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Hey.
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[laughs] Hey!
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How you doing?
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Well, you are glowing, as usual.
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It must be the air out here
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or the company I'm keeping.
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Mm. Well, you do seem
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happier here than you were
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back in Genoa City.
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How could I not be happy?
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It's been nonstop fun and
sunshine
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since we flew in.
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Except...for when you have to
work.
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Yeah, I, uh...
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you know, I'm sorry about that.
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Oh, it's okay. You know,
I come from a family of people
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who are attached to their phones
because of work,
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and I'm kind of becoming one
of them,
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so I'm not going to bring it
with us
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on our hike later
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'cause I wanna be completely
present.
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Yeah, uh, about that...
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-Uh-oh.
-There is nothing
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I would rather do
than spend time with you--
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hiking or otherwise, but...
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I have to take a rain check.
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Is everything okay?
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I just got off the phone
with Cane's P.I.
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and there's still no word from
Lily and the kids
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You think something happened
to them?
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You know, Cane's biggest fear
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is that Victor really has
abducted them.
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And the longer
they can't be found,
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the more that seems like
a real possibility.
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Well, you caught me off guard,
Phyllis, I'll give you that.
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So why the radio silence? Hmm?
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I expected you to be in my face
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doing a victory dance.
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Phyllis Summers pulls off
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the coup that no one saw coming.
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Including me.
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Ha. Well, you made your play.
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You got what you wanted.
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You pissed off a lot of people
in the process.
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But I'm sure that makes you
happy to hear.
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You always loved getting under
people's skin,
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which is why, uh, I don't
understand
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the disappearing act.
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It's not like you to pass up
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a chance to gloat
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when you're winning,
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and you win big, Phyllis.
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So what gives, hmm?
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You can't stay in hiding
forever.
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We need to talk.
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Where the hell are you, Phyllis?
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♪♪
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What do you mean Victoria's
gone too far?
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Has something happened?
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She's sending my kids back to
boarding school, Jack,
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without my permission or even
discussing it with me.
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That's the phone call
you were on when I came in?
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The headmaster from
the former boarding school,
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the one that I thought
they were done with
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because they're back here now.
Apparently...
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they need my signature
on the readmission form,
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something that Victoria
didn't think was necessary
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in her quest to stick it to me.
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Okay, I understand this is
upsetting, but--
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No. No, no. No buts here.
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-Is it really such a surprise?
-That Victoria's trying to
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take my kids away from me?
Yeah, that is surprising!
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You were instrumental
in unseating her mother
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as CEO of Chancellor,
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not to mention aiding
and abetting Phyllis
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in taking away
the family empire.
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No, Jack, that is business,
okay?
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We're talking about
my kids here.
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And as far as business,
if she had a problem with that,
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she comes to me--she doesn't
use Johnny and Katie as pawns
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in her game for revenge.
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I mean, I get it.
She's a Newman.
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But that is too far.
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Okay, be careful what you say.
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You could make things worse--
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Hey. How dare you.
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How dare you take my kids
away from me.
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-Easy, Billy.
-Maybe we should leave.
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No, I'm not going anywhere,
and I haven't taken anyone away.
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I'm sending Johnny and Katie
back to boarding school.
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Even though you know
they love it here
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-and they love Walnut Grove?
-I believe it's in their
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best interests to not be in
Genoa City at the present time.
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That's such BS, and you know it.
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I'm doing what's necessary
to protect our children.
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Protect them from who,
Victoria, their father?
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The inevitable fallout
that we both know is coming,
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thanks to your selfish
and reckless behavior.
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I think we all need to
calm down--
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Don't do that.
Don't hide behind the guise
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of protecting our kids.
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This is about revenge
against me.
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You can think what you want,
Billy. They're going.
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-And you can't stop it.
-Oh, my God. I mean,
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I know the Newmans are ruthless,
but this is different for you.
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I thought you were on the other
side of that--apparently not.
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Apparently, you're just as bad
as the rest of them.
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-Okay, that is enough, Billy.
-Yeah, Nate, you're trying to
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be the knight in shining armor?
Well, don't, okay?
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'Cause it's not your fight,
so stay the hell out of it.
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You know, when I asked you
if Cane suspected
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that my grandfather
had anything to do with
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Lily and the twins'
sudden disappearance,
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I had no idea it was an angle
he was actually pursuing.
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Yeah. I, uh, I didn't wanna
upset you.
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But he's convinced
that the reason
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he hasn't been able to
reach them
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is because Victor
has them somewhere.
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I believe that Cane
would think that,
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but my grandfather would never
put Lily and her children
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in harm's way.
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Uh, maybe Victor's using
the threat to Cane's family
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in order to neutralize
the one to his own.
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From all accounts,
your grandfather can be...
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ruthless when it comes to
protecting his family.
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I mean, can you really say
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that it's out of the realm
of possibility
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for him to do
something like that?
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If it's true,
it can only be a ploy
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to gain leverage over Cane.
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He is, after all, in the process
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of stealing
my grandfather's company.
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Not anymore, he's not.
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What happened?
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Well, it turns out Phyllis
Summers double-crossed him.
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She thought he was going too
weak on the takeover of Newman,
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so she took it over herself,
cut him out completely.
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Phyllis...
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is in charge of
Newman Enterprises?
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Yeah. It looks that way.
But now no one can find Phyllis.
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Honestly, this...
this whole thing sounds like
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some sort of corporate
espionage nightmare.
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Well, first of all,
it's a family nightmare,
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namely my family.
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Practically overnight,
we've lost everything
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that my grandfather has spent
a lifetime building.
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Yeah. It's hard to believe
that it can happen that fast.
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You watched it happen
when Cane lost Arabesque.
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What he's dealing with right now
is karmic payback
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for creating that damned AI
in the first place.
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Yeah, it's true, Phyllis.
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I deserved everything
that happened to me.
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Yeah, but believe it or not,
I don't even count myself
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as one of the people
that you wronged or pissed off.
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I admire your survival instinct.
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You looked out for yourself
and you triumphed because of it.
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You didn't give up,
even when I did.
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And after everything
that we've been through,
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I know how much this takeover
meant to you, Phyllis, I do.
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Not just because
you'd finally get a chance
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to prove to the world
how badly it misjudged you
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but because you've been
cast aside and beaten down
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for far too long.
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Everyone...
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who ever promised they would
help you get a win...
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let you down.
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Including me.
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I'm sorry.
I'm not proud of that.
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Granted, it, uh,
it wasn't intentional.
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But I know now that, uh,
that it was my actions
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that forced you
to turn the tables on me.
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I reneged on our agreement,
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and I didn't even give you a
chance to challenge my decision.
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But I hope you know
that I only did what I did
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because I didn't want
Lily and my kids to get hurt.
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I still think I made
the right decision, but, uh,
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I can see now
that you see it differently.
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Which is why I forgive you...
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for taking the drastic steps
you did against me.
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Right now, I'm hoping that
we can just, um...
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we can set all that aside
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and continue the personal
part of our relationship.
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I don't wanna lose you
from my life, Phyllis.
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I mean that.
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So will you just...
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call me, let me know
you're all right?
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No one seems to know
where you are.
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[knocks]
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You looking for my mother?
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Uh, yeah, as a matter of
fact, I am.
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Maybe I can help.
