>> Billy: Hello.
>> Lily: Yes?
>> Billy: Hi.
>> Lily: Hi.
What's behind your back?
>> Billy: Hm?
Oh, uh, three guesses.
>> Lily: Virtual
reality goggles.
>> Billy: No.
>> Lily: Taylor Swift tickets?
>> Billy: No, but it's good
to know you're a Swifty.
>> Lily: A weighted blanket.
>> Billy: What?
No, no. I do have one.
Highly recommend them,
but it's not that.
>> Lily: Okay, well, if it's
nothing on my wish list,
I'm gonna be let down.
>> Billy: Oh, you're not gonna
be let down, because this is
par excellence,
if you get the hint.
>> Lily: What is it?
What?
>> Billy: Ta-da!
>> Sally: Look, Adam, if there's
something you want to tell me,
if you're holding back on me
for any reason, please know you
don't have to.
>> Adam: Do you think
I'm hiding something?
>> Sally: No, I--
I didn't say that.
I-- I just can sense that
there's something weighing on
you and I'm worried.
>> Adam: Look,
there's no need to be.
>> Sally: Okay, but can we
at least talk about it?
>> Adam: I mean, why?
I ju-- I--
I already told you.
It's not just one thing.
I mean, it's everything.
It's me starting this job.
It's my son being away.
Knowing that he's in this daily
battle with these demons inside
his head, which he most
certainly inherited from me.
>> Sally: Adam, don't do that.
>> Adam: Okay? And yet,
I can't be there with him.
I can't help him.
I can't take it away.
>> Sally: Look, I totally
understand all that,
and it's a lot.
But this isn't that.
What I'm sensing, I don't know,
a-- a tension in you,
and I'm just
trying to figure out
what's behind it.
>> Adam: I mean, I just gave you
a pretty long list.
>> Sally: Minus one
glaring possibility.
I need you to be
honest with me, Adam.
Is it me?
Did I do something
to upset you?
♪♪
[ phone pinging ]
[ knocking on door ]
>> Sharon: Hey, Nick.
Uh, if you are
looking for Faith,
our little social butterfly is
off visiting her friends again.
I couldn't even tell you where
to find her.
>> Nick: Actually, I'm here
to see you.
>> Sharon: Oh.
Well, lucky me. What's up?
>> Nick: I, uh,
I just think it's time
we had a talk.
You know, about what's going on
with you.
>> Victoria: "In a move that
underscores our commitment
to legacy and continuity,
Newman Enterprises is proud
to announce the
following personnel moves.
Industry titan,
Victoria Newman--"
That's a nice touch, Dad.
>> Victor: Isn't it?
>> Victoria: "...rejoins brother
Nicholas Newman as co-CEO,
while top executive,
Adam Newman,
reassumes his role as CEO
of Newman Media, the subsidiary
that he helped develop."
>> Victor: Isn't that great?
I think it makes a very strong
statement about family loyalty
and kinship, while some other
family businesses are
breaking up.
>> Victoria: Well, that's
a not-so-subtle dig
at Jack Abbott.
>> Victor: You think?
>> Victoria: Daddy, just wait
a little while before
you release this, okay?
>> Victor: Why? There's nothing
controversial in that.
>> Victoria: No, just a few
things that we need to settle
before I feel comfortable with
it going public.
>> Victor: Why?
>> Nikki: Hi, sweetheart.
I'm sorry I kept you waiting.
>> Victoria: There she is.
Hi, Mama.
>> Victor: W-- wait a minute.
What are you two up to?
>> Lily: I don't get it.
>> Billy: What do you--
How do you not get it?
It's a putter.
>> Lily: Yeah, I know
what it is.
Why are you giving this to me?
>> Billy: Do you really
not recall?
This is where I do my best
brainstorming, with one of these
babies in my hand.
>> Lily: Oh,
it's a gift for you.
>> Billy: No, it's a gift for
the company, you know?
>> Lily: Right.
>> Billy: Think about this.
Executive office/putting green.
>> Lily: You want to turn
Devon's office into a mini-golf?
>> Billy: I didn't say anything
about Devon's office.
>> Lily: Well, then Nate's?
I mean, that's rude.
>> Billy: Okay, first of all,
I would never do that.
Do you really not
remember this?
>> Lily: Oh. Chancellor.
>> Billy: Yeah.
