I genuinely hope that you're all happy now.
I'm giving you everything you've ever wanted in your life.
I'm gonna get the hell outta town.
Yeah, can't happen soon enough.
-I second that. -I'm not buying it.
Really? Why would I stay here? Tell me that.
Nothing I ever do will ever convince you that I've changed.
Years from now, if I so much as run through a red light,
you'll all be standing around the intersection pointing at me,
trying to remind me of what a bad guy I used to be.
Stop playing the victim and painting us
like we're the villains because we didn't welcome you,
this supposedly reformed version of you, with open arms.
You literally terrorized every single person in this room
-at one time or another. -See, that's what I'm talk--
Noah, this is exactly what I'm talking about!
Right this moment,
you're reminding me of how horrible I am.
Can you blame us, after what you've done?
Done. Exactly! That's like a past tense word!
But every time we look at you, that's all we see.
Thank you, Sharon, for saying the quiet part out loud.
I understand. No matter what I do,
you will never believe that I've changed--you will
only ever see this monster that you think that I am.
Yeah, so put the blame where it really lies
and consider the possibility that you've gone about this
whole alleged forgiveness tour all wrong.
Okay, so this is a teaching moment. Instruct me, Noah.
Tell me, please, how I should go about asking for forgiveness,
since you know so much about it.
Although I don't remember you asking me for my forgiveness
when you slept with my wife.
Oh, that's nothing compared to what you've done.
It meant something to me!
And before you start with a lecture
on how I was a lousy husband, I get it.
I dropped the ball. I understand.
That's why I came here. I wanted to apologize.
No, you came in here to corner her and harass her
for not wanting anything to do with you.
Is that how you see things?
Sienna, you think I came here to harass you?
-NOAH: No, leave her alone. -Let her talk.
I came here to have a heart to heart...
with my wife.
And she's not your wife anymore.
The marriage was annulled, and you know what that means, right?
Null and void.
As if it never happened.
One more reason to leave town.
-Adios. -If you are truly, truly leaving
I need to know what your next move is.
Why? Why do you care?
I'll be gone. I'm leaving.
Because I bought into that lie once before,
and you always find a way to keep coming back.
If you are truly walking out that door
and not looking for forgiveness,
I need to know what it is you're after.
♪♪
Thank you.
Mind if I join you?
Oh, hi...Adam.
Uh, yeah, I, uh...
put this away. [small laugh]
Those the, uh, colors that you're thinking about
for the baby nursery?
Yeah. We thought we would get a head start on the room.
Billy's been ordering a bunch of stuff,
so we have this steady stream of delivery trucks
coming to our door.
Well, wedding to plan,
nursery to set up.
Sounds like someone's got a lot of time on his hands.
Don't tell me he got canned from Chancellor before even starting.
Uh, no, he did not get canned.
He hasn't accepted the offer.
Yet.
But we both know he will.
If it makes him happy, right?
Okay.
I'm sorry. Uh, I did not come here to discuss Billy.
Are you sure about that?
I came here to talk to you about Victor.
Did he tell you that Audra and I
offered to sell Newman Media back to him?
He did, and I just have one question.
Why the hell would you do that?
You know, whatever the outcome
of tomorrow's doctor's appointment...
we're gonna face it together, okay?
And you will not be alone.
The last thing I wanted through this whole ordeal
was for you to feel obligated to show me compassion.
Sweetheart, I don't feel obligated.
Don't think that. I wanna be there.
I don't want anybody's pity, least of all yours.
I'm not pitying you.
You're strong and independent.
-What? -So...
you're here willingly in spite of our unresolved differences?
Of course.
What's the matter?
I just wonder...
if I weren't facing blindness
and I went to see Jack in the hospital
if we would be having this conversation,
or would you even be speaking to me?
When I told you that my father
was planning to take back Newman Media,
you said that you were hellbent on fighting him
with everything that you got.
You're right. I was.
So then why the switch-up with the offer to sell?
Well, after I spoke with Audra about it,
I realized a hard truth that we couldn't afford to ignore.
Which is?
Against the corporate warfare
your father has been known to wage,
we are outgunned and way outmatched.
Yeah, you and everybody else.
Yeah, exactly. Which is why we thought
if we offered to sell Newman Media back to him,
at least we could get something for it,
not to mention avoid your father taking everything from us.
You made a valid judgment call.
And I will give you credit for that.
It was definitely worth a shot.
I'm glad you think so.
It's too bad that there is no way
that Victor's gonna go for it.
Sweetheart, with all due respect,
why are you bringing this up now?
Because it's the elephant in the room, Victor.
