1 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:09,642 [ Knock on door ] 2 00:00:11,244 --> 00:00:12,946 >> Sally: Well, I was going to tell you what I've been thinking about for the last couple of 3 00:00:13,012 --> 00:00:15,448 hours, but... 4 00:00:15,515 --> 00:00:18,017 >> Adam: I have been thinking about the same thing. 5 00:00:18,084 --> 00:00:20,854 >> Sally: I'll bet. 6 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,257 I mean, you could point your mind towards the project that 7 00:00:24,324 --> 00:00:27,660 you pitched to Victor and got approved, but... 8 00:00:27,727 --> 00:00:30,130 >> Adam: But...this. 9 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:32,165 >> Sally: This is a big deal. 10 00:00:32,232 --> 00:00:37,270 >> Adam: Yeah, it is potentially my birthday and Christmas and a 11 00:00:37,337 --> 00:00:41,808 stock invested in splitting all rolled into one. 12 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:43,610 If only the phone would ring. 13 00:00:43,676 --> 00:00:46,045 I could be getting a call from Ashland right now saying he 14 00:00:46,112 --> 00:00:49,382 accepts my offer. 15 00:00:49,449 --> 00:00:53,086 Or he's rejecting it. 16 00:00:53,153 --> 00:00:57,657 >> Sally: Anticipation could be exciting, depending on who 17 00:00:57,724 --> 00:00:59,359 you're waiting with. 18 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:01,895 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] I mean, Ashland is a smart guy. 19 00:01:01,961 --> 00:01:04,197 He had to do the math and realize that my deal was his 20 00:01:04,264 --> 00:01:05,498 best offer. 21 00:01:05,565 --> 00:01:07,500 It's the only way that he can escape the mayhem with his 22 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:10,270 dignity and his reputation intact. 23 00:01:10,336 --> 00:01:11,738 Right? 24 00:01:11,805 --> 00:01:14,441 >> Sally: Clean slate, full bank account, can't lose. 25 00:01:14,507 --> 00:01:16,843 I mean, I would take the offer. 26 00:01:16,910 --> 00:01:19,245 >> Adam: Well, then why isn't he jumping on it? 27 00:01:19,312 --> 00:01:21,581 >> Sally: Because he's toying with you. 28 00:01:21,648 --> 00:01:22,282 That's what he does. 29 00:01:22,348 --> 00:01:24,651 He's played this game 100 times. 30 00:01:24,717 --> 00:01:27,153 >> Adam: I was -- was flying blind. 31 00:01:27,220 --> 00:01:30,023 I just -- I was totally going on impulse when I offered to give 32 00:01:30,089 --> 00:01:33,059 him that money to walk away from Newman/Locke. 33 00:01:33,126 --> 00:01:36,362 Telling that I was representing the Newman family? 34 00:01:36,429 --> 00:01:39,532 What the hell was I thinking? 35 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:45,905 >> Sally: You were thinking like a leader. 36 00:01:45,972 --> 00:01:49,642 >> Adam: [ Sighs ] It felt like the right move to 37 00:01:49,709 --> 00:01:50,910 make at the time. 38 00:01:50,977 --> 00:01:56,182 But maybe I just gave him another card to play. 39 00:01:56,249 --> 00:01:59,552 >> Victoria: You went behind my back, Daddy, to bribe Ashland 40 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:01,287 into leaving me? 41 00:02:01,354 --> 00:02:03,022 [ Scoffs ] I don't know what part is more 42 00:02:03,089 --> 00:02:04,491 offensive. 43 00:02:04,557 --> 00:02:09,028 >> Victor: [ Chuckles ] It seems an offer was made, 44 00:02:09,095 --> 00:02:10,296 right, Ashland? 45 00:02:10,363 --> 00:02:19,072 And you're kind of considering it seriously? 46 00:02:19,138 --> 00:02:21,608 >> Ashland: I don't know what other option I have at this 47 00:02:21,674 --> 00:02:22,976 point. 48 00:02:23,042 --> 00:02:26,446 I want this turmoil to end, for your sake. 49 00:02:26,513 --> 00:02:29,816 >> Nikki: The best way to end it is to admit to your lies and 50 00:02:29,883 --> 00:02:31,885 leave of your own volition. 51 00:02:39,359 --> 00:02:42,829 >> Ashland: Tell your errand boy, Adam, I will meet him at 52 00:02:42,896 --> 00:02:57,043 The Grand Phoenix to discuss the terms. 53 00:02:57,110 --> 00:02:59,145 [ Sighs ] >> Victoria: Does somebody want 54 00:03:04,784 --> 00:03:07,220 to tell me what's going on here? 55 00:03:07,287 --> 00:03:14,861 Why the hell did you two do that? 56 00:03:14,928 --> 00:03:29,809 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 57 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:30,243 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 58 00:03:30,310 --> 00:03:45,191 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 59 00:03:45,258 --> 00:03:50,697 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 60 00:03:50,763 --> 00:03:51,931 >> Nick: No signs of a fight. 61 00:03:51,998 --> 00:03:55,001 I guess it was okay to leave you and Ashland in the same room. 62 00:03:55,068 --> 00:03:58,338 >> Sharon: [ Sighs ] How is a person supposed to 63 00:03:58,404 --> 00:04:03,076 believe anything that man says after what he did to Victoria? 64 00:04:03,142 --> 00:04:05,778 You know, he started talking about how he's gonna exonerate 65 00:04:05,845 --> 00:04:10,283 himself and that he's innocent of all charges. 66 00:04:10,350 --> 00:04:12,585 >> Nick: Thought we said we weren't gonna engage. 67 00:04:12,652 --> 00:04:15,388 >> Sharon: Well, I had to say something. 68 00:04:15,455 --> 00:04:17,123 I wasn't in any danger. 69 00:04:17,190 --> 00:04:18,725 There were witnesses. 70 00:04:18,791 --> 00:04:22,228 Then Adam came in. 71 00:04:22,295 --> 00:04:24,030 >> Nick: What'd they say to each other? 72 00:04:24,097 --> 00:04:25,365 >> Sharon: I don't know. 73 00:04:25,431 --> 00:04:28,534 I didn't want to get involved, so I made up some excuse and I 74 00:04:28,601 --> 00:04:31,638 ducked into the back, but I popped my head out now and then 75 00:04:31,704 --> 00:04:33,773 and watched them talking. 76 00:04:33,840 --> 00:04:36,876 >> Nick: How'd they seem, like enemies, friends? 77 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:38,911 Was it loud? Was it not? 78 00:04:38,978 --> 00:04:44,217 >> Sharon: Mm, they were too far away for me to hear. 79 00:04:44,283 --> 00:04:46,152 >> Nick: Well, what about, like, body language? 80 00:04:46,219 --> 00:04:48,655 You pick up on anything? 81 00:04:48,721 --> 00:04:51,991 >> Sharon: I don't know, seemed serious. 82 00:04:52,058 --> 00:04:54,260 High-key. 83 00:04:54,327 --> 00:04:59,599 They went out into the patio, so they obviously wanted privacy. 84 00:04:59,666 --> 00:05:01,801 >> Nick: Okay. 85 00:05:01,868 --> 00:05:03,469 >> Sharon: It was intense. 86 00:05:03,536 --> 00:05:07,073 I mean, nothing hostile, but they were both determined and 87 00:05:07,140 --> 00:05:11,210 very focused, like whatever they were talking about, their lives 88 00:05:11,277 --> 00:05:13,279 depended on it. 89 00:05:15,848 --> 00:05:19,819 >> Victor: I got to come clean with you. 90 00:05:19,886 --> 00:05:22,655 I'm not the one who offered Ashland money. 