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>> Sharon: Hi.
Is everything okay?
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>> Mariah: Is it that obvious
that something's going on?
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>> Sharon: Well, you two look
a little anxious.
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>> Tessa: Yeah, we kind of are.
>> Mariah: Christine asked us
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to meet her here.
>> Sharon: Is that about the
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adoption?
>> Mariah: Yeah, she helped us
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set up a profile that we put
online.
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>> Sharon: Yeah, I remember you
mentioned that.
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It's some kind of national
database.
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>> Mariah: Yeah, and our posting
hasn't been up that long,
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>> Tessa: But if the right
expectant mother sees it.
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>> Mariah: Not if, okay? When.
This is going to happen.
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>> Tessa: Yes. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
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I will stay positive.
It's just hard
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after the experience
with the first lawyer.
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>> Mariah: Who said that our
chances of being considered
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as adoptive parents
was virtually zero
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considering our colorful pasts.
>> Sharon: Don't let that
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discourage you.
That's one person's opinion.
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You two are a wonderful,
loving couple.
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>> Mariah: Right.
And any baby would be lucky to
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have us.
>> Sharon: They would, you know.
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That's why I keep saying it.
You can tease me all you
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want to, but it's the truth.
>> Christine: Hi.
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>> Tessa: Hi, Christine.
>> Mariah: What's -- What's
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going on?
>> Christine: I have news.
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Good news.
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>> Jack: I'm glad you could
free yourself up from the lab
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to be part of that presentation.
I thought it would be a learning
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experience for you.
>> Allie: Yeah, yeah,
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it was really interesting to see
how the moisturizing serum
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that I've been working on
is going to be marketed.
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>> Jack: You know, you may be
able to follow in Ashley's
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footsteps, building a career
that combines being a scientist
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and an executive.
I think you could make a heck
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of a businesswoman.
Or not.
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Maybe -- Maybe the board's not
for you.
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>> Allie: No, it's not that,
Jack.
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It's just that when you said
"businesswoman," it made me
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think of someone in particular.
>> Jack: Someone you're not
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terribly fond of.
>> Allie: It's Noah's ex, Audra.
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She got some finance job here
in Genoa City.
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>> Jack: And you'd rather she
found employment elsewhere.
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>> Allie: Well, she says that
she's here just for the job
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and that he has nothing
to do with it,
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but I'm just not so sure.
I don't know.
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She keeps showing up wherever he
is.
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>> Jack: So what does Noah say?
>> Allie: Well, Noah says that
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he wants nothing to do with her.
>> Jack: Well, there.
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You have no reason to be
concerned.
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>> Allie: It's not that simple.
Oh, she is very assertive
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and glamorous and,
well, they have this history.
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>> Jack: It is hard for me to
imagine her being more glamorous
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than you are.
>> Allie: Come on.
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>> Jack: No, I mean that.
She and Noah split up for a
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reason.
Everyone knows how much
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he adores you.
Don't let this situation
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make you feel insecure.
>> Allie: Thanks, Jack.
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I really needed to hear that.
>> Jack: And if this woman gives
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you any grief,
you give it right back.
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>> Allie: You know what?
I just might do that.
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>> Noah: Okay, first event
with live music, so everything's
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going to be right on point.
So if the sound engineers want
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to come in a little bit early,
please make sure you're here to
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let them in.
>> Woman: Got it.
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>> Noah: Alright, thank you.
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Hey.
What are you doing here?
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Thought we agreed to keep our
distance.
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>> Audra: I didn't come to start
a fight with you, Noah.
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It's the last thing I need.
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>> Ashley: I told Jack all of
it -- how the Bentley connects
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to Tucker and Diane
and being in Los Angeles.
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>> Nikki: And how did he react?
>> Ashley: Calm as a cucumber.
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Didn't faze him at all.
>> Phyllis: Mm, I wouldn't be
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too sure about that.
>> Nikki: Wait a minute.
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Do you know something we don't?
>> Phyllis: Well, I just think
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that Jack is starting to have
doubts about Diane's whole
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reformed act that
she's pedaling all over town.
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>> Allie: Is that a hunch, or is
that actually based on
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specifics?
>> Phyllis: It's strong
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intuition is what it is.
>> Ashley: Oh, that?
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>> Phyllis: Yeah, well,
we need to get him to our side.
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We need incriminating
evidence...
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>> Ashley: I agree.
>> Phyllis: ...yes, that Tucker
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and Diane were in L.A. together,
collaborating.
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>> Nikki: And what was the
nature of that collaboration?
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Was it something personal?
Was it a moneymaking scheme?
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And how does that play out
now that they've both returned
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to Genoa City?
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>> Audra: Devon and Lily are
gonna postpone the IPO while
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they sort things out.
>> Tucker: Oh, that's to be
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expected, I suppose.
We'll just have to be patient.
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You'll keep me apprized,
of course.
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>> Audra: Of course.
But there's a larger problem
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than the delay.
>> Tucker: Oh, let me guess.
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Some mysterious CEO who's as
interested in taking over
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Chancellor-Winters as I am.
>> Audra: That's right.
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Any thoughts on the identity of
the interested party?
