1 00:00:15,014 --> 00:00:17,384 >> Nate: [ Sniffs, sighs ] 2 00:00:25,592 --> 00:00:27,827 >> Lily: Nate. What's wrong? 3 00:00:27,894 --> 00:00:29,763 >> Nate: Um... 4 00:00:29,829 --> 00:00:33,533 Devon, Lily, uh... 5 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:34,734 There's something I need to say 6 00:00:34,801 --> 00:00:39,806 to you two -- in private. 7 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:41,241 >> Billy: Can it wait? 8 00:00:41,307 --> 00:00:43,309 >> Nate: No. 9 00:00:43,376 --> 00:00:44,310 >> Billy: Look, Nate, we got 10 00:00:44,377 --> 00:00:45,245 some pretty, uh, pressing 11 00:00:45,311 --> 00:00:46,279 business matters to take care 12 00:00:46,346 --> 00:00:47,414 of, things in the pipeline that 13 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:48,148 are time-sensitive. 14 00:00:48,214 --> 00:00:49,215 >> Nate: This directly impacts 15 00:00:49,282 --> 00:00:50,884 what we're all doing here. 16 00:00:50,950 --> 00:00:52,519 >> Audra: The IPO? 17 00:00:52,585 --> 00:00:54,387 >> Nate: Among other things. 18 00:00:54,454 --> 00:00:55,188 >> Lily: Okay. 19 00:00:55,255 --> 00:00:56,022 Um, can you two actually just 20 00:00:56,089 --> 00:00:56,790 give us a minute, please? 21 00:00:56,856 --> 00:00:57,690 >> Devon: No, hang on a second. 22 00:00:57,757 --> 00:00:58,291 Hang on a second. 23 00:00:58,358 --> 00:01:00,794 Why do they have to leave? 24 00:01:00,860 --> 00:01:01,661 >> Nate: You know what? 25 00:01:01,728 --> 00:01:02,996 You're right. 26 00:01:03,062 --> 00:01:06,132 Billy and Audra can stay. 27 00:01:06,199 --> 00:01:08,001 They'll find out the truth soon 28 00:01:08,067 --> 00:01:09,702 enough. 29 00:01:09,769 --> 00:01:12,906 In fact, I want you to all hear 30 00:01:12,972 --> 00:01:14,574 it from me. 31 00:01:14,641 --> 00:01:16,643 >> Lily: The truth about what? 32 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:31,124 ♪♪ 33 00:01:31,191 --> 00:01:38,765 ♪♪ 34 00:01:38,832 --> 00:01:46,406 ♪♪ 35 00:01:46,473 --> 00:01:54,113 ♪♪ 36 00:01:55,982 --> 00:01:58,251 [ Knock on door ] 37 00:01:58,318 --> 00:01:59,986 >> Tucker: Hey. 38 00:02:00,053 --> 00:02:02,088 Good time? Bad time? 39 00:02:02,155 --> 00:02:03,790 Sure as hell been a long time. 40 00:02:03,857 --> 00:02:05,925 >> Adam: So it has. 41 00:02:05,992 --> 00:02:06,926 Come on in. 42 00:02:06,993 --> 00:02:09,996 >> Tucker: Thank you. 43 00:02:10,063 --> 00:02:11,998 >> Adam: I, uh, heard about your 44 00:02:12,065 --> 00:02:13,733 dramatic return, the little 45 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,401 stunt with the helicopter. 46 00:02:15,468 --> 00:02:17,437 >> Tucker: Oh, yeah, the stunt. 47 00:02:17,504 --> 00:02:18,671 Well, I was late for the 48 00:02:18,738 --> 00:02:21,374 ceremony, you know, and wouldn't 49 00:02:21,441 --> 00:02:22,709 want to be thought of as rude. 50 00:02:22,775 --> 00:02:23,710 You know how the righteous 51 00:02:23,776 --> 00:02:24,744 people in this town like to 52 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:25,578 cluck their tongues. 53 00:02:25,645 --> 00:02:26,746 >> Adam: Yeah, I think you just 54 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:28,147 like being unpredictable. 55 00:02:28,214 --> 00:02:29,215 >> Tucker: Ah, look who's 56 00:02:29,282 --> 00:02:30,250 talking. 57 00:02:30,316 --> 00:02:31,551 Choosing to work here instead of 58 00:02:31,618 --> 00:02:33,520 at Newman. 59 00:02:33,586 --> 00:02:34,721 Victor must have had an 60 00:02:34,787 --> 00:02:35,555 apoplectic fit. 61 00:02:35,622 --> 00:02:36,556 >> Adam: I, uh, assume you're 62 00:02:36,623 --> 00:02:38,391 here to see Jack, but 63 00:02:38,458 --> 00:02:39,359 unfortunately he's in a meeting. 64 00:02:39,425 --> 00:02:40,894 >> Tucker: Yeah, I did stop by 65 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,762 to say hi to him, but I'm 66 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:44,197 actually on my way down to the 67 00:02:44,264 --> 00:02:46,099 lab. 68 00:02:46,165 --> 00:02:48,301 >> Adam: What for? 69 00:02:48,368 --> 00:02:50,069 >> Tucker: To see Ashley. 70 00:02:50,136 --> 00:02:52,839 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] 71 00:02:52,906 --> 00:02:54,374 And what do you think that'll 72 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:55,909 accomplish? 73 00:03:01,147 --> 00:03:01,948 >> Ashley: Hey. 74 00:03:02,015 --> 00:03:03,216 >> Traci: Hi. 75 00:03:03,283 --> 00:03:05,051 >> Ashley: Where'd you get that? 76 00:03:05,118 --> 00:03:06,719 >> Traci: Oh, Harrison was in 77 00:03:06,786 --> 00:03:08,087 here playing earlier, and he 78 00:03:08,154 --> 00:03:09,122 found it in the trash. 79 00:03:09,188 --> 00:03:09,789 >> Ashley: Oh. 80 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:11,124 That's because I put it there. 81 00:03:11,190 --> 00:03:13,293 >> Traci: It looks Japanese. 82 00:03:13,359 --> 00:03:14,460 >> Ashley: It's from a tea 83 00:03:14,527 --> 00:03:15,395 ceremony that I went to with 84 00:03:15,461 --> 00:03:16,996 Tucker a long time ago. 85 00:03:17,063 --> 00:03:18,431 Um, I think when he gave it to 86 00:03:18,498 --> 00:03:19,766 me he was trying to make an 87 00:03:19,832 --> 00:03:21,067 impression, except I, um -- 88 00:03:21,134 --> 00:03:22,735 I wasn't very impressed. 89 00:03:22,802 --> 00:03:25,204 >> Traci: Apparently not. 90 00:03:25,271 --> 00:03:26,005 >> Ashley: Do you want it? 91 00:03:26,072 --> 00:03:26,806 'Cause I don't care what happens 92 00:03:26,873 --> 00:03:27,707 to it. 93 00:03:27,774 --> 00:03:29,008 >> Traci: [ Sighs ] 94 00:03:29,075 --> 00:03:30,777 So, I imagine running into 95 00:03:30,843 --> 00:03:31,744 Tucker again after all these 96 00:03:31,811 --> 00:03:33,246 years has brought up some 97 00:03:33,313 --> 00:03:33,947 memories. 98 00:03:34,013 --> 00:03:35,315 >> Ashley: Oh, I think that's 99 00:03:35,381 --> 00:03:36,282 what he was hoping. 100 00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:38,117 >> Traci: Well, do you have a 101 00:03:38,184 --> 00:03:39,385 sense for the truth of his 102 00:03:39,452 --> 00:03:40,053 story? 103 00:03:40,119 --> 00:03:41,421 I mean, do you think he really 104 00:03:41,487 --> 00:03:43,222 is a changed man after his brush 105 00:03:43,289 --> 00:03:44,223 with death? 106 00:03:44,290 --> 00:03:46,359 >> Ashley: [ Sighs ] 107 00:03:52,498 --> 00:03:53,833 >> Nate: It's about your plans 108 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:55,101 to take Chancellor-Winters 109 00:03:55,168 --> 00:03:58,271 public...and my own role in that 110 00:03:58,338 --> 00:03:59,973 endeavor. 111 00:04:00,039 --> 00:04:01,574 As much as I regret having to 112 00:04:01,641 --> 00:04:04,711 admit this, I haven't been 113 00:04:04,777 --> 00:04:09,549 operating in good faith. 114 00:04:09,616 --> 00:04:10,850 >> Audra: What do you mean by 115 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:13,019 that exactly? 116 00:04:13,086 --> 00:04:14,320 >> Nate: Since the beginning of 117 00:04:14,387 --> 00:04:17,557 this process, I've been meeting 118 00:04:17,624 --> 00:04:18,958 in secret with the CEO of 119 00:04:19,025 --> 00:04:20,994 another company, sharing what I 120 00:04:21,060 --> 00:04:23,229 know, every closely guarded 121 00:04:23,296 --> 00:04:24,731 detail about our planned 122 00:04:24,797 --> 00:04:27,333 offering, including the 123 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:29,469 timetable for our announcement, 124 00:04:29,535 --> 00:04:32,372 how everyone felt about it, what 125 00:04:32,438 --> 00:04:34,841 point we were at in the process. 126 00:04:34,907 --> 00:04:36,342 >> Billy: Are you serious? 127 00:04:36,409 --> 00:04:37,510 >> Lily: Why would you do 128 00:04:37,577 --> 00:04:39,946 something like that? 129 00:04:40,013 --> 00:04:41,114 >> Devon: This is about you and 130 00:04:41,180 --> 00:04:42,515 me, isn't it? 131 00:04:46,285 --> 00:04:46,986 >> Ashley: Huh. 132 00:04:47,053 --> 00:04:48,121 Has Tucker changed? 133 00:04:48,187 --> 00:04:50,289 As in, is he capable of having 134 00:04:50,356 --> 00:04:52,225 an epiphany about anything ever? 135 00:04:52,291 --> 00:04:53,326 [ Both laugh ] 136 00:04:53,393 --> 00:04:54,460 >> Traci: I will take that as a 137 00:04:54,527 --> 00:04:55,028 "no." 138 00:04:55,094 --> 00:04:55,628 >> Ashley: Well, he's a 139 00:04:55,695 --> 00:04:57,063 narcissist, right? 