: He's testing you. 141 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:52,812 He's suspicious. 142 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:54,380 He wants to know you're on his side. 143 00:06:54,447 --> 00:06:56,115 >> Nikki: That's what I thought, too. 144 00:06:56,182 --> 00:06:57,850 He's no dummy. 145 00:06:57,917 --> 00:07:01,654 >> Nick: By that, you mean he is sneaky and a criminal. 146 00:07:01,721 --> 00:07:03,623 >> Victor: Of course he is. 147 00:07:03,689 --> 00:07:05,291 We don't know what he's gonna do. 148 00:07:05,358 --> 00:07:07,693 >> Nick: Well, he may catch on to what we're up to. 149 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:12,431 >> Victor: If he even gets a hint of our plan, we need to 150 00:07:12,498 --> 00:07:13,966 rethink it. 151 00:07:14,033 --> 00:07:15,101 >> Nick: I agree. 152 00:07:15,168 --> 00:07:18,171 The more I think about it, the more reservations I have. 153 00:07:18,237 --> 00:07:19,672 >> Nikki: What we need to be concerned about is -- 154 00:07:19,739 --> 00:07:23,042 >> Victoria: I can handle myself. 155 00:07:23,109 --> 00:07:24,544 I can handle Ashland. 156 00:07:24,610 --> 00:07:27,213 This plan is solid. 157 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:28,915 I chose to bring you all in on it. 158 00:07:28,981 --> 00:07:31,150 I trusted you to help me. 159 00:07:31,217 --> 00:07:34,053 I just told you how committed I am to seeing it through, and you 160 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:39,325 still don't trust me. 161 00:07:39,392 --> 00:07:42,929 >> Ashland: See, I think accepting a deal like this, as 162 00:07:42,995 --> 00:07:48,167 generous as it may seem, uh, may appear to be an admission of 163 00:07:48,234 --> 00:07:48,901 guilt. 164 00:07:48,968 --> 00:07:53,172 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] [ Laughs ] 165 00:07:53,239 --> 00:07:55,041 Are you still playing this game? 166 00:07:55,107 --> 00:07:57,043 >> Ashland: What game is that? 167 00:07:57,109 --> 00:07:59,412 >> Adam: The one where we all pretend like you're still 168 00:07:59,478 --> 00:08:00,913 innocent. 169 00:08:00,980 --> 00:08:01,547 Come on. 170 00:08:01,614 --> 00:08:03,049 Get over yourself, Locke. 171 00:08:03,115 --> 00:08:04,917 There's enough evidence out there. 172 00:08:04,984 --> 00:08:06,052 You never had cancer. 173 00:08:06,118 --> 00:08:10,523 You preyed on Victoria's emotions to get your hands on my 174 00:08:10,590 --> 00:08:12,592 family's company. 175 00:08:12,658 --> 00:08:14,260 And I don't care about that. 176 00:08:14,327 --> 00:08:15,294 I'm not judging. 177 00:08:15,361 --> 00:08:18,531 My past is littered with similar schemes, okay? 178 00:08:18,598 --> 00:08:20,833 You saw an angle. You played it. 179 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:22,335 Good for you. 180 00:08:22,401 --> 00:08:23,603 But now it's over. 181 00:08:23,669 --> 00:08:24,770 Make it easy on yourself. 182 00:08:24,837 --> 00:08:26,873 Get paid. Get out of this. 183 00:08:26,939 --> 00:08:28,608 With your reputation intact. 184 00:08:33,646 --> 00:08:39,185 >> Ashland: You make it sound like it's a generous offer and 185 00:08:39,252 --> 00:08:42,755 that you care about your sister, but this is really all about 186 00:08:42,822 --> 00:08:45,524 your own self-interest, isn't it? 187 00:08:45,591 --> 00:08:49,428 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] I have the family's interest at 188 00:08:49,495 --> 00:08:51,397 heart. 189 00:08:51,464 --> 00:08:55,501 >> Ashland: Yeah, but if you get me out of the picture, then you 190 00:08:55,568 --> 00:08:59,238 can set your sights on Victoria and you can make your move to be 191 00:08:59,305 --> 00:09:00,740 CEO of the company. 192 00:09:00,806 --> 00:09:03,175 >> Adam: Look, I don't think that my motives should play a 193 00:09:03,242 --> 00:09:06,379 role in your decision. 194 00:09:06,445 --> 00:09:10,283 >> Ashland: Fair enough. 195 00:09:10,349 --> 00:09:13,819 $500 million. 196 00:09:13,886 --> 00:09:16,756 And you claim you're representing Victor and the 197 00:09:16,822 --> 00:09:17,390 family. 198 00:09:17,456 --> 00:09:18,391 >> Adam: That's right. 199 00:09:18,457 --> 00:09:22,528 >> Ashland: How do I know that's true? 200 00:09:22,595 --> 00:09:26,699 Does Victor even know you're making this offer? 201 00:09:26,766 --> 00:09:28,768 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] 202 00:09:34,106 --> 00:09:39,045 >> Victor: Sweetheart, this is not about distrusting you. 203 00:09:39,111 --> 00:09:42,415 But you've got to realize that Ashland Locke is backpedaling 204 00:09:42,481 --> 00:09:45,651 from your plan because he is suspicious. 205 00:09:45,718 --> 00:09:49,355 >> Victoria: Or maybe he is seriously conflicted. 206 00:09:49,422 --> 00:09:53,926 Maybe it's possible to be this ruthless and to also love me and 207 00:09:53,993 --> 00:09:55,461 want to protect me. 208 00:09:55,528 --> 00:09:58,698 The two of those ideas are not mutually exclusive. 209 00:09:58,764 --> 00:10:02,335 >> Victor: Well... 210 00:10:02,401 --> 00:10:04,570 [ Sighs ] Maybe you're right. 211 00:10:04,637 --> 00:10:06,672 It's possible. 212 00:10:06,739 --> 00:10:10,209 >> Victoria: That's very ironic, coming from you. 213 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:12,011 >> Victor: What do you mean by that? 214 00:10:12,078 --> 00:10:16,182 >> Nikki: She is comparing the dynamic she has with Ashland to 215 00:10:16,248 --> 00:10:17,750 what you and I have. 216 00:10:17,817 --> 00:10:21,287 Now, you can be ruthless, yet you love me. 217 00:10:21,354 --> 00:10:23,289 You always want to protect me. 218 00:10:23,356 --> 00:10:27,593 and I have always loved you, even at your worst. 219 00:10:27,660 --> 00:10:30,029 And vice versa. 220 00:10:30,096 --> 00:10:33,699 But I can't bring myself to give him the benefit of the doubt. 221 00:10:33,766 --> 00:10:36,302 >> Victor: Sweetheart, the situations are different. 