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>> Traci: Well, you know me,
I'm always up
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for a good book tour.
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[ Traci laughing ]
I just love getting out
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and meeting my readers.
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>> Zelda: So, we'll set up
some virtual appearances too,
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for those who aren't
in major markets.
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>> Traci: Zelda,
what would you think
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about doing some
of the smaller towns this time.
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You know, just to sort of
mix it up a little bit?
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>> Zelda: You know what?
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That's true
because some of the independents
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can draw big crowds,
especially if they're in
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college towns.
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>> Traci: Good.
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Because I could use
a little break from Genoa City
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right now.
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Actually, a big break.
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>> Zelda: You want to tell me
what's going on?
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>> Traci: Oh, no, no,
it's nothing.
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>> Zelda: Traci,
how long have I been your agent?
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I mean, we grew up
in this business together.
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I know when something's
bothering you.
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>> Traci: Everything
is fine, really.
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>> Zelda: You know
that you don't need
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to fake it with me.
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We're way past that, aren't we?
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Talk to me.
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What's wrong?
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[ Zelda laughing ]
>> Traci: I'm just a little
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worried that my family
might be imploding.
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>> Summer: Kyle.
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>> Kyle: I'm on my way out.
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Kind of in a hurry.
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>> Summer: I-- I was just
wondering if you'd heard
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the story about the--
the hamster
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at Harrison's day camp.
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He was so funny
when he was telling me about it.
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>> Kyle: I heard the whole story
as I was tucking him in
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last night.
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>> Summer: Oh, must have been
after I said goodnight to him.
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>> Kyle: I assume so.
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>> Summer: Hey,
have you had breakfast?
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Because there's muffins
in the kitchen?
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>> Kyle: I'm not hungry.
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[ Summer sighing ]
>> Summer: Kyle,
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can we please talk
before you go to the office?
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>> Ashley: Hey.
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>> Billy: Hi.
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>> Ashley: I just wanted
to make you aware
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that I've reached out
to a couple of additional
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board members.
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I let them know that I think
Diane is a threat to the
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stability of this company.
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>> Billy: Is that so?
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>> Ashley: Mm-hmm, they agreed.
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>> Billy: I'm sure they did.
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You can be very persuasive.
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What exactly
did they agree with?
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>> Ashley: We need
to be proactive.
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We need to stop Diane
in her tracks.
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Before she can cause
some real damage.
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>> Jack: Also, get PR to start
working on a press release
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for Diane's new role
as Chief Talent Officer.
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Put a paragraph in there
about Brenda, who is retiring
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at the end of the month,
how much we appreciate her,
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how much we wish her well.
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>> Emily: Oh, should I book
a photo session for Diane?
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Updated headshots?
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>> Jack: Absolutely.
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It's time the business world
was surprised
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there was a new face
in the C-Suite at Jabot.
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>> Zelda: Imploding, huh?
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I mean, I'm surprised.
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I always thought
the Abbotts were such
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a tight-knit bunch.
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[ Traci laughing ]
>> Traci: Not always.
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>> Zelda: Well, you know,
every family member
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that I've met of yours
over the years
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have always been so gracious,
especially your father.
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But you know, then again,
you guys are all high-powered,
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creative, independent thinkers
and that can stir up conflict.
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>> Traci: Yes, it can.
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>> Zelda: Okay, so let me guess.
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Uh...
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more drama
between Ashley and Jack.
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[ Traci chuckling ]
>> Traci: On the nose.
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It is endless. All right,
this particular battle
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is over their romantic partners.
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>> Zelda: Tucker
"Love 'em, and Leave 'em"
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McCall? And Diane
"Not Dead After All" Jenkins?
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I mean, I am a huge fan
of Talia Morgan.
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I never miss her articles.
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>> Traci: I see.
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>> Zelda: So, what is the issue?
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[ Traci sighing ]
>> Traci: Jack doesn't trust
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Tucker and he thinks
Ashley is being played the fool.
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Ashley doesn't trust Diane
and thinks
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Jack is an even bigger fool,
and it has gotten ugly.
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>> Zelda: How ugly
are we talking?
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>> Traci: Ashley is staging
a coup in plain sight.
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>> Zelda: At Jabot?
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You are kidding.
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>> Traci: I'm not kidding.
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Um, she thinks that Jack
is going to, um,
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promote Diane
into a powerful position
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where she could potentially
hurt the company.
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Now, I don't see
how that's even possible,
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but if he does,
she's going to go to the board
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and have him removed.
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And I assume
have her installed as CEO.
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>> Zelda: It sounds
like a nightmare.
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Is there a book in it?
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[ Traci laughing ]
>> Traci: Don't even joke
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about that.
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You know, the real punchline
is that Ashley is doing
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the exact same thing to Tucker.
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She wants to, um, give him
a powerful position
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so that she has an ally
on the inside
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and it is making me crazy.
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>> Zelda: Well, I can see why.
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>> Traci: You know, Zelda,
I sort of always felt
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like I was the peacemaker.
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I was the voice of reason
inside the family,
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but this time, I'm telling you,
I don't know what to do.
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I mean, this battle
is so far out of control.
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I'm afraid that if it drags on
much longer,
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we're all going to be
scarred for life.
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>> Jack: Emily, read me
the last three bullet points.
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>> Emily: "Diane's past career
as an award-winning,
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internationally renowned
architect, an integral member
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of Jabot's PR department,
the mother of Kyle Abbott,
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CEO of Marchetti."
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>> Jack: Excellent.
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>> Emily: Should we include
mention of your
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upcoming wedding?
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>> Jack: Yeah, absolutely.
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That's an excellent
idea, Emily. Yeah, Jabot
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is an Abbott family business.
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Diane is about to become
a vital part of both.
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>> Billy: What I would like
to say is,
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"I appreciate your devotion
to the company."
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However, I'm going to point out
that we've had
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more conversations
about this existential threat
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from Diane than we've had on,
you know, R&D.
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>> Ashley: Was I just
reprimanded?
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>> Billy: No.
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It's a statement of fact.
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Ashley, Diane is not
a comic book supervillain, okay?
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She doesn't have
special powers.
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She doesn't even have
a seat on the board--
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>> Ashley: Yet.
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>> Billy: Our board is made up
of family members.
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They're Abbotts and Lauren
and a few others
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who you claim are now
on your side.
