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>> Nikki: I won't try to talk
you out of whatever you're
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planning to persuade Adam
to rejoin the family.
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He's your son, you love him,
and that's all there is to it.
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>> Victor: Good.
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I'm glad you see it that way.
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>> Nikki: However, I would like
you to consider a few things.
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>> Victor: I'm listening.
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>> Nikki: Right now, everything
is peaceful, for the most part.
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>> Victor: Right.
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>> Nikki: Nicholas and Victoria
are in a good place again.
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The company is running well.
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It is thriving.
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Now, you put Adam into that mix,
and that lovely equilibrium
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will go right out the window.
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>> Victor: Well, not
necessarily.
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>> Nikki: Especially if he
doesn't come back for the reason
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that Nicholas did.
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Nicholas felt it was
the right thing to do.
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He wanted to be in a position
to support his family,
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not because you were pulling
strings behind the scenes.
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>> Victor: My darling,
I appreciate your thoughts.
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>> Nikki: Yes, but you're going
to ignore them, anyway.
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>> Victor: No, no, no, I didn't
say that.
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It's always important to me
to hear what you have to say.
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Okay? You know that.
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>> Nikki: Well, I'm not going to
tell you how to handle this.
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I just want to reiterate
that I don't see this scenario
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ending the way you do.
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What if Adam likes his life
the way it is?
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What about when he finds out
that you are manipulating
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his downfall?
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He may never have anything to do
with you again.
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>> Victor: My baby, I hear what
you're saying, but I want to
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assure you that...
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I know my son, and I have
the situation well in hand.
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>> Kyle: I'm compiling
information before the Jabot
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board meets in February.
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Would you have some time this
afternoon to pull some things
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together for me?
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Excellent.
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Please bring me the most recent
status reports for all the
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accounts Adam Newman
has been overseeing.
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Yes. All of them.
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>> Victoria: So, uh, now that
it's just the two of us again,
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is there anything that you want
to tell me?
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>> Nick: You're just not gonna
let it go, are you?
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>> Victoria: I just felt like
there was something that maybe
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you wanted to share
before Tucker interrupted us.
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>> Nick: You mean before you
invited him over here to toy
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with him and mess with his mind?
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>> Victoria: Well, I have to
admit, it was fun turning
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the tables on him
and watching him squirm
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for a change.
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>> Nick: I highly doubt Tucker
is used to being the
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entertainment for his
competitors.
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>> Victoria: Mm-hmm.
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I'm sure that he's not.
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You're trying very hard
to change the subject,
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which makes me
more determined to find out
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what's wrong with you.
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And don't say nothing
because I know better.
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So whatever it is, spill.
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I won't say a word to anyone.
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I promise.
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>> Nick: I already told you.
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It's...dad.
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>> Victoria: I know.
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You said it was business.
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And I'm not buying that.
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So what's the real story?
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>> Nick: Alright.
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I'm sick and tired of the way
he keeps tearing down Sally
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and pressuring me to end
our relationship.
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Uh...
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You know, it's, uh...
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He just dismisses it,
and I'm tired of it, you know?
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And I just want to know
when it's gonna end.
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>> Victoria: Is that a serious
question?
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Come on.
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Dad is always going to feel
the need to control our lives.
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Not that I condone it,
of course.
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Look, to be honest with you,
I don't really see a future
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for you and Sally.
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You are --
You're just too good for her,
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Nicholas.
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>> Nick: Vick --
>> Victoria: You're so far out
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of her league, it isn't even
funny.
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>> Nick: I don't need this from
you, either, okay?
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>> Victoria: Why do I get the
feeling that there's something
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else you're not telling me?
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>> Lauren: My head is still in
the clouds after last night.
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I mean,
I can't believe Fen flew in
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to watch me accept my award.
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>> Michael: I know what you
mean.
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And finally meeting Trey.
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>> Lauren: Wasn't he the
sweetest?
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>> Michael: They make a great
couple.
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>> Lauren: It's so touching
watching them in love and...
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even more amazing that
our son is happy and healthy
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and excited for the future.
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>> Michael: Yeah, their
happiness is infectious.
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>> Lauren: It is.
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Oh, there's Phyllis.
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>> Michael: Hey, Phyllis.
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>> Lauren: Hi!
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>> Phyllis: Hi!
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Hi. I didn't know
I'd run into you two.
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>> Lauren: Well, now that you
do, please join us.
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>> Phyllis: I don't want to
impose.
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>> Lauren: Oh, come on.
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>> Michael: Don't be ridiculous.
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What are friends for? Sit.
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Yeah.
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>> Phyllis: Thank you.
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>> Lauren: You were on my list
to call later.
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>> Michael: So, how are you
today?
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>> Phyllis: Terrible.
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Terrible.
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Um, I can't catch a break
with my kids.
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>> Lauren: Oh.
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Are things still strained with
Summer?
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>> Phyllis: Well, I mean,
of course, because she fired me,
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so...
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But now there's tension
between me and Daniel.
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>> Lauren: Oh, no.
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I thought everything was okay.
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>> Phyllis: What's my crime?
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All I'm trying to do
is help my kids.
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All I was trying to do with
Daniel is support his project
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and support something
that was important to him.
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>> Michael: Why am I sure
there's more to this?
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>> Nate: So, come on -- tell me.
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How do you know Tucker McCall
is interested in Daniel's
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gaming platform?
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>> Audra: Because he's the
person I went to see earlier.
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>> Nate: What?
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>> Audra: Tucker's the one who
texted, wanting to meet with me.
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>> Nate: The personal business
you said you had to handle.
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>> Audra: Yes.
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>> Nate: And when you got back,
you were in a great mood.
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You know, someone else
in my place might wonder
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if you're working Tucker...
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or me...
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or both of us.
