-Hi. -Hi.
[singsong] I've got a surprise for you!
What is this?
This ball scored the game-winning run yesterday
by Connor.
-That is great. -Yeah.
I know you were bummed to miss his game
'cause you were dealing with everything with Nick, so...
I snagged it for ya. Thought it might cheer you up.
Thank you.
I mean, Connor hit the ball dead center field.
And Adam, the Michigan scout was there.
He talked to Connor after the game.
I mean, college is not that far away.
Can you imagine if he gets recruited to a D1 school?
Our boy?
I'm sorry that I had to miss that.
What's wrong? Did something happen with Nick?
Uh, no. No.
Nick is fine. But, uh, I did spend some time with Christian
this morning.
Oh. Okay.
How was he?
Not great.
Kid's in...pretty bad shape.
Hey, Mom.
-Hey, Grandma. -Hey.
I just, uh, I wanted to stop by and tell you
I finally got a text from Nicholas.
What did he say?
Oh, gosh, he was full of apologies. Um...
he felt terrible about what he's put the family through
and wants me to know how serious he is
that he really wants to kick his drug habit.
Yeah, he said the same thing to your father and me
when he called.
How did he seem to you?
Remorseful.
Determined to recommit to his sobriety.
That's a good thing, right?
Yeah.
You don't seem that happy about it.
Don't get me wrong, Claire.
I am thrilled that Nicholas seems to be serious
about his recovery this time.
I'm just upset with myself.
Why, Mom? What did you do?
I lied to him.
♪♪
My omelet is so good. How is yours?
Honestly, it's okay.
Just okay?
Yeah. I mean, it doesn't come anywhere near
your world-famous breakfast casserole.
Oh, my God, here we go again.
-What? -Really?
First it's my enchiladas
and then it's my world-famous breakfast casserole?
You don't like compliments about your cooking?
No, I do when they're sincere, not when it's your subtle way
of trying to get an invitation back at my place.
Oh, I'm not being subtle at all.
I'm dying to get back over to your place.
-And not for your cooking. -No.
-Yeah, come here. -No, no, no.
You're gonna need an invitation for that too.
-Why you gotta mess with me? -Because it's easy and it's fun.
So how are things going with Billy at Chancellor?
Mm-mm. I don't wanna talk about Billy.
What do you mean, you don't wanna talk about Billy?
-What's going on? -I don't wanna talk about Billy.
I'd rather talk about, uh,
what we're gonna have for dinner over at your place tonight.
-Cane. -Lily.
No. Out with it.
What did Billy do this time?
-This cannot be true. -But it is.
And Jill's been hiding it for years.
The Abbott family owns Chancellor.
As far as what I found on that document, yes.
And this document just popped up after all these years?
No. No, not at all. This was buried deep in the archives
of Chancellor Industries, okay?
No one would have found it if I wasn't digging.
-How do we know it's legit? -Guys, come on.
Okay? I get it. I know.
I know my screw-up reputation precedes me.
But I would not bring this to you
if I didn't have proof, Jack.
And I've got proof
Chancellor Industries is legally ours.
Thank you.
Did Christian call you?
Uh, no. Why?
Just curious.
Nick asked me to look after him while he was in rehab,
so I was just checking in.
Well, good. I'm glad you did.
We're probably gonna be seeing a lot more of Christian
over the next few weeks, so...
Okay. It's fine.
What's going on with him?
Well, I guess Nick finally opened up to him
about his addiction.
Christian had no idea that his dad was high all the time.
Anyway, I tried to explain it to him.
I tried to be as upbeat and positive as I could be, but...
he could tell that I was holding back.
He called me on it. He wanted to know the truth,
whatever it was.
What did you say to him?
Uh, apparently, a lot of dumb stuff.
I tried to tell him what fentanyl is, but he's a teenager
so he's already done a deep dive on the internet.
So he was telling me what fentanyl is,
how it works, how dangerous it is.
So what was I supposed to say? It's not like I can sugarcoat it
and tell him everything's gonna be fine.
