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>> Nikki: What are you
looking for?
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>> Victor: Just a pen.
>> Nikki: No, you're not.
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You're checking up on me.
You think that's where
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I would hide vodka?
>> Victor: Baby, I just
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remembered the name
of the company
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that we recently acquired
and I just wanna jot down
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the name, okay?
>> Nikki: And that's why you
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drove me to work and
accompanied me to my office?
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>> Victor: Yeah.
>> Nikki: Well, I know that
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you're being caring
and you love me.
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But you don't have to
worry about me, because
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I'm doing better every day.
>> Victor: And, my baby,
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I'm very proud of you. Okay?
And now, I suggest
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I take you to lunch.
Not to keep tabs on you,
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just because I enjoy
your company.
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>> Nikki: Well, I have to check
my schedule because people have
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been booking meetings for me
without checking with me.
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I have to say, the one thing
I miss about Claire was
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she was a terrific assistant.
>> Victor: Well then, we're
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gonna have to find someone
who's even better than that.
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>> Nikki: Yes, hopefully,
someone who is not out
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to kill me.
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>> Jack: Good morning.
Ash, you all right?
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>> Ashley: Hi. Yeah, I'm fine.
I'm just looking at news
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regarding Glissade and Tucker.
You know, I'm sure that he put
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his PR team on damage control.
I'm just curious as to what
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kind of spin he put on it.
>> Jack: Well, I haven't seen
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anything yet.
>> Ashley: No, me neither.
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Not a quote from Tucker
or anybody else
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that the cover-up was a lie.
>> Jack: Well, maybe he's not
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gonna handle this publicly.
>> Kyle: Well, he might go for
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a private counterattack.
>> Ashley: Thank you.
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No. Tucker is definitely laying
low. No response at all
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to the news blitz.
>> Jack: So, could it be that
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Tucker is in retreat
or is this the calm
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before the storm?
>> Audra: Here you are.
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>> Tucker: Yeah, here I am.
>> Audra: I've been sending you
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texts all night.
You're avoiding me.
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>> Tucker: No, no, no, I just
don't have an answer for you.
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>> Audra: Meaning you have
no plan.
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>> Tucker: I'm regrouping.
>> Audra: You're bluffing.
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The Abbotts have knocked you
off your game and you're too
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humiliated to admit it to me.
>> Tucker: I'll tell you what,
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buy me breakfast,
and I'll fill you in.
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Heads have already rolled.
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>> Victor: Now, don't you
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forget about lunch.
>> Nikki: No.
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>> Victor: All right? I have an
important meeting now with
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Nicholas and Adam. They're
probably waiting for me already.
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>> Nikki: Well, I hope they can
live up to your expectations
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this time, especially Adam.
>> Victor: So do I.
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Keep it sweet, baby.
>> Nikki: I couldn't bear it
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if you were disappointed again.
>> Victor: Well, this time,
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I think I have a solution that
will give them both incentives
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to do what I want them to do.
You take care. See you later.
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>> Nikki: Okay.
Hi, it's Nikki.
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>> Nikki: Okay.
Hi, it's Nikki.
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I'm having a hard time.
Can we meet?
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[ Adam sighs ]
>> Adam: So, any actual bets
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on what this meeting is about?
>> Nick: I'm assuming it's about
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Vic's leave of absence.
And with Nate gone
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as well, we're definitely
shorthanded right now.
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>> Adam: So, more musical
chairs in the C-suite.
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>> Nick: Yeah, I don't know.
Dad could be bringing
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someone else in.
>> Adam: No, I doubt that.
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I mean, you heard his speech
about family pulling together.
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His plan is for you and me
to work side by side.
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>>> Nick: Yeah, I'd say
that's a fantasy.
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>> Adam: Do you really not think
we are capable of holding things
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down here and working with Dad?
>> Nick: You want to know
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how I think this plays out?
[ Adam laughs ]
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>> Adam: Please.
>> Nick: We can try to
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make this work.
You know, to keep the old
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man happy and it
might work for a while.
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But then eventually, and I will
wager sooner rather than later,
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you're either gonna get bored
or feel snubbed
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or underappreciated.
Then you're gonna do
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what you always do, Adam.
You're gonna self-destruct.
