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-Hi.
-Hi.
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[singsong]
I've got a surprise for you!
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What is this?
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This ball scored the
game-winning run yesterday
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by Connor.
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-That is great.
-Yeah.
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I know you were bummed
to miss his game
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'cause you were dealing with
everything with Nick, so...
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I snagged it for ya.
Thought it might cheer you up.
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Thank you.
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I mean, Connor hit the ball
dead center field.
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And Adam, the Michigan scout
was there.
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He talked to Connor
after the game.
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I mean, college is not
that far away.
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Can you imagine if he gets
recruited to a D1 school?
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Our boy?
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I'm sorry
that I had to miss that.
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What's wrong?
Did something happen with Nick?
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Uh, no. No.
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Nick is fine. But, uh, I did
spend some time with Christian
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this morning.
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Oh. Okay.
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How was he?
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Not great.
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Kid's in...pretty bad shape.
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Hey, Mom.
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-Hey, Grandma.
-Hey.
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I just, uh, I wanted to
stop by and tell you
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I finally got a text
from Nicholas.
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What did he say?
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Oh, gosh, he was full of
apologies. Um...
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he felt terrible about what
he's put the family through
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and wants me to know
how serious he is
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that he really wants to kick
his drug habit.
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Yeah, he said the same thing to
your father and me
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when he called.
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How did he seem to you?
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Remorseful.
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Determined to recommit to his
sobriety.
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That's a good thing, right?
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Yeah.
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You don't seem that happy
about it.
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Don't get me wrong, Claire.
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I am thrilled that Nicholas
seems to be serious
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about his recovery this time.
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I'm just upset with myself.
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Why, Mom? What did you do?
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I lied to him.
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♪♪
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My omelet is so good.
How is yours?
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Honestly, it's okay.
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Just okay?
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Yeah. I mean, it doesn't
come anywhere near
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your world-famous
breakfast casserole.
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Oh, my God, here we go again.
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-What?
-Really?
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First it's my enchiladas
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and then it's my world-famous
breakfast casserole?
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You don't like compliments
about your cooking?
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No, I do when they're sincere,
not when it's your subtle way
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of trying to get an invitation
back at my place.
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Oh, I'm not being subtle at all.
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I'm dying to get back over
to your place.
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-And not for your cooking.
-No.
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-Yeah, come here.
-No, no, no.
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You're gonna need
an invitation for that too.
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-Why you gotta mess with me?
-Because it's easy and it's fun.
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So how are things going
with Billy at Chancellor?
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Mm-mm. I don't wanna
talk about Billy.
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What do you mean, you don't
wanna talk about Billy?
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-What's going on?
-I don't wanna talk about Billy.
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I'd rather talk about, uh,
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what we're gonna have for dinner
over at your place tonight.
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-Cane.
-Lily.
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No. Out with it.
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What did Billy do this time?
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-This cannot be true.
-But it is.
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And Jill's been hiding it
for years.
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The Abbott family
owns Chancellor.
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As far as what I found
on that document, yes.
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And this document just popped up
after all these years?
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No. No, not at all. This was
buried deep in the archives
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of Chancellor Industries, okay?
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No one would have found it
if I wasn't digging.
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-How do we know it's legit?
-Guys, come on.
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Okay? I get it. I know.
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I know my screw-up reputation
precedes me.
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But I would not
bring this to you
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if I didn't have proof, Jack.
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And I've got proof
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Chancellor Industries
is legally ours.
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Thank you.
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Did Christian call you?
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Uh, no. Why?
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Just curious.
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Nick asked me to look after him
while he was in rehab,
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so I was just checking in.
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Well, good. I'm glad you did.
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We're probably gonna be seeing
a lot more of Christian
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over the next few weeks, so...
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Okay. It's fine.
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What's going on with him?
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Well, I guess Nick
finally opened up to him
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about his addiction.
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Christian had no idea that
his dad was high all the time.
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Anyway, I tried to explain it
to him.
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I tried to be as upbeat and
positive as I could be, but...
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he could tell
that I was holding back.
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He called me on it.
He wanted to know the truth,
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whatever it was.
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What did you say to him?
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Uh, apparently,
a lot of dumb stuff.
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I tried to tell him what
fentanyl is, but he's a teenager
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so he's already done
a deep dive on the internet.
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So he was telling me
what fentanyl is,
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how it works,
how dangerous it is.
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So what was I supposed to say?
It's not like I can sugarcoat it
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and tell him
everything's gonna be fine.
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So Christian
wasn't looking for...
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reassurance or explanations?
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What was he looking for?
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He wanted to know if I thought
his dad was going to die.
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Oh, God. Adam.
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And I couldn't promise him that
everything was gonna be fine
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because I don't know, Chelsea.
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I mean, none of us really know
if Nick is gonna beat this.
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What did you lie to Nick
about, Mom?
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That doesn't sound like you.
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When he found out
that your father and I
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cut our trip to Italy short,
he was upset,
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feeling that he was responsible
for ruining it.
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And I told him
that he didn't ruin anything,
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that we just came back to
make sure that he was settled
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and that we were gonna
return to Venice this morning.
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-Oh.
-I mean, I just blurted it out.
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I wasn't thinking.
Of course we won't leave now.
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Grandma, it sounds like
you were just trying to
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-make him feel better.
-Yeah, but if he finds out,
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he will still feel shame,
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because that's what
we addicts do.
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We beat ourselves up or
tell a lie to cover things up,
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like I just did.
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Well, if there was ever
such a thing as a good lie,
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this was it.
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There are no such things
as good lies, Victoria.
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I mean, one lie builds to the
next, and then after a while,
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you don't remember
what lies you've told
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or what is actually true.
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Mom, you're being
awfully hard on yourself.
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I know it must seem like a small
thing to you, but it isn't.
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Recovery requires
brutal honesty.
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And if I can't set
a better example than that,
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I just need to keep
my mouth shut.
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What are you feeling right now?
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I don't know.
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Sadness. Guilt. Responsibility.
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For Nick's addiction?
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Well, the apple didn't fall
far from the tree.
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Oh, Mom, come on, please.
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Addiction can run in families,
Victoria.
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Yes, it can.
But you're no more responsible
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for what's going on with
Nicholas than I am.
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Or Claire, for that matter.
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I wouldn't rule me out.
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What are you talking about?
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Have you forgotten
how you met me? What I did?
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What Jordan did,
I set up for her to do.
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-Claire, no.
-Well, I haven't forgotten.
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I think about it every day.
I mean, the way
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she forced the liquor
down your throat like that.
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How is that any different from
what Matt Clark did to Nick?
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Honestly, I-I think...
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a lot of this family's struggles
started right there with Jordan
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and with me.
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-Did you get the files?
-I got it.
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Okay. I mean, it's right there.
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Those documents legally prove
that Chancellor is ours.
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-How do you know it's not AI?
-They're 50 years old, Kyle.
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And plus, I have a hard copy
of Dad's signature on the loan,
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and I got it authenticated.
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If you wanna go do that again,
be my guest--waste your money.
