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As many of you already know,
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Jabot has paused
our normal operations.
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We have suspended
a part of our online presence
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and are now reorganizing
several of our departments
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in an effort
to better serve our customers.
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I wanna emphasize, though,
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that this pause is temporary.
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We will be back up and running
in the very near future.
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Jabot is a family company.
Always has been.
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And in that spirit,
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we have always thought of
our customers and our employees
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as an extension of that family.
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To that end,
throughout this holiday season,
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we fully intend to honor
all our commitments to our staff
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and ask our customers
to be patient
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during this
internal restructuring.
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Thank you for your time.
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Thank you for your
continued support of Jabot
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and Jabot products.
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[sighs] Oh, long on promises.
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Short on details.
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Maybe this'll buy us enough time
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to head off Victor's
next attack.
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Victor, uh, this is the third
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message I have left for you.
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I'm starting to get
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very, very angry.
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I don't like being used.
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I don't like being ignored.
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I came through
on my end of the deal.
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Now you come through
on yours, please.
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Call me back.
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Let me guess.
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Victor stiffing you on the deal
you made with him?
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♪♪
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Summer, hi. It's Kyle.
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I wanna let you know
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that the plane-full
of Christmas presents
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arrived for Harrison,
so thanks for that.
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I know you miss him.
He misses you too.
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But he'll be thrilled
with everything you got him.
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Hey, um...
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there's...something I need to
talk to you about
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when you have a few minutes.
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I don't know how up to speed
you are
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with everything that's been
happening at Jabot but, um...
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it's serious, and I don't know
how it'll affect Marchetti
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moving forward.
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Victor is coming after us. Hard.
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And the family's
dealing with it,
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but I really think
it would make a difference
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to have you more involved.
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Anyway, um, call me back
when you get this.
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Thanks. Bye.
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Did you get ahold of Summer?
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I just left her a message.
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Well, I think it's a good idea
that your father had
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to get her involved,
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but it's a shot in the dark
that it'll do any good.
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Summer is Victor's
granddaughter.
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Her company is directly affected
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by his attacks.
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-She's already involved.
-Yes.
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But to enlist her
to get Victor to ease up?
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I'm also going to suggest
she talk to Phyllis
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about getting her help.
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Ah, yes, to get her to steal
that AI program back.
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Counting on Phyllis--
another shot in the dark.
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Mom, a couple shots in the dark
are better than no shot at all.
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You know, sometimes I wonder if
that's where we are right now--
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with no shot at all!
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And did you get the statement?
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Okay. I want that immediately
circulated
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to every press outlet
on your list.
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Yeah, including Newman Media.
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No. Victor thinks he's got us
behind the eight ball.
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This is our first chance
to get out ahead of this story.
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No, we gotta blanket this thing.
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Be positive and--and strong.
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Here is the message.
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This is a bold move
to strengthen the company.
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We are not hiding.
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I want you and the rest of
the press department
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to carry this message forward.
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-Exactly.
-[chatter, laughter]
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-CHELSEA: Thank God.
-JACK: Thanks.
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-Good morning, Jack.
-Merry Christmas.
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Seriously?
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You have the gall
to wish me a merry Christmas
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after what you and Victor
are trying to do
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to my family's business?
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Jack, I'm sorry, okay?
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I knew you would be upset, but--
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Upset does not begin to describe
what I am feeling right now.
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How could you? How could you,
in good conscience,
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release those reports on Jabot
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knowing why we did what we did?
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Not to mention
who's responsible.
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I thought we were friends, Adam.
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-We are not dead yet, Mom.
-No, I-I know we're not.
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I just--I woke up this morning
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with this sense
of impending doom.
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And of course, I can't let
your father see that,
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not when he's so determined
that we can beat this
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and he's out there rallying
the troops.
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He's coming at this
from all sides.
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-I appreciate that.
-Thanks.
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Dad asked me about
another strategy.
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Oh?
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He asked me
to suggest to Claire
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to put pressure on Victor
to get him to stop.
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I thought about it,
but I'm not going to.
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No. That would have been tricky.
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Right? Things are complicated
enough without throwing that
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into the mix, and she
might think I was using her.
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Well, and you would be,
except for a very good reason.
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No, no. I think it was smart
not to involve her,
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and your dad will understand.
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-Where is he anyway?
-I saw him earlier.
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He was getting ready to record
his rah-rah speech
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to the press and the staff.
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-How did he seem to you?
-Locked and loaded.
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-Ready to fight.
-Well, that's your dad.
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When he gets hit,
he gets back up.
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I wish I could share
his confidence
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that we can turn things around.
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But when Phyllis Summers
is one of our strategies,
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it's really hard for me
to get there.
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Phyllis can steal the software.
She's done it before.
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Yes. So we assume.
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But then even if she agrees
to steal it back,
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then what happens to it
afterwards?
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We could promise her the moon,
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but that doesn't mean there's
not someone else out there
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-who could promise her more.
-Victor?
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Or someone worse,
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-if that's possible.
-That's why I think
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it's important
to get Summer involved.
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Phyllis loves her kids.
I know that much.
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Uh, but Phyllis loves herself
more.
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That's what it all
comes down to.
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At the end of the day,
Phyllis looks out for herself
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first and foremost.
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So I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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It's just really hard for me
to get excited
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about betting our future on her.
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Wow. You think you have this
all figured out,
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-don't you, Billy?
-I think I'm getting there.
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You know what,
for your information, what I do
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and who I do it with
is none of your damn business,
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and second, I'm so tired
of everyone thinking
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that I'm doing secret deals
with Victor Newman.
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So...if you'll excuse me.
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Seriously? You're gonna
stop me from leaving?
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So what did he offer you?
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Cush job at Newman Enterprises?
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Your own company?
Your own version of Vibrante?
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It didn't work out for Audra,
did it?
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No, it didn't. I'm not Audra.
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No, no, you are not.
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But you could end up
in the same place.
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Jobless, friendless, helpless.
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I don't want that for you.
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You're smart enough to know
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when Victor's playing you,
Phyllis.
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Are you gonna let me know
when this lecture is over
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-so I don't die of boredom?
-Did you honestly think
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that you would steal
the AI program for Victor
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and then he wouldn't
screw you over?
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What's the expression?
Fool me once,
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fool me twice, fool me 12 times,
then who's the fool?
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Okay. I'm done with
this conversation.
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Phyllis, you've been had.
Phyllis.
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You know it's true, okay?
You can deny it all you want.
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Phyllis, wait.
Phyllis, please wait.
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Look, I know how this feels,
okay?
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I've been there
many, many times.
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Victor treats you
like a disposable rag.
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He wrings out every last
drop outta you
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and then he throws you away.
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I'm here to offer you a deal.
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One that you can actually trust.
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One you can count on.
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What kind of deal?
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Have you ever heard
the expression
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"generational wealth"?
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That's the kinda deal
I'm talking about.
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Jack, I understand
that you are upset, okay?
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I would be too
if I was in your situation.
