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>> Victor: Nikki,
are you in there?
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[ Nikki sighs ]
>> Nikki: That was close.
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>> Jack: It's been a long time
since I felt the need
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to sneak around. I didn't miss
the feeling at all.
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>> Nikki: Now, Jack, don't make
a big deal out of this.
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>> Jack: You were afraid
to breathe just now
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in your own office. And it's
going to stay that way as long
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as you keep secrets from Victor.
>> Nikki: You said you were
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ready to help me.
Whatever I need.
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>> Jack: Yes, I did, but this...
>> Nikki: Is what we
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agreed upon.
>> Jack: Then maybe we should
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reopen the topic.
Are you sure
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you won't tell Victor
that I'm your new sponsor?
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>> Nate: Hey.
>> Devon: Hey.
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>> Nate: You at an okay place
to take a break?
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>> Devon: Uh, close enough,
yeah. What's up?
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>> Nate: Why don't we both
call it quits for the night?
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Let me buy you a drink
at the club.
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>> Devon: That's the best offer
I've had all day.
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Let's do it.
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>> Tucker: There she is.
Didn't expect to see you
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so soon.
Or ever, after
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our last conversation.
Hi. Uh,
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just my usual, thank you.
>> Audra: I'll put it on my
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tab, please.
>> Tucker: Oh, sweet.
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The deluxe apology.
>> Audra: What's a few angry
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words between old friends?
>> Tucker: Is that how
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we're playing?
[ Tucker scoffs ]
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Okay, then.
Yeah, I'm-- I'm surprised.
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Did not expect to hear from you.
I guess you're becoming as
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mercurial as everyone says I am.
I must be rubbing off on you.
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>> Audra: Mm. Not in
the right ways.
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You know, last time I checked,
I'm not rich beyond my wildest
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dreams like you.
>> Tucker: Not yet.
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Thank you very much.
I could change that for you
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if I wanted to.
>> Audra: Yeah, you know,
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you mentioned some plans.
Among other things.
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>> Tucker: So, first you turned
me down. Now, you've changed
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your mind.
Did my pitch get under your
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skin, Audra?
Or am I just that irresistible?
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>> Audra: It's not that
I find you irresistible,
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but that your offer for me to
come work with you at Glissade
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just might be.
>> Tucker: Which you recently
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not-so-graciously declined.
Very emphatically.
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What's changed?
>> Audra: I had some time
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to think things through,
that's all.
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>> Tucker: Uh-huh.
This is a major reversal.
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You were very
decisive up in your suite.
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>> Audra: Yeah, I had a
knee-jerk reaction
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to the mention of Jabot.
>> Tucker: And Ashley.
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>> Audra: But I'm calmer now.
>> Tucker: No, you've--
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you've pushed back before.
This is different.
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And you-- you--
you were done with me, right?
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In all ways.
>> Audra: Well, I decided
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to leave Newman Media.
Effective immediately.
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>> Tucker: Well, now.
>> Audra: There's no upward
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mobility for me there.
And it's a closed shop.
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Only the Newmans are allowed
in the inner circle, and
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that's never going to change.
I thought it was worth it
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to have it on my resume,
But why bother now when
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there are other, much better
options on the table?
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>> Tucker: And you just
realized this?
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>> Audra: Yes.
I just realized that.
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>> Tucker: Same job it was
a week ago.
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Something must have happened.
>> Audra: Think whatever
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you want.
Is your offer still
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on the table?
>> Tucker: Maybe.
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Only if you're honest with me.
>> Audra: About?
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>> Tucker: Something tells me
you didn't quit.
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Something tells me
you ticked Nikki off
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and she fired you.
Hm?
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[ Tucker laughs ]
She did, didn't she?
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What'd you do to lose
your job, Audra?
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[ phone ringing ]
[ Nikki gasps ]
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>> Nikki: It's Victor.
>> Jack: Take it.
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>> Nikki: Hi.
>> Victor: Sweetheart.
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I came by the office
and the doors were locked.
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I thought you'd left
for the evening, but then
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I saw your car in the garage.
So, everything all right?
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>> Nikki: Oh, yeah, I-- I--
I got a little stir-crazy,
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so I just went out for a walk
to clear my head.
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>> Victor: Wait a minute, why
would you go for a walk
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out in the freezing cold?