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>> Tucker: Mm. Many.
But one name keeps coming to the
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surface -- Victoria Newman.
>> Audra: That would be a reach,
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I think.
>> Tucker: I don't think so
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because Katherine -- when she
died, she left the company to
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Victor.
So, there's history there.
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Victoria would know that and
try to honor it.
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Hey, Victoria.
What a welcome coincidence.
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Ah, you look as lovely as ever.
>> Victoria: And you still have
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the same silver tongue.
>> Tucker: Can you join me?
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I'd love to catch up with you.
>> Victoria: I suppose that I
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can while I'm waiting for my
takeout.
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It's as good a way
as any to pass the time.
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>> Tucker: [ Chuckles ]
Allow me.
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>> Victoria: I gather from
your dramatic entrance
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at the Abbott's that Ashley
is the unfortunate recipient
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of your attention right now.
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>> Diane: Oh, have you seen the
photos from Kyle and Summer's
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first day of their honeymoon?
>> Jack: Yeah, I just looked at
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those.
Seem to be enjoying
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themselves immensely.
>> Diane: It's such an idyllic
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setting.
They look so happy
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and so in love.
>> Jack: I'm glad they've taken
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the time off from work and
everything else that's going on.
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>> Diane: By "everything else,"
I gather that you still think
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Tucker and I led some sort of
secret life in L.A.?
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[ Sighs ]
I see you're not denying it.
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You're doubting my honesty all
over again because of Phyllis.
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I just -- I hate that
she's turning you against me.
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>> Noah: What's the problem?
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Audra, it's me.
I know something's wrong.
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>> Audra: My consulting project
isn't going as planned.
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>> Noah: I'm sorry to hear that,
but, you know, why come here?
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>> Audra: Where I know I'm not
wanted, you mean?
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Rather than, I guess,
sitting in my hotel room,
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I wanted to sit
someplace vibrant
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and just figure things out.
>> Noah: I assume
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you'll have your usual.
>> Audra: I'm flattered you
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remember my drink of choice,
but something nonalcoholic
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for now, please.
I need to keep my wits about me.
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>> Tucker: I've made no secret
of the fact that I want to make
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things right with Ashley,
show her I'm a changed man.
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>> Victoria: With that entrance?
Helicoptering in to a private
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family event?
>> Tucker: Well, I may have been
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overcompensating a bit.
>> Victoria: The next time you
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make a grand gesture like that,
I recommend that you make sure
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the person that you're trying
to impress is actually there.
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>> Tucker: That's amazing
advice.
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It's no wonder you're such
a successful CEO.
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>> Victoria: On second thought,
maybe it's better that Ashley
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wasn't there.
Would've been really humiliating
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for you if she told you to go to
hell in front of half of
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Genoa City's movers and shakers.
>> Tucker: I don't care what
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anyone thinks of me.
>> Victoria: Oh, please.
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You are the most
image-conscience person that I
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know.
You thrive on attention.
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>> Tucker: And you don't want to
give me that satisfaction, do
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you?
>> Victoria: I have nothing more
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to say about you.
>> Tucker: Okay, let's talk
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about you, then.
That whole Ashland Locke
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fiasco -- what happened there?
>> Victoria: Well, I prefer not
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to think about that time.
>> Tucker: Ah. Well, I see.
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And yet you emerged from it
all with Newman even stronger.
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>> Victoria: It's kind of you
to notice.
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>> Tucker: Oh, I've noticed
everything you've done.
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I'm impressed with everything
you've done with the company
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since you took over.
>> Victoria: I take it you were
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getting all of the business news
while you were at the ashram?
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>> Tucker: [ Chuckles ]
I plead the Fifth.
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>> Victoria: What about
the mystical experience?
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Did you glean any insight
into yourself?
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>> Tucker: You mean into my
cold, black heart?
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>> Victoria: You tell me.
>> Tucker: Well, a spiritual
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retreat's really only as good as
what you're willing to put into
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it, and, back then, I wasn't
ready to do the work.
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>> Victoria: Yes, but you love
to keep people guessing,
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so I guess it wasn't
a total waste, was it?
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>> Tucker: You know, you're the
perfect blend of your parents.
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You've got Nikki's deft way of
handling people, and, of course,
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you've got Victor's business
acumen.
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>> Victoria: I'll take that
as a compliment.
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>> Tucker: You should.
It was meant as one.
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I think you like to keep people
guessing, too.
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>> Victoria: Do I?
>> Tucker: Mm-hmm.
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With all the recent acquisitions
you've been making and
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the aggressive expansion
of the company, that's had
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to have kept people surprised,
including some in your own
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company, I'm sure.
I used to be like that.
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>> Victoria: I wonder if
that's really changed.
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>> Nikki: Tucker claims he's in
town for three reasons --
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Devon, his grandson,
and you, Ashley.
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>> Ashley: Right.
Well, trust me, his agenda
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goes far beyond trying
to get me back.
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>> Phyllis: Oh, really?
Is that a hunch
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or based on something specific?
>> Ashley: Well, I have the
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misfortune of knowing intimately
exactly how Tucker's brain
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works, and he's not interested
in anybody beyond how he can
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use them to get what he wants.