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But we have an obligation
to report the news,
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and I'm sorry to say
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what's going on with
Jabot right now is news.
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Wow, you have been listening
to Victor's BS long enough,
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you might actually believe that.
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-I do believe it.
-Was there any part of the story
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we didn't get right?
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Because Jabot
has been hiding assets
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and pulling the plug
on divisions.
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Yes. And all of that adds up
to a business that's in trouble,
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so you can try to spin it
any way you want,
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-but those are just the facts.
-You wouldn't know a fact
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if it came up
and bit you in the ass.
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-Jack, come on.
-Both of you know
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why we had to do what we did.
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My family's company
is under attack
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by the head of your family,
and you, Adam,
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as CEO of Newman Media,
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are just the tip of the spear.
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Well, I'm sorry
you feel that way.
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That's it?
That's all you have to say?
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That's some lame apology.
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How long have you and I
been friends, Adam?
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A long time.
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Which is why you should know
this isn't personal.
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[groans] Ohh.
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When you went back
to Newman Media the second time,
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you told me
one of the conditions
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was that you would not be used
as Victor's battering ram
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against me--
what happened to that?
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I know you wanna pretend
this is business as usual.
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You and I both know everything
with Victor is personal.
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This is no different.
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This is a stab in the back
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from a friend, Adam,
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and I will never
forgive you for this.
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Has it ever occurred to you
that these attacks affect
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more than just me and my family?
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There are hundreds
of Jabot employees
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that could well lose their jobs
right before the holiday.
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They won't be able to afford
the gifts they just bought.
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They can't enjoy their time
with their family
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with unemployment
hanging over their heads,
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and yet here you are,
out enjoying a shopping spree,
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filling your bags.
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Well, there's your
merry Christmas.
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Jack, I don't take any great
pleasure in any of this.
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Then do something about it.
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It's not too late.
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You have always made an issue
of wanting to be your own man,
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of getting out
from under Victor's shadow,
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so prove it!
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Write a retraction.
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Better than that--
write an apology.
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You can't expect Adam
to do that.
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Why not?
It is the right thing to do.
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You both know that.
That's what bothers me!
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You know that, and you
won't do anything about it
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'cause you're afraid of what
Victor might do to you.
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You might lose your titles.
You might lose your toys.
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Jack, that's not fair.
We have no ill will
251
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towards you or your company.
252
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And we certainly
weren't part of some plot
253
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to put people out of work
during the holidays.
254
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The story was--was--
255
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It's Victor's company.
We work for him.
256
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You don't have to.
257
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You've both proven yourself
in the outside world.
258
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You've both had successes.
Well, come to think of it,
259
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you've both done some shady
things in the past.
260
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I guess you've chosen what side
you're going to be on.
261
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Listen to me--don't take shots
at Chelsea.
262
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I'm the one
that published the story,
263
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not Chelsea, not Victor.
264
00:11:48,641 --> 00:11:51,610
So I'll give you a chance
to tell your side of the story.
265
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I'll set up an interview,
and you can have
266
00:11:53,345 --> 00:11:54,780
any reporter that you want,
Jack.
267
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Oh, you want a comment?
268
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[slaps leg] It's up to you.
269
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Go to hell!
There's your comment.
270
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I will burn Jabot down
to the ground myself
271
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rather than let Victor
destroy my father's company.
272
00:12:07,893 --> 00:12:09,428
You hear me?
273
00:12:09,495 --> 00:12:13,732
I will never, ever give
your father that satisfaction.
274
00:12:13,799 --> 00:12:16,869
Have a lovely holiday, you two.
275
00:12:27,179 --> 00:12:29,582
I know Phyllis
is not exactly trustworthy.
276
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-That's an understatement.
-But let's face it.
277
00:12:31,183 --> 00:12:33,119
We're running out of
good options.
278
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Desperate people
doing desperate things.
279
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At least by bringing Summer
to the mix,
280
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it'll make Phyllis think about
which side she wants to be on.
281
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Say what you want about her,
282
00:12:42,628 --> 00:12:44,563
but she always sides with
her kids.
283
00:12:44,630 --> 00:12:47,867
All right, so here's the plan.
We pull on Phyllis's conscience
284
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and her heart strings--assuming
she has either one of those.
285
00:12:51,070 --> 00:12:53,038
Phyllis has worked really hard
to get Summer and Daniel
286
00:12:53,105 --> 00:12:54,707
to trust her again--
it could work.
287
00:12:54,773 --> 00:12:56,642
-It could.
-But you don't think so?
288
00:12:56,709 --> 00:13:00,179
No, no. Here's the problem
with this whole theory, Kyle.
289
00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:03,115
Phyllis stole the AI program
and gave it to Victor.
290
00:13:03,182 --> 00:13:05,751
No matter what she says,
we can all agree on that, right?
291
00:13:05,818 --> 00:13:08,087
-Absolutely.
-Which means she's already
292
00:13:08,154 --> 00:13:10,456
extracted a king's ransom
from him.
293
00:13:10,523 --> 00:13:11,857
Okay, so we offer her more.
294
00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:14,126
A-and then what's Victor
going to do?
295
00:13:14,193 --> 00:13:16,128
What, is he gonna stand back
and applaud
296
00:13:16,195 --> 00:13:17,663
and say, "Well played"?
297
00:13:17,730 --> 00:13:20,065
No! He's gonna top
whatever we offered her
298
00:13:20,132 --> 00:13:22,201
because that's how much
he hates your father.
299
00:13:22,268 --> 00:13:24,737
And that would be
a win-win for Phyllis.
300
00:13:24,803 --> 00:13:26,672
Exactly. And you know what?
301
00:13:26,739 --> 00:13:30,442
I'm not buying this whole
motherly love angle either.
302
00:13:30,509 --> 00:13:33,579
When Phyllis agreed to do this
deed for Victor,
303
00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:36,549
she had to know that he would
immediately go after Jabot,
304
00:13:36,615 --> 00:13:39,518
and therefore, Marchetti
would be collateral damage.
305
00:13:39,585 --> 00:13:41,554
I mean, Phyllis is a hot mess,
306
00:13:41,620 --> 00:13:43,422
but she's not stupid.
307
00:13:43,489 --> 00:13:46,392
She had to know that
from the beginning.
308
00:13:46,458 --> 00:13:49,094
So where was her concern
for Summer then?
309
00:13:50,596 --> 00:13:52,631
All right, Billy,
what's your pitch?
310
00:13:54,366 --> 00:13:56,635
Can we get a table,
get a little privacy?
311
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Yeah.
312
00:14:06,345 --> 00:14:07,346
PHYLLIS: [sighs] Ohh.
313
00:14:07,413 --> 00:14:09,281
All right, make it fast.
314
00:14:09,348 --> 00:14:11,250
I have some business to do.
315
00:14:11,317 --> 00:14:13,719
That's right. You're waiting
for Victor to call you back.
316
00:14:13,786 --> 00:14:15,721
Okay, this conversation is over.
317
00:14:15,788 --> 00:14:17,957
I'll get straight to the point.
