1 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:25,024 >> Kyle: Thank you. Summer, hey. 2 00:00:25,091 --> 00:00:28,294 >> Summer: Hey. Kind of a coincidence 3 00:00:28,361 --> 00:00:30,997 running into you today. >> Kyle: Yeah. 4 00:00:31,064 --> 00:00:33,633 I was thinking the same thing. Feels-- 5 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:36,536 >> Summer: Strange. A little sad. 6 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:39,773 >> Kyle: You got a call from your lawyer too. 7 00:00:39,839 --> 00:00:42,742 >> Summer: Yep. Our divorce is final. 8 00:00:42,809 --> 00:00:45,145 It's not the easiest call to get. 9 00:00:45,211 --> 00:00:49,082 >> Kyle: No, it wasn't. So many things went 10 00:00:49,149 --> 00:00:52,819 right until-- >> Summer: More than right. 11 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:55,455 We made a lot of beautiful memories. 12 00:00:55,522 --> 00:00:59,359 All of us. >> Kyle: You, me and Harrison. 13 00:00:59,426 --> 00:01:01,861 >> Summer: Now, we just gotta pour all that extra 14 00:01:01,928 --> 00:01:05,098 love into him, right? >> Kyle: Mm-hmm. 15 00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:06,866 >> Summer: And we'll still see each other 16 00:01:06,933 --> 00:01:08,935 around the Jabot office. >> Kyle: Mm-hmm. 17 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:11,237 >> Summer: How are things for you, by the way, with all 18 00:01:11,304 --> 00:01:14,073 the changes in the C-suite? >> Kyle: Ah, news travels 19 00:01:14,140 --> 00:01:16,443 fast, huh? >> Summer: Billy left Jabot? 20 00:01:16,509 --> 00:01:18,378 >> Kyle: To go to Chancellor-Winters. 21 00:01:18,445 --> 00:01:20,513 >> Summer: Well, I guess that means that you're now back where 22 00:01:20,580 --> 00:01:24,451 you belong in the co-CEO spot. >> Kyle: Not quite. 23 00:01:24,517 --> 00:01:29,088 >> Summer: Then who? >> Kyle: My mom. 24 00:01:29,155 --> 00:01:33,860 >> Summer: Diane is now co-CEO of Jabot? 25 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:36,663 I mean, how do you feel about that? 26 00:01:36,729 --> 00:01:42,702 About your mom taking your job? >> Jack: I want you to 27 00:01:42,769 --> 00:01:44,671 see the press release and the memo to staff 28 00:01:44,737 --> 00:01:47,774 before I sign off on it. What do you think? 29 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:49,576 >> Diane: I can't believe I'm doing this. 30 00:01:49,642 --> 00:01:52,011 >> Jack: In my mind, it is meant to be. 31 00:01:52,078 --> 00:01:54,247 >> Diane: What? For me to take a job from my son? 32 00:01:54,314 --> 00:01:56,549 >> Jack: You-- you are not taking a job from anyone. 33 00:01:56,616 --> 00:01:59,385 This is not Kyle's time. This is your time. 34 00:01:59,452 --> 00:02:01,521 >> Diane: And I'm honored. I am. 35 00:02:01,588 --> 00:02:04,691 To be your life partner and then you choose me again to be 36 00:02:04,757 --> 00:02:07,694 your partner at work, it's-- it's amazing. 37 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,963 >> Jack: Except? >> Diane: Except no matter 38 00:02:10,029 --> 00:02:13,566 what Kyle says, I know he's hurt that he didn't get promoted. 39 00:02:13,633 --> 00:02:15,768 So, I'm hurting for him. 40 00:02:18,505 --> 00:02:23,610 ♪♪♪ 41 00:02:23,676 --> 00:02:29,382 ♪♪♪ 42 00:02:29,449 --> 00:02:34,220 ♪♪♪ 43 00:02:34,287 --> 00:02:40,293 ♪♪♪ 44 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:45,331 ♪♪♪ 45 00:02:45,398 --> 00:02:49,002 ♪♪♪ 46 00:02:52,972 --> 00:02:56,109 >> Claire: Is this a nightmare? >> Nikki: No. 47 00:02:56,175 --> 00:03:02,415 You're awake and you don't need to be afraid. 48 00:03:02,482 --> 00:03:05,618 >> Claire: What are you doing here? 49 00:03:05,685 --> 00:03:09,122 >> Nikki: I wanted to see for myself how you are. 50 00:03:09,188 --> 00:03:13,693 See what I can do. >> Claire: To help me? 51 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,330 >> Nikki: Mm-hmm. >> Claire: Why would 52 00:03:17,397 --> 00:03:20,533 you want to? You already saved my life. 53 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,836 >> Nikki: And you saved mine. >> Claire: But you still 54 00:03:23,903 --> 00:03:25,905 have every reason in the world to hate me. 55 00:03:25,972 --> 00:03:32,445 >> Nikki: You're right. I do. >> Ashley: So, those things 56 00:03:32,512 --> 00:03:34,914 you said downstairs. >> Tucker: Yeah? 57 00:03:34,981 --> 00:03:36,816 What about them? >> Ashley: You think I'm afraid 58 00:03:36,883 --> 00:03:39,018 of commitment and that I won't let myself be 59 00:03:39,085 --> 00:03:41,554 happy in a relationship? >> Tucker: Can you 60 00:03:41,621 --> 00:03:43,356 prove me wrong? >> Ashley: Well, you've 61 00:03:43,423 --> 00:03:44,991 certainly convinced yourself that I'm the one with 62 00:03:45,058 --> 00:03:46,726 the problem, haven't you? >> Tucker: Uh, you are 63 00:03:46,793 --> 00:03:48,394 the one rewriting history. >> Ashley: Mm-hmm. 64 00:03:48,461 --> 00:03:50,897 I know what you're doing. I know exactly what you're 65 00:03:50,964 --> 00:03:52,966 trying to accomplish. 66 00:04:02,709 --> 00:04:04,944 >> Tucker: You're trying to provoke me into losing my temper 67 00:04:05,011 --> 00:04:07,714 so I'll turn over a table 68 00:04:07,780 --> 00:04:09,616 thus validating your story. No dice. 69 00:04:09,682 --> 00:04:12,418 >> Ashley: I am not the one who is playing games. 70 00:04:12,485 --> 00:04:14,220 >> Tucker: Ashley, if this was a game, 71 00:04:14,287 --> 00:04:16,956 wouldn't that suggest that I'm deriving some pleasure from it? 72 00:04:17,023 --> 00:04:19,726 I'm having fun? I assure you I'm not. 73 00:04:19,792 --> 00:04:21,561 >> Ashley: You are gaslighting me. 74 00:04:21,628 --> 00:04:23,863 >> Tucker: Have you asked yourself why I would make 75 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:25,765 you question your sanity? What do I stand 76 00:04:25,832 --> 00:04:27,500 to gain from that? >> Ashley: It's retaliation, 77 00:04:27,567 --> 00:04:29,869 Tucker. You're trying to make me suffer. 