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"Handcuffed and hoisted
by their own petard
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by the king of takedowns,
Victor Newman."
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Ha. Oh, I bet you tripled
your blog's internet traffic
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with that headline.
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I like the, uh, mocked-up
mug shots of Cane and Phyllis.
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It's as good as anything
you did as chief editor
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of Newman Media.
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No, as soon as we get
the company back,
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you will be my first rehire.
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Uh, I'm hoping it won't be long
before we're back in business.
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All right, Spence, yeah.
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Keep up the good work.
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-Hey.
-Hi.
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Connor said I could find
you here.
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Yeah.
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Waiting for my dad to finish up
his meeting with the new DA.
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Ooh. What kinda meeting?
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Christine is interviewing him
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for the case against Cane
and Phyllis.
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Right. So, about that.
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Um, I know you told me
they're being charged
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with using the AI program
to steal Newman.
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That's right.
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You never mentioned
anything about Billy.
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What about him?
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Well, his name
is in those emails
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because of his connection
to Chancellor.
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It makes sense that it would be.
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So is Billy gonna get
arrested too?
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Was that all part of
Victor's plan?
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♪♪
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Hey, I know I've already left
you one message,
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Grandpa, and I don't mean to
bug you.
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I know you've got a million
things
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on your plate trying to get the
company back.
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But I'd really appreciate
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any update you can give me
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on your team's search for
Matt in Vegas.
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Sienna's a nervous wreck
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thinking there's a possibility
that Matt's still alive
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and coming for her,
and anything that I can say
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to help ease her mind
would help a lot.
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Thanks.
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AUDRA: Oh!
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Here you go.
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Thanks.
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Yeah, no problem.
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I've just been a klutz lately.
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You know, I could always tell
when something was up with you.
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What is it, Noah? What's wrong?
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Hey, Christian?
What's up, dude?
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There are probably
memories that I have
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that I would wanna forget,
but...
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honestly, I don't remember
them, so...
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You know what it sounds like?
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It sounds like you're in the
middle of an existential crisis.
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Well, if I am,
I-I don't know it.
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Well, here's to finding
yourself.
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Oh, thank you. Cheers to that.
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-BOTH: Cheers.
-Clink!
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I mean, it is so weird.
I mean, imagine waking up...
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-[phone chimes]
-...and--and...
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Uh, I have to answer this.
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Yeah, no problem, man.
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I got nowhere to go.
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'Cause I don't even know
where I am.
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I'm just dealing with
some family drama
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and I'm obviously letting it
get to me more than I should.
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Yeah? Well, then you might
wanna skip the caffeine.
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No, I'm actually here to pick up
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a couple of those
Zen Master tea drinks
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that everyone keeps
raving about.
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My mom and Sienna have been
really stressed out lately,
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so I'm hoping
it'll help calm their nerves.
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Yeah. Maybe you should
pick one up for yourself.
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I'm not really sure
if lavender chamomile blend
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is really my thing.
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Well, I think you'll change
your mind once you try it.
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-Huh.
-Here.
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Actually, I came for
one of those myself.
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It's actually my third.
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And I thought I was stressed.
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Have a sip.
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-Mm?
-Oh, yeah.
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You're right. It is good.
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Huh. And it helps you
chill out?
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I mean, usually.
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But I don't think anything
could help calm my nerves today.
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What's got you so amped up?
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It's not worth going into.
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But let's just say
I ran into your cousin Claire,
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and that never goes well.
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Yeah. You two really don't
like each other, do you?
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I tried to be nice
by suggesting we share a table
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because there weren't
any other ones open.
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-That was nice of you.
-Right?
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But not according to Claire.
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And then she proceeded to push
every single one of my buttons.
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Yeah, and you didn't push
any of hers, right?
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Maybe one. Or--or two.
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Now, why is there so much
animosity between you two?
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I mean...
are the stories true?
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Were you really trying to come
between her and Kyle Abbott?
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Uh, where'd you hear that?
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Family lore.
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You don't really have a thing
for Kyle, though, do you?
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Do we have to talk about Billy?
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So it was part of Victor's plan
to target him too.
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No, I'm good.
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I don't know about it being
part of some plan.
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But it's not like Billy
wasn't involved.
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From what I hear,
he was flip-flopping.
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One minute,
he was aligned with Cane,
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the next with Phyllis...
and all of it
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was to achieve his end game
of getting Chancellor back.
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Well, flip-flopping or not,
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doesn't mean he had anything
to do with their plan
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to steal the company.
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It doesn't mean
he's not innocent.
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Look, maybe Christine
agrees with you
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and any guilt that Billy feels
is only by association
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and it doesn't merit an arrest.
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Well, let's say Christine is
successful in prosecuting them.
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That's gonna make her want to
delve even deeper
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into other things that happened
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like what Billy did in
exchange for Chancellor, Adam.
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I mean, he could get charged.
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Well, then, he'll have to
face the music.
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I just don't want
Katie and Johnny
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to have to see their father
get arrested.
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Well, then, maybe he
should have put their needs
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above his obsession
with Chancellor.
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Okay. I know you don't care
what happens to Billy--
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You're right. I don't.
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And I only wish that you didn't.
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Look...
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I-I don't want my niece
and nephew,
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Connor's cousins, to be hurt.
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But if something happens
and Billy is held accountable
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for his part in this, that is
on Billy and nobody else.
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Just like Cane and Phyllis.
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Phyllis is really going
to the mat for this, huh?
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I mean, she and Cane are
entitled to their day in court,
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but unfortunately for them,
justice delayed
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is not gonna result
in justice denied.
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In the end,
they will go to prison,
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and we'll get back
what they stole from us.
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Is anyone worried
if this court case drags on
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the kind of damage Phyllis
could do to the company...
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through incompetence, hubris,
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um, sheer spite?
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Yeah, we're aware of that
possibility
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and we're taking steps to
eliminate any potential damage.
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The hope is, although Phyllis
is all in right now,
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once she gets a clear picture
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of how strong this case is
against her,
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she'll see that she has a losing
hand, and she'll just fold.
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What?
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You don't think the evidence
against her
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is strong enough
to make her cave?
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Do you?
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I have to assume Victor
found this evidence,
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so it could be legit,
or it could be planted.
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If it's planted,
and that comes out,
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whoever presented it to the DA
should be worried...
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because this premature
victory dance
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could blow up
in all the Newmans' faces.
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Kay.
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Uh, okay.
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Um, I'm sorry.
