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>> Jack: Something troubling
you?
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>> Ashley: Why would you ask me
that?
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>> Jack: I'm very familiar with
that look.
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>> Ashley: Why are you talking
to me?
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I thought after our last
conversation, you washed your
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hands of me.
>> Jack: I won't pretend that
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I'm not still furious at you for
being part of that unholy
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trinity that drove Diane out of
town.
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I'm not sure what I walked in on
here, but I'd like to think that
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what you're feeling right now
has something to do with regret.
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>> Ashley: No.
Not even a little bit.
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>> Tucker: Sharon. Hey.
I have been in here so many
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times since I moved back to
town.
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How is it that I have not seen
you?
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>> Sharon: I guess I've just
been lucky.
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>> Tucker: [ Laughs ]
I guess my coffee's gonna come
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with a little spice today, is
it?
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>> Sharon: I've heard that you
picked up right where you left
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off -- crashing Summer and
Kyle's vow renewal, circling all
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of the Genoa City businesses
like a vulture.
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>> Tucker: Whereas your
ambitions seem to have grown
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considerably more modest since
you and I were running Newman
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together.
>> Sharon: Oh, you mean back
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when you manipulated me into
being your puppet?
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>> Tucker: Ah, don't sell
yourself short.
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You had a great mind for
business.
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Seems a shame to waste it on
finding the best deal for sugar
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packets.
>> Sharon: Well, it is very
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satisfying work, for your
information, running a place
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that serves the community.
I have created a space that
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everyone feels welcome in,
including you.
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>> Tucker: I know.
I love it here.
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It was the perfect spot for me
and Ashley to warm up yesterday.
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>> Sharon: Don't tell me you're
gonna suck her back in again.
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>> Elena: Nate!
[ Laughs ]
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>> Nate: It is so good to see
you.
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>> Elena: Ah, you scared me.
You're back from L.A.
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When did you get here?
>> Nate: Uh, just got home a
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couple of minutes ago.
I tried calling you.
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>> Elena: Ugh, it was nonstop at
Memorial.
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Every emergency you can imagine.
But it was actually a good thing
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because I didn't have to think
about how much I missed you.
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How was your trip?
>> Nate: It was amazing.
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I met so many great people.
They were giving me the star
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treatment everywhere Victoria
and I went.
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>> Elena: As they should.
You are the brand-new CEO of
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Newman Media.
>> Nate: It was amazing, you
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know, walking into all those
meetings, having the faith and
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trust of all these movers and
shakers.
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Everyone -- and I mean
everyone -- at Newman's
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Los Angeles office was so
welcoming.
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>> Elena: That must be so
reassuring.
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You are in the right place doing
the right thing.
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>> Nate: It was incredible.
So much to do and so little
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time.
>> Elena: Ah.
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I wish I could have been there
to see it.
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>> Nate: Next time.
I couldn't wait to get back and
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tell you all about it.
>> Elena: Oh!
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What happened with the meeting
with the K-pop star?
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>> Nate: Victoria likes him, but
whether we can make a
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collaboration happen remains
to be seen.
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>> Elena: Well, if anyone can do
it, it is my brilliant
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boyfriend.
>> Nate: [ Chuckles ]
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This all feels so natural, like
I finally found where I'm
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supposed to be, where my ideas
are heard and respected.
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I'm gonna pretend like I didn't
see that yawn.
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>> Elena: I'm sorry, but I am
glad that you're back.
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>> Nate: You'd better be.
>> Elena: I was recording
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episodes for the podcast to
complete my obligations with
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Chancellor-Winters earlier, and
then I spent all night covering
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for Dr. Faulkner.
And as much as I want to hear
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more, can it wait?
>> Nate: Of course.
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I remember how exhausting those
shifts at the hospital can be.
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>> Elena: Thank you for
understanding.
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And you can tell me all about
the rest of your trip as soon as
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I wake up.
>> Nate: Sweet dreams.
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>> Elena: Love you.
>> Nate: Love you, too.
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>> Elena: Ah.
>> Nate: [ Breathes deeply ]
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>> Summer: Hey. There you are.
Can I talk to you for a second?
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>> Kyle: Um, do you mi--
>> Summer: Oh.
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Is there something more
important than conferring with
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your creative director?
>> Kyle: Of course not.
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I'm just focused on tying up
loose ends so I can send
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everyone home early for the
holidays.
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>> Summer: Oh, so you're gonna
be the boss with the heart of
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gold?
>> Kyle: This is how I'm
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building employee loyalty.
>> Summer: [ Chuckles ] Well,
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I agree with your strategy, but
this is something that we need
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to discuss right away.
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[ Knock on door ]
>> Victoria: Come in.
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>> Billy: I knew I would find
you here.
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You always work double time over
the holidays to give your
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undivided attention to the kids.
>> Victoria: Yeah.
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Well, the work of a CEO/mom
is never done.
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That being said, it's obvious
that you are interrupting me
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right now.
So, is everything okay?
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>> Billy: Everything is fine,
yes, but I want to give you a
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heads-up.
Chelsea bought Johnny a
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Christmas gift.
>> Victoria: Oh, did she?
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>> Billy: She did, and I'd like
you to hear me out before you
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make a decision.
>> Victoria: No. I already have.
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It's out of the question.
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>> Billy: So, you're not even
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willing to consider this?
>> Victoria: Look, I'm sure that
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Chelsea's intentions are good,
and I support her efforts to
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heal herself, but requesting to
spend Christmas with our son --
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I'm sorry. It's just --
It's going too far, Billy.
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>> Billy: She's not trying to
finagle an invitation.
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>> Victoria: Okay, well, then
what does she want from us?