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Again.
>> Kyle: Tucker might hold off
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for now, but he'll want to
hit back twice as hard.
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>> Ashley: The whole world knows
by now that Tucker
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covered up that ugly scandal.
It has to affect Glissade
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in some way.
It's a small company
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with a pristine reputation.
>> Jack: Well, and their new
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owner has been outed
as a disreputable liar. They
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cannot be taking that in stride.
>> Ashley: And then the board
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members, they're gonna want
his head on a spike.
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>> Jack: So, this is perhaps
time for Tucker to disappear.
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To go lick his wounds
on some faraway mountain top.
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>> Kyle: You can't seriously
believe that?
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I've been on the inside with the
guy lately, he's determined.
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There's no way he'll fold.
And he's still out for blood
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after what happened in Paris.
>> Tucker: I'm done.
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Goodbye, Ashley.
[ Ashley exclaims]
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You go to hell!
>> Ashley: Okay.
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>> Jack: Ash?
Hey, everything okay?
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>> Ashley: Yeah, I just--
I'm not over that fight
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we had in Paris. I just--
I see Tucker and his anger.
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>> Kyle: Yeah, I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have mentioned it.
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>> Ashley: No, don't apologize.
We can't pretend it didn't
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happen. Even though that's
what Tucker's trying to do.
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>> Jack: Well, of course, that's
how he'd handle it. Showing
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responsibility for his actions
is not something he can do.
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I just hate that
it's still bothering you.
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>> Ashley: Well, I'm trying
really, really hard not to
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dwell on it, Jack.
It's just that lately
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every time I see Tucker, I'm--
I'm-- I'm right back there.
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It comes crashing in
and I'm back at that cafe
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and I'm face to face with
Tucker's intense rage.
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>> Audra: I imagine the Glissade
board and staff haven't
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taken well to the news
that you covered up one of your
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star recording artists' crimes.
>> Tucker: We. We covered it up.
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>> Audra: Uh, just a reminder
my name wasn't in the article.
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>> Tucker: Then it was a
cover-up of a cover-up.
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>> Audra: Mm. I hope that's not
the defense your spin doctors
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have come up with.
>> Tucker: There's gonna be
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no defense.
No PR countermove.
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>> Audra: So, the strategy
is to just let the
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news cycle die out?
>> Tucker: That's right.
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Strategy is lay low, regroup.
See what happens.
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People don't have any
attention span anymore.
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They'll be on to the next
scandal in a couple of days.
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>> Audra: Well surely the good
people of Glissade won't forget
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or forgive so easily.
>> Tucker: No, they are
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angry, disgusted.
>> Audra: Did they find a way
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to oust you?
>> Tucker: Mm.
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[ Tucker clears throat ]
Just the opposite.
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I'm firing all of them.
[ Tucker coughs ]
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>> Audra: So, the captain is
going down with a sinking ship.
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And you're throwing
everyone overboard first.
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>> Tucker: No, no, I have
no intention of walking away,
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just because of a little hiccup.
>> Audra: You know, well, I say
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it's more than just a hiccup.
It's more like a death rattle.
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>> Tucker: Listen, I can put
together another board.
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I can find a new staff.
I can surround myself
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with people who are willing
to look past my missteps.
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So, the answer to your question
is no, the Abbotts have
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not defeated me.
They haven't won and they won't.
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>> Audra: If you're not giving
up on Glissade,
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does that mean you're
sticking with your plan
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to go after Jabot?
>> Tucker: All in due time.
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>> Audra: Look, just tell me
what you plan on doing with the
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information Kyle says he has
about their new product.
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>> Tucker: I have no further use
for Kyle until he can convince
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me that he's not setting up
another Abbott trap.
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>> Audra: And how do you intend
to figure that out?
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>> Tucker: My secret weapon.
Just find out where he
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truly stands.
>> Audra: I already know the
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answer to that.
Kyle has been
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playing you all along.
Just like you suspected.
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So, whatever product secrets
he would be passing along,
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it's just another setup.
>> Adam: You may have been right
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that I would have blown things
up in the past.
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But my
2024 goals specifically indicate
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no more self-destruction.
>> Nick: Right. The new
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and improved, ultra-responsible,
highly focused Adam Newman.
