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>> Victoria: Are you really
asking me out on a date?
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>> Cole: I...
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I guess.
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>> Victoria: Well, are you
or aren't you?
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>> Cole: Well, now you're
teasing me.
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It's okay, you can say no,
all right?
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I won't be offended.
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>> Victoria: I'd love to have
dinner with you.
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>> Cole: Seriously?
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>> Victoria: Yeah, I actually
think the idea of dinner with my
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long-divorced ex-husband
is charming.
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>> Cole: Okay, all right.
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Um, so what time?
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>> Victoria: Um, seven works
for me.
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>> Cole: Okay, I'll pick you up
at seven.
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>> Victoria: All right,
I'm looking forward to it.
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>> Victor: Stop giving me
excuses.
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>> Cole: Michael and I were only
trying to help.
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>> Victor: For your information,
I fired Michael Baldwin
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for his part in this.
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[ Cole sighs ]
>> Cole: Well, I'm-- I'm really
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sorry to hear that,
but you can't fire me.
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>> Victor: I can tell you
to stay away from my family
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and stay the hell away
from my daughter.
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And here's my request for you,
Cole.
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I understand that Claire's
working in the Abbott household
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for Kyle, babysitting Harrison,
is that correct?
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>> Cole: You know she is.
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What does that have to do
with anything?
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>> Victor: I want you to create
a friendship with Kyle.
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Get to know him better.
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>> Cole: And you want me
to do that, why?
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>> Victor: That's of no interest
to you right now.
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>> Harrison: I don't know where
this one goes.
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>> Claire: Hmm.
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Well, look at the puzzle and
see which shape fits the piece
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in your hand.
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>> Harrison: I am,
but I can't find it.
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>> Claire: Look at the color
and then it should match some
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of the pieces that we've already
put together.
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>> Harrison: Right here?
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>> Claire: Hmm, getting warmer.
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>> Harrison: Right there!
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>> Claire: Yes!
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That's it, you did it.
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Nice.
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>> Kyle: Hey, buddy.
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You having a good day?
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>> Harrison: Claire's so cool.
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I'm glad she gets to come
here now.
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>> Kyle: So am I.
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>> Adam: I hate that I keep
dragging my family problems
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into your life.
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>> Sally: Adam, stop.
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>> Adam: No, but it's not fair.
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Okay, you have enough
on your plate.
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You have a new job.
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You're filling in for Chelsea
at Marchetti.
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>> Sally: Yes, and none of that
is as important as what you are
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going through right now,
especially with Connor.
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>> Adam: But it can be a lot.
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I want you to feel comfortable
telling me when enough
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is enough, okay?
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>> Sally: Adam,
we live together now.
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We're in a relationship.
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I want to be
your sounding board.
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I want to be the person that
you share everything with.
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Good, bad, it doesn't matter.
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And I know it's hard for you
to share your feelings.
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>> Adam: Well, it hasn't been
easy for me to share anything
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with anyone.
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>> Sally: Well, I would love to
be the exception to that rule.
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>> Adam: And I love you
for that.
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I love everything about you,
actually.
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[ knock on door ]
>> Adam: No, don't--
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don't answer it.
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>> Sally: Why?
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>> Adam: Because it might
be trouble.
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>> Nikki: Victor,
answer my question.
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Are you dismissing me from
Newman Media as a way
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of punishing me?
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>> Victor: Why would I
punish you?
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>> Nikki: Oh, I can think of
a few things.
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Bringing Jordan into our life.
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Turning into a pathetic drunk.
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And then there's Jack.
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>> Victor: What the hell does
Jack Abbott have to do with
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any of this?
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>> Nikki: I think you are still
angry that I chose him as
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my sponsor and wanted him
to continue even after
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everything that happened.
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>> Victor: Let me tell you
something.
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I hold that man responsible
for the recklessness
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and foolishness.
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You're damn right I do.
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But no way does that mean that
I wanna punish you.
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I'm here to help you recover.
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>> Nikki: Well, it's not
helping.
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And I'm shocked you think
it would.
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>> Nick: Well, that went great.
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>> Sally: What kind of trouble
are you expecting?
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[ knock on door ]
>> Adam: One or several members
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of my family coming
to browbeat me into doing
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my father's bidding.
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Or that might even be
Victor himself.
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>> Sally: Why would he do that?
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>> Adam: Because that's
his particular style.
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To beat people into submission.
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[ knock on door ]
>> Sally: Adam, we have
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to answer the door.
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>> Adam: Hang on, maybe they'll
go away.
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>> Sally: Adam,
I'm expecting someone.
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>> Adam: You are?
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Why didn't you say so?
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>> Sally: Just-- just--
Can you just please
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answer the door?
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>> Summer: Adam, uh...
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>> Adam: Summer.
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>> Summer: Am I early?
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>> Sally: No, you're right
on time.
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>> Summer: Okay.
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>> Adam: Uh, and I'm in the way.
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I assume you're here to talk to
Sally about business and I'm
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supposed to meet Chelsea.
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Great hire, by the way.
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Sally's gonna knock it out
of the park.
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>> Summer: Yeah, Adam, wait.
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Uh, how's Connor doing?
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>> Adam: Thank you for asking.
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But the truth is, I don't know.
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He makes a little progress one
day and then has a setback.
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So all we can do is hope,
I guess.
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>> Summer: Well.
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Look, he's a really sweet kid.
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I can't imagine how you're
feeling under these
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circumstances.
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I just-- I-- I guess I want you
to know that we're all rooting
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for you and Chelsea and Connor.
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>> Adam: Well, thank you.
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I appreciate that.
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I'll leave you to it.
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[ Summer sighs ]
>> Sally: That was really nice.