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Thank you for agreeing
to meet me.
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Mm-hmm. Not a problem.
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So, look, I would, uh...
appreciate any information
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you have on your mother's
whereabouts.
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She's on her way to Milan
in the Newman company jet.
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She's going to do damage control
with my sister.
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On the Newman jet, huh?
She didn't waste any time.
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No, she did not.
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It's kind of odd timing,
though, don't you think?
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I mean, she just took the helm
of a major corporation
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she's about to rebuild
as her own,
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and she's gonna jet
halfway around the world
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to try to mend fences
with her daughter?
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Well, I'm not sure if
you're aware of this or not,
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but my mother doesn't really
have any allies at this point.
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There's not a person
in this world she can trust
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aside from maybe me
and my sister,
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and, well, that's questionable
these days.
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My guess? Part of the reason
for her trip
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is to try and convince Summer
to come back here
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and help her run Newman.
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That makes sense.
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Well, she's wasting her time.
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I mean, Summer's angry with her.
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For everything that she did
to Nick and to the Newmans--
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she doesn't wanna talk to her,
let alone see her.
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Well, I'm sorry about all that.
I certainly can relate
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to wanting to win back the love
and respect of your children.
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And I can relate
to not being able
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to see your parents
in a good light,
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especially after another display
of greed and selfishness.
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Your mother told me once
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that my kids
would come around with time,
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so maybe the same
will be true for hers.
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[scoffs]
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Listen, man, there's
no coming back from this.
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My mother crossed a line.
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My sister and I--we're not
just gonna forgive her this time
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any more than it sounds like
your kids can forgive you.
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I understand.
I'm not trying to compete
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for the worst parent of the year
award here,
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and I don't wanna diminish
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what you and your sister
have been through,
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but I think my kids
have it a little bit worse.
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If anyone's to blame for
Cane's current situation,
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it's Cane.
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And, as much as I hate
what Phyllis has done,
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I can totally understand
why she would double-cross him,
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because he cannot be trusted.
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Considering what he's done
to your family,
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I get why you don't like him.
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I don't see how anyone
could like him.
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I hate that you're still
working for him.
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Wait, did I detect a note
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of concern in your voice?
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How could I not be concerned?
He is not a good guy.
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And he has proven it time
and time again--first in France
249
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and then every day
since coming back to Genoa City.
250
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I'd like to focus on
what that concern means for us.
251
00:10:53,453 --> 00:10:57,857
I mean, is it possible that
things are starting to get...
252
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serious?
253
00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:03,830
I'm still not ready for serious.
254
00:11:05,098 --> 00:11:06,566
It's not completely,
255
00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:09,235
totally a reflection on you.
It's--it's...
256
00:11:10,236 --> 00:11:14,674
It's where I'm at...
emotionally at the moment.
257
00:11:15,708 --> 00:11:18,711
It's not totally
a reflection on me.
258
00:11:18,811 --> 00:11:20,813
Does that mean that
there's something about me
259
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that's holding you back?
260
00:11:25,251 --> 00:11:27,387
I think we all need to
calm things down here.
261
00:11:27,487 --> 00:11:30,156
That's a good idea.
Might also help to remember
262
00:11:30,256 --> 00:11:32,058
you're talking about
the mother of your children.
263
00:11:32,158 --> 00:11:34,761
I'm also talking about
Victor Newman's daughter, right?
264
00:11:34,861 --> 00:11:37,697
And you, Nate, of all people,
know how ruthless he can be.
265
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And how manipulative he can be
to get his kids to do
266
00:11:40,099 --> 00:11:41,601
the bad things
that he wants them to do
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even though it's otherwise
something they would never do.
268
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This has nothing to do
with my father, by the way.
269
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This is my decision
as Johnny and Katie's mother.
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00:11:47,607 --> 00:11:49,275
Well, as their father,
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I have the right
to refuse to sign the paperwork.
272
00:11:52,745 --> 00:11:55,682
Jack, do you mind if I speak
to your brother alone?
273
00:11:55,782 --> 00:11:59,285
Careful what you say in anger
that can't be unheard.
274
00:12:00,653 --> 00:12:02,188
Excuse me.
275
00:12:03,823 --> 00:12:06,626
Nate, this may take a while.
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Join me for a drink?
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You read my mind.
278
00:12:13,099 --> 00:12:15,268
You really wanna start a war
involving our kids
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00:12:15,368 --> 00:12:16,836
with everything else
that's going on?
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Everything else is the reason
that I'm sending them away.
281
00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:21,074
If you really hate the idea
so much,
282
00:12:21,174 --> 00:12:23,509
then why don't you convince
your cohort in crime
283
00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:25,078
to--I don't know--
do the right thing?
284
00:12:25,178 --> 00:12:27,413
Do the right thing, Victoria?
You kidding me?
285
00:12:27,513 --> 00:12:29,315
Give back what you stole
from my family.
286
00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:31,284
That's not gonna happen, just
like I'm not gonna sign the form
287
00:12:31,384 --> 00:12:33,019
to send our kids
back to boarding school.
288
00:12:33,119 --> 00:12:34,320
-That's not gonna happen.
-Well, guess what.
289
00:12:34,420 --> 00:12:35,588
I don't need your permission,
Billy.
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00:12:35,688 --> 00:12:36,990
You may have temporarily
291
00:12:37,090 --> 00:12:38,658
steamrolled over
my family's business,
292
00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:40,393
but I'm not gonna let you
do that to me,
293
00:12:40,493 --> 00:12:42,061
especially not where
the kids are concerned.
294
00:12:42,161 --> 00:12:43,696
They've already been through
enough because of you,
295
00:12:43,796 --> 00:12:45,398
and I'm not gonna let them
have to suffer
296
00:12:45,498 --> 00:12:47,967
from the fallout of another one
of your terrible decisions!
297
00:12:48,067 --> 00:12:49,936
Bad enough that you
ripped the rug out
298
00:12:50,036 --> 00:12:51,804
from underneath their own
grandmother's feet!
299
00:12:51,904 --> 00:12:54,440
Speaking about your mother--
just left her at Chancellor
300
00:12:54,540 --> 00:12:56,409
as she packs up
the rest of her stuff.
301
00:12:56,509 --> 00:12:58,745
Oh, I bet you didn't pass up an
opportunity to gloat, did you?
302
00:12:58,845 --> 00:13:00,546
Actually, I didn't.
I apologized.
303
00:13:00,647 --> 00:13:02,482
I apologized for the fact
that she's collateral damage
304
00:13:02,582 --> 00:13:04,117
in a war
that her husband started.
305
00:13:04,217 --> 00:13:06,352
And I don't like the fact that
we're at each other's throats
306
00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:07,987
because of him either.
307
00:13:08,087 --> 00:13:09,789
You know what? Sooner or later,
you and the rest of the Newmans,
308
00:13:09,889 --> 00:13:11,090
you're gonna have to
get over this,
309
00:13:11,190 --> 00:13:12,659
'cause this is happening, okay?
So move on!
310
00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:15,194
I will never accept defeat
from you.
311
00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,330
So you can give back
what you stole
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00:13:17,430 --> 00:13:19,699
or you can pay the price.
313
00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:23,002
Wow. Taking a page out of
your father's playbook, huh?
