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>> Victor: I wonder what's
keeping your mother.
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>> Victoria: Well, it's traffic,
probably.
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I called her when she was on her
way home, and she said she'd
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come straight back.
>> Nick: Can you give us a hint
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as to why we've been summoned
here?
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>> Adam: Patience, Nick.
I know it's hard.
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>> Victoria: As promised, I'm
gonna fill you in about my plan
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on Ashland.
But I would like to not have to
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repeat myself.
So can we please wait for Mom
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to get here?
>> Victor: There she is.
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>> Victoria: I'm gonna go ahead
and I'm gonna cut to the chase.
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I've given this a lot of
thought, and I have come up with
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a way to deal with Ashland in
the way he should be dealt with.
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>> Victor: I'm glad to hear you
say that.
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>> Nikki: Yes. So am I.
>> Nick: We've all been worried,
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Vick.
But thank you for clarifying on
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where you stand with things.
It's been a little hard to tell.
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>> Adam: I assume you have a new
plan?
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>> Victoria: You assume
correctly.
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You each have a part to play.
Each one is very crucial in
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pulling this off.
We have to make Ashland believe
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that this is real.
Otherwise, it's not gonna work.
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There is one caveat, however.
If we want this plan to succeed,
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it means that one of us...
has to fall.
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[ Lock engages ]
[ Keys clacking ]
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[ Lock engages ]
[ Keys clacking ]
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>> Billy: "Love is blind" --
a term that has been used for a
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very long time, dating back to
ancient Greece.
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Chaucer used it in the
Middle Ages and Shakespeare
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during the Renaissance.
But what does it really mean?
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Simply that when we love
someone, we tend to overlook
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their flaws.
Or we lose sight -- see what I
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did there? -- on our own
self-interest.
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So the power-hungry megalomaniac
becomes "strong and confident"
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to their beloved.
The manipulative control freak
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comes across as "protective."
And that kind of love can raise
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the heights of your physical
senses, as well, but it can also
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do a number on your common
sense.
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[ Clears throat ]
It's just very difficult to see
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someone for who they really are
when you love them.
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And maybe it's not even love.
Maybe it's infatuation.
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Maybe it's obsession.
Maybe it's something completely
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different.
[ Sighs ]
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Straight-up denial.
There's lust -- that's a biggie.
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Feelings of inadequacy, Daddy
issues, Mommy issues.
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But the simple fact is, the
crazy thing about it, no matter
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how smart you are or
put-together or responsible or
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all those other things...
everyone in the world is
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affected by this.
No one is immune.
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>> Victoria: It took a little
bit of finesse, but I was able
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to convince Ashland that I
continue to support him.
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And that I agree that he has
been set up.
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In our discussions, an idea
struck me -- that maybe Adam
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could have framed him.
He had the wherewithal and he
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had the motive to try to push
Ashland out and make me look
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incompetent and naive at the
same time.
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Adam has the naked ambition and
the animosity towards Ashland,
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a long history of deception, and
even lying about his own health
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crisis once upon a time, that
make him the perfect suspect.
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>> Adam: Okay.
So your plan is to remove
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Ashland from Newman/Locke by
throwing me under the bus?
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>> Victoria: It's all for the
good of the company.
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And --
>> Adam: And you.
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It's perfectly clear what's in
it for our "fearless leader."
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>> Billy: How is it that love
can so completely cloud the
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judgment of an otherwise
intelligent, rational human
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being?
Maybe we all have this image in
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our head of "the ideal partner"
for us and we make ourselves
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believe that our main squeeze is
the end-all, be-all, the --
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the whole package for us, even
when there is irrefutable
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evidence to the contrary.
We tell ourselves that we
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understand them better than
anyone else and we accept their
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mistakes and that's not who they
really are because we know them
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[sighs] even when the rest of
the world clearly knows that
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it's all an illusion.
So, what do we do when we see
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someone in love with that
illusion or clinging to the idea
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of someone that doesn't even
exist?
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What happens when that someone
confides in us, trusts us?
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Where do we draw the line on
setting them straight?
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Do we say anything at all
to them?
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And what happens when...
we love that person?
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Are we obligated to say
something or --
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Hey.
>> Lily: Hi. Sorry.
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I didn't mean to interrupt.
>> Billy: No. It's okay.
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I, uh -- I didn't know that you
were still awake.
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>> Lily: Yeah, I'm just winding
down.
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Is that for the podcast?
>> Billy: Oh, I don't know.
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Maybe.
