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>> Ashland: I know it sounds
mad.
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Just hear me out.
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We can start over.
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Like we talked about.
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And thanks to Adam, ironically,
we will have all the capital we
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need to start our next venture.
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>> Victoria: You don't
understand --
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>> Ashland: I do understand.
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Think about the life we could
have.
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No suspicions.
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No judgment.
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No family rivalries.
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Just the two of us...and this
crazy, perfect love that we have
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found together.
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You want that...every bit as
much as I do.
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Don't you?
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>> Adam: Well, you made the
right choice, Locke, by
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accepting my offer.
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And just in time -- the deadline
was almost up.
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>> Ashland: You have a bad habit
of getting ahead of yourself.
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I have some terms and
conditions.
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>> Adam: Well, you're not in a
place to negotiate.
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When I said you were making the
right choice, I meant the only
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choice that is available to you.
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And after what you've done, you
need to accept this deal or you
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need to suffer the consequences.
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>> Ashland: And what
consequences would those be?
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>> Adam: My family will destroy
you and your reputation in a way
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that you can't come back from.
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So I will be the one presenting
the terms.
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>> Mariah: So we have one goal
for today, one singular mission,
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and that is to find inspiration
for our wedding outfits.
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>> Tessa: Well, when I called
her, our fabulous designer
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Chelsea, she gave me a list of
thrift stores that we could go
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to and check out.
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She told me that we should try
on, like, a bunch of different
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things so that we can bring some
examples of things that we
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like -- different colors,
fabrics, styles.
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>> Mariah: Colors?
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I mean, what are we thinking?
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>> Tessa: I don't know, white?
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What are you thinking?
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>> Mariah: Yeah.
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I mean, we should have a few
nods to tradition, right?
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>> Tessa: Matching white
jumpsuits?
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>> Mariah: Well, I think that
matching couples' outfits are
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more of a Halloween tradition,
less of a wedding tradition.
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>> Tessa: Alright, wise guy.
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But we're still doing '70s glam?
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>> Mariah: You are correct.
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>> Tessa: So keep an open mind.
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>> Mariah: Oh, I'm open to
anything and everything, so
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let's go find our dream outfits.
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>> Sally: Getting takeout before
a work session, too?
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>> Lily: Yeah.
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>> Sally: Being in the C suite
means a lot more meals at your
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desk, am I right?
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>> Lily: Uh, I guess it does.
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>> Sally: Listen, I don't blame
you for giving me the cold
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shoulder.
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What I did with the wig and the
disguise and keeping an eye on
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Billy, it was...questionable.
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But I'm hoping that we can get
past it.
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>> Lily: Keeping an eye on
Billy?
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[ Chuckles ]
Is that what you call it?
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>> Sally: What would you call
it?
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>> Lily: Uh, I don't know, um,
stalking, entrapment.
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Should I go on?
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>> Billy: [ Sighs ]
Just talk.
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Say it. Say anything.
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Can't be that hard.
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Just say what's on your mind.
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Of course, you can't say that.
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Probably can't say that either.
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[ Sighs ]
Or maybe you should talk about
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that.
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[ Sighs ]
>> Nick: Hey, Billy. What's up?
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>> Billy: Hey, listen, I can't
stop thinking about Victoria and
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worrying whether she's gonna let
Ashland get through to her with
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all his manipulations again.
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So I'm thinking I need to talk
to her one last time and try to
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get her to see the light.
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What do you think?
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>> Nick: No, don't do that,
alright?
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Stay out of it.
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It's complicated enough.
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>> Billy: Why do you say that?
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>> Nick: Just let the family
handle it, okay?
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We're working on a way to get
Ashland out of our lives.
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>> Billy: And what is it?
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>> Nick: I promise you, I will
fill you in at some point, but
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trust me when I say this --
I have no intention of letting
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Ashland get away with what he's
done to my sister.
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>> Lily: Look, I know that
Victoria is in a terrible
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position and that it's stirring
up these protective feelings in
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you again.
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But maybe instead of allowing
yourself to get drawn into it,
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maybe you use this opportunity
to try and contain it, you know,
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whether that's through your
podcast, right, like how you did
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with Delia.
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Or -- I don't know -- maybe in
your own head.
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>> Billy: I've been thinking a
lot about the abuse of power and
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the collateral damage that it
causes.
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It makes me so angry when I see
it.
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And I understand that might
sound ironic coming from me,
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being an Abbott, because I have
been afforded many privileges
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in life.