140 00:04:57,130 --> 00:04:58,131 I mean, look at the way he 141 00:04:58,197 --> 00:04:59,232 disrupted Kyle and Summer's 142 00:04:59,298 --> 00:05:00,133 vow renewal ceremony. 143 00:05:00,199 --> 00:05:02,101 It was so incredibly obnoxious. 144 00:05:02,168 --> 00:05:03,469 And I don't believe he had an 145 00:05:03,536 --> 00:05:04,871 awakening after he crashed his 146 00:05:04,937 --> 00:05:06,339 fancy car and then he went to an 147 00:05:06,406 --> 00:05:07,507 ashram. 148 00:05:07,573 --> 00:05:08,808 Just two exotic things he can 149 00:05:08,875 --> 00:05:10,276 check off his bucket list. 150 00:05:10,343 --> 00:05:12,011 >> Traci: I imagine he's lying 151 00:05:12,078 --> 00:05:13,212 to himself to some extent, don't 152 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:13,713 you think? 153 00:05:13,780 --> 00:05:14,847 >> Ashley: Exactly. 154 00:05:14,914 --> 00:05:15,915 Well, that's what chronic liars 155 00:05:15,982 --> 00:05:16,582 do, right? 156 00:05:16,649 --> 00:05:17,684 Guys like that, it's a reflex. 157 00:05:17,750 --> 00:05:19,585 We've learned that the hard way. 158 00:05:19,652 --> 00:05:21,487 >> Traci: I guess we have. 159 00:05:21,554 --> 00:05:22,855 >> Ashley: He's a master 160 00:05:22,922 --> 00:05:24,490 manipulator. 161 00:05:24,557 --> 00:05:27,160 He always has been. 162 00:05:27,226 --> 00:05:28,628 I mean, when we were married, he 163 00:05:28,695 --> 00:05:32,065 was supposed to be [sighs] so 164 00:05:32,131 --> 00:05:33,332 incredibly in love with me, and 165 00:05:33,399 --> 00:05:35,268 yet... 166 00:05:35,334 --> 00:05:36,502 Well, he cheated on me, you 167 00:05:36,569 --> 00:05:36,903 know? 168 00:05:36,969 --> 00:05:39,105 Twice. 169 00:05:39,172 --> 00:05:41,040 Anyway, he was involved in 170 00:05:41,107 --> 00:05:42,041 business dealings that hurt 171 00:05:42,108 --> 00:05:45,044 people I cared about, and now 172 00:05:45,111 --> 00:05:46,112 I'm supposed to believe it's 173 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:47,413 just a coincidence that he shows 174 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:48,815 up in Genoa City a few months 175 00:05:48,881 --> 00:05:50,817 after Diane did. 176 00:05:50,883 --> 00:05:53,252 >> Traci: Wait, y-you think 177 00:05:53,319 --> 00:05:54,454 there's some connection between 178 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:55,488 the two of them? 179 00:05:55,555 --> 00:05:56,889 >> Ashley: Yeah, I think there's 180 00:05:56,956 --> 00:05:58,224 a strong possibility. 181 00:05:58,291 --> 00:05:59,258 >> Traci: What? 182 00:05:59,325 --> 00:06:01,194 >> Ashley: I think somehow they 183 00:06:01,260 --> 00:06:02,395 were involved when Diane was 184 00:06:02,462 --> 00:06:05,364 living in Los Angeles. 185 00:06:05,431 --> 00:06:06,332 >> Traci: Th-This is the first I 186 00:06:06,399 --> 00:06:07,133 am hearing of any of this. 187 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:08,000 >> Ashley: Well, it stands to 188 00:06:08,067 --> 00:06:09,335 reason, if I'm right about this, 189 00:06:09,402 --> 00:06:10,570 Diane would want to keep it 190 00:06:10,636 --> 00:06:11,270 under wraps. 191 00:06:11,337 --> 00:06:13,206 I mean, she's been going on and 192 00:06:13,272 --> 00:06:15,141 on about the exemplary life she 193 00:06:15,208 --> 00:06:16,943 lived in L.A., you know, how 194 00:06:17,009 --> 00:06:18,945 hard she worked to change things 195 00:06:19,011 --> 00:06:20,480 and how frugal she was. 196 00:06:20,546 --> 00:06:22,348 So, if she did find herself once 197 00:06:22,415 --> 00:06:24,217 again in Tucker's orbit, I mean, 198 00:06:24,283 --> 00:06:25,785 how long do you think that 199 00:06:25,852 --> 00:06:27,453 saintly lifestyle would have 200 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:28,054 lasted? 201 00:06:28,121 --> 00:06:29,255 >> Traci: [ Sighs ] 202 00:06:29,322 --> 00:06:31,090 But what makes you think that he 203 00:06:31,157 --> 00:06:32,625 even knew that she was alive, 204 00:06:32,692 --> 00:06:33,359 let alone that they were 205 00:06:33,426 --> 00:06:34,060 collaborating? 206 00:06:34,127 --> 00:06:34,761 >> Ashley: It's complicated, and 207 00:06:34,827 --> 00:06:35,661 I don't have enough time to give 208 00:06:35,728 --> 00:06:36,095 you details. 209 00:06:36,162 --> 00:06:36,662 I'm sorry. 210 00:06:36,729 --> 00:06:37,196 I've got to get to work. 211 00:06:37,263 --> 00:06:37,797 >> Traci: [ Gasps ] 212 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:38,498 >> Ashley: I know. 213 00:06:38,564 --> 00:06:39,265 I'm leaving your writer's brain 214 00:06:39,332 --> 00:06:39,832 in torment. 215 00:06:39,899 --> 00:06:40,733 I'm really sorry, Traci. 216 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:41,701 >> Traci: You've got that right. 217 00:06:41,768 --> 00:06:42,935 >> Ashley: But trust me -- there 218 00:06:43,002 --> 00:06:44,337 are possible links between these 219 00:06:44,403 --> 00:06:45,705 two charlatans that are just too 220 00:06:45,772 --> 00:06:47,106 much of a coincidence to ignore. 221 00:06:47,173 --> 00:06:49,475 And I don't have any proof. 222 00:06:49,542 --> 00:06:51,978 Yet. 223 00:06:52,044 --> 00:06:55,348 [ Door opens and closes ] 224 00:06:55,414 --> 00:06:56,749 >> Tucker: I'm glad I ran into 225 00:06:56,816 --> 00:06:57,617 you. 226 00:06:57,683 --> 00:06:58,851 >> Adam: Oh, yeah? 227 00:06:58,918 --> 00:06:59,786 >> Tucker: Yeah. 228 00:06:59,852 --> 00:07:00,787 I wanted to let you know that 229 00:07:00,853 --> 00:07:02,889 I'm delighted that you decided 230 00:07:02,955 --> 00:07:05,291 to cut ties with all things 231 00:07:05,358 --> 00:07:06,826 Newman, especially Victor. 232 00:07:06,893 --> 00:07:08,394 It's the best thing you could've 233 00:07:08,461 --> 00:07:09,896 done for yourself, man, you 234 00:07:09,962 --> 00:07:13,432 know, get out from under the old 235 00:07:13,499 --> 00:07:15,401 man's thumb once and for all. 236 00:07:15,468 --> 00:07:17,003 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] 237 00:07:17,069 --> 00:07:18,571 It's a little rich, don't you 238 00:07:18,638 --> 00:07:19,639 think? 239 00:07:19,705 --> 00:07:21,374 Editorializing about my father 240 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:22,041 and me. 241 00:07:22,108 --> 00:07:23,342 I mean, it's not like you have 242 00:07:23,409 --> 00:07:24,677 put your best foot forward to 243 00:07:24,744 --> 00:07:26,312 show up for your own son. 244 00:07:26,379 --> 00:07:28,014 Did you even know he had a kid? 245 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:28,981 >> Tucker: What kind of a 246 00:07:29,048 --> 00:07:29,715 question is that? 247 00:07:29,782 --> 00:07:30,850 Of course I knew he had a kid. 248 00:07:30,917 --> 00:07:31,751 >> Adam: I'm so sorry. 249 00:07:31,818 --> 00:07:32,652 What was I thinking? 250 00:07:32,718 --> 00:07:35,154 You are Tucker McCall, the, uh, 251 00:07:35,221 --> 00:07:38,925 all-knowing, all-seeing. 252 00:07:38,991 --> 00:07:40,760 >> Tucker: Well, rebuilding my 253 00:07:40,827 --> 00:07:42,795 relationship with Devon and 254 00:07:42,862 --> 00:07:44,330 becoming a part of my grandson's 255 00:07:44,397 --> 00:07:46,766 life. 256 00:07:46,833 --> 00:07:48,100 >> Adam: Well, I think that is a 257 00:07:48,167 --> 00:07:49,235 good place for you to put your 258 00:07:49,302 --> 00:07:51,237 energy. 259 00:07:51,304 --> 00:07:52,471 And from everything I've heard, 260 00:07:52,538 --> 00:07:53,439 you're wasting your time with 261 00:07:53,506 --> 00:07:55,341 Ashley. 262 00:07:55,408 --> 00:07:58,845 >> Tucker: Yeah. Maybe I am. 263 00:07:58,911 --> 00:08:01,480 But I'm gonna try... 264 00:08:01,547 --> 00:08:05,117 'cause I love her. 265 00:08:05,184 --> 00:08:07,019 And when you really love someone 266 00:08:07,086 --> 00:08:08,321 and you realize the gravity of 267 00:08:08,387 --> 00:08:09,622 the mistakes you made that cost 268 00:08:09,689 --> 00:08:13,359 you that love, there is no 269 00:08:13,426 --> 00:08:14,760 barrier that you wouldn't try to 270 00:08:14,827 --> 00:08:18,431 overcome to win it back. 271 00:08:24,937 --> 00:08:26,839 >> Sally: [ Chuckles ] 272 00:08:26,906 --> 00:08:28,741 >> Nick: This is a nice 273 00:08:28,808 --> 00:08:30,409 surprise. 274 00:08:30,476 --> 00:08:33,012 >> Sally: Times two. 275 00:08:33,079 --> 00:08:34,146 >> Nick: Been thinking a lot 276 00:08:34,213 --> 00:08:36,148 about you. 277 00:08:36,215 --> 00:08:38,651 >> Sally: Oh? 278 00:08:38,718 --> 00:08:40,152 >> Nick: After our conversation 279 00:08:40,219 --> 00:08:41,520 at the club last night. 