>> Phyllis: Oh, a hunch. Got it.
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>> Nikki: Okay, okay, enough.
>> Phyllis: [ Clears throat ]
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Have you given any thought
to my plan?
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Getting closer to him?
>> Ashley: Well, yeah.
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You wanted me to spend more
time with him, right? Uh-huh.
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>> Phyllis: Right, right.
I mean, would it kill you?
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You can get him to let
his guard down.
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>> Ashley: Yeah, I know.
That's why I accepted his dinner
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invitation, actually.
>> Phyllis: Good for you.
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>> Nikki: So how did that go?
>> Ashley: It didn't.
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He stood me up.
>> Phyllis: Oh, he played that
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game.
>> Ashley: It worked out for the
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best, though, because I was able
to spend more time with Jack,
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trying to get him to open up
his eyes regarding Diane.
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>> Nikki: Did Tucker ever
explain himself to you?
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>> Ashley: He did.
Eventually, he showed up right
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when I was about to leave, and,
apparently, he had some kind
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of an emergency with Devon.
>> Phyllis: I believe that.
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I do.
He's obsessed with you.
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I mean, he wouldn't blow you off
on purpose.
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>> Nikki: So how did you leave
things with him?
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>> Ashley: He still thinks
he has a chance with me.
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>> Nikki: Great.
We've got him just where
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we want him.
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>> Mariah: Good news? Already?
>> Tessa: I think I need to sit
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down.
>> Sharon: Why don't we all sit
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down?
If you don't mind me joining
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you.
>> Mariah: Yes, absolutely. Yes.
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>> Tessa: In fact, we insist.
>> Mariah: Okay, Christine,
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lay it on us.
>> Christine: Well, a pregnant
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woman has responded
to your adoption profile
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and wants to know more about you
as prospective parents.
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>> Mariah: For real? This soon?
>> Tessa: I can't believe it.
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>> Sharon: What can you tell us
about her?
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>> Christine: Well, she's young,
so she's not at a place
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in her life where she feels
she can raise a child.
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>> Sharon: Well, I know all
about that.
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>> Mariah: What does this woman
want to know about Tessa and me?
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>> Christine: She wants to form
a relationship with whoever
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winds up adopting her child,
but she does have some requests
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when it comes to communication.
>> Tessa: I mean, whatever will
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make her feel comfortable, we
will do it.
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>> Mariah: This is insane.
>> Tessa: [ Chuckles ]
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I'm so happy that she picked us.
>> Mariah: Did she? Or...?
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>> Christine: Yeah, I mean, I
don't know exactly where she is
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in her process.
I just know that you're up
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for consideration.
>> Mariah: Okay, okay.
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Stay calm.
We got to stay calm.
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We can't get ahead of ourselves,
okay?
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>> Tessa: No, I can't.
I am just too excited.
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>> Christine: And you're
entitled.
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>> Mariah: Christine, we owe you
so much.
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I mean, the way that you've
guided us through this process
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and helped us put ourselves
out there.
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I know that we were just at
the beginning of this journey,
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but we wouldn't have even gotten
this far if it weren't for you.
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>> Sharon: I'm really looking
forward to reading your profile.
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It sounds really special.
>> Christine: Yeah, we wanted to
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focus on the future
they would create for this child
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and the loving environment
they'd provide.
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Also the incredibly supportive,
extended family who will be part
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of this baby's life.
>> Mariah: What do we do now?
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[ Chuckles ]
>> Christine: Well, the next
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step is to exchange
e-mails with the young woman.
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Her name is Joss, by the way.
>> Tessa: Cool name.
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>> Christine: Yeah, maybe you'll
have a phone call with her.
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I have gathered some information
from her social worker,
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and, I mean, she's really
sincere about wanting to place
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this child with a family.
>> Sharon: Well, I always like
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to be the voice of caution,
but this sounds like
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a really great step.
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>> Nikki: Well, Tucker knows he
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screwed up by letting you sit
there.
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I mean, he's the one
who invited you, and he knew
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that you weren't thrilled about
going to see him anyway,
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So he's just going to have
to try harder to convince you
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that he's sincere.
And if there's anything I know
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about men, they love the chase.
>> Phyllis: You have superior
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logic.
I bow to you.
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>> Nikki: As you should.
>> Phyllis: And then when you
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make him jump through hoops,
you finally agree
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to spend some time with him.
Go to dinner.
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Let him talk about
how you had a great love,
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he's a changed man.
Blah, blah, blah.
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Then you reconnect.
>> Nikki: No, pretend to
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reconnect.
>> Ashley: It's not going to be
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easy.
I can barely stand to be
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in the same room with that man.
>> Nikki: Well, I understand,
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but given the stakes,
eliminating Diane
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from our lives,
I'm sure you can find a way
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to hold your nose long enough
to get that done.
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>> Diane: Phyllis has made it
her mission to keep me
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a pariah in this town.
The woman is relentless.
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I mean, ever since I came back,
she's been trying to create
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suspicion about me,
and it's working.
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Because of her unfounded
accusations, you're distancing
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yourself from me, and that
hurts, which is exactly
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what Phyllis intended.