Right now it just sounds like
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rambling.
>> Lily: Well, I think it was
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coherent enough for me to know
that you were talking about
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Victoria.
And it sounds like you feel like
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you're not doing enough to help
her?
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>> Victoria: All I'm asking you
to do is to put aside our
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differences and just take a look
at the whole picture.
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What I'm proposing -- it's just
for appearances' sake.
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It will stay in the family.
And you will not take the fall
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for anything...the way that I
did when you tampered with Dad's
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medication and I was arrested.
>> Adam: You think I owe you
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one.
>> Nick: Sounds right to me.
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>> Adam: Well, nobody asked you.
>> Victor: Let us please stay
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on track.
>> Victoria: Adam, you being a
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part of this plan is crucial.
You have to be on board.
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>> Adam: [ Laughs ] I can see
why you'd feel that way.
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>> Victoria: That is not an
answer.
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>> Adam: I have yet to hear any
questions.
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So far, all I've heard is
demands.
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[ Door opens ]
>> Michael: Ah! There they are.
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Victor.
>> Victor: Thanks, old boy, for
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coming.
>> Michael: I'm sorry I'm late,
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Victoria.
I was just double-checking a few
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things.
I think I've -- I've found the
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answer to our problem.
>> Victoria: Ooh. Good news?
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>> Michael: There's an obscure
clause in the CEO contract
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relating to activities and
behavior of the parties...
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after signing.
>> Nikki: A morals clause.
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>> Michael: Of sorts.
But the important thing is, it
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provides us grounds to nullify
Ashland's contract.
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>> Victoria: Thank God.
I was praying there was
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something.
>> Victor: Michael, what will it
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take in terms of legal
gymnastics?
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>> Michael: Oh, well, the
language is such that a skilled
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attorney -- such as myself --
could interpret it to include a
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whole host of things, all sorts
of illegal activities, providing
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the board with the grounds to
void a CEO's contract.
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The offending party would be
out, no recourse, no golden
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parachute.
>> Adam: Okay. Let me guess.
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The plan is for Ashland to
fabricate evidence against me --
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plant it -- and then catch him
in the act.
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You're using the same aborted
plan as Billy did on your own
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husband?
>> Victoria: Oh, I never thought
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of it that way.
You're right.
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That's a very good parallel.
>> Nikki: However, unlike that
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scheme, this would just be all
for show where you're concerned.
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>> Adam: Hmm.
Well, um, for this all to, uh,
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play out correctly, I would need
to stay on as temporary CEO.
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[ Nick and Victoria scoff ]
>> Nick: Seriously?
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>> Victor: Now, son, since
Ashland Locke and Victoria are
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no longer flying to Tuscany,
there's no sense in you staying
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on as CEO, is there?
>> Adam: I have the utmost
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confidence in Victoria to sell
this to Ashland.
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I mean, if anything, it's gonna
free her up to concentrate on
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your maneuvers and kind of
figure out, you know --
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>> Nick: How is Victoria gonna
get him to buy this?
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Ashland is a lot of things.
Stupid is not one of them.
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>> Victoria: Is that what you've
been thinking about this whole
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time?
How you're gonna stay in my
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chair a little bit longer?
You know it was all supposed to
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be temporary, don't you?
>> Adam: If you'll let me finish
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my thought.
In order for me to fall from
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grace, I need somewhere to
fall from.
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So you can tell your hubby that
Victor insisted on it because
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he's upset that you keep siding
with Ashland.
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And then when the "proof" comes
out that I set him up, um, you
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can have Dad fire me.
For appearances' sake.
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'Cause, like you said, it won't
be real.
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However, I trust that this
tweak, uh, will improve the plan
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significantly.
[ Alert sounds ]
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Well, what do you know?
Someone is trying to break into
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my work computer as we speak.
Who could that be?
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I wonder.
>> Victoria: It's Ashland.
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He's already taken the bait.
>> Nikki: That was quick.
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>> Michael: Eager to save his
good name.
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Not a moment to lose.
>> Victor: Adam, can you
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remotely change the setting and
let him gain access?
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>> Adam: Mm-hmm.
>> Victor: Then do it.
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>> Adam: I take this to mean
we're gonna stick to the
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original plan and I'll just
carry on as temporary CEO?
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>> Ashland: [ Breathes deeply ]
Ah.
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[ Keys clacking ]
[ Computer beeps ]
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Finally.
Okay.
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Let's see what we've got.