280 00:08:41,587 --> 00:08:43,122 >> Sally: Yes, about our 281 00:08:43,189 --> 00:08:45,491 situation where we both agreed 282 00:08:45,558 --> 00:08:48,494 to see where the wind takes us? 283 00:08:48,561 --> 00:08:50,096 >> Nick: Have you had a chance 284 00:08:50,162 --> 00:08:52,164 to consider things? 285 00:08:52,231 --> 00:08:53,633 >> Sally: Yes. 286 00:08:53,699 --> 00:08:55,268 I have been thinking a lot about 287 00:08:55,334 --> 00:08:57,403 it, you know, about what this 288 00:08:57,470 --> 00:08:59,705 is, where it's going, what it 289 00:08:59,772 --> 00:09:03,409 looks like now. 290 00:09:03,476 --> 00:09:04,844 And there is something that I 291 00:09:04,911 --> 00:09:06,178 would like to ask you. 292 00:09:16,155 --> 00:09:19,158 >> Nick: So, you want to ask me 293 00:09:19,225 --> 00:09:20,226 a question. 294 00:09:20,293 --> 00:09:21,560 Fire away. 295 00:09:21,627 --> 00:09:24,964 >> Sally: [ Sighs ] Okay. 296 00:09:25,031 --> 00:09:30,937 I know this is short notice, but 297 00:09:31,003 --> 00:09:32,438 can we maybe spend some time 298 00:09:32,505 --> 00:09:34,674 together this weekend? 299 00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:35,608 I don't know. 300 00:09:35,675 --> 00:09:36,342 I thought maybe we could do 301 00:09:36,409 --> 00:09:37,076 something fun, something 302 00:09:37,143 --> 00:09:41,280 different, just the two of us. 303 00:09:41,347 --> 00:09:42,915 >> Nick: I mean, I'm pretty 304 00:09:42,982 --> 00:09:43,783 busy. 305 00:09:43,849 --> 00:09:45,685 >> Sally: Okay. Well, I tried. 306 00:09:45,751 --> 00:09:46,552 >> Nick: [ Laughing ] Is that 307 00:09:46,619 --> 00:09:47,520 seriously your question? 308 00:09:47,586 --> 00:09:48,754 >> Sally: Yes. 309 00:09:48,821 --> 00:09:50,389 Yeah, I-I -- [ Sighs ] 310 00:09:50,456 --> 00:09:51,657 I know that we said that we were 311 00:09:51,724 --> 00:09:52,858 just gonna go moment by moment, 312 00:09:52,925 --> 00:09:53,960 but we can't literally do that 313 00:09:54,026 --> 00:09:54,994 because you have Christian. 314 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:56,662 We both have busy lives, other 315 00:09:56,729 --> 00:09:58,297 obligations, so some advanced 316 00:09:58,364 --> 00:10:00,333 planning is required. 317 00:10:00,399 --> 00:10:02,301 You know, unless you just really 318 00:10:02,368 --> 00:10:03,636 want to keep things simple for 319 00:10:03,703 --> 00:10:05,004 now. 320 00:10:05,071 --> 00:10:07,440 >> Nick: Yeah, cool. 321 00:10:07,506 --> 00:10:08,641 What'd you have in mind for our 322 00:10:08,708 --> 00:10:10,743 little, uh, hangout session? 323 00:10:10,810 --> 00:10:13,446 >> Sally: Well, um... 324 00:10:13,512 --> 00:10:16,349 skydiving, hot air ballooning. 325 00:10:16,415 --> 00:10:17,683 Heard there's a pinball 326 00:10:17,750 --> 00:10:18,818 tournament in Akron. 327 00:10:18,884 --> 00:10:20,019 >> Nick: Pinball? 328 00:10:20,086 --> 00:10:22,021 How did you know that -- 329 00:10:22,088 --> 00:10:23,389 >> Sally: [ Chuckles ] 330 00:10:23,456 --> 00:10:24,557 >> Nick: Oh, you're kidding. 331 00:10:24,623 --> 00:10:25,391 Okay. 332 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:28,194 >> Sally: Yeah. Uh... 333 00:10:28,260 --> 00:10:30,129 More on that later. 334 00:10:30,196 --> 00:10:32,331 No, I just -- Look, the fall 335 00:10:32,398 --> 00:10:33,566 colors are beautiful, and I just 336 00:10:33,632 --> 00:10:35,034 thought maybe we could go out to 337 00:10:35,101 --> 00:10:39,171 the lake and, you know, pack a 338 00:10:39,238 --> 00:10:42,174 nice lunch and maybe find a 339 00:10:42,241 --> 00:10:45,211 place to go skinny-dipping. 340 00:10:45,277 --> 00:10:46,545 But, you know, I'm open to any 341 00:10:46,612 --> 00:10:48,881 and all suggestions. 342 00:10:48,948 --> 00:10:52,351 >> Nick: Skinny-dipping? 343 00:10:52,418 --> 00:10:55,788 You vicious, vicious woman. 344 00:10:55,855 --> 00:10:57,690 How am I supposed to think about 345 00:10:57,757 --> 00:10:58,858 anything else today? 346 00:10:58,924 --> 00:11:03,596 >> Sally: I'm sorry. 347 00:11:03,662 --> 00:11:04,864 >> Nick: Struggling to come up 348 00:11:04,930 --> 00:11:06,132 with any other thought. 349 00:11:06,198 --> 00:11:10,870 Uh, yes, I would love to spend 350 00:11:10,936 --> 00:11:13,439 some time with you, just the two 351 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:14,540 of us, away from everything 352 00:11:14,607 --> 00:11:16,909 else. 353 00:11:16,976 --> 00:11:20,312 >> Sally: Me too. 354 00:11:20,379 --> 00:11:21,347 >> Nick: Not coming up with 355 00:11:21,414 --> 00:11:23,149 anything right now, but I'm sure 356 00:11:23,215 --> 00:11:24,550 we'll figure something out. 357 00:11:24,617 --> 00:11:26,318 >> Sally: Yeah. 358 00:11:26,385 --> 00:11:28,120 >> Nick: And whatever we decide 359 00:11:28,187 --> 00:11:29,822 to do, can we just please keep 360 00:11:29,889 --> 00:11:32,158 skinny-dipping on the table? 361 00:11:32,224 --> 00:11:33,959 >> Sally: [ Chuckles ] 362 00:11:34,026 --> 00:11:36,062 You have my word. 363 00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:48,474 >> Sally: I'm not gonna let you 364 00:11:48,541 --> 00:11:49,875 believe that you're cold and 365 00:11:49,942 --> 00:11:50,543 selfish. 366 00:11:50,609 --> 00:11:51,877 I know for a fact that you're 367 00:11:51,944 --> 00:11:53,579 not. 368 00:11:53,646 --> 00:11:56,382 I know it in my heart. 369 00:11:56,449 --> 00:12:00,352 Because... 370 00:12:00,419 --> 00:12:01,654 I wouldn't be falling in love 371 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,589 with someone like that. 372 00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:04,757 >> Sally: We made such an effort 373 00:12:04,824 --> 00:12:06,659 to keep things professional, but 374 00:12:06,725 --> 00:12:08,027 this is definitely not 375 00:12:08,094 --> 00:12:08,961 professional. 376 00:12:09,028 --> 00:12:10,729 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] Yeah, all 377 00:12:10,796 --> 00:12:12,531 those declarations that nothing 378 00:12:12,598 --> 00:12:13,899 is going on between us. 379 00:12:13,966 --> 00:12:15,801 Although I will say that I sold 380 00:12:15,868 --> 00:12:17,770 that a little more than you did. 381 00:12:17,837 --> 00:12:19,772 >> Sally: Not true. 382 00:12:19,839 --> 00:12:21,140 All of my assurances to Chloe 383 00:12:21,207 --> 00:12:22,641 and to Chelsea and even you were 384 00:12:22,708 --> 00:12:24,143 legit, because I did not want to 385 00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:25,077 ruin my chances at 386 00:12:25,144 --> 00:12:27,880 Newman Fashion or Newman Media. 387 00:12:27,947 --> 00:12:31,817 >> Adam: And now Newman/Locke. 388 00:12:31,884 --> 00:12:34,453 >> Sally: Actually, what was 389 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:35,821 most important to me was not 390 00:12:35,888 --> 00:12:37,756 ruining my chances with what I 391 00:12:37,823 --> 00:12:39,658 really wanted. 392 00:12:39,725 --> 00:12:42,061 >> Adam: And what is that? 393 00:12:42,128 --> 00:12:43,896 >> Sally: You. 394 00:12:43,963 --> 00:12:45,131 >> Adam: I mean, why waste time 395 00:12:45,197 --> 00:12:46,198 worrying about what other people 396 00:12:46,265 --> 00:12:46,699 think? 397 00:12:46,765 --> 00:12:48,000 Anything can happen. 398 00:12:48,067 --> 00:12:50,069 Life can change in an instant, 399 00:12:50,136 --> 00:12:52,171 so we need to grab every moment 400 00:12:52,238 --> 00:12:55,841 we can. 401 00:12:55,908 --> 00:12:57,543 >> Sally: I couldn't agree more. 402 00:12:57,610 --> 00:12:59,778 [ Chuckles ] 403 00:13:06,552 --> 00:13:10,656 Mm. [ Chuckles ] 404 00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:14,093 >> Sally: They're beautiful! 405 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:15,661 >> Adam: Looks like someone has 406 00:13:15,728 --> 00:13:17,930 a secret admirer. 407 00:13:28,073 --> 00:13:30,643 >> Sally: "Shine brightly, kick 408 00:13:30,709 --> 00:13:32,678 some ass, and know that I have 409 00:13:32,745 --> 00:13:33,913 your back. 410 00:13:33,979 --> 00:13:36,081 The best is yet to come. 411 00:13:36,148 --> 00:13:39,351 Love, Adam." 412 00:13:39,418 --> 00:13:41,220 >> Adam: [ Gasps ] 413 00:13:41,287 --> 00:13:43,289 [ Sighs ] 414 00:13:52,765 --> 00:13:54,166 >> Nate: You're wrong, Devon. 