>> Victor: Sweetheart, please answer your mother's questions.
Are you saying that, after all the betrayal and all the lies,
you still feel love for Ashland Locke?
>> Victoria: [ Sighs ] Do I love him? Or do I hate him?
I mean, does it really matter?
>> Nick: Yeah. It does.
We need to know if you have cut ties with Ashland.
I'm very concerned about the emotional toll this has taken on
you.
If you still have feelings for him, it's gonna be much, much
worse.
>> Victoria: Yes, Nicholas, the feelings that I had for Ashland
were very strong, and they are not simply gonna go away
overnight, even after finding out that he's been lying to me
for months.
>> Nick: Not just lying.
>> Victoria: I know what he's done, Nick.
But what I'm saying is, whatever residual emotion there is left
in my heart, it doesn't matter.
What matters is the crimes that he's committed against me and
this family.
What matters is this plan to get him out of our lives and out of
our company.
>> Nikki: But, darling, the plan seems to be falling apart.
>> Victor: Are you saying Locke is having second thoughts?
>> Nikki: [ Sighs ] Now he doesn't know if he wants
to set Adam up.
Even though Adam agreed to go along with it, Ashland may not
follow through.
>> Victor: Are you telling me that this is all off the rail
now, this whole plan?
>> Sally: Thank you.
[ Sighs ] >> Ashland: [ Sighs ]
You have my attention.
>> Adam: Huh.
Well, I would hope so.
Half a billion dollars is, uh, hard to ignore.
All you have to do is walk away from Victoria and Newman/Locke.
>> Ashland: Well, I'm not exactly strapped for cash, but,
uh, that is a substantial amount of money.
>> Adam: It's enough to go anywhere that is not Genoa City.
You know, you could buy yourself a private island, buy a
business, rebuild your empire.
You could build a rocket and blast yourself into space.
I don't really care.
But most importantly, you would get a drama-free exit with no
questions asked.
𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮
>> Ashley: Are you spying on the neighbors?
>> Traci: [ Laughs ] No!
[ Laughs ] >> Ashley: You know, seeing you
like this, Traci, reminds me when we were little.
Daddy would go on business trips, and the day he was
returning home, you would be here all day long, waiting for
him to walk through that door.
Do you remember that?
>> Traci: I remember vividly.
I just -- I just loved it when he came home from a trip.
It just felt better when he was here with us, you know?
Safer.
>> Ashley: Yeah.
Plus, he always brought us presents from wherever he'd
been, right?
>> Traci: Yeah. That helped.
>> Ashley: And here you are all these years later standing here
and waiting for Jack in the exact same spot.
>> Traci: Well, I just want to hear about Los Angeles.
And I want to hear what happened with his granddaughter, Allie.
He'll be here any minute.
>> Ashley: Maybe he'll bring you a present.
>> Traci: Oh, that would be nice!
[ Laughs ] I just -- I really hope the trip
went the way he wanted it to.
>> Ashley: Me too.
>> Traci: [ Chuckles ] >> Phyllis: Thank you.
It's so chivalrous of you to bring in my bag.
Um, you don't need to.
>> Jack: I just wanted to make sure you got settled in.
>> Phyllis: Thank you.
I wish there was something I could do for you.
>> Jack: Are you joking?
You have been such a help.
It feels like you've been by my side for weeks now.
>> Phyllis: You know what I mean.
I wish there was something I could do for you right this
moment.
>> Jack: Can you call Kyle and tell him his mother's actually
alive and wants to be part of his life now?
>> Phyllis: Well, I'm gonna stay away from that.
In fact, I don't even want to talk to Summer right now.
I'm afraid it'll slip.
>> Jack: No, I have to be the one to tell him.
Boy, am I not looking forward to that conversation.
>> Phyllis: No, but you have to do it before Diane does.
I mean -- >> Jack: Yeah, I just don't know
how he's gonna react.
Never in a million years did I imagine I would be in this
situation.
Poor Kyle.
[ Breathes deeply ]
>> Jack: The whole situation is just a mess.
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
>> Jack: It's not just Kyle's reaction.
Allie was dragged into the middle of this.
That trip was supposed to be about me spending time with her,
getting to know her.
The whole thing was ruined by Diane's intrusion.
