1 00:00:10,076 --> 00:00:12,479 >> Traci: I can see that the fantastic weather was too much 2 00:00:12,545 --> 00:00:14,814 for either one of us to resist. 3 00:00:14,881 --> 00:00:20,019 >> Diane: Yes, much too nice to stay cooped up inside. 4 00:00:20,086 --> 00:00:24,691 Actually, I was hoping that Kyle and Summer might feel the 5 00:00:24,758 --> 00:00:25,625 same way. 6 00:00:25,692 --> 00:00:28,061 I ran into them here yesterday with Harrison. 7 00:00:28,128 --> 00:00:31,998 I thought I might get lucky again. 8 00:00:32,065 --> 00:00:35,268 >> Traci: Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but Harrison's 9 00:00:35,335 --> 00:00:36,970 gonna be busy elsewhere today. 10 00:00:37,036 --> 00:00:40,206 Summer found a children's musical activity she thought he 11 00:00:40,273 --> 00:00:42,275 would just love. 12 00:00:45,178 --> 00:00:47,313 >> Summer: No, I mean, we didn't buy it for a second. 13 00:00:47,380 --> 00:00:49,549 It's kind of hard to believe that Diane just happened to be 14 00:00:49,616 --> 00:00:51,751 at the park when Kyle and I were there with Harrison. 15 00:00:51,818 --> 00:00:52,919 >> Phyllis: Yeah, right. 16 00:00:52,986 --> 00:00:53,887 Well, good for you. 17 00:00:53,953 --> 00:00:55,355 Don't believe anything she says. 18 00:00:55,422 --> 00:00:56,589 She's a liar. 19 00:00:56,656 --> 00:00:58,024 I hope you told Jack. 20 00:00:58,091 --> 00:00:58,792 >> Summer: Of course we did. 21 00:00:58,858 --> 00:01:00,160 >> Phyllis: Good. Good. 22 00:01:00,226 --> 00:01:02,896 Because her, you know, showing up at the park and showing up at 23 00:01:02,962 --> 00:01:05,098 the wedding, those are all red flags. 24 00:01:05,165 --> 00:01:06,966 He needs to keep his guard up. 25 00:01:07,033 --> 00:01:10,904 >> Summer: Okay, how did this suddenly become about Jack? 26 00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:15,108 >> Phyllis: Because Jack needs to protect his family and his 27 00:01:15,175 --> 00:01:16,242 grandson, Harrison. 28 00:01:16,309 --> 00:01:18,011 He needs to protect everyone. 29 00:01:18,077 --> 00:01:19,612 He needs to stay vigilant. 30 00:01:19,679 --> 00:01:23,116 I mean, this woman, she just cuts through all boundaries. 31 00:01:23,183 --> 00:01:26,386 Just -- >> Summer: And you want to 32 00:01:26,453 --> 00:01:27,754 protect Jack. 33 00:01:27,821 --> 00:01:29,289 >> Phyllis: Yeah, of course I want to protect Jack. 34 00:01:29,355 --> 00:01:30,123 >> Summer: I mean, I get it. 35 00:01:30,190 --> 00:01:31,257 He's your friend. 36 00:01:31,324 --> 00:01:33,126 You're looking out for a friend. 37 00:01:33,193 --> 00:01:34,828 >> Phyllis: Yeah, I'm looking out for -- 38 00:01:34,894 --> 00:01:39,132 Okay, um...hmm. 39 00:01:39,199 --> 00:01:43,169 I mean, Jack and I -- Jack and I may be a little more than 40 00:01:43,236 --> 00:01:43,703 friends. 41 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:46,573 It just -- these days. 42 00:01:46,639 --> 00:01:49,509 >> Summer: Wait, are you -- Mom, are you trying to tell me that 43 00:01:49,576 --> 00:01:51,110 you're sleeping with my father-in-law? 44 00:01:51,177 --> 00:01:54,180 >> Phyllis: Shh. 45 00:01:54,247 --> 00:01:56,249 [ Door opens ] >> Kyle: Hey. 46 00:02:03,623 --> 00:02:05,959 >> Jack: Hey, I was wondering where you and Summer were. 47 00:02:06,025 --> 00:02:08,027 >> Kyle: She dropped Harrison and the nanny off at a kids' 48 00:02:08,094 --> 00:02:10,096 thing, and then went to see her mom. 49 00:02:10,163 --> 00:02:11,998 >> Jack: I'm glad she's spending some time with Phyllis. 50 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:13,967 Her mother has missed having her close by. 51 00:02:14,033 --> 00:02:15,568 >> Kyle: Mm, it goes both ways. 52 00:02:15,635 --> 00:02:18,104 She worries about her mom being too lonely, and we're glad 53 00:02:18,171 --> 00:02:21,407 you've been keeping Phyllis company. 54 00:02:21,474 --> 00:02:22,275 >> Jack: I'm not the only one. 55 00:02:22,342 --> 00:02:24,477 She's got plenty of friends. 56 00:02:24,544 --> 00:02:25,512 >> Kyle: Come on. 57 00:02:25,578 --> 00:02:28,114 I saw the dynamic between you two at the wedding. 58 00:02:28,181 --> 00:02:31,618 And come to think of it, you never did say why you were out 59 00:02:31,684 --> 00:02:32,819 so late afterward. 60 00:02:32,886 --> 00:02:34,787 >> Jack: I think I know where this is headed, and I'm gonna 61 00:02:34,854 --> 00:02:37,223 stop you right now, because it's none of your business. 62 00:02:37,290 --> 00:02:39,359 >> Kyle: Ah, there it is. 63 00:02:39,425 --> 00:02:47,400 All the confirmation I need that you two must have been together. 64 00:02:47,467 --> 00:03:02,348 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 65 00:03:02,415 --> 00:03:02,782 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 66 00:03:02,849 --> 00:03:17,730 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 67 00:03:17,797 --> 00:03:19,499 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 68 00:03:19,566 --> 00:03:22,535 >> Nikki: So, Mr. Chairman of the Board, you don't have to 69 00:03:22,602 --> 00:03:25,438 worry about your co-CEOs being out of the country. 70 00:03:25,505 --> 00:03:26,539 >> Victoria: That's right. 71 00:03:26,606 --> 00:03:28,775 We'll be in frequent communication with the executive 72 00:03:28,841 --> 00:03:30,009 team. 73 00:03:30,076 --> 00:03:32,779 The Minneapolis deal will be finalized, and the real-estate 74 00:03:32,845 --> 00:03:35,615 negotiations will continue as well. 75 00:03:35,682 --> 00:03:38,551 >> Victor: Well, you didn't have to go into all that detail. 76 00:03:38,618 --> 00:03:42,288 I trust that both of you will handle things. 77 00:03:42,355 --> 00:03:44,457 >> Victoria: I just want to make sure that you're very clear that 78 00:03:44,524 --> 00:03:46,926 we have everything under control so that if the thought 79 00:03:46,993 --> 00:03:49,896 that you might need to bring Adam in as temporary CEO -- 80 00:03:49,963 --> 00:03:52,799 >> Nikki: Darling, I don't think that even occurred to your 81 00:03:52,865 --> 00:03:53,900 father. 82 00:03:53,967 --> 00:03:57,170 He's very supportive of us getting away for a few days. 83 00:03:57,236 --> 00:04:00,139 >> Victor: I think it's a hell of a good idea for both of you 84 00:04:00,206 --> 00:04:02,542 to get away. 85 00:04:02,609 --> 00:04:05,511 Especially you, my darling. 86 00:04:05,578 --> 00:04:12,585 Get out from under that dark cloud of Ashland Locke. 87 00:04:20,259 --> 00:04:22,295 >> Nikki: [ Sighs ] 88 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:37,243 >> Ashland: Forgive me for intruding. 89 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:39,646 >> Nikki: Please feel free to keep on walking. 90 00:04:39,712 --> 00:04:44,550 >> Victoria: Ashland, we're just wrapping up a business meeting. 91 00:04:44,617 --> 00:04:46,219 >> Ashland: Well, actually, I was hoping to have a word with 92 00:04:46,285 --> 00:04:51,391 Victor. 93 00:04:51,457 --> 00:04:55,895 >> Victor: I paid you a hell of a lot of money to never have to 94 00:04:55,962 --> 00:04:58,831 look at you again. 95 00:04:58,898 --> 00:05:01,134 Yet here you are. 96 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,169 >> Victoria: Ashland, would you please just leave us alone? 97 00:05:03,236 --> 00:05:06,072 >> Nikki: Actually, it's time for Victoria and me to get going 98 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:07,206 anyway. 