I noticed a shift in your mood
as soon as Victoria and I walked in
-after having seen Jack. -Hello!
And, when you asked us where we had been,
it was clear that you already knew the answer.
It was also clear that you had been spying on me.
I mean, how else could you have known?
So what? Were you gonna keep this a secret?
No, there's nothing secretive about it.
Jack is one of my oldest and dearest friends.
He nearly died. Why wouldn't I go see him?
Why don't you understand that I can't stand the guy
and that I do not like the fact that my wife goes to see him
and visit him in a hospital?
I don't give a damn about the guy, okay?
He nearly cost you your life.
Oh, my God, for the last time, Victor...
[exhales] he saved my life,
and instead of being grateful, for some reason,
you've decided to forever see him as a threat.
[sighs] I'm not gonna argue with you, okay?
And you have already made my case anyway, so...
at least we understand each other.
What I don't understand and what I find completely hypocritical
is that I shouldn't go see Jack
after a near-fatal stabbing in the hospital...
At the hands of a woman that you brought to town, by the way.
But I should accept you cozying up to a criminal like Matt Clark
and moving him onto our property.
Who on earth could make sense of that?
MATT: What do you want from me?
I'm trying so hard to take the high road here.
Right now, the high road is the road out of Genoa City.
-Nothing pleases you! -Did you really expect us
to blindly accept this new Matt
just based on a few months of good behavior?
Yeah.
I'm not the only person in this room
who's done stuff that needs to be forgiven.
NICK: You're dodging the question.
-What is your next move? -I don't know, Nick.
I don't have a ten-year plan. I don't have any plan at all.
This is what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna get a job, maybe.
I don't know. Make some money, earn a living.
Earn an honest living.
Build a life. Maybe find somebody
that'll share that life with me, someone who would look at me
the way people seem to look at you, Nick.
'Cause I'm tired of the way you all look at me now.
I would like for somebody to look at me
and see something decent.
I wanna do something nice for somebody.
I wanna do something nice for another person
and have them appreciate it instead of being suspicious.
It's a vague answer and not at all reassuring.
Man, this is a tough crowd.
You know, it wasn't that long ago that you and your family
offered me a whole bunch of money to get outta town,
and now, because I can't give you a detailed itinerary
of what I'm gonna do, you don't wanna let me loose on the world?
What's with you, man? Do you want me gone or not?
Oh, I want you gone... more than you will ever know.
But if you think you're getting a dime out of this family--
I don't want anything, all right? You want me to leave.
I'm gonna leave!
What can I do for any of you
that would finally just be enough?
Just leave and don't come back. That would be enough for me,
and I'll help you pack.
Sharon, thank you so much. I so appreciate your kind offer
to help me pack.
It'll be really easy. I don't own much.
It'll all fit into one duffel bag.
How 'bout I call a car to take you to the bus station?
You...all might be unforgiving,
but you sure are accommodating.
There might be one small problem
with me making such a hasty exit.
I knew it.
What are you trying to pull now?
I'm not trying to pull anything. I'm the guy that wants to leave.
But Victor...he might have a problem with me leaving,
because he was so insistent on putting me to a test
and I think he might be upset if I leave the test unfinished.
You don't need to worry about my dad.
-I'll take care of that for you. -Yeah, Victor doesn't strike me
as the kind of guy that can be "taken care" of,
but I'm sure you know him better than I do.
Well, is that it? Is there anything else
or anyone standing in your way?
Well, none of you, that's for sure.
What are you waiting for, Matt?
Go get that duffle bag and hit the road.
You're awfully quiet.
You on board with this plan to push me out the door
into parts unknown?
Well, I know you have an opinion
about the deal that Audra and I presented,
but we didn't come to you. We went to Victor.
And he didn't accept or reject our offer.
He just said that he would think about it
and he would get back to us with his final decision.
Of course he did.
-What is that supposed to mean? -Sally...
Victor only said that to get you to leave.
Okay, that's what you think--
No. That is what I know.
He heard you and Audra out, either as a courtesy,
or he was amused by watching you try to negotiate
a different outcome than he already planned.
And knowing him, it was the latter.
So you're saying that Victor's not even considering our deal?
Not even for a second.
I'm sorry, Sally.
Not as sorry as I am.
I mean, it's Victor. [scoffs] What did I expect?
Look...don't beat yourself up
because the man's better angels didn't show up.
I mean, you really think he has any?
Sorry. I know he's your father.
Look, he doesn't always play fair,
especially when it comes to business.
Well...
guess I'm going to war then.
Sally...war?
-Come on. Why? -I meant what I said.
I'm not giving up Newman Media with nothing in return.