318
00:14:20,359 --> 00:14:23,562
Phyllis, I know that you stole
the AI program from Cane
319
00:14:23,629 --> 00:14:25,297
and you gave it to Victor.
320
00:14:25,364 --> 00:14:28,701
You don't have to deny it, okay?
I know it for fact.
321
00:14:29,568 --> 00:14:31,470
I also know, after hearing
the last few seconds
322
00:14:31,537 --> 00:14:33,105
of your conversation with Victor
323
00:14:33,172 --> 00:14:35,774
that he's reneging on the deal
you made with him.
324
00:14:35,841 --> 00:14:38,410
It's a lot of guessing
without anything to back it up.
325
00:14:38,477 --> 00:14:40,813
[chuckles] Well, let's just
pretend that I'm right
326
00:14:40,879 --> 00:14:43,215
and we'll see
where that gets us.
327
00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:46,452
Here's the deal.
328
00:14:46,518 --> 00:14:48,954
You stole the AI program
from Cane.
329
00:14:49,021 --> 00:14:52,758
I'm hoping you can
steal it back from Victor.
330
00:14:52,825 --> 00:14:55,694
As a bonus, you get to lay
a slap to the face of the man
331
00:14:55,761 --> 00:14:58,297
who screwed you over
many, many times.
332
00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:01,567
I'm not hearing an offer.
333
00:15:03,135 --> 00:15:06,238
What does generational wealth
really mean to you, Billy?
334
00:15:06,305 --> 00:15:08,474
It means
you can name your price.
335
00:15:08,540 --> 00:15:11,277
Pick the highest number
you want.
336
00:15:11,343 --> 00:15:14,046
It's a deal of a lifetime,
Phyllis.
337
00:15:14,947 --> 00:15:17,249
Don't screw it up.
338
00:15:27,993 --> 00:15:29,962
[sighs] You okay?
339
00:15:32,865 --> 00:15:35,768
I guess...[sighs] you know?
340
00:15:35,834 --> 00:15:38,137
What about you?
341
00:15:38,203 --> 00:15:40,973
That was not fun to hear.
342
00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,475
No, it wasn't.
343
00:15:43,542 --> 00:15:46,145
I've never seen Jack so angry.
344
00:15:46,211 --> 00:15:48,480
Yeah, but he did not
have the right
345
00:15:48,547 --> 00:15:51,283
to come after you like that.
I mean, you are the one
346
00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:53,485
who's been lobbying against
attacks like this.
347
00:15:53,552 --> 00:15:55,487
Yeah, but Jack
doesn't know that.
348
00:15:55,554 --> 00:15:56,889
Despite all my lobbying,
349
00:15:56,955 --> 00:15:59,358
my name's still all over
those stories too.
350
00:15:59,425 --> 00:16:00,793
I know.
351
00:16:00,859 --> 00:16:02,761
I mean, maybe I should have
told him that this was coming.
352
00:16:02,828 --> 00:16:04,563
I should have given him
a heads up.
353
00:16:04,630 --> 00:16:06,765
I don't think it would have
made a difference, Adam.
354
00:16:06,832 --> 00:16:09,368
The result would have been
the same.
355
00:16:09,435 --> 00:16:12,705
It's just this is what I've
always been afraid of, Chelsea.
356
00:16:12,771 --> 00:16:14,973
This is why I have always
pushed back against Victor
357
00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,676
when he's tried to drag me
into his rivalry with Jack,
358
00:16:17,743 --> 00:16:19,678
this vendetta that he's had.
359
00:16:19,745 --> 00:16:22,815
I thought that we were picking
the lesser of two evils
360
00:16:22,881 --> 00:16:24,817
by reporting on Jabot tanking.
361
00:16:24,883 --> 00:16:26,518
It wasn't gonna be
spreading lies.
362
00:16:26,585 --> 00:16:28,420
We were just gonna be
reporting on a story
363
00:16:28,487 --> 00:16:30,055
that Jack himself set in motion.
364
00:16:30,122 --> 00:16:32,291
Yeah. That's how I've been
trying to rationalize it too,
365
00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:33,659
but if that were the case,
366
00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:36,795
then why do we both feel
so awful about it?
367
00:16:36,862 --> 00:16:39,932
Well, I feel bad for Jack.
I really do.
368
00:16:39,998 --> 00:16:42,201
But I mean,
what choice do we have?
369
00:16:42,267 --> 00:16:44,903
We're not gonna control Victor,
what he wants or what he thinks.
370
00:16:44,970 --> 00:16:46,939
So all we can do
is report the news,
371
00:16:47,005 --> 00:16:49,441
and that's what we did.
372
00:16:49,508 --> 00:16:51,009
Adam...
373
00:16:51,076 --> 00:16:53,679
that's not entirely true.
374
00:16:53,746 --> 00:16:56,181
What do you mean?
375
00:16:56,248 --> 00:16:59,718
I mean, it's also news...
376
00:16:59,785 --> 00:17:03,622
that Victor was using
a very dangerous...
377
00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:05,657
probably illegal
software program
378
00:17:05,724 --> 00:17:09,194
to go after his enemies...
and we didn't report that.
379
00:17:10,028 --> 00:17:12,631
If we were really being fair
and unbiased here,
380
00:17:12,698 --> 00:17:14,566
we would have printed
the real story,
381
00:17:14,633 --> 00:17:16,402
which is that Jabot was able
to defend itself
382
00:17:16,468 --> 00:17:18,904
against
a destructive cyberattack.
383
00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:21,640
That was the real news story
here, but we didn't.
384
00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:24,143
Okay? We ignored it
and we pushed it aside
385
00:17:24,209 --> 00:17:26,445
because it wasn't a part
of Victor's narrative.
386
00:17:27,646 --> 00:17:28,947
Adam, there's a reason why
387
00:17:29,014 --> 00:17:30,449
we're both feeling
so guilty right now,
388
00:17:30,516 --> 00:17:33,085
and that is because
Jack was right.
389
00:17:35,354 --> 00:17:37,356
I just want you to know
390
00:17:37,423 --> 00:17:39,391
that I'm not acknowledging
391
00:17:39,458 --> 00:17:42,428
-stealing Cane's AI software.
-Okay.
392
00:17:42,494 --> 00:17:44,563
We can play it however you like.
393
00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:46,198
On the other hand...
394
00:17:46,265 --> 00:17:48,634
taking it from Victor,
if he actually has it...
395
00:17:48,700 --> 00:17:50,202
-He does.
-...is a wonderful,
396
00:17:50,269 --> 00:17:52,538
-wonderful thing.
-Isn't it?
397
00:17:52,604 --> 00:17:54,473
Sticking it to the man
that screwed us over
398
00:17:54,540 --> 00:17:56,542
so many times.
399
00:17:56,608 --> 00:17:59,211
I wanna ask you
if the Abbotts were to...
400
00:17:59,278 --> 00:18:00,913
to get that software
in their hands,
401
00:18:00,979 --> 00:18:03,549
what would they do with it?