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-Don't be.
-Yeah, sorry.
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[sighing] Oh...
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So how long have you lived
in Genoa City?
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Uh, long enough that I can't
remember living anywhere else.
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-[giggles]
-Tell me what it's like.
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What's it like to live here?
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It's really...sweet here.
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It's really warm
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and welcoming and
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magical in so many ways.
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It really has
a small town feel.
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-Nice.
-Mm-hmm.
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-Sounds idyllic.
-Yeah.
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Unless you're on the wrong
side of opinion, then...
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or you like your privacy.
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Yeah. Well, I mean...
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gossip is the price you pay
for the small-town feels.
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[laughing] Yeah.
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And everybody here...
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they all know about
each other's business
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and it's claustrophobic,
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and they make opinions about you
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and judgments about you
without knowing the facts.
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Sounds awful. I don't think
I'd like that at all.
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-Really?
-No.
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I would think
that you would welcome
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-that kind of interaction.
-I'd welcome that?
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Really? Why would you say that?
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-You're outgoing.
-I'm outgoing?
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-You just seem really outgoing.
-I-I don't know. Maybe I am.
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I have no idea.
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I mean, it's easy, 'cause
I'm in unfamiliar territory.
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I mean, I-I think that...
I would hate it.
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It would be unbearable
if everybody had all these
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preconceived notions about me.
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Anyway, um,
you'll have to excuse me.
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Oh. Was it something I said?
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No, no, not at all.
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No, uh, you seem to have
your hands full and...thank you.
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It was really nice
to bend your ear for a minute.
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-I appreciate it.
-Sure.
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I'm gonna go explore
this magical town of yours.
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All right. I hope it helps you
find yourself.
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Maybe--maybe you will.
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Well, I hope I like
what I find.
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Um, I am Phyllis, by the way.
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Yeah, you certainly are.
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What did they say? No, no.
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Christian, tell me
what they asked you.
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Look, just...
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you tell them your family's fine
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and that they've got
nothing to worry about.
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If they have any other questions
then, you know,
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they can come to me,
or better yet,
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we'll send 'em to your grandpa.
They'll really enjoy that.
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Sure.
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-Hi.
-NICK: Hey.
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She may be out on bail now,
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but I am so looking forward
to the day
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when that woman is taken out of
the courtroom in handcuffs
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and put behind bars
where she belongs.
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Yeah. We got into it earlier.
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You and Phyllis?
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Yeah. I, uh, I cannot believe
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how unapologetic she seems.
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Well, letting her conscience
be her guide
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has never been
Phyllis's strong suit.
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I don't think she has
a conscience, Vick.
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Whatever. Enough about her.
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I wanna hear about you.
How was your trip to Vegas?
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What's the latest on Matt?
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I tried to get some details
out of Mom,
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but she seemed so guarded.
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I mean, she didn't want to get
into anything, really.
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-She didn't?
-No.
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Not about Matt or Vegas
or even you.
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It was a little unsettling,
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so I figured I'd come
straight to the source.
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So fill me in.
What exactly happened in Vegas?
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I don't think Christine
would charge Cane and Phyllis
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if she didn't think the evidence
she had against them
252
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would hold up in court.
253
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I mean, everybody knows
that they conspired
254
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to steal Newman Enterprises.
255
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See, that's what I don't get.
256
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So they were smart enough
to execute a plan
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to steal one of the biggest
corporations in the world,
258
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yet they were stupid enough
to document it?
259
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The idea that they would leave
a digital trail
260
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just makes absolutely
no sense to me.
261
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What's stupid is they would
steal my father's life's work
262
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and think that they could
get away with it.
263
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Well, Billy didn't think that
264
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because he wasn't
part of the theft.
265
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So we're gonna go back
to that again?
266
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No, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
it's just...
267
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if these emails were fabricated,
268
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of course Victor
would want to implicate Billy,
269
00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:09,729
and I just...
270
00:12:09,829 --> 00:12:12,198
I just hope if that's the case,
you would intervene.
271
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Why, because Billy's hands
are so clean in all of this?
272
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Adam, Billy was offered
the company.
273
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He was offered Chancellor.
He didn't steal it,
274
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as much as
you don't wanna believe that.
275
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And now what are we gonna do,
are we gonna go back
276
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to this old dynamic
where you keep defending Billy
277
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-and you just accuse me?
-No, that's not what I'm doing!
278
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I mean, isn't it, though?
Didn't you say
279
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Billy deserves
what's coming to him?
280
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And yet, here you are,
281
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and you're getting
worked up about this again.
282
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You're right. I don't wanna
go back to that place.
283
00:12:36,956 --> 00:12:38,958
Everything's going so well
with you and me and Connor,
284
00:12:39,058 --> 00:12:41,794
I-I don't wanna mess that up
by fighting old battles.
285
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I don't want that either.
286
00:12:44,964 --> 00:12:48,935
And I swear to you, I don't know
anything about those emails.
287
00:12:49,035 --> 00:12:51,104
In case you haven't noticed,
I've been far too busy
288
00:12:51,204 --> 00:12:53,640
helping my brother wage war
against Matt Clark
289
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to think about...
Billy Abbott.
290
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I can't believe you would
even ask that question.
291
00:13:03,983 --> 00:13:06,686
I'm sorry. I just figured
that's why you and Claire
292
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-were at odds.
-Okay, for the record,
293
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I never wanted Kyle Abbott.
294
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Our connection
was purely business.
295
00:13:14,961 --> 00:13:17,930
But, of course,
because I'm the town pariah,
296
00:13:18,031 --> 00:13:20,700
everyone assumed that when
little Kyle and Claire broke up,
297
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I was the evil witch
298
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who destroyed
her sweet little love story.
299
00:13:24,704 --> 00:13:27,073
Did you have anything to do
with that breakup?
300
00:13:27,173 --> 00:13:29,008
Well...
301
00:13:29,108 --> 00:13:30,843
I mean, maybe, indirectly.
302
00:13:30,943 --> 00:13:33,913
-Maybe?
-Look, it doesn't matter.
303
00:13:34,013 --> 00:13:35,548
Okay? Whatever the situation is,
304
00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:37,383
I'm always labeled
the troublemaker.
305
00:13:37,483 --> 00:13:38,718
Yeah.
I'm sure you've done nothing
306
00:13:38,818 --> 00:13:40,253
for that characterization.