222 00:10:36,369 --> 00:10:40,906 >> Victoria: The hell they are. 223 00:10:40,973 --> 00:10:45,177 >> Victor: Ashland Locke is a complete narcissist. 224 00:10:45,244 --> 00:10:48,247 That beautiful wedding in Tuscany -- if he had been a man, 225 00:10:48,314 --> 00:10:51,784 he would have come to you and told you about his past, about 226 00:10:51,851 --> 00:10:55,054 his lies! 227 00:10:55,121 --> 00:10:57,456 He would have begged you for forgiveness. 228 00:10:57,523 --> 00:11:00,092 >> Nick: Or at least before he signed that contract to be 229 00:11:00,159 --> 00:11:00,893 co-CEO. 230 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:02,061 >> Victor: He used you, sweetheart. 231 00:11:02,128 --> 00:11:05,865 I hate to say this. 232 00:11:05,931 --> 00:11:10,136 He would have tossed you away as soon as he thought he had 233 00:11:10,202 --> 00:11:12,638 benefited enough. 234 00:11:12,705 --> 00:11:16,175 Trust me, I'm gonna make that bastard pay for the pain he has 235 00:11:16,242 --> 00:11:16,976 caused you. 236 00:11:17,043 --> 00:11:20,713 But you've seen enough now. 237 00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:24,116 You've seen what he has done. 238 00:11:24,183 --> 00:11:26,252 Don't question your plan now. 239 00:11:32,758 --> 00:11:36,028 >> Adam: You give me more credit than I deserve. 240 00:11:36,095 --> 00:11:40,332 I mean, you really think I have the, uh, temerity and the guts 241 00:11:40,399 --> 00:11:42,868 to make a deal like this without my father's approval? 242 00:11:42,935 --> 00:11:44,837 >> Ashland: Oh, I wouldn't put anything past you. 243 00:11:44,904 --> 00:11:47,139 But you're probably right. 244 00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:51,677 $500 million does cross a line. 245 00:11:51,744 --> 00:11:54,046 Victor would have to sign off on that. 246 00:11:54,113 --> 00:11:58,017 I think the amount, though... 247 00:11:58,084 --> 00:12:00,586 is really interesting, don't you? 248 00:12:00,653 --> 00:12:05,091 I mean, if your father chose that number, that's a bit cruel, 249 00:12:05,157 --> 00:12:06,425 don't you think? 250 00:12:06,492 --> 00:12:09,895 >> Adam: No, I'd say it's quite generous, actually. 251 00:12:09,962 --> 00:12:12,798 >> Ashland: Oh, no, no, I don't mean cruel toward me. 252 00:12:12,865 --> 00:12:14,834 Toward you. 253 00:12:14,900 --> 00:12:19,238 I mean, I happen to know that $500 million is exactly the 254 00:12:19,305 --> 00:12:25,611 amount of money your father was forced to pay his other children 255 00:12:25,678 --> 00:12:28,848 when they sued him over their trusts. 256 00:12:28,914 --> 00:12:35,488 Victoria, Nick, even Abby. 257 00:12:35,554 --> 00:12:38,591 But not you. 258 00:12:38,657 --> 00:12:41,527 >> Adam: Well, uh, if you did your research properly, you 259 00:12:41,594 --> 00:12:45,231 would know that, um, I was not a part of that lawsuit. 260 00:12:45,297 --> 00:12:47,700 >> Ashland: Well, no, but it still seems unfair, don't you 261 00:12:47,766 --> 00:12:48,868 think? 262 00:12:48,934 --> 00:12:51,737 I mean, you never got that kind of money from your father. 263 00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:55,207 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] >> Ashland: It's almost as if he 264 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:58,811 was saying to you that you weren't in the same league as 265 00:12:58,878 --> 00:13:03,149 his other children, as your siblings. 266 00:13:03,215 --> 00:13:04,984 That's got to hurt. 267 00:13:05,050 --> 00:13:06,352 >> Adam: Yeah. 268 00:13:06,418 --> 00:13:09,021 That was a nice try. Really. 269 00:13:09,088 --> 00:13:11,056 But I'm doing just fine. 270 00:13:11,123 --> 00:13:13,125 >> Ashland: Okay. 271 00:13:13,192 --> 00:13:17,630 Still, though, to have to prove yourself over and over and over 272 00:13:17,696 --> 00:13:21,667 again to the old man -- that has to be exhausting. 273 00:13:21,734 --> 00:13:23,035 >> Adam: Yeah. 274 00:13:23,102 --> 00:13:27,640 My father and I are, uh, in a great place, actually. 275 00:13:27,706 --> 00:13:32,444 And as for the amount, which he and I agreed on, uh, I wouldn't 276 00:13:32,511 --> 00:13:33,946 over-analyze it. 277 00:13:34,013 --> 00:13:38,417 We just were looking for the exact number necessary to get 278 00:13:38,484 --> 00:13:47,326 you out of our lives -- and not a penny more. 279 00:13:47,393 --> 00:13:50,029 >> Billy: Jack said to meet him here and he'll fill us in when 280 00:13:50,095 --> 00:13:50,696 he arrives. 281 00:13:50,763 --> 00:13:51,897 >> Traci: Fill us in on what? 282 00:13:51,964 --> 00:13:53,465 I mean, he never said anything to me. 283 00:13:53,532 --> 00:13:54,600 >> Billy: Patience, darling. 284 00:13:54,667 --> 00:13:55,868 He's on his way. 285 00:13:55,935 --> 00:13:58,404 >> Ashley: Traci's very anxious to welcome a new member into our 286 00:13:58,470 --> 00:13:59,338 family, obviously. 287 00:13:59,405 --> 00:14:00,039 >> Traci: I am. 288 00:14:00,105 --> 00:14:01,473 It's so exciting. 289 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:05,010 I just -- I just hope that Jack and Allie were able to find ways 290 00:14:05,077 --> 00:14:06,512 to forge a new connection. 291 00:14:06,579 --> 00:14:07,813 [ Door opens ] Oh! 292 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,148 >> Jack: Oh, good, you're all here. 293 00:14:09,215 --> 00:14:09,815 >> Billy: Hey. 294 00:14:09,882 --> 00:14:11,550 >> Traci: Jack. How did it go? 295 00:14:11,617 --> 00:14:14,220 Does Allie want to go ahead with the relationship? 296 00:14:14,286 --> 00:14:16,188 When are we gonna get to meet her? 297 00:14:16,255 --> 00:14:19,058 >> Billy: Just so you know, uh, Traci's already photoshopped her 298 00:14:19,124 --> 00:14:20,259 into our family portrait. 299 00:14:20,326 --> 00:14:22,595 >> Traci: If I knew anything about how to do that, I would 300 00:14:22,661 --> 00:14:23,162 have. 301 00:14:23,229 --> 00:14:23,796 >> Ashley: How are you? 302 00:14:23,862 --> 00:14:24,496 How'd it go? 303 00:14:24,563 --> 00:14:26,365 >> Jack: First let me say this. 304 00:14:26,432 --> 00:14:30,869 It is so good to see these three faces in this house. 