402
00:18:03,615 --> 00:18:05,918
We're not the Newmans.
We're the Abbotts.
403
00:18:05,984 --> 00:18:07,786
We're gonna blow it up,
we're gonna destroy it
404
00:18:07,853 --> 00:18:10,622
so it can't be used against
anyone ever again.
405
00:18:10,689 --> 00:18:13,959
Okay. [laughs]
I gotta think about this.
406
00:18:15,294 --> 00:18:17,162
Okay. But just don't think
too long, okay?
407
00:18:17,229 --> 00:18:19,064
'Cause the deal may go away.
408
00:18:19,131 --> 00:18:21,099
Really? You're bluffing.
409
00:18:21,166 --> 00:18:24,403
You have a lousy hand, Billy.
Your family is scared.
410
00:18:24,470 --> 00:18:26,638
That's why you're having
this conversation with me.
411
00:18:26,705 --> 00:18:29,508
You're in no position
to give me an ultimatum.
412
00:18:29,575 --> 00:18:31,777
Phyllis, what I mean by
"go away"...
413
00:18:31,844 --> 00:18:34,980
if Jabot fails...
414
00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:36,482
you get nothing.
415
00:18:36,548 --> 00:18:39,651
Nothing from Victor
and nothing from us.
416
00:18:42,621 --> 00:18:45,891
And we know what that equals.
417
00:18:49,127 --> 00:18:50,996
I'll hear from you soon.
418
00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:53,999
-Good morning, Daniel.
-Morning.
419
00:18:58,937 --> 00:19:02,174
Do I even wanna know
what that was all about?
420
00:19:04,610 --> 00:19:06,612
I can't argue that Phyllis
should have figured
421
00:19:06,678 --> 00:19:08,413
there would be fallout
for Summer
422
00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,149
-with an attack against Jabot.
-And did it stop her? No.
423
00:19:11,216 --> 00:19:12,985
No, but Phyllis isn't a planner.
424
00:19:13,051 --> 00:19:14,987
She reacts impulsively
to whatever's in front of her,
425
00:19:15,053 --> 00:19:16,421
and when it all goes to hell,
426
00:19:16,488 --> 00:19:18,056
she just tries to
put back the pieces.
427
00:19:18,123 --> 00:19:19,925
And how's that working out
for her so far?
428
00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:21,793
I know. She never
seems to learn her lesson.
429
00:19:21,860 --> 00:19:24,429
But, Mom, if it's money she's
after, Dad'll go to the limit.
430
00:19:24,496 --> 00:19:26,365
He'll give her anything
she asks for.
431
00:19:26,431 --> 00:19:29,334
Well, he sent Billy off
with a blank check to negotiate,
432
00:19:29,401 --> 00:19:31,203
though I doubt
that will do any good.
433
00:19:31,270 --> 00:19:32,738
-Well, what do you mean?
-For Phyllis,
434
00:19:32,804 --> 00:19:35,173
this isn't just about money
or power.
435
00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:37,709
What she wants, what she craves
436
00:19:37,776 --> 00:19:40,045
more than anything else
in the whole wide world
437
00:19:40,112 --> 00:19:41,947
is to be the center
of attention.
438
00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:43,682
And look where she is right now,
439
00:19:43,749 --> 00:19:45,884
with the two most powerful
families in town
440
00:19:45,951 --> 00:19:47,686
vying for her services.
441
00:19:47,753 --> 00:19:49,788
For someone like Phyllis,
that's a drug.
442
00:19:49,855 --> 00:19:52,057
Yeah. And if she gives up
the software,
443
00:19:52,124 --> 00:19:53,892
the attention
goes somewhere else.
444
00:19:53,959 --> 00:19:56,762
And that would be
like a death to her.
445
00:19:56,828 --> 00:19:59,431
I know this woman, Kyle.
446
00:19:59,498 --> 00:20:01,633
I have had more than
my fair share
447
00:20:01,700 --> 00:20:03,335
of encounters with Phyllis
448
00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:05,837
where she's been more than
willing to blow herself up
449
00:20:05,904 --> 00:20:09,775
and everything around her
just to stay in the spotlight.
450
00:20:09,841 --> 00:20:13,545
It's sick and it's sad,
but it's who she is.
451
00:20:13,612 --> 00:20:14,980
So what you're saying is
452
00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:16,615
she could actually
refuse our offer,
453
00:20:16,682 --> 00:20:19,184
-no matter how big it is.
-I can't rule it out.
454
00:20:19,251 --> 00:20:21,687
Yeah, then we are
really up against it.
455
00:20:21,753 --> 00:20:23,422
-[huffs]
-[phone chimes]
456
00:20:28,794 --> 00:20:30,462
[scoffs]
457
00:20:30,529 --> 00:20:35,033
I think I just discovered
another way to stop Victor.
458
00:20:42,174 --> 00:20:44,343
Oh, please, Daniel, please.
459
00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:46,812
-Please, not this again.
-All right, you know what?
460
00:20:46,878 --> 00:20:48,347
I will stop asking questions
461
00:20:48,413 --> 00:20:51,016
when you stop acting like a
person who's hiding something.
462
00:20:51,083 --> 00:20:53,385
You have no idea what Billy
and I were just talking about,
463
00:20:53,452 --> 00:20:55,721
-do you?
-See? You're doing it again.
464
00:20:55,787 --> 00:20:58,423
-What am I doing again?
-You're acting all squirrely.
465
00:20:58,490 --> 00:20:59,758
-Squirrely?
-Mm-hmm.
466
00:20:59,825 --> 00:21:01,927
Like a squirrel? Like a rodent?
467
00:21:01,994 --> 00:21:03,428
And paranoid.
468
00:21:03,495 --> 00:21:06,565
No, I did not overhear what you
and Billy were talking about.
469
00:21:06,632 --> 00:21:09,067
I didn't have to overhear you.
It was pretty clear
470
00:21:09,134 --> 00:21:11,136
that the two of you weren't
talking about hockey scores.
471
00:21:11,203 --> 00:21:13,305
You're so snarky, aren't you?
472
00:21:13,372 --> 00:21:15,540
Add that to your sudden
strange interest
473
00:21:15,607 --> 00:21:17,542
in what happened
with Jabot last night,
474
00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,578
and it's hard not to think
that you're up to your neck
475
00:21:19,645 --> 00:21:20,879
in whatever's going on
over there.
476
00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:23,582
Oh, you're like a broken record.
Seriously.
477
00:21:23,649 --> 00:21:26,585
All of your suspicions of me
and your accusations
478
00:21:26,652 --> 00:21:28,353
about what am I up to.
479
00:21:28,420 --> 00:21:30,188
Honestly, Daniel,
480
00:21:30,255 --> 00:21:33,325
this--this hurts me.
This hurts my heart.
481
00:21:34,626 --> 00:21:36,194
Should I cue the violins?
482
00:21:36,261 --> 00:21:37,796
-That's not funny.
-[laughs]
483
00:21:37,863 --> 00:21:39,531
I don't like you right now.