307
00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:43,556
Okay, I might have raised
a few eyebrows now and then,
308
00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:45,725
but the depiction of me
309
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as an agent of chaos and deceit
310
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has just taken on
a life of its own.
311
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Kyle and I might have been put
in a few compromising situations
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00:13:54,367 --> 00:13:56,035
when we...worked together,
313
00:13:56,135 --> 00:13:59,272
but Claire has just let
her jealousy take over
314
00:13:59,372 --> 00:14:01,841
and has been holding
a grudge ever since.
315
00:14:01,941 --> 00:14:03,843
Never mind that I just...
316
00:14:03,943 --> 00:14:06,646
I want nothing more
than to make peace.
317
00:14:06,746 --> 00:14:09,682
Like for example, today,
when I offered
318
00:14:09,782 --> 00:14:11,217
that we share this table,
319
00:14:11,317 --> 00:14:13,086
you'd think she'd appreciate
the olive branch,
320
00:14:13,186 --> 00:14:15,555
but instead, she just
threw it back in my face.
321
00:14:15,655 --> 00:14:17,357
Well, I'm sorry.
I can't really comment,
322
00:14:17,457 --> 00:14:19,092
since I don't know both sides.
323
00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:21,728
But I am sorry that
there's tension between you two.
324
00:14:21,828 --> 00:14:23,863
Yeah, only because
Claire won't let it go.
325
00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:29,202
Look, I swear, underneath
that sweet exterior...
326
00:14:29,302 --> 00:14:32,305
that psycho girl who tried
to kill your entire family
327
00:14:32,405 --> 00:14:34,874
-is alive and well.
-[laughs]
328
00:14:34,974 --> 00:14:38,778
I think this is a good time
to place those drink orders.
329
00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:41,013
Look, I'm sorry.
330
00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:45,218
Look, I know she's your cousin,
but, um...
331
00:14:45,318 --> 00:14:47,120
if you wanna come back
332
00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:49,689
and sit after you get
your drinks, you know,
333
00:14:49,789 --> 00:14:52,792
I promise,
no more talk of Claire.
334
00:14:52,892 --> 00:14:54,293
I may do that.
335
00:14:54,394 --> 00:14:55,928
I hope you do.
336
00:15:10,109 --> 00:15:13,346
And I can't believe
that Cane had the audacity
337
00:15:13,446 --> 00:15:15,114
to ream me out in public.
338
00:15:15,214 --> 00:15:17,116
He was so mad
because he was arrested.
339
00:15:17,216 --> 00:15:19,619
Hey, guess what?
I was arrested too, Cane.
340
00:15:19,719 --> 00:15:22,288
Seriously, he forgets
that he's the architect
341
00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:24,757
of this whole Newman takeover!
342
00:15:24,857 --> 00:15:27,460
-Look, I need to talk to you--
-And this is right on the heels
343
00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:28,928
of Nick going off on me
344
00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:31,397
about taking over
his family's company again.
345
00:15:31,497 --> 00:15:33,132
Oh, my gosh, I can't believe it.
346
00:15:33,232 --> 00:15:36,068
I did to Newman
what Victor's done
347
00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:38,337
to everybody on the planet
for years.
348
00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:40,239
All right, can you just stop
for one second?
349
00:15:40,339 --> 00:15:43,709
I am so tired of people
making me out to be
350
00:15:43,810 --> 00:15:45,278
the villain.
351
00:15:45,378 --> 00:15:47,547
I am not the villain in this.
I am not.
352
00:15:47,647 --> 00:15:51,150
An opportunity showed itself,
and I took advantage of it.
353
00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:52,518
That's all I did.
354
00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:55,721
This is on Cane.
He came up with the AI program
355
00:15:55,822 --> 00:15:58,257
to take out Newman.
He came up with it.
356
00:15:58,357 --> 00:16:00,359
At least I didn't decimate
Newman Enterprises.
357
00:16:00,460 --> 00:16:02,795
At least I didn't do that
like Victor did to Arabesque.
358
00:16:02,895 --> 00:16:05,565
Okay, can you just let that go
so I can tell you something?
359
00:16:05,665 --> 00:16:06,966
I'm gonna let it go.
360
00:16:08,234 --> 00:16:09,836
I don't care what people
think about me.
361
00:16:09,936 --> 00:16:11,838
It doesn't matter to me.
362
00:16:11,938 --> 00:16:14,707
We have a company to run,
so let's do that.
363
00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:16,609
We're gonna shoot for
the stars, right?
364
00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:19,545
It's gonna be a rocket ride,
right? Your turn.
365
00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:21,581
You mean to get a word in
edgewise?
366
00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:23,382
Yeah, I'm sorry. Your turn!
367
00:16:23,483 --> 00:16:24,951
Use any cliché you'd like.
368
00:16:25,051 --> 00:16:27,086
I used 'em all,
but you go ahead and go.
369
00:16:27,186 --> 00:16:29,322
I have one.
370
00:16:29,422 --> 00:16:31,057
Houston.
371
00:16:31,157 --> 00:16:33,092
We have a problem.
372
00:16:35,528 --> 00:16:38,030
You know, you already know a lot
about what happened in Vegas.
373
00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:41,167
I know that you found out
that Matt was working with
374
00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:43,436
some woman from Adam's past.
375
00:16:43,536 --> 00:16:45,404
Yeah. Her name's Riza.
376
00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:48,407
She was his, uh,
Vegas poker connection.
377
00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:50,176
Smart. Tough as nails.
378
00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:51,944
Turns out,
she was working with Matt,
379
00:16:52,044 --> 00:16:53,846
so she set up a meeting
between Matt and Adam,
380
00:16:53,946 --> 00:16:56,482
but I showed up instead,
and I guess...
381
00:16:56,582 --> 00:16:59,385
Matt knew about it and he, uh,
he got the drop on me.
382
00:16:59,485 --> 00:17:01,854
Oh, my God, what?
Nicholas, did he hurt you?
383
00:17:01,954 --> 00:17:05,091
No. The worst thing
was he...
384
00:17:05,191 --> 00:17:09,028
he got my phone and he used it
to trick Sharon and Noah
385
00:17:09,128 --> 00:17:10,596
into going out to Vegas.
386
00:17:10,696 --> 00:17:12,765
He lured them right into
a trap he set for them.
387
00:17:12,865 --> 00:17:14,100
Thanks to Adam,
388
00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,569
we tracked them out to an old,
abandoned gas station
389
00:17:16,669 --> 00:17:18,905
out in the desert
where Matt was keeping them.