305 00:14:30,936 --> 00:14:31,971 We don't do this enough. 306 00:14:32,037 --> 00:14:34,106 We all know how important family is. 307 00:14:34,173 --> 00:14:36,208 This should be a regular occurrence. 308 00:14:36,275 --> 00:14:38,577 >> Traci: That is a wonderful idea, and I agree. 309 00:14:38,644 --> 00:14:40,312 >> Billy: We all agree, but you're stalling. 310 00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:42,381 What's going on? 311 00:14:42,448 --> 00:14:43,716 >> Jack: Allie. 312 00:14:43,782 --> 00:14:44,450 Have a seat. 313 00:14:44,516 --> 00:14:45,918 >> Traci: Okay. 314 00:14:45,985 --> 00:14:49,421 >> Jack: Allie is lovely. 315 00:14:49,488 --> 00:14:51,056 She's pretty. She's bright. 316 00:14:51,123 --> 00:14:54,026 She's curious. She's thoughtful. 317 00:14:54,093 --> 00:14:56,295 She reminded me of Keemo from time to time. 318 00:14:56,362 --> 00:14:57,596 >> Traci: Oh, that's so nice. 319 00:14:57,663 --> 00:15:02,134 >> Jack: But more than anything, she reminded me of you. 320 00:15:02,201 --> 00:15:03,135 >> Ashley: Me? 321 00:15:03,202 --> 00:15:04,003 >> Jack: Yes. 322 00:15:04,069 --> 00:15:06,805 Clear-eyed, critical-thinking. 323 00:15:06,872 --> 00:15:09,475 She's working on her master's in chemical engineering. 324 00:15:09,541 --> 00:15:12,478 I know how skeptical you have been about this whole situation. 325 00:15:12,544 --> 00:15:16,348 There's someone else who's even more skeptical -- Allie. 326 00:15:16,415 --> 00:15:18,817 I think you two are gonna hit it off when you finally meet. 327 00:15:18,884 --> 00:15:20,686 >> Traci: Oh, I like the sound of that. 328 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,121 So, when is she coming to visit? 329 00:15:22,187 --> 00:15:23,522 >> Jack: Hopefully very soon. 330 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:27,059 First I need to tell you all about something else that 331 00:15:27,126 --> 00:15:28,027 happened in Los Angeles. 332 00:15:28,093 --> 00:15:28,927 >> Ashley: What is it? 333 00:15:28,994 --> 00:15:29,628 >> Traci: Uh-oh. 334 00:15:29,695 --> 00:15:31,096 You look a little unsettled. 335 00:15:31,163 --> 00:15:34,333 >> Jack: There's no easy way to say this, no simple way to 336 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:35,134 prepare you. 337 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,136 >> Ashley: Okay. What happened? 338 00:15:37,202 --> 00:15:40,406 >> Jack: I learned the identity of the mysterious texter, the 339 00:15:40,472 --> 00:15:43,809 person who'd been luring me out to Los Angeles to Keemo's house. 340 00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:46,345 In fact, she ultimately bought Keemo's house. 341 00:15:46,412 --> 00:15:48,213 >> Traci: Wait, "she"? 342 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:49,515 >> Jack: She. 343 00:15:49,581 --> 00:15:53,118 No matter who we considered, I never allowed for this 344 00:15:53,185 --> 00:15:55,921 possibility because it wasn't possible. 345 00:15:55,988 --> 00:15:57,423 >> Ashley: Jack, what are you talking about? 346 00:15:57,489 --> 00:15:59,958 Who is she? 347 00:16:00,025 --> 00:16:02,928 >> Jack: Diane Jenkins. 348 00:16:02,995 --> 00:16:03,996 She's alive. 349 00:16:16,542 --> 00:16:18,444 >> Adam: Well, I think we covered everything. 350 00:16:18,510 --> 00:16:21,980 Except, of course, a deadline. 351 00:16:22,047 --> 00:16:24,283 >> Ashland: Why does there have to be a deadline? 352 00:16:24,350 --> 00:16:26,885 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] Because we're not gonna drag this out, 353 00:16:26,952 --> 00:16:28,387 okay? 354 00:16:28,454 --> 00:16:29,588 This is a one-time offer. 355 00:16:29,655 --> 00:16:34,960 You can take it, or you can leave it, but it expires today. 356 00:16:35,027 --> 00:16:37,796 >> Ashland: It's a lot to consider. 357 00:16:37,863 --> 00:16:41,233 What if I need more time? 358 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:43,969 >> Adam: You have one hour, okay? 359 00:16:44,036 --> 00:16:46,372 If you agree to the deal, the money will be wired into an 360 00:16:46,438 --> 00:16:48,240 account of your choosing tomorrow morning. 361 00:16:48,307 --> 00:16:57,783 And if not...good luck surviving what comes next. 362 00:16:57,850 --> 00:17:00,386 >> Nick: Vick, we're all just trying to look out for you. 363 00:17:00,452 --> 00:17:02,554 >> Nikki: It may seem heavy-handed. 364 00:17:02,621 --> 00:17:04,356 >> Victoria: "Seems"? 365 00:17:04,423 --> 00:17:05,791 It is heavy-handed. 366 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,693 >> Nikki: We don't want you to feel attacked. 367 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,228 We just need to get through to you. 368 00:17:09,294 --> 00:17:13,132 >> Victoria: I don't appreciate being told how to feel. 369 00:17:13,198 --> 00:17:14,933 >> Nick: But you still don't have affection for this guy, 370 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:16,101 right? 371 00:17:16,168 --> 00:17:17,803 >> Victoria: Oh, just give me some time to think about it, 372 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,605 Nicholas. 373 00:17:19,671 --> 00:17:22,975 It seems like every time we talk, it always comes back to 374 00:17:23,041 --> 00:17:26,278 your lack of faith in my ability to make good decisions. 375 00:17:26,345 --> 00:17:29,481 >> Nikki: Honey, it's just that we want to make sure you have a 376 00:17:29,548 --> 00:17:30,949 clear view of the situation. 377 00:17:31,016 --> 00:17:32,184 >> Victoria: I just need time. 378 00:17:32,251 --> 00:17:36,121 I need some time right now away from all of you to think about 379 00:17:36,188 --> 00:17:37,389 this. 380 00:17:37,456 --> 00:17:39,625 >> Nick: [ Sighs ] >> Amanda: Well, hello. 381 00:17:56,041 --> 00:17:57,409 >> Phyllis: Hey. 382 00:17:57,476 --> 00:17:59,077 How are you? 383 00:17:59,144 --> 00:18:00,679 Are you meeting somebody here? 384 00:18:00,746 --> 00:18:01,814 >> Amanda: Uh, yeah. 385 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,250 Yeah, I'm here to see someone very important, actually. 