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What do you think, Dad?
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It seems authentic.
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Your grandfather
was a very generous man,
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but he didn't hand over
that kind of cash
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without having some leverage.
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-So you believe me now?
-What I don't believe is
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Katherine didn't find out
about this?
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I mean, when Phillip died,
she kinda ran the company,
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and she would have
paid Dad back.
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-They were friends.
-I don't know.
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I mean, maybe she didn't know
about the loan.
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Her signatures
are nowhere to be found.
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The only signatures
on the document
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are Phillip's and Dad's.
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So my grandfather
never told her about it
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and never called in the loan.
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Maybe he was trying to protect
Phillip's legacy.
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I don't know.
That's something he would do.
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He didn't need the money.
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Jabot was already
a huge success.
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Okay. What do you think
happened?
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I don't know, okay?
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All I do know is that Katherine
did not pay Dad back
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before he died.
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She either did that
intentionally,
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or she didn't know
that the loan even existed.
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My vote is she didn't know.
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Either way, it doesn't matter.
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What matters
is the signature on that paper
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saying that
Chancellor Industries is ours.
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Okay, Billy.
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What are you gonna do with this?
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You gonna take the company
back from Lily?
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Let's not forget Cane.
His is the face I wanna see
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when I drop this news
on their laps.
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I don't wanna talk about Billy.
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W--[laughs] we have to
talk about Billy.
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Chancellor is my company, okay?
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If there's a problem happening,
I need to know about it.
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Especially if that problem
is Billy Abbott.
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Billy's--Billy's just
stirring things up.
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But he was
before he came on board.
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Yeah, you told me that,
but you didn't tell me how.
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Billy thinks that there's...
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some information deep
in the company archives
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that Jill doesn't want him
to know about.
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What kind of information?
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Billy's not big on details.
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But it has something to do
with a secret benefactor
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that bailed the company out
when Phillip was still alive.
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Bailed out from what?
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Bankruptcy.
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Apparently, the company
was on the verge of collapse
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when some white knight showed up
and saved the day.
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Billy's theory is that
Jill knows about it
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and that's why she's never
wanted him in control.
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I know. It's a lot.
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I do not understand
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why he has this weird obsession
with Chancellor.
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It's like, isn't it enough that
he's back working at the place
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that he claims to love so much?
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No. Because Billy
wants to be the top dog.
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He's always wanted that,
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and he thinks this job
is his way back to that.
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Yeah. Over my dead body.
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Claire, sweetheart!
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Nobody is upset with you
for what Jordan did to us.
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I appreciate that,
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but it's a fact
that I helped her get there.
251
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It's also a fact that,
when given a choice,
252
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you saved all of our lives.
253
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NIKKI: Let me tell you
something.
254
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After everything we have been
through this past year,
255
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you have been
the shining light.
256
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You are the future
of our family.
257
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And don't you ever forget it.
258
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Thank you.
259
00:11:58,051 --> 00:11:59,285
And in that spirit,
260
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can we all please
just give ourselves a break
261
00:12:01,387 --> 00:12:04,023
from blaming ourselves for
what's going on with Nicholas?
262
00:12:04,123 --> 00:12:06,159
-And that includes you, Mom.
-I wasn't blaming myself.
263
00:12:06,259 --> 00:12:08,895
Well, you were tiptoeing
around the edges.
264
00:12:08,995 --> 00:12:12,165
Yes, I know telling Nick
a white lie
265
00:12:12,265 --> 00:12:14,400
about whether you're staying
in town for him or not is...
266
00:12:14,500 --> 00:12:17,370
it's not gonna make or break
his sobriety.
267
00:12:17,470 --> 00:12:19,872
Look, we all want to
help Nicholas.
268
00:12:19,973 --> 00:12:22,775
We're all devastated
by what he's going through.
269
00:12:22,875 --> 00:12:26,346
But you know better than anyone
this is his fight.
270
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All we can really do
is cheer him on.
271
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[phone chimes]
272
00:12:33,519 --> 00:12:35,388
I'm guessing that's Holden.
273
00:12:35,488 --> 00:12:37,590
Yeah. He wants me to
meet him for lunch.
274
00:12:37,690 --> 00:12:40,126
-Well, then, go meet him.
-Well, I don't want to
275
00:12:40,226 --> 00:12:42,028
-leave you now.
-You heard your mother,
276
00:12:42,128 --> 00:12:45,632
and there's nothing
any of us can do, so go.
277
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Okay. [laughs] Okay, I'm going.
278
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-Love you.
-Love you.
279
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-Love you.
-Bye, darling. Love you too.
280
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I heard you, sweetheart.
281
00:13:05,852 --> 00:13:07,320
Good.
282
00:13:08,988 --> 00:13:10,890
I'm keeping an eye on Billy,
all right?
283
00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:13,226
I made it very clear that
he needs to focus on his job
284
00:13:13,326 --> 00:13:14,827
or none of this is gonna work.
285
00:13:14,927 --> 00:13:17,563
Mm. And did he listen?
286
00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:19,198
It's hard to tell.
287
00:13:19,299 --> 00:13:21,601
Yeah. It always is.
I mean, for him
288
00:13:21,701 --> 00:13:23,936
to take this favor that
you've given him for granted--
289
00:13:24,037 --> 00:13:25,872
It's not just a favor.
Billy's good at what he does
290
00:13:25,972 --> 00:13:27,373
when his head's on straight.
291
00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:30,076
Yeah, until the next
shiny thing distracts him.
292
00:13:31,711 --> 00:13:34,047
I mean, I don't understand
what he wants.
293
00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,816
He wants power and respect.
294
00:13:36,916 --> 00:13:39,419
Yeah, and your job, apparently.
295
00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:42,689
-Well, I can handle that.
-But why should you have to?
296
00:13:42,789 --> 00:13:45,058
It's like, are the rare moments
of genius
297
00:13:45,158 --> 00:13:47,593
enough to make up for
all the trouble he causes?
298
00:13:47,694 --> 00:13:49,228
I want this to work.
299
00:13:49,329 --> 00:13:50,897
Yeah, I know you do.
300
00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:53,533
And honestly, all of this
comes back to Jill
301
00:13:53,633 --> 00:13:56,636
and Billy's agonizing need
to prove himself to her.
302
00:13:56,736 --> 00:13:59,405
None of this happens
without that.
303
00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:02,141
Yeah, I mean, I think it's sad
they can't find peace.
304
00:14:02,241 --> 00:14:04,010
It's like when is it ever
gonna end?
305
00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:05,678
What's gonna satisfy him?
306
00:14:05,778 --> 00:14:08,214
Jill admitting
that she's wrong...
307
00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:10,016
and finally telling Billy
all the things
308
00:14:10,116 --> 00:14:11,818
he's been waiting
his whole life to hear...
309
00:14:11,918 --> 00:14:15,421
like she loves him and respects
him and wants him to succeed.
310
00:14:15,521 --> 00:14:17,690
And the irony of that is
she told him all of that stuff.