484
00:21:39,598 --> 00:21:41,733
You don't like me?
Do you think that I like
485
00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:43,669
being suspicious
of my own mother?
486
00:21:43,735 --> 00:21:47,105
Because I don't.
I really, really don't.
487
00:21:47,172 --> 00:21:49,775
But I have seen you in action.
488
00:21:49,841 --> 00:21:52,711
I can't ignore
what my gut is telling me,
489
00:21:52,778 --> 00:21:54,379
and your actions,
they're not helping.
490
00:21:54,446 --> 00:21:57,949
Mom, I know that you have
been through it this past year.
491
00:21:58,016 --> 00:22:01,086
I know that better than anyone,
and I-I feel, personally,
492
00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:03,088
like you still haven't
dealt with
493
00:22:03,155 --> 00:22:05,090
everything that happened to you
and Sharon at the clinic.
494
00:22:05,157 --> 00:22:06,858
-Oh!
-I feel like you haven't
495
00:22:06,925 --> 00:22:08,960
dealt with the horrible
things that you saw in Nice.
496
00:22:09,027 --> 00:22:11,063
And all I'm saying is just...
497
00:22:11,129 --> 00:22:12,731
just take a step back.
498
00:22:12,798 --> 00:22:14,700
If there is some kind of
battle going on
499
00:22:14,766 --> 00:22:16,368
between the Newmans
and the Abbotts,
500
00:22:16,435 --> 00:22:17,736
just stay out of it.
501
00:22:17,803 --> 00:22:21,073
You are being so dramatic,
aren't you?
502
00:22:21,139 --> 00:22:23,308
Daniel!
503
00:22:24,443 --> 00:22:27,245
I know I've given you reason
to worry about me in the past.
504
00:22:27,312 --> 00:22:29,314
I know that. But we've moved on.
505
00:22:29,381 --> 00:22:31,550
This is now. This is today.
506
00:22:32,684 --> 00:22:36,054
For the last time, I don't
have any secrets from you.
507
00:22:36,121 --> 00:22:39,091
I don't have any, okay?
508
00:22:39,157 --> 00:22:41,326
I swear to you, I'm not lying.
509
00:22:41,393 --> 00:22:43,929
Believe it, don't believe it.
But it's the truth.
510
00:22:46,498 --> 00:22:48,934
I know what Jack said was harsh
511
00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,536
and it wasn't easy to hear,
okay?
512
00:22:51,603 --> 00:22:53,872
But we can't let this
throw us off our game.
513
00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:55,574
I mean, this is our job.
514
00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,409
We work in media.
515
00:22:57,476 --> 00:22:59,878
Yeah, and it can be ugly
and cutthroat
516
00:22:59,945 --> 00:23:02,314
when you have to pick a side--
I know all about it.
517
00:23:02,380 --> 00:23:04,082
But, Adam,
we knew the true story,
518
00:23:04,149 --> 00:23:05,917
and we chose not to report it.
519
00:23:05,984 --> 00:23:09,254
Yeah, well, we work for
a company that my father owns,
520
00:23:09,321 --> 00:23:11,123
[softly] so of course
we weren't gonna report
521
00:23:11,189 --> 00:23:13,558
that he has the AI program.
522
00:23:13,625 --> 00:23:16,294
We might as well sign
our own pink slips.
523
00:23:16,361 --> 00:23:19,264
Chels, do you think
that Billy and Sally
524
00:23:19,331 --> 00:23:22,400
are preparing their first
big story on the fall of Jabot?
525
00:23:22,467 --> 00:23:24,703
Maybe. Maybe they would put
a different spin on it.
526
00:23:24,770 --> 00:23:26,505
No, there's not a chance.
527
00:23:26,571 --> 00:23:28,306
And it wouldn't even be spin.
528
00:23:28,373 --> 00:23:30,475
It would just be outright lies
that Jabot is fine
529
00:23:30,542 --> 00:23:32,110
and they're not even
in trouble at all.
530
00:23:32,177 --> 00:23:35,280
How would that be any different
from what we just did?
531
00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:38,750
Chelsea.
532
00:23:38,817 --> 00:23:41,720
I know that you hate this.
533
00:23:41,787 --> 00:23:44,022
I hate this too.
534
00:23:44,089 --> 00:23:45,791
Do you remember when you started
535
00:23:45,857 --> 00:23:48,460
and Victor wanted to
go after Billy?
536
00:23:48,527 --> 00:23:50,695
I took your side.
537
00:23:50,762 --> 00:23:52,397
Hmm?
538
00:23:52,464 --> 00:23:55,233
But I just--
I can't always do that.
539
00:23:55,300 --> 00:23:57,903
I can't always say no to Victor.
540
00:23:57,969 --> 00:24:00,939
Even when you know he's wrong?
541
00:24:02,007 --> 00:24:04,943
The world can be an ugly place.
542
00:24:05,010 --> 00:24:06,912
And like it or not,
543
00:24:06,978 --> 00:24:10,182
there's gonna be times,
as a media company,
544
00:24:10,248 --> 00:24:12,217
when we're forced
to contribute to that.
545
00:24:12,284 --> 00:24:14,686
It just--
it goes with the territory.
546
00:24:14,753 --> 00:24:17,422
We can't always be
the nice guys.
547
00:24:17,489 --> 00:24:19,357
This is different, Adam.
548
00:24:19,424 --> 00:24:22,127
This is our friend
whose business may never recover
549
00:24:22,194 --> 00:24:24,062
from what we did to him.
550
00:24:24,129 --> 00:24:27,032
So you can try to rationalize it
all you want,
551
00:24:27,098 --> 00:24:29,634
but nothing's gonna change that.
552
00:24:29,701 --> 00:24:32,037
Well, then, I-I don't know
what to tell you, okay?
553
00:24:32,103 --> 00:24:34,639
We both knew what we were
signing on for,
554
00:24:34,706 --> 00:24:36,842
and we know
who we were working for.
555
00:24:36,908 --> 00:24:39,077
At what point have we gone
too far, Adam?
556
00:24:39,144 --> 00:24:41,980
Because I'm getting close
to being at that point.
557
00:24:44,449 --> 00:24:46,218
Aren't you?
558
00:24:51,756 --> 00:24:53,758
-Where's Jack?
-Uh, he stepped out
559
00:24:53,825 --> 00:24:56,094
-for a few minutes.
-Did you speak to Phyllis?
560
00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:58,396
-Yes, I gave her our pitch.
-DIANE: And?
561
00:24:58,463 --> 00:25:00,131
She said she's gonna
think about it.
562
00:25:00,198 --> 00:25:01,933
-Oh, God, I hate that woman.
-She's having a hard time
563
00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:03,902
admitting that she actually
took the software from Cane
564
00:25:03,969 --> 00:25:05,637
and gave it to Victor
in the first place,
565
00:25:05,704 --> 00:25:07,472
but she's got no qualms about
stealing it back from him.
566
00:25:07,539 --> 00:25:09,007
What did you offer her?
567
00:25:09,074 --> 00:25:11,176
-I told her to name her price.