78 00:04:29,936 --> 00:04:32,338 [ Tucker laughs ] Oh, yeah. You laugh. 79 00:04:32,405 --> 00:04:34,807 >> Tucker: Listen to yourself. >> Ashley: It's because 80 00:04:34,874 --> 00:04:36,409 I changed my mind about leaving Jabot. 81 00:04:36,476 --> 00:04:38,745 I ruined your dreams and all of your expectations and now 82 00:04:38,811 --> 00:04:43,916 you're trying to punish me. >> Tucker: That's incredible. 83 00:04:43,983 --> 00:04:45,885 You never really knew me at all, did you? 84 00:04:45,952 --> 00:04:47,587 >> Ashley: No, I know you quite well. 85 00:04:47,654 --> 00:04:49,956 You are selfish. You are smug. You are narcissistic. 86 00:04:50,023 --> 00:04:51,724 You're a son of a bitch. >> Tucker: Yeah. Yes. 87 00:04:51,791 --> 00:04:53,493 I know I'm all those things, aren't I? 88 00:04:53,559 --> 00:04:57,497 But I can tell you right now, I have never ever been motivated 89 00:04:57,563 --> 00:05:02,035 by the need to inflict harm on others 90 00:05:02,101 --> 00:05:05,872 and absolutely never on someone I loved. 91 00:05:09,142 --> 00:05:11,244 >> Summer: I don't know, if my mom got the job that 92 00:05:11,310 --> 00:05:14,547 I've been wanting my entire life I might feel a certain 93 00:05:14,614 --> 00:05:16,315 type of way about it. >> Kyle: Well, 94 00:05:16,382 --> 00:05:18,151 I'm happy for my mom. That was the right call 95 00:05:18,217 --> 00:05:23,156 for my father to make. >> Summer: Kyle, you sound 96 00:05:23,222 --> 00:05:26,726 like you're fielding questions with the press, okay? 97 00:05:26,793 --> 00:05:28,728 Just because we're not married anymore doesn't mean that 98 00:05:28,795 --> 00:05:31,097 you can't tell me the truth. >> Kyle: Okay. You want 99 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:34,400 honesty and full disclosure? All right. 100 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:38,504 Is there some disappointment? Plenty. 101 00:05:38,571 --> 00:05:40,873 >> Summer: Of course. You know Jabot like 102 00:05:40,940 --> 00:05:42,675 the back of your hand. >> Kyle: Yeah, but not 103 00:05:42,742 --> 00:05:44,510 like my father does. I have a lot to learn. 104 00:05:44,577 --> 00:05:47,847 And if it is the job that I was born to have, I'll be 105 00:05:47,914 --> 00:05:50,183 ready when it comes my way. >> Summer: So, you'll 106 00:05:50,249 --> 00:05:54,287 really be happy as COO? >> Kyle: Yeah. 107 00:05:54,353 --> 00:05:57,356 I get to work with my mom and learn from my dad. 108 00:05:57,423 --> 00:05:59,058 I mean, those two are good together. 109 00:05:59,125 --> 00:06:00,593 They're what Jabot needs right now. 110 00:06:00,660 --> 00:06:03,396 They're solid and she supports him the way he needs. 111 00:06:03,463 --> 00:06:06,399 >> Summer: It's not like you or Billy who would have their 112 00:06:06,466 --> 00:06:09,469 own agenda and push back. >> Kyle: Okay. 113 00:06:09,535 --> 00:06:12,305 Mom is not a pushover, but she won't stand 114 00:06:12,371 --> 00:06:14,707 in his way, no. Jabot needs a singular 115 00:06:14,774 --> 00:06:17,643 vision right now. >> Summer: And you will 116 00:06:17,710 --> 00:06:19,679 bite your tongue and just think about how 117 00:06:19,746 --> 00:06:23,783 you could've done things better. And you'll learn to be happy 118 00:06:23,850 --> 00:06:27,320 with the situation because it's family and family comes first. 119 00:06:27,386 --> 00:06:28,921 >> Kyle: Hmm. It's almost like you 120 00:06:28,988 --> 00:06:30,990 know me or something. >> Summer: Something like that. 121 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:33,860 >> Kyle: Mm-hmm. >> Chance: Hi. 122 00:06:33,926 --> 00:06:38,064 >> Summer: Hey, Chance. Wow. That looks incredible. 123 00:06:38,131 --> 00:06:40,533 Let me see the back. >> Kyle: Just humor her. 124 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,302 It's the easier way. >> Chance: All right. All right. 125 00:06:43,369 --> 00:06:45,171 >> Summer: It's perfect. >> Chance: Right? 126 00:06:45,238 --> 00:06:46,873 >> Summer: I'm impressed by the both of us. 127 00:06:46,939 --> 00:06:48,841 >> Chance: Yeah. Yeah. She's, uh, she's been my 128 00:06:48,908 --> 00:06:52,245 personal shopper for this whole new executive wardrobe. 129 00:06:52,311 --> 00:06:54,480 I still don't know she knew my size. She didn't take my 130 00:06:54,547 --> 00:06:56,649 measurements or anything. >> Kyle: It's what she does. 131 00:06:56,716 --> 00:06:58,551 >> Summer: One of my superpowers. 132 00:06:58,618 --> 00:07:00,920 >> Chance: Apparently I'm expanding my style horizons. 133 00:07:00,987 --> 00:07:03,222 >> Summer: It's a nice fit. >> Chance: Yeah. It's a little 134 00:07:03,289 --> 00:07:04,757 more comfortable than I thought. 135 00:07:04,824 --> 00:07:06,359 >> Summer: Of course. >> Chance: I'm gonna grab 136 00:07:06,425 --> 00:07:13,032 a coffee. >> Summer: What? 137 00:07:13,099 --> 00:07:21,307 >> Kyle: Somebody's got a crush. >> Nikki: I have every reason 138 00:07:21,374 --> 00:07:26,212 in the world to hate you, but I don't. 139 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:30,917 >> Claire: You're pitying me, which is probably worse. 140 00:07:30,983 --> 00:07:36,589 >> Nikki: What happened to you was very cruel and relentless. 141 00:07:36,656 --> 00:07:41,727 You had horrible lies whispered into your ears your whole life. 142 00:07:41,794 --> 00:07:45,331 You can't help but be a product of your upbringing. 143 00:07:45,398 --> 00:07:48,768 >> Claire: Like a broken vase. The pieces never fit back 144 00:07:48,835 --> 00:07:51,337 the way they should. >> Nikki: Well, we're all 145 00:07:51,404 --> 00:07:56,209 a little broken, aren't we? The question is, 146 00:07:56,275 --> 00:08:01,614 do you wanna get better? >> Claire: Is it even possible? 