390
00:17:19,005 --> 00:17:20,573
Which he blew up.
391
00:17:20,673 --> 00:17:22,208
He thought we were
still inside it.
392
00:17:22,308 --> 00:17:23,409
Oh, God!
393
00:17:23,509 --> 00:17:26,279
I'm telling you,
that man is so evil.
394
00:17:26,379 --> 00:17:28,047
Yeah. Sienna was involved too.
395
00:17:28,147 --> 00:17:29,815
She followed Matt out there,
396
00:17:29,916 --> 00:17:31,450
and then she ended up
confronting him.
397
00:17:31,551 --> 00:17:33,586
She killed him, right?
398
00:17:33,686 --> 00:17:35,555
We don't know
that that happened.
399
00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:38,291
-What do you mean?
-There's no body, Vick.
400
00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:40,626
Until I see a body,
I'm gonna assume
401
00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:42,628
this psycho is out there
still plotting his revenge
402
00:17:42,728 --> 00:17:44,530
against this family.
403
00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:46,566
It's no wonder Mom is so upset.
404
00:17:46,666 --> 00:17:48,401
This nightmare never ends.
405
00:17:48,501 --> 00:17:50,436
Yeah. But there's...
406
00:17:50,536 --> 00:17:52,438
other reasons for that.
407
00:17:53,372 --> 00:17:54,941
What is it?
408
00:17:56,742 --> 00:17:59,078
I don't wanna tell you this,
but...
409
00:17:59,178 --> 00:18:01,247
I don't want you to hear
about it from anyone else.
410
00:18:01,347 --> 00:18:03,182
What are you talking about?
I mean, I'm sure
411
00:18:03,282 --> 00:18:06,252
I can handle it--obviously, you
already told Mom and Dad, right?
412
00:18:06,352 --> 00:18:08,120
Told them as soon as I got home.
413
00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:10,656
Well, did you tell Adam?
414
00:18:10,756 --> 00:18:15,161
He knew. He could see what was
going on with me in Vegas.
415
00:18:15,261 --> 00:18:17,330
Okay, look, Nick,
416
00:18:17,430 --> 00:18:18,764
now you have to tell me.
417
00:18:18,864 --> 00:18:21,334
And we don't keep
anything from each other.
418
00:18:21,434 --> 00:18:23,836
At least, that's what I thought.
419
00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:25,805
I know.
420
00:18:29,809 --> 00:18:33,045
You're my best friend, and I
don't wanna disappoint you.
421
00:18:33,145 --> 00:18:34,981
But I want you to know...
422
00:18:35,081 --> 00:18:36,482
[clears throat]
423
00:18:36,582 --> 00:18:40,620
...that this is under control
and I'm gonna be fine.
424
00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:44,090
Wh--under control?
What are you talking about?
425
00:18:48,227 --> 00:18:50,296
I'm addicted to drugs.
426
00:18:53,366 --> 00:18:55,701
I wanna believe you.
427
00:18:55,801 --> 00:18:57,637
But I'm not stupid.
428
00:18:57,737 --> 00:18:59,538
I know your father
wouldn't keep you in the dark
429
00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:01,574
about evidence
that's suddenly come to light.
430
00:19:01,674 --> 00:19:03,142
Chelsea.
431
00:19:03,242 --> 00:19:05,344
[phone rings]
432
00:19:11,784 --> 00:19:13,452
It's Riza.
433
00:19:14,387 --> 00:19:16,589
Maybe she has news about Matt.
434
00:19:21,627 --> 00:19:24,764
How did you know I was just
thinking about you?
435
00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:28,401
Yeah, well, then maybe that's
why we work so well together.
436
00:19:28,501 --> 00:19:31,437
Have you, uh, heard from Matt
or about him?
437
00:19:34,373 --> 00:19:36,842
Yeah, well, let me know
if you hear from him.
438
00:19:38,644 --> 00:19:42,181
Okay? So tell me,
why did you call?
439
00:19:46,552 --> 00:19:48,220
No way.
440
00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:50,790
That is not going to happen.
441
00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:59,098
-Hi.
-Mitch?
442
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:01,167
Um...you know me?
443
00:20:01,267 --> 00:20:03,169
What are you doing here?
444
00:20:03,269 --> 00:20:05,571
-What do you want from me?
-Nothing, I just--
445
00:20:05,671 --> 00:20:07,306
I don't mean to upset you.
I had a quest--
446
00:20:07,406 --> 00:20:10,176
Clark, you son of a bitch!
447
00:20:17,817 --> 00:20:19,685
PHYLLIS: You know, I thought
that you would go along with
448
00:20:19,785 --> 00:20:20,886
my positivity.
449
00:20:20,986 --> 00:20:22,722
I thought you would just
follow suit, you know?
450
00:20:22,822 --> 00:20:24,490
'Cause I'm trying to
keep it together
451
00:20:24,590 --> 00:20:26,959
despite all of the negativity
452
00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:30,096
that is being thrown my way,
Lauren.
453
00:20:31,030 --> 00:20:34,934
All right. Well, I wasn't being
metaphorical.
454
00:20:35,034 --> 00:20:36,535
I should have said to you
455
00:20:36,635 --> 00:20:39,505
that we are having trouble
with Houston.
456
00:20:39,605 --> 00:20:41,874
Okay. I'm not following.
457
00:20:41,974 --> 00:20:44,110
Okay, you know that deal
that we are set to close
458
00:20:44,210 --> 00:20:46,746
with Durden One,
the start-up company in Texas?
459
00:20:46,846 --> 00:20:48,914
Yeah. Yeah, what about it?
460
00:20:49,014 --> 00:20:50,683
It fell through.
461
00:20:50,783 --> 00:20:52,418
Okay.
462
00:20:52,518 --> 00:20:54,186
Fell through. That's all right.
463
00:20:54,286 --> 00:20:56,756
It's no problem, you know.
It's a momentary hiccup.
464
00:20:56,856 --> 00:20:59,125
We have a lot of irons
in the fire.
465
00:20:59,225 --> 00:21:01,293
Well, uh,
that may not be the case.
466
00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:02,795
What do you mean? What happened?
467
00:21:02,895 --> 00:21:05,364
I got word this morning
that at least four other deals
468
00:21:05,464 --> 00:21:08,300
that we're putting together
have been scrapped.
469
00:21:11,137 --> 00:21:14,874
Okay. So let's do this. Um...