>> Lily: You turned the office
into a putting green.
>> Billy: Wow. That was like
pulling teeth.
>> Lily: Oh, whatever.
Give me that.
>> Billy: Okay, just don't hit
me with it, okay?
It's not the best gift, but
it's not a bad gift.
>> Lily: I didn't say
it was bad.
I can't wait to beat you
at your own game, Tiger.
>> Billy: Very funny.
I saw what you did there.
>> Lily: Is that funny?
>> Billy: Yeah.
>> Lily: Yeah.
>> Billy: Pretty good.
>> Nick: That looks familiar.
>> Sharon: What,
takeout on the table,
or you being here?
Because I was just about to say
the same thing.
>> Nick: None of it's opened.
I saw you get that food, like,
hours ago.
You do eat, right?
>> Sharon: I'm pretty sure
you saw me eat a kale salad
the other night.
And now that I have an excuse
to take a break from work,
I'm going to enjoy
this sandwich.
Homemade pickle potato chips.
>> Nick: Oh, there we go.
Heard about these from Tessa.
Oh, yeah.
They do not disappoint.
>> Sharon: Yeah, tell me more.
>> Nick: Yeah.
>> Sharon: Is it the crunch,
the flavor?
>> Nick: [ chuckling ] Nice try.
You mean so we don't have to
talk about you?
>> Sharon: Seriously, I don't
know what more there is
I can tell you
that you don't already know.
I mean, I admit that I've been
a little bit out
of sorts lately.
I have bitten off more than
I can chew at work, especially
given that my meds are still
being tweaked, but
I'm getting really good
at delegating.
>> Nick: That's all stuff
we, uh, you know,
we talked about with the girls
the other night.
I was kind of hoping we could
talk about earlier today at
Society with Phyllis.
>> Sharon: Oh, that.
You know, there was a time when
you would not have batted an eye
at me snapping at Phyllis.
>> Nick: Well, that's true.
>> Sharon: Um, she knows
how to press my buttons.
What can I say?
I do want to acknowledge that
some of my behavior has been
a little unlike me lately, um,
but I'm sure that, you know,
once we get the meds leveled out
and just find the right balance,
I'll be back
to my sweet self again.
>> Nick: Well, I really want
to believe you, Sharon.
But you've been on this med
leveling thing for a while now.
And I'm concerned.
You know, I haven't seen you
have a reaction like this.
>> Sharon: Well, I have
a really good doctor, Nick.
He checks in with me
all the time.
He's completely on top of this.
I'm going to be fine.
But I will say,
it's nice to see
how much you care.
>> Victor: Well, what are
the two of you up to?
>> Victoria: Uh, actually,
it's the three of us.
Nicholas is in on it, too.
>> Victor: Of course, it is.
Can you clue me in as to
what this is?
>> Victoria: Total assurance
that Newman Media will go back
to Mom when she feels strong
enough to return to work.
>> Victor: Well,
I told you that
we'll talk about that, okay?
>> Victoria: We need more
assurance than that, Dad.
>> Nikki: We need an exact plan,
preferably in writing.
>> Victor: Sweetheart, have you
ever known me to have an exact
plan about tomorrow
or the day after?
>> Nikki: Oh, come now.
>> Victoria: Do you really
expect us to believe that?
>> Nikki: That from a man
who knows what stock he's going
to buy 10 weeks from today?
>> Victoria: You just don't want
to tell us.
>> Nikki: Yeah, and I think
I know why.
Adam isn't going anywhere.
You're going to let him
keep my job.
[ Victor chuckling ]
>> Victor: I got you too curious
now, don't I, huh?
You don't know what's going to
happen, do you?
>> Sally: I mean, is it possible
that my eagerness to make things
easier on you
somehow made things worse?
>> Adam: No, look. Stop.
You, in no way, are the cause
of-- of any of this.
>> Sally: Okay, but is there
something else going on?
Something beyond the stresses
of Connor, and being back
at Newman Media?
>> Adam: I'm not proud
of the way that I've acted
lately, in a lot of ways.
>> Sally: Look, Adam, you have
nothing to apologize for, okay?
The last thing that I'm trying
to do is come here and put you
on the spot or make this
about me, okay?
I just want to make sure that
I'm supporting you in
the best way possible.
>> Adam: And you are.
>> Sally: I hope so,
because you know
we're in this together, right?