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>> Phyllis: Okay, well, what I'm
about to tell you -- it can't
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leave this table.
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>> Lauren: Well, of course.
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>> Phyllis: Alright.
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Um, it seems that, uh,
Chancellor-Winters may not be
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the home for my son's new
project.
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>> Lauren: You mean the gaming
platform?
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>> Phyllis: Yeah.
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It seems that Chancellor-Winters
is in corporate limbo.
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>> Michael: Oh.
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Well, I'm sorry to hear that.
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>> Lauren: Yeah, Daniel must be
so frustrated.
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>> Phyllis: Yeah.
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So I decided to be proactive
and, um, shop the project around
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to see if I can get financial
backing from another company,
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and, um, you know, just in case
things at Chancellor-Winters
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imploded.
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>> Lauren: Wait. What?
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Without consulting Daniel?
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>> Michael: Why would you meddle
with that?
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>> Phyllis: Well, I wasn't
meddling.
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It was just an exploratory
conversation.
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>> Lauren: And you don't think
that's overstepping just a wee
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bit?
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>> Phyllis: Well, no, because
Daniel gave me the authority.
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I'm his right-hand man.
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>> Michael: On the technical and
staffing side so he could keep
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his eye on the big picture...
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>> Phyllis: Okay.
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>> Michael: ...like deciding
which company to choose to ally
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himself with.
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>> Phyllis: Well, I just wanted
to be proactive.
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I knew how important this
project is to my son, but it has
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him doubting me again, so, I
mean, I don't know what to do.
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I can't win.
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I mean, do I try too hard?
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I don't get it.
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>> Michael: Ohh, Phyllis, I
think there's a common
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denominator with these
problems with the children.
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Diane.
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Your intractable hostility
towards her.
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It cost you your job at
Marchetti, and from what you've
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already told us, it's creating
friction between you and Daniel.
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>> Phyllis: Um, okay, Diane has
nothing to do with this issue
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right now with me and Daniel.
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And I don't want to get lectured
about Diane.
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Please.
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>> Lauren: Too bad.
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>> Victor: Just to calm your
mind, I've taken into
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consideration how Adam's return
would affect both Victoria and
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Nicholas.
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That's why I want to find
something for Adam that he can
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run independent of them.
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That way, we all win.
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>> Nikki: [ Sighs ]
I hate to see you make an enemy
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of Jack again, not to mention
Tucker.
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And then you'll be let down when
Adam rejects you again.
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>> Victor: You make that sound
as if it is inevitable.
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>> Nikki: I believe that it is.
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>> Victor: No, it isn't.
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I don't think so.
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Adam will come to his senses.
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It'll all work out as I have
planned.
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>> Nikki: Well, I hope it does,
for your sake.
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>> Victor: Now, there's another
issue we need to discuss,
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involving the break-in into our
home in Chicago.
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>> Nikki: Yeah. What about it?
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>> Victor: Jack and
Diane Jenkins were behind that,
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weren't they?
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They stole your jewelry in order
to set up that Stark fellow.
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When were you gonna tell me?
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>> Nikki: I was so upset when I
realized what they had done.
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I was this close to telling
Chance that Jack was the real
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culprit.
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>> Victor: Then why the hell
didn't you?
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>> Nikki: Ohh, there doesn't
seem to be anything to be done
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now.
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I mean, Jack and Diane were very
careful not to implicate
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themselves.
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I'll get my necklace back soon.
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And, frankly, I'm relieved that
Jeremy Stark is off the streets.
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>> Victor: That bastard belongs
back in prison.
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>> Nikki: I wish Phyllis had
never reached out to him.
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She's the reason why he was here
in town, putting us all in
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danger.
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But given the circumstances, I'm
willing to look the other way.
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>> Victor: I've got to tell you,
I'm furious with Jack Abbott
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breaking into our home there.
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He took a huge risk.
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>> Nikki: Yeah. For Diane.
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Makes me sick.
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>> Victor: Baby, put that woman
out of your mind!
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She's Jack's problem.
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They deserve each other.
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>> Nick: [ Sighs ]
Look, I could use some back-up
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here, alright?
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You may not see a future for me
and Sally, but that's up to me,
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alright?
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I'm gonna decide where it goes
from here and what it looks
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like.
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>> Victoria: Okay.
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I hear your frustration.
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>> Nick: I'm just tired of
feeling like I have to defend
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Sally -- or why it's even an
issue.
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She's done nothing to deserve
the constant attacks or Dad's
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never-ending insistence that I
end things with her.
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Vick, I'm asking you, if you
have any negative thoughts about
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it, just keep them to yourself
and accept that Sally is a part
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of my life, alright?
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[ Cellphone ringing ]
Oh, it's Sally.
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She and Chloe went to meet with
Jill to pitch her a business
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idea.
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I have to take this.
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Hey. I was hoping you'd call.
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How'd the big presentation go?
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Jill did what?
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>> Mariah: Yeah.
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>> Tessa: That's the head,
right, that's facing us?
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>> Mariah: Elena!
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>> Tessa: Hi.
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>> Mariah: Hi! Okay.
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You have to come see this.
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>> Elena: What's up?
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>> Tessa: It's from Delphine,
the woman whose child we're
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gonna adopt.
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>> Elena: Ah.
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>> Mariah: They're both healthy
and doing fantastic, but she
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just came from her latest
check-up with her OB and...
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Ta-da!
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>> Elena: Ah!
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>> Mariah: It's her latest
ultrasound.
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Isn't it amazing?
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>> Elena: Aww, that is so sweet
of her to send this.
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[ Chuckling ] Ooh.
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You two must be so excited.
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I'm so happy for you.
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>> Mariah: Ah. [ Laughs ]
>> Tessa: Thank you.
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>> Mariah: Are you okay?
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>> Elena: Yeah. Why do you ask?