147 00:08:01,681 --> 00:08:05,751 After the way I was raised on lies told by a woman who 148 00:08:05,818 --> 00:08:09,488 lived in a different reality? >> Nikki: We are all 149 00:08:09,555 --> 00:08:12,692 stronger than we give ourselves credit for. 150 00:08:12,758 --> 00:08:20,933 We just have to be brave enough to dig down to find it. 151 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,069 >> Claire: Sometimes, I think I have it. 152 00:08:23,135 --> 00:08:26,005 I feel strong and capable, brave. 153 00:08:26,072 --> 00:08:32,945 And other times, it just seems pointless, exhausting. 154 00:08:33,012 --> 00:08:37,817 Like all I'll ever do is let everyone down. 155 00:08:37,884 --> 00:08:39,819 >> Nikki: Well, you can't do it alone. 156 00:08:39,886 --> 00:08:43,155 Nobody can. >> Claire: Am I even 157 00:08:43,222 --> 00:08:44,957 really doing it if I need that much help? 158 00:08:45,024 --> 00:08:48,895 >> Nikki: Of course, you are. And Cole and Victoria 159 00:08:48,961 --> 00:08:51,964 wanna be there for you. >> Claire: They have to. 160 00:08:52,031 --> 00:08:55,201 They're parents and they're good people. 161 00:08:55,268 --> 00:08:59,305 What I need is someone who will tell me the truth. 162 00:08:59,372 --> 00:09:01,207 Someone who knows the whole story. 163 00:09:01,274 --> 00:09:03,843 Who can look me in the eyes and answer my question. 164 00:09:03,910 --> 00:09:11,317 >> Nikki: What is your question? >> Claire: Am I inherently evil? 165 00:09:19,358 --> 00:09:21,928 >> Nikki: I won't judge you, Claire. 166 00:09:21,994 --> 00:09:25,064 >> Claire: But you know the things I've done. 167 00:09:25,131 --> 00:09:30,303 [ Nikki sighing ] >> Nikki: You were born 168 00:09:30,369 --> 00:09:37,343 perfect and innocent and then an evil force got in the way. 169 00:09:37,410 --> 00:09:42,381 But the fact is we saved each other's lives and 170 00:09:42,448 --> 00:09:45,418 that's a good thing. >> Claire: But... 171 00:09:45,484 --> 00:09:51,457 what if-- >> Nikki: No, no. No ifs. 172 00:09:51,524 --> 00:09:53,893 Why don't you tell me a little bit about how you 173 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:59,031 spend your days here? >> Claire: I get up in 174 00:09:59,098 --> 00:10:01,233 time for breakfast now. I'm sleeping 175 00:10:01,300 --> 00:10:04,303 a little bit better. We have group 176 00:10:04,370 --> 00:10:09,175 and then some free time, and there's a craft lesson. 177 00:10:09,241 --> 00:10:11,877 Actually, there is something new. 178 00:10:11,944 --> 00:10:15,581 I got a new privilege and it's my favorite part of the day. 179 00:10:15,648 --> 00:10:18,784 >> Nikki: Well, tell me about that. 180 00:10:18,851 --> 00:10:21,787 >> Claire: I get to go on walks to the other floors with one of 181 00:10:21,854 --> 00:10:25,424 the orderlies for some exercise. It's better than it sounds. 182 00:10:25,491 --> 00:10:29,595 [ Claire chuckles ] I get to go to pediatrics. 183 00:10:29,662 --> 00:10:32,598 >> Nikki: Ah, to see the children. 184 00:10:32,665 --> 00:10:34,367 >> Claire: Even though they're sick, 185 00:10:34,433 --> 00:10:38,037 they all talk to each other and they get loud sometimes. 186 00:10:38,104 --> 00:10:41,941 Um, they know all the nurses, and the nurses all know them. 187 00:10:42,008 --> 00:10:44,777 >> Nikki: Do they? >> Claire: And then their 188 00:10:44,844 --> 00:10:46,879 parents come to visit and they bring food from 189 00:10:46,946 --> 00:10:51,083 home if it's allowed. You can hear them reading 190 00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:57,423 stories, playing cards. And the moms and dads, 191 00:10:57,490 --> 00:11:00,192 they all smile, even though you know 192 00:11:00,259 --> 00:11:02,128 they're worried. >> Nikki: Well, that's 193 00:11:02,194 --> 00:11:07,466 what we do so that our children aren't afraid. 194 00:11:07,533 --> 00:11:10,169 >> Claire: The kids are sick or injured and it's awful, 195 00:11:10,236 --> 00:11:17,043 but sometimes I'm jealous. >> Nikki: Because they have 196 00:11:17,109 --> 00:11:21,380 their family around them. >> Claire: I saw kids on TV or 197 00:11:21,447 --> 00:11:24,483 around the neighborhood. I knew what family was 198 00:11:24,550 --> 00:11:30,523 supposed to be like and I wanted it for so long. 199 00:11:30,589 --> 00:11:37,396 I had my aunt and she said she was all I needed, but... 200 00:11:37,463 --> 00:11:42,301 she wasn't. And wishing, 201 00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:48,140 it doesn't change anything. So, I stopped wishing. 202 00:11:51,944 --> 00:11:54,780 >> Summer: Uh, I don't know what vibe you think 203 00:11:54,847 --> 00:11:58,017 you're picking up on, but it's probably just me 204 00:11:58,084 --> 00:12:01,954 being pleased with how I styled Chance for his new job. 205 00:12:02,021 --> 00:12:04,824 >> Kyle: Hm. Right. That's it. >> Summer: Okay. 206 00:12:04,890 --> 00:12:07,126 You can stop now. >> Kyle: Ooh, 207 00:12:07,193 --> 00:12:09,662 I haven't said a thing. >> Summer: You want to. 208 00:12:09,728 --> 00:12:12,498 >> Kyle: Well, there's a little something going 209 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:14,633 on between you and Chance. >> Summer: Yeah. 210 00:12:14,700 --> 00:12:16,368 It's called friendship. >> Kyle: Yeah. 211 00:12:16,435 --> 00:12:18,637 And it's okay if it's more. I mean, you don't need 212 00:12:18,704 --> 00:12:23,609 to ask my permission. Okay. Summer, I'm just saying, 213 00:12:23,676 --> 00:12:28,080 it's good to see you smile like that again. 214 00:12:28,147 --> 00:12:31,484 >> Summer: Have you been smiling more lately too? 215 00:12:31,550 --> 00:12:34,353 >> Kyle: Yeah, it's been better than it has been. 216 00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:37,223 >> Summer: I'm glad. >> Kyle: Summer, we always 217 00:12:37,289 --> 00:12:40,993 wanted each other to be happy. That doesn't have to change. 218 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:48,667 >> Summer: It never will. >> Ashley: You loved me? 219 00:12:48,734 --> 00:12:50,870 You should be ashamed of yourself. 