[ Keys clacking ]
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>> Nick: If Ashland's already
messing with your computer,
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it sounds like the plan's in
motion.
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>> Adam: I have the ability to
bounce him back out.
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Or I could let him stay and
rifle through everything and do
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his worst.
It's your plan. Your call.
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>> Victoria: I think your idea
is sound.
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We'll run with it.
As you said, it solidifies the
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plan.
>> Adam: I think so.
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>> Victoria: So I will tell
Ashland that Dad insisted that
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you stay put, as you've
suggested.
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>> Nikki: How can you be sure
Ashland will buy it?
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>> Victoria: Well, I will just
tell him that I -- I didn't
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fight it that hard because I saw
it as a way for us to keep an
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eye on Adam while this unfolds.
And he will become obsessed
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about setting you up as the one
behind all the "lies" about him
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faking his illness.
>> Adam: I will be the
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sacrificial lamb.
>> Victoria: And I will be his
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constant cheerleader.
Questions?
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Concerns?
>> Nick: Yeah. Like a dozen.
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>> Victoria: But other than
that, you're good?
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>> Nick: Yeah, it sounds like
you and Adam are doing all the
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heavy lifting and we're just
kind of winging it, so...
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>> Victor: We'll keep each other
informed.
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>> Victoria: Absolutely.
That's key.
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>> Michael: Always good to have
one's stories straight.
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>> Nikki: My immediate concern,
darling, is you.
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I mean, the stress of continuing
this charade with a man you now
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despise...
>> Victoria: Mother, please
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trust me on this.
I can handle it.
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And it's all gonna work out
in the end.
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>> Victor: Your husband is a
desperate man, sweetheart.
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And your plan feeds right into
his paranoia and delusions.
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While he's preparing to take
down Adam, we will all prepare
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to take him down.
>> Victoria: You were very
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amenable to this from the very
beginning.
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I have a feeling that you
contacted my father after we
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spoke.
>> Michael: Of course I did.
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I work for Victor.
He'd already instructed me to
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find something in the contract
we might be able to use against
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Ashland.
Naturally, I informed him that
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you had come to me with the same
request.
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>> Victoria: Naturally.
>> Michael: I can't imagine
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you'd have a problem with it
since we both have the same
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goals.
>> Victoria: You're right.
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I don't.
Thank you, everyone.
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I'm really glad that we're all
on the same page.
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>> Nick: I'm just glad you see
Ashland for who he really is and
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you understand that he has got
to go.
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>> Adam: Victoria, you had, uh,
one caveat.
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Now I have mine.
We're going up against a shrewd,
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clever, extremely resourceful
man who has managed to escape
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accountability for his whole
life.
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I imagine at some point he's
gonna trip up over his own ego.
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But until then, we need to be
careful and vigilant.
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Which boils down to...never
underestimate your opponent.
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[ Door closes ]
>> Billy: So, if you could tell
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that was about Victoria after
that last little snippet, then
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the Newmans sure as hell will be
able to tell, and she will, too.
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>> Lily: [ Chuckles ] Yeah.
Wouldn't surprise me.
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>> Billy: So probably not the
best subject for a podcast right
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about now.
>> Lily: Well, forget the
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podcast.
I mean, clearly this is
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bothering you.
>> Billy: Yeah.
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It's just something that I'm
dealing with, a little dilemma.
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You know, after learning the
truth about Ashland and how
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that's affecting Victoria,
I have to question --
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Do I stick my nose in it, or do
I stay the hell out?
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[ Keys clacking ]
[ Doorknob rattling ]
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>> Sally: Adam, are you in
there?
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Adam?
>> Adam: Oh, you're here late.
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>> Sally: Why is your door
locked?
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>> Adam: Uh, it's been a long
day.
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Why don't we, um, go somewhere
where we can talk and have a
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drink?
>> Sally: Okay.
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[ Lock disengages ]
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>> Victor: Michael, good work,
as always.
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>> Michael: Thank you.
Whatever I can do to help stick
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it to Ashland, just let me know.
After that stint in a filthy
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South American jail, I'm more
than ready to see the bastard
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get his.
>> Nick: Just glad you made it
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out safe.
And that you're on our side.
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>> Michael: Me too.
What Ashland pulled with your
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family is outrageous.
>> Nikki: [ Scoffs ] You'll get
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no argument from me.
>> Victoria: Or me.
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>> Michael: All right, well,
keep me apprised.
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Victor, good night.
>> Victor: Thank you for your
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work, old boy.
>> Michael: Alright.
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>> Victor: Nice to see you.