>> Nikki: Yeah, that's why I'm
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back in my office already
so soon.
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Did you need to see me?
>> Victor: Yes.
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>> Nikki: I'll come to you.
>> Victor: All right, I'm in
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my office.
>> Nikki: All right, I'll be
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there shortly.
[ Nikki sighs ]
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>> Jack: You see how this is
affecting you?
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>> Nikki: I can handle it.
>> Jack: Nikki, just tell him.
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>> Nikki: No. I have made up my
mind. Right now, it is best that
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he not know you are involved.
So, if you want to ease
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my stress, tell me
that you will understand that,
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and you won't bring it up again.
>> Jack: Even if I can see
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how much this secret
is stressing you.
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I know that you don't agree
with my decision, but I need
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for you to respect it.
And just being in this position,
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it-- it makes me feel
so ashamed.
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No matter how many
meetings I go to,
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I still can't seem to
string two days together
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without the urge to drink. I
mean, I go looking for a bottle
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without even thinking about it.
>> Jack: Just focus on one day,
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one day at a time.
One hour at a time. One minute
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if that's what it takes.
[ Nikki sighs ]
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>> Nikki: One minute at a time.
God, just hearing that
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makes me feel so weak.
And I am sick of draining
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the life out of people
for my own selfish reasons.
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God, I-- I know this program.
I know how it works.
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I should have been over this.
I should have beaten it
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weeks ago.
>> Jack: Take it easy.
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Take a breath.
Relax. Take it easy.
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>> Nikki: And that's only
what I'm going through.
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I mean, how would
Victor react if he knew that
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I was already relying on you?
What would that do to him?
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>> Jack: He's a fighter.
Just like you are.
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>> Nikki: How long does he
have to fight?
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He is already going through
stress with the family
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and I am not going to
add to that
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by telling him I have chosen
somebody else to support me.
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He would be terribly hurt.
>> Jack: Okay. Breathe.
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Breathe again. Let me--
let me get you some water, okay?
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>> Nikki: I've got it.
I mean, I hate lying
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to him, but
I have to spare him.
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I can handle it.
>> Jack: Okay.
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>> Nikki: Thank you.
Thank you for dropping
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whatever you were doing
so you could come
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spend time with me.
It really helped.
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More than you know, Jack.
>> Jack: For what it's worth,
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when you called,
I was at Society,
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having a drink with Victor.
I was trying to get a read on
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how he's reacting to all this.
>> Nikki: What? That is exactly
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what you're not supposed to do.
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>> Nikki: How could you
do that, Jack?
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Only a handful of people
even know that I have slipped.
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What did you do? Seek Victor out
so you could interrogate him?
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>> Jack: It was one drink,
that's all.
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>> Nikki: And then what?
You waited for him to bring up
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my drinking?
>> Jack: I was trying to gauge
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where his thinking is right now.
>> Nikki: And was he suspicious
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of this casual conversation?
>> Jack: Nikki, it was fine.
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>> Nikki: What exactly
does fine mean?
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>> Jack: It means I'm an old
hand at getting information
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out of that man
without him realizing it.
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And I got one big thing
out of it.
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Nikki, he loves you
a great deal.
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And he will do anything
in his power to protect you.
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Including, perhaps,
accepting me as your sponsor.
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But that's not going to happen
if you don't talk to him.
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>> Nikki: No. No.
I won't have it, Jack.
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I won't have you
dropping hints or him
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knowing anything about this.
I don't want him to see
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that I'm so fragile,
that things are as bad
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as they are.
>> Jack: Nikki, he knows
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you have a problem.
When you had that drink
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or how many you had
does not matter.
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>> Nikki: It matters to me.
I can't let him see
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what a mess I am.
I need to do this myself
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with the support of somebody
who truly understands
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what I'm going through.
>> Jack: I'm your guy.
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>> Nikki: And thank God
for you, Jack.
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[ knocking on door ]
>> Victor: Come in.
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>> Nick: Hey.
>> Victor: Hi, son.
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>> Nick: I was just about to
take off for the night.
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You want to grab a drink?
>> Victor: Uh, I'm going to have
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dinner with your mother.
>> Nick: Good.
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Some other time then.
>> Victor: Yeah.
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>> Nick: How's she doing?
>> Victor: I don't know.
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She pretends to be stronger
than she is, I think.