Okay, well, maybe there is a way that war is not necessary.
You just said that your father has zero interest
in making a deal with us so, what,
he's just gonna take the company and leave us high and dry?
Before you ready your battle stations,
just hear me out.
I might have an idea on how you might be able
to avoid this fight with my father...
altogether.
Sweetheart...
let's not talk about this anymore.
No more mentioning of Matt Clark or Jack Abbott, okay?
You're facing some real problems--
that's the possibility of blindness.
And talking about that, have you decided
who's going to take you to the appointment?
Well, I know Victoria wants to go and...
probably Nicholas.
You had mentioned you wanted to go
when the bandages were being removed.
Of course I want to go.
But that was before I went to see Jack.
-Please. -So...
does your offer to go with me still stand, or...
have I inadvertently caused yet another rift between us?
Let's not talk about this anymore, okay?
Please?
-I'll be honest. -You always are.
I personally feel that
it would be best for everyone, you included,
if you left town.
And the fact that you came to the same decision
on your own, it's really-- there's nothing up for debate.
[softly] Right.
Listen, I get it's not gonna be easy for you
to start over from scratch and deal with
the baggage from your past that you now seem to regret.
-I do. I do regret it. -Okay, but listen.
For everybody to be able to move on...
leaving Genoa City's the only answer.
I'll let you know when I leave.
No, you're letting her know now.
She doesn't need another confrontation.
No, what I--
I am sorry
for all of the pain and anguish that I have caused you
and your family.
And, uh,
Noah, I wish--I wish you--
I wish you and Sienna...
the best of luck with the club.
Yeah, well, we don't need your good wishes.
Okay, when--when--you just say thank you. That's what you--
[exhales] Finally.
We'll see.
You don't think we've seen the last of him?
What do you think?
Short of waving a white flag,
which is absolutely not gonna happen, by the way,
I don't see how we avoid a war with Victor.
And I meant what I said.
I'm not giving up Newman Media or Spectra-Charles
-for zero compensation. -And I get the sentiment.
But Sally, considering who you're going up against,
zero compensation is a real possibility.
And I just--I don't wanna see you annihilated by my father
in the process. Neither does Chelsea.
Well, I appreciate the concern.
But I'm not going down without a fight.
Just because my father isn't willing
to pay for Newman Media
doesn't mean that somebody else won't.
Like who?
Like me.
-You? -Mm-hmm.
Why would you make a deal your father refuses?
I have my reasons.
You'd really be willing to go behind your father's back
to buy your family's company?
I would.
Under the same terms you were willing to sell to Victor.
Well, now, if both Nicholas and Victoria
go with you to the appointment,
I think we've got it covered, right?
I suppose so.
Well, I'm asking because don't you think
it's gonna be too crowded if I join them?
You're right. It--it will be crowded.
VICTOR: Yeah.
I'm tired.
Tomorrow will be a trying day.
I'm going to bed.
Victor, if you don't mind,
I wanna get used to making the trip on my own.
-Victor? -Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Despite everything...
I love you.
I always will.
One, two,
three, four,
five, six,
seven, eight,
nine, ten...
You're not sure that you can trust me.
Why would you say that?
The look on your face.
And you never were good at hiding your true feelings.
Well, I never saw the point.
-Hmm. -And, yeah, you're right.
I mean, I don't know if I can trust you.
Also, when I told Audra that you and Chelsea
were vowing to side with us against Victor,
she immediately suspected it was some power move
that you were executing on your father's behalf.
[sighing] Look, Audra's your best friend
and, given what she witnessed when you and I were together,
I don't blame her for not trusting me.
But let's be honest. She doesn't trust anyone.
-Except you. -Yeah, with good reason.
You have my word. What I'm offering you
-is on the level. -You've worked so hard
to get back in your father's good graces.
It makes no sense why you would willingly
and knowingly alienate him like this.
Um, well, maybe because
he has alienated me.
When he regained control of Newman,
I thought that I was gonna have a major role
in putting things back together.
-Don't you? -[chuckles]
Let's just say that the music stopped...
and there aren't any seats left in the last round
of corporate musical chairs.
-I'm sorry. -No, look, don't be.
Look, Chelsea and I are...
are proud of what we did at Newman Media,
and we would like to pick things up where we left off,
but I don't wanna do that at your expense.
I want to see you profit from the transaction.
What are you thinking about?
Billy.
How does he come into this?
You barely said hello earlier
before you had to get a dig into him.
If your father can't get past the fact
that Billy gave me Newman Media,
how am I supposed to believe that you will?
I don't trust him.
And I'll believe that he's really gone
when he stops dropping by unannounced.