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What she said to Adam.
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>> Summer: Well, I mean,
I-- I feel for him.
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He's my uncle, but we've never
been close or tolerated
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each other, really.
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But you know, when it's your
kid that's hurting, you would
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do anything to take away their
pain or their fear.
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So yeah, I just-- I have nothing
but compassion for him
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and Chelsea.
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>> Sally: Well, people treat
Adam like he doesn't have
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a heart and look, I'm not naive.
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I understand he brought a lot
of that on himself, but when it
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comes to his son, he feels
things just as deeply as
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anyone.
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So what you said, I know that
it meant a lot to him.
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And to me.
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>> Summer: So should we
get to work?
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>> Sally: Yeah, yeah.
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I can't wait.
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>> Summer: Um, so I was going
over the draft designs
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of Chelsea's that you were
finishing up.
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>> Sally: And?
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>> Summer: Um, actually,
I am really impressed.
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It's good work.
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>> Harrison: Well, I first went
to the park, and that was neat
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because at the lake, there were
these four turtles who were
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asleep on a branch all in a row.
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>> Kyle: Well, how do you know
they were sleeping?
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>> Harrison: They didn't move,
Dad.
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>> Claire: He's right.
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We actually thought that the
park had planted fake turtles.
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>> Harrison: But then they all
went into the water
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and swam away.
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They must have been a family
or something.
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>> Kyle: Mm-hmm.
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That's exciting.
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>> Harrison: And then Claire
taught me some cool stuff about
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caterpillars and butterflies.
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And we read a book about them.
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>> Kyle: Some teaching moments,
huh?
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>> Claire: Well, the more you
know about something, the more
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interesting it is,
right, Harrison?
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This summer, we're gonna be
scholar adventurers.
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We wanna know everything.
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>> Kyle: Everything's kind of
a lot.
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>> Harrison: We can do it.
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>> Kyle: I'm glad the two of you
are getting along so well.
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>> Claire: He's an easy guy
to get along with.
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>> Kyle: Well, whatever you're
doing, keep doing it.
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>> Harrison: Dad?
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>> Kyle: Hmm?
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>> Harrison: I think I need
some ice cream.
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>> Kyle: You need
some ice cream?
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>> Claire: It helps us think.
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>> Kyle: Oh.
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>> Harrison: So can we get some,
please?
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>> Kyle: Oh, it depends.
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Did you eat your lunch?
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>> Harrison: Yep.
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>> Claire: He did great.
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He had fruit, veg, protein,
covered all the bases.
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>> Kyle: Ice cream it is.
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>> Harrison: Yay!
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>> Victoria: Come in, Mom.
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>> Nikki: Hi.
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>> Victoria: Such a nice
surprise.
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>> Nikki: Well, I just thought
I would stop by and see how you
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and Claire are doing.
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>> Victoria: Oh, well, Claire is
actually having the time
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of her life, you know?
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She has this sunniness
about her right now.
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Seems like every morning she
wakes up, she's just so
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cheerful and eager.
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>> Nikki: Wow, that's wonderful.
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How are things going
with her job.
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>> Victoria: Oh, Mom, she loves
taking care of Harrison.
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Even though Summer still
has her under the microscope.
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>> Nikki: That will change.
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>> Victoria: Hmm.
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I'm not so sure.
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Summer can sometimes be
as stubborn as her father.
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>> Nikki: Oh, I won't tell
Nicholas you said that.
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>> Victoria: Oh, you can
tell him.
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I mean, we accuse each other
of it constantly.
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>> Nikki: So how are you doing?
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>> Victoria: Me?
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Um, I'm feeling pretty cheerful
myself, you know?
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Things are happy and smooth.
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Except for, you know,
certain rare moments.
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>> Nikki: Such as?
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>> Victoria: Dad.
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You know, he's doing his usual
full court press to get me
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to come back to Newman
Enterprises.
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He can be so relentless.
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>> Nikki: He told me you already
turned him down, that you
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weren't interested in running
the company right now.
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>> Victoria: Yes, that is what I
told him, but I'm not entirely
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sure that it's true.
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I mean, the more that I think
about it, I have to admit I am
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a little tempted.
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>> Summer: You know what I like
most about your designs is that
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you kept Chelsea's basic
aesthetic, and then you added
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your own playful touches.
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Like-- like this one.
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>> Sally: Yeah, I thought
the sleeves might be a little
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too much.
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>> Summer: No, I actually think
it makes it more fun
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and contemporary.
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And then this one just
blew me away.
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>> Sally: Yeah,
I like that one too.
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>> Summer: I never would've
imagined these colors working
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together, but they do.
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It's really good work, Sally.
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>> Sally: Thank you.
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Thanks, yeah, I mean,
it just...
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It all felt really good,
you know?
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Sort of feels right.
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But I am relieved to know that
you feel the same way.
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>> Summer: Well, I do.
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>> Sally: Well, I--
You know, Chelsea gave me
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a really great foundation.
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>> Summer: Yeah, but you took it
and you ran with it, and you
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didn't play it safe either.
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You kept the integrity of her
designs, and you added your own
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spin to it.
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And that takes talent.
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>> Sally: Well, thank you.
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But I have to admit, I-- I did
run a few of these by someone
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just to make sure that I was
headed in the right direction
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before I showed them to you.
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>> Summer: Adam?
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>> Sally: No, uh, no,
he would've just said
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everything looks great.
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It was Chloe.
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She actually gave me a few
suggestions on both of these
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pieces that you really like,
and a few ideas for the rest
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of the collection.
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>> Summer: Why do I get
the feeling that this is
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a warm-up to something
that you're gonna ask me?
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>> Harrison: I think cookie
dough flavor is the best.