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>> Nick: Yeah, that
sounds like Mom.
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>> Victor: Yeah.
But I don't like the fact that
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Jack Abbott is snooping around.
Trying to find out
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what's going on with all of us.
>> Nick: Snooping around how?
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>> Victor: I was sitting at the
bar earlier, and he bellied up
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to me,
asking question after question
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as if I didn't know
what he was up to.
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>> Nick: Well, what does
he know?
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Does he know what
went down with Jordan?
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Does he know about Claire?
Does he know that Mom's having
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some rough times right now?
>> Victor: I don't know.
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>> Nick: I really don't think
you need to be worried
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about Jack, Dad.
I know he drives you crazy
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at times, but he knows there's
a need for discretion here.
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>> Victor: Jack Abbott being
discreet? Are you kidding
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or what?
>> Nick: And he certainly has
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Mom's best interests at heart,
especially if he knows
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that she's been drinking.
>> Victor: How the hell did
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he find out about it?
>> Nick: I don't know, Dad,
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maybe-- maybe she mentioned
something to him.
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They're friends.
He's dealt with the same issues.
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It would make sense that
he would be concerned
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and want to check in on you
and just sort of see
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how we're all holding up.
>> Victor: We don't need
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his concern, okay?
And your mother doesn't need
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his support.
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>> Audra: Thank you for
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your faith in my personal
skills, Tucker.
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But Nikki didn't fire me.
I quit.
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>> Tucker: Uh-huh.
>> Audra: Ask her yourself
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if you don't believe me.
>> Tucker: I'm sure
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she'd love that.
>> Audra: Are you scared of
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Nikki Newman?
>> Tucker: Are you changing
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the subject?
[ Audra sighs ]
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>> Audra: You know what? This is
not the pleasant drinking chat
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I hoped for.
>> Tucker: Oh, what did you
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hope for, Audra?
And please be specific.
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Let me just do the math here.
Let's see.
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>> Audra: Um, excuse me?
>> Tucker: Well, I, uh,
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first I find Nate
up in your room.
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And now you guys are
giving each other the eye.
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Hm? Is this an
element of the equation here?
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>> Audra: What are you even
talking about?
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>> Tucker: Something's going on
between you two.
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And I'm sure it's related to
you quitting Newman Media.
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>> Devon: Hey, you're not still
friends with Audra, are you?
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>> Nate: Uh, not sure you could
ever have called us friends.
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>> Devon: You guys were close
enough to do deals together
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and make plans, right?
>> Nate: Yeah, that's true.
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Um, and I learned my lesson.
But, uh, we're still polite
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to each other, though.
But no, uh,
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not a friendship per se.
>> Devon: Mm. Okay.
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>> Nate: Any particular
reason you're asking?
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>> Devon: Just the vibe I picked
up on.
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>> Nate: Oh, well, Tucker over
there caught my attention.
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Why she still gives him
the time of day is beyond me.
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That's some
messed up codependency.
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The guy's toxic.
Sorry, I didn't mean to--
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>> Devon: No, please. I--
I came to that conclusion
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about him months ago.
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>> Audra: I'm sorry
Devon blew you off.
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>> Tucker: Did he?
I hadn't noticed.
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>> Audra: One of your most
endearing qualities
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is how much you love your son.
>> Tucker: One of my most
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endearing qualities?
What are the others?
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[ Tucker laughs ]
>> Audra: Maybe I misspoke.
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>> Tucker: Are you going to
take that one back too?
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Like you telling me you wanted
nothing to do with me
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was just a knee-jerk reaction?
>> Audra: You know, now you're
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fishing for compliments.
Shall I make you a list
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of your good points,
so you can tape it to your
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mirror to remind yourself
that you're still part
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of the human race?
>> Tucker: Your skill set
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is astounding.
>> Audra: Is it?
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>> Tucker: Simmering looks.
[ Audra chuckles ]
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Clever gibes,
the underhanded compliments.
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Cruelty.
>> Audra: You know, you make me
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sound fascinating.
>> Tucker: Oh, you are.
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Earlier, I opened a vein
with you,
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Bared my soul, and you just
shut me down
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without batting an eye.
Cut me out of your life.
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And yet here you are,
filled with regret...
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after you claim that you've
suddenly quit your lucrative job
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at Newman Media.