Okay, look, I understand why you're wary, but...
there was something about him just now,
you know, the way he didn't put up a fight about leaving.
What exactly did Matt say to you
in this little heart-to-heart before I interrupted?
He came by to clear the air. That's what he said.
That he was sorry for everything.
Look, he didn't want me to blame myself
for not knowing who he truly was
back when we were together.
That was it?
He also said that he wished he could have been
the husband I deserved.
I can see why you'd wanna believe that.
You spent a lot of years with the guy, but...it sounds to me
like it's just more manipulation on Matt's part.
He is a master at that.
Okay, yes, you all are right. It could have been that.
What do you two think?
You think Matt's apologies are genuine
or just more smoke and mirrors?
I didn't get the feeling he was trying to mask anything.
When we walked in and saw him all worked up like that...
seemed an awful lot like the old Matt.
It was unnerving, to say the least.
Okay, listen, I-I know, I understand
where you're all coming from, I really do, but I just...
it wasn't like that.
It wasn't--yes, yes, Matt was emotional,
but it was coming from frustration, not anger.
And not once did I get the sense
that he was on the verge of violence.
I'm not taking that guy's word for anything.
If and when he does leave town, I will do everything in my power
to make sure he never comes back.
SIENNA: Okay, listen, we gotta get ready.
There are gonna be customers coming soon.
Let me know if there's anything I can do
to help speed up Matt's departure.
I'll take care of that.
You just focus on your business, bud.
You're starting to scare me a little bit, Nick.
You said that you'll make sure that Matt is gone for good.
Tell me...
that doesn't mean what I think it does.
Victor?
Hey.
The guard said I should let myself in, so...
So you have some news regarding Cane Ashby?
Not the reason I'm here, actually.
So what's the reason?
W--okay, first of all,
there isn't gonna be any report on Cane Ashby.
I cannot give you what you want.
It's just not working, Victor. I need to leave town.
Is that right?
I'm fighting a losing battle here.
No one's ever gonna believe that I've changed,
no matter what I do, no matter how hard I try and prove it.
I'm losing the fight.
And if I'm gonna have a life, any kind of life,
a decent life...
I need to get out of Genoa City. I have to go.
I decide
if and when you leave town.
And if you cannot fulfill your mission
regarding getting information about Cane Ashby...
Then I'm gonna have to rethink the whole scenario.
Maybe what people say in town,
that you are pulling a con job on me...
is true.
If that's the case,
I will see to it that you go to prison...
or worse.
This is not about Billy.
It's about you, Sally.
And me and Chelsea.
So Chelsea's on board with this whole deal you're proposing too?
She will be.
[laughs]
So you've gone totally rogue.
I-I-I--I don't get it.
I mean, why even get involved?
Does it matter? The bottom line is
Victor has painted a target on Spectra-Charles,
and I'm offering you a way out of his crosshairs.
I appreciate the offer.
And for the record, I do believe you.
I do feel like you're trying to protect me.
I am.
Okay, but won't this just make things worse for me?
I mean, you'd obviously be going behind your father's back.
Well, that is the beauty of it. He never has to know.
Okay, well, how would you explain the strategy
behind getting Newman Media out from under Spectra-Charles?
I will claim that I wrestled it away from you
as a gift to him.
No one needs to know that I paid you for it.
And in the end, you and Audra will be compensated
and you'll be spared a bloody corporate battle.
What you're offering is very generous.
Well, it would be my pleasure.
That's the thing.
I don't know if it'd be mine.
What does that mean?
Somehow, some way, I would owe you.
And I don't want that.
So thank you.
Really. But I'll pass.
Sunset Blush.
What did you just say?
I didn't forget.
The color of a pink rose about to bloom...
as you describe it.
Yeah. It's the color I wanted to paint Ava's nursery.
You could never owe me, Sally.
Not after Ava.
Even if we make this deal...
I will always owe you.
I'm not the only one who wants me gone, right?
Talk to your family. Ask them.
They don't want me just off this property.
They want me as far away from this town
as is humanly possible.
You would be their hero
if you banished me from Genoa City once and for all.
My family is not thinking rationally.
If I let you go...
you'll be the wild card.
Look, man, I don't have some grand plan, okay?
It's not like I'm gonna leave here
and then come back with a scheme of vengeance, all right?
I-I--that's the old me. I'm not that guy anymore.
Once I remove that ankle monitor...
and the 24-7 surveillance...
all bets are off.
I won't survive here.
Everywhere I go, all I encounter
is hatred and rage because of my past.
You think long and hard...
before you let me down.
You know I'm just trying to protect you.