>> Michael: Thank you.
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>> Victor: Alright.
>> Michael: Good night, all.
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>> Nikki: Thank you, Michael.
>> Victoria: Good night.
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[ Door closes ]
>> Nikki: So, what's our next
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step?
>> Victor: That depends on how
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Ashland Locke will handle the
"breach" to Adam's computer.
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>> Victoria: It would be
interesting to see how much he
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shares with me.
>> Victor: We'll take our lead
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from you, and that way, we can
all work together.
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>> Victoria: Well, you three
will, and Michael.
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But Adam -- I'm not holding my
breath.
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>> Nikki: You think he was being
disingenuous?
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>> Victoria: Do you seriously
think that we can count on him?
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Didn't you see how his first
concern was hanging onto his
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shiny new title?
Adam only cares about what's in
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it for Adam.
He doesn't care about this
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family.
>> Victor: Sweetheart, I know
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that the two of you had your
differences.
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>> Victoria: Dad, do you really
not see what's going on here?
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By putting him in charge, even
if it's temporary, you gave him
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a taste of that power again.
Worse yet, you gave him hope.
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>> Victor: I'm very sorry you
see it that way.
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>> Nick: She sees it like that
'cause it's true.
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>> Victoria: He and I have been
adversaries from the very start.
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And now Adam has a vested
interest in seeing me fail.
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>> Sally: Victoria is using
you as bait?
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>> Adam: Mm-hmm.
She gets Ashland to frame me
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with phony "evidence," in an
effort to get himself out of his
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lies.
>> Sally: Only he'll be caught
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doing it.
>> Adam: That is right.
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And then the company can invoke
a clause in his contract and
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vote to kick him out.
>> Sally: Man.
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Some cosmic justice right there.
It's elegant, too.
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>> Adam: It is a decent plan,
and it can be successful.
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It's actually already in motion.
>> Sally: Seriously?
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>> Adam: Mm-hmm.
When you found my office door
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locked, Ashland was in there,
hacking into my computer,
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looking for dirt.
>> Sally: But you knew he was in
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there and didn't stop him?
>> Adam: I gave him access,
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remotely.
>> Sally: On purpose?
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>> Adam: That's right.
In real time, while Dad,
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Victoria, Nick, and Nikki all
watched.
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>> Sally: So, this whole plan
kind of hinges on you going
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along with everything.
That's not a bad spot to be in.
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>> Adam: Well, great minds think
alike.
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>> Sally: It gives you leverage.
>> Adam: Oh, big time.
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More than you even know.
>> Sally: Keep talking.
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>> Adam: I, uh, made it clear
that before I let Ashland past
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the firewall, if I agreed to be
this, uh, pretend-patsy, that
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they have to keep me on as
temporary CEO.
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>> Sally: Wait -- you were able
to pull that off, even though
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Ashland and Victoria aren't
leaving town?
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>> Adam: Oh, I just, uh, pitched
it as I was the ultimate team
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player and I was just trying to
make Victoria's brilliant plan,
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uh, even more foolproof.
And she accepted 'cause it was
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an improvement.
>> Sally: And because she really
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didn't have a choice.
Well played.
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>> Adam: Eh. I thought so.
>> Sally: Well, you've
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positioned yourself so that you
can better control the outcome
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in the short term -- and your
future.
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>> Ashland: Thank you.
[ Sighs ]
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Michael Baldwin. Welcome home.
How was your trip?
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Oh, oh, hold on.
Uh, since Victor bought into the
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lies that someone planted about
me in Peru for you to find, I
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would imagine your trip was
productive?
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>> Michael: Very productive,
until I was thrown in jail.
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>> Ashland: [ Gasps ] Jail?
Really? That sounds so extreme.
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You must have really pissed off
the locals.
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>> Michael: I sure pissed
someone off.
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>> Ashland: Mm.
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>> "The Young and the Restless"
will continue.
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>> Billy: Clearly, Victoria was
upset.
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She needed to talk to someone.
And I've been trying really hard
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not to get involved, but then
she goes and tells me that this
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whole time Ashland had been
lying about having cancer.
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>> Lily: My God, every time I
think about that disgusting lie,
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it makes me sick.
>> Billy: In order to create a
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beachhead to get control of
Newman.
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It's beyond sickening.
>> Lily: Yeah.
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>> Billy: Look, Victoria needed
to confide in someone, right?
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And she didn't want to go to her
family because the Newmans are
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who they are, so she came to me.