470
00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:18,277
Let's get, uh, the heads
of the companies together,
471
00:21:18,377 --> 00:21:21,747
and we're going to talk to them
about our vision.
472
00:21:21,847 --> 00:21:23,783
I have been calling them.
473
00:21:23,883 --> 00:21:26,051
And you know, it just seems that
474
00:21:26,152 --> 00:21:30,089
as our negotiations
are heating up,
475
00:21:30,189 --> 00:21:32,825
we've been frozen out.
476
00:21:32,925 --> 00:21:36,996
You know what this is. This has
the Newmans written all over it.
477
00:21:37,096 --> 00:21:38,430
ADAM: No, I told you.
478
00:21:38,531 --> 00:21:40,065
I'm done with Spider.
479
00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:42,101
I only shuffled that deck again
480
00:21:42,201 --> 00:21:45,204
to help my brother
track down Matt.
481
00:21:45,304 --> 00:21:46,639
Last time we spoke,
482
00:21:46,739 --> 00:21:48,908
you were planning on getting
out of the racket, you know.
483
00:21:49,008 --> 00:21:51,277
You were gonna take that
half a mill that we gave you
484
00:21:51,377 --> 00:21:53,646
and start fresh, so...
what happened?
485
00:21:55,414 --> 00:21:58,317
Okay, well, good luck with that.
486
00:21:58,417 --> 00:22:00,586
No, I'm not gonna change
my mind.
487
00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:03,355
Goodbye, Riza.
488
00:22:05,691 --> 00:22:07,593
Someone misses her partner
in crime.
489
00:22:07,693 --> 00:22:09,929
[chuckles] Yeah, well,
490
00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:12,064
those days are over for me.
491
00:22:13,465 --> 00:22:14,967
Are they?
492
00:22:15,067 --> 00:22:17,036
You just heard me tell her no.
493
00:22:17,136 --> 00:22:20,105
I did. And now I'd like you
to tell me something.
494
00:22:20,873 --> 00:22:22,374
What?
495
00:22:22,474 --> 00:22:24,844
Just how far into
your Spider role
496
00:22:24,944 --> 00:22:28,247
did you have to go with Riza
to get information on Matt?
497
00:22:29,415 --> 00:22:31,283
How'd this happen?
498
00:22:31,383 --> 00:22:34,119
I mean, when did it start?
499
00:22:34,220 --> 00:22:36,188
The car accident.
500
00:22:36,288 --> 00:22:37,656
When you broke your leg.
501
00:22:37,756 --> 00:22:39,725
Yeah.
502
00:22:39,825 --> 00:22:42,661
I went through my pain meds
way too quickly,
503
00:22:42,761 --> 00:22:44,363
and I was outta refills.
504
00:22:44,463 --> 00:22:46,966
The doc wouldn't give me
any more.
505
00:22:47,066 --> 00:22:49,001
I didn't know what I was
supposed to do.
506
00:22:49,101 --> 00:22:51,670
I didn't think I could
make it...
507
00:22:51,770 --> 00:22:54,106
through one hour,
let alone a whole day.
508
00:22:55,741 --> 00:22:57,977
I found some fentanyl...
509
00:22:58,077 --> 00:23:00,346
that Matt had given me
when I was out in Los Angeles
510
00:23:00,446 --> 00:23:02,514
looking for Noah and Sienna.
511
00:23:04,850 --> 00:23:07,086
I was in so much pain, Vick.
512
00:23:08,354 --> 00:23:09,755
So you took them.
513
00:23:11,657 --> 00:23:14,493
I thought it was just gonna be
the one time.
514
00:23:14,593 --> 00:23:17,529
I thought I could control it,
you know, but...
515
00:23:19,498 --> 00:23:21,467
The way it made me feel...
516
00:23:23,903 --> 00:23:26,372
All the pain was gone.
517
00:23:26,472 --> 00:23:29,275
But it got outta hand
pretty quickly and, um...
518
00:23:31,176 --> 00:23:32,912
Matt had hidden
some bad fentanyl
519
00:23:33,012 --> 00:23:35,147
in the storeroom
he locked me up in.
520
00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:39,018
And he knew if I found it,
I would take it.
521
00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:44,857
He took advantage
of my weakness and my addiction,
522
00:23:44,957 --> 00:23:46,959
but I'm the reason
that I was hooked.
523
00:23:47,059 --> 00:23:50,029
Nobody forced me to do it.
524
00:23:50,129 --> 00:23:53,866
And I hated having to tell you
more than almost anyone.
525
00:23:55,301 --> 00:23:56,769
Why?
526
00:23:56,869 --> 00:23:59,305
Because of what we went through
with Mom
527
00:23:59,405 --> 00:24:01,607
and her addiction
and the toll it took.
528
00:24:01,707 --> 00:24:03,976
We swore that we would never
let anything like that
529
00:24:04,076 --> 00:24:05,577
ever happen again.
530
00:24:05,678 --> 00:24:09,214
And even though I could see
all the signs and pitfalls,
531
00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:12,284
I still...let it happen.
532
00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,189
I'm so sorry. The last thing
I ever wanted to do
533
00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:19,558
was let you down, Vick.
534
00:24:19,658 --> 00:24:22,127
That's exactly what I've done.
535
00:24:24,563 --> 00:24:26,165
Call my dad!
536
00:24:26,265 --> 00:24:27,433
[Noah breathing hard]
537
00:24:27,533 --> 00:24:29,201
I should kill you
right here and now.
538
00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:32,137
Do you know who I am?
539
00:24:39,712 --> 00:24:41,880
Whether Victor is behind those
deals falling through or not,
540
00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:44,350
it's not really
our biggest problem.
541
00:24:44,450 --> 00:24:46,986
Our biggest problem is you.
542
00:24:48,053 --> 00:24:49,955
Word is spreading
through the company
543
00:24:50,055 --> 00:24:52,891
about these charges that
you're facing and your arrest.
544
00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:55,361
Despite the evidence
being completely fake.
545
00:24:55,461 --> 00:24:59,198
Well, office morale
is at an all-time low.
546
00:24:59,298 --> 00:25:01,233
How can morale be low?
547
00:25:01,333 --> 00:25:05,938
I'm doing my best to spread so
much positivity to these guys,
548
00:25:06,038 --> 00:25:08,507
practically whistling
in the halls,
549
00:25:08,607 --> 00:25:11,643
thinking that, you know,
it's gonna be contagious.
