So...how's the new college coming along?
It is coming along.
It's a lot of red tape
and a lot of difficult personalities
that love to say no to me.
But, uh, it's bureaucracy at its finest.
Aw. And yet, you're smiling.
I am smiling. I'm loving every second of it.
Even with how difficult it's been,
I wake up every morning and I pinch myself
that I'm even able to get to do this.
I'm building a school. Neil Winters' School.
-Wow. -Yeah.
I haven't seen you this energized and happy
in a long time.
I--it's been a long time.
Take me back to when I was able to roll my sleeves up
and really get involved
and not just delegate and write checks.
-It's actually very humbling. -Well, good. I'm glad.
You know, we were all worried about you there for a while.
Yeah, I know you were, and I owe you
for sticking by me during that time.
No. You don't owe me anything.
I mean, you did give me control
of a multi-billion dollar company,
-so there's that. -Speaking of that,
how's it going running Winters solo?
Um, well...
I'm not gonna lie. I miss you and Nate.
But, um, I don't know.
I think I'm handling things okay.
You think? Course you're handling things.
You're doing great. You're killing it,
-and I never had any doubts. -Well, that makes one of us.
Come on. Is there anything new with the Chancellor situation?
Uh, yes, but...
I don't wanna talk about it. I mean, you're in a good mood.
Let's just not kill the vibe.
-Is it that bad? -No, it's not bad.
It's not bad, it's just it's-- it's different.
I'll tell you later. It's just today is Nate's surgery.
Let's just focus on that, right?
[doorbell rings]
-Stephanie. -Hey.
-Please come in. -You all set to go?
You know what? I'm sorry, but give me one second.
What are you reading?
It's an amazing article in the state medical journal.
Oh. I bet I can guess the one.
Robot-assisted laser tissue soldering?
Contactless alternative
to traditional suturing.
My God, it's a game-changer.
Look at the two of us, nerding out on medical journals.
Ha ha. You know what? They were my comic books growing up.
Most kids had Superman and Batman,
and I had...
The wonders of robot surgery, right?
I am so behind now, Stephanie.
You'll catch up.
There's so many new techniques and new tools.
A lot has changed since I last practiced medicine.
Nate, you were a great doctor.
You will be a great doctor again.
That's if the surgery works out.
Everything is gonna be fine.
You have the best team working for you at the best hospital.
And I have you in my corner.
Which means more to me than you know.
All right, might as well get this over with
and head to the hospital.
Exactly. Your chauffeur awaits.
And remember, today you are not the doctor.
You are the patient.
Yes, ma'am.
But do you mind if we make a stop first?
♪♪
[quiet music plays]
[beep]
-Thank you. -[chuckles]
-What? -I can't believe the lengths
you went to to fetch that thing.
Well, I didn't want someone else's litter
washing up on that beautiful white sandy beach.
Look at it, though. It looks really old.
Yeah. It's probably been lolling around in that ocean for years.
Yeah.
Looks like a wine bottle.
Wish it wasn't empty.
Actually, it isn't.
There's a note inside.
Come on, man.
You don't need it.
Come on.
[groans]
[whispering] Come on.
There you are.
I see Mr. Popular alone.
What, there's no ex-wives waiting to check up on you?
No line of admirers
just waiting in the lounge?
Yeah. No visitors today.
It's a joke.
Yeah, I know, it's just, uh...
You're having one of those days.
[shaky exhale]
Do you know when the next, uh, group meeting is?
Yeah, yeah, it should be starting any minute now,
but the sleepy talker is leading it,
and I just-- I cannot with her today.
But you should definitely go.
What are you gonna do?
I don't know.
Have a party all by myself?
No jokes.
It's okay, Nick. You can lighten up.
Yeah, well, earlier you said
that you were feeling a little off, you know,
that something was... bugging you.
Yeah, and, you know, now there's not, so...
you should go, you know,
before sleepyhead nods off into a narcoleptic coma.
Not until you tell me what's bothering you.
Marie.
Come on. Talk to me.
Okay, you wanna know the truth?
I'm scared, Nick.
I'm really, really scared.
[quiet music plays]
DEVON: So, you know, I have actually gotten pretty good
at multitasking, so we can worry about Nate
and you can tell me about the Chancellor situation,
and I promise I won't fly off the rails.