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>> Ashley: They're on my side
because they're committed
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to protecting the company
from the havoc that Diane always
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brings with her.
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>> Billy: No, I understand
that's-- that's how you see it.
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But there are
checks and balances in place
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to make sure
that something like that
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doesn't happen,
and I can't imagine
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Diane waking up one day,
and wanting to burn down--
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>> Ashley: I can imagine her
doing anything, okay?
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All right, I can.
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That Gloria,
do you remember her?
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She caused a lot of damage.
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>> Billy: Yes, I do.
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And Jabot is fine
because of those
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checks and balances.
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>> Ashley: It's the balancing
part that I'm talking about,
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Billy, all right?
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We've got parties
that are willing and able to
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act pre-emptively to prevent
another Gloria from happening.
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That's all, okay? That's all.
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>> Billy: Diane is not Gloria,
all right?
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I don't think she would tamper
with the product
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the way that Gloria--
>> Ashley: She's worse
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than Gloria
and I shudder to think
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about what she's capable of.
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>> Billy: Why would Diane
want to destroy the company?
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If she marries Jack,
she's got a vested interest
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in its success.
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>> Ashley: It's assuming
that the marriage would be
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legitimate and not some kind of
long-game con
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that she's running.
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>> Billy: Okay.
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Why don't you just tell me
who you've talked to?
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>> Ashley: Abby.
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Abby. Okay?
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I have her support. Full stop.
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Traci.
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[ Billy laughing ]
No, Traci.
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Well, granted she wants
to keep peace in the family,
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but the only way
to keep peace is to keep Diane
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far away from this company.
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It's only a matter of time
before Traci comes around
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to my way of thinking.
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>> Billy: Congratulations,
Ashley. You got one definite
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who just happens to be
your daughter,
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and then a "maybe-kinda."
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It's a hell of a coalition
you're building.
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>> Kyle: I'm late for a meeting,
and really,
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what is there to even discuss?
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>> Summer: Us.
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Everything that's happened,
how we're going to
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get through it?
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Kyle, you've got to know
how sorry I am for everything.
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Hey, your-- your mom
has forgiven me.
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Did she tell you that?
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>> Kyle: She mentioned it.
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>> Summer: Well, I'm hoping
that you can forgive me too.
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Look, I know
there's no excuse
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for anything that I did.
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I just miss you so much.
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>> Kyle: None of this
is us talking.
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It's you trying to convince me
to let go of my anger
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and accept what you did,
but that's not going to happen
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with one conversation.
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It's going to take time.
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Maybe a lot of time,
if I can even get there.
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So, I repeat,
what is there to say?
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>> Summer: Kyle,
I love you so much.
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I was afraid,
I was confused when my mom
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first reached out to me.
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>> Kyle: Okay, if you were
so confused and afraid,
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Why didn't you come to me?
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You slept in another room
for weeks while I begged you
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to talk to me,
confide in me.
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You could have let me
comfort you for your loss.
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Hell, you could have shared
the same bed so I could
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hold you at night,
but you couldn't do that.
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And I accepted it.
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I put your feelings first
ahead of my own.
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So, I'm going now and I assume
you will give me the same time
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and space I gave you.
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>> Summer: Kyle, I just--
[ Kyle sighing ]
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>> Kyle: What's that?
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>> Summer: Nothing.
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There's nothing that needs
to be said right now. I'm sorry.
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I'll give you
all the time and space you need.
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[ door clicks closed ]
>> Diane: I didn't mean
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to eavesdrop.
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>> Summer: You heard all that?
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>> Diane: Yeah, I just
feel terrible
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that the two of you
are going through this.
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>> Summer: So, what
do you think?
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Have I lost him?
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>> Traci: I'm just so tempted
to get on an airplane
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and fly to New York
just to get away
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from the tension in the house.
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>> Zelda: Then, why don't you
do it?
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Come to Manhattan with me,
and then you can write
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about the drama
instead of living it.
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>> Traci: It is so tempting,
but running away
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is not the answer.
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I have got to fix this.
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Or at least try.
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You know,
Jack and Ashley always felt
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that Jabot was Daddy's legacy.
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It's not.
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It's the family.
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Our family
is John Abbott's legacy,
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and I've got to find a way
to make Jack and Ashley
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focus on that.
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I love you so much and
I don't want to go away again.
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Please, won't you let me stay?
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>> John: Well, will you do plan
to continue school?
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>> Traci: Well, of course I do.
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I-- I just want to be
around my family and my friends.
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[ John laughing ]
>> John: You know, honey, I had
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hoped you'd make this decision.
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>> Traci: Yeah?
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>> John: Yes.
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I have loved
having you girls home.
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I mean, for the first time,
all of our family together,
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after all these years,
I dreaded the idea
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of you leaving.
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[ Traci chuckling ]
>> Traci: Why didn't you
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tell me?
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>> John: Well, because you made
your decision.
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I didn't want to influence it.
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>> Traci: And I didn't want
to disappoint you.
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[ Traci laughing ]
>> John: You know something,
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young lady?
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>> Traci: What?
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>> John: I think we got here
failure to communicate.
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[ both laughing ]
>> Traci: Dad, I think
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we ought to talk more.
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>> John: Especially,
since you're going to
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be here now. Let's do that.
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>> Traci: Oh, we will.
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I promise we will.
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Thanks for being
so understanding, Dad.
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>> John: Have I told you
something lately?
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Awful good
having you home again.
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[ both laughing ]
>> Traci: Well, it's wonderful
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to be home.
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Especially since I have
a super neat dad.
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>> John: Super neat?
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>> Traci: [ laughing ] Yeah.
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Super, super neat.
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>> John: I love you.
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[ both chuckling ]
[ Traci sighing in relief ]
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[ Traci sighing ]
>> Zelda: You know,
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I have watched you
write your way out
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of a million tricky situations.
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Now, you are going to have to
tackle this one
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the exact same way.
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Head on.
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Underneath that sweet,
measured personality of yours
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is a will of iron.
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[ Traci laughing ]
>> Traci: I don't know
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about that, but you're right.
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I will do it.
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I-- I will try to find a way
for-- for Jack and Ashley
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to understand that peace
is the only way,
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even if I have to slap them
upside the head with it
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to make them see.
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>> Zelda: That's the spirit.
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That's it.
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[ Traci laughing ]
>> Ashley: You need
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to check yourself, Billy,
before you dismiss me
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and my concerns.
