1 00:00:02,035 --> 00:00:04,838 "Handcuffed and hoisted by their own petard 2 00:00:04,938 --> 00:00:08,041 by the king of takedowns, Victor Newman." 3 00:00:08,141 --> 00:00:12,012 Ha. Oh, I bet you tripled your blog's internet traffic 4 00:00:12,112 --> 00:00:13,780 with that headline. 5 00:00:13,881 --> 00:00:17,985 I like the, uh, mocked-up mug shots of Cane and Phyllis. 6 00:00:18,085 --> 00:00:20,153 It's as good as anything you did as chief editor 7 00:00:20,254 --> 00:00:21,555 of Newman Media. 8 00:00:21,655 --> 00:00:23,290 No, as soon as we get the company back, 9 00:00:23,390 --> 00:00:25,826 you will be my first rehire. 10 00:00:28,795 --> 00:00:31,865 Uh, I'm hoping it won't be long before we're back in business. 11 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:33,200 All right, Spence, yeah. 12 00:00:33,300 --> 00:00:35,002 Keep up the good work. 13 00:00:36,904 --> 00:00:38,505 -Hey. -Hi. 14 00:00:39,806 --> 00:00:41,808 Connor said I could find you here. 15 00:00:41,909 --> 00:00:43,176 Yeah. 16 00:00:44,211 --> 00:00:46,480 Waiting for my dad to finish up his meeting with the new DA. 17 00:00:46,580 --> 00:00:47,915 Ooh. What kinda meeting? 18 00:00:48,015 --> 00:00:50,083 Christine is interviewing him 19 00:00:50,183 --> 00:00:52,753 for the case against Cane and Phyllis. 20 00:00:52,853 --> 00:00:54,855 Right. So, about that. 21 00:00:54,955 --> 00:00:57,024 Um, I know you told me they're being charged 22 00:00:57,124 --> 00:01:00,193 with using the AI program to steal Newman. 23 00:01:00,294 --> 00:01:01,461 That's right. 24 00:01:01,562 --> 00:01:04,231 You never mentioned anything about Billy. 25 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:05,599 What about him? 26 00:01:05,699 --> 00:01:07,701 Well, his name is in those emails 27 00:01:07,801 --> 00:01:10,404 because of his connection to Chancellor. 28 00:01:10,504 --> 00:01:12,706 It makes sense that it would be. 29 00:01:12,806 --> 00:01:14,708 So is Billy gonna get arrested too? 30 00:01:15,976 --> 00:01:18,545 Was that all part of Victor's plan? 31 00:01:20,681 --> 00:01:25,519 ♪♪ 32 00:01:52,679 --> 00:01:54,514 Hey, I know I've already left you one message, 33 00:01:54,615 --> 00:01:56,583 Grandpa, and I don't mean to bug you. 34 00:01:56,683 --> 00:01:58,018 I know you've got a million things 35 00:01:58,118 --> 00:01:59,753 on your plate trying to get the company back. 36 00:01:59,853 --> 00:02:02,155 But I'd really appreciate 37 00:02:02,255 --> 00:02:04,191 any update you can give me 38 00:02:04,291 --> 00:02:06,860 on your team's search for Matt in Vegas. 39 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,395 Sienna's a nervous wreck 40 00:02:08,495 --> 00:02:10,330 thinking there's a possibility that Matt's still alive 41 00:02:10,430 --> 00:02:13,200 and coming for her, and anything that I can say 42 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:16,103 to help ease her mind would help a lot. 43 00:02:16,203 --> 00:02:17,838 Thanks. 44 00:02:17,938 --> 00:02:19,840 AUDRA: Oh! 45 00:02:19,940 --> 00:02:21,241 Here you go. 46 00:02:22,843 --> 00:02:24,011 Thanks. 47 00:02:24,111 --> 00:02:25,946 Yeah, no problem. 48 00:02:26,046 --> 00:02:28,215 I've just been a klutz lately. 49 00:02:28,315 --> 00:02:32,219 You know, I could always tell when something was up with you. 50 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:35,489 What is it, Noah? What's wrong? 51 00:02:39,326 --> 00:02:41,094 Hey, Christian? What's up, dude? 52 00:02:41,194 --> 00:02:45,432 There are probably memories that I have 53 00:02:45,532 --> 00:02:48,902 that I would wanna forget, but... 54 00:02:49,002 --> 00:02:51,705 honestly, I don't remember them, so... 55 00:02:51,805 --> 00:02:53,540 You know what it sounds like? 56 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:58,011 It sounds like you're in the middle of an existential crisis. 