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>> Claire: What?
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I thought you said cotton candy
was your favorite?
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>> Harrison: Nah.
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>> Kyle: Yeah, come on, Claire.
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That was last week.
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>> Claire: Oh, right, I see.
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Well, my favorite is coffee
almond fudge.
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>> Harrison: What's that?
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>> Claire: Coffee flavored
ice cream with chocolate fudge
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and nuts.
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>> Harrison: Ew.
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>> Kyle: Uh-oh, I think we've
got an ice cream critic
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on our hands.
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What about old-fashioned
vanilla?
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>> Harrison Only on a Sunday,
Dad.
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>> Claire: He's right.
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I mean, you have to go
traditional when toppings
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are involved.
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We've already had a very long
conversation about this.
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Dad!
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Hey, is everything okay?
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>> Victor: Son, I know you have
your doubts, but I am convinced
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that your mother will eventually
embrace my plan, all right?
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>> Nick: Eventually might be
a very long time.
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>> Victor: Well, she needs time
to rest.
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>> Nick: Okay,
so you have decided?
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>> Victor: Yeah.
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I don't want her to feel
any stress from anyone.
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She needs time to recover.
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>> Nick: Yeah, but Mom thinks
the opposite.
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She thinks the work might
actually energize her.
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>> Victor: Son, if she goes back
to the company now, she'll feel
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all kinds of pressures.
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I don't want that.
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It'll impede her progress.
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>> Nick: All right, yeah,
obviously, none of us wants
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that, Dad.
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>> Victor: Okay, yet you
disagree with my plan.
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>> Nick: I actually do agree
with you.
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I think the best thing for Mom
is to take some time off.
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The problem is the message,
okay?
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If you do this, you might make
Mom feel like you don't have
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any confidence in her.
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And, Dad, that could set her
recovery back more than
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anything else.
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>> Victor: Then I shall do
everything in my power to make
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her understand.
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>> Nick: And that's it, right?
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End of discussion?
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>> Victor: End of discussion,
son.
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I do not want your mother to
suffer any kind of pressure.
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What I want you to do is I want
you to talk to Victoria
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and convince her to come back
to Newman Enterprises
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where she belongs.
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You know this can be real
simple, right?
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If you just put Vic in at
Newman Media, which is what Mom
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wants, everybody's happy.
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>> Victor: Son, it's not
what I want.
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>> Nikki: I was wondering how
long it would take for you to
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miss the energy of the office.
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You're so good at problem
solving and seeing
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three steps ahead.
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You love the challenge.
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You always have.
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>> Victoria: I didn't say
that I was going back.
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>> Nikki: Yeah, but you're
considering it.
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>> Victoria: I don't know, Mom.
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I mean, look, on one hand,
yeah, you and Dad are
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absolutely right.
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I-- part of me misses the energy
and the purpose that comes with
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being at work.
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I mean, it's something that
I've done for most of my life.
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Sometimes to the neglect
of everything else.
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>> Nikki: Well, it is possible
to find a balance between the
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personal and the professional.
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>> Victoria: But that has eluded
me more often than not.
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Look, I just don't think that
now is a great time for me
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to return.
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Johnny and Katie
are coming home.
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They've never met their older
sister and vice versa.
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I mean, this would be a crazy
time for me to think about
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going back.
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>> Nikki: Hasn't Claire been
pushing you to go back?
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>> Victoria: Yeah, she has,
but I think that that's maybe
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because she doesn't wanna hold
me back.
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>> Nikki: Or maybe it's the wise
daughter who is ready to start
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her own path and wants her
mother to continue hers.
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>> Victoria: I suppose that's
your very gentle way of telling
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me that I need to let go.
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>> Nikki: Maybe a little bit.
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I was going to ask you if you
could step in for me
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at Newman Media temporarily
while I finish
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my outpatient treatment.
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>> Victoria: What about Lauren?
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>> Nikki: Oh, I've taken up
enough of her time.
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I mean, to run two huge
companies, it's just too much
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to ask for an indefinite
period.
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But I really need somebody
that I can trust.
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The way I trust you.
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>> Victoria: Are you sure this
is what you want, Mom?
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>> Nikki: Well, it's a better
option than what your father
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has in mind.
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>> Victoria: Installing Adam
in your place.
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>> Nikki: That would be
a disaster.
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>> Victoria: Oh,
I agree with you.
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Once Adam got in, it would be
impossible to get him out.
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>> Cole: Uh, nothing's wrong.
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I'm just out here
enjoying the sunshine.
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And how are you doing,
young man?
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Do you remember me?
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I'm Claire's father.
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My name's Cole.
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>> Harrison: I'm Harrison.
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>> Cole: Ah, you are, yes.
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Now is Claire, she's not being
too strict of a nanny, is she?
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>> Harrison: No, Claire's
the best ever.
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>> Cole: Ah, yeah, I couldn't
agree with you more, Harrison.
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So, you guys having
a good time?
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>> Claire: Yeah, we were
actually just about to go see
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the ice cream man.
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>> Cole: No way, that sounds
like a great idea.
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Wow, and so, Kyle, how-- how
are things going with you?
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>> Kyle: Oh, you know, work
is always a challenge.
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Jabot takes up most of my
attention, but I'm finding ways
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to spend more time with this
little guy.
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And Claire's been a godsend.
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>> Cole: Well, I'm happy
to hear that.
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And the time with your little
guy is as important as it gets.
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You know, I was thinking, maybe
you and I could get together
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and go out and grab a beer.
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>> Kyle: Um, sure,
that'd be great.
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>> Cole: Yeah, yeah, you know,
maybe talk about, you know,
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how you've mastered this
work-life balance of yours.
