>> Cole: Hey.
>> Victoria: Hi.
>> Cole: I'm so glad
you had time to meet me.
>> Victoria: Oh, thank you.
Thanks for inviting me.
>> Cole: Sure.
So have you had lunch?
I was hoping you'd have time
for a bite.
>> Victoria: Oh, sure.
That would be lovely.
>> Cole: Mm-hmm. Good, good.
Because I sense that there's
something going on here.
You seem troubled by something.
Care to share it with me?
>> Victoria: You know, I just
worry that I'm always taking
advantage of you.
>> Cole: But that's impossible.
What in the world would make
you think that?
>> Victoria: It just seems like
every time I come to you,
I just have something that
I need to sort out.
>> Cole: That's what
I'm here for.
And I don't plan on
going anywhere.
So just take all the time
you want and lean on me.
>> Victoria: Do you know how
lucky I am having someone like
you to turn to?
>> Cole: I think
I'm the lucky one.
So talk to me.
[ Victoria exhaling ]
>> Victoria: Well, it's probably
no secret what's got me upset.
It's my family, of course.
>> Summer: Chelsea?
Hey.
Wait, are you okay?
You look like you're on the run
from something.
♪♪
>> Audra: Hey.
Thank you for getting me out
of the office.
It's such a beautiful day.
>> Sally: It's beautiful, yeah.
Although I would much rather be
meeting over drinks.
And lots of them.
>> Audra: Uh-oh.
I insisted on the park.
What's going on?
Is everything okay?
>> Sally: Um, not really.
No.
>> Audra: Hmm.
Let me guess.
Adam.
>> Sally: I'm just furious
at the way he treated me.
>> Adam: Maybe a little
heartbroken?
>> Sally: I just, I'm just
so stupid.
I mean, seriously.
How did I think that
I could trust him?
I just want it to stop.
>> Audra: What?
>> Sally: Any and all feelings
that I still have for that man.
He does not deserve to take up
any more space in my life.
>> Billy: Answer me, Adam.
What did you say to Chelsea
to make her run out of here
the way that she did?
>> Adam: Back off, okay?
My conversations with Chelsea
are none of your business.
>> Billy: No, you harass her
in public like that, you're damn
straight I'm gonna make it
my business.
>> Adam: What are you
talking about?
Nobody's harassing anybody.
Chelsea's fine.
>> Billy: She wasn't fine.
She was anything but fine.
I'm gonna ask you one more
time, Adam.
What did you say?
>> Adam: Okay, well,
you forfeited your role as
protector-in-chief when
you turned your back on her.
>> Phyllis: No! Oh, no!
Oh, no, Billy!
>> Audra: Damn right.
Adam doesn't deserve one thing
from you after everything
he's done.
>> Sally: I should have seen it
coming.
>> Audra: How could you?
That son of a bitch cheated
on you and then lied straight
to your face about it.
All the while professing
his undying love.
And then he had the nerve
to lie some more.
>> Sally: God, and those lies,
I mean, how he told them
so easily.
>> Audra: Yeah. This isn't
the first time he's shown you
who he is.
You need to cut him out
of your heart for good, Sally.
>> Sally: If only
it were that easy.
I mean, I wish that I could
just completely erase him from
my life, but how do I do that?
I mean, after Ava...
>> Audra: You need to get tough.
You need to stay strong
and fake it till it's true.
And you just act like you don't
care, and soon,
it becomes a reality.
>> Sally: I just don't know
if I can.
>> Audra: Listen to me.
I've been there.
And I know for a fact
that my trick works.
>> Sally: I just don't want
to shut down my feelings.
Yes, I know it would be easy
to just ignore them, but what
Adam and I had was real
and good.
In so many ways.
And I just...
I just can't believe that all
of a sudden it's over.
>> Audra: Well, you're the one
who said you don't want to feel
this pain anymore.
To let that guy take up space.
I'm telling you how.