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>> Adam: Mm-hmm.
>> Nick: Heard a lot about
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that guy.
I've never met him once.
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>> Adam: It's Adam Newman.
Nice to meet you.
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>> Nick: I don't buy it. Sorry.
>> Adam: Come on, you know that
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we are capable
of finding common ground,
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of pulling together.
We did it to save Faith.
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I mean, we-- we put
aside our hostilities to help
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Sally when she had complications
with the pregnancy,
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I mean, and we were-- we were
working pretty well
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together with Sharon at SNA.
>> Nick: That's a small dent in
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your long history of betrayals
and we both know it.
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Including you continuing
to chase after Sally
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after she chose me.
>> Victor: Morning, boys.
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>> Nick: Morning.
>> Adam: Morning.
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>> Victor: Thank you for coming.
>> Nick: Sure.
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>> Adam: Of course.
[ Adam clears throat ]
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What can we do for you?
>> Victor: You both know this
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has been a rather...
difficult time
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for Newman Enterprises.
After all the corporate turmoil
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and all
the assaults in our family,
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time to start new.
>> Nick: Yes, I'm assuming with
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Vic's leave of absence,
there's going to
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have to be some changes made.
>> Victor: Well, we don't know
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how long Victoria will be gone.
So, I shall make
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all the decisions.
>> Adam: Well, we are ready
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to help, in any way.
>> Victor: You know, it warms
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my heart
to see both of you.
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You know, I'm proud of
both of you. Okay?
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And now you're gonna work
alongside your father.
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>> Nick: Well, I am willing to
step into Victoria's co-CEO
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role, Dad, for the time being
if that's what you want.
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>> Adam: I assume that means
one of my duties won't be
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picking up Nick's laundry.
>> Victor: I have bigger plans
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than that.
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>> Seth: Nikki, I am so glad
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you called.
>> Nikki: Seth, thank you
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so much for meeting me.
I'm-- I'm having
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one of those days.
>> Seth: May I?
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>> Nikki: Oh, please.
>> Seth: All right, come on.
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Talk to me.
>> Nikki: Well, I'm having
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a hard time putting it
behind me.
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The horrors that
my family went through.
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>> Seth: Yeah. Being forced off
the wagon that way.
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>> Nikki: Yeah, I-- I know that
sounds like an excuse.
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>> Seth: No. No, it doesn't.
What that woman did to you
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was an assault, you know?
Worse than a physical attack.
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>> Nikki: Unfortunately, the
alcohol doesn't know
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the difference.
>> Seth: Listen to me, that
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woman unleashed your inner
demons. She set your mind
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and body against itself.
I mean, on top of,
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you know, battling the relapse,
you must be furious
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at how it was triggered.
>> Nikki: Sometimes, the rage
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is so infuriating.
And I know that that's
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dangerous because
letting those feelings of--
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of anger,
letting them take over.
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I mean, it just makes
the urge to drink worse.
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But I am trying
with everything in me.
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>> Seth: I get it. Yeah.
I do have one question though.
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>> Nikki: Okay.
>> Seth: I mean, we've seen
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each other at meetings,
we've spoken briefly, right?
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And I've left you messages
letting you know
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that I'm here for you.
>> Nikki: And I appreciate that.
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>> Seth: Oh, okay.
So, why has it taken you so long
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for you to call your sponsor?
>> Nick: Well, don't keep us in
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suspense. What's the big plan?
>> Victor: You'll be working
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as equals,
under me.
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>> Adam: In what capacity?
>> Victor: As co-CEOs.
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Working with your father.
Neither one of you outranks
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the other.
>> Nick: And if we don't agree?
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>> Victor: I hope that won't be
the case, but
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if it is, then I shall make
the final decision.
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You think you can handle that?
Or will you be at
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each other's throats
before we even get started?
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>> Kyle: Ashley's having
a rougher time than I thought.
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>> Jack: Yeah, the fight she had
with Tucker in Paris was more
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than a lover's quarrel.
She was shaken to the core.
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>> Kyle: Even so,
did you get a sense that
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she's having second thoughts
about destroying Tucker?
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>> Jack: No, I don't think that.
I am concerned about
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her emotional wellbeing.