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>> Billy: She wants to give me a
gift, and then you and I can
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decide on when we give it to
Johnny.
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>> Victoria: Well, bravo for her
for going through the proper
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channels, but I still don't
think it's a good idea.
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You remember what happened the
last time she tried to give him
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something.
You didn't accept the baby
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blanket in the way that she
wanted, and I believe that that
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started her spiral.
>> Billy: Well, it wasn't, okay?
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It wasn't one thing.
>> Victoria: Well, I don't doubt
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that it was a contributing
factor, and I worry that --
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that her desire to give him
something else is a sign that
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she's regressing.
>> Billy: I think you're --
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you're blowing this out of
proportion a little bit, okay?
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Our son is showing interest in
spending more time with Chelsea,
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and it would be wrong for us to
get in the way of that.
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>> Victoria: Well, we are his
parents.
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It's our job to set boundaries
and limits.
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>> Billy: Yeah. You're right.
You have a point there.
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Maybe you and I shouldn't be the
ones to give Johnny the gift.
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>> Victoria: Thank you, Billy.
I appreciate you listening to
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reason.
>> Billy: Chelsea should be the
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one to give it to him.
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>> Nate: [ Clears throat ]
>> Audra: Mm.
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If isn't Newman's most recent
executive hire.
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>> Nate: Audra Charles.
It's been a long time.
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>> Audra: Too long.
I have fond memories of our
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dinners when I first got to
town.
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>> Nate: So much has changed
since then.
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>> Audra: I'm dying to hear the
details.
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>> Nate: Let's just say it's a
whole new world over there.
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>> Audra: I have a tremendous
idea.
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We can pick up where we left
off, and you can fill me in on
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everything you've been up to.
>> Nate: [ Chuckles ]
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>> Tucker: Ah, thank you.
Yeah, uh, Ashley and I have been
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getting reacquainted.
[ Sniffs ]
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At first, she was as wary of me
as you are, but I think I'm
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winning her over.
>> Sharon: And how on earth have
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you managed to do that?
>> Tucker: Uh, it hasn't been
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easy.
I've convinced her that I'm a
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changed man.
>> Sharon: Oh. Are you?
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>> Tucker: [ Chuckling ] Yeah.
I had a near-death experience
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recently, and, uh, it made me
reevaluate my priorities.
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And so now I'm concentrating on
those people who matter the most
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to me -- Ashley, Devon, Dominic.
>> Sharon: Hmm.
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Somehow I just don't find that
completely plausible.
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>> Tucker: Based on what?
>> Sharon: Well, a few years ago
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I got my degree in psychology,
and I actually...
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>> Tucker: Did you really?
>> Sharon: ...work as a
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therapist now.
Yeah, and it's given me very
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good insight into people.
>> Tucker: Analyze me.
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Come on. Let's -- Let's hear it.
I think it's gonna be
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challenging for you.
>> Sharon: I don't think that
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you are as complicated as you
think you are.
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>> Tucker: Mm.
>> Sharon: You think you're the
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smartest one around, and that's
why you believe that we're all
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gonna buy what you're selling.
>> Tucker: Well, my car crash is
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a matter of public record.
You could just look that up
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yourself.
>> Sharon: Well, I don't think
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you're lying about that, but
real, long-lasting change --
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that usually doesn't come in an
instant, from one traumatic
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experience.
It takes work, Tucker.
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>> Tucker: I've done the work.
I spent a little time in an
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ashram.
>> Sharon: Ooh!
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Well, I bet that impressed
Ashley.
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>> Tucker: Not really.
[ Laughs ]
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But I'm showing her that she's
my priority now, and I'm gonna
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make her dreams come true.
>> Sharon: Based on everything
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you've said, sounds more like
you're hoping that she will help
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you make your dreams come true.
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>> Jack: Then you are wholly
unrepentant about driving Diane
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out of town.
>> Ashley: You are the one that
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should be repentant because of
your actions.
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It was harmful and irresponsible
to let Diane back into our
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lives.
>> Jack: Oh, Ash.
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>> Ashley: When are you gonna
get it through your head, Jack?
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She's playing you.
>> Jack: She is not.
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She was in real danger.
She had to leave.
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>> Ashley: Did she really?
>> Jack: I don't get why it's so
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hard for you to understand she
would be legitimately afraid of
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a convicted felon who came to
town looking for her.
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>> Ashley: Would you just stop,
please?
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I'm not naive.
Quite the coincidence, isn't it,
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that Kyle left town on business
the same day his mother leaves
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for parts unknown?
>> Jack: Don't assume the two
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are connected.
>> Ashley: All Diane kept saying
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since she came back to
Genoa City is how she regretted
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not having more time with Kyle.
So, why would she leave without
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saying goodbye?
Didn't make sense to me...
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until I started thinking, "Well,
maybe there wasn't a long,
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emotional goodbye because she
didn't really leave."
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Is that what you're doing, Jack?
You're riding to Diane's rescue,
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ready to save the day again?
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>> Jack: Before you start
accusing me of having a savior
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complex, how about you take a
deep breath and consider the
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possibility that Diane was so
frightened of Jeremy Stark that
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she left town?
Not out of just fear for
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herself.
>> Ashley: Right.
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>> Jack: She didn't want to put
Kyle and his family in danger.
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>> Ashley: Okay.
You just keep making excuses for
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her because she's got you
wrapped around her little
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finger, right?
>> Jack: Instead of worrying
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about me, how about taking
responsibility for going too
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far?
You did the wrong thing.
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Admit you were wrong and
apologize.
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>> Ashley: Except I'm not wrong.
Diane has created this sweet
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little cocoon for her three
favorite boys -- you and Kyle
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and Harrison -- where she is
loved and supported and
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protected.