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>> Billy: I understand
your concerns, Ash,
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I just don't agree with them.
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And I'm going to double down
on what I said the last time
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we had this conversation.
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You try to oust Jack
from this company,
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I'm gonna fight you on it.
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>> Ashley: You're such
a kiss ass, aren't you?
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When you're so beholden
to your big brother
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for letting you back in,
you're sitting
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in your big chair,
you're willing to ignore
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the wolf that's waiting
outside the door,
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just waiting to sink her fangs
into this company?
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>> Billy: You gotta stop, Ash.
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You're embarrassing yourself.
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>> Ashley: What's embarrassing,
is your ignorance, Billy.
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>> Billy: This is
out of control.
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And I'm going to believe
this is Tucker
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pushing you to this extreme,
getting you all riled up
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about something
that hasn't happened.
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Ashley, he's using you.
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>> Ashley: Okay, so
the chauvinist is back, right?
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Because God forbid
your sister has an opinion
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that's valid on her own.
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>> Billy: I just expect
better from you, okay?
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Either that
or he's just playing
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into this whole worry
about Diane.
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He's making you believe
that it's you and him
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against the world
and it's total BS.
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>> Ashley: What's BS
is every word
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that's coming out of your mouth.
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>> Billy: Okay, so, let's just
run this back
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for a second, okay?
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Let's say that you succeed
and you get Jack
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kicked out of this company.
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And who's next? Me?
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Because I'm beholden?
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Then, who's going to
run the day-to-day?
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Abby and Traci? No.
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Kyle and Summer? No.
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They run a subsidiary.
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So, that leaves you and Tucker,
the king and queen
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of the castle.
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Which works out perfect
for Tucker, right?
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It's exactly what he wanted.
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>> Ashley: Oh, my God.
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>> Billy: You remember that
he's the one that asked Diane
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to funnel him confidential
financial records,
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which Diane refused to do.
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>> Ashley: Please, just stop!
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You have no concept at all
of my relationship with Tucker!
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>> Billy: What I do know
is that Tucker has wanted
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this company since the day
he stepped foot
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back in this city
and he still wants it.
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So let me just tell you
right now,
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I'm not gonna let that happen.
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I am Team Jack all the way.
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>> Jack: I'm relieved to know
I can count on you
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against our sister's
relentless onslaught.
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>> Ashley: Look at this little
boys club. Such a joke.
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>> Jack: I think the joke's
on you for allowing Tucker
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to worm his way back
into your heart.
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>> Ashley: Really?
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Well, you got sucked into Diane,
didn't you? Just like that.
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>> Billy: No, it's you.
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Tucker has suckered you.
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>> Ashley: You know, I've had
enough of you, Billy.
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Why don't you just take a walk?
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>> Jack: Who the hell are you
talking to like that?
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>> Ashley: You don't really
have any business, do you?
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Sitting behind that desk,
pretending that you know
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how to run a company,
considering your long history
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of poor judgment calls.
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Didn't you pass out
when you were 16 in the snow?
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You almost died
because you were drunk.
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00:15:57,756 --> 00:16:00,559
Granted you were just a kid,
but not that long ago,
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00:16:00,626 --> 00:16:02,961
didn't you lose
the what, the company yacht
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00:16:03,028 --> 00:16:04,997
in a poker game?
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00:16:05,064 --> 00:16:06,832
I mean, seriously, Billy,
I don't think
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you should even be a part
of this conversation, so...
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>> Billy: You know
I disagreed with her, Jack,
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So, I guess,
that's what I deserve.
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00:16:13,405 --> 00:16:16,108
>> Jack: I'm afraid our sister
is so blinded by her hatred
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she can't think straight.
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Pretty soon, she's going to come
to regret that.
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>> Ashley: Was that a threat?
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>> Jack: You take that anyway
you would like it, Ashley.
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>> Ashley: Okay, well,
you're going to be sorry
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for invalidating me, Jack,
because you are so brainwashed
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you don't know what the hell
you're doing anymore.
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>> Jack: Wow.
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[ phone chiming ]
>> Billy: That's from Traci
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calling a family meeting.
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00:16:38,931 --> 00:16:39,732
No excuses.
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You get the same thing.
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>> Ashley: Yeah. What happened?
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>> Jack: You think
it's Harrison?
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>> Ashley: We gotta go.
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Come on.
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>> Diane: Summer, I'm so sorry.
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You must be feeling
so helpless and--
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and scared.
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00:17:01,220 --> 00:17:02,888
>> Summer: I shouldn't have
said anything.
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>> Diane: Why not?
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>> Summer: 'Cause I wish
that I didn't feel
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the need to go
to my mother-in-law
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about any of this.
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[ Diane chuckling ]
>> Diane: Well, I-- I want you
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to know that I'm here for you.
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However I can be. No judgment.
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>> Summer: Diane, if you...
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meant what you said
about feeling...
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responsible about what was set
in motion,
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then maybe,
this is a way to make amends.
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Help me and Kyle through this.
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Look, when I look into his eyes,
I can see that he's
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in so much pain and...
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he's so disillusioned with me.
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He's so cold.
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00:17:49,868 --> 00:17:51,870
>> Diane: Well, Jack
has looked at me that way
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many times over the years,
and when someone you care about
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is disappointed in you,
it's-- it's heartbreaking.
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But that's the past for us.
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And I am hoping
that will soon be the case
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for you and Kyle.
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>> Summer: But the difference
is-- is Jack kept
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his distance from you
until you earned his trust.
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I had Kyle's trust.
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And I broke it.
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I mean, I-- I-- I shut him out.
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I-- I didn't trust him
with my secrets,
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with my feelings.
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I-- I put my mom first.
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>> Diane: Well, I have spoken
to Kyle
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and I will speak to him again
because-- [ sighing ]
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Look, I understand why you made
the choices you did
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and I am not going to hold it
against you.
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00:18:37,749 --> 00:18:40,519
This-- this feud
I have with Phyllis
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started years ago,
before you were even born.
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But now, it seems
like our children are suffering
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because of it.
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So believe me when I say
that despite everything,
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I will do whatever I can
to help you and Kyle
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find each other again.
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Find the love you share.
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This family has had
enough conflict and chaos
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and it-- it just needs
more love like yours and Kyle's.
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>> Summer: Thank you, Diane.
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00:19:11,116 --> 00:19:13,886
Thank you.