>> Sally: Yeah, I'm just afraid
that if I shut down my feelings,
that I'm...
I'm never going to be able
to fall in love again.
>> Audra: Actually, you know,
I'd consider that a blessing.
The best case scenario
in my book.
Yeah, the ability not to care
is the most powerful weapon
you can have.
It's the perfect revenge
against all those people who
mistreated you and tried
to take advantage of your heart.
>> Sally: But isn't revenge just
another way of caring?
>> Phyllis: Billy, don't!
No! No!
>> Adam: Go ahead.
>> Phyllis: Billy, please.
>> Adam: Go ahead, take a swing.
I know how much
you've wanted to ever since
you found out about me
and Chelsea.
>> Phyllis: Please don't.
Please don't. It's not worth it.
Please don't.
>> Billy: You're not worth it.
And you know it.
>> Phyllis: Oh.
>> Cole: So by family, I assume
you mean Victor.
What is your dad up to now?
>> Victoria: He is still
planning to make a move
against Billy.
>> Cole: Even though you told
him how you felt about him going
after Katie and Johnny's dad?
>> Victoria: Yes.
Yes, of course. I was hoping
that he'd back off.
>> Cole: I'm sorry.
>> Victoria: I just don't
understand why my father insists
on stirring up
constant conflict.
I hate it.
I mean, doesn't he see that
he's making it painfully
obvious to his grandchildren
how much he dislikes
their father?
They're not little kids
anymore.
I mean, they're old enough
to see what's going on.
>> Cole: You know how stubborn
Victor can be.
I mean, once he gets his mind
set on something, it's nearly
impossible to get him off it.
>> Victoria: Yeah.
I even came up with my own
suggestion, one that would be
much more fair and far less
destructive.
>> Cole: And you pitched it
to him?
>> Victoria: Yes, I was just
hoping that he would consider
a compromise,
a solution that would give him
exactly what he claims
he wants and it would allow
Billy to walk away with
his dignity intact and enough
capital to start
a brand new investment.
>> Cole: And don't tell me
he wasn't interested.
>> Victoria: Too easy
and bloodless for him,
I guess.
>> Cole: Listen, I know you were
struggling with whether to tell
Billy what Victor's up to.
Are you considering that?
I mean, are you really thinking
about breaking ranks
with your dad now?
>> Billy: You know, there's
a part of me, a small part of
me, that wants to thank you
for intervening. And then
there's another part of me,
the bigger part of me,
that wishes you would have just
butt out so I could actually do
to Adam what I wanted to do
to him.
>> Phyllis: Okay, well,
why don't we just stick with
the part that wants to thank me?
Honestly, if I didn't jump in,
I don't know what would have
happened to Adam.
>> Billy: I would have threw him
through the window is what
I would have done.
>> Phyllis: You would have
regretted it, Billy.
>> Billy: No, I don't think so.
I don't think so. I mean,
there was a part of me that
would have had immense
satisfaction with my fist
meeting his face.
You deprived me of that.
>> Phyllis: Okay, well, I'm just
gonna take your word for it,
all right? Listen,
you gotta watch out.
You cannot push Adam.
You cannot do it.
He is so vindictive.
>> Billy: I am not scared of
Adam. I know who he is.
I know what he's capable of.
>> Phyllis: But why?
Why make reason
for retribution?
Don't you have enough issues
and fires blowing up
all over the place?
>> Billy: I'm sorry, are you
keeping a tally on me now?
>> Phyllis: Yeah, well, that's
what I'm supposed to do, right?
Because I'm your
right-hand man.
You're my boss.
I'm supposed to protect you,
aren't I?
I'm supposed to protect you
from enemy fire.
Obviously, I let one through.
So we should get ice.
We should get ice before it
turns purple and...
>> Billy: No, it's fine. I think
it just looks worse
than it actually is.
>> Phyllis: Really?
>> Billy: No, it does hurt.
Hurts a little bit.