She's not gonna walk away from
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that, Jack.
>> Jack: I wish you could hear
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yourself.
>> Ashley: She's gonna keep that
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going for as long as she can.
What's very sad to me is that
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you and Kyle are getting as much
out of this as she is.
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Now, Kyle I understand.
He just wants a mother.
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But you?
You're getting her adoration,
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which I find particularly
disgusting.
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So, I have a hypothesis here.
>> Jack: And I'm sure I'm going
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to hear what it is.
>> Ashley: Yes.
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Um, I think that you and Kyle
have created this little
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disappearing act for Diane so
you can continue to keep
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rewarding her duplicitous
behavior in secret.
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>> Summer: I want you to listen
to this suggestion with an open
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mind.
>> Kyle: Okay.
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>> Summer: I know how important
it is to you to spend Christmas
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with Diane.
>> Kyle: It is something I've
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dreamed about.
I'm a little embarrassed to
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admit it, but the little boy in
me does want to relive waking up
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on Christmas morning and seeing
my mother stand there.
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>> Summer: That is nothing to be
ashamed of.
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Look, I understand why, after
all of these years apart, you
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would want to spend the holidays
with your mom.
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But do you know what my
Christmas dream is?
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>> Kyle: I would like for you to
tell me about it so I can try to
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make it come true.
>> Summer: You, me...
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>> Kyle: Mm-hmm.
>> Summer: ...and Harrison all
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sharing Christmas together.
Our son deserves to be with
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both of his parents.
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>> Audra: So, how is
Newman Media treating you?
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>> Nate: Like a rock star.
It's like night and day compared
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to how things were at
Chancellor-Winters.
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>> Audra: Mm.
That sounds fantastic.
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>> Nate: As a matter of fact,
Victoria and I just got back
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from L.A.
>> Audra: Huh.
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You went on a business trip
already?
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How was it?
>> Nate: Inspiring. Exciting.
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I met so many people who wanted
to support my vision.
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>> Audra: Wow.
That must have been
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electrifying.
>> Nate: You have no idea.
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It's just an affirmation that I
made the right choice.
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>> Audra: Well, congratulations,
Nate.
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>> Nate: I try not to think
about what things would have
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been like if I had gotten the
same respect at
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Chancellor-Winters.
>> Audra: It's their loss.
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>> Nate: You're the only one
there who isn't holding a
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grudge.
>> Audra: Well, I mean, I'm a
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contract employee.
Your actions didn't really
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impact me.
And I -- I think that I believe
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the IPO will still move forward.
And as you know, I've been in
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the corporate world for a while
now to know that things can get
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cut-throat.
I mean, people in the executive
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suite are supposed to shake
things up.
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>> Nate: Exactly.
>> Audra: I didn't find what you
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did particularly, uh, shocking
or infuriating.
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And it wasn't personal.
But I think everything went
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wrong because you mixed business
and family.
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And in my experience, that often
leads to problems.
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>> Nate: I had to learn the hard
way.
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>> Victoria: I'm sorry.
You're gonna have to walk me
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through this because I don't
understand how it's a good idea
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for Chelsea, who is still
recovering from her terrible
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ordeal, to be spending alone
time with our son.
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>> Billy: So, that's your
problem, then?
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You don't want Johnny and
Chelsea spending time together,
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alone, one on one?
So, we invite Connor.
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They get along great.
>> Victoria: Great.
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So, the three of them can play
pretend happy family.
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>> Billy: Vick, there's nothing
pretend about it, okay?
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Before Johnny found out the
truth about Chelsea, him and
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Connor were cousins.
They always have been.
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Chelsea's always been his
de facto aunt.
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Biologically, they are family.
>> Victoria: Yes, but legally
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and emotionally, so are we.
I mean, I'm his mother.
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Johnny's my son.
I'm responsible for him.
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I get to make the decisions.
>> Billy: So, we're drawing
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lines in the sand now?
>> Victoria: Yes! Yes, Billy.
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That is exactly what we're
doing.
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We have to set some boundaries
here before things get out of
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hand.
There's just -- There's too much
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at stake.
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>> Billy: So, what do you think
is at stake?
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'Cause I don't believe we're
gonna lose Johnny because his
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family gets extended, right?
You didn't -- You didn't lose
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Reed when Mac became his
stepmother.
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>> Victoria: Okay.
This is not remotely the same
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thing.
>> Billy: I just don't think
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there's too many people that a
kid could love or that love him,
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you know?
>> Victoria: Billy --
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>> Billy: No one benefits then.
>> Victoria: I realize that.
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But what you're ignoring is
Johnny's freedom to be a kid
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without worrying about these
adult-level problems.
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That's what I'm concerned about.
>> Billy: Okay.
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So, if you're worried about
Chelsea, I understand that,
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but I vouch for her, okay?
She's doing really great.
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She's taking this one step at a
time.
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She's not overextending.
And I think she's ready for
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this.
>> Victoria: I'm more worried
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about whether or not our son is
ready for this.
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He's already blamed himself to
some degree for the issues that
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she had after he rejected her.
And what if he's doing all of
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this just for her sake?
No. That would be unacceptable.
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>> Billy: Then let's ask Johnny.
We said all along that this was
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gonna be his call.
And in the beginning, he chose
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not to have anything to do with
Chelsea, and we respected that.
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So I think we should respect
that if he decides to spend more
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time with her, that it's his
choice.
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>> Tucker: Yeah, reuniting with
Ashley is my dream.
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Of course, I want to make it
mutual.
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I just want to make her happier
than she's ever been in her
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whole life.
>> Sharon: And you think you're
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charming enough to do that?
>> Tucker: I have more to offer
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than my charm.