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
Diane is a master manipulator.
That's for sure.
Hey, I don't want to talk about her.
Let's talk about Allie.
That was a good trip.
I think you made progress with her.
I really do.
She's a very smart, capable girl.
I think that, uh, you made a real connection.
That's what I think.
And there's nothing that Diane can say or do to ruin that.
>> Jack: Thank you for keeping things positive.
When did you become a cockeyed optimist?
>> Phyllis: Just calling it like I see it.
[ Cellphone buzzes ] >> Jack: Oh.
Bear with me.
It's Billy.
He wants to know how my trip went.
Well, I guess I have to break the news to all of my siblings
at the same time.
Wish me luck.
I'm about to blow up a good old-fashioned Abbott family
meeting.
>> Victoria: Ashland was adamant that he didn't want me to cross
an ethical line.
He felt that if -- if I helped him to frame Adam, it would
corrupt me and there would be no coming back from that.
He also suggested that the two of us run away together.
>> Victor: He's testing you.
He's suspicious.
He wants to know you're on his side.
>> Nikki: That's what I thought, too.
He's no dummy.
>> Nick: By that, you mean he is sneaky and a criminal.
>> Victor: Of course he is.
We don't know what he's gonna do.
>> Nick: Well, he may catch on to what we're up to.
>> Victor: If he even gets a hint of our plan, we need to
rethink it.
>> Nick: I agree.
The more I think about it, the more reservations I have.
>> Nikki: What we need to be concerned about is --
>> Victoria: I can handle myself.
I can handle Ashland.
This plan is solid.
I chose to bring you all in on it.
I trusted you to help me.
I just told you how committed I am to seeing it through, and you
still don't trust me.
>> Ashland: See, I think accepting a deal like this, as
generous as it may seem, uh, may appear to be an admission of
guilt.
>> Adam: [ Chuckles ] [ Laughs ]
Are you still playing this game?
>> Ashland: What game is that?
>> Adam: The one where we all pretend like you're still
innocent.
Come on.
Get over yourself, Locke.
There's enough evidence out there.
You never had cancer.
You preyed on Victoria's emotions to get your hands on my
family's company.
And I don't care about that.
I'm not judging.
My past is littered with similar schemes, okay?
You saw an angle. You played it.
Good for you.
But now it's over.
Make it easy on yourself.
Get paid. Get out of this.
With your reputation intact.
>> Ashland: You make it sound like it's a generous offer and
that you care about your sister, but this is really all about
your own self-interest, isn't it?
>> Adam: [ Chuckles ] I have the family's interest at
heart.
>> Ashland: Yeah, but if you get me out of the picture, then you
can set your sights on Victoria and you can make your move to be
CEO of the company.
>> Adam: Look, I don't think that my motives should play a
role in your decision.
>> Ashland: Fair enough.
$500 million.
And you claim you're representing Victor and the
family.
>> Adam: That's right.
>> Ashland: How do I know that's true?
Does Victor even know you're making this offer?
>> Adam: [ Chuckles ]
>> Victor: Sweetheart, this is not about distrusting you.
But you've got to realize that Ashland Locke is backpedaling
from your plan because he is suspicious.
>> Victoria: Or maybe he is seriously conflicted.
Maybe it's possible to be this ruthless and to also love me and
want to protect me.
The two of those ideas are not mutually exclusive.
>> Victor: Well...
[ Sighs ] Maybe you're right.
It's possible.
>> Victoria: That's very ironic, coming from you.
>> Victor: What do you mean by that?
>> Nikki: She is comparing the dynamic she has with Ashland to
what you and I have.
Now, you can be ruthless, yet you love me.
You always want to protect me.
and I have always loved you, even at your worst.
And vice versa.
But I can't bring myself to give him the benefit of the doubt.
>> Victor: Sweetheart, the situations are different.
>> Victoria: The hell they are.
>> Victor: Ashland Locke is a complete narcissist.
That beautiful wedding in Tuscany -- if he had been a man,
he would have come to you and told you about his past, about
his lies!
He would have begged you for forgiveness.
>> Nick: Or at least before he signed that contract to be
co-CEO.
>> Victor: He used you, sweetheart.
I hate to say this.