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Okay, I need to
pull myself together
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before I go into the office.
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>> Diane: Of course.
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[ Diane sighing ]
[ both laughing ]
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>> Traci: Diane.
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>> Diane: Oh, good morning.
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00:19:39,177 --> 00:19:40,913
>> Traci: Um, may I
introduce Zelda?
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This is my agent from New York.
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>> Zelda: It's a pleasure
to meet you, Diane.
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00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:46,018
>> Diane: Likewise.
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>> Zelda: Now, really,
I am so happy to meet you.
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I handle fiction, not memoirs,
but I suspect you have got
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one hell of a book in you.
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00:19:55,627 --> 00:19:58,463
>> Diane: Whereas I keep hoping
people are getting tired
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of hearing about me.
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It sure would make
my life a lot easier.
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00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:03,268
>> Zelda: No, not at all.
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>> Summer: Hello.
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>> Zelda: Oh, you must be
Summer.
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00:20:06,838 --> 00:20:07,773
>> Summer: Yes.
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00:20:07,839 --> 00:20:10,776
>> Zelda: I'm Zelda,
Traci's agent. I have heard
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00:20:10,842 --> 00:20:13,145
all about you from Traci.
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00:20:13,211 --> 00:20:14,012
All good.
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00:20:14,079 --> 00:20:15,514
[ both chuckling ]
>> Summer: Okay, well,
502
00:20:15,581 --> 00:20:17,282
that's nice to hear.
503
00:20:17,349 --> 00:20:19,184
What's going on?
504
00:20:19,251 --> 00:20:20,919
>> Traci: Oh, just a shot
in the dark,
505
00:20:20,986 --> 00:20:22,487
but I have to try.
506
00:20:22,554 --> 00:20:24,389
>> Diane: Try what?
507
00:20:24,456 --> 00:20:25,924
>> Traci: Um-- Oh.
508
00:20:25,991 --> 00:20:27,326
>> Jack: Zelda Winford.
509
00:20:27,392 --> 00:20:29,628
I didn't know you were in town.
510
00:20:29,695 --> 00:20:30,729
>> Zelda: You know me.
511
00:20:30,796 --> 00:20:32,097
Always full of surprises.
512
00:20:32,164 --> 00:20:32,998
>> Jack: You always are.
513
00:20:33,065 --> 00:20:33,665
Excuse me.
514
00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:34,833
Uh, everything all right?
515
00:20:34,900 --> 00:20:37,302
Uh, when I got your text,
I worried that it was Harrison.
516
00:20:37,369 --> 00:20:39,471
>> Diane: No, he's upstairs
with the nanny,
517
00:20:39,538 --> 00:20:40,639
playing with cars.
518
00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:43,542
>> Jack: So then the urgent
family meeting is--
519
00:20:43,609 --> 00:20:45,644
>> Traci: Are Billy and Ashley
right behind you?
520
00:20:45,711 --> 00:20:47,079
>> Jack: We were
in the office together
521
00:20:47,145 --> 00:20:48,013
when you summoned us here.
522
00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:49,014
Here they are now.
523
00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:50,215
>> Traci: Okay, all good. Good.
524
00:20:50,282 --> 00:20:53,051
Thank you so much
for coming over so quickly.
525
00:20:53,118 --> 00:20:54,620
>> Billy: Is everything okay,
Trace?
526
00:20:54,686 --> 00:20:55,721
>> Ashley: Should we be worried?
527
00:20:55,787 --> 00:20:56,455
>> Traci: No, no.
528
00:20:56,521 --> 00:20:57,222
Everything's fine. It's fine.
529
00:20:57,289 --> 00:20:58,056
It's not Harrison.
530
00:20:58,123 --> 00:20:58,957
Everything's good.
531
00:20:59,024 --> 00:21:00,225
Uh, you remember Zelda?
532
00:21:00,292 --> 00:21:01,360
>> Ashley: Of course.
533
00:21:01,426 --> 00:21:02,494
It's nice to see you again.
534
00:21:02,561 --> 00:21:03,996
>> Zelda: Nice to
see you, Ashley.
535
00:21:04,062 --> 00:21:04,730
>> Billy: Hey, Zelda.
536
00:21:04,796 --> 00:21:05,864
It's Billy.
537
00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:07,666
We met years ago when I was
in Manhattan to visit Traci.
538
00:21:07,733 --> 00:21:09,401
>> Zelda: Yes, we all had
dinner together.
539
00:21:09,468 --> 00:21:12,371
>> Jack: We did. That little
Armenian place on Second Avenue.
540
00:21:12,437 --> 00:21:13,572
Lamb chops in the city.
541
00:21:13,639 --> 00:21:15,707
>> Zelda: Excellent memory.
542
00:21:15,774 --> 00:21:17,743
>> Traci: Okay, well,
we're waiting for one more.
543
00:21:17,809 --> 00:21:20,512
So until then,
does anybody need anything?
544
00:21:20,579 --> 00:21:21,480
Some-- something to drink?
545
00:21:21,546 --> 00:21:23,048
Um, okay.
546
00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:26,084
>> Zelda: Well, it seems like
the gang's all here, almost.
547
00:21:26,151 --> 00:21:28,720
So, I am going to get out
of your hair.
548
00:21:28,787 --> 00:21:31,223
>> Traci: I'm going to try
to get back to the club to say
549
00:21:31,289 --> 00:21:32,758
goodbye before you leave, okay?
550
00:21:32,824 --> 00:21:34,593
>> Zelda: I'm not going
to hold you to that.
551
00:21:34,660 --> 00:21:36,128
You've got a job to do.
552
00:21:36,194 --> 00:21:37,396
Go get 'em, tiger.
553
00:21:37,462 --> 00:21:39,197
>> Traci: Thank you.
554
00:21:39,264 --> 00:21:40,465
>> Diane: Goodbye.
555
00:21:40,532 --> 00:21:42,701
>> Jack: Bye, Zelda.
556
00:21:42,768 --> 00:21:43,769
>> Zelda: Hello.
557
00:21:43,835 --> 00:21:45,203
>> Kyle: Aunt Traci,
I got your text
558
00:21:45,270 --> 00:21:46,271
as I was driving to work.
559
00:21:46,338 --> 00:21:47,005
Is Harrison okay?
560
00:21:47,072 --> 00:21:48,306
>> Traci: Yes,
everything's fine.