314
00:13:23,102 --> 00:13:25,705
You kidnap Lily and the kids
in order to get Cane to cave.
315
00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:27,340
Are you planning on doing
the same thing to me?
316
00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,042
I'm not planning on doing
anything. I'm planning on
317
00:13:29,142 --> 00:13:31,344
-protecting our children.
-This is revenge, Victoria.
318
00:13:31,444 --> 00:13:34,180
You know it.
And you're using our kids
319
00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:36,516
as blackmail in order to get
a company back--
320
00:13:36,616 --> 00:13:38,985
a company that's rightfully mine
in the first place.
321
00:13:39,085 --> 00:13:40,320
According to you
and no one else.
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00:13:40,420 --> 00:13:42,822
And as far as our kids,
I have just as much right
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00:13:42,922 --> 00:13:46,392
to make sure that they stay here
as you do, okay?
324
00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:48,361
You don't think so, explain
the phone call I just got
325
00:13:48,461 --> 00:13:49,896
from the administration office
326
00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:52,065
asking why my signature's
not on that form.
327
00:13:52,165 --> 00:13:53,499
It'll be there soon enough.
328
00:13:53,599 --> 00:13:55,802
-Yeah? You think so?
-Yeah, I know so, Billy.
329
00:13:55,902 --> 00:14:00,239
You're gonna go along with my
plan whether you like it or not.
330
00:14:06,412 --> 00:14:08,381
JACK: Have to admit
I'm feeling a bit guilty.
331
00:14:08,481 --> 00:14:10,683
You think you should be
out there playing referee?
332
00:14:10,783 --> 00:14:12,452
I don't know
who I'd be protecting--
333
00:14:12,552 --> 00:14:14,554
Victoria or my brother.
334
00:14:14,654 --> 00:14:16,389
Victoria can definitely
hold her own,
335
00:14:16,489 --> 00:14:18,124
so my money's on Victoria.
336
00:14:18,224 --> 00:14:20,426
Yeah. You're probably right
about that.
337
00:14:22,562 --> 00:14:26,032
I'm curious where you stand
on this latest upheaval.
338
00:14:26,132 --> 00:14:28,968
Your rivalry with Victor
is legendary.
339
00:14:29,068 --> 00:14:30,737
You must be getting
some satisfaction
340
00:14:30,837 --> 00:14:32,839
out of watching his downfall.
341
00:14:32,939 --> 00:14:35,742
I'd be lying
if I said I wasn't.
342
00:14:35,842 --> 00:14:38,277
But you're also friends
with Nikki
343
00:14:38,378 --> 00:14:41,981
who is completely devastated
at the loss of Chancellor.
344
00:14:42,081 --> 00:14:45,551
Carrying Katherine's legacy
has meant everything to her.
345
00:14:45,651 --> 00:14:49,188
So where does
your allegiance lie...
346
00:14:49,288 --> 00:14:52,291
with your friend who's married
to your foe, or...
347
00:14:52,392 --> 00:14:53,760
with your brother,
348
00:14:53,860 --> 00:14:56,729
who's the reason
your friend's hurting?
349
00:14:57,830 --> 00:14:58,931
That is not gonna happen.
350
00:14:59,031 --> 00:15:00,466
-Never say never, Billy.
-Doesn't matter
351
00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:03,169
what you say or do--I will not
send my kids away again.
352
00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:05,772
Well, maybe you wanna rethink
your position on that,
353
00:15:05,872 --> 00:15:08,207
because I could always
call the school
354
00:15:08,307 --> 00:15:11,210
and explain to them
why I'm taking this action.
355
00:15:11,310 --> 00:15:13,546
I can imagine the sympathy
and the understanding
356
00:15:13,646 --> 00:15:15,314
that I'll get from the board
when they find out
357
00:15:15,415 --> 00:15:17,316
that you're being
criminally investigated
358
00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:19,986
for participation in the theft
of my father's company.
359
00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:21,921
You would sink that low, huh?
360
00:15:22,021 --> 00:15:24,357
I would do whatever it takes
to protect my kids.
361
00:15:24,457 --> 00:15:26,459
And when I'm through with you,
you'll be lucky
362
00:15:26,559 --> 00:15:29,228
if they let you chaperone
a field trip to the zoo!
363
00:15:31,464 --> 00:15:33,366
What do I have to do
to prove myself to you?
364
00:15:33,466 --> 00:15:35,234
You know, I should really
be getting back to Genoa City.
365
00:15:35,334 --> 00:15:37,069
-My family needs me.
-Wait--we're not gonna talk
366
00:15:37,170 --> 00:15:39,038
about what's holding you back
from getting serious with me?
367
00:15:39,138 --> 00:15:40,873
I think you're making
too much of this, okay?
368
00:15:40,973 --> 00:15:43,009
I have some big stuff
to deal with right now,
369
00:15:43,109 --> 00:15:45,411
like helping my family
through this crisis.
370
00:15:45,511 --> 00:15:47,346
But 20 minutes ago,
you were ready to go on a hike
371
00:15:47,447 --> 00:15:49,315
through Griffith Park.
What happened?
372
00:15:49,415 --> 00:15:51,484
I don't know. Talking about Cane
and what he's done to my family
373
00:15:51,584 --> 00:15:53,419
made that suddenly seem
pretty frivolous.
374
00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:55,588
Well, I get your deep loyalty
for your family,
375
00:15:55,688 --> 00:15:57,890
and I admire you for that,
but what are you gonna really do
376
00:15:57,990 --> 00:15:59,959
if you go back besides stand
around and wring your hands
377
00:16:00,059 --> 00:16:01,994
with the rest of them?
378
00:16:02,094 --> 00:16:04,964
Seriously, Claire, this battle
feels like it's being waged
379
00:16:05,064 --> 00:16:06,766
at the highest level.
380
00:16:06,866 --> 00:16:08,568
If your grandfather
can't find a way to get back
381
00:16:08,668 --> 00:16:10,336
what was taken from him,
do you really think
382
00:16:10,436 --> 00:16:11,971
that you can do something
to make that happen?
383
00:16:12,071 --> 00:16:14,173
No, but that does not mean
that I can't be there
384
00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:17,043
for moral support, especially
for my mom and my grandmother.
385
00:16:17,143 --> 00:16:18,744
They have poured their hearts
and their souls
386
00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:20,046
into Newman and Chancellor.
387
00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:22,248
How could I not be there
for them when they're about to
388
00:16:22,348 --> 00:16:24,717
not only just lose
their companies but...
389
00:16:24,817 --> 00:16:26,586
a really important part
of themselves?
390
00:16:28,621 --> 00:16:31,524
You win. I can't argue against
a mother and a grandmother.
391
00:16:31,624 --> 00:16:34,060
But, you know, I don't get it.
392
00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,029
If you really felt that strongly
about being there for them,
393
00:16:37,129 --> 00:16:39,031
then why would you agree
to even come to LA with me
394
00:16:39,131 --> 00:16:41,367
in the first place?
395
00:16:43,636 --> 00:16:46,706
No. Don't tell me.
396
00:16:46,806 --> 00:16:49,242
You came out here
hoping to dig up more dirt
397
00:16:49,342 --> 00:16:52,245
on what happened years ago
with Audra and me, didn't you?
398
00:16:54,013 --> 00:16:56,582
What happened?
You hit a dead end?