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>> Mariah: Uh, because you don't
seem okay.
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>> Elena: I'm fine.
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>> Mariah: Come on.
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Elena, it's us.
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If something is bothering you,
we want to know about it.
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>> Elena: You're celebrating
today.
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I don't want to dampen the mood.
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>> Tessa: You wouldn't be.
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>> Mariah: Please talk to us.
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If you don't, we're just gonna
worry, so...
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>> Elena: [ Chuckles ]
Okay.
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[ Sighing ] Uh...
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It's about Nate and his new job,
specifically this new woman he
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hired as his COO.
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I don't trust her.
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>> Audra: I assure you I work
for you and you alone because
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you have the drive and instincts
of a winner.
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I want to share in the success
Newman Media is gonna become
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under your leadership, which is
why I responded to Tucker's
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request to go meet with him.
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I was curious to see what his
next move will be so I can keep
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you informed.
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>> Nate: And?
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>> Audra: Well, Tucker's
original goal -- okay? -- his
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big master plan, was to gain
control of Jabot and put Ashley
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at the helm and then do the same
thing with Chancellor-Winters,
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putting Devon in charge, so he
can work side by side with the
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two people he claims to love the
most in the world.
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>> Nate: Ambitious.
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>> Audra: Yeah, a little too
ambitious.
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His plan went down in flames.
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But I know Tucker's mind, okay?
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He's the kind of man who needs a
target, and now he's doubly
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motivated after this big
failure.
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>> Nate: I assume Tucker wants
to use you to feed him
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information about Newman, the
way he did Chancellor-Winters,
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to find some vulnerability?
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>> Audra: I thought that at
first, too, but, I mean, he
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seemed more curious about our
interest in Daniel Romalotti's
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Omega Sphere project -- because,
of course, he's interested, too.
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>> Nate: Mm.
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Well, props to Daniel for
creating what's suddenly the
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hottest new business venture in
town.
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>> Audra: Yeah.
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>> Nate: The good news is...
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I've got a secret weapon.
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>> Audra: Which is?
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>> Nate: You.
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>> Audra: Hmm.
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>> Nate: You've worked closely
with Tucker long enough to have
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gotten adept at predicting which
direction he'll take.
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>> Audra: Allowing us to stay a
step ahead of the competition.
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>> Nate: I like the sound of
that.
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>> Audra: And I like seeing you
like this -- hungry, loving the
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game.
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>> Nate: You know, I never got a
chance to experience this at
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Chancellor-Winters because Devon
held me back.
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But now that I'm the boss, I see
why people like Victor and
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Victoria find the --
the power intoxicating.
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>> Audra: It looks good on you.
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>> Nate: [ Chuckles ]
>> Nick: Unreal.
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>> Victoria: What?
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What happened?
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>> Nick: Sally and Chloe flew to
Los Angeles at Jill's request to
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pitch her their new idea of
their interior design business.
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They've been working for
weeks -- seriously, day and
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night -- so they could dazzle
Jill.
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And then out of nowhere, she
just cancels.
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>> Victoria: Hmm.
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Did she offer any explanation?
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>> Nick: Nah, she just said that
she was having second thoughts
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and she wasn't sure their
concept would be a good fit with
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Chancellor-Winters.
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When Sally asked her what
changed -- because she was so
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enthusiastic the day before --
Jill wouldn't elaborate.
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>> Victoria: Maybe she thought
that it didn't make sense right
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now, given all the turmoil that
the company is going through.
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>> Nick: Then why didn't she
just say that?
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>> Victoria: I don't know.
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There could have been any number
of reasons for the change that
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Jill didn't feel the need to
share.
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>> Nick: No.
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Something's not right about Jill
so abruptly pulling the plug.
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And I intend to get to the
bottom of it.
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>> Kyle: Huh.
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Well, Adam, I definitely see a
pattern here.
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>> Summer: Kyle?
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>> Kyle: Hey!
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How was, uh, your lunch with the
new head of accounting?
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>> Summer: It went well.
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I think she's gonna be a really
good fit.
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What were you looking at?
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>> Kyle: Uh, just some corporate
reports I requested.
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Bunch of boring numbers.
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>> Summer: Really?
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You looked pretty engrossed.
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>> Kyle: Well, that's why I'm
the suit and you're the creative
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genius.
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[ Elevator doors opening ]
>> Daniel: Hey.
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Uh, sorry to interrupt, guys.
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Summer, if you've got a minute,
um, to talk, there's something I
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could really use your help with.
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>> Summer: Uh...
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>> Kyle: It's fine. Go ahead.
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I was just gonna drop these off
in my dad's office.
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>> Daniel: Want to go?
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>> Summer: Yeah. Yeah.
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>> Lauren: How many times have
we talked about how your hatred
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for Diane is going to eat you up
alive?
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>> Michael: It's so not worth
the trouble.
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>> Lauren: And worse yet, it's
affecting the relationships with
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both of your kids.
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>> Phyllis: Mnh, no.
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The situation with Daniel has
nothing to do with Diane.
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It's about me being clear-eyed
about the situation.
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Listen, I don't want all of my
son's hard work being destroyed
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by some vague promises from
Lily.
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>> Lauren: I thought you said
they had a signed contract.
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I mean, that's not exactly
vague.
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>> Michael: The last time you
clashed with him, Daniel told
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you that he was worried he'd
made a mistake hiring you
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because of your animosity
towards Diane, remember?
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It was -- It was -- It was
consuming you so much, it was
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interfering with your ability to
do your work.
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>> Phyllis: No, that
conversation was based on me
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just being distracted.
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But I was still doing my work.
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>> Lauren: In your opinion.
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It seems like Daniel has
disagreed with that.
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>> Phyllis: Okay, well, there's
very little I could do anyway
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because the project hasn't been
greenlit, alright?
