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>> Esther: There you go.
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>> Woman: Thank you.
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>> Esther: Welcome.
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Oh, welcome.
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Oh, and congratulations
to the new co-CEO of Jabot.
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>> Diane: You heard about that?
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>> Esther: Yeah, a little birdie
may have told me.
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You wear it well.
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>> Diane: Oh, well, thank you
very much.
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>> Esther: So what
can I get you?
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I can put some sprinkles on top,
and I can probably find a candle
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around here somewhere.
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>> Diane: Oh, no, no.
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There's no time for celebrating.
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Now is when the challenge
begins, proving to everybody
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that I deserve the promotion.
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I'm just gearing up for a late
night at the office.
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>> Esther: Well, you do it
with the loveliest of smiles.
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>> Diane: Well, thank you.
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Working late is easier
when you're doing it
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with the people you love.
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>> Esther: You're so right.
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You do what you love
with the people you love,
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then the people love
what you make.
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And it's just one big,
giant love circle.
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[ both laugh ]
Oh, Nikki. Hi.
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>> Nikki: Good
to see you, Esther. Diane.
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>> Esther: Nikki, I-- I'll be
right with you.
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Okay, I have some cookies
coming out of the oven,
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so I'm just going to make
a little box for you.
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>> Diane: It's really
not necessary.
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>> Esther: Humor me, please.
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>> Diane: Okay.
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>> Esther: I'll be right back.
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>> Diane: All right.
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Nikki.
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How are you?
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>> Nikki: You know exactly
how I am, Diane,
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so there is no need
for you to pretend that Jack
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didn't tell you everything.
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And no, I don't think
I will let you test my tea
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to see if it's spiked.
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You may know the truth, but it's
still none of your business.
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♪♪♪
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>> Nate: So, you think
we have potential?
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>> Audra: And I'm rarely wrong
about that, at least.
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[ knocking on door ]
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>> Nate: Aren't you going to get
that?
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Who knows, it could be
opportunity.
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>> Audra: There's opportunity
right in front of me.
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[ knocking on door ]
[ sighs ] Don't move.
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We're not finished.
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>> Tucker: Oh. Hey, Nate.
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>> Jack: Oh, good, you're home.
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I have something I wanted
to run by you.
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>> Ashley: Can you
shoot me an email?
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I'm in a real time crunch.
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>> Jack: You off somewhere?
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>> Ashley: Yep, I'm going
to Paris to get some answers.
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[ sighs ]
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>> Ashley: I'm taking the jet
to Paris. I assume that's
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not going to be a problem.
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>> Jack: No, not at all.
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It's yours whenever you need it.
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Do I get to ask any questions
about this trip of yours?
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>> Ashley: I don't have
a lot of time, as I said,
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and I'm gonna go no matter what.
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>> Jack: Does this have anything
to do with Tucker
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and the honeymoon
that fell off the rails?
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>> Ashley: Please don't play
games with me.
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I don't have the time
or the inclination to that.
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>> Jack: I'm hoping maybe
I'll get a different answer
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to the question, Ash.
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This has gone on too long.
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Months.
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This has been part of every day
of your life since you came
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back from Europe, and now
you're going back to Paris?
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Why are you putting yourself
through this?
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Why are you lowering yourself
to even dignify
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his insinuations?
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You want answers?
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I'll give you an answer.
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Tucker is a menace.
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He is a liar.
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>> Ashley: What if I'm a liar?
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>> Jack: You're not.
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We both know that.
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>> Ashley: Do we? Do I?
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>> Jack: Wait, so this is all
about finding out if Tucker
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is telling the truth?
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>> Ashley: No, no, this is
about proving that I am
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telling the truth, and it's
going to be so clear-cut
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that he can't deny it anymore.
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>> Jack: You are giving this man
too much power in your life.
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>> Ashley: I'm taking
my power back.
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>> Jack: Try some other way to
do it. Last time we spoke, you
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said you were gonna purge him
from your mind.
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>> Ashley: And I wasn't
successful, I'm sorry.
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>> Jack: This is part of his
pursuit of you, his game.
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This is just another tack.
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Another effort to engage you
to keep him in the forefront
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of your mind,
and for some reason,
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you can't resist him.
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Ash, it's a weakness.
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It is-- it is dangerous.
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>> Ashley: Don't call me weak.
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I am not weak.
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>> Jack: I did not say
you were weak.
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>> Ashley: I'm being proactive,
Jack, this isn't weakness.
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>> Jack: I know what I see.
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If you didn't still care
about him, if he still
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didn't mean something to you,
you wouldn't give a rat's ass
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what his twisted version
of the story is.
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>> Ashley: Or maybe
this is exactly what I need
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to get him out of my system
once and for all.
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And isn't-- isn't that
what you want from me?
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So, this is what I need.
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And I also need to be
able to count on you,
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but I clearly am asking
for too much.
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>> Tucker: I hope I'm not
interrupting anything important.
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>> Audra: That, like many
other things in my life,
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is none of your business.
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What do you want, Tucker?
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>> Tucker: A little privacy,
perhaps?
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What do you say, Nate?
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Just 10 minutes.
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Five. Five minutes.
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>> Audra: You're insufferable.
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>> Tucker: I know.
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>> Audra: Five minutes.
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Meet up later for a drink?
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>> Nate: Yeah. I'd like that.
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>> Audra: Yeah, I'll-- I'll
text you as soon as I'm done.
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I won't be long.
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And what we talked about...
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>> Nate: Yes.
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>> Audra: We'll pick up
right when we left off.
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>> Nate: I'll see you soon.
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>> Audra: Okay.
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What?
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>> Tucker: I know what
I just walked in on here.
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I know that look in your eye.
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>> Audra: You love it.
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>> Tucker: I do.
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You're up to something. What?
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>> Diane: Nikki, I'm not sure
what you think Jack told me,
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and I'm not going to
check your tea, don't be silly.
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>> Nikki: Then, why did you
follow me out here uninvited?
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>> Diane: Well, I'm simply
wondering what gives you
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the impression that Jack
told me anything.
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>> Nikki: Oh, come now, Diane.
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For somebody who has built
their entire life on deceit,
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you're a terrible liar.