57 00:02:58,111 --> 00:03:00,914 Well, if I am, I-I don't know it. 58 00:03:01,882 --> 00:03:03,784 Well, here's to finding yourself. 59 00:03:03,884 --> 00:03:05,952 Oh, thank you. Cheers to that. 60 00:03:06,053 --> 00:03:07,654 -BOTH: Cheers. -Clink! 61 00:03:07,754 --> 00:03:09,890 I mean, it is so weird. I mean, imagine waking up... 62 00:03:09,990 --> 00:03:12,025 -[phone chimes] -...and--and... 63 00:03:12,125 --> 00:03:14,461 Uh, I have to answer this. 64 00:03:15,395 --> 00:03:17,364 Yeah, no problem, man. 65 00:03:17,464 --> 00:03:19,399 I got nowhere to go. 66 00:03:19,499 --> 00:03:22,402 'Cause I don't even know where I am. 67 00:03:31,011 --> 00:03:33,013 I'm just dealing with some family drama 68 00:03:33,113 --> 00:03:35,515 and I'm obviously letting it get to me more than I should. 69 00:03:35,615 --> 00:03:37,617 Yeah? Well, then you might wanna skip the caffeine. 70 00:03:37,718 --> 00:03:38,952 No, I'm actually here to pick up 71 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:40,220 a couple of those Zen Master tea drinks 72 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:41,955 that everyone keeps raving about. 73 00:03:42,055 --> 00:03:44,558 My mom and Sienna have been really stressed out lately, 74 00:03:44,658 --> 00:03:46,493 so I'm hoping it'll help calm their nerves. 75 00:03:46,593 --> 00:03:48,161 Yeah. Maybe you should pick one up for yourself. 76 00:03:48,261 --> 00:03:49,963 I'm not really sure if lavender chamomile blend 77 00:03:50,063 --> 00:03:51,331 is really my thing. 78 00:03:51,431 --> 00:03:54,735 Well, I think you'll change your mind once you try it. 79 00:03:54,835 --> 00:03:56,837 -Huh. -Here. 80 00:03:56,937 --> 00:03:58,772 Actually, I came for one of those myself. 81 00:03:58,872 --> 00:04:00,407 It's actually my third. 82 00:04:00,507 --> 00:04:02,776 And I thought I was stressed. 83 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:04,411 Have a sip. 84 00:04:06,713 --> 00:04:08,381 -Mm? -Oh, yeah. 85 00:04:08,482 --> 00:04:10,183 You're right. It is good. 86 00:04:10,283 --> 00:04:12,419 Huh. And it helps you chill out? 87 00:04:12,519 --> 00:04:14,454 I mean, usually. 88 00:04:14,554 --> 00:04:18,091 But I don't think anything could help calm my nerves today. 89 00:04:18,191 --> 00:04:21,261 What's got you so amped up? 90 00:04:21,361 --> 00:04:23,330 It's not worth going into. 91 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:25,966 But let's just say I ran into your cousin Claire, 92 00:04:26,066 --> 00:04:28,168 and that never goes well. 93 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:30,604 Yeah. You two really don't like each other, do you? 94 00:04:30,704 --> 00:04:34,407 I tried to be nice by suggesting we share a table 95 00:04:34,508 --> 00:04:36,343 because there weren't any other ones open. 96 00:04:36,443 --> 00:04:38,078 -That was nice of you. -Right? 97 00:04:38,178 --> 00:04:39,679 But not according to Claire. 98 00:04:39,780 --> 00:04:42,482 And then she proceeded to push every single one of my buttons. 99 00:04:42,582 --> 00:04:44,918 Yeah, and you didn't push any of hers, right? 100 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:47,521 Maybe one. Or--or two. 101 00:04:47,621 --> 00:04:50,090 Now, why is there so much animosity between you two? 102 00:04:50,190 --> 00:04:52,359 I mean... are the stories true? 103 00:04:52,459 --> 00:04:55,328 Were you really trying to come between her and Kyle Abbott? 