>> Adam: Listen to me.
You have done everything right,
and I'm so grateful for you.
And I'm sorry if you have felt
even the least bit slighted.
I've been lashing out at
the wrong people for the wrong
reasons and-- and I hate it.
>> Sally: You didn't lash out
at me, Adam.
>> Adam: We argued.
>> Sally: Yeah, but it never
got ugly.
Did something else happen?
Something you haven't told me?
>> Adam: It's, um...
It's Chelsea.
I made, uh,
such a mistake
after Connor's relapse.
>> Sally: What'd you do?
>> Adam: It's been a lot,
thinking that Connor was
getting better,
having some real hope that
he'd turned a corner,
only to find out that
he's actually getting worse.
I've been-- I've been trying
to keep it together,
when we get bad news,
be strong for my son,
and even for... Chelsea.
But, um, I was weak.
I was-- I was--
I was so damn weak, Sally.
>> Sally: Adam, just tell me.
I-- I can tell that it is
eating you up.
>> Adam: I, um...
I...
lost it on Chelsea.
I took out my frustration on
the mother of my son, and
how unforgivable is that? I...
I knew damn good and well
that she was suffering as much
as I was,
and I treated her horribly.
>> Sally: Chelsea knows
how painful this is more than
anyone, okay?
And I'm sure she knows you
didn't mean it.
I actually saw her earlier,
and she didn't even mention it.
>> Adam: Well, that's because
she's a better person than I am.
And she probably didn't want you
to think any different of me.
But it's eating her up.
Billy even came and confronted
me about it.
>> Sally: What happened there?
>> Adam: I mean,
I had to come clean.
Felt awful admitting that
I hurt her, but I felt
he deserved an explanation.
And so do you.
>> Sally: Look, Adam,
I understand why you didn't say
anything sooner, okay?
Although, I really wish you had.
I hate that this has been
eating you up, and-- and that
you already have so much else
roiling around inside you.
>> Adam: To be honest,
I've been shoving it down.
I've been pretending that there
hasn't been a problem.
But I mean, I can only get away
with doing that for so long.
>> Sally: Pain has a way
of surfacing whether we like it
or not.
>> Adam: And so does regret.
Which I'm feeling in spades
right now.
>> Sally: Adam, Adam, stop.
Please, please don't do that.
>> Adam: No, look, I have been
subconsciously pushing you away,
and I-- I am so sorry.
It's the last thing
that you deserve.
Let me make it up to you.
>> Nick: I sure hope you didn't
want any of these chips, because
I crushed them.
>> Sharon: Gee, thanks.
I think I got
all of two of them.
>> Nick: Well, it doesn't seem
like you're very hungry anyway.
>> Sharon: What? This is huge.
Besides, I was planning on
saving half of it for Faith.
It-- that's her favorite.
>> Nick: Okay.
>> Sharon: You know,
she really amazes me.
The way that she's overcome
everything that we went through
with Cameron.
You know, when I think about
how close she came to being
killed, and how close we came
to losing her,
like we did Cassie.
>> Nick: Hey, you don't have
to go there, Sharon.
Now, she's good.
She's safe now.
>> Sharon: Oh, yeah. She just
really impresses me with
how she's gotten her life back
on track, you know?
Especially with the Moses
breakup, you know?
She could be in a very bad way
right now, but she's not.
She's out with her friends,
moving on with her life.
>> Nick: Yeah, I agree with you.
She's bounced back
remarkably well, but
I think we both know that
those, uh, traumatic memories,
they never really
go away completely.
You can be cruising along and
then something happens, and it
all can come back.
>> Sharon: Are we talking about
Faith still?
>> Nick: I'm talking about
all of us, you know?
Me included.
I just want to remind you that,
you know, when those memories
do come crashing back, that we
all have each other, you know?
To lean on.
>> Sharon: How do you do that?
How do you manage to be
cautious and protective
and understanding?
And I don't know, what's the
other word I'm looking for?
Fun, at the same time.
Frankly,
it's really awe-inspiring.
The kids love you for it.
>> Nick: Well, you have done
a great job of walking
the parenting tightrope as well.
>> Sharon: I know.
Lately, I feel like I'm leaning
more into the side that hovers
with worry and pain.
>> Nick: I guess when you have
kids, you never really stop
worrying, right?
