1 00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:06,306 >> Audra: Well, if you can't 2 00:00:06,373 --> 00:00:07,006 meet for lunch, 3 00:00:07,073 --> 00:00:07,707 how about dinner? 4 00:00:07,774 --> 00:00:09,075 You can all vent about how 5 00:00:09,142 --> 00:00:12,812 Kyle's in over his head. 6 00:00:12,879 --> 00:00:15,248 He did. 7 00:00:15,315 --> 00:00:16,616 Well, he's right. 8 00:00:16,683 --> 00:00:20,754 You-- you do deserve a raise. 9 00:00:20,820 --> 00:00:23,623 He promoted Spencer, too. 10 00:00:23,690 --> 00:00:26,092 Oh, no, that's-- that's great. 11 00:00:26,159 --> 00:00:27,727 Yeah, that's definitely good 12 00:00:27,794 --> 00:00:29,963 for Glissade. 13 00:00:30,029 --> 00:00:31,431 Oh, absolutely. 14 00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:33,233 Yeah, call me. 15 00:00:33,299 --> 00:00:34,601 Uh, we can... 16 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:38,538 Hello. 17 00:00:38,605 --> 00:00:40,974 Meet for drinks. 18 00:00:53,820 --> 00:00:55,688 Hello, Jack. 19 00:00:55,755 --> 00:00:57,090 >> Jack: Audra. 20 00:00:57,157 --> 00:00:58,358 >> Audra: Got a minute? 21 00:00:58,425 --> 00:00:59,926 >> Jack: Another time. 22 00:00:59,993 --> 00:01:01,961 >> Audra: I have some 23 00:01:02,028 --> 00:01:03,196 information that could be 24 00:01:03,263 --> 00:01:06,132 of great use to you. 25 00:01:06,199 --> 00:01:07,967 >> Adam: Newman Media has not 26 00:01:08,034 --> 00:01:09,135 only outperformed 27 00:01:09,202 --> 00:01:10,270 the competition, 28 00:01:10,336 --> 00:01:11,337 it has exceeded 29 00:01:11,404 --> 00:01:13,239 the market's expectations. 30 00:01:13,306 --> 00:01:14,674 Digital advertising and 31 00:01:14,741 --> 00:01:15,942 subscription services are way 32 00:01:16,009 --> 00:01:16,943 up, and the programming costs 33 00:01:17,010 --> 00:01:18,445 are way down. 34 00:01:18,511 --> 00:01:19,946 A win-win. 35 00:01:20,013 --> 00:01:20,814 >> Victor: Further proof, 36 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:21,981 my boy, that putting you 37 00:01:22,048 --> 00:01:24,050 in charge 38 00:01:24,117 --> 00:01:25,718 was a damn good idea. 39 00:01:25,785 --> 00:01:26,953 >> Adam: Well, I'm not sure 40 00:01:27,020 --> 00:01:28,087 Nikki and Victoria would agree 41 00:01:28,154 --> 00:01:28,888 with that. 42 00:01:28,955 --> 00:01:30,123 >> Victor: They will get used to 43 00:01:30,190 --> 00:01:31,224 the idea and they will 44 00:01:31,291 --> 00:01:36,729 eventually appreciate it, okay? 45 00:01:36,796 --> 00:01:38,031 >> Adam: Well, why do I get 46 00:01:38,097 --> 00:01:39,065 the feeling you called me in 47 00:01:39,132 --> 00:01:39,933 here to discuss more than 48 00:01:39,999 --> 00:01:40,800 revenue reports? 49 00:01:40,867 --> 00:01:43,803 >> Victor: There's an assignment 50 00:01:43,870 --> 00:01:45,038 that I only trust you 51 00:01:45,104 --> 00:01:46,639 to carry out. 52 00:01:46,706 --> 00:01:47,707 >> Adam: Well, tell me, 53 00:01:47,774 --> 00:01:49,142 where do you trust me 54 00:01:49,209 --> 00:01:50,543 to direct my ruthlessness 55 00:01:50,610 --> 00:01:52,479 this time? 56 00:01:55,048 --> 00:01:56,282 >> Phyllis: Hey. 57 00:01:56,349 --> 00:01:58,218 That was harsh. 58 00:01:58,284 --> 00:01:59,419 >> Billy: Yeah, I'm sorry that 59 00:01:59,486 --> 00:02:01,921 you had to hear that. 60 00:02:01,988 --> 00:02:03,656 >> Phyllis: Um, no. 61 00:02:03,723 --> 00:02:04,624 No problem. 62 00:02:04,691 --> 00:02:06,726 You know, I am fully aware that 63 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:08,294 Jill Abbott is not 64 00:02:08,361 --> 00:02:09,028 my biggest fan, 65 00:02:09,095 --> 00:02:11,931 you know, but... 66 00:02:11,998 --> 00:02:14,100 that part that she said I'm my 67 00:02:14,167 --> 00:02:15,668 own worst enemy, I mean, 68 00:02:15,735 --> 00:02:17,203 that was uncalled for. 69 00:02:17,270 --> 00:02:19,539 I'm not-- It's crazy. 70 00:02:19,606 --> 00:02:20,840 Usually something like that 71 00:02:20,907 --> 00:02:22,141 wouldn't bother me, but I'm 72 00:02:22,208 --> 00:02:25,612 a little sensitive today, so. 73 00:02:25,678 --> 00:02:28,014 Okay, so how bad was it? 74 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:28,882 >> Billy: Phyllis, I really 75 00:02:28,948 --> 00:02:29,949 don't want to get into it 76 00:02:30,016 --> 00:02:30,884 right now. 77 00:02:30,950 --> 00:02:32,519 >> Phyllis: Oh, come on. 78 00:02:32,585 --> 00:02:33,586 >> Billy: No, I don't, okay? 79 00:02:33,653 --> 00:02:34,487 That was a private conversation. 80 00:02:34,554 --> 00:02:36,789 You weren't meant to hear that. 81 00:02:36,856 --> 00:02:37,624 >> Phyllis: Billy, 82 00:02:37,690 --> 00:02:39,559 you know we're partners. 83 00:02:39,626 --> 00:02:40,727 >> Billy: No, we're not 84 00:02:40,793 --> 00:02:41,628 partners, okay? 85 00:02:41,694 --> 00:02:42,495 I'm your boss. 86 00:02:42,562 --> 00:02:43,596 >> Phyllis: But we're in this 87 00:02:43,663 --> 00:02:45,098 together, all right? 88 00:02:45,164 --> 00:02:48,501 So, what prompted the call? 89 00:02:48,568 --> 00:02:52,238 >> Billy: Lily, actually. 90 00:02:52,305 --> 00:02:55,875 Look, I have not told my mom 91 00:02:55,942 --> 00:02:57,777 everything about what's been 92 00:02:57,844 --> 00:02:58,811 going on here for reasons I'm 93 00:02:58,878 --> 00:02:59,846 not going to get into right 94 00:02:59,913 --> 00:03:01,848 now, but Lily took that as 95 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:05,151 an opportunity to spin it around 96 00:03:05,218 --> 00:03:06,719 and make me look like 97 00:03:06,786 --> 00:03:08,154 the backstabbing villain. 98 00:03:08,221 --> 00:03:10,023 >> Phyllis: Okay, well, 99 00:03:10,089 --> 00:03:13,526 was she aware that Lily 100 00:03:13,593 --> 00:03:14,661 was plotting your demise 101 00:03:14,727 --> 00:03:15,828 the whole time? 102 00:03:15,895 --> 00:03:17,063 >> Billy: Yes, I told her that, 103 00:03:17,130 --> 00:03:18,264 but she does not think that that 104 00:03:18,331 --> 00:03:19,566 was Lily's intention and she 105 00:03:19,632 --> 00:03:22,168 thinks that I am, you know, 106 00:03:22,235 --> 00:03:23,436 overreacting. 107 00:03:23,503 --> 00:03:24,437 >> Phyllis: That's crazy. 108 00:03:24,504 --> 00:03:25,838 I cannot believe that she would 109 00:03:25,905 --> 00:03:26,706 take Lily's side. 110 00:03:26,773 --> 00:03:28,274 I would never do that to my son. 111 00:03:28,341 --> 00:03:29,442 In fact, if someone was 112 00:03:29,509 --> 00:03:31,144 screwing him over, I would make 113 00:03:31,210 --> 00:03:32,111 sure that they knew the 114 00:03:32,178 --> 00:03:33,913 consequences of that, and I 115 00:03:33,980 --> 00:03:35,014 would never side with them, 116 00:03:35,081 --> 00:03:35,915 ever. 117 00:03:35,982 --> 00:03:37,150 >> Billy: She's also not happy 118 00:03:37,216 --> 00:03:38,318 that Chance decided to leave the 119 00:03:38,384 --> 00:03:39,118 company and join 120 00:03:39,185 --> 00:03:39,852 the police force. 121 00:03:39,919 --> 00:03:40,753 >> Phyllis: Please. It wasn't 122 00:03:40,820 --> 00:03:41,654 a good fit for Chance. 123 00:03:41,721 --> 00:03:42,722 >> Billy: I agree with you, 124 00:03:42,789 --> 00:03:43,856 okay? But she sees it 125 00:03:43,923 --> 00:03:45,291 as an asset that is no longer 126 00:03:45,358 --> 00:03:46,225 working here. 127 00:03:46,292 --> 00:03:47,760 >> Phyllis: Well, it's okay 128 00:03:47,827 --> 00:03:48,861 because she has an asset 129 00:03:48,928 --> 00:03:49,829 in me. I'm here. 130 00:03:49,896 --> 00:03:51,030 >> Billy: Yeah, and we both know 131 00:03:51,097 --> 00:03:52,031 how she feels about that. 132 00:03:52,098 --> 00:03:52,899 >> Phyllis: Yeah, well, 133 00:03:52,966 --> 00:03:53,833 no big deal. 134 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,068 I mean, she's going to have to 135 00:03:55,134 --> 00:03:56,002 learn to live with it. 136 00:03:56,069 --> 00:03:58,738 >> Billy: No, she's not, 137 00:03:58,805 --> 00:03:59,639 actually. 138 00:03:59,706 --> 00:04:01,541 She gave me an ultimatum, 139 00:04:01,608 --> 00:04:03,676 Phyllis. 140 00:04:03,743 --> 00:04:05,812 She said I have until Abby and 141 00:04:05,878 --> 00:04:09,616 her fiancé's wedding to undo 142 00:04:09,682 --> 00:04:11,184 all the mistakes 143 00:04:11,250 --> 00:04:12,585 that I have made. 144 00:04:12,652 --> 00:04:14,087 >> Phyllis: And she sees me 145 00:04:14,153 --> 00:04:15,355 as one of those mistakes. 146 00:04:15,421 --> 00:04:16,389 >> Billy: In her eyes, 147 00:04:16,456 --> 00:04:17,924 aside from firing Lily, 148 00:04:17,991 --> 00:04:19,225 you are my second 149 00:04:19,292 --> 00:04:22,195 biggest mistake. 150 00:04:22,262 --> 00:04:24,631 >> Phyllis: Wow, okay. 151 00:04:24,697 --> 00:04:26,532 Well, she's just going to have 152 00:04:26,599 --> 00:04:29,435 to suck it up because I'm here 153 00:04:29,502 --> 00:04:31,304 to do a great job. 154 00:04:31,371 --> 00:04:32,605 You know, what are you going to 155 00:04:32,672 --> 00:04:35,608 do, fire me? 156 00:04:35,675 --> 00:04:36,643 I mean, you're not going to 157 00:04:36,709 --> 00:04:39,879 fire me. 158 00:04:39,946 --> 00:04:40,680 Oh, my God, 159 00:04:40,747 --> 00:04:42,382 are you going to fire me? 160 00:04:45,618 --> 00:04:50,356 ♪♪ 161 00:04:50,423 --> 00:04:56,129 ♪♪ 162 00:04:56,195 --> 00:05:01,668 ♪♪ 163 00:05:01,734 --> 00:05:07,006 ♪♪ 164 00:05:07,073 --> 00:05:12,879 ♪♪ 165 00:05:12,945 --> 00:05:15,481 ♪♪ 166 00:05:18,785 --> 00:05:19,452 >> Chance: Yeah, 167 00:05:19,519 --> 00:05:21,254 it's definitely blood. 