And then you use my estrangement
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with Devon to pretend you care.
All the while
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exchanging sly looks with
Nate Hastings across the room.
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Are you a part
of the human race?
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Yeah, you're playing
some long con here.
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I'm dying to know what it.
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>> Diane: Hi!
>> Jack: Hi.
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>> Diane: Hi.
I thought you'd be home earlier.
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>> Jack: Yeah, I got a
distress call from Nikki.
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Went to check on her
at the office, and Victor
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almost walked in on us.
>> Diane: What do you mean?
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>> Jack: Well, the door was
locked. Victor kept knocking.
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Nikki didn't answer.
>> Diane: Well, that must
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have been awkward
and unnerving.
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>> Jack: Yeah. I hate it.
I hate what this is doing
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to Nikki and I--
I frankly hate
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what I've agreed to.
>> Diane: I know.
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So, how is she doing?
>> Jack: Not well.
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I'm worried about her.
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>> Nick: Hey, Mom.
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>> Nikki: Hello.
Why are you looking
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at me like that?
>> Nick: Like, uh, like what?
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>> Nikki: Oh, I don't know.
Like, uh, I'm seconds away
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from falling apart.
I'm not. All is well.
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I'm sorry I worried you when
I went out for some fresh air.
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>> Nick: It's freezing
outside, Mom.
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>> Nikki: Yeah, that's what
your father said, too.
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>> Victor: How's it going
with your new sponsor?
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>> Nikki: Very well.
We're a much better fit.
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>> Victor: Uh-huh.
Well, I'm glad to hear that.
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>> Nick: What happened to
your original guy?
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What's his name? Seth?
>> Nikki: Oh, yeah.
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He had a stumble of his own
recently and I needed somebody
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who was on more solid ground
with their recovery.
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>> Nick: Yeah, that makes sense.
>> Nikki: But I think this new
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person will work out very well.
They've been in recovery
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a lot longer, and, uh, very--
very solid and calm.
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>> Victor: Hm.
It's nice to know.
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Son, uh, why don't you have
dinner with your parents?
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>> Nick: Oh, I would, but
Christian just reminded me
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that it is tacos and video game
night, so I got to go.
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>> Victor: That's important.
>> Nick: Yeah.
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>> Victor: Okay.
Give them our love, okay?
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>> Nick: I will. Mom,
just so you know, we're all here
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for whatever you need, okay?
>> Nikki: Thank you, darling.
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>> Victor: Good night, son.
>> Nick: Good night.
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Love you both.
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>> Nate: You and I have had
more than enough battles,
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and I am grateful we've come
back around to being able to
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work together again.
You know, have dinner,
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celebrate holidays.
Because family means everything.
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>> Devon: Hope, you're not
going to tell me that I should
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reach out to Tucker.
>> Nate: No, no, I'm not.
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I'm saying I'm sorry, because
I know it's hard not having
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your father in your life.
>> Devon: Oh, he's
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never really been around,
so it's actually not that hard.
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And I've already had
the only father I'll ever need,
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and Tucker will never be
half the man that Neil was.
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I actually should have walked
away from him long before I did.
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>> Nate: So, what was
the last straw?
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The news about the cover-up?
>> Devon: That and just
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everything combined.
All the guy does is lie.
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And when you have somebody that
you can't trust a single word
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that comes out of their mouth,
why would you want them
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in your life, and I didn't.
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>> Tucker: Nate's trying so hard
not to look over here at you.
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>> Audra: Do you want to go
sit over there with him?
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I'm happy to let him
pick up your tab instead of me.
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>> Tucker: I know you're dying
to tell me what you're up to.
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How does Nate fit into it?
>> Audra: You know, he's
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an attractive man, Tucker, okay?
Maybe I just like
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looking at him.
Does it really bother you
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that much?
>> Tucker: He keeps
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looking over at you.
>> Audra: Well, I am
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an attractive woman.
Or maybe you've just
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forgotten since you've known me
for so long.
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>> Tucker: I know
you are dangerous.
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You're up to something
with Nate.
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>> Audra: You're right.
We're sleeping together.
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>> Tucker: No, you're not.
But even if you are,
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I couldn't care less.
It would just be you
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using sex again
as the means to some end.
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What end is the question.
[ Audra chuckles ]
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>> Audra: Can you just focus
on us and our partnership?