>> Sharon: The day you become
a parent is the day that
your heart starts
beating outside of you.
Um, how is Summer doing?
I bet you she never lets
Harrison out of her sight.
>> Nick: That is the goal.
But, uh,
I think she's seriously
considering suing
for sole custody.
>> Sharon: Oh, no.
What brought that on?
>> Nick: I don't know.
You know, it could be pride.
It could be old wounds
resurfacing. I actually think
it's just so she can punish Kyle
for some of his actions.
>> Sharon: Mm.
Well, that's never good.
>> Nick: No, it is not.
And it's not helping that her
mother is seriously fanning
the flames.
>> Sharon: Well, that seems
about right.
Whenever she sees an opportunity
to interfere,
Phyllis will pounce.
And that doesn't just apply
to her children.
>> Victor: I gotta tell you,
I don't like the fact that both
of you are blindsiding me
with last-minute demands.
>> Victoria: Uh, the three
of us. Don't forget Nicholas.
>> Victor: My darling,
you agreed to let go of
Newman Media, right?
>> Nikki: I never
said permanently.
>> Victor: And you, by the way,
you know damn well,
once you said you would return
to work, I would
make that public.
>> Victoria: And we still will,
Daddy, as soon as I'm convinced
that you're not gonna push Mom
aside for Adam.
>> Nikki: And please don't think
we are ganging up on him because
he is equally concerned as to
how everything will play out
once I return.
>> Victor: What,
you talked to him?
>> Nikki: Yes, of course.
I wasn't going to agree to
anything if he wasn't sure of
the terms.
>> Victor: What terms are
we talking about?
>> Nikki: I told him that
my leave of absence would be
temporary, and he shouldn't get
too comfortable in my position.
>> Victoria: Honestly, Daddy,
we just need clarification.
It'll be good for you, too.
>> Victor: What clarification?
That I won't screw over my wife
and my children?
>> Nikki: Victor, I know you.
And you have this romantic idea
in your head that your whole
family will work together,
thick as thieves.
Well, you won't be surprised to
hear me say this.
I will not work alongside Adam.
If that is your ultimate goal,
I won't.
>> Victoria: And Nicholas and I
are certainly not interested in
a three-way partnership with
Adam at Newman Enterprises.
So, if you're thinking of
sending him back over here when
Mom returns to work, you should
know that I'm not gonna stick
around for that.
>> Victor: Well, yeah, that so?
>> Nikki: We are being upfront
with you and asking you to do
the same.
>> Victoria: So, now that you've
heard our demands,
has that changed whatever it is
that you had in mind?
>> Victor: I get the feeling
that now you know that I'm about
to release this to the press,
that you have gotten me
over the barrel. Is that it?
>> Lily: Oh, see that?
I got a hole in one.
>> Billy: I didn't see anything.
I think I-- I saw
a very lucky shot.
>> Lily: Oh, please.
>> Billy: Give me that.
>> Lily: God, I'm back, baby.
I'm back.
You know, I really miss office
golf, you know?
>> Billy: What?
Don't start with me.
>> Lily: Yep.
>> Billy: You've got to
be kidding.
>> Lily: No, I'm not. Why?
>> Billy: Lily, you gave me
so much crap--
>> Lily: Oh, my God.
>> Billy: When I did this
last time.
>> Lily: I did not.
>> Billy: Are you...
>> Lily: Okay,
maybe a little bit.
And then, it grew on me.
>> Billy: Oh, okay,
if you say so.
>> Lily: Well, what does that
say about you?
If you thought I didn't like it
and you still brought it here.
You're trying to get
under my skin.
>> Billy: You think I'm going
to try and piss off my brand
new partner straight out of
the gates with
a benign gift like a putter?
>> Lily: I mean, if you thought
I hated it so much.
>> Billy: I'm trying to charm
you so you don't give me so much
hell like the last time around.
>> Lily: Oh, my gosh,
why do you care what I think?
If this is how you want to blow
off steam, then do it.
>> Billy: Lily,
you're my partner, okay?
It's important to me to be on
the same page.
I don't want you to think that
I'm going to stroll in here and
turn Devon's office into a man
cave, or take on an acquisition
without talking to you
about it.
Although, I do think the Seattle
deal is a good one.
>> Lily: Oh, of course you do.
>> Billy: Hey, it took me
a long time to convince you that
this was the right thing to do,
to split the companies and
join me at Chancellor.