99 00:05:07,273 --> 00:05:10,877 We still have quite a bit of packing to do for our trip. 100 00:05:10,943 --> 00:05:13,546 >> Ashland: Well, how long are you going to be gone? 101 00:05:13,613 --> 00:05:18,584 >> Victoria: We haven't decided yet, but that shouldn't make a 102 00:05:18,651 --> 00:05:20,653 difference to you. 103 00:05:30,363 --> 00:05:35,301 >> Victor: Hope you realize there's no longer any need for 104 00:05:35,368 --> 00:05:48,681 you to throw your dark -- your bad shadow over this town. 105 00:05:48,748 --> 00:05:52,151 >> Diane: It was so moving seeing Kyle with his family 106 00:05:52,218 --> 00:05:53,786 yesterday. 107 00:05:53,853 --> 00:05:59,926 My little boy all grown up, a husband and a father himself. 108 00:05:59,992 --> 00:06:02,562 It was amazing. 109 00:06:02,628 --> 00:06:04,731 And Summer was so good with Harrison. 110 00:06:04,797 --> 00:06:08,634 You would never guess he wasn't her child. 111 00:06:08,701 --> 00:06:11,704 >> Traci: Well, yes, they have a very deep bond. 112 00:06:11,771 --> 00:06:15,541 Harrison was really close to his biological mother, and I'm sure 113 00:06:15,608 --> 00:06:18,878 that it was quite bewildering for him when she left so 114 00:06:18,945 --> 00:06:20,046 abruptly. 115 00:06:20,113 --> 00:06:22,315 Fortunately, he was way too young to realize she was being 116 00:06:22,381 --> 00:06:26,586 arrested, but [Sighs] I'm sure that it's been really hard for 117 00:06:26,652 --> 00:06:28,254 his little mind to comprehend. 118 00:06:28,321 --> 00:06:31,090 >> Diane: Yeah, he must miss her desperately. 119 00:06:31,157 --> 00:06:33,059 >> Traci: But Summer has really stepped up. 120 00:06:33,126 --> 00:06:35,328 She filled the void in his heart. 121 00:06:35,394 --> 00:06:38,998 She and Kyle have given him all the love and security he so 122 00:06:39,065 --> 00:06:40,633 desperately needed. 123 00:06:40,700 --> 00:06:41,634 I -- It's obvious. 124 00:06:41,701 --> 00:06:44,103 Otherwise, he'd be a very different child today. 125 00:06:44,170 --> 00:06:46,739 >> Diane: I don't need to be reminded how much it hurt Kyle 126 00:06:46,806 --> 00:06:49,108 when I left. 127 00:06:49,175 --> 00:06:52,845 I live with that pain every day. 128 00:06:52,912 --> 00:06:55,715 >> Phyllis: You're not upset that I'm spending time with 129 00:06:55,782 --> 00:06:57,450 Jack, are you? 130 00:06:57,517 --> 00:07:00,186 >> Summer: Uh...I'm just kidding, Mom. 131 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:03,589 I mean, it's pretty obvious that Jack is way more to you than 132 00:07:03,656 --> 00:07:04,757 just my father-in-law. 133 00:07:04,824 --> 00:07:08,528 I mean, you guys go way back, long before I was even born. 134 00:07:08,594 --> 00:07:10,463 Plus, Jack is the best. 135 00:07:10,530 --> 00:07:13,032 I mean, he's kind and wonderful. 136 00:07:13,099 --> 00:07:17,737 And I know that he'll be careful with your heart. 137 00:07:17,804 --> 00:07:19,205 >> Phyllis: Yeah. 138 00:07:19,272 --> 00:07:21,707 Yeah, he will. 139 00:07:21,774 --> 00:07:23,276 We're taking it slow. 140 00:07:23,342 --> 00:07:25,278 I mean, it's very, very new. 141 00:07:25,344 --> 00:07:29,882 Um...you know, we haven't told the general public about this, 142 00:07:29,949 --> 00:07:31,717 by the way. 143 00:07:31,784 --> 00:07:34,053 >> Summer: Is that because you're worried about people 144 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:37,356 judging you and dredging up your painful history? 145 00:07:37,423 --> 00:07:40,660 >> Phyllis: Uh-huh, yeah. 146 00:07:40,726 --> 00:07:45,531 But, you know, Summer, I'm -- I'm a different woman now. 147 00:07:45,598 --> 00:07:48,267 You know, I'm a new woman. 148 00:07:48,334 --> 00:07:53,673 You know, I'm a woman that's -- that's good for Jack now. 149 00:07:53,739 --> 00:07:56,142 You know? And Jack trusts me. 150 00:07:56,209 --> 00:07:56,609 >> Summer: Good. 151 00:07:56,676 --> 00:07:57,476 >> Phyllis: Yeah. 152 00:07:57,543 --> 00:07:59,846 >> Summer: I mean, you deserve this, Mom. 153 00:07:59,912 --> 00:08:00,580 >> Phyllis: Okay. 154 00:08:00,646 --> 00:08:01,480 >> Summer: You really do. 155 00:08:01,547 --> 00:08:02,481 You both do. 156 00:08:02,548 --> 00:08:04,050 >> Phyllis: Oh, thank you. 157 00:08:04,116 --> 00:08:06,252 Thanks, babe. Oh! 158 00:08:09,856 --> 00:08:11,724 >> Kyle: Come on, Dad, there's no reason in holding back. 159 00:08:11,791 --> 00:08:13,893 Summer's with her mom right now, and you know she'll return with 160 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:14,594 all the details, anyway. 161 00:08:14,660 --> 00:08:16,562 >> Jack: Okay, fine. 162 00:08:16,629 --> 00:08:19,232 Phyllis and I are merely testing the waters. 163 00:08:19,298 --> 00:08:20,733 >> Kyle: Oh. 164 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,369 Is that what the kids are calling it these days? 165 00:08:23,436 --> 00:08:26,272 [ Laughs ] Alright, alright, I'll stop 166 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:27,506 giving you a hard time. 167 00:08:27,573 --> 00:08:30,743 I actually think it's great news. 168 00:08:30,810 --> 00:08:33,012 Summer and I have thought for a while now that you and Phyllis 169 00:08:33,079 --> 00:08:33,913 still had a connection. 170 00:08:33,980 --> 00:08:36,515 It's about time you guys went for it. 171 00:08:36,582 --> 00:08:40,019 >> Jack: Please don't read too much into this. 172 00:08:40,086 --> 00:08:42,088 Who knows where this is going? 173 00:08:48,394 --> 00:08:52,231 >> Traci: Diane, I am not making comparisons between you and 174 00:08:52,298 --> 00:08:54,133 Harrison's biological mother. 175 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,168 That might be your conscience talking. 176 00:08:56,235 --> 00:08:58,971 But I would never want to make you feel worse than you already 177 00:08:59,038 --> 00:09:00,139 do. 178 00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:03,075 I believe you that you're sincere, you have regrets about 179 00:09:03,142 --> 00:09:04,777 choices you made in your past. 180 00:09:04,844 --> 00:09:08,547 I would never pile anything else on. 181 00:09:08,614 --> 00:09:10,149 >> Diane: I apologize. 182 00:09:10,216 --> 00:09:12,985 I just -- I just jumped to conclusions. 183 00:09:13,052 --> 00:09:14,520 I... 184 00:09:14,587 --> 00:09:17,790 [ Sighs ] Lately, everywhere I turn, I 185 00:09:17,857 --> 00:09:22,128 face hostility, and I know I deserve every bit of it and I -- 186 00:09:22,194 --> 00:09:26,432 I thought I was prepared to face it, but just the constant 187 00:09:26,499 --> 00:09:31,570 incoming fire has me -- just has me feeling a little defensive. 188 00:09:31,637 --> 00:09:32,939 >> Traci: Okay. 189 00:09:33,005 --> 00:09:38,544 I understand that this is a very difficult situation. 190 00:09:38,611 --> 00:09:41,847 But, Diane, you have literally had years to reconcile the past 191 00:09:41,914 --> 00:09:44,784 and put everything in perspective, and the people that 192 00:09:44,850 --> 00:09:49,588 you're dealing with now, they're just -- they're just trying to 193 00:09:49,655 --> 00:09:52,358 organize the idea that you really exist. 194 00:09:52,425 --> 00:09:54,827 They're trying to wrap their minds around the fact that you 195 00:09:54,894 --> 00:09:55,895 faked your own death. 