I know.
I don't care how chill the guy seems when he talks to you.
I still can't shake who he used to be
-and might be again. -Okay. Listen.
It really--it really seemed like he was sorry.
Have you forgotten what happened in Vegas in the desert,
how he almost tried to kill you?
I almost killed him!
Hey. Hey.
Look, I know you feel guilty about that still. I know.
But you cannot give in to it, okay?
That's when he'll strike, when he knows your guard is down.
Okay? Just...
just trust me on this.
Sharon, I'm not gonna do anything crazy.
You talked about removing Matt earlier,
and now you're saying you'll make sure
that he never comes back.
How, exactly, would you do that?
You don't believe he's gonna stay gone
any more than I do.
I know you're tormented,
thinking that we will never be rid of him.
But I don't want that to mean that you're gonna do something
you'll end up regretting.
Promise me that.
I need to go let my dad know
that Matt's plans may have changed.
[phone rings]
Hey, stranger. Long time no see.
What--wait. Wait a second. Slow down.
What happened?
I would never leverage this against you, okay?
This is a free and clear negotiation.
I get what I want, and you get compensated for it.
That's better than going to war against Victor, don't you think?
I mean, there's so many ways to retaliate
for being left out of your father's resurrection
of Newman Enterprises.
Why do this?
I know that I hurt you, Sally.
For what I did.
Lying to you and making you feel like you were crazy
for doubting me.
It was wrong.
And I'm so sorry.
It was in the past, Adam.
I know.
But it still haunts me.
And knowing what my dad has planned,
I don't want him to hurt you too.
So I'm asking you to just let me do this.
Trust me to handle this.
If your father finds out that you went behind--
I will make sure that he doesn't.
Okay. But not a lot gets by your father.
So if he does find out...
...are you prepared for the fallout?
VICTOR: Hey, son.
Hey, Dad, uh, glad you're here.
I wanted to give you a heads up.
You mean about Matt Clark's decision to leave town?
How'd you hear about that?
From Matt Clark.
I told him to let me handle things with you.
Mm-hmm.
What do you think prompted him to...
want to leave?
I think he finally realized
that he is fighting a losing battle here,
that none of us are ever gonna believe
that he's not gonna turn back into the monster he was before.
His deal with me was contingent on him staying put.
Yeah. He said you might have a problem with that.
Certainly might, yes.
Well...
I find it very hard to believe
that he's willing to leave town and risk your wrath
just because we're not all lining up to hear his apologies.
Do you think he has an agenda?
I don't know, Dad.
I just...
I don't believe anything he says.
I don't trust him.
Well, the fact that he was willing to
break his agreement with me
makes me not trust him.
Although he did save your life, you know.
Yeah, well, my gratitude for that only goes so far.
Yeah, I agree.
Let me ask you.
If his fate were in your hands, what would you do?
You okay, Mom?
I don't know.
You're worried Matt's not really leaving, aren't you?
It would be foolish of us
to believe that we could finally be rid of him,
especially considering how many times we thought that before.
Yeah, he better not show his face back here.
The fact that he was brazen enough to do it more than once
tells me he hasn't changed
as much as he wants people to believe he has.
Even if the kinder, gentler version of Matt is for real,
I still prefer he leave.
Okay, wait. So you think he might have really changed too?
I'm glad I'm not the only one.
You know, I'm starting to think he's actually getting to you.
Come on, Sienna. You know better than anyone
what a master manipulator Matt is.
I do. Trust me, I still got my guard up.
You know, Nick, he left in a hurry, huh?
Yeah, well, he wanted to alert Victor
as to Matt's new plans.
Personally, I wish he would
just let Matt deal with Victor on his own.
I'm not sure who you're more worried about--
Dad or Matt.
I'm not sure either.
Dad seems like he's got things under control.
I mean, he's going to rehab and all of his meetings.
I know he's worried about Grandma,
but it sounded like he's on top of that.
Well, he is worried about Nikki.
It's all starting to take a toll.
Are you worried that all the stress
is gonna make Nick wanna use again?
You know what I'm really afraid of?
If Matt doesn't leave...
his lingering presence
could be as deadly to Nick as the drugs were.
[rapid approaching footsteps]
Oh.
Here you are. You're fine.
Off that phone call, your urgency,
I expected you to be beaten and battered.
Only on the inside.
Well, whatever's going on, I'm sure you can fix it.
No. The only way I'm gonna fix this one
is to get the hell outta town and never look back.
That's why you called me? To tell me you're leaving?
No, I called you because I thought you might be
the one person who cared.
I do care. I do.
I'm not letting you go.
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