>> Sharon: Ooh!
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I hope that wasn't some sexual
innuendo.
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>> Tucker: You just have to see
the worst in me, don't you?
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I will have you know that I want
to connect with Ashley on a
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higher level than that.
>> Sharon: So, what?
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Are you saying that you want to
marry Ashley again?
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>> Tucker: Mm...
There are other ways to forge a
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lasting bond with someone, isn't
there?
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>> Sharon: Has she given you any
reason to believe that's what
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she wants?
>> Tucker: Well, I'm an
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optimist.
>> Sharon: Oh, in other words,
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no!
>> Tucker: Well, I'm working
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hard to prove that I'm worthy of
her trust, and I think
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eventually she'll -- she'll let
her guard down and, uh, yeah,
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we'll make something special
together.
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>> Sharon: Mm.
Well, I guess time will tell.
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>> Tucker: I'm gonna prove you
and all the other doubters
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wrong.
Ahh. So nice to see you.
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Take care.
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>> Audra: Thank you.
>> Nate: That was the most
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detailed order for a salad that
I have ever heard.
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>> Audra: Eh, it was a little
extra, right?
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[ Both laugh ]
>> Nate: You know what you like.
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That's a good thing.
>> Audra: Yeah.
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I hate being disappointed.
And when I am, it can be a bad
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thing.
>> Nate: Really?
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>> Audra: Yeah.
>> Nate: I have not seen that
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side of you.
Then again, there's a lot I
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don't know about you.
So, tell me -- who is
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Audra Charles?
>> Audra: Hmm. Where do I begin?
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>> Nate: What do you want out of
life?
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>> Audra: More.
>> Nate: Of what?
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>> Audra: Everything.
Adventure, excitement,
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knowledge.
>> Nate: You came to Genoa City
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as the IPO guru for
Chancellor-Winters, poised to
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launch the company into the
stratosphere.
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But what are you getting out of
this besides a paycheck?
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What are your goals?
[ Cellphone chimes ]
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>> Audra: Hmm.
[ Sighs ]
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[ Cellphone thuds ]
I'm not entirely sure.
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>> Nate: What happens when
Chancellor-Winters decides what
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to do with the IPO?
Do you stay in Genoa City,
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or do you go?
>> Audra: That's a good
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question.
[ Chuckles ]
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>> Nate: What people say when
they don't want to give a direct
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answer.
>> Audra: Alright. Okay.
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Initially, I -- I planned on
leaving once my position ended,
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but this town is growing on me.
>> Nate: I hope you stay.
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We need more players who
understand the game.
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And if you ever find yourself in
need of a new job, you should
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come talk to me.
>> Audra: You'd hire me at
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Newman Media?
>> Nate: Why not?
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I believe in surrounding myself
with smart, savvy people.
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>> Jack: So, you think that Kyle
and I have Diane in hiding
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somewhere?
>> Ashley: Yep, I do.
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I do 'cause I know you would do
anything to protect her.
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>> Jack: You know what?
You believe whatever you have to
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believe to sleep at night.
It doesn't change the fact that
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you and Nikki and Phyllis set
all of this in motion.
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You were told what would happen,
who would be affected, and you
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did it anyway.
And now your nephew and your
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grand nephew are spending
Christmas without Diane.
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>> Ashley: Aw, gee, that's the
only kind of Christmas
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Harrison's ever known.
And Kyle hasn't spent the
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holidays with his mother in
years, right?
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So, do I feel for them?
Of course I do, Jack.
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But they're still gonna be with
people that actually love them,
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that have been there for them --
>> Jack: We're talking about
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Kyle's mother.
>> Ashley: Why is she a mother?!
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Because she gave birth to him?
That doesn't make her a good
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You know what I find so pathetic
about this?
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The only reason why this
Christmas is special is because
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she actually wants to spend it
with her son.
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>> Jack: Yeah, but because you
and your co-conspirators lured
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an ex-convict into town --
>> Ashley: Listen, if she gave a
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damn about Kyle, she would have
been there for him every
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Christmas, every birthday,
but she wasn't.
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If she had a heart, she would
have moved heaven and earth to
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tuck her son in at night, to
give him a goodnight kiss!
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But she didn't!
She chose not to return, Jack,
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year after year!
And I have done whatever I could
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to protect you and Kyle from
her!
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Too bad you don't like my
methods.
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But it doesn't mean I'm wrong.
>> Jack: No, I don't like your
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methods.
>> Ashley: I'm still right.
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And I don't know what Diane
being back in town has done to
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your brain, but it's wrecked.
Your judgment is just completely
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off.
>> Jack: Your complete lack of
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compassion for everyone
involved...
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>> Ashley: Oh, please.
>> Jack: ...is appalling to me.
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You have allowed your hatred for
Diane to make you small and
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spiteful.
And I have heard enough of this.
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>> Ashley: Unbelievable.
[ Scoffs ]
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[ Door slams ]
[ Sighs heavily ]
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>> Kyle: Hey, you know how much
I want to spend Christmas with
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you and Harrison.
>> Summer: Well, we need this.
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Harrison has endured so many
changes this year.
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Coming back to Genoa City,
changing languages...
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>> Kyle: Losing Ashland...
Mm, then let's make it happen.
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>> Summer: Really?!
>> Kyle: What if we three spend
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Christmas at home?
Then we can wake up early.
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Hurricane Harrison can rip open
all of his presents.
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Then I go to the cabin and spend
the rest of the day with my mom.
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>> Summer: Okay, you had me
right up until the last part.
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>> Kyle: What's wrong?
You don't want me to leave to go
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see my mother somewhere?
She's just been alone for so
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many holidays.