550
00:25:11,744 --> 00:25:14,279
Well, unfortunately, it's not.
551
00:25:14,380 --> 00:25:16,448
You know,
first it was the takeover,
552
00:25:16,548 --> 00:25:19,718
and a lot of aspects of that,
you know, was very positive,
553
00:25:19,818 --> 00:25:22,154
but it was still sudden and very
disruptive to the employees.
554
00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:25,024
That it didn't turn
all of our worlds upside down.
555
00:25:25,124 --> 00:25:27,926
Right. But then we had
the influx of new hires
556
00:25:28,027 --> 00:25:30,829
followed by the exodus
of the key division heads,
557
00:25:30,929 --> 00:25:34,767
and now these charges
you're facing, bogus or not...
558
00:25:34,867 --> 00:25:36,835
what do you suggest we do?
559
00:25:36,935 --> 00:25:39,304
I know you wanna fight
for this company.
560
00:25:39,405 --> 00:25:41,573
But I am so worried
561
00:25:41,673 --> 00:25:43,776
that things are going to
start unraveling
562
00:25:43,876 --> 00:25:45,577
even before you get to trial,
563
00:25:45,677 --> 00:25:48,147
and they will
continue to unravel
564
00:25:48,247 --> 00:25:51,250
whether you win or not in court.
565
00:25:53,252 --> 00:25:55,921
You know nothing that
you could ever do
566
00:25:56,021 --> 00:25:58,924
would ever change the fact that
I love you with all of my heart.
567
00:25:59,024 --> 00:26:02,861
This wasn't your fault
any more than it was Mom's.
568
00:26:02,961 --> 00:26:06,665
You do hear me, don't you?
You believe that's true, right?
569
00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:09,768
Nobody was holding
a gun to my head.
570
00:26:09,868 --> 00:26:11,570
Nobody forced me
to take those pills.
571
00:26:11,670 --> 00:26:13,639
No. You weren't yourself
when you took them.
572
00:26:13,739 --> 00:26:15,441
If anything, I mean,
573
00:26:15,541 --> 00:26:19,478
if anything, I-I blame myself.
574
00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:21,180
What are you talking about?
575
00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,348
I mean, the more that I think
about it, Nicholas, I saw it.
576
00:26:23,449 --> 00:26:25,951
I saw that your behavior
was off. I just...
577
00:26:26,051 --> 00:26:27,653
I thought it was
due to the stress
578
00:26:27,753 --> 00:26:29,688
of everything
that you were going through.
579
00:26:29,788 --> 00:26:31,957
Vick, there's no way
that I am letting you
580
00:26:32,057 --> 00:26:33,659
take responsibility for that.
581
00:26:33,759 --> 00:26:36,328
It just breaks my heart.
582
00:26:36,428 --> 00:26:38,664
And if only you'd come
to me sooner, Nicholas,
583
00:26:38,764 --> 00:26:40,699
not only could I have
helped you, I mean...
584
00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:43,235
you wouldn't have had to
face this alone.
585
00:26:44,770 --> 00:26:48,240
[sighs] Well, just know
that I'm here for you now.
586
00:26:49,708 --> 00:26:51,977
I'm here for you.
I'm not going anywhere.
587
00:26:53,745 --> 00:26:54,913
Okay?
588
00:26:56,381 --> 00:26:58,717
I love you. I appreciate that
more than you know.
589
00:27:03,755 --> 00:27:05,824
I love you too.
590
00:27:05,924 --> 00:27:08,060
I love you so much.
591
00:27:12,731 --> 00:27:14,967
I do have one question, though.
592
00:27:16,502 --> 00:27:17,703
Shoot.
593
00:27:17,803 --> 00:27:19,304
You say you have this
under control,
594
00:27:19,404 --> 00:27:21,306
but what does that mean?
595
00:27:21,406 --> 00:27:23,542
I mean, how...
596
00:27:23,642 --> 00:27:26,178
how can you be certain
that you won't relapse?
597
00:27:28,881 --> 00:27:31,717
You don't think something sexual
happened between me and Riza?
598
00:27:31,817 --> 00:27:33,252
Of course I don't.
599
00:27:33,352 --> 00:27:35,320
But Riza sure wanted me
to believe that.
600
00:27:36,688 --> 00:27:40,325
Our relationship
was purely business.
601
00:27:40,425 --> 00:27:42,361
Nothing else.
602
00:27:43,462 --> 00:27:45,664
I mean, you believe me,
don't you?
603
00:27:45,764 --> 00:27:47,299
Yeah.
604
00:27:47,399 --> 00:27:49,902
Chels, you have to know
after everything
605
00:27:50,002 --> 00:27:52,504
that we have been through
this past year
606
00:27:52,604 --> 00:27:55,574
that I would not risk
what we have together...
607
00:27:55,674 --> 00:27:57,042
with Connor...
608
00:27:57,142 --> 00:27:59,111
not even to help Nick find Matt.
609
00:27:59,211 --> 00:28:01,947
I know that. It's just...
610
00:28:02,047 --> 00:28:03,549
It's just what?
611
00:28:03,649 --> 00:28:06,218
Riza implied things
were more than just business
612
00:28:06,318 --> 00:28:07,920
between the two of you
all those years ago,
613
00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:10,289
and you yourself have admitted
you don't remember a lot
614
00:28:10,389 --> 00:28:11,790
during that time of your life.
615
00:28:11,890 --> 00:28:14,193
Well, I mean,
I would remember that.
616
00:28:15,060 --> 00:28:16,762
You know? And why does it
even matter now?
617
00:28:16,862 --> 00:28:19,831
Riza's my distant past.
618
00:28:19,932 --> 00:28:21,733
You are my present
619
00:28:21,833 --> 00:28:23,635
-and my future.
-It's funny.
620
00:28:23,735 --> 00:28:25,437
That's exactly what I told her.
621
00:28:25,537 --> 00:28:27,940
Well, you would be right.
622
00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,808
She just was trying
to get under your skin.
623
00:28:29,908 --> 00:28:33,145
Mind games are her business.
It's like second nature for her.
624
00:28:33,245 --> 00:28:34,846
Yeah. I can definitely see that.
625
00:28:34,947 --> 00:28:37,683
It's no wonder
she paired with Matt Clark.
626
00:28:37,783 --> 00:28:40,819
Those two make a perfect pair.
627
00:28:40,919 --> 00:28:43,255
What the hell does that mean,
do I know who you are?
628
00:28:43,355 --> 00:28:44,890
-It's just a question, dude.