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You know, I could probably use
a few tips on that end.
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>> Claire: You're joking,
but it's true.
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You have been avoiding work
for my sake, so has my mother.
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It's not like I want him
running back to Oxford, but he
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definitely needs to get back
to his career.
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You should listen to Kyle.
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>> Cole: Yeah.
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>> Claire: He has a handle
on these things.
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>> Kyle: Well, I don't know if I
have anything to teach your dad
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on the topic, but beer sounds
great.
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>> Cole: Oh,
I'll look forward to it.
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>> Sally: Okay, I know that you
and Chloe did not end your
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working relationship very well.
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>> Summer: Yeah, that's putting
it mildly.
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I mean, she turned every
disagreement into
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an all-out war.
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She thought she knew better
than everyone, particularly me.
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>> Sally: Yes, look, I know that
Chloe can be a little sensitive,
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but she's also uber-talented.
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And given that this new
scenario is all very last
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minute, I was hoping maybe you
would consider allowing me to
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bring her in as my number two.
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>> Summer: I figured that's
where this was headed.
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>> Sally: Chloe and I work
really well together, and we
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have a shorthand that just--
we just click.
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And honestly, we don't have a
lot of time to finish this
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collection, so...
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What do you say?
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>> Summer: I mean,
you're not wrong.
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It is gonna be a sprint
to the finish line, and we need
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all hands on deck.
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>> Sally: Mm-hmm, exactly.
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>> Summer: But look, Chloe left
last time because she thought
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that I was breathing
down her neck.
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What's to stop her from feeling
that way again?
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And I just-- I really don't want
conflict right now.
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I don't.
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>> Sally: And
there won't be any.
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>> Summer: You say that with
a lot of conviction, Sally.
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>> Sally: When did you and Chloe
have your issues before?
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>> Summer: That was the last
time that Chelsea left,
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and I made Chloe interim
Creative Director.
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>> Sally: When she was reporting
directly to you.
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But this time, she will be
reporting directly to me.
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>> Summer: Marchetti is not
a big company.
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We're gonna have to interact.
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>> Sally: Okay, well then I will
just make it a part of my job
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to make sure that she knows
who the boss is.
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Please, Summer,
just give her another chance.
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>> Nikki: You have just voiced
my greatest fear that Adam will
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ensconce himself at Newman
Media and refuse to leave.
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>> Victoria: Why does he
keep doing it?
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>> Nikki: Adam,
that's an easy answer.
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>> Victoria: No, no, Dad.
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Every few months, whether we
need it or not, he feels the
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need to shuffle the deck
and throw us all into chaos.
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>> Nikki: Well, in all fairness
to your father, I think a lot
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of it has to do with
his concern for me.
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>> Victoria: I don't doubt that,
but you know as well as I do
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that Dad can spin several
different agendas at one time.
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>> Nikki: Oh yes,
he is a chess master.
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>> Victoria: And we
are the pawns.
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Which is why I'm just not
getting it.
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I mean, everything has
settled down.
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Jordan is finally out of our
lives for good.
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Claire is thriving in her
new life.
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You're sober.
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The business is doing great.
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Adam and Nick, I mean,
God, you see them.
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They're getting along.
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So why can't Dad just be
content with that?
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It's one of the reasons that
I hesitate going back
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to work there.
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This is Victor Newman's world
and he can change things
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whenever he wants.
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>> Nick: Come on, just--
just tell me, Dad.
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Why do you wanna move Adam
back to Newman Media so bad?
496
00:22:35,587 --> 00:22:37,122
>> Victor: Because son,
he has been there.
497
00:22:37,189 --> 00:22:38,724
He knows Newman Media.
498
00:22:38,790 --> 00:22:40,892
It'll be a smooth transition.
499
00:22:40,959 --> 00:22:43,695
>> Nick: You really believe that
or is it just wishful thinking?
500
00:22:43,762 --> 00:22:47,432
>> Victor: Have you ever known
me to do wishful thinking, huh?
501
00:22:47,499 --> 00:22:48,467
I'm a realist.
502
00:22:48,533 --> 00:22:51,570
I'm a businessman.
503
00:22:51,636 --> 00:22:53,805
>> Nick: I don't know what
you're doing or why
504
00:22:53,872 --> 00:22:55,407
you're doing it.
505
00:22:55,474 --> 00:22:58,510
You know, it's like all I've
ever heard from you is how
506
00:22:58,577 --> 00:23:01,113
badly you wished Adam and I
worked together and got along
507
00:23:01,179 --> 00:23:04,182
and, you know, made this work
as brothers and we're doing it
508
00:23:04,249 --> 00:23:05,884
and now you wanna switch
it all up.
509
00:23:05,951 --> 00:23:08,120
I don't-- I don't get it.
510
00:23:08,186 --> 00:23:12,791
>> Victor: Son, stop all
the negative stuff, all right?
511
00:23:12,858 --> 00:23:14,159
This will work.
512
00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:15,927
I want you to talk to Victoria.
513
00:23:15,994 --> 00:23:18,330
You got to trust me on this.
514
00:23:18,396 --> 00:23:22,067
>> Nick: I'll talk to her.
515
00:23:22,134 --> 00:23:24,136
>> Victor: I know
what I'm doing.
516
00:23:30,509 --> 00:23:32,077
>> Summer: Look, since
Chelsea
517
00:23:32,144 --> 00:23:36,381
being away is a temporary
situation, I will consider
518
00:23:36,448 --> 00:23:38,283
rehiring Chloe.
519
00:23:38,350 --> 00:23:39,417
>> Sally: Thank you.
520
00:23:39,484 --> 00:23:40,685
You won't regret it.