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>> Tucker: Who said I still want
to partner with you?
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[ Audra scoffs ]
>> Audra: So, you offer me
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the world, and now you've just
changed your mind?
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>> Tucker: I'm thinking
about it.
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See you around.
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Gentlemen.
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>> Sharon: The key
is to make each customer
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feel like they're our
most important account,
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if not our only account.
Now, how do we do that?
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Through relationships.
Building them with research
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and communication,
and maintaining them
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with excellent follow-through.
You each have your own unique
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style of relating to people,
but the common denominator here
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is service.
Anticipating our client's needs,
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which only happens
when you make it a point
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to understand their business
inside and out.
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Everyone in this meeting
is very good at that.
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You have a gift for it, which is
why I chose you to be part
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of Cassidy First's sales team.
Okay, I guess
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that's it for tonight,
but before we sign off,
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there is a little
homework assignment.
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Um, I'd like each of you
to design a questionnaire
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that will get to the heart
of what a client needs
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in bespoke software products.
Go beyond just
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who's going to be using it,
and what will it be used for.
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Get creative, there is
no right or wrong.
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Just send them to me by Friday,
and we'll use them
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to brainstorm with
next week's meeting, all right?
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Any questions? Fantastic.
Have a great evening, everyone.
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Enjoy.
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>> Nick: Wow.
>> Sharon: What?
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>> Nick: You're amazing.
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>> Jack: I have seen Nikki
fight this battle
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more than once,
but there's a look in her eye,
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a fear I've never seen before,
and it's like she's doing
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everything she can to look
like she's in control.
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>> Diane: Is that what
it was like for you?
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>> Jack: Frankly,
I don't remember
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the pills, the urge.
I do remember the ugliness
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that the pills caused
and detox was a living hell.
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>> Diane: You know, Jack, maybe
this is too much
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for you to take on right now.
>> Jack: Oh, look, honey,
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I didn't mean to scare you.
There's no reason
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to be concerned.
Though I love
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that you are concerned.
[ Diane chuckles ]
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Right now, I would like to spend
the rest of my evening
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focused on you, not Nikki,
and certainly not Victor.
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>> Diane: No argument from me.
>> Jack: How does champagne
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and dancing sound to you?
>> Diane: Are you serious?
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>> Jack: Yeah, I'm serious.
>> Diane: Then, it sounds
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absolutely perfect.
>> Jack: Good.
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>> Victor: Thank you.
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So, my baby,
how's your appetite?
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>> Nikki: I could eat.
>> Victor: Good.
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I had a talk with Jack Abbott
at the bar earlier.
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>> Nikki: I hope you were
civil to him.
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>> Victor: He asked me
all kinds of questions.
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>> Nikki: Really? About what?
>> Victor: Well, apparently, you
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told him about your abduction,
Which I find interesting.
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Then, he also knew
about your drinking.
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>> Nikki: Yes, Jack knows.
>> Victor: I see.
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>> Nikki: Well, I didn't want
to hide what's going on
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with people who care about me.
That-- that just makes me feel
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even more ashamed.
>> Victor: But sweetheart,
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you know--
>> Nikki: Talking about
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it is good, I always feel
stronger afterwards.
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>> Victor: You know damn well
that I like to keep
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problems like this
within the family, okay?
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>> Nikki: Yes, I know
how you feel about privacy.
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>> Victor: For everyone's
protection.
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>> Nikki: From Jack?
Victor, you-- you keep
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calling it an issue,
but the issue is me,
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my recovery.
>> Victor: My issue with
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the whole thing is that
Jack Abbot cannot be trusted.
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I have never trusted him.
>> Nikki: All right, please
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don't make more out of it
than it is.
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>> Sharon: Well, that
is some compliment.
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Do you mind if I ask
what it is you find so amazing?
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>> Nick: How much time you got?
>> Sharon: Well, I'm pretty busy
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working on Cassidy First,
but I have a few minutes.
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>> Nick: I mean, you've been
tearing it up lately,
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all this drive and energy.
You have never been a slacker,
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but this is next level stuff.
It's very impressive.
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>> Sharon: Well, thank you.
>> Nick: I couldn't help
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but overhear your conversation
with your sales team.
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Your advice? Spot on, Sharon.
Can, I assume they're, uh,
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you know, younger people?