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So I just shopped it around to
see if I could get some
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interest, and I did.
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>> Lauren: Yeah, but it doesn't
matter if Daniel doesn't want to
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work with that company.
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>> Phyllis: Well, Lauren, it's
not like I closed the deal.
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It's up to him if he wants to
work with them or not.
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And that's what I told him.
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But he didn't listen to me.
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>> Michael: Well, these things
tend to be cumulative.
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You know, any previous conflict
could have intensified your
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son's reaction to you today.
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>> Phyllis: Guys, he's upset at
me because of his own conflicts.
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Trust me.
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>> Daniel: [ Sighs ] Thanks for
taking this walk with me.
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After my blow-out with Mom, I
just really needed to get some
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air.
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What is with her lately, huh?
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God knows she's never been easy
to deal with, but, I mean, this
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seems like next level.
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00:19:22,694 --> 00:19:25,030
Hey.
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You alright?
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You seemed a little off at the
office.
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Did you and Kyle have a
disagreement?
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>> Summer: Um...not exactly.
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It's -- It's nothing Kyle said
or did.
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It's this feeling that I got,
like -- like he's hiding
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something from me.
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I just...
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I really hope I'm wrong.
447
00:19:55,661 --> 00:19:56,929
>> Victor: Hello, Kyle.
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>> Kyle: Hello.
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>> Victor: Please close the
door.
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So...what have you got for me?
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>> Kyle: I've been going over
all the accounts Adams's been
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handling at Jabot, all the
duties my dad's assigned to him,
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every decision he's made since
he took the job.
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Then I spoke with the various
department heads of Jabot who
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report to him.
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>> Victor: And?
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>> Kyle: I found something
interesting, something I think
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you can use to get Adam out of
the company.
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>> Victor: Let's hear it.
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>> "The Young and the Restless"
will continue.
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>> Mariah: You're talking about
Audra Charles.
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>> Elena: Yeah. How'd you know?
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>> Mariah: Well, word gets
around fast.
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And the Newman Media COO is a
very high-profile position.
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Also, I think you're right to be
wary of her.
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>> Elena: Why?
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Have you had any bad experiences
with her?
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>> Mariah: No, not personally.
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But she and Noah were a couple
when they lived in London, and
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the relationship and its
aftermath -- it messed him up
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pretty badly.
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>> Elena: Oh. I had no idea.
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Although, I mean, I think we've
all been through some messy
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breakups, myself included.
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[ Laughs ]
So I'm not really sure that
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that's particularly damning?
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>> Mariah: Well, you are very
logical and understanding and
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willing to give people the
benefit of the doubt, which, on
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one hand, makes it very, very
hard to gossip with you, but on
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the other hand, it means that if
you're getting a bad vibe from
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somebody, there's probably
something to it.
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>> Tessa: Well, when you say
that you don't trust her, is it
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because you think that she has
designs on Nate?
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>> Elena: I think she's exerting
an influence on Nate.
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No, not romantically.
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I can imagine him cheating on me
with her.
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00:22:20,272 --> 00:22:22,441
>> Mariah: Yeah, I would
certainly hope not.
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After everything he had to do
to get you back?
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No, he should feel that he's
lucky to be with you and even to
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have another chance at all.
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>> Elena: Yeah.
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No, I think the thing that's
bothering me is that she seems
493
00:22:33,251 --> 00:22:36,922
to be stoking Nate's ambitions,
which I think she started when
494
00:22:36,988 --> 00:22:38,857
they were first working at
Chancellor-Winters.
495
00:22:38,924 --> 00:22:40,759
>> Tessa: How do you mean?
496
00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:46,131
>> Elena: Well, I mean, Nate's
always been driven.
497
00:22:46,198 --> 00:22:48,834
That's what made him such a
brilliant surgeon.
498
00:22:48,900 --> 00:22:51,970
But ever since he joined the
corporate world, that drive for
499
00:22:52,037 --> 00:22:55,974
success has suddenly warped into
this lust for power.
500
00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:58,643
And he's done some things he's
not proud of.
501
00:22:58,710 --> 00:23:02,681
So he made the decision to get
back to who he is at his core
502
00:23:02,748 --> 00:23:06,318
and to focus on behaving
ethically as much as being a
503
00:23:06,384 --> 00:23:07,552
success.
504
00:23:07,619 --> 00:23:11,022
>> Mariah: And your fear is that
his new COO is going to bring
505
00:23:11,089 --> 00:23:12,591
him back to the dark side.
506
00:23:16,828 --> 00:23:17,395
>> Victoria: Hi.
507
00:23:17,462 --> 00:23:18,463
You wanted to talk?
508
00:23:18,530 --> 00:23:20,232
>> Nate: Uh, yes.
509
00:23:20,298 --> 00:23:22,200
I've been pursuing something.
510
00:23:22,267 --> 00:23:25,370
It's in the early stages, but I
thought I should fill you in.
511
00:23:25,437 --> 00:23:27,773
>> Victoria: Shoot.
512
00:23:27,839 --> 00:23:31,710
>> Nate: Daniel Romalotti has
designed a video game that
513
00:23:31,777 --> 00:23:33,879
Chancellor-Winters has been
developing.
514
00:23:33,945 --> 00:23:34,980
>> Victoria: Ah.
515
00:23:35,046 --> 00:23:36,948
Well, I'm afraid that's an
industry that I'm not
516
00:23:37,015 --> 00:23:38,583
particularly well versed in.
517
00:23:38,650 --> 00:23:41,419
>> Nate: Suffice it to say,
Chancellor-Winters intended to
518
00:23:41,486 --> 00:23:46,725
use his concept to launch an
entire gaming platform called
519
00:23:46,792 --> 00:23:48,226
Omega Sphere.