He would have tossed you away as soon as he thought he had
benefited enough.
Trust me, I'm gonna make that bastard pay for the pain he has
caused you.
But you've seen enough now.
You've seen what he has done.
Don't question your plan now.
>> Adam: You give me more credit than I deserve.
I mean, you really think I have the, uh, temerity and the guts
to make a deal like this without my father's approval?
>> Ashland: Oh, I wouldn't put anything past you.
But you're probably right.
$500 million does cross a line.
Victor would have to sign off on that.
I think the amount, though...
is really interesting, don't you?
I mean, if your father chose that number, that's a bit cruel,
don't you think?
>> Adam: No, I'd say it's quite generous, actually.
>> Ashland: Oh, no, no, I don't mean cruel toward me.
Toward you.
I mean, I happen to know that $500 million is exactly the
amount of money your father was forced to pay his other children
when they sued him over their trusts.
Victoria, Nick, even Abby.
But not you.
>> Adam: Well, uh, if you did your research properly, you
would know that, um, I was not a part of that lawsuit.
>> Ashland: Well, no, but it still seems unfair, don't you
think?
I mean, you never got that kind of money from your father.
>> Adam: [ Chuckles ] >> Ashland: It's almost as if he
was saying to you that you weren't in the same league as
his other children, as your siblings.
That's got to hurt.
>> Adam: Yeah.
That was a nice try. Really.
But I'm doing just fine.
>> Ashland: Okay.
Still, though, to have to prove yourself over and over and over
again to the old man -- that has to be exhausting.
>> Adam: Yeah.
My father and I are, uh, in a great place, actually.
And as for the amount, which he and I agreed on, uh, I wouldn't
over-analyze it.
We just were looking for the exact number necessary to get
you out of our lives -- and not a penny more.
>> Billy: Jack said to meet him here and he'll fill us in when
he arrives.
>> Traci: Fill us in on what?
I mean, he never said anything to me.
>> Billy: Patience, darling.
He's on his way.
>> Ashley: Traci's very anxious to welcome a new member into our
family, obviously.
>> Traci: I am.
It's so exciting.
I just -- I just hope that Jack and Allie were able to find ways
to forge a new connection.
[ Door opens ] Oh!
>> Jack: Oh, good, you're all here.
>> Billy: Hey.
>> Traci: Jack. How did it go?
Does Allie want to go ahead with the relationship?
When are we gonna get to meet her?
>> Billy: Just so you know, uh, Traci's already photoshopped her
into our family portrait.
>> Traci: If I knew anything about how to do that, I would
have.
>> Ashley: How are you?
How'd it go?
>> Jack: First let me say this.
It is so good to see these three faces in this house.
We don't do this enough.
We all know how important family is.
This should be a regular occurrence.
>> Traci: That is a wonderful idea, and I agree.
>> Billy: We all agree, but you're stalling.
What's going on?
>> Jack: Allie.
Have a seat.
>> Traci: Okay.
>> Jack: Allie is lovely.
She's pretty. She's bright.
She's curious. She's thoughtful.
She reminded me of Keemo from time to time.
>> Traci: Oh, that's so nice.
>> Jack: But more than anything, she reminded me of you.
>> Ashley: Me?
>> Jack: Yes.
Clear-eyed, critical-thinking.
She's working on her master's in chemical engineering.
I know how skeptical you have been about this whole situation.
There's someone else who's even more skeptical -- Allie.
I think you two are gonna hit it off when you finally meet.
>> Traci: Oh, I like the sound of that.
So, when is she coming to visit?
>> Jack: Hopefully very soon.
First I need to tell you all about something else that
happened in Los Angeles.
>> Ashley: What is it?
>> Traci: Uh-oh.
You look a little unsettled.
>> Jack: There's no easy way to say this, no simple way to
prepare you.
>> Ashley: Okay. What happened?
>> Jack: I learned the identity of the mysterious texter, the
person who'd been luring me out to Los Angeles to Keemo's house.
In fact, she ultimately bought Keemo's house.
>> Traci: Wait, "she"?
>> Jack: She.
No matter who we considered, I never allowed for this
possibility because it wasn't possible.
>> Ashley: Jack, what are you talking about?
Who is she?