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And some would say that I have
abused those privileges in the
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past.
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All I can say is that I have
worked very hard to not be that
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person anymore.
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[ Sighs ]
But maybe that's why it sickens
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me when I see it.
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Because it's like a mirror
reflecting all my wrongs in the
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past, but because I have been on
the other side, it makes me want
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to fight to protect the victims
of power.
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It's like a veil has been
lifted.
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I get enraged when I see someone
with privilege use that power
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to grab more and more and more
when they have plenty of money,
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a successful career, a loving
wife.
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I get enraged on behalf of the
victims.
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And it makes me want to do
something about it.
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>> Ashland: It's perfect.
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When people walk through that
door and look up at that
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portrait, they're gonna see what
I see -- a strong, powerful
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beautiful woman watching over
her empire.
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Victoria Newman...building her
legacy as the rightful leader of
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Newman/Locke.
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>> Victoria: Thank you again so
much for this incredible gift.
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Hanging in that place and what
that means to me.
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How significant that is to me.
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>> Ashland: I wanted to
commemorate the merging of our
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companies and give you something
special for our wedding.
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To me...that portrait represents
a new beginning for both of us.
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[ Knock on door ]
>> Nick: Can we talk?
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>> Victoria: Now what?
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>> Nick: I heard from Mom.
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She said that Adam went to
Ashland, offered him a whole lot
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of money to walk away from
Newman/Locke.
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Is that true?
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Is Ashland considering taking
that deal?
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>> Ashland: Okay.
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Let's get down to brass tacks,
then.
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What exactly do you and Victor
expect in return for this
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"generous" offer?
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>> Adam: It's clear and simple.
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You sign a legal agreement
relinquishing all control of
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Newman/Locke.
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And you agree to an annulment of
your marriage with Victoria.
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>> Ashland: An annulment, not a
divorce?
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>> Adam: Well, a divorce applies
to a valid marriage.
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Given the way that you
fraudulently worked your way
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into her life, your union was
never legally considered a
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marriage, so it would be
annulled.
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Now, once you've signed all the
necessary paperwork, we will
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wire money into an account that
you give us.
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>> Ashland: Why would I expect
you to make good on that?
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>> Adam: Why wouldn't I?
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It's in my best interests that
you get the money you need to
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disappear.
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>> Ashland: Yeah, well, if
that's the case, then why don't
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we do it this way, okay?
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You wire the money first, and
then I sign the agreement.
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>> Victoria: Half a billion
dollars to walk away from the
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company and from me.
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>> Nick: [ Sighs ]
Well, it's the last part I'm
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concerned about.
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I'm sure you're hurting.
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I just wanted to check on you.
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>> Victoria: I'm fine.
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The last thing I need right now
is your pity.
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>> Nick: Come on, Vick.
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It's not pity.
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I'm worried about you.
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>> Victoria: Do you know what's
really upsetting to me?
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Is that my family continues to
doubt me and to intervene after
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I specifically told you all that
I -- I could handle this.
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I have been working really hard
to convince Ashland to set up
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Adam, and then Adam goes and he
makes Ashland an offer?
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He couldn't bring himself to be
a part of a plan that was
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mine -- he had to make an end
run around me with his own deal.
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And then he didn't even bother
to tell me about it.
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I mean, and now I'm playing
catch-up, and it just makes
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everything harder.
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>> Nick: Look, I get it.
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Adam's motives are infuriating,
but the blame for this whole
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thing falls on Ashland.
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What he did was reprehensible.
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And we're all grasping at straws
trying to find a way to get this
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guy out of our lives, but more
importantly, away from you.
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>> Victoria: I had already come
up with a solution.
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I didn't need your input.
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>> Nick: Who cares whose idea it
is?
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If Ashland is actually willing
to sit down with Adam and talk
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terms, then maybe Adam's plan is
the best one we have.
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>> Victoria: I can't believe
you're siding with Adam on this.
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>> Nick: I'm not.
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We all want the same thing here,
and that is to make Locke
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disappear.
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And it sounds like offering him
some money is the best thing we
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can do.
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So what do you think?
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Is he considering it?
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Is he wavering?
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Do I need to get involved in
this?
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>> Victoria: I don't know what
he's gonna do.
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>> Nick: Well, I'm telling you
right now, I'm getting sick and
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tired of everyone treating
Ashland with kid gloves, trying
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to lure him in to these
carefully laid-out plans.
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Well, I think all these plans
are weak, and I think it's time
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I get rid of this guy myself.