So Christian wasn't looking for...
reassurance or explanations?
What was he looking for?
He wanted to know if I thought his dad was going to die.
Oh, God. Adam.
And I couldn't promise him that everything was gonna be fine
because I don't know, Chelsea.
I mean, none of us really know if Nick is gonna beat this.
What did you lie to Nick about, Mom?
That doesn't sound like you.
When he found out that your father and I
cut our trip to Italy short, he was upset,
feeling that he was responsible for ruining it.
And I told him that he didn't ruin anything,
that we just came back to make sure that he was settled
and that we were gonna return to Venice this morning.
-Oh. -I mean, I just blurted it out.
I wasn't thinking. Of course we won't leave now.
Grandma, it sounds like you were just trying to
-make him feel better. -Yeah, but if he finds out,
he will still feel shame,
because that's what we addicts do.
We beat ourselves up or tell a lie to cover things up,
like I just did.
Well, if there was ever such a thing as a good lie,
this was it.
There are no such things as good lies, Victoria.
I mean, one lie builds to the next, and then after a while,
you don't remember what lies you've told
or what is actually true.
Mom, you're being awfully hard on yourself.
I know it must seem like a small thing to you, but it isn't.
Recovery requires brutal honesty.
And if I can't set a better example than that,
I just need to keep my mouth shut.
What are you feeling right now?
I don't know.
Sadness. Guilt. Responsibility.
For Nick's addiction?
Well, the apple didn't fall far from the tree.
Oh, Mom, come on, please.
Addiction can run in families, Victoria.
Yes, it can. But you're no more responsible
for what's going on with Nicholas than I am.
Or Claire, for that matter.
I wouldn't rule me out.
What are you talking about?
Have you forgotten how you met me? What I did?
What Jordan did, I set up for her to do.
-Claire, no. -Well, I haven't forgotten.
I think about it every day. I mean, the way
she forced the liquor down your throat like that.
How is that any different from what Matt Clark did to Nick?
Honestly, I-I think...
a lot of this family's struggles started right there with Jordan
and with me.
-Did you get the files? -I got it.
Okay. I mean, it's right there.
Those documents legally prove that Chancellor is ours.
-How do you know it's not AI? -They're 50 years old, Kyle.
And plus, I have a hard copy of Dad's signature on the loan,
and I got it authenticated.
If you wanna go do that again, be my guest--waste your money.
What do you think, Dad?
It seems authentic.
Your grandfather was a very generous man,
but he didn't hand over that kind of cash
without having some leverage.
-So you believe me now? -What I don't believe is
Katherine didn't find out about this?
I mean, when Phillip died, she kinda ran the company,
and she would have paid Dad back.
-They were friends. -I don't know.
I mean, maybe she didn't know about the loan.
Her signatures are nowhere to be found.
The only signatures on the document
are Phillip's and Dad's.
So my grandfather never told her about it
and never called in the loan.
Maybe he was trying to protect Phillip's legacy.
I don't know. That's something he would do.
He didn't need the money.
Jabot was already a huge success.
Okay. What do you think happened?
I don't know, okay?
All I do know is that Katherine did not pay Dad back
before he died.
She either did that intentionally,
or she didn't know that the loan even existed.
My vote is she didn't know.
Either way, it doesn't matter.
What matters is the signature on that paper
saying that Chancellor Industries is ours.
Okay, Billy.
What are you gonna do with this?
You gonna take the company back from Lily?
Let's not forget Cane. His is the face I wanna see
when I drop this news on their laps.
I don't wanna talk about Billy.
W--[laughs] we have to talk about Billy.
Chancellor is my company, okay?
If there's a problem happening, I need to know about it.
Especially if that problem is Billy Abbott.
Billy's--Billy's just stirring things up.
But he was before he came on board.
Yeah, you told me that, but you didn't tell me how.
Billy thinks that there's...
some information deep in the company archives
that Jill doesn't want him to know about.
What kind of information?
Billy's not big on details.
But it has something to do with a secret benefactor
that bailed the company out when Phillip was still alive.
Bailed out from what?