>> Jack: Don't make this all
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about Phyllis.
The timing of Tucker's return,
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the unfortunate coincidence
of this vintage Bentley --
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they bring up a lot of
questions, and neither of you
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have given reassuring answers.
>> Diane: What can I do to
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convince you that there is
nothing to this?
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>> Jack: I'm not sure you can.
This has been eye-opening
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for me.
I've been giving you the benefit
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of the doubt
for a long time now,
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but if I'm honest with myself,
I still have trouble
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trusting you, and I'm not sure
that's ever going to change.
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>> Noah: Ginger ale.
>> Audra: Perfect.
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Thanks.
>> Noah: [ Sighs ]
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>> Audra: What are you thinking?
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>> Noah: [ Sighs ]
You know, Audra, in the future,
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if you need to gather your
thoughts...
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there's a lot of other places
in town you can go.
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Society. Top of the Tower.
'Cause you could say that you
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didn't come here intending to
stir up trouble,
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but with you, it's kind of
just part of the package.
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>> Audra: How long are you
going to hate me?
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>> Noah: No, Audra, I don't hate
you, okay?
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I can never hate you.
It's just...
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you bring chaos wherever you go.
It's just who you are.
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>> Audra: You're basically
banning me from your club.
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Can you really not bear to be
in the same room with me?
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I hoped we could get past
how things ended,
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at least be civil.
>> Noah: Come on, don't talk to
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me about being civil, not after
what you pulled with Allie.
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>> Phyllis: Alright, well, that
was a productive meeting.
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>> Nikki: Yes.
You and I will keep digging,
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and Ashley will handle
the Tucker angle.
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>> Phyllis: I'm glad we have
a plan in action.
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>> Talia: Hello, ladies.
>> Nikki: Oh, my goodness.
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What a nice surprise.
I didn't even know you were in
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town.
>> Talia: Came straight from the
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airport.
I hope it's okay
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that I just showed up.
Your housekeeper let me in.
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>> Nikki: Oh, of course.
Your timing is perfect.
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I mean, we just had a meeting
about our pet project.
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>> Talia: Unveiling the truth
about Diane Jenkins.
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That is my favorite subject
these days, too.
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>> Phyllis: Ours all the time.
Listen, you just missed
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Ashley Abbott, the third member
of our group.
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She has a plan in action, one,
hopefully, that will get us
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some information about Diane
and what she was doing in L.A.
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>> Talia: Well, I can't wait
to hear about it.
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And I may have
some new tidbits, too.
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>> Nikki: Oh, well, we
appreciate any information
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you can share with us.
>> Phyllis: Oh, definitely.
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I mean, this is a gift for us.
I mean, we realize
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that your main objective here
is to write a book on Diane.
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>> Talia: That is the goal.
>> Nikki: Oh, I am so sorry.
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Please have a seat.
>> Talia: Oh, thank you.
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>> Nikki: So, what's new on your
end?
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>> Talia: Well, the original
series of articles that I had
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planned that was so abruptly
killed and no one from the
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magazine would tell me why --
I finally pulled the truth
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out of my editor.
>> Phyllis: What happened?
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>> Talia: Turns out, someone
with a lot of money and clout
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put pressure on the owner of the
magazine.
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She was warned to lay off Diane,
to not run any more articles.
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>> Nikki: Are you thinking
what I'm thinking?
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>> Phyllis: Um, yes, I am.
>> Nikki: It is highly likely
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that this influential someone
is Tucker McCall.
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>> Talia: The Tucker McCall?
>> Talia: Wow.
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So he could be involved
in Diane's story.
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>> Nikki: Oh, mark my words.
He is involved.
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It's just a matter
of finding out how and why.
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>> Tucker: As I'm sure you've
heard, I'm doing just the
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opposite of expanding my
company.
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>> Victoria: Oh, yes,
you're selling off divisions.
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You're banking a heavy profit,
saving up all that cash for a
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rainy day should something,
I don't know, something might
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come along that you might want
to acquire.
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>> Tucker: Mm, not me.
I'm simplifying my life.
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>> Victoria: Oh, I see.
>> Tucker: I understand that
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Jill has stepped back from
Chancellor, and I really admire
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her for that, you know, 'cause
she's made her mark and achieved
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her ambitions, and she's got
nothing left to prove.
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So she's enjoying her life away
from the corporate battlefield.
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I often think about doing
the same.
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>> Victoria: Retirement? You?
>> Tucker: Well,
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semi-retirement.
Maybe right here in good, old
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Genoa City.
I always did love this place.
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>> Victoria: [ Chuckles ]
I'm sorry, but I find it
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a little farfetched
that you're going to just
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pack it all in and do what?
You going to take up pickleball?
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>> Tucker: Yeah, right?
Someday you'll understand.
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It kind of sneaks up on you.
>> Victoria: So what is your
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take on the Chancellor-Winter
merger?
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Were you upset that your
mother's company joined forces
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with your son's company?
You weren't even in the mix.
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>> Tucker: Not at all.
I couldn't be
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more pleased for Devon.
How it all turned out.