521
00:23:40,752 --> 00:23:45,157
>> Summer: I better not.
522
00:23:45,223 --> 00:23:51,062
You know,
this was surprisingly easy.
523
00:23:51,129 --> 00:23:52,664
>> Sally: I told you
it would be.
524
00:23:52,731 --> 00:23:54,766
>> Summer: Against all odds,
you and I might actually
525
00:23:54,833 --> 00:23:56,501
make this work.
526
00:23:56,568 --> 00:23:57,736
Bye, Sally.
527
00:23:57,803 --> 00:24:02,607
>> Sally: Bye.
528
00:24:02,674 --> 00:24:04,209
God, it's happening.
529
00:24:04,276 --> 00:24:07,779
Oh, thank you God.
530
00:24:07,846 --> 00:24:10,315
I'm back.
531
00:24:10,382 --> 00:24:11,917
>> Claire: Oh my gosh,
that's so many.
532
00:24:11,983 --> 00:24:15,587
Okay, cool.
533
00:24:15,654 --> 00:24:17,823
>> Kyle: Cole, why don't you
come join us for some ice cream?
534
00:24:17,889 --> 00:24:20,859
>> Cole: Uh, well, thank you,
Kyle, but I really should just
535
00:24:20,926 --> 00:24:22,527
let you all go.
536
00:24:22,594 --> 00:24:24,396
>> Claire: Come on, Dad,
who doesn't love ice cream?
537
00:24:24,462 --> 00:24:27,132
>> Cole?: Well, I'm a fan,
truly, truly, but I really just,
538
00:24:27,199 --> 00:24:29,167
I need to get back home.
539
00:24:29,234 --> 00:24:30,769
>> Claire: Get back home?
540
00:24:30,836 --> 00:24:34,172
>> Cole: Yeah, I--
I need to get ready.
541
00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:36,074
>> Claire: Ready for what?
542
00:24:36,141 --> 00:24:40,312
>> Cole Well, your mother and I
are having dinner this evening.
543
00:24:40,378 --> 00:24:41,680
>> Claire: Oh, okay.
544
00:24:41,746 --> 00:24:44,316
>> Cole: And it's, okay, well,
you know, it's just, uh--
545
00:24:44,382 --> 00:24:46,284
it's kind of a-- you know.
546
00:24:46,351 --> 00:24:47,419
>> Claire: A date?
547
00:24:47,485 --> 00:24:49,254
Just the two of you?
548
00:24:49,321 --> 00:24:51,423
>> Cole: Yeah, unless you plan
on crashing it.
549
00:24:51,489 --> 00:24:52,290
>> Claire: Never.
550
00:24:52,357 --> 00:24:53,325
>> Cole: All right, thank you.
551
00:24:53,391 --> 00:24:54,492
Thank you.
552
00:24:54,559 --> 00:24:56,595
So anyway, I better get my act
together and get back there
553
00:24:56,661 --> 00:24:57,596
and get ready.
554
00:24:57,662 --> 00:24:59,130
Uh, you two have fun.
555
00:24:59,197 --> 00:25:00,832
Great seeing you both.
556
00:25:00,899 --> 00:25:01,933
>> Claire: You too.
557
00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:07,072
>> Cole: Harrison, enjoy that
ice cream, my man.
558
00:25:07,138 --> 00:25:10,609
>> Claire: Wow,
this is actually happening.
559
00:25:10,675 --> 00:25:12,444
>> Kyle: You're really excited
about this, aren't you?
560
00:25:12,510 --> 00:25:14,145
>> Claire: Shouldn't be any of
my business.
561
00:25:14,212 --> 00:25:17,983
They're two grownups with their
own lives.
562
00:25:18,049 --> 00:25:19,784
>> Kyle: But?
563
00:25:19,851 --> 00:25:22,854
>> Claire: But yes, I'm really,
really excited.
564
00:25:22,921 --> 00:25:25,090
>> Kyle: Do you think this is
the first step in your folks
565
00:25:25,156 --> 00:25:26,291
getting back together?
566
00:25:26,358 --> 00:25:29,394
>> Claire: I don't wanna jump to
conclusions, but I hope so.
567
00:25:29,461 --> 00:25:31,129
They make each other happy.
568
00:25:31,196 --> 00:25:32,564
>> Kyle: What about you?
569
00:25:32,631 --> 00:25:35,200
>> Claire: Well, since I'm
maternally ten years old,
570
00:25:35,267 --> 00:25:38,403
what kid doesn't wanna see their
parents get back together?
571
00:25:38,470 --> 00:25:41,072
But they're taking it slow.
572
00:25:41,139 --> 00:25:43,575
>> Kyle: Yeah, it took mine
years and years to find
573
00:25:43,642 --> 00:25:44,643
each other.
574
00:25:44,709 --> 00:25:45,977
It wasn't easy.
575
00:25:46,044 --> 00:25:48,813
Actually, it was extremely
messy when you get down to it,
576
00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,015
but it happened.
577
00:25:50,081 --> 00:25:53,985
>> Claire: Yeah,
years and years?
578
00:25:54,052 --> 00:25:56,554
It's kind of amazing when you
think about it.
579
00:25:56,621 --> 00:26:00,926
This all started with me trying
to lure them to their doom.
580
00:26:00,992 --> 00:26:02,294
>> Kyle: Stop going there.
581
00:26:02,360 --> 00:26:04,930
>> Claire: It's kind of hard
not to sometimes.
582
00:26:04,996 --> 00:26:09,701
Like, considering after what I
put them through, the last
583
00:26:09,768 --> 00:26:12,904
thing I deserve is any more
dreams coming true.