91 00:05:22,722 --> 00:05:25,258 >> Victoria: Adam just took it upon himself? 92 00:05:25,324 --> 00:05:28,428 Why didn't you just tell him, "Ashland, no, I did not 93 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:31,230 authorize Adam to offer him money to go away"? 94 00:05:31,297 --> 00:05:33,866 >> Victor: I'm going to discuss many things with Adam, but I 95 00:05:33,933 --> 00:05:36,369 would not contradict him to Ashland. 96 00:05:36,436 --> 00:05:39,505 We need to work on this whole thing as a family, stick 97 00:05:39,572 --> 00:05:41,808 together, okay? 98 00:05:41,874 --> 00:05:46,079 However, it was kind of interesting to watch Ashland's 99 00:05:46,145 --> 00:05:48,381 reaction to the offer. 100 00:05:48,448 --> 00:05:50,717 He seemed kind of interested, didn't he? 101 00:05:50,783 --> 00:05:53,286 >> Victoria: Do not take that at face value. 102 00:05:53,352 --> 00:05:56,222 It was never gonna be that simple to get rid of him. 103 00:05:56,289 --> 00:05:59,158 He was testing you, just like you were testing him. 104 00:05:59,225 --> 00:06:01,728 >> Nikki: If Ashland was testing anybody, it was you. 105 00:06:01,794 --> 00:06:02,729 >> Victoria: Oh, he was not, Mother. 106 00:06:02,795 --> 00:06:04,330 >> Nikki: Oh, yes, he was. 107 00:06:04,397 --> 00:06:05,698 He was watching you. 108 00:06:05,765 --> 00:06:08,668 Every time you moved or looked his way. 109 00:06:08,735 --> 00:06:12,338 >> Victor: Well, he can sense that you're torn. 110 00:06:12,405 --> 00:06:15,842 You know he's trying to drive a wedge between you and our 111 00:06:15,908 --> 00:06:17,677 family. 112 00:06:17,744 --> 00:06:20,847 >> Victoria: I am well aware of that. 113 00:06:20,913 --> 00:06:24,484 Look, maybe Adam's obnoxious interference will make it easier 114 00:06:24,550 --> 00:06:28,054 for me to pretend that I am completely fed up with Adam and 115 00:06:28,121 --> 00:06:31,557 blame him for setting up Ashland. 116 00:06:31,624 --> 00:06:35,695 >> Victor: But you said that Ashland doesn't like your plan 117 00:06:35,762 --> 00:06:39,165 of planting false evidence against Adam. 118 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:41,000 >> Victoria: I am not giving up. 119 00:06:41,067 --> 00:06:43,102 I'm gonna do everything that I can to get him out of our lives 120 00:06:43,169 --> 00:06:44,570 and out of this company. 121 00:06:44,637 --> 00:06:47,440 And I'm gonna do it without spending tens of millions of 122 00:06:47,507 --> 00:06:51,077 dollars. 123 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:53,546 Wait a minute. 124 00:06:53,613 --> 00:06:56,315 How much did Adam offer Ashland? 125 00:07:02,855 --> 00:07:05,892 >> Nikki: $500 million. 126 00:07:18,704 --> 00:07:21,607 >> Victoria: Where the hell does Adam get off making an offer 127 00:07:21,674 --> 00:07:22,942 like that? 128 00:07:23,009 --> 00:07:24,210 We had a plan. 129 00:07:24,277 --> 00:07:25,878 We all agreed. 130 00:07:25,945 --> 00:07:27,580 >> Victor: I will be speaking with Adam. 131 00:07:27,647 --> 00:07:29,882 I don't know what he was thinking when he made this plan, 132 00:07:29,949 --> 00:07:32,351 but he's gonna hear from me, okay? 133 00:07:32,418 --> 00:07:35,254 Having said that, it's irrelevant because we're all 134 00:07:35,321 --> 00:07:37,657 trying to get rid of this bastard. 135 00:07:37,723 --> 00:07:41,394 >> Victoria: Yes, I know, by moving forward with my plan. 136 00:07:41,460 --> 00:07:43,362 >> Victor: But your plan has not come to fruition. 137 00:07:43,429 --> 00:07:45,464 >> Victoria: And Adam doesn't want it to. 138 00:07:45,531 --> 00:07:47,834 I warned you over and over again that he would do anything that 139 00:07:47,900 --> 00:07:51,237 he could to try to undermine me and to try to make me look bad. 140 00:07:51,304 --> 00:07:52,939 This is really incredible. 141 00:07:53,005 --> 00:07:54,607 It's all your fault. 142 00:07:54,674 --> 00:07:56,008 >> Victor: Oh, yeah, what did I do? 143 00:07:56,075 --> 00:07:58,811 >> Victoria: You should have put a stop to it before it started 144 00:07:58,878 --> 00:08:02,014 by letting Adam know that you expected his full cooperation. 145 00:08:02,081 --> 00:08:03,449 >> Nikki: Alright, alright. 146 00:08:03,516 --> 00:08:06,485 Victoria, there is nothing stopping you from executing your 147 00:08:06,552 --> 00:08:08,621 plan if Ashland doesn't take the money. 148 00:08:08,688 --> 00:08:09,822 >> Victoria: "If"? 149 00:08:09,889 --> 00:08:12,458 Of course he won't take the money. 150 00:08:12,525 --> 00:08:14,193 >> Victor: Oh, yeah? 151 00:08:14,260 --> 00:08:15,995 Why? 152 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:18,130 Because he's eternally in love with you? 153 00:08:18,197 --> 00:08:20,566 >> Victoria: I think you're missing my point. 154 00:08:20,633 --> 00:08:24,704 I am never going to fall for Ashland's lies again. 155 00:08:24,770 --> 00:08:27,506 I know his mind far better than you. 156 00:08:27,573 --> 00:08:30,243 >> Victor: Well, then kindly educate us. 157 00:08:30,309 --> 00:08:33,779 >> Victoria: He would never accept a bribe, and he never 158 00:08:33,846 --> 00:08:35,348 backs down from a fight. 159 00:08:35,414 --> 00:08:39,919 >> Nikki: If he doesn't want the money, then why did he agree to 160 00:08:39,986 --> 00:08:41,821 consider Adam's offer? 161 00:08:41,888 --> 00:08:43,522 >> Victoria: I don't know. 162 00:08:43,589 --> 00:08:45,558 Maybe it was a part of his plan. 163 00:08:45,625 --> 00:08:46,926 >> Victor: Oh, yeah? 164 00:08:46,993 --> 00:08:48,995 Maybe he doesn't have any plans. 165 00:08:49,061 --> 00:08:51,998 Maybe this is the best option left. 166 00:08:52,064 --> 00:08:54,233 >> Victoria: Well, I guess time will tell which one of us is 167 00:08:54,300 --> 00:08:56,302 right. 168 00:09:07,780 --> 00:09:09,382 >> Nick: You know, I guess it could've been a business 169 00:09:09,448 --> 00:09:09,982 meeting. 170 00:09:10,049 --> 00:09:12,885 Adam is the temporary CEO. 171 00:09:12,952 --> 00:09:15,254 >> Sharon: Of Newman/Locke? 172 00:09:15,321 --> 00:09:16,555 How did that happen? 173 00:09:16,622 --> 00:09:17,990 >> Nick: Yeah, it was Dad's idea. 174 00:09:18,057 --> 00:09:20,226 He thought if he put Adam in that role, it might convince 175 00:09:20,293 --> 00:09:23,829 Ashland and Victoria to not go to Italy and stay in town. 176 00:09:23,896 --> 00:09:25,064 >> Sharon: Well, I guess that worked. 177 00:09:25,131 --> 00:09:26,265 They stuck around. 178 00:09:26,332 --> 00:09:28,701 >> Nick: Yeah, but Adam resented it so much, he refused to go 179 00:09:28,768 --> 00:09:31,704 along with Victoria's plan to oust Ashland unless Dad decided 180 00:09:31,771 --> 00:09:34,307 to keep him in the big chair. 