561
00:21:48,373 --> 00:21:49,608
Harrison's fine, honey.
562
00:21:49,675 --> 00:21:51,977
Um, I'm sorry, there was
no real emergency, per se,
563
00:21:52,044 --> 00:21:56,114
but what I have to talk about
is really urgent.
564
00:21:56,181 --> 00:21:58,583
Summer, Diane,
I hope you'll understand
565
00:21:58,650 --> 00:22:00,519
when I ask you
to please excuse us
566
00:22:00,585 --> 00:22:02,754
while we discuss
some private family matters.
567
00:22:02,821 --> 00:22:04,790
>> Jack: Diane is part
of this family now.
568
00:22:04,856 --> 00:22:06,024
Every bit as much as Summer is.
569
00:22:06,091 --> 00:22:07,826
>> Ashley: Well, then I guess
I should ask Tucker
570
00:22:07,893 --> 00:22:08,727
to join us as well.
571
00:22:08,794 --> 00:22:10,195
>> Billy: This should
be exciting.
572
00:22:10,262 --> 00:22:11,930
>> Jack: So you're intent
on forcing this guy
573
00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:12,731
down our throats?
574
00:22:12,798 --> 00:22:14,366
>> Ashley: Look
who's talking, Jack.
575
00:22:14,433 --> 00:22:15,033
>> Traci: Enough.
576
00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:16,168
Would you please stop this?
577
00:22:16,234 --> 00:22:18,503
This is exactly
why I called you here today.
578
00:22:18,570 --> 00:22:21,773
All this bickering and tension
and baiting each other.
579
00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:24,142
It is tearing this family apart.
580
00:22:24,209 --> 00:22:25,911
It's got to stop.
581
00:22:25,977 --> 00:22:29,681
Jack, actually, the two of you
can barely exchange
582
00:22:29,748 --> 00:22:32,250
a civil word.
583
00:22:32,317 --> 00:22:35,120
Kyle and Summer are hardly
speaking to each other.
584
00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:36,755
And our home?
585
00:22:36,822 --> 00:22:40,092
It's become a battleground
and I can't take it anymore.
586
00:22:40,158 --> 00:22:41,460
Please.
587
00:22:41,526 --> 00:22:45,030
If-- if our father was here,
what would he think?
588
00:22:57,509 --> 00:22:59,778
>> Announcer: The Young and the
Restless will continue.
589
00:23:11,957 --> 00:23:16,862
♪♪♪
590
00:23:18,130 --> 00:23:20,499
>> Ashley: Frankly, our father
would be appalled
591
00:23:20,565 --> 00:23:22,634
that Jack let Diane
back into his life again.
592
00:23:22,701 --> 00:23:24,770
I mean, do you really think
this is the kind of love
593
00:23:24,836 --> 00:23:27,038
that he would have chosen
for you? Are you kidding me?
594
00:23:27,105 --> 00:23:28,607
>> Jack: He would be
just as furious
595
00:23:28,673 --> 00:23:30,809
that you're allowing Tucker
to manipulate you
596
00:23:30,876 --> 00:23:31,943
for his own gain.
597
00:23:32,010 --> 00:23:35,313
>> Traci: Or he would ask
you both to stop that.
598
00:23:35,380 --> 00:23:37,582
Be kinder.
599
00:23:37,649 --> 00:23:40,552
Try to be more understanding
of each other's quest
600
00:23:40,619 --> 00:23:43,155
to try to find
a loving relationship.
601
00:23:43,221 --> 00:23:45,991
John Abbott was a strong
and focused businessman,
602
00:23:46,057 --> 00:23:48,927
but he was fair.
603
00:23:48,994 --> 00:23:51,496
He believed in redemption
and second chances
604
00:23:51,563 --> 00:23:52,864
for the people he cared about.
605
00:23:56,067 --> 00:23:58,403
>> Jack: We're teetering on the
brink with these damn loans
606
00:23:58,470 --> 00:24:00,305
and hemorrhaging money
getting Tuvia started.
607
00:24:00,372 --> 00:24:00,972
I don't know.
608
00:24:01,039 --> 00:24:02,941
Should I have waited?
609
00:24:03,008 --> 00:24:07,879
Did I rush things to--
Honestly, I keep wondering if--
610
00:24:07,946 --> 00:24:10,382
if I'm leading this company
or if I'm allowing my contempt
611
00:24:10,448 --> 00:24:13,285
for Victor Newman to lead me.
612
00:24:13,351 --> 00:24:15,954
>> John: Jack, I want you
to listen to me.
613
00:24:16,021 --> 00:24:18,323
There's something
you're forgetting.
614
00:24:18,390 --> 00:24:21,059
You know, we have been working
toward entering this market
615
00:24:21,126 --> 00:24:23,061
for a very long time.
616
00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:26,965
It has a huge potential
and it is going to pay off.
617
00:24:27,032 --> 00:24:29,668
And we knew this
long before the Newmans
618
00:24:29,734 --> 00:24:30,802
got involved.
619
00:24:30,869 --> 00:24:33,138
Now, you have done
nothing wrong.
620
00:24:33,205 --> 00:24:35,841
You have nothing to be
ashamed of and you have done
621
00:24:35,907 --> 00:24:38,109
nothing foolhardy.
622
00:24:38,176 --> 00:24:41,079
Now, I believe in you.
623
00:24:41,146 --> 00:24:43,215
And don't you ever forget that.
624
00:24:51,990 --> 00:24:53,892
>> Ashley: I'm sorry.
625
00:24:53,959 --> 00:24:55,427
I can't do it.
626
00:24:55,493 --> 00:24:57,896
I can't stand here
and talk about our family
627
00:24:57,963 --> 00:25:00,098
and love
and especially our father
628
00:25:00,165 --> 00:25:01,466
with Diane standing here.
629
00:25:01,533 --> 00:25:03,969
I just-- I appreciate
what you're doing, Traci.
630
00:25:04,035 --> 00:25:05,070
I really do.
631
00:25:05,136 --> 00:25:06,938
I understand that you're trying
to mend the cracks in
632
00:25:07,005 --> 00:25:09,608
our family, but something just--
>> Diane: Oh, Ashley, please,
633
00:25:09,674 --> 00:25:12,277
just stop. I will leave--
>> Ashley: Good.
634
00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:14,312
>> Diane: And then you can
all speak together,
635
00:25:14,379 --> 00:25:16,514
maybe more freely as a family.