311
00:14:17,790 --> 00:14:20,426
I mean, I was there to witness
it, and I honestly thought
312
00:14:20,526 --> 00:14:23,329
-they were working things out.
-And what happened?
313
00:14:23,429 --> 00:14:25,231
I don't know. [stammering]
314
00:14:25,331 --> 00:14:27,066
Either Billy didn't hear it
or he didn't believe it.
315
00:14:27,166 --> 00:14:28,601
He's still angry,
316
00:14:28,701 --> 00:14:30,903
and I wanna try to turn this
into something positive.
317
00:14:31,003 --> 00:14:33,539
For him and for us.
318
00:14:33,639 --> 00:14:36,542
Billy, I can't help feeling
this is a mistake.
319
00:14:36,642 --> 00:14:40,012
How? Why? Chancellor Industries
is legally ours
320
00:14:40,113 --> 00:14:42,181
-and fairly ours.
-Well, not exactly fairly.
321
00:14:42,281 --> 00:14:44,117
-What do you mean by that?
-Look, if Victor Newman
322
00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:46,719
owned the company
and Nikki wasn't running it,
323
00:14:46,819 --> 00:14:49,489
I'd be helping you get
Chancellor. Lily has it now.
324
00:14:49,589 --> 00:14:51,657
You really wanna take it out
from under her?
325
00:14:51,758 --> 00:14:53,826
Yes. Chancellor's been
a revolving door, okay?
326
00:14:53,926 --> 00:14:56,496
It deserves better. So I'm
gonna take what's legally mine.
327
00:14:56,596 --> 00:14:59,098
Apparently,
it is ours, the Abbotts,
328
00:14:59,198 --> 00:15:00,733
and it still feels wrong.
329
00:15:00,833 --> 00:15:02,802
Easy for you to say.
You have Jabot.
330
00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:05,671
You have always had an open door
to come back to Jabot
331
00:15:05,772 --> 00:15:07,673
-and work for us.
-Jack, let's not do that, okay?
332
00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:09,375
We both know that
that doesn't work.
333
00:15:09,475 --> 00:15:11,444
We just end up
ripping each other apart.
334
00:15:11,544 --> 00:15:14,113
If you wanna talk about
family businesses, Lily has one.
335
00:15:14,213 --> 00:15:16,315
Yet she still put Cane
in charge of Chancellor, okay?
336
00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:18,851
-She's not gonna miss it.
-You know that's not true.
337
00:15:18,951 --> 00:15:21,220
No. What I know is that
you're trying to pour cold water
338
00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:24,323
on my future, and I'm not
gonna let you do that, okay?
339
00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:26,292
I'm gonna run the company
that is ours
340
00:15:26,392 --> 00:15:28,928
and not take some BS job
from Cane Ashby, of all people.
341
00:15:29,028 --> 00:15:31,531
I thought you were happy
that he made the effort.
342
00:15:31,631 --> 00:15:33,433
-You took the job.
-I wasn't happy. I was settling.
343
00:15:33,533 --> 00:15:37,103
And I don't have to do that
anymore, starting right now.
344
00:15:37,203 --> 00:15:39,806
So I'm gonna take
our father's generosity
345
00:15:39,906 --> 00:15:42,241
and run the company
that is rightfully ours.
346
00:15:42,341 --> 00:15:45,011
And I'm gonna enjoy
every minute of it.
347
00:15:51,484 --> 00:15:54,487
Okay, baby, yeah.
You guys have fun.
348
00:15:54,587 --> 00:15:56,255
-Who was that?
-It was Johnny.
349
00:15:56,355 --> 00:15:58,324
He just wanted to know
if he and Christian
350
00:15:58,424 --> 00:16:00,259
could go and see a movie.
351
00:16:00,359 --> 00:16:02,962
Oh! Well...
352
00:16:03,062 --> 00:16:05,531
that's a good sign
that Christian wants to go out.
353
00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:08,601
Yes, it is. All of the cousins
have been so great...
354
00:16:08,701 --> 00:16:10,636
Johnny and Katie and Connor.
355
00:16:10,736 --> 00:16:13,973
And what about Aunt Victoria?
356
00:16:14,073 --> 00:16:16,042
I really haven't done very much,
Mom.
357
00:16:16,142 --> 00:16:18,311
Yes, you have.
You opened up your home.
358
00:16:18,411 --> 00:16:20,546
I'm so glad you asked him
to stay over.
359
00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:22,048
Of course. He's always welcome.
360
00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:24,984
I just wish that we could make
it a little easier for him.
361
00:16:25,084 --> 00:16:26,919
-I know.
-Nick is...
362
00:16:27,019 --> 00:16:30,122
his whole world, his rock.
363
00:16:30,223 --> 00:16:32,525
I mean, it's been mostly
the two of them for a while now
364
00:16:32,625 --> 00:16:34,227
and I know it's hard
for Christian
365
00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,629
to see his father
so weak and vulnerable.
366
00:16:39,999 --> 00:16:44,270
Did Nicholas tell him
everything?
367
00:16:44,370 --> 00:16:46,138
As much as he thought
he could handle,
368
00:16:46,239 --> 00:16:50,176
but it's hard for Christian to
not be able to talk to Nick.
369
00:16:50,276 --> 00:16:51,878
And then he texts him
370
00:16:51,978 --> 00:16:53,813
and when he doesn't
hear back right away,
371
00:16:53,913 --> 00:16:55,681
we know how that feels.
372
00:16:55,781 --> 00:16:58,484
I'm just really glad that Adam
was able to step up
373
00:16:58,584 --> 00:17:00,953
and spend some time with him.
374
00:17:01,053 --> 00:17:03,756
I'm sorry.
Adam went to see him?
375
00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:07,059
Yes, this morning.
Nicholas asked him to stop by
376
00:17:07,159 --> 00:17:08,394
and check in on him periodically
377
00:17:08,494 --> 00:17:09,929
just to make sure
he's doing okay.
378
00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:13,165
-Huh.
-Why? What's the matter?
379
00:17:13,266 --> 00:17:17,003
Well, I know lately we have
seen a different side of Adam,
380
00:17:17,103 --> 00:17:20,473
and that's good,
that's progress.
381
00:17:20,573 --> 00:17:23,442
But as vulnerable
as Christian is right now,
382
00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:26,078
can we trust Adam to be
383
00:17:26,178 --> 00:17:29,782
the stable influence
that that child needs?
384
00:17:29,882 --> 00:17:33,319
Personally, I have my doubts.
385
00:17:33,419 --> 00:17:35,521
Did Christian seem okay
after you spoke to him?
386
00:17:35,621 --> 00:17:38,991
I mean, you know how kids are.
387
00:17:39,091 --> 00:17:42,061
They pretend like
it doesn't matter.
388
00:17:42,161 --> 00:17:43,696
But he knew.
389
00:17:43,796 --> 00:17:47,033
He knew that I was not telling
him what he wanted to know.
390
00:17:47,133 --> 00:17:48,834
Part of me, I just--
I wanted to grab him
391
00:17:48,935 --> 00:17:50,703
and I wanted to hold him
and tell him
392
00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:52,171
if anybody can beat this,
it's your dad.