415 00:13:54,233 --> 00:13:55,501 My actions had nothing to do 416 00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:56,735 with getting some kind of 417 00:13:56,802 --> 00:13:57,436 revenge. 418 00:13:57,503 --> 00:13:58,404 >> Billy: Well, then, why don't 419 00:13:58,470 --> 00:13:59,438 you go ahead and tell us what 420 00:13:59,505 --> 00:14:00,472 the hell is going on through 421 00:14:00,539 --> 00:14:02,107 your head? 422 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:03,275 >> Audra: Who's the CEO you're 423 00:14:03,342 --> 00:14:04,476 conspiring with? 424 00:14:04,543 --> 00:14:05,778 What have you shared with them? 425 00:14:05,844 --> 00:14:06,979 >> Devon: How much damage have 426 00:14:07,046 --> 00:14:07,646 you done? 427 00:14:07,713 --> 00:14:08,514 >> Nate: This was never about 428 00:14:08,581 --> 00:14:09,982 inflicting damage. 429 00:14:10,049 --> 00:14:11,517 The company was still going to 430 00:14:11,584 --> 00:14:12,051 thrive. 431 00:14:12,117 --> 00:14:13,219 >> Devon: When? 432 00:14:13,285 --> 00:14:14,420 After it was ripped out from 433 00:14:14,486 --> 00:14:15,454 under us with your help? 434 00:14:15,521 --> 00:14:16,822 >> Nate: I had one goal -- 435 00:14:16,889 --> 00:14:18,324 creating an opportunity in the 436 00:14:18,390 --> 00:14:20,226 only way that seemed possible. 437 00:14:20,292 --> 00:14:21,360 >> Lily: What do you mean, 438 00:14:21,427 --> 00:14:22,428 opportunity? 439 00:14:22,494 --> 00:14:23,262 >> Devon: Oh, I think I know 440 00:14:23,329 --> 00:14:25,264 what he means. 441 00:14:25,331 --> 00:14:26,832 It has to be better than what 442 00:14:26,899 --> 00:14:29,101 he's got going on here. 443 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:30,436 This CEO promised to put you in 444 00:14:30,502 --> 00:14:31,670 charge of Chancellor-Winters 445 00:14:31,737 --> 00:14:32,938 after you helped them take it 446 00:14:33,005 --> 00:14:33,806 over, didn't they? 447 00:14:33,872 --> 00:14:35,140 >> Nate: I needed to find a way 448 00:14:35,207 --> 00:14:36,742 to create the break for myself 449 00:14:36,809 --> 00:14:38,811 you refused to give me. 450 00:14:56,195 --> 00:14:57,730 >> Sally: Fabulous day out 451 00:14:57,796 --> 00:14:58,831 there. 452 00:14:58,897 --> 00:15:00,165 >> Chloe: Yeah, I guess so. 453 00:15:00,232 --> 00:15:01,734 >> Sally: I know so. 454 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:02,768 >> Chloe: Oh. 455 00:15:02,835 --> 00:15:05,137 Well, you're in a good mood. 456 00:15:05,204 --> 00:15:06,272 Any special reason? 457 00:15:06,338 --> 00:15:08,140 >> Sally: Well, I just ran into 458 00:15:08,207 --> 00:15:09,441 Nick in the park, and it seemed 459 00:15:09,508 --> 00:15:11,010 like the universe was sending us 460 00:15:11,076 --> 00:15:11,644 a message. 461 00:15:11,710 --> 00:15:12,811 >> Chloe: Oh. 462 00:15:12,878 --> 00:15:15,247 What kind of message was that? 463 00:15:15,314 --> 00:15:17,316 >> Sally: Well, we had a long 464 00:15:17,383 --> 00:15:18,851 talk last night about where 465 00:15:18,917 --> 00:15:20,085 things stand, where things are 466 00:15:20,152 --> 00:15:22,588 going, you know, that sort of 467 00:15:22,655 --> 00:15:23,989 thing. 468 00:15:24,056 --> 00:15:24,957 >> Chloe: And? 469 00:15:25,024 --> 00:15:26,392 >> Sally: You know, we both had 470 00:15:26,458 --> 00:15:27,493 intense relationships that 471 00:15:27,559 --> 00:15:28,994 crashed and burned, and neither 472 00:15:29,061 --> 00:15:30,129 of us want to go through that 473 00:15:30,195 --> 00:15:32,031 again, but we also don't want to 474 00:15:32,097 --> 00:15:33,499 miss out on this wonderful 475 00:15:33,565 --> 00:15:34,400 connection that we feel. 476 00:15:34,466 --> 00:15:37,336 So we just decided to take this 477 00:15:37,403 --> 00:15:39,238 as it comes, not put any labels 478 00:15:39,305 --> 00:15:41,106 on it, and just enjoy ourselves 479 00:15:41,173 --> 00:15:42,908 in the moment. 480 00:15:42,975 --> 00:15:46,178 >> Chloe: Well, it's always wise 481 00:15:46,245 --> 00:15:47,680 to get things out in the open 482 00:15:47,746 --> 00:15:48,814 and make sure you're on the same 483 00:15:48,881 --> 00:15:50,382 page. 484 00:15:50,449 --> 00:15:52,718 >> Sally: You're being very 485 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:54,553 diplomatic. 486 00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:56,021 >> Chloe: Well, not on purpose. 487 00:15:56,088 --> 00:15:58,023 I like Nick. 488 00:15:58,090 --> 00:15:59,024 He's a good guy. 489 00:15:59,091 --> 00:16:01,660 He's genuine and down-to-earth. 490 00:16:01,727 --> 00:16:05,864 And I'm so glad to see you so 491 00:16:05,931 --> 00:16:07,933 happy, you know, moving on from 492 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:09,034 what could have been the worst 493 00:16:09,101 --> 00:16:10,002 thing that could have happened 494 00:16:10,069 --> 00:16:15,441 to you or anyone else. 495 00:16:15,507 --> 00:16:17,509 Forget I said that. 496 00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:22,581 >> Billy: I mean, at least be 497 00:16:22,648 --> 00:16:24,149 honest about your intent. 498 00:16:24,216 --> 00:16:25,684 You screwed over everybody in 499 00:16:25,751 --> 00:16:26,585 this room, including your 500 00:16:26,652 --> 00:16:27,286 family. 501 00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:28,053 >> Nate: I repeat -- this wasn't 502 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:28,721 about revenge -- 503 00:16:28,787 --> 00:16:29,688 >> Billy: No, Nate, you don't 504 00:16:29,755 --> 00:16:31,023 get to dress this up however you 505 00:16:31,090 --> 00:16:31,590 want, okay? 506 00:16:31,657 --> 00:16:32,891 'Cause the truth is you 507 00:16:32,958 --> 00:16:33,659 betrayed us. 508 00:16:33,726 --> 00:16:35,194 Not only us. 509 00:16:35,260 --> 00:16:36,862 You betrayed my mother. 510 00:16:36,929 --> 00:16:38,831 You betrayed Neil and Katherine. 511 00:16:38,897 --> 00:16:40,265 You sat in here like a loyal 512 00:16:40,332 --> 00:16:40,899 soldier. 513 00:16:40,966 --> 00:16:42,134 Then you went and sold that 514 00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:43,402 information to another CEO 515 00:16:43,469 --> 00:16:46,805 behind our backs. 516 00:16:46,872 --> 00:16:48,073 >> Devon: You never answered 517 00:16:48,140 --> 00:16:50,609 me before, either. 518 00:16:50,676 --> 00:16:52,511 You were planning to sell your 519 00:16:52,578 --> 00:16:53,479 stake in the company to this 520 00:16:53,545 --> 00:16:56,582 person, weren't you? 521 00:16:56,648 --> 00:16:57,683 'Cause then that would put them 522 00:16:57,750 --> 00:16:58,751 over the top in the number of 523 00:16:58,817 --> 00:16:59,852 shares they owned and give them 524 00:16:59,918 --> 00:17:01,787 a controlling interest, right? 525 00:17:01,854 --> 00:17:03,822 That was the trade-off. 526 00:17:03,889 --> 00:17:04,957 'Cause then -- what? -- they 527 00:17:05,023 --> 00:17:06,225 would install you at the top so 528 00:17:06,291 --> 00:17:07,326 you could carry out their 529 00:17:07,393 --> 00:17:07,760 orders. 530 00:17:07,826 --> 00:17:11,730 Am I close? 531 00:17:11,797 --> 00:17:13,799 You're not gonna deny that? 532 00:17:19,505 --> 00:17:20,372 That's amazing. 533 00:17:20,439 --> 00:17:22,241 It's amazing that you would do 534 00:17:22,307 --> 00:17:23,475 all of that just over some 535 00:17:23,542 --> 00:17:24,710 stupid issues between you and 536 00:17:24,777 --> 00:17:25,377 me. 537 00:17:25,444 --> 00:17:25,844 >> Nate: Think what you want. 538 00:17:25,911 --> 00:17:26,512 I can't stop you. 539 00:17:26,578 --> 00:17:27,312 >> Devon: It's obvious that's 540 00:17:27,379 --> 00:17:29,348 what this is about. 541 00:17:29,415 --> 00:17:30,949 And the nerve for you to stand 542 00:17:31,016 --> 00:17:32,117 there and say that I don't give 543 00:17:32,184 --> 00:17:33,385 you opportunities when I 544 00:17:33,452 --> 00:17:34,586 literally handed you this 545 00:17:34,653 --> 00:17:36,989 position as my second in command 546 00:17:37,055 --> 00:17:37,890 with your zero business 547 00:17:37,956 --> 00:17:38,557 experience? 548 00:17:38,624 --> 00:17:40,859 I'd call that an opportunity. 549 00:17:40,926 --> 00:17:42,394 I obviously wanted this to work 550 00:17:42,461 --> 00:17:43,061 out for you. 551 00:17:43,128 --> 00:17:44,229 We all wanted you to be a part 552 00:17:44,296 --> 00:17:45,364 of the family business. 