Bankruptcy.
Apparently, the company was on the verge of collapse
when some white knight showed up and saved the day.
Billy's theory is that Jill knows about it
and that's why she's never wanted him in control.
I know. It's a lot.
I do not understand
why he has this weird obsession with Chancellor.
It's like, isn't it enough that he's back working at the place
that he claims to love so much?
No. Because Billy wants to be the top dog.
He's always wanted that,
and he thinks this job is his way back to that.
Yeah. Over my dead body.
Claire, sweetheart!
Nobody is upset with you for what Jordan did to us.
I appreciate that,
but it's a fact that I helped her get there.
It's also a fact that, when given a choice,
you saved all of our lives.
NIKKI: Let me tell you something.
After everything we have been through this past year,
you have been the shining light.
You are the future of our family.
And don't you ever forget it.
Thank you.
And in that spirit,
can we all please just give ourselves a break
from blaming ourselves for what's going on with Nicholas?
-And that includes you, Mom. -I wasn't blaming myself.
Well, you were tiptoeing around the edges.
Yes, I know telling Nick a white lie
about whether you're staying in town for him or not is...
it's not gonna make or break his sobriety.
Look, we all want to help Nicholas.
We're all devastated by what he's going through.
But you know better than anyone this is his fight.
All we can really do is cheer him on.
[phone chimes]
I'm guessing that's Holden.
Yeah. He wants me to meet him for lunch.
-Well, then, go meet him. -Well, I don't want to
-leave you now. -You heard your mother,
and there's nothing any of us can do, so go.
Okay. [laughs] Okay, I'm going.
-Love you. -Love you.
-Bye, darling. Love you too.
I heard you, sweetheart.
Good.
I'm keeping an eye on Billy, all right?
I made it very clear that he needs to focus on his job
or none of this is gonna work.
Mm. And did he listen?
It's hard to tell.
Yeah. It always is. I mean, for him
to take this favor that you've given him for granted--
It's not just a favor. Billy's good at what he does
when his head's on straight.
Yeah, until the next shiny thing distracts him.
I mean, I don't understand what he wants.
He wants power and respect.
Yeah, and your job, apparently.
-Well, I can handle that. -But why should you have to?
It's like, are the rare moments of genius
enough to make up for all the trouble he causes?
I want this to work.
Yeah, I know you do.
And honestly, all of this comes back to Jill
and Billy's agonizing need to prove himself to her.
None of this happens without that.
Yeah, I mean, I think it's sad they can't find peace.
It's like when is it ever gonna end?
What's gonna satisfy him?
Jill admitting that she's wrong...
and finally telling Billy all the things
he's been waiting his whole life to hear...
like she loves him and respects him and wants him to succeed.
And the irony of that is she told him all of that stuff.
I mean, I was there to witness it, and I honestly thought
-they were working things out. -And what happened?
I don't know. [stammering]
Either Billy didn't hear it or he didn't believe it.
He's still angry,
and I wanna try to turn this into something positive.
For him and for us.
Billy, I can't help feeling this is a mistake.
How? Why? Chancellor Industries is legally ours
-and fairly ours. -Well, not exactly fairly.
-What do you mean by that? -Look, if Victor Newman
owned the company and Nikki wasn't running it,
I'd be helping you get Chancellor. Lily has it now.
You really wanna take it out from under her?
Yes. Chancellor's been a revolving door, okay?
It deserves better. So I'm gonna take what's legally mine.
Apparently, it is ours, the Abbotts,
and it still feels wrong.
Easy for you to say. You have Jabot.
You have always had an open door to come back to Jabot
-and work for us. -Jack, let's not do that, okay?
We both know that that doesn't work.
We just end up ripping each other apart.
If you wanna talk about family businesses, Lily has one.
Yet she still put Cane in charge of Chancellor, okay?
-She's not gonna miss it. -You know that's not true.
No. What I know is that you're trying to pour cold water
on my future, and I'm not gonna let you do that, okay?
I'm gonna run the company that is ours
and not take some BS job from Cane Ashby, of all people.