181 00:09:34,373 --> 00:09:37,176 >> Sharon: Wow, that just sounds so -- 182 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:38,678 >> Nick: Self-serving? 183 00:09:38,744 --> 00:09:39,979 Like the old Adam? 184 00:09:40,046 --> 00:09:41,514 Imagine that. 185 00:09:41,580 --> 00:09:44,016 I actually tried to talk to him about it, you know, just to 186 00:09:44,083 --> 00:09:46,452 remind him how much progress he's made and to let him know 187 00:09:46,519 --> 00:09:48,921 that it would be a real mistake to use this situation with 188 00:09:48,988 --> 00:09:52,625 Victoria to his advantage or to allow ambition or sibling 189 00:09:52,692 --> 00:09:56,028 rivalry to get the better of him. 190 00:09:56,095 --> 00:09:58,597 >> Sharon: Do you think he listened to you? 191 00:09:58,664 --> 00:09:59,832 >> Nick: I don't know. 192 00:09:59,899 --> 00:10:02,668 It was worth a shot. 193 00:10:02,735 --> 00:10:05,438 >> Sharon: How's Victoria handling all this? 194 00:10:05,504 --> 00:10:06,639 >> Nick: It's hard to say. 195 00:10:06,706 --> 00:10:07,940 I mean, she's pretty distant. 196 00:10:08,007 --> 00:10:09,208 She's not listening to us. 197 00:10:09,275 --> 00:10:11,777 We're trying to get her to come up with a plan "B," just in case 198 00:10:11,844 --> 00:10:13,279 plan "A" doesn't work. 199 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:17,350 You know, I don't think Ashland is buying this at all, but she's 200 00:10:17,416 --> 00:10:19,251 just so scared and defensive. 201 00:10:19,318 --> 00:10:20,886 >> Sharon: Well, of course she is. 202 00:10:20,953 --> 00:10:23,589 She just had her heart broken by a man who one swept her off her 203 00:10:23,656 --> 00:10:24,590 feet. 204 00:10:24,657 --> 00:10:28,961 She's probably feeling used and exposed. 205 00:10:29,028 --> 00:10:31,630 >> Nick: Unfortunately, she's still in love with him. 206 00:10:31,697 --> 00:10:33,165 >> Sharon: Oh, no. 207 00:10:33,232 --> 00:10:36,202 >> Nick: But she also knows that she can't trust him completely, 208 00:10:36,268 --> 00:10:38,838 so when you add it all up, there's no way in telling where 209 00:10:38,904 --> 00:10:42,041 she's headed with all this or what to expect. 210 00:10:42,108 --> 00:10:46,479 In fact, I don't even think Victoria knows at this point. 211 00:10:46,545 --> 00:10:49,849 >> Sally: You need to find some way to let this go. 212 00:10:49,915 --> 00:10:51,517 You did what you could. 213 00:10:51,584 --> 00:10:52,551 Seized the moment. 214 00:10:52,618 --> 00:10:54,186 You took bold, decisive action. 215 00:10:54,253 --> 00:10:59,592 >> Adam: [ Exhales sharply ] That could fail miserably. 216 00:10:59,658 --> 00:11:01,827 >> Sally: If this thing with Ashland doesn't work out, you're 217 00:11:01,894 --> 00:11:03,329 gonna come up with something else. 218 00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:06,298 And do you know why? 219 00:11:06,365 --> 00:11:08,367 >> Adam: Tell me. 220 00:11:08,434 --> 00:11:13,139 >> Sally: Because you're brilliant and relentless -- 221 00:11:13,205 --> 00:11:17,343 a combination that is sexy as hell. 222 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:20,046 >> Adam: Well, that's probably why we get along so well. 223 00:11:20,112 --> 00:11:22,415 >> Sally: I read your mind. 224 00:11:22,481 --> 00:11:25,484 >> Adam: Oh, you don't say. 225 00:11:25,551 --> 00:11:30,923 >> Sally: Do you know what I'm thinking right now? 226 00:11:30,990 --> 00:11:34,193 >> Adam: Something like this? 227 00:11:44,070 --> 00:11:51,877 >> Victor: Son, we have some serious business to discuss. 228 00:11:51,944 --> 00:11:53,946 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] 229 00:12:03,189 --> 00:12:05,491 >> Adam: [ Clears throat ] Well, I'd love to hear more 230 00:12:05,558 --> 00:12:10,262 about what you're here to say, but Sally stays. 231 00:12:10,329 --> 00:12:12,731 I'm sure this is about Ashland, and she is up to speed on 232 00:12:12,798 --> 00:12:14,400 everything. 233 00:12:14,467 --> 00:12:17,770 >> Victor: Is she also aware of the reckless move you made 234 00:12:17,837 --> 00:12:21,240 offering this criminal millions of dollars to get out of the 235 00:12:21,307 --> 00:12:23,142 company? 236 00:12:23,209 --> 00:12:26,979 >> Adam: I mean, I'm the one who made the deal, so why did he run 237 00:12:27,046 --> 00:12:28,180 to you? 238 00:12:28,247 --> 00:12:31,584 >> Victor: Because he doesn't trust you because he knows you 239 00:12:31,650 --> 00:12:38,657 were lying when you said you had the backing of your family. 240 00:12:38,724 --> 00:12:39,959 >> Adam: So what'd he say? 241 00:12:40,025 --> 00:12:42,328 [ Clears throat ] Is he gonna take the deal? 242 00:12:42,394 --> 00:12:45,498 >> Victor: What difference does it make what he says or said? 243 00:12:45,564 --> 00:12:48,367 You're trying to buy some time, trying to figure out where the 244 00:12:48,434 --> 00:12:50,936 hell to get that amount of money from? 245 00:12:51,003 --> 00:12:54,874 >> Adam: Come on, nobody has that kind of cash laying around. 246 00:12:54,940 --> 00:12:57,710 >> Victor: This is your first move as an executive, as a 247 00:12:57,776 --> 00:13:00,980 temporary executive of Newman/Locke? 248 00:13:01,046 --> 00:13:03,482 What are you gonna do, draw the funds from Newman/Locke? 249 00:13:03,549 --> 00:13:05,451 >> Adam: No, it wouldn't be appropriate to use company funds 250 00:13:05,518 --> 00:13:08,320 for a personal family, matter. 251 00:13:08,387 --> 00:13:10,089 >> Victor: Then where the hell were you gonna get the money 252 00:13:10,156 --> 00:13:11,690 from? 253 00:13:11,757 --> 00:13:14,927 >> Adam: Victoria's the one who brought Ashland into this 254 00:13:14,994 --> 00:13:20,466 family, so she should be the one responsible for getting him out. 255 00:13:20,533 --> 00:13:27,473 >> Victor: Your lack of sympathy for your sister is appalling. 256 00:13:27,540 --> 00:13:30,276 As a family, we don't do this. 257 00:13:37,349 --> 00:13:40,386 >> Sharon: I remember how worried Nikki and Victor were 258 00:13:40,452 --> 00:13:42,788 about Victoria when she split with Billy. 259 00:13:42,855 --> 00:13:44,523 After she was attacked. 260 00:13:44,590 --> 00:13:47,059 Nikki even asked me to help. 261 00:13:47,126 --> 00:13:50,930 I mean, I imagine in some ways this feels even worse for them. 262 00:13:50,996 --> 00:13:53,732 >> Nick: Oh, yeah, they were all in on the wedding, and I was 263 00:13:53,799 --> 00:13:57,102 sent to the doghouse for even daring to doubt the guy. 264 00:13:57,169 --> 00:13:59,471 >> Sharon: And now it's all falling apart anyway. 265 00:13:59,538 --> 00:14:02,575 >> Nick: The scary part is if it doesn't fall apart completely 266 00:14:02,641 --> 00:14:06,345 and Victoria tries to salvage her relationship with Ashland. 267 00:14:06,412 --> 00:14:09,648 >> Sharon: You mean if she chooses him over the entire 268 00:14:09,715 --> 00:14:10,883 family? 