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Hey, Jack. It's me.
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Just wanted to check in.
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Obviously, that news story
was a gut punch.
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And Victor is a son of a bitch.
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And his Mini-Me son doing
his dirty work once again--
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not surprising.
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Look, I know you're probably
doing damage control,
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so no need to call me back,
okay?
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I'll just, uh,
I'll see you later.
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Whoo.
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Hey.
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Hi. We did it.
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Yes, we did.
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Abbott communications
is officially
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-up and running.
-Cheers to you.
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Tonight was beautiful.
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Mm. Thank you. I don't know
why I was so nervous.
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I told you you were gonna be
amazing, did I not?
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I know, but with all
the back and forth
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and the not knowing if
we were actually gonna get money
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for the company--
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-Thank you, Jill.
-Ha ha.
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Hey. She at least deserves that.
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Fine. I'll do it for you.
Thank you, Mom.
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See? Wasn't so hard.
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You have no idea.
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And thank you, too, Billy.
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I was simply your plus-one.
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You were a rock star tonight
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and everyone in this room
knows it now.
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Well, if I was anything at all,
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it's because I have you
in my corner.
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Anytime I doubted myself
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or I wondered
what I got myself into,
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I just looked over at you
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and I knew that everything
was gonna be okay.
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'Cause I knew
that I wasn't alone
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and I knew that I had a partner.
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We make quite the team,
don't we?
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Mm-hmm. The best.
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And I also...
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I really appreciate you
being able to focus
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on our company tonight.
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I know that was not easy
for you.
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Yeah. Thanks to Victor,
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the unfortunate gift
that keeps on giving.
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Man. Those Newman Media articles
came out of nowhere.
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It's funny to me
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that Adam actually thinks
that he runs Newman Media.
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He doesn't. He's a puppet.
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Victor's the one in charge,
so it's not surprising
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that he would use tonight
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to release all those lies
about Jabot, you know?
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Two birds, one stone.
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I know you're trying to put on
a good face for me,
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but can you be honest, Billy?
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Are we really sure
that Newman Media
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made all that stuff up?
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JACK: No, no, no.
Any rumors of Jabot's demise
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are wrong.
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We are moving some assets
around.
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It's all part of our corporate
restructuring.
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We are fine.
We're better than fine.
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We are thriving.
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Yes, you can quote me on that.
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Thank you for checking in.
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That was some pretty nice
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-tap dancing, Dad.
-Thanks.
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Are any of the business
reporters
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buying our version of the story?
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Well, they're gonna say what we
tell them,
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but I'm not sure anyone's
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gonna believe it.
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How do things look online?
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Well, not good.
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The news outlets are all running
with the attack
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from Newman Media.
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They're putting their own spin
on it.
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Like sharks in the water.
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Well, we can do whatever
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repair we can do tonight,
but tomorrow
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we're gonna be talking to
our business partners,
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reassuring them the lights
on Jabot are staying on.
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-[phone buzzes]
-Oh, excuse me.
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-It's our crisis PR team.
-Yeah, take it.
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Okay, yeah.
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Yes, Kate, I-I know it's bad.
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-How did he know?
-Victor?
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We knew he would find out
eventually.
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We had a strategy for that.
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How did he mobilize
his attack dogs so quickly?
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It's like he knew
what was coming.
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You don't think
there's a mole, do you?
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Everyone we told about our plan
I trust completely.
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Somehow, Victor has eyes
and ears everywhere.
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That's how he hit us
before we were expecting it.
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So what do we do going forward?
What's the plan?
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The crisis team says we keep
denying that Jabot's in trouble,
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we reassure our customers
and suppliers, and...
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we do a lot of praying.
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-And when that doesn't work?
-I'm not gonna sugarcoat this.
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This may be the end of us.
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♪♪
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DANIEL: Quite a night, huh?
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Seems like no one
can throw a party in this town
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without some kind of earthquake
going off in the middle of it.
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Yeah, uh, yeah.
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It was full of surprises.
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Hey, if Jabot
is really going down,
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what does that mean for Summer
and for Marchetti?
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I wouldn't bury Jabot just yet.
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Right. But those stories
paint a pretty grim picture.
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I mean, they've been
quietly closing divisions?
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A company as solid as Jabot
moving money around?
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At best, it seems suspicious,
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and at worst,
they're a sinking ship.
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Yeah. Don't paint that picture
for your sister, please.
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No, of course not.
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You know she can read,
though, right?
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Yeah, I know. I'm just gonna
call her later tonight, okay?
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I already called her.
I left her a message.
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-Oh, you left her a message?
-Mm-hmm.
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What'd you say?
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It wasn't anything bad.
Oh, thank you.
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Just told her to reach out
to me when she got a chance.
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Okay, well, it's still
kind of early in Milan
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and, um, maybe she's had
a good night's sleep
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before all--all of the stuff
starts hitting the fan.
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Mm. It doesn't make
any sense, though.
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Jabot's always been
such a rock.
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How could things fall apart
for them so quickly?
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You wouldn't have any ideas
about that, would you?
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You see what I'm seeing?
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Looks like a record number
of hits
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-on the Newman Media platform.
-Wow!
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This story has only been out
for a few hours, and...
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I mean, it seems
the whole world is...
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look at this.
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Yep. The power of the press.
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-Are you all right?
-Hmm?
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Yeah, sure, I mean,
we hit a home run.
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It was a real triumph.
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Well, you don't seem
very triumphant.
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You know, it's just...
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it's been a long night.
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I'm gonna tell you
what I told Michael Baldwin.
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There's no reason to feel
any remorse at all.
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Jack Abbott brought this
onto himself.
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We are merely reporting
the facts, all right?
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Yeah, with a good dose
of conjecture.
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Why do I sense
this hesitation in you?
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There's no reason
to be remorseful.
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Oh, good, you're here.
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I wanted to share the numbers
on the Jabot stories.
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They are off the charts.
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Oh, I'm sure they are.
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What I was wondering
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is why I wasn't told
this was even happening.
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I don't know why Jabot
is tanking.
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Why would I know?
I don't know why.
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I mean...
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your guess is as good as mine.
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Right, well, guessing
is all we've got right now.
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Jack sure didn't seem to have
any good answers.
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He was obviously blindsided
by all this.
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Yeah. He didn't give me a hint
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of how he was feeling.
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Why would he single you out?
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I mean,
he didn't talk to anybody.
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You know I'm not anyone.
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You know that.
I mean, we were married.
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So we've known each other
for years.
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Mm. Yes. Some of those years,
they weren't so great.
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I'm just surprised why--
why he didn't tell me anything.
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I just, um...
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I'm really shocked,
because I walked to him
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and he just turned his back
and he walked away, so...
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But this isn't really about you.
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-Okay.
-I me--I mean, it is
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because of Summer, right?
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But I mean...what this really is
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is it's Jack's information
to tell to
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whoever he feels comfortable
telling it to.
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Okay. And why would he
not wanna tell me?
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Well, you know,
historically speaking...
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you always haven't been
the most
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reliable person in the world
to tell things to,
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'cause you just...
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never know where
that news might end up?
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Chelsea, are you having problems
with the Jabot story?
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Oh, it's a legitimate
news story.
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Yeah. My issue is it was
news to me as well.
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And, yeah, I have a problem
with that.
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Okay, it happened very fast,
and we didn't have time to--
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Have time to what, Adam,
give me a heads up?