Mm. Kay. Um...
Billy called off the dogs.
-Did he now? -Mm-hmm.
-Wow. -Yeah. I guess Sally
had a pregnancy scare-- she's fine, baby's fine--
but, um, made him rethink his priorities.
Wow.
Why don't you seem more relieved?
Well, 'cause, you know, it's Billy.
You're getting smart? You don't trust him?
Well, no, I do believe that he wants to hold off
until Sally has the baby.
You just think that he's going to
eventually drop the bomb on you guys at some future date?
Yeah. Exactly.
Okay.
"Okay"? Okay, that's all you have to say?
What do you want me to say? I don't know what to say.
I've already told you how I feel
about you guys fighting Billy on this
since he holds all the cards.
But seems like you and Cane are determined to go after him,
so I would look at this as Billy just giving you guys
more time to prepare.
It's like a gift.
-Hmm. -Right?
Yeah, I never thought about it that way.
-Yeah. -That's true.
What do your attorneys think about it?
I mean, they think that we have a case...
the fact that the papers are old
and that Billy was the one who found them.
Amanda's digging around, and Cane and I think
there might be things in the archives that could help us.
-Things like what? -I don't know.
-We'll know when we see it. -I'm rooting for ya.
From the sidelines.
Are you actually?
Yeah, of course. I'm always rooting for you.
I may not agree with what you do all the time
or who you do it with, but I'm always on your team.
Yeah, I know you want to mean that.
Of course I mean that. What're you talking about?
Okay, then prove it.
I can't believe I found a message in a bottle.
I wonder where it's from.
Could just be a receipt from a liquor store.
Oh, my gosh, where is your sense of romance and adventure?
My sense of adventure comes from books I read as a kid.
My sense of romance comes from being in this room
with my beautiful wife. Why don't we
-make the most of our-- -No, no, no.
I think we need to read it.
-Now, right this minute? -Yes. Yes.
We'll probably have to break the bottle to get it.
-No. -What do you mean, no? Why?
Well, I-I don't think that's the way this works.
I mean, it could break the spell or something.
Like Aladdin's lamp?
You expecting a genie to come out of this?
Maybe. [laughs]
Okay, this thing has been floating around
for we don't know how many years.
We could wait a little bit longer to open it.
Jack, what if it hasn't been waiting around for years
and there's someone out there who needs rescuing?
-I seriously doubt that. -Well, it wasn't that long ago
that you and I needed rescuing ourselves.
This could...could be a sign.
Oh, come on, it's possible, isn't it?
A little positive karma never hurt.
-Okay. You've convinced me. -[laughs] Okay.
-Let's see what we got here. -Okay.
What are you scared of?
Uh...arachnophobia.
What?
Yeah. I mean, have you seen the spiders in the garden?
I'm not going out there without a weapon.
All right. Sure.
No, seriously. They are as big as birds.
Are they scarier than the drugs you wanna take right now?
What's that supposed to mean?
It's the real reason you're scared.
Just like me.
So what do you say we go to this meeting?
We'll go together, you know, and we'll keep each other awake
no matter how long the sleepy talker drones on.
You just can't help it, can you?
What?
Playing the hero.
Saving people. It must be in your DNA.
My, um...
My husband is coming today to discuss our divorce.
That's rough.
Yes, it is.
I mean, it's not the divorce, you know?
I'm ready for the divorce. It's not that. It's just, um...
you know, seeing him, it just, uh...
It freaks me out, you know?
He can't do anything to you in here.
Yeah, except make me feel like I'm about three inches tall.
And he's not gonna act like that with anyone else, you know.
If you saw him in the outside world, you would think
he is the nicest guy in the world.
Only after you get to know him,
you know, that his true colors come out.
The cruelty and the bullying
and the constant belittling judgments.
Then don't see him. Just...
-let the lawyers work it out. -No, I tried that.
But Logan insists that it has to be face-to-face.
Well, then maybe he needs to see my face.
No. No, Nick, it--
I've dealt with lots of bullies, these fake tough guys...
who can't take it when you push back.
I appreciate that, you know?
And I'm very touched that you would put yourself out there
like that for me, but I-I can't let you
put yourself on the line like that.
You know?