>> Lily: I'm glad you were there
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to listen.
>> Billy: After everything she
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said, I was sure that she was
gonna kick Ashland to the curb,
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but she didn't.
And then Nick goes and asks me
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to go to talk to her again,
which just proves how desperate
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Nick is.
But I told him I didn't think it
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was gonna do any good.
Victoria's gonna handle this the
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way that she wants to handle it,
without any involvement from
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anyone else.
>> Lily: Yeah. And you're right.
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This is Victoria's problem.
She needs to figure out how to
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deal with this.
>> Victor: Sweetheart, I do not
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want you to worry about Adam.
I will keep him in line and make
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sure that he does not interfere
with your plan.
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>> Victoria: I know you'll try.
And I can't ask for more than
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that.
>> Nikki: Now that you've told
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us your intentions, we will make
it work.
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We have to.
That man does not deserve you,
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or a place in our family, or
in this company.
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>> Victor: [ Breathes deeply ]
You know that I adore you.
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I love you.
And you have my support, and you
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always will.
>> Victoria: You know, when I
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think about what he did to me --
what he did to all of us --
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it's just -- it's horrible.
Then when I walked out of here
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that night and and checked into
that hotel, I was --
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I was devastated.
>> Nikki: Oh, sweetheart,
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of course you were.
>> Victoria: And until I came up
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with this solution, I -- I
honestly -- I didn't have a clue
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how to handle it.
But I knew that I had to be the
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one to fix this.
And you were right, Mom.
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I had all of those thoughts and
feelings that you were worried
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about.
I was feeling shame and hurt...
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and anger.
>> Ashland: My baby.
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I'm so sorry.
>> Ashland: Well, you certainly
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don't look any worse for wear
after your adventure.
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>> Michael: [ Chuckles ]
Is that what we're calling it?
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>> Ashland: I guess the charges
didn't stick, huh?
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>> Michael: Yeah, well, bogus
charges rarely do.
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>> Ashland: Precisely.
And the ones leveled against me
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aren't going to stick, either.
>> Michael: Time will tell.
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>> Ashland: I fully intend to
prove that I was set up, and
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once I do, the rest of you will
realize how wrong you were
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about me.
Not that I'd expect any of you
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to admit it.
>> Michael: I am dying to see
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how this turns out.
>> Sally: You are taking on a
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pivotal role to try and help
Victoria rid herself of that
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jerk and prevent the company
from being stolen from your
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family.
So you should be rewarded.
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When all this is over, Victor
should hand you Ashland's
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vacated co-CEO spot, at the very
least.
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Throw you a damn parade.
>> Adam: Ha ha.
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Yeah, right.
>> Sally: No. I mean it.
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If they aren't prepared to show
you the respect that you
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deserve, well, it seems to me
that there are plenty of ways
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Victoria's plan could go south.
>> Adam: Mm-hmm.
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>> Nick: Can we talk?
>> Adam: Uh, Sally's up to speed
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on everything.
So feel free to, uh, let us know
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what's going on, and don't hold
back or speak cryptically.
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>> Nick: Fine.
I'm here to make sure we can
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trust you.
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>> Lily: Look, in spite of
everything that's happened
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between the two of you in the
past --
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>> Billy: Oh, that's just a
polite way of saying "the hell
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that I put her through."
>> Lily: No.
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She still confides in you.
And she trust that you have her
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best interests at heart.
>> Billy: A hundred percent.
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>> Lily: And, look, I know that
you didn't seek this out.
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You know, I know Victoria kind
of laid this on you out of the
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blue.
>> Billy: Yes, and now the whole
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world knows that Ashland is even
more of a cold-blooded monster
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than we first realized.
>> Lily: I know, but, Billy, you
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don't have to rush in and be her
protector.
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>> Billy: [ Scoffs ]
Lily, we have kids together.
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And I do not trust Ashland.
I don't want him anywhere near
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my kids.
>> Lily: Victoria would never
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put them in harm's way.
She's way too good of a mother.
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Look, I know that it's been
years since you two broke up,
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but I think there's still a part
of you that feels responsible
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for her safety and well-being.
But, Billy, you're not, okay?
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I think that's something that
you need to work out.
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>> Victoria: Ashland.
>> Ashland: Oh, hi.
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I-I was just sending a text.
Mwah. How are you doing?
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>> Victoria: I was, um -- I was
with my family.
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>> Ashland: How did that go?
>> Victoria: I did what I
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intended to do.
I laid the groundwork and let
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them know that we're close to
discovering who's behind this
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smear campaign against you.