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>> Victoria: Don't you dare.
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>> Adam: Okay, should we
synchronize the paperwork and
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the payment to happen at the
same time?
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1, 2, 3, go?
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>> Ashland: You can't blame me
for not trusting you.
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>> Adam: I get it.
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But you are actually the one
that has proven to be
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untrustworthy, okay?
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My family takes the greater risk
by paying you first.
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>> Ashland: We both have a lot
at stake here.
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>> Adam: Okay, okay, at this
point, I don't know -- or
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frankly, I don't care -- what
your motivations are, but I can
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tell you what ours are -- we
want you out.
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And my father has agreed that
$500 million is more than a fair
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price to pay to achieve that.
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We have no reason to screw you
over.
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And frankly, we don't want to
deal with whatever revenge plot
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you would concoct if we did.
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Because we know what you're
capable of.
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So all you have to do is take
the half-a-billion-dollar leap
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of faith, you sign the
agreement, and we'll wire the
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money.
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It's non-negotiable.
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>> Lily: If you'll excuse me.
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>> Sally: I've learned that
doing things on the up-and-up is
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the better path -- the only
path, really, now that I'm the
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COO of a major company.
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My behavior reflects on
Newman Media, and I take that
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responsibility very seriously,
so I have every intention of
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earning your respect and the
respect of the other moguls in
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this town.
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>> Lily: Look, that's great,
honestly.
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I really hope that's true.
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But I think that as long as
you're partnered up with Adam,
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you will find that people have a
hard time taking you seriously.
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>> Billy: I don't think I can
put that out there.
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I can't say that.
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[ Sighs ]
Clearly Ashland Locke is on my
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mind.
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Although it did help me figure
out why I feel so protective
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about Victoria... I made a
promise to not get involved in
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her personal life.
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So what now?
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There's got to be something else
to talk about because there's so
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much going on.
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Starting with Jack...
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and the pain that Diane is about
to wreak on his life.
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Let's go there.
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People don't need to have a lot
of power to be manipulative.
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Some people have zero ability to
tell the truth, to be honest.
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All they know is playing games.
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So how do you deal with someone
who lies to you, who deceives
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you in such a massive, big way
that it destroys lives?
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What do you do when that person
weasels their way back into your
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life...only to do it all over
again?
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Over and over and over again,
causing you more pain and hurt.
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It's not gonna take a genius to
figure out who I'm talking about
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there.
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If I'm gonna talk like this,
there's only one solution.
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>> Lily: Well, I wish you luck
with everything.
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>> Sally: What can I do to make
amends and wipe the slate clean?
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Because now that I'm the COO of
Newman Media and you're running
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Chancellor, we're going to be
running in the same circles.
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>> Lily: Yeah, I'm not so sure
about that.
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>> Sally: I heard that you're
going to be merging with
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Hamilton-Winters.
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Huge congrats on that.
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I'm just saying that who knows
what kinds of business dealings
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we might be able to do in the
future, and I would really like
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us to get along.
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>> Lily: Look, getting along and
being friends is something that
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has to be earned.
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Takes a level of trust, right?
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And I hope that you're a better
person than who you were when
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you first came into town.
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And I am always willing to give
someone a second chance.
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But people have to show that
they actually deserve it.
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>> Sally: Challenge accepted.
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I do believe that one day we
could be friends.
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And it's something I would like
to work towards.
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>> Lily: Well, I'll give you one
thing, you definitely don't lack
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nerve, that's for sure.
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Maybe next time work on your
subtlety.
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>> Mariah: Oh, my gosh.
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You okay?
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>> Tessa: Yep.
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>> Mariah: Alright, um...
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>> Tessa: Whew!
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>> Mariah: Who do you think
bought more?
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>> Tessa: Let's call it a tie.
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>> Mariah: I call it a win for
the both of us.
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Um...[ Sighs ]
>> Tessa: Okay, is it time for
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our fashion show?
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I cannot wait to see what you
picked out.
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>> Mariah: I mean, I really like
the stuff I picked out for
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myself, but I'm kind of more
excited at the stuff I picked
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out for you behind your back
when you weren't looking.
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>> Tessa: [ Gasps ]
You got stuff for me?
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>> Mariah: I did.
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It's just a few things that I
thought you would look fantastic
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in, so I hope you're not sick of
trying on clothes because you're
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gonna have a lot more outfit
changes than me.
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>> Tessa: Yeah, I'm not sure
that's true, because I picked
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out some stuff for you, too.