104 00:04:56,663 --> 00:04:58,598 Uh, where'd you hear that? 105 00:04:58,698 --> 00:05:00,300 Family lore. 106 00:05:01,501 --> 00:05:04,571 You don't really have a thing for Kyle, though, do you? 107 00:05:07,607 --> 00:05:10,010 Do we have to talk about Billy? 108 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:13,146 So it was part of Victor's plan to target him too. 109 00:05:14,648 --> 00:05:16,383 No, I'm good. 110 00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:20,821 I don't know about it being part of some plan. 111 00:05:20,921 --> 00:05:23,456 But it's not like Billy wasn't involved. 112 00:05:23,557 --> 00:05:25,458 From what I hear, he was flip-flopping. 113 00:05:25,559 --> 00:05:27,093 One minute, he was aligned with Cane, 114 00:05:27,194 --> 00:05:28,695 the next with Phyllis... and all of it 115 00:05:28,795 --> 00:05:31,264 was to achieve his end game of getting Chancellor back. 116 00:05:31,364 --> 00:05:33,633 Well, flip-flopping or not, 117 00:05:33,733 --> 00:05:36,603 doesn't mean he had anything to do with their plan 118 00:05:36,703 --> 00:05:38,872 to steal the company. 119 00:05:38,972 --> 00:05:41,208 It doesn't mean he's not innocent. 120 00:05:41,308 --> 00:05:44,177 Look, maybe Christine agrees with you 121 00:05:44,277 --> 00:05:47,547 and any guilt that Billy feels is only by association 122 00:05:47,647 --> 00:05:49,549 and it doesn't merit an arrest. 123 00:05:49,649 --> 00:05:52,018 Well, let's say Christine is successful in prosecuting them. 124 00:05:52,118 --> 00:05:53,887 That's gonna make her want to delve even deeper 125 00:05:53,987 --> 00:05:55,355 into other things that happened 126 00:05:55,455 --> 00:05:58,491 like what Billy did in exchange for Chancellor, Adam. 127 00:05:58,592 --> 00:06:00,260 I mean, he could get charged. 128 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,829 Well, then, he'll have to face the music. 129 00:06:02,929 --> 00:06:04,164 I just don't want Katie and Johnny 130 00:06:04,264 --> 00:06:05,799 to have to see their father get arrested. 131 00:06:05,899 --> 00:06:07,434 Well, then, maybe he should have put their needs 132 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:09,302 above his obsession with Chancellor. 133 00:06:09,402 --> 00:06:10,837 Okay. I know you don't care what happens to Billy-- 134 00:06:10,937 --> 00:06:12,272 You're right. I don't. 135 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:15,108 And I only wish that you didn't. 136 00:06:16,943 --> 00:06:18,311 Look... 137 00:06:20,180 --> 00:06:22,716 I-I don't want my niece and nephew, 138 00:06:22,816 --> 00:06:25,685 Connor's cousins, to be hurt. 139 00:06:25,785 --> 00:06:27,988 But if something happens and Billy is held accountable 140 00:06:28,088 --> 00:06:31,224 for his part in this, that is on Billy and nobody else. 141 00:06:31,324 --> 00:06:34,060 Just like Cane and Phyllis. 142 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,463 Phyllis is really going to the mat for this, huh? 143 00:06:37,731 --> 00:06:40,567 I mean, she and Cane are entitled to their day in court, 144 00:06:40,667 --> 00:06:42,736 but unfortunately for them, justice delayed 145 00:06:42,836 --> 00:06:45,205 is not gonna result in justice denied. 146 00:06:45,305 --> 00:06:47,540 In the end, they will go to prison, 147 00:06:47,641 --> 00:06:50,677 and we'll get back what they stole from us. 148 00:06:50,777 --> 00:06:52,646 Is anyone worried if this court case drags on 149 00:06:52,746 --> 00:06:55,515 the kind of damage Phyllis could do to the company... 150 00:06:55,615 --> 00:06:58,351 through incompetence, hubris, 151 00:06:58,451 --> 00:07:00,086 um, sheer spite? 