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I am your partner
at Newman Media.
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-[softly] I know.
-I should have had an inkling
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that this was coming down.
Instead, I was just left
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standing there,
blindsided with Victoria
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like some idiot, not knowing
what the hell was going on.
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-It was embarrassing.
-Well, what did you
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-tell everyone?
-I told them the truth,
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that tonight
was the first I heard of it.
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Not only does that
make me look bad,
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but it's not a good look
for Newman Media
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for one of their top executives
to be left in the dark.
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It couldn't be helped.
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Come on, Victor, you couldn't
have shot me a text
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or some cryptic message?
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ADAM: Chelsea, I'm sorry
that it went down this way.
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Adam, how would you have felt
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if you were standing
in that room,
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being forced to answer questions
you knew nothing about?
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Then you withhold comment
until you have more information.
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Well, that's...
that's what I did.
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Good.
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Then we can move on.
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Am I being dismissed?
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I think you have made yourself
rather clear.
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Apparently not well enough.
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Do I need to remind you
that I own Newman Media?
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That you two work
at my discretion?
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And I had to do what I did
for reasons
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that are mine.
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And I don't want to
have you question it.
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Is that clear?
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[huffs]
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"Jabot quietly shuts down
divisions."
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"Is the cosmetics juggernaut
failing?"
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Well, here's a good one.
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"Holiday woes
for the cosmetics giant."
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-Geez.
-My God. These are only
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the legitimate business outlets
saying all of this right now.
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Oh, my God. The social media
platforms are even worse.
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"Something stinks
at the perfume powerhouse.
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What is the makeup company
really covering up?"
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Yeah. Everyone loves
a scandal online.
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And a chance to run amok
on metaphors, apparently.
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Man, all of this
from one Newman Media article?
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You know the way the press
works.
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-If it bleeds, it leads.
-Yeah, well, the sharks
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are definitely circling.
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I mean, there's some legitimate
concerns about Jabot.
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Yeah, but not in the way
people think.
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Look, I know this was the plan
to protect the company
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while Victor's holding
Cane's AI software over Jack
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and quietly transferring assets
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so that there's no company
for Victor to actually attack.
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I know. It's a ruse.
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But the truth is, Jabot's fine.
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It really is.
It's actually better than ever.
252
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It's a pretty risky strategy,
don't you think?
253
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Oh, I agree, but we talked
about it as a family,
254
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and we decided this was
the best option we had.
255
00:11:40,666 --> 00:11:42,902
Yeah, but I mean, it gives
Victor the last laugh
256
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using Newman Media
to trash Jabot
257
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and make it look like
it's going out of business.
258
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I hear you, but you know what?
259
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We hadn't even got
to stage two yet.
260
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Thought we had more time.
261
00:11:51,610 --> 00:11:53,579
Yeah. Well, this whole thing
is just gonna feed on itself.
262
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It's gonna get bigger,
it's gonna get uglier,
263
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and Jabot could actually go out
of business because of all this.
264
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What are you doing?
Who are you calling?
265
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We're a media company too,
aren't we?
266
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-Yes, we are, but Sally--
-Okay, well,
267
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we can't just sit around
and talk about it, you know?
268
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We actually gotta get to work.
269
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We have to put out
some positive articles
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and stop Newman Media
in their tracks.
271
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-No.
-Why?
272
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-We can't.
-But Billy--
273
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Jack, you're not giving up,
are you?
274
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Hell, no. I will fight
for this company
275
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with my last breath
if I have to.
276
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No, I'm being realistic. We're
in a terrible spot right now.
277
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Okay, let's just take
a step back.
278
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Right now, it's just a lot of
press gossip.
279
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None of these Newman Media
stories have any attribution.
280
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And a lot of people know
281
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Victor's always had it in
for you.
282
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DIANE: Yes. And you've got
a stellar reputation
283
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leading Jabot--
the reputable press knows that.
284
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They'll give you
the benefit of the doubt.
285
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I will talk to them and maybe
that will buy us some time.
286
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-You don't think it'll work?
-Maybe. I don't know.
287
00:12:49,635 --> 00:12:51,637
Let's talk about
who the enemy is.
288
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Victor Newman.
What do we know about him?
289
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Uh, besides the fact
that he's the devil?
290
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-Serious.
-No, I am being serious.
291
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He is a despicable,
hateful person.
292
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How does he fight, Diane?
293
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Does he ever make just one move?
294
00:13:03,649 --> 00:13:05,317
No. You're right.
295
00:13:05,384 --> 00:13:08,487
Victor wouldn't be relying on
just bad press to kill Jabot.
296
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There's got to be another shoe
he's going to drop.
297
00:13:10,556 --> 00:13:13,058
So now we're down
to three questions.
298
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What, when, and where?
299
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SALLY: You really don't
wanna fight them?
300
00:13:29,275 --> 00:13:31,310
Of course I wanna fight.
I wanna pin Victor
301
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up against a wall.
302
00:13:32,678 --> 00:13:34,380
But that's not
how we handle this.
303
00:13:34,446 --> 00:13:36,815
Okay, well, if we're not
gonna set the record straight,
304
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then who's gonna do it?
'Cause Newman Media's
305
00:13:38,484 --> 00:13:39,652
definitely not gonna back off.
306
00:13:39,718 --> 00:13:41,086
I agree with that.
307
00:13:41,153 --> 00:13:43,556
But if we counter their lies
and propaganda with a puff piece
308
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about how great Jabot's doing,
309
00:13:45,157 --> 00:13:46,892
how do you think
that's gonna look?
310
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Like we're protecting
one of our own.
311
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And it could make things worse.
312
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You really don't think
it's worth the risk, Billy?
313
00:13:52,298 --> 00:13:55,201
It's all about perception,
Sally.
314
00:13:55,267 --> 00:13:57,736
Look, the reality is
Jabot is doing great.
315
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It's doing better than ever.
316
00:14:00,105 --> 00:14:02,942
But if we use one Abbott company
to prop up
317
00:14:03,008 --> 00:14:05,110
and support another
Abbott company,
318
00:14:05,177 --> 00:14:08,280
people are gonna think there's
fire underneath Victor's smoke.
319
00:14:08,347 --> 00:14:09,848
Not to mention it could damage
320
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Abbott Communications'
reputation before
321
00:14:11,417 --> 00:14:12,952
-we even get out the gate.
-Exactly.
322
00:14:13,018 --> 00:14:15,254
Yeah, you're right.
No, it was a really dumb idea.
323
00:14:15,321 --> 00:14:16,855
No, it's not a dumb idea.
324
00:14:16,922 --> 00:14:20,092
Trust me, my first instinct
was to punch too.
325
00:14:20,159 --> 00:14:23,629
Look, we can cover it
as a legitimate news story
326
00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:25,664
with no bias in either
direction.
327
00:14:27,866 --> 00:14:29,768
Well, thank you for
talking me down.
328
00:14:29,835 --> 00:14:32,538
You know what I love about
your suggestion?
329
00:14:32,605 --> 00:14:34,540
You're fighting
for the family.
330
00:14:34,607 --> 00:14:37,176
Almost makes you one of us,
doesn't it?
331
00:14:39,745 --> 00:14:41,847
Well, it still doesn't solve
the problem
332
00:14:41,914 --> 00:14:44,350
of what's gonna happen
with Jabot.
333
00:14:44,416 --> 00:14:46,385
No.