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>> Mariah: You did?
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Oh, wow.
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Okay, um...so let's dress each
other, and then we can see how
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well we know each other's style.
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>> Victoria: Ashland is aware
of how much my family hates him.
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But you need to stay out of it,
Nicholas.
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It's just gonna rile you up.
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It's not gonna accomplish
anything.
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>> Nick: Well, it is driving me
nuts sitting around, doing
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nothing.
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And it's not just because of
everything Ashland has done, but
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because of my concern for you.
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This whole situation has gotten
completely out of control, and I
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know it's taking its toll.
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I also know that the longer it
takes us to get him out of our
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lives, the harder it is on you.
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>> Victoria: I know, I know.
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I know you have my best
interests at heart, but Ashland
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is not gonna walk away from me
and this company just because
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you confront him.
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In fact, if you personally
attack him, it might have the
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opposite effect.
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He might just dig in deeper.
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And, yes, as furious as I am
with Adam for going off on his
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own and making this offer, we're
just gonna have to let it play
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out.
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>> Nick: It's very frustrating
that you won't let me help you
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get through this.
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>> Victoria: It's not your job
to do that.
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I can get myself through this.
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Ashland can't crush me.
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I'm stronger than you all think
I am.
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>> Nick: You think I don't know
that?
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Vick, you think I don't know how
strong you are?
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Anyone in the world would be
overwhelmed by this.
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My concern is that Ashland has
dug himself in so deep with this
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family that we will never be
able to get rid of him.
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Just the thought of him makes me
want to strangle him.
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>> Ashland: [ Exhales sharply ]
Great.
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I see the Newman brother are
working overtime to protect
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their sister.
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When are you going to learn,
Nick, she does not need your
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interference?
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>> "The Young and the Restless"
will continue.
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>> Sally: Got us some tapas.
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>> Adam: [ Sighs ]
I can't even think about eating
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right now.
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>> Sally: Why? What happened?
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Did you meet with Ashland?
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>> Adam: [ Sighs ]
Mm-hmm.
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He wouldn't commit to the deal.
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I laid out our terms -- that he
had to walk away and annul his
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marriage to Victoria.
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And he was stone-faced and he
was cool under pressure, but I
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swear I saw something in his
eyes when I mentioned annulment.
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It was like that got under his
skin more than the prospect of
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losing control of Newman/Locke.
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>> Sally: Huh.
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Maybe he really does have
feelings for Victoria.
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>> Adam: I don't even know how
that's possible, given what he's
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done.
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Besides, the annulment wasn't
even the sticking point.
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It seemed like he was gonna
agree to the deal, and then we
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just got caught up arguing about
the logistics -- how is gonna
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shoot first.
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Was he gonna agree to it or are
we gonna send the money?
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And then it just became this
game of chicken.
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>> Sally: Where'd you leave it?
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>> Adam: He said he needed to
find out one last thing before
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agreeing to it.
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>> Sally: What was the "one last
thing"?
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>> Adam: I don't know.
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But I bet it has something to do
with Victoria.
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>> Victoria: I need to speak
with Ashland alone.
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Please.
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>> Nick: You know, on top of
everything that you have done,
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you're tearing apart my sister's
relationship with this family,
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and you couldn't care less.
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Is there not an ounce of decency
inside of you?
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>> Ashland: Don't worry.
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You won't have to deal with me
much longer.
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>> Nick: I better not.
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>> Victoria: Well, that could've
been much worse.
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You defused the situation.
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>> Ashland: Are you okay?
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Did he upset you?
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>> Victoria: That doesn't
matter.
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What did you tell Adam?
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>> Lily: Hello.
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>> Billy: Hey.
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>> Lily: I'm gonna need wine
with my dinner.
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>> Billy: Is that relaxation or
aggravation?
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>> Lily: Oh, the latter.
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Getting takeout should not be so
stressful.
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I ran into Sally at Society,
and apparently she wants to be
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my new best friend.
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>> Billy: Uh, yeah, that's,
uh --
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>> Lily: Not happening at all.
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>> Billy: Good.
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>> Lily: Anyway, did you finish
your latest podcast episode?
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>> Billy: Kind of, yes.
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Something good came out of it,
though.
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I figured out a way to turn my
one podcast into two.
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>> Lily: Wait, I'm sorry, I
thought you were having a
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problem figuring out your next
episode.
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Now you have an idea for two
series?