>> Kyle: But you agree we need
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to move forward
with phase two of the plan.
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>> Jack: Absolutely. The best
thing we can do for Ashley,
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for all of us, is to get Tucker
out of our lives for good.
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He was knocked off balance
by this news blitz.
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I can't help but think that
Glissade has taken a major hit.
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And you're right, thinking that
he's in retreat
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is wishful thinking.
We need to finish the job.
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>> Kyle: I couldn't agree more.
>> Jack: So, how's this plan
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of yours working right now?
>> Kyle: I told him I have the
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work up for a new fragrance
Jabot's set to launch in 2025.
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>> Jack: And he's
still interested?
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>> Kyle: He's not sure
if he wants to move forward
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with taking over Jabot
now that you've released
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the news of the scandal.
Not only that,
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but he wants me to give him
the information and then he'll
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decide how to proceed.
>> Jack: Sounds like he wants
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to change
the terms of your agreement.
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>> Kyle: And there's no way
I'm playing that game.
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I told him to
reach out if he wants to
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go ahead with the original plan.
>> Jack: So, the ball is in
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Tucker's court.
>> Tucker: How did you come to
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this conclusion about Kyle?
>> Audra: Um, he confessed it
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to me.
>> Tucker: When?
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>> Audra: The timing doesn't
matter. But the point is
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Kyle tried to get me
to switch allegiances.
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To join him on what he claims
is the winning side.
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Look, I won't lie.
I was tempted.
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You've been less than
forthcoming about the
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details of your plan.
>> Tucker: Why tell me now then?
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>> Audra: Because in spite of
how frustrating you can be,
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I know you'll be the one
to come out on top.
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I've invested too much
in you and our
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partnership to give up now.
>> Tucker: Yeah, you're gonna
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have to do better than that.
>> Audra: I have more of
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a connection to you
than I can ever have with Kyle.
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I know you think I've
fallen for Kyle.
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I haven't.
And it won't happen.
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My loyalty is here with you.
Look, our relationship is
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twisted and fickle,
but it's probably
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the strongest connection
I've ever had with anyone.
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So, if it's you or him,
look, it'll always be you.
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>> Tucker: I'm happy to
hear that.
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♪♪♪
>> Nikki: I should have
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reached out to you sooner.
>> Seth: Hey, this is not about
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making you feel guilty, okay?
The disease does enough
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of that already, right?
This is just about me letting
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you know that I'm here for you.
As your sponsor,
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it's my job to help.
And I just feel like
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you've been avoiding me.
We both know what that's
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a sign of.
>> Nikki: White-knuckling.
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Trying to do it alone.
>> Seth: Yeah. How's that going?
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>> Nikki: It works some days.
But, um, others...
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>> Seth: Like today?
>> Nikki: Yeah.
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>> Seth: Okay. Come on, tell me.
>> Nikki: Well, um,
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my family has been
very supportive,
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my husband especially, he--
he's always checking in on me.
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He practically
never leaves my side.
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>> Seth: Checks in or checks up?
>> Nikki: Well, today,
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it was more like hovering.
I caught him going
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through my desk drawer
and he said he needed a pen,
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but I know
what he was looking for.
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>> Seth: Did he find it?
>> Nikki: No.
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>> Seth: 'Cause it wasn't there
or because you've
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hidden it well?
>> Nikki: You know me too well.
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>> Seth: [ laughs ] No, I don't.
I-- I know the disease well.
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Hey, I've been there, remember?
I mean, listen, I have faltered
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so many times.
And I-- I didn't need people
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to force alcohol on me.
I-- I was really good
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at doing that all by myself.
But-- but anyway, you know,
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about what Victor didn't find?
>> Nikki: Well, it was my, um--
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It was my office flask,
but it-- but it was empty.
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I swear.
>> Seth: Lying to me
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is not gonna help you.
>> Nikki: [ sighs ] It's just
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something that I've been
keeping as a test
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to prove that I can say
no to it, that it cannot
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control me anymore.
>> Seth: And that's really
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the reason you keep it?
Or that's just the excuse
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you tell yourself?
>> Nikki: Oh, man.
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It is such a relief to talk
to somebody who understands
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and has no judgment.
You don't see the worry
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in their eye.