269 00:14:10,950 --> 00:14:13,285 >> Nick: If she does that, it could cause a rift in the family 270 00:14:13,352 --> 00:14:15,688 that may never repair. 271 00:14:15,754 --> 00:14:16,622 >> Sharon: Oh, Nikki. 272 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:17,957 >> Nikki: Hi, Sharon. 273 00:14:18,023 --> 00:14:19,291 >> Sharon: You know what? 274 00:14:19,358 --> 00:14:21,994 Why don't I get you your usual? 275 00:14:22,061 --> 00:14:23,929 Are you gonna stick around or do you want it to go? 276 00:14:23,996 --> 00:14:26,665 >> Nikki: Make it to go, and we'll play it by ear. 277 00:14:26,732 --> 00:14:28,734 Thank you. 278 00:14:31,136 --> 00:14:32,605 >> Nick: What have I missed? 279 00:14:32,671 --> 00:14:34,607 >> Nikki: You're never gonna believe it. 280 00:14:34,673 --> 00:14:37,109 >> Nick: Let me guess, something to do with Adam. 281 00:14:37,176 --> 00:14:39,078 >> Nikki: Oh, how did you know? 282 00:14:39,144 --> 00:14:42,014 >> Nick: Sharon said she saw Adam and Ashland in here talking 283 00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:44,817 earlier, and from the looks of it, it was a pretty intense 284 00:14:44,883 --> 00:14:46,051 conversation. 285 00:14:46,118 --> 00:14:48,954 >> Nikki: Apparently Adam has decided that he's going to 286 00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:51,357 handle this Ashland situation all on his own. 287 00:14:51,423 --> 00:14:53,058 >> Nick: Nobody asked for his help. 288 00:14:53,125 --> 00:14:55,227 >> Nikki: No, no, we did not. 289 00:14:55,294 --> 00:14:59,765 However, he told Ashland that the family had authorized him to 290 00:14:59,832 --> 00:15:04,670 make an offer of an ungodly amount of money to terminate his 291 00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:10,175 contract at Newman/Locke and to walk away from Victoria. 292 00:15:10,242 --> 00:15:12,878 >> Nick: Let me guess how Ashland reacted -- he went 293 00:15:12,945 --> 00:15:15,981 whining and crying to Victoria, saying there was no amount of 294 00:15:16,048 --> 00:15:19,118 money that will ever replace her and that their love will last 295 00:15:19,184 --> 00:15:20,219 forever and ever. 296 00:15:20,286 --> 00:15:24,356 >> Nikki: Actually, no, he went to your father first. 297 00:15:24,423 --> 00:15:25,357 >> Nick: Why would he do that? 298 00:15:25,424 --> 00:15:28,227 >> Nikki: To make sure it was a bona fide offer. 299 00:15:28,294 --> 00:15:30,963 It was the first your father heard of it, but he played along 300 00:15:31,030 --> 00:15:33,732 and pretended that the offer was authentic. 301 00:15:33,799 --> 00:15:36,168 >> Nick: Are you telling me that Ashland's considering taking 302 00:15:36,235 --> 00:15:37,036 this deal from Adam? 303 00:15:37,102 --> 00:15:38,604 >> Nikki: I don't know. 304 00:15:38,671 --> 00:15:42,441 Victoria says he's just pretending to be interested. 305 00:15:42,508 --> 00:15:44,710 >> Nick: Well, it's probably hard for her to accept that she 306 00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:45,744 meant so little to him. 307 00:15:45,811 --> 00:15:49,014 >> Nikki: [ Sighs ] She begged us to trust her to 308 00:15:49,081 --> 00:15:53,319 handle this, and God knows I am trying my best, but the more 309 00:15:53,385 --> 00:15:57,756 time she spends with him, the more opportunity he has to charm 310 00:15:57,823 --> 00:15:59,925 his way back into her heart. 311 00:16:16,975 --> 00:16:18,977 >> Victoria: We should talk. 312 00:16:22,047 --> 00:16:25,117 >> Ashland: I'll do anything you want, but not here. 313 00:16:25,184 --> 00:16:26,819 We need privacy. 314 00:16:26,885 --> 00:16:30,856 >> Victoria: That would be ideal, yes. 315 00:16:30,923 --> 00:16:32,925 I'll grab us a suite. 316 00:16:41,934 --> 00:16:45,104 >> Nick: $500 million? 317 00:16:45,170 --> 00:16:46,939 >> Nikki: Can you believe that? 318 00:16:47,005 --> 00:16:50,609 >> Nick: It's the exact figure that Victoria, Abby, and I won 319 00:16:50,676 --> 00:16:52,177 in that lawsuit with Dad. 320 00:16:52,244 --> 00:16:54,313 >> Nikki: Coincidence? 321 00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:56,215 >> Nick: Doesn't feel like it. 322 00:16:56,281 --> 00:17:00,753 >> Nikki: Have you ever heard of a golden parachute that large 323 00:17:00,819 --> 00:17:05,023 for a CEO that has barely spent any time in that position? 324 00:17:05,090 --> 00:17:08,127 Now, mind you, Adam is asking him to do more than just walk 325 00:17:08,193 --> 00:17:11,764 away from his job, he has to say goodbye to Victoria, too. 326 00:17:11,830 --> 00:17:14,433 >> Nick: Look, he's probably just flexing his muscles. 327 00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:17,002 You know, he gets rid of Ashland, he impresses Dad. 328 00:17:17,069 --> 00:17:20,272 He proves that he can handle things on all fronts, unlike 329 00:17:20,339 --> 00:17:21,473 Victoria. 330 00:17:21,540 --> 00:17:24,376 >> Nikki: Yes, that's exactly the message he was sending -- 331 00:17:24,443 --> 00:17:27,379 that he thought her plan was doomed to fail. 332 00:17:27,446 --> 00:17:29,114 And she saw that for what it was. 333 00:17:29,181 --> 00:17:29,948 She's furious. 334 00:17:30,015 --> 00:17:31,383 >> Nick: And she has every right to be. 335 00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:33,986 If Adam was this convinced that Victoria's plan was gonna be so 336 00:17:34,052 --> 00:17:36,422 ineffective, then he should've come to us, and together we 337 00:17:36,488 --> 00:17:38,323 could've come up with an alternative option. 338 00:17:38,390 --> 00:17:40,492 Instead, he just goes off freelancing. 339 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:43,061 >> Nikki: I really don't know that he has it in him to be a 340 00:17:43,128 --> 00:17:45,197 team player. 341 00:17:45,264 --> 00:17:46,999 >> Nick: How's Dad reacting to this? 342 00:17:47,065 --> 00:17:50,035 >> Nikki: Well, he's not happy. 343 00:17:50,102 --> 00:17:54,106 >> Victor: I assume your COO encouraged you to take this 344 00:17:54,173 --> 00:17:55,340 path. 345 00:17:55,407 --> 00:17:58,177 And you thought it was a good idea based on what, based on her 346 00:17:58,243 --> 00:18:00,112 extensive experience in corporate deal-making? 347 00:18:00,179 --> 00:18:03,282 >> Adam: No, Dad, this was my idea. 348 00:18:03,348 --> 00:18:05,818 And it was mine alone. 349 00:18:05,884 --> 00:18:07,920 >> Sally: But once I did hear about it, I thought it was 350 00:18:07,986 --> 00:18:08,520 wonderful. 351 00:18:08,587 --> 00:18:10,889 Simple, clear, and direct. 352 00:18:10,956 --> 00:18:13,358 >> Adam: Look, I wanted to provide Ashland with the 353 00:18:13,425 --> 00:18:16,395 incentive to do what you've been telling him to do ever since you 354 00:18:16,462 --> 00:18:18,864 discovered he's a fraud -- to get out of our lives. 