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>> Billy: Well, the first
podcast about Delia was, you
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know, all about me from my
heart, and that felt amazing,
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but I also realized that the
people that are listening, they
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know who I'm talking about.
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>> Lily: Yeah, that's probably
true.
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>> Billy: So I took some of your
advice, and I started to unpack
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why I feel so protective about
Victoria, which led me to talk
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about the abuse of power, which
inevitably led me to
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Ashland Locke.
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Then I started talking about
emotional manipulation, which
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led me to Diane and Jack.
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>> Lily: You think people are
gonna piece it together when
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they find out that she's alive?
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>> Billy: Yes, I do.
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And the whole purpose of this
podcast was to feel free to be
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able to say what was on my mind
without feeling that I was going
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to expose myself or anyone I
care about, to speak my mind
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without consequences.
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>> Lily: So you're gonna be like
that late-night radio guy who
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gets the town all riled up?
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>> Billy: Hey, maybe.
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I feel like the only way I can
do that is by coming up with a
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persona, to do a podcast under
a pseudonym.
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>> Tessa: Are you ready?
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>> Mariah: I was born ready,
babe.
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>> Tessa: Okay, here I come.
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♪♪
>> Mariah: Wow!
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♪♪
♪♪
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♪♪
[ Gasps ]
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>> ♪ I like the way you drive
your car ♪
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♪♪
♪ All around town like the cat
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you are ♪
♪ I like the way that you move
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your feet ♪
>> Tessa: Ooh!
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>> ♪ Swing your hips to the
beat ♪
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♪♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
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♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ I like the way you sooth me ♪
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♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
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♪ Oh, yeah ♪
[ Both sigh ]
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>> Tessa: Ooh.
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>> Mariah: Well, I am not sure
that we found the perfect
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outfits, but --
>> Tessa: It was fun!
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And we found a ton of
inspiration for our designer.
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>> Mariah: Mm-hmm.
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>> Tessa: [ Laughs ]
>> Mariah: But it doesn't really
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matter what you wear, 'cause
you're gonna look gorgeous in
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anything.
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>> Tessa: Right back at ya.
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Oh, this day, this theme -- it's
gonna be so perfect.
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[ Chuckles ]
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>> Ashland: I can't respond to
Adam and Victor until I get an
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answer from you.
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>> Victoria: An answer to what?
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>> Ashland: To the question I
asked you earlier.
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You never gave me a response.
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I don't know if that was your
intention, but I need an answer
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from you right now.
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Are you willing to walk away
from all of this and start
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fresh?
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Because that's the only way I
will agree to their terms.
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>> Victoria: And what are their
terms?
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00:27:17,669 --> 00:27:20,972
>> Ashland: I cede control of
Newman/Locke -- which I'm
487
00:27:21,039 --> 00:27:24,743
willing to do, that's fine --
but they're also insisting that
488
00:27:24,809 --> 00:27:28,480
we dissolve our marriage,
that we get an annulment that
489
00:27:28,546 --> 00:27:34,819
acknowledges our marriage was
based on a fraud.
490
00:27:34,886 --> 00:27:37,956
>> Victoria: And you're willing
to admit that?
491
00:27:38,023 --> 00:27:41,292
That our love was nothing but a
sham?
492
00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:43,795
>> Ashland: No.
493
00:27:43,862 --> 00:27:46,297
Not our love.
494
00:27:46,364 --> 00:27:51,903
If in truth you love me as much
as I love you.
495
00:27:51,970 --> 00:27:55,106
I'm willing to agree to all of
it.
496
00:27:55,173 --> 00:27:58,610
Dissolve our marriage, get the
annulment, cede control of the
497
00:27:58,676 --> 00:28:00,612
company.
498
00:28:00,678 --> 00:28:06,851
But my love for you, my feelings
for you cannot be signed away
499
00:28:06,918 --> 00:28:09,421
and they cannot be bought for
any amount of money, so the
500
00:28:09,487 --> 00:28:11,489
question remains.
501
00:28:15,460 --> 00:28:17,729
Do you love me?
502
00:28:20,265 --> 00:28:22,734
>> Victoria: Yes, of course I
love you.
503
00:28:22,801 --> 00:28:26,371
Of course I love you.
504
00:28:26,438 --> 00:28:29,908
And, yes, I would be willing to
leave all of this behind for
505
00:28:29,974 --> 00:28:30,942
you.
506
00:28:31,009 --> 00:28:32,877
>> Ashland: [ Sighs ]
That's all I needed to hear.