168 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,223 A lot of it. 169 00:05:24,290 --> 00:05:25,358 You have any idea where this 170 00:05:25,425 --> 00:05:27,060 came from? 171 00:05:27,126 --> 00:05:28,895 >> Daniel: No idea. 172 00:05:28,961 --> 00:05:30,029 >> Chance:: Any reason why it's 173 00:05:30,096 --> 00:05:31,497 in this cabinet? 174 00:05:31,564 --> 00:05:32,832 >> Daniel: Uh, none that 175 00:05:32,899 --> 00:05:33,766 I can think of. Why? 176 00:05:33,833 --> 00:05:37,170 What-- what do you think? 177 00:05:37,236 --> 00:05:38,471 >> Chance: No need to panic. 178 00:05:38,538 --> 00:05:39,505 We'll have this analyzed. 179 00:05:39,572 --> 00:05:40,473 We'll find out whose blood 180 00:05:40,540 --> 00:05:41,474 this is. 181 00:05:51,150 --> 00:05:52,051 >> Chance: Oh, hey, hey, 182 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:53,019 steer clear of that cabinet. 183 00:05:53,086 --> 00:05:54,020 If there's anything else in 184 00:05:54,087 --> 00:05:54,987 there, you might compromise the 185 00:05:55,054 --> 00:05:56,222 chain of evidence. 186 00:05:56,289 --> 00:05:57,323 >> Daniel: Look, man, I'm trying 187 00:05:57,390 --> 00:05:58,725 to figure out why bloody towels 188 00:05:58,791 --> 00:05:59,559 were stuffed in there 189 00:05:59,625 --> 00:06:00,293 in the first place. 190 00:06:00,359 --> 00:06:01,694 Why not throw them in the wash? 191 00:06:01,761 --> 00:06:02,762 Or if you're trying to hide 192 00:06:02,829 --> 00:06:03,896 something, why not throw them 193 00:06:03,963 --> 00:06:04,664 in the trash? 194 00:06:04,731 --> 00:06:05,598 >> Chance: I'm thinking whoever 195 00:06:05,665 --> 00:06:06,833 stashed these in here 196 00:06:06,899 --> 00:06:07,967 was in a hurry. 197 00:06:08,034 --> 00:06:09,402 Now, you're absolutely sure 198 00:06:09,469 --> 00:06:10,503 this is Heather's phone? 199 00:06:10,570 --> 00:06:11,471 >> Daniel: Yes, 200 00:06:11,537 --> 00:06:12,271 it's Heather's phone. 201 00:06:12,338 --> 00:06:13,506 That's the cover she got so we 202 00:06:13,573 --> 00:06:15,742 wouldn't mix our phones up. 203 00:06:15,808 --> 00:06:16,976 Wait-- wait a second. 204 00:06:17,043 --> 00:06:18,344 The texts that were sent to me, 205 00:06:18,411 --> 00:06:19,412 I mean, they came from that 206 00:06:19,479 --> 00:06:20,146 phone, right? 207 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:21,647 So, how did it get back in here? 208 00:06:21,714 --> 00:06:22,615 >> Chance: That's 209 00:06:22,682 --> 00:06:24,083 a good question. Any chance 210 00:06:24,150 --> 00:06:25,017 you know the passcode? 211 00:06:25,084 --> 00:06:25,952 >> Daniel: Yeah, of course 212 00:06:26,018 --> 00:06:26,819 I know the passcode. Here. 213 00:06:26,886 --> 00:06:27,987 >> Chance: Hold on, hold on. 214 00:06:28,054 --> 00:06:28,821 I think it's better 215 00:06:28,888 --> 00:06:29,856 if we handle this down at 216 00:06:29,922 --> 00:06:30,890 headquarters, okay? 217 00:06:30,957 --> 00:06:32,091 >> Daniel: Are you serious? 218 00:06:32,158 --> 00:06:32,792 >> Chance: It's nothing 219 00:06:32,859 --> 00:06:33,526 personal, Daniel. 220 00:06:33,593 --> 00:06:34,360 Don't take it personal. 221 00:06:34,427 --> 00:06:35,261 >> Daniel: Actually, Chance, 222 00:06:35,328 --> 00:06:36,129 it is personal. 223 00:06:36,195 --> 00:06:37,263 We just found Heather's phone 224 00:06:37,330 --> 00:06:38,531 and we found bloody towels in 225 00:06:38,598 --> 00:06:40,199 a cabinet in my apartment. 226 00:06:40,266 --> 00:06:41,367 So, you know, I'm a little 227 00:06:41,434 --> 00:06:42,268 rattled right now, but if 228 00:06:42,335 --> 00:06:43,236 there's any answers on that 229 00:06:43,302 --> 00:06:44,270 phone that would explain any of 230 00:06:44,337 --> 00:06:45,571 this, then I want to know what 231 00:06:45,638 --> 00:06:46,305 they are. 232 00:06:46,372 --> 00:06:47,540 And since I'm the only one that 233 00:06:47,607 --> 00:06:48,841 knows how to get in it, why 234 00:06:48,908 --> 00:06:49,876 won't you let me do it? 235 00:06:49,942 --> 00:06:50,777 >> Chance: Because I have 236 00:06:50,843 --> 00:06:51,978 to follow police procedure. 237 00:06:52,044 --> 00:06:53,546 >> Daniel: Come on, man. 238 00:06:53,613 --> 00:06:54,947 Tell him that I found it before 239 00:06:55,014 --> 00:06:55,982 you got here. 240 00:06:56,048 --> 00:06:57,250 You're really going to make us 241 00:06:57,316 --> 00:06:58,618 sit through the department red 242 00:06:58,684 --> 00:06:59,819 tape while we wait for them to 243 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:01,287 get in it when we could do it 244 00:07:01,354 --> 00:07:03,523 right now? 245 00:07:03,589 --> 00:07:06,025 >> Chance: Give me the passcode. 246 00:07:06,092 --> 00:07:07,026 >> Daniel: You really don't 247 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:09,462 trust me. 248 00:07:09,529 --> 00:07:11,430 1-6-9-2. 249 00:07:15,601 --> 00:07:16,602 >> Chance: Are you sure 250 00:07:16,669 --> 00:07:17,303 that's it? 251 00:07:17,370 --> 00:07:18,571 >> Daniel: Yes, that's it. 252 00:07:18,638 --> 00:07:19,605 We know each other's passcodes 253 00:07:19,672 --> 00:07:20,706 so we could get into each 254 00:07:20,773 --> 00:07:25,344 other's phones in an emergency. 255 00:07:25,411 --> 00:07:29,482 >> Chance: No dice. 256 00:07:29,549 --> 00:07:30,650 >> Victor: Son, it's not only 257 00:07:30,716 --> 00:07:31,751 your ruthlessness that 258 00:07:31,818 --> 00:07:34,921 I appreciate. 259 00:07:34,987 --> 00:07:37,390 I really value your 260 00:07:37,456 --> 00:07:38,991 intelligence and your 261 00:07:39,058 --> 00:07:40,293 business savvy. 262 00:07:40,359 --> 00:07:43,029 And I also really appreciate 263 00:07:43,095 --> 00:07:46,666 your newfound family loyalty. 264 00:07:46,732 --> 00:07:47,900 >> Adam: But it was that 265 00:07:47,967 --> 00:07:49,502 cutthroat cunning in my DNA that 266 00:07:49,569 --> 00:07:51,537 got me the gig. 267 00:07:51,604 --> 00:07:52,672 So, fill me in 268 00:07:52,738 --> 00:07:55,408 on today's assignment. 269 00:07:55,474 --> 00:07:56,943 >> Victor: I want you to use 270 00:07:57,009 --> 00:07:59,478 Newman Media to create buzz 271 00:07:59,545 --> 00:08:01,480 about the goings-on 272 00:08:01,547 --> 00:08:02,849 at the Abbott-Chancellor 273 00:08:02,915 --> 00:08:04,150 corporate suites. 274 00:08:04,217 --> 00:08:05,551 >> Adam: Is there actual 275 00:08:05,618 --> 00:08:07,353 uncertainty or are we 276 00:08:07,420 --> 00:08:08,120 manufacturing it? 277 00:08:08,187 --> 00:08:09,355 >> Victor: Nothing has to be 278 00:08:09,422 --> 00:08:10,656 manufactured, okay? 279 00:08:10,723 --> 00:08:11,991 The firings up there 280 00:08:12,058 --> 00:08:13,359 have become commonplace 281 00:08:13,426 --> 00:08:17,063 at a once-proud company. 282 00:08:17,129 --> 00:08:18,731 >> Adam: I assume that, uh, 283 00:08:18,798 --> 00:08:20,433 Lily Winters is one of 284 00:08:20,499 --> 00:08:21,834 the random firings. 285 00:08:21,901 --> 00:08:22,635 >> Victor: Not only 286 00:08:22,702 --> 00:08:24,337 Lily Winters, 287 00:08:24,403 --> 00:08:27,306 but Chance as well, all right? 288 00:08:27,373 --> 00:08:29,876 Seems that he prefers to 289 00:08:29,942 --> 00:08:31,644 put his life on the line rather 290 00:08:31,711 --> 00:08:32,678 than work for that chaotic 291 00:08:32,745 --> 00:08:33,446 Billy Abbott. 292 00:08:33,512 --> 00:08:35,681 >> Adam: Hm. 293 00:08:35,748 --> 00:08:38,618 Yeah, rash decisions without 294 00:08:38,684 --> 00:08:41,387 any regard for the fallout. 295 00:08:41,454 --> 00:08:42,855 That sounds like Billy's 296 00:08:42,922 --> 00:08:44,690 trademark leadership style. 297 00:08:44,757 --> 00:08:45,725 >> Victor: We need to stop 298 00:08:45,791 --> 00:08:47,660 that S.O.B. 299 00:08:47,727 --> 00:08:48,961 before he ruins Katherine 300 00:08:49,028 --> 00:08:50,463 Chancellor's legacy. 301 00:08:50,529 --> 00:08:51,864 >> Adam: Yeah, I will put 302 00:08:51,931 --> 00:08:53,266 my best mudslingers on it. 303 00:08:53,332 --> 00:08:55,635 >> Victor: But do not go after 304 00:08:55,701 --> 00:08:57,970 Lily or Chance, all right? 305 00:08:58,037 --> 00:08:59,839 Billy Abbott is the focus of 306 00:08:59,906 --> 00:09:01,974 the campaign. 307 00:09:02,041 --> 00:09:05,278 >> Adam: Trust me, I got it. 308 00:09:05,344 --> 00:09:06,512 >> Victor: So, last time, 309 00:09:06,579 --> 00:09:07,546 you were a little bit more 310 00:09:07,613 --> 00:09:09,982 reluctant to go after Billy Boy? 311 00:09:10,049 --> 00:09:11,384 >> Adam: Well, that's because of 312 00:09:11,450 --> 00:09:13,619 Chelsea and Connor. 313 00:09:13,686 --> 00:09:15,588 But the dynamics have changed. 314 00:09:15,655 --> 00:09:16,689 So as far as I'm concerned, 315 00:09:16,756 --> 00:09:18,524 Billy Abbott is officially fair 316 00:09:18,591 --> 00:09:20,359 game again. 317 00:09:20,426 --> 00:09:23,195 >> Billy: Look, my job here, 318 00:09:23,262 --> 00:09:24,497 my position, everything that 319 00:09:24,563 --> 00:09:25,197 I've worked for, 320 00:09:25,264 --> 00:09:27,066 is in serious jeopardy, okay? 321 00:09:27,133 --> 00:09:30,403 I can't worry about you. 322 00:09:30,469 --> 00:09:31,671 >> Phyllis: Thanks, Billy. 323 00:09:31,737 --> 00:09:32,405 That's like-- 324 00:09:32,471 --> 00:09:33,472 >> Billy: I'm sorry, I didn't 325 00:09:33,539 --> 00:09:34,273 mean it that way. 326 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:36,475 >> Phyllis: Yeah, well, I mean, 327 00:09:36,542 --> 00:09:38,344 that she's asking you to get rid 328 00:09:38,411 --> 00:09:40,212 of me, it's like 329 00:09:40,279 --> 00:09:41,714 a knife in the back. 330 00:09:41,781 --> 00:09:43,149 >> Billy: I don't have a choice. 