>> Chelsea: You make it sound
like I'm running from the law.
>> Summer: Or someone else?
>> Chelsea: Just my own
feelings.
I didn't realize my stress was
so obvious.
>> Summer: Is it Connor?
I thought he was doing better.
>> Chelsea: No, Connor's doing
great. I'm so proud of him.
Every day he's learning
new skills at
his outpatient clinic.
It's just...
>> Summer: Look, Chelsea,
you should be really proud of
yourself, too.
You've gone through so much
lately, and you've risen
above it all.
>> Chelsea: You know
what that's like.
>> Summer: And I have learned
that sometimes it helps
to talk about it.
You know, unburden yourself
a little bit.
Look, Chelsea, if you need
somebody to confide in,
I'm here.
And I promise you I would just
keep it between us.
Better yet, I could completely
forget anything that
you tell me.
>> Cole: That's a lot
to think about.
Going up against your father is
a daunting proposition.
>> Victoria: No one knows that
better than me.
>> Cole: And it can affect a lot
more people than just you,
right? This could impact
your whole family.
>> Victoria: You know, I just
can't bear the thought of
Johnny and Katie seeing their
father humiliated
by their grandfather in some
public takedown.
>> Cole: You mean learning
how ruthless their grandfather
really is.
I mean,
your kids are your priority.
There's really only one thing
you can do.
>> Victoria: But anything I do
could be potentially risky.
I mean, if I tell Billy,
who knows how he'll react?
I mean,
he could do something reckless.
He's been known to do
that before.
It's just going
to make things worse.
All I'm trying to do is
maintain stability
for our kids.
>> Cole: A mother's instincts
are never wrong.
Follow them.
They will always lead you
in the right direction.
>> Victoria: My dad is preparing
for a war.
And Billy knows that
it's coming.
He knows that my father's
coming for Chancellor.
But there's so much more that
Billy doesn't know.
>> Cole: And so you feel like
you need to warn him.
>> Victoria: I can't.
I can't tell him that all of
this is to get Chancellor
for my mother.
But he needs to be prepared
for what's coming.
>> Cole: Then that's
your answer.
>> Victoria: I have to convince
him that the best move is
for Billy to protect himself.
For his own sake.
And also for the sake of
our kids.
>> Cole: So you know what
you have to do.
But are you ready
for the fallout?
I mean, because if you need me,
I'm here to help you
any way that I can.
>> Victoria: Thank you so much,
but I doubt that there's
anything that you can do
to protect me from my father's
wrath when he finds out
that I went behind his back
to help Billy.
He's gonna go ballistic.
>> Cole: I could be
your human shield.
Stand between the two of you
and take on all of
the incoming.
>> Victoria: You don't see
my father the way that everyone
else does, do you?
You know what he's capable of,
but you don't seem intimidated
at all.
In fact, you seem kind of
fond of him.
>> Cole: Oh, he has his virtues.
And I have experienced Victor's
vitriol a time or two.
And I've just found that I just
need to stand my ground.
No matter what.
And obviously, you've learned
the same thing.
>> Victoria: You're right
about that.
But it doesn't make it
any easier.
>> Cole: So been there,
done that, right?
What's one more time?
>> Phyllis: Okay. Here you go.
>> Billy: Thank you.
>> Phyllis: You're welcome.
Is that good?
>> Billy: Mm-hmm.
>> Phyllis: Mm. Good.
I have an observation to make.
>> Billy: Please don't make
an observation, Phyllis I--
>> Phyllis: You said that you
were upset at Adam because you
felt like he upset Chelsea,
right?
>> Billy: It wasn't a feeling.
I saw Chelsea run out of
the restaurant very upset.
I saw her.
>> Phyllis: Okay, okay.
But you confronted Adam.
Even though he denied upsetting
her, you still provoked him
to a point of violence.
>> Billy: His violence.
He hit me.
>> Phyllis: You lunged at him.