507
00:28:43,488 --> 00:28:46,958
>> Lily: Wait, so now you think
you have to hide your identity
508
00:28:47,025 --> 00:28:48,693
to do the podcast?
509
00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,996
>> Billy: Well, that way, I
could protect the people I care
510
00:28:52,063 --> 00:28:55,233
about, including you, and let's
face it -- I'm the COO of
511
00:28:55,300 --> 00:28:56,568
Chancellor.
512
00:28:56,634 --> 00:29:00,004
I can't trash talk a bunch of
people publicly without a bunch
513
00:29:00,071 --> 00:29:02,373
of lawsuits being thrown our
way.
514
00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,210
>> Lily: Yeah, I mean, look, I
see your point, but I actually
515
00:29:05,276 --> 00:29:08,079
loved how personal and emotional
your podcast about Delia was.
516
00:29:08,146 --> 00:29:09,914
>> Billy: Hey, believe me, I do
too.
517
00:29:09,981 --> 00:29:11,583
And that's why I think this can
be good, right?
518
00:29:11,649 --> 00:29:14,853
I can still speak about the
things that move me and have
519
00:29:14,919 --> 00:29:18,156
them focused on positive,
life-affirming topics, and then
520
00:29:18,223 --> 00:29:23,027
when I want to...go at the bad
actors of the world, I can do
521
00:29:23,094 --> 00:29:24,028
that.
522
00:29:24,095 --> 00:29:27,899
Speak freely under a pseudonym.
523
00:29:27,966 --> 00:29:32,470
I can speak truth to power
without it affecting me and the
524
00:29:32,537 --> 00:29:36,141
people that I care about.
525
00:29:36,207 --> 00:29:38,610
>> Lily: Well, it's very
Bruce Wayne and Batman.
526
00:29:38,676 --> 00:29:42,113
>> Billy: Yeah, Billy Abbott by
day, the Dark Knight by night.
527
00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:44,382
>> Lily: [ Chuckles ]
>> Billy: I can use a harmonizer
528
00:29:44,449 --> 00:29:48,052
to change my voice, make it
unrecognizable.
529
00:29:48,119 --> 00:29:51,122
We can brand it like a
completely different show.
530
00:29:51,189 --> 00:29:53,391
What do you think?
531
00:29:53,458 --> 00:29:57,128
>> Lily: I mean, look, your
passion is infectious, and I
532
00:29:57,195 --> 00:30:01,199
could see how being anonymous
could open up the world for you,
533
00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:03,868
so why not?
534
00:30:03,935 --> 00:30:05,303
Might be fun, right?
535
00:30:05,370 --> 00:30:08,907
>> Billy: Exactly, and I can say
all sorts of things that
536
00:30:08,973 --> 00:30:12,410
Billy Abbott maybe couldn't or
shouldn't.
537
00:30:12,477 --> 00:30:14,078
>> Tessa: Alright.
538
00:30:14,145 --> 00:30:16,247
What about this -- yay or nay?
539
00:30:16,314 --> 00:30:17,615
>> Mariah: Nay.
540
00:30:17,682 --> 00:30:19,450
>> Tessa: Okay.
541
00:30:19,517 --> 00:30:23,254
>> Mariah: Uh, what about these
two?
542
00:30:23,321 --> 00:30:24,088
>> Tessa: Mm, I don't know.
543
00:30:24,155 --> 00:30:25,557
Maybe a "maybe" pile?
544
00:30:25,623 --> 00:30:27,158
>> Mariah: Do we have a maybe
pile?
545
00:30:27,225 --> 00:30:28,626
>> Tessa: Well, maybe we should
start one.
546
00:30:28,693 --> 00:30:31,596
>> Mariah: [ Chuckles ]
Okay, well, let me ask you
547
00:30:31,663 --> 00:30:35,233
this -- who do you think will be
the first person to cry at the
548
00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:36,000
wedding?
549
00:30:36,067 --> 00:30:38,469
>> Tessa: Oh, Sharon, hands
down.
550
00:30:38,536 --> 00:30:40,038
>> Mariah: Yeah, agreed.
551
00:30:40,104 --> 00:30:43,341
She's so excited to be helping
plan this thing.
552
00:30:43,408 --> 00:30:45,944
>> Tessa: Well, I am very
grateful for all the help from
553
00:30:46,010 --> 00:30:48,813
your family with the planning,
because it is gonna be one hell
554
00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:49,514
of a party.
555
00:30:49,581 --> 00:30:51,482
>> Mariah: That it is.