399
00:16:56,682 --> 00:16:59,719
Is that why you're suddenly
so eager to leave?
400
00:16:59,819 --> 00:17:02,255
Claire, seriously...
401
00:17:03,289 --> 00:17:06,125
Are you ever gonna let this go?
402
00:17:08,728 --> 00:17:10,530
What do you mean,
your kids have it worse?
403
00:17:10,630 --> 00:17:13,165
-Does Victor really have them?
-He does.
404
00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:16,769
You know,
I blame you and my mother
405
00:17:16,869 --> 00:17:19,372
for starting this nightmare
in the first place.
406
00:17:19,472 --> 00:17:21,741
I could barely...look at her
407
00:17:21,841 --> 00:17:24,043
when she told me
about Victor's threat.
408
00:17:24,143 --> 00:17:25,711
I mean, I haven't spoken
to her since.
409
00:17:25,811 --> 00:17:27,747
I am done with her--as done as
I've ever been with my mother.
410
00:17:27,847 --> 00:17:29,415
Well, how do you know
she's in Milan if you
411
00:17:29,515 --> 00:17:31,484
-haven't spoken to her?
-Because she left me a message
412
00:17:31,584 --> 00:17:33,052
telling me what she was doing.
413
00:17:33,152 --> 00:17:34,887
Even had the nerve to ask me
to join her and Summer
414
00:17:34,987 --> 00:17:36,522
so we could work things out
as a family.
415
00:17:36,622 --> 00:17:38,124
-You don't wanna do that?
-No, I don't wanna do that.
416
00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:39,859
Neither does Summer.
I just gave her the heads up
417
00:17:39,959 --> 00:17:41,727
that she was on her way there.
She said she's not even
418
00:17:41,827 --> 00:17:43,863
gonna bother opening the door
if she shows up.
419
00:17:43,963 --> 00:17:46,232
Well, that makes me sad.
420
00:17:46,332 --> 00:17:47,733
For everyone involved.
421
00:17:47,833 --> 00:17:50,102
I really do see both sides
of this.
422
00:17:51,571 --> 00:17:52,638
How can you have
any sympathy for her
423
00:17:52,738 --> 00:17:54,373
after everything she did to you?
424
00:17:54,473 --> 00:17:56,842
You know, maybe because
I'm not in a position to judge.
425
00:17:56,943 --> 00:17:58,244
All right?
Because of my choices,
426
00:17:58,344 --> 00:18:01,113
Victor has essentially kidnapped
Lily and my kids.
427
00:18:01,213 --> 00:18:03,049
And honestly,
I am just desperate
428
00:18:03,149 --> 00:18:06,419
to bring all this to an end
and bring my family back home.
429
00:18:06,519 --> 00:18:10,523
But in order to do that,
I need your help, Daniel.
430
00:18:23,135 --> 00:18:25,538
HOLDEN: You're really not
gonna let this go, are you?
431
00:18:25,638 --> 00:18:27,640
I would if you would just
tell me the whole story.
432
00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:31,644
I'm not saying that there is
more to tell, but if there was,
433
00:18:31,744 --> 00:18:33,813
what exactly do you plan to do
with that information?
434
00:18:33,913 --> 00:18:37,249
I just think it would reveal
a lot about Audra and you.
435
00:18:37,350 --> 00:18:39,585
Those are things
that I should know.
436
00:18:39,685 --> 00:18:41,687
I wish you would just
accept what I told you
437
00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,889
-is what happened.
-I wish that too,
438
00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:46,826
but, like I said, Sienna
confirmed that there's more.
439
00:18:46,926 --> 00:18:48,861
And she is the most objective
party involved,
440
00:18:48,961 --> 00:18:51,063
so I think I'm gonna go with
her take.
441
00:18:51,163 --> 00:18:52,798
Well, I hope
you're not too disappointed
442
00:18:52,898 --> 00:18:54,634
when you've realized
that there's nothing more
443
00:18:54,734 --> 00:18:57,203
-to discover.
-That's to be determined.
444
00:19:08,247 --> 00:19:10,216
You're right.
445
00:19:10,316 --> 00:19:12,485
I have not been completely
honest with you
446
00:19:12,585 --> 00:19:14,453
about why I came out here.
447
00:19:15,788 --> 00:19:19,091
Are you ready to come clean?
448
00:19:19,191 --> 00:19:21,460
I think part of the reason why
I got so mad about Cane
449
00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,696
was because of the way
he's chosen to live his life.
450
00:19:23,796 --> 00:19:25,898
It's just been lies and deceit
451
00:19:25,998 --> 00:19:27,299
since he came back
to Genoa City.
452
00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,635
And that's not even including
all the time that he spent
453
00:19:29,735 --> 00:19:32,238
-under the Dumas alias.
-And I get how that kind of
454
00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:34,540
double life
can turn a lot of people off.
455
00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,142
I know that it sounds
hypocritical of me,
456
00:19:36,242 --> 00:19:38,644
given how I introduced myself
to the Newmans
457
00:19:38,744 --> 00:19:42,348
under false pretenses
and with bad intentions...
458
00:19:42,448 --> 00:19:44,316
But, okay, what does all this
have to do with
459
00:19:44,417 --> 00:19:46,519
-why you came out here?
-Because I--
460
00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:48,754
I know from experience
461
00:19:48,854 --> 00:19:50,790
how much damage it can do
living a lie,
462
00:19:50,890 --> 00:19:54,260
not just to yourself but to
all the people around you.
463
00:19:54,360 --> 00:19:57,730
That's why I've chosen
to live my truth,
464
00:19:57,830 --> 00:20:01,167
no matter what or who
it costs me.
465
00:20:02,702 --> 00:20:05,004
And that's why
I have no patience for anyone
466
00:20:05,104 --> 00:20:07,406
who hasn't made
that same choice.
467
00:20:08,974 --> 00:20:11,177
We're not talking about Cane
anymore, are we?
468
00:20:11,277 --> 00:20:13,846
You know, of all the things
that you and I have in common,
469
00:20:13,946 --> 00:20:16,482
the thing I like the least
is that you came to town
470
00:20:16,582 --> 00:20:18,684
like I did,
pretending to be someone else.
471
00:20:18,784 --> 00:20:20,720
Yeah, and I'm not proud of that.
472
00:20:20,820 --> 00:20:22,755
But I did that
to protect my best friend.
473
00:20:22,855 --> 00:20:24,557
Damian could have gotten hurt
had I not.
474
00:20:24,657 --> 00:20:27,326
Good intentions or not,
it's still a lie.
475
00:20:27,426 --> 00:20:29,395
Yeah, but since then
I've done my absolute best
476
00:20:29,495 --> 00:20:32,164
to be straight with people.
Doesn't...
477
00:20:32,264 --> 00:20:33,999
doesn't that count for
something?
478
00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:36,402
I'm sorry,
but I can't think about
479
00:20:36,502 --> 00:20:38,904
anything serious between us
480
00:20:39,004 --> 00:20:40,473
until I know your truth,
481
00:20:40,573 --> 00:20:42,274
the unabridged version
of what happened
482
00:20:42,374 --> 00:20:44,276
between you and Audra out here.
483
00:20:44,376 --> 00:20:47,580
I can't have that
hanging over me or over us.
484
00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,349
I-I told you everything.