>> Billy: What?
What's your point?
>> Phyllis: My point is, okay,
my point is, all of this,
the sore jaw, everything,
isn't that sort of a sign that
your feelings for Chelsea are
stronger than you're admitting?
>> Billy: No.
I think, if anything, it says
that I stand up to dirtbag
villains like Adam,
no matter who they hurt.
>> Phyllis: Nah.
I think it's deeper than that.
I really do.
Because earlier you said that
you couldn't forgive Chelsea
for what she did,
but I actually think you can.
I'll go a step further.
I actually know you can.
>> Billy: Phyllis.
>> Phyllis: And I think you want
to, but you're just too stubborn
to admit it.
>> Billy: You're wrong.
You're wrong, okay?
Chelsea hurt me.
Deeply.
By sleeping with a man who
I deeply despise, those two
emotions are very difficult
to separate.
So maybe one day I'll be able
to get over, but that day is
not today.
Not by a long shot.
>> Victoria: Thank you.
>> Cole: For what?
>> Victoria: For listening.
For helping me realize that I
need to do the hard thing.
The thing that's right for my
family.
>> Cole: You know, I don't know
if I helped you with any of
that, but I-- I hope so.
And I really just can't take
credit for you doing all
the hard work.
You will fight like hell for
your kids.
>> Victoria: I feel very lucky
to have you back in my life.
>> Cole: Feeling's mutual.
>> Victoria: I just can't help
wondering, though, if you're
gonna, you know, get bored of
being here and want to go back
to your life that you had.
>> Cole: Well, I thought I was
clear about all of that.
I am here now with you and
Claire, and I missed out on too
many years with my daughter.
And you.
>> Victoria: I know that,
but I just, I can't help but
wonder that you're gonna want to
take off and research your next
book.
I mean, it's gotta be a lot
more stimulating than sitting
around here listening to me go
on and on about my family and
the chaos of the day.
>> Cole: Well, how exactly
did you picture my life
before I came back here
to Genoa City?
Was it cocktails with the dean
while discussing world events
and modern-day philosophy?
[ Victoria chuckling ]
Or perhaps sitting around a
round table with a bunch of
brilliant writers as we talked
about our art?
>> Victoria: Yes, that's exactly
how I pictured it.
Is that not how it was?
>> Cole: Uh, hardly.
It was a job.
Just day in and day out.
Just months led to years of
striving for something that
never came to fruition.
But now, I'm here with you and
Claire, and I'm in a world that
I-- I never thought was
possible.
I mean, I never imagined this
in a million years.
And now I don't think I can
live without it.
>> Chelsea: Thank you, Summer.
But you've been too kind
already.
I've imposed enough.
How do I take a sabbatical and
then turn around and unload all
of my problems on my boss?
>> Summer: Okay, so then quit.
I'm just gonna hire you
right back after you tell me
what's going on with you.
Seriously?
Chelsea...
it's not like we're strangers.
You know, we've opened up to
each other before.
Let me be your friendly ear.
>> Chelsea: My life has been one
stupid mistake after the next.
And they are always mistakes I
swear I'm never gonna do again.
And yet, here I am.
>> Summer: What happened?
>> Chelsea: Billy and I
broke up.
And it's all my fault.
>> Phyllis: I understand
how you're feeling.
I know situations like this
can rip you apart inside.
Especially when it has to deal
with, you know, infidelity.
We both have been there before.
>> Billy: But you didn't sleep
with my worst enemy.
I mean, even you didn't
go that far.
Just to be clear, you and me,
that's ancient history.
>> Phyllis: Oh, ancient history.
Yeah, like forever ago.
>> Billy: Well, I mean,
forever's a long time.
Don't get me wrong, Adam's
right hook is not gonna leave
a lasting scar on
or beneath the surface.
I do wish I got a few licks in
there before you jumped in.
That would have been
kind of nice, but...
>> Phyllis: I know,
but what's the point, really?