>> Sharon: It's like they're
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speaking a foreign language
when it comes to technology.
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I feel like I'm taking
a crash course every time
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I have a meeting with them.
>> Nick: Yeah, but you got
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the other side of it.
You know, you've got the drive
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and the vision.
They're very lucky
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to have you as a mentor.
I mean, the fact that you've
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kept your hand in this place
while running your new company,
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it's quite remarkable.
>> Sharon: Well, Esther has been
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a really great manager,
and I've leaned on her a lot.
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I just can't bring myself
to sell our cute
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little coffee house,
even though I probably should.
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There's just so many
memories here, you know?
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>> Nick: Yeah,
there's a lot of history here.
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I'm glad it's in the family,
you know, so to speak.
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>> Sharon: It is. We are.
So anyway, thank you
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for noticing that I'm managing
to keep all these balls
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in the air as of now.
>> Nick: Don't come at me
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with all this modesty stuff,
Sharon. I've worked
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with you before.
I'm sure you're going to
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continue to crush it,
and impress me and everyone else
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the way you always do.
>> Sharon: I really appreciate
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you saying that.
It makes all the hard work
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that I've been doing
even more worth it.
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>> Nick: I bet.
>> Sharon: So, tell me
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about you, what's going on?
>> Nick: Ooh, me.
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[ Nick chuckles ]
Well, I am, uh--
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I'm boring in comparison.
>> Sharon: Okay, that's a lie.
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00:28:31,843 --> 00:28:33,978
But go ahead, avoid
talking about yourself.
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Tell me about Nikki, how is she?
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>> Devon: Uh, I mean, when you
get down to it, every single
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thing about Tucker is a lie.
You know?
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And what really annoys me is
that he feels like he can pull
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one over on anybody he wants,
including myself.
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00:28:56,401 --> 00:28:59,237
And it's bad enough when
you're in the dark about things,
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00:28:59,304 --> 00:29:01,406
but then it's that much worse
when you find out the truth,
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00:29:01,473 --> 00:29:04,342
and find out that you got
played like a sucker.
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>> Nate: The cover-up is one lie
on top of another.
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The news must have
destabilized a new company
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00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:16,421
he bought, Glissade.
>> Devon: Probably.
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00:29:16,488 --> 00:29:18,923
>> Nate: Would be better
for everyone if he just
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went to France and tried
to manage it from there.
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00:29:21,126 --> 00:29:23,194
>> Devon: Yeah,
that ain't gonna happen.
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>> Nate: Why not?
Pretty much everyone
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00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:28,233
in town hates the guy.
What is he,
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00:29:28,299 --> 00:29:31,369
a glutton for punishment?
Because I frankly
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00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:36,774
can't understand why else would
he stick around Genoa City?
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00:29:36,841 --> 00:29:41,613
Unless he's still holding out
hope that you might forgive him
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00:29:41,679 --> 00:29:45,283
one day, that he'd have another
shot being around you and Dom.
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00:29:45,350 --> 00:29:47,385
>> Devon: Yeah, probably.
Probably all the above.
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00:29:47,452 --> 00:29:49,888
'Cause he always thinks
he can win,
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00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:51,756
but he's certainly
not going to let anybody think
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00:29:51,823 --> 00:29:54,325
that he got chased away.
It's kind of like you
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00:29:54,392 --> 00:29:56,427
not too long ago,
you had everyone pissed off,
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00:29:56,494 --> 00:29:59,497
but you were determined
to have your family forgive you.
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00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:04,903
>> Nate: Comparing me
to Tucker McCall, wow,
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that's, uh-- That's unnerving.
>> Devon: Well...
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00:30:08,006 --> 00:30:11,609
>> Nate: My actions were low,
yes, but, uh, nothing
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00:30:11,676 --> 00:30:13,978
compared to what he's pulled
over the years.
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00:30:14,045 --> 00:30:15,813
>> Devon: Yeah, the biggest
difference, though,
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00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:17,549
is that you've proven
that you can actually
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00:30:17,615 --> 00:30:20,718
change and make amends
and he's proven that he can't
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00:30:20,785 --> 00:30:28,026
or he won't, so he doesn't.
Either way.
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00:30:28,092 --> 00:30:31,329
Hey, I need to get home
to Abby and Dominic.
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00:30:31,396 --> 00:30:34,732
It's getting late, thank you
for this drink, though.