485
00:20:50,449 --> 00:20:51,984
-Everything there is to tell.
-You told me
486
00:20:52,084 --> 00:20:55,187
that Audra
ripped off the art dealer
487
00:20:55,287 --> 00:20:58,357
and that you stepped in
to get him off her back.
488
00:20:58,457 --> 00:21:00,326
But that's not the whole story.
489
00:21:00,426 --> 00:21:02,862
-Well, according to you.
-According to what I found out
490
00:21:02,962 --> 00:21:05,164
about the art dealer--
that after your encounter,
491
00:21:05,264 --> 00:21:07,333
he disappeared without a trace.
492
00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:09,635
You can see
how easy it would be
493
00:21:09,735 --> 00:21:11,604
to jump to some pretty
damaging conclusions.
494
00:21:11,704 --> 00:21:14,039
What kind of
damaging conclusions?
495
00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:16,375
What do you think,
Audra and I offed the guy?
496
00:21:16,475 --> 00:21:18,344
Made him disappear forever?
497
00:21:18,444 --> 00:21:20,813
Do you really think
that Audra and I are capable
498
00:21:20,913 --> 00:21:23,482
of something that diabolical?
499
00:21:24,650 --> 00:21:26,652
You're right, Nate.
I hate that this conflict
500
00:21:26,752 --> 00:21:28,788
has spilled over to Nikki,
that...
501
00:21:28,888 --> 00:21:31,590
she has lost the company
that meant everything to her.
502
00:21:33,025 --> 00:21:35,761
You're in a tough spot.
I don't envy you.
503
00:21:35,861 --> 00:21:39,064
Oh, believe me, I wanted
my brother to have a win here,
504
00:21:39,165 --> 00:21:42,501
but I also know
that he said yes to Cane
505
00:21:42,601 --> 00:21:45,237
so he could prove something
for all the wrong reasons.
506
00:21:45,337 --> 00:21:46,972
How do you mean?
507
00:21:47,072 --> 00:21:48,941
Jill's health has taken
a turn for the worse,
508
00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:50,776
and rather than be there
with his mother,
509
00:21:50,876 --> 00:21:52,945
looking after her, helping
her through this illness,
510
00:21:53,045 --> 00:21:54,980
maybe mending the rift
between them,
511
00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,316
he is doing everything he can
512
00:21:57,416 --> 00:21:59,518
to prove that she was wrong
in doubting him
513
00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:01,987
when she first sold Chancellor.
514
00:22:02,087 --> 00:22:04,623
I'm sorry to hear
Jill's not well.
515
00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:07,393
I assume Snapper's making sure
she gets the best care.
516
00:22:07,493 --> 00:22:09,862
Yeah. He's monitoring her
condition very closely.
517
00:22:09,962 --> 00:22:12,298
I'm glad to hear it.
518
00:22:16,001 --> 00:22:18,237
I don't know if it's...
519
00:22:18,337 --> 00:22:20,339
Damian's death or...
520
00:22:20,439 --> 00:22:23,609
living with Amy
as she battles cancer, but...
521
00:22:23,709 --> 00:22:25,044
lately I've been struck
522
00:22:25,144 --> 00:22:27,613
by just how short our time
on this planet is.
523
00:22:27,713 --> 00:22:30,182
I hope Billy realizes that
before it's too late,
524
00:22:30,282 --> 00:22:32,151
because his mom
won't be here forever.
525
00:22:32,251 --> 00:22:34,186
I've been trying to make
that point with him
526
00:22:34,286 --> 00:22:36,222
for a while now.
I'm not getting anywhere.
527
00:22:36,322 --> 00:22:38,324
That's too bad.
528
00:22:38,424 --> 00:22:41,493
Something like that might help
him reconsider his priorities.
529
00:22:42,728 --> 00:22:44,697
I know Victoria
is extremely aware
530
00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:47,366
of how fleeting time is
these days.
531
00:22:47,466 --> 00:22:49,969
I really think that's what's
driving her mission
532
00:22:50,069 --> 00:22:52,071
to restore her parents' legacy.
533
00:22:52,171 --> 00:22:54,373
Yeah. I wish I was that aware
at the time.
534
00:22:54,473 --> 00:22:57,142
I have a lot of regrets
concerning my parents,
535
00:22:57,243 --> 00:22:59,778
things I would have done
or said differently
536
00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:01,914
-if they were still alive.
-Mm.
537
00:23:03,983 --> 00:23:06,185
You seem to be pretty tuned in
538
00:23:06,285 --> 00:23:08,287
to what Victoria's thinking
these days.
539
00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:11,557
Does that mean the two of you
are reconnecting?
540
00:23:15,060 --> 00:23:17,563
You really wanna threaten me
with a criminal investigation?
541
00:23:17,663 --> 00:23:20,699
You understand the can of worms
that opens up for the Newmans?
542
00:23:20,799 --> 00:23:22,001
[sucks tongue] Please, Billy.
543
00:23:22,101 --> 00:23:23,936
No. Think about it, Victoria.
544
00:23:24,036 --> 00:23:26,572
The Newmans were in possession
of that stolen AI program
545
00:23:26,672 --> 00:23:28,574
before it was used on them.
And let me be clear.
546
00:23:28,674 --> 00:23:30,809
I was not involved in whatever
Phyllis had to do
547
00:23:30,910 --> 00:23:33,712
-to acquire Newman Enterprises.
-Okay, I doubt that the school
548
00:23:33,812 --> 00:23:36,548
to which my father so generously
donated would believe
549
00:23:36,649 --> 00:23:38,751
that you wouldn't collude
with Phyllis on this theft.
550
00:23:38,851 --> 00:23:41,120
Because look.
I mean, here you are.
551
00:23:41,220 --> 00:23:42,655
You're the benefactor.
552
00:23:42,755 --> 00:23:44,623
You're the new CEO
of Chancellor.
553
00:23:44,723 --> 00:23:46,825
And believe me, I can paint
a pretty good picture
554
00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:48,961
absolving my family
of any wrongdoing.
555
00:23:49,061 --> 00:23:51,497
Wow. You really are
a chip off the old block
556
00:23:51,597 --> 00:23:53,165
-in the worst possible way.
-You know what
557
00:23:53,265 --> 00:23:55,534
you could do Billy? You could
just make it easy on the kids
558
00:23:55,634 --> 00:23:57,703
by accepting that this is
the right move for them
559
00:23:57,803 --> 00:23:59,705
and signing
that readmission form.
560
00:23:59,805 --> 00:24:01,573
-You're unbelievable.
-No, I'm a mother
561
00:24:01,674 --> 00:24:03,509
who doesn't want their kids
caught up
562
00:24:03,609 --> 00:24:06,679
in the inevitable war that their
grandfather is gonna launch
563
00:24:06,779 --> 00:24:08,280
against their father.
564
00:24:08,380 --> 00:24:09,982
And I would think
that you would wanna
565
00:24:10,082 --> 00:24:12,685
spare them from that nightmare
as well!
566
00:24:14,420 --> 00:24:16,188
Has Victor threatened
that Lily and the twins
567
00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:17,890
are in actual danger?
568
00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:19,825
All I know is
Victor's hiding them somewhere.
569
00:24:19,925 --> 00:24:21,694
He showed me proof.