-Okay, hold on.
568
00:25:11,243 --> 00:25:13,745
Even if Phyllis does eventually
agree to work with us,
569
00:25:13,812 --> 00:25:15,947
wouldn't Victor have
anticipated that move?
570
00:25:16,014 --> 00:25:18,750
He'd have time to put a
safety net around the AI program
571
00:25:18,817 --> 00:25:20,552
that even she
couldn't penetrate?
572
00:25:20,619 --> 00:25:23,121
Exactly. So that's one more
reason why relying on Phyllis
573
00:25:23,188 --> 00:25:25,390
-is a bad idea.
-Okay, before Billy got here,
574
00:25:25,457 --> 00:25:27,759
you said you may have
another way to stop Victor?
575
00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:29,361
Yes, I think I do.
576
00:25:29,427 --> 00:25:31,329
Well, I would love to hear
whatever it is,
577
00:25:31,396 --> 00:25:34,633
because I will stop at nothing
to save this family's legacy.
578
00:25:34,699 --> 00:25:37,569
Victor will not win.
579
00:25:49,714 --> 00:25:51,750
[sighs] I remember you
telling me early on
580
00:25:51,816 --> 00:25:55,854
that you wanted to
protect Jack from Victor.
581
00:25:55,921 --> 00:25:58,156
It's easier said than done,
obviously.
582
00:25:58,223 --> 00:25:59,591
Well, is it still the case?
583
00:25:59,658 --> 00:26:01,393
Do you think
it's still possible?
584
00:26:01,459 --> 00:26:04,262
Chelsea, what would you suggest?
585
00:26:04,329 --> 00:26:07,832
I-I don't know. I mean,
I wish I had all the answers.
586
00:26:07,899 --> 00:26:10,068
But, Adam, I just wonder
if one day we're gonna feel
587
00:26:10,135 --> 00:26:13,738
completely stuck and trapped,
not being able to escape
588
00:26:13,805 --> 00:26:15,607
because Victor's
calling the shots.
589
00:26:15,674 --> 00:26:18,643
I can guarantee you, he will
always be calling the shots.
590
00:26:18,710 --> 00:26:21,646
Again, it's his company.
It's his decision.
591
00:26:21,713 --> 00:26:23,048
What about us, Adam?
592
00:26:23,114 --> 00:26:26,418
What about being a good example
for our son?
593
00:26:26,484 --> 00:26:27,919
Because Jack was right
out there.
594
00:26:27,986 --> 00:26:29,688
People are gonna lose
their livelihoods
595
00:26:29,754 --> 00:26:31,923
because of what we did.
596
00:26:31,990 --> 00:26:33,825
Careers will be ruined.
597
00:26:33,892 --> 00:26:36,361
Families will be torn apart,
and for what?
598
00:26:36,428 --> 00:26:38,897
Why? Because Victor
can't stand the thought
599
00:26:38,964 --> 00:26:41,833
of Jack Abbott
existing on this planet?
600
00:26:41,900 --> 00:26:44,202
I don't wanna get caught
in the middle of that.
601
00:26:44,269 --> 00:26:45,937
Are you talking about leaving?
602
00:26:46,004 --> 00:26:47,772
Maybe.
603
00:26:47,839 --> 00:26:49,541
I don't know.
604
00:26:49,607 --> 00:26:51,843
But let's not kid ourselves,
Adam.
605
00:26:51,910 --> 00:26:55,013
We don't run...anything.
606
00:26:56,147 --> 00:26:59,584
Okay? These are all just
Victor's toys,
607
00:26:59,651 --> 00:27:02,253
and he will play with them
the way he wants to.
608
00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,689
I just think
we're better than that.
609
00:27:04,756 --> 00:27:07,826
So you really are
considering it?
610
00:27:07,892 --> 00:27:09,594
I don't want Victor
611
00:27:09,661 --> 00:27:11,396
to own our souls.
612
00:27:11,463 --> 00:27:14,265
He's a great man
in many respects.
613
00:27:14,332 --> 00:27:15,767
But he's also cutthroat,
614
00:27:15,834 --> 00:27:17,135
and I don't wanna go down
that road with him,
615
00:27:17,202 --> 00:27:19,137
and, Adam, you shouldn't either.
616
00:27:19,204 --> 00:27:21,639
You've come so far
617
00:27:21,706 --> 00:27:24,075
from being that angry,
bitter man
618
00:27:24,142 --> 00:27:28,213
who always just wanted
to lash out and hurt people.
619
00:27:28,279 --> 00:27:30,882
-You've got a conscience now.
-Hmph.
620
00:27:34,285 --> 00:27:36,788
We both do.
621
00:27:36,855 --> 00:27:38,857
And that's a good thing.
622
00:27:40,392 --> 00:27:43,028
I ran into Adam and Chelsea
while I was out.
623
00:27:43,094 --> 00:27:45,096
-[groans] Ohh. What'd they say?
-Were they gloating?
624
00:27:45,163 --> 00:27:47,432
No. They didn't exactly
apologize, though,
625
00:27:47,499 --> 00:27:49,634
for doing Victor's dirty work.
626
00:27:49,701 --> 00:27:51,202
Did I hear right?
627
00:27:51,269 --> 00:27:53,038
-Phyllis turned us down?
-No. Not exactly.
628
00:27:53,104 --> 00:27:55,473
Uh, she said she'd think
about it, which, to me,
629
00:27:55,540 --> 00:27:56,808
sounds like a lost cause.
630
00:27:56,875 --> 00:27:57,942
I wouldn't go that far, Diane.
631
00:27:58,009 --> 00:27:59,411
You think
there's still a chance?
632
00:27:59,477 --> 00:28:01,079
I think whatever deal
she has with Victor
633
00:28:01,146 --> 00:28:03,214
is not happening anymore--
he's either stringing her along
634
00:28:03,281 --> 00:28:05,350
or he's pulled the plug
entirely.
635
00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:07,085
She's desperate. I can tell.
636
00:28:07,152 --> 00:28:09,254
Even though
she's pretending she's not.
637
00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,456
I'm not sure we have time to
wait for Phyllis to come around.
638
00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:14,592
No, the longer Jabot is offline,
the more damage.
639
00:28:14,659 --> 00:28:17,729
No. We have to pull out
our full arsenal.
640
00:28:17,796 --> 00:28:21,232
You said you had a plan
that didn't include Phyllis.
641
00:28:21,299 --> 00:28:25,336
-I do.
-Well, we would love to hear it.
642
00:28:25,403 --> 00:28:26,805
So, uh,
643
00:28:26,871 --> 00:28:29,374
what's going on with Mariah?
644
00:28:29,441 --> 00:28:31,276
Has she made any progress?
645
00:28:31,342 --> 00:28:33,111
Some. Why?
646
00:28:33,178 --> 00:28:36,047
Why? Well, I was just wondering
647
00:28:36,114 --> 00:28:38,550
when she's gonna return
to her wife
648
00:28:38,616 --> 00:28:41,619
and to her child.