So you could have
two ice packs?
One for your face
and one for your hand?
>> Billy: Hm. Very funny.
>> Phyllis: I understand hatred.
I have hated people so deeply.
I mean, to the point where
I had physical fights with them.
But the situation, it was never
really how I felt it would be.
It wasn't really worth it.
It didn't make me feel better
at the end of the day.
So what's the point?
>> Billy: It's nice to let off
a little steam every once in
a while, though.
>> Phyllis: Okay.
That's fair.
So, anyway, we're wasting
our time talking about this.
And wasting our time talking
about Adam, that's for sure.
You know, let's talk about
how we're gonna rule the world.
What's next?
>> Billy: Right.
No, that's a good point.
>> Phyllis: Yeah.
For instance, Lily, the fact
that she stabbed me in the back
twice by leaking the
information about Odyssey Seven
to someone with deep pockets and
substantial influence.
>> Phyllis: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Someone?
But you don't think
it's Victor anymore?
>> Billy: Well,
it definitely could be Victor,
but I was thinking about it,
and it could be Devon.
>> Phyllis: Devon?
What'd you do to him?
>> Billy: Nothing.
But he has warned me not to
hurt his sister in the past.
>> Phyllis: Devon?
I don't know.
It doesn't seem like something
Devon would do.
You know, what would he want
with Odyssey Seven?
[ Billy sighing ]
>> Billy: Hurting me.
>> Phyllis: He would want to
hurt you.
No, I don't-- I don't see it.
I think it's more of
a Victor move.
>> Billy: Well, look, Victor is
definitely more likely
the culprit.
There's no doubt about that.
>> Phyllis: All right.
So it's Victor.
Good.
So how do we stop him?
>> Billy: We go back to
the CEO of Odyssey Seven,
and we offer him a sweeter deal.
Whatever we need to do
to outbid Victor,
that's what we do.
>> Summer: Here you go.
>> Chelsea: Thank you.
I can't remember
the last time I ate.
I always forget to eat
when I'm stressed.
>> Summer: Okay, now tell me
what happened between
you and Billy.
Are you really sure that
there's no way back?
>> Chelsea: Summer,
I really screwed up.
>> Summer: Okay, well, I mean,
Billy has done tons of
screwing up.
He can't really judge anyone.
>> Chelsea: He was actually
very sweet about it at first.
He thought maybe he could get
past what I did, and then he
went out of his way to try to
convince Connor that he was
the reason that we broke up,
so that I didn't look bad
in front of my son.
He also wanted to make sure
that Connor didn't feel
responsible for any of it.
>> Summer: That was considerate.
>> Chelsea: Yeah, it sure was.
He really cares about Connor.
He was so kind and so gentle,
and I didn't deserve any of it.
>> Summer: Doesn't that say
something about how much
he still feels for you?
>> Chelsea: Billy has made it
very clear that things are over
between us.
>> Summer: I'm sorry, but...
I mean, I don't think he would
do that for Connor and you
if he didn't still care
deeply for you.
I can't believe that he
wouldn't leave the door open
for reconciliation.
>> Audra: You're
absolutely right.
Revenge is a way of caring.
Caring that the world knows
you're not to be messed with.
It's a necessary byproduct that
lets people know who you are.
>> Sally: Well, definitely makes
a bold statement.
>> Audra: Exactly.
And there's a bonus.
>> Sally: And that is?
>> Audra: Revenge can be fun,
too.
It certainly was with Tucker.
And I can't tell you
how much joy it gave me
to steal his company
right out from under him.
And just look where he is now.
>> Sally: Where?
Do you know?
Are you sure he's not out there
plotting some kind of revenge
of his own?
>> Audra: Hopefully, he learned
his lesson and he's not out
there taking advantage of some
other woman with his phony
declarations of undying love.
>> Sally: So you're satisfied?
>> Audra: Very.
And Kyle Abbott is next.