331 00:09:43,215 --> 00:09:44,784 >> Phyllis: She's asking you, 332 00:09:44,850 --> 00:09:46,619 "Hey, kick Phyllis to the curb," 333 00:09:46,686 --> 00:09:47,954 and you're saying, "How hard?" 334 00:09:48,020 --> 00:09:48,988 >> Billy: Phyllis, I don't like 335 00:09:49,055 --> 00:09:50,089 this any more than you do, 336 00:09:50,156 --> 00:09:50,823 believe me. 337 00:09:50,890 --> 00:09:51,924 >> Phyllis: Then, don't do it! 338 00:09:51,991 --> 00:09:53,059 She gave you the company to 339 00:09:53,125 --> 00:09:54,393 run, all right? 340 00:09:54,460 --> 00:09:55,261 And that's what you're doing. 341 00:09:55,328 --> 00:09:56,128 You're doing a great job. 342 00:09:56,195 --> 00:09:57,530 She doesn't see how well 343 00:09:57,596 --> 00:09:58,564 we work together. 344 00:09:58,631 --> 00:10:00,700 She doesn't see that. 345 00:10:00,766 --> 00:10:01,934 I mean, I had your back. 346 00:10:02,001 --> 00:10:03,836 I had your back when all that 347 00:10:03,903 --> 00:10:05,271 staff was jumping ship in 348 00:10:05,338 --> 00:10:06,472 protest of Lily's firing. 349 00:10:06,539 --> 00:10:07,506 >> Billy: I know. You did. 350 00:10:07,573 --> 00:10:08,607 And I explained that to her, 351 00:10:08,674 --> 00:10:09,508 but she's not hearing it. 352 00:10:09,575 --> 00:10:10,609 >> Phyllis: She has to approve 353 00:10:10,676 --> 00:10:11,777 all your staffing decisions? 354 00:10:11,844 --> 00:10:12,678 That's insane. 355 00:10:12,745 --> 00:10:14,413 >> Billy: I agree, Phyllis, 356 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:15,381 but it's the only way 357 00:10:15,448 --> 00:10:16,449 to get her to calm down, 358 00:10:16,515 --> 00:10:17,683 to get her to back off. 359 00:10:17,750 --> 00:10:19,552 If I don't fire you, 360 00:10:19,618 --> 00:10:20,886 then I lose everything. 361 00:10:20,953 --> 00:10:22,054 >> Phyllis: What do you mean 362 00:10:22,121 --> 00:10:22,722 you lose everything? 363 00:10:22,788 --> 00:10:23,489 >> Billy: She rips 364 00:10:23,556 --> 00:10:24,523 Abbott-Chancellor out 365 00:10:24,590 --> 00:10:25,358 from underneath me. 366 00:10:25,424 --> 00:10:26,759 She seizes control, okay? 367 00:10:26,826 --> 00:10:27,693 That's what she's gonna do. 368 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,095 And then, both of us 369 00:10:29,161 --> 00:10:31,063 are out on the streets. 370 00:10:39,071 --> 00:10:39,872 >> Phyllis: I can't 371 00:10:39,939 --> 00:10:40,873 believe this. 372 00:10:40,940 --> 00:10:42,908 Your mother is gonna take away 373 00:10:42,975 --> 00:10:43,909 the company that you 374 00:10:43,976 --> 00:10:45,678 rechristened in her honor? 375 00:10:45,745 --> 00:10:47,013 I mean, you've hardly had 376 00:10:47,079 --> 00:10:47,980 a chance to get this 377 00:10:48,047 --> 00:10:48,681 up and running. 378 00:10:48,748 --> 00:10:50,950 >> Billy: Phyllis, look, 379 00:10:51,017 --> 00:10:52,151 she owns the company, okay? 380 00:10:52,218 --> 00:10:53,252 I don't. 381 00:10:53,319 --> 00:10:54,820 Ultimately, she decides who 382 00:10:54,887 --> 00:10:56,889 stays and who goes. 383 00:10:56,956 --> 00:10:58,624 >> Phyllis: Oh, does she realize 384 00:10:58,691 --> 00:11:00,226 that if you fire me, 385 00:11:00,292 --> 00:11:01,660 this will be the third 386 00:11:01,727 --> 00:11:03,362 high-ranking casualty 387 00:11:03,429 --> 00:11:04,230 that this company has had? 388 00:11:04,296 --> 00:11:04,897 >> Billy: Yeah. 389 00:11:04,964 --> 00:11:05,798 >> Phyllis: That is not 390 00:11:05,865 --> 00:11:06,532 a good look. 391 00:11:06,599 --> 00:11:07,933 >> Billy: No, I-- I know that. 392 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:08,834 She doesn't care. 393 00:11:08,901 --> 00:11:09,969 >> Phyllis: Well, the press will 394 00:11:10,036 --> 00:11:11,337 care because they're gonna see 395 00:11:11,404 --> 00:11:13,172 this as you're someone 396 00:11:13,239 --> 00:11:14,774 who can't control the staff, 397 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:15,808 or worse, 398 00:11:15,875 --> 00:11:17,443 that you're mommy's puppet. 399 00:11:17,510 --> 00:11:18,711 Either way, it's a hit on you 400 00:11:18,778 --> 00:11:19,879 and a hit on the company. 401 00:11:19,945 --> 00:11:20,780 >> Billy: I don't see 402 00:11:20,846 --> 00:11:21,680 another way around it, okay? 403 00:11:21,747 --> 00:11:22,815 I don't. 404 00:11:22,882 --> 00:11:23,916 >> Phyllis: So, you're gonna 405 00:11:23,983 --> 00:11:24,917 punish loyalty 406 00:11:24,984 --> 00:11:27,186 by firing me and reward 407 00:11:27,253 --> 00:11:29,221 betrayal by rehiring Lily? 408 00:11:29,288 --> 00:11:30,256 >> Billy: No, that is not 409 00:11:30,322 --> 00:11:31,057 gonna happen. 410 00:11:31,123 --> 00:11:32,124 >> Phyllis: Oh, so you're not 411 00:11:32,191 --> 00:11:32,825 gonna fire me? 412 00:11:32,892 --> 00:11:34,226 >> Billy: I have to fire you. 413 00:11:34,293 --> 00:11:35,227 I'm not gonna rehire Lily. 414 00:11:35,294 --> 00:11:36,362 That's not gonna happen. 415 00:11:36,429 --> 00:11:37,563 Not after what she did to me 416 00:11:37,630 --> 00:11:38,431 and this company. 417 00:11:38,497 --> 00:11:39,698 That is a door that will not 418 00:11:39,765 --> 00:11:40,533 be reopened. 419 00:11:40,599 --> 00:11:42,234 >> Phyllis: Okay, okay. Shh. 420 00:11:42,301 --> 00:11:43,335 What if there were 421 00:11:43,402 --> 00:11:44,303 a third door? 422 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:47,139 What if a third door that 423 00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:48,641 guarantees that you hang on 424 00:11:48,707 --> 00:11:50,876 to everything? 425 00:11:50,943 --> 00:11:52,445 >> Victor: I want you to do this 426 00:11:52,511 --> 00:11:53,779 as smoothly as possible, 427 00:11:53,846 --> 00:11:55,448 all right? 428 00:11:55,514 --> 00:11:57,817 Your goal is to make it look as 429 00:11:57,883 --> 00:12:00,152 if Billy Abbott is totally out 430 00:12:00,219 --> 00:12:02,221 of control. 431 00:12:02,288 --> 00:12:02,988 >> Adam: That is 432 00:12:03,055 --> 00:12:05,658 a piece of cake. 433 00:12:05,724 --> 00:12:07,193 Anything else? 434 00:12:07,259 --> 00:12:09,261 >> Victor: One other assignment. 435 00:12:09,328 --> 00:12:10,663 >> Adam: Okay. 436 00:12:10,729 --> 00:12:11,997 I can multitask. 437 00:12:12,064 --> 00:12:13,866 Who's the target on this one? 438 00:12:13,933 --> 00:12:16,001 >> Victor: Audra Charles. 439 00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:18,804 I want you to use Newman Media 440 00:12:18,871 --> 00:12:20,606 to smooth over 441 00:12:20,673 --> 00:12:23,242 her exit from Glissade. 442 00:12:23,309 --> 00:12:24,777 >> Jack: What information 443 00:12:24,844 --> 00:12:26,912 do you have that might help me? 444 00:12:26,979 --> 00:12:29,381 >> Audra: Well, before we get 445 00:12:29,448 --> 00:12:30,549 into all of that, 446 00:12:30,616 --> 00:12:31,784 I'd like to clear the air 447 00:12:31,851 --> 00:12:32,952 with regards to our 448 00:12:33,018 --> 00:12:34,854 past rivalry. 449 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:35,888 >> Jack: Rivalry? 450 00:12:35,955 --> 00:12:37,456 That's a kind way of talking 451 00:12:37,523 --> 00:12:39,091 about the utter chaos 452 00:12:39,158 --> 00:12:40,426 you and Tucker tried to 453 00:12:40,493 --> 00:12:42,361 wreak on my business. 454 00:12:42,428 --> 00:12:43,929 >> Audra: Aligning myself with 455 00:12:43,996 --> 00:12:45,998 Tucker was a huge mistake on 456 00:12:46,065 --> 00:12:47,032 so many levels. 457 00:12:47,099 --> 00:12:48,334 One I will be regretting 458 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:49,535 for a long time. 459 00:12:49,602 --> 00:12:51,070 >> Jack: You're not the first 460 00:12:51,137 --> 00:12:52,471 intelligent person to fall for 461 00:12:52,538 --> 00:12:54,707 that scam artist. 462 00:12:54,773 --> 00:12:55,641 >> Audra: Thank you 463 00:12:55,708 --> 00:12:56,876 for saying that. 464 00:12:56,942 --> 00:12:59,745 Truth be told, I've never held 465 00:12:59,812 --> 00:13:01,147 any personal animosity towards 466 00:13:01,213 --> 00:13:03,382 you or your wife. 467 00:13:03,449 --> 00:13:05,317 Though Diane's made it clear 468 00:13:05,384 --> 00:13:06,585 from day one she had 469 00:13:06,652 --> 00:13:07,386 no use for me. 470 00:13:07,453 --> 00:13:08,754 >> Jack: Diane and I are not 471 00:13:08,821 --> 00:13:11,924 exactly in sync these days. 472 00:13:11,991 --> 00:13:13,626 >> Audra: I would like to say 473 00:13:13,692 --> 00:13:15,961 that I'm surprised, but 474 00:13:16,028 --> 00:13:19,865 I was at Society the other day. 475 00:13:19,932 --> 00:13:21,267 >> Jack: Well, I'm sorry that 476 00:13:21,333 --> 00:13:23,169 you or anyone saw that 477 00:13:23,235 --> 00:13:24,670 unpleasant display. 478 00:13:24,737 --> 00:13:26,238 >> Audra: You know, from what 479 00:13:26,305 --> 00:13:27,673 I gathered, the main source of 480 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:30,442 your conflict was your son, 481 00:13:30,509 --> 00:13:31,911 which I'm sure brings 482 00:13:31,977 --> 00:13:33,579 Kyle great pleasure. 483 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:34,747 >> Jack: I hope you're wrong 484 00:13:34,813 --> 00:13:35,581 about that. 485 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:37,149 >> Audra: Spoken like the 486 00:13:37,216 --> 00:13:39,151 devoted father you are, 487 00:13:39,218 --> 00:13:41,353 despite your son's ingratitude. 488 00:13:41,420 --> 00:13:43,055 >> Jack: Wow, the second dig 489 00:13:43,122 --> 00:13:44,089 into Kyle. 490 00:13:44,156 --> 00:13:45,057 >> Audra: Oh. 491 00:13:45,124 --> 00:13:46,592 >> Jack: How about we skip 492 00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:47,660 the small talk 493 00:13:47,726 --> 00:13:49,161 and you tell me exactly 494 00:13:49,228 --> 00:13:51,030 what you're after? 