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>> Diane: Well, then let me say
with complete honesty that
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Jack cares about you very much.
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>> Nikki: I know,
and I care about him.
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That's why I warned him
over and over about--
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>> Diane: And Jack did tell me
that you went through a terrible
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ordeal, which forced you
to revisit places that you
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had fought so hard to escape.
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>> Nikki: That's your way
of saying what you're
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not saying.
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Yes, I have been
through a terrible ordeal,
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and my sobriety was compromised.
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>> Diane: Sounds difficult.
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>> Nikki: You know,
the last time I saw you
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before you left Genoa City
all those years ago,
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remember that night by the river
you pretended to die?
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>> Diane: You weren't so
innocent yourself
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that night either, Nikki.
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You hit me in the head
with a rock hard enough
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to think you'd killed me.
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>> Nikki: Well, look at us now.
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You're not dead
and I'm not drunk.
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Although, I'm sure
when you saw me just now
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you wondered, "Is she tipsy?
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Is she sloshed?"
>> Diane: Nikki,
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I give you my word.
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>> Nikki: Oh, thank you.
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Now, we both know
what that's worth.
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>> Diane: All right,
Jack also told me
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that he is helping you
through this rough time.
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>> Nikki: And you're
okay with that?
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Him being there for me,
of all people?
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>> Diane: Well, you and I
aren't friends, that's true,
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but Jack is always there
for his friends. I'm fine.
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I love that about him.
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>> Nikki: He's a good man.
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>> Diane: Yes, he is.
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And when you love someone
like Jack, you take
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the good with the past.
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>> Nikki: Hm.
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Even though that means
his ex-wife and good friend.
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Well, thank you
for your sacrifice, Diane.
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I'm grateful to have Jack
by my side.
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>> Esther: Everything
okay, ladies?
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>> Diane: We're fine, Esther.
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Thank you.
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>> Esther: Okay.
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>> Diane: Things don't need
to be
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contentious between us, Nikki.
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I know the last thing
you wanted was me back in town
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and back in Jack's life.
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>> Nikki: Phyllis is the one
who took things too far,
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but you're not wrong.
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>> Diane: Yeah, but since then,
we've managed to set aside
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our differences,
find a way to peacefully coexist
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in the same zip code.
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>> Nikki: Hm.
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What's your point, Diane?
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>> Diane: My point is
that if you're struggling
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with your sobriety again,
I'm sorry.
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I mean that.
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I can't imagine
how painful it is.
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And if you need
someone in your corner,
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there's no one better than Jack.
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He's generous,
he's-- he's understanding,
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he's non-judgmental,
and he's had his own battles
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with addiction.
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So, it makes perfect sense
that he's there for you.
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In fact,
no one knows you better.
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Except Victor, of course.
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>> Nikki: That's true.
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>> Diane: Yeah, and given
their history, I can't imagine
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Jack's involvement in your life
would go over very well.
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>> Nikki: I was waiting
for the real you to show up.
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You're planning on holding that
over my head, aren't you?
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>> Jack: Ash, you are
an intelligent, successful woman
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capable of making
brilliant decisions.
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>> Ashley: Usually?
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You better shut your mouth
if you care about
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our relationship at all.
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>> Jack: Can I just ask
what your plans are
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once you land?
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>> Ashley: I'm going to go back
to the café where we had
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the argument.
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And I'm sure I'm going to find
some eyewitnesses there.
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There has to be a waiter,
if things are as I recall,
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who remembers the very loud,
abusive, ugly American
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who was berating his new wife.
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>> Jack: "If things are
as you recall?" This is what
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I worry about, he has mourned
your self-confidence,
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your certainty.
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>> Ashley: Just a figure
of speech, it was just--
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Not if. When.
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When facts are confirmed.
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Don't worry about me.
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This is what I need to do
to eradicate him
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from my life, okay?
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I just need to prove once--
>> Jack: To prove to who?
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To yourself? To Tucker?
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Do you really wonder which
of you is telling the truth?
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That's, I think,
what I really need to know here.
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This is about your belief
in your recollections.
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>> Ashley: I promise I'm not
going to disappear in Paris.
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>> Jack: Ash--
>> Ashley: I'm not.
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I'm not going to
forget about you
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or my family or Jabot.
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I just want to go there
and get the information I need.
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And then I'm going to be back.
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And I'm going to be
stronger than ever. Love you.
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>> Jack: Could we just--
>> Ashley: I gotta go.
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>> Traci: Was that Ashley
I just heard?
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>> Jack: Yeah, she just left
for Paris.
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>> Traci: That was quick.
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>> Jack: Wait, are you saying
you knew about her plans
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for this wild goose chase?
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[ clears throat ]
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>> Nate: Victoria.
>> Victoria: Hello, Nate.
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How are you?
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>> Nate: I'm good, thanks.
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I've been, um, thinking
about your mother.
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>> Victoria: Well, that makes
two of us.
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>> Nate: How is she?
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>> Victoria: She's very brave.
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Very much aware that she's under
the microscope with everyone
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watching her every move.
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>> Nate: That's not
a comfortable feeling.
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Can be pretty hard
to deal with, even
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in the best of circumstances.
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>> Victoria: It's a difficult
cycle, drinking.
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The guilt and the shame
and the urge to try
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to drown those feelings.
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Sometimes, I don't know
how to be there for her,
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and yet make sure that she's not
feeling too pressured.
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>> Nate: I can't speak
to Nikki's sense of pressure,
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but I do know you have
a lot of kindness in your heart.
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And insight.
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I'm sure you're reaching out
to her as best as you can.
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>> Victoria: I hope so.
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>> Nate: Your family's going
through a lot lately.
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And I meant what I said earlier.
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If you ever want to talk
or have any questions,
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whatever, whenever,
I'm here.
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>> Victoria: Thank you, Nate.
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>> Tucker: I'm done with Ashley.
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>> Audra: Right, of course.
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>> Tucker: No, I mean it.
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>> Audra: Yeah, and I'm sure
you meant it
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the six other times.
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You've sworn the same thing.
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>> Tucker: No, it's different
this time.