>> Summer: I'm not saying that I
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don't want you to go.
I'm saying that Harrison and I
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are coming with you.
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>> "The Young and the Restless"
will continue.
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>> Tucker: Fascinating.
Right on time.
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>> Audra: You know, you said to
get here as soon as possible.
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I did.
>> Tucker: Something more
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entertaining happening?
>> Audra: Oh, nothing is more
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entertaining than you, Tucker.
>> Tucker: I know you.
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You're distracted.
>> Audra: No.
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>> Tucker: Would you like to
share?
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00:24:41,213 --> 00:24:44,316
>> Audra: What did you need to
talk about?
451
00:24:44,382 --> 00:24:45,851
>> Tucker: Uh, the plan is
evolving.
452
00:24:45,917 --> 00:24:49,154
I spontaneously offered to help
Ashley break away from Jabot and
453
00:24:49,221 --> 00:24:52,657
start her own company.
>> Audra: Oh. Did she accept?
454
00:24:52,724 --> 00:24:55,026
>> Tucker: Not yet.
>> Audra: Mm.
455
00:24:55,093 --> 00:24:57,829
Do you really believe she's
gonna turn her back on her
456
00:24:57,896 --> 00:25:00,198
family?
>> Tucker: I saw a little
457
00:25:00,265 --> 00:25:02,567
glimmer in her eye that said
she was tempted to.
458
00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:05,003
So, yeah, I think in time,
she'll come around.
459
00:25:05,070 --> 00:25:09,574
>> Audra: [ Chuckles ]
I am beyond thrilled that you
460
00:25:09,641 --> 00:25:13,144
called me all the way over here
to tell me that the woman you're
461
00:25:13,211 --> 00:25:16,248
obsessed with didn't exactly
turn you down.
462
00:25:16,314 --> 00:25:20,318
>> Tucker: It's progress.
>> Audra: Except for taking a
463
00:25:20,385 --> 00:25:23,922
single step in making any of
your plans a reality.
464
00:25:23,989 --> 00:25:25,390
But, sure.
465
00:25:27,726 --> 00:25:30,195
>> Billy: Thanks, Hannah.
We'll see you in a few.
466
00:25:30,262 --> 00:25:32,130
You good?
>> Johnny: Yeah.
467
00:25:32,197 --> 00:25:34,199
Whew.
Hannah wouldn't really tell me
468
00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:36,735
why she was driving me here,
but, hey, I will never say no to
469
00:25:36,801 --> 00:25:38,370
a hot cocoa.
>> Billy: I don't blame you,
470
00:25:38,436 --> 00:25:41,740
but first things first.
Your mom and I have a question
471
00:25:41,806 --> 00:25:44,075
for you.
>> Johnny: Okay, if this family
472
00:25:44,142 --> 00:25:46,778
meeting has anything to do with
the length of my Christmas wish
473
00:25:46,845 --> 00:25:49,547
list, I can explain.
I don't expect you to get me
474
00:25:49,614 --> 00:25:51,883
everything that's on there.
I really just wanted to give you
475
00:25:51,950 --> 00:25:53,551
options.
>> Billy: Well, that's very
476
00:25:53,618 --> 00:25:56,488
considerate of you, but, uh,
we -- we just want to talk about
477
00:25:56,554 --> 00:26:00,091
one gift in particular.
>> Johnny: The PlayStation?
478
00:26:00,158 --> 00:26:03,461
I realize it's a big ask.
>> Billy: Actually, it's not
479
00:26:03,528 --> 00:26:10,035
what it is.
>> Victoria: Uh, Chelsea has a
480
00:26:10,101 --> 00:26:13,438
present that she's hoping to
give you, and we're wondering
481
00:26:13,505 --> 00:26:14,406
if you want it.
482
00:26:17,342 --> 00:26:20,445
>> Kyle: What do we do about
telling Harrison where we're
483
00:26:20,512 --> 00:26:22,647
going?
How do we pack up his entire
484
00:26:22,714 --> 00:26:24,349
Christmas and take it to the
cabin?
485
00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:26,451
>> Summer: We could leave during
his nap time.
486
00:26:26,518 --> 00:26:27,752
He can sleep most of the way
there.
487
00:26:27,819 --> 00:26:30,322
We can tell him that it's a
Christmas Eve adventure.
488
00:26:30,388 --> 00:26:32,023
>> Kyle: What about when we get
back?
489
00:26:32,090 --> 00:26:34,326
How do we keep him from telling
everyone he woke up on Christmas
490
00:26:34,392 --> 00:26:38,797
morning and saw Dee Dee?
>> Summer: We'll tell him that
491
00:26:38,863 --> 00:26:41,599
she's one of Santa's elves and
that's why she had to leave
492
00:26:41,666 --> 00:26:44,336
before Christmas.
I don't...
493
00:26:44,402 --> 00:26:46,972
>> Kyle: I suppose we could tell
him we're driving to the
494
00:26:47,038 --> 00:26:49,107
North Pole.
He's a little too young to
495
00:26:49,174 --> 00:26:52,944
understand distance.
But I don't like the idea of
496
00:26:53,011 --> 00:26:56,548
telling him to keep a secret.
>> Summer: I know. I know.
497
00:26:56,614 --> 00:27:00,752
But in this case, it's --
it's the only way.
498
00:27:00,819 --> 00:27:03,888
We just need to figure out the
right way to frame it.
499
00:27:03,955 --> 00:27:06,257
>> Kyle: You aren't gonna let
this go, are you?
500
00:27:06,324 --> 00:27:08,727
>> Summer: No.
Because it's important.
501
00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:11,162
So I'm gonna keep arguing my
case until you say yes.