636
00:25:16,581 --> 00:25:18,116
>> Jack: That is more
than gracious of you,
637
00:25:18,183 --> 00:25:18,783
sweetheart.
638
00:25:18,850 --> 00:25:19,985
>> Diane: Yes, family first.
639
00:25:20,051 --> 00:25:22,220
And good luck
hashing this all out.
640
00:25:22,287 --> 00:25:25,056
And whereas Ashley
might be determined
641
00:25:25,123 --> 00:25:27,559
to get you all to choose sides,
just know that that is--
642
00:25:27,626 --> 00:25:29,160
that is not what I want.
643
00:25:29,227 --> 00:25:31,563
>> Kyle: Thanks, Mom.
644
00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:34,499
>> Summer: I'll go with you.
645
00:25:45,677 --> 00:25:52,183
>> Traci: Okay, um, everybody,
take a seat.
646
00:25:52,250 --> 00:25:54,586
Let's get down to it.
647
00:25:54,653 --> 00:25:57,088
What are we going to do
to get past all
648
00:25:57,155 --> 00:25:59,824
of this anger and bitterness
that has taken over
649
00:25:59,891 --> 00:26:01,793
our family lately?
650
00:26:01,860 --> 00:26:04,396
And if Daddy was here,
how would he break this impasse?
651
00:26:04,462 --> 00:26:06,698
>> Billy: He'd tell us to do
exactly what you just told us
652
00:26:06,765 --> 00:26:08,466
to do. Sit down.
653
00:26:08,533 --> 00:26:10,769
Talk to each other
kindly, rationally, okay?
654
00:26:10,835 --> 00:26:11,836
We're not hearing each other.
655
00:26:11,903 --> 00:26:13,271
That's the problem here.
656
00:26:13,338 --> 00:26:14,172
Everyone's shouting.
657
00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:15,473
We're not listening.
658
00:26:15,540 --> 00:26:18,376
>> Jack: I don't need anyone
to tell me what Dad would want.
659
00:26:18,443 --> 00:26:20,378
I have his voice
inside my head all the time,
660
00:26:20,445 --> 00:26:22,514
guiding me on the right path,
telling me
661
00:26:22,580 --> 00:26:25,583
when I crossed the line.
662
00:26:25,650 --> 00:26:27,419
>> John: Welcome home, son.
663
00:26:27,485 --> 00:26:30,055
>> Jack: Back where I belong.
664
00:26:30,121 --> 00:26:33,525
>> John: Well, it took you time
to realize that,
665
00:26:33,591 --> 00:26:37,362
but you've accepted
responsibility for your mistakes
666
00:26:37,429 --> 00:26:39,497
and you're ready
to be the leader
667
00:26:39,564 --> 00:26:42,133
I always knew you could be.
668
00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:45,670
I am so proud of you, Jack.
669
00:26:45,737 --> 00:26:47,973
>> Jack: I love
to hear those words.
670
00:26:48,039 --> 00:26:49,774
And I think
you're gonna be very happy
671
00:26:49,841 --> 00:26:50,842
with my plans for the company.
672
00:26:50,909 --> 00:26:52,410
We're gonna move
into a whole new market.
673
00:26:52,477 --> 00:26:53,311
>> John: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
674
00:26:53,378 --> 00:26:55,847
As long as you pace yourself
and remember,
675
00:26:55,914 --> 00:26:57,449
you're just getting--
>> Jack: Just getting off
676
00:26:57,515 --> 00:26:58,683
the pills, I know.
677
00:26:58,750 --> 00:27:00,318
I will take care of myself.
678
00:27:00,385 --> 00:27:02,921
[ John laughing ]
>> John: You know, sometimes
679
00:27:02,988 --> 00:27:05,657
I wonder if you'll ever
learn how.
680
00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:08,293
You drive yourself so hard, son.
681
00:27:08,360 --> 00:27:11,129
And it's time to let
a little grace in your life.
682
00:27:11,196 --> 00:27:13,465
You don't have to be
the best that you can be
683
00:27:13,531 --> 00:27:15,333
with everything you do.
684
00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,403
I'm not gonna love you any less.
685
00:27:18,470 --> 00:27:19,904
And another thing,
for God's sake,
686
00:27:19,971 --> 00:27:23,875
stop driving away the people
that are trying to help you.
687
00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:26,544
>> Jack: Well, I did make
a mess of that, didn't I?
688
00:27:26,611 --> 00:27:28,279
>> John: But you clean it up.
689
00:27:28,346 --> 00:27:30,982
And Jackie,
you bring the Abbott family
690
00:27:31,049 --> 00:27:33,084
back together again.
691
00:27:33,151 --> 00:27:34,786
>> Billy: I think
now is a perfect time
692
00:27:34,853 --> 00:27:36,421
to listen to that voice, Jack.
693
00:27:45,964 --> 00:27:47,966
>> Ashley: I carry Daddy
in my heart, too, Jack.
694
00:27:48,033 --> 00:27:49,634
You know, you don't have
a monopoly on that.
695
00:27:49,701 --> 00:27:51,569
>> Jack: I never said I did.
696
00:27:51,636 --> 00:27:55,407
>> Ashley: He always had
the best advice, didn't he?
697
00:27:55,473 --> 00:27:57,108
I mean, didn't he always?
698
00:27:57,175 --> 00:27:59,978
I mean, no matter how upset
we would be about things,
699
00:28:00,045 --> 00:28:04,916
I mean, we could just always--
always turn to dad.
700
00:28:04,983 --> 00:28:08,653
He knew everything,
all the right things to say.
701
00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:12,424
>> John: You know, it just--
it just breaks my heart,
702
00:28:12,490 --> 00:28:20,432
that you're
going through this.
703
00:28:20,498 --> 00:28:31,709
>> Ashley: I just feel
so completely empty inside.
704
00:28:31,776 --> 00:28:36,047
>> John: Oh, my beauty.
705
00:28:36,114 --> 00:28:40,652
You know, I wish I--
I wish I could just take you
706
00:28:40,718 --> 00:28:43,688
in my arms
and make it all go away
707
00:28:43,755 --> 00:28:47,892
like it did
when you were a little girl.
708
00:28:47,959 --> 00:28:52,063
>> Ashley: I'm not
a little girl anymore.