[ sighs ] My husband thinks
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I'm the strongest woman
in the world.
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>> Seth: Oh.
That's a lot to live up to.
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>> Nikki: Tell me about it.
But he has saved me
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so many times in the past.
I owe him my life, really.
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>> Seth: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Listen, man, I don't have to
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tell you how dangerous it is
to give anybody in your family
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that much power, right?
You can't do this for Victor.
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You can't even do this
for your children.
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You-- you have to do this
for you.
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>> Nikki: Thank you
for reminding me.
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>> Seth: No, and you don't
have to white-knuckle it.
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That's what sponsors are for.
And you can call me anytime
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you want, day or night.
>> Nikki: Thank you.
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I-- I can get through this.
I-- I've done it before.
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I don't know, there's just
something different
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about it this time, it's...
harder.
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>> Seth: Well, maybe.
But listen to me...
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you do not have to
face this alone.
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>>> Adam: I am totally committed
to making this work.
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I mean, I'm not sure if Nick
feels the same way.
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>> Nick: I will do
my best to give Adam
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the benefit of the doubt.
I seriously hope he doesn't
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do anything that makes me
regret that decision.
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>> Victor: Well, that's a start.
I certainly hope we can
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build on that.
I have a task for both of you.
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I want you to draft
a presentation that shows
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how we can fold
the new acquisition
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into the existing
Newman corporate structure.
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There's a meeting about that
this afternoon.
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>> Adam: Well, I can reach out,
and reschedule for later this
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week, I know with everything--
>> Victor: No, you will not
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reschedule, son.
I want you to come up
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with this presentation.
After lunch, I shall review it.
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>> Adam: I guess, we better
get to work then.
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>> Nick: Adam, I'll catch up
with you later.
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I need to talk to Dad.
It's a personal matter.
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>> Victor: See you after lunch.
>> Nick: I mean, you don't
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seriously think
this is gonna work. I mean,
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what happens when Vic decides
to come back, do we both
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get demoted back down to COOs?
Does one of us stay on
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as her number two?
Have you seriously
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thought this through?
>> Victor: You don't think
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I have?
Your task is to get along
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with your brother, that's all.
>> Nick: Yes, I-- I will do
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my absolute best, I promise you.
I hope you know,
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I'm only doing this for you.
>> Victor: And I
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appreciate that.
>> Nick: I can tell.
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I just hope Adam doesn't
let you down again.
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>> Victor: You know, that is
not an option.
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Not for either of you.
All right?
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Keep that in mind.
>> Audra: What's wrong?
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Keep that in mind.
>> Audra: What's wrong?
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Hm. Ashley. Of course.
>> Tucker: She said something
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to me the other day
that I just can't shake.
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>> Audra: Dare I ask?
>> Tucker: She accused me
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of being physically violent
during our fight in Paris.
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Smashing a wine glass
and throwing a chair.
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>> Audra: That doesn't
sound like you.
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But then again, Ashley
gets to you in a way
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no one else does.
Sounds like you caused
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quite a scene.
>> Tucker: I mean,
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it was a bit of a scene.
And I stormed off,
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and a wine glass tipped over,
and I may have
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shoved a chair out of the way
when I left, but there were
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no violent actions.
>> Audra: Well, it obviously
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scared Ashley.
I mean, unless she's
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exaggerating for effect?
>> Tucker: I don't think so.
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I know when she's playing games.
She seems to genuinely
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believe that that's how
things went down.
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>> Audra: You know, maybe you're
the one refusing to admit it.
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Because you're hoping
on some level
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that things didn't get too ugly.
That you can still
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salvage your marriage.
>> Tucker: I'm done.
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Goodbye, Ashley. Go to hell.
[ sighs ]
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I'm done.
[ glass shatters ]
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Goodbye, Ashley.
[ Ashley screams ]
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You go to hell!
Don't go anywhere.
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Hey, Ashley, wait a minute.
Hey, wait a minute.
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>> Ashley: Don't touch me.
I have nothing to say to you.
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>> Tucker: I don't understand
what's going on.
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It's like you're fleeing
just because I'm in the room.
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>> Ashley: Exactly.
>> Tucker: How have we
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gotten to this point?
Are you saying you're afraid
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to be around me even in public?