152 00:07:00,186 --> 00:07:01,922 Yeah, we're aware of that possibility 153 00:07:02,022 --> 00:07:04,224 and we're taking steps to eliminate any potential damage. 154 00:07:04,324 --> 00:07:07,027 The hope is, although Phyllis is all in right now, 155 00:07:07,127 --> 00:07:08,428 once she gets a clear picture 156 00:07:08,528 --> 00:07:10,497 of how strong this case is against her, 157 00:07:10,597 --> 00:07:13,733 she'll see that she has a losing hand, and she'll just fold. 158 00:07:15,869 --> 00:07:16,970 What? 159 00:07:17,070 --> 00:07:18,638 You don't think the evidence against her 160 00:07:18,738 --> 00:07:20,106 is strong enough to make her cave? 161 00:07:20,206 --> 00:07:21,474 Do you? 162 00:07:21,574 --> 00:07:24,277 I have to assume Victor found this evidence, 163 00:07:24,377 --> 00:07:27,480 so it could be legit, or it could be planted. 164 00:07:27,580 --> 00:07:30,450 If it's planted, and that comes out, 165 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:33,386 whoever presented it to the DA should be worried... 166 00:07:33,486 --> 00:07:35,488 because this premature victory dance 167 00:07:35,588 --> 00:07:38,892 could blow up in all the Newmans' faces. 168 00:07:41,061 --> 00:07:42,595 Kay. 169 00:07:42,696 --> 00:07:44,297 Uh, okay. 170 00:07:44,397 --> 00:07:46,066 Um, I'm sorry. 171 00:07:46,166 --> 00:07:47,567 -Don't be. -Yeah, sorry. 172 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:49,569 [sighing] Oh... 173 00:07:49,669 --> 00:07:52,839 So how long have you lived in Genoa City? 174 00:07:52,939 --> 00:07:56,643 Uh, long enough that I can't remember living anywhere else. 175 00:07:56,743 --> 00:07:58,378 -[giggles] -Tell me what it's like. 176 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:00,280 What's it like to live here? 177 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:02,916 It's really...sweet here. 178 00:08:03,016 --> 00:08:04,884 It's really warm 179 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:07,487 and welcoming and 180 00:08:07,587 --> 00:08:09,055 magical in so many ways. 181 00:08:09,155 --> 00:08:11,658 It really has a small town feel. 182 00:08:11,758 --> 00:08:13,660 -Nice. -Mm-hmm. 183 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,662 -Sounds idyllic. -Yeah. 184 00:08:15,762 --> 00:08:18,832 Unless you're on the wrong side of opinion, then... 185 00:08:18,932 --> 00:08:20,767 or you like your privacy. 186 00:08:20,867 --> 00:08:23,470 Yeah. Well, I mean... 187 00:08:23,570 --> 00:08:26,673 gossip is the price you pay for the small-town feels. 188 00:08:26,773 --> 00:08:28,108 [laughing] Yeah. 189 00:08:28,208 --> 00:08:30,143 And everybody here... 190 00:08:30,243 --> 00:08:32,912 they all know about each other's business 191 00:08:33,013 --> 00:08:34,647 and it's claustrophobic, 192 00:08:34,748 --> 00:08:38,151 and they make opinions about you 193 00:08:38,251 --> 00:08:41,354 and judgments about you without knowing the facts. 194 00:08:41,454 --> 00:08:43,523 Sounds awful. I don't think I'd like that at all. 195 00:08:43,623 --> 00:08:44,624 -Really? -No. 196 00:08:44,724 --> 00:08:46,126 I would think that you would welcome 197 00:08:46,226 --> 00:08:47,627 -that kind of interaction. -I'd welcome that? 198 00:08:47,727 --> 00:08:49,229 Really? Why would you say that? 199 00:08:49,329 --> 00:08:50,730 -You're outgoing. -I'm outgoing? 200 00:08:50,830 --> 00:08:54,367 -You just seem really outgoing. -I-I don't know. Maybe I am. 201 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:56,636 I have no idea. 202 00:08:56,736 --> 00:08:59,172 I mean, it's easy, 'cause I'm in unfamiliar territory. 