393
00:17:52,271 --> 00:17:54,574
He's the strongest person
that I know.
394
00:17:54,674 --> 00:17:57,810
But not everyone wins, not even
the strongest sometimes.
395
00:17:57,910 --> 00:18:00,446
-But you didn't say that to him.
-No, of course not.
396
00:18:00,546 --> 00:18:03,115
It would have crushed him.
397
00:18:03,215 --> 00:18:05,785
Well, listen, Christian knows
what the stakes are, okay?
398
00:18:05,885 --> 00:18:07,687
It sounds like today
he just needed
399
00:18:07,787 --> 00:18:09,855
someone to be there for him,
and you did that.
400
00:18:09,956 --> 00:18:12,124
I hope you are right.
401
00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:16,796
-Got me thinking, though.
-About what?
402
00:18:16,896 --> 00:18:20,800
Just...a lot of dark thoughts.
403
00:18:20,900 --> 00:18:22,969
That's never good.
404
00:18:23,069 --> 00:18:24,937
What were the dark thoughts
about?
405
00:18:25,037 --> 00:18:26,772
About Nick.
406
00:18:26,872 --> 00:18:28,674
I mean,
I saw how beaten down he was
407
00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:30,343
when we were together in Vegas.
408
00:18:30,443 --> 00:18:33,479
He was using then, but it was
worse than that, Chelsea.
409
00:18:33,579 --> 00:18:36,248
He was struggling not to use.
410
00:18:36,349 --> 00:18:39,151
And he still is. I mean, this
is worse than it's ever been.
411
00:18:39,251 --> 00:18:40,753
But that's why
he's getting help.
412
00:18:40,853 --> 00:18:42,288
Yeah, but what if
that is not enough?
413
00:18:42,388 --> 00:18:44,790
What happens to Christian
if he can't beat this?
414
00:18:44,890 --> 00:18:46,859
I mean,
Nick's almost died twice.
415
00:18:46,959 --> 00:18:48,961
-What happens if Nick--
-Adam.
416
00:18:49,061 --> 00:18:51,197
-Don't go there.
-Okay, I'm just saying
417
00:18:51,297 --> 00:18:52,565
I wanna be prepared.
418
00:18:52,665 --> 00:18:55,101
I wanna make sure that I have
all of the bases covered,
419
00:18:55,201 --> 00:18:57,203
you know, I just...
420
00:18:58,638 --> 00:19:00,039
Look at me.
421
00:19:01,340 --> 00:19:04,343
It seems like maybe
seeing Christian today
422
00:19:04,443 --> 00:19:07,113
and talking to him
maybe brought up some old,
423
00:19:07,213 --> 00:19:09,315
unresolved feelings?
424
00:19:10,883 --> 00:19:12,818
Of course I'm gonna
look after Christian
425
00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:14,120
during a time like this.
426
00:19:14,220 --> 00:19:15,554
I mean, he's family.
427
00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:17,957
Of course, but...
it's not like you've played
428
00:19:18,057 --> 00:19:20,559
a big role
in Christian's life before.
429
00:19:20,660 --> 00:19:22,595
Before today,
when was the last time
430
00:19:22,695 --> 00:19:25,297
you spent one-on-one time
alone with him?
431
00:19:26,298 --> 00:19:29,201
I haven't...really.
432
00:19:29,301 --> 00:19:31,237
Maybe I should have.
433
00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:33,673
And are you saying that
out of care...
434
00:19:33,773 --> 00:19:36,709
or are you saying that
out of regret?
435
00:19:38,711 --> 00:19:40,713
Are you starting to think
it was a mistake
436
00:19:40,813 --> 00:19:43,616
letting Nick raise
your biological son?
437
00:19:46,719 --> 00:19:48,621
So what do you think, Kyle?
438
00:19:49,555 --> 00:19:51,457
You really wanna know?
439
00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:54,360
You've been quiet this whole
time. Why don't you chime in?
440
00:19:54,460 --> 00:19:56,729
I'm seeing months, if not years,
441
00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:58,831
fighting this in court.
442
00:19:58,931 --> 00:20:01,167
I'm not surprised you'd
rubber stamp whatever he says.
443
00:20:01,267 --> 00:20:03,302
Hey, you asked. And you take
those loan documents
444
00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:05,271
to any other team of lawyers,
they're gonna tell you
445
00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:06,839
-the exact same thing.
-Black and white.
446
00:20:06,939 --> 00:20:08,140
Signed and sealed, okay?
447
00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:09,942
And that contract
needs to be honored.
448
00:20:10,042 --> 00:20:13,145
Let's not pretend this is about
honoring John Abbott.
449
00:20:13,245 --> 00:20:15,948
Dad could have called in
this loan if he wanted to.
450
00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:18,117
He didn't. You wanna honor
something, honor that.
451
00:20:18,217 --> 00:20:20,419
You have no idea what he was
thinking, and you have no idea
452
00:20:20,519 --> 00:20:22,321
how he would have handled
this situation either.
453
00:20:22,421 --> 00:20:24,090
And you think sandbagging Lily
and taking Chancellor
454
00:20:24,190 --> 00:20:25,591
would have been
the path he chose?
455
00:20:25,691 --> 00:20:28,794
-I don't know. Maybe.
-You are deluding yourself.
456
00:20:28,894 --> 00:20:30,362
There you go.
457
00:20:30,463 --> 00:20:32,298
Thanks for the support,
as always.
458
00:20:32,398 --> 00:20:33,833
Think this through, Billy.
459
00:20:33,933 --> 00:20:35,401
You don't need this.
460
00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:39,004
It is not up to you or anyone
else to tell me what I need.
461
00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:40,606
JACK: Kyle is right.
462
00:20:40,706 --> 00:20:43,275
Lily and Cane are going to
fight you on this.
463
00:20:43,375 --> 00:20:46,045
It is going to be
a very expensive all-out war.
464
00:20:46,145 --> 00:20:48,013
Are you prepared for that?
465
00:20:48,114 --> 00:20:50,516
You're damn right I am.
466
00:20:50,616 --> 00:20:53,986
To take what's mine?
You're damn right I am.
467
00:20:55,154 --> 00:20:57,957
I don't know, Cane, I mean,
this whole thing with Billy,
468
00:20:58,057 --> 00:20:59,558
it worries me.
469
00:20:59,658 --> 00:21:01,994
I thought we agreed to let me
do the worrying about that.
470
00:21:02,094 --> 00:21:03,763
No. This is exactly why
471
00:21:03,863 --> 00:21:06,432
I didn't wanna bring him on
in the first place--this is why.
472
00:21:06,532 --> 00:21:08,634
This whole little secret mission
of his is gonna fizzle out
473
00:21:08,734 --> 00:21:10,503
as soon as he realizes
there's nothing to find.
474
00:21:10,603 --> 00:21:12,071
You don't know that.
You don't know.