649
00:28:41,686 --> 00:28:43,621
What are you saying?
650
00:28:43,688 --> 00:28:45,623
Well...
651
00:28:45,690 --> 00:28:48,326
I saw you kissing Tessa
652
00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:50,595
right over there
653
00:28:50,662 --> 00:28:52,864
after your dad's wedding.
654
00:28:52,931 --> 00:28:55,567
Mm-hmm. I wasn't gonna
say anything because, you know,
655
00:28:55,633 --> 00:28:57,635
it's not my business.
656
00:28:57,702 --> 00:29:01,539
I just figured maybe, uh,
it was too much champagne,
657
00:29:01,606 --> 00:29:04,742
you were missing Heather,
she was missing Mariah.
658
00:29:04,809 --> 00:29:06,711
Your dad had just gotten
married to the Bug,
659
00:29:06,778 --> 00:29:08,746
you were feeling sentimental...
660
00:29:08,813 --> 00:29:10,582
I don't know.
661
00:29:12,150 --> 00:29:14,052
She's not for you, Daniel.
662
00:29:14,119 --> 00:29:17,522
She's out of bounds, right?
663
00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:19,524
That's it.
664
00:29:19,591 --> 00:29:21,493
What are you thinking?
665
00:29:21,559 --> 00:29:23,461
Well, obviously,
I wasn't thinking.
666
00:29:23,528 --> 00:29:25,930
Yes, though, I am well aware
667
00:29:25,997 --> 00:29:27,599
that Tessa's married.
668
00:29:27,665 --> 00:29:31,369
Are you? Because you guys
are joined at the hip.
669
00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:33,338
I mean, she's always around.
670
00:29:33,404 --> 00:29:35,273
And I just figure
maybe she's confused
671
00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:37,642
and in limbo over
her own marriage,
672
00:29:37,709 --> 00:29:41,779
but if you keep on
going down this path...
673
00:29:41,846 --> 00:29:44,048
you will get your heart broken,
I guarantee it.
674
00:29:44,115 --> 00:29:46,651
Listen, it was a kiss.
It wasn't a big deal.
675
00:29:46,718 --> 00:29:49,120
And, yes, it was everything
you just said it was.
676
00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:51,856
It was spontaneous
and unexpected.
677
00:29:51,923 --> 00:29:55,093
It was meaningless
to both of us.
678
00:29:56,094 --> 00:29:58,096
-Really?
-Yes!
679
00:29:58,163 --> 00:30:00,165
Really.
680
00:30:00,231 --> 00:30:02,500
You know, I know what
you're doing right now,
681
00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:04,502
-and it's not gonna work.
-What am I doing?
682
00:30:04,569 --> 00:30:05,937
You--you're trying to
change the subject.
683
00:30:06,004 --> 00:30:08,139
Oh, it's difficult
and uncomfortable
684
00:30:08,206 --> 00:30:09,908
being on the witness stand,
isn't it?
685
00:30:09,974 --> 00:30:11,576
You shouldn't be worried
about me right now.
686
00:30:11,643 --> 00:30:13,344
You shouldn't be worried
about Tessa--you should be
687
00:30:13,411 --> 00:30:15,180
worried about you, because
I know you're in trouble.
688
00:30:15,246 --> 00:30:17,515
-Here we go again.
-Yeah. And I think I know
689
00:30:17,582 --> 00:30:19,250
-what it is, too.
-Oh, really? What do you think
690
00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:21,352
-you know?
-You know, last night,
691
00:30:21,419 --> 00:30:24,422
after we talked,
I got this idea in my head.
692
00:30:24,489 --> 00:30:26,891
Couldn't get it out. No.
693
00:30:26,958 --> 00:30:28,393
So please...
694
00:30:28,459 --> 00:30:30,562
tell me that you didn't
have anything to do with
695
00:30:30,628 --> 00:30:32,664
stealing the software from Cane.
696
00:30:32,730 --> 00:30:34,599
And then please tell me
697
00:30:34,666 --> 00:30:36,935
that you didn't give it
or sell it to Victor
698
00:30:37,001 --> 00:30:39,337
for some kind of promise.
699
00:30:43,541 --> 00:30:46,945
Who told you that?
700
00:30:55,420 --> 00:30:57,188
I'm guessing
you're not thinking about
701
00:30:57,255 --> 00:30:59,757
what's left on your
Christmas list.
702
00:30:59,824 --> 00:31:02,860
Actually,
I-I kind of am in a way.
703
00:31:05,463 --> 00:31:07,599
You know how Connor
added that video game
704
00:31:07,665 --> 00:31:09,601
to his Christmas list?
705
00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:11,769
You mean the one you said
"no way" to?
706
00:31:11,836 --> 00:31:13,371
Yeah, because it's awful.
707
00:31:13,438 --> 00:31:15,206
It's this fake, shiny,
fantasy world
708
00:31:15,273 --> 00:31:16,841
where everything is perfect.
709
00:31:16,908 --> 00:31:19,344
People build castles to live in
and drive sports cars,
710
00:31:19,410 --> 00:31:22,046
wear designer clothes.
The only way to win the game
711
00:31:22,113 --> 00:31:25,116
is by amassing money,
lots and lots of money,
712
00:31:25,183 --> 00:31:27,552
oppressing people,
and fighting off attacks.
713
00:31:27,619 --> 00:31:30,154
Chelsea, it's just a game.
714
00:31:30,221 --> 00:31:32,657
It's not as bad as some of
the other ones out there.
715
00:31:32,724 --> 00:31:34,392
I mean, at least
it doesn't have guns.
716
00:31:34,459 --> 00:31:36,728
Yeah. Well, I thought that
at first as well.
717
00:31:36,794 --> 00:31:39,931
But then I thought,
what is it actually teaching?
718
00:31:39,998 --> 00:31:42,066
It's teaching these kids to, um,
719
00:31:42,133 --> 00:31:44,302
look out for themselves
and find the hack,
720
00:31:44,369 --> 00:31:46,004
you know,
the shortcut to success.
721
00:31:46,070 --> 00:31:49,140
There's no reward for compassion
or being kind to people
722
00:31:49,207 --> 00:31:50,642
or doing the right thing.
723
00:31:50,708 --> 00:31:53,144
I get it. It's no Omega Sphere.
I get it.
724
00:31:53,211 --> 00:31:57,315
Okay. That's petty and unfair.
I'm trying to make a point here.
725
00:31:57,382 --> 00:31:59,250
Okay. You're right.
726
00:31:59,317 --> 00:32:00,718
I'm sorry.
727
00:32:00,785 --> 00:32:02,854
We will not get Connor the game,
728
00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:04,622
and he'll get over it.
729
00:32:04,689 --> 00:32:07,191
Adam, don't you see?
730
00:32:07,258 --> 00:32:09,961
-We're living in that world.
-Chelsea!
731
00:32:10,028 --> 00:32:11,929
-Come on--
-We are! Seriously!