>> Jack: Diane Jenkins.
She's alive.
>> Adam: Well, I think we covered everything.
Except, of course, a deadline.
>> Ashland: Why does there have to be a deadline?
>> Adam: [ Chuckles ] Because we're not gonna drag this out,
okay?
This is a one-time offer.
You can take it, or you can leave it, but it expires today.
>> Ashland: It's a lot to consider.
What if I need more time?
>> Adam: You have one hour, okay?
If you agree to the deal, the money will be wired into an
account of your choosing tomorrow morning.
And if not...good luck surviving what comes next.
>> Nick: Vick, we're all just trying to look out for you.
>> Nikki: It may seem heavy-handed.
>> Victoria: "Seems"?
It is heavy-handed.
>> Nikki: We don't want you to feel attacked.
We just need to get through to you.
>> Victoria: I don't appreciate being told how to feel.
>> Nick: But you still don't have affection for this guy,
right?
>> Victoria: Oh, just give me some time to think about it,
Nicholas.
It seems like every time we talk, it always comes back to
your lack of faith in my ability to make good decisions.
>> Nikki: Honey, it's just that we want to make sure you have a
clear view of the situation.
>> Victoria: I just need time.
I need some time right now away from all of you to think about
this.
>> Nick: [ Sighs ] >> Amanda: Well, hello.
>> Phyllis: Hey.
How are you?
Are you meeting somebody here?
>> Amanda: Uh, yeah.
Yeah, I'm here to see someone very important, actually.
>> Phyllis: Who?
>> Amanda: You.
>> Phyllis: Me?
>> Amanda: Yes.
>> Phyllis: Oh.
>> Amanda: Yeah, and I came by yesterday, and someone told me
that you were out of town.
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
Yeah, I went to L.A.
>> Amanda: [ Gasps ] You did?
>> Phyllis: Yeah, Jack went to California, and I -- I flew
there to meet him.
>> Amanda: Okay.
Well, hopefully you got to do something fun this time around.
Sightseeing? The beach?
>> Phyllis: [ Chuckles ] No, this trip definitely was not
fun.
Um, Jack is dealing with the whole, you know, death of his
son, Keemo, and...
Yeah, it was one revelation after the other.
>> Amanda: I'm sorry.
You know I just went through that same drama with my family,
so I know how intense it can be.
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
Yeah, "intense" doesn't even begin to describe it.
>> Billy: I'm sorry.
Please tell me that this is some kind of sick joke.
>> Jack: Not at all.
>> Traci: Okay, is possible that you only think Diane's alive?
Maybe the texter's messing with with your head.
>> Jack: Diane is alive.
I saw her.
I talked to her more than once.
>> Billy: How -- How is that possible?
They found her body.
>> Ashley: This is insane.
>> Traci: O-Okay, let's focus on what's important.
Diane, who miraculously came back from the dead after all
these years, knew that Keemo passed away and knew of the
existence of Allie?
>> Jack: Yes, that's right.
>> Traci: So she's gonna take this information and try to
insinuate herself back into your life.
>> Jack: That's not the way she would put it.
>> Ashley: Well, of course not because she could rationalize
any horrible thing she's ever done.
>> Jack: She was hoping that by bringing me and Allie together,
she could gain my forgiveness, at least enough forgiveness that
I would allow her to re-establish a relationship with
Kyle.
>> Traci: Oh, no. Poor Kyle.
>> Billy: And let me guess -- she wants to be a mother again
after all these years?
>> Ashley: You're not gonna let that happen.
>> Jack: I was as outraged as you are by her demands.
I know this is a lot to take in, and I'm asking you to keep this
between us.
I told you this because I haven't told Kyle yet, and I
have to tell him soon.
>> Traci: Are you sure?
>> Jack: His mother's alive.
I can't keep that from him.
Look, and this has to be told in person.
I can't do this over the phone.
So I've encouraged him to come here to Genoa City in the next
couple of weeks and I will tell him then.
>> Traci: But, Jack, what is this gonna do to him, though?
He grieved and suffered when she died.
How could she put him through this?
>> Ashley: Because she's inherently selfish.
>> Billy: Okay, can we go back to the beginning?
How is this woman not dead?
>> Jack: You're not gonna believe this.