570
00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:23,629
And he used the proof
as leverage
571
00:24:23,729 --> 00:24:26,632
against my, uh, my move
to take control of Newman.
572
00:24:26,732 --> 00:24:28,400
And it worked. I caved.
573
00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:31,403
I was ready to give everything
back, no questions asked.
574
00:24:31,503 --> 00:24:33,672
That's when Phyllis
double-crossed me.
575
00:24:33,772 --> 00:24:35,407
She got everything
she ever wanted.
576
00:24:35,507 --> 00:24:37,209
Actually,
better than that because
577
00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,378
now she doesn't have to worry
about sharing the company.
578
00:24:39,478 --> 00:24:41,847
She's sole CEO.
No compromise to her vision.
579
00:24:41,947 --> 00:24:43,949
It's all hers, free and clear.
580
00:24:44,049 --> 00:24:46,285
Well, I commend you
for putting your family first.
581
00:24:46,385 --> 00:24:49,088
It's clearly a concept that
my mother still can't grasp.
582
00:24:49,188 --> 00:24:51,824
Well, in her defense, uh,
she did tell me
583
00:24:51,924 --> 00:24:54,126
that Victor wouldn't hurt Lily
and my kids.
584
00:24:54,226 --> 00:24:56,328
She, uh, she said
that he was bluffing
585
00:24:56,428 --> 00:24:58,230
and begged me to ignore
the threat.
586
00:24:58,330 --> 00:25:00,165
But I couldn't risk it.
587
00:25:00,265 --> 00:25:01,767
I understand that.
588
00:25:01,867 --> 00:25:04,003
Then why is Victor still keeping
your kids and Lily
589
00:25:04,103 --> 00:25:05,804
if you're not a part of
the takeover anymore?
590
00:25:05,904 --> 00:25:07,339
Because he's using them
as leverage
591
00:25:07,439 --> 00:25:08,941
to make me turn
the situation around.
592
00:25:09,041 --> 00:25:12,344
Oh. And how are you
supposed to do that?
593
00:25:12,444 --> 00:25:15,714
That's where you come in.
594
00:25:20,919 --> 00:25:24,390
I have no doubt that Audra's
capable of just about anything.
595
00:25:24,490 --> 00:25:27,192
Well, at least you didn't
include me in that statement.
596
00:25:27,292 --> 00:25:30,963
Only because I don't really know
what you're capable of.
597
00:25:32,464 --> 00:25:35,334
I only really know you
on a superficial level.
598
00:25:37,669 --> 00:25:39,705
Ouch. And...[laughs]
599
00:25:39,805 --> 00:25:42,174
here I thought we made
a deeper connection than that.
600
00:25:42,274 --> 00:25:46,345
We've had a lot of fun,
and you've been very sweet...
601
00:25:46,445 --> 00:25:48,447
showing me around out here
and...
602
00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:50,416
standing by me back home.
603
00:25:50,516 --> 00:25:53,218
You've come to my rescue
more than once with Audra
604
00:25:53,318 --> 00:25:54,887
and with Kyle.
605
00:25:54,987 --> 00:25:58,657
But the truth is,
I don't really know who you are
606
00:25:58,757 --> 00:26:03,095
beneath that charming façade
that you present to the world.
607
00:26:03,195 --> 00:26:05,064
Façade?
608
00:26:05,164 --> 00:26:07,166
And what if it's not a façade?
609
00:26:07,266 --> 00:26:09,368
What if what you see
is what you get?
610
00:26:09,468 --> 00:26:12,071
Maybe, but...
611
00:26:12,171 --> 00:26:14,073
because I've been there
612
00:26:14,173 --> 00:26:17,076
and I have pretended to be
someone that I wasn't
613
00:26:17,176 --> 00:26:19,511
to gain peoples' trust...
614
00:26:19,611 --> 00:26:21,313
I find that hard to believe.
615
00:26:21,413 --> 00:26:23,816
But you were trying to
gain people's trust
616
00:26:23,916 --> 00:26:25,517
out of your aunt's need
for revenge.
617
00:26:25,617 --> 00:26:29,855
I don't have this dark
and scary motive.
618
00:26:29,955 --> 00:26:31,256
You don't?
619
00:26:31,356 --> 00:26:33,025
Come on, Claire.
620
00:26:33,125 --> 00:26:35,094
I'm not saying that I think
you're some kind of
621
00:26:35,194 --> 00:26:36,695
cold-blooded killer.
622
00:26:36,795 --> 00:26:37,963
Well, thank you.
623
00:26:38,063 --> 00:26:39,865
But I'm still in the dark
about what really happened
624
00:26:39,965 --> 00:26:41,667
with you and Audra.
For all I know,
625
00:26:41,767 --> 00:26:44,503
things got out of hand
after you confronted the guy.
626
00:26:44,603 --> 00:26:48,006
Or maybe it was an accident?
627
00:26:48,107 --> 00:26:49,741
And...
628
00:26:49,842 --> 00:26:51,743
you didn't think
anyone would believe you,
629
00:26:51,844 --> 00:26:54,179
so the two of you
covered it up?
630
00:26:54,279 --> 00:26:56,148
Are you coming up with this
all on your own,
631
00:26:56,248 --> 00:27:00,519
or are you talking to someone
who shares your...suspicions?
632
00:27:00,619 --> 00:27:03,655
Is that how you jumped
to this crazy scenario?
633
00:27:04,957 --> 00:27:07,326
I need to change
your mother's mind.
634
00:27:07,426 --> 00:27:09,895
Phyllis needs to be convinced
to give back Newman Enterprises
635
00:27:09,995 --> 00:27:13,465
to the Newman family before my
family's put in any more danger.
636
00:27:13,565 --> 00:27:15,667
Listen, I agree with my mom
on one thing,
637
00:27:15,767 --> 00:27:18,170
and that is that I don't believe
that Victor would ever hurt Lily
638
00:27:18,270 --> 00:27:20,305
-or her kids.
-Yeah, sure.
639
00:27:20,405 --> 00:27:22,774
Under normal circumstances,
I would agree with you, but...
640
00:27:22,875 --> 00:27:25,077
he just lost everything
that defined him...
641
00:27:25,177 --> 00:27:26,612
essentially overnight.
642
00:27:26,712 --> 00:27:29,748
Now, I can relate to that.
Losing Arabesque.
643
00:27:29,848 --> 00:27:31,350
You know, when something
like that happens,
644
00:27:31,450 --> 00:27:33,752
you become frantic
and irrational
645
00:27:33,852 --> 00:27:35,621
and there's no telling
what a man might do
646
00:27:35,721 --> 00:27:37,656
-or might not do.
-I'm sure that Victor's on the
647
00:27:37,756 --> 00:27:40,526
warpath, but you know he was
close to Lily's father, right?
648
00:27:40,626 --> 00:27:42,394
I mean, he respected,
he admired Neil
649
00:27:42,494 --> 00:27:44,530
like he has so few people
in this town.
650
00:27:44,630 --> 00:27:46,498
For that reason
and that reason alone,
651
00:27:46,598 --> 00:27:49,134
I don't think that Victor
would ever do anything
652
00:27:49,234 --> 00:27:52,070
to put Lily or her kids
in real jeopardy.
653
00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:54,673
Well, I wanna believe you, but
I'm not gonna take that risk.