732
00:32:11,996 --> 00:32:14,098
Think about it. We brought
our son into that world,
733
00:32:14,165 --> 00:32:16,200
and we're reflecting
our values onto him
734
00:32:16,267 --> 00:32:18,803
if we keep doing
the things we're doing.
735
00:32:20,038 --> 00:32:22,707
You are equating
an evil video game empire
736
00:32:22,774 --> 00:32:25,843
to living the life of a Newman.
737
00:32:25,910 --> 00:32:28,579
I mean, Jack's words
really got to you, didn't they?
738
00:32:28,646 --> 00:32:30,748
I've felt this way
for a while, Adam.
739
00:32:30,815 --> 00:32:33,284
I've been suppressing
these feelings.
740
00:32:33,351 --> 00:32:35,553
You know, I came around
about going after Billy
741
00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:37,388
because he created
a media company,
742
00:32:37,455 --> 00:32:38,923
so he was gonna be
competition for us.
743
00:32:38,990 --> 00:32:40,958
And then, uh, as far as
Cane was concerned,
744
00:32:41,025 --> 00:32:44,028
I had no problem going after him
'cause he was coming after us.
745
00:32:44,095 --> 00:32:46,030
That was fine,
as far as I was concerned.
746
00:32:46,097 --> 00:32:48,800
But exploiting Jabot
the way we did--
747
00:32:48,866 --> 00:32:52,170
it just feels so...dirty.
748
00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:57,408
I mean, so much so that
you would just give it up?
749
00:32:57,475 --> 00:32:59,477
You would leave Newman Media?
750
00:32:59,544 --> 00:33:02,814
I-I don't know. I don't know,
but something's gotta change.
751
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,682
I don't wanna be, um--
what was it?
752
00:33:04,749 --> 00:33:06,684
What did Jack say out there?
What were we?
753
00:33:06,751 --> 00:33:08,152
-The tip of Victor's spear.
-Exactly!
754
00:33:08,219 --> 00:33:09,487
I don't wanna be
that person, Adam.
755
00:33:09,554 --> 00:33:12,256
I don't wanna be ashamed
of what I do for a living.
756
00:33:12,323 --> 00:33:13,791
I've been that person
in the past.
757
00:33:13,858 --> 00:33:16,728
I'm not gonna go back, and you
shouldn't go back either.
758
00:33:16,794 --> 00:33:19,063
Okay, and we won't.
759
00:33:19,130 --> 00:33:20,365
[whispering] We won't.
760
00:33:20,431 --> 00:33:22,433
You asked me--
you asked me what I want
761
00:33:22,500 --> 00:33:25,536
on my Christmas wish list,
right?
762
00:33:25,603 --> 00:33:27,538
I don't need another
cashmere sweater
763
00:33:27,605 --> 00:33:30,041
or a--or a fancy necklace.
764
00:33:30,108 --> 00:33:32,777
Connor certainly doesn't need
another video game.
765
00:33:32,844 --> 00:33:35,012
What we need to do is...
766
00:33:35,079 --> 00:33:37,648
is protect what we've created,
767
00:33:37,715 --> 00:33:39,684
protect what we've built...
768
00:33:39,751 --> 00:33:42,286
the three of us.
769
00:33:42,353 --> 00:33:44,255
Continue to be
good human beings.
770
00:33:44,322 --> 00:33:47,425
Continue to be people
that Connor can be proud of.
771
00:33:49,293 --> 00:33:50,962
That's more important to me
772
00:33:51,028 --> 00:33:52,997
than doing Victor's bidding.
773
00:33:55,066 --> 00:33:57,602
Isn't that more important
to you too?
774
00:34:00,071 --> 00:34:02,039
Well, nobody told me anything,
Mom.
775
00:34:02,106 --> 00:34:04,275
I figured it out on my own.
776
00:34:04,342 --> 00:34:07,078
-But you figured wrong.
-Yeah, no, I don't think so.
777
00:34:07,145 --> 00:34:09,514
You see, especially not the way
you've been bobbing and weaving,
778
00:34:09,580 --> 00:34:11,349
trying to avoid answering
all my questions.
779
00:34:11,416 --> 00:34:12,717
And you know what?
780
00:34:12,784 --> 00:34:15,620
-I've heard some things too.
-You've heard some things?
781
00:34:15,686 --> 00:34:16,954
-What things?
-People talking.
782
00:34:17,021 --> 00:34:20,191
-Yeah, speculating.
-Okay, well you've heard gossip.
783
00:34:20,258 --> 00:34:22,293
And what they were saying--
it all kinda made sense.
784
00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:24,362
And then I spoke with Summer
last night,
785
00:34:24,429 --> 00:34:26,798
and we both came
to the same conclusion.
786
00:34:26,864 --> 00:34:29,801
You stole that software,
787
00:34:29,867 --> 00:34:31,269
and then you sold it to Victor
788
00:34:31,335 --> 00:34:33,704
who's using it to launch some
kind of attack against Jabot.
789
00:34:33,771 --> 00:34:36,974
And if that's true,
if we're right,
790
00:34:37,041 --> 00:34:39,510
you need to figure out a way
to get out of this somehow.
791
00:34:42,780 --> 00:34:46,317
Well, I appreciate
your concern for me.
792
00:34:46,384 --> 00:34:47,785
I do.
793
00:34:47,852 --> 00:34:50,855
And for Summer, our family.
794
00:34:52,490 --> 00:34:55,159
I'm fine. I am.
795
00:34:55,226 --> 00:34:57,795
I'm better than fine.
796
00:35:00,465 --> 00:35:03,701
The circumstances
are working out in my favor.
797
00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:07,138
Right? They are.
798
00:35:08,139 --> 00:35:10,141
Trust me. I'm gonna win.
799
00:35:11,409 --> 00:35:14,345
What kind of plan
are you cooking up now?
800
00:35:15,513 --> 00:35:18,783
Something that will
bring our family together.
801
00:35:18,850 --> 00:35:21,152
Once and for all.
802
00:35:22,186 --> 00:35:25,490
We've been shutting Jabot down
to save it--a defensive move.
803
00:35:25,556 --> 00:35:28,326
But in the meantime,
I've been going on the offensive
804
00:35:28,392 --> 00:35:30,795
because Victor has something
to lose too.
805
00:35:30,862 --> 00:35:32,964
He had that AI program stolen
806
00:35:33,030 --> 00:35:34,999
and he used it
against Cane's company.
807
00:35:35,066 --> 00:35:37,368
That's illegal.
That's prison time.
808
00:35:37,435 --> 00:35:38,703
Yeah, and you set up traps
within Jabot
809
00:35:38,769 --> 00:35:40,605
to catch Victor in the act
in case he ever launched
810
00:35:40,671 --> 00:35:42,707
-the AI program against us.
-Once we have that proof,
811
00:35:42,773 --> 00:35:45,009
we can put this guy away
for the rest of his life.
812
00:35:45,076 --> 00:35:47,211
But we don't have
that proof, do we?
813
00:35:47,278 --> 00:35:50,648
Not yet. But I know
where I can find it.
814
00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:50,608
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