203 00:08:59,272 --> 00:09:02,742 I mean, I-I think that... I would hate it. 204 00:09:02,842 --> 00:09:04,978 It would be unbearable if everybody had all these 205 00:09:05,078 --> 00:09:06,880 preconceived notions about me. 206 00:09:08,815 --> 00:09:11,084 Anyway, um, you'll have to excuse me. 207 00:09:11,184 --> 00:09:13,086 Oh. Was it something I said? 208 00:09:13,186 --> 00:09:14,687 No, no, not at all. 209 00:09:14,788 --> 00:09:18,558 No, uh, you seem to have your hands full and...thank you. 210 00:09:18,658 --> 00:09:20,527 It was really nice to bend your ear for a minute. 211 00:09:20,627 --> 00:09:22,195 -I appreciate it. -Sure. 212 00:09:22,295 --> 00:09:24,664 I'm gonna go explore this magical town of yours. 213 00:09:24,764 --> 00:09:26,966 All right. I hope it helps you find yourself. 214 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:29,335 Maybe--maybe you will. 215 00:09:29,436 --> 00:09:32,439 Well, I hope I like what I find. 216 00:09:32,539 --> 00:09:35,108 Um, I am Phyllis, by the way. 217 00:09:36,810 --> 00:09:38,778 Yeah, you certainly are. 218 00:09:43,149 --> 00:09:45,151 What did they say? No, no. 219 00:09:45,251 --> 00:09:47,854 Christian, tell me what they asked you. 220 00:09:47,954 --> 00:09:50,090 Look, just... 221 00:09:50,190 --> 00:09:52,125 you tell them your family's fine 222 00:09:52,225 --> 00:09:54,494 and that they've got nothing to worry about. 223 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:56,896 If they have any other questions then, you know, 224 00:09:56,996 --> 00:09:58,932 they can come to me, or better yet, 225 00:09:59,032 --> 00:10:02,202 we'll send 'em to your grandpa. They'll really enjoy that. 226 00:10:02,302 --> 00:10:03,703 Sure. 227 00:10:28,027 --> 00:10:29,195 -Hi. -NICK: Hey. 228 00:10:34,434 --> 00:10:36,202 She may be out on bail now, 229 00:10:36,302 --> 00:10:38,238 but I am so looking forward to the day 230 00:10:38,338 --> 00:10:41,307 when that woman is taken out of the courtroom in handcuffs 231 00:10:41,407 --> 00:10:43,510 and put behind bars where she belongs. 232 00:10:43,610 --> 00:10:45,645 Yeah. We got into it earlier. 233 00:10:45,745 --> 00:10:47,247 You and Phyllis? 234 00:10:47,347 --> 00:10:49,782 Yeah. I, uh, I cannot believe 235 00:10:49,883 --> 00:10:52,385 how unapologetic she seems. 236 00:10:52,485 --> 00:10:54,821 Well, letting her conscience be her guide 237 00:10:54,921 --> 00:10:57,023 has never been Phyllis's strong suit. 238 00:10:57,123 --> 00:10:59,125 I don't think she has a conscience, Vick. 239 00:10:59,225 --> 00:11:01,060 Whatever. Enough about her. 240 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:03,563 I wanna hear about you. How was your trip to Vegas? 241 00:11:03,663 --> 00:11:05,298 What's the latest on Matt? 242 00:11:05,398 --> 00:11:07,367 I tried to get some details out of Mom, 243 00:11:07,467 --> 00:11:09,369 but she seemed so guarded. 244 00:11:09,469 --> 00:11:13,006 I mean, she didn't want to get into anything, really. 245 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:14,774 -She didn't? -No. 246 00:11:14,874 --> 00:11:17,610 Not about Matt or Vegas or even you. 247 00:11:17,710 --> 00:11:19,779 It was a little unsettling, 248 00:11:19,879 --> 00:11:22,048 so I figured I'd come straight to the source. 249 00:11:22,148 --> 00:11:25,618 So fill me in. What exactly happened in Vegas? 250 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,123 I don't think Christine would charge Cane and Phyllis 251 00:11:30,223 --> 00:11:31,958 if she didn't think the evidence she had against them 252 00:11:32,058 --> 00:11:34,060 would hold up in court. 