Not when you have demons of your own to deal with.
[edgy music builds]
Any luck?
No.
-It's really wedged in there. -Well, let me try.
My fingers are smaller. Here.
So I thought what we could do today--
-After we get the note out. -After we get the note out
-and help whoever needs help. -Uh, Jack.
-Don't mock me. It's not nice. -I'm not mocking you! This--
this is a call to action. Jack Abbott is going to
jump in there with his heroic strength.
And I'll stop right now.
-Thank you. -After we have lunch
at the Tiki bar and have a little nap on the hammock
between the two coconut trees,
I thought we could go over to that little cove by the bay
and watch the manta rays jump out of the water.
-What do you say? -Uh-oh.
What? What happened?
You can't get your finger out of the bottle?
Seriously!
Well, my demons, you know, they're...
taking the day off.
I've got it under control.
The hell you do.
Look, this--it might not work for me...all right?
But this is your first go-round, and you have a real shot
at making your recovery stick.
And dealing with Logan's and my garbage
just is not a good recipe for that.
Well, you let me be the judge of that.
You can't. You can't.
Because you're not thinking clearly.
Because you're an addict.
You know, look back on your own divorces
with those gorgeous powerhouses who came to visit.
Would having a third party in the room
have helped any of that, made any of that easier?
Yeah. Probably not.
Definitely not.
But you just seem so agitated by this guy coming to see you.
I am agitated.
What do you want me to say, that I feel like
I'm--I'm trapped here and I'm sandbagged?
And I hate the mess that I've made of my life?
Yes, you know, to all of the above.
I want a hit so bad right now, I can't even see straight.
And it is taking every ounce of strength
that I have in my body not to ask you to score for me.
Well, I wouldn't do that for you or to you.
You have no idea how convincing I can be when I'm desperate.
I mean, maybe you do.
'Cause that's kinda how we met.
Anyway, I'm not gonna ask you, all right,
and I'm not gonna score,
because that would just be letting Logan win.
And it'd be reaffirming what a monumental screwup I am.
And then he's just gonna lay it all out there in court.
Not that he needs any more ammo.
'Cause I'm gonna end up
with nothing to show for this marriage.
And nothing to show for my life.
[laughs and cries]
Oh, I don't know who I think I'm kidding.
Hey, come on.
Hey, look at me.
Look at me.
I'm not gonna let you give up on yourself.
I already have.
No, you haven't, Marie,
or you would be out there getting high as a kite
and you wouldn't need me or anyone else to do that.
So here's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna go to that meeting together.
We are gonna beat this...
together.
Both of us.
Kay.
All right, what do you mean by prove? Prove what?
Is this about Cane? You want me to throw him
a "welcome back to the family" party?
-Take him out for a beer? -Oh!
-That'd be fun! -Are you...crazy?
-[laughs] No, I'm joking. -Jeez.
I'm talking about Holden.
-Holden? -Yes.
Why--what do I need to prove to Holden?
No, I just would like it if maybe you could...
give him a chance.
Because...
Because that's what families do.
They are there for each other when they're in a crisis.
Crisis. What crisis is Holden in right now?
What are you talking about? Holden and Malcolm
have had their lives turned upside down.
I mean, you and I know what that's like,
to find out that your father is not who you thought he was.
Sure, we know about that, but that doesn't mean
that you should just trust somebody
'cause they've been through something.
You don't even know him enough to not trust him.
I know he lied about who he was when he came to town.
-That's not a great start. -Yes, under very strange
circumstances that were partly of our making, by the way.
Well, I don't know what to tell you.
I'm not ready for a big group hug kumbaya moment
with the guy, okay?
I'm not asking for that. I'm saying
maybe you could, you know,
be nicer, crack a smile maybe?
Lily, the guy just
appeared in our family out of the blue, all right?
It's gonna take me a second to get used to it.
I'm a slow learner.
Oh! Well, good thing you're starting a college.
-Ha ha ha! -Oh, my God.
-You know how to smile? -So funny!
That's crazy.
You know, Holden actually did say
that one of the things he admires about you
is how protective you are of your family.
Really? That's very nice of him to say that. Wow.
He shouldn't have a problem with how I behave, then.
And there's something else about Chancellor I didn't tell you.