196 00:09:55,962 --> 00:09:57,763 >> Diane: [ Sighs ] >> Traci: I mean, you've opened 197 00:09:57,830 --> 00:09:58,631 up some old wounds. 198 00:09:58,698 --> 00:10:01,801 You might want to pace yourself. 199 00:10:01,867 --> 00:10:03,736 >> Diane: You're not the first person to advise me to be 200 00:10:03,803 --> 00:10:05,705 patient. 201 00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:07,606 [ Sighs ] I keep reminding myself that I 202 00:10:07,673 --> 00:10:10,643 am not entitled to anyone's forgiveness, that it's something 203 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:14,213 I have to earn if I want to be accepted again. 204 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:16,349 >> Traci: Exactly, and it's not gonna be easy. 205 00:10:16,415 --> 00:10:19,385 >> Diane: No, and it's not going to take overnight, considering 206 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:22,288 all that I have to make up for. 207 00:10:22,355 --> 00:10:28,794 [ Sighs ] But seeing Kyle with his family, 208 00:10:28,861 --> 00:10:32,765 I could just envision myself being part of it. 209 00:10:32,832 --> 00:10:37,069 You know? That's -- That's all I want. 210 00:10:37,136 --> 00:10:40,606 I just want to be there for him now the way I should've been all 211 00:10:40,673 --> 00:10:42,675 along. 212 00:10:46,045 --> 00:10:47,713 >> Jack: So you and Summer are moving back home? 213 00:10:47,780 --> 00:10:48,647 I'm almost afraid to hope. 214 00:10:48,714 --> 00:10:49,648 >> Kyle: No, no, no, no. 215 00:10:49,715 --> 00:10:52,418 You don't get to change the subject that easily. 216 00:10:52,485 --> 00:10:53,519 Something's off here. 217 00:10:53,586 --> 00:10:54,754 >> Jack: What does that mean? 218 00:10:54,820 --> 00:10:57,189 >> Kyle: You and Phyllis have been growing closer for months. 219 00:10:57,256 --> 00:11:00,059 At Mariah and Tessa's wedding, you two were dancing and smiling 220 00:11:00,126 --> 00:11:01,394 like you were the newlyweds. 221 00:11:01,460 --> 00:11:02,795 >> Jack: I wouldn't go that far. 222 00:11:02,862 --> 00:11:05,698 >> Kyle: And now that you've taken things to the next level, 223 00:11:05,765 --> 00:11:07,867 you're kind of downplaying the whole thing. 224 00:11:07,933 --> 00:11:09,435 What's up with that? 225 00:11:09,502 --> 00:11:11,837 >> Jack: What do you expect, Gene Kelly dancing in the rain? 226 00:11:11,904 --> 00:11:13,272 >> Kyle: Don't tell me there are problems already. 227 00:11:13,339 --> 00:11:14,407 >> Jack: No, no. 228 00:11:14,473 --> 00:11:18,210 No, I am delighted with the way things are going. 229 00:11:18,277 --> 00:11:19,779 We just don't know where they're going yet. 230 00:11:19,845 --> 00:11:21,647 >> Kyle: See, there it is again. 231 00:11:21,714 --> 00:11:24,517 Why do you keep anticipating that everything could go off the 232 00:11:24,583 --> 00:11:25,751 rails? 233 00:11:25,818 --> 00:11:28,788 Usually, someone in a new-again relationship is optimistic and 234 00:11:28,854 --> 00:11:30,956 anticipating nothing but happy days ahead. 235 00:11:31,023 --> 00:11:33,926 >> Jack: When you get to this stage in life, you know better 236 00:11:33,993 --> 00:11:35,428 than to get ahead of yourself. 237 00:11:35,494 --> 00:11:38,998 I am going to enjoy this -- whatever "this" may be. 238 00:11:39,065 --> 00:11:40,199 >> Kyle: Okay. 239 00:11:40,266 --> 00:11:47,540 If there were to be a problem, what do you think it would be? 240 00:11:47,606 --> 00:11:49,542 >> Phyllis: Okay, enough about me and Jack, enough about that. 241 00:11:49,608 --> 00:11:50,976 So let's get back to Diane. 242 00:11:51,043 --> 00:11:52,578 So, at the park, how'd she act? 243 00:11:52,645 --> 00:11:55,548 I mean, did she get -- did she get in front of Harrison and 244 00:11:55,614 --> 00:11:57,016 say, "Hi, I'm your grandma"? 245 00:11:57,083 --> 00:11:58,217 Did she do that? 246 00:11:58,284 --> 00:12:02,288 >> Summer: No, I mean, Diane was on her best behavior, and it 247 00:12:02,354 --> 00:12:03,756 really moved Kyle. 248 00:12:03,823 --> 00:12:04,990 He couldn't help it. 249 00:12:05,057 --> 00:12:08,094 It reminded him of how she was with him when he was Harrison's 250 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:08,594 age. 251 00:12:08,661 --> 00:12:10,463 >> Phyllis: Mm-hmm. 252 00:12:10,529 --> 00:12:13,265 Right. I see what she's doing. 253 00:12:13,332 --> 00:12:15,434 She's doing the sweet act. 254 00:12:15,501 --> 00:12:16,769 That's what she's doing. 255 00:12:16,836 --> 00:12:19,605 >> Summer: [ Sighs ] >> Phyllis: She knows to take 256 00:12:19,672 --> 00:12:23,409 someone's vulnerabilities and to exploit them, and you know what? 257 00:12:23,476 --> 00:12:26,178 She's gonna do the same thing with Jack. 258 00:12:26,245 --> 00:12:27,413 >> Summer: How? 259 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:31,383 >> Phyllis: She knows that Jack adores his grandson, so she's 260 00:12:31,450 --> 00:12:32,952 gonna use Harrison. 261 00:12:33,018 --> 00:12:34,687 It's their common bond. 262 00:12:34,753 --> 00:12:36,489 "We have a grandson, Jack. 263 00:12:36,555 --> 00:12:38,557 That's what we share together." 264 00:12:38,624 --> 00:12:42,128 >> Summer: Okay, you're not worried that Diane's a threat to 265 00:12:42,194 --> 00:12:45,464 your relationship with Jack, are you? 266 00:12:45,531 --> 00:12:47,366 >> Phyllis: Of course not. 267 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:50,870 >> Summer: Okay, good, because there's no chance in hell that 268 00:12:50,936 --> 00:12:52,938 that would ever happen. 269 00:12:55,107 --> 00:12:58,644 >> Ashland: I'm sure you're not interested in hearing me out, 270 00:12:58,711 --> 00:13:05,184 but I'm hoping you will, because I owe you an apology. 271 00:13:05,251 --> 00:13:07,887 >> Victor: Should be entertaining. 272 00:13:07,953 --> 00:13:08,787 Hope you have a good story. 273 00:13:08,854 --> 00:13:09,855 Sit down. 274 00:13:14,894 --> 00:13:17,563 >> Ashland: I doubt you'll trust anything I have to say, but I 275 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:21,267 feel compelled to say it anyway out loud and for the record. 276 00:13:21,333 --> 00:13:24,170 >> Victor: Hmm. 277 00:13:24,236 --> 00:13:26,172 That's a hell of a preamble. 278 00:13:26,238 --> 00:13:29,074 Proceed. 279 00:13:29,141 --> 00:13:35,181 >> Ashland: What I did to Victoria was despicable. 280 00:13:35,247 --> 00:13:39,885 It was horrible, and I'll regret it to my dying day. 281 00:13:39,952 --> 00:13:44,590 >> Victor: You mean till the day that you actually die, is that 282 00:13:44,657 --> 00:13:48,561 it? 283 00:13:48,627 --> 00:13:50,563 >> Ashland: Your daughter is the best thing that ever happened to 284 00:13:50,629 --> 00:13:52,631 me. 285 00:13:52,698 --> 00:13:53,899 And I should have treasured her. 286 00:13:53,966 --> 00:13:57,870 I did, in fact, but unfortunately, that realization 287 00:13:57,937 --> 00:14:00,539 came too late. 288 00:14:00,606 --> 00:14:04,610 And now because of my own greed and my own arrogance, I may have 289 00:14:04,677 --> 00:14:08,514 lost her. 290 00:14:08,581 --> 00:14:10,849 >> Victor: Not "may." 291 00:14:10,916 --> 00:14:16,555 You did lose her, Ashland Locke. 292 00:14:16,622 --> 00:14:20,259 What you did was unforgivable. 293 00:14:20,326 --> 00:14:25,264 And she will never forgive you. 294 00:14:35,908 --> 00:14:38,978 >> Phyllis: I'm not concerned about Diane. 295 00:14:39,044 --> 00:14:41,747 I know how to handle Diane. 