He has no clue
who he's dealing with,
but once I am through with him,
he will never forget.
>> Sally: So I take it your
partnership with him at Glissade
is not going well?
>> Audra: Now that's
an understatement.
He is actively trying
to sabotage me.
He is doing everything he can
to make me look bad to Victor.
But good luck with that because
he is not going to succeed.
>> Sally: Okay, well, I'm almost
afraid to ask, but, um,
what is your next move?
>> Audra: To get him booted
out of the company
and just make sure
he never holds a prestigious
position ever again.
>> Sally: Wow, really glad
I'm not on your bad side.
>> Audra: I didn't get this far
by letting people walk
all over me.
And I'm not going to start now.
>> Victoria: My God, Billy.
>> Billy: Hey.
>> Victoria: What happened?
>> Billy: Um...
Adam's fist started flying
around and my face got in
the way. It's all fine.
>> Victoria: Did you have
something to do with this?
>> Phyllis: No, I tried to
de-escalate the situation.
I was the voice of reason.
>> Victoria: Pfft. I find that
very hard to believe.
What are you really doing here?
>> Phyllis: I work at
Abbott-Chancellor.
>> Victoria: As what,
the company nurse?
>> Phyllis: Mm-mm-mm,
I'm the new COO.
Surprise.
>> Billy: Vic,
what brings you by?
[ Victoria sighing ]
>> Victoria: I have something
that I need to discuss with you
in private.
>> Phyllis: Oh,
I was just leaving.
I have some executive work to do
in my luxury executive suite.
>> Victoria: Do I even want
to know what this fight
with Adam was about?
>> Billy: Well, your brother
hasn't changed.
But then again,
snakes never do.
So what's going on?
Is everybody okay?
Kids are good?
Is Katie still getting along
with Claire?
>> Victoria: Yes, that all seems
to be going very well.
>> Billy: Good.
>> Victoria: I'm actually here
about business.
>> Billy: Really?
>> Victoria: I have
a proposition for you.
One that I hope might lead to
a peacekeeping mission.
>> Billy: Business
and peacekeeping?
That's an unlikely combination.
>> Victoria: I'm serious, Billy.
You have to be prepared.
My father is about
to make a move
against Abbott-Chancellor.
>> Billy: Vic,
I am very aware of that,
because your father is
anything but subtle,
but I think you should go back
and warn your father about me.
>> Victoria: You see,
that is what I'm talking about.
I'm trying to keep it from
escalating into this all-out war
between the two of you.
>> Billy: War is your word,
not mine.
And if it goes that direction,
Victor will be the one to blame.
>> Victoria: I'm thinking
about the kids
and the effect that
a public battle
will have on them.
And you should be
considering that as well.
>> Billy: I always
consider the kids.
But what about the kids
seeing their father be
a success and be happy?
Because that's what I'm gonna do
at Abbott-Chancellor.
I'm gonna take it to the top.
But for whatever reason,
your father wants
to subvert that.
So what am I gonna do?
Stand down? No.
I'm gonna show the kids
that I fight for what I love.
>> Victoria: I have
an alternate solution.
A compromise, if you will.
One that will benefit
everyone concerned.
>> Billy: And what kind of
solution is that? Magic?
Because I don't see a world
where I will compromise with
a man who hates me and wants
to take away my company.
>> Victoria: It's not magic.
It's a solid, generous offer
to buy Abbott-Chancellor
from you.
It'll be a huge payout.
A number that
you can't possibly refuse.
>> Billy: Money.
That's your solution?
>> Victoria: Yes.
Money.
So you can take that cash,
and you can launch it into
your own brand-new
Abbott company.
>> Billy: Victoria,
what makes you think
that I would be motivated
to sell a successful,
well-established company
in order to create a start-up?
>> Victoria: Isn't protecting
our kids motivation enough
for you?
>> Billy: Does your father have
a secret weapon up his sleeve?