355 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:22,701 >> Victor: Are you forgetting that Victoria already had a 356 00:18:22,768 --> 00:18:23,836 plan? 357 00:18:23,902 --> 00:18:25,704 >> Adam: Can I get a show of hands of anyone who actually 358 00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:26,972 thought that plan could work? 359 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:28,173 Anyone? 360 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:29,908 Anyone? 361 00:18:29,975 --> 00:18:30,442 Anyone?! 362 00:18:30,509 --> 00:18:31,376 >> Victor: Stop it! 363 00:18:31,443 --> 00:18:32,411 >> Adam: Okay? 364 00:18:32,478 --> 00:18:34,413 I am coming at the problem from a different angle. 365 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:35,581 >> Victor: Really? 366 00:18:35,647 --> 00:18:36,782 Hell of an angle. 367 00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:41,119 You slack off, you listen to her advice, and you agree to pay 368 00:18:41,186 --> 00:18:44,156 this bastard hundreds of millions of dollars. 369 00:18:44,223 --> 00:18:45,924 Are you serious?! 370 00:18:45,991 --> 00:18:49,695 >> Sally: If I may, Adam's plan is only expensive if it works, 371 00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:52,431 but you haven't even told us how Ashland responded to Adam's 372 00:18:52,498 --> 00:18:53,599 deal. 373 00:18:53,665 --> 00:18:55,968 If he wasn't interested or he just blew it off, then this 374 00:18:56,034 --> 00:18:58,136 whole conversation is moot, right? 375 00:18:58,203 --> 00:19:02,908 There's nothing to argue about. 376 00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:15,287 >> Adam: He didn't reject it, did he? 377 00:19:15,354 --> 00:19:20,492 >> Victoria: Tell me that you never took that offer seriously. 378 00:19:20,559 --> 00:19:23,262 Tell me that you were just trying to make Adam feel 379 00:19:23,328 --> 00:19:28,200 self-satisfied so that he would let his guard down. 380 00:19:28,267 --> 00:19:30,435 >> Ashland: I'm sorry to say that Adam has every reason to 381 00:19:30,502 --> 00:19:32,938 feel confident right now. 382 00:19:33,005 --> 00:19:36,008 He's finally on track to getting everything he's ever wanted. 383 00:19:36,074 --> 00:19:38,243 He'll be Victor's shining star. 384 00:19:38,310 --> 00:19:43,215 Respected, admired, and, yes, he will take over for me once I'm 385 00:19:43,282 --> 00:19:44,249 gone. 386 00:19:44,316 --> 00:19:44,850 >> Victoria: "Gone"? 387 00:19:44,917 --> 00:19:46,184 >> Ashland: Yes. 388 00:19:46,251 --> 00:19:49,755 I told you already I want to get the hell out of this place. 389 00:19:49,821 --> 00:19:51,823 Start someplace fresh. 390 00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:53,292 >> Victoria: You were tired. 391 00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:56,194 I -- I just thought you were fantasizing or that you felt 392 00:19:56,261 --> 00:19:58,697 discouraged. 393 00:19:58,764 --> 00:20:00,766 >> Ashland: All of the above. 394 00:20:03,936 --> 00:20:06,371 >> Victoria: You know there is still time to hold Adam 395 00:20:06,438 --> 00:20:09,508 accountable for all that he's done. 396 00:20:09,575 --> 00:20:12,344 Clearly you can see by now that he is trying to set you up, now 397 00:20:12,411 --> 00:20:15,213 that he's made this final push to shove you out of the company, 398 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:18,250 now he's demanding that we end our marriage. 399 00:20:18,317 --> 00:20:21,453 Tell me that you're not gonna give in to these demands. 400 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:25,290 You're gonna fight this, right? 401 00:20:25,357 --> 00:20:28,193 >> Ashland: I know that you want me to plant evidence to 402 00:20:28,260 --> 00:20:29,194 incriminate Adam. 403 00:20:29,261 --> 00:20:31,129 >> Victoria: It's the least that he deserves. 404 00:20:31,196 --> 00:20:33,565 >> Ashland: I care more about what you deserve. 405 00:20:33,632 --> 00:20:37,035 Victoria, I can't give it all to you anymore. 406 00:20:37,102 --> 00:20:40,806 We can no longer continue the life that we'd planned and loved 407 00:20:40,872 --> 00:20:45,377 and built, running Newman/Locke side-by-side and trusting each 408 00:20:45,444 --> 00:20:46,812 other implicitly. 409 00:20:46,878 --> 00:20:48,814 That life is not gonna happen. 410 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,817 But I can still be the man that I promised you I would be on the 411 00:20:51,883 --> 00:20:55,187 day we got married. 412 00:20:55,253 --> 00:21:00,959 [ Sighs ] The thing is...I'm a selfish 413 00:21:01,026 --> 00:21:01,994 man. 414 00:21:02,060 --> 00:21:04,062 Greedy and selfish. 415 00:21:04,129 --> 00:21:05,897 I don't just want your love. 416 00:21:05,964 --> 00:21:07,766 I want your respect. 417 00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:12,771 And I know if I do this thing that you're asking me to do, 418 00:21:12,838 --> 00:21:15,007 that's what I'll lose. 419 00:21:15,073 --> 00:21:17,309 >> Victoria: And that's your final answer. 420 00:21:17,376 --> 00:21:21,513 You're not gonna do what's necessary to bring Adam down. 421 00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:25,817 >> Ashland: No. 422 00:21:25,884 --> 00:21:29,421 The answer to lies is not more lies. 423 00:21:29,488 --> 00:21:33,191 >> Victoria: But it's all been lies, hasn't it? 424 00:21:33,258 --> 00:21:35,260 From the very beginning. 425 00:21:45,437 --> 00:21:47,439 >> "The Young and the Restless" will continue. 426 00:22:06,792 --> 00:22:10,929 >> Victor: I will tell you about my conversation with Ashland 427 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:16,768 after you assure that I've been heard and understood. 428 00:22:16,835 --> 00:22:19,237 >> Adam: [ Clears throat ] Loud and clear. 429 00:22:19,304 --> 00:22:21,873 You want me to work for the good of the family, and honestly, 430 00:22:21,940 --> 00:22:25,243 that's what I thought that I was doing. 431 00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:28,313 >> Victor: Don't ever go off on your own and make a deal of this 432 00:22:28,380 --> 00:22:30,282 magnitude without me knowing about it. 433 00:22:30,348 --> 00:22:32,517 >> Adam: Listen, I was trying to help. 434 00:22:32,584 --> 00:22:35,520 Sometimes you got to think outside the boardroom. 435 00:22:35,587 --> 00:22:37,489 I made a judgment call. 436 00:22:37,556 --> 00:22:40,392 >> Victor: You had no right to take the situation into your own 437 00:22:40,459 --> 00:22:41,626 hands -- none! 438 00:22:41,693 --> 00:22:43,829 >> Adam: Okay, look, I should've come to you before I made the 439 00:22:43,895 --> 00:22:46,431 offer, definitely, yes, but I wasn't trying to get away with 440 00:22:46,498 --> 00:22:47,599 anything. 