520
00:23:48,293 --> 00:23:49,227
>> Victoria: Ooh.
521
00:23:49,294 --> 00:23:51,096
Well, that sounds impressive.
522
00:23:51,163 --> 00:23:53,799
But, uh, you used past tense.
523
00:23:53,865 --> 00:23:56,535
"Chancellor Winters intended to
use it."
524
00:23:56,601 --> 00:23:59,437
>> Nate: I've heard rumblings of
more internal problems over
525
00:23:59,504 --> 00:24:00,005
there.
526
00:24:00,071 --> 00:24:01,339
>> Victoria: Really?
527
00:24:01,406 --> 00:24:04,342
>> Nate: Nothing too specific at
this point, just some hints of
528
00:24:04,409 --> 00:24:05,877
instability.
529
00:24:05,944 --> 00:24:10,081
But I see potential for great
opportunity.
530
00:24:10,148 --> 00:24:13,685
>> Victoria: Look, I appreciate
your instinct, but are you sure
531
00:24:13,752 --> 00:24:16,488
that you want to provoke your
family, trying to steal this
532
00:24:16,555 --> 00:24:17,789
project away from them?
533
00:24:17,856 --> 00:24:19,825
You've already been through so
much with them.
534
00:24:19,891 --> 00:24:22,727
>> Nate: It's business,
not personal.
535
00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:25,864
If I may quote from the master.
536
00:24:25,931 --> 00:24:27,465
>> Victoria: Point taken.
537
00:24:27,532 --> 00:24:29,301
But you know I had to ask.
538
00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:32,704
>> Nate: Look, I'm not talking
about an end run here, nothing
539
00:24:32,771 --> 00:24:34,806
to get their lawyers riled up.
540
00:24:34,873 --> 00:24:39,144
I just happened to get a glimpse
at how serious their problems
541
00:24:39,211 --> 00:24:42,714
are after Phyllis asked me for a
meeting.
542
00:24:42,781 --> 00:24:44,216
>> Victoria: Phyllis?
543
00:24:44,282 --> 00:24:46,852
>> Nate: She's Daniel's
technical director.
544
00:24:46,918 --> 00:24:48,119
>> Victoria: Ah.
545
00:24:48,186 --> 00:24:50,121
>> Nate: She wanted to gauge our
interest, should they lose their
546
00:24:50,188 --> 00:24:51,556
corporate backing.
547
00:24:51,623 --> 00:24:54,326
We had an intriguing discussion.
548
00:24:54,392 --> 00:24:57,696
Lily found out about it
afterwards and wasn't too happy.
549
00:24:57,762 --> 00:24:58,930
>> Victoria: I can imagine.
550
00:24:58,997 --> 00:25:01,867
>> Nate: She got all territorial
on me, made it clear that she
551
00:25:01,933 --> 00:25:04,002
and Daniel had a deal in
writing.
552
00:25:04,069 --> 00:25:07,606
But if that falls through, I
want to be the first one to grab
553
00:25:07,672 --> 00:25:09,507
this and run with it.
554
00:25:09,574 --> 00:25:12,010
It would be a great fit at
Newman Media.
555
00:25:12,077 --> 00:25:14,279
It has potential for massive
growth.
556
00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:16,815
Now, if you want me to fill you
in on the details --
557
00:25:16,882 --> 00:25:18,917
>> Victoria: Oh, no, there's --
there's no need for that.
558
00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:20,518
Actually, just put something in
a memo.
559
00:25:20,585 --> 00:25:22,754
I trust your instincts.
560
00:25:22,821 --> 00:25:26,424
And if the opportunity arises to
acquire, um...
561
00:25:26,491 --> 00:25:27,259
>> Nate: Omega Sphere.
562
00:25:27,325 --> 00:25:28,994
>> Victoria: Right.
563
00:25:29,060 --> 00:25:30,762
You have my full support.
564
00:25:30,829 --> 00:25:32,731
>> Nate: Good.
565
00:25:32,797 --> 00:25:37,435
Just so you know, there is one
wrinkle.
566
00:25:37,502 --> 00:25:39,404
>> Phyllis: Listen, I'm gonna
tell you something.
567
00:25:39,471 --> 00:25:43,241
Uh, please keep it to yourself.
568
00:25:43,308 --> 00:25:46,678
Things haven't been going that
well for Daniel.
569
00:25:46,745 --> 00:25:52,183
Uh, his art career stalled in
Georgia.
570
00:25:52,250 --> 00:25:55,220
The commissions weren't coming
in, you know?
571
00:25:55,287 --> 00:25:57,522
Therefore, money wasn't coming
in.
572
00:25:57,589 --> 00:26:00,191
Uh, the business just fell
apart.
573
00:26:00,258 --> 00:26:02,427
It just wasn't happening
anymore.
574
00:26:02,494 --> 00:26:04,562
>> Lauren: That must have been
so rough on him.
575
00:26:04,629 --> 00:26:06,965
>> Phyllis: Yeah. Yeah.
576
00:26:07,032 --> 00:26:09,567
I didn't even know about it.
577
00:26:09,634 --> 00:26:16,875
But he said, um, he took out his
frustrations on Heather and he
578
00:26:16,942 --> 00:26:20,679
felt like he wasn't holding up
his end of the marriage, right?
579
00:26:20,745 --> 00:26:24,249
And things got more tense.
580
00:26:24,316 --> 00:26:26,952
I guess they were arguing a lot.
581
00:26:27,018 --> 00:26:33,224
And so Heather decided to take
Lucy and leave...
582
00:26:33,291 --> 00:26:38,330
[voice breaking] and, um,
go to Portugal.
583
00:26:38,396 --> 00:26:40,699
>> Michael: I am surprised that
Heather would go to such an
584
00:26:40,765 --> 00:26:42,834
extreme.