553 00:17:45,431 --> 00:17:47,800 We supported you while you lied 554 00:17:47,866 --> 00:17:49,835 to my face and to everybody else 555 00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:50,702 here. 556 00:17:50,769 --> 00:17:51,403 And you know what? 557 00:17:51,470 --> 00:17:52,771 Let's not forget to mention all 558 00:17:52,838 --> 00:17:54,206 these random times that you just 559 00:17:54,273 --> 00:17:55,507 so happened to run into Audra 560 00:17:55,574 --> 00:17:56,442 outside the office. 561 00:17:56,508 --> 00:17:57,543 'Cause I'm sure that was 562 00:17:57,609 --> 00:17:58,877 calculated since you wanted to 563 00:17:58,944 --> 00:18:00,245 get as much info about this IPO 564 00:18:00,312 --> 00:18:01,380 deal as possible. 565 00:18:01,447 --> 00:18:02,181 Right? 566 00:18:02,247 --> 00:18:03,715 >> Lily: No one is blaming you 567 00:18:03,782 --> 00:18:05,317 for anything, Audra. 568 00:18:05,384 --> 00:18:07,286 >> Audra: I appreciate that. 569 00:18:07,352 --> 00:18:08,353 >> Billy: I mean, I'm sick to my 570 00:18:08,420 --> 00:18:09,021 stomach. 571 00:18:09,087 --> 00:18:09,788 I don't even know who the hell 572 00:18:09,855 --> 00:18:10,289 you are. 573 00:18:10,355 --> 00:18:12,658 I mean, who are you? 574 00:18:12,724 --> 00:18:14,359 >> Devon: This is the reason 575 00:18:14,426 --> 00:18:15,594 that you and your girlfriend 576 00:18:15,661 --> 00:18:16,795 Elena are having problems and 577 00:18:16,862 --> 00:18:17,963 that she's staying in a hotel 578 00:18:18,030 --> 00:18:19,465 right now. 579 00:18:19,531 --> 00:18:20,799 She told me she doesn't 580 00:18:20,866 --> 00:18:21,767 recognize the person you're 581 00:18:21,834 --> 00:18:22,968 becoming and it kills her to 582 00:18:23,035 --> 00:18:24,169 watch you go through it. 583 00:18:24,236 --> 00:18:25,504 And I'm gonna bet something 584 00:18:25,571 --> 00:18:26,171 else. 585 00:18:26,238 --> 00:18:27,606 The only reason that you even 586 00:18:27,673 --> 00:18:28,941 admitted all this to us is 587 00:18:29,007 --> 00:18:29,875 because she showed up earlier 588 00:18:29,942 --> 00:18:30,943 and she was gonna do it herself, 589 00:18:31,009 --> 00:18:31,610 right? 590 00:18:31,677 --> 00:18:32,177 >> Nate: You do not know what 591 00:18:32,244 --> 00:18:32,911 you're talking about. 592 00:18:32,978 --> 00:18:34,112 It was my decision to come 593 00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:34,746 clean. 594 00:18:34,813 --> 00:18:35,747 >> Billy: Oh, that's a very 595 00:18:35,814 --> 00:18:36,782 convenient time to grow a 596 00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:37,549 conscience, Nate. 597 00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:38,317 >> Lily: Wait a second. 598 00:18:38,383 --> 00:18:40,752 When we found out that Tucker 599 00:18:40,819 --> 00:18:42,488 had come into town and we wanted 600 00:18:42,554 --> 00:18:44,056 to slow things down with the 601 00:18:44,122 --> 00:18:47,693 IPO, it was your idea to speed 602 00:18:47,759 --> 00:18:49,194 things up. 603 00:18:49,261 --> 00:18:50,295 You said it was in our best 604 00:18:50,362 --> 00:18:52,498 interest. 605 00:18:52,564 --> 00:18:53,131 [ Scoffs ] 606 00:18:53,198 --> 00:18:54,132 >> Devon: Hey, hold on, man. 607 00:18:54,199 --> 00:18:55,267 Hold on. 608 00:18:55,334 --> 00:18:56,668 This person that you're selling 609 00:18:56,735 --> 00:18:58,737 us out to is my father? 610 00:19:12,684 --> 00:19:16,588 [ Elevator doors opening ] 611 00:19:16,655 --> 00:19:18,290 [ Elevator doors closing ] 612 00:19:18,357 --> 00:19:19,558 >> Ashley: Now you're ambushing 613 00:19:19,625 --> 00:19:20,125 me at work? 614 00:19:20,192 --> 00:19:21,093 What are you trying to 615 00:19:21,159 --> 00:19:21,727 accomplish? 616 00:19:21,793 --> 00:19:22,628 >> Tucker: Can we start with 617 00:19:22,694 --> 00:19:23,662 "hello," or is that too much to 618 00:19:23,729 --> 00:19:24,363 ask? 619 00:19:24,429 --> 00:19:24,997 >> Ashley: I made myself crystal 620 00:19:25,063 --> 00:19:25,564 clear. 621 00:19:25,631 --> 00:19:27,499 This is just arrogance. 622 00:19:27,566 --> 00:19:28,400 >> Tucker: You know that's not 623 00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:29,268 true, and I'm not just gonna 624 00:19:29,334 --> 00:19:29,902 walk away. 625 00:19:29,968 --> 00:19:30,502 >> Ashley: But I told you -- 626 00:19:30,569 --> 00:19:31,570 Oh, please. 627 00:19:31,637 --> 00:19:32,638 You've done it before. 628 00:19:32,704 --> 00:19:33,672 >> Tucker: Ashley, I'm -- 629 00:19:33,739 --> 00:19:34,606 >> Ashley: I told you how I 630 00:19:34,673 --> 00:19:35,541 felt. 631 00:19:35,607 --> 00:19:36,842 Now stay the hell away from me, 632 00:19:36,909 --> 00:19:37,442 please. 633 00:19:37,509 --> 00:19:39,378 [ Cellphone rings ] 634 00:19:39,444 --> 00:19:41,380 Ashley Abbott. 635 00:19:51,123 --> 00:19:52,057 >> "The Young and the Restless" 636 00:19:52,124 --> 00:19:52,925 will continue. 637 00:20:12,544 --> 00:20:14,580 >> Chloe: If I'm being careful 638 00:20:14,646 --> 00:20:17,015 about what I say right now, it's 639 00:20:17,082 --> 00:20:18,817 because I know how complicated 640 00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:21,687 this is for you. 641 00:20:21,753 --> 00:20:24,957 I alluded to Adam. 642 00:20:25,023 --> 00:20:27,059 I didn't even mention his name. 643 00:20:27,125 --> 00:20:29,328 And that big, sunny smile of 644 00:20:29,394 --> 00:20:32,631 yours completely disappeared. 645 00:20:32,698 --> 00:20:35,300 >> Sally: And I have been very 646 00:20:35,367 --> 00:20:37,836 open with Nick about that, that 647 00:20:37,903 --> 00:20:39,338 I'm still dealing with leftover 648 00:20:39,404 --> 00:20:40,973 feelings and break-up trauma, 649 00:20:41,039 --> 00:20:43,075 and he has been really cool and 650 00:20:43,141 --> 00:20:43,842 understanding. 651 00:20:43,909 --> 00:20:45,477 >> Chloe: Yeah, you've said that 652 00:20:45,544 --> 00:20:47,179 before, but the guy has to have 653 00:20:47,245 --> 00:20:49,247 his limits. 654 00:20:49,314 --> 00:20:50,749 >> Sally: Nick is giving me 655 00:20:50,816 --> 00:20:51,817 space to sort through my 656 00:20:51,883 --> 00:20:52,818 feelings with Adam without 657 00:20:52,884 --> 00:20:54,753 making me feel weird or guilty. 658 00:20:54,820 --> 00:20:56,955 He's not pressuring me in any 659 00:20:57,022 --> 00:20:57,656 way. 660 00:20:57,723 --> 00:20:58,757 >> Chloe: And that must be 661 00:20:58,824 --> 00:21:00,459 refreshing. 662 00:21:00,525 --> 00:21:01,727 >> Sally: Okay. 663 00:21:01,793 --> 00:21:04,129 >> Chloe: Well, am I wrong? 664 00:21:04,196 --> 00:21:07,532 This is what it's like to date a 665 00:21:07,599 --> 00:21:10,135 mature, emotionally healthy 666 00:21:10,202 --> 00:21:11,837 grown-up, and that is exactly 667 00:21:11,903 --> 00:21:13,105 what you need right now. 668 00:21:13,171 --> 00:21:14,906 You don't need to be rushing 669 00:21:14,973 --> 00:21:16,508 into anything until you get the 670 00:21:16,575 --> 00:21:18,410 previous guy out of your system. 671 00:21:18,477 --> 00:21:20,212 And you just said Nick knows 672 00:21:20,278 --> 00:21:23,048 that -- because he has ethics 673 00:21:23,115 --> 00:21:26,585 and compassion and he's 674 00:21:26,652 --> 00:21:30,422 confident enough in himself that 675 00:21:30,489 --> 00:21:31,556 he doesn't want to be somebody 676 00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:33,258 else's rebound. 677 00:21:33,325 --> 00:21:36,862 Do you know how rare that is? 678 00:21:36,928 --> 00:21:38,563 >> Sally: [ Sighs ] Yeah. 679 00:21:38,630 --> 00:21:40,098 I mean, it's -- it's so easy 680 00:21:40,165 --> 00:21:41,633 with Nick. 681 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:44,436 We made plans to spend time 682 00:21:44,503 --> 00:21:45,871 together this weekend, just the 683 00:21:45,937 --> 00:21:47,272 two of us, to get away from 684 00:21:47,339 --> 00:21:48,807 everything else that's going on. 685 00:21:48,874 --> 00:21:50,075 >> Chloe: That sounds perfect. 686 00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:51,376 >> Sally: So looking forward to 687 00:21:51,443 --> 00:21:52,978 it, you know, whatever it is 688 00:21:53,045 --> 00:21:53,745 that we decide to do. 689 00:21:53,812 --> 00:21:56,548 But I am determined to focus on 690 00:21:56,615 --> 00:21:58,016 the positive things in my life 691 00:21:58,083 --> 00:22:02,287 and not the confusing ones. 692 00:22:04,423 --> 00:22:05,824 >> Ashley: Yes, absolutely. 