I thought you were happy that he made the effort.
-You took the job. -I wasn't happy. I was settling.
And I don't have to do that anymore, starting right now.
So I'm gonna take our father's generosity
and run the company that is rightfully ours.
And I'm gonna enjoy every minute of it.
Okay, baby, yeah. You guys have fun.
-Who was that? -It was Johnny.
He just wanted to know if he and Christian
could go and see a movie.
Oh! Well...
that's a good sign that Christian wants to go out.
Yes, it is. All of the cousins have been so great...
Johnny and Katie and Connor.
And what about Aunt Victoria?
I really haven't done very much, Mom.
Yes, you have. You opened up your home.
I'm so glad you asked him to stay over.
Of course. He's always welcome.
I just wish that we could make it a little easier for him.
-I know. -Nick is...
his whole world, his rock.
I mean, it's been mostly the two of them for a while now
and I know it's hard for Christian
to see his father so weak and vulnerable.
Did Nicholas tell him everything?
As much as he thought he could handle,
but it's hard for Christian to not be able to talk to Nick.
And then he texts him
and when he doesn't hear back right away,
we know how that feels.
I'm just really glad that Adam was able to step up
and spend some time with him.
I'm sorry. Adam went to see him?
Yes, this morning. Nicholas asked him to stop by
and check in on him periodically
just to make sure he's doing okay.
-Huh. -Why? What's the matter?
Well, I know lately we have seen a different side of Adam,
and that's good, that's progress.
But as vulnerable as Christian is right now,
can we trust Adam to be
the stable influence that that child needs?
Personally, I have my doubts.
Did Christian seem okay after you spoke to him?
I mean, you know how kids are.
They pretend like it doesn't matter.
But he knew.
He knew that I was not telling him what he wanted to know.
Part of me, I just-- I wanted to grab him
and I wanted to hold him and tell him
if anybody can beat this, it's your dad.
He's the strongest person that I know.
But not everyone wins, not even the strongest sometimes.
-But you didn't say that to him. -No, of course not.
It would have crushed him.
Well, listen, Christian knows what the stakes are, okay?
It sounds like today he just needed
someone to be there for him, and you did that.
I hope you are right.
-Got me thinking, though. -About what?
Just...a lot of dark thoughts.
That's never good.
What were the dark thoughts about?
About Nick.
I mean, I saw how beaten down he was
when we were together in Vegas.
He was using then, but it was worse than that, Chelsea.
He was struggling not to use.
And he still is. I mean, this is worse than it's ever been.
But that's why he's getting help.
Yeah, but what if that is not enough?
What happens to Christian if he can't beat this?
I mean, Nick's almost died twice.
-What happens if Nick-- -Adam.
-Don't go there. -Okay, I'm just saying
I wanna be prepared.
I wanna make sure that I have all of the bases covered,
you know, I just...
Look at me.
It seems like maybe seeing Christian today
and talking to him maybe brought up some old,
unresolved feelings?
Of course I'm gonna look after Christian
during a time like this.
I mean, he's family.
Of course, but... it's not like you've played
a big role in Christian's life before.
Before today, when was the last time
you spent one-on-one time alone with him?
I haven't...really.
Maybe I should have.
And are you saying that out of care...
or are you saying that out of regret?
Are you starting to think it was a mistake
letting Nick raise your biological son?
So what do you think, Kyle?
You really wanna know?
You've been quiet this whole time. Why don't you chime in?
I'm seeing months, if not years,
fighting this in court.
I'm not surprised you'd rubber stamp whatever he says.
Hey, you asked. And you take those loan documents
to any other team of lawyers, they're gonna tell you
-the exact same thing. -Black and white.
Signed and sealed, okay?
And that contract needs to be honored.
Let's not pretend this is about honoring John Abbott.
Dad could have called in this loan if he wanted to.
He didn't. You wanna honor something, honor that.
You have no idea what he was thinking, and you have no idea
how he would have handled this situation either.
And you think sandbagging Lily and taking Chancellor
would have been the path he chose?