I can't wait to hear what it is.
Billy tried to recruit him
to go against Cane and me, and Holden turned him down.
-And who told you that, Holden? -Yes.
-You believe him? -Yeah, I do believe him.
How did that conversation go?
"Lily, Billy tried to get me to turn on you,
"but I never would do that in a million years.
So how about that corner office?"
No, not exactly, but...
he did almost join him.
"Almost"?
So he considered it.
Is this not at least some proof of what I've been saying,
that the guy can't completely be trusted?
♪♪
You're really being unfair, Devon.
Lily, I know I didn't say what you wanted to hear, but...
Holden turned Billy down.
After he considered taking his offer.
Yeah, and he came to me, we talked about it,
-and we talked it out. -Let me ask you something, Lily.
Would you ever even consider betraying me?
'Cause I know damn sure I would never consider betraying you
and I know Nate wouldn't either.
It's like you said not five minutes ago.
-It's what family does. -And that's what Holden did.
-E...ventually. -Okay.
I know that you're being protective, all right,
but can you please just give me some credit for my judgment
and just hear me out?
I'm sorry. Yes, of course I can. Go ahead.
You have to remember, Billy dangled this opportunity
in front of him, right, with money and status,
and those are all of the things
that Holden's been chasing his whole life.
And you remember that Holden came to town
pretending to be Nate's brother Damian.
Right? And was working undercover for Cane
while he was going after everyone's companies in town.
I know you want me to forget all that.
-I can't do it, though. -No. I'm not asking you to.
Look, I think when he came to me,
he was considering joining Billy, you know?
And I think it's because he couldn't really trust
that he was actually a part of our family.
In his mind, it was kind of like a, you know,
if he sticks it out with me,
am I gonna stick it out with him?
You have to remember, he spent most of his life
feeling like he and Stephanie were alone in the world.
I think that's something that you can relate to.
Right. Yeah, of course I can.
Yeah, and I assured him that he is a part of our family
and that whatever bond we have is stronger than any job.
And when it came time to choose, he chose me.
-He chose family. -Okay, so...what?
You think I'm just being too hard on him?
No, look, I know that you're being protective
and I know that you're being careful, okay? But I would
really love it if you would just give him a chance.
He's my brother too, you know?
And I would love it if both of my brothers could get along.
-All right. -Okay? [laughs]
-Surprise! -DEVON: Hey!
-LILY: Hello! -DEVON: Look who it is!
What is this, like a party or something?
Yes! Surprise, surprise.
STEPHANIE: It kinda is.
Everyone wanted to get together to wish you well,
to celebrate the possibility of you becoming a surgeon again.
I hope you don't mind.
Jack, I swear, if you keep laughing at me,
I will smack you over the head with this bottle.
Then you'd break it, and we'd lose the bottle's mojo.
-Okay, okay, it's not funny. -Okay.
-You'd be laughing at me. -Well, probably I would.
But we're not gonna tell anybody about this, are we?
Can I at least tell Harrison?
All right, all right, all right, all right.
Let's just take a look.
You used your ring finger?
Well, my little finger was too small
and my other fingers were too big.
Okay, well, it's obviously jammed up there pretty good.
Yes, it's swollen from trying to get it out.
Oh, let me think. Uh...oh, I got it.
Uh, here.
What are you gonna do with that?
Hold it down. Yeah.
Stay still!
Here. On the count of three,
I want you to pull.
You think that'll work?
There's only one way to find out.
-Okay. -One, two, three,
go!
[gasps] Oh!
Oh, no!
My wedding band.
[clinking]
I think your husband's here.
MARIE: Oh.
-How you doing? -Oh, you know,
just, um, living the dream.
You look good, Marie.
Thanks.
Logan Kirkland.
Nick.
I'd say nice to meet you, Nick, but it's probably not nice
meeting anybody in a place like this.
I'm not being judgmental. It's just this...
it isn't easy for me.
It's not easy for any of us.
It's a step up from last time, Marie.
It is, yeah. You should, uh, try the coffee.
I'll pass.
You look familiar. Have we met?
I don't think so.
I swear I know you from somewhere.
MARIE: Is that really important?
[snaps] That's it.
You're Newman, aren't you? Nicholas?
Do you know who your buddy is, who his family is?