220 00:12:50,936 --> 00:12:53,672 >> Tucker: What am I doing now? >> Ashley: You're just 221 00:12:53,739 --> 00:12:55,975 throwing around that word like it means nothing. 222 00:12:56,041 --> 00:12:58,878 You just use it as a way to control me. 223 00:12:58,944 --> 00:13:03,149 >> Tucker: Control you? Oh, no, no, no, no. 224 00:13:03,215 --> 00:13:07,520 You have proven ad infinitum that you are a force 225 00:13:07,586 --> 00:13:11,390 unto yourself, Ashley. Lacking nothing, needing no one. 226 00:13:11,457 --> 00:13:16,896 Certainly not me, who would've done anything for you! 227 00:13:16,962 --> 00:13:21,800 All I ever wanted in return... >> Ashley: What? 228 00:13:21,867 --> 00:13:24,737 What did you want from me? >> Tucker: I wanted love, 229 00:13:24,803 --> 00:13:27,106 respect, I mostly wanted commitment. 230 00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:30,876 To be a partner with you in all things, in all ways. 231 00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:33,012 But those are things you just can't give anybody. 232 00:13:33,078 --> 00:13:35,714 At least not anybody that doesn't share your DNA, 233 00:13:35,781 --> 00:13:38,384 apparently. I mean, the very idea of 234 00:13:38,450 --> 00:13:40,886 commitment sends you scurrying in the opposite direction. 235 00:13:40,953 --> 00:13:43,923 And the second there weren't 20 Abbotts in an army of lawyers 236 00:13:43,989 --> 00:13:48,127 between us, well, you just ran home. 237 00:13:48,194 --> 00:13:53,732 Yeah, I'm sad too, but it's game over for me. 238 00:13:53,799 --> 00:13:56,502 I'm moving on. So should you. And you should give up this-- 239 00:13:56,569 --> 00:13:58,070 this obsession about what happened in Paris. 240 00:13:58,137 --> 00:14:00,372 >> Ashley: Oh, okay. So not only am I delusional, 241 00:14:00,439 --> 00:14:02,374 but now I'm obsessing. >> Tucker: You are obsessing, 242 00:14:02,441 --> 00:14:04,376 yes. About a moment that is now 243 00:14:04,443 --> 00:14:09,882 unrecognizable to me. You know what you gotta do? 244 00:14:09,949 --> 00:14:13,085 You ought to hop on that fancy jet of yours across the pond, 245 00:14:13,152 --> 00:14:16,855 go to the bistro, talk to the wait staff, ask them what 246 00:14:16,922 --> 00:14:22,194 happened that afternoon. Say, uh, "Do you happen 247 00:14:22,261 --> 00:14:25,331 to remember a man in this restaurant going absolutely 248 00:14:25,397 --> 00:14:30,736 berserk and-- and smashing wine glasses and throwing furniture?" 249 00:14:30,803 --> 00:14:34,240 I think you'd be surprised what they tell you. 250 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,522 >> Diane: I might not have been there for every disappointment 251 00:14:50,589 --> 00:14:53,125 in our son's life, but Jack, come on. 252 00:14:53,192 --> 00:14:56,462 I saw the look in his eyes. >> Jack: Honey, Kyle is 253 00:14:56,528 --> 00:14:59,565 managing things just fine. >> Diane: He's heartbroken. 254 00:14:59,632 --> 00:15:02,201 Losing Summer and now losing this job. 255 00:15:02,268 --> 00:15:04,570 I mean, one of those things is enough to cause real pain, 256 00:15:04,637 --> 00:15:07,473 but both of them, it's-- No, it's-- it's too much. 257 00:15:07,539 --> 00:15:09,275 >> Jack: If he had a problem with things, 258 00:15:09,341 --> 00:15:11,844 he had ample opportunity to come to me to plead his case. 259 00:15:11,910 --> 00:15:14,113 >> Diane: I'm not sure. >> Jack: Kyle is fine, 260 00:15:14,179 --> 00:15:16,181 believe me. In fact, I'm very proud of 261 00:15:16,248 --> 00:15:19,184 him that he realizes he has plenty more to learn. 262 00:15:19,251 --> 00:15:23,055 The most important things in life and in business you 263 00:15:23,122 --> 00:15:26,125 cannot, should not rush. And look, 264 00:15:26,191 --> 00:15:30,062 if we change things now again, what is the message to Jabot? 265 00:15:30,129 --> 00:15:32,831 More important, what is the message to our son 266 00:15:32,898 --> 00:15:36,268 that we don't trust him to weather a career setback? 267 00:15:36,335 --> 00:15:38,103 That we don't believe him when he says he's 268 00:15:38,170 --> 00:15:41,707 where he wants to be. I think we owe it to him 269 00:15:41,774 --> 00:15:45,644 to take him at his word. >> Diane: You don't fight fair. 270 00:15:45,711 --> 00:15:48,047 You know that, don't you? >> Jack: Wait, are we fighting? 271 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:50,416 >> Diane: Well, everything you're saying makes sense, 272 00:15:50,482 --> 00:15:54,920 which is enough already. But then you look at me like 273 00:15:54,987 --> 00:15:58,157 that and what can I do but agree to everything you say? 274 00:15:58,223 --> 00:16:00,959 >> Jack: Wait, everything? >> Diane: Everything. 275 00:16:01,026 --> 00:16:06,398 >> Jack: [ laughs ] Everything. >> Kyle: Oh, don't mind me. 276 00:16:06,465 --> 00:16:09,001 I just have some actual Jabot business to discuss, 277 00:16:09,068 --> 00:16:10,969 but yeah, it-- it can wait. >> Diane: Ah, 278 00:16:11,036 --> 00:16:13,806 we were talking about you. >> Kyle: And I know why. 279 00:16:13,872 --> 00:16:16,675 You, and the three of us, hit the ground running. 280 00:16:16,742 --> 00:16:18,977 >> Jack: Exactly right. I have a head full of ideas 281 00:16:19,044 --> 00:16:21,580 I wanna share with both of you. I hope you've had your coffee. 282 00:16:21,647 --> 00:16:24,416 >> Kyle: I did. >> Jack: Okay. 283 00:16:24,483 --> 00:16:27,686 Well, let me deal with this memo and the press release, and, 284 00:16:27,753 --> 00:16:30,089 uh, we will roll up our sleeves and get to work. 285 00:16:30,155 --> 00:16:33,592 >> Kyle: Can't wait. >> Jack: Be right back. 286 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:35,527 >> Kyle: Sounds like we're in for a long afternoon. 287 00:16:35,594 --> 00:16:37,396 Can I get you something before we get started? 288 00:16:37,463 --> 00:16:39,598 >> Diane: Uh, yes. A conversation. 