296 00:14:41,814 --> 00:14:44,617 >> Summer: Well, you know that Jack is only tolerating her for 297 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:47,586 Kyle's sake, because he believes that he has a right to make his 298 00:14:47,653 --> 00:14:48,887 own decision about her. 299 00:14:48,954 --> 00:14:50,756 >> Phyllis: Yeah, but guess what? 300 00:14:50,823 --> 00:14:53,792 I'm the one who told Jack to do that in the first place, by the 301 00:14:53,859 --> 00:14:54,994 way. 302 00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:56,962 >> Summer: But, I mean, given her horrible track record and 303 00:14:57,029 --> 00:14:59,865 all of the underhanded things she's pulled, you've got to know 304 00:14:59,932 --> 00:15:01,467 that she holds no appeal to him. 305 00:15:01,533 --> 00:15:03,902 >> Phyllis: No, I get it, but you know what? 306 00:15:03,969 --> 00:15:07,273 Jack, he, when he found out that she was alive, wanted to cut her 307 00:15:07,339 --> 00:15:08,841 out of the family completely. 308 00:15:08,907 --> 00:15:10,442 >> Summer: Well, that ought to tell you everything you need to 309 00:15:10,509 --> 00:15:11,910 know. 310 00:15:11,977 --> 00:15:17,016 >> Phyllis: [ Sighs ] I know this woman, Summer. 311 00:15:17,082 --> 00:15:19,685 I have history with this woman. 312 00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:24,723 She is a horrible human being. 313 00:15:24,790 --> 00:15:26,125 Horrible. 314 00:15:26,191 --> 00:15:29,662 But she is a genius at psychological warfare. 315 00:15:29,728 --> 00:15:33,265 >> Summer: Mom, you are pretty good at that yourself. 316 00:15:33,332 --> 00:15:37,169 >> Phyllis: Thank you. 317 00:15:37,236 --> 00:15:41,407 So you already said that she's making inroads with Kyle, right? 318 00:15:41,473 --> 00:15:44,510 You said that just now. 319 00:15:44,576 --> 00:15:46,211 That's what she does. 320 00:15:46,278 --> 00:15:49,848 She takes any little soft spot, any little weakness, and she 321 00:15:49,915 --> 00:15:52,985 exploits it, and she's gonna do the same with Jack. 322 00:15:53,052 --> 00:15:55,487 >> Summer: But Jack already knows how devious she can be. 323 00:15:55,554 --> 00:15:57,823 >> Phyllis: No, he is doubting his instincts, Summer. 324 00:15:57,890 --> 00:15:59,625 He's already doubting his instincts. 325 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:02,061 I was talking to him the other day, and he was saying, "Oh, 326 00:16:02,127 --> 00:16:04,363 maybe we should consider that Diane has really changed." 327 00:16:04,430 --> 00:16:06,732 I mean, no, I can't do that. 328 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:08,767 This is really concerning me. 329 00:16:08,834 --> 00:16:10,502 >> Summer: Mom -- >> Phyllis: I can't go through 330 00:16:10,569 --> 00:16:11,270 this again. 331 00:16:11,337 --> 00:16:13,172 [ Sighs ] >> Summer: Mom, look at 332 00:16:13,238 --> 00:16:13,806 yourself. 333 00:16:13,872 --> 00:16:16,508 You're getting so wound up. 334 00:16:16,575 --> 00:16:20,212 I mean, you may think that constantly on edge is the best 335 00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:23,982 way to protect your relationship with Jack, but it is not. 336 00:16:24,049 --> 00:16:27,586 It's self-sabotage. 337 00:16:27,653 --> 00:16:29,455 >> Jack: I'm not suggesting things could fall apart for 338 00:16:29,521 --> 00:16:30,022 Phyllis and me. 339 00:16:30,089 --> 00:16:31,256 Far from it. 340 00:16:31,323 --> 00:16:33,659 If that were the case, I would never have let it get this far. 341 00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:37,329 I'm just done trying to predict the future. 342 00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:38,430 And that's not a bad thing. 343 00:16:38,497 --> 00:16:41,100 It has left me open to some pretty fabulous surprises. 344 00:16:41,166 --> 00:16:43,369 Among them, what happened the other night. 345 00:16:43,435 --> 00:16:45,037 >> Kyle: Wait, that was a surprise? 346 00:16:45,104 --> 00:16:46,238 Really? 347 00:16:46,305 --> 00:16:48,107 >> Jack: I know you and Summer are busy patting yourselves on 348 00:16:48,173 --> 00:16:50,609 the back for seeing all of this coming, but it could just as 349 00:16:50,676 --> 00:16:51,877 easily have gone the other way. 350 00:16:51,944 --> 00:16:55,514 In fact, we came very close to deciding it wasn't worth the 351 00:16:55,581 --> 00:16:59,284 risk, that we were gonna just try to save our friendship, and 352 00:16:59,351 --> 00:17:02,421 until very recently, Phyllis was more likely to err on the side 353 00:17:02,488 --> 00:17:04,156 of caution. 354 00:17:04,223 --> 00:17:05,324 >> Kyle: Okay. 355 00:17:05,391 --> 00:17:07,292 What's different now? 356 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,029 >> Jack: Honestly, I keep asking myself the same question. 357 00:17:11,096 --> 00:17:13,866 Why the sudden change of heart. 358 00:17:13,932 --> 00:17:17,836 Is it just a coincidence that it all seemed to happen when Diane 359 00:17:17,903 --> 00:17:19,905 walked back into our lives? 360 00:17:22,941 --> 00:17:26,145 >> Diane: [ Sighs ] Traci, by any chance, have you 361 00:17:26,211 --> 00:17:28,647 spoken to Kyle or Summer about me? 362 00:17:28,714 --> 00:17:31,483 I mean, have they given you any idea which way they're leaning? 363 00:17:31,550 --> 00:17:34,853 May-- Maybe they're open to forgiving me or not? 364 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:38,424 >> Traci: [ Sighs ] I am so sorry. 365 00:17:38,490 --> 00:17:42,194 I know that this is a very difficult situation for 366 00:17:42,261 --> 00:17:43,762 everyone. 367 00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:47,866 And I feel for you, but I don't want to mislead you in any way. 368 00:17:47,933 --> 00:17:49,468 >> Diane: Oh, no, I understand. 369 00:17:49,535 --> 00:17:52,171 I'm -- I'm not asking you to betray any confidences. 370 00:17:52,237 --> 00:17:55,474 I just wondered if there was anything at all you could tell 371 00:17:55,541 --> 00:17:56,675 me. 372 00:17:56,742 --> 00:17:59,511 >> Traci: The only thing I can say is what Kyle has told you 373 00:17:59,578 --> 00:18:00,612 himself. 374 00:18:00,679 --> 00:18:04,883 He's torn, and he's gonna need some time to process his 375 00:18:04,950 --> 00:18:05,984 feelings. 376 00:18:06,051 --> 00:18:08,821 And this is not a decision he would ever make lightly. 377 00:18:08,887 --> 00:18:10,589 >> Diane: No, that's the sense I've been getting from him as 378 00:18:10,656 --> 00:18:12,024 well. 379 00:18:12,090 --> 00:18:14,793 My son is a very serious and thoughtful young man. 380 00:18:14,860 --> 00:18:18,163 I'm sure he's going to consider all the ramifications before he 381 00:18:18,230 --> 00:18:19,364 makes up his mind. 382 00:18:19,431 --> 00:18:21,467 >> Traci: That's my nephew. 383 00:18:21,533 --> 00:18:24,937 >> Diane: Yes, I think if it was just the two of us, he might've 384 00:18:25,003 --> 00:18:28,307 already decided to give me a second chance, but with his wife 385 00:18:28,373 --> 00:18:31,143 and son, he -- he needs to take everything into account. 