You think I'm going to mess
that up now?
>> Lily: I mean,
it wouldn't surprise me.
>> Billy: I plan on being
partners with you for a very
long time, Winters.
>> Lily: Okay, well, I'm going
to hold you to that, Abbott.
By the way, I saw you
take a second stroke.
>> Billy: I know, but I just
wanted to make you feel good,
give you a little confidence,
you know, let you win.
>> Lily: Oh, please.
You would rather die than lose.
Move.
Watch this.
Don't try to mess up my shot in
the middle of the thing.
[ Lily gasping ]
>> Billy: This is getting
embarrassing now.
>> Lily: See that?
>> Nick: Yeah, I do wish
I could save Phyllis from
herself at times,
but I do know her heart's
in the right place.
>> Sharon: Uh, not always.
>> Nick: Sharon,
I'm absolutely positive.
She meant no harm
in talking to Faith.
>> Sharon: Well, she may or
may not have,
but she has a way of putting
her foot in her mouth, and that
could have easily had a very
different outcome.
Trust me,
I speak from experience.
>> Nick: I know you do,
and we're not going to relive
those memories.
They were awkward enough when
we tried to explain them
to Faith.
>> Sharon: I'm right there
with you, trust me.
We really have weathered a lot
of storms together,
haven't we, Nick?
>> Nick: We definitely have.
>> Sharon: And right there,
at the center of almost
every one of them,
was Hurricane Phyllis.
>> Victor: So, is this going
to be showdown?
Is that how it's going to be?
>> Nikki: It's not a showdown.
>> Victoria: You could just tell
us what we want to know.
>> Victor: Well, I wanted this
to be a surprise, but...
you're forcing my hand now,
so I will tell you everything
I have up my sleeve.
>> Victoria: Everything?
>> Victor: Yeah, everything.
But first, I'll ask Nicholas
and Adam to come here.
>> Nikki: I hope
you're being sincere.
>> Victoria: Yeah.
What about Mom?
>> Victor: Your mother will
concentrate on her recovery.
I want her to have
a very clear head.
I want her to be as strong
as ever.
And you will soon find out why.
>> Nikki: All right,
you know what?
We don't want to wait for Adam
or Nicholas to get here.
We want to know what
your big plan is now.
>> Victoria: What are you
up to, Dad?
[ phone pinging ]
>> Sally: Your phone.
>> Adam: Listen, look,
forget about the phone, okay?
Just will you look at me and
just tell me, what can I do to
make this up to you?
>> Sally: Okay.
Adam, you don't have anything
to make up for, all right? I--
I just needed to know what was
going on, and now I do.
That makes perfect sense.
>> Adam: Perfect sense that
I've been a jackass?
>> Sally: No, perfect sense that
you've been hurting, okay?
I mean, you're going through
these emotions, these fabulous
highs, these incredible lows,
and sometimes within hours of
each other, and I'm sure
the reason that Chelsea didn't
say anything about your blow up
is because she knows that.
And she doesn't
hold it against you.
>> Adam: I just, I-- I hate that
I've been all over
the place, Sally.
It's-- I'm-- I'm looking
for some place,
any place to-- to just move
these-- these emotions.
And-- and I swear that I never
intended to hurt anyone.
>> Sally: How intense did
it get with Chelsea?
>> Adam: You know what?
I-- I think you're right.
I think that I just need
to let this go.
I-- I don't want to relive it.
Because I-- I already feel bad
enough as it is.
>> Sally: Okay. Well, I mean,
you just said you blew up
at her.
Is there more to it than that?
>> Nick: I know it's easy to
throw Phyllis under the bus, but
she's not to blame for
all the derailments of
our life together.
>> Sharon: Probably not.
I just think she stirred up
some resentment in me.
That's all.
I've been thinking a lot about
Cassie lately, and that, in and
of itself, brings up feelings
of pain and anger.
I guess Phyllis is just an easy
target for me
to direct that pain.
>> Nick: Any theories as to why
you've been thinking about
Cassie so much lately?
>> Sharon: Well, if I'm being
honest, I think naming the
company after her has something
to do with it, working on
projects in her honor. Um,
you know, just this--
While it's healing, it's
a daily reminder that she's no
longer with us.
And then I see Mariah, who's
married with a baby.