585
00:26:42,901 --> 00:26:43,735
>> Phyllis: Well...
586
00:26:43,802 --> 00:26:45,837
>> Michael: Oh.
587
00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:49,641
>> Phyllis: According to Daniel,
he pushed Heather away.
588
00:26:49,708 --> 00:26:54,112
That's according to Daniel.
589
00:26:54,179 --> 00:26:57,882
[ Stammers ]
[ Voice breaking ] It's really
590
00:26:57,949 --> 00:26:59,718
raw right now.
591
00:26:59,784 --> 00:27:02,620
You know, he's raw and he's not
doing well.
592
00:27:02,687 --> 00:27:08,493
And this project is a way for
him to pull himself out, right?
593
00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,295
So, it means so much to him.
594
00:27:10,362 --> 00:27:13,064
Therefore, it means a lot to me.
595
00:27:13,131 --> 00:27:17,302
But he's just finally pulling
himself out of the mud.
596
00:27:17,369 --> 00:27:22,607
And, you know, he feels like
this way, he can -- he can make
597
00:27:22,674 --> 00:27:27,779
it right by Heather and...
598
00:27:27,846 --> 00:27:30,482
Oh.
599
00:27:30,548 --> 00:27:32,250
I can solve this.
600
00:27:32,317 --> 00:27:34,519
I know how to solve this
problem.
601
00:27:44,329 --> 00:27:46,765
>> Phyllis: Oh, my gosh,
Heather is the key.
602
00:27:46,831 --> 00:27:48,400
>> Lauren: I don't like where
this is going.
603
00:27:48,466 --> 00:27:49,768
>> Michael: Neither do I.
604
00:27:49,834 --> 00:27:50,568
>> Phyllis: No, no, no, no, no.
605
00:27:50,635 --> 00:27:51,970
Just -- Just hear me out.
606
00:27:52,037 --> 00:27:53,104
Hear me out.
607
00:27:53,171 --> 00:27:58,810
So, if I go to Heather and I
convince her that she should
608
00:27:58,877 --> 00:28:02,547
give Daniel another chance, I
really do believe I can help
609
00:28:02,614 --> 00:28:06,051
him out of this situa--
I don't believe --
610
00:28:06,117 --> 00:28:07,919
How come I didn't think of this
before?
611
00:28:07,986 --> 00:28:10,321
>> Lauren: Are you even
listening to yourself?
612
00:28:10,388 --> 00:28:14,893
The whole reason that Daniel
lost it on you is because you
613
00:28:14,959 --> 00:28:16,428
didn't honor his boundaries.
614
00:28:16,494 --> 00:28:19,431
I mean, in fact, you went
crashing straight through them.
615
00:28:19,497 --> 00:28:23,802
You disrespected him, you
decided that you knew best,
616
00:28:23,868 --> 00:28:25,537
and you over-functioned.
617
00:28:25,603 --> 00:28:27,105
>> Michael: [ Chuckles ] Good on
you.
618
00:28:27,172 --> 00:28:28,273
Fancy word for "meddling."
619
00:28:28,339 --> 00:28:30,508
>> Lauren: Yeah, you took
everything into your own hands.
620
00:28:30,575 --> 00:28:34,112
You pitched his business to
another company without
621
00:28:34,179 --> 00:28:35,447
informing him.
622
00:28:35,513 --> 00:28:38,483
You cut him out of the whole
process.
623
00:28:38,550 --> 00:28:41,886
He had literally no say on his
own project.
624
00:28:41,953 --> 00:28:46,124
Of course he's gonna be royally
pissed off at you and lash out.
625
00:28:46,191 --> 00:28:47,725
Honestly, I would, too.
626
00:28:47,792 --> 00:28:49,594
>> Michael: And now you're
talking about doing it in his
627
00:28:49,661 --> 00:28:51,863
personal life.
628
00:28:51,930 --> 00:28:56,935
>> Phyllis: I don't consider me
going to Heather and telling her
629
00:28:57,001 --> 00:29:00,472
how great Daniel is doing right
now and how he's changed his
630
00:29:00,538 --> 00:29:03,208
life around would be considered
meddling.
631
00:29:03,274 --> 00:29:06,144
>> Michael: [ Sighs ]
>> Lauren: [ Sighs ]
632
00:29:06,211 --> 00:29:10,849
You know, you have a beautiful
heart.
633
00:29:10,915 --> 00:29:13,618
And I completely understand why
you'd want to do this.
634
00:29:13,685 --> 00:29:15,987
>> Michael: [ Chuckling ] I
don't because it is gonna
635
00:29:16,054 --> 00:29:18,156
backfire spectacularly.
636
00:29:18,223 --> 00:29:23,828
>> Lauren: So I think that you
should call Heather once.
637
00:29:23,895 --> 00:29:27,132
And if she does not pick up and
she doesn't respond to your
638
00:29:27,198 --> 00:29:35,907
voicemail, please, please walk
away from this.
639
00:29:35,974 --> 00:29:38,910
>> Summer: Basically, my grandpa
wants to drag Kyle into this
640
00:29:38,977 --> 00:29:41,012
scheme to mess with Adam's life.
641
00:29:41,079 --> 00:29:41,779
>> Daniel: Mm.
642
00:29:41,846 --> 00:29:43,481
For his own good, of course.
643
00:29:43,548 --> 00:29:45,416
>> Summer: Exactly!
644
00:29:45,483 --> 00:29:49,020
That's how he sees it, only it's
really not funny.
645
00:29:49,087 --> 00:29:52,690
But my grandpa has convinced
himself that he can screw up
646
00:29:52,757 --> 00:29:55,760
what Adam has going at Jabot,
have some epic opportunity lined
647
00:29:55,827 --> 00:29:58,830
up for him at Newman, and then
Adam will just come running back
648
00:29:58,897 --> 00:30:00,765
into the family's open arms.