386 00:18:31,210 --> 00:18:35,447 >> Traci: Diane, rather than worry about all of this stuff, 387 00:18:35,514 --> 00:18:39,184 I wish you could take solace in the amazing young man your son 388 00:18:39,251 --> 00:18:40,452 has grown up to be. 389 00:18:40,519 --> 00:18:44,389 He is someone that you can be so proud of. 390 00:18:44,456 --> 00:18:47,526 And whatever decision he ultimately makes, it will be 391 00:18:47,593 --> 00:18:51,163 because he has thought it out, thought it through, and knows in 392 00:18:51,230 --> 00:18:55,534 his heart it's the right one for himself and for everyone he 393 00:18:55,601 --> 00:18:56,635 loves. 394 00:18:56,702 --> 00:18:59,204 >> Diane: And I promise, whichever way he goes, I will 395 00:18:59,271 --> 00:19:00,706 respect it. 396 00:19:00,772 --> 00:19:03,308 >> Traci: And the Abbotts will, too. 397 00:19:03,375 --> 00:19:06,011 Now, I really do have to get going. 398 00:19:06,078 --> 00:19:09,781 >> Diane: Oh, Traci, thank you for taking the time to talk with 399 00:19:09,848 --> 00:19:10,849 me. 400 00:19:10,916 --> 00:19:12,918 It really means a lot, especially since there are so 401 00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:16,021 few people in this town that have anything to say to me at 402 00:19:16,088 --> 00:19:18,357 all. 403 00:19:18,423 --> 00:19:20,959 >> Traci: Diane, you said it yourself -- you have a lot to 404 00:19:21,026 --> 00:19:27,366 make up for. 405 00:19:27,432 --> 00:19:29,434 >> Diane: [ Sighs ] >> Victor: That's a hell of an 406 00:19:38,844 --> 00:19:41,213 apology. 407 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:46,351 [ Chuckles ] Pathetic. 408 00:19:46,418 --> 00:19:49,221 You better get out of town because no one here wants 409 00:19:49,288 --> 00:19:52,758 anything to do with you, least of all Victoria. 410 00:19:52,824 --> 00:19:56,528 She's sick and tired of your glib apologies, your glib 411 00:19:56,595 --> 00:20:02,401 promises. 412 00:20:02,467 --> 00:20:06,605 >> Ashland: You know, in the past, we talked about what we 413 00:20:06,672 --> 00:20:09,007 have in common. 414 00:20:09,074 --> 00:20:13,946 Our backgrounds, our outlook on life. 415 00:20:14,012 --> 00:20:16,448 >> Victor: Has it ever occurred to you that I might have 416 00:20:16,515 --> 00:20:18,984 suspected that you did that to manipulate me into feeling 417 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:22,054 sympathetic with you, to gain my confidence? 418 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:24,323 >> Ashland: You're wrong. 419 00:20:24,389 --> 00:20:28,727 I freely admit I lied about the cancer, I lied about the 420 00:20:28,794 --> 00:20:32,931 treatment, but the rest of it -- the abusive father, starting out 421 00:20:32,998 --> 00:20:36,735 with less than nothing -- that was all true. 422 00:20:36,802 --> 00:20:40,038 >> Victor: Have you ever listened to yourself? 423 00:20:40,105 --> 00:20:42,941 You lied about your cancer. 424 00:20:43,008 --> 00:20:46,445 That comes across your lips like nothing. 425 00:20:46,511 --> 00:20:47,112 Who does that? 426 00:20:47,179 --> 00:20:50,616 Who lies about cancer? 427 00:20:50,682 --> 00:20:52,851 And now you're using your miserable childhood as an 428 00:20:52,918 --> 00:20:54,486 excuse? 429 00:20:54,553 --> 00:20:56,388 >> Ashland: No. 430 00:20:56,455 --> 00:20:58,991 Men like us don't hide behind excuses. 431 00:20:59,057 --> 00:21:00,692 We own up to our mistakes. 432 00:21:00,759 --> 00:21:04,663 In fact, you wouldn't be where you are in your life today if it 433 00:21:04,730 --> 00:21:08,533 hadn't been for your wife and your children forgiving you for 434 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,436 some pretty ugly sins of your own. 435 00:21:11,503 --> 00:21:13,505 >> Victor: Do me a favor. 436 00:21:13,572 --> 00:21:17,409 Stop comparing yourself with me. 437 00:21:17,476 --> 00:21:21,713 Is that an attempt to win some points with Victoria? 438 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:26,084 She'll laugh at you. 439 00:21:26,151 --> 00:21:29,054 >> Ashland: You seem to be forgetting something -- Victoria 440 00:21:29,121 --> 00:21:30,555 loves me. 441 00:21:30,622 --> 00:21:35,093 >> Victor: Oh. 442 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:39,965 She trusted you, she loved you -- past tense. 443 00:21:40,032 --> 00:21:43,168 You lied to her! 444 00:21:43,235 --> 00:21:45,737 I will never forgive you for that. 445 00:21:45,804 --> 00:21:49,775 You broke her heart. 446 00:21:49,841 --> 00:21:52,878 You broke my daughter's heart. 447 00:21:52,944 --> 00:21:57,082 Now you get the hell out of town, or else. 448 00:21:57,149 --> 00:21:58,717 >> Ashland: That sounds like a threat. 449 00:21:58,784 --> 00:22:04,790 >> Victor: That's not a threat, that's a guarantee. 450 00:22:04,856 --> 00:22:13,865 I will do anything in my power to protect my family. 451 00:22:13,932 --> 00:22:17,936 One piece of advice for you -- don't you push me to that point. 452 00:22:38,256 --> 00:22:40,258 >> "The Young and the Restless" will continue. 453 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:01,813 >> Kyle: Why would there be a connection between my mother 454 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,882 coming back and you and Phyllis getting together? 455 00:23:03,949 --> 00:23:07,018 >> Jack: I'm just struck by the timing, and keep in mind, there 456 00:23:07,085 --> 00:23:09,688 is a lot of contentious history between the two of them. 457 00:23:09,755 --> 00:23:12,290 >> Kyle: Okay, are you saying they're at it again? 458 00:23:12,357 --> 00:23:15,460 >> Jack: No, I'm saying Phyllis wants her out of town, and she 459 00:23:15,527 --> 00:23:19,498 has told her as much, adamantly insisting it happen soon. 460 00:23:19,564 --> 00:23:23,034 I just can't help but wonder if, maybe subconsciously, she's 461 00:23:23,101 --> 00:23:26,705 trying to tell Diane that there is nothing for her here if she 462 00:23:26,772 --> 00:23:29,674 decides to stick around. 463 00:23:29,741 --> 00:23:32,911 >> Kyle: Does she think my mother came back hoping to make 464 00:23:32,978 --> 00:23:34,412 something happen with you? 465 00:23:34,479 --> 00:23:36,414 Wait, do you think that? 466 00:23:36,481 --> 00:23:39,284 >> Jack: No, there's no hint that that's where Diane's 467 00:23:39,351 --> 00:23:42,220 thinking is these days, but, even if that were the case, 468 00:23:42,287 --> 00:23:43,455 it wouldn't matter. 469 00:23:43,522 --> 00:23:45,123 It's not gonna happen in 1,000 years. 470 00:23:45,190 --> 00:23:49,227 And...the two of them are just naturally competitive with each 471 00:23:49,294 --> 00:23:50,362 other. 472 00:23:50,428 --> 00:23:51,763 >> Kyle: But you don't think that's why Phyllis spent the 473 00:23:51,830 --> 00:23:53,331 night with you? 474 00:23:53,398 --> 00:23:55,100 >> Jack: No. 475 00:23:55,167 --> 00:23:57,035 No, of -- No, don't get me wrong. 476 00:23:57,102 --> 00:23:59,671 I'm very clear on how Phyllis feels about me. 477 00:23:59,738 --> 00:24:01,840 She's -- She's made it quite clear. 478 00:24:01,907 --> 00:24:04,075 >> Kyle: You're veering dangerously close to the TMI 479 00:24:04,142 --> 00:24:04,910 land. 480 00:24:04,976 --> 00:24:06,144 >> Jack: Then let's change the subject. 481 00:24:06,211 --> 00:24:08,713 What's going on with you and your mother? 482 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:11,683 >> Kyle: [ Sighs ] Every day, there's a little 483 00:24:11,750 --> 00:24:14,519 moment or incident that makes me think she might really be 484 00:24:14,586 --> 00:24:15,921 sincere. 