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>> Audra: You know, I've heard
an addict's promises.
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"This is
the last time, I swear."
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But the urge never goes away.
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>> Tucker: I'm done.
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She's never going to change.
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And I am done.
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Jabot, the Abbotts, Ashley,
all of it.
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Glissade, that's...
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where I want to put
all my energy, so--
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And you.
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>> Audra: That was
oh, so convincing.
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>> Tucker: I mean it, Audra.
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If you don't want to work
with me, that's fine.
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I can handle Glissade
all on my own.
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I don't want to lose you.
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Um...
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you--
We get each other, right?
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You know what makes me tick.
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And I know
what sets you on fire.
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This. This is it.
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For me.
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Us.
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It's all there.
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And it's ours for the taking.
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>> Audra: It's too late.
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>> Tucker: For us?
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No, no, no, no.
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We're just getting started.
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I'm just warming up.
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Audra, I know what I want.
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And I want to be with you.
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>> Audra: How flattering.
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And when I--
What I want isn't an issue.
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>> Tucker: I think we want
the same thing.
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We belong together.
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It's always been there,
hasn't it?
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I know maybe you
don't want to admit it, but...
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I think maybe you want
the same thing.
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You want to be with me too.
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In your dreams.
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[ Tucker chuckles ]
>> Tucker: And my dreams...
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are for us.
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And-- and you got dreams,
I know you do,
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and I want to help you...
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make them come true.
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Don't pull back now.
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All you have to do is say yes.
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>> Audra: That's all it takes.
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>> Tucker: Say yes, Audra.
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>> Nate: How is, uh,
everything else
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in your life going?
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Everyone's well?
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>> Victoria: If you're asking
without asking about Claire--
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>> Nate: If I'm not intruding.
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>> Victoria: No, not at all.
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I appreciate it, I mean,
I don't think
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it's common knowledge yet.
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And it means a lot to me
that people care
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about how she's doing.
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You know, she spent a lifetime
without that, 'til now.
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>> Nate: Whatever you'd like
to tell me about her,
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I'd love to hear.
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>> Victoria: Every day,
for-- for her and for all of us,
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there are just
constantly new discoveries.
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>> Nate: Good and bad,
I imagine.
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And it takes some time
for her to find her way.
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>> Victoria: And she will.
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>> Nate: With you
looking out for her?
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I have no doubt.
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>> Victoria: Listen, I want
to thank you for what you did
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the other day. It was nice
to be able to talk to you
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about her. It reminded me
to just keep things
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in perspective.
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You have a way of seeing
into the heart of the matter.
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You could always remind me
of where my focus ought to be.
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>> Nate: Happy to try
whenever you need it.
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>> Victoria: Well, I might just
take you up on that.
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>> Nate: I hope you do.
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>> Cole: Hey!
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I'm sorry if I'm early.
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>> Victoria: Uh, no, not at all.
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Cole Howard,
this is Nate Hastings.
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>> Cole: I've heard a lot
about you, Nate.
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>> Nate: I was about to say
the same thing. [ laughs ]
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>> Diane: Nikki, I have
no agenda, hidden or otherwise.
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00:17:42,761 --> 00:17:44,730
Well, actually, I do.
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>> Nikki: There's a shocker.
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>> Diane: No, I hope
your recovery is everything
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that you need it to be,
so that you come out of this
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healthier and happier, after
such a horrible experience.
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>> Nikki: Thank you.
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That's kind of you to say.
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>> Diane: And I want you to know
that I won't betray your trust,
401
00:18:01,046 --> 00:18:02,815
or Jack's.
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00:18:02,881 --> 00:18:05,284
I hope you're not upset
that he confided in me.
403
00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:07,286
But you see, Jack and I
are equal partners
404
00:18:07,352 --> 00:18:08,754
in all things.
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00:18:08,821 --> 00:18:11,457
Marriage, family, work.
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00:18:11,523 --> 00:18:14,026
So, it's only natural
that he would want me
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00:18:14,092 --> 00:18:15,060
to be there for him.
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00:18:15,127 --> 00:18:16,395
>> Nikki: I don't understand.
409
00:18:16,462 --> 00:18:19,097
Partners at work?
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00:18:19,164 --> 00:18:20,299
>> Diane: Oh, yes.
411
00:18:20,365 --> 00:18:22,534
The press release
will be out soon.
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Jack named me co-CEO of Jabot.
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00:18:26,038 --> 00:18:27,940
Isn't that fantastic?
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00:18:28,006 --> 00:18:31,343
>> Nikki: Very
impressive, Diane.
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Some might even say
you didn't waste any time.
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[ Diane laughs ]
>> Traci: Ashley just told me
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that she and Tucker
have argued again.
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00:18:40,319 --> 00:18:41,854
>> Jack: About his
gaslighting her, yeah,
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it makes my blood boil.
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00:18:43,121 --> 00:18:47,359
>> Traci: Okay, Jack, I think
there might just be some level
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00:18:47,426 --> 00:18:49,661
of confusion for her
about his version of events.
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00:18:49,728 --> 00:18:50,929
She just needs some clarity.
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00:18:50,996 --> 00:18:51,830
>> Jack: Damn it.
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00:18:51,897 --> 00:18:54,099
This is exactly
what I am worried about.
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00:18:54,166 --> 00:18:57,035
For what it's worth, she told me
something completely different.
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00:18:57,102 --> 00:18:59,538
She is absolutely certain
that her recollection
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00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:02,207
is correct. She lied to my face.
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00:19:02,274 --> 00:19:04,877
>> Traci: Well, maybe this is
the reaction she's trying
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00:19:04,943 --> 00:19:07,913
to avoid. Maybe she told you
what she thought you needed
430
00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:09,681
to hear so that
you would ease up on her.
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00:19:09,748 --> 00:19:11,250
>> Jack: I'm trying
to protect her, Traci.
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00:19:11,316 --> 00:19:13,018
>> Traci: She can
protect herself.
433
00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:15,153
>> Jack: It's not just Tucker
I'm trying to protect her from.
434
00:19:15,220 --> 00:19:16,255
>> Traci: Who else, then?