334
00:14:46,452 --> 00:14:48,187
We're gonna have to trust Jack
335
00:14:48,254 --> 00:14:50,889
and Kyle and Diane.
336
00:14:50,956 --> 00:14:54,093
Trust that they can
figure out a way to survive.
337
00:14:54,159 --> 00:14:56,929
Okay, I agree. Victor probably
has another move up his sleeve,
338
00:14:56,996 --> 00:14:59,698
but that doesn't mean we should
question everything we've done
339
00:14:59,765 --> 00:15:02,434
to protect Jabot--we all agreed
it was our best option.
340
00:15:02,501 --> 00:15:04,003
Yes. It was either that
341
00:15:04,069 --> 00:15:05,838
or open the door
to that AI software,
342
00:15:05,904 --> 00:15:07,673
and that, we know,
would have been a disaster.
343
00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:08,874
And at least this way,
344
00:15:08,941 --> 00:15:10,776
we're still in control
of all of our assets.
345
00:15:10,843 --> 00:15:12,378
Yes. It's the only way
we could survive.
346
00:15:12,444 --> 00:15:14,313
KYLE: So I guess we keep
doing interviews
347
00:15:14,380 --> 00:15:16,582
to push back against
the Newman Media blitz.
348
00:15:16,649 --> 00:15:18,550
I'll hit the road and hold
every buyer,
349
00:15:18,617 --> 00:15:21,020
supplier, and employee hand
if I have to
350
00:15:21,086 --> 00:15:22,955
so they know that all is well.
351
00:15:23,022 --> 00:15:24,823
We tell them that this is
just temporary.
352
00:15:24,890 --> 00:15:26,692
And we keep the time frame
vague.
353
00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:28,794
And then we spin it
so that we're taking this time
354
00:15:28,861 --> 00:15:30,296
to build a bigger, better house.
355
00:15:30,362 --> 00:15:32,064
You know a little bit
about that, don't you?
356
00:15:32,131 --> 00:15:34,233
Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.
357
00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:36,835
So what do you think, Dad?
You up for this plan?
358
00:15:36,902 --> 00:15:38,304
It's fine as far as it goes,
359
00:15:38,370 --> 00:15:40,172
but eventually our customers
are going to sense
360
00:15:40,239 --> 00:15:41,640
that this is about a lot more
361
00:15:41,707 --> 00:15:43,475
than building a bigger,
better Jabot.
362
00:15:43,542 --> 00:15:45,277
Okay, so we come up with
something else.
363
00:15:45,344 --> 00:15:47,246
It's like you said--we just have
to buy ourselves time.
364
00:15:47,313 --> 00:15:48,781
Until we fix the real problem,
though,
365
00:15:48,847 --> 00:15:51,450
our competitors are going to
step in and fill the void.
366
00:15:51,517 --> 00:15:53,252
That's how this business works.
You know that.
367
00:15:53,319 --> 00:15:55,587
Nobody cares about our problems.
368
00:15:55,654 --> 00:16:00,759
Their only concern is
what can you give to us now?
369
00:16:00,826 --> 00:16:03,529
And the truth is,
there's not a lot we can do,
370
00:16:03,595 --> 00:16:05,764
and Victor knows that.
371
00:16:06,699 --> 00:16:10,235
I understand how you
felt out of the loop
372
00:16:10,302 --> 00:16:13,072
regarding the release
of the stories tonight.
373
00:16:14,673 --> 00:16:17,576
But as Adam may have told you...
374
00:16:17,643 --> 00:16:20,112
things happening
at lightning speed.
375
00:16:20,179 --> 00:16:22,147
We had to act quickly.
376
00:16:24,149 --> 00:16:27,353
I-I get all that.
I really do. I-I--
377
00:16:27,419 --> 00:16:28,987
I guess it just
would have been nice
378
00:16:29,054 --> 00:16:31,357
to have some advanced notice
is all.
379
00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:34,760
Just know that we...
380
00:16:34,827 --> 00:16:37,296
value you here, all right?
381
00:16:37,363 --> 00:16:39,465
I do. Thank you.
382
00:16:39,531 --> 00:16:42,634
But I do have to ask you,
why tonight?
383
00:16:42,701 --> 00:16:44,536
What triggered this?
384
00:16:44,603 --> 00:16:47,172
Jack made a countermove
385
00:16:47,239 --> 00:16:49,842
to protect Jabot's assets
from the AI program.
386
00:16:49,908 --> 00:16:52,644
And he shut down
all e-commerce so far.
387
00:16:52,711 --> 00:16:55,981
I mean, he has no online sales,
and Chels, that...
388
00:16:56,048 --> 00:16:57,683
is news.
389
00:16:57,750 --> 00:17:01,053
Yeah, but you didn't just
release a news article.
390
00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:04,123
I mean, you're implying that
Jack Abbott's entire company's
391
00:17:04,189 --> 00:17:05,691
on the rocks.
392
00:17:05,758 --> 00:17:08,494
Don't you think people
are gonna question the source?
393
00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,329
Look, my issues with Jack Abbott
394
00:17:10,396 --> 00:17:13,031
will always be grist
for the gossip mill, all right?
395
00:17:13,098 --> 00:17:14,466
It's just the way it is.
396
00:17:14,533 --> 00:17:16,969
But we're telling the truth now.
397
00:17:17,035 --> 00:17:19,638
Jabot is finished.
398
00:17:20,873 --> 00:17:23,809
And we are merely
shining a light on it.
399
00:17:23,876 --> 00:17:27,446
Are you saying
there's more on the way?
400
00:17:27,513 --> 00:17:29,948
Let me just say that we'll
401
00:17:30,015 --> 00:17:33,419
continue to cover the story,
if that's what you're asking.
402
00:17:33,485 --> 00:17:36,789
It's not what I'm asking,
but it does seem to me, Victor,
403
00:17:36,855 --> 00:17:39,158
that you have more plans
in the works.
404
00:17:39,224 --> 00:17:41,693
So I'm just wondering...
405
00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,196
are you gonna let me in on that?
406
00:17:50,702 --> 00:17:53,338
Well, that's a fine thing
to say to your mother.
407
00:17:54,406 --> 00:17:56,442
Why are you doing this
to me, Daniel?
408
00:17:56,508 --> 00:17:58,343
Why are you talking to me
like this?
409
00:17:58,410 --> 00:18:01,814
Listen, it's from years and
years of seeing you in action.
410
00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,582
I mean, I could see
your wheels turning
411
00:18:03,649 --> 00:18:05,284
the way you were talking
to Jack tonight.
412
00:18:05,350 --> 00:18:07,486
-I can read you like a book.
-Oh, my God!
413
00:18:07,553 --> 00:18:08,987
What are you implying?
414
00:18:09,054 --> 00:18:11,590
I mean--don't tell me!
It's usually something negative.
415
00:18:11,657 --> 00:18:14,259
-It doesn't surprise me.
-Oh, okay, well,
416
00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:16,595
that's a non-answer
if I've ever heard one.
417
00:18:16,662 --> 00:18:18,330
Okay, do you have a question?
I didn't hear a question.
418
00:18:18,397 --> 00:18:19,498
Yes, I have a question.
419
00:18:19,565 --> 00:18:21,066
Why were you pumping Jack
for information tonight?
420
00:18:21,133 --> 00:18:23,936
Because I'm interested
in critical information
421
00:18:24,002 --> 00:18:25,504
about Jabot.