495 00:13:51,096 --> 00:13:51,964 >> Chance: If this is 496 00:13:52,031 --> 00:13:52,965 Heather's phone, why isn't 497 00:13:53,032 --> 00:13:53,899 the password you gave me 498 00:13:53,966 --> 00:13:54,967 working? 499 00:13:55,034 --> 00:13:56,936 >> Daniel: Maybe she changed it 500 00:13:57,002 --> 00:13:58,404 and didn't tell me, 501 00:13:58,470 --> 00:13:59,905 but why would she? 502 00:13:59,972 --> 00:14:01,140 >> Chance: All right, I'll take 503 00:14:01,207 --> 00:14:02,107 this down to the station. 504 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:02,975 They'll be able to bypass 505 00:14:03,042 --> 00:14:03,676 the code. 506 00:14:03,742 --> 00:14:04,610 >> Daniel: Wait a second. 507 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:06,679 I think I know a way to get in. 508 00:14:06,745 --> 00:14:08,314 I've got all of Heather's 509 00:14:08,380 --> 00:14:10,516 information on a file. 510 00:14:10,583 --> 00:14:12,251 The two of us, we share the 511 00:14:12,318 --> 00:14:13,352 same cellular account, 512 00:14:13,419 --> 00:14:15,554 so, I mean, I should just be 513 00:14:15,621 --> 00:14:16,555 able to request a changed 514 00:14:16,622 --> 00:14:21,360 password, right? 515 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:22,628 Yeah, done. 516 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:24,263 Okay, just waiting for 517 00:14:24,330 --> 00:14:25,531 the two-step verification. 518 00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:26,999 >> Chance: You haven't heard 519 00:14:27,066 --> 00:14:28,367 this phone in this apartment 520 00:14:28,434 --> 00:14:29,134 until now. 521 00:14:29,201 --> 00:14:30,236 >> Daniel: I have been texting 522 00:14:30,302 --> 00:14:31,604 and calling that phone non-stop, 523 00:14:31,670 --> 00:14:32,838 so you think I would have heard 524 00:14:32,905 --> 00:14:34,807 it at least once, right? 525 00:14:34,873 --> 00:14:36,075 >> Chance: Unless it wasn't here 526 00:14:36,141 --> 00:14:38,911 the whole time. 527 00:14:38,978 --> 00:14:40,179 >> Daniel: Do you think that 528 00:14:40,246 --> 00:14:41,146 somebody brought it back here 529 00:14:41,213 --> 00:14:42,348 recently? 530 00:14:42,414 --> 00:14:44,016 >> Chance: Maybe. 531 00:14:44,083 --> 00:14:44,984 >> Daniel: How? 532 00:14:45,050 --> 00:14:46,185 How without me knowing? 533 00:14:46,252 --> 00:14:47,720 I mean, aside from you and my 534 00:14:47,786 --> 00:14:49,421 mother, Lucy and I have been 535 00:14:49,488 --> 00:14:50,522 the only people that were in 536 00:14:50,589 --> 00:14:51,423 this apartment since this whole 537 00:14:51,490 --> 00:14:53,993 nightmare started. 538 00:14:54,059 --> 00:14:56,061 Okay. Hang on. 539 00:14:56,128 --> 00:14:58,631 I'm just gonna change it. 540 00:14:58,697 --> 00:15:00,199 Done. You ready? 541 00:15:00,266 --> 00:15:00,966 >> Chance: Mm-hmm. 542 00:15:01,033 --> 00:15:06,071 >> Daniel: 1-2-3-4. 543 00:15:06,138 --> 00:15:07,373 >> Chance: I'm in. 544 00:15:17,916 --> 00:15:21,253 >> Adam: Departure is a careful 545 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,656 choice of words. 546 00:15:23,722 --> 00:15:25,357 I assume it's because you don't 547 00:15:25,424 --> 00:15:26,625 want any clickbait headlines to 548 00:15:26,692 --> 00:15:28,127 reveal the real story. 549 00:15:28,193 --> 00:15:29,161 >> Victor: What do you mean, 550 00:15:29,228 --> 00:15:30,262 the real story? 551 00:15:30,329 --> 00:15:32,665 >> Adam: How Audra Charles was 552 00:15:32,731 --> 00:15:34,900 unceremoniously booted from the 553 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:38,370 company without any reason. 554 00:15:38,437 --> 00:15:39,538 >> Victor: Well, there's always 555 00:15:39,605 --> 00:15:40,839 a reason, you know. 556 00:15:40,906 --> 00:15:42,308 >> Adam: And you're not worried 557 00:15:42,374 --> 00:15:43,475 that she's gonna retaliate and 558 00:15:43,542 --> 00:15:44,443 reveal that you are the 559 00:15:44,510 --> 00:15:45,411 Glissade silent investor? 560 00:15:45,477 --> 00:15:46,478 >> Victor: I don't think 561 00:15:46,545 --> 00:15:47,746 Audra Charles will violate 562 00:15:47,813 --> 00:15:50,316 the non-disclosure agreement. 563 00:15:50,382 --> 00:15:51,917 >> Adam: Well, I'm not sure 564 00:15:51,984 --> 00:15:53,018 I would trust anybody who was 565 00:15:53,085 --> 00:15:55,187 fired without cause to honor 566 00:15:55,254 --> 00:15:56,588 anything that they signed. 567 00:15:56,655 --> 00:15:57,790 >> Victor: I am not worried, 568 00:15:57,856 --> 00:15:58,691 to be honest with you. 569 00:15:58,757 --> 00:16:00,659 Just label her exit as a mutual 570 00:16:00,726 --> 00:16:03,929 parting of the ways, okay? 571 00:16:03,996 --> 00:16:05,030 >> Adam: Well, however 572 00:16:05,097 --> 00:16:06,231 I spin it, it sure seems like 573 00:16:06,298 --> 00:16:08,033 there's as much chaos in 574 00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:09,501 the Glissade C-suite as there is 575 00:16:09,568 --> 00:16:10,536 at Abbott-Chancellor. 576 00:16:10,602 --> 00:16:11,637 >> Victor: Not since I put 577 00:16:11,704 --> 00:16:13,605 Kyle Abbott in charge 578 00:16:13,672 --> 00:16:14,973 of Glissade. 579 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:16,175 It'll be successful. 580 00:16:16,241 --> 00:16:17,810 >> Adam: Dad, you sure put a lot 581 00:16:17,876 --> 00:16:19,078 of faith into a guy that doesn't 582 00:16:19,144 --> 00:16:20,079 have much experience. 583 00:16:20,145 --> 00:16:21,046 >> Victor: Kyle Abbott 584 00:16:21,113 --> 00:16:22,047 is very capable. 585 00:16:22,114 --> 00:16:24,249 He's coming into his own. 586 00:16:24,316 --> 00:16:27,286 He just needed the right mentor. 587 00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:28,654 >> Adam: Are you implying that 588 00:16:28,721 --> 00:16:29,822 his father was the wrong one? 589 00:16:29,888 --> 00:16:31,123 >> Victor: Did I mention 590 00:16:31,190 --> 00:16:32,925 his father? 591 00:16:32,991 --> 00:16:34,193 >> Audra: Is it so hard to 592 00:16:34,259 --> 00:16:36,328 believe I'm not after anything? 593 00:16:36,395 --> 00:16:37,596 >> Jack: Your reputation 594 00:16:37,663 --> 00:16:39,465 precedes you, Audra. 595 00:16:39,531 --> 00:16:41,166 I know that you were fired from 596 00:16:41,233 --> 00:16:42,701 Glissade, that my son, your 597 00:16:42,768 --> 00:16:44,803 former partner, is still there. 598 00:16:44,870 --> 00:16:46,238 That seems to me a pretty good 599 00:16:46,305 --> 00:16:47,806 reason for payback. 600 00:16:47,873 --> 00:16:49,641 >> Audra: How much about 601 00:16:49,708 --> 00:16:50,576 my termination 602 00:16:50,642 --> 00:16:51,810 do you actually know? 603 00:16:51,877 --> 00:16:53,245 >> Jack: I know Kyle was not 604 00:16:53,312 --> 00:16:54,747 comfortable working with you. 605 00:16:54,813 --> 00:16:56,248 >> Audra: Maybe because 606 00:16:56,315 --> 00:16:57,249 I outranked him 607 00:16:57,316 --> 00:16:59,518 on every level, which is 608 00:16:59,585 --> 00:17:00,919 probably why he manipulated the 609 00:17:00,986 --> 00:17:03,622 situation to get me fired. 610 00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:05,190 You know, even though I am 611 00:17:05,257 --> 00:17:06,725 the one who made Glissade 612 00:17:06,792 --> 00:17:07,826 what it is today. 613 00:17:07,893 --> 00:17:09,194 >> Jack: I hope you're not 614 00:17:09,261 --> 00:17:10,662 thinking that I can help you 615 00:17:10,729 --> 00:17:11,663 get your job back. 616 00:17:11,730 --> 00:17:13,065 Kyle and I are barely on 617 00:17:13,132 --> 00:17:15,968 speaking terms. 618 00:17:16,034 --> 00:17:16,869 >> Audra: Clearly, 619 00:17:16,935 --> 00:17:17,803 I'm not the only one 620 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,004 he's betrayed lately. 621 00:17:19,071 --> 00:17:20,139 >> Jack: And here we are 622 00:17:20,205 --> 00:17:21,807 disparaging my son again. 623 00:17:21,874 --> 00:17:24,209 >> Audra: You conduct your own 624 00:17:24,276 --> 00:17:25,844 business with honor 625 00:17:25,911 --> 00:17:27,479 and integrity. 626 00:17:27,546 --> 00:17:29,448 It can't be easy to face that 627 00:17:29,515 --> 00:17:30,983 your son is sorely 628 00:17:31,049 --> 00:17:32,284 lacking in both. 629 00:17:32,351 --> 00:17:34,153 >> Jack: That you would judge 630 00:17:34,219 --> 00:17:36,855 anyone after the stunts that 631 00:17:36,922 --> 00:17:38,023 you've pulled, 632 00:17:38,090 --> 00:17:38,991 that Kyle witnessed, 633 00:17:39,057 --> 00:17:41,059 is quite ironic. 634 00:17:41,126 --> 00:17:42,194 >> Audra: You've got it 635 00:17:42,261 --> 00:17:43,529 all wrong. 636 00:17:43,595 --> 00:17:46,632 I'm not the bad influence here. 637 00:17:46,698 --> 00:17:50,469 >> Jack: And who is? 638 00:17:50,536 --> 00:17:52,404 >> Audra: Victor Newman. 639 00:17:52,471 --> 00:17:54,873 He's the silent investor 640 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:56,675 behind Glissade. 641 00:17:56,742 --> 00:17:58,110 He's the one who's been pulling 642 00:17:58,177 --> 00:18:01,113 Kyle's strings all along. 643 00:18:04,483 --> 00:18:05,617 >> Daniel: You know, I really 644 00:18:05,684 --> 00:18:06,819 wish you'd say something. 645 00:18:06,885 --> 00:18:07,719 Tell me if you're seeing 646 00:18:07,786 --> 00:18:09,021 anything unusual. 647 00:18:09,087 --> 00:18:10,722 Are there any red flags? 