>> Victoria: Billy,
you know my father.
You know how he works.
Once he sets
his mind to something,
that's it.
>> Billy: I mean,
is that why you're here?
Are you working with him
to sabotage the deal
that Abbott-Chancellor is
just about to put through?
In order for me to take
the money and just throw in
the towel and give up?
>> Victoria: I am here
because I don't
want Johnny and Katie
to see you
destroyed by my father.
End of story.
>> Billy: What makes you think
that I'm automatically gonna
lose to your father?
>> Summer: Is this about Adam?
I mean, is he somehow involved
in what's going on
between you and Billy?
You don't have to answer that.
Bottom line, Chelsea,
you just can't beat yourself up
about all of this.
>> Adam: Summer, hi.
>> Summer: Adam, what's up?
>> Adam: I came
to check on Connor,
but I was hoping that I could
get a few minutes
with Chelsea first.
>> Victoria: Look, Billy,
you know my father well enough
to know that
he will go to extremes
to get exactly what he wants.
>> Billy: Yes, Victoria,
I am very aware how far
your father will go.
He arrested you on
our wedding day because
he doesn't approve of me.
[ Victoria sighing ]
>> Victoria: That was
a long time ago.
>> Billy: But not much
has changed.
He's still trying to
control and manipulate
all the lives around him.
Let me ask you a question.
Does he know that you're here,
proposing this
so-called solution?
>> Victoria: No, he doesn't.
>> Billy: That's a pretty big
risk for you.
I mean, you're risking
your career at Newman just
to come here and warn me.
>> Victoria: Well,
there are things more important
in this world than a job.
Like our kids.
>> Billy: Vic, I don't like
the fact that
your old man hates me.
Or that he's coming
after my company.
Why is he doing that?
Why is he coming after
the company?
Why does he hate me so much?
That's the question
that you should ask.
>> Victoria: I think that hate
is a pretty strong word,
don't you think?
I can't imagine that that's how
he feels after all this time.
>> Billy: Well, then why now?
I mean, he hasn't
come after me in a while.
So tell me, why now?
[ Victoria scoffing ]
>> Victoria: I wish I could
give you an answer on that.
>> Billy: Something tells me
you're not telling me the truth.
So you should. I mean,
you came all the way over here,
so why don't you just tell me
what's really going on?
>> Victoria: Billy...
I'm just asking you
to accept this buyout
and avoid this impending fight
with my dad all together.
>> Billy: It's his fight.
It's not mine.
>> Victoria: All right,
fine then. Fine.
If you really must know,
to answer your earlier question,
yes.
Yes, I do believe
that this is a battle
that you will very likely lose.
>> Billy: That's not
gonna happen.
You're wrong about that.
You're dead wrong.
>> Summer: Well, I need to
get back to Marchetti anyway.
Chelsea,
let's talk more about
this project later.
>> Adam: Why do I get
the feeling that you and Summer
were not talking about work?
It was something more personal.
>> Chelsea: What do you want
to talk about, Adam?
If it's more of what
you were saying at Society,
then please don't.
I don't want to hear it.
>> Adam: I want to apologize.
I didn't mean to put you in
an awkward position.
The last thing that I want to do
is make you feel uncomfortable.
>> Chelsea: Okay, well, you did,
so let's just drop it.
>> Adam: I'm genuinely
sorry, Chelsea.
>> Chelsea: Enough already.
>> Adam: Can't I
at least explain?
>> Chelsea: Adam, listen to me.
This is not happening,
so please, just let it go.
>> Adam: Chelsea.
[ Adam sighing ]
>> Sally: I hear what
you're saying, Audra, but...
I'm not like you in that way.
I mean, getting revenge on
Adam and Chelsea,
it doesn't interest me
in the least.
>> Audra: Fine.
Well, if you don't want
to give Adam a taste of
his own medicine,
I guess I'll just have to
wish him misery from afar.
>> Sally: Well, thank you.