485 00:24:15,987 --> 00:24:18,790 But I can't help wondering if I'm just seeing what I want to 486 00:24:18,857 --> 00:24:20,625 see. 487 00:24:20,692 --> 00:24:23,361 >> Jack: Sounds like you're trying to justify actually 488 00:24:23,428 --> 00:24:24,696 giving her another chance. 489 00:24:24,763 --> 00:24:29,067 >> Kyle: [ Sighs ] Sorry, Dad. 490 00:24:29,134 --> 00:24:32,537 I know that's not what you and definitely not Phyllis want to 491 00:24:32,604 --> 00:24:38,310 hear, but that's honestly where I am. 492 00:24:38,376 --> 00:24:41,446 >> Phyllis: Self-sabotage -- seriously? 493 00:24:41,513 --> 00:24:43,114 Summer, really? 494 00:24:43,181 --> 00:24:45,217 That's not what I'm doing, by the way. 495 00:24:45,283 --> 00:24:47,419 I'm keeping a watchful eye on Diane. 496 00:24:47,485 --> 00:24:49,254 >> Summer: And on Jack. 497 00:24:49,321 --> 00:24:52,224 I mean, you've already admitted that you're monitoring his 498 00:24:52,290 --> 00:24:53,291 reactions to her. 499 00:24:53,358 --> 00:24:56,428 You're worried about her tugging on his heartstrings. 500 00:24:56,494 --> 00:24:59,564 And you're looking out for any sign that her old tricks are 501 00:24:59,631 --> 00:25:00,498 working on him. 502 00:25:00,565 --> 00:25:03,835 I mean, it kind of sounds like... 503 00:25:03,902 --> 00:25:04,736 Oh. 504 00:25:04,803 --> 00:25:06,037 >> Phyllis: "Oh," what? 505 00:25:06,104 --> 00:25:09,007 >> Summer: Is that why you dove back into this romance with 506 00:25:09,074 --> 00:25:09,574 Jack? 507 00:25:09,641 --> 00:25:13,545 Was it a jealousy thing? 508 00:25:13,612 --> 00:25:15,480 >> Phyllis: Are you serious right now? 509 00:25:15,547 --> 00:25:16,381 Really? 510 00:25:16,448 --> 00:25:18,583 I mean, why does everybody think that? 511 00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:22,320 Why does everybody think that I would be with Jack because of 512 00:25:22,387 --> 00:25:23,555 Diane, that viper? 513 00:25:23,622 --> 00:25:27,659 I mean, Amanda, she insinuated the same thing, and by the way, 514 00:25:27,726 --> 00:25:28,927 no is the answer. 515 00:25:28,994 --> 00:25:30,495 No, you're both wrong. 516 00:25:30,562 --> 00:25:31,196 >> Summer: Okay. 517 00:25:31,263 --> 00:25:32,063 I mean, if you say so. 518 00:25:32,130 --> 00:25:32,797 >> Phyllis: Okay? 519 00:25:32,864 --> 00:25:33,632 Thank you. 520 00:25:33,698 --> 00:25:35,333 I would never do something like that. 521 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,736 I would never use Jack just to get back at Diane. 522 00:25:37,802 --> 00:25:40,071 Oh, my gosh, is that what you think of me? 523 00:25:40,138 --> 00:25:44,576 >> Summer: Look, all I know is that you do have a tendency to 524 00:25:44,643 --> 00:25:46,578 obsess and then overreact. 525 00:25:46,645 --> 00:25:48,179 >> Phyllis: Okay, I'm not doing that. 526 00:25:48,246 --> 00:25:49,447 I'm not overreacting right now. 527 00:25:49,514 --> 00:25:50,615 Okay? 528 00:25:50,682 --> 00:25:55,921 My relationship with Jack is built on -- on honesty and -- 529 00:25:55,987 --> 00:25:57,155 and trust. 530 00:25:57,222 --> 00:26:00,492 You know, it has nothing to do with Diane. 531 00:26:00,558 --> 00:26:01,927 Nothing to do with her. 532 00:26:01,993 --> 00:26:02,794 >> Summer: Okay. 533 00:26:02,861 --> 00:26:03,929 I'm glad to hear it. 534 00:26:03,995 --> 00:26:06,564 >> Phyllis: Good. Good. 535 00:26:06,631 --> 00:26:08,833 I don't -- I don't want to talk about this. 536 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:11,703 This is -- This -- This whole conversation is screwing up my 537 00:26:11,770 --> 00:26:13,138 mother-daughter time with you. 538 00:26:13,204 --> 00:26:15,640 Let's talk about something else, please. 539 00:26:15,707 --> 00:26:17,108 >> Summer: Okay, what would you like to discuss? 540 00:26:17,175 --> 00:26:18,109 >> Phyllis: Marchetti. 541 00:26:18,176 --> 00:26:19,311 Let's talk about Marchetti. 542 00:26:19,377 --> 00:26:20,979 >> Summer: Okay. 543 00:26:21,046 --> 00:26:23,815 Well, I don't know, let's just say that maybe it was a good 544 00:26:23,882 --> 00:26:27,919 thing that you didn't accept my offer to come out to Milan. 545 00:26:27,986 --> 00:26:29,688 >> Phyllis: Oh, really? Why? 546 00:26:29,754 --> 00:26:32,490 >> Summer: I don't really want to talk about it right now, but 547 00:26:32,557 --> 00:26:35,026 just know that, one way or another, I'm gonna figure it 548 00:26:35,093 --> 00:26:35,527 out. 549 00:26:35,593 --> 00:26:36,928 >> Phyllis: Alright. 550 00:26:36,995 --> 00:26:37,929 I believe in you. 551 00:26:37,996 --> 00:26:40,165 [ Chuckles ] So what about Harrison? 552 00:26:40,231 --> 00:26:41,700 I mean, can we talk about Harrison? 553 00:26:41,766 --> 00:26:43,935 Is he a safe subject? 554 00:26:44,002 --> 00:26:47,005 [ Both laugh ] Is he enjoying his Grandpa Jack? 555 00:26:47,072 --> 00:26:48,840 >> Summer: Oh, my gosh, yes, he is. 556 00:26:48,907 --> 00:26:52,043 I mean, Grandpa Jack spoils him so much, I can't even believe 557 00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:53,244 it. 558 00:26:53,311 --> 00:26:55,647 And somehow, somehow, he seems blissfully unaware of all the 559 00:26:55,714 --> 00:26:59,351 turmoil that's going on around him, but I just don't know how 560 00:26:59,417 --> 00:27:02,821 we're gonna explain this whole Ashland thing to him. 561 00:27:02,887 --> 00:27:07,125 >> Phyllis: Oh, Ashland thing? 562 00:27:07,192 --> 00:27:10,462 Oh, wow, I thought something was going on between Ashland and 563 00:27:10,528 --> 00:27:13,131 Victoria, because he's staying here. 564 00:27:13,198 --> 00:27:15,834 >> Summer: Wait, are you kidding right now? 565 00:27:15,900 --> 00:27:18,203 You don't know about this? 566 00:27:18,269 --> 00:27:20,105 >> Phyllis: No. About what? 567 00:27:20,171 --> 00:27:23,141 Wait, I'm totally out of the loop. 568 00:27:23,208 --> 00:27:28,179 >> Summer: [ Scoffs ] Apparently, Ashland lied about 569 00:27:28,246 --> 00:27:30,348 having cancer. 570 00:27:30,415 --> 00:27:32,450 It was all a hoax. 571 00:27:35,687 --> 00:27:37,689 >> Diane: Thank you. 572 00:27:47,866 --> 00:27:52,303 >> Nikki: You're still in town, despite everyone's advice and 573 00:27:52,370 --> 00:27:53,204 warnings. 574 00:27:53,271 --> 00:27:54,305 What's the hold-up? 575 00:27:54,372 --> 00:27:56,307 Is your broomstick in for repairs? 576 00:27:56,374 --> 00:27:59,744 >> Diane: [ Scoffs ] "Advice"? "Warnings"? 577 00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:02,547 I think the word you're looking for is threats. 578 00:28:02,614 --> 00:28:05,683 And, yes, I've ignored every one of them because the only opinion 579 00:28:05,750 --> 00:28:07,218 that matters to me is my son's. 580 00:28:07,285 --> 00:28:08,486 >> Nikki: Oh, really? 581 00:28:08,553 --> 00:28:11,456 Well, I highly doubt it's Kyle's opinion that matters to you, as 582 00:28:11,523 --> 00:28:13,525 opposed to his bank account. 583 00:28:21,566 --> 00:28:22,233 >> Phyllis: This is rich. 584 00:28:22,300 --> 00:28:23,802 I could've called this one. 585 00:28:23,868 --> 00:28:25,003 Seriously. 586 00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:28,473 The Locke Ness Monster -- what a horrible person he is, using 587 00:28:28,540 --> 00:28:29,474 cancer. 588 00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:31,309 >> Summer: [ Sighs ] >> Phyllis: Using cancer to 589 00:28:31,376 --> 00:28:34,145 trick Victoria into marrying him so he could take over the 590 00:28:34,212 --> 00:28:34,913 company. 