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00:19:16,321 --> 00:19:19,057
>> Jack: Herself. I don't want
her any more upset
436
00:19:19,124 --> 00:19:20,292
than she already is.
437
00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:23,795
>> Traci: Ashley doesn't need us
second-guessing her like this.
438
00:19:23,862 --> 00:19:27,099
There was some heated moment
and they can't agree on it.
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00:19:27,165 --> 00:19:30,035
What she's doing,
going out and finding
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third-party information,
I think that's a really
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00:19:32,538 --> 00:19:34,706
rational decision, and we should
be supporting her on this.
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00:19:34,773 --> 00:19:36,074
>> Jack: She is obsessing.
443
00:19:36,141 --> 00:19:39,678
She is spinning this one moment
for months.
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00:19:39,745 --> 00:19:41,713
It has taken over her life.
445
00:19:41,780 --> 00:19:43,649
The blow-up in Paris.
446
00:19:43,715 --> 00:19:45,551
Tucker denying it.
447
00:19:45,617 --> 00:19:46,852
You clearly don't see it.
448
00:19:46,919 --> 00:19:48,020
Ashley doesn't either.
449
00:19:48,086 --> 00:19:50,622
This is exactly
what Tucker wants.
450
00:19:50,689 --> 00:19:54,259
He has created this confusion
to keep his hooks in her.
451
00:19:54,326 --> 00:19:55,494
>> Traci: I just-- I don't know.
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00:19:55,561 --> 00:19:57,996
>> Jack: What if this
is a mistake?
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00:19:58,063 --> 00:20:01,667
What if she's about to walk
into some kind of a trap?
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00:20:01,733 --> 00:20:02,701
She doesn't trust me.
455
00:20:02,768 --> 00:20:04,369
I can't do anything.
456
00:20:04,436 --> 00:20:06,638
She does trust you.
457
00:20:06,705 --> 00:20:11,109
Please don't let her do
anything that she will regret.
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00:20:18,650 --> 00:20:21,019
>> Nate: I should head out
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and let you get to it.
460
00:20:23,021 --> 00:20:23,956
Nice meeting you, Cole.
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00:20:24,022 --> 00:20:24,656
>> Cole: Same.
462
00:20:24,723 --> 00:20:26,224
>> Victoria: Thanks again, Nate.
463
00:20:26,291 --> 00:20:27,526
>> Nate: Anytime.
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>> Cole: So, how long
did you two date?
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>> Victoria: Is that
a lucky guess?
466
00:20:40,439 --> 00:20:43,141
Or writer's intuition?
467
00:20:43,208 --> 00:20:45,177
>> Cole: Your face.
468
00:20:45,243 --> 00:20:48,280
The way you smiled at him,
and the way you smiled
469
00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:52,017
at each other, looks like
there's a history there.
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>> Victoria: There is.
471
00:20:53,218 --> 00:20:55,520
It was a lovely time.
472
00:20:55,587 --> 00:20:57,456
>> Cole: And then?
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00:20:57,522 --> 00:21:01,093
>> Victoria: Things went bad
between Nate and my father.
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00:21:01,159 --> 00:21:03,061
>> Cole: Yeah, well,
once you get on the wrong side
475
00:21:03,128 --> 00:21:04,863
of Victor, it's hard
to come back.
476
00:21:04,930 --> 00:21:07,799
>> Victoria: Yeah, well,
Nate's a good man, though.
477
00:21:07,866 --> 00:21:09,534
He's one of the best.
478
00:21:09,601 --> 00:21:12,371
>> Cole: But your dad probably
has a long list of guys
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00:21:12,437 --> 00:21:14,573
he'd like to keep
away from you, right?
480
00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:16,174
>> Victoria: Well, it's more
complicated than my father
481
00:21:16,241 --> 00:21:19,745
being himself,
but the outcome was the same.
482
00:21:19,811 --> 00:21:22,314
Anyway, enough about the past.
483
00:21:22,381 --> 00:21:23,849
Tell me about Claire.
484
00:21:23,915 --> 00:21:25,150
How was your visit with her?
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00:21:25,217 --> 00:21:26,051
>> Cole: You know what?
486
00:21:26,118 --> 00:21:27,419
I'm glad you ask.
487
00:21:27,486 --> 00:21:30,622
I've got some good news.
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00:21:30,689 --> 00:21:33,925
>> Diane: Honestly, I was
very surprised when Jack
489
00:21:33,992 --> 00:21:36,028
didn't choose Kyle to be co-CEO.
490
00:21:36,094 --> 00:21:38,230
I know how it looks.
491
00:21:38,296 --> 00:21:39,965
>> Nikki: I'm sure you do.
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Jack just chose you
instead of Kyle,
493
00:21:42,634 --> 00:21:44,603
even though Kyle has been
with the company for years
494
00:21:44,670 --> 00:21:46,304
and years, and knows it
inside out.
495
00:21:46,371 --> 00:21:48,440
>> Diane: Yes, nothing
would have made me happier
496
00:21:48,507 --> 00:21:50,542
than seeing father and son
running the company
497
00:21:50,609 --> 00:21:51,710
side by side.
498
00:21:51,777 --> 00:21:53,779
I never imagined this.
499
00:21:53,845 --> 00:21:55,247
>> Nikki: Certainly not.
500
00:21:55,313 --> 00:21:57,783
I can just see you manipulating
Jack into thinking
501
00:21:57,849 --> 00:22:00,018
it was all his idea.
502
00:22:00,085 --> 00:22:03,055
"Oh, Jack, do you mean it?
503
00:22:03,121 --> 00:22:04,856
This is so unexpected.
504
00:22:04,923 --> 00:22:07,025
Just knowing
that you believe in me
505
00:22:07,092 --> 00:22:09,695
is the greatest gift of all."
506
00:22:09,761 --> 00:22:13,298
>> Diane: You know, I just
finished wishing you well,
507
00:22:13,365 --> 00:22:15,867
and you couldn't wait
to insult me. Is this--
508
00:22:15,934 --> 00:22:20,872
is this really how you want
things to be, Nikki?
509
00:22:20,939 --> 00:22:21,573
>> Nikki: You're right.
510
00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:22,774
I shouldn't have said it.