>> Nick: Things Cassie never
got to experience.
We're coming on
20 years since we lost her.
>> Sharon: I can't believe
it's been that long.
It just seems like yesterday,
for so many reasons.
>> Nick: Well, at least it
doesn't debilitate us
the way it used to, right?
>> Sharon: Some days are better
than others, yeah.
>> Nick: Well, it's those other
days, I want you to know,
matter to me. Because I'm here
for you. And nobody knows what
you're going through
better than I do.
>> Sharon: Thanks, Nick.
It means everything to me that
you are here, that you stopped
by, unannounced, again,
to check on me.
It really means a lot.
>> Nick: I know you.
I know when something's wrong.
I also know how hard it is for
you to admit that there
is a problem.
>> Sharon: Except in this
instance, because I know exactly
why. Work and my meds and all of
the other reasons we've
already established.
It's just some things that
I need to work through
on my own.
There's no reason to call in
the cavalry, because there's
nothing to worry about.
>> Nick: Well, I mean, come on.
I'm always going to worry
about you.
It's kind of my thing.
>> Sharon: Well then,
how lucky am I?
>> Billy: Hey, what's your take
on, uh,
Erica in accounting?
>> Lily: Um, I like her.
I think that she's loyal.
She's a hard worker.
What, you don't like her?
>> Billy: No, I like her.
In fact, I-- I think she's so
good that she could take over
for Izzy when she leaves.
>> Lily: Yeah, great.
>> Billy: What about Chance?
What's your thoughts there?
>> Lily: Chance is good.
He's very dependable,
fast learner. I feel like
he can kind of handle
whatever we throw at him.
>> Billy: Yeah, he's had
a great mentor.
>> Lily: Why do you ask?
Is there something I don't
know about?
>> Billy: No, I like Chance.
It's just sometimes I'm not
sure who I'm dealing with,
Chance the cop
or Chance the COO.
I feel like he's always got one
eye on me, waiting to see if
I'm going to break the law.
>> Lily: Oh, I see.
'Cause you want free reign to
do whatever shady business deal
that you deem necessary.
>> Billy: Did I say that?
>> Lily: We're going
to keep Chance.
[ phone pinging ]
>> Billy: Shoot.
I was hoping that was Chelsea.
>> Lily: Something wrong
with Connor?
>> Billy: No, this time it's
Adam. I mean, I get it.
He's got a lot going on, but
I could wring that guy's neck
right about now.
>> Adam: You're dissecting every
little thing I say now, Sally.
I regret how I treated Chelsea.
Can we just, uh,
leave it at that?
>> Sally: Yeah, I was
only trying to
make sure I understood.
>> Adam: I-- I don't mean to be
short with you. I just-- I--
I don't want to talk about it
anymore. I want to put it behind
me. Put it behind us.
Now, hopefully you feel
the same way.
>> Sally: Yeah.
No problem.
I have to get going, anyway.
I have the meeting with Summer
about the new line that she's
planning, remember?
>> Adam: Oh.
Is that today?
>> Sally: Yes. Yeah.
It's very soon, actually.
>> Adam: Well, over and under,
she's going to appoint you
lead designer of Marchetti Z.
>> Sally: Fingers crossed.
>> Adam: Hey, Sally.
Are we good?
>> Sally: Yeah.
We're good.
>> Nick: Oh, boy.
My father beckons.
>> Sharon: Oh.
Speaking of someone who puts
their family before everything.
>> Nick: One of the better
traits I inherited from
my old man.
>> Sharon: One of the only ones.
I mean, some of the less
desirable ones ended up
going to Adam.
>> Nick: Who also happens to be
on this group text.
>> Sharon: Really?
Your father summoning both his
sons at the same time?
I wonder what that's about.
>> Nick: You know, Dad placed
Adam in charge of Newman Media
to give my mom a break.
And Vic and I would just like
some assurances that the move
is temporary.
It's probably what it's about.
>> Sharon: Thanks again for
stopping by and checking on me
and making sure I'm okay.
It really means everything.
>> Nick: Anytime.
Sharon, promise me you will not
hesitate to pick up the phone
if you need me, okay?
I'm always here for you.
>> Sharon: I'll remember that.
>> Nick: Bye.
>> Sharon: Bye.
>> Nikki: You know you're
making us crazy, right?