No, because we're all anonymous here, Logan.
Didn't you have to sign an NDA to get in here?
Yeah, I guess I signed something,
but I'm pretty sure it's leaked
that Victor Newman's son's in rehab.
Sorry. It's pretty hard to stay anonymous these days.
Am I right?
Well, it helps us to get clean, so we make every effort,
which is what we all want, right?
Yeah, of course.
Now, if you don't mind, I'd like a word with my wife.
Alone, please.
[tense music plays]
-How did this happen? -I took my engagement ring off
so that I could fit my finger in the bottle--
-But not your wedding band? -No, because when you
put my wedding band on me, I promised I would
-never take it off, and now--no! -It's going to be okay.
It won't be! It's stuck in there!
-We're going to get it out. -How?
-By smashing the bottle? -No.
Because if it's between that or losing the ring, we can sm--
We're not gonna lose the ring. We're not gonna
-smash the bottle. -Oh, really?
Well, how are you going to get it out?
Positive energy.
Roll with me on this.
Put your hand on top of mine.
-Other hand up. -Come--
Come on! Okay.
Now, close your eyes.
Close your eyes.
-[laughs] Okay. -Imagine the ring coming out
into this hand.
-You ready? -I-I'm ready.
Here we go.
Oh, my God! It worked.
-You got the ring. -Yes!
And--how did that come out?
I don't know. Maybe there is magic in this bottle.
Well, all right, go ahead.
-Open it up! -Okay.
What does it say?
There's just four words.
A question.
"Is all love lost?"
This is, uh...
man...
Thank you.
Are you kidding? Of course.
We wanted you to know that we were thinking of you.
And that you're going to ace this surgery
and get back to doing what you love to do.
LILY: And we have to give credit to Stephanie.
It was her idea to give you a little pre-surgery boost.
All I had to do was get him here.
Well, it means a lot, you know,
to have my family and friends in my corner.
-We can only stay a minute. -Yeah, it's okay.
-We understand. -We'll throw a celebration party
for you after you've cruised through the surgery.
Slow down there. I'll need some post-op care.
Wanna volunteer to do my laundry?
-Nope. -STEPHANIE: He has a point.
That hand will be outta commission for a bit.
In fact, I may have to cook for you
as good as you cooked for me.
But I can't promise it'll be as good.
Man can cook. He's a chef.
-Yep, yep. -She--she's exaggerating.
-No, she's not. -Uh-uh. You got the magic ribs
-you make. -Ohh! The magic ribs.
-They're so good. -No, he's not just a brilliant
businessman and a soon-to-be top surgeon again,
but he can also open up his own restaurant if he wanted to.
Oh, come on, man.
A true Renaissance man, huh?
-Uh-huh. -Yep.
-[phone chimes] -Think it's, uh...
-it's about that time? -Yeah. We should go.
Again, thank you, guys.
Good luck, Nate. We're with you, okay?
NATE: Okay.
-You got this, cousin. -Thank you, cousin.
DEVON: Yes, sir.
-See you all in a bit. -All right.
Stephanie's really been stepping up for Nate,
hasn't she?
You're still here.
-Yep. -What is this, like part of
the new recovery protocol? You got the buddy system now?
No, no, no. Nick was just leaving.
You sure?
Yeah. I got this.
LOGAN: What was that all about?
-He's just a friend. -I've seen your friends, Marie.
That guy's family has major bucks.
You've moved up in the world.
-It's not like that. -Really?
What's it like then?
He's been helping me through this.
We've been helping each other.
You really think you're gonna make it this time?
-Yes. -Like the last half dozen times?
Well, I always know I can count on your love and support,
-can't I? -You been bad-mouthing me
to your boyfriend?
-No. -You're lying.
I swear,
I haven't said a single word to him about you,
anything.
You better be telling me the truth,
'cause it would make me look bad if him or his family's
spreading a bunch of lies about me.
Would they be lies...Logan?
Because I am the only one
who really knows who you are.
Your secret is safe with me.
Still the victim, huh?
MARIE: Why are you here?
We're getting a divorce. You don't have to do this.
You don't have to come here in person.
I guess I just wanted one last look
at the biggest mistake of my life
before I cut her loose like the trash she is.