-No, stop messing with me,
629
00:28:44,990 --> 00:28:46,391
-you son of a bitch!
-I'm not messing with you.
630
00:28:46,491 --> 00:28:47,859
-I'm not.
-Are you trying to fake amnesia
631
00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:49,394
to try to
get out of responsibility
632
00:28:49,494 --> 00:28:50,662
of what you've done?
633
00:28:50,762 --> 00:28:52,798
Tell me what it is
that I've done.
634
00:28:52,898 --> 00:28:54,666
Nobody's gonna believe
your BS now, okay?
635
00:28:54,766 --> 00:28:56,602
We all know who you are
and what you are,
636
00:28:56,702 --> 00:28:58,904
and I'm gonna make sure that
you pay for hurting my family!
637
00:28:59,004 --> 00:29:00,606
I have no idea what
you're talking about.
638
00:29:00,706 --> 00:29:02,574
Look, she called me Mitch
and you're calling me Matt.
639
00:29:02,674 --> 00:29:03,909
Could you just tell me
who I am?
640
00:29:04,009 --> 00:29:06,044
-Enough with the games, man!
-Just give me a second!
641
00:29:06,144 --> 00:29:08,046
Just hold on. Just back up
for like one second, okay?
642
00:29:08,146 --> 00:29:10,482
I couldn't get a hold of your
dad. I don't have his number.
643
00:29:10,582 --> 00:29:12,684
So I called your grandfather
and he screened my call.
644
00:29:12,784 --> 00:29:16,888
Please, please,
just tell me who I am.
645
00:29:27,599 --> 00:29:31,036
It's not like I haven't paid
to gain this company.
646
00:29:31,136 --> 00:29:34,106
I lost my kids.
I lost any friend that I had.
647
00:29:35,874 --> 00:29:38,844
I'm shocked that I'm not being
burned at the stake.
648
00:29:38,944 --> 00:29:41,113
I mean, that's how
people are treating me.
649
00:29:43,048 --> 00:29:45,684
[groans]
650
00:29:45,784 --> 00:29:47,753
I had to play it that way,
Lauren.
651
00:29:47,853 --> 00:29:49,988
I had to do it. I had to.
652
00:29:50,088 --> 00:29:51,923
After everything
I've gone through,
653
00:29:52,024 --> 00:29:53,959
all the deals
that I've been cut out of,
654
00:29:54,059 --> 00:29:56,895
all the ways I've been belittled
by people in this town,
655
00:29:56,995 --> 00:29:58,230
I had to be cutthroat.
656
00:29:58,330 --> 00:30:02,401
I wish that my kids
understood that.
657
00:30:02,501 --> 00:30:05,570
I wish they didn't see me
like the town pariah,
658
00:30:05,671 --> 00:30:08,373
them and everybody else
in this town.
659
00:30:08,473 --> 00:30:10,075
Present company excluded?
660
00:30:10,175 --> 00:30:13,111
Present company excluded.
I get it. Thank you.
661
00:30:13,211 --> 00:30:15,814
You know when you and Michael,
662
00:30:15,914 --> 00:30:19,418
and even Victoria,
when you ask why I don't cave...
663
00:30:22,220 --> 00:30:23,889
I can't.
664
00:30:24,923 --> 00:30:26,992
I can't give up now.
I've come too far.
665
00:30:27,092 --> 00:30:28,694
I can't do it.
666
00:30:30,495 --> 00:30:32,564
Hey, if you wanna leave,
it's okay.
667
00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:35,167
I really mean that. You can
leave Summers Conglomerate.
668
00:30:35,267 --> 00:30:38,170
I get it. It's too much.
669
00:30:38,270 --> 00:30:40,839
I understand.
I've already lost so much.
670
00:30:40,939 --> 00:30:42,808
Hey, one more friend
won't matter.
671
00:30:42,908 --> 00:30:44,976
It won't make a difference.
It's fine.
672
00:30:46,278 --> 00:30:48,413
I'm not going anywhere.
673
00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:51,016
You know, when you first
asked me to come on board,
674
00:30:51,116 --> 00:30:54,853
I have been ready for this fight
with Victor...
675
00:30:54,953 --> 00:30:57,089
and I mean it.
676
00:30:58,023 --> 00:31:00,158
It's not me
that I'm worried about.
677
00:31:00,258 --> 00:31:01,693
It's you.
678
00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:04,096
Oh, don't worry about me.
I am good.
679
00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:06,565
-I will be fine.
-Are you?
680
00:31:06,665 --> 00:31:09,067
Can you really
face these charges
681
00:31:09,167 --> 00:31:12,003
and hold on to things
while they're crumbling?
682
00:31:12,971 --> 00:31:15,640
I mean, that's a lot to take on.
683
00:31:15,741 --> 00:31:18,143
With very little reward.
684
00:31:19,644 --> 00:31:21,747
I mean, I need to know.
685
00:31:21,847 --> 00:31:25,350
Is this gonna be too hard
for even you to bear?
686
00:31:27,686 --> 00:31:29,821
Are you seriously
going to pretend
687
00:31:29,921 --> 00:31:31,890
that you haven't been torturing
my parents for months?
688
00:31:31,990 --> 00:31:33,458
That you didn't just try to
blow us all up
689
00:31:33,558 --> 00:31:34,926
back at that Vegas gas station?
690
00:31:35,026 --> 00:31:37,863
And are you seriously
so whacked out of your mind
691
00:31:37,963 --> 00:31:39,464
that you think you can
just come back here
692
00:31:39,564 --> 00:31:42,134
and walk freely in Genoa City
like nothing ever happened?
693
00:31:42,234 --> 00:31:44,369
And on top of all of that,
you want everyone to believe
694
00:31:44,469 --> 00:31:45,804
that you don't remember
who you are?
695
00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:48,173
I don't. Look, I don't know
anything about a gas station.
696
00:31:48,273 --> 00:31:49,608
I don't know anything
about an explosion.
697
00:31:49,708 --> 00:31:51,243
I have no idea
what you're talking about.
698
00:31:51,343 --> 00:31:52,978
-The hell you don't!
-I don't!
699
00:31:53,078 --> 00:31:55,647
Look, it's all gone, it's all--
700
00:31:55,747 --> 00:31:59,117
my memory has just been
completely wiped.
701
00:31:59,217 --> 00:32:01,119
Call the police, Audra.
702
00:32:01,219 --> 00:32:02,587
No, just hold on a second.