By having us wait for Adam and
Nicholas to show up, when you
could just tell us the plan
right now.
>> Victor: Will you be patient?
It'll pay off.
>> Adam: All right.
What's all this about?
Is this a family-wide firing?
Did you get talked out of
promoting me already?
>> Victor: No one has been
fired. The press release
is ready.
You, Adam, will be the new CEO
of Newman Media.
>> Adam: For how long?
>> Victor: Permanently.
>> Nikki: Oh, I knew it.
I knew it!
>> Victoria: What are
you thinking, Dad?
You know how much Mom loves
Newman Media, and everything
that she's done
to grow that division.
>> Victor: I'm perfectly aware
of your mother's talents.
>> Nikki: And yet you are giving
Adam my job, with no intentions
of bringing me back.
>> Victor: That's right.
>> Nikki: How could you
do this to me?
>> Billy: Adam admitted to
getting into it with Chelsea on
their last trip to Baltimore.
>> Lily: Getting into it how?
>> Billy: He didn't really get
specific, but if I'm reading
between the lines, it sounds
like he blames Chelsea
for Connor's condition.
>> Lily: Wow.
I mean, that's a new low,
even for Adam.
>> Billy: Yeah, exactly.
I mean, he swore up and down
that he was regretful, but, you
know, I can't trust that it's
not going to happen again.
>> Lily: So, how did
Chelsea handle it?
>> Billy: Based on her most
recent emotional state,
not very well.
But she won't talk to me
about it.
I actually learned about this
from Adam.
>> Lily: Well, I mean, it's
probably too painful for her to
talk about. You know, I get it.
As a mom, you always feel
guilty, and you feel like
everything is your fault.
>> Billy: Yeah, she does, and I
really wish she wouldn't,
but I get it.
And since we're on the topic of
self-reproach, I should
apologize to you.
>> Lily: Apologize for what?
>> Billy: For accusing you of
trying to double-cross me when
we were splitting up
the companies.
You're a good person,
and I forgot that for a minute.
>> Lily: Well, I mean, you know,
I think we had our doubts about
each other and
we probably still do.
>> Billy: Well, either way, I'm
grateful that you are here with
me. Because to me, it's pretty
clear that this is where
you're meant to be.
>> Lily: I think I am, too.
[ knocking at door ]
>> Sharon: What happened?
Did you forget something?
>> Nick: Mm-hmm.
>> Victor: Hello, son.
>> Nick: Hey.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
What's going on?
>> Victoria: I'm not really sure
you want to know.
>> Nikki: Your father was just
telling us that Adam's
appointment to Newman Media
is a permanent position.
>> Victoria: Mom won't
be returning.
>> Nick: How'd you
pull this off?
>> Adam: Don't look at me.
It's the first
I'm hearing of it.
>> Nick: Care to explain, Dad?
>> Victor: I'd be happy to, eh?
Now, you can all stop acting
as if I pulled the wool
over your eyes.
Nothing could be further from
the truth,
as you'll soon find out.
>> Billy: I've got to be honest.
I haven't been this excited
about an endeavor
in a very long time.
>> Lily: Good job.
>> Billy: You saw that, right?
>> Lily: I did.
>> Billy: Okay.
>> Lily: I agree.
I see a lot of possibilities on
the horizon for Chancellor.
>> Billy: Abbott-Chancellor.
>> Lily: Oh, yes.
I stand corrected.
>> Billy: You know this company
is about to take off in ways
that Katherine and Neil
never thought possible.
>> Lily: I really hope so.
It's important to me
to make them proud.
Jill, too.
>> Billy: Couldn't agree more.
With you and me running the
show, we can't miss.
>> Lily: No, we can't.
Ooh!
I'm good at this.
>> Billy: You are.
>> Victor: I'm in the process
of acquiring a company that's
almost as big as ours.
>> Adam: I'm surprised that you
would even admit a company
like that exists.
>> Victor: It does.
And it is yours.
>> Nikki: What is this,
some consolation prize?
>> Victor: I just told you, it's
almost as big as ours.
>> Nikki: One that I have
no connection to,
no familiarity with.
>> Victor: That's where you're
wrong. You know it well.
And your friend
Katherine Chancellor, right now,
is looking down from heaven.
And she approves
of my decision.
>> Nikki: What are you saying?
>> Victor: You are about
to take control
of Chancellor Industries.
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