649
00:30:00,832 --> 00:30:02,901
>> Daniel: [ Sighs ]
Yeah, I would say it's
650
00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:06,704
unbelievable, but look at our
mom living in her own
651
00:30:06,771 --> 00:30:08,072
alternative reality.
652
00:30:08,139 --> 00:30:09,474
>> Summer: They never learn.
653
00:30:09,541 --> 00:30:11,509
>> Daniel: [ Laughs ]
>> Summer: Grandpa doesn't
654
00:30:11,576 --> 00:30:15,480
realize that this isn't gonna
work out, just like every other
655
00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:17,148
time he's tried to manipulate
Adam.
656
00:30:17,215 --> 00:30:19,851
But he's just gonna do what he
wants to do.
657
00:30:19,918 --> 00:30:25,056
And Kyle -- Kyle hates that Adam
is working at Jabot.
658
00:30:25,123 --> 00:30:26,958
>> Daniel: Well, what'd Kyle
say?
659
00:30:27,025 --> 00:30:30,929
>> Summer: He was considering it
at first and then I laid out
660
00:30:30,995 --> 00:30:34,499
all the ways that it could go
wrong and he claimed that he
661
00:30:34,566 --> 00:30:35,633
wanted no part of it.
662
00:30:35,700 --> 00:30:38,903
>> Daniel: Hmm.
663
00:30:38,970 --> 00:30:41,272
>> Kyle: Without sharing too
much company information, here
664
00:30:41,339 --> 00:30:43,775
are my notes on Adam's
performance.
665
00:30:43,841 --> 00:30:47,145
Based on what I've seen of his
output so far and the feedback
666
00:30:47,212 --> 00:30:50,615
from Jabot's management team,
the effort he's putting forth
667
00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:53,785
is mediocre at best.
668
00:30:53,851 --> 00:30:57,555
He started strong and then
quickly slid, and now he's
669
00:30:57,622 --> 00:30:59,691
treading water more than
anything.
670
00:30:59,757 --> 00:31:03,695
Nothing egregious, but hardly
the caliber of work I would
671
00:31:03,761 --> 00:31:05,763
expect from a guy at his level.
672
00:31:05,830 --> 00:31:11,102
>> Victor: Well, Kyle...
673
00:31:11,169 --> 00:31:15,173
thank you for the information.
674
00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,009
Now let's see how we can take
advantage of that.
675
00:31:24,015 --> 00:31:27,318
>> Summer: Kyle told me that he
wasn't gonna take part in my
676
00:31:27,385 --> 00:31:30,455
grandpa's scheme, and I -- I
know he hates the idea getting
677
00:31:30,521 --> 00:31:32,724
swept up into Newman family
drama.
678
00:31:32,790 --> 00:31:35,994
I mean, he's got enough of that
already with his mother and
679
00:31:36,060 --> 00:31:36,594
ours.
680
00:31:36,661 --> 00:31:38,930
>> Daniel: Mm. Yeah.
681
00:31:38,997 --> 00:31:43,601
Mom has been a little out of
control lately.
682
00:31:43,668 --> 00:31:44,936
She went behind my back.
683
00:31:45,003 --> 00:31:47,272
She -- She started making
decisions about my project
684
00:31:47,338 --> 00:31:48,506
without telling me.
685
00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:51,542
And then she says, oh, you know,
it's to protect my interests.
686
00:31:51,609 --> 00:31:52,844
I finally lost it with her.
687
00:31:52,910 --> 00:31:54,245
>> Summer: What took you so
long?
688
00:31:54,312 --> 00:31:56,381
>> Daniel: [ Chuckles ]
I don't know.
689
00:31:56,447 --> 00:31:57,315
I had to tell her.
690
00:31:57,382 --> 00:31:59,851
You know, I was like, "We are
not partners.
691
00:31:59,917 --> 00:32:01,653
You are my employee.
692
00:32:01,719 --> 00:32:03,688
You work for me."
693
00:32:03,755 --> 00:32:07,392
Then I, uh -- Then I might have
mentioned that I was wondering
694
00:32:07,458 --> 00:32:09,794
if it had ever been a good idea
to hire her in the first place.
695
00:32:09,861 --> 00:32:12,130
>> Summer: I mean, I don't
blame you.
696
00:32:12,196 --> 00:32:14,632
It's not fair for her to put you
in that position.
697
00:32:14,699 --> 00:32:17,135
>> Daniel: She did the same
thing to you.
698
00:32:17,201 --> 00:32:19,937
>> Summer: I know, and I hate
that I had to let her go.
699
00:32:20,004 --> 00:32:23,908
I mean, she was doing great work
at Marchetti, but she just would
700
00:32:23,975 --> 00:32:24,976
not let up.
701
00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:26,644
And Kyle and I couldn't take it
anymore.
702
00:32:26,711 --> 00:32:29,814
Her feud with Diane -- it was
just too big of a distraction.
703
00:32:29,881 --> 00:32:32,116
>> Daniel: [ Chuckles ]
Tell me about it.
704
00:32:32,183 --> 00:32:37,288
>> Summer: I know that firing
her was the right move, but -- I
705
00:32:37,355 --> 00:32:40,058
got to be honest -- I am a
little worried at how rattled
706
00:32:40,124 --> 00:32:43,695
she's been since Diane came back
to town.
707
00:32:43,761 --> 00:32:46,931
>> Daniel: Well, I'm just hoping
this most recent confrontation
708
00:32:46,998 --> 00:32:49,600
makes her take a good, long,
hard look at her recent
709
00:32:49,667 --> 00:32:54,272
behavior, and, you know, maybe
she'll rein it in.
710
00:32:54,339 --> 00:32:57,041
I didn't say I was holding my
breath.