654
00:27:54,773 --> 00:27:57,109
I agree my mother
should do the right thing.
655
00:27:57,209 --> 00:27:58,477
The problem is, she won't.
656
00:27:58,577 --> 00:28:00,279
And if you think
there's anything that I can do
657
00:28:00,379 --> 00:28:02,614
that's gonna change her mind,
you're wrong.
658
00:28:02,714 --> 00:28:05,517
-So you won't try?
-What is the point of trying?
659
00:28:05,617 --> 00:28:06,752
Lily.
660
00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,820
You loved her once too.
661
00:28:08,921 --> 00:28:12,391
So you can at least agree
to help me.
662
00:28:12,491 --> 00:28:14,426
For her.
663
00:28:16,662 --> 00:28:18,897
Don't read too much
into past feelings.
664
00:28:18,997 --> 00:28:21,233
Victoria and I reconnected
as friends, nothing more.
665
00:28:21,333 --> 00:28:22,701
Hey, hey, I didn't mean to pry.
666
00:28:22,801 --> 00:28:25,437
I'm happy to see the two of you
spending time together.
667
00:28:25,537 --> 00:28:28,106
Between your brother's death
and Victoria losing Cole,
668
00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:31,810
well...you two have had
a rough go of it.
669
00:28:31,910 --> 00:28:34,079
I'm guessing that you
probably found common ground
670
00:28:34,179 --> 00:28:36,081
in your grieving.
671
00:28:36,181 --> 00:28:39,451
We definitely have. As for
anything other than friendship,
672
00:28:39,551 --> 00:28:44,990
um...after dealing with
Audra's lies and deception,
673
00:28:45,090 --> 00:28:48,026
put my romantic life
on the back burner.
674
00:28:48,126 --> 00:28:51,163
Not that Victoria's
looking for anything either.
675
00:28:51,263 --> 00:28:55,267
Her plate's pretty full.
But, um...
676
00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:58,503
I do enjoy her company
over anyone else's these days.
677
00:28:58,604 --> 00:29:01,006
Who could blame you?
She's a bright, dynamic,
678
00:29:01,106 --> 00:29:04,243
very strong woman,
like her mother.
679
00:29:04,343 --> 00:29:08,814
I think Billy is being reminded
of just how strong as we speak.
680
00:29:11,016 --> 00:29:13,085
Of course I don't want our kids
caught in the middle of a war--
681
00:29:13,185 --> 00:29:17,122
if one breaks out--a war that
your father started, by the way.
682
00:29:17,222 --> 00:29:19,391
So if that happens, yeah, they
should not be near Genoa City,
683
00:29:19,491 --> 00:29:20,993
at least for the time being.
684
00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:22,928
-Thank you.
-But I do find it
685
00:29:23,028 --> 00:29:25,097
very ironic that all of a sudden
you're worried about
686
00:29:25,197 --> 00:29:27,332
our kids' well-being.
Where was all that concern
687
00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:28,834
when your father was trying
to destroy my life
688
00:29:28,934 --> 00:29:30,869
-day in and day out?
-You are so wrong about that.
689
00:29:30,969 --> 00:29:32,571
-Really?
-Yeah. Katie and Johnny
690
00:29:32,671 --> 00:29:34,473
are the reason that I pleaded
your case to my father
691
00:29:34,573 --> 00:29:36,575
-over and over and over again.
-Then why didn't you come to me
692
00:29:36,675 --> 00:29:39,578
and talk to me rationally,
calmly, like a parent...
693
00:29:39,678 --> 00:29:41,680
about this situation?
You didn't.
694
00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:44,182
You threatened to paint me
as a criminal
695
00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:45,884
to get me to do what you want?
696
00:29:45,984 --> 00:29:47,819
You really wanna wield
that much power, Victoria?
697
00:29:47,919 --> 00:29:49,321
Yeah, Billy, yeah, maybe I did.
698
00:29:49,421 --> 00:29:51,390
Maybe I wanted to
knock you down a few pegs.
699
00:29:51,490 --> 00:29:53,725
Did you ever think about that?
I mean, the cruel way
700
00:29:53,825 --> 00:29:56,028
that you ripped Chancellor
away from my mother.
701
00:29:56,128 --> 00:29:58,263
I mean, you had it coming,
I'd say.
702
00:29:58,363 --> 00:30:00,766
I am not the reason your mother
is not at Chancellor anymore.
703
00:30:00,866 --> 00:30:02,734
Cane offered me a position
to run that company,
704
00:30:02,834 --> 00:30:04,636
and I took it...
and I was lucky enough
705
00:30:04,736 --> 00:30:06,872
that Phyllis
went along with the plan.
706
00:30:06,972 --> 00:30:09,241
Oh, yeah, lucky for you
and to hell with my mom.
707
00:30:09,341 --> 00:30:10,976
She didn't deserve any of this.
708
00:30:11,076 --> 00:30:14,046
All she's ever wanted to do
was protect Katherine's legacy.
709
00:30:14,146 --> 00:30:15,447
You don't give a damn
about that.
710
00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:17,082
The only thing you care about
711
00:30:17,182 --> 00:30:20,085
is proving
your own mother wrong.
712
00:30:20,185 --> 00:30:22,454
Would you rather Phyllis
run that company?
713
00:30:22,554 --> 00:30:24,456
'Cause that's what would've
happened if I didn't step in.
714
00:30:24,556 --> 00:30:26,825
Is that how you're gonna
justify what you've done, Billy?
715
00:30:26,925 --> 00:30:28,660
Whatever. I'm done justifying.
I'm over it.
716
00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,263
You know...[exhales]
717
00:30:31,363 --> 00:30:34,366
Whatever hold you think
you have on Chancellor...
718
00:30:34,466 --> 00:30:36,134
it's not gonna last.
719
00:30:36,234 --> 00:30:39,338
I think you need to accept
that what Phyllis did is final.
720
00:30:39,438 --> 00:30:44,009
Nothing is final, Billy, and you
know that better than anyone.
721
00:30:44,109 --> 00:30:46,611
And since you agreed
to be a part of this
722
00:30:46,712 --> 00:30:48,580
plan of Cane's,
and now Phyllis's,
723
00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:51,116
you've brought on
a really big fight.
724
00:30:51,216 --> 00:30:53,118
I would think
that the least you can do
725
00:30:53,218 --> 00:30:55,253
is to help get your kids
out of harm's way
726
00:30:55,354 --> 00:30:58,290
before the whole thing
goes to hell.
727
00:31:09,401 --> 00:31:10,635
Thank you.
728
00:31:15,173 --> 00:31:16,742
What you said before about
729
00:31:16,842 --> 00:31:19,578
the investigation
coming to a dead end?
730
00:31:19,678 --> 00:31:21,146
It was true.
731
00:31:21,246 --> 00:31:23,415
No one who was close
to the art dealer
732
00:31:23,515 --> 00:31:26,852
has no clue why he was here
one day and gone the next.
733
00:31:26,952 --> 00:31:29,154
And for some reason,
you think that I know why.
734
00:31:29,254 --> 00:31:31,089
I don't know what to think.
Who disappears like that,
735
00:31:31,189 --> 00:31:33,992
-practically into thin air?
-Someone who is in trouble.
736
00:31:34,092 --> 00:31:35,961
Or feels the need
to get away from that trouble.