693 00:22:05,891 --> 00:22:07,993 I will text you that right now. 694 00:22:08,060 --> 00:22:11,396 Okay. Bye-bye. 695 00:22:11,463 --> 00:22:12,764 >> Tucker: So, I've -- 696 00:22:12,831 --> 00:22:13,398 [ Laughs ] 697 00:22:13,465 --> 00:22:14,099 >> Ashley: [ Sighs ] 698 00:22:14,166 --> 00:22:15,067 >> Tucker: I have been thinking 699 00:22:15,133 --> 00:22:17,202 over everything you said to me, 700 00:22:17,269 --> 00:22:19,104 and you have every right to 701 00:22:19,171 --> 00:22:21,840 still be angry, so -- 702 00:22:21,907 --> 00:22:22,841 >> Ashley: Oh, thank you so much 703 00:22:22,908 --> 00:22:24,076 for the validation, Tucker. 704 00:22:24,142 --> 00:22:25,377 I mean, honestly, I don't know 705 00:22:25,444 --> 00:22:26,244 what I would have done without 706 00:22:26,311 --> 00:22:27,045 it. 707 00:22:27,112 --> 00:22:28,680 Listen, I'm not angry with you, 708 00:22:28,747 --> 00:22:29,047 okay? 709 00:22:29,114 --> 00:22:29,781 I'm annoyed. 710 00:22:29,848 --> 00:22:31,116 But what I feel for you, like I 711 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:32,384 said before, was indifference. 712 00:22:32,451 --> 00:22:33,618 >> Tucker: No. I don't buy that. 713 00:22:33,685 --> 00:22:36,221 I think that's a facade to cover 714 00:22:36,288 --> 00:22:37,556 up the pain you feel from what I 715 00:22:37,622 --> 00:22:38,990 did to you. 716 00:22:39,057 --> 00:22:40,826 You know that a love like ours 717 00:22:40,892 --> 00:22:42,060 never dies. 718 00:22:42,127 --> 00:22:42,794 >> Ashley: Could you just get 719 00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:44,930 over yourself? 720 00:22:44,996 --> 00:22:46,064 For the record -- For the 721 00:22:46,131 --> 00:22:47,232 record -- and hear me out 722 00:22:47,299 --> 00:22:48,633 here -- it's easy to stop loving 723 00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:49,968 somebody when they've repeatedly 724 00:22:50,035 --> 00:22:50,702 cheated on you. 725 00:22:50,769 --> 00:22:52,304 Not to mention you tried to take 726 00:22:52,370 --> 00:22:53,605 away my family's company, 727 00:22:53,672 --> 00:22:54,272 Tucker. 728 00:22:54,339 --> 00:22:55,707 Are we really gonna keep going 729 00:22:55,774 --> 00:22:57,142 over this again and again? 730 00:22:57,209 --> 00:22:58,443 >> Tucker: I keep coming back to 731 00:22:58,510 --> 00:22:59,745 that pivotal conversation we had 732 00:22:59,811 --> 00:23:00,812 when our relationship was 733 00:23:00,879 --> 00:23:01,747 falling apart, right? 734 00:23:01,813 --> 00:23:02,714 And Katherine urged you to come 735 00:23:02,781 --> 00:23:03,415 talk to me and -- 736 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:04,316 >> Ashley: Okay, so, we're gonna 737 00:23:04,382 --> 00:23:05,083 keep talking about this? 738 00:23:05,150 --> 00:23:05,951 >> Tucker: Yes, we are. 739 00:23:06,017 --> 00:23:06,985 Yes, we are. 740 00:23:07,052 --> 00:23:08,820 And you said to me the only way 741 00:23:08,887 --> 00:23:10,622 we could stay together is if I 742 00:23:10,689 --> 00:23:12,157 was a different man, if I -- 743 00:23:12,224 --> 00:23:13,525 if I underwent some kind of 744 00:23:13,592 --> 00:23:14,659 miraculous change. 745 00:23:14,726 --> 00:23:15,494 But you weren't sure you 746 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:16,228 believed in those kind of 747 00:23:16,294 --> 00:23:17,262 miracles anymore, right? 748 00:23:17,329 --> 00:23:19,297 >> Ashley: Yeah. 749 00:23:19,364 --> 00:23:22,100 So, you think the best way to 750 00:23:22,167 --> 00:23:23,902 revive my belief in miracles is 751 00:23:23,969 --> 00:23:26,838 to land your helicopter in my 752 00:23:26,905 --> 00:23:27,706 backyard? 753 00:23:27,773 --> 00:23:28,440 Genius. 754 00:23:28,507 --> 00:23:29,241 >> Tucker: Yeah, that was not 755 00:23:29,307 --> 00:23:30,342 the best decision I've ever 756 00:23:30,408 --> 00:23:31,543 made, and I've taken a lot of 757 00:23:31,610 --> 00:23:32,177 flak for it. 758 00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:33,245 >> Ashley: Oh, I'll bet you 759 00:23:33,311 --> 00:23:34,246 have. 760 00:23:34,312 --> 00:23:35,580 >> Tucker: And in hindsight, uh, 761 00:23:35,647 --> 00:23:36,782 I'm glad you weren't there to 762 00:23:36,848 --> 00:23:37,282 see it. 763 00:23:37,349 --> 00:23:38,216 As a -- [ Chuckles ] 764 00:23:38,283 --> 00:23:39,351 As a grand gesture, it was kind 765 00:23:39,417 --> 00:23:40,085 of a flop. 766 00:23:40,152 --> 00:23:42,020 But I have changed. 767 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:43,288 >> Ashley: Well, so you keep 768 00:23:43,355 --> 00:23:43,922 telling me. 769 00:23:43,989 --> 00:23:44,623 Yeah, I know. 770 00:23:44,689 --> 00:23:47,559 >> Tucker: Right. Talk is cheap. 771 00:23:47,626 --> 00:23:49,127 That's why I'm here. 772 00:23:49,194 --> 00:23:50,562 I would like the opportunity to 773 00:23:50,629 --> 00:23:52,731 show you I've changed, take you 774 00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:54,299 to dinner, okay? 775 00:23:54,366 --> 00:23:55,500 Just the two of us. 776 00:23:55,567 --> 00:23:57,302 If, after dinner, you still feel 777 00:23:57,369 --> 00:23:58,804 the same way, you honestly want 778 00:23:58,870 --> 00:24:00,906 nothing to do with me... 779 00:24:00,972 --> 00:24:02,974 I swear I'll back off. 780 00:24:06,111 --> 00:24:09,281 >> Devon: Say something, Nate! 781 00:24:09,347 --> 00:24:10,882 Did my father come back here to 782 00:24:10,949 --> 00:24:11,850 try and get control of this 783 00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:12,317 company? 784 00:24:12,384 --> 00:24:12,918 Yes or no? 785 00:24:12,984 --> 00:24:13,718 >> Nate: I am not going to 786 00:24:13,785 --> 00:24:15,320 reveal the CEO's identity. 787 00:24:15,387 --> 00:24:17,589 This is about me, what I did, 788 00:24:17,656 --> 00:24:19,191 what I'm doing to make things 789 00:24:19,257 --> 00:24:19,791 right. 790 00:24:19,858 --> 00:24:20,425 >> Devon: So it's Tucker. 791 00:24:20,492 --> 00:24:21,293 >> Nate: I didn't say that. 792 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:22,661 >> Devon: You didn't have to say 793 00:24:22,727 --> 00:24:23,361 it. 794 00:24:23,428 --> 00:24:25,530 You didn't have to say anything. 795 00:24:25,597 --> 00:24:27,032 Excuse me. 796 00:24:27,098 --> 00:24:28,099 Actually, you know what? 797 00:24:28,166 --> 00:24:29,701 I know this goes without saying. 798 00:24:29,768 --> 00:24:34,406 You're fired. 799 00:24:34,472 --> 00:24:35,807 >> Billy: Audra, how does this 800 00:24:35,874 --> 00:24:39,244 change things for us right now? 801 00:24:39,311 --> 00:24:40,445 >> Audra: Tell us what you've 802 00:24:40,512 --> 00:24:42,047 relayed to this mysterious 803 00:24:42,113 --> 00:24:43,615 person about our plans. 804 00:24:43,682 --> 00:24:45,050 How much confidential 805 00:24:45,116 --> 00:24:46,785 information surrounding the IPO 806 00:24:46,852 --> 00:24:48,019 have you compromised? 807 00:24:48,086 --> 00:24:50,355 >> Nate: [ Sighs ] 808 00:24:50,422 --> 00:24:51,489 Enough for them to be able to 809 00:24:51,556 --> 00:24:53,959 make a move. 810 00:24:54,025 --> 00:24:55,093 They've had time to get their 811 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:56,695 financing in place. 812 00:24:56,761 --> 00:24:58,063 They're ready to swoop in 813 00:24:58,129 --> 00:24:59,598 the day of the offering. 814 00:24:59,664 --> 00:25:01,233 All they need is the date it's 815 00:25:01,299 --> 00:25:02,868 happening. 816 00:25:02,934 --> 00:25:04,069 >> Billy: [ Sighs ] 817 00:25:04,135 --> 00:25:06,137 >> Lily: [ Sighs ] 818 00:25:06,204 --> 00:25:07,339 Oh, my God. 819 00:25:07,405 --> 00:25:10,575 I have to call Jill and let her 820 00:25:10,642 --> 00:25:11,309 know what's going on. 821 00:25:11,376 --> 00:25:15,847 And, um, Audra, please hold off 822 00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:17,282 on filing the paperwork until we 823 00:25:17,349 --> 00:25:18,216 just figure this whole thing 824 00:25:18,283 --> 00:25:18,817 out. 825 00:25:18,884 --> 00:25:19,551 >> Audra: I'll handle it. 826 00:25:19,618 --> 00:25:25,457 >> Lily: Thank you. 827 00:25:25,523 --> 00:25:28,493 Oh, Nate. 828 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:30,028 [ Scoffs ] 829 00:25:30,095 --> 00:25:33,031 Do you know, what's funny, is 830 00:25:33,098 --> 00:25:36,268 that we were doing this IPO so 831 00:25:36,334 --> 00:25:39,004 that we could pursue our 832 00:25:39,070 --> 00:25:41,840 collective vision -- ours. 833 00:25:41,907 --> 00:25:43,508 That included you. 834 00:25:43,575 --> 00:25:44,876 I mean, a lot of what we wanted 835 00:25:44,943 --> 00:25:47,078 to do were your ideas. 