711
00:32:57,108 --> 00:33:04,148
[ Breathes deeply ]
>> Phyllis: Guys, um, I
712
00:33:04,215 --> 00:33:05,650
appreciate the feedback.
713
00:33:05,717 --> 00:33:06,951
You know I do.
714
00:33:07,018 --> 00:33:11,289
I am under no illusion that a
simple phone call can take away
715
00:33:11,356 --> 00:33:13,758
all the pain that Daniel and his
family have been through --
716
00:33:13,825 --> 00:33:15,660
okay? -- and fix everything.
717
00:33:15,727 --> 00:33:16,294
I got it.
718
00:33:16,361 --> 00:33:17,328
>> Lauren: Alright. Good.
719
00:33:17,395 --> 00:33:18,863
I'm glad you realize that.
720
00:33:18,930 --> 00:33:21,299
>> Michael: Okay. Okay.
721
00:33:21,366 --> 00:33:22,467
What aren't you telling us?
722
00:33:22,533 --> 00:33:23,534
Because I know that look.
723
00:33:23,601 --> 00:33:25,737
There's more to this.
724
00:33:25,803 --> 00:33:27,372
>> Lauren: Is Michael right?
725
00:33:27,438 --> 00:33:30,074
>> Michael: I think I know.
726
00:33:30,141 --> 00:33:33,378
You're not just making a phone
call.
727
00:33:33,444 --> 00:33:34,712
>> Phyllis: No.
728
00:33:34,779 --> 00:33:37,315
This is a conversation that
needs to be in person.
729
00:33:37,382 --> 00:33:42,086
I am going to Portugal, and I'm
going to talk to Heather and
730
00:33:42,153 --> 00:33:43,321
Lucy face-to-face.
731
00:33:49,293 --> 00:33:51,629
>> Mariah: Not that you're
asking for my advice.
732
00:33:51,696 --> 00:33:52,463
>> Elena: No, please.
733
00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:55,433
I would love to hear your take
on this.
734
00:33:55,500 --> 00:33:57,802
>> Mariah: I think that you
should be discussing this with
735
00:33:57,869 --> 00:34:03,307
Nate, openly and honestly, you
know, like good partners do.
736
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>> Elena: Which is how we got
out of the rough patch that we
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just went through, when things
were so contentious with Devon
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and Lily.
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[ Sighs ]
It took a lot of energy, but
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00:34:13,985 --> 00:34:16,587
Nate and I are finally on the
right track.
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And I trusted that the changes
he talked about making would be
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real and lasting.
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>> Tessa: But now you're having
some doubts because of this
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00:34:23,261 --> 00:34:25,129
woman who's a bad influence.
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00:34:25,196 --> 00:34:27,765
>> Elena: Pretty much.
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00:34:27,832 --> 00:34:32,904
So now I am reluctant to share
my fears with Nate again.
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>> Mariah: Well, you shouldn't
be, not if the issues are still
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there.
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>> Elena: [ Sighs ]
What worries me about Audra is I
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00:34:42,814 --> 00:34:46,484
can tell that she thinks
business is all about winning.
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00:34:46,551 --> 00:34:49,454
And that was the mind-set that
Nate had when he was working
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00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:50,888
with Chancellor-Winters.
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00:34:50,955 --> 00:34:53,891
When he got this new job, I was
really hoping that it would be a
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00:34:53,958 --> 00:34:55,092
fresh start.
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00:34:55,159 --> 00:34:58,529
He didn't have to deal with the
conflict of working with his
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00:34:58,596 --> 00:35:00,298
family any more.
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00:35:00,364 --> 00:35:06,037
But I'm starting to see that his
drive for power -- I don't think
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00:35:06,103 --> 00:35:09,574
it ever really went away.
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00:35:09,640 --> 00:35:17,415
And given the chance, I think
it's only gonna get worse.
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00:35:17,482 --> 00:35:19,383
>> Victoria: A wrinkle, huh?
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00:35:19,450 --> 00:35:23,154
Well, I guess they make life
interesting.
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00:35:23,221 --> 00:35:26,257
>> Nate: Turns out there's
someone else in the mix.
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00:35:26,324 --> 00:35:27,825
Tucker.
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He's snooping around
Omega Sphere, too.
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00:35:29,827 --> 00:35:32,230
Not that I can't outmaneuver
him.
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>> Victoria: Well, I appreciate
your confidence, but --
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00:35:34,031 --> 00:35:36,868
>> Nate: In fact, I've already
devised a strategy.
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00:35:36,934 --> 00:35:39,770
>> Victoria: Well, that's what
I like to hear.
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00:35:39,837 --> 00:35:41,772
But you don't need to worry
about Tucker McCall.
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00:35:41,839 --> 00:35:49,046
I'm gonna take care of him
myself very soon.
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00:35:49,113 --> 00:35:52,049
>> Nick: Dad, I know you don't
like Sally, and I know you like
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00:35:52,116 --> 00:35:54,252
that I'm with her even less.
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00:35:54,318 --> 00:35:57,622
But does that give you a right
to intervene?
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00:35:57,688 --> 00:35:59,557
>> Victor: Explain yourself,
son.
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00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:01,826
>> Nick: Sally had a huge
opportunity with
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00:36:01,893 --> 00:36:05,062
Chancellor-Winters to pitch her
new idea, but when she and Chloe
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00:36:05,129 --> 00:36:09,133
got to L.A., Jill wouldn't even
take the meeting.
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00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:12,904
>> Victor: Stuff happens, you
know?
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00:36:12,970 --> 00:36:16,374
>> Nick: Did you speak with Jill
and convince her to rip this
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00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:17,375
away from Sally?
781
00:36:17,441 --> 00:36:19,443
Yes or no?
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00:36:33,891 --> 00:36:35,826
♪♪
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