I could definitely use
a friend who has my back.
But in the meantime,
I'm just going to focus on
the positive things in my life.
>> Audra: Hm. Let's hear it.
>> Sally: Well,
work is going really well.
I found a creative flow.
I'm being very productive.
You know, knocking out
one design after the next.
>> Audra: That is something
to feel good about.
>> Sally: Yeah.
And you're not
the only one in my corner.
There is someone who's,
you know, given me
a little support
and understanding
when I need it.
>> Audra: Anyone I know?
>> Sally: Billy Abbott and I
have found a friendship.
We've sort of bonded
over the whole shared experience
with Adam and Chelsea.
>> Audra: Ooh.
Do I hear a little...
revenge sex in
the making, perhaps?
>> Sally: Okay, no.
No, that is not happening.
Uh, no.
Now or...
ever.
>> Victoria: I hate this.
I hate this, Billy.
I hate seeing you and my father
headed for corporate combat.
It always gets ugly and it never
ends without casualties.
>> Billy: There's no guarantee
that'll happen.
>> Victoria: Look,
all I'm asking is
that you stay focused on
the business aspect of things.
Don't let it get so personal
that it spills over
and infects your relationship
with Johnny and Katie.
They do not need to know
that you're at odds
with my father.
>> Billy: Victoria,
I would never do anything
to upset our kids.
>> Victoria: Not on purpose.
I know that,
but unintentionally, maybe.
Just promise me that you're not
gonna put them in the position
where they feel like
they have to choose
between their father
and their grandfather.
>> Billy: I don't
want that either.
But this is a conversation
you should be having
with your father.
He's the one that's coming after
my company out of the blue
for no good reason.
I still don't understand why.
>> Victoria: What difference
does it make why?
The only thing that matters is
that our children don't get
caught in the crossfire.
>> Billy: I don't
want that either.
But it's looking like it might
be a little too late 'cause
he's coming after a company
that could damn well be
our kids in the future.
>> Victoria: I guess
you must have forgotten that
Newman Enterprises is also
an option for them.
>> Billy: No, no.
What I'm saying is,
unlike your father,
I'm willing to let my kids
choose the path that
they want to go on.
And this is an option.
>> Victoria: So I guess
there's nothing that I can say
to get you to accept
this compromise
and to let things go.
>> Phyllis: Okay,
my office is perfect.
Well, close to perfect.
Once, you know,
I put my final touches in there,
it will be perfect.
You okay?
>> Billy: Victoria
made me an offer.
>> Phyllis: Huh.
Business or personal?
>> Billy: She offered
to buy me out
of Abbott-Chancellor.
>> Phyllis: Did she?
>> Billy: As a compromise
to avoid a fight with Victor.
>> Phyllis: Interesting.
How much money
did she offer you?
>> Billy: Does it make
a difference?
>> Phyllis: Hey, listen,
I don't want to sabotage my job,
my position here.
But if she offered you
the right price,
is it something you'd consider?
>> Billy: No.
This is my company.
A company that my mother
entrusted me with.
This is my opportunity
to prove to everyone
that I'm not a failure.
You know what Victor's
gonna do?
The first thing, he's gonna
remove the Abbott name.
That is there to honor
my mother.
>> Phyllis: I know that.
But the right price,
you could build an empire.
Abbott name on--
>> Billy: Phyllis,
I am not giving in.
I am not gonna get bullied
into walking away
from this company.
>> Phyllis: If you make
a profit,
you can create your own--
>> Billy: It's not
about the money.
If I leave,
that says I'm scared of Victor.
And I am not.
Not by a long shot.
And I am sick and tired of
people thinking I'm a loser.
If he wants a war,
he's gonna get one.
But I guarantee this,
he's gonna regret the day
that he came after me.
>> Phyllis: Yes, Billy.
That is the Billy I know.
That is the Billy that
I want to work with.
I swear to you, I am all in.
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