475
00:21:12,171 --> 00:21:13,773
He could keep digging
and digging and digging
476
00:21:13,873 --> 00:21:15,541
and then Chancellor's
gonna get hurt in the process.
477
00:21:15,641 --> 00:21:18,711
-I won't let that happen.
-No. It's too risky.
478
00:21:18,811 --> 00:21:21,380
There is so much going on
right now. There's way too much.
479
00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,415
You're just getting your feet
wet at Chancellor.
480
00:21:23,516 --> 00:21:26,452
I'm running Winters now
on my own.
481
00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:29,922
I think we need to just
cut our losses while we can.
482
00:21:30,022 --> 00:21:31,957
Are you saying
what I think you're saying?
483
00:21:32,057 --> 00:21:36,262
Yes. We need to fire Billy
immediately.
484
00:21:44,036 --> 00:21:46,605
What does Sally think about
all this?
485
00:21:46,705 --> 00:21:48,607
What--what does that mean?
486
00:21:48,707 --> 00:21:51,377
Have you talked to her?
Is she on board?
487
00:21:51,477 --> 00:21:53,379
Does she even know?
488
00:21:53,479 --> 00:21:55,181
Sally is in LA
visiting her sister.
489
00:21:55,281 --> 00:21:56,382
She'll be back tonight,
490
00:21:56,482 --> 00:21:58,083
and of course I will
talk to her about it.
491
00:21:58,184 --> 00:21:59,752
Ah. So she doesn't know.
492
00:21:59,852 --> 00:22:01,120
What are you getting at, Kyle?
493
00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:03,155
When Dad was in the hospital,
494
00:22:03,255 --> 00:22:05,357
you and I had a pretty
lengthy conversation
495
00:22:05,457 --> 00:22:07,159
about your priorities
496
00:22:07,259 --> 00:22:10,663
where you told me that your new
family came above anything else.
497
00:22:10,763 --> 00:22:13,199
-And?
-I'm just saying that this
498
00:22:13,299 --> 00:22:15,868
business you're talking about
getting into with Chancellor
499
00:22:15,968 --> 00:22:17,670
sounds pretty time-consuming,
500
00:22:17,770 --> 00:22:20,439
so I'm wondering if those
priorities have changed.
501
00:22:20,539 --> 00:22:23,209
-Just saying.
-No, I hear what you're saying.
502
00:22:23,309 --> 00:22:25,211
And I see what
you're trying to stir up, too.
503
00:22:25,311 --> 00:22:27,213
No, I'm not trying to
stir up anything, Billy.
504
00:22:27,313 --> 00:22:28,747
I'm just...
505
00:22:28,848 --> 00:22:30,816
telling you what you told me
a few days ago.
506
00:22:30,916 --> 00:22:32,618
Okay, great. Let me
be straight with you then.
507
00:22:32,718 --> 00:22:34,119
I can handle my business
508
00:22:34,220 --> 00:22:35,721
and I can handle my family
just fine,
509
00:22:35,821 --> 00:22:37,990
and I do not need a lecture
on priorities from you.
510
00:22:38,090 --> 00:22:40,092
And you think
Sally will be just fine
511
00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:42,294
with you jumping into
another mess at Chancellor?
512
00:22:42,394 --> 00:22:44,663
Once I give her the facts, yes,
she will support it.
513
00:22:44,763 --> 00:22:47,600
Didn't she almost leave you over
your obsession with Chancellor?
514
00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:49,468
BILLY:
Are you kidding me right now?
515
00:22:49,568 --> 00:22:51,437
As if you should be
talking to me about that?
516
00:22:51,537 --> 00:22:53,706
As if you and Diane
are the poster kids--
517
00:22:53,806 --> 00:22:55,608
-This is not about me and Diane.
-No, it's not.
518
00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:57,843
It's not about you at all.
Or Diane.
519
00:22:57,943 --> 00:22:59,578
This is about
Chancellor Industries,
520
00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:01,614
and once I explain to Sally
the truth,
521
00:23:01,714 --> 00:23:02,982
that we own the company
522
00:23:03,082 --> 00:23:04,516
and that we should have
owned it for decades,
523
00:23:04,617 --> 00:23:07,753
she will support me, and I know
damn well you won't.
524
00:23:07,853 --> 00:23:09,488
Billy. Sit down. Talk to us.
525
00:23:09,588 --> 00:23:11,323
I got nothing else
to say to you.
526
00:23:11,423 --> 00:23:12,825
Billy.
527
00:23:14,393 --> 00:23:16,428
Oh. We tried.
528
00:23:16,528 --> 00:23:19,131
He's doing it again.
529
00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:21,467
He cannot help himself.
530
00:23:23,602 --> 00:23:26,538
Usually, I would be
the last person to defend Adam,
531
00:23:26,639 --> 00:23:29,408
but he has stepped up a lot
this past year.
532
00:23:29,508 --> 00:23:32,544
And, mom, he's gotten
a lot closer with Nicholas.
533
00:23:32,645 --> 00:23:34,513
I'm aware of all that.
534
00:23:34,613 --> 00:23:36,515
But the fact remains
535
00:23:36,615 --> 00:23:40,119
Christian is biologically
Adam's child,
536
00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:43,656
and Adam did try to get
custody of him at one time.
537
00:23:43,756 --> 00:23:45,591
Okay, well, that is
pretty ancient history.
538
00:23:45,691 --> 00:23:47,760
Yeah, but it happened.
539
00:23:47,860 --> 00:23:49,929
So when I hear that Nicholas
is asking Adam
540
00:23:50,029 --> 00:23:52,498
to go check in on him,
I get concerned.
541
00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:54,433
I think you're blowing this
way out of proportion.
542
00:23:54,533 --> 00:23:56,101
Well, maybe so,
but I'd rather do that
543
00:23:56,201 --> 00:23:57,670
than take it on blind faith
544
00:23:57,770 --> 00:24:00,306
that Adam will respect
the boundaries.
545
00:24:00,406 --> 00:24:02,908
-Chelsea does.
-What do you mean, with Johnny?
546
00:24:03,008 --> 00:24:06,145
She's his biological mother,
and there have been times
547
00:24:06,245 --> 00:24:08,113
I've been afraid that
that might be a problem,
548
00:24:08,213 --> 00:24:09,481
but look at how well
it's worked out.
549
00:24:09,581 --> 00:24:11,250
Well, Adam isn't Chelsea.
550
00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:13,886
What if he ends up
bonding with him,
551
00:24:13,986 --> 00:24:16,221
develops a fatherly interest
in him
552
00:24:16,322 --> 00:24:19,892
while Nicholas is away
fighting for his life?
553
00:24:19,992 --> 00:24:22,628
If you can't see that happening,
I certainly can.
554
00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:24,964
Chelsea won't let him.
555
00:24:25,064 --> 00:24:28,801
She may not have as much power
as you think she does.
556
00:24:28,901 --> 00:24:31,036
She softened him, yes.
557
00:24:31,136 --> 00:24:33,472
But Adam is still Adam.
558
00:24:33,572 --> 00:24:36,608
No, I don't regret letting
my brother raise Christian.