709
00:28:52,130 --> 00:28:56,668
This world, boy,
it could be so cruel, huh?
710
00:28:56,734 --> 00:29:02,941
It's just so hurtful.
711
00:29:03,007 --> 00:29:13,051
Dad, is this pain
ever gonna go away?
712
00:29:13,118 --> 00:29:15,920
>> John: My baby.
713
00:29:18,723 --> 00:29:21,926
>> Traci: He was our true north.
714
00:29:21,993 --> 00:29:23,795
>> Billy: And still is.
715
00:29:23,862 --> 00:29:25,363
>> Traci: Yeah.
716
00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:28,733
Everything I learned
about morals and ethics
717
00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:30,835
and the right way
to treat people,
718
00:29:30,902 --> 00:29:32,437
I learned from John Abbott.
719
00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:34,139
>> Jack: I think
every one of us here
720
00:29:34,205 --> 00:29:35,673
could say that.
721
00:29:35,740 --> 00:29:38,309
Including you, son.
722
00:29:38,376 --> 00:29:40,278
>> Kyle: I was so young
when he died.
723
00:29:40,345 --> 00:29:43,281
I hardly remember him,
but from stories I've heard,
724
00:29:43,348 --> 00:29:45,083
I think I know
what kind of man he was.
725
00:29:45,150 --> 00:29:49,454
>> Ashley: It killed him
when he saw his kids in pain.
726
00:29:49,521 --> 00:29:51,356
>> Jack: Especially when
the source of that pain
727
00:29:51,422 --> 00:29:54,359
was someone in the family.
728
00:29:54,425 --> 00:29:56,461
>> John: I am worried,
my beauty.
729
00:29:56,528 --> 00:29:57,729
>> Ashley: About what?
730
00:29:57,795 --> 00:29:59,330
>> John: You and Jack.
731
00:29:59,397 --> 00:30:02,300
And what's happening
between the two of you.
732
00:30:02,367 --> 00:30:05,336
Honey, all this animosity,
it's not good for you
733
00:30:05,403 --> 00:30:07,572
or for the company.
734
00:30:07,639 --> 00:30:10,141
And it has to stop.
735
00:30:10,208 --> 00:30:14,045
Now, I am counting on you
to make the first move.
736
00:30:14,112 --> 00:30:16,080
[ Ashley sighing ]
>> Ashley: Daddy hated it
737
00:30:16,147 --> 00:30:18,816
when his kids were fighting.
738
00:30:18,883 --> 00:30:21,286
>> Jack: What meant so much
to me about being an Abbott
739
00:30:21,352 --> 00:30:24,856
was whenever times were tough,
and we had our share
740
00:30:24,923 --> 00:30:26,691
of tough times,
we'd always dig deep.
741
00:30:26,758 --> 00:30:30,195
We'd come together,
stay united as a family.
742
00:30:30,261 --> 00:30:32,664
Whatever our differences,
whatever our quarrels,
743
00:30:32,730 --> 00:30:35,366
they didn't consume us.
744
00:30:35,433 --> 00:30:36,768
At least not for long.
745
00:30:36,834 --> 00:30:38,469
>> Billy: Hear, hear.
746
00:30:41,105 --> 00:30:42,707
>> Traci: Well, I'm feeling
a little more hopeful
747
00:30:42,774 --> 00:30:46,044
than I have in weeks.
748
00:30:46,110 --> 00:30:49,747
>> Ashley: I feel better
not being quite as angry
749
00:30:49,814 --> 00:30:52,317
with you, Jack.
750
00:30:52,383 --> 00:30:56,354
>> Traci: So hopefully,
we've found enough common ground
751
00:30:56,421 --> 00:31:02,627
to even consider the possibility
of resolving our differences.
752
00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:04,028
>> Jack: Right now,
I would settle
753
00:31:04,095 --> 00:31:06,998
for not constantly being
at each other's throats.
754
00:31:07,065 --> 00:31:08,433
>> Ashley: Aim high, Jack.
755
00:31:08,499 --> 00:31:09,334
>> Traci: I don't know.
756
00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:10,768
Co-existing without bloodshed?
757
00:31:10,835 --> 00:31:13,204
That seems a lofty goal.
758
00:31:13,271 --> 00:31:14,706
Kyle.
759
00:31:14,772 --> 00:31:17,208
I know we've been talking
a lot about Jack and Ashley,
760
00:31:17,275 --> 00:31:18,876
but your feelings
matter here, too.
761
00:31:18,943 --> 00:31:20,311
>> Kyle: Am I being too quiet?
762
00:31:20,378 --> 00:31:21,980
>> Traci: Yeah, you kind of are.
763
00:31:22,046 --> 00:31:23,881
I think we'd all like to know
what you're thinking.
764
00:31:23,948 --> 00:31:24,716
I know I would.
765
00:31:29,053 --> 00:31:33,725
>> Kyle: I can't force you
to like or trust my mom,
766
00:31:33,791 --> 00:31:37,462
any more than you can force
my dad to like or trust Tucker,
767
00:31:37,528 --> 00:31:42,700
although maybe you could both
turn down the volume.
768
00:31:42,767 --> 00:31:44,836
>> Jack: Worth a try.
769
00:31:44,902 --> 00:31:46,738
>> Kyle: And yes,
I have my own issues
770
00:31:46,804 --> 00:31:49,173
going on with Summer and it's
a lot for me to deal with.
771
00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,443
So, right now,
that takes precedent.
772
00:31:52,510 --> 00:31:55,613
>> Traci: I know
that you feel hurt
773
00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,882
and disillusioned by her
right now,
774
00:31:57,949 --> 00:32:01,319
and-- and for good reason,
but don't you think
775
00:32:01,386 --> 00:32:03,021
Summer's guilt
is punishment enough?
776
00:32:03,087 --> 00:32:05,857
>> Kyle: If I thought
she was being sincere,
777
00:32:05,923 --> 00:32:06,858
I might agree with you.
778
00:32:06,924 --> 00:32:10,995
>> Billy: So you don't think
she's being sincere?
779
00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:14,699
[ Kyle sighing ]
>> Kyle: Does Summer feel bad
780
00:32:14,766 --> 00:32:16,100
about what she did?
781
00:32:16,167 --> 00:32:18,169
Or does Summer feel bad
that she got caught?
782
00:32:18,236 --> 00:32:20,204
>> Jack: Oh, that is a question
that has been asked
783
00:32:20,271 --> 00:32:23,508
of her mother for years
and years again and again.