422
00:18:25,571 --> 00:18:28,140
I'm worried about
your sister's company.
423
00:18:28,207 --> 00:18:30,909
Okay. I mean, that might
be true to a point,
424
00:18:30,976 --> 00:18:33,245
-but that's not all of it.
-How do you know that?
425
00:18:33,312 --> 00:18:35,080
Because I know you.
426
00:18:35,147 --> 00:18:37,683
Leave Summer out of it
for a second, okay?
427
00:18:37,749 --> 00:18:40,018
What do you care
what happens to Jabot?
428
00:18:40,085 --> 00:18:43,489
I mean, there's no love lost
between you and Jack,
429
00:18:43,555 --> 00:18:45,657
certainly not between you
and Diane.
430
00:18:45,724 --> 00:18:48,093
Jack and Ashley, they gave you
the boot from that company
431
00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:49,828
years ago, and I would think,
if anything,
432
00:18:49,895 --> 00:18:52,331
you would be doing a happy dance
on Jabot's grave,
433
00:18:52,397 --> 00:18:55,701
but you're not,
and that just makes me wonder.
434
00:18:55,767 --> 00:18:57,469
Wonder what?
435
00:18:57,536 --> 00:18:59,505
If you have some other agenda
436
00:18:59,571 --> 00:19:02,674
that you're not telling me
about, so what--what is it?
437
00:19:02,741 --> 00:19:05,844
Why are you so anxious
for Jabot to survive?
438
00:19:12,885 --> 00:19:15,687
You know,
I don't envy my brother.
439
00:19:15,754 --> 00:19:18,257
I'm sure we all have...
440
00:19:18,323 --> 00:19:20,592
you know, we all have stock
in Jabot,
441
00:19:20,659 --> 00:19:22,361
but this is Jack's company.
442
00:19:22,427 --> 00:19:24,029
-Yeah.
-He's been the one constant
443
00:19:24,096 --> 00:19:27,032
-the whole time.
-It's a lot of pressure.
444
00:19:27,099 --> 00:19:29,167
It's a hell of
a lot of pressure.
445
00:19:29,234 --> 00:19:31,603
And I know Jack. He...
446
00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:35,007
he sees himself as carrying
the legacy from our father.
447
00:19:35,974 --> 00:19:37,342
And if this company fails,
448
00:19:37,409 --> 00:19:38,844
he's gonna take responsibility
for that.
449
00:19:38,911 --> 00:19:41,213
Even if that's not true,
that's how he's gonna feel.
450
00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,015
It's gonna be his fault.
451
00:19:43,081 --> 00:19:45,784
That's very hateful
on Adam and Victor's part.
452
00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:49,488
I'm glad you're finally
seeing your old friend
453
00:19:49,555 --> 00:19:52,257
for who he really is--
Adam the opportunist.
454
00:19:52,324 --> 00:19:57,195
Jumping through every possible
hoop just to please his daddy.
455
00:19:57,262 --> 00:19:59,197
Yeah. What I would really
like to do
456
00:19:59,264 --> 00:20:00,899
is wipe the smiles
off their faces
457
00:20:00,966 --> 00:20:02,401
and give them a taste
of their own medicine.
458
00:20:02,467 --> 00:20:04,202
But I know we can't.
I know not yet.
459
00:20:04,269 --> 00:20:05,571
That's my girl.
460
00:20:05,637 --> 00:20:07,205
Don't worry,
we'll get our chance,
461
00:20:07,272 --> 00:20:10,409
and when we do, we'll smack 'em
with everything we have.
462
00:20:12,144 --> 00:20:13,912
You do realize
that all of this press
463
00:20:13,979 --> 00:20:16,481
could bleed over into
Abbott Communications, right?
464
00:20:16,548 --> 00:20:18,383
Guilt by association.
465
00:20:18,450 --> 00:20:21,086
And we are gonna
respond to that, right?
466
00:20:21,153 --> 00:20:23,188
Hell, yeah,
we're gonna respond to that.
467
00:20:24,423 --> 00:20:26,291
As if building a company
on its own
468
00:20:26,358 --> 00:20:28,660
wasn't challenging enough--
now we have Victor, once again,
469
00:20:28,727 --> 00:20:30,862
making it 10,000 times
more challenging.
470
00:20:30,929 --> 00:20:33,532
I am 100% confident
you will handle
471
00:20:33,599 --> 00:20:35,901
whatever Victor throws your way.
472
00:20:35,968 --> 00:20:38,604
And I'll be right there
alongside you,
473
00:20:38,670 --> 00:20:41,106
supporting you
and cheering you on.
474
00:20:41,173 --> 00:20:43,208
You already are, Billy.
475
00:20:44,643 --> 00:20:46,678
I couldn't do this
without you.
476
00:20:46,745 --> 00:20:48,947
I wouldn't want to.
477
00:20:50,582 --> 00:20:52,484
You know what?
478
00:20:52,551 --> 00:20:56,455
Let's not let Victor Newman
ruin our night.
479
00:20:56,521 --> 00:20:58,824
The launch
of Abbott Communications
480
00:20:58,890 --> 00:21:01,360
was a huge success.
481
00:21:01,426 --> 00:21:03,395
And that's because of you,
482
00:21:03,462 --> 00:21:05,864
Sally Spectra.
483
00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:08,400
I'm proud of you.
484
00:21:12,704 --> 00:21:15,007
There's nothing else to say,
Chelsea.
485
00:21:15,073 --> 00:21:18,810
No hidden agenda.
Nothing up my sleeve.
486
00:21:18,877 --> 00:21:20,646
Chelsea--[clears throat]
487
00:21:20,712 --> 00:21:23,982
I think he already
answered your question, okay?
488
00:21:24,049 --> 00:21:26,852
Tonight was a special case.
489
00:21:26,918 --> 00:21:29,655
I mean, you saw how I got
pulled away at the last minute.
490
00:21:29,721 --> 00:21:33,191
I didn't even know what was
going on until I got here.
491
00:21:33,258 --> 00:21:34,893
I know.
492
00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,895
I believe you.
493
00:21:36,962 --> 00:21:38,563
Both of you.
494
00:21:40,265 --> 00:21:42,134
You know, you both put
a lot of trust in me
495
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,736
making me COO of Newman Media,
496
00:21:44,803 --> 00:21:47,673
and I left a career
that meant a lot to me.
497
00:21:47,739 --> 00:21:50,208
I wanna do the best job
I possibly can for this company,
498
00:21:50,275 --> 00:21:51,910
but respectfully, I'm not
gonna be able to do that
499
00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:53,812
if I'm not included
in our strategy.
500
00:21:53,879 --> 00:21:55,847
Let me tell you
what the situation is.
501
00:21:55,914 --> 00:21:57,783
Jack Abbott
has two dismal choices--
502
00:21:57,849 --> 00:22:01,286
he can either watch his company
go down the drain
503
00:22:01,353 --> 00:22:05,524
or put Jabot back online
to avoid bad press.
504
00:22:06,458 --> 00:22:08,860
Making him vulnerable
to the AI attack.
505
00:22:09,995 --> 00:22:12,464
Either way,
it makes no difference.
506
00:22:12,531 --> 00:22:15,434
We're just moving him
in one direction or the other.
507
00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:18,470
But he's finished. That's all.
508
00:22:19,738 --> 00:22:22,441
I wish I could paint
a rosier picture, guys. I can't.