648 00:18:10,789 --> 00:18:11,824 >> Chance: Just going through 649 00:18:11,890 --> 00:18:12,758 her calendar right now. 650 00:18:12,825 --> 00:18:14,693 Got a dentist appointment 651 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:16,028 for you. 652 00:18:16,094 --> 00:18:17,963 Shopping list for Thanksgiving. 653 00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:18,964 >> Daniel: Yeah. 654 00:18:19,031 --> 00:18:20,499 She liked to plan ahead. 655 00:18:20,566 --> 00:18:21,533 >> Chance: Cranberries, 656 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,235 green beans, sweet potatoes. 657 00:18:23,302 --> 00:18:27,005 >> Daniel: Marshmallows. 658 00:18:27,072 --> 00:18:28,340 She knew how much that I loved 659 00:18:28,407 --> 00:18:30,642 that recipe and you know, 660 00:18:30,709 --> 00:18:31,610 she loved Thanksgiving. 661 00:18:31,677 --> 00:18:32,845 So every year, we'd flip a coin 662 00:18:32,911 --> 00:18:33,912 and see if we're gonna brine 663 00:18:33,979 --> 00:18:35,280 the turkey. 664 00:18:35,347 --> 00:18:40,152 This year, she won. 665 00:18:40,219 --> 00:18:43,222 I'm sorry. 666 00:18:43,288 --> 00:18:44,423 >> Chance: Let's see. 667 00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:46,558 No outgoing calls since 668 00:18:46,625 --> 00:18:48,594 before she disappeared. 669 00:18:48,660 --> 00:18:49,595 >> Daniel: Wait a second. 670 00:18:49,661 --> 00:18:50,762 What about the texts 671 00:18:50,829 --> 00:18:52,397 to my phone? 672 00:18:52,464 --> 00:18:53,999 >> Chance: Yeah, they're here. 673 00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:55,434 So are your responses. 674 00:18:55,501 --> 00:18:57,870 Nothing after that. 675 00:18:57,936 --> 00:19:00,639 Wait, hold on. 676 00:19:00,706 --> 00:19:04,176 >> Daniel: Wait, hold on what? 677 00:19:04,243 --> 00:19:06,612 >> Chance: It's an unsent text 678 00:19:06,678 --> 00:19:08,680 to her dad. 679 00:19:08,747 --> 00:19:14,253 >> Daniel: What does it say? 680 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:16,655 Chance, please. 681 00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:18,156 What does it say? 682 00:19:25,364 --> 00:19:26,465 >> Phyllis: Hey, come on. 683 00:19:26,532 --> 00:19:27,466 Don't you even wanna know 684 00:19:27,533 --> 00:19:29,067 what's behind door number three? 685 00:19:29,134 --> 00:19:30,202 >> Billy: No, I don't. 686 00:19:30,269 --> 00:19:32,104 I don't want to entertain 687 00:19:32,170 --> 00:19:33,338 a game show solution 688 00:19:33,405 --> 00:19:35,374 to a real life problem. 689 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:36,775 >> Phyllis: Please. 690 00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:38,310 >> Billy: Phyllis, it doesn't 691 00:19:38,377 --> 00:19:39,545 matter what you say or do, okay? 692 00:19:39,611 --> 00:19:40,679 It's not gonna change what has 693 00:19:40,746 --> 00:19:41,680 to happen. 694 00:19:41,747 --> 00:19:42,548 >> Phyllis: Okay. 695 00:19:42,614 --> 00:19:44,182 Listen, Billy, if you just give 696 00:19:44,249 --> 00:19:45,517 me maybe two minutes, I'll just 697 00:19:45,584 --> 00:19:47,085 pitch the whole idea to you. 698 00:19:47,152 --> 00:19:48,086 >> Billy: Stop. 699 00:19:48,153 --> 00:19:52,024 Please stop. 700 00:19:52,090 --> 00:19:53,191 I barely survived 701 00:19:53,258 --> 00:19:55,627 Lily stabbing me in the back. 702 00:19:55,694 --> 00:19:57,296 I know Victor's coming after me. 703 00:19:57,362 --> 00:19:58,830 I gotta prepare for that. 704 00:19:58,897 --> 00:20:00,132 And I know that onslaught has 705 00:20:00,198 --> 00:20:01,900 already started. 706 00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:03,468 I had the biggest acquisition 707 00:20:03,535 --> 00:20:05,404 this company has ever had, only 708 00:20:05,470 --> 00:20:06,805 for it to get stolen away 709 00:20:06,872 --> 00:20:07,873 from me. And the whole time, 710 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:09,107 I gotta appease my mom 711 00:20:09,174 --> 00:20:10,042 and make sure 712 00:20:10,108 --> 00:20:11,009 that I'm doing right and 713 00:20:11,076 --> 00:20:12,077 holding on to the legacy that 714 00:20:12,144 --> 00:20:13,078 this company has, okay? 715 00:20:13,145 --> 00:20:14,846 I cannot continue to fight for 716 00:20:14,913 --> 00:20:16,848 you on top of everything else. 717 00:20:16,915 --> 00:20:18,016 >> Phyllis: Okay, I am not 718 00:20:18,083 --> 00:20:19,117 asking you to fight for me. 719 00:20:19,184 --> 00:20:20,419 I'm not asking for that, okay? 720 00:20:20,485 --> 00:20:22,287 I am asking you to 721 00:20:22,354 --> 00:20:22,988 pretend to fire me. 722 00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:23,889 >> Billy: Oh, my God. 723 00:20:23,956 --> 00:20:24,756 >> Phyllis: Do it in 724 00:20:24,823 --> 00:20:25,457 a public place. 725 00:20:25,524 --> 00:20:26,458 >> Billy: You just don't stop, 726 00:20:26,525 --> 00:20:27,159 do you? 727 00:20:27,225 --> 00:20:27,993 >> Phyllis: So everybody sees. 728 00:20:28,060 --> 00:20:28,760 Everybody sees you 729 00:20:28,827 --> 00:20:29,728 and you're really reaming me. 730 00:20:29,795 --> 00:20:30,495 >> Billy: Phyllis, 731 00:20:30,562 --> 00:20:31,363 you are relentless. 732 00:20:31,430 --> 00:20:32,397 >> Phyllis: So there's no doubt 733 00:20:32,464 --> 00:20:33,432 in anyone's mind that I'd ever 734 00:20:33,498 --> 00:20:34,299 get back to Abbott-Chancellor. 735 00:20:34,366 --> 00:20:35,167 >> Billy: I can't pretend 736 00:20:35,233 --> 00:20:35,834 to fire you. 737 00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:36,735 My mom's not an idiot. 738 00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:37,636 She's gonna see that you're 739 00:20:37,703 --> 00:20:38,403 still on the payroll 740 00:20:38,470 --> 00:20:39,404 and Lily's not. 741 00:20:39,471 --> 00:20:40,539 >> Phyllis: Okay, I don't need 742 00:20:40,606 --> 00:20:41,540 to be on the payroll. 743 00:20:41,607 --> 00:20:42,808 You don't need to pay me. 744 00:20:42,874 --> 00:20:44,476 Pay me after we make this 745 00:20:44,543 --> 00:20:46,511 company a raging success. 746 00:20:46,578 --> 00:20:47,913 Together. 747 00:20:47,980 --> 00:20:48,981 And then your mother, she's not 748 00:20:49,047 --> 00:20:50,048 gonna take it away from you 749 00:20:50,115 --> 00:20:51,183 anymore. 750 00:20:51,249 --> 00:20:54,186 And then, voila, I come out. 751 00:20:54,252 --> 00:20:55,420 I take a bow. 752 00:20:55,487 --> 00:20:57,155 She sees that I'm a part of it. 753 00:20:57,222 --> 00:20:58,457 And she sees me 754 00:20:58,523 --> 00:21:00,459 in a whole new light. 755 00:21:00,525 --> 00:21:02,494 >> Billy: I'm sorry, Phyllis. 756 00:21:02,561 --> 00:21:03,795 I don't know what else to say. 757 00:21:03,862 --> 00:21:04,730 I'm sorry. 758 00:21:04,796 --> 00:21:05,964 >> Phyllis: You cannot build 759 00:21:06,031 --> 00:21:07,165 this company without me, Billy. 760 00:21:07,232 --> 00:21:08,200 >> Billy: Well, I'm gonna have 761 00:21:08,266 --> 00:21:08,967 to try. 762 00:21:09,034 --> 00:21:09,735 >> Phyllis: Okay, please. 763 00:21:09,801 --> 00:21:10,836 I'm asking you. 764 00:21:10,902 --> 00:21:12,738 I am asking you. 765 00:21:12,804 --> 00:21:15,073 Please do not fire me. 766 00:21:15,140 --> 00:21:15,974 Please. 767 00:21:16,041 --> 00:21:17,042 Not only that, 768 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:18,677 you have to hire Daniel. 769 00:21:18,744 --> 00:21:20,145 You have to hire my son. 770 00:21:20,212 --> 00:21:21,046 He needs this. 771 00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:23,548 He is drowning in his grief. 772 00:21:23,615 --> 00:21:26,852 Please, Billy. 773 00:21:26,918 --> 00:21:29,087 I'm not asking you just for me. 774 00:21:29,154 --> 00:21:31,256 I'm asking you for my family. 775 00:21:31,323 --> 00:21:37,462 Please, this needs to happen. 776 00:21:37,529 --> 00:21:40,265 >> Billy: Phyllis, I'm sorry. 777 00:21:40,332 --> 00:21:42,401 I can see how upsetting this is 778 00:21:42,467 --> 00:21:44,803 for you, okay? And I-- I-- 779 00:21:44,870 --> 00:21:45,971 I get that. 780 00:21:46,038 --> 00:21:49,007 You have my sympathy, but... 781 00:21:49,074 --> 00:21:51,276 look, maybe not working here 782 00:21:51,343 --> 00:21:53,145 is a good thing for you, okay? 783 00:21:53,211 --> 00:21:55,313 You can focus on your son. 784 00:21:55,380 --> 00:21:57,749 And yourself. 785 00:21:59,918 --> 00:22:01,119 >> Adam: Admit it. 786 00:22:01,186 --> 00:22:02,721 That these media blitzes that 787 00:22:02,788 --> 00:22:04,122 you're asking me to do, they 788 00:22:04,189 --> 00:22:05,190 aren't just for pumping up 789 00:22:05,257 --> 00:22:07,859 Glissade or getting Chancellor. 790 00:22:07,926 --> 00:22:09,528 You are waging battle 791 00:22:09,594 --> 00:22:11,229 on two fronts. 792 00:22:11,296 --> 00:22:13,665 >> Victor: Son, 793 00:22:13,732 --> 00:22:15,267 this is about family business. 794 00:22:15,333 --> 00:22:16,535 >> Adam: Right, right. 795 00:22:16,601 --> 00:22:17,736 Because you want Chancellor 796 00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:18,670 for Nikki. 797 00:22:18,737 --> 00:22:19,671 >> Victor: You're damn right 798 00:22:19,738 --> 00:22:20,372 I do. 799 00:22:20,439 --> 00:22:21,940 >> Adam: Come on, Dad. 800 00:22:22,007 --> 00:22:24,076 Firing Audra has to do with 801 00:22:24,142 --> 00:22:25,143 whatever you have planned 802 00:22:25,210 --> 00:22:25,877 for Kyle. 803 00:22:25,944 --> 00:22:27,079 Because you want to stick it 804 00:22:27,145 --> 00:22:27,913 to Jack. 805 00:22:27,979 --> 00:22:29,314 >> Victor: I want Glissade 806 00:22:29,381 --> 00:22:31,349 to become successful by putting 807 00:22:31,416 --> 00:22:33,218 the right man at the helm. 808 00:22:33,285 --> 00:22:35,687 >> Adam: I don't believe you. 809 00:22:35,754 --> 00:22:37,756 Okay, I had one condition in 810 00:22:37,823 --> 00:22:38,990 coming back to Newman Media, 811 00:22:39,057 --> 00:22:41,259 that I would not use any 812 00:22:41,326 --> 00:22:42,728 platforms to go after Jack or 813 00:22:42,794 --> 00:22:43,962 his family. 