502
00:27:11,229 --> 00:27:14,599
>> Kyle: [ Inhales deeply ]
Yes.
503
00:27:14,666 --> 00:27:18,136
I would love to have you and
Harrison come with me.
504
00:27:18,203 --> 00:27:20,338
But there is one more obstacle
in our way.
505
00:27:20,405 --> 00:27:23,375
We have to make sure Stark is
distracted.
506
00:27:23,441 --> 00:27:25,043
We cannot risk him following us.
507
00:27:35,820 --> 00:27:38,423
>> Summer: Do you really think
that Stark is watching us,
508
00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:40,892
following our every move,
thinking that we'll eventually
509
00:27:40,959 --> 00:27:42,827
lead him to Diane?
>> Kyle: It's pretty clear that
510
00:27:42,894 --> 00:27:45,196
whatever payback he wants from
her is about more than just
511
00:27:45,263 --> 00:27:48,466
money, and I don't have a handle
on how far he's willing to go to
512
00:27:48,533 --> 00:27:50,769
settle the score.
>> Summer: Well, if he is spying
513
00:27:50,835 --> 00:27:53,838
on us, he could just as easily
follow you if you go to see her
514
00:27:53,905 --> 00:27:57,142
alone.
All Stark has to do is follow
515
00:27:57,208 --> 00:28:00,512
you there, wait for you to
leave, and then go after Diane
516
00:28:00,578 --> 00:28:05,683
when she's alone again.
>> Kyle: [ Sighs ]
517
00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:08,653
You're right.
As much as I want to spend
518
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:13,324
Christmas with my mother, it's a
liability none of us can afford.
519
00:28:13,391 --> 00:28:16,294
>> Johnny: Chelsea wants to get
me a present?
520
00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:19,864
She doesn't have to do that.
>> Billy: No, but it's the
521
00:28:19,931 --> 00:28:22,600
holidays, and people do all
sorts of zany things.
522
00:28:22,667 --> 00:28:25,036
>> Johnny: Yeah, but that means
that she was thinking about me
523
00:28:25,103 --> 00:28:27,505
enough to want to get me
something, even with all the
524
00:28:27,572 --> 00:28:30,675
stuff she's been through.
>> Billy: Yeah. Yeah.
525
00:28:30,742 --> 00:28:34,279
I mean, look, we can accept it
for you, or you can accept it
526
00:28:34,345 --> 00:28:36,214
yourself if you want.
Whatever -- Whatever you're
527
00:28:36,281 --> 00:28:37,615
comfortable with.
>> Victoria: Of course, we
528
00:28:37,682 --> 00:28:40,585
haven't agreed to anything yet.
We wanted to make sure that you
529
00:28:40,652 --> 00:28:43,254
were okay with it first.
But if you don't want this gift
530
00:28:43,321 --> 00:28:46,357
or if you don't want to spend
time with her, if you're not
531
00:28:46,424 --> 00:28:49,360
ready yet, that's fine.
>> Billy: Or maybe you can check
532
00:28:49,427 --> 00:28:51,696
with Connor and see if he wants
to hang out with the both of
533
00:28:51,763 --> 00:28:53,164
you.
>> Victoria: Yeah, there's no
534
00:28:53,231 --> 00:28:56,067
pressure.
>> Johnny: Connor's cool.
535
00:28:56,134 --> 00:29:00,338
We have a good time together.
So, sure. Sounds like fun.
536
00:29:08,146 --> 00:29:12,183
>> Nate: [ Chuckles ]
This is a wonderful surprise.
537
00:29:12,250 --> 00:29:15,753
>> Elena: Well, I thought I
should give you a proper welcome
538
00:29:15,820 --> 00:29:19,757
home.
So, welcome home, CEO.
539
00:29:19,824 --> 00:29:21,960
>> Nate: Back at our place --
>> Elena: I was the walking
540
00:29:22,026 --> 00:29:24,762
dead.
But what a difference a shower
541
00:29:24,829 --> 00:29:27,098
and a triple shot of espresso
can make.
542
00:29:27,165 --> 00:29:30,268
So now I have energy to
celebrate your successful trip
543
00:29:30,335 --> 00:29:33,538
to L.A.
>> Nate: That was a quick
544
00:29:33,605 --> 00:29:37,108
recovery.
I saw how exhausted you were.
545
00:29:37,175 --> 00:29:40,111
>> Elena: How about this?
You can keep telling me what a
546
00:29:40,178 --> 00:29:44,015
marvel I am while I treat you
to a "welcome home" lunch.
547
00:29:44,082 --> 00:29:47,352
>> Nate: [ Chuckles ]
I'd love to, but I've already
548
00:29:47,418 --> 00:29:49,521
eaten.
>> Elena: Did you?
549
00:29:49,587 --> 00:29:53,158
>> Nate: I was gonna grab some
takeout from Society, and I
550
00:29:53,224 --> 00:29:55,727
bumped into Audra, who was
alone, and we just ended up
551
00:29:55,793 --> 00:30:03,768
grabbing lunch together.
>> Elena: [ Scoffs ]
552
00:30:03,835 --> 00:30:06,504
>> Tucker: Don't stop.
Speak your mind.
553
00:30:06,571 --> 00:30:08,973
>> Audra: You don't know what
you want, okay?
554
00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:12,210
One minute, it's Jabot,
the next, maybe not.
555
00:30:12,277 --> 00:30:14,913
You know, then you say you want
Chancellor-Winters.
556
00:30:14,979 --> 00:30:19,417
Or maybe you just want Devon to
betray Lily so you can work with
557
00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:21,519
your son.
Do you have an end game, or are
558
00:30:21,586 --> 00:30:22,954
you just jerking everyone around
for fun?