584
00:26:12,971 --> 00:26:15,507
>> Kyle: Well, I bet if you
asked them, your parents would
585
00:26:15,573 --> 00:26:17,342
say the most amazing part
of this whole thing
586
00:26:17,409 --> 00:26:20,845
was finding you.
587
00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:25,317
So what do you think of your
dad asking me for a beer?
588
00:26:25,383 --> 00:26:29,020
I mean, I like the guy,
but we barely know each other.
589
00:26:29,087 --> 00:26:30,322
>> Claire: I don't know.
590
00:26:30,388 --> 00:26:35,427
I guess maybe it's just being
an overprotective father,
591
00:26:35,493 --> 00:26:38,964
making sure his daughter's new
boss is treating her well.
592
00:26:39,030 --> 00:26:41,433
>> Kyle: So how am I doing?
593
00:26:41,499 --> 00:26:43,101
>> Claire: I have no complaints.
594
00:26:43,168 --> 00:26:44,502
>> Kyle: Hmm.
595
00:26:44,569 --> 00:26:47,238
I intend to keep it that way.
596
00:26:47,305 --> 00:26:50,175
>> Nikki: I don't know what your
father has in mind, but you
597
00:26:50,241 --> 00:26:53,478
and I both know that he never
does anything on a whim.
598
00:26:53,545 --> 00:26:55,213
>> Victoria: That part is true.
599
00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:57,215
It's just exhausting trying
to figure out
600
00:26:57,282 --> 00:26:59,050
what his motives are.
601
00:26:59,117 --> 00:27:02,087
>> Nikki: Well, I think I know
what one is.
602
00:27:02,153 --> 00:27:04,222
Anger at me.
603
00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:05,223
>> Victoria: Mom, no.
604
00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:06,257
>> Nikki: No, really.
605
00:27:06,324 --> 00:27:08,660
I mean, this is why he has
taken away my position.
606
00:27:08,727 --> 00:27:10,428
He is punishing me.
607
00:27:10,495 --> 00:27:12,330
>> Victoria: Why would he
want to do that?
608
00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:15,133
>> Nikki: Because of all the
lies I told about the drinking,
609
00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:19,070
and that I went to Jack,
of all people, for help.
610
00:27:19,137 --> 00:27:22,574
Victor is still furious about
that, and he denies it.
611
00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:25,643
But I know that all this
shuffling of responsibilities
612
00:27:25,710 --> 00:27:28,313
is a direct result
of my behavior.
613
00:27:28,380 --> 00:27:30,215
>> Victoria: Mom, no, no.
614
00:27:30,281 --> 00:27:32,183
You're overreacting.
615
00:27:32,250 --> 00:27:33,918
Dad adores you.
616
00:27:33,985 --> 00:27:36,421
He treats you like a queen.
617
00:27:36,488 --> 00:27:40,125
I mean, all that he wants for
you, all any of us want for you
618
00:27:40,191 --> 00:27:42,060
is to see you get your life
back.
619
00:27:42,127 --> 00:27:44,963
>> Nikki: And that is what I am
trying to do.
620
00:27:45,030 --> 00:27:47,165
But I-- I need stability.
621
00:27:47,232 --> 00:27:49,134
I need routine.
622
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,836
And all I'm getting from your
father is his inevitable
623
00:27:51,903 --> 00:27:52,971
family drama.
624
00:27:53,038 --> 00:27:54,506
[ knock on door ]
625
00:27:58,643 --> 00:28:01,646
>> Victoria: Hi, Nick.
>> Nick: Hey.
626
00:28:01,713 --> 00:28:02,514
Hey, Mom.
627
00:28:02,580 --> 00:28:04,382
>> Nikki: Hi, honey.
628
00:28:04,449 --> 00:28:07,152
>> Victoria: So, Nick, why don't
you come clean with us and tell
629
00:28:07,218 --> 00:28:08,787
us what you think Dad is up to?
630
00:28:19,431 --> 00:28:20,865
>> Claire: Thank you.
631
00:28:20,932 --> 00:28:22,534
>> Harrison: Mommy!
632
00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,503
>> Summer: Hi, sweetie.
633
00:28:25,570 --> 00:28:26,538
How are you?
634
00:28:26,604 --> 00:28:28,273
>> Kyle: Hey,
everything all right?
635
00:28:28,339 --> 00:28:29,641
>> Summer: Yeah,
everything's fine.
636
00:28:29,707 --> 00:28:31,409
I just got done with work
a little early.
637
00:28:31,476 --> 00:28:33,845
Figured I'd come grab Harrison
and take him to the park
638
00:28:33,912 --> 00:28:34,712
for some ice cream.
639
00:28:34,779 --> 00:28:36,381
>> Harrison: We just did that.
640
00:28:36,448 --> 00:28:37,315
>> Summer: Oh.
641
00:28:37,382 --> 00:28:38,817
>> Harrison: But we
can go again.
642
00:28:38,883 --> 00:28:39,818
I don't mind.
643
00:28:39,884 --> 00:28:40,485
>> Summer: Hmm.
644
00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:42,187
Why am I not surprised?
645
00:28:42,253 --> 00:28:44,422
>> Kyle: I think one ice cream
a day is enough for you,
646
00:28:44,489 --> 00:28:45,390
little man.
647
00:28:45,457 --> 00:28:46,991
Now, why don't you go upstairs
and wash hands?
648
00:28:47,058 --> 00:28:47,692
>> Harrison: Okay.
649
00:28:47,759 --> 00:28:52,263
>> Kyle: Cool.
650
00:28:52,330 --> 00:28:54,365
>> Harrison: Thanks for the best
day ever.
651
00:28:54,432 --> 00:28:55,333
I'll see you tomorrow?
652
00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:56,501
>> Claire: I'll be here.