>> Nick: All right,
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what are your ideas?
>> Adam: It is a strong company.
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Great leadership.
In my opinion,
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it is undervalued.
>> Nick: That's because it's
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a relative newcomer
to the field.
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>> Adam: I say that we bring it
under the umbrella of our
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real estate division, and we
brand it as a boutique shop
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and we let them shine.
>> Nick: You can't just bring
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a start-up into the Newman fold,
and expect it to be welcomed
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with open arms.
>> Adam: Okay, just because
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it isn't a legacy company,
and it doesn't have
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the Newman track record,
doesn't mean it doesn't have
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a lot to contribute.
It's accomplished
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a lot of great things.
It's innovative.
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>> Nick: Interesting
choice of word,
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I would have gone with "risky."
>> Adam: I'd say
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entrepreneurial.
They're shaking things up.
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>> Nick: Others would say
destabilizing.
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>> Adam: Why would you
acquire them if you don't
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believe in them?
>> Nick: I didn't want to.
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I didn't like the idea at all,
but Dad was pushing for it.
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>> Adam: Are we talking
about how you feel about
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the acquisition or me?
>> Nick: My feelings about
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both are strangely similar.
>> Adam: You just told Dad
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that you were willing
to give me a chance.
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But if this is how
you're gonna play this,
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you're right, we're doomed.
>> Nick: Maybe we just do
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our own presentations,
and let the best man win.
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>> Adam: We're five minutes
into this partnership,
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and you think we should run
to Dad to decide.
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Is that really how you
want to play this?
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>> Nick: You're right.
Sorry, I'm not even trying.
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That's not fair or productive.
>> Adam: So, how about you take
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the giant chip off your shoulder
and at least pretend
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that we can get along.
>> Nikki: You're right.
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I have been avoiding you.
In the past, I would always rely
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on dear friends
to support my recovery.
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>> Seth: Friends are great.
But sponsors,
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we're a different animal.
>> Nikki: No, I know.
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Maybe that's why I waited
so long to reach out to you,
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I-- I was missing my friends.
[ sighs ] They were always
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such a great help to me.
Unfortunately, now they've
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both passed on.
And I think I was worried
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that I wouldn't be able to
do this again without them.
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>> Victor: Hi, sweetheart.
>> Nikki: Hi.
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>> Victor: I didn't realize
you were meeting someone.
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>> Nikki: Victor, this is Seth.
>> Victor: Hello, Seth.
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>> Seth: Mr. Newman, it's
very good to meet you, I am
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Nikki's A.A. sponsor.
>> Victor: I'll be damned.
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You never mentioned him before.
>> Seth: Well, that's probably
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because Nikki takes anonymity
very seriously, and what is said
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in the room, stays in the room.
>> Victor: Ah-ha.
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I hope that applies
to you as well.
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>> Nikki: Seth is very discreet.
>> Seth: The thing about
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being somebody's sponsor is,
it's a great responsibility
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and it's also very humbling.
You know, I-- I try to help
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where I can, you know,
by butting into people's lives
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where it seems appropriate.
But usually I-- I just
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like to give them freedom
to make their own mistakes
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because that's how we learn.
Right? It's progress,
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not perfection.
>> Victor: Oh, exactly.
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And I don't anticipate
any missteps now,
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do you, darling?
>> Kyle: Yeah, I left it
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to Tucker to reach out,
but I wouldn't say that means
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he holds all the cards.
>> Jack: So follow up.
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Put some pressure on him
to make a decision.
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If his deal with you is a no-go,
we need to know that sooner
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rather than later.
>> Kyle: That'll shake an answer
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rather than later.
>> Kyle: That'll shake an answer
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out of him, only because the guy
doesn't like to be pushed.
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>> Jack: Perhaps he is hesitant,
because he is on to your act.
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>> Kyle: Is that what
this is about?
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You don't think I'm capable
of fooling Tucker?
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>> Jack: This is not a slight
against you, put your ego aside.
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This family made a major move
against a very powerful man.
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He thinks of you
as an Abbott, despite
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your supposed disillusionment.
Look, as much as I hate
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to admit it, he is cunning.
He is insightful.
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He's also a sociopath
and that is a very
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dangerous combination.