559
00:30:23,021 --> 00:30:25,023
>> Tucker: Weren't you the one
that was accusing me of biting
560
00:30:25,089 --> 00:30:27,358
off more than I could chew?
>> Audra: All I want to know is
561
00:30:27,425 --> 00:30:29,394
where I fit in your plans.
>> Tucker: You --
562
00:30:29,460 --> 00:30:31,696
>> Audra: When you asked me to
work with you, you promised me
563
00:30:31,763 --> 00:30:33,164
that you were gonna --
>> Tucker: I know what I
564
00:30:33,231 --> 00:30:35,366
promised you, Audra.
>> Audra: And now you're
565
00:30:35,433 --> 00:30:36,668
stalling.
>> Tucker: No, I'm not stalling.
566
00:30:36,734 --> 00:30:37,802
>> Audra: Yes, now you're
stalling.
567
00:30:37,869 --> 00:30:39,504
>> Tucker: No.
>> Audra: You know, perhaps you
568
00:30:39,571 --> 00:30:41,339
lost your confidence and your
ability to get any of this done.
569
00:30:41,406 --> 00:30:42,941
>> Tucker: No, I'm applying what
I've learned in life.
570
00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:45,210
You've got to be flexible
and adaptable and, above all
571
00:30:45,276 --> 00:30:47,045
else --
>> Audra: Look, I am not gonna
572
00:30:47,111 --> 00:30:49,314
play the long game without
knowing more about what the
573
00:30:49,380 --> 00:30:54,986
payoff is.
Perhaps it's time for me to make
574
00:30:55,053 --> 00:30:56,454
my own plans.
575
00:31:04,762 --> 00:31:14,439
>> Tucker: Okay.
Yeah, sure. I'm...
576
00:31:14,505 --> 00:31:19,377
No one's holding you back.
I, uh...
577
00:31:19,444 --> 00:31:21,913
I wouldn't want to stand between
you and your destiny.
578
00:31:43,835 --> 00:31:48,873
>> Audra: You are s-- such an
insufferable son of a bitch.
579
00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,383
>> Tucker: I know.
I'm sorry.
580
00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:30,481
>> Jack: Hey.
Why the long faces?
581
00:32:30,548 --> 00:32:33,351
Have you heard from Stark?
>> Kyle: Not a word.
582
00:32:33,418 --> 00:32:35,420
>> Jack: Then why do you both
look like Christmas was
583
00:32:35,486 --> 00:32:37,488
canceled?
>> Summer: 'Cause it was,
584
00:32:37,555 --> 00:32:41,059
basically.
At least, my version of it was.
585
00:32:41,125 --> 00:32:44,028
>> Kyle: Summer wanted to bring
Harrison to the cabin to spend
586
00:32:44,095 --> 00:32:46,364
Christmas with me and my mom.
>> Summer: But no matter how
587
00:32:46,431 --> 00:32:49,500
many times we go through the
potential scenarios or possible
588
00:32:49,567 --> 00:32:51,402
hiccups, we just can't find a
way to make it work.
589
00:32:51,469 --> 00:32:54,872
>> Kyle: Any trip to the cabin,
including mine, puts my mother
590
00:32:54,939 --> 00:32:58,376
at risk, and I don't want to put
her in danger just so I can live
591
00:32:58,443 --> 00:33:00,878
a childhood fantasy of spending
Christmas with my mother.
592
00:33:00,945 --> 00:33:05,483
>> Jack: After all the work to
rebuild, to reunite this family,
593
00:33:05,550 --> 00:33:08,419
you deserve to spend this time
with your mother, your wife, and
594
00:33:08,486 --> 00:33:09,887
your son.
>> Kyle: I can't risk it.
595
00:33:09,954 --> 00:33:11,322
It's not worth it.
>> Jack: Yeah, the hell it
596
00:33:11,389 --> 00:33:13,191
isn't.
>> Summer: We still haven't
597
00:33:13,257 --> 00:33:16,427
found a way to neutralize Stark.
He's a danger to us all.
598
00:33:16,494 --> 00:33:20,898
>> Jack: You leave him to me.
>> Victoria: You don't have to
599
00:33:20,965 --> 00:33:23,000
do anything that you don't want
to do.
600
00:33:23,067 --> 00:33:24,936
If you're agreeing to see
Chelsea out of guilt or because
601
00:33:25,002 --> 00:33:26,270
you're feeling pressured, then
you --
602
00:33:26,337 --> 00:33:28,773
>> Billy: What your mom's trying
to say that this is one of those
603
00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:31,576
rare occasions that you don't
have to be polite.
604
00:33:31,642 --> 00:33:33,144
You can be completely honest
with us.
605
00:33:33,211 --> 00:33:34,512
Do whatever you're comfortable
with.
606
00:33:34,579 --> 00:33:36,414
>> Victoria: Yes.
And you'll have plenty of time
607
00:33:36,481 --> 00:33:40,184
to get to know her down the
road, okay?
608
00:33:40,251 --> 00:33:43,521
>> Johnny: I don't have to see
her if you don't want me to.
609
00:33:43,588 --> 00:33:45,990
>> Victoria: What are you
talking about?
610
00:33:46,057 --> 00:33:48,726
>> Johnny: It must be kind of
weird for you.
611
00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:53,698
If seeing Chelsea is gonna upset
you, then I won't do it.
612
00:33:53,765 --> 00:33:56,434
>> Victoria: You know, it's very
sweet and mature of you to worry
613
00:33:56,501 --> 00:33:59,203
about me, but I'm -- I'm
absolutely fine with you hanging
614
00:33:59,270 --> 00:34:02,240
out with Connor and Chelsea.
>> Johnny: Sweet.