653
00:29:01,806 --> 00:29:03,575
>> Summer: Guess I wasn't
fast enough today.
654
00:29:03,641 --> 00:29:09,013
I'll have to take over ice
cream duty some other time.
655
00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,484
>> Claire: Thank you both again
for this job.
656
00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:13,651
I'm so grateful.
657
00:29:13,718 --> 00:29:15,653
>> Kyle: Hey,
Harrison's smiling again.
658
00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:17,522
We're grateful for that.
659
00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:32,470
>> Claire: Well, I guess I will
see you tomorrow.
660
00:29:32,537 --> 00:29:36,007
>> Claire: Well, I guess I will
see you tomorrow.
661
00:29:36,074 --> 00:29:42,180
>> Kyle: You're still struggling
with this, aren't you?
662
00:29:42,247 --> 00:29:44,649
>> Victoria: I mean, all of this
maneuvering and this shuffling
663
00:29:44,716 --> 00:29:46,718
of titles and responsibilities.
664
00:29:46,784 --> 00:29:49,020
Obviously, Dad has some
motivation here that he's
665
00:29:49,087 --> 00:29:49,821
not sharing.
666
00:29:49,888 --> 00:29:51,022
>> Nick: Of course he does.
667
00:29:51,089 --> 00:29:53,291
But what that is
is anyone's guess.
668
00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:55,293
>> Victoria: He didn't give you
one little clue?
669
00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,795
>> Nick: All he said was
he knows what he's doing.
670
00:29:57,862 --> 00:30:00,365
That could mean any number
of things.
671
00:30:00,431 --> 00:30:03,968
So round and round,
we will continue to go.
672
00:30:04,035 --> 00:30:08,006
>> Victoria: Well, Mom thinks
that he's punishing her.
673
00:30:08,072 --> 00:30:09,908
>> Nick: Mom, I understand why
you might feel like that,
674
00:30:09,974 --> 00:30:12,911
but I really don't think
that's the case.
675
00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:14,179
>> Nikki: Why do you say that?
676
00:30:14,245 --> 00:30:17,715
>> Nick: He truly believes he's
doing this for your benefit.
677
00:30:17,782 --> 00:30:20,952
He also really wants me to push
you to come back to work at
678
00:30:21,019 --> 00:30:25,123
Newman, Vic, so Adam can step in
for Mom at Newman Media.
679
00:30:25,190 --> 00:30:27,358
>> Victoria: Of course he does.
680
00:30:27,425 --> 00:30:29,394
>> Nick: Selfishly, there's
nothing more that I'd like to
681
00:30:29,460 --> 00:30:34,165
work with you every day, but,
the Adam part does bother me.
682
00:30:34,232 --> 00:30:36,167
>> Nikki: Yeah, we've been
discussing that.
683
00:30:36,234 --> 00:30:38,903
>> Nick: It just doesn't make
sense to switch gears right now.
684
00:30:38,970 --> 00:30:41,306
Adam and I just brought in this
massive deal.
685
00:30:41,372 --> 00:30:44,542
We're finally functioning
as a team.
686
00:30:44,609 --> 00:30:45,410
I mean, I don't know.
687
00:30:45,476 --> 00:30:48,012
You tell me.
688
00:30:48,079 --> 00:30:49,981
>> Nikki: Well,
I'll tell you this.
689
00:30:50,048 --> 00:30:53,117
If Adam steps in for me at
Newman Media, I might as well
690
00:30:53,184 --> 00:30:56,187
pack up my office and leave
because he'll never give it up.
691
00:30:56,254 --> 00:30:58,523
>> Victoria: Well, Dad must know
that setting up this scenario
692
00:30:58,590 --> 00:30:59,824
is gonna end in chaos.
693
00:30:59,891 --> 00:31:01,726
>> Nikki: Of course he does.
694
00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:05,230
So in what way is this
for my benefit?
695
00:31:05,296 --> 00:31:09,167
>> Victor: Waiting for someone?
696
00:31:09,234 --> 00:31:14,205
>> Adam: Yeah, Chelsea's meeting
me here to talk about Connor.
697
00:31:14,272 --> 00:31:16,207
>> Victor: All right, this will
just take a minute.
698
00:31:16,274 --> 00:31:20,712
>> Adam: Oh, well, why don't you
not bother with it, okay?
699
00:31:20,778 --> 00:31:23,414
You want me to give up working
with Nick to take a temporary
700
00:31:23,481 --> 00:31:24,582
job at Newman Media.
701
00:31:24,649 --> 00:31:27,885
I heard you loud and clear back
at the ranch.
702
00:31:27,952 --> 00:31:29,921
>> Victor: Why are you
considering my proposal
703
00:31:29,988 --> 00:31:31,189
a demotion?
704
00:31:31,256 --> 00:31:34,826
>> Adam: This is the story
of my life with you.
705
00:31:34,892 --> 00:31:38,997
You dangle a little carrot,
then whack goes the stick.
706
00:31:39,063 --> 00:31:45,270
>> Victor: Son, you built Newman
Media almost from the beginning.
707
00:31:45,336 --> 00:31:48,139
You know it better than anyone
other than perhaps Nikki.
708
00:31:48,206 --> 00:31:50,441
But she needs this time
for recovery.
709
00:31:50,508 --> 00:31:53,177
>> Adam: Why don't you put
Victoria there?
710
00:31:53,244 --> 00:31:54,245
She would do it.
711
00:31:54,312 --> 00:31:56,347
If you asked her.
712
00:31:56,414 --> 00:31:58,883
>> Victor: I'm placing everyone
in positions where I think
713
00:31:58,950 --> 00:32:01,152
they'll function the best.