-You can't hurt me anymore. -Is that so?
Is the boyfriend gonna save you?
-He's not my boyfriend. -You think that rich guy
gives a rat's ass about scum like you?
-Stop calling me that. -What?
-Well, it's the truth, isn't it? -You just leave me alone, okay?
Are you already sleeping with him?
-No. -Liar.
-I swear, I'm not. I didn't-- -Are you?
-No-- -Are you?
No, I didn't. I swear to God.
Just stop it!
[thud]
[dramatic music plays]
-Thank you. -Thank me?
What are you thanking me for?
For easing up on Holden.
Did I do that?
Well, seemed like you were softening.
Yeah. You were being pretty persuasive.
So did it work? You gonna give him a chance?
-I will try my best for you. -Okay.
That's all I can ask.
Nah, he--he, uh...
he admitted to where his head was at
when Billy tried to get him to betray you
and he didn't take that offer,
so we can't knock him for it, right?
Wow, the new and improved Devon Winters.
-I like it. -That's me.
I can turn back into the old me anytime you want.
No, no, no, please don't. [chuckles]
Maybe I'm just tired of arguing with my sister
about every single thing and I want it to stop.
Yeah, all right. Let's stop it then.
You know I only do it 'cause I love you so much, right?
I love you too.
"Is all love lost?"
I've felt that way before.
Yeah. We both have.
I thought the love between us was lost.
Yeah, but we found it again.
Yeah. We were lucky.
A lot luckier than that person.
It's because our love is a miracle.
We can't let it end like that.
What do you mean?
We can't let whoever wrote this lose all hope.
We can't just...
just let them live forever with that heartbreaking question.
We have to write them back.
Hey, are you okay? Did he hurt you?
He--he was yelling at me and then he grabbed at me
and I thought he was gonna hit me.
Has he ever hit you before?
I just--I pushed him.
And he must have lost his balance and slipped
and he fell and hit his head. I don't know,
but I just know him coming here was a bad idea, you know?
And I just gotta get out of here.
All right? I just-- God, I need a hit so bad.
Hey, come on, listen to me. You gotta calm down.
I can't calm down right now, Nick, okay?
I...I just... gotta get out of here.
No, no, no, we're not going anywhere.
-We're not going anywhere. -You don't understand!
He's gonna wake up any second and when he does,
we can't be here.
Well, he hasn't moved yet.
Look, you can do whatever you wanna do, okay?
But I--I'm--I'm leaving.
Hey.
Get up.
What are you doing?
Is he okay?
[heavy music plays]
"Love is never lost.
"It just sometimes loses its way.
"So don't ever, ever stop looking
until you find it again or it finds you."
That okay?
Perfect.
Diane Abbott.
You're stuck with me forever.
I'm never going to let you go again.
Jack Abbott...
you better not.
-STEPHANIE: Hey. -LILY: Oh, hey!
-You guys are still here. -Yeah. That was quick.
Well, Nate only wanted me to drop him off
to get prepped for surgery. I offered to stay,
but he said having the chief of staff around
makes everyone nervous.
-That sounds like Nate. -You do seem really confident,
though, that the surgery's gonna work.
There's no guarantees, and Nate knows that.
But he has the best surgeon in the world for this procedure.
So we're very hopeful.
He's gonna be trading in his business suits for scrubs
-in no time. -I already got him a head start
with his wardrobe.
I got him his favorite pair of shoes for the operating room.
-Aw, I love that. -I'm sure Nate did too.
He's gonna wake up and he's gonna be so mad.
All right, listen to me. I need you to go back to your room
and wait for me there. I will deal with this.
No, no, no, no. You don't understand.
Logan is gonna wake up, and he's gonna be so humiliated,
and then God help anybody who's still around.
Marie, I need you to get the hell outta here.
Why are you saying that?
Is he hurt bad?
Is he dead?
[whispering] Did I kill him?
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How much do you want for the patents?
You're gonna have to give me
something much more interesting than just money.
I am prepared to offer up a small fortune
to prove how much I believe in you.
I'm talking about starting
a whole new company that is all yours.
You okay?
Yeah. Thank you.
Thank you for making sure that something finally went right.
Patty, what are you doing here?
And how did you get out?
Well, if I told you, I'd have to kill you.
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