814 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:45,097 >> Victor: How the hell does 815 00:22:45,163 --> 00:22:46,898 this hurt Jack Abbott? 816 00:22:46,965 --> 00:22:48,433 I'm promoting a member 817 00:22:48,500 --> 00:22:50,135 of his family. 818 00:22:50,202 --> 00:22:52,003 Kyle is finally getting the 819 00:22:52,070 --> 00:22:53,672 encouragement he deserves. 820 00:22:53,739 --> 00:22:55,073 >> Adam: It's encouragement that 821 00:22:55,140 --> 00:22:56,141 should have come from his own 822 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:57,642 father, not from you. 823 00:22:57,709 --> 00:22:58,543 >> Victor: For your information, 824 00:22:58,610 --> 00:22:59,711 son, do you realize that 825 00:22:59,778 --> 00:23:01,546 Jack Abbott sat by as Diane 826 00:23:01,613 --> 00:23:03,081 threw her son out on the street? 827 00:23:03,148 --> 00:23:04,282 >> Adam: And I'm sure that 828 00:23:04,349 --> 00:23:05,383 there's more to his firing 829 00:23:05,450 --> 00:23:06,218 than we know. 830 00:23:06,284 --> 00:23:08,386 >> Victor: Who gives a damn? 831 00:23:08,453 --> 00:23:11,823 If Glissade's success means the 832 00:23:11,890 --> 00:23:13,158 demise of that old war horse, 833 00:23:13,225 --> 00:23:14,926 Jabot, so be it. 834 00:23:19,731 --> 00:23:21,833 >> Adam: You know my conditions. 835 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:22,667 >> Victor: Son, 836 00:23:22,734 --> 00:23:24,069 and you know mine. 837 00:23:35,580 --> 00:23:39,217 >> Michael: Ooh, safe to go in? 838 00:23:39,284 --> 00:23:40,519 >> Adam: I would give it 839 00:23:40,585 --> 00:23:44,456 a minute. 840 00:23:44,523 --> 00:23:45,323 You know what? 841 00:23:45,390 --> 00:23:48,460 Actually, maybe you can help me. 842 00:23:48,527 --> 00:23:50,862 >> Michael: How would I do that? 843 00:23:50,929 --> 00:23:52,164 >> Adam: By telling me 844 00:23:52,230 --> 00:23:54,533 Victor's plan with Glissade, 845 00:23:54,599 --> 00:23:56,668 Jabot, and Jack Abbott. 846 00:23:56,735 --> 00:23:58,270 And be specific because I want 847 00:23:58,336 --> 00:24:00,238 all the details. 848 00:24:02,908 --> 00:24:04,442 >> Audra: You're not surprised, 849 00:24:04,509 --> 00:24:06,011 are you? 850 00:24:06,077 --> 00:24:07,979 Is it possible you already knew 851 00:24:08,046 --> 00:24:09,714 Victor was Glissade's 852 00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:10,882 silent investor? 853 00:24:10,949 --> 00:24:12,083 >> Jack: I have suspected 854 00:24:12,150 --> 00:24:13,652 as much for some time now. 855 00:24:13,718 --> 00:24:14,886 >> Audra: Then, you must have 856 00:24:14,953 --> 00:24:16,588 also suspected it was Victor who 857 00:24:16,655 --> 00:24:17,823 brought Kyle on to run 858 00:24:17,889 --> 00:24:18,557 the company with me. 859 00:24:18,623 --> 00:24:20,859 >> Jack: I had a hunch, yes. 860 00:24:20,926 --> 00:24:22,360 >> Audra: And I was completely 861 00:24:22,427 --> 00:24:23,895 against it. 862 00:24:23,962 --> 00:24:26,064 For good reason, it turns out. 863 00:24:26,131 --> 00:24:27,999 Kyle sabotaged me 864 00:24:28,066 --> 00:24:29,301 the first chance he got. 865 00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:30,802 >> Jack: Well, I'm not shocked 866 00:24:30,869 --> 00:24:32,537 by any of this. 867 00:24:32,604 --> 00:24:34,773 But it is nice to get 868 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:36,808 affirmation for 869 00:24:36,875 --> 00:24:38,310 what you suspected. 870 00:24:38,376 --> 00:24:40,579 It's quite useful. 871 00:24:40,645 --> 00:24:42,247 >> Audra: Well, I can be 872 00:24:42,314 --> 00:24:45,584 more useful. 873 00:24:45,650 --> 00:24:46,651 >> Jack: What are 874 00:24:46,718 --> 00:24:49,020 you suggesting? 875 00:24:49,087 --> 00:24:50,655 >> Audra: I know all 876 00:24:50,722 --> 00:24:52,490 the inner workings of Glissade. 877 00:24:52,557 --> 00:24:55,126 I poured my heart and soul into 878 00:24:55,193 --> 00:24:56,728 that company. 879 00:24:56,795 --> 00:24:58,730 And I want it back, Jack. 880 00:24:58,797 --> 00:24:59,998 I imagine 881 00:25:00,065 --> 00:25:03,401 you want your son back. 882 00:25:03,468 --> 00:25:06,705 Maybe we can make a deal. 883 00:25:09,241 --> 00:25:10,275 >> Daniel: Come on, man, 884 00:25:10,342 --> 00:25:11,276 you can't leave me 885 00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:12,010 hanging like that. 886 00:25:12,077 --> 00:25:13,812 Whatever it is, I can handle it. 887 00:25:13,879 --> 00:25:15,113 >> Chance: It's better if I take 888 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:18,450 this down to headquarters. 889 00:25:18,516 --> 00:25:19,484 >> Daniel: You know, the only 890 00:25:19,551 --> 00:25:20,752 reason I agreed to let you do 891 00:25:20,819 --> 00:25:21,853 this search in the first place 892 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:22,921 is because I wanted answers as 893 00:25:22,988 --> 00:25:24,389 much as you did. 894 00:25:24,456 --> 00:25:25,757 Now, if one of those answers is 895 00:25:25,824 --> 00:25:26,958 in that text that you just 896 00:25:27,025 --> 00:25:30,695 read, then I need to hear it. 897 00:25:30,762 --> 00:25:33,698 Chance, come on, man, please. 898 00:25:33,765 --> 00:25:34,833 It doesn't matter 899 00:25:34,900 --> 00:25:35,600 how bad it was. 900 00:25:35,667 --> 00:25:36,635 If Heather was having an affair, 901 00:25:36,701 --> 00:25:37,469 I can take it. 902 00:25:37,535 --> 00:25:38,637 It's just the not knowing 903 00:25:38,703 --> 00:25:43,108 that's killing me right now. 904 00:25:43,174 --> 00:25:44,809 >> Chance: "Hi, Dad. 905 00:25:44,876 --> 00:25:46,611 Lucy and I may need to come to 906 00:25:46,678 --> 00:25:48,580 Lisbon soon. 907 00:25:48,647 --> 00:25:50,248 Daniel and I have been fighting 908 00:25:50,315 --> 00:25:51,416 nonstop and it's starting to 909 00:25:51,483 --> 00:25:52,550 scare me." 910 00:25:52,617 --> 00:25:53,752 >> Daniel: Wait-- wait. 911 00:25:53,818 --> 00:25:54,686 That's not true. 912 00:25:54,753 --> 00:25:56,021 We weren't fighting. 913 00:25:56,087 --> 00:25:57,055 What does she mean that 914 00:25:57,122 --> 00:25:58,123 I'm scaring her? 915 00:25:58,189 --> 00:25:59,224 >> Chance: "Daniel's anger 916 00:25:59,291 --> 00:26:00,825 issues are resurfacing. 917 00:26:00,892 --> 00:26:02,193 And they seem even worse this 918 00:26:02,260 --> 00:26:02,928 time around." 919 00:26:02,994 --> 00:26:03,695 >> Daniel: This is-- 920 00:26:03,762 --> 00:26:04,629 this is insane. 921 00:26:04,696 --> 00:26:06,298 I can't ever imagine Heather 922 00:26:06,364 --> 00:26:07,332 saying anything like that, let 923 00:26:07,399 --> 00:26:09,234 alone writing it to Paul 924 00:26:09,301 --> 00:26:11,002 or to anyone. 925 00:26:16,574 --> 00:26:17,542 >> Daniel: You know, no matter 926 00:26:17,609 --> 00:26:18,643 how bad things got between us, 927 00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:19,945 I never saw her scared of me. 928 00:26:20,011 --> 00:26:21,346 I never gave her a reason to be 929 00:26:21,413 --> 00:26:22,414 scared of me. 930 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:23,682 There's got to be something 931 00:26:23,748 --> 00:26:25,116 else to explain why she may 932 00:26:25,183 --> 00:26:26,151 have written that to Paul on 933 00:26:26,217 --> 00:26:26,818 the phone. 934 00:26:26,885 --> 00:26:28,520 >> Chance: Hold on, hold on. 935 00:26:28,586 --> 00:26:29,587 Now, I'm going to take this 936 00:26:29,654 --> 00:26:30,488 down to forensics. 937 00:26:30,555 --> 00:26:31,523 They're going to do a more 938 00:26:31,589 --> 00:26:32,223 extensive search. 939 00:26:32,290 --> 00:26:33,291 If there's anything else, 940 00:26:33,358 --> 00:26:34,392 they're going to find it. 941 00:26:34,459 --> 00:26:35,226 >> Daniel: Are you 942 00:26:35,293 --> 00:26:36,027 freaking kidding me? 943 00:26:36,094 --> 00:26:37,262 So, I can't even try and figure 944 00:26:37,329 --> 00:26:38,163 this out on my own 945 00:26:38,229 --> 00:26:39,164 at this point? 946 00:26:39,230 --> 00:26:40,465 >> Chance: No, you can't. 947 00:26:40,532 --> 00:26:41,633 >> Daniel: You know, she was 948 00:26:41,700 --> 00:26:43,134 everything to me, Chance. 949 00:26:43,201 --> 00:26:44,135 There wasn't a single thing 950 00:26:44,202 --> 00:26:45,370 that the two of us didn't know 951 00:26:45,437 --> 00:26:46,237 about each other. 952 00:26:46,304 --> 00:26:47,038 >> Chance: Obviously, 953 00:26:47,105 --> 00:26:47,839 that's not the case. 954 00:26:47,906 --> 00:26:48,707 >> Daniel: Oh, my God. 955 00:26:48,773 --> 00:26:49,407 Oh, my God. 956 00:26:49,474 --> 00:26:50,308 You think this is true. 957 00:26:50,375 --> 00:26:51,343 You think that she was really 958 00:26:51,409 --> 00:26:52,210 afraid of me, don't you? 959 00:26:52,277 --> 00:26:53,278 >> Chance: I don't know what 960 00:26:53,345 --> 00:26:54,079 to think, Daniel. 961 00:26:54,145 --> 00:26:55,113 >> Daniel: That's why you're not 962 00:26:55,180 --> 00:26:56,348 going to let me hold the phone, 963 00:26:56,414 --> 00:26:57,082 right? 