441 00:22:47,666 --> 00:22:50,435 I saw Locke, the idea came to me, and I just ran with it. 442 00:22:50,502 --> 00:22:51,136 >> Sally: It's true. 443 00:22:51,203 --> 00:22:51,970 I was there. 444 00:22:52,037 --> 00:22:52,904 It was not something we had discussed. 445 00:22:52,971 --> 00:22:54,439 He was just inspired. 446 00:22:54,506 --> 00:22:58,610 >> Victor: I don't care if you were there or not! 447 00:22:58,677 --> 00:23:00,946 It was an impulsive decision. 448 00:23:01,012 --> 00:23:03,515 You shouldn't have made it without consulting me and the 449 00:23:03,582 --> 00:23:05,350 family. 450 00:23:05,417 --> 00:23:07,152 Don't you ever do that again! 451 00:23:07,219 --> 00:23:10,822 Isn't that what you accused your sister of, having rushed into a 452 00:23:10,889 --> 00:23:12,023 plan? 453 00:23:12,090 --> 00:23:13,792 >> Adam: Look, there were plenty of problems with Victoria's 454 00:23:13,859 --> 00:23:14,960 plan. 455 00:23:15,026 --> 00:23:17,729 Most importantly, he didn't bite on the bait, which was me. 456 00:23:17,796 --> 00:23:21,600 And when I gave him my offer, I actually saw a big, beautiful 457 00:23:21,666 --> 00:23:25,403 light turn on behind his dead eyes, okay? 458 00:23:25,470 --> 00:23:29,808 He was intrigued. 459 00:23:29,875 --> 00:23:31,743 So what did the guy say? 460 00:23:31,810 --> 00:23:33,979 >> Victor: He said he's at The Grand Phoenix, waiting for 461 00:23:34,045 --> 00:23:35,113 you. 462 00:23:35,180 --> 00:23:37,182 >> Adam: When? 463 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:38,183 Right now? 464 00:23:38,250 --> 00:23:40,585 >> Victor: Maybe he's still there now. 465 00:23:40,652 --> 00:23:45,757 >> Adam: Okay, uh, well, it's past the point of no return. 466 00:23:45,824 --> 00:23:49,294 Unless you want me to kill this deal. 467 00:23:49,361 --> 00:23:50,428 Tell me now. 468 00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:53,565 Just say the word, and I'll drop it. 469 00:23:53,632 --> 00:23:56,935 >> Victor: Son, let me say this quietly. 470 00:23:57,002 --> 00:24:03,708 Once again, don't ever make a deal without me knowing. 471 00:24:03,775 --> 00:24:06,411 Not a deal of that magnitude. 472 00:24:08,513 --> 00:24:11,616 >> Nick: I mean, is there a chance Adam's plan could work, 473 00:24:11,683 --> 00:24:12,851 just paying him off? 474 00:24:12,918 --> 00:24:15,887 It's not clever, it's not overly complicated, but maybe that's 475 00:24:15,954 --> 00:24:16,955 it's saving grace. 476 00:24:17,022 --> 00:24:19,791 >> Nikki: [ Sighs ] It's easy money, if that's what 477 00:24:19,858 --> 00:24:21,326 Ashland is looking for. 478 00:24:21,393 --> 00:24:23,762 >> Nick: You think he's ready to give up control of the company? 479 00:24:23,829 --> 00:24:24,930 >> Nikki: I don't know. 480 00:24:24,996 --> 00:24:27,199 He asked your father to have Adam meet him at 481 00:24:27,265 --> 00:24:29,868 The Grand Phoenix so they could go over the agreement. 482 00:24:29,935 --> 00:24:32,404 Although that could've just been a tactic. 483 00:24:32,470 --> 00:24:35,006 >> Nick: Well, what does that buy him? 484 00:24:35,073 --> 00:24:36,308 >> Nikki: I don't know. 485 00:24:36,374 --> 00:24:38,076 More time? 486 00:24:38,143 --> 00:24:41,646 He's always telling her how much he adores her and he would give 487 00:24:41,713 --> 00:24:43,548 up the world for her. 488 00:24:43,615 --> 00:24:46,318 This scheme feeds right into that. 489 00:24:46,384 --> 00:24:50,188 The poor thing, I mean, she must feel like we don't support her 490 00:24:50,255 --> 00:24:52,858 and that we've given up faith in her. 491 00:24:52,924 --> 00:24:55,493 >> Nick: And then Ashland could twist things around, make it 492 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:58,263 seem like it's just the two of them versus the big, mean Newman 493 00:24:58,330 --> 00:24:59,464 family. 494 00:24:59,531 --> 00:25:02,434 >> Nikki: And then he can make this enormous sacrifice out of 495 00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:03,702 love. 496 00:25:03,768 --> 00:25:07,172 >> Nick: When really it's just a ploy, a way to pull her back to 497 00:25:07,239 --> 00:25:09,741 him. 498 00:25:09,808 --> 00:25:11,676 >> Victoria: My God, you really are a piece of work, aren't you? 499 00:25:11,743 --> 00:25:14,412 >> Ashland: I don't understand where this is coming from. 500 00:25:14,479 --> 00:25:17,949 >> Victoria: Love really is blind, right, Ashland? 501 00:25:18,016 --> 00:25:21,019 But guess what -- my eyes have been opened. 502 00:25:21,086 --> 00:25:22,520 >> Ashland: By your family. 503 00:25:22,587 --> 00:25:25,690 >> Victoria: No, by you. 504 00:25:25,757 --> 00:25:28,960 There's one thing I have known, that everybody knows about you, 505 00:25:29,027 --> 00:25:30,428 is that you are a fighter. 506 00:25:30,495 --> 00:25:34,866 You never surrender and you hardly ever show mercy, so there 507 00:25:34,933 --> 00:25:39,404 is no way in hell that you would ever let anyone set you up or 508 00:25:39,471 --> 00:25:41,406 sully your reputation. 509 00:25:41,473 --> 00:25:44,142 And then what, after that, you're gonna take a payoff 510 00:25:44,209 --> 00:25:47,312 and you're just gonna walk away from the company that you built 511 00:25:47,379 --> 00:25:48,179 with your wife? 512 00:25:48,246 --> 00:25:49,714 That wouldn't happen. 513 00:25:49,781 --> 00:25:51,816 >> Ashland: You're making a lot of assumptions. 514 00:25:51,883 --> 00:25:54,653 >> Victoria: The only reason you stopped looking for evidence 515 00:25:54,719 --> 00:25:57,222 against Adam is because you know that there isn't any. 516 00:25:57,289 --> 00:25:59,424 You know that he didn't set you up. 517 00:25:59,491 --> 00:26:01,660 You're 100% guilty. 518 00:26:01,726 --> 00:26:05,830 You have been faking your cancer for months. 519 00:26:05,897 --> 00:26:08,133 You falsified records. 520 00:26:08,199 --> 00:26:09,668 You bribed the doctors. 521 00:26:09,734 --> 00:26:13,538 You conned me into caring about you, and after I gave you my 522 00:26:13,605 --> 00:26:17,175 heart and my trust and after everything that you put me 523 00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:20,211 through, you at least owe me the truth. 524 00:26:20,278 --> 00:26:27,018 Can you not give me the truth?! 525 00:26:27,085 --> 00:26:28,987 >> Ashland: You're right. 526 00:26:29,054 --> 00:26:30,789 About one thing. 527 00:26:30,855 --> 00:26:34,993 Who I am -- I am a fighter. 528 00:26:35,060 --> 00:26:39,030 What you may not be considering is that I've changed what I'm 529 00:26:39,097 --> 00:26:40,098 fighting for. 530 00:26:51,643 --> 00:26:54,679 >> Victoria: You want me to believe that you are fighting 531 00:26:54,746 --> 00:26:56,448 for me. 532 00:26:56,514 --> 00:26:57,782 >> Ashland: I am. 533 00:26:57,849 --> 00:27:00,485 >> Victoria: And yet you just told my parents that you would 534 00:27:00,552 --> 00:27:03,488 consider accepting a bribe to get me out of your life. 535 00:27:03,555 --> 00:27:07,092 [ Scoffs ] I'm sorry, just pardon my confusion. 