-I don't know. Maybe. -You are deluding yourself.
There you go.
Thanks for the support, as always.
Think this through, Billy.
You don't need this.
It is not up to you or anyone else to tell me what I need.
JACK: Kyle is right.
Lily and Cane are going to fight you on this.
It is going to be a very expensive all-out war.
Are you prepared for that?
You're damn right I am.
To take what's mine? You're damn right I am.
I don't know, Cane, I mean, this whole thing with Billy,
it worries me.
I thought we agreed to let me do the worrying about that.
No. This is exactly why
I didn't wanna bring him on in the first place--this is why.
This whole little secret mission of his is gonna fizzle out
as soon as he realizes there's nothing to find.
You don't know that. You don't know.
He could keep digging and digging and digging
and then Chancellor's gonna get hurt in the process.
-I won't let that happen. -No. It's too risky.
There is so much going on right now. There's way too much.
You're just getting your feet wet at Chancellor.
I'm running Winters now on my own.
I think we need to just cut our losses while we can.
Are you saying what I think you're saying?
Yes. We need to fire Billy immediately.
What does Sally think about all this?
What--what does that mean?
Have you talked to her? Is she on board?
Does she even know?
Sally is in LA visiting her sister.
She'll be back tonight,
and of course I will talk to her about it.
Ah. So she doesn't know.
What are you getting at, Kyle?
When Dad was in the hospital,
you and I had a pretty lengthy conversation
about your priorities
where you told me that your new family came above anything else.
-And? -I'm just saying that this
business you're talking about getting into with Chancellor
sounds pretty time-consuming,
so I'm wondering if those priorities have changed.
-Just saying. -No, I hear what you're saying.
And I see what you're trying to stir up, too.
No, I'm not trying to stir up anything, Billy.
I'm just...
telling you what you told me a few days ago.
Okay, great. Let me be straight with you then.
I can handle my business
and I can handle my family just fine,
and I do not need a lecture on priorities from you.
And you think Sally will be just fine
with you jumping into another mess at Chancellor?
Once I give her the facts, yes, she will support it.
Didn't she almost leave you over your obsession with Chancellor?
BILLY: Are you kidding me right now?
As if you should be talking to me about that?
As if you and Diane are the poster kids--
-This is not about me and Diane. -No, it's not.
It's not about you at all. Or Diane.
This is about Chancellor Industries,
and once I explain to Sally the truth,
that we own the company
and that we should have owned it for decades,
she will support me, and I know damn well you won't.
Billy. Sit down. Talk to us.
I got nothing else to say to you.
Billy.
Oh. We tried.
He's doing it again.
He cannot help himself.
Usually, I would be the last person to defend Adam,
but he has stepped up a lot this past year.
And, mom, he's gotten a lot closer with Nicholas.
I'm aware of all that.
But the fact remains
Christian is biologically Adam's child,
and Adam did try to get custody of him at one time.
Okay, well, that is pretty ancient history.
Yeah, but it happened.
So when I hear that Nicholas is asking Adam
to go check in on him, I get concerned.
I think you're blowing this way out of proportion.
Well, maybe so, but I'd rather do that
than take it on blind faith
that Adam will respect the boundaries.
-Chelsea does. -What do you mean, with Johnny?
She's his biological mother, and there have been times
I've been afraid that that might be a problem,
but look at how well it's worked out.
Well, Adam isn't Chelsea.
What if he ends up bonding with him,
develops a fatherly interest in him
while Nicholas is away fighting for his life?
If you can't see that happening, I certainly can.
Chelsea won't let him.
She may not have as much power as you think she does.
She softened him, yes.
But Adam is still Adam.
No, I don't regret letting my brother raise Christian.
I mean, he's been a great father to him.
He's a better father than I would have been.
[sighs] I had to, uh,
learn that with Connor, didn't I?
And you're an amazing dad.
Don't ever doubt that.
I just wish...
I don't know.
Wish what? You could get those years back?
Be nice, wouldn't it?
Pave over all those mistakes we made.