784
00:32:23,574 --> 00:32:24,475
>> Kyle: Right.
785
00:32:24,542 --> 00:32:26,577
I mean, would Summer
be feeling the same guilt
786
00:32:26,644 --> 00:32:28,780
if she had been able
to keep her secret?
787
00:32:28,846 --> 00:32:30,214
Would she have gone
on letting us think
788
00:32:30,281 --> 00:32:32,350
that Phyllis was dead
in order to protect her?
789
00:32:32,417 --> 00:32:34,252
>> Ashley: That's
an excellent question.
790
00:32:34,319 --> 00:32:36,254
>> Traci: I don't think
maliciously she would--
791
00:32:36,321 --> 00:32:38,523
>> Jack: I'd like to think
eventually she'd come clean.
792
00:32:38,589 --> 00:32:39,490
>> Kyle: Okay, okay, okay.
793
00:32:39,557 --> 00:32:42,360
The problem is,
we'll never know.
794
00:32:42,427 --> 00:32:45,797
And I'm not sure
if I can live with that.
795
00:32:45,863 --> 00:32:48,933
[ Jack sighing ]
>> Traci: Kyle.
796
00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,869
Um, look.
797
00:32:51,936 --> 00:32:55,206
We have all been in a situation
where we didn't think
798
00:32:55,273 --> 00:32:59,577
we're going to be able to
forgive the person who hurt us.
799
00:32:59,644 --> 00:33:04,382
I felt that way
about Lauren a number of times.
800
00:33:04,449 --> 00:33:10,588
I felt that way about
Ashley and Brad for a time,
801
00:33:10,655 --> 00:33:13,491
but I did it.
802
00:33:13,558 --> 00:33:16,027
It took a long time
and it was really hard,
803
00:33:16,094 --> 00:33:19,030
but it was really worth it.
804
00:33:19,097 --> 00:33:21,299
Because all of that anger
and recrimination,
805
00:33:21,366 --> 00:33:24,469
it-- it-- it takes up
too much space in your brain
806
00:33:24,535 --> 00:33:27,605
and in your heart.
807
00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:31,042
And it squeezes out all the room
that's left for joy
808
00:33:31,109 --> 00:33:32,577
and happiness.
809
00:33:32,643 --> 00:33:35,446
>> Kyle: I admire that
about you, Aunt Traci.
810
00:33:35,513 --> 00:33:39,817
That your heart is
so big and open.
811
00:33:39,884 --> 00:33:43,621
But I'm not there yet
with Summer.
812
00:33:43,688 --> 00:33:45,590
I don't know if I ever will be.
813
00:33:52,430 --> 00:33:57,468
>> Jack: The simple truth is
you can't force forgiveness.
814
00:33:57,535 --> 00:33:59,637
It's a choice we make.
815
00:33:59,704 --> 00:34:01,639
You have to want to fix things.
816
00:34:01,706 --> 00:34:04,642
>> Billy: Amen.
817
00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:06,811
>> Traci: I can't believe
that any child
818
00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:13,184
that was raised by John Abbott
would choose anger over healing.
819
00:34:13,251 --> 00:34:18,856
If I thought that was true,
I-- I just couldn't bear it.
820
00:34:33,671 --> 00:34:35,006
>> Billy: I'm gonna head back
to the office
821
00:34:35,072 --> 00:34:36,107
and get some work done.
822
00:34:36,174 --> 00:34:40,545
>> Jack: I'll meet you there.
823
00:34:40,611 --> 00:34:45,383
>> Billy: You know,
for what it's worth...
824
00:34:45,450 --> 00:34:47,452
I love you.
825
00:34:47,518 --> 00:34:50,521
Both of you
and I want you both to be happy.
826
00:34:50,588 --> 00:34:52,457
I know I'm on the outside, okay?
827
00:34:52,523 --> 00:34:53,491
I always have been.
828
00:34:53,558 --> 00:34:55,626
I'm not one of Dina's kids,
but I respect you both
829
00:34:55,693 --> 00:34:58,396
and I want
to keep respecting you.
830
00:34:58,463 --> 00:35:13,344
No matter
who you decide to marry.
831
00:35:13,411 --> 00:35:16,647
No matter
who you decide to marry.
832
00:35:16,714 --> 00:35:18,649
>> Jack: Can we get past this?
833
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:24,255
>> Ashley: I don't know, Jack.
834
00:35:24,322 --> 00:35:25,790
Can we?
835
00:35:29,227 --> 00:35:31,662
>> Traci: Okay, so what time
is your flight to LaGuardia?
836
00:35:31,729 --> 00:35:32,530
>> Zelda: Oh, 1:15.
837
00:35:32,597 --> 00:35:34,131
>> Traci: Oh, you have
plenty of time.
838
00:35:34,198 --> 00:35:35,833
>> Zelda: Well, if there's
one thing I hate,
839
00:35:35,900 --> 00:35:38,069
it's running through the airport
in high heels.
840
00:35:38,135 --> 00:35:41,305
>> Traci: [ laughing ] Zelda,
I just want
841
00:35:41,372 --> 00:35:43,441
to thank you again so much
for convincing me
842
00:35:43,508 --> 00:35:44,642
to try with my family.
843
00:35:44,709 --> 00:35:45,510
Thank you.
844
00:35:45,576 --> 00:35:51,082
>> Zelda: Oh,
it's my immense pleasure.
845
00:35:51,148 --> 00:35:53,451
I don't know
if it made much difference.
846
00:35:53,518 --> 00:35:54,785
We'll just have to hope.
847
00:35:54,852 --> 00:35:58,556
>> Zelda: Yeah.
848
00:35:58,623 --> 00:36:03,027
[ John laughing ]
>> John: Oh, honey.
849
00:36:03,094 --> 00:36:03,995
Good to see you.
850
00:36:04,061 --> 00:36:08,032
Now let me look at you.
851
00:36:08,099 --> 00:36:09,934
Happy New Year.
852
00:36:10,001 --> 00:36:11,602
I love you, Jack.
853
00:36:16,307 --> 00:36:21,679
Well, you two sure know
how to make a father feel proud.
854
00:36:21,746 --> 00:36:24,048
Traci.
855
00:36:29,921 --> 00:36:31,689
Partners.
856
00:37:10,828 --> 00:37:13,831
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858
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