386 00:18:05,317 --> 00:18:06,485 >> Phyllis: Who? 387 00:18:06,552 --> 00:18:07,019 >> Amanda: You. 388 00:18:07,085 --> 00:18:07,586 >> Phyllis: Me? 389 00:18:07,653 --> 00:18:08,120 >> Amanda: Yes. 390 00:18:08,187 --> 00:18:09,321 >> Phyllis: Oh. 391 00:18:09,388 --> 00:18:10,722 >> Amanda: Yeah, and I came by yesterday, and someone told me 392 00:18:10,789 --> 00:18:12,424 that you were out of town. 393 00:18:12,491 --> 00:18:13,392 >> Phyllis: Yeah. 394 00:18:13,459 --> 00:18:14,827 Yeah, I went to L.A. 395 00:18:14,893 --> 00:18:15,994 >> Amanda: [ Gasps ] You did? 396 00:18:16,061 --> 00:18:18,897 >> Phyllis: Yeah, Jack went to California, and I -- I flew 397 00:18:18,964 --> 00:18:19,898 there to meet him. 398 00:18:19,965 --> 00:18:21,133 >> Amanda: Okay. 399 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,635 Well, hopefully you got to do something fun this time around. 400 00:18:23,702 --> 00:18:26,772 Sightseeing? The beach? 401 00:18:26,839 --> 00:18:30,876 >> Phyllis: [ Chuckles ] No, this trip definitely was not 402 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:33,779 fun. 403 00:18:33,846 --> 00:18:37,516 Um, Jack is dealing with the whole, you know, death of his 404 00:18:37,583 --> 00:18:40,219 son, Keemo, and... 405 00:18:40,285 --> 00:18:43,155 Yeah, it was one revelation after the other. 406 00:18:43,222 --> 00:18:45,190 >> Amanda: I'm sorry. 407 00:18:45,257 --> 00:18:47,860 You know I just went through that same drama with my family, 408 00:18:47,926 --> 00:18:50,429 so I know how intense it can be. 409 00:18:50,496 --> 00:18:52,164 >> Phyllis: Yeah. 410 00:18:52,231 --> 00:18:57,736 Yeah, "intense" doesn't even begin to describe it. 411 00:18:57,803 --> 00:18:59,338 >> Billy: I'm sorry. 412 00:18:59,404 --> 00:19:01,440 Please tell me that this is some kind of sick joke. 413 00:19:01,507 --> 00:19:03,275 >> Jack: Not at all. 414 00:19:03,342 --> 00:19:05,511 >> Traci: Okay, is possible that you only think Diane's alive? 415 00:19:05,577 --> 00:19:07,279 Maybe the texter's messing with with your head. 416 00:19:07,346 --> 00:19:08,213 >> Jack: Diane is alive. 417 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:08,914 I saw her. 418 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:10,516 I talked to her more than once. 419 00:19:10,582 --> 00:19:12,818 >> Billy: How -- How is that possible? 420 00:19:12,885 --> 00:19:14,152 They found her body. 421 00:19:14,219 --> 00:19:15,187 >> Ashley: This is insane. 422 00:19:15,254 --> 00:19:18,957 >> Traci: O-Okay, let's focus on what's important. 423 00:19:19,024 --> 00:19:23,662 Diane, who miraculously came back from the dead after all 424 00:19:23,729 --> 00:19:28,100 these years, knew that Keemo passed away and knew of the 425 00:19:28,166 --> 00:19:29,167 existence of Allie? 426 00:19:29,234 --> 00:19:30,869 >> Jack: Yes, that's right. 427 00:19:30,936 --> 00:19:33,238 >> Traci: So she's gonna take this information and try to 428 00:19:33,305 --> 00:19:34,940 insinuate herself back into your life. 429 00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:36,909 >> Jack: That's not the way she would put it. 430 00:19:36,975 --> 00:19:39,311 >> Ashley: Well, of course not because she could rationalize 431 00:19:39,378 --> 00:19:40,846 any horrible thing she's ever done. 432 00:19:40,913 --> 00:19:44,550 >> Jack: She was hoping that by bringing me and Allie together, 433 00:19:44,616 --> 00:19:48,086 she could gain my forgiveness, at least enough forgiveness that 434 00:19:48,153 --> 00:19:51,123 I would allow her to re-establish a relationship with 435 00:19:51,189 --> 00:19:52,491 Kyle. 436 00:19:52,558 --> 00:19:53,692 >> Traci: Oh, no. Poor Kyle. 437 00:19:53,759 --> 00:19:55,794 >> Billy: And let me guess -- she wants to be a mother again 438 00:19:55,861 --> 00:19:56,728 after all these years? 439 00:19:56,795 --> 00:19:57,963 >> Ashley: You're not gonna let that happen. 440 00:19:58,030 --> 00:20:01,199 >> Jack: I was as outraged as you are by her demands. 441 00:20:01,266 --> 00:20:05,003 I know this is a lot to take in, and I'm asking you to keep this 442 00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:06,538 between us. 443 00:20:06,605 --> 00:20:09,441 I told you this because I haven't told Kyle yet, and I 444 00:20:09,508 --> 00:20:10,709 have to tell him soon. 445 00:20:10,776 --> 00:20:12,477 >> Traci: Are you sure? 446 00:20:12,544 --> 00:20:13,845 >> Jack: His mother's alive. 447 00:20:13,912 --> 00:20:16,648 I can't keep that from him. 448 00:20:16,715 --> 00:20:18,784 Look, and this has to be told in person. 449 00:20:18,850 --> 00:20:20,352 I can't do this over the phone. 450 00:20:20,419 --> 00:20:23,388 So I've encouraged him to come here to Genoa City in the next 451 00:20:23,455 --> 00:20:25,557 couple of weeks and I will tell him then. 452 00:20:25,624 --> 00:20:28,961 >> Traci: But, Jack, what is this gonna do to him, though? 453 00:20:29,027 --> 00:20:31,330 He grieved and suffered when she died. 454 00:20:31,396 --> 00:20:32,664 How could she put him through this? 455 00:20:32,731 --> 00:20:35,400 >> Ashley: Because she's inherently selfish. 456 00:20:35,467 --> 00:20:37,235 >> Billy: Okay, can we go back to the beginning? 457 00:20:37,302 --> 00:20:39,838 How is this woman not dead? 458 00:20:39,905 --> 00:20:41,540 >> Jack: You're not gonna believe this. 459 00:20:41,607 --> 00:20:44,643 >> Ashley: You know, when it comes to Diane, I'd believe just 460 00:20:44,710 --> 00:20:45,844 about anything. 461 00:20:45,911 --> 00:20:49,681 So, please tell us -- how did this bitch come back into our 462 00:20:49,748 --> 00:20:50,749 lives? 463 00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:02,427 >> "The Young and the Restless" will continue. 464 00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:24,149 >> Jack: She knew the whole town hated her, she felt the walls 465 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:25,984 closing in, and she faked her own death. 