836 00:25:47,145 --> 00:25:48,413 And if you had gone through with 837 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,849 this, then Chancellor-Winters 838 00:25:50,916 --> 00:25:51,917 would have been led by someone 839 00:25:51,983 --> 00:25:53,652 else's vision. 840 00:25:53,718 --> 00:25:54,619 They would have been the 841 00:25:54,686 --> 00:25:56,721 majority shareholders, and they 842 00:25:56,788 --> 00:26:00,592 would have pushed us out. 843 00:26:00,659 --> 00:26:02,661 And what Katherine built and 844 00:26:02,727 --> 00:26:07,132 Devon and your uncle -- what 845 00:26:07,198 --> 00:26:08,833 they all built would have been 846 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:11,603 taken from us. 847 00:26:11,670 --> 00:26:12,938 And you were willing to let that 848 00:26:13,004 --> 00:26:15,006 happen? 849 00:26:15,073 --> 00:26:19,110 I mean, why? 850 00:26:19,177 --> 00:26:21,613 Why? 851 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:22,914 >> Billy: At least now we know 852 00:26:22,981 --> 00:26:25,450 what Ashland Locke saw in you -- 853 00:26:25,517 --> 00:26:27,319 greed, selfishness. 854 00:26:27,385 --> 00:26:28,720 I mean, honestly, how do you do 855 00:26:28,787 --> 00:26:30,021 that to your own family? 856 00:26:30,088 --> 00:26:30,956 >> Nate: I'm not even gonna 857 00:26:31,022 --> 00:26:32,190 pretend I can explain my 858 00:26:32,257 --> 00:26:33,058 motives to you. 859 00:26:33,124 --> 00:26:34,559 >> Lily: Okay, then explain it 860 00:26:34,626 --> 00:26:36,828 to me. 861 00:26:42,901 --> 00:26:43,601 >> Nate: You want to know what 862 00:26:43,668 --> 00:26:46,204 motivated me? 863 00:26:46,271 --> 00:26:48,907 Frustration. 864 00:26:48,974 --> 00:26:50,575 I was robbed of the one thing 865 00:26:50,642 --> 00:26:51,710 that brought me joy as a 866 00:26:51,776 --> 00:26:55,246 doctor -- the ability to perform 867 00:26:55,313 --> 00:26:58,083 surgery. 868 00:26:58,149 --> 00:26:59,651 After that, my career in 869 00:26:59,718 --> 00:27:02,253 medicine started to feel hollow. 870 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,089 I never took to being a hospital 871 00:27:04,155 --> 00:27:04,990 administrator. 872 00:27:05,056 --> 00:27:07,425 So, when you and Devon offered 873 00:27:07,492 --> 00:27:08,493 me a job here -- 874 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,161 >> Billy: Yeah. As COO. 875 00:27:10,228 --> 00:27:13,198 Not exactly in the mailroom. 876 00:27:13,264 --> 00:27:15,266 >> Nate: I was so grateful for 877 00:27:15,333 --> 00:27:16,101 the opportunity. 878 00:27:16,167 --> 00:27:16,735 >> Billy: Really? 879 00:27:16,801 --> 00:27:20,171 And that's how you show it? 880 00:27:20,238 --> 00:27:22,374 >> Nate: I threw myself into 881 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,476 this job. 882 00:27:24,542 --> 00:27:26,711 For the first time in a long 883 00:27:26,778 --> 00:27:29,347 while, I took pride in what I 884 00:27:29,414 --> 00:27:32,317 was doing, felt that sense of 885 00:27:32,384 --> 00:27:34,285 purpose I used to have, the 886 00:27:34,352 --> 00:27:38,556 desire to excel. 887 00:27:38,623 --> 00:27:40,025 [ Chuckles ] 888 00:27:40,091 --> 00:27:41,459 It was disconcerting at first 889 00:27:41,526 --> 00:27:42,927 when Devon would shut down my 890 00:27:42,994 --> 00:27:45,163 ideas, wouldn't even discuss 891 00:27:45,230 --> 00:27:46,765 them. 892 00:27:46,831 --> 00:27:48,033 But I was the new kid on the 893 00:27:48,099 --> 00:27:51,669 block, so I just powered on. 894 00:27:51,736 --> 00:27:54,672 But over time, it became obvious 895 00:27:54,739 --> 00:27:55,607 that something more was 896 00:27:55,673 --> 00:27:57,242 happening. 897 00:27:57,308 --> 00:27:59,911 Devon was rejecting everything I 898 00:27:59,978 --> 00:28:01,813 came up with, ideas I knew were 899 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:03,548 good because you and Billy told 900 00:28:03,615 --> 00:28:04,949 me so. 901 00:28:05,016 --> 00:28:06,985 But ultimately, it was Devon's 902 00:28:07,052 --> 00:28:08,586 call. 903 00:28:08,653 --> 00:28:10,021 And I knew you weren't gonna 904 00:28:10,088 --> 00:28:11,723 challenge your brother, not 905 00:28:11,790 --> 00:28:14,059 about this. 906 00:28:14,125 --> 00:28:16,361 I wasn't a priority. 907 00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:17,462 >> Lily: That is not true. 908 00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:18,596 >> Nate: It is. 909 00:28:18,663 --> 00:28:19,697 Not that I'm blaming you. 910 00:28:19,764 --> 00:28:22,300 >> Billy: None of this -- None 911 00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:24,035 of this justifies stabbing us in 912 00:28:24,102 --> 00:28:29,007 the back. 913 00:28:29,074 --> 00:28:30,508 >> Nate: I wanted to make the 914 00:28:30,575 --> 00:28:32,544 most of this position I had been 915 00:28:32,610 --> 00:28:36,915 given, to be a full participant, 916 00:28:36,981 --> 00:28:39,517 for at least some of my ideas to 917 00:28:39,584 --> 00:28:41,619 be implemented. 918 00:28:41,686 --> 00:28:43,054 But it became clear that as long 919 00:28:43,121 --> 00:28:44,956 as Devon could pull rank, that 920 00:28:45,023 --> 00:28:48,460 was never going to happen. 921 00:28:48,526 --> 00:28:50,028 So when a different opportunity 922 00:28:50,095 --> 00:28:52,864 presented itself, I grabbed it, 923 00:28:52,931 --> 00:28:54,499 took the initiative, set things 924 00:28:54,566 --> 00:28:56,034 in motion that would allow my 925 00:28:56,101 --> 00:28:58,937 voice to be heard and respected. 926 00:28:59,003 --> 00:29:00,538 Because I knew it was the only 927 00:29:00,605 --> 00:29:02,006 way I'd ever have a chance to 928 00:29:02,073 --> 00:29:04,909 prove myself. 929 00:29:04,976 --> 00:29:06,277 >> Lily: But it wasn't the only 930 00:29:06,344 --> 00:29:10,048 way, Nate. 931 00:29:10,115 --> 00:29:15,553 It was a choice. 932 00:29:15,620 --> 00:29:19,157 >> Nate: Yeah. 933 00:29:19,224 --> 00:29:22,927 So, uh...I guess that's it. 934 00:29:26,064 --> 00:29:30,835 >> Lily: Get out. 935 00:29:30,902 --> 00:29:34,105 >> Nate: [ Sighs ] 936 00:29:43,681 --> 00:29:46,217 >> Billy: [ Sighs ] 937 00:29:46,284 --> 00:29:48,186 >> Chloe: For you, 938 00:29:48,253 --> 00:29:51,756 Sally Spectra, hand-delivered 939 00:29:51,823 --> 00:29:53,124 via courier. 940 00:29:53,191 --> 00:29:54,092 >> Sally: What is that? 941 00:29:54,159 --> 00:29:55,093 >> Chloe: Well, I don't know, 942 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:56,594 but, I mean, it looks very 943 00:29:56,661 --> 00:29:57,729 fancy. 944 00:29:57,795 --> 00:29:59,497 Nice, heavy stock. 945 00:29:59,564 --> 00:30:01,466 Points off for calligraphy and 946 00:30:01,533 --> 00:30:04,569 not real engraving, but, I mean, 947 00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:08,173 it just feels so nice, so rich. 948 00:30:08,239 --> 00:30:08,940 Very tasteful. 949 00:30:09,007 --> 00:30:10,441 >> Sally: Let me see it. 950 00:30:10,508 --> 00:30:11,976 >> Chloe: Ah. No, no. 951 00:30:12,043 --> 00:30:13,444 I need to give the sniff test 952 00:30:13,511 --> 00:30:15,079 first. 953 00:30:15,146 --> 00:30:16,648 >> Sally: The sniff test? 954 00:30:16,714 --> 00:30:19,017 >> Chloe: Yeah. [ Sniffs ] 955 00:30:19,083 --> 00:30:20,084 Okay. 956 00:30:20,151 --> 00:30:21,986 So, it's unscented, which means 957 00:30:22,053 --> 00:30:22,720 it's definitely from a man. 958 00:30:22,787 --> 00:30:23,655 >> Sally: Oh, my God. 959 00:30:23,721 --> 00:30:24,856 Come on. Here. Hand it over. 960 00:30:24,923 --> 00:30:25,957 >> Chloe: No, what's the magic 961 00:30:26,024 --> 00:30:26,391 word? 962 00:30:26,457 --> 00:30:27,392 >> Sally: Chloe! 963 00:30:27,458 --> 00:30:28,960 >> Chloe: [ Sighs ] Okay, fine. 964 00:30:38,136 --> 00:30:39,270 Okay, so, stop grinning and 965 00:30:39,337 --> 00:30:39,771 tell me. 966 00:30:39,837 --> 00:30:41,105 What does it say? 967 00:30:41,172 --> 00:30:43,975 >> Sally: It is an invitation to 968 00:30:44,042 --> 00:30:44,876 dinner tonight. 969 00:30:44,943 --> 00:30:45,677 >> Chloe: Ooh. 970 00:30:45,743 --> 00:30:47,779 >> Sally: Signed "N." 971 00:30:47,845 --> 00:30:48,947 >> Chloe: [ Gasps ] 972 00:30:49,013 --> 00:30:50,381 Where? 