536 00:27:07,158 --> 00:27:09,227 >> Ashland: What I consider and what I agree to are not 537 00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:10,362 necessarily the same things. 538 00:27:10,428 --> 00:27:11,496 >> Victoria: Oh, right, yeah. 539 00:27:11,563 --> 00:27:12,731 It's all just semantics. 540 00:27:12,797 --> 00:27:14,799 >> Ashland: Look, I know that it doesn't matter anymore what I 541 00:27:14,866 --> 00:27:16,267 say to you. 542 00:27:16,334 --> 00:27:18,703 It's not likely you're gonna believe any promises or denials 543 00:27:18,770 --> 00:27:20,271 that come out of my mouth right now. 544 00:27:20,338 --> 00:27:21,906 I understand that. I get it. 545 00:27:21,973 --> 00:27:23,441 >> Victoria: That is so big of you. 546 00:27:23,508 --> 00:27:27,112 >> Ashland: But I'm gonna let you in on a little secret, okay? 547 00:27:27,178 --> 00:27:29,114 I don't believe you either. 548 00:27:29,180 --> 00:27:33,518 When you act like this -- so tough and so above it all -- I 549 00:27:33,585 --> 00:27:36,121 know what's going on inside. 550 00:27:36,187 --> 00:27:39,557 >> Victoria: Whatever affection I might still have for you is 551 00:27:39,624 --> 00:27:46,731 far outweighed by how angry I am with you. 552 00:27:46,798 --> 00:27:50,835 >> Ashland: If the situation were reversed, if I found out 553 00:27:50,902 --> 00:27:55,140 that you were using me, a sick and dying man, to gain control 554 00:27:55,206 --> 00:27:59,444 of Locke Communications, I would be livid. 555 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:00,278 >> Victoria: Would you? 556 00:28:00,345 --> 00:28:01,379 >> Ashland: Yes. 557 00:28:01,446 --> 00:28:03,848 I would feel betrayed, I would feel used, I would feel 558 00:28:03,915 --> 00:28:08,920 manipulated, and yet it would be impossible for me to stop loving 559 00:28:08,987 --> 00:28:10,488 you. 560 00:28:10,555 --> 00:28:13,391 Because I would know in my heart that no matter how our 561 00:28:13,458 --> 00:28:16,494 relationship started, no matter what kind of simplistic and 562 00:28:16,561 --> 00:28:19,497 grasping intentions we had at the beginning, that what it 563 00:28:19,564 --> 00:28:22,834 turned into was something entirely different. 564 00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:25,904 Something real and true and strong. 565 00:28:25,970 --> 00:28:29,240 And I would know that you were in love with me despite your 566 00:28:29,307 --> 00:28:32,477 best efforts to cover it up or pretend it away. 567 00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:34,712 >> Victoria: It seems that you've decided to disregard 568 00:28:34,779 --> 00:28:35,947 everything that I say. 569 00:28:36,014 --> 00:28:40,185 >> Ashland: No, I'm telling you that a love as strong and real 570 00:28:40,251 --> 00:28:43,121 as ours cannot be forced or faked. 571 00:28:43,188 --> 00:28:46,825 It cannot be an act, and you can't convince me otherwise. 572 00:28:46,891 --> 00:28:50,562 >> Victoria: So if the shoe were on the other foot, you would 573 00:28:50,628 --> 00:28:51,796 forgive me. 574 00:28:51,863 --> 00:28:53,665 >> Ashland: Without hesitation. 575 00:28:53,731 --> 00:28:54,866 >> Victoria: Because? 576 00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:56,935 >> Ashland: Because I love you. 577 00:29:01,473 --> 00:29:08,513 And I could never stop loving you. 578 00:29:08,580 --> 00:29:13,284 >> Victoria: What is it that you want from me? 579 00:29:13,351 --> 00:29:18,623 >> Ashland: The same thing you want from me. 580 00:29:18,690 --> 00:29:20,692 The truth. 581 00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:26,030 >> Nick: Alright, you'll let me know if you hear anything. 582 00:29:26,097 --> 00:29:27,665 >> Nikki: Yes, of course I will. 583 00:29:27,732 --> 00:29:29,234 >> Nick: Look, Mom, don't worry. 584 00:29:29,300 --> 00:29:31,536 Vick is gonna come out of this stronger and tougher than she's 585 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:32,036 ever been. 586 00:29:32,103 --> 00:29:33,204 >> Nikki: I hope so. 587 00:29:33,271 --> 00:29:34,739 She's been through so much. 588 00:29:34,806 --> 00:29:36,508 >> Nick: She's gonna be okay. 589 00:29:36,574 --> 00:29:38,510 >> Nikki: Alright, I'm gonna take off. 590 00:29:38,576 --> 00:29:39,410 >> Nick: Alright, I love you. 591 00:29:39,477 --> 00:29:41,513 >> Nikki: Love you too. 592 00:29:48,286 --> 00:29:49,854 >> Sharon: She looks really worried. 593 00:29:49,921 --> 00:29:51,356 >> Nick: Well, everything keeps piling up. 594 00:29:51,422 --> 00:29:54,325 We thought Adam was up to something, and we were right. 595 00:29:54,392 --> 00:29:56,294 >> Sharon: Why, what did she say to you? 596 00:29:56,361 --> 00:29:58,229 >> Nick: Do you remember when you saw Adam and Ashland in here 597 00:29:58,296 --> 00:29:58,963 talking? 598 00:29:59,030 --> 00:30:00,198 >> Sharon: Yeah. 599 00:30:00,265 --> 00:30:03,234 >> Nick: Well, I guess Adam decided he didn't trust Victoria 600 00:30:03,301 --> 00:30:06,337 to be able to single-handedly get Ashland out of our lives, so 601 00:30:06,404 --> 00:30:09,507 what you were watching was Adam going behind the family's back, 602 00:30:09,574 --> 00:30:12,410 putting his own plan in motion. 603 00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:14,212 >> Sharon: Should I act surprised? 604 00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:15,847 >> Nick: Now everything's up in the air. 605 00:30:15,914 --> 00:30:18,283 Ashland's gonna have a chance to play us all against each other. 606 00:30:18,349 --> 00:30:20,418 It's time I have a talk with Ashland, and I know right where 607 00:30:20,485 --> 00:30:21,920 to find him. 608 00:30:21,986 --> 00:30:23,555 >> Sharon: Wait. 609 00:30:23,621 --> 00:30:27,592 Nick, I don't think that's a good idea. 610 00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:31,996 >> Victor: I have issues with your plan, son. 611 00:30:32,063 --> 00:30:38,937 What if Ashland Locke pretends to agree to accept the 612 00:30:39,003 --> 00:30:41,372 $500 million? 613 00:30:41,439 --> 00:30:42,974 Then he can toy with us. 614 00:30:43,041 --> 00:30:46,144 He can suddenly say, "I don't like the deal." 615 00:30:46,211 --> 00:30:48,913 And then what? 616 00:30:48,980 --> 00:30:51,115 >> Adam: So what are you gonna do? 617 00:30:51,182 --> 00:30:56,054 Are you gonna just wait and hope that Victoria's plan works out? 618 00:30:56,120 --> 00:31:00,458 >> Victor: Victoria's plan was a damn good plan, son. 619 00:31:00,525 --> 00:31:01,993 Very good plan. 620 00:31:02,060 --> 00:31:05,797 All we had to do is catch him in doing something illegal. 