[ Sighs ] That's the good news.
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>> Ashland: What's the bad news?
>> Adam: Well, what can I say
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that will, uh, convince you it's
safe to trust me?
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>> Sally: Rhetorical question.
>> Nick: I need to know you're
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sincere about playing your part.
>> Adam: My assigned role,
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you mean?
>> Nick: This isn't a game,
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Adam.
There's a lot more at stake here
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than just your future.
>> Sally: By which you mean,
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Victoria's future.
>> Adam: I think Sally summed it
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up pretty well.
Look, as sorry as I am for
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Victoria, the pain she's in, she
made her own bed, choosing to
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trust that guy.
The consequences of which could
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have lasting effects on
Newman/Locke, our father's
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legacy -- meaning, it does
affect all of us.
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>> Nick: Which is exactly my
concern.
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That you're only thinking about
how this affects you or how you
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can come out ahead.
That you're willing to
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jeopardize everything our father
has worked for, what he has
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00:28:29,274 --> 00:28:32,444
spent his entire life building,
for your own personal gain.
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00:28:32,510 --> 00:28:34,412
>> Adam: So, we're back to that
again?
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00:28:34,479 --> 00:28:39,217
It's greedy, unprincipled Adam,
the family scapegoat.
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00:28:39,284 --> 00:28:42,387
Can't be trusted unless in the
dire of circumstances -- which,
451
00:28:42,454 --> 00:28:45,690
apparently, I can't even be
trusted then.
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Do you really that think I'm
capable of screwing over the
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whole family to take what isn't
mine?
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00:28:50,361 --> 00:28:56,434
>> Nick: Absolutely.
There's not a doubt in my mind.
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00:28:56,501 --> 00:29:00,438
But I do know that you have
changed.
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00:29:10,615 --> 00:29:12,150
>> Lily: Look, I know that
Victoria is in a terrible
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00:29:12,217 --> 00:29:15,353
position and that it's stirring
up these protective feelings in
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00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:17,589
you again.
But maybe instead of allowing
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00:29:17,655 --> 00:29:21,326
yourself to get drawn into it,
maybe you use this opportunity
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00:29:21,392 --> 00:29:25,029
to try and contain it, you know,
whether that's through your
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00:29:25,096 --> 00:29:28,099
podcast, right, like how you did
with Delia.
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00:29:28,166 --> 00:29:31,302
Or -- I don't know -- maybe in
your own head.
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00:29:31,369 --> 00:29:33,738
>> Billy: You know that there's
nothing romantic going on,
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00:29:33,805 --> 00:29:35,373
right?
This is not about me having
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00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:37,609
these longing feelings for what
we used to have.
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00:29:37,675 --> 00:29:39,844
>> Lily: No, I know.
I'm not saying this because I'm
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00:29:39,911 --> 00:29:41,746
jealous in any way or
threatened.
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00:29:41,813 --> 00:29:44,749
I'm just saying this because I
love you and I know how hard
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00:29:44,816 --> 00:29:47,652
you've worked to get to where
you are.
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00:29:47,719 --> 00:29:51,589
And I'm just so, so incredibly
proud of you.
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00:29:51,656 --> 00:29:54,058
>> Billy: Thank you.
>> Lily: And, look, I'm here for
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00:29:54,125 --> 00:29:57,595
you to lean on as you continue
to deal with whatever there's
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00:29:57,662 --> 00:29:59,864
left to deal with.
You know, and not that that
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00:29:59,931 --> 00:30:02,200
means that everything's just
resolved and life is perfect.
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00:30:02,267 --> 00:30:04,302
But I think we can get close to
that.
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00:30:04,369 --> 00:30:08,072
And I think you and I are pretty
good proof of that.
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00:30:08,139 --> 00:30:12,911
>> Billy: Yes. We are.
And you are by far the smartest,
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00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:17,148
most amazing, most supportive
woman that I have ever known.
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00:30:17,215 --> 00:30:20,084
And I love you so much, and I am
incredibly grateful that we
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00:30:20,151 --> 00:30:23,788
found each other.
>> Lily: Me too.
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00:30:30,094 --> 00:30:32,830
>> Nikki: I didn't want to say
this in front of Victoria, but
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00:30:32,897 --> 00:30:36,234
this plan of hers...
>> Victor: I can see you're
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00:30:36,301 --> 00:30:38,069
worried.
>> Nikki: Well, there is so much
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00:30:38,136 --> 00:30:40,972
risk.