703
00:32:06,458 --> 00:32:08,560
-Are you okay?
-Yeah, yeah.
704
00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:12,063
We haven't been able
to talk about it much
705
00:32:12,164 --> 00:32:13,832
since you got back from Vegas,
706
00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:16,101
but I have wondered
if you maybe got caught up
707
00:32:16,201 --> 00:32:17,869
in that old life of yours.
708
00:32:17,969 --> 00:32:21,006
Not the Riza stuff,
just everything else.
709
00:32:21,106 --> 00:32:24,176
I already told you
you have nothing to worry about.
710
00:32:24,276 --> 00:32:25,977
Are you sure?
711
00:32:26,077 --> 00:32:28,046
Saw you holding
that deck of cards earlier.
712
00:32:30,816 --> 00:32:33,552
They were lying on the table,
and I picked them up.
713
00:32:33,652 --> 00:32:35,053
-What is the big deal?
-I'm just saying
714
00:32:35,153 --> 00:32:37,622
the way you were shuffling them,
smiling as you cut the cards.
715
00:32:37,722 --> 00:32:40,559
I just wonder if maybe
you miss the life of Spider
716
00:32:40,659 --> 00:32:42,027
more than you're willing
to admit.
717
00:32:42,127 --> 00:32:45,096
Okay. Riza just asked me
if I wanted to come back,
718
00:32:45,197 --> 00:32:46,965
and I immediately shut her down.
719
00:32:47,065 --> 00:32:49,935
I know. It's just...
720
00:32:50,035 --> 00:32:51,803
there have been a lot of
poker terms
721
00:32:51,903 --> 00:32:53,605
in your conversations lately,
and--
722
00:32:53,705 --> 00:32:55,974
[laughs] Chels, this is crazy.
723
00:32:56,074 --> 00:32:58,710
I'm serious! Even before, when
we were talking about Phyllis
724
00:32:58,810 --> 00:33:00,545
you said she's all in
with a losing hand,
725
00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:02,147
she might fold.
726
00:33:02,247 --> 00:33:04,216
Okay, do you want total honesty?
727
00:33:04,316 --> 00:33:05,517
Yeah.
728
00:33:08,119 --> 00:33:11,923
Going back to that life,
that world,
729
00:33:12,023 --> 00:33:14,726
there was a certain rush,
730
00:33:14,826 --> 00:33:17,128
like there was a spark
that was reignited.
731
00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:19,664
So you do miss it?
732
00:33:24,870 --> 00:33:26,872
I would be lying if I said
since coming home
733
00:33:26,972 --> 00:33:30,942
I haven't had to fight off
the lingering desire.
734
00:33:32,177 --> 00:33:33,979
Okay?
735
00:33:34,079 --> 00:33:36,248
You wanted the truth.
736
00:33:36,348 --> 00:33:38,517
There it is.
737
00:33:41,119 --> 00:33:42,988
I don't want you
to worry about that, okay?
738
00:33:43,088 --> 00:33:44,589
I'm not going back
to that place.
739
00:33:44,689 --> 00:33:46,925
I'm gonna stay clean.
Mom's on board.
740
00:33:47,025 --> 00:33:50,028
She's already agreed to act as
an unofficial sponsor for me.
741
00:33:50,128 --> 00:33:51,763
Okay, okay.
742
00:33:51,863 --> 00:33:55,133
As long as you'll talk to her
and be open.
743
00:33:55,233 --> 00:33:57,636
I will. I owe her that.
744
00:33:57,736 --> 00:33:59,504
I owe this whole family.
745
00:33:59,604 --> 00:34:01,506
You owe it to yourself,
Nicholas.
746
00:34:01,606 --> 00:34:03,642
That's really
the important part.
747
00:34:04,576 --> 00:34:07,379
Yeah. Well, I'm gonna go
to rehab.
748
00:34:07,479 --> 00:34:09,414
Sharon found a place for me.
749
00:34:09,514 --> 00:34:11,483
I'm gonna get past this.
750
00:34:11,583 --> 00:34:15,186
How could I not with this
incredible family behind me?
751
00:34:15,287 --> 00:34:18,156
You can always count on that.
752
00:34:18,256 --> 00:34:21,826
Just know that if you need me,
if you need any help at all,
753
00:34:21,927 --> 00:34:24,162
you have to come to me, okay?
You promise.
754
00:34:25,697 --> 00:34:27,098
I promise.
755
00:34:27,198 --> 00:34:29,301
I love you so much.
756
00:34:29,401 --> 00:34:32,070
So don't shut me out again.
757
00:34:32,170 --> 00:34:33,905
I won't.
758
00:34:36,575 --> 00:34:39,277
[phone rings]
759
00:34:41,646 --> 00:34:43,982
Hey, Noah, what's up?
760
00:34:44,082 --> 00:34:46,351
I just saw him, Dad.
761
00:34:46,451 --> 00:34:48,420
You saw who?
762
00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,322
Matt. He was here.
763
00:34:50,422 --> 00:34:53,558
-What? Where?
-Park Café.
764
00:34:53,658 --> 00:34:55,226
He claimed he didn't know
who he was.
765
00:34:55,327 --> 00:34:57,495
He sucker punched me
and then took off, but...
766
00:34:57,596 --> 00:34:59,464
he's here, in town.
767
00:34:59,564 --> 00:35:01,766
All right, you stay there.
I'm on my way.
768
00:35:01,866 --> 00:35:03,969
What--what is it?
769
00:35:04,069 --> 00:35:06,805
Matt's alive,
and he's in Genoa City.
770
00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:20,652
CHELSEA: Next week on
"The Young and the Restless."
771
00:35:20,752 --> 00:35:22,153
Am I hearing you correctly?
772
00:35:22,253 --> 00:35:23,622
You're gonna make a deal?
773
00:35:23,722 --> 00:35:25,056
Give up Newman Enterprises
774
00:35:25,156 --> 00:35:26,992
to avoid legal repercussions,
right?
775
00:35:27,092 --> 00:35:28,760
No. I have something better
in mind.
776
00:35:28,860 --> 00:35:31,463
If you wanna make an
accusation, then come with it.
777
00:35:31,563 --> 00:35:33,565
Are you using again, Nick?
778
00:35:58,857 --> 00:36:01,459
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779
00:36:01,559 --> 00:36:04,462
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780
00:36:04,562 --> 00:36:07,465
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781
00:36:07,565 --> 00:36:10,602
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