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You don't have to worry,
Victoria.
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I'm not stockpiling cash
to make a run at Newman.
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I don't see you as an adversary.
>> Victoria: The thought never
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crossed my mind.
[ Sighs ]
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>> Ashley: Victoria.
>> Victoria: Well, this has been
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a very interesting conversation,
and I see that my food's ready,
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so I'm going to go.
>> Tucker: I enjoyed our chat.
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>> Victoria: Yes.
Best of luck with your
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semi-retirement if you actually
follow through with that.
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>> Ashley: Bye.
>> Victoria: Bye.
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>> Ashley: Semi-retirement.
Really?
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>> "The Young and the Restless"
will continue.
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>> Sharon: Thank you for
everything you've done for
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Mariah and Tessa.
>> Christine: It's my pleasure.
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>> Sharon: Brings back memories
of hen you helped Nick and me
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adopt Cassie.
You know, I'll always be
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grateful to you for how hard you
fought for us and how deeply
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invested you were in the
outcome.
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>> Christine: I remember when
that judge announced his ruling,
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I broke down in tears.
I was so happy for you guys
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and for Cassie,
knowing that she was
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with a family she loved and
belonged with, who loved her.
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>> Sharon: Now you're helping
my daughter and her wife realize
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their dreams
of adopting a child.
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>> Christine: Yeah, best part of
my job.
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>> Sharon: What do you think
of their chances?
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>> Christine: Well, it's hard to
say, but I do know this young
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woman has looked at a lot of
profiles.
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But she reached out
to Mariah and Tessa, I believe,
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because of their
solid relationship,
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their successful careers,
a great deal of family support.
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That all works in their favor.
>> Mariah: We looked over the
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information on the birth mother,
>> Christine: And?
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>> Tessa: We would love to
connect with her in any way
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that she feels comfortable.
>> Christine: I'll make it
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happen.
>> Mariah: [ Sighs ]
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>> Tucker: So, why do you find
the notion of me wanting to work
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less and enjoy life more
so surprising?
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>> Ashley: Oh, because I know
how driven you are, Tucker.
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I can't really picture you,
you know, taking it easy
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and settling into some kind of
predictable routine.
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>> Tucker: What do you imagine
when you do picture me?
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[ Both chuckle ]
>> Ashley: I know how obsessed
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you are with living life on the
edge and pushing your boundaries
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and facing new challenges, you
know?
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>> Tucker: The only challenge
I'm currently focused on
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is proving to you that --
>> Ashley: How much you've
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changed.
Yes, I know.
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If only saying it over and over
and over again made it true.
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>> Tucker: Actually, "challenge"
is the wrong word.
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I think "opportunity" is better.
It's...
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It's a chance to take what you
and I have learned about love
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and life and finally get it
right 'cause we had such a
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beautiful connection
and can again.
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>> Ashley: You couldn't even be
on time for dinner.
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00:25:03,168 --> 00:25:04,636
>> Tucker: Touché.
[ Clears throat ]
447
00:25:04,703 --> 00:25:07,539
Well, how about we -- how about
we do it over right here,
448
00:25:07,606 --> 00:25:09,808
right now?
>> Ashley: You would actually
449
00:25:09,875 --> 00:25:13,011
stuff down two lunches for me?
>> Tucker: Baby, I would
450
00:25:13,078 --> 00:25:15,847
actually stuff down...
>> Ashley: [ Chuckles ]
451
00:25:15,914 --> 00:25:18,917
>> Tucker: ...an ocean liner...
>> Ashley: Oh, wow.
452
00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:21,152
>> Tucker: ...if it meant
that I could charm you
453
00:25:21,219 --> 00:25:24,456
into giving me another chance.
>> Ashley: Mm.
454
00:25:24,522 --> 00:25:26,725
I hate for you to think
that your charm is actually
455
00:25:26,791 --> 00:25:29,728
working on me.
However,
456
00:25:29,794 --> 00:25:32,631
I'm hungry, and I need to eat,
so I don't mind doing it
457
00:25:32,697 --> 00:25:35,533
the same time and place
that you are here, so
458
00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,670
just remember one thing.
This is not going any further,
459
00:25:38,737 --> 00:25:41,206
okay?
>> Tucker: Absolutely.
460
00:25:41,273 --> 00:25:43,608
I'll be sure
to moderate my expectation.
461
00:25:43,675 --> 00:25:48,546
>> Ashley: Okay.
>> Tucker: [ Clears throat ]
462
00:25:48,613 --> 00:25:51,549
I'm stuffed -- or, starving.
>> Ashley: Hm.
463
00:25:52,984 --> 00:25:54,853
>> Diane: I don't know what to
say.
464
00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:58,456
This is beyond disappointing.
Jack, I thought he'd made
465
00:25:58,523 --> 00:26:00,959
such progress.
How could it be undone
466
00:26:01,026 --> 00:26:03,728
so easily?
Phyllis shares some convoluted
467
00:26:03,795 --> 00:26:06,965
suspicion with you about Tucker
and me, and you just buy it
468
00:26:07,032 --> 00:26:08,300
without hesitation?
>> Jack: I didn't say that.