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00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:36,167
>> Nate: Yeah, thanks
for coming out.
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00:30:36,234 --> 00:30:38,636
>> Devon: For sure.
>> Nate: I hope, uh, Tucker
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00:30:38,703 --> 00:30:42,941
didn't make it too unpleasant.
>> Devon: No, no, not at all.
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00:30:43,007 --> 00:30:45,476
I'll see you around, though.
>> Nate: Night.
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00:30:45,543 --> 00:30:49,747
>> Devon: Night.
[ Nate sighs ]
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00:30:56,354 --> 00:30:58,223
[ Diane laughing ]
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00:31:01,025 --> 00:31:04,362
>> Jack: Oh.
>> Diane: Look who's here.
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00:31:04,429 --> 00:31:08,466
>> Jack: He's alone, as he
should be. Come on, ignore him.
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00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:15,340
[ Diane clears throat ]
>> Tucker: Ah, good evening.
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00:31:15,406 --> 00:31:17,442
>> Jack: Tucker.
>> Tucker: Say, I heard Ashley
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00:31:17,508 --> 00:31:20,144
went back to Paris.
>> Jack: That's none
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00:31:20,211 --> 00:31:22,447
of your business.
And how would you
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00:31:22,513 --> 00:31:23,615
know that anyway?
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00:31:42,333 --> 00:31:45,937
>> Nate: Tucker was eyeing me.
What was that about?
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00:31:46,004 --> 00:31:47,905
>> Audra: That was about
you eyeing me.
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00:31:47,972 --> 00:31:51,376
>> Nate: I was curious.
>> Audra: Yeah, obviously so.
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00:31:51,442 --> 00:31:54,412
You need to work on that.
>> Nate: What else
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00:31:54,479 --> 00:31:56,114
did he have to say?
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00:31:58,616 --> 00:32:00,518
>> Audra: You gave me
the perfect suggestion for how
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00:32:00,585 --> 00:32:03,688
to take Glissade from Tucker.
I need to undermine him
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00:32:03,755 --> 00:32:05,623
from the inside,
which means I have to get
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00:32:05,690 --> 00:32:08,493
back in his good graces.
>> Nate: Or maybe that's just
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00:32:08,559 --> 00:32:10,928
an excuse so you can
let yourself get sucked back in
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00:32:10,995 --> 00:32:13,264
by him again.
>> Audra: You better watch
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00:32:13,331 --> 00:32:15,600
yourself with an accusation
like that.
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00:32:15,667 --> 00:32:18,269
I know exactly what I'm doing.
>> Nate: Yeah, and Tucker
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00:32:18,336 --> 00:32:21,506
probably knows, too.
>> Audra: That's how the game
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00:32:21,572 --> 00:32:25,677
is played, my friend,
at least for Tucker and me.
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00:32:25,743 --> 00:32:27,211
And it's my time to win.
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00:32:29,414 --> 00:32:31,282
>> Tucker: I make it
my business to know things,
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00:32:31,349 --> 00:32:34,319
Jack, but it's pretty obvious
why Ashley went back
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00:32:34,385 --> 00:32:37,822
to Paris anyway.
>> Diane: Excuse me.
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00:32:37,889 --> 00:32:39,857
>> Jack: You know, I'm not
really interested in your
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00:32:39,924 --> 00:32:41,459
theories. I think I'd like
to join my wife.
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00:32:41,526 --> 00:32:43,161
>> Tucker: What she did
was take my advice,
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00:32:43,227 --> 00:32:45,830
and return to the scene
of the so-called crime,
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00:32:45,897 --> 00:32:47,832
which means she's about
to find out that
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00:32:47,899 --> 00:32:51,402
everything she claims
happened in that bistro did not.
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00:32:51,469 --> 00:32:53,638
And that I have been
telling the truth all along.
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00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:56,908
>> Jack: Okay, there's
one scenario, here's another.
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00:32:56,974 --> 00:32:59,877
You're the liar here.
And when Ashley comes back from
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00:32:59,944 --> 00:33:03,815
Paris, she's going to purge you
from her heart forever.
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00:33:03,881 --> 00:33:07,151
It'll be so thorough,
even you will get it.
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00:33:07,218 --> 00:33:09,487
And you will be more lonely
than you have ever been
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00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:12,990
in your entire life.