253 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,728 I mean, everybody knows that they conspired 254 00:11:35,828 --> 00:11:37,764 to steal Newman Enterprises. 255 00:11:37,864 --> 00:11:38,998 See, that's what I don't get. 256 00:11:39,098 --> 00:11:42,602 So they were smart enough to execute a plan 257 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:45,104 to steal one of the biggest corporations in the world, 258 00:11:45,205 --> 00:11:46,940 yet they were stupid enough to document it? 259 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:49,275 The idea that they would leave a digital trail 260 00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:51,611 just makes absolutely no sense to me. 261 00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:54,247 What's stupid is they would steal my father's life's work 262 00:11:54,347 --> 00:11:55,949 and think that they could get away with it. 263 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,250 Well, Billy didn't think that 264 00:11:57,350 --> 00:11:59,152 because he wasn't part of the theft. 265 00:11:59,252 --> 00:12:01,154 So we're gonna go back to that again? 266 00:12:01,254 --> 00:12:03,223 No, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's just... 267 00:12:03,323 --> 00:12:05,758 if these emails were fabricated, 268 00:12:05,858 --> 00:12:07,961 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 00:12:12,298 --> 00:12:15,001 Why, because Billy's hands are so clean in all of this? 272 00:12:15,101 --> 00:12:16,502 Adam, Billy was offered the company. 273 00:12:16,603 --> 00:12:18,304 He was offered Chancellor. He didn't steal it, 274 00:12:18,404 --> 00:12:19,906 as much as you don't wanna believe that. 275 00:12:20,006 --> 00:12:21,774 And now what are we gonna do, are we gonna go back 276 00:12:21,874 --> 00:12:23,876 to this old dynamic where you keep defending Billy 277 00:12:23,977 --> 00:12:25,979 -and you just accuse me? -No, that's not what I'm doing! 278 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:27,780 I mean, isn't it, though? Didn't you say 279 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,816 Billy deserves what's coming to him? 280 00:12:29,916 --> 00:12:31,751 And yet, here you are, 281 00:12:31,851 --> 00:12:34,520 and you're getting worked up about this again. 282 00:12:34,621 --> 00:12:36,856 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 00:12:41,894 --> 00:12:44,030 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 00:12:53,740 --> 00:12:57,477 to think about... Billy Abbott. 290 00:13:00,913 --> 00:13:03,883 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 00:13:06,786 --> 00:13:09,289 -were at odds. -Okay, for the record, 293 00:13:09,389 --> 00:13:11,858 I never wanted Kyle Abbott. 294 00:13:11,958 --> 00:13:14,861 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 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,402 I was the evil witch 298 00:13:22,502 --> 00:13:24,604 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 00:13:45,825 --> 00:13:48,194 as an agent of chaos and deceit 310 00:13:48,294 --> 00:13:50,263 has just taken on a life of its own. 311 00:13:50,363 --> 00:13:54,267 Kyle and I might have been put in a few compromising situations 312 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 Captioned by Los Angeles Distribution and Broadcasting, Inc. 779 00:36:01,559 --> 00:36:04,462 Captioning provided by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, 780 00:36:04,562 --> 00:36:07,465 Sony Pictures Television and CBS, Inc. 781 00:36:07,565 --> 00:36:10,602 Join us again for "The Young and the Restless."