591 00:28:34,979 --> 00:28:36,014 Amazing. 592 00:28:36,081 --> 00:28:37,615 >> Summer: It's beyond heartless. 593 00:28:37,682 --> 00:28:38,516 >> Phyllis: Mm-hmm. 594 00:28:38,583 --> 00:28:39,717 It's beyond. 595 00:28:39,784 --> 00:28:41,619 How's Victoria? Is she okay? 596 00:28:41,686 --> 00:28:45,156 >> Summer: Mm, well, we ran into her at the park right after we 597 00:28:45,223 --> 00:28:50,562 laid down the law with Ashland, and she covered pretty well, but 598 00:28:50,628 --> 00:28:54,132 she must be in a state of shock underneath it all. 599 00:28:54,199 --> 00:28:57,302 >> Phyllis: I mean, I bet she's thinking of all those times 600 00:28:57,368 --> 00:29:00,205 Billy and Nick tried to talk her out of marrying him. 601 00:29:00,271 --> 00:29:01,706 You know? 602 00:29:01,773 --> 00:29:04,676 Telling her repeatedly, "Don't trust him." 603 00:29:04,742 --> 00:29:08,713 I bet this is keeping her up at night. 604 00:29:08,780 --> 00:29:12,484 >> Summer: Mom, I hope that there's not even a tiny part of 605 00:29:12,550 --> 00:29:16,287 you that is enjoying this. 606 00:29:16,354 --> 00:29:18,223 >> Phyllis: No. 607 00:29:18,289 --> 00:29:21,025 Of course not. 608 00:29:21,092 --> 00:29:22,760 This is horrible. 609 00:29:22,827 --> 00:29:25,697 I would never wish this upon my worst enemy. 610 00:29:25,763 --> 00:29:30,335 I mean, Victoria and I, we're not friends, but this has got to 611 00:29:30,401 --> 00:29:33,538 be so painful. 612 00:29:33,605 --> 00:29:36,207 How's Nick taking it? 613 00:29:36,274 --> 00:29:38,643 >> Summer: We haven't really had a chance to discuss it yet. 614 00:29:38,710 --> 00:29:41,045 I mean, it's not like he was gonna bring it up at Mariah and 615 00:29:41,112 --> 00:29:43,748 Tessa's wedding reception, and before that, he probably didn't 616 00:29:43,815 --> 00:29:46,217 want to upset me when I was thousands of miles away. 617 00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:47,986 >> Phyllis: Yeah, I mean, there's nothing you can do about 618 00:29:48,052 --> 00:29:49,053 it. 619 00:29:49,120 --> 00:29:51,756 >> Summer: But obviously this affects Harrison, too. 620 00:29:51,823 --> 00:29:55,860 I mean, Kyle and I are going to have to do everything we can to 621 00:29:55,927 --> 00:29:59,797 protect him from this man who clearly has zero compassion or 622 00:29:59,864 --> 00:30:01,566 ethics. 623 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:04,602 >> Phyllis: This is a lot for you to deal with, babe. 624 00:30:04,669 --> 00:30:06,104 It is. 625 00:30:06,171 --> 00:30:07,472 It's a lot. 626 00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:08,673 >> Summer: Yeah. 627 00:30:08,740 --> 00:30:11,042 >> Phyllis: Fending off Diane and Ashland at the same time. 628 00:30:11,109 --> 00:30:12,810 >> Summer: Don't worry, Mom. 629 00:30:12,877 --> 00:30:15,313 We've got this. 630 00:30:15,380 --> 00:30:19,083 >> Phyllis: You might think you've got this. 631 00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:22,253 You don't know who you're dealing with. 632 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:26,491 >> Kyle: I guess I should be grateful that Ashland allowed 633 00:30:26,558 --> 00:30:29,727 Harrison to leave the country while he tried to get his greedy 634 00:30:29,794 --> 00:30:33,364 claws into Newman Enterprises, but it just disgusts me. 635 00:30:33,431 --> 00:30:37,001 It's proof he never cared about Harrison like he claimed. 636 00:30:37,068 --> 00:30:40,371 And that's so sad for my son. 637 00:30:40,438 --> 00:30:43,508 At least now I don't have to feel guilty about keeping them 638 00:30:43,575 --> 00:30:44,709 apart. 639 00:30:44,776 --> 00:30:46,344 >> Jack: Oh, I think he's still gonna put up quite a fight. 640 00:30:46,411 --> 00:30:47,545 >> Kyle: Why would he? 641 00:30:47,612 --> 00:30:50,215 He no longer has to pretend Harrison is important to him. 642 00:30:50,281 --> 00:30:52,650 >> Jack: I'm sure the Newmans are hoping he will slink off in 643 00:30:52,717 --> 00:30:55,186 defeat, but from my conversation with him, I don't think that's 644 00:30:55,253 --> 00:30:56,387 gonna happen. 645 00:30:56,454 --> 00:30:58,756 No, he wants to re-establish himself in Harrison's life. 646 00:30:58,823 --> 00:31:01,259 In fact, I think he looks at that boy as the only good thing 647 00:31:01,326 --> 00:31:02,460 that's left in his life. 648 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:05,363 >> Kyle: Oh, so Harrison is his back-up family now that he's 649 00:31:05,430 --> 00:31:07,999 destroyed everything and his life has fallen apart? 650 00:31:08,066 --> 00:31:11,502 Well, I won't stand for that. 651 00:31:11,569 --> 00:31:13,972 >> Diane: I understand why you're still angry. 652 00:31:14,038 --> 00:31:16,474 I know I have a long way to go to make up for the truly 653 00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:17,709 horrible things I've done. 654 00:31:17,775 --> 00:31:19,510 >> Nikki: Well, guess what. 655 00:31:19,577 --> 00:31:21,546 I don't want anything from you. 656 00:31:21,613 --> 00:31:24,048 All I want is for you to disappear. 657 00:31:24,115 --> 00:31:26,184 I mean, that is your specialty, right? 658 00:31:26,251 --> 00:31:29,287 Maybe this time you can manage to do it without stealing a 659 00:31:29,354 --> 00:31:32,991 corpse and framing half the people in this town for murder. 660 00:31:33,057 --> 00:31:36,628 >> Diane: [ Scoffs ] >> Nikki: Oh, I'm so sorry, am I 661 00:31:36,694 --> 00:31:37,829 embarrassing you? 662 00:31:37,895 --> 00:31:40,932 Oh, well, no, that can't be because you and I both know that 663 00:31:40,999 --> 00:31:41,966 you have no shame. 664 00:31:42,033 --> 00:31:44,435 Otherwise, you would be long gone. 665 00:31:44,502 --> 00:31:48,539 Instead, you're here, hanging around, hoping that the son you 666 00:31:48,606 --> 00:31:51,075 abandoned will take pity on you. 667 00:31:51,142 --> 00:31:52,877 >> Diane: Please leave Kyle out of this. 668 00:31:52,944 --> 00:31:54,145 >> Nikki: Why should I? 669 00:31:54,212 --> 00:31:56,881 He's the only one who can rescue you from the mess you've made of 670 00:31:56,948 --> 00:31:57,615 your life. 671 00:31:57,682 --> 00:31:59,450 >> Diane: I don't need rescuing. 672 00:31:59,517 --> 00:32:01,519 I rescued myself. 673 00:32:01,586 --> 00:32:03,588 I came back because I'm strong enough to handle -- 674 00:32:03,655 --> 00:32:05,290 >> Nikki: Okay, you know what, Diane? 675 00:32:05,356 --> 00:32:07,292 Don't bother with any more of your lies. 676 00:32:07,358 --> 00:32:10,328 We all know why you're here. 677 00:32:10,395 --> 00:32:13,231 You are a professional gold-digger. 678 00:32:13,298 --> 00:32:14,032 >> Diane: That's not true. 679 00:32:14,098 --> 00:32:15,900 >> Nikki: Oh, yes, it is true. 680 00:32:15,967 --> 00:32:19,437 Your new life didn't work out the way you wanted it. 681 00:32:19,504 --> 00:32:23,474 Now you're broke, so here you are throwing yourself at Kyle's 682 00:32:23,541 --> 00:32:27,011 feet, hoping you can con your way into the Abbott fortune. 683 00:32:27,078 --> 00:32:29,047 >> Diane: This has nothing to do with money. 