559
00:24:36,709 --> 00:24:39,345
I mean, he's been
a great father to him.
560
00:24:39,445 --> 00:24:41,880
He's a better father
than I would have been.
561
00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:44,350
[sighs] I had to, uh,
562
00:24:44,450 --> 00:24:46,185
learn that with Connor,
didn't I?
563
00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:48,520
And you're an amazing dad.
564
00:24:48,620 --> 00:24:51,056
Don't ever doubt that.
565
00:24:51,156 --> 00:24:52,691
I just wish...
566
00:24:54,493 --> 00:24:55,761
I don't know.
567
00:24:55,861 --> 00:24:58,430
Wish what?
You could get those years back?
568
00:24:58,530 --> 00:25:00,733
Be nice, wouldn't it?
569
00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,768
Pave over all those mistakes
we made.
570
00:25:02,868 --> 00:25:04,436
[laughs]
571
00:25:04,536 --> 00:25:07,706
Ooh! I wouldn't know
where to begin.
572
00:25:07,806 --> 00:25:09,742
Yeah.
573
00:25:09,842 --> 00:25:11,910
How 'bout that, huh?
574
00:25:13,479 --> 00:25:15,381
If only.
575
00:25:15,481 --> 00:25:19,018
Would Christian be a part
of that do-over?
576
00:25:19,118 --> 00:25:21,887
I don't know. Maybe.
577
00:25:21,987 --> 00:25:24,089
I mean, I probably would have
spent a lot more time
578
00:25:24,189 --> 00:25:25,824
trying to get to know him.
579
00:25:25,924 --> 00:25:27,426
He's a smart kid, you know?
580
00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:29,261
Before we got on the
conversation about Nick,
581
00:25:29,361 --> 00:25:31,063
he did give me some
pretty damn good ideas
582
00:25:31,163 --> 00:25:32,765
about social media platforms.
583
00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:35,100
Sounds like you two
really bonded.
584
00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,269
It's funny.
Now that he's a teenager,
585
00:25:37,369 --> 00:25:39,938
I do see a lot of myself in him.
586
00:25:40,039 --> 00:25:43,008
Do you see that too, or is that
just wishful thinking?
587
00:25:43,108 --> 00:25:46,045
Well, I guess it depends on
what you're wishing for.
588
00:25:46,145 --> 00:25:48,047
What do you mean?
589
00:25:48,147 --> 00:25:50,983
Do you think that
I'm rooting for Nick to fail
590
00:25:51,083 --> 00:25:54,453
so I can step in
and be Christian's dad?
591
00:25:57,756 --> 00:26:00,659
I can handle Billy,
even at his worst.
592
00:26:00,759 --> 00:26:02,628
Famous last words.
593
00:26:02,728 --> 00:26:05,764
Nothing is gonna change until
he makes peace with his mother,
594
00:26:05,864 --> 00:26:07,399
and that's never gonna happen.
595
00:26:07,499 --> 00:26:10,602
Please just give me
a little more time.
596
00:26:11,804 --> 00:26:14,440
I have a really, really, really
bad feeling about this, Cane.
597
00:26:14,540 --> 00:26:16,542
I know. I think we can
make it work, all right?
598
00:26:16,642 --> 00:26:18,944
Let me just...let me get him
off this dumb quest
599
00:26:19,044 --> 00:26:21,280
and focus on
making Chancellor great.
600
00:26:21,380 --> 00:26:23,782
I really do think it can work.
601
00:26:26,351 --> 00:26:28,353
Okay. I mean...
602
00:26:28,454 --> 00:26:31,857
you're running the show,
so it's your call.
603
00:26:31,957 --> 00:26:34,726
What? Why--why are you
looking at me like that?
604
00:26:34,827 --> 00:26:36,428
[soft laugh]
605
00:26:36,528 --> 00:26:39,965
I just think that
you're a very nice person.
606
00:26:40,065 --> 00:26:42,568
-What?
-[laughs]
607
00:26:42,668 --> 00:26:44,470
Did you guys hear that?
She thinks I'm a nice person.
608
00:26:44,570 --> 00:26:45,737
LILY: [laughing] Stop it.
609
00:26:45,838 --> 00:26:48,340
-Okay, are you done?
-Yeah. You have...
610
00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:50,242
no idea how I have despaired
611
00:26:50,342 --> 00:26:52,211
to ever hear you say
those words.
612
00:26:52,311 --> 00:26:53,645
Oh, my God. Okay, the thing is
613
00:26:53,745 --> 00:26:55,481
is that you're being very nice
to someone
614
00:26:55,581 --> 00:26:58,183
who has not been nice to you
in the past.
615
00:26:58,283 --> 00:27:01,420
And he wants your job.
So the easiest thing to do
616
00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,522
would be to let him go
and move on.
617
00:27:03,622 --> 00:27:06,325
Okay, well,
since when do I do easy?
618
00:27:06,425 --> 00:27:08,660
I want this to work.
619
00:27:08,760 --> 00:27:10,062
I think it can, okay?
620
00:27:10,162 --> 00:27:12,764
Billy's got a new life
ahead of him,
621
00:27:12,865 --> 00:27:16,268
he's got a baby on the way,
so I'm trying to be optimistic.
622
00:27:19,304 --> 00:27:20,906
To Billy.
623
00:27:21,006 --> 00:27:23,809
Oh, my God. Sure.
624
00:27:23,909 --> 00:27:26,078
[light laughter]
625
00:27:34,753 --> 00:27:38,123
Okay, Mom. How 'bout this?
Let's--let's make a deal.
626
00:27:38,223 --> 00:27:39,958
What kind of deal?
627
00:27:40,058 --> 00:27:42,261
Christian's gonna be
over at our place a lot
628
00:27:42,361 --> 00:27:44,263
while Nicholas is away,
and if I get
629
00:27:44,363 --> 00:27:45,998
even the slightest hint
630
00:27:46,098 --> 00:27:49,001
that Adam's feeling
a fatherly pull towards him,
631
00:27:49,101 --> 00:27:52,237
I know exactly the man
who would straighten him out.
632
00:27:52,337 --> 00:27:54,439
Your father.
633
00:27:54,540 --> 00:27:57,209
Bingo!
634
00:27:57,309 --> 00:27:59,611
Well, I guess Adam would
have to listen to him, then,
635
00:27:59,711 --> 00:28:00,946
-wouldn't he?
-Of course.
636
00:28:01,046 --> 00:28:02,614
Not that he'll need to.
637
00:28:02,714 --> 00:28:05,217
I trust my instincts and I
trust Chelsea, and I think
638
00:28:05,317 --> 00:28:07,920
that Adam has changed.
He's one of us now.
639
00:28:08,020 --> 00:28:10,756
I think we should give
him some credit for that.
640
00:28:10,856 --> 00:28:12,858
[light laugh]
Who would have imagined
641
00:28:12,958 --> 00:28:14,526
that I would be on Adam's side?
642
00:28:14,626 --> 00:28:16,028
I think that Hell
just froze over.