556
00:30:51,549 --> 00:30:55,220
But only after the vows.
557
00:30:55,286 --> 00:30:58,890
Which, um, you know, have you
given any thought to those?
558
00:30:58,957 --> 00:31:02,227
>> Tessa: Oh, only every waking
moment.
559
00:31:02,293 --> 00:31:03,494
Yeah.
560
00:31:03,561 --> 00:31:06,130
>> Mariah: Oh, well, do you want
to, you know, give me something?
561
00:31:06,197 --> 00:31:10,635
>> Tessa: Oh, no, I am not
saying a peep until May 13th.
562
00:31:10,702 --> 00:31:12,971
>> Mariah: Great, now you're
making me even more nervous.
563
00:31:13,037 --> 00:31:13,838
>> Tessa: Why?
564
00:31:13,905 --> 00:31:15,673
>> Mariah: Because you're a
songwriter!
565
00:31:15,740 --> 00:31:17,609
It's literally what you do.
566
00:31:17,675 --> 00:31:21,045
You turn words into beautiful
lyrics.
567
00:31:21,112 --> 00:31:23,715
Your vows are gonna be so much
better than mine.
568
00:31:23,781 --> 00:31:25,717
>> Tessa: Stop that.
569
00:31:25,783 --> 00:31:28,419
Every time you speak from the
heart, it is the most beautiful
570
00:31:28,486 --> 00:31:31,589
thing I've ever heard.
571
00:31:31,656 --> 00:31:34,292
>> Mariah: Thank you.
572
00:31:34,359 --> 00:31:39,430
I just can't believe all of this
is happening, you know?
573
00:31:39,497 --> 00:31:42,867
The love between us, I mean, the
love around us is just gonna
574
00:31:42,934 --> 00:31:45,069
make the most amazing day.
575
00:31:45,136 --> 00:31:49,774
>> Tessa: I mean, not that we
need a wedding to confirm our
576
00:31:49,841 --> 00:31:54,779
love or to know that we're
forever.
577
00:31:54,846 --> 00:31:57,348
>> Mariah: Yeah, but still.
578
00:31:57,415 --> 00:32:01,386
I am very excited that we get to
share our joy with all the
579
00:32:01,452 --> 00:32:03,454
people that we love.
580
00:32:14,432 --> 00:32:16,467
>> Tessa: Mm.
581
00:32:19,637 --> 00:32:24,008
You know, I was thinking...
582
00:32:24,075 --> 00:32:27,945
with all the wedding planning,
we haven't really focused on the
583
00:32:28,012 --> 00:32:30,148
adoption at all.
584
00:32:30,214 --> 00:32:33,584
Is that bothering you?
585
00:32:33,651 --> 00:32:37,922
>> Mariah: Yeah, I realized that
when I saw the adoption
586
00:32:37,989 --> 00:32:42,193
paperwork under the piles of the
lists for the wedding.
587
00:32:42,260 --> 00:32:46,864
>> Tessa: [ Chuckles ]
>> Mariah: I still want to move
588
00:32:46,931 --> 00:32:48,933
forward with it.
589
00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:51,035
What about you?
590
00:32:51,102 --> 00:32:53,304
>> Tessa: Oh.
591
00:32:53,371 --> 00:32:56,641
Hey, yes, of course.
592
00:32:56,708 --> 00:33:00,912
I want to bring a child into
this family, 100%.
593
00:33:00,978 --> 00:33:05,083
>> Mariah: Well, I think we have
to face the fact that adopting
594
00:33:05,149 --> 00:33:09,320
and having a wedding at the same
time was maybe a little bit too
595
00:33:09,387 --> 00:33:12,423
much.
596
00:33:12,490 --> 00:33:16,594
I just don't know if I can do
home study and lawyers and all
597
00:33:16,661 --> 00:33:19,797
the paperwork right now,
you know?
598
00:33:19,864 --> 00:33:23,134
And I'm afraid a social worker
would -- would see that and
599
00:33:23,201 --> 00:33:25,770
think that we weren't serious,
when we are.
600
00:33:25,837 --> 00:33:27,238
It's just...
601
00:33:27,305 --> 00:33:29,574
>> Tessa: Yeah, no, I totally
understand.
602
00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:32,043
We are on the same page.
603
00:33:32,110 --> 00:33:35,546
A month or two delay after we
get married, I think, will only
604
00:33:35,613 --> 00:33:39,150
make us stronger candidates as
parents.