Even your delusions
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00:33:13,057 --> 00:33:16,327
won't keep you warm.
[ Tucker chuckles ]
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00:33:24,202 --> 00:33:28,740
>> Nick: I don't know how to
answer that question about Mom.
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00:33:28,806 --> 00:33:30,942
She's one of the strongest
people I know,
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00:33:31,008 --> 00:33:35,546
but this disease does not care.
It goes in for the kill,
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00:33:35,613 --> 00:33:40,685
no matter who you are.
>> Sharon: That's for sure.
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00:33:40,752 --> 00:33:43,821
>> Nick: Dad thinks
she's putting on a brave front
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00:33:43,888 --> 00:33:47,458
you know, to try and hide
how fragile she really is.
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00:33:47,525 --> 00:33:50,962
>> Sharon: Is that
your impression also?
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00:33:51,028 --> 00:33:54,932
>> Nick: I mean, it's possible.
She was thrown back into
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00:33:54,999 --> 00:34:00,638
alcoholism against her will.
She was doing great, you know?
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00:34:00,705 --> 00:34:03,975
Comfortably in recovery.
Her sobriety was solid.
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00:34:04,041 --> 00:34:08,012
Then, her whole world was turned
upside down by this psychopath.
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00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:10,648
>> Sharon: Well, the good news
is Nikki is surrounded
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00:34:10,715 --> 00:34:13,551
by people who love her
and who will help her
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00:34:13,618 --> 00:34:19,690
get this under control again.
>> Nick: If she can.
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00:34:19,757 --> 00:34:22,660
>> Sharon: Do you really
doubt that, or is that
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00:34:22,727 --> 00:34:28,533
some old deep fear?
>> Nick: I don't know.
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00:34:28,599 --> 00:34:33,538
Is there a difference?
>> Sharon: My money's on Nikki.
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00:34:33,604 --> 00:34:36,174
She's gotten through this
several times in the past
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00:34:36,240 --> 00:34:40,845
and she can do it again.
[ Nick sighs ]
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00:34:40,912 --> 00:34:45,583
>> Victor: Thank you.
So, I understand you had to make
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00:34:45,650 --> 00:34:49,620
some difficult decisions lately.
>> Nikki: Who have you been
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00:34:49,687 --> 00:34:51,622
talking to?
>> Victor: Talked to that
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00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:55,526
Audra woman.
>> Nikki: Mm.
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00:34:55,593 --> 00:35:00,264
>> Victor: She explained to me
why you let her go.
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00:35:00,331 --> 00:35:02,200
>> Nikki: And you disagree
with my decision?
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00:35:02,266 --> 00:35:04,836
>> Victor: No.
I've told you before,
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00:35:04,902 --> 00:35:07,238
when it comes to Newman Media,
you hire and fire
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00:35:07,305 --> 00:35:12,643
whoever you please, okay?
I just don't want any more
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00:35:12,710 --> 00:35:15,112
stress added to your life.
That's not good for you, baby.
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00:35:15,179 --> 00:35:17,482
>> Nikki: Well, when I find
the right people
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00:35:17,548 --> 00:35:21,118
who understand boundaries,
I will bring them on board.
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00:35:21,185 --> 00:35:24,755
But in the meantime,
I have other resources
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00:35:24,822 --> 00:35:27,258
I can utilize.
The work will get done
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00:35:27,325 --> 00:35:30,061
and I won't overdo it.
I promise.
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00:35:30,127 --> 00:35:34,599
Really, Victor, it'll be fine.
>> Victor: I'm serious, okay?
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00:35:34,665 --> 00:35:36,434
[ phone chiming ]
Excuse me.
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00:35:40,805 --> 00:35:42,440
Yes.
>> Guard: Mr. Newman,
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00:35:42,507 --> 00:35:45,042
the prison where Jordan
is being held,
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00:35:45,109 --> 00:35:47,912
there was a major fire.
No word yet on how many
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00:35:47,979 --> 00:35:50,948
casualties or survivors.
>> Victor: All right,
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00:35:51,015 --> 00:35:54,552
um, keep me informed, okay?
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00:35:58,422 --> 00:36:00,992
>> Nikki: What's wrong?
>> Victor: Just business, baby.
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00:36:01,058 --> 00:36:02,393
Nothing to worry about.
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