509
00:22:22,507 --> 00:22:24,543
No, we all know
what we're up against.
510
00:22:24,609 --> 00:22:26,778
Yeah. You're just saying what
we're thinking--this is bad.
511
00:22:26,845 --> 00:22:29,414
And it could get worse
before it gets better.
512
00:22:29,481 --> 00:22:30,916
But you know what
we're not doing?
513
00:22:30,982 --> 00:22:33,018
-What's that?
-We're not going to fix
514
00:22:33,085 --> 00:22:34,586
all of this tonight.
Victor hit us,
515
00:22:34,653 --> 00:22:37,656
and he hit us hard...
but we're still standing.
516
00:22:37,723 --> 00:22:39,391
Yeah. We're not gonna
lie down either,
517
00:22:39,458 --> 00:22:41,927
especially not for a swine
like Victor Newman.
518
00:22:41,993 --> 00:22:43,962
Swine, mom?
519
00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:45,664
Well, I...
520
00:22:45,731 --> 00:22:47,466
If the hooves fit...
521
00:22:47,532 --> 00:22:49,334
-[laughter]
-Good for you.
522
00:22:49,401 --> 00:22:51,236
-That felt good.
-That did feel good.
523
00:22:51,303 --> 00:22:52,571
-Yeah.
-I guess if you can't laugh
524
00:22:52,637 --> 00:22:55,073
at your impending disaster,
when can you?
525
00:22:55,140 --> 00:22:57,576
You know what we are forgetting?
526
00:22:57,642 --> 00:23:01,046
The Abbotts
scored a big win tonight.
527
00:23:01,113 --> 00:23:03,014
Here's to Abbott Communications!
528
00:23:03,081 --> 00:23:06,485
-Ah, to Abbott Communications.
-To Abbott Communications.
529
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:17,562
Oh, my God, I feel--I feel like
I'm being interrogated here.
530
00:23:17,629 --> 00:23:19,498
-Like it--
-I'm sorry, Mom, but you know,
531
00:23:19,564 --> 00:23:21,466
sometimes trying to dig
the truth out of you
532
00:23:21,533 --> 00:23:23,468
feels like I'm trying to nail
Jell-O to a tree.
533
00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:24,903
It's just sliding off
534
00:23:24,970 --> 00:23:27,072
-in giant blobs.
-That's a ridiculous image.
535
00:23:27,139 --> 00:23:29,674
Why is this question
so hard for you?
536
00:23:29,741 --> 00:23:31,510
My interest in Jabot
begins and ends
537
00:23:31,576 --> 00:23:33,712
with how it affects
your sister--that's it.
538
00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:36,348
-End of story.
-Okay, so if, in a few days
539
00:23:36,414 --> 00:23:38,550
or a week from now
I learn differently,
540
00:23:38,617 --> 00:23:40,418
that means you are lying to me
right now.
541
00:23:40,485 --> 00:23:43,288
Oh, my God, why do you
keep on going on with this?
542
00:23:43,355 --> 00:23:46,258
Because I've seen this movie,
and I know there's more to it.
543
00:23:46,324 --> 00:23:47,993
And the fact that
you are trying so hard
544
00:23:48,059 --> 00:23:49,828
to avoid giving me
a straight answer lets me know
545
00:23:49,895 --> 00:23:51,363
-that I'm on to something.
-Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
546
00:23:51,429 --> 00:23:53,498
You're on my list.
You're on my list right now
547
00:23:53,565 --> 00:23:54,933
of people I don't wanna talk to.
548
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:56,902
-Don't--don't do this.
-Okay? No! Don't do what?
549
00:23:56,968 --> 00:23:58,837
-Don't do what?
-Don't just leave
550
00:23:58,904 --> 00:24:00,605
when you don't wanna
answer my questions.
551
00:24:00,672 --> 00:24:03,141
That's not what I'm doing.
And you have ruined
552
00:24:03,208 --> 00:24:06,545
a really fun...time for two
553
00:24:06,611 --> 00:24:08,380
with your bullying of me.
554
00:24:08,446 --> 00:24:10,348
Well, technically,
it was a fun time for three,
555
00:24:10,415 --> 00:24:12,651
-when Tessa was--
-No, it was a fun time for two.
556
00:24:12,717 --> 00:24:14,352
But you ruined it
with your accusations.
557
00:24:14,419 --> 00:24:16,321
I've had enough of this.
I don't wanna answer
558
00:24:16,388 --> 00:24:18,824
these questions anymore.
Have a good evening.
559
00:24:25,864 --> 00:24:28,733
Oh, she's so guilty.
560
00:24:34,372 --> 00:24:36,608
How did the Jabot news
go over at the party?
561
00:24:36,675 --> 00:24:38,510
Oh, everyone was very surprised.
562
00:24:38,577 --> 00:24:40,879
Including myself,
as we discussed.
563
00:24:40,946 --> 00:24:44,850
A few people even congratulated
us on getting the story.
564
00:24:44,916 --> 00:24:47,686
What was Jack's reaction?
565
00:24:47,752 --> 00:24:49,554
Jack didn't say much.
566
00:24:49,621 --> 00:24:52,757
-Did he...seem upset?
-Yeah.
567
00:24:52,824 --> 00:24:54,259
Yeah. He sure did.
568
00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:56,194
He was getting hit with
all these questions, you know,
569
00:24:56,261 --> 00:24:58,196
what just happened,
what this was all about.
570
00:24:58,263 --> 00:25:00,332
He and Diane
just left in a hurry.
571
00:25:00,398 --> 00:25:02,133
I think Billy would have, too,
572
00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,002
if it wasn't his party,
you know?
573
00:25:04,069 --> 00:25:06,838
And Sally's big night.
574
00:25:06,905 --> 00:25:08,740
He actually gave Sally
a lot of credit
575
00:25:08,807 --> 00:25:11,276
for her leadership.
He...he let her shine.
576
00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:13,178
Well, smart man.
577
00:25:13,245 --> 00:25:15,714
His leadership being what it is.
578
00:25:15,780 --> 00:25:17,482
But, no, Billy was probably
pouting
579
00:25:17,549 --> 00:25:20,485
because our news story
stole all of his thunder.
580
00:25:20,552 --> 00:25:22,587
Well, I mean, not actually
all his thunder.
581
00:25:22,654 --> 00:25:24,222
Sally and Billy did a great job
582
00:25:24,289 --> 00:25:25,757
presenting their product
tonight.
583
00:25:25,824 --> 00:25:27,225
People were impressed.
584
00:25:27,292 --> 00:25:29,060
I'd say the launch
was a success.
585
00:25:29,127 --> 00:25:31,329
Let me tell you something
about Billy Boy Abbott.
586
00:25:33,398 --> 00:25:35,400
His venture...
587
00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:36,968
as all of his ventures,
588
00:25:37,035 --> 00:25:39,471
will go down in flames,
all right?
589
00:25:40,672 --> 00:25:44,643
And then he and his brother Jack
can watch whatever they own
590
00:25:44,709 --> 00:25:47,045
die a slow death.
591
00:25:50,315 --> 00:25:53,184
Hi, Billy. Are you here
to join the wake?
592
00:25:53,251 --> 00:25:55,620
Yeah. So?
593
00:25:55,687 --> 00:25:57,956
Do we know how Victor found out
about our plan for Jabot?
594
00:25:58,023 --> 00:25:59,724
Well, that is
the billion-dollar question
595
00:25:59,791 --> 00:26:01,493
we have been asking ourselves.