615
00:34:02,306 --> 00:34:07,378
So, when's this gonna happen?
>> Billy: No time like the
616
00:34:07,445 --> 00:34:10,748
present for a present.
>> Victoria: Sure.
617
00:34:10,815 --> 00:34:16,087
>> Billy: Let me check and see
if she's upstairs.
618
00:34:16,154 --> 00:34:19,891
"Hey.
Victoria, Johnny, and I are
619
00:34:19,957 --> 00:34:21,692
downstairs.
If you and Connor around, do you
620
00:34:21,759 --> 00:34:25,229
want to come down?"
There we go. We'll see.
621
00:34:25,296 --> 00:34:27,365
>> Johnny: Okay.
Wait. But wait.
622
00:34:27,432 --> 00:34:29,067
>> Billy: Hmm?
>> Johnny: We don't have
623
00:34:29,133 --> 00:34:31,602
Connor's present, and I have to
get something for Chelsea.
624
00:34:31,669 --> 00:34:33,805
>> Victoria: Well, you don't
have to do that.
625
00:34:33,871 --> 00:34:36,340
>> Johnny: Wouldn't it be kind
of rude for me to not get her
626
00:34:36,407 --> 00:34:39,210
something when she's getting me?
[ Cellphone pings ]
627
00:34:39,277 --> 00:34:41,946
Was that Chelsea?
>> Billy: Yeah.
628
00:34:42,013 --> 00:34:44,148
She's not available.
She has an appointment.
629
00:34:44,215 --> 00:34:46,551
>> Johnny: So, maybe later
today?
630
00:34:46,617 --> 00:34:48,152
>> Billy: That could work,
right?
631
00:34:48,219 --> 00:34:51,222
We could go get Connor's gift,
and then we can try and find
632
00:34:51,289 --> 00:34:53,090
something for Chelsea.
>> Johnny: What do you think
633
00:34:53,157 --> 00:34:54,725
she'd like?
>> Billy: [ Chuckles ]
634
00:34:54,792 --> 00:34:57,328
I don't know, buddy.
I think she would love anything
635
00:34:57,395 --> 00:35:00,031
that you get her.
>> Johnny: But does she like
636
00:35:00,097 --> 00:35:03,234
jewelry, perfume?
What are her hobbies?
637
00:35:03,301 --> 00:35:06,404
>> Billy: All very valid
questions, and together, the two
638
00:35:06,471 --> 00:35:07,872
of us will figure that out.
639
00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:18,483
>> Elena: Chancellor's IPO
expert had lunch with a
640
00:35:18,549 --> 00:35:22,086
disgraced former executive.
Doesn't that blur the lines a
641
00:35:22,153 --> 00:35:24,555
bit?
>> Nate: Audra knows what I did
642
00:35:24,622 --> 00:35:27,191
wasn't personal.
And it's not as if we were
643
00:35:27,258 --> 00:35:29,360
trading company secrets with
each other.
644
00:35:29,427 --> 00:35:31,762
>> Elena: Just saying, it's
strange.
645
00:35:31,829 --> 00:35:34,832
>> Nate: We respect each other
professionally, and we shared a
646
00:35:34,899 --> 00:35:38,269
meal, nothing more.
>> Elena: I'm not questioning
647
00:35:38,336 --> 00:35:40,371
your intentions.
There's just something about her
648
00:35:40,438 --> 00:35:44,442
that doesn't sit right with me.
>> Nate: You barely know her.
649
00:35:44,509 --> 00:35:46,110
>> Elena: Yeah, and the little
time I've spent with her, it's
650
00:35:46,177 --> 00:35:49,614
like she's always working an
angle, like there's some sort of
651
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:53,017
opportunity to be gained from
working at Chancellor-Winters.
652
00:35:53,084 --> 00:35:56,354
>> Nate: I'm sure she'll get a
bonus if the IPO goes through.
653
00:35:56,420 --> 00:36:00,191
What else could there be?
>> Elena: I don't know.
654
00:36:00,258 --> 00:36:04,695
Can't put my finger on it.
But I don't trust her.
655
00:36:08,766 --> 00:36:12,537
[ Knock on door ]
>> Audra: [ Whispering ] You
656
00:36:12,603 --> 00:36:15,606
expecting someone?
>> Ashley: Tucker, are you
657
00:36:15,673 --> 00:36:19,644
there?
>> Tucker: Ashley?
658
00:36:19,710 --> 00:36:23,047
>> Ashley: Open up.
>> Tucker: [ Whispering ] Hey,
659
00:36:23,114 --> 00:36:25,116
hey, hey.
Would you mind?
660
00:36:25,182 --> 00:36:27,585
>> Audra: You can't be serious.
>> Tucker: Well, this looks
661
00:36:27,652 --> 00:36:31,722
questionable for you, too.
[ Normal voice ] Um...
662
00:36:31,789 --> 00:36:34,058
Hold on a second.
I just got to get decent.
663
00:36:34,125 --> 00:36:37,194
>> Ashley: Well, that's gonna
take a while.
664
00:36:37,261 --> 00:36:40,231
>> Tucker: [ Chuckles loudly ]
That's -- That's so funny.
665
00:36:40,298 --> 00:36:44,835
You have such a...
refreshing sense of humor.
666
00:36:44,902 --> 00:36:51,509
>> Audra: [ Exhales sharply ]
>> Tucker: [ Groans lightly ]
667
00:36:51,576 --> 00:36:55,379
Hey.
>> Ashley: Looks like I caught
668
00:36:55,446 --> 00:36:57,014
ya at a bad time.
669
00:37:10,995 --> 00:37:25,610
♪♪
670
00:37:25,676 --> 00:37:27,078
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