289 00:16:39,665 --> 00:16:44,703 And I don't mean what the COO of Jabot who's just fine with 290 00:16:44,770 --> 00:16:48,974 how things turned out. I mean, with my son. 291 00:16:49,041 --> 00:16:54,313 And I wanna know the truth. >> Claire: Sometimes, I look 292 00:16:54,380 --> 00:16:56,882 at those kids and I wonder what was Victoria like 293 00:16:56,949 --> 00:17:02,054 when she was little? >> Nikki: Well, um, 294 00:17:02,121 --> 00:17:05,457 that's a big question. >> Claire: You don't have to 295 00:17:05,524 --> 00:17:08,360 answer it if you don't want to. I'm sure those memories 296 00:17:08,427 --> 00:17:12,698 are precious to you. But I bet you were 297 00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:16,135 really careful with her. You protected her from all 298 00:17:16,201 --> 00:17:18,003 the people and the things that might hurt her. 299 00:17:18,070 --> 00:17:21,273 >> Nikki: Well, I don't know about that, 300 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:28,380 but she loved her horses. Always amazed me as powerful 301 00:17:28,447 --> 00:17:31,750 and strong-willed as those animals can be, 302 00:17:31,817 --> 00:17:38,891 she had them under control. Also, let them feel free. 303 00:17:38,957 --> 00:17:44,563 I think they felt safe around her and vice versa. 304 00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:49,568 And she was an avid reader. She would read anything 305 00:17:49,635 --> 00:17:52,004 she could get her hands on. >> Claire: She brought me books. 306 00:17:52,070 --> 00:17:56,508 >> Nikki: Oh, did she? Well, she also likes painting 307 00:17:56,575 --> 00:18:02,548 and going to the museum, spending time in her art studio. 308 00:18:02,614 --> 00:18:04,616 Of course, there's not a lot of time for that 309 00:18:04,683 --> 00:18:09,688 these days with work and family. >> Claire: I want that. 310 00:18:09,755 --> 00:18:14,326 I want someone to smile when I say my name like you did. 311 00:18:14,393 --> 00:18:16,995 I want someone to be proud of the things I've done. 312 00:18:17,062 --> 00:18:20,599 >> Nikki: You were so very alone, weren't you? 313 00:18:20,666 --> 00:18:26,405 >> Claire: It was all I knew. Jordan was all I had. 314 00:18:26,472 --> 00:18:32,444 But if I'd had a mother who loved me, who showed up for 315 00:18:32,511 --> 00:18:35,714 important days. If I'd had a life 316 00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:39,284 where I wasn't expected to perform and to pretend, 317 00:18:39,351 --> 00:18:41,520 because I had to be good. I couldn't make waves. 318 00:18:41,587 --> 00:18:46,125 I had to do what I was told. But if someone had seen me 319 00:18:46,191 --> 00:18:51,230 for me not as a weapon or a tool, can you imagine? 320 00:18:51,296 --> 00:18:57,803 Things would be so different. And I keep thinking 321 00:18:57,870 --> 00:19:00,939 it's not fair. But then I hear Jordan in 322 00:19:01,006 --> 00:19:07,946 my head yelling at me, telling me life isn't fair and 323 00:19:08,013 --> 00:19:16,054 why do I think I'm so special? But I was. 324 00:19:16,121 --> 00:19:21,193 I was special for a little while, wasn't I? 325 00:19:21,260 --> 00:19:28,333 I was Victoria's baby. >> Nikki: You know, 326 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:33,205 there are things that we have done to others 327 00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:41,547 and things they have done to us and wouldn't it be wonderful if 328 00:19:41,613 --> 00:19:45,651 we could go back and correct those things, 329 00:19:45,717 --> 00:19:51,590 get a second chance. But all we have is 330 00:19:51,657 --> 00:19:57,129 the here and now, so we have to find a way 331 00:19:57,195 --> 00:20:00,899 to break free of the past. >> Claire: I don't know 332 00:20:00,966 --> 00:20:04,469 if I can. When Victoria looks at me, 333 00:20:04,536 --> 00:20:06,505 she sees this baby that she thought was dead. 334 00:20:06,572 --> 00:20:08,340 When I look at you, I see all the horrible 335 00:20:08,407 --> 00:20:13,679 things Jordan made me do. When you look at me, 336 00:20:13,745 --> 00:20:21,320 what do you see? [ laughs, sniffling ] 337 00:20:21,386 --> 00:20:36,268 Just like I thought. >> Tucker: I'm done. 338 00:20:36,335 --> 00:20:51,783 Just like I thought. >> Tucker: I'm done. 339 00:20:51,850 --> 00:20:54,186 [ glass shattering ] Goodbye, Ashley. 340 00:20:54,252 --> 00:21:09,134 You go to hell! I'm done. 341 00:21:09,201 --> 00:21:17,976 You go to hell! I'm done. 342 00:21:18,043 --> 00:21:20,178 Goodbye, Ashley. You go to hell. 343 00:21:25,250 --> 00:21:30,656 >> Ashley: Get out of my head. I know what I know. 344 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:38,430 >> Traci: Ashley, hey. Oh, what's going on? 345 00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:40,932 >> Ashley: I'm-- I'm fine. Sorry. 346 00:21:40,999 --> 00:21:43,535 >> Traci: I think I know better. Tell me w-- Maybe there's 347 00:21:43,602 --> 00:21:46,905 something I can do to help. Tell me what's going on. 348 00:21:58,550 --> 00:22:00,686 >> Traci: So, you remember him 349 00:22:00,752 --> 00:22:03,989 storming out and leaving the bistro in shambles, right? 350 00:22:04,056 --> 00:22:05,924 >> Ashley: Yes, it was traumatizing. 351 00:22:05,991 --> 00:22:10,796 Yeah. Thank you. So humiliating. 352 00:22:10,862 --> 00:22:13,165 Now, he says it-- it didn't happen that way. 353 00:22:13,231 --> 00:22:15,333 He's acting like it was just a normal argument. 354 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,237 He just walked away from it. >> Traci: Broken promises, 355 00:22:19,304 --> 00:22:22,441 but no broken glasses. >> Ashley: He keeps telling me 356 00:22:22,507 --> 00:22:25,177 that I'm misremembering, that I'm wrong. 357 00:22:25,243 --> 00:22:29,581 I've got the whole thing wrong. >> Traci: Still, you-- you're 358 00:22:29,648 --> 00:22:34,152 convinced he's gaslighting you. Ashley, 359 00:22:34,219 --> 00:22:38,423 this is so interesting because what does he have to gain? 360 00:22:38,490 --> 00:22:43,261 I mean, let's say he left the place torn apart and now 361 00:22:43,328 --> 00:22:45,997 he's trying to make you believe in some distorted reality? 