643
00:28:16,128 --> 00:28:18,330
No, no. You're right.
644
00:28:18,430 --> 00:28:21,400
Adam has been working hard
to become the kind of man
645
00:28:21,500 --> 00:28:25,971
that your father always thought
he could be.
646
00:28:26,071 --> 00:28:29,274
So if you can give him
the benefit of the doubt,
647
00:28:29,374 --> 00:28:31,343
I suppose I can.
648
00:28:31,443 --> 00:28:34,112
Well, that's not exactly
a ringing endorsement,
649
00:28:34,213 --> 00:28:35,948
but that's a good start.
650
00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:40,285
I just have a longer memory
of the many times
651
00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:43,689
that we thought Adam
had turned a corner...
652
00:28:43,789 --> 00:28:46,425
only to pay for it in the end.
653
00:28:47,359 --> 00:28:49,528
I would never accuse you
of wishing for Nick
654
00:28:49,628 --> 00:28:51,964
to have anything
other than a full recovery.
655
00:28:53,298 --> 00:28:56,702
I mean, it hurts me
that you would even think that.
656
00:28:56,802 --> 00:28:59,404
No, look, I don't. I'm sorry.
657
00:28:59,504 --> 00:29:01,707
I-I did not mean it
to come out that way.
658
00:29:01,807 --> 00:29:04,376
Nick is your brother
and you love him.
659
00:29:04,476 --> 00:29:06,411
And he obviously feels
very close to you
660
00:29:06,511 --> 00:29:09,281
if he's asking you
to watch over his son.
661
00:29:09,381 --> 00:29:11,717
But the circumstances
surrounding Christian's birth
662
00:29:11,817 --> 00:29:14,653
were complicated,
so it's understandable
663
00:29:14,753 --> 00:29:17,656
if it's kind of
a tricky request for you.
664
00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,091
I was just checking in on you,
665
00:29:19,191 --> 00:29:20,626
making sure
you're okay emotionally.
666
00:29:20,726 --> 00:29:22,861
I know that Christian
is Nick's son...
667
00:29:22,961 --> 00:29:24,529
in every meaningful way.
668
00:29:24,630 --> 00:29:27,132
I mean, he's raised him to be
the great kid that he is.
669
00:29:27,232 --> 00:29:30,602
But I also know the realities
of addiction,
670
00:29:30,702 --> 00:29:33,605
and I wanna keep my promise
to Nick to look after Christian
671
00:29:33,705 --> 00:29:34,940
no matter what happens.
672
00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,742
VICTOR: Well, now...
673
00:29:36,842 --> 00:29:39,845
just the two people
I'm looking for.
674
00:29:39,945 --> 00:29:41,246
-Pops.
-Hi, Victor.
675
00:29:41,346 --> 00:29:42,981
What's up?
676
00:29:43,081 --> 00:29:44,683
I want you to know
that Nikki and I
677
00:29:44,783 --> 00:29:48,186
spoke with Nicholas
this morning.
678
00:29:48,287 --> 00:29:51,089
He's doing pretty damn well.
I think he's gonna beat this.
679
00:29:51,189 --> 00:29:53,258
That's--that's great news.
680
00:29:53,358 --> 00:29:55,994
Yes, it's great news, indeed.
681
00:29:56,094 --> 00:29:59,364
But it means
that all of us who are...
682
00:29:59,464 --> 00:30:03,135
in his corner
will come out and help him.
683
00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:09,141
What are you looking at?
684
00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:11,009
I'm looking at
the loan documents.
685
00:30:11,109 --> 00:30:12,844
I'm amazed
Billy was able to find them.
686
00:30:12,944 --> 00:30:15,047
Oh, yeah. Billy gets the bug,
it's full speed ahead,
687
00:30:15,147 --> 00:30:18,050
-right off the cliff.
-Dad, these do look pretty real.
688
00:30:18,150 --> 00:30:20,185
You were right, you know.
689
00:30:20,285 --> 00:30:22,754
Lawyers on both sides are gonna
make millions of dollars
690
00:30:22,854 --> 00:30:24,089
trying to straighten this out.
691
00:30:24,189 --> 00:30:27,526
I know. But what if
Billy is right?
692
00:30:27,626 --> 00:30:30,395
You agree with
his cockamamie scheme?
693
00:30:30,495 --> 00:30:32,297
No, no, no. I'm just playing
devil's advocate.
694
00:30:32,397 --> 00:30:35,000
But John Abbott forked over
a sizeable chunk of change
695
00:30:35,100 --> 00:30:36,568
to save Phillip Chancellor's
company.
696
00:30:36,668 --> 00:30:38,303
That part is indisputable.
697
00:30:38,403 --> 00:30:40,839
-Okay...
-And he did include
698
00:30:40,939 --> 00:30:43,041
the provision that if the loan
wasn't repaid,
699
00:30:43,141 --> 00:30:45,143
Chancellor goes to him, or...
700
00:30:45,243 --> 00:30:46,878
now his estate.
701
00:30:46,978 --> 00:30:50,716
Dad, he had to have known
that was a possibility.
702
00:30:50,816 --> 00:30:53,118
And maybe he didn't call the
loan because he didn't want to
703
00:30:53,218 --> 00:30:55,554
embarrass or hurt Katherine,
but...
704
00:30:55,654 --> 00:30:57,622
that's not really an issue
anymore.
705
00:30:57,723 --> 00:30:59,591
At least not legally.
706
00:30:59,691 --> 00:31:01,993
What are you saying?
707
00:31:02,094 --> 00:31:05,063
We're always so ready to pounce
all over Billy
708
00:31:05,163 --> 00:31:06,798
for his crazy,
self-destructive ways,
709
00:31:06,898 --> 00:31:09,634
but maybe this one
isn't so crazy.
710
00:31:09,735 --> 00:31:12,437
Maybe Chancellor
does belong to us.
711
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:18,143
Well, well,
what were we toasting?
712
00:31:18,243 --> 00:31:20,011
Hey. Uh, well,
713
00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:22,414
we were toasting you,
as a matter of fact.
714
00:31:22,514 --> 00:31:24,750
Is that right?
What's the occasion?
715
00:31:24,850 --> 00:31:28,153
Well, I was just, uh,
I was telling Lily that, uh,
716
00:31:28,253 --> 00:31:31,156
that I'm actually--I'm looking
forward to working with you.
717
00:31:31,256 --> 00:31:33,658
And I think that we're gonna
make a really great team.
718
00:31:33,759 --> 00:31:35,494
Yeah. He was also telling me
719
00:31:35,594 --> 00:31:38,196
about you digging into
Chancellor's past,
720
00:31:38,296 --> 00:31:40,465
which I would really urge you
to call off,
721
00:31:40,565 --> 00:31:43,301
'cause we should be focusing
on the company's future.
722
00:31:43,402 --> 00:31:46,805
Well, you'll be happy to know
that I have concluded my search.
723
00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:50,308
-Oh. Okay.
-You found nothing, I bet.
724
00:31:50,409 --> 00:31:52,144
On the contrary.