511
00:22:22,841 --> 00:22:25,310
>> Diane: Well, don't worry
about it. I have to brace myself
512
00:22:25,377 --> 00:22:27,345
for the inevitable backlash.
513
00:22:27,412 --> 00:22:29,815
But thanks to Jack, none of that
matters, he couldn't be
514
00:22:29,881 --> 00:22:32,551
more supportive of me.
515
00:22:32,617 --> 00:22:34,052
Or of you.
516
00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,856
So, let's just keep
that common ground, shall we?
517
00:22:37,923 --> 00:22:40,859
>> Nikki: I wish you well
in your new endeavor.
518
00:22:40,926 --> 00:22:42,427
Excuse me.
519
00:22:45,430 --> 00:22:48,600
>> Audra: I'm not the one
you want.
520
00:22:48,667 --> 00:22:50,769
Not right now and not like this.
521
00:22:50,836 --> 00:22:54,706
You let Ashley back in
and she broke your heart.
522
00:22:54,773 --> 00:22:56,842
And, you know, I've said
some things that get too close
523
00:22:56,908 --> 00:22:59,611
to the bone, so you're probably
feeling a little raw.
524
00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:03,248
>> Tucker: If you're trying
to talk me into--
525
00:23:03,315 --> 00:23:05,183
>> Audra: Yeah, you're
looking for a win
526
00:23:05,250 --> 00:23:07,953
and I'm the fastest way there.
527
00:23:08,019 --> 00:23:10,722
But I am not about to be a woman
someone settles for.
528
00:23:10,789 --> 00:23:13,992
>> Tucker: That's not what
this is.
529
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:15,627
That's not what you are to me.
530
00:23:20,565 --> 00:23:23,702
Lately, I've been
asking myself...
531
00:23:23,769 --> 00:23:27,606
"What's good in my life
right now?
532
00:23:27,672 --> 00:23:35,814
And what's always been good?"
And the answer is you.
533
00:23:35,881 --> 00:23:39,951
Whenever I know
I'm gonna see you,
534
00:23:40,018 --> 00:23:43,688
I get a spring in my step.
535
00:23:43,755 --> 00:23:46,992
And a little smile on my face.
536
00:23:47,058 --> 00:23:50,662
And every time you walk
into the room,
537
00:23:50,729 --> 00:23:55,534
my heart races a little bit.
538
00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,236
I think I've taken that
for granted.
539
00:23:58,303 --> 00:23:59,871
I don't want to anymore.
540
00:24:04,075 --> 00:24:07,012
>> Audra: You know,
what you need
541
00:24:07,078 --> 00:24:10,448
and want...
542
00:24:10,515 --> 00:24:13,218
you won't find it in me.
543
00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:15,287
I'm sorry, Tucker.
544
00:24:15,353 --> 00:24:17,355
>> Tucker: No, I can't accept
your apology.
545
00:24:17,422 --> 00:24:21,793
>> Audra: I need
to look out for myself now.
546
00:24:21,860 --> 00:24:25,030
Without your special
brand of assistance.
547
00:24:25,096 --> 00:24:26,798
It's time for you to go now.
548
00:24:53,892 --> 00:24:55,894
[ door clicks closed ]
549
00:25:16,815 --> 00:25:21,519
>> Audra: I hope I didn't
keep you waiting too long.
550
00:25:21,586 --> 00:25:24,723
>> Nate: You kept things short
and sweet with McCall.
551
00:25:24,789 --> 00:25:27,192
>> Audra: Yeah, sometimes
it's better that way.
552
00:25:27,259 --> 00:25:29,527
He adores the sound of his
own voice and gets swept up
553
00:25:29,594 --> 00:25:33,999
in his fantasies and-- Ugh.
554
00:25:34,065 --> 00:25:35,133
>> Nate: He's a dreamer.
555
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,103
>> Audra: He's a big talker.
556
00:25:38,169 --> 00:25:41,373
>> Nate: You seem like the only
person he depends on.
557
00:25:41,439 --> 00:25:44,509
That can be a burden
and a compliment.
558
00:25:44,576 --> 00:25:47,012
Not an easy thing
to walk away from.
559
00:25:47,078 --> 00:25:49,047
>> Audra: Well, sometimes it is.
560
00:25:49,114 --> 00:25:52,384
>> Nate: Is this a pattern
with you and former partners?
561
00:25:52,450 --> 00:25:57,689
You call it quits,
but they can't stay away?
562
00:25:57,756 --> 00:25:59,190
>> Audra: Why do you ask?
563
00:25:59,257 --> 00:26:01,526
Are you interested
in a partnership?
564
00:26:01,593 --> 00:26:03,528
>> Nate: Are you offering?
565
00:26:03,595 --> 00:26:06,798
We didn't, uh,
finish our conversation.
566
00:26:06,865 --> 00:26:09,434
>> Audra: I have a proposition.
567
00:26:09,501 --> 00:26:11,736
Leave Chancellor-Winters.
568
00:26:11,803 --> 00:26:14,739
>> Nate: [ scoffs ] Give me one
good reason.
569
00:26:14,806 --> 00:26:16,541
>> Audra: Glissade.
570
00:26:16,608 --> 00:26:18,076
Join me there.
571
00:26:18,143 --> 00:26:20,812
Once I take control of it,
of course.
572
00:26:20,879 --> 00:26:22,380
>> Nate: She's a dreamer.
573
00:26:22,447 --> 00:26:24,215
>> Audra: Go big or go home.
574
00:26:24,282 --> 00:26:27,953
>> Nate: The way I hear it,
Tucker's replaced
575
00:26:28,019 --> 00:26:31,523
Glissade's board
with a-- with a bunch of lapdogs
576
00:26:31,589 --> 00:26:34,025
that'll tell him
what he wants to hear.
577
00:26:34,092 --> 00:26:37,095
In return, he gets their loyalty
and their consent to run
578
00:26:37,162 --> 00:26:40,865
the company however he sees fit,
and you think you can
579
00:26:40,932 --> 00:26:44,469
undermine that from the outside.
580
00:26:44,536 --> 00:26:47,339
>> Audra: Oh, my God, Nate.