What if Ashland catches on?
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00:30:41,039 --> 00:30:44,976
God knows what he would do.
I'm most concerned about her
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00:30:45,043 --> 00:30:48,246
emotional well-being.
To have to swallow her true
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00:30:48,313 --> 00:30:52,850
feelings and endure more of his
lies, his phony professions of
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00:30:52,917 --> 00:30:56,487
love, and, ugh, just -- just his
touch now that she knows how
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00:30:56,554 --> 00:30:58,890
unconscionable he is.
>> Victor: I understand.
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00:30:58,957 --> 00:31:02,293
>> Nikki: Victor, don't tell me
how strong she is.
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00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,896
I know that she can bear all of
this.
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00:31:04,963 --> 00:31:08,299
I know that.
I just hate that it has come to
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00:31:08,366 --> 00:31:11,536
this.
I mean, there are limits, no
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00:31:11,603 --> 00:31:14,572
matter how strong and determined
you are.
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00:31:14,639 --> 00:31:19,644
>> Victor: I love our daughter.
I will not allow any harm to
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00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:22,614
come to her.
If this should get out of hand
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00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:24,882
in any way --
>> Nikki: I know you will swoop
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00:31:24,949 --> 00:31:28,052
in and rescue her.
You don't have to reassure me
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00:31:28,119 --> 00:31:31,556
of that.
>> Victor: You know, she wants
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00:31:31,623 --> 00:31:35,493
to take the lead in this.
And I respect that and I admire
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00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:41,499
her for it.
I'll let her do it.
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00:31:41,566 --> 00:31:46,204
Meanwhile, all of us work
together to get that bastard.
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00:31:46,271 --> 00:31:50,108
>> Nikki: Yeah.
For Ashland Locke to be removed
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00:31:50,174 --> 00:31:58,349
from our lives once and for all.
>> Victor: Yeah.
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00:31:58,416 --> 00:31:59,917
>> Victoria: You're not gonna
like this.
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00:31:59,984 --> 00:32:02,920
I didn't.
>> Ashland: What has Victor done
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00:32:02,987 --> 00:32:05,123
now?
>> Victoria: He's decided to
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00:32:05,189 --> 00:32:07,191
keep Adam on as CEO for the time
being.
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00:32:07,258 --> 00:32:09,627
>> Ashland: [ Exhales heavily ]
>> Victoria: Even though we
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00:32:09,694 --> 00:32:12,463
canceled our flight to Tuscany.
>> Ashland: Oh, wh-- Why
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00:32:12,530 --> 00:32:16,701
would -- Okay.
Never mind. Uh, let me guess.
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00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:20,738
Adam has been working behind the
scenes to make this happen?
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00:32:20,805 --> 00:32:24,075
>> Victoria: Oh, no doubt.
>> Ashland: Ah, dammit.
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00:32:24,142 --> 00:32:27,512
How did you respond when your
father told you?
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00:32:27,578 --> 00:32:31,883
>> Victoria: Well, first I
pushed back very hard.
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00:32:31,949 --> 00:32:35,219
And then I thought, maybe this
is the way that we could work it
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00:32:35,286 --> 00:32:37,855
to our advantage.
Having Adam in one place so that
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00:32:37,922 --> 00:32:40,925
we can keep tabs on him while we
prove that he's the one who's
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00:32:40,992 --> 00:32:46,931
been targeting you all along.
That's all that matters to me --
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00:32:46,998 --> 00:32:50,535
exposing Adam and making sure
that he's punished.
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00:32:50,601 --> 00:32:53,471
I promise you I'm trying to do
everything I can to get you out
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00:32:53,538 --> 00:32:56,774
of this mess and redeem you in
my family's eyes.
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00:32:56,841 --> 00:32:59,811
They know how much I believe
that you're innocent and that
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00:32:59,877 --> 00:33:03,047
I'm not gonna back down, I'm not
gonna let them drive you away
525
00:33:03,114 --> 00:33:06,818
from me.
>> Ashland: Thank you for
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00:33:06,884 --> 00:33:11,055
believing in me.
>> Victoria: So, what is our
527
00:33:11,122 --> 00:33:13,624
next step?
Do you have any idea?
528
00:33:13,691 --> 00:33:16,694
>> Ashland: I have a few ideas.
But, um, there's no point in
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00:33:16,761 --> 00:33:20,031
telling you until I've zeroed in
on the one that's going to work.
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00:33:20,098 --> 00:33:23,101
>> Victoria: Why hold back?