>> Ashley: You know, when it comes to Diane, I'd believe just
about anything.
So, please tell us -- how did this bitch come back into our
lives?
>> "The Young and the Restless" will continue.
>> Jack: She knew the whole town hated her, she felt the walls
closing in, and she faked her own death.
>> Billy: By herself?
>> Jack: With the help of Deacon Sharpe.
>> Traci: No way.
>> Billy: so, what has she been doing after all these years?
>> Jack: Well, she claims she's been rehabilitating herself.
She's turned her life around.
She's looking at a happier, healthier future.
>> Ashley: Please.
You didn't buy any of that.
>> Jack: Not for one second.
>> Ashley: Thank God.
>> Jack: Everything you're feeling -- the anger, the shock,
the outrage -- I felt tenfold when I saw her face-to-face.
And I haven't forgotten one thing she did to me.
The lies, the games, using Kyle's custody as a weapon.
And, Ashley, I have not forgotten what she did to you.
>> Ashley: Where do I even start?
She slept with my fiancÃ©.
She blackmailed me.
What she did to my daughter.
And then her so-called death.
We were all turned into suspects.
Our lives were turned completely upside down the entire time she
was alive.
Even you hate her, and you try to think the best of everybody.
>> Traci: Well, she takes pleasure in wreaking havoc.
>> Ashley: She does.
I just wish she'd crawl back under that rock she climbed out
from under.
>> Billy: Well, she's not going to, so please tell me you have a
plan on how to deal with her -- because she is a potential
threat to half of this town.
What do you think she's gonna do next?
>> Jack: [ Sighs ] >> Nick: Well, it's probably my
fault she took off.
I was just trying to be supportive, but I probably came
on too strong.
>> Nikki: Darling, you were coming from a good place.
But that didn't make it any easier for her.
>> Victor: [ Sighs ] Do you think we were too tough
on her?
>> Nikki: We said what needed to be said.
>> Nick: I just wish she would have received it better, you
know?
I got to go.
Uh, call me if anything comes up?
>> Victor: Okay, son.
>> Nikki: Alright.
[ Door closes ] >> Nikki: Well, I'm gonna stay.
I have a little work to do.
I have a feeling Victoria will be back sooner rather than
later.
>> Victor: I'll stick around, okay?
>> Nikki: Good.
I think, when she has a chance to process everything, she'll
calm down.
>> Victor: [ Sighs ] You mean and realize that we
were right?
>> Nikki: Oh, well, I don't know about that.
But hopefully we can all have a civil conversation.
And we'll take it from there.
Together.
>> Victor: Yeah.
>> Sally: Wait. What?
A half a billion dollars, and Ashland didn't say yes
immediately?
>> Adam: Uh, well, he didn't turn it down immediately,
either, which suggests he is considering it.
>> Sally: So, you think he's just gonna take the money and
run?
>> Adam: He should.
I mean, I made quite a strong case.
But, uh, nothing's for certain until I hear from him.
>> Sally: Well, I hope you get the answer that you want.
But either way, for what it's worth, I think you handled it
masterfully.
>> Adam: Well, it's worth a lot.
>> Sally: I have another question.
>> Adam: Oh, look who's here.
>> Sally: Do you want to go somewhere else?
I mean, in case you're not in the mood to deal with her?
>> Adam: No, no, no. It's okay.
I, um -- I have to talk to her for a moment.
Do you, uh, want to get us a table?
>> Sally: Yeah.
>> Adam: So, how is the plan coming along?
Any indication that Ashland's gonna make another move?
>> Victoria: You sound concerned.
>> Adam: Uh, well, I am a little bit.
No one's hacked into my computer today to plant fake evidence.
So, if Ashland is planning on committing a criminal
conspiracy, he's moving at a snail's pace.
>> Victoria: I don't really want to get into it, but there may be
a change in plans.
>> Ashley: Jack, clearly you see that her leading you to Allie is
just another one of Diane's games.
>> Jack: She claims it isn't.
>> Ashley: Oh, Jack.
>> Jack: She claims that she honestly wants to make amends
with Kyle.
Look, my first instinct was to say, "Hell, no."
To do what I could to protect Kyle from any more pain.