621 00:31:05,863 --> 00:31:08,233 He would've terminated his contract with Newman/Locke. 622 00:31:08,299 --> 00:31:09,968 He would've been the hell out. 623 00:31:10,034 --> 00:31:11,703 >> Sally: If he's up to something underhanded, he's 624 00:31:11,769 --> 00:31:12,503 never gonna get caught. 625 00:31:12,570 --> 00:31:13,705 He's way too smart. 626 00:31:13,771 --> 00:31:16,507 He's been five steps ahead of Victoria since the day he made 627 00:31:16,574 --> 00:31:19,177 her his mark, and I am not victim-blaming because I thought 628 00:31:19,244 --> 00:31:21,512 he was in love with Victoria just like everyone else. 629 00:31:21,579 --> 00:31:24,616 >> Adam: Look, I'm not asking you to trust Locke, because I 630 00:31:24,682 --> 00:31:25,783 certainly don't. 631 00:31:25,850 --> 00:31:30,088 But if he agrees to walk away, I will insist that he signs 632 00:31:30,154 --> 00:31:32,090 ironclad legal documents. 633 00:31:32,156 --> 00:31:35,126 Okay? Nondisclosure, non-compete -- all of it. 634 00:31:35,193 --> 00:31:36,327 It'll be easy. 635 00:31:36,394 --> 00:31:38,630 We'll make it clean, and we can get him out of our lives for 636 00:31:38,696 --> 00:31:42,333 good. 637 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,436 >> Victor: All this is contingent upon you getting 638 00:31:45,503 --> 00:31:49,307 ahold of $500 million. 639 00:31:49,374 --> 00:31:52,377 Where are you gonna get it -- Victoria? 640 00:31:52,443 --> 00:31:57,849 You know that's out of the question. 641 00:31:57,915 --> 00:32:00,351 What? 642 00:32:00,418 --> 00:32:02,720 You think it's gonna come from me? 643 00:32:02,787 --> 00:32:07,592 >> Adam: What is worth to you to get this guy out of our lives? 644 00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:09,661 >> Victor: [ Sighs ] 645 00:32:15,566 --> 00:32:17,735 >> Nick: Just give me one good reason why I shouldn't let 646 00:32:17,802 --> 00:32:19,704 Ashland have it. 647 00:32:19,771 --> 00:32:22,273 >> Sharon: Well, you just got through saying how wrong it was 648 00:32:22,340 --> 00:32:24,809 for Adam to go behind Victoria's back and take charge of the 649 00:32:24,876 --> 00:32:25,576 situation himself. 650 00:32:25,643 --> 00:32:26,878 >> Nick: Yeah, I know, but it's -- 651 00:32:26,944 --> 00:32:29,514 >> Sharon: How is that any different than you going to 652 00:32:29,580 --> 00:32:31,182 confront Ashland right now? 653 00:32:31,249 --> 00:32:33,151 What is that gonna do? 654 00:32:33,217 --> 00:32:35,787 It'll show Victoria that you don't trust her to handle this 655 00:32:35,853 --> 00:32:37,955 herself. 656 00:32:38,022 --> 00:32:42,026 >> Nick: [ Sighs ] Well, it'll make me feel better. 657 00:32:42,093 --> 00:32:46,297 >> Sharon: Okay, but this isn't about you. 658 00:32:46,364 --> 00:32:48,166 >> Nick: I know, you're right. 659 00:32:48,232 --> 00:32:50,101 >> Sharon: Why are you even involved in this? 660 00:32:50,168 --> 00:32:52,070 Why don't you just sit this one out? 661 00:32:52,136 --> 00:32:55,506 >> Nick: This sick bastard has caused my sister so much pain. 662 00:32:55,573 --> 00:32:59,577 >> Sharon: Okay, well, if you want to get involved, go to her. 663 00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:01,212 Just offer her your love and support. 664 00:33:01,279 --> 00:33:07,251 That's what she really needs right now. 665 00:33:07,318 --> 00:33:10,388 >> Adam: Yeah, it's an obscene amount of money. 666 00:33:10,455 --> 00:33:12,323 >> Victor: Hmm. 667 00:33:12,390 --> 00:33:15,093 >> Adam: But what price can you put on freedom? 668 00:33:15,159 --> 00:33:18,363 Because that's what you would be buying for Victoria. 669 00:33:18,429 --> 00:33:21,632 My sister would never have to see this guy again. 670 00:33:21,699 --> 00:33:25,136 She could stop pretending to love him because it's pretty 671 00:33:25,203 --> 00:33:29,073 clear that's what's messing with her head, no matter how much she 672 00:33:29,140 --> 00:33:31,642 wants to claim otherwise. 673 00:33:31,709 --> 00:33:35,546 And, Dad, aside from that, we have to get this guy out of the 674 00:33:35,613 --> 00:33:36,681 family company. 675 00:33:36,748 --> 00:33:38,583 He gets in control, he can make major changes. 676 00:33:38,649 --> 00:33:41,085 Our management team -- gone. 677 00:33:41,152 --> 00:33:44,355 His lieutenants get promoted, he could sell off entire divisions 678 00:33:44,422 --> 00:33:46,891 to the highest bidder. 679 00:33:46,958 --> 00:33:51,129 I think half a billion dollars is a small price to pay to avoid 680 00:33:51,195 --> 00:33:57,268 the kind of chaos that that man could unleash. 681 00:33:57,335 --> 00:33:59,237 >> Victor: You're not bringing up anything that I haven't 682 00:33:59,303 --> 00:34:01,105 already considered. 683 00:34:01,172 --> 00:34:04,776 >> Adam: Well, I figured as much. 684 00:34:04,842 --> 00:34:07,612 So what do you want me to do? 685 00:34:36,174 --> 00:34:38,309 >> Victor: Meet with him. 686 00:34:38,376 --> 00:34:41,746 Make the deal. 687 00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:45,149 >> Adam: And the money? 688 00:34:45,216 --> 00:34:52,390 >> Victor: It'll come from your father. 689 00:34:52,457 --> 00:34:56,060 >> Adam: You -- You won't regret this. 690 00:34:56,127 --> 00:35:11,008 >> Victor: See to it that I don't. 691 00:35:11,075 --> 00:35:14,712 >> Victor: See to it that I don't. 692 00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:18,616 >> Victoria: After everything that's transpired, how can you 693 00:35:18,683 --> 00:35:22,086 expect me to forgive you? 694 00:35:22,153 --> 00:35:25,490 >> Ashland: No, no, no, don't go anywhere. 695 00:35:25,556 --> 00:35:28,326 I know it sounds mad. 696 00:35:28,392 --> 00:35:31,095 Just hear me out. 697 00:35:31,162 --> 00:35:34,165 We can start over. 698 00:35:34,232 --> 00:35:40,037 And thanks to Adam, ironically, we will have all the capital we 699 00:35:40,104 --> 00:35:44,208 need to start our next venture. 700 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:45,443 >> Victoria: You don't understand -- 701 00:35:45,510 --> 00:35:48,045 >> Ashland: I do understand. 702 00:35:48,112 --> 00:35:52,316 Think about the life we could have. 703 00:35:52,383 --> 00:35:54,519 No suspicions. 704 00:35:54,585 --> 00:35:57,588 No judgment. 705 00:35:57,655 --> 00:36:01,192 No family rivalries. 706 00:36:01,259 --> 00:36:07,632 Just the two of us...and this crazy, perfect love that we have 707 00:36:07,698 --> 00:36:11,302 found together. 708 00:36:11,369 --> 00:36:18,576 You want that...every bit as much as I do. 709 00:36:18,643 --> 00:36:20,645 Don't you? 710 00:36:33,424 --> 00:36:48,306 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 711 00:36:48,372 --> 00:36:49,473 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 712 00:36:49,540 --> 00:36:51,876 >> Join us again for "The Young and the Restless."