469
00:26:08,366 --> 00:26:10,302
>> Diane: No, but that's what's
happening.
470
00:26:10,368 --> 00:26:13,171
She poured poison into your ear,
and now you're doubting
471
00:26:13,238 --> 00:26:15,540
my honesty all over again.
>> Jack: I will admit that
472
00:26:15,607 --> 00:26:18,043
it brought misgivings
I thought I had buried back
473
00:26:18,109 --> 00:26:20,578
to the surface.
Maybe I never got past them.
474
00:26:20,645 --> 00:26:24,683
Maybe I just held them
in check for Kyle's sake
475
00:26:24,749 --> 00:26:28,086
or Harrison's, hoping that time
would prove them wrong.
476
00:26:28,153 --> 00:26:32,924
My instincts tell me
that they're not.
477
00:26:32,991 --> 00:26:34,893
I have to get back to work.
478
00:26:36,895 --> 00:26:37,696
>> Diane: [ Sighs ]
479
00:27:01,686 --> 00:27:03,621
>> Diane: Don't even start.
>> Phyllis: Oh, I don't have to.
480
00:27:03,688 --> 00:27:06,524
I don't want to.
I like our truce.
481
00:27:06,591 --> 00:27:10,428
Like it.
I know you would self-sabotage.
482
00:27:10,495 --> 00:27:14,566
It was only a matter of time.
Hey, it seems like
483
00:27:14,632 --> 00:27:17,736
Jack has lost all faith in you.
He's probably waiting
484
00:27:17,802 --> 00:27:23,408
for another secret to come out.
And, let's be honest, we all
485
00:27:23,475 --> 00:27:26,811
know there is another secret.
I know it. Jack knows it.
486
00:27:26,878 --> 00:27:31,116
Ashley knows it.
Nikki and Talia Morgan.
487
00:27:31,182 --> 00:27:33,218
She knows it.
Oh, she's back in town.
488
00:27:33,284 --> 00:27:34,753
She's doing some research
on you.
489
00:27:34,819 --> 00:27:36,855
Oh, my gosh.
You should've seen her face
490
00:27:36,921 --> 00:27:40,058
when she found out that
Tucker McCall was involved with
491
00:27:40,125 --> 00:27:42,293
you.
A man of his stature --
492
00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:44,396
she was so excited.
And you know those investigative
493
00:27:44,462 --> 00:27:49,534
people, they dig and dig and dig
until they find what they want.
494
00:27:49,601 --> 00:27:51,970
[ Sighs ]
And once everything comes out,
495
00:27:52,037 --> 00:27:58,276
Diane, the people you love
the most, Kyle and Jack,
496
00:27:58,343 --> 00:28:00,879
they'll finally know
what your secret is.
497
00:28:03,848 --> 00:28:07,952
>> Talia: So, I am enthralled by
the possible connection between
498
00:28:08,019 --> 00:28:12,257
Tucker and Diane in L.A.,
and I love that it all turns
499
00:28:12,323 --> 00:28:15,493
on a vintage Bentley,
which then Tucker tried to give
500
00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:19,030
away the same make and model
as a gift to the young couple
501
00:28:19,097 --> 00:28:21,900
as they were renewing
their vows?
502
00:28:21,966 --> 00:28:25,770
>> Nikki: Yeah, Tucker and Diane
also had a romance back
503
00:28:25,837 --> 00:28:29,507
in the day here in town.
>> Talia: A romance? Really?
504
00:28:29,574 --> 00:28:32,477
>> Nikki: Mm-hmm.
Diane is fascinating
505
00:28:32,544 --> 00:28:37,549
in a train wreck sort of a way,
but adding a world-famous
506
00:28:37,615 --> 00:28:40,285
billionaire to the mix,
that could push your book
507
00:28:40,351 --> 00:28:42,921
over to another level.
>> Talia: You are right about
508
00:28:42,987 --> 00:28:45,457
that.
>> Nikki: Now that they're both
509
00:28:45,523 --> 00:28:47,992
back here in town,
I am convinced that they have
510
00:28:48,059 --> 00:28:51,262
some kind of a plan,
and that can't be good.
511
00:28:51,329 --> 00:28:54,866
>> Talia: Well, what we need now
is some hard evidence,
512
00:28:54,933 --> 00:28:56,835
and you say Ashley is working
on getting that?
513
00:28:56,901 --> 00:28:58,803
>> Nikki: Yeah.
Well, I'm not going to
514
00:28:58,870 --> 00:29:02,407
sit back and wait for her
to be successful.
515
00:29:02,474 --> 00:29:06,044
I have an idea of another way
to get at the truth.
516
00:29:06,111 --> 00:29:09,481
Are you game?
>> Talia: Absolutely.
517
00:29:11,516 --> 00:29:13,651
>> Tucker: You know what I
remember most fondly about our
518
00:29:13,718 --> 00:29:20,024
time together?
Just how simpatico we were.
519
00:29:20,091 --> 00:29:23,361
It was just effortless,
you know?
520
00:29:23,428 --> 00:29:27,765
That's 'cause we connected
on such a deep level,
521
00:29:27,832 --> 00:29:29,601
and I just don't think
those kind of connections
522
00:29:29,667 --> 00:29:33,404
ever go away.