466 00:21:26,051 --> 00:21:27,753 >> Billy: By herself? 467 00:21:27,819 --> 00:21:30,322 >> Jack: With the help of Deacon Sharpe. 468 00:21:30,389 --> 00:21:31,923 >> Traci: No way. 469 00:21:31,990 --> 00:21:34,359 >> Billy: so, what has she been doing after all these years? 470 00:21:34,426 --> 00:21:36,795 >> Jack: Well, she claims she's been rehabilitating herself. 471 00:21:36,862 --> 00:21:37,996 She's turned her life around. 472 00:21:38,063 --> 00:21:40,032 She's looking at a happier, healthier future. 473 00:21:40,098 --> 00:21:40,899 >> Ashley: Please. 474 00:21:40,966 --> 00:21:41,767 You didn't buy any of that. 475 00:21:41,833 --> 00:21:43,735 >> Jack: Not for one second. 476 00:21:43,802 --> 00:21:44,903 >> Ashley: Thank God. 477 00:21:44,970 --> 00:21:47,639 >> Jack: Everything you're feeling -- the anger, the shock, 478 00:21:47,706 --> 00:21:51,143 the outrage -- I felt tenfold when I saw her face-to-face. 479 00:21:51,209 --> 00:21:54,112 And I haven't forgotten one thing she did to me. 480 00:21:54,179 --> 00:21:58,917 The lies, the games, using Kyle's custody as a weapon. 481 00:21:58,984 --> 00:22:00,852 And, Ashley, I have not forgotten what she did to you. 482 00:22:00,919 --> 00:22:02,821 >> Ashley: Where do I even start? 483 00:22:02,888 --> 00:22:04,022 She slept with my fiancé. 484 00:22:04,089 --> 00:22:04,990 She blackmailed me. 485 00:22:05,057 --> 00:22:06,625 What she did to my daughter. 486 00:22:06,692 --> 00:22:07,959 And then her so-called death. 487 00:22:08,026 --> 00:22:09,628 We were all turned into suspects. 488 00:22:09,695 --> 00:22:12,497 Our lives were turned completely upside down the entire time she 489 00:22:12,564 --> 00:22:13,999 was alive. 490 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:16,535 Even you hate her, and you try to think the best of everybody. 491 00:22:16,601 --> 00:22:18,637 >> Traci: Well, she takes pleasure in wreaking havoc. 492 00:22:18,704 --> 00:22:19,838 >> Ashley: She does. 493 00:22:19,905 --> 00:22:21,773 I just wish she'd crawl back under that rock she climbed out 494 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:23,041 from under. 495 00:22:23,108 --> 00:22:25,243 >> Billy: Well, she's not going to, so please tell me you have a 496 00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:28,380 plan on how to deal with her -- because she is a potential 497 00:22:28,447 --> 00:22:29,948 threat to half of this town. 498 00:22:30,015 --> 00:22:33,952 What do you think she's gonna do next? 499 00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:39,157 >> Jack: [ Sighs ] >> Nick: Well, it's probably my 500 00:22:39,224 --> 00:22:40,292 fault she took off. 501 00:22:40,358 --> 00:22:42,294 I was just trying to be supportive, but I probably came 502 00:22:42,360 --> 00:22:43,395 on too strong. 503 00:22:43,462 --> 00:22:45,230 >> Nikki: Darling, you were coming from a good place. 504 00:22:45,297 --> 00:22:47,265 But that didn't make it any easier for her. 505 00:22:47,332 --> 00:22:50,035 >> Victor: [ Sighs ] Do you think we were too tough 506 00:22:50,102 --> 00:22:50,902 on her? 507 00:22:50,969 --> 00:22:52,604 >> Nikki: We said what needed to be said. 508 00:22:52,671 --> 00:22:54,539 >> Nick: I just wish she would have received it better, you 509 00:22:54,606 --> 00:22:57,676 know? 510 00:22:57,743 --> 00:22:58,443 I got to go. 511 00:22:58,510 --> 00:23:00,278 Uh, call me if anything comes up? 512 00:23:00,345 --> 00:23:00,912 >> Victor: Okay, son. 513 00:23:00,979 --> 00:23:04,583 >> Nikki: Alright. 514 00:23:04,649 --> 00:23:08,820 [ Door closes ] >> Nikki: Well, I'm gonna stay. 515 00:23:08,887 --> 00:23:11,022 I have a little work to do. 516 00:23:11,089 --> 00:23:13,592 I have a feeling Victoria will be back sooner rather than 517 00:23:13,658 --> 00:23:14,760 later. 518 00:23:14,826 --> 00:23:17,829 >> Victor: I'll stick around, okay? 519 00:23:17,896 --> 00:23:19,998 >> Nikki: Good. 520 00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:23,769 I think, when she has a chance to process everything, she'll 521 00:23:23,835 --> 00:23:25,637 calm down. 522 00:23:25,704 --> 00:23:28,673 >> Victor: [ Sighs ] You mean and realize that we 523 00:23:28,740 --> 00:23:29,708 were right? 524 00:23:29,775 --> 00:23:32,210 >> Nikki: Oh, well, I don't know about that. 525 00:23:32,277 --> 00:23:37,048 But hopefully we can all have a civil conversation. 526 00:23:37,115 --> 00:23:40,418 And we'll take it from there. 527 00:23:40,485 --> 00:23:42,587 Together. 528 00:23:42,654 --> 00:23:46,091 >> Victor: Yeah. 529 00:23:46,158 --> 00:23:50,228 >> Sally: Wait. What? 530 00:23:50,295 --> 00:23:52,798 A half a billion dollars, and Ashland didn't say yes 531 00:23:52,864 --> 00:23:53,899 immediately? 532 00:23:53,965 --> 00:23:56,501 >> Adam: Uh, well, he didn't turn it down immediately, 533 00:23:56,568 --> 00:24:00,005 either, which suggests he is considering it. 534 00:24:00,071 --> 00:24:02,140 >> Sally: So, you think he's just gonna take the money and 535 00:24:02,207 --> 00:24:02,641 run? 536 00:24:02,707 --> 00:24:03,475 >> Adam: He should. 537 00:24:03,542 --> 00:24:05,644 I mean, I made quite a strong case. 538 00:24:05,710 --> 00:24:08,380 But, uh, nothing's for certain until I hear from him. 539 00:24:08,446 --> 00:24:11,249 >> Sally: Well, I hope you get the answer that you want. 540 00:24:11,316 --> 00:24:15,420 But either way, for what it's worth, I think you handled it 541 00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:17,489 masterfully. 542 00:24:17,556 --> 00:24:20,659 >> Adam: Well, it's worth a lot. 543 00:24:20,725 --> 00:24:26,464 >> Sally: I have another question. 544 00:24:26,531 --> 00:24:29,134 >> Adam: Oh, look who's here. 545 00:24:29,201 --> 00:24:31,169 >> Sally: Do you want to go somewhere else? 546 00:24:31,236 --> 00:24:34,139 I mean, in case you're not in the mood to deal with her? 547 00:24:34,206 --> 00:24:35,540 >> Adam: No, no, no. It's okay. 548 00:24:35,607 --> 00:24:38,643 I, um -- I have to talk to her for a moment. 