725
00:31:52,244 --> 00:31:54,980
I found everything
I was looking for.
726
00:32:02,254 --> 00:32:03,922
Thank you.
727
00:32:04,022 --> 00:32:06,558
You know that Chelsea and I
will do everything we can
728
00:32:06,658 --> 00:32:07,993
to support Nick.
729
00:32:08,093 --> 00:32:10,529
So what do you need?
730
00:32:10,629 --> 00:32:13,365
What I need from both of you...
731
00:32:13,465 --> 00:32:16,168
is your utmost effort to...
732
00:32:16,268 --> 00:32:19,271
protect Nicholas's privacy.
733
00:32:19,371 --> 00:32:22,340
I don't want any of his
struggle with drugs
734
00:32:22,441 --> 00:32:24,176
to leak out into the press.
735
00:32:24,276 --> 00:32:26,144
Well, we can control our press,
736
00:32:26,244 --> 00:32:27,913
but I'm afraid
that's where it ends, Victor.
737
00:32:28,013 --> 00:32:30,015
We can't stop the competition.
738
00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:34,085
But we will make sure there are
no sensationalist coverage
739
00:32:34,186 --> 00:32:35,420
on our platforms.
740
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,322
And we'll counter it
with a compassionate take
741
00:32:37,422 --> 00:32:39,191
if the competition
gets wind of that.
742
00:32:39,291 --> 00:32:41,460
Which, hopefully, they don't.
743
00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:43,228
By the way, how's Christian?
744
00:32:43,328 --> 00:32:46,698
I know that Nicholas asked you
to look after him.
745
00:32:46,798 --> 00:32:51,169
He, um, knows the truth.
He's upset about it.
746
00:32:51,269 --> 00:32:54,306
But...he's a strong kid.
747
00:32:54,406 --> 00:32:56,842
He has his father's strength.
748
00:32:56,942 --> 00:32:59,611
So my opinion is that
749
00:32:59,711 --> 00:33:02,447
Nicholas will beat this.
750
00:33:02,547 --> 00:33:05,016
And then we'll all help him
751
00:33:05,116 --> 00:33:07,886
to return home
752
00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:10,388
and to his son.
753
00:33:12,724 --> 00:33:14,759
I wish my dad were here.
754
00:33:14,860 --> 00:33:17,929
Not just to explain his thinking
in letting that loan slide
755
00:33:18,029 --> 00:33:21,433
but...tell us what to do.
756
00:33:21,533 --> 00:33:23,034
What do you think he would say?
757
00:33:23,134 --> 00:33:26,238
Knowing Dad, he'd refuse
to tell us what to do.
758
00:33:26,338 --> 00:33:28,039
What do you mean?
759
00:33:28,139 --> 00:33:30,008
He would have one of his
famous breakfasts
760
00:33:30,108 --> 00:33:31,843
and sit us all down to discuss
761
00:33:31,943 --> 00:33:34,913
the impact of a decision
like this.
762
00:33:35,013 --> 00:33:37,048
Not just on us. On other people.
763
00:33:37,148 --> 00:33:39,718
And whether it's worth it.
764
00:33:39,818 --> 00:33:42,487
So should I round up the family,
whip up some waffles?
765
00:33:42,587 --> 00:33:46,191
No, I think this can be done
without a family meal, but...
766
00:33:46,291 --> 00:33:48,226
yeah, we need to loop in
Ashley and Traci.
767
00:33:48,326 --> 00:33:50,795
We need to all decide...
768
00:33:50,896 --> 00:33:53,365
whether this is a battle
worth fighting.
769
00:33:53,465 --> 00:33:55,433
Billy's not the only one
who gets to decide.
770
00:33:55,534 --> 00:33:58,169
If these documents hold up...
771
00:33:58,270 --> 00:34:01,640
he's not the only one
with a right to Chancellor.
772
00:34:01,740 --> 00:34:04,309
We'd all own it.
773
00:34:05,610 --> 00:34:08,113
Yeah, so what could you have
possibly uncovered
774
00:34:08,213 --> 00:34:09,781
in a bunch of dusty old boxes?
775
00:34:09,881 --> 00:34:11,983
Come on, you know I don't mind
rolling up my sleeves
776
00:34:12,083 --> 00:34:13,885
-and getting my hands dirty.
-[laughing]
777
00:34:13,985 --> 00:34:15,887
Yeah, Billy, you're a regular
farmhand.
778
00:34:15,987 --> 00:34:18,456
Actually, in this case,
I'm more of an archeologist.
779
00:34:18,557 --> 00:34:20,525
Yeah? So what was buried
in the archives, Billy?
780
00:34:20,625 --> 00:34:23,161
Dinosaur bones?
King Tut's treasure?
781
00:34:23,261 --> 00:34:25,163
-You jest.
-Yeah. You bluff.
782
00:34:25,263 --> 00:34:27,766
-Tap dance. Evade.
-Okay. Are you trying to say
783
00:34:27,866 --> 00:34:30,702
that you actually found
something worthwhile here?
784
00:34:30,802 --> 00:34:33,338
Oh, yeah, I found something
worthwhile.
785
00:34:33,438 --> 00:34:36,041
In fact, I found the keys
to the kingdom.
786
00:34:36,141 --> 00:34:38,777
What do you mean?
787
00:34:38,877 --> 00:34:43,315
Lily, I hope you know how much
I respect and admire you,
788
00:34:43,415 --> 00:34:45,483
despite our past differences.
789
00:34:45,584 --> 00:34:48,253
Okay, but what--
what's going on here?
790
00:34:48,353 --> 00:34:50,322
Just get to the point, Billy.
791
00:34:50,422 --> 00:34:52,591
Cane, I'm sorry.
792
00:34:52,691 --> 00:34:54,960
Lily, I'm sorry...
793
00:34:55,060 --> 00:34:57,929
but Chancellor Industries
is mine.
794
00:34:58,029 --> 00:35:00,332
And I can prove it.
795
00:35:10,675 --> 00:35:12,744
Next week on
"The Young and the Restless."
796
00:35:12,844 --> 00:35:16,481
So what's this amazing thing
you're celebrating?
797
00:35:16,581 --> 00:35:20,318
Why don't you join me,
and I will--I'll fill you in.
798
00:35:20,418 --> 00:35:23,021
If the surgery is successful.
799
00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:25,256
You will be back in the O.R.
800
00:35:25,357 --> 00:35:28,259
wowing the world
with your talent once again.
801
00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:29,894
I mean, the Abbotts have been
802
00:35:29,995 --> 00:35:31,663
going through a lot
in their household.
803
00:35:31,763 --> 00:35:34,532
Another reason why I could
really use a nice night out.
804
00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:37,068
-I'm sure.
-You and me both.
805
00:35:37,168 --> 00:35:40,538
[gasps] Oh, Nina!
806
00:35:56,855 --> 00:35:59,457
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807
00:35:59,557 --> 00:36:02,460
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808
00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:05,463
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809
00:36:05,563 --> 00:36:08,600
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