362 00:22:46,064 --> 00:22:49,134 Uh, why? >> Ashley: Well, I-- 363 00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:54,072 I told him that I thought maybe he was retaliating. 364 00:22:54,139 --> 00:22:58,176 >> Traci: He's no prince charming, but I never thought of 365 00:22:58,243 --> 00:23:01,012 him as the kind of man who would pull the wings off butterflies, 366 00:23:01,079 --> 00:23:09,154 is he? >> Ashley: No. 367 00:23:09,221 --> 00:23:13,225 I mean, he'd be the first person to say he's very selfish, but 368 00:23:13,291 --> 00:23:18,597 see, I've never known him to be violent with anybody. 369 00:23:18,663 --> 00:23:22,367 >> Traci: But you know what you saw, right? 370 00:23:25,003 --> 00:23:28,373 >> Kyle: Of course, I'm okay with you and Dad being co-CEOs. 371 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:31,443 I can even say I'm proud. >> Diane: Well, I know how I'd 372 00:23:31,510 --> 00:23:34,045 feel if someone came along and was given a job that I was more 373 00:23:34,112 --> 00:23:37,349 qualified for, one that I'd been successful at in the past. 374 00:23:37,415 --> 00:23:39,551 >> Kyle: Well, when you put it like that, I mean, 375 00:23:39,618 --> 00:23:43,922 maybe I should feel a little... I'm joking. 376 00:23:43,989 --> 00:23:46,691 You've gotta let this go. I have. 377 00:23:46,758 --> 00:23:49,628 >> Diane: You sure? >> Kyle: I love seeing you 378 00:23:49,694 --> 00:23:52,430 and Dad work together. But maybe it's proof that 379 00:23:52,497 --> 00:23:54,633 if a couple is meant to be, it'll happen. 380 00:23:54,699 --> 00:23:56,968 >> Diane: Even if it takes a lifetime. 381 00:23:57,035 --> 00:23:59,538 >> Kyle: Sometimes, all you need is a little patience. 382 00:23:59,604 --> 00:24:02,474 A man can learn a lot by waiting and watching. 383 00:24:02,541 --> 00:24:04,676 Hey, I'm the one who pushed for this promotion. 384 00:24:04,743 --> 00:24:06,645 >> Diane: Yeah. And that was really selfless of you. 385 00:24:06,711 --> 00:24:10,782 >> Kyle: I got it from my mom. Mom, this is your job. 386 00:24:10,849 --> 00:24:13,718 You're gonna crush it. >> Diane: Just know that 387 00:24:13,785 --> 00:24:17,189 one day, I'll be saying the same thing about you. 388 00:24:17,255 --> 00:24:21,893 Thank you, Kyle. Oh! How did I get so lucky? 389 00:24:24,896 --> 00:24:27,032 >> Chance: Well, the problems that I'm solving over at 390 00:24:27,098 --> 00:24:29,034 Chancellor-Winters are completely different 391 00:24:29,100 --> 00:24:33,371 compared to the GCPD. But office politics? Identical. 392 00:24:33,438 --> 00:24:35,307 Same thing. >> Summer: Oh. Tell me more. 393 00:24:35,373 --> 00:24:37,542 >> Chance: Well, you got your old timers, right? Guys 394 00:24:37,609 --> 00:24:39,578 that have been there forever. They got all the good stories. 395 00:24:39,644 --> 00:24:41,546 You know, where all the bodies are buried. 396 00:24:41,613 --> 00:24:43,248 >> Summer: Yeah. We definitely had those 397 00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:44,683 people when I first started at Marchetti. 398 00:24:44,749 --> 00:24:46,151 >> Chance: Right? Right? They've seen it all. 399 00:24:46,218 --> 00:24:47,652 They've done it all. And they're just looking 400 00:24:47,719 --> 00:24:49,621 for that big shot to prove they still got it. 401 00:24:49,688 --> 00:24:51,423 >> Summer: I can see that for sure. 402 00:24:51,489 --> 00:24:53,091 >> Chance: But then you got your new kids. 403 00:24:53,158 --> 00:24:55,026 You know, guys that come in hot thinking they know 404 00:24:55,093 --> 00:24:56,995 everything and they're begging for that big chance. 405 00:24:57,062 --> 00:24:58,763 >> Summer: To show everybody what they're made of. 406 00:24:58,830 --> 00:25:00,532 >> Chance: Mm-hmm. So you got these guys that 407 00:25:00,599 --> 00:25:02,300 are always saying, "Wow, you-- you should have been 408 00:25:02,367 --> 00:25:04,502 around for the good old days." >> Summer: And then you have 409 00:25:04,569 --> 00:25:05,971 the newbies that are attacking every day like 410 00:25:06,037 --> 00:25:07,973 it's uncharted territory. >> Chance: But you know what? 411 00:25:08,039 --> 00:25:09,608 I get it. People get used to things 412 00:25:09,674 --> 00:25:11,676 being a certain way. It's tough for some people 413 00:25:11,743 --> 00:25:13,511 to let go of the past. >> Summer: Yeah. 414 00:25:13,578 --> 00:25:15,146 Well, that's why you need to mix it up. 415 00:25:15,213 --> 00:25:17,082 You gotta keep the vintage with the modern. 416 00:25:17,148 --> 00:25:19,718 >> Chance: Oh, keep the OGs with the newbies. 417 00:25:19,784 --> 00:25:23,521 >> Summer: Exactly. >> Chance: Okay. Okay. 418 00:25:23,588 --> 00:25:27,359 >> Summer: Wait a second. What-- what time is it? 419 00:25:27,425 --> 00:25:29,895 Oh, my God. How did it get so late? 420 00:25:29,961 --> 00:25:32,464 This is all your fault. >> Chance: Well, you've been 421 00:25:32,530 --> 00:25:36,268 sitting here talking my ear off. >> Summer: No! Okay. Maybe. 422 00:25:36,334 --> 00:25:39,571 And I have so much more to say on practically every topic. 423 00:25:39,638 --> 00:25:42,340 >> Chance: Let's get lunch then. >> Summer: Okay. 424 00:25:42,407 --> 00:25:46,444 If you promise me more gossip. >> Chance: Hm. 425 00:25:46,511 --> 00:25:50,248 Well, rumor has it, Jeff in finance and Kelly 426 00:25:50,315 --> 00:25:54,152 in streaming are a thing. Never would've thunk it. 427 00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:56,221 Never would've thunk it. 428 00:26:10,035 --> 00:26:12,504 >> Summer: Uh, look who it is. 429 00:26:12,570 --> 00:26:15,874 Genoa City's newest mogul. >> Sharon: Oh, well, 430 00:26:15,941 --> 00:26:20,612 give me a couple of months to become mogul status. 