549 00:24:38,710 --> 00:24:42,314 Do you, uh, want to get us a table? 550 00:24:42,380 --> 00:24:44,549 >> Sally: Yeah. 551 00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:56,461 >> Adam: So, how is the plan coming along? 552 00:24:56,528 --> 00:24:58,797 Any indication that Ashland's gonna make another move? 553 00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:01,266 >> Victoria: You sound concerned. 554 00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:03,468 >> Adam: Uh, well, I am a little bit. 555 00:25:03,535 --> 00:25:07,439 No one's hacked into my computer today to plant fake evidence. 556 00:25:07,505 --> 00:25:10,508 So, if Ashland is planning on committing a criminal 557 00:25:10,575 --> 00:25:14,846 conspiracy, he's moving at a snail's pace. 558 00:25:14,913 --> 00:25:18,717 >> Victoria: I don't really want to get into it, but there may be 559 00:25:18,783 --> 00:25:20,785 a change in plans. 560 00:25:29,761 --> 00:25:33,431 >> Ashley: Jack, clearly you see that her leading you to Allie is 561 00:25:33,498 --> 00:25:35,600 just another one of Diane's games. 562 00:25:35,667 --> 00:25:37,369 >> Jack: She claims it isn't. 563 00:25:37,435 --> 00:25:38,536 >> Ashley: Oh, Jack. 564 00:25:38,603 --> 00:25:41,506 >> Jack: She claims that she honestly wants to make amends 565 00:25:41,573 --> 00:25:42,474 with Kyle. 566 00:25:42,540 --> 00:25:46,011 Look, my first instinct was to say, "Hell, no." 567 00:25:46,077 --> 00:25:48,313 To do what I could to protect Kyle from any more pain. 568 00:25:48,380 --> 00:25:51,116 But Phyllis helped me realize... 569 00:25:51,182 --> 00:25:53,485 that it's Kyle's choice to decide whether she's gonna be in 570 00:25:53,551 --> 00:25:54,219 his life or not. 571 00:25:54,286 --> 00:25:55,387 >> Ashley: Phyllis? 572 00:25:55,453 --> 00:25:57,188 You told Phyllis all this before you told your own family? 573 00:25:57,255 --> 00:25:59,491 >> Jack: Phyllis was with me in Los Angeles, yeah. 574 00:25:59,557 --> 00:26:01,159 >> Ashley: Why? 575 00:26:01,226 --> 00:26:04,229 >> Jack: Because she decided to fly out to support me, knowing 576 00:26:04,296 --> 00:26:06,431 it might be a little difficult with Allie. 577 00:26:06,498 --> 00:26:08,633 >> Ashley: Well, that was nice of her. 578 00:26:08,700 --> 00:26:11,403 >> Jack: Yes, it was, and I'm glad she did because I've been 579 00:26:11,469 --> 00:26:15,473 spinning out of control ever since Diane showed up. 580 00:26:15,540 --> 00:26:16,975 No. She kept me grounded. 581 00:26:17,042 --> 00:26:22,213 And that's exactly what I needed. 582 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:26,251 >> Amanda: So, you just flew to California because Jack asked 583 00:26:26,318 --> 00:26:26,952 you to? 584 00:26:27,018 --> 00:26:30,388 >> Phyllis: Uh, I offered. 585 00:26:30,455 --> 00:26:33,058 >> Amanda: So, a gesture like that -- it feels like there is 586 00:26:33,124 --> 00:26:34,726 more than just friendship going on. 587 00:26:34,793 --> 00:26:37,429 >> Phyllis: You're interpreting gestures now, are you? 588 00:26:37,495 --> 00:26:40,432 >> Amanda: Phyllis, I'm just saying that, you know, clearly 589 00:26:40,498 --> 00:26:43,168 your connection with Jack is getting a little deeper. 590 00:26:43,234 --> 00:26:47,439 >> Phyllis: You know, this trip... 591 00:26:47,505 --> 00:26:49,174 It's not what you think. 592 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:50,575 >> Amanda: You don't know what I think. 593 00:26:50,642 --> 00:26:52,610 >> Phyllis: Yeah, I do know what you think because it's what 594 00:26:52,677 --> 00:26:55,480 you've been thinking all along. 595 00:26:55,547 --> 00:27:02,620 Listen, um, what Jack is going through right now is -- is quite 596 00:27:02,687 --> 00:27:04,222 profound. 597 00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:11,563 And, um, I was sort of there as his advisor, a voice of reason. 598 00:27:11,629 --> 00:27:13,898 >> Amanda: [ Chuckles ] Well, that doesn't sound like you 599 00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:15,166 at all, Phyllis. 600 00:27:15,233 --> 00:27:16,401 >> Phyllis: Yeah, I know. 601 00:27:16,468 --> 00:27:18,937 On this trip, I really had to push against my basic instinct. 602 00:27:19,004 --> 00:27:20,138 Trust me. 603 00:27:20,205 --> 00:27:21,639 >> Amanda: Well, if that doesn't show how much you care about 604 00:27:21,706 --> 00:27:25,010 Jack, I don't know what does. 605 00:27:25,076 --> 00:27:28,179 >> Phyllis: [ Sighs ] Just so there's no 606 00:27:28,246 --> 00:27:30,715 misunderstanding... 607 00:27:30,782 --> 00:27:32,751 Jack and I are just friends. 608 00:27:32,817 --> 00:27:36,388 Really. Especially now. 609 00:27:36,454 --> 00:27:41,159 What he needs is a friend. 610 00:27:41,226 --> 00:27:45,063 And what I need is a friend. 611 00:27:45,130 --> 00:27:46,631 >> Amanda: Okay. Yes. 612 00:27:46,698 --> 00:27:49,634 You've convinced me, alright? 613 00:27:49,701 --> 00:27:55,740 But as your friend in a very different way than Jack, I'm 614 00:27:55,807 --> 00:28:01,446 thinking that there is something very important that we must do. 615 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:03,982 >> Adam: What do you mean, there's been a change in plans? 616 00:28:04,049 --> 00:28:06,051 >> Victoria: You'll know when you need to. 617 00:28:06,117 --> 00:28:10,188 >> Adam: [ Sighs ] You really are a piece of work. 618 00:28:10,255 --> 00:28:14,993 I have put myself at risk to try to help you, and you can't even 619 00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:17,729 do the bare minimum to keep me informed? 620 00:28:17,796 --> 00:28:20,632 It's like I'm a lesser being than you, except when you need 621 00:28:20,698 --> 00:28:21,633 something from me. 622 00:28:21,699 --> 00:28:23,735 >> Victoria: Would you please calm down. 623 00:28:23,802 --> 00:28:24,736 >> Adam: Okay. 624 00:28:24,803 --> 00:28:27,405 Obviously, your plan didn't work. 625 00:28:27,472 --> 00:28:30,308 You screwed it up, didn't you? 626 00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:33,978 >> Victoria: Not at all. 627 00:28:34,045 --> 00:28:36,481 >> Adam: I told Dad that this was not gonna work. 628 00:28:36,548 --> 00:28:37,715 There was too many moving parts. 