581
00:26:47,405 --> 00:26:48,807
You beautiful genius.
582
00:26:48,873 --> 00:26:50,342
You are absolutely right.
583
00:26:50,408 --> 00:26:54,946
I will never be able to
pull this off from the outside.
584
00:26:55,013 --> 00:27:00,218
What I need is a page
from your playbook.
585
00:27:02,887 --> 00:27:04,923
[ door bangs ]
>> Diane: Whoa,
586
00:27:04,990 --> 00:27:07,158
are we in crisis mode
already on my first day?
587
00:27:07,225 --> 00:27:08,827
>> Jack: It's not
about business.
588
00:27:08,893 --> 00:27:09,828
>> Diane: What's wrong?
589
00:27:09,894 --> 00:27:12,597
>> Jack: I just stopped
by the house, saw Ashley
590
00:27:12,664 --> 00:27:13,598
leaving for Paris.
591
00:27:13,665 --> 00:27:16,334
She wants to question
the waitstaff at the café.
592
00:27:16,401 --> 00:27:17,902
>> Diane: About the scene
with Tucker?
593
00:27:17,969 --> 00:27:19,971
>> Jack: She wants to confirm
the facts as they happen,
594
00:27:20,038 --> 00:27:21,973
and going to great lengths
to do it.
595
00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:23,441
>> Diane: That's probably
not a bad idea.
596
00:27:23,508 --> 00:27:26,144
When it comes to dealing
with Tucker versus the truth,
597
00:27:26,211 --> 00:27:27,545
it's best to have hard proof.
598
00:27:27,612 --> 00:27:28,613
>> Jack: I don't like it.
599
00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:29,614
He's pulling her strings.
600
00:27:29,681 --> 00:27:31,983
She's letting it happen.
601
00:27:32,050 --> 00:27:34,519
He scares the hell out of her,
and then has the gall
602
00:27:34,586 --> 00:27:37,822
to make her question
her own perception.
603
00:27:37,889 --> 00:27:39,357
I mean, he's controlling her.
604
00:27:39,424 --> 00:27:41,860
She's letting it happen.
605
00:27:41,926 --> 00:27:43,661
>> Diane: Jack, are you
more upset about what's
606
00:27:43,728 --> 00:27:45,030
in her head or in her heart?
607
00:27:45,096 --> 00:27:46,164
>> Jack: Both.
608
00:27:46,231 --> 00:27:48,266
For months, she has been
dredging up this fight
609
00:27:48,333 --> 00:27:50,869
that clearly traumatized her
one way or the other.
610
00:27:50,935 --> 00:27:54,973
I know she has real questions
about her perception,
611
00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,410
but he's taking advantage
of that. Why can't she see
612
00:27:58,476 --> 00:27:59,644
he's manipulating her?
613
00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:01,179
She's a brilliant woman.
614
00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:03,081
Why can't she stop herself?
615
00:28:20,331 --> 00:28:22,400
>> Tucker: I'm done.
616
00:28:22,467 --> 00:28:24,502
Goodbye, Ashley.
617
00:28:24,569 --> 00:28:25,336
You go to hell!
618
00:28:25,403 --> 00:28:26,771
>> Ashley: Okay.
619
00:28:26,838 --> 00:28:30,208
You loved me.
620
00:28:30,275 --> 00:28:32,277
You should be ashamed
of yourself.
621
00:28:32,343 --> 00:28:33,812
>> Tucker: What am I doing now?
622
00:28:33,878 --> 00:28:35,380
>> Ashley: You're just
throwing around that word
623
00:28:35,447 --> 00:28:37,482
like it means nothing.
624
00:28:37,549 --> 00:28:39,617
You just use it
as a way to control me.
625
00:28:39,684 --> 00:28:40,685
>> Tucker: No, no, no, no.
626
00:28:40,752 --> 00:28:45,023
You have proven ad infinitum
that you are a force
627
00:28:45,090 --> 00:28:47,659
unto yourself, Ashley.
628
00:28:47,725 --> 00:28:50,795
Lacking nothing, needing no one,
certainly not me,
629
00:28:50,862 --> 00:28:55,667
who would have done
anything for you.
630
00:28:55,733 --> 00:28:58,636
Now, all I ever wanted
in return--
631
00:28:58,703 --> 00:28:59,838
>> Ashley: What?
632
00:28:59,904 --> 00:29:01,873
What did you want from me?
633
00:29:01,940 --> 00:29:04,075
>> Tucker: I wanted love,
respect, I mostly
634
00:29:04,142 --> 00:29:06,144
wanted commitment.
635
00:29:06,211 --> 00:29:09,481
To be a partner with you
in all things, in all ways.
636
00:29:09,547 --> 00:29:12,150
But those are things you just
can't give anybody, at least not
637
00:29:12,217 --> 00:29:15,587
anybody that doesn't share
your DNA, apparently.
638
00:29:15,653 --> 00:29:18,289
I mean, the very idea of
commitment sends you scurrying
639
00:29:18,356 --> 00:29:19,858
in the opposite direction.
640
00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:21,926
And the second there weren't
20 Abbotts
641
00:29:21,993 --> 00:29:23,695
and an army of lawyers
between us, well,
642
00:29:23,761 --> 00:29:24,596
you just ran home.
643
00:29:28,133 --> 00:29:30,068
Yeah, I'm sad, too.
644
00:29:30,135 --> 00:29:33,972
But it's game over for me.
645
00:29:34,038 --> 00:29:35,306
I'm moving on, so should you.
646
00:29:35,373 --> 00:29:37,275
And you should give up
this-- this obsession
647
00:29:37,342 --> 00:29:38,276
about what happened in Paris.
648
00:29:38,343 --> 00:29:40,445
>> Ashley: Oh, okay, so not only
am I delusional,
649
00:29:40,512 --> 00:29:41,312
but now I'm obsessing.
650
00:29:41,379 --> 00:29:43,214
>> Tucker: You are
obsessing, yes, yes.
651
00:29:43,281 --> 00:29:44,382
>> Ashley: Right.
652
00:29:44,449 --> 00:29:46,751
>> Tucker: About a moment that
is now unrecognizable to me.