But Phyllis helped me realize...
that it's Kyle's choice to decide whether she's gonna be in
his life or not.
>> Ashley: Phyllis?
You told Phyllis all this before you told your own family?
>> Jack: Phyllis was with me in Los Angeles, yeah.
>> Ashley: Why?
>> Jack: Because she decided to fly out to support me, knowing
it might be a little difficult with Allie.
>> Ashley: Well, that was nice of her.
>> Jack: Yes, it was, and I'm glad she did because I've been
spinning out of control ever since Diane showed up.
No. She kept me grounded.
And that's exactly what I needed.
>> Amanda: So, you just flew to California because Jack asked
you to?
>> Phyllis: Uh, I offered.
>> Amanda: So, a gesture like that -- it feels like there is
more than just friendship going on.
>> Phyllis: You're interpreting gestures now, are you?
>> Amanda: Phyllis, I'm just saying that, you know, clearly
your connection with Jack is getting a little deeper.
>> Phyllis: You know, this trip...
It's not what you think.
>> Amanda: You don't know what I think.
>> Phyllis: Yeah, I do know what you think because it's what
you've been thinking all along.
Listen, um, what Jack is going through right now is -- is quite
profound.
And, um, I was sort of there as his advisor, a voice of reason.
>> Amanda: [ Chuckles ] Well, that doesn't sound like you
at all, Phyllis.
>> Phyllis: Yeah, I know.
On this trip, I really had to push against my basic instinct.
Trust me.
>> Amanda: Well, if that doesn't show how much you care about
Jack, I don't know what does.
>> Phyllis: [ Sighs ] Just so there's no
misunderstanding...
Jack and I are just friends.
Really. Especially now.
What he needs is a friend.
And what I need is a friend.
>> Amanda: Okay. Yes.
You've convinced me, alright?
But as your friend in a very different way than Jack, I'm
thinking that there is something very important that we must do.
>> Adam: What do you mean, there's been a change in plans?
>> Victoria: You'll know when you need to.
>> Adam: [ Sighs ] You really are a piece of work.
I have put myself at risk to try to help you, and you can't even
do the bare minimum to keep me informed?
It's like I'm a lesser being than you, except when you need
something from me.
>> Victoria: Would you please calm down.
>> Adam: Okay.
Obviously, your plan didn't work.
You screwed it up, didn't you?
>> Victoria: Not at all.
>> Adam: I told Dad that this was not gonna work.
There was too many moving parts.
I knew it.
Let me guess.
Ashland saw through your deception and he's backing off.
You can't try to control the world.
It kind of sucks to find that out, doesn't it?
>> Victoria: I have accomplished more than you'll ever dream of.
>> Adam: Maybe because, uh, I haven't been given the
opportunity.
Oh, you've been given plenty of chances, Adam, and you've failed
every time.
Because you are who you are.
>> Ashland: Oh.
>> Nikki: Uh, Victoria just stepped out.
We're not sure for how long.
>> Ashland: That's fine.
In fact, I'm, uh, glad to see you both here, especially you,
Victor.
>> Victor: Why is that?
>> Ashland: I was hoping we could discuss the offer Adam
just made.
>> Victor: What's there to discuss?
>> Ashland: Well, primarily, I'd like to know if it was legit.
>> Victor: Why wouldn't it be legit?
>> Ashland: It's a great deal of money.
>> Victor: So?
>> Ashland: You must really want me out of here.
>> Victor: I do, indeed.
The amount seemed appropriate.
>> Ashland: Maybe.
But the fact that it came from Adam seemed cold.
>> Victor: Really? Why?
>> Ashland: The amount.
You see, I happen to know that that's the exact same number
that you were forced to hand over to each of your children
except Adam.
So he was forced to relive that pain all over again.
>> Victor: Mm-hmm.
>> Ashland: Which I thought was heartless on your part.
>> Victor: [ Chuckles ] >> Ashland: How exactly do you
rationalize putting your own son in that position?
>> Victor: How the hell do you dare come in here and ask me
about my relationship with my son, hmm?
Question is, are you willing to accept the offer of $500 million
and get the hell out of town?
>> Adam: Victoria was clearly on the defensive, refusing to admit
that she blew it with Ashland.