629 00:28:37,782 --> 00:28:39,417 I knew it. 630 00:28:39,484 --> 00:28:40,552 Let me guess. 631 00:28:40,618 --> 00:28:44,656 Ashland saw through your deception and he's backing off. 632 00:28:44,722 --> 00:28:46,491 You can't try to control the world. 633 00:28:46,558 --> 00:28:49,727 It kind of sucks to find that out, doesn't it? 634 00:28:49,794 --> 00:28:52,730 >> Victoria: I have accomplished more than you'll ever dream of. 635 00:28:52,797 --> 00:28:56,301 >> Adam: Maybe because, uh, I haven't been given the 636 00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:57,569 opportunity. 637 00:28:57,635 --> 00:29:01,139 Oh, you've been given plenty of chances, Adam, and you've failed 638 00:29:01,206 --> 00:29:02,373 every time. 639 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,576 Because you are who you are. 640 00:29:15,587 --> 00:29:17,255 >> Ashland: Oh. 641 00:29:17,322 --> 00:29:19,657 >> Nikki: Uh, Victoria just stepped out. 642 00:29:19,724 --> 00:29:22,427 We're not sure for how long. 643 00:29:22,494 --> 00:29:24,295 >> Ashland: That's fine. 644 00:29:24,362 --> 00:29:28,500 In fact, I'm, uh, glad to see you both here, especially you, 645 00:29:28,566 --> 00:29:33,972 Victor. 646 00:29:34,038 --> 00:29:35,940 >> Victor: Why is that? 647 00:29:36,007 --> 00:29:38,710 >> Ashland: I was hoping we could discuss the offer Adam 648 00:29:38,776 --> 00:29:39,477 just made. 649 00:29:39,544 --> 00:29:42,647 >> Victor: What's there to discuss? 650 00:29:42,714 --> 00:29:46,784 >> Ashland: Well, primarily, I'd like to know if it was legit. 651 00:29:46,851 --> 00:29:50,388 >> Victor: Why wouldn't it be legit? 652 00:29:50,455 --> 00:29:51,890 >> Ashland: It's a great deal of money. 653 00:29:51,956 --> 00:29:53,491 >> Victor: So? 654 00:29:53,558 --> 00:29:56,261 >> Ashland: You must really want me out of here. 655 00:29:56,327 --> 00:29:58,830 >> Victor: I do, indeed. 656 00:29:58,897 --> 00:30:03,468 The amount seemed appropriate. 657 00:30:03,535 --> 00:30:05,737 >> Ashland: Maybe. 658 00:30:05,803 --> 00:30:10,441 But the fact that it came from Adam seemed cold. 659 00:30:10,508 --> 00:30:13,711 >> Victor: Really? Why? 660 00:30:13,778 --> 00:30:15,547 >> Ashland: The amount. 661 00:30:15,613 --> 00:30:18,917 You see, I happen to know that that's the exact same number 662 00:30:18,983 --> 00:30:22,253 that you were forced to hand over to each of your children 663 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,623 except Adam. 664 00:30:25,690 --> 00:30:28,693 So he was forced to relive that pain all over again. 665 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:30,261 >> Victor: Mm-hmm. 666 00:30:30,328 --> 00:30:33,464 >> Ashland: Which I thought was heartless on your part. 667 00:30:33,531 --> 00:30:35,667 >> Victor: [ Chuckles ] >> Ashland: How exactly do you 668 00:30:35,733 --> 00:30:40,939 rationalize putting your own son in that position? 669 00:30:41,005 --> 00:30:43,374 >> Victor: How the hell do you dare come in here and ask me 670 00:30:43,441 --> 00:30:48,246 about my relationship with my son, hmm? 671 00:30:48,313 --> 00:30:52,083 Question is, are you willing to accept the offer of $500 million 672 00:30:52,150 --> 00:30:55,153 and get the hell out of town? 673 00:31:05,496 --> 00:31:09,234 >> Adam: Victoria was clearly on the defensive, refusing to admit 674 00:31:09,300 --> 00:31:11,803 that she blew it with Ashland. 675 00:31:11,869 --> 00:31:15,039 Her plan is a mess. 676 00:31:15,106 --> 00:31:16,641 >> Sally: It's a dumpster fire. 677 00:31:16,708 --> 00:31:18,676 >> Adam: Mm-hmm. 678 00:31:18,743 --> 00:31:22,180 It just validates, uh, my decision to take matters into my 679 00:31:22,247 --> 00:31:26,484 own hands and, uh, create an alternative plan. 680 00:31:26,551 --> 00:31:29,487 >> Sally: Right. 681 00:31:29,554 --> 00:31:32,624 But here's what I was about to ask you before we saw Victoria 682 00:31:32,690 --> 00:31:34,259 earlier. 683 00:31:34,325 --> 00:31:39,063 How is your dad gonna react to you offering Ashland a huge 684 00:31:39,130 --> 00:31:42,800 amount of money without consulting with him first? 685 00:31:42,867 --> 00:31:45,937 >> Adam: If Ashland takes the deal and he leaves town, my dad 686 00:31:46,004 --> 00:31:47,972 will be fine with it. 687 00:31:48,039 --> 00:31:50,975 And if he turns it down... 688 00:31:51,042 --> 00:31:53,678 he doesn't even need to know. 689 00:31:53,745 --> 00:31:56,581 >> Ashland: I have not yet decided if I'm going to take 690 00:31:56,648 --> 00:31:57,615 this offer or not. 691 00:31:57,682 --> 00:32:01,419 One mustn't rush into a decision of this magnitude. 692 00:32:01,486 --> 00:32:03,921 There's so many angles to consider. 693 00:32:03,988 --> 00:32:10,995 I did think it was possible that Adam was acting on his own. 694 00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:14,432 >> Victor: You think he would agree to that sum of money 695 00:32:14,499 --> 00:32:16,467 without my permission? 696 00:32:16,534 --> 00:32:17,835 >> Ashland: Funny. 697 00:32:17,902 --> 00:32:20,672 That's exactly what he said. 698 00:32:20,738 --> 00:32:22,273 Maybe this offer is real. 699 00:32:22,340 --> 00:32:25,977 But there was a moment when you seemed to hesitate, as if I 700 00:32:26,044 --> 00:32:28,446 caught you off guard. 701 00:32:28,513 --> 00:32:33,951 >> Victor: [ Chuckles ] You surmise correctly. 702 00:32:34,018 --> 00:32:38,756 I was stunned by your gall, your unmitigated gall, to walk into 703 00:32:38,823 --> 00:32:41,559 this office knowing full well that we are all aware of what 704 00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:42,460 you have done. 705 00:32:42,527 --> 00:32:47,332 [ Door opens ] >> Victoria: What's going on 706 00:32:47,398 --> 00:32:49,867 here? 707 00:32:49,934 --> 00:32:54,539 >> Ashland: A negotiation. 