>> Ashley: Did you get that off
523
00:29:33,471 --> 00:29:36,474
a greeting card?
>> Tucker: No, I just read it
524
00:29:36,541 --> 00:29:39,244
in the bathroom stall.
>> Ashley: [ Laughs ]
525
00:29:39,310 --> 00:29:42,881
>> Tucker: I was actually
thinking about our trip to Japan
526
00:29:42,947 --> 00:29:46,618
and the first time that we --
>> Ashley: Had sex?
527
00:29:46,684 --> 00:29:48,853
>> Tucker: [ Laughs ]
Well, I was going to say
528
00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:50,889
first time we truly connected,
you know...
529
00:29:50,955 --> 00:29:53,358
>> Ashley: Oh.
>> Tucker: ...opened up to each
530
00:29:53,424 --> 00:29:56,294
other, which was not exactly
my comfort zone, as you know,
531
00:29:56,361 --> 00:30:00,598
so it was a big deal to me.
Yes, having sex was memorable.
532
00:30:00,665 --> 00:30:05,637
>> Ashley: I didn't say it was
memorable, actually.
533
00:30:05,703 --> 00:30:07,238
>> Tucker: Still calling them
like you see them, eh?
534
00:30:07,305 --> 00:30:11,042
>> Ashley: I guess I am, yeah.
>> Tucker: Mm.
535
00:30:11,109 --> 00:30:12,710
We were such a good team,
weren't we?
536
00:30:12,777 --> 00:30:17,248
I mean, I loved supporting you,
and I...
537
00:30:17,315 --> 00:30:19,951
I took so much pride
in watching you thrive.
538
00:30:20,018 --> 00:30:23,154
>> Ashley: Oh, wait, so
everything I am, I owe to you?
539
00:30:23,221 --> 00:30:26,391
I don't think so, Tucker.
>> Tucker: No, you got it
540
00:30:26,457 --> 00:30:31,896
backwards.
Everything I am, I owe to you.
541
00:30:31,963 --> 00:30:34,632
When they wanted to take me
off life support, you were not
542
00:30:34,699 --> 00:30:36,968
about to let that happen.
You fight like hell for me
543
00:30:37,035 --> 00:30:41,039
to have every chance
I could have to recover.
544
00:30:41,105 --> 00:30:45,610
So it's because of you
I'm alive.
545
00:30:45,677 --> 00:30:47,812
I mean, my grandson --
our grandson, which I'm so
546
00:30:47,879 --> 00:30:50,915
looking forward to.
>> Ashley: Such a cutie.
547
00:30:50,982 --> 00:30:55,820
Dominic is amazing.
>> Tucker: Like his grandmother.
548
00:30:59,390 --> 00:31:01,559
>> Audra: What I pulled with
Allie?
549
00:31:01,626 --> 00:31:03,962
What are you referring to?
>> Noah: Ah, don't give me that.
550
00:31:04,028 --> 00:31:05,530
He tried to make
her feel insecure about me,
551
00:31:05,597 --> 00:31:08,299
about our relationship.
I don't appreciate that.
552
00:31:08,366 --> 00:31:09,634
I'm not going to do this with
you again.
553
00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,302
I'm not going to play
this stupid game.
554
00:31:11,369 --> 00:31:14,939
>> Audra: Did it ever occur to
you that I missed you?
555
00:31:15,006 --> 00:31:18,409
That I hate what we lost?
Because I do.
556
00:31:18,476 --> 00:31:21,145
Look, and I have to believe
that you missed me, too.
557
00:31:24,983 --> 00:31:28,886
>> Noah: God, you're really just
a piece of work.
558
00:31:28,953 --> 00:31:31,256
What is this, huh?
What is this?
559
00:31:31,322 --> 00:31:32,657
You come in here saying all this
crap.
560
00:31:32,724 --> 00:31:33,858
Why?
What, you still need my
561
00:31:33,925 --> 00:31:37,562
attention, my validation?
What do you want from me, Audra?
562
00:31:37,629 --> 00:31:39,364
I told you I'm not doing this
anymore, okay?
563
00:31:39,430 --> 00:31:41,299
I'm done.
564
00:31:45,169 --> 00:31:47,672
>> Audra: I was just being
honest.
565
00:31:47,739 --> 00:31:49,574
I just wanted to --
>> Noah: Get a reaction out of
566
00:31:49,641 --> 00:31:55,446
me.
And I gave you one.
567
00:31:55,513 --> 00:31:59,017
That pisses me off even more.
>> Audra: Why can't you see
568
00:31:59,083 --> 00:32:02,654
that we have unresolved feelings
to deal with?
569
00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:04,822
Would it really make you
this crazy to see me if there
570
00:32:04,889 --> 00:32:06,457
wasn't something still there?
571
00:32:17,669 --> 00:32:19,470
>> Mariah: Who had the lavender
lemon?
572
00:32:19,537 --> 00:32:21,205
>> Christine: Oh, that's me.
Thank you.
573
00:32:21,272 --> 00:32:23,541
>> Mariah: There you go.