596
00:26:01,559 --> 00:26:03,428
-Have we?
-Kyle and I discussed it
597
00:26:03,495 --> 00:26:04,796
when you were on the phone.
598
00:26:04,863 --> 00:26:06,665
Kyle is worried we have a mole.
599
00:26:06,731 --> 00:26:09,000
And what did you tell him?
600
00:26:09,067 --> 00:26:10,702
-Diane--
-No, Jack.
601
00:26:10,769 --> 00:26:12,270
We need to consider it.
602
00:26:12,337 --> 00:26:14,172
You know exactly
who could have told Victor.
603
00:26:14,239 --> 00:26:15,840
She is not the one
who told him.
604
00:26:15,907 --> 00:26:17,742
-[scoffs]
-BILLY: She?
605
00:26:17,809 --> 00:26:19,544
Care to fill me in?
606
00:26:19,611 --> 00:26:22,147
Yeah, Jack, please. Fill him in.
607
00:26:22,213 --> 00:26:25,150
I shared our plans
to protect Jabot with Nikki.
608
00:26:25,216 --> 00:26:27,252
She is on our side.
she does not want Victor
609
00:26:27,319 --> 00:26:30,322
using that AI program
any more than we do.
610
00:26:30,388 --> 00:26:31,923
I swear on my life.
611
00:26:31,990 --> 00:26:34,392
Well, you've put your life
on the line for Nikki before.
612
00:26:34,459 --> 00:26:36,761
That's why I know
she didn't tell him.
613
00:26:36,828 --> 00:26:39,264
-Do you believe this?
-I do believe this.
614
00:26:39,331 --> 00:26:41,266
Jack and Nikki,
they have a special bond.
615
00:26:41,333 --> 00:26:43,234
What, stronger than hers
to Victor?
616
00:26:43,301 --> 00:26:45,070
It's different, Diane,
but it's just as deep.
617
00:26:45,136 --> 00:26:47,939
O-okay, Billy,
so you think it's wise
618
00:26:48,006 --> 00:26:49,607
that Jack told Victor's wife,
619
00:26:49,674 --> 00:26:52,210
the man whose attack
we're trying to avoid
620
00:26:52,277 --> 00:26:54,846
by shutting down our company,
that that was our plan?
621
00:26:54,913 --> 00:26:56,881
I didn't say it was wise.
I said I understand it.
622
00:26:56,948 --> 00:26:59,617
And then shortly after Jack
confided in Nikki, right,
623
00:26:59,684 --> 00:27:01,386
Newman Media breaks the news
624
00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:03,488
that Jabot is quietly
shedding divisions
625
00:27:03,555 --> 00:27:05,790
-and transferring assets.
-I know it sounds bad.
626
00:27:05,857 --> 00:27:08,093
Jack, I can't believe
you didn't see it the second--
627
00:27:08,159 --> 00:27:09,861
You have to trust me on this!
628
00:27:09,928 --> 00:27:12,364
I know for a fact, in my bones,
629
00:27:12,430 --> 00:27:14,265
Nikki did not tell him.
630
00:27:14,332 --> 00:27:16,201
She is not the source.
631
00:27:17,335 --> 00:27:19,371
Look, she would not
betray me like this.
632
00:27:19,437 --> 00:27:21,506
And in a million years,
I would never have told her
633
00:27:21,573 --> 00:27:24,509
if I thought she would.
There was too much at stake.
634
00:27:24,576 --> 00:27:27,078
Look, I don't think it was
a good idea that you told Nikki,
635
00:27:27,145 --> 00:27:29,114
but, Jack, you're telling me
that you trust her,
636
00:27:29,180 --> 00:27:31,149
then I trust your judgment,
but ultimately, right now,
637
00:27:31,216 --> 00:27:33,084
it doesn't matter
how Victor found out.
638
00:27:33,151 --> 00:27:35,286
-This is happening.
-You're right.
639
00:27:35,353 --> 00:27:38,423
The damage is done.
That's why Kyle and Diane and I
640
00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:40,625
have been weighing
a lot of lousy options.
641
00:27:40,692 --> 00:27:42,694
I'm sorry that this is
happening.
642
00:27:42,761 --> 00:27:45,163
I'm sorry this all came out
during your launch party.
643
00:27:45,230 --> 00:27:47,132
Diane and I both thought
that you and Sally
644
00:27:47,198 --> 00:27:49,234
did a bang-up job
presenting yourselves.
645
00:27:49,300 --> 00:27:51,202
Well, I appreciate that.
646
00:27:51,269 --> 00:27:52,704
But we all know right now
647
00:27:52,771 --> 00:27:55,240
Victor putting out this news
today is not an accident.
648
00:27:55,306 --> 00:27:57,809
Nothing Victor ever does
is an accident.
649
00:27:57,876 --> 00:28:01,312
To me, it feels like
the old man is scrambling.
650
00:28:01,379 --> 00:28:02,814
How do you figure that?
651
00:28:02,881 --> 00:28:04,382
Because I think he was
caught off guard
652
00:28:04,449 --> 00:28:07,018
by the bold move
to take Jabot offline.
653
00:28:07,085 --> 00:28:09,821
You know him--he likes to take
his time to make his move.
654
00:28:09,888 --> 00:28:12,023
He likes to be methodical.
He didn't have time
655
00:28:12,090 --> 00:28:13,858
to do that this time, so...
656
00:28:15,326 --> 00:28:17,695
He panicked.
And he had to move fast.
657
00:28:18,863 --> 00:28:21,099
Look, I was looking at all
the press that was out there
658
00:28:21,166 --> 00:28:22,834
from Newman Media
and it's crap, okay?
659
00:28:22,901 --> 00:28:25,336
It's exaggerated.
Most of it is outright lies,
660
00:28:25,403 --> 00:28:28,740
and it's sloppy, so this
is our opportunity to spin it.
661
00:28:28,807 --> 00:28:31,342
We own it. We tell everyone
exactly what it was.
662
00:28:31,409 --> 00:28:34,245
It's a hit piece
by the maniac himself.
663
00:28:34,312 --> 00:28:36,614
People will trust us, okay?
They'll be on our side.
664
00:28:36,681 --> 00:28:39,217
And Jack, maybe, just maybe,
665
00:28:39,284 --> 00:28:41,853
your plan might work.
666
00:28:45,056 --> 00:28:47,325
By the way, I totally forgot
to compliment both of you
667
00:28:47,392 --> 00:28:49,727
on your vintage outfits.
668
00:28:49,794 --> 00:28:51,496
-Thank you, Victor.
-Wow!
669
00:28:51,563 --> 00:28:54,299
Yeah. At first I thought this
costume idea was kind of dumb,
670
00:28:54,365 --> 00:28:56,801
but it was actually kind of fun,
wasn't it?
671
00:28:56,868 --> 00:28:58,303
Oh, is that a compliment
to Billy
672
00:28:58,369 --> 00:28:59,938
-that you're sneaking in there?
-Oh, come on.
673
00:29:00,004 --> 00:29:02,941
I'm sure it was Sally's idea
to do the theme party.
674
00:29:03,007 --> 00:29:05,977
Anyway, I'm very sorry that
I pulled both of you away from
675
00:29:06,044 --> 00:29:08,813
what probably would have been
a delightful evening
676
00:29:08,880 --> 00:29:10,548
with all this news.