If you tell me, maybe I can
531
00:33:23,167 --> 00:33:24,802
build on whatever it is you
have.
532
00:33:24,869 --> 00:33:28,706
I can give you some advice.
I mean, we're a team, right?
533
00:33:28,773 --> 00:33:32,410
We're in on this together?
>> Ashland: This is not a trust
534
00:33:32,477 --> 00:33:36,080
thing.
Sometimes I just have to work
535
00:33:36,147 --> 00:33:41,085
out things on my own.
Let an idea percolate.
536
00:33:41,152 --> 00:33:45,289
You understand?
>> Victoria: Yes. Of course.
537
00:33:45,356 --> 00:33:51,896
>> Ashland: I'll get you some
coffee.
538
00:33:51,963 --> 00:33:53,798
>> Adam: So, let me get this
straight.
539
00:33:53,865 --> 00:33:57,869
You admit that I have changed,
but you still don't trust me?
540
00:33:57,935 --> 00:34:00,538
>> Nick: I've seen you make a
real effort to live your life
541
00:34:00,605 --> 00:34:03,040
differently.
At times, you've been very
542
00:34:03,107 --> 00:34:06,177
selfless, which I have
acknowledged.
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00:34:06,244 --> 00:34:08,946
>> Adam: Yeah. Grudgingly.
>> Nick: That's because I know
544
00:34:09,013 --> 00:34:11,549
you.
And I know what you're capable
545
00:34:11,616 --> 00:34:14,352
of.
And this is exactly the kind of
546
00:34:14,419 --> 00:34:17,321
situation that always brings out
the worst in you because it
547
00:34:17,388 --> 00:34:20,057
involves our father and the
family business and all the
548
00:34:20,124 --> 00:34:22,226
baggage that goes along with
that.
549
00:34:22,293 --> 00:34:26,264
Who's the favorite, who isn't.
Will you ever be able to prove
550
00:34:26,330 --> 00:34:29,367
yourself to the old man?
But, Adam, there's so much more
551
00:34:29,434 --> 00:34:31,636
to it than that.
Ashland Locke provides a very
552
00:34:31,702 --> 00:34:34,939
different threat to this family.
And no matter how messed up we
553
00:34:35,006 --> 00:34:38,142
are at times, we always show up
for each other.
554
00:34:38,209 --> 00:34:42,580
Always.
Just like how you did for Faith.
555
00:34:42,647 --> 00:34:45,716
You saved her life.
You risked your own to make sure
556
00:34:45,783 --> 00:34:48,686
she made it to the hospital, and
then you gave her one of your
557
00:34:48,753 --> 00:34:50,788
kidneys.
That tells me the changes you've
558
00:34:50,855 --> 00:34:54,025
made in your life are very real.
And this is one of those
559
00:34:54,091 --> 00:34:56,093
situations where we have to
come together.
560
00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:59,497
And I really hope that's the man
who shows up, the one you told
561
00:34:59,564 --> 00:35:02,867
me you aspire to be, the one
who's willing to put himself out
562
00:35:02,934 --> 00:35:06,037
there for something other than
himself...
563
00:35:06,103 --> 00:35:09,106
the one who's willing to take a
look at the bigger picture for
564
00:35:09,173 --> 00:35:13,845
the sake of the family.
For your family.
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00:35:19,484 --> 00:35:21,752
>> Next week on
"The Young and the Restless"...
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>> Jack: Why do I feel like
there's something you're not
567
00:35:24,021 --> 00:35:25,523
saying?
If I'm going too far with this
568
00:35:25,590 --> 00:35:27,525
grandfather thing --
>> Allie: No, it's not you at
569
00:35:27,592 --> 00:35:29,560
all, Jack.
There's something that I think
570
00:35:29,627 --> 00:35:32,530
you should know.
>> Mariah: So, the wedding date
571
00:35:32,597 --> 00:35:37,335
is...May 13th.
>> Sharon: I assume you mean of
572
00:35:37,401 --> 00:35:40,505
2023?
>> Tessa: No, we're talking May
573
00:35:40,571 --> 00:35:42,473
as in next month.
>> Ashland: You have my
574
00:35:42,540 --> 00:35:44,242
attention.
>> Adam: Well, I would hope so.
575
00:35:44,308 --> 00:35:46,577
Half a billion dollars is, uh,
hard to ignore.
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00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:50,948
All you have to do is walk away
from Victoria and Newman/Locke.
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00:35:57,855 --> 00:36:00,791
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