684 00:32:29,113 --> 00:32:32,450 >> Nikki: I suppose you can keep preying on his emotions if you 685 00:32:32,517 --> 00:32:33,885 like. 686 00:32:33,951 --> 00:32:37,355 But Kyle is a very smart, savvy young man. 687 00:32:37,422 --> 00:32:39,357 He's gonna see right through you. 688 00:32:39,424 --> 00:32:42,327 In fact, he'll probably tell you to your face that he was better 689 00:32:42,393 --> 00:32:44,028 off when you were dead. 690 00:32:44,095 --> 00:32:46,664 >> Diane: [ Gasps ] >> Nikki: Ah! 691 00:32:46,731 --> 00:32:48,733 >> Diane: Oh! 692 00:32:57,041 --> 00:32:59,310 >> Phyllis: Summer, I don't think you get this. 693 00:32:59,377 --> 00:33:04,349 I don't think you realize how vicious and conniving Diane can 694 00:33:04,415 --> 00:33:05,483 be. 695 00:33:05,550 --> 00:33:08,252 I mean, need I remind you that she tried to frame me for 696 00:33:08,319 --> 00:33:09,420 multiple felonies? 697 00:33:09,487 --> 00:33:12,023 >> Summer: Mom, I am not underestimating her. 698 00:33:12,090 --> 00:33:15,393 If anything, she is the one that's underestimating me. 699 00:33:15,460 --> 00:33:18,663 She is the one that doesn't know who she's dealing with. 700 00:33:18,730 --> 00:33:21,833 Because I inherited that protective gene from both sides 701 00:33:21,899 --> 00:33:22,967 of my family. 702 00:33:23,034 --> 00:33:25,670 So if she does come after us, she's got a double dose of 703 00:33:25,737 --> 00:33:27,238 trouble just waiting for her. 704 00:33:27,305 --> 00:33:28,773 >> Phyllis: I mean, I like to see this. 705 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:30,308 I like to see this mama bear coming out. 706 00:33:30,375 --> 00:33:33,544 >> Summer: Yeah, there is absolutely no way that I'm going 707 00:33:33,611 --> 00:33:36,948 to let that total narcissist hurt my little boy like she hurt 708 00:33:37,014 --> 00:33:37,715 my husband. 709 00:33:37,782 --> 00:33:39,484 >> Phyllis: Okay, good, good. 710 00:33:39,550 --> 00:33:42,353 I mean, I hope she takes my subtle encouragement to leave 711 00:33:42,420 --> 00:33:45,056 and go back to LA so you don't have to deal with your 712 00:33:45,123 --> 00:33:46,457 mother-in-law anymore. 713 00:33:46,524 --> 00:33:48,426 >> Summer: I'm dying to know what you said to her to 714 00:33:48,493 --> 00:33:49,827 encourage her to leave. 715 00:33:49,894 --> 00:33:52,964 >> Phyllis: Well, don't worry about that. 716 00:33:53,030 --> 00:33:55,967 You can thank me later if it works. 717 00:33:56,033 --> 00:33:58,536 >> Kyle: So all of our divisions are back operating in the black. 718 00:33:58,603 --> 00:34:01,372 >> Jack: After all the trouble Locke put us through, we fought 719 00:34:01,439 --> 00:34:03,307 our way back. 720 00:34:03,374 --> 00:34:06,577 >> Kyle: Might be a good time to think about an expansion 721 00:34:06,644 --> 00:34:10,381 project. 722 00:34:10,448 --> 00:34:11,215 >> Jack: Hello. 723 00:34:11,282 --> 00:34:13,050 >> Traci: Oh, good, you're both here. 724 00:34:13,117 --> 00:34:14,252 >> Jack: How was your walk? 725 00:34:14,318 --> 00:34:15,353 >> Traci: It was good. 726 00:34:15,420 --> 00:34:17,822 A little windy and very interesting, as it turns out. 727 00:34:17,889 --> 00:34:19,924 I ran into Diane at the park. 728 00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:21,559 >> Kyle: What was she doing there? 729 00:34:21,626 --> 00:34:24,061 >> Traci: Well, she was hoping for another chance encounter 730 00:34:24,128 --> 00:34:25,296 with you and Harrison. 731 00:34:25,363 --> 00:34:27,331 >> Jack: Well, I guess that's better than her showing up here 732 00:34:27,398 --> 00:34:28,466 unannounced. 733 00:34:28,533 --> 00:34:30,134 >> Kyle: I can't believe my mother was just hanging out, 734 00:34:30,201 --> 00:34:31,002 hoping we'd pass by. 735 00:34:31,068 --> 00:34:33,404 What did she have to say? 736 00:34:33,471 --> 00:34:35,440 >> Traci: It meant a lot to her to meet her grandson. 737 00:34:35,506 --> 00:34:38,109 Apparently, Harrison has stolen her heart. 738 00:34:38,176 --> 00:34:41,345 But I also think that it has hit home in a whole new way how much 739 00:34:41,412 --> 00:34:42,847 she's missed. 740 00:34:42,914 --> 00:34:46,217 So I told her that Kyle needed a little more time to work through 741 00:34:46,284 --> 00:34:47,418 his decision. 742 00:34:47,485 --> 00:34:50,154 >> Jack: Michael Baldwin and I both gave her the same advice 743 00:34:50,221 --> 00:34:52,089 the other night after the wedding. 744 00:34:52,156 --> 00:34:53,624 Maybe I should've been more firm. 745 00:34:53,691 --> 00:34:55,626 >> Kyle: Maybe it means I shouldn't leave her hanging. 746 00:34:55,693 --> 00:34:57,628 It must feel like a defendant waiting for the jury to come 747 00:34:57,695 --> 00:34:58,529 back with a verdict. 748 00:34:58,596 --> 00:35:00,298 >> Jack: Wait, none of this is your fault. 749 00:35:00,364 --> 00:35:01,966 She put herself in this situation. 750 00:35:02,033 --> 00:35:04,602 >> Kyle: Yeah, that's no excuse for me to drag this out. 751 00:35:04,669 --> 00:35:08,239 >> Jack: Kyle, if you hear yourself putting her needs, her 752 00:35:08,306 --> 00:35:12,043 feelings ahead of your family's, I hope alarm bells go off in 753 00:35:12,109 --> 00:35:13,277 your head. 754 00:35:13,344 --> 00:35:16,380 Keep in mind, she is an expert at focusing everyone's attention 755 00:35:16,447 --> 00:35:18,449 on her. 756 00:35:20,551 --> 00:35:23,688 >> Nikki: Don't you ever raise your hand to me again. 757 00:35:23,754 --> 00:35:24,755 >> Diane: Like this? 758 00:35:24,822 --> 00:35:26,824 [ Both shouting indistinctly ] >> Victoria: Mother! 759 00:35:26,891 --> 00:35:27,792 Stop it. Stop. 760 00:35:27,859 --> 00:35:29,227 What is going on? 761 00:35:29,293 --> 00:35:31,996 What? 762 00:35:32,063 --> 00:35:33,965 Diane? 763 00:35:34,031 --> 00:35:35,299 Oh, my God. 764 00:35:35,366 --> 00:35:36,767 How is this possible? 765 00:35:36,834 --> 00:35:38,436 >> Diane: Oh, I thought everybody in town knew that I 766 00:35:38,503 --> 00:35:39,337 was alive and well. 767 00:35:39,403 --> 00:35:40,605 I'm surprised your parents didn't tell you. 768 00:35:40,671 --> 00:35:42,607 >> Nikki: I didn't want to burden you with the pain of 769 00:35:42,673 --> 00:35:44,375 knowing that that bitch is not six feet under. 770 00:35:44,442 --> 00:35:46,110 >> Diane: Oh, and congratulations on all your 771 00:35:46,177 --> 00:35:46,878 success. 772 00:35:46,944 --> 00:35:48,179 I followed your career from afar. 773 00:35:48,246 --> 00:35:49,413 >> Victoria: Seriously? 774 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,048 I come in here, you're attacking my mother? 775 00:35:51,115 --> 00:35:53,217 You can spare your phony praise. 776 00:35:53,284 --> 00:35:54,452 >> Nikki: You know what, Diane? 777 00:35:54,519 --> 00:35:58,923 The longer you keep your mouth shut, the better off you'll be. 778 00:35:58,990 --> 00:36:01,893 >> Victoria: Look, Mom, we have a plane to catch. 779 00:36:01,959 --> 00:36:04,462 So you can just give me the details when we're -- 780 00:36:04,529 --> 00:36:05,997 >> Nikki: Yeah, yeah, that's not worth it. 781 00:36:06,063 --> 00:36:08,666 You're not worth it. 782 00:36:08,733 --> 00:36:11,269 Why don't you go back to the grave you crawled out of and 783 00:36:11,335 --> 00:36:12,103 stay there. 784 00:36:12,169 --> 00:36:13,905 >> Victoria: Okay, that's enough, Mom. 785 00:36:38,229 --> 00:36:53,110 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 786 00:36:53,177 --> 00:36:54,278 𝅘𝅥𝅮𝅘𝅥𝅮 787 00:36:54,345 --> 00:36:56,681 >> Join us again for "The Young and the Restless."