677
00:29:10,615 --> 00:29:12,617
Why don't you go home,
see Connor,
678
00:29:12,684 --> 00:29:14,352
and forget about it, all right?
679
00:29:14,419 --> 00:29:16,054
We should text Connor
that we're on our way.
680
00:29:16,121 --> 00:29:17,288
-Oh, no, I already did.
-Oh.
681
00:29:17,355 --> 00:29:20,492
He didn't go to the
Walnut Grove winter dance?
682
00:29:20,558 --> 00:29:24,195
No, he, uh, decided to back out
at the last minute.
683
00:29:24,262 --> 00:29:25,897
Oh. Everything all right?
684
00:29:25,964 --> 00:29:28,266
He's had a minor setback
with the new doctor,
685
00:29:28,333 --> 00:29:30,602
but it's--it's all good.
He's gonna be fine.
686
00:29:30,668 --> 00:29:33,138
All right.
Thank you for coming by,
687
00:29:33,204 --> 00:29:35,773
and you both look great.
Have a nice evening.
688
00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,009
-Bye, Victor.
-Bye, Chelsea.
689
00:29:38,076 --> 00:29:40,111
-Good night.
-Bye.
690
00:29:48,419 --> 00:29:50,021
I-I don't know, Billy.
691
00:29:50,088 --> 00:29:52,790
Our PR team suggested
that we take the high road
692
00:29:52,857 --> 00:29:54,425
and that we stick
to the messaging
693
00:29:54,492 --> 00:29:57,262
that this is just part of
a restructuring for Jabot.
694
00:29:57,328 --> 00:29:59,764
You know, if we start accusing
Victor of slinging mud,
695
00:29:59,831 --> 00:30:02,367
then it becomes a game
of he said, he said.
696
00:30:02,433 --> 00:30:04,669
She's right. He just drags us
down in the mud with him.
697
00:30:04,736 --> 00:30:06,171
We release it from
a third-party outlet.
698
00:30:06,237 --> 00:30:07,472
It doesn't have to come from us.
699
00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:09,507
I wish I was as optimistic
as you are.
700
00:30:09,574 --> 00:30:12,844
Believe me, this horse is
out of the barn with this story.
701
00:30:12,911 --> 00:30:15,380
Sally and I were looking at
some of the headlines.
702
00:30:15,446 --> 00:30:17,315
Yeah. I stopped looking.
703
00:30:17,382 --> 00:30:18,883
Well, that's smart.
704
00:30:18,950 --> 00:30:21,452
I mean, we could simply hope
this blows over, but...
705
00:30:21,519 --> 00:30:23,988
Well, not with Victor
cracking the whip.
706
00:30:24,055 --> 00:30:25,823
We also talked about
releasing something
707
00:30:25,890 --> 00:30:27,325
from the Abbott Communications
platform
708
00:30:27,392 --> 00:30:28,793
to try and set the record
straight.
709
00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:30,261
I think that would be a mistake.
710
00:30:30,328 --> 00:30:32,330
-We came to the same conclusion.
-You'll come off biased, Billy.
711
00:30:32,397 --> 00:30:34,499
You do not wanna introduce
yourself to the world with--
712
00:30:34,566 --> 00:30:36,834
Jack, we agree.
It's not the right thing to do.
713
00:30:36,901 --> 00:30:39,270
I'm sorry.
It's been a bit of a night.
714
00:30:39,337 --> 00:30:40,772
-Understood.
-Yeah, ten minutes ago,
715
00:30:40,838 --> 00:30:42,473
we were all laughing.
716
00:30:42,540 --> 00:30:45,210
Gallows humor.
717
00:30:47,145 --> 00:30:48,780
What do you need from me?
718
00:30:48,846 --> 00:30:50,081
What can I do to help?
719
00:30:50,148 --> 00:30:52,083
I keep knocking this around
again and again.
720
00:30:52,150 --> 00:30:54,152
I can only come up with
one answer.
721
00:30:54,219 --> 00:30:56,721
We have to get this program
away from Victor
722
00:30:56,788 --> 00:30:59,023
and destroy it--
it's the only way
723
00:30:59,090 --> 00:31:01,759
we can eliminate his threat
once and for all.
724
00:31:05,129 --> 00:31:06,598
Send her in.
725
00:31:14,439 --> 00:31:16,975
You wanna tell me what you did
and what you're up to?
726
00:31:17,041 --> 00:31:19,577
Phyllis, what makes you think
that I'm up to something?
727
00:31:22,113 --> 00:31:25,416
Did you put out
that hit piece on Jabot?
728
00:31:25,483 --> 00:31:27,385
Did you...did you do it?
729
00:31:27,452 --> 00:31:30,355
Well, we're reporting
the news, that's all.
730
00:31:30,421 --> 00:31:32,290
Is it true?
731
00:31:32,357 --> 00:31:33,958
Is Jabot tanking?
732
00:31:34,025 --> 00:31:35,827
Why don't you ask Jack Abbott?
733
00:31:35,893 --> 00:31:38,029
Not that he will
tell you the truth.
734
00:31:39,697 --> 00:31:41,633
Oh, my God, it's true.
735
00:31:41,699 --> 00:31:43,868
Jabot's going under.
736
00:31:43,935 --> 00:31:45,637
Seems like that, yeah.
737
00:31:45,703 --> 00:31:48,039
That wasn't our deal.
738
00:31:48,106 --> 00:31:50,975
That wasn't our deal.
I gave you that AI program,
739
00:31:51,042 --> 00:31:53,211
and in turn, you were gonna
give me Jabot.
740
00:31:53,278 --> 00:31:56,614
Well, what I didn't reckon with
is that
741
00:31:56,681 --> 00:31:59,284
Jack would pull Jabot offline,
you know?
742
00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:02,053
What was I supposed to do?
743
00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:05,290
Oh, my God, if that company
is completely destroyed,
744
00:32:05,356 --> 00:32:08,860
there's nothing for me to run,
victor.
745
00:32:11,229 --> 00:32:13,731
That was your plan
from the beginning, wasn't it?
746
00:32:13,798 --> 00:32:16,334
Oh, my God, I'm so stupid.
747
00:32:16,401 --> 00:32:18,936
I'm so stupid
to think that you...
748
00:32:19,003 --> 00:32:20,471
you would keep your word.
749
00:32:20,538 --> 00:32:22,507
I'm such an idiot.
I'm such an idiot.
750
00:32:22,573 --> 00:32:26,344
I stole the AI program
and I gave it to you.
751
00:32:26,411 --> 00:32:29,714
I gave it to you to use
as leverage against Jack Abbott.
752
00:32:29,781 --> 00:32:32,350
But instead, you used it
to destroy his company
753
00:32:32,417 --> 00:32:34,285
and destroy him.
754
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:36,788
Oh, my God.
755
00:32:36,854 --> 00:32:39,457
You don't need the program
anymore, do you?
756
00:32:40,925 --> 00:32:43,094
That means you don't need me.
757
00:32:44,195 --> 00:32:46,931
Are you shutting me out?
Are you?
758
00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:51,169
Yes, in a perfect world,
759
00:32:51,235 --> 00:32:52,937
we find the program
and we kill it.
760
00:32:53,004 --> 00:32:55,006
But here's a needle,
and there's a haystack.
761
00:32:55,073 --> 00:32:56,641
I didn't say
it was gonna be easy.