964 00:26:57,148 --> 00:26:58,183 You're scared that I'm going to 965 00:26:58,249 --> 00:26:59,384 go in there and I'm going to 966 00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:00,418 delete some kind of evidence 967 00:27:00,485 --> 00:27:01,152 on it? 968 00:27:01,219 --> 00:27:02,220 Was Lucy right the other day? 969 00:27:02,287 --> 00:27:03,421 Are you looking at me for this? 970 00:27:03,488 --> 00:27:04,456 Am I a suspect now? 971 00:27:09,794 --> 00:27:10,762 >> Michael: You're joking, 972 00:27:10,829 --> 00:27:11,563 right? 973 00:27:11,629 --> 00:27:12,430 >> Adam: Oh, come on. 974 00:27:12,497 --> 00:27:13,498 We know you have the inside 975 00:27:13,565 --> 00:27:14,733 track on his schemes. 976 00:27:14,799 --> 00:27:16,034 Hell, there was a time when you 977 00:27:16,101 --> 00:27:17,502 knew every move that he made. 978 00:27:17,569 --> 00:27:19,537 >> Michael: Those days are over. 979 00:27:19,604 --> 00:27:21,639 I mean, I may be privy to one 980 00:27:21,706 --> 00:27:23,742 or two chess moves at best, but 981 00:27:23,808 --> 00:27:25,010 I'm never around for checkmate. 982 00:27:25,076 --> 00:27:27,112 >> Adam: I am not buying it. 983 00:27:27,178 --> 00:27:28,646 You still have more access than 984 00:27:28,713 --> 00:27:29,881 you're willing to admit. 985 00:27:29,948 --> 00:27:31,049 >> Michael: If only that 986 00:27:31,116 --> 00:27:32,150 were true. 987 00:27:32,217 --> 00:27:33,651 I have spent the last few months 988 00:27:33,718 --> 00:27:34,953 trying to win my way back into 989 00:27:35,020 --> 00:27:36,187 your father's good graces 990 00:27:36,254 --> 00:27:37,889 because of some unfortunate 991 00:27:37,956 --> 00:27:39,157 incident that I have been 992 00:27:39,224 --> 00:27:40,325 ordered not to talk about. 993 00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:41,393 And trust me, my friend, 994 00:27:41,459 --> 00:27:42,627 I have a long way to go. 995 00:27:42,694 --> 00:27:43,695 >> Adam: So, you really-- 996 00:27:43,762 --> 00:27:44,729 You don't have any idea about 997 00:27:44,796 --> 00:27:46,965 his most recent plan? 998 00:27:47,032 --> 00:27:48,800 >> Michael: Which one? 999 00:27:48,867 --> 00:27:50,702 >> Adam: The one that has to do 1000 00:27:50,769 --> 00:27:52,003 with using Kyle Abbott as 1001 00:27:52,070 --> 00:27:53,505 a weapon against Jack. 1002 00:27:53,571 --> 00:27:55,140 >> Michael: I know he promoted 1003 00:27:55,206 --> 00:27:56,241 Kyle to run Glissade. 1004 00:27:56,307 --> 00:27:57,308 That is the extent 1005 00:27:57,375 --> 00:27:58,176 of my knowledge. 1006 00:27:58,243 --> 00:27:59,711 >> Adam: And it never occurred 1007 00:27:59,778 --> 00:28:00,912 to you that that promotion was 1008 00:28:00,979 --> 00:28:03,014 meant to hurt Jack and your good 1009 00:28:03,081 --> 00:28:04,416 friend, Diane? 1010 00:28:04,482 --> 00:28:05,383 >> Michael: Jack and Diane 1011 00:28:05,450 --> 00:28:06,284 aren't fools. 1012 00:28:06,351 --> 00:28:07,819 And whatever plan Victor may or 1013 00:28:07,886 --> 00:28:09,788 may not have, they'll know how 1014 00:28:09,854 --> 00:28:10,622 to deal with it, 1015 00:28:10,688 --> 00:28:11,756 better than most. 1016 00:28:11,823 --> 00:28:13,391 >> Adam: Okay. So you're okay 1017 00:28:13,458 --> 00:28:14,225 with whatever Victor 1018 00:28:14,292 --> 00:28:15,126 has planned? 1019 00:28:15,193 --> 00:28:16,227 >> Michael: I don't even know 1020 00:28:16,294 --> 00:28:18,096 if he has a plan. 1021 00:28:18,163 --> 00:28:19,898 >> Adam: Firing Audra without 1022 00:28:19,964 --> 00:28:21,699 any justification just to 1023 00:28:21,766 --> 00:28:24,169 elevate Kyle makes me think 1024 00:28:24,235 --> 00:28:25,737 that he is grooming the guy 1025 00:28:25,804 --> 00:28:27,472 and not for any good purpose. 1026 00:28:27,539 --> 00:28:28,907 >> Michael: It is possible that 1027 00:28:28,973 --> 00:28:30,408 Victor has a genuine fondness 1028 00:28:30,475 --> 00:28:31,676 for Kyle. 1029 00:28:31,743 --> 00:28:34,979 He was his grandson-in-law. 1030 00:28:35,046 --> 00:28:36,714 And it isn't the first time 1031 00:28:36,781 --> 00:28:38,249 that he's had this, you know, 1032 00:28:38,316 --> 00:28:41,152 fatherly, protective attitude 1033 00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:43,521 towards him. 1034 00:28:43,588 --> 00:28:45,990 >> Adam: I can personally attest 1035 00:28:46,057 --> 00:28:47,559 that Victor playing 1036 00:28:47,625 --> 00:28:49,861 father figure to anybody 1037 00:28:49,928 --> 00:28:52,497 is a double-edged sword. 1038 00:28:52,564 --> 00:28:53,731 >> Phyllis: Don't you dare 1039 00:28:53,798 --> 00:28:54,599 pretend to care about me. 1040 00:28:54,666 --> 00:28:55,800 If you really cared about me, 1041 00:28:55,867 --> 00:28:57,102 we wouldn't even be having this 1042 00:28:57,168 --> 00:28:58,503 conversation right now. 1043 00:28:58,570 --> 00:28:59,471 >> Billy: Phyllis, 1044 00:28:59,537 --> 00:29:00,772 I'm simply saying that 1045 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:01,906 I have sympathy 1046 00:29:01,973 --> 00:29:02,941 for your situation. 1047 00:29:03,007 --> 00:29:04,342 And I think it's best that you 1048 00:29:04,409 --> 00:29:05,610 focus on your family and help 1049 00:29:05,677 --> 00:29:07,212 everyone get through the grief 1050 00:29:07,278 --> 00:29:09,013 instead of stressing about work. 1051 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,315 >> Phyllis: Having this job 1052 00:29:10,381 --> 00:29:12,350 forces me to focus on something 1053 00:29:12,417 --> 00:29:14,185 other than my grief. 1054 00:29:14,252 --> 00:29:16,087 It forces me to see that life 1055 00:29:16,154 --> 00:29:17,989 goes on and it will do the same 1056 00:29:18,056 --> 00:29:19,958 for my son too. 1057 00:29:20,024 --> 00:29:21,159 >> Billy: I understand what 1058 00:29:21,226 --> 00:29:21,960 you're saying. 1059 00:29:22,026 --> 00:29:23,261 I just don't think that this job 1060 00:29:23,328 --> 00:29:24,896 in this time is really 1061 00:29:24,963 --> 00:29:25,663 the answer that 1062 00:29:25,730 --> 00:29:26,364 you're looking for. 1063 00:29:26,431 --> 00:29:28,600 >> Phyllis: Hm. Okay. 1064 00:29:28,666 --> 00:29:31,002 Fine, fine. 1065 00:29:31,069 --> 00:29:32,704 No big deal. 1066 00:29:32,770 --> 00:29:36,307 I'm just gonna have to bypass 1067 00:29:36,374 --> 00:29:38,543 you and go to the source 1068 00:29:38,610 --> 00:29:39,944 and plead my case. 1069 00:29:40,011 --> 00:29:41,312 >> Billy: And by source, 1070 00:29:41,379 --> 00:29:42,547 you mean going to my mom? 1071 00:29:42,614 --> 00:29:43,681 >> Phyllis: Mm-hmm. 1072 00:29:43,748 --> 00:29:44,716 >> Billy: Okay, well, that's not 1073 00:29:44,782 --> 00:29:45,416 gonna work. 1074 00:29:45,483 --> 00:29:47,485 >> Phyllis: Au contraire. 1075 00:29:47,552 --> 00:29:49,387 I'm gonna sit right in front of 1076 00:29:49,454 --> 00:29:51,689 Jill and I'm gonna make her 1077 00:29:51,756 --> 00:29:52,991 love me. 1078 00:29:53,057 --> 00:29:54,459 I'm gonna talk to her 1079 00:29:54,526 --> 00:29:56,394 woman to woman. 1080 00:29:56,461 --> 00:29:57,462 >> Billy: In case you've 1081 00:29:57,529 --> 00:29:58,363 forgotten, my mom can 1082 00:29:58,429 --> 00:30:00,932 out-stubborn a brick wall. 1083 00:30:00,999 --> 00:30:01,799 >> Phyllis: You 1084 00:30:01,866 --> 00:30:03,668 underestimate me. 1085 00:30:09,607 --> 00:30:11,109 >> Jack: What kind of deal 1086 00:30:11,176 --> 00:30:12,644 are you proposing? 1087 00:30:12,710 --> 00:30:14,112 >> Audra: More like 1088 00:30:14,179 --> 00:30:15,313 an agreement. 1089 00:30:15,380 --> 00:30:17,248 I'll use my resources to help 1090 00:30:17,315 --> 00:30:18,383 you get Kyle back 1091 00:30:18,449 --> 00:30:19,450 where he belongs. 1092 00:30:19,517 --> 00:30:20,852 In return, 1093 00:30:20,919 --> 00:30:22,387 you help me get my company back. 1094 00:30:22,453 --> 00:30:23,888 >> Jack: I will not bargain 1095 00:30:23,955 --> 00:30:24,989 for my son 1096 00:30:25,056 --> 00:30:26,891 and I will not take your side 1097 00:30:26,958 --> 00:30:27,725 over his. 1098 00:30:27,792 --> 00:30:29,394 >> Audra: That's not 1099 00:30:29,460 --> 00:30:30,328 what I'm saying. 1100 00:30:30,395 --> 00:30:32,063 Quite the opposite, in fact. 1101 00:30:32,130 --> 00:30:33,865 I would simply be helping you 1102 00:30:33,932 --> 00:30:35,900 get Kyle back on the right path. 1103 00:30:35,967 --> 00:30:38,203 All I want is for what's 1104 00:30:38,269 --> 00:30:40,538 rightfully mine. 1105 00:30:40,605 --> 00:30:41,873 >> Jack: Thank you for 1106 00:30:41,940 --> 00:30:42,574 the information 1107 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:43,308 you shared with me. 1108 00:30:43,374 --> 00:30:45,643 I will handle Kyle and Victor 1109 00:30:45,710 --> 00:30:47,779 on my own. 1110 00:30:47,845 --> 00:30:49,480 >> Audra: Well, this information 1111 00:30:49,547 --> 00:30:51,516 didn't come without cost. 1112 00:30:51,583 --> 00:30:53,718 I betrayed a confidence, 1113 00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:55,386 violated my NDA. 1114 00:30:55,453 --> 00:30:56,421 >> Jack: Yes, you chose 1115 00:30:56,487 --> 00:31:00,458 to do that. 1116 00:31:00,525 --> 00:31:03,528 >> Audra: I gambled everything 1117 00:31:03,595 --> 00:31:05,496 I have because I trusted you 1118 00:31:05,563 --> 00:31:06,598 to be the honorable man 1119 00:31:06,664 --> 00:31:09,300 you claimed to be. 1120 00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:10,668 >> Jack: This conversation 1121 00:31:10,735 --> 00:31:14,672 is over. 1122 00:31:14,739 --> 00:31:16,774 >> Audra: I risked 1123 00:31:16,841 --> 00:31:18,943 Victor's wrath to help you 1124 00:31:19,010 --> 00:31:20,612 and now you won't help me? 1125 00:31:20,678 --> 00:31:22,647 Don't you think I'm entitled to 1126 00:31:22,714 --> 00:31:23,982 something in return? 