708 00:32:54,605 --> 00:32:58,343 >> Victoria: What are you talking about? 709 00:32:58,409 --> 00:33:03,314 >> Ashland: Well, Adam -- and perhaps your father -- have just 710 00:33:03,381 --> 00:33:07,819 made me an offer of a whole lot of money to walk away from 711 00:33:07,885 --> 00:33:16,294 everything I have here in Genoa City, including you. 712 00:33:16,361 --> 00:33:18,830 What do you think? 713 00:33:18,896 --> 00:33:22,467 Should I take the deal and go? 714 00:33:22,533 --> 00:33:24,669 Maybe I put you through enough pain. 715 00:33:24,736 --> 00:33:30,007 Maybe it's time to put it to an end. 716 00:33:30,074 --> 00:33:41,853 Maybe we should just both move on. 717 00:33:41,919 --> 00:33:44,856 >> Traci: "Grounded" is not usually a word I would use to 718 00:33:44,922 --> 00:33:48,059 describe Phyllis, but I'm very glad that she was there to help 719 00:33:48,126 --> 00:33:50,528 you during these very horrible circumstances. 720 00:33:50,595 --> 00:33:52,663 >> Jack: Phyllis was a life-saver. 721 00:33:52,730 --> 00:33:55,333 And she's right about being honest with Kyle. 722 00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:58,636 He deserves to know the truth. 723 00:33:58,703 --> 00:34:01,572 And if I don't tell him, Diane's going to. 724 00:34:01,639 --> 00:34:03,741 She came this close to calling him. 725 00:34:03,808 --> 00:34:06,577 Thank God I talked her out of it, convinced her that I should 726 00:34:06,644 --> 00:34:07,712 be the one to tell him. 727 00:34:07,779 --> 00:34:09,680 >> Ashley: Well, how incredibly generous of her. 728 00:34:09,747 --> 00:34:12,150 She doesn't want to traumatize her son, so she'll just leave it 729 00:34:12,216 --> 00:34:13,217 to you. 730 00:34:13,284 --> 00:34:16,320 >> Jack: I am concerned how he's gonna react, though. 731 00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:19,724 But if I tell him, I can warn him about Diane, about the dark 732 00:34:19,791 --> 00:34:23,227 side of his mother that I tried so hard to keep from him when we 733 00:34:23,294 --> 00:34:24,695 all thought she was dead. 734 00:34:24,762 --> 00:34:26,931 >> Traci: What if he lets her back in his life? 735 00:34:26,998 --> 00:34:28,433 >> Jack: That's his prerogative. 736 00:34:28,499 --> 00:34:32,770 All I can do is give him the facts, all of the facts. 737 00:34:32,837 --> 00:34:36,007 Look, he read about her in Restless Style and all the 738 00:34:36,073 --> 00:34:37,775 things people said about her. 739 00:34:37,842 --> 00:34:41,379 There's so much more to know. 740 00:34:41,446 --> 00:34:45,016 And, look, reading about her behavior and being affected by 741 00:34:45,082 --> 00:34:46,884 it is quite a different thing. 742 00:34:46,951 --> 00:34:48,619 We all know that. 743 00:34:48,686 --> 00:34:51,189 >> Billy: Okay, so, you tell him, he's gonna want to see her. 744 00:34:51,255 --> 00:34:53,291 Does that mean she's coming back to town? 745 00:34:53,357 --> 00:34:54,759 >> Ashley: No. 746 00:34:54,826 --> 00:34:57,261 You can't let her come back to Genoa City, Jack. 747 00:34:57,328 --> 00:34:59,497 You have to know the ramifications that her presence 748 00:34:59,564 --> 00:35:00,698 would have. 749 00:35:00,765 --> 00:35:02,800 >> Jack: I am well aware of the number of lives that will be 750 00:35:02,867 --> 00:35:04,068 impacted by this. 751 00:35:04,135 --> 00:35:07,905 Right now, I am concerned about what's gonna happen to Kyle and 752 00:35:07,972 --> 00:35:11,976 Summer and Harrison if Diane finds her way back into Kyle's 753 00:35:12,043 --> 00:35:14,879 life. 754 00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:17,982 >> Phyllis: What do you think we ought to do? 755 00:35:18,049 --> 00:35:19,350 >> Amanda: A spa day. 756 00:35:19,417 --> 00:35:22,220 Yes, massages, facials, some time in the sauna. 757 00:35:22,286 --> 00:35:25,356 We can have some drinks while we get our nails done. 758 00:35:25,423 --> 00:35:26,057 >> Phyllis: Okay. 759 00:35:26,123 --> 00:35:26,724 That's tempting. 760 00:35:26,791 --> 00:35:27,558 >> Amanda: Isn't it? 761 00:35:27,625 --> 00:35:28,259 >> Phyllis: Yeah. 762 00:35:28,326 --> 00:35:29,360 >> Amanda: Come on. 763 00:35:29,427 --> 00:35:31,596 >> Phyllis: [ Laughs ] I have so much work to catch up 764 00:35:31,662 --> 00:35:32,630 on. 765 00:35:32,697 --> 00:35:34,732 >> Amanda: Okay, Phyllis, honestly, were you even 766 00:35:34,799 --> 00:35:36,100 expecting to be back today? 767 00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:37,201 >> Phyllis: No. 768 00:35:37,268 --> 00:35:37,869 >> Amanda: Okay. 769 00:35:37,935 --> 00:35:39,637 So then today is a bonus day. 770 00:35:39,704 --> 00:35:43,608 So, if there is nothing urgent, then what better way to pamper 771 00:35:43,674 --> 00:35:47,278 yourself after a very long flight than relaxing with your 772 00:35:47,345 --> 00:35:50,748 favorite person in the whole wide world? 773 00:35:50,815 --> 00:35:52,049 >> Phyllis: Okay. 774 00:35:52,116 --> 00:35:56,420 Oh, well, if you put it that way, let's do it. 775 00:35:56,487 --> 00:35:57,722 Let's go. 776 00:35:57,788 --> 00:35:59,223 >> Amanda: [ Laughs ] Oh, wait. Shoot. 777 00:35:59,290 --> 00:36:01,225 Um, do you think we'll be able to get an appointment? 778 00:36:01,292 --> 00:36:02,927 >> Phyllis: Oh, I think I can work that out. 779 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:04,128 >> Amanda: Yeah? 780 00:36:04,195 --> 00:36:08,132 [ Laughs ] >> Phyllis: Uh, if anybody wants 781 00:36:08,199 --> 00:36:10,568 me, I'll be in the spa. 782 00:36:10,635 --> 00:36:12,737 >> Amanda: Let's go! 783 00:36:21,879 --> 00:36:22,980 >> Diane: Hi. 784 00:36:23,047 --> 00:36:24,181 I'm Taylor Jenson. 785 00:36:24,248 --> 00:36:27,084 I'm here to check in. 786 00:36:27,151 --> 00:36:30,788 [ Sighs ] I'll be staying here a while. 787 00:36:30,855 --> 00:36:33,190 [ Keys clacking ] 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 788 00:36:57,381 --> 00:36:59,383 >> Join us again for "The Young and the Restless."