431 00:26:20,679 --> 00:26:23,181 Good to see you. >> Chance: Good to see you. 432 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:26,518 Congrats on the new adventure. >> Sharon: Thank you very much. 433 00:26:26,584 --> 00:26:29,587 You two should have come to the party. 434 00:26:29,654 --> 00:26:32,057 It was a lot fun. >> Chance: Well, that was-- 435 00:26:32,123 --> 00:26:35,660 that was your night to shine. >> Sharon: Mariah definitely 436 00:26:35,727 --> 00:26:38,530 made it a night to remember. >> Chance: Yeah, that's 437 00:26:38,596 --> 00:26:40,765 what we keep hearing. >> Summer: You must be so happy. 438 00:26:40,832 --> 00:26:42,600 You worked so hard on this project and now it's 439 00:26:42,667 --> 00:26:46,037 ready for the world to see and you get to watch it fly. 440 00:26:46,104 --> 00:26:47,839 >> Chance: And you had one hell of a party. 441 00:26:47,906 --> 00:26:51,009 No one got held hostage. No one spiked the punch. 442 00:26:51,076 --> 00:26:54,212 It's a win around here. >> Summer: And I really love 443 00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:57,115 that you named the company after Cassie. 444 00:26:57,182 --> 00:27:00,185 >> Sharon: Well, I always feel like she's watching over us 445 00:27:00,251 --> 00:27:03,054 and giving something her name, knowing how much she meant 446 00:27:03,121 --> 00:27:06,791 to us, it makes me wanna work that much harder. 447 00:27:06,858 --> 00:27:09,861 My motivation. [ phone ringing ] 448 00:27:09,928 --> 00:27:13,898 >> Summer: Oh, excuse me. Work. I-- I gotta take this. 449 00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:15,934 >> Chance: Yeah, yeah. Sure. Take your time. 450 00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:20,105 >> Summer: Hey, what's going on? >> Sharon: So, 451 00:27:20,171 --> 00:27:22,741 what's new with you? >> Chance: Uh, you know, 452 00:27:22,807 --> 00:27:25,176 just trying to figure out the lay of the land over 453 00:27:25,243 --> 00:27:27,645 at Chancellor-Winters. Gonna take some getting used to, 454 00:27:27,712 --> 00:27:32,350 but I'm flexible. >> Sharon: Yes, you are. 455 00:27:32,417 --> 00:27:35,920 But I wanna know about you and me. 456 00:27:35,987 --> 00:27:38,690 Are we good? >> Chance: Yeah. 457 00:27:38,757 --> 00:27:43,795 I mean, you're good, right? >> Sharon: I'm great. 458 00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:46,698 >> Chance: Great. Yeah. I think we handled that 459 00:27:46,765 --> 00:27:49,367 break-up amicably. I hope you know you can 460 00:27:49,434 --> 00:27:52,570 still call me anytime to fix your water heater. 461 00:27:52,637 --> 00:27:56,441 >> Sharon: Okay. And I would be insulted if you 462 00:27:56,508 --> 00:27:59,644 went somewhere else for coffee. And bring whatever 463 00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:03,014 girlfriend you want. >> Chance: Oh, well, Summer 464 00:28:03,081 --> 00:28:04,783 and I, we're-- we're not like that. 465 00:28:04,849 --> 00:28:06,551 >> Sharon: Okay, but if you were. 466 00:28:06,618 --> 00:28:11,389 >> Chance: If we are, thank you. I also have to say thank you for 467 00:28:11,456 --> 00:28:15,693 being honest about what you wanted and, uh, your priorities. 468 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:19,864 >> Sharon: Life is too short to dance around the truth. 469 00:28:19,931 --> 00:28:26,404 So, now that we are friends once again, I do have a favor to ask. 470 00:28:30,108 --> 00:28:34,479 >> Claire: I'm sorry. >> Nikki: No, don't be. 471 00:28:34,546 --> 00:28:40,785 You have to feel your feelings to get to the other side. 472 00:28:40,852 --> 00:28:45,023 I admire the way you seem to be able to calm yourself 473 00:28:45,090 --> 00:28:51,096 after the storm, as it were. >> Claire: I'm used to it. 474 00:28:51,162 --> 00:28:55,667 Jordan wasn't much of a hugger. Her hugs were always either 475 00:28:55,733 --> 00:28:58,069 too tight 'cause she was actually mad at me and 476 00:28:58,136 --> 00:29:01,106 I wasn't doing something right or she was whispering 477 00:29:01,172 --> 00:29:04,742 something awful into my ear. So, if I got hurt or upset, 478 00:29:04,809 --> 00:29:09,614 I just had to deal with it. It's one of those things 479 00:29:09,681 --> 00:29:13,384 that came normal for me. >> Nikki: It shouldn't be normal 480 00:29:13,451 --> 00:29:17,322 for you or for any child. That's not the life you 481 00:29:17,388 --> 00:29:24,729 were supposed to have. >> Claire: I know that now. 482 00:29:24,796 --> 00:29:31,202 I should get some rest. You should go. 483 00:29:31,269 --> 00:29:33,271 >> Nikki: Are you sure? 484 00:30:35,700 --> 00:30:38,203 >> Chance: A favor? Yeah? 485 00:30:38,269 --> 00:30:43,374 Well, uh, you don't need to ask twice. Name it. 486 00:30:43,441 --> 00:30:46,244 >> Sharon: Don't get all awkward around me. 487 00:30:46,311 --> 00:30:50,815 >> Chance: Am I being awkward? Oh, my gosh. 488 00:30:50,882 --> 00:30:53,384 I used to be so smooth. I don't know what happened. 489 00:30:53,451 --> 00:30:56,588 Blame it on the heartbreak. >> Sharon: Oh, I think your 490 00:30:56,654 --> 00:31:01,726 heart's mending just fine. Not everything was meant 491 00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:05,530 to last forever. >> Chance: I guess not. 492 00:31:05,597 --> 00:31:11,536 But man, we did have some fun. >> Sharon: Yeah. 493 00:31:11,603 --> 00:31:18,810 Look, we were friends once and then we were more than, and now, 494 00:31:18,876 --> 00:31:22,080 we're friends once again. I think we're really lucky. 495 00:31:22,146 --> 00:31:26,517 >> Chance: Yeah, I guess we are. >> Sharon: And friends want all 496 00:31:26,584 --> 00:31:29,287 good things for each other. >> Chance: Yeah. 497 00:31:29,354 --> 00:31:34,892 That's not gonna change for me. >> Sharon: For me either. 498 00:31:34,959 --> 00:31:37,028 >> Summer: Coffee break is officially over. 499 00:31:37,095 --> 00:31:39,864 I've gotta get back to work. Shipping crisis. 