605
00:33:39,217 --> 00:33:44,555
And I do have a lot of shows
scheduled, which might make
606
00:33:44,622 --> 00:33:46,958
things a little tricky.
607
00:33:47,024 --> 00:33:50,862
>> Mariah: Well, we will work
around your schedule.
608
00:33:50,928 --> 00:33:55,867
And I promise I will take care
of anything that I can while my
609
00:33:55,933 --> 00:33:58,002
wife is gone.
610
00:33:58,069 --> 00:34:01,506
>> Tessa: I can handle some
things from the road.
611
00:34:01,572 --> 00:34:02,840
>> Mariah: So we're agreed?
612
00:34:02,907 --> 00:34:06,677
We still want to move forward
with a family?
613
00:34:06,744 --> 00:34:13,484
>> Tessa: This is gonna be the
best year of our lives.
614
00:34:13,551 --> 00:34:16,154
>> Billy: Hello.
615
00:34:16,220 --> 00:34:17,989
This is "Not Billy Abbott."
616
00:34:18,055 --> 00:34:19,190
Geez.
617
00:34:19,257 --> 00:34:21,526
Of the lollipop gang.
618
00:34:21,592 --> 00:34:24,529
Let's try this one.
619
00:34:24,595 --> 00:34:27,398
This is also "Not Billy Abbott."
620
00:34:27,465 --> 00:34:31,169
But clearly a baritone, probably
a super villain.
621
00:34:31,235 --> 00:34:34,839
[ Sighs ]
Okay.
622
00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:36,441
Hello, this -- Whoa.
623
00:34:36,507 --> 00:34:39,310
[ Chuckles ]
This your local cable company,
624
00:34:39,377 --> 00:34:42,046
press one for billing.
625
00:34:42,113 --> 00:34:45,450
Ah.
626
00:34:45,516 --> 00:34:46,851
Hello?
627
00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:49,720
This is "Not Billy Abbott."
628
00:34:49,787 --> 00:34:51,222
Okay.
629
00:34:51,289 --> 00:34:52,323
I like that.
630
00:34:52,390 --> 00:34:54,992
That sounds interesting, and it
doesn't sound like me.
631
00:34:55,059 --> 00:34:57,061
Let's try this one.
632
00:35:02,567 --> 00:35:06,070
Let's talk about power.
633
00:35:06,137 --> 00:35:08,539
Everybody wants it.
634
00:35:08,606 --> 00:35:12,510
How much is too much?
635
00:35:12,577 --> 00:35:17,181
Then there's that age-old
question -- does absolute power
636
00:35:17,248 --> 00:35:20,485
corrupt absolutely?
637
00:35:20,551 --> 00:35:27,925
Are those who crave power doomed
to leave victims in their wake?
638
00:35:27,992 --> 00:35:30,328
>> Ashland: Adam, it's me.
639
00:35:30,394 --> 00:35:32,463
Have the paperwork drawn up.
640
00:35:32,530 --> 00:35:39,403
>> Billy: Can the powerful who
have been corrupted be redeemed?
641
00:35:39,470 --> 00:35:42,006
>> Adam: Ashland's taking the
deal.
642
00:35:42,073 --> 00:35:47,245
>> Sally: [ Chuckles ]
>> Billy: Is it possible to have
643
00:35:47,311 --> 00:35:51,382
power, to have everything you
could want, and live a life with
644
00:35:51,449 --> 00:35:55,753
an open, vulnerable heart?
645
00:35:55,820 --> 00:35:58,456
Or will you only be destroyed?
646
00:36:12,537 --> 00:36:14,805
>> Next week on
"The Young and the Restless"...
647
00:36:14,872 --> 00:36:18,776
>> Sharon: Of course I'm okay
with Rey going to Chicago with
648
00:36:18,843 --> 00:36:19,944
you and Connor.
649
00:36:20,011 --> 00:36:20,978
Why wouldn't I be?
650
00:36:21,045 --> 00:36:23,281
[ Knock on door ]
>> Adam: We've been expecting
651
00:36:23,347 --> 00:36:24,215
you.
652
00:36:24,282 --> 00:36:26,617
>> Victoria: [ Screams ]
>> Nikki: Victoria?!
653
00:36:26,684 --> 00:36:27,685
Victoria?!
654
00:36:34,592 --> 00:36:49,473
♪♪
655
00:36:49,540 --> 00:36:51,008
♪♪
656
00:36:51,075 --> 00:36:53,077
>> Join us again for
"The Young and the Restless."