Her plan is a mess.
>> Sally: It's a dumpster fire.
>> Adam: Mm-hmm.
It just validates, uh, my decision to take matters into my
own hands and, uh, create an alternative plan.
>> Sally: Right.
But here's what I was about to ask you before we saw Victoria
earlier.
How is your dad gonna react to you offering Ashland a huge
amount of money without consulting with him first?
>> Adam: If Ashland takes the deal and he leaves town, my dad
will be fine with it.
And if he turns it down...
he doesn't even need to know.
>> Ashland: I have not yet decided if I'm going to take
this offer or not.
One mustn't rush into a decision of this magnitude.
There's so many angles to consider.
I did think it was possible that Adam was acting on his own.
>> Victor: You think he would agree to that sum of money
without my permission?
>> Ashland: Funny.
That's exactly what he said.
Maybe this offer is real.
But there was a moment when you seemed to hesitate, as if I
caught you off guard.
>> Victor: [ Chuckles ] You surmise correctly.
I was stunned by your gall, your unmitigated gall, to walk into
this office knowing full well that we are all aware of what
you have done.
[ Door opens ] >> Victoria: What's going on
here?
>> Ashland: A negotiation.
>> Victoria: What are you talking about?
>> Ashland: Well, Adam -- and perhaps your father -- have just
made me an offer of a whole lot of money to walk away from
everything I have here in Genoa City, including you.
What do you think?
Should I take the deal and go?
Maybe I put you through enough pain.
Maybe it's time to put it to an end.
Maybe we should just both move on.
>> Traci: "Grounded" is not usually a word I would use to
describe Phyllis, but I'm very glad that she was there to help
you during these very horrible circumstances.
>> Jack: Phyllis was a life-saver.
And she's right about being honest with Kyle.
He deserves to know the truth.
And if I don't tell him, Diane's going to.
She came this close to calling him.
Thank God I talked her out of it, convinced her that I should
be the one to tell him.
>> Ashley: Well, how incredibly generous of her.
She doesn't want to traumatize her son, so she'll just leave it
to you.
>> Jack: I am concerned how he's gonna react, though.
But if I tell him, I can warn him about Diane, about the dark
side of his mother that I tried so hard to keep from him when we
all thought she was dead.
>> Traci: What if he lets her back in his life?
>> Jack: That's his prerogative.
All I can do is give him the facts, all of the facts.
Look, he read about her in Restless Style and all the
things people said about her.
There's so much more to know.
And, look, reading about her behavior and being affected by
it is quite a different thing.
We all know that.
>> Billy: Okay, so, you tell him, he's gonna want to see her.
Does that mean she's coming back to town?
>> Ashley: No.
You can't let her come back to Genoa City, Jack.
You have to know the ramifications that her presence
would have.
>> Jack: I am well aware of the number of lives that will be
impacted by this.
Right now, I am concerned about what's gonna happen to Kyle and
Summer and Harrison if Diane finds her way back into Kyle's
life.
>> Phyllis: What do you think we ought to do?
>> Amanda: A spa day.
Yes, massages, facials, some time in the sauna.
We can have some drinks while we get our nails done.
>> Phyllis: Okay.
That's tempting.
>> Amanda: Isn't it?
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
>> Amanda: Come on.
>> Phyllis: [ Laughs ] I have so much work to catch up
on.
>> Amanda: Okay, Phyllis, honestly, were you even
expecting to be back today?
>> Phyllis: No.
>> Amanda: Okay.
So then today is a bonus day.
So, if there is nothing urgent, then what better way to pamper
yourself after a very long flight than relaxing with your
favorite person in the whole wide world?
>> Phyllis: Okay.
Oh, well, if you put it that way, let's do it.
Let's go.
>> Amanda: [ Laughs ] Oh, wait. Shoot.
Um, do you think we'll be able to get an appointment?
>> Phyllis: Oh, I think I can work that out.
>> Amanda: Yeah?
[ Laughs ] >> Phyllis: Uh, if anybody wants
me, I'll be in the spa.
>> Amanda: Let's go!
>> Diane: Hi.
I'm Taylor Jenson.
I'm here to check in.
[ Sighs ] I'll be staying here a while.
[ Keys clacking ] 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮
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