500 00:31:39,931 --> 00:31:41,599 >> Chance: Oh boy, that sounds important. 501 00:31:41,666 --> 00:31:43,368 I better get back to the office as well. 502 00:31:43,434 --> 00:31:45,837 You want me to talk your ear off on the way to the car? 503 00:31:45,903 --> 00:31:50,008 >> Summer: Would I? Yeah. >> Chance: Sharon, 504 00:31:50,074 --> 00:31:54,245 it was really good to see you. >> Sharon: Good to see you too. 505 00:31:54,312 --> 00:31:56,948 >> Chance: All right. Catch me up to speed 506 00:31:57,015 --> 00:32:07,959 on this shipping crisis. >> Ashley: So, I'm telling 507 00:32:08,026 --> 00:32:10,461 myself that he's retaliating. You know, that's why 508 00:32:10,528 --> 00:32:16,834 he's gaslighting me, but... why don't you pretend you're 509 00:32:16,901 --> 00:32:20,772 writing one of your novels? >> Traci: Oh, okay. 510 00:32:20,838 --> 00:32:25,376 Uh, okay. Powerful executive 511 00:32:25,443 --> 00:32:30,048 and sketchy lothario. They get married, 512 00:32:30,114 --> 00:32:32,784 they're mad for each other. >> Ashley: Right. 513 00:32:32,850 --> 00:32:35,219 She has a change of heart. She decides that she can't 514 00:32:35,286 --> 00:32:37,955 walk away from her-- her family's company after all. 515 00:32:38,022 --> 00:32:41,359 >> Traci: And he wants? >> Ashley: Everything from her. 516 00:32:41,426 --> 00:32:44,362 I mean, he wants... He wants her loyalty, 517 00:32:44,429 --> 00:32:48,666 a hundred percent. >> Traci: All of you. 518 00:32:48,733 --> 00:32:51,469 This is usually the part where I sit back and I let 519 00:32:51,536 --> 00:32:53,271 my characters talk to me, so talk to me. 520 00:32:53,338 --> 00:32:55,873 >> Ashley: Okay. Why would I do this? 521 00:32:55,940 --> 00:32:58,376 This isn't who I am. I mean, 522 00:32:58,443 --> 00:33:00,545 why would I make something up? >> Traci: Well, I'll tell 523 00:33:00,611 --> 00:33:04,282 you one thing I do know. If Tucker is gaslighting you, 524 00:33:04,349 --> 00:33:06,884 he will wish he hadn't when I get through with him. 525 00:33:06,951 --> 00:33:08,920 >> Ashley: I love you. >> Traci: Oh, honey. 526 00:33:08,986 --> 00:33:10,355 >> Ashley: What would I do without you? 527 00:33:10,421 --> 00:33:14,859 >> Traci: You will never have to find out. 528 00:33:14,926 --> 00:33:19,497 Now, that-- You questioning yourself and-- and doubting your 529 00:33:19,564 --> 00:33:26,371 memory, this really worries me. >> Ashley: Ah, Tucker... 530 00:33:26,437 --> 00:33:30,141 Tucker told me that he thinks I'm rewriting history. 531 00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:33,077 That I'm using the argument we had as a way of pushing him 532 00:33:33,144 --> 00:33:38,349 out of my life because I'm afraid of commitment. 533 00:33:38,416 --> 00:33:42,620 What if he's right? >> Traci: Actually, there are 534 00:33:42,687 --> 00:33:46,090 three sides to every story. There's your version, 535 00:33:46,157 --> 00:33:47,859 there's his version. >> Ashley: And then 536 00:33:47,925 --> 00:33:49,293 there's the truth. >> Traci: The truth. 537 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,763 That's right. So, how can we get 538 00:33:51,829 --> 00:34:00,671 closer to the facts? >> Ashley: I know of a way. 539 00:34:00,738 --> 00:34:02,874 >> Diane: Kyle, you have the most day-to-day 540 00:34:02,940 --> 00:34:05,042 contact with staff. What do you think is missing? 541 00:34:05,109 --> 00:34:07,445 How can we increase employee satisfaction? 542 00:34:07,512 --> 00:34:10,148 >> Kyle: Well, I mean, Jabot is pretty fortunate. 543 00:34:10,214 --> 00:34:13,684 We have a lot of employees with a huge range of 544 00:34:13,751 --> 00:34:16,254 experiences and expertise. >> Diane: It is true. 545 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,423 >> Kyle: Our job is to keep them, make sure they 546 00:34:18,489 --> 00:34:21,459 know we see their worth. >> Diane: What if we find a way 547 00:34:21,526 --> 00:34:24,695 to incentivize faster turnaround for product development? 548 00:34:24,762 --> 00:34:26,697 >> Jack: That way they all know they're vital 549 00:34:26,764 --> 00:34:28,800 to Jabot's success. The harder they work, 550 00:34:28,866 --> 00:34:30,835 the better off we all are. >> Diane: It's important that 551 00:34:30,902 --> 00:34:33,004 everyone from the top down recognizes that 552 00:34:33,070 --> 00:34:35,106 they matter as much as the person they report to. 553 00:34:35,173 --> 00:34:36,874 >> Kyle: And the person who reports to them. 554 00:34:36,941 --> 00:34:40,178 >> Diane: Exactly. Every job is important to our success. 555 00:34:40,244 --> 00:34:42,680 Loyalty and trust. We need to model it 556 00:34:42,747 --> 00:34:45,683 and expect it. >> Kyle: Oh, um, I wanna 557 00:34:45,750 --> 00:34:48,186 shore up the intern program, get more university and 558 00:34:48,252 --> 00:34:49,887 high school students in the labs, in the offices. 559 00:34:49,954 --> 00:34:52,990 >> Jack: Great idea. Fresh blood. I love it. 560 00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:55,460 >> Kyle: And an educational fund so our employees can 561 00:34:55,526 --> 00:34:59,931 go back to school to get degrees in business and sciences. 562 00:34:59,997 --> 00:35:02,300 >> Jack: This is it. >> Diane: What do you mean? 563 00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:04,502 >> Jack: This is the feeling I get when everything falls into 564 00:35:04,569 --> 00:35:07,338 place. When everyone's where they need to be, doing what 565 00:35:07,405 --> 00:35:09,407 they're meant to be doing. [ phone ringing ] 566 00:35:09,474 --> 00:35:11,843 Hold on. Don't let this stop the momentum. 567 00:35:11,909 --> 00:35:18,549 Keep it going. Take notes. All ideas are good ideas. 568 00:35:18,616 --> 00:35:21,219 Hello? >> Nikki: Jack. 569 00:35:21,285 --> 00:35:23,321 >> Jack: Nikki, are you all right? 570 00:35:23,387 --> 00:35:28,025 >> Nikki: Jack, I'm in trouble. 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