737
00:31:36,061 --> 00:31:38,530
I told you
how that creep manhandled Audra.
738
00:31:38,630 --> 00:31:40,966
You can bet she wasn't the only
one that he treated that way--
739
00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:42,534
or worse.
740
00:31:42,634 --> 00:31:44,803
This was not a nice guy, Claire.
741
00:31:44,903 --> 00:31:47,072
I'm sure he rubbed a lot of
people the wrong way
742
00:31:47,172 --> 00:31:49,641
and made some pretty strong
enemies.
743
00:31:49,741 --> 00:31:51,710
I don't doubt
you're right about that.
744
00:31:51,810 --> 00:31:53,445
And yet, after hearing
all of that,
745
00:31:53,545 --> 00:31:55,347
and despite the fact
that I've treated you
746
00:31:55,447 --> 00:31:58,083
with nothing but respect,
747
00:31:58,183 --> 00:32:00,318
you immediately think
that I'm the bad guy.
748
00:32:00,419 --> 00:32:02,287
I never said that.
I'm just trying to
749
00:32:02,387 --> 00:32:04,489
work through some scenarios
because--well, mainly because
750
00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:06,625
you refuse to be
completely honest with me.
751
00:32:06,725 --> 00:32:08,560
I told you everything.
752
00:32:08,660 --> 00:32:11,129
I know that you want me
to believe that.
753
00:32:12,998 --> 00:32:15,367
But I don't.
754
00:32:15,467 --> 00:32:18,136
I have this feeling in my gut
755
00:32:18,236 --> 00:32:21,273
like it's not the whole story,
and...
756
00:32:22,207 --> 00:32:24,609
Until that feeling goes away
or until...
757
00:32:26,344 --> 00:32:28,713
...you decide to be honest
with me...
758
00:32:31,082 --> 00:32:33,819
I think we have to stop
seeing each other.
759
00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:39,191
[Victoria sighing]
760
00:32:39,291 --> 00:32:42,127
Hi. Oh, I'll have
whatever they're having.
761
00:32:42,227 --> 00:32:44,896
-Everything okay?
-Oh, yeah, it's fine now.
762
00:32:44,996 --> 00:32:46,364
I'm sorry, Jack.
763
00:32:46,465 --> 00:32:48,500
I'm afraid I may have chased off
your lunch companion.
764
00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:50,068
Oh, I'm sure he
wouldn't have been
765
00:32:50,168 --> 00:32:51,803
very good company now anyway.
766
00:32:51,903 --> 00:32:53,505
Probably not.
767
00:32:53,605 --> 00:32:56,875
For the record, I don't approve
of what Billy has done.
768
00:32:56,975 --> 00:32:58,743
I appreciate that.
769
00:32:58,844 --> 00:33:00,712
I also think you're setting
a dangerous precedent
770
00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:02,881
in putting your children
771
00:33:02,981 --> 00:33:05,217
in the middle of a conflict
between their parents.
772
00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:06,585
Well, you know
that this is bigger
773
00:33:06,685 --> 00:33:08,186
than the conflict
between their parents.
774
00:33:08,286 --> 00:33:10,222
This is about the Abbotts
and the Newmans,
775
00:33:10,322 --> 00:33:11,723
and you know it, Jack.
776
00:33:11,823 --> 00:33:13,892
I'm not sure your kids
would see it that way.
777
00:33:13,992 --> 00:33:16,027
Thank you, Jack.
I am very well-versed
778
00:33:16,127 --> 00:33:18,997
in protecting my children from
their father's public battles.
779
00:33:19,097 --> 00:33:20,599
And their grandfather's?
780
00:33:20,699 --> 00:33:22,634
Isn't sending them away
781
00:33:22,734 --> 00:33:25,103
a means of protecting them
from the ugly truth
782
00:33:25,203 --> 00:33:28,206
of Victor's involvement
in this whole mess?
783
00:33:28,306 --> 00:33:31,409
Look, I appreciate your concern
and I thank you,
784
00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:34,145
but I'm sending Johnny
and Katie away.
785
00:33:34,246 --> 00:33:36,481
Trust me.
I know what I'm doing.
786
00:33:38,183 --> 00:33:39,751
Wow. You really are desperate,
huh?
787
00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:41,286
To fix this mess?
788
00:33:41,386 --> 00:33:43,488
Yeah. I'm glad
you're finally hearing me.
789
00:33:43,588 --> 00:33:45,257
You bringing up my past
relationship with Lily--
790
00:33:45,357 --> 00:33:46,825
that's a new angle for you.
791
00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:49,194
No, I'm simply reminding you
of what's at stake here, okay?
792
00:33:49,294 --> 00:33:51,563
I'm trying to appeal
to your heart instead of
793
00:33:51,663 --> 00:33:53,832
the rational part of you that
doesn't wanna help your mother.
794
00:33:53,932 --> 00:33:56,067
I find it hard to believe you
could turn your back on Lily.
795
00:33:56,167 --> 00:33:59,004
That's not what I'm doing
and you know it, and that's low.
796
00:33:59,104 --> 00:34:01,106
Yeah, well, like you said.
I'm desperate.
797
00:34:01,206 --> 00:34:04,609
Yeah. I did love Lily once.
798
00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:06,278
And I would still do
whatever I could
799
00:34:06,378 --> 00:34:08,146
to help keep her safe
and protect her.
800
00:34:08,246 --> 00:34:10,115
Okay, so then you'll talk
to your mother,
801
00:34:10,215 --> 00:34:11,983
-get her to rethink things.
-Hey, you're not hearing me.
802
00:34:12,083 --> 00:34:13,718
That's what I've been
trying to do from the start.
803
00:34:13,818 --> 00:34:14,986
That's what I was trying to do
804
00:34:15,086 --> 00:34:16,388
when she wanted to go
and work with you.
805
00:34:16,488 --> 00:34:18,523
I begged her
not to get involved.
806
00:34:18,623 --> 00:34:20,258
I didn't want anyone
to get hurt, namely her,
807
00:34:20,358 --> 00:34:21,393
and look how that turned out.
808
00:34:21,493 --> 00:34:22,661
She didn't listen to me then.
809
00:34:22,761 --> 00:34:24,162
She's not gonna
listen to me now.
810
00:34:24,262 --> 00:34:26,965
Now she's got the kind of power
that she's always dreamed of.
811
00:34:27,065 --> 00:34:28,466
You think she's gonna
let that go?
812
00:34:28,567 --> 00:34:30,502
She's not gonna give that up
for anyone--especially me.
813
00:34:30,602 --> 00:34:33,138
Okay, I get all that. I do.
I-I do.
814
00:34:33,238 --> 00:34:35,707
But I have an idea, Daniel.
815
00:34:37,142 --> 00:34:40,445
A scenario where we could
save your mother from herself.
816
00:34:40,545 --> 00:34:42,614
I just need you to hear me out.
817
00:34:42,714 --> 00:34:44,616
I'm sorry. Is that not
what I've been doing?
818
00:34:44,716 --> 00:34:47,786
If you don't agree,
I will leave it alone.
819
00:34:47,886 --> 00:34:51,423
I'll leave you alone. I promise.
820
00:34:51,523 --> 00:34:54,192
But don't we owe it to Lily?
821
00:35:50,015 --> 00:35:52,617
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