[laughs]
Ooh! I wouldn't know where to begin.
Yeah.
How 'bout that, huh?
If only.
Would Christian be a part of that do-over?
I don't know. Maybe.
I mean, I probably would have spent a lot more time
trying to get to know him.
He's a smart kid, you know?
Before we got on the conversation about Nick,
he did give me some pretty damn good ideas
about social media platforms.
Sounds like you two really bonded.
It's funny. Now that he's a teenager,
I do see a lot of myself in him.
Do you see that too, or is that just wishful thinking?
Well, I guess it depends on what you're wishing for.
What do you mean?
Do you think that I'm rooting for Nick to fail
so I can step in and be Christian's dad?
I can handle Billy, even at his worst.
Famous last words.
Nothing is gonna change until he makes peace with his mother,
and that's never gonna happen.
Please just give me a little more time.
I have a really, really, really bad feeling about this, Cane.
I know. I think we can make it work, all right?
Let me just...let me get him off this dumb quest
and focus on making Chancellor great.
I really do think it can work.
Okay. I mean...
you're running the show, so it's your call.
What? Why--why are you looking at me like that?
[soft laugh]
I just think that you're a very nice person.
-What? -[laughs]
Did you guys hear that? She thinks I'm a nice person.
LILY: [laughing] Stop it.
-Okay, are you done? -Yeah. You have...
no idea how I have despaired
to ever hear you say those words.
Oh, my God. Okay, the thing is
is that you're being very nice to someone
who has not been nice to you in the past.
And he wants your job. So the easiest thing to do
would be to let him go and move on.
Okay, well, since when do I do easy?
I want this to work.
I think it can, okay?
Billy's got a new life ahead of him,
he's got a baby on the way, so I'm trying to be optimistic.
To Billy.
Oh, my God. Sure.
[light laughter]
Okay, Mom. How 'bout this? Let's--let's make a deal.
What kind of deal?
Christian's gonna be over at our place a lot
while Nicholas is away, and if I get
even the slightest hint
that Adam's feeling a fatherly pull towards him,
I know exactly the man who would straighten him out.
Your father.
Bingo!
Well, I guess Adam would have to listen to him, then,
-wouldn't he? -Of course.
Not that he'll need to.
I trust my instincts and I trust Chelsea, and I think
that Adam has changed. He's one of us now.
I think we should give him some credit for that.
[light laugh] Who would have imagined
that I would be on Adam's side?
I think that Hell just froze over.
No, no. You're right.
Adam has been working hard to become the kind of man
that your father always thought he could be.
So if you can give him the benefit of the doubt,
I suppose I can.
Well, that's not exactly a ringing endorsement,
but that's a good start.
I just have a longer memory of the many times
that we thought Adam had turned a corner...
only to pay for it in the end.
I would never accuse you of wishing for Nick
to have anything other than a full recovery.
I mean, it hurts me that you would even think that.
No, look, I don't. I'm sorry.
I-I did not mean it to come out that way.
Nick is your brother and you love him.
And he obviously feels very close to you
if he's asking you to watch over his son.
But the circumstances surrounding Christian's birth
were complicated, so it's understandable
if it's kind of a tricky request for you.
I was just checking in on you,
making sure you're okay emotionally.
I know that Christian is Nick's son...
in every meaningful way.
I mean, he's raised him to be the great kid that he is.
But I also know the realities of addiction,
and I wanna keep my promise to Nick to look after Christian
no matter what happens.
VICTOR: Well, now...
just the two people I'm looking for.
-Pops. -Hi, Victor.
What's up?
I want you to know that Nikki and I
spoke with Nicholas this morning.
He's doing pretty damn well. I think he's gonna beat this.
That's--that's great news.
Yes, it's great news, indeed.
But it means that all of us who are...
in his corner will come out and help him.
What are you looking at?
I'm looking at the loan documents.
I'm amazed Billy was able to find them.
Oh, yeah. Billy gets the bug, it's full speed ahead,
-right off the cliff. -Dad, these do look pretty real.
You were right, you know.