1127 00:31:24,048 --> 00:31:25,717 >> Jack: Okay, here's something. 1128 00:31:25,783 --> 00:31:27,885 Some sage advice. 1129 00:31:27,952 --> 00:31:31,256 Walk away from this fight. 1130 00:31:31,322 --> 00:31:35,093 >> Audra: I can't and I won't. 1131 00:31:35,159 --> 00:31:36,861 >> Jack: You will never 1132 00:31:36,928 --> 00:31:38,496 beat Victor 1133 00:31:38,563 --> 00:31:40,164 and I highly doubt 1134 00:31:40,231 --> 00:31:41,399 you will ever run 1135 00:31:41,466 --> 00:31:43,134 Glissade again. 1136 00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:53,011 >> Audra: Watch me. 1137 00:31:53,077 --> 00:31:54,145 >> Adam: By staying silent, 1138 00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:55,446 you are only helping Victor hurt 1139 00:31:55,513 --> 00:31:57,282 the people that you care about. 1140 00:31:57,348 --> 00:31:59,384 >> Michael: Like I said, 1141 00:31:59,450 --> 00:32:00,918 I'm not the confidant 1142 00:32:00,985 --> 00:32:01,719 to your father that 1143 00:32:01,786 --> 00:32:04,155 you think I am. 1144 00:32:04,222 --> 00:32:06,758 >> Adam: Michael, I know exactly 1145 00:32:06,824 --> 00:32:10,161 who you are and the fact that 1146 00:32:10,228 --> 00:32:11,229 you are working so hard 1147 00:32:11,296 --> 00:32:12,430 to convince me otherwise only 1148 00:32:12,497 --> 00:32:14,299 makes me more sure that 1149 00:32:14,365 --> 00:32:15,433 Victor's plan, 1150 00:32:15,500 --> 00:32:18,236 it's even worse than I thought. 1151 00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:31,849 [ knocking on door ] 1152 00:32:31,916 --> 00:32:34,986 >> Victor: Come in. 1153 00:32:35,053 --> 00:32:36,521 >> Michael: I just had the most 1154 00:32:36,587 --> 00:32:37,789 interesting conversation 1155 00:32:37,855 --> 00:32:39,924 with your son. 1156 00:32:39,991 --> 00:32:41,659 >> Victor: And? 1157 00:32:41,726 --> 00:32:43,294 >> Michael: He seems to be 1158 00:32:43,361 --> 00:32:44,495 deeply concerned about 1159 00:32:44,562 --> 00:32:47,665 your plans for Jack Abbott. 1160 00:32:47,732 --> 00:32:48,833 >> Victor: You didn't give 1161 00:32:48,900 --> 00:32:49,934 anything away, did you? 1162 00:32:50,001 --> 00:32:51,069 >> Michael: I didn't have much 1163 00:32:51,135 --> 00:32:52,270 to give, save the few tidbits 1164 00:32:52,337 --> 00:32:53,705 that Adam managed to piece 1165 00:32:53,771 --> 00:32:58,676 together on his own. 1166 00:32:58,743 --> 00:33:00,311 [ Victor sighing ] 1167 00:33:00,378 --> 00:33:01,779 >> Victor: Why my son feels 1168 00:33:01,846 --> 00:33:03,848 any loyalty to the likes of 1169 00:33:03,915 --> 00:33:05,316 Jack Abbott is just beyond me. 1170 00:33:05,383 --> 00:33:08,219 >> Michael: Well, it could be 1171 00:33:08,286 --> 00:33:09,120 a simple case of 1172 00:33:09,187 --> 00:33:10,254 human compassion. 1173 00:33:10,321 --> 00:33:12,056 After all, Jack seems to be 1174 00:33:12,123 --> 00:33:13,691 suffering these days, 1175 00:33:13,758 --> 00:33:15,460 quite publicly, I might add. 1176 00:33:15,526 --> 00:33:18,863 >> Victor: Oh, really? Oh. 1177 00:33:18,930 --> 00:33:20,331 >> Michael: Well, 1178 00:33:20,398 --> 00:33:22,400 uh, there may be another 1179 00:33:22,467 --> 00:33:23,868 reason for Adam's resistance. 1180 00:33:23,935 --> 00:33:25,470 >> Victor: What's that? 1181 00:33:25,536 --> 00:33:26,704 >> Michael: It's possible that 1182 00:33:26,771 --> 00:33:29,941 he feels that you are, um, 1183 00:33:30,007 --> 00:33:31,476 you are exploiting Kyle 1184 00:33:31,542 --> 00:33:32,643 for your own gain, which, 1185 00:33:32,710 --> 00:33:34,011 to be fair, you have done in 1186 00:33:34,078 --> 00:33:35,880 the past with Adam himself. 1187 00:33:35,947 --> 00:33:37,482 And since you are using his 1188 00:33:37,548 --> 00:33:39,784 position at Newman Media as 1189 00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:42,353 a sort of attack dog for your 1190 00:33:42,420 --> 00:33:44,956 enemies, it's possible he may 1191 00:33:45,022 --> 00:33:48,393 feel exploited at the moment. 1192 00:33:48,459 --> 00:33:49,727 >> Victor: I'm running 1193 00:33:49,794 --> 00:33:53,231 a giant business. 1194 00:33:53,297 --> 00:33:56,000 I gave my son an extraordinary 1195 00:33:56,067 --> 00:33:58,503 position, a powerful position 1196 00:33:58,569 --> 00:34:00,471 running Newman Media. 1197 00:34:00,538 --> 00:34:02,373 If he fails to execute his 1198 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:06,244 duties, I fire his ass. 1199 00:34:06,310 --> 00:34:07,478 >> Phyllis: Oh, no, 1200 00:34:07,545 --> 00:34:09,447 I am confident that I can 1201 00:34:09,514 --> 00:34:11,649 convince Jill that I am the one 1202 00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:13,718 and the only one that can 1203 00:34:13,785 --> 00:34:16,220 help you take Abbott-Chancellor 1204 00:34:16,287 --> 00:34:18,556 to the next level. 1205 00:34:18,623 --> 00:34:20,057 >> Billy: That's a tall order. 1206 00:34:20,124 --> 00:34:21,793 >> Phyllis: I can fill it. 1207 00:34:21,859 --> 00:34:24,829 I can convince your mom that 1208 00:34:24,896 --> 00:34:27,165 I'm an asset, not a, wait, what 1209 00:34:27,231 --> 00:34:30,301 did she call me? A mistake. 1210 00:34:30,368 --> 00:34:31,602 >> Billy: If your 1211 00:34:31,669 --> 00:34:33,771 strategy fails, I guarantee you 1212 00:34:33,838 --> 00:34:35,373 my mother will do good on 1213 00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:36,707 her threat to unseat me 1214 00:34:36,774 --> 00:34:38,709 and wrestle back control of 1215 00:34:38,776 --> 00:34:40,478 this company, okay? 1216 00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:42,947 If I simply let you try that, 1217 00:34:43,014 --> 00:34:44,882 I would be gambling my position 1218 00:34:44,949 --> 00:34:46,684 here, everything I worked for, 1219 00:34:46,751 --> 00:34:48,186 and I am not going to do that, 1220 00:34:48,252 --> 00:34:50,321 Phyllis. I can't. 1221 00:34:50,388 --> 00:34:52,590 >> Phyllis: I don't care. 1222 00:34:52,657 --> 00:34:54,325 I need this. 1223 00:34:54,392 --> 00:34:56,461 So, you either let me win Jill 1224 00:34:56,527 --> 00:35:00,131 over or you fire me 1225 00:35:00,198 --> 00:35:04,368 and be your mommy's puppet 1226 00:35:04,435 --> 00:35:08,306 dancing on a string. 1227 00:35:11,442 --> 00:35:12,210 >> Chance: All right, 1228 00:35:12,276 --> 00:35:13,077 we're done here for now. 1229 00:35:13,144 --> 00:35:14,345 There's gonna need to be a more 1230 00:35:14,412 --> 00:35:15,179 thorough search of this 1231 00:35:15,246 --> 00:35:15,913 apartment, though. 1232 00:35:15,980 --> 00:35:16,781 >> Daniel: Look at me, 1233 00:35:16,848 --> 00:35:17,482 look at me. 1234 00:35:17,548 --> 00:35:18,516 >> Chance: Back up, back up. 1235 00:35:18,583 --> 00:35:19,550 >> Daniel: Do you really think 1236 00:35:19,617 --> 00:35:20,585 that I had anything to do 1237 00:35:20,651 --> 00:35:21,385 with Heather's death? 1238 00:35:21,452 --> 00:35:22,253 >> Chance: You're gonna need 1239 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:22,920 to make other 1240 00:35:22,987 --> 00:35:23,588 living arrangements. 1241 00:35:23,654 --> 00:35:24,422 Do you hear me? 1242 00:35:24,489 --> 00:35:25,456 >> Daniel: You have any idea 1243 00:35:25,523 --> 00:35:26,390 the hell that I've been 1244 00:35:26,457 --> 00:35:27,225 through already? 1245 00:35:27,291 --> 00:35:28,526 I can't even sleep in the same 1246 00:35:28,593 --> 00:35:29,560 bed that we used to share. 1247 00:35:29,627 --> 00:35:31,095 Every time that front door 1248 00:35:31,162 --> 00:35:32,630 opens up, I hold my breath and 1249 00:35:32,697 --> 00:35:33,865 I pray that it's her that's 1250 00:35:33,931 --> 00:35:35,433 walking through it so this 1251 00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:36,667 nightmare will be over because 1252 00:35:36,734 --> 00:35:37,835 I loved her. 1253 00:35:37,902 --> 00:35:38,769 I love my daughter. 1254 00:35:38,836 --> 00:35:40,171 I love what the three of us had. 1255 00:35:40,238 --> 00:35:41,138 That was everything to me. 1256 00:35:41,205 --> 00:35:42,540 >> Chance: Daniel, listen to me. 1257 00:35:42,607 --> 00:35:43,674 Because of the evidence that 1258 00:35:43,741 --> 00:35:45,209 I just found, this is now 1259 00:35:45,276 --> 00:35:46,277 considered a crime scene. 1260 00:35:46,344 --> 00:35:47,345 You and Lucy cannot stay here. 1261 00:35:47,411 --> 00:35:48,179 Do you understand? 1262 00:35:48,246 --> 00:35:49,380 >> Daniel: Come on, you are not 1263 00:35:49,447 --> 00:35:50,114 doing this right now. 1264 00:35:50,181 --> 00:35:51,616 >> Chance: Yes, I am. 1265 00:35:51,682 --> 00:35:52,884 >> Daniel: You don't think that 1266 00:35:52,950 --> 00:35:53,751 we've already been through 1267 00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:54,919 enough and what about Lucy, huh? 1268 00:35:54,986 --> 00:35:55,987 What do you think that's gonna 1269 00:35:56,053 --> 00:35:57,221 do to her, kicking her out of 1270 00:35:57,288 --> 00:35:58,122 her home? 1271 00:35:58,189 --> 00:35:59,156 >> Chance: Forensics will be 1272 00:35:59,223 --> 00:36:00,024 here soon. 1273 00:36:00,091 --> 00:36:01,792 You need to leave. 1274 00:36:01,859 --> 00:36:02,860 Now. 1275 00:36:20,678 --> 00:36:23,681 Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc. 1276 00:36:23,748 --> 00:36:26,751 Captioning provided by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, 1277 00:36:26,817 --> 00:36:29,854 Sony Pictures Television and CBS, Inc. 1278 00:36:31,389 --> 00:36:34,425 Join us again for "The Young and the Restless."