973 00:30:50,448 --> 00:30:51,516 >> Sally: "The Grand Phoenix 974 00:30:51,583 --> 00:30:52,650 rooftop." 975 00:30:52,717 --> 00:30:54,686 >> Chloe: Very romantic. 976 00:30:54,752 --> 00:30:55,987 I guess Nick couldn't wait for 977 00:30:56,054 --> 00:30:57,989 the weekend. 978 00:30:58,056 --> 00:31:00,758 >> Sally: I love living in the 979 00:31:00,825 --> 00:31:02,293 moment. 980 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,562 [ Laughs ] 981 00:31:04,629 --> 00:31:06,497 >> Ashley: Look, you and I are 982 00:31:06,564 --> 00:31:07,999 not going anywhere, okay? 983 00:31:08,066 --> 00:31:10,168 There's no relationship for us. 984 00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:11,369 When I broke up with you, it's 985 00:31:11,436 --> 00:31:12,670 because I was so tired of your 986 00:31:12,737 --> 00:31:14,639 lies and your betrayals and your 987 00:31:14,706 --> 00:31:15,807 manipulations. 988 00:31:15,873 --> 00:31:17,275 And that's when I was madly in 989 00:31:17,342 --> 00:31:18,476 love with you. 990 00:31:18,543 --> 00:31:20,878 It was a long, long time ago, 991 00:31:20,945 --> 00:31:22,313 Tucker. 992 00:31:22,380 --> 00:31:24,916 I see my ex-husband standing in 993 00:31:24,983 --> 00:31:27,018 front of me, somebody whom I 994 00:31:27,085 --> 00:31:28,686 have zero trust in. 995 00:31:28,753 --> 00:31:29,954 >> Tucker: All I'm asking you, 996 00:31:30,021 --> 00:31:31,889 Ashley, is to sit down with me 997 00:31:31,956 --> 00:31:35,827 and hear me out over some wine 998 00:31:35,893 --> 00:31:37,528 and some dinner -- at your 999 00:31:37,595 --> 00:31:38,696 daughter's restaurant, no less, 1000 00:31:38,763 --> 00:31:40,331 where I will be one wrong move 1001 00:31:40,398 --> 00:31:41,733 from being tossed out onto the 1002 00:31:41,799 --> 00:31:46,170 street. 1003 00:31:46,237 --> 00:31:48,206 >> Ashley: Fine. Okay. 1004 00:31:48,273 --> 00:31:49,374 But only because I want you to 1005 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:50,108 stop stalking me. 1006 00:31:50,174 --> 00:31:51,009 >> Tucker: [ Scoffs ] 1007 00:31:51,075 --> 00:31:52,076 >> Ashley: And I'm -- Yeah. 1008 00:31:52,143 --> 00:31:54,312 I'm gonna hold you to the terms 1009 00:31:54,379 --> 00:31:56,914 that you set, okay? 1010 00:31:56,981 --> 00:31:57,649 One dinner. 1011 00:31:57,715 --> 00:31:58,283 >> Tucker: One dinner. 1012 00:31:58,349 --> 00:31:59,617 >> Ashley: One dinner, where 1013 00:31:59,684 --> 00:32:00,752 once again I will tell you 1014 00:32:00,818 --> 00:32:02,220 there's no future for us. 1015 00:32:02,287 --> 00:32:04,289 And then you steer clear of me. 1016 00:32:04,355 --> 00:32:05,223 You promise me? 1017 00:32:05,290 --> 00:32:06,724 No more showing up at my work or 1018 00:32:06,791 --> 00:32:07,925 my home or anyplace else you 1019 00:32:07,992 --> 00:32:09,327 think I might be. 1020 00:32:09,394 --> 00:32:10,662 >> Tucker: I promise you. 1021 00:32:10,728 --> 00:32:13,631 I just want a shot. 1022 00:32:31,949 --> 00:32:33,217 >> Nate: Thank God I caught you 1023 00:32:33,284 --> 00:32:34,719 before you left for Baltimore. 1024 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:36,321 >> Elena: Aren't you supposed to 1025 00:32:36,387 --> 00:32:36,954 be at work? 1026 00:32:37,021 --> 00:32:38,890 >> Nate: Look, I -- I heard 1027 00:32:38,956 --> 00:32:40,191 everything you said to me before 1028 00:32:40,258 --> 00:32:42,627 you left Chancellor-Winters. 1029 00:32:42,694 --> 00:32:45,630 It hit me hard, um, forced me to 1030 00:32:45,697 --> 00:32:48,866 really look at what I was doing. 1031 00:32:48,933 --> 00:32:50,635 And in that moment, I went back 1032 00:32:50,702 --> 00:32:53,871 in and I made a decision. 1033 00:32:53,938 --> 00:32:57,041 I told Devon, Lily, all of them 1034 00:32:57,108 --> 00:33:00,678 everything I had done, that I 1035 00:33:00,745 --> 00:33:02,780 had been meeting on the sly with 1036 00:33:02,847 --> 00:33:05,049 another CEO, funneling them 1037 00:33:05,116 --> 00:33:07,051 information about our public 1038 00:33:07,118 --> 00:33:08,619 offering. 1039 00:33:08,686 --> 00:33:10,154 I didn't tell them who it was 1040 00:33:10,221 --> 00:33:12,323 because I don't -- I don't want 1041 00:33:12,390 --> 00:33:13,257 this to turn into a major 1042 00:33:13,324 --> 00:33:13,891 conflict. 1043 00:33:13,958 --> 00:33:17,228 I just want it to end. 1044 00:33:17,295 --> 00:33:18,996 >> Elena: What happened next? 1045 00:33:19,063 --> 00:33:21,132 >> Nate: It was rough. 1046 00:33:21,199 --> 00:33:23,234 [ Breathes deeply ] 1047 00:33:23,301 --> 00:33:26,104 Devon stormed out before I could 1048 00:33:26,170 --> 00:33:29,507 explain why I did it. 1049 00:33:29,574 --> 00:33:31,642 Lily ordered me to leave, and 1050 00:33:31,709 --> 00:33:32,677 Billy tore me a new one. 1051 00:33:32,744 --> 00:33:33,745 And Audra looked at me like I 1052 00:33:33,811 --> 00:33:35,313 was dirt. 1053 00:33:35,380 --> 00:33:39,684 But the point is, I did it. 1054 00:33:39,751 --> 00:33:41,853 I told them the truth. 1055 00:33:41,919 --> 00:33:43,955 I confessed everything, Elena. 1056 00:33:44,021 --> 00:33:47,091 I did it for you. 1057 00:33:51,496 --> 00:33:52,864 >> Audra: I'll take the 1058 00:33:52,930 --> 00:33:54,732 necessary steps to stop the IPO 1059 00:33:54,799 --> 00:33:56,868 from moving forward. 1060 00:33:56,934 --> 00:33:58,336 >> Lily: Thank you. 1061 00:33:58,403 --> 00:33:59,670 >> Audra: Should we keep the 1062 00:33:59,737 --> 00:34:01,406 framework in place so we're 1063 00:34:01,472 --> 00:34:05,810 ready if this is just a delay? 1064 00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:08,346 >> Lily: Um...I think that's 1065 00:34:08,413 --> 00:34:09,380 something that Devon and I are 1066 00:34:09,447 --> 00:34:11,282 gonna have to decide. 1067 00:34:11,349 --> 00:34:12,850 >> Billy: Once we find out who 1068 00:34:12,917 --> 00:34:14,218 Nate is feeding this information 1069 00:34:14,285 --> 00:34:16,687 to. 1070 00:34:25,129 --> 00:34:29,434 [ Footsteps approaching ] 1071 00:34:29,500 --> 00:34:30,368 >> Tucker: Hey. 1072 00:34:30,435 --> 00:34:31,135 >> Devon: Hey. 1073 00:34:31,202 --> 00:34:32,437 >> Tucker: What a nice surprise. 1074 00:34:32,503 --> 00:34:34,305 Although, sorry, you caught me 1075 00:34:34,372 --> 00:34:35,072 at a bad time. 1076 00:34:35,139 --> 00:34:36,574 I'm in a bit of a rush to get 1077 00:34:36,641 --> 00:34:37,241 out of here. 1078 00:34:37,308 --> 00:34:37,875 >> Devon: Well, you know what? 1079 00:34:37,942 --> 00:34:39,744 Make time for me 'cause I'm 1080 00:34:39,811 --> 00:34:41,979 gonna ask you one question, and 1081 00:34:42,046 --> 00:34:43,381 I want a straight, honest answer 1082 00:34:43,448 --> 00:34:43,915 from you. 1083 00:34:43,981 --> 00:34:44,882 >> Tucker: Sure. 1084 00:34:44,949 --> 00:34:45,917 >> Devon: Did you come back to 1085 00:34:45,983 --> 00:34:47,118 Genoa City to go after 1086 00:34:47,185 --> 00:34:48,519 Chancellor-Winters? 1087 00:35:14,512 --> 00:35:15,513 >> Nick: Quitting time? 1088 00:35:15,580 --> 00:35:16,714 >> Chloe: Oh, you know it. 1089 00:35:16,781 --> 00:35:18,416 Can I help you with something? 1090 00:35:18,483 --> 00:35:19,851 >> Nick: Just looking for Sally. 1091 00:35:19,917 --> 00:35:20,985 >> Chloe: Oh. 1092 00:35:21,052 --> 00:35:22,920 You just missed her. 1093 00:35:22,987 --> 00:35:24,188 She already headed to your 1094 00:35:24,255 --> 00:35:26,157 little rendezvous. 1095 00:35:26,224 --> 00:35:27,758 >> Nick: My what? 1096 00:35:27,825 --> 00:35:30,495 >> Chloe: Oh, she told me. 1097 00:35:30,561 --> 00:35:32,930 The Grand Phoenix rooftop. 1098 00:35:32,997 --> 00:35:35,233 Your romantic dinner invitation? 1099 00:35:44,809 --> 00:35:46,544 [ Door closes ] 1100 00:35:46,611 --> 00:35:49,847 >> Sally: [ Chuckles ] 1101 00:36:02,193 --> 00:36:04,362 [ Sighing ] 1102 00:36:15,806 --> 00:36:19,210 [ Door closes ] 1103 00:36:19,277 --> 00:36:20,611 >> Adam: I'm glad you could make 1104 00:36:20,678 --> 00:36:21,846 it. 1105 00:36:38,195 --> 00:36:41,132 ♪♪ 1106 00:36:41,198 --> 00:36:44,135 -- Captions by VITAC -- www.vitac.com 1107 00:36:44,201 --> 00:36:47,138 Captioning Provided by Bell Dramatic Serial Company, 1108 00:36:47,204 --> 00:36:50,141 Sony Pictures Television and CBS, Inc. 1109 00:36:50,207 --> 00:36:52,944 ♪♪ 1110 00:36:53,010 --> 00:36:55,446 >> Join us again for 1111 00:36:55,513 --> 00:36:55,980 "The Young and the Restless."