Lawyers on both sides are gonna make millions of dollars
trying to straighten this out.
I know. But what if Billy is right?
You agree with his cockamamie scheme?
No, no, no. I'm just playing devil's advocate.
But John Abbott forked over a sizeable chunk of change
to save Phillip Chancellor's company.
That part is indisputable.
-Okay... -And he did include
the provision that if the loan wasn't repaid,
Chancellor goes to him, or...
now his estate.
Dad, he had to have known that was a possibility.
And maybe he didn't call the loan because he didn't want to
embarrass or hurt Katherine, but...
that's not really an issue anymore.
At least not legally.
What are you saying?
We're always so ready to pounce all over Billy
for his crazy, self-destructive ways,
but maybe this one isn't so crazy.
Maybe Chancellor does belong to us.
Well, well, what were we toasting?
Hey. Uh, well,
we were toasting you, as a matter of fact.
Is that right? What's the occasion?
Well, I was just, uh, I was telling Lily that, uh,
that I'm actually--I'm looking forward to working with you.
And I think that we're gonna make a really great team.
Yeah. He was also telling me
about you digging into Chancellor's past,
which I would really urge you to call off,
'cause we should be focusing on the company's future.
Well, you'll be happy to know that I have concluded my search.
-Oh. Okay. -You found nothing, I bet.
On the contrary.
I found everything I was looking for.
Thank you.
You know that Chelsea and I will do everything we can
to support Nick.
So what do you need?
What I need from both of you...
is your utmost effort to...
protect Nicholas's privacy.
I don't want any of his struggle with drugs
to leak out into the press.
Well, we can control our press,
but I'm afraid that's where it ends, Victor.
We can't stop the competition.
But we will make sure there are no sensationalist coverage
on our platforms.
And we'll counter it with a compassionate take
if the competition gets wind of that.
Which, hopefully, they don't.
By the way, how's Christian?
I know that Nicholas asked you to look after him.
He, um, knows the truth. He's upset about it.
But...he's a strong kid.
He has his father's strength.
So my opinion is that
Nicholas will beat this.
And then we'll all help him
to return home
and to his son.
I wish my dad were here.
Not just to explain his thinking in letting that loan slide
but...tell us what to do.
What do you think he would say?
Knowing Dad, he'd refuse to tell us what to do.
What do you mean?
He would have one of his famous breakfasts
and sit us all down to discuss
the impact of a decision like this.
Not just on us. On other people.
And whether it's worth it.
So should I round up the family, whip up some waffles?
No, I think this can be done without a family meal, but...
yeah, we need to loop in Ashley and Traci.
We need to all decide...
whether this is a battle worth fighting.
Billy's not the only one who gets to decide.
If these documents hold up...
he's not the only one with a right to Chancellor.
We'd all own it.
Yeah, so what could you have possibly uncovered
in a bunch of dusty old boxes?
Come on, you know I don't mind rolling up my sleeves
-and getting my hands dirty. -[laughing]
Yeah, Billy, you're a regular farmhand.
Actually, in this case, I'm more of an archeologist.
Yeah? So what was buried in the archives, Billy?
Dinosaur bones? King Tut's treasure?
-You jest. -Yeah. You bluff.
-Tap dance. Evade. -Okay. Are you trying to say
that you actually found something worthwhile here?
Oh, yeah, I found something worthwhile.
In fact, I found the keys to the kingdom.
What do you mean?
Lily, I hope you know how much I respect and admire you,
despite our past differences.
Okay, but what-- what's going on here?
Just get to the point, Billy.
Cane, I'm sorry.
Lily, I'm sorry...
but Chancellor Industries is mine.
And I can prove it.
Next week on "The Young and the Restless."
So what's this amazing thing you're celebrating?
Why don't you join me, and I will--I'll fill you in.
If the surgery is successful.
You will be back in the O.R.
wowing the world with your talent once again.
I mean, the Abbotts have been
going through a lot in their household.
Another reason why I could really use a nice night out.
-I'm sure. -You and me both.
[gasps] Oh, Nina!
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