714
00:32:01,219 --> 00:32:03,354
Why don't you understand that?
715
00:32:03,421 --> 00:32:06,557
>> Adam: Because I don't
believe you.
716
00:32:06,624 --> 00:32:08,493
It's never just black and white
with you.
717
00:32:08,559 --> 00:32:11,996
You have a goal, you have a
conquest in mind and I'm just a
718
00:32:12,063 --> 00:32:15,633
pawn to be sacrificed
for the greater good.
719
00:32:15,700 --> 00:32:17,368
>> Victor: You always have
a chip on your shoulder,
720
00:32:17,435 --> 00:32:18,569
don't you, son?
721
00:32:18,636 --> 00:32:21,372
>> Adam: Are you telling me that
I'm not reading this right?
722
00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:23,675
Of course I am.
723
00:32:23,741 --> 00:32:26,077
So why don't you just cut to
the chase and tell me what this
724
00:32:26,144 --> 00:32:27,879
is really about?
725
00:32:27,945 --> 00:32:30,014
Because it's the only way I'm
even gonna consider
726
00:32:30,081 --> 00:32:31,149
your proposition.
727
00:32:38,990 --> 00:32:43,094
>> Summer: I-- I don't have
a problem with Claire.
728
00:32:43,161 --> 00:32:46,497
>> Kyle: Did you forget about
our last conversation?
729
00:32:46,564 --> 00:32:48,066
>> Summer: I mean, sure.
730
00:32:48,132 --> 00:32:51,703
It took me a minute to calm
down after hearing the news
731
00:32:51,769 --> 00:32:53,805
that Jordan is alive.
732
00:32:53,871 --> 00:32:56,341
But Chance has reassured me that
there's no way she'll be able
733
00:32:56,407 --> 00:32:57,542
to escape again.
734
00:32:57,608 --> 00:32:59,544
And nobody believes that Claire
had anything to do with her
735
00:32:59,610 --> 00:33:01,346
survival, so...
736
00:33:01,412 --> 00:33:03,948
>> Kyle: You're fine
with everything?
737
00:33:04,015 --> 00:33:05,883
>> Summer: How could I object
to someone who makes Harrison
738
00:33:05,950 --> 00:33:08,252
so happy?
739
00:33:08,319 --> 00:33:11,255
>> Kyle: Look, if I knew that
you were coming over to take
740
00:33:11,322 --> 00:33:13,358
Harrison out for ice cream,
we never would've gone.
741
00:33:13,424 --> 00:33:15,093
>> Summer: It's not
the ice cream.
742
00:33:15,159 --> 00:33:15,893
It's...
743
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>> Kyle: Claire and Harrison
bonding.
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00:33:18,296 --> 00:33:19,931
>> Summer: Look, she makes
him happy.
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That is the most important
thing to me.
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But I mean, yes, what mom
wouldn't feel a little twinge
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seeing her little boy grow
so close to the new nanny
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so quickly and for him to be
having the best day ever
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with her.
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00:33:34,178 --> 00:33:37,548
Yeah, it-- it hurts a little.
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00:33:37,615 --> 00:33:38,683
That-- that's all.
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00:33:38,750 --> 00:33:41,052
I'm already over it, okay?
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00:33:41,119 --> 00:33:42,920
>> Kyle: If it makes you feel
better,
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00:33:42,987 --> 00:33:44,021
I'm on the sidelines too.
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00:33:44,088 --> 00:33:46,324
But we're still mommy
and daddy.
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We always will be.
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>> Nick: Mom, have you told Vic
that you'd prefer it if she
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would step in for you
at Newman Media?
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00:33:55,099 --> 00:33:58,669
>> Nikki: Yes, and I am still
hoping she will agree to it.
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00:33:58,736 --> 00:34:01,272
>> Victoria: But I'm not sure
I'm ready to jump in anywhere
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00:34:01,339 --> 00:34:03,374
just yet.
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00:34:03,441 --> 00:34:05,743
>> Nikki: Darling, can't you
just please consider it?
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00:34:05,810 --> 00:34:08,179
It-- it's just for a short time.
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And I know if you were there,
we could convince your father
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to drop this ridiculous idea of
putting Adam back in charge.
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00:34:18,656 --> 00:34:23,361
>> Victor: You know that I don't
respond well to threats.
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00:34:23,428 --> 00:34:27,265
>> Adam: And this isn't
a threat.
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00:34:27,331 --> 00:34:28,433
Look, I'm busy.
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00:34:28,499 --> 00:34:31,769
So if you don't wanna tell me
the real reason for me going
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00:34:31,836 --> 00:34:36,007
over to Newman Media, then
this conversation's over.
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00:34:36,073 --> 00:34:41,279
>> Victor: What I'm about
to tell you needs to remain
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00:34:41,345 --> 00:34:43,314
between us, agreed?
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00:34:43,381 --> 00:34:44,949
>> Adam: Agreed.
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00:34:45,016 --> 00:34:48,219
>> Victor: That means you cannot
reveal it to anyone, especially
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00:34:48,286 --> 00:34:49,587
not anyone in the family.
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00:34:49,654 --> 00:34:53,925
>> Adam: Yeah, you have my word.
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00:34:53,991 --> 00:34:57,628
>> Victor: You're an ally,
not a pawn.
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00:34:57,695 --> 00:35:01,599
You're a strong ally.
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00:35:01,666 --> 00:35:05,803
>> Adam: What does that mean
exactly?
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00:35:05,870 --> 00:35:08,873
>> Victor: That means I need
Newman Media
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to destroy an enemy.
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00:35:12,810 --> 00:35:17,849
And I need someone in charge of
Newman Media who is as ruthless
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as I am.
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