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>> Victor: Well, I'm not
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going to interrupt anymore.
I'm sure you have
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important things to discuss.
>> Seth: Well, actually, I was
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just leaving, I think we covered
all the main topics
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unless you wanted to continue?
>> Nikki: Oh, no, thank you.
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This has been very helpful.
>> Seth: All right, uh,
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Mr. Newman, it was very nice
to meet you, I'm a big fan
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of your wife's.
>> Victor: Thank you very much.
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Nice meeting you.
>> Seth: You've got my number.
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>> Nikki: I will use it.
>> Victor: How come you never
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mentioned that guy before?
>> Nikki: Well, as he said,
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anonymity is so important.
He's been my sponsor
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for a while.
I-- I feel comfortable with him.
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I trust him.
And I just haven't felt the need
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to reach out to him.
Things have been going so well,
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until recent events.
>> Victor: But my baby, you felt
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the need to meet with him today.
After you had assured me
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that everything was all right.
>> Nikki: What are you
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accusing me of?
>> Victor: [ sighs ] You know,
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I adore you.
But I'm saying that you haven't
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been honest with me.
Are you struggling more
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than you're letting on?
>> Nick: That is on me.
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And if we come up
with anything good,
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I'll throw in a brownie.
>> Adam: Ooh, thank you.
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>> Nick: You know,
Newman E. Ventures.
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Newman E. Ventures, it just
doesn't say anything to me.
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How about
Newman Real Ventures.
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>> Adam: Newman Real Ventures?
>> Nick: Real Ventures.
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>> Adam: Uh, it has
a nice ring to it.
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I'm sure that I could
sell people on it.
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>> Nick: There you go.
>> Adam: Yeah, I-- I have
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another idea, and I don't know
that, uh, you're gonna like it.
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>> Nick: Try me.
>> Adam: Okay, our usual MO
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is we fold in companies, we look
for redundancies, we cut staff.
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>> Nick: Yeah.
>> Adam: Okay, what if
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instead, we guarantee two years
in the boutique setup?
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>> Nick: Hmm.
I mean, that would come
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with a significant cost.
>> Adam: Or it's an investment
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in a company whose assets
we sought out.
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I mean, we bought them
for a reason, why not--
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>> Nick: Let them shine.
>> Adam: Mm-hmm.
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We lead with trust.
>> Nick: Trust?
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I like it.
Looks like I owe you a brownie.
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>> Kyle: I can handle Tucker.
I thought I convinced
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you of that.
>> Jack: Anyone who says they
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can handle Tucker is setting
themselves up for a fall.
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He is slippery.
You need to stay on guard.
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We all do, look-- look what just
happened with Ashley and me.
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We both considered his lack
of a response to a media blitz
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as a sign of maybe
him retreating.
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>> Kyle: And I'm the one
who set you straight.
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>> Jack: Don't make it wishful
thinking on your part.
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You have to allow for the fact
that he might be on to you.
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00:35:06,704 --> 00:35:08,539
He might know you are
working for our side.
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>> Kyle: Is that a possibility?
Sure, but I do not believe
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that's the case, we have Tucker
backed into a corner.
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Dad, he is rattled
about losing Ashley.
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And we've landed a crippling
blow with the smear campaign.
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>> Jack: Which makes him
all the more dangerous.
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Look, this man is operating
on adrenaline and rage.
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Looking for a way
to lash back at us.
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>> Kyle: Yes, which is why
we need to land
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the final knockout punch.
>> Jack: I'm just saying
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sometimes you need
to change course,
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even if it's a good plan.
>> Kyle: Dad, Dad.
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Let me handle this.
It has to work
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so our family can move on.
So we can be done
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with Tucker McCall
once and for all.
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>> Tucker: Have you convinced
yourself that I was actually
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violent in Paris?
>> Ashley: Please, don't you
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dare try to gaslight me.
That's exactly what happened
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and you know it.
>> Tucker: No, it isn't.
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Ashley, at the very least
you're misremembering
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or you're for some reason--
>> Ashley: I know what you're
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doing, Tucker, you're trying
to minimize your rage,
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and your actions
to let yourself off the hook.
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>> Tucker: That's not true.
>> Ashley: Well, one of us
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is wrong, and it's not me.
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