653
00:29:46,818 --> 00:29:47,986
You know what you ought to do?
654
00:29:48,052 --> 00:29:51,389
You ought to hop on that fancy
jet of yours across the pond,
655
00:29:51,456 --> 00:29:54,392
go to the bistro,
talk to the waitstaff,
656
00:29:54,459 --> 00:29:56,928
ask them what happened
that afternoon.
657
00:29:56,995 --> 00:30:00,698
Say, "Do you happen to remember
a man in this restaurant
658
00:30:00,765 --> 00:30:04,702
going absolutely berserk,
and-- and smashing wine glasses,
659
00:30:04,769 --> 00:30:08,206
and throwing furniture?"
I think you'd be surprised
660
00:30:08,273 --> 00:30:11,609
what they'd tell you.
661
00:30:23,855 --> 00:30:25,957
>> Victoria: So, how was Claire
when you visited her?
662
00:30:26,024 --> 00:30:27,492
What did she say?
663
00:30:27,559 --> 00:30:29,661
>> Cole: She seemed happier.
664
00:30:29,727 --> 00:30:31,963
You know, just much better
spirits than she was last time.
665
00:30:32,030 --> 00:30:33,231
>> Victoria: That's good.
666
00:30:33,298 --> 00:30:36,267
Did she tell you that my mother
was able to visit her recently?
667
00:30:36,334 --> 00:30:38,603
>> Cole: Yeah, yeah,
and that's got to be a good
668
00:30:38,670 --> 00:30:40,438
thing for Claire and for Nikki.
669
00:30:40,505 --> 00:30:41,372
>> Victoria: Yeah.
670
00:30:41,439 --> 00:30:43,675
She said that she was allowed
to walk around
671
00:30:43,741 --> 00:30:46,010
the hospital grounds,
you know, I mean,
672
00:30:46,077 --> 00:30:47,212
with an escort, of course.
673
00:30:47,278 --> 00:30:50,582
>> Cole: Yeah, all the way
through pediatrics, and she
674
00:30:50,648 --> 00:30:52,951
lit up like a Christmas tree
when she's telling me
675
00:30:53,017 --> 00:30:54,352
all about it.
676
00:30:54,419 --> 00:30:56,688
You know, it was just--
it was just wonderful
677
00:30:56,754 --> 00:31:00,592
to see her smile like that.
678
00:31:00,658 --> 00:31:05,797
You know, but at the same time,
it does break my heart a little.
679
00:31:05,863 --> 00:31:06,898
>> Victoria: Yeah, I understand.
680
00:31:06,965 --> 00:31:09,000
Seeing all of those
sweet children
681
00:31:09,067 --> 00:31:12,103
with sicknesses and illnesses.
682
00:31:12,170 --> 00:31:14,505
Their parents were right there,
right by her side.
683
00:31:14,572 --> 00:31:15,540
>> Cole: I'm just worried.
684
00:31:15,607 --> 00:31:17,642
I'm worried it will remind her
of the childhood
685
00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:19,410
she didn't have.
686
00:31:19,477 --> 00:31:23,548
You know, on the other hand,
maybe it could help heal her.
687
00:31:23,615 --> 00:31:26,584
>> Victoria: Yeah, I mean,
it could. This could be part
688
00:31:26,651 --> 00:31:29,921
of her healing so that she can
go on to live a normal,
689
00:31:29,988 --> 00:31:32,390
happy, healthy life.
690
00:31:32,457 --> 00:31:35,627
[ sighs ] God, I hope so.
691
00:31:35,693 --> 00:31:38,062
So, did you have a chance
to talk to her care team?
692
00:31:38,129 --> 00:31:40,565
>> Cole: Yes, yes, Dr. Henberg.
693
00:31:40,632 --> 00:31:44,168
Now-- now, she couldn't give me
details, of course, but she
694
00:31:44,235 --> 00:31:46,571
definitely sounded hopeful.
695
00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:48,740
She said that others
on her team have noted
696
00:31:48,806 --> 00:31:51,643
that Claire is more engaged
in her private
697
00:31:51,709 --> 00:31:53,044
and group sessions.
698
00:31:53,111 --> 00:31:57,315
She's awake more,
she's having conversations.
699
00:31:57,382 --> 00:32:02,887
It's baby steps, I know, I know,
but it was so, so great to hear.
700
00:32:02,954 --> 00:32:05,590
>> Victoria: Baby steps.
701
00:32:05,657 --> 00:32:09,360
We were not there for her.
702
00:32:09,427 --> 00:32:11,829
But that's okay, we're gonna
be there from now on.
703
00:32:11,896 --> 00:32:15,300
I'm-- I'm so proud of her.
704
00:32:15,366 --> 00:32:19,170
>> Cole: Yeah. She's trying.
705
00:32:19,237 --> 00:32:21,139
She's getting stronger.
706
00:32:21,205 --> 00:32:25,576
She's-- she's on the road
to good things, Vic.
707
00:32:25,643 --> 00:32:29,747
And you know that you and I
will be there to catch her
708
00:32:29,814 --> 00:32:31,883
if she ever falls again.
709
00:32:31,949 --> 00:32:33,751
>> Victoria: Oh, I know that.
710
00:32:33,818 --> 00:32:35,553
We will be.
711
00:33:00,078 --> 00:33:02,747
[ knocking on door ]
>> Audra: Nikki, I just
712
00:33:02,814 --> 00:33:07,385
got back the numbers
from the Asian market, and--
713
00:33:07,452 --> 00:33:11,089
Uh, Nikki, are you okay?
714
00:33:11,155 --> 00:33:12,190
>> Nikki: I'm fine.
715
00:33:12,256 --> 00:33:15,560
Uh, I'm just distracted,
there's so much to do.
716
00:33:15,626 --> 00:33:17,729
>> Audra: Well, I'm happy
to take whatever I can
717
00:33:17,795 --> 00:33:20,331
off your plate.
718
00:33:20,398 --> 00:33:22,233
>> Nikki: What makes you think
I can't handle
719
00:33:22,300 --> 00:33:23,334
what's on my plate?
720
00:33:23,401 --> 00:33:25,737
>> Audra: Oh, no, you're right,
I should know better.