762
00:32:56,708 --> 00:32:58,576
I just think it is
the one place
763
00:32:58,643 --> 00:33:00,478
we need to be focusing
our resources.
764
00:33:00,545 --> 00:33:02,246
DIANE: All right, well,
Kyle and I will get together
765
00:33:02,313 --> 00:33:05,116
with the tech team, and we will
see what we can come up with.
766
00:33:05,183 --> 00:33:06,918
Hold on. Before you do that,
there might be a better way.
767
00:33:06,984 --> 00:33:08,519
To find the program?
768
00:33:08,586 --> 00:33:11,389
We go straight to the source.
769
00:33:11,456 --> 00:33:14,659
To the person who stole the AI
software in the first place.
770
00:33:15,993 --> 00:33:18,696
Phyllis?
771
00:33:24,502 --> 00:33:26,904
Hey, did you see the news
about Jabot?
772
00:33:28,406 --> 00:33:31,008
Yeah, no, it was a shocker
for everyone here too.
773
00:33:32,910 --> 00:33:34,545
[sighs] I don't know, Summer.
774
00:33:34,612 --> 00:33:37,515
I would talk to Jack directly
about that, you know,
775
00:33:37,582 --> 00:33:40,485
ask him what it means
long-term for Marchetti.
776
00:33:40,551 --> 00:33:42,587
Might not have any answers
for you, but, you know,
777
00:33:42,653 --> 00:33:44,422
at least it'll get the ball
rolling.
778
00:33:45,590 --> 00:33:47,825
Yeah, I talked to Mom.
779
00:33:47,892 --> 00:33:49,827
Something's definitely up
with her.
780
00:33:50,795 --> 00:33:53,865
[snorts] I don't know.
But if I had to guess,
781
00:33:53,931 --> 00:33:56,100
I'd say she's right
smack in the middle
782
00:33:56,167 --> 00:33:58,536
of this mess with Jabot.
783
00:33:58,603 --> 00:34:01,773
No, she didn't tell me, Summer.
784
00:34:01,839 --> 00:34:04,909
But you and I both know if
she's trying to hide something,
785
00:34:04,976 --> 00:34:06,644
it's never good.
786
00:34:08,079 --> 00:34:10,782
Whoa, whoa, whoa, Phyllis,
relax, relax.
787
00:34:10,848 --> 00:34:13,651
Everything is going well.
Everything is under control.
788
00:34:13,718 --> 00:34:15,453
No. We made a deal.
789
00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:18,523
We made a deal
that I would get Jabot.
790
00:34:18,589 --> 00:34:21,993
That's what I was counting on
you delivering to me.
791
00:34:22,059 --> 00:34:24,262
Is that still on or what?
I'm not leaving here.
792
00:34:24,328 --> 00:34:27,165
I'm not leaving here
until I get an answer.
793
00:34:27,231 --> 00:34:29,734
Why would you assume that
Phyllis would want to help us?
794
00:34:29,801 --> 00:34:31,836
She won't even admit
that she took the software.
795
00:34:31,903 --> 00:34:33,805
We would have to offer her
something big,
796
00:34:33,871 --> 00:34:35,373
something
that she really wants.
797
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:36,841
Oh, well, good luck with that.
798
00:34:36,908 --> 00:34:38,609
Victor probably already
promised her the moon.
799
00:34:38,676 --> 00:34:40,378
And you guys,
we're ignoring the fact
800
00:34:40,445 --> 00:34:42,914
that she might be even more
untrustworthy that he is.
801
00:34:42,980 --> 00:34:45,349
Phyllis has no love for Victor.
Let's be clear about that.
802
00:34:45,416 --> 00:34:47,585
And she maybe has
even less love for me.
803
00:34:47,652 --> 00:34:49,187
This isn't about love.
804
00:34:49,253 --> 00:34:50,721
It's not about loyalty.
805
00:34:50,788 --> 00:34:52,657
Right. Because she's only
loyal to herself.
806
00:34:52,723 --> 00:34:55,026
Exactly. And that's what
we exploit.
807
00:34:55,092 --> 00:34:57,261
-How?
-Diane, you just said it.
808
00:34:57,328 --> 00:34:58,863
She only cares about herself.
809
00:34:58,930 --> 00:35:00,465
If we offer her something big,
810
00:35:00,531 --> 00:35:02,266
something that she truly,
really, really wants,
811
00:35:02,333 --> 00:35:04,035
then she'll have no problem
going to Victor,
812
00:35:04,101 --> 00:35:06,704
double-crossing him,
stealing the software from him,
813
00:35:06,771 --> 00:35:07,939
and giving it back to us.
814
00:35:08,005 --> 00:35:09,740
I agree with all of that.
815
00:35:09,807 --> 00:35:11,642
All right, well, that would
also be assuming
816
00:35:11,709 --> 00:35:14,312
that she'd be willing to risk
Victor's wrath.
817
00:35:14,378 --> 00:35:16,481
JACK:
One thing we know about Phyllis.
818
00:35:16,547 --> 00:35:19,450
She is not easily scared.
819
00:35:19,517 --> 00:35:22,453
Do you think
she'd come over to our side?
820
00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:26,457
Phyllis, please, don't get
all worked up, all right?
821
00:35:26,524 --> 00:35:29,026
You'll get what I promised you.
822
00:35:29,093 --> 00:35:30,928
-You have my word.
-Oh, your word?
823
00:35:32,029 --> 00:35:33,631
You've given me your word
before,
824
00:35:33,698 --> 00:35:35,299
and I was left with nothing.
825
00:35:35,366 --> 00:35:37,568
I deserve the truth.
826
00:35:37,635 --> 00:35:40,571
After everything I've gone
through because of you,
827
00:35:40,638 --> 00:35:42,974
I deserve the truth, Victor.
828
00:35:45,009 --> 00:35:47,311
Are you reneging
on our agreement?
829
00:35:47,378 --> 00:35:49,614
Are you screwing me over?
830
00:35:51,449 --> 00:35:53,618
BILLY: I don't know if
Phyllis will come to our side.
831
00:35:53,684 --> 00:35:55,353
I would hope that she would,
but honestly,
832
00:35:55,419 --> 00:35:57,021
I don't know
if I'm the right person
833
00:35:57,088 --> 00:35:59,190
to talk to her about that--we're
not really seeing eye-to-eye.
834
00:35:59,257 --> 00:36:01,459
I honestly think
you're a better choice.
835
00:36:01,526 --> 00:36:03,060
I was particularly
unfriendly with her
836
00:36:03,127 --> 00:36:04,729
when she came up to me
at the party tonight.
837
00:36:04,795 --> 00:36:07,164
Just because you were blindsided
by the Newman Media story, Jack.
838
00:36:07,231 --> 00:36:09,267
-She'll forgive you for that.
-No, th-there...
839
00:36:09,333 --> 00:36:11,669
things have been bad between us
for some time.
840
00:36:11,736 --> 00:36:14,005
Well, please don't look at me.
841
00:36:14,071 --> 00:36:16,274
Well, someone has to do this.
842
00:36:20,144 --> 00:36:21,846
Fine.
843
00:36:21,913 --> 00:36:24,382
Let me see what I can do.
844
00:36:24,448 --> 00:36:26,551
And what are we prepared
to offer her?
845
00:36:26,617 --> 00:36:28,653
At this point...
846
00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:30,855
just about anything.
847
00:36:50,975 --> 00:36:53,711
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