>> Tessa: Your cinnamon decaf.
574
00:32:23,608 --> 00:32:25,043
>> Sharon: Thank you.
>> Mariah: So, when do you think
575
00:32:25,109 --> 00:32:28,913
we'll hear from Joss?
>> Christine: I don't know.
576
00:32:28,980 --> 00:32:30,982
I e-mailed her your contact
information,
577
00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:34,952
so the ball's in her court.
>> Tessa: I really hope it will
578
00:32:35,019 --> 00:32:36,254
be soon.
>> Mariah: [ Chuckles ]
579
00:32:36,321 --> 00:32:38,423
>> Sharon: Well, this is really
big stuff, Tessa.
580
00:32:38,489 --> 00:32:41,559
She might need some time.
>> Mariah: Look, whether it's
581
00:32:41,626 --> 00:32:47,165
today, tomorrow, or the Tuesday
after next, I just -- I am so
582
00:32:47,231 --> 00:32:50,001
ready to start a family with
you.
583
00:32:56,341 --> 00:33:02,246
>> Allie: Audra, hello.
I didn't expect to see you here.
584
00:33:02,313 --> 00:33:03,848
Hi.
I had a break and wanted
585
00:33:03,915 --> 00:33:07,685
to talk about our plans.
>> Noah: Your timing's perfect.
586
00:33:10,388 --> 00:33:13,157
>> Audra: Thanks for that
suggestion you made about going
587
00:33:13,224 --> 00:33:16,394
to Society.
Allie.
588
00:33:16,461 --> 00:33:21,265
>> Allie: See ya.
Hopefully not anytime soon.
589
00:33:27,271 --> 00:33:30,108
>> Tucker: You know what I'd
like to do with little Dominic?
590
00:33:30,174 --> 00:33:32,877
Take him to a park with you.
Watch him play, and --
591
00:33:32,944 --> 00:33:35,613
[ Clears throat ]
And just spend some time with
592
00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:37,682
him together, take turns
spoiling him rotten.
593
00:33:37,749 --> 00:33:39,884
>> Ashley: Yeah, not a chance.
>> Tucker: Excuse me?
594
00:33:39,951 --> 00:33:42,086
>> Ashley: You got your shot.
You got your do-over.
595
00:33:42,153 --> 00:33:46,357
Don't push it.
>> Tucker: Ashley, have I done
596
00:33:46,424 --> 00:33:47,692
something to offend you
in some way?
597
00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:50,328
>> Ashley: I heard you out.
And just for the record,
598
00:33:50,395 --> 00:33:52,597
it's going to take a lot more
than that for me to be convinced
599
00:33:52,663 --> 00:33:56,734
that you've changed in any kind
of meaningful way.
600
00:33:56,801 --> 00:33:58,703
Thanks for lunch.
601
00:34:03,241 --> 00:34:05,143
[ Cellphone rings ]
602
00:34:08,813 --> 00:34:11,849
>> Tucker: McCall.
>> Nikki: I hope this isn't a
603
00:34:11,916 --> 00:34:14,018
bad time.
>> Tucker: Oh, no,
604
00:34:14,085 --> 00:34:17,288
I just finished lunch.
>> Nikki: Are you free to stop
605
00:34:17,355 --> 00:34:18,956
by the ranch?
There's something I'd like
606
00:34:19,023 --> 00:34:22,026
to talk to you about in person.
>> Tucker: How could I refuse
607
00:34:22,093 --> 00:34:24,629
you, Nikki?
>> Nikki: Excellent.
608
00:34:24,695 --> 00:34:26,597
See you shortly.
609
00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:35,740
>> Diane: Unlike you,
I am not looking for trouble,
610
00:34:35,807 --> 00:34:37,708
and I'm certainly not trying
to create it.
611
00:34:37,775 --> 00:34:39,610
>> Phyllis: Mm.
Well, even if that were true,
612
00:34:39,677 --> 00:34:42,213
and we both know it isn't,
God, Diane,
613
00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:46,217
you've wreaked so much havoc.
You can't live out the rest
614
00:34:46,284 --> 00:34:48,853
of your days in peace.
You've betrayed so many people.
615
00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:52,623
You've lied.
I mean, you certainly can't live
616
00:34:52,690 --> 00:34:54,725
here.
You never had a chance
617
00:34:54,792 --> 00:34:56,727
with Jack.
All you're going to get from
618
00:34:56,794 --> 00:35:02,166
him is strained acceptance,
and that's it.
619
00:35:08,673 --> 00:35:10,608
>> Diane: [ Breathes deeply ]
620
00:35:25,089 --> 00:35:31,062
[ Voice breaking ] You're right.
There's, um...
621
00:35:31,128 --> 00:35:35,533
There's something
I haven't told you.
622
00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:41,305
Something about my time
in Los Angeles, something that
623
00:35:41,372 --> 00:35:43,274
I'm ashamed to admit.
624
00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:47,612
[ Sighs ]
625
00:36:00,925 --> 00:36:15,806
♪♪
626
00:36:15,873 --> 00:36:55,346
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627
00:36:55,413 --> 00:36:56,347
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