721
00:33:25,803 --> 00:33:26,738
I'll leave you to it.
722
00:33:26,804 --> 00:33:31,609
>> Nikki: Well, no need
to scurry off.
723
00:33:31,676 --> 00:33:33,878
>> Audra: Whatever you prefer.
724
00:33:33,945 --> 00:33:35,680
>> Nikki: Please stop
humoring me.
725
00:33:35,747 --> 00:33:37,815
I'm not going to break.
726
00:33:37,882 --> 00:33:38,950
>> Audra: Of course not.
727
00:33:39,016 --> 00:33:42,086
>> Nikki: Oh, God, you're doing
it again. I wish to hell
728
00:33:42,153 --> 00:33:47,291
I had never admitted to you
that I had a problem.
729
00:33:47,358 --> 00:33:51,729
[ Nikki sighs ]
>> Diane: As someone
730
00:33:51,796 --> 00:33:53,598
who loves you madly
and respects you deeply,
731
00:33:53,664 --> 00:33:57,535
it is my duty to sometimes
play devil's advocate.
732
00:33:57,602 --> 00:33:59,804
>> Jack: Oh, good, maybe
I'll enjoy proving you wrong.
733
00:33:59,871 --> 00:34:01,005
>> Diane: All right.
734
00:34:01,072 --> 00:34:03,307
Maybe you need to look at this
from a different perspective.
735
00:34:03,374 --> 00:34:07,011
Yes, Ashley got close to being
pulled into Tucker's thrall,
736
00:34:07,078 --> 00:34:09,113
but then she pulled herself out.
737
00:34:09,180 --> 00:34:10,848
She deserves some credit
for that.
738
00:34:10,915 --> 00:34:11,916
>> Jack: But is she out?
739
00:34:11,983 --> 00:34:13,050
I'm not convinced.
740
00:34:13,117 --> 00:34:14,719
>> Diane: I am. She's just
gathering the facts so she can
741
00:34:14,786 --> 00:34:16,854
shove them down his throat,
which is what he deserves.
742
00:34:16,921 --> 00:34:19,290
>> Jack: I wish my sister could
see you defending her.
743
00:34:19,357 --> 00:34:21,793
>> Diane: Yeah, well,
let's not ruin her image of me.
744
00:34:21,859 --> 00:34:23,394
>> Jack: I think what
I'm most worried about
745
00:34:23,461 --> 00:34:26,297
is what this is going to do
to Ashley's psyche.
746
00:34:26,364 --> 00:34:28,900
She has been reliving
this same moment
747
00:34:28,966 --> 00:34:30,802
over and over again.
748
00:34:30,868 --> 00:34:34,205
What's going to happen
when she gets answers?
749
00:34:34,272 --> 00:34:35,640
More important,
what's going to happen
750
00:34:35,706 --> 00:34:37,909
when the answer is not what
she wants to hear?
751
00:34:37,975 --> 00:34:39,477
>> Diane: This is her battle.
752
00:34:39,544 --> 00:34:41,446
It's the way she's choosing
to fight it.
753
00:34:41,512 --> 00:34:42,513
>> Jack: I don't like it.
754
00:34:42,580 --> 00:34:44,382
>> Diane: And in the final
showdown between Ashley
755
00:34:44,449 --> 00:34:47,652
and Tucker, my money's
on your sister.
756
00:34:47,718 --> 00:34:51,823
>> Ashley: Are you here to talk
me out of going to Paris, Traci?
757
00:34:51,889 --> 00:34:54,125
>> Traci: No, I'm not.
758
00:34:54,192 --> 00:34:57,161
After all this time, I know
what fights I can win
759
00:34:57,228 --> 00:34:59,263
and when to just
get out of your way.
760
00:34:59,330 --> 00:35:03,201
>> Ashley: Well, then
why are you here?
761
00:35:03,267 --> 00:35:04,836
>> Traci: Because I love you.
762
00:35:04,902 --> 00:35:07,104
And so does Jack.
763
00:35:07,171 --> 00:35:09,106
>> Ashley: I know.
764
00:35:09,173 --> 00:35:11,275
>> Traci: Well, then
you also know
765
00:35:11,342 --> 00:35:14,812
we would never let you do
something like this alone.
766
00:35:14,879 --> 00:35:29,760
So, every step of the way,
whatever you need, here I am.
767
00:35:29,827 --> 00:35:30,228
So, every step of the way,
whatever you need, here I am.
768
00:35:30,294 --> 00:35:31,462
[ Traci sighs ]
769
00:35:35,333 --> 00:35:36,934
>> Announcer: Next week on
The Young and the Restless...
770
00:35:37,001 --> 00:35:39,537
>> Nikki: My whole life
is spiraling out of control,
771
00:35:39,604 --> 00:35:40,338
and it's my fault.
772
00:35:40,404 --> 00:35:41,506
>> Jack: We will fix this.
773
00:35:41,572 --> 00:35:43,508
As a matter of fact,
I have an idea.
774
00:35:43,574 --> 00:35:47,378
>> Summer: Something's
lifted for me. I feel lighter.
775
00:35:47,445 --> 00:35:49,780
>> Chance: Cheers to that.
776
00:35:49,847 --> 00:35:52,083
[ Summer chuckles ]
>> Nate: You didn't quit,
777
00:35:52,149 --> 00:35:52,884
did you?
778
00:35:52,950 --> 00:35:54,452
Nikki fired you.
779
00:35:54,519 --> 00:35:57,154
>> Victor: My security team
called me last night
780
00:35:57,221 --> 00:36:00,424
and told me that there was
a huge fire at the institution
781
00:36:00,491 --> 00:36:02,226
where Jordan is incarcerated.
782
00:36:02,293 --> 00:36:05,463
>> Victoria: Meaning that Jordan
could be dead or she could
783
00:36:05,530 --> 00:36:08,799
be out there again,
ready to do God knows what.
784
00:36:18,809 --> 00:36:21,812
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785
00:36:21,879 --> 00:36:24,882
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786
00:36:24,949 --> 00:36:27,952
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and CBS, Inc.
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00:36:31,556 --> 00:36:34,559
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