1 00:00:06,239 --> 00:00:08,808 >> Jack: Hey, am I dreaming, or are you back from your 2 00:00:08,875 --> 00:00:10,143 honeymoon? Hi. 3 00:00:10,210 --> 00:00:12,645 >> Kyle: We're back. >> Summer: Of course. 4 00:00:12,712 --> 00:00:14,114 We missed you too much to stay gone forever. 5 00:00:14,180 --> 00:00:15,548 Besides, what would you do without us? 6 00:00:15,615 --> 00:00:18,451 >> Jack: Well, I can answer that question 'cause I tell you, 7 00:00:18,518 --> 00:00:22,055 I am glad you are back. Oh, you both look so relaxed 8 00:00:22,122 --> 00:00:24,224 and refreshed. Where's my grandson? 9 00:00:24,290 --> 00:00:27,694 >> Kyle: He's upstairs napping. The little guy's exhausted. 10 00:00:27,761 --> 00:00:30,797 >> Jack: Did he like Costa Rica? >> Summer: Oh, he loved it. 11 00:00:30,864 --> 00:00:32,399 [ Chuckles ] >> Kyle: The water, the 12 00:00:32,465 --> 00:00:33,767 wildlife. Every day was an adventure. 13 00:00:33,833 --> 00:00:35,268 >> Jack: Fantastic. >> Summer: He's about ready 14 00:00:35,335 --> 00:00:37,003 to move down there. As soon as he can build 15 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:39,939 a big enough tree house to fit you and Mrs. Martinez. 16 00:00:40,006 --> 00:00:44,377 Oh, and Allie and Ashley and Traci and, of course, his 17 00:00:44,444 --> 00:00:46,946 Dee Dee. >> Jack: Yeah, good to grow up 18 00:00:47,013 --> 00:00:49,182 with that many people to love. >> Ashley: Well, hi. 19 00:00:49,249 --> 00:00:51,618 Look who's back from Costa Rica. >> Summer: Hi. 20 00:00:51,684 --> 00:00:52,852 >> Ashley: Did you guys have fun? 21 00:00:52,919 --> 00:00:55,088 >> Summer: Oh, yes. It was unforgettable. 22 00:00:55,155 --> 00:00:57,390 >> Kyle: Doesn't matter where we go, it's always great to come 23 00:00:57,457 --> 00:01:04,531 back home. What? Something we said? 24 00:01:04,597 --> 00:01:06,900 >> Ashley: You haven't told them yet? 25 00:01:06,966 --> 00:01:12,071 >> Jack: I have not. >> Kyle: Told us about what? 26 00:01:12,138 --> 00:01:14,307 >> Ashley: I'm sorry, but there's been some developments 27 00:01:14,374 --> 00:01:17,877 regarding your mother, Kyle, and Tucker. 28 00:01:39,132 --> 00:01:42,001 >> Diane: You can save your threats and accusations. 29 00:01:42,068 --> 00:01:44,637 You'd be wasting your breath and my time because 30 00:01:44,704 --> 00:01:47,474 there is too much at stake for me to give up now. 31 00:01:51,478 --> 00:02:06,359 ♪♪ ♪♪ 32 00:02:06,426 --> 00:02:07,227 ♪♪ ♪♪ 33 00:02:07,293 --> 00:02:22,175 ♪♪ ♪♪ 34 00:02:22,242 --> 00:02:23,376 ♪♪ ♪♪ 35 00:02:23,443 --> 00:02:25,678 Chloe, I hope you are getting >> Sally: [ Sighs ] as 36 00:02:25,745 --> 00:02:29,415 sick of hearing my voice as I am of being sent to voicemail. 37 00:02:29,482 --> 00:02:32,252 Look, I'm all for family trips and going off the grid, 38 00:02:32,318 --> 00:02:36,089 developments here that we need but there are some to discuss, 39 00:02:36,155 --> 00:02:39,826 and I really would rather you hear it from me. 40 00:02:39,893 --> 00:02:44,664 So just call me back. [ Sighs ] 41 00:02:44,731 --> 00:02:50,870 [ Knock on door ] Come in. 42 00:02:50,937 --> 00:02:52,906 Look, whatever it is that you want, I -- 43 00:02:52,972 --> 00:02:55,909 Chloe. >> Sally: Well, she's >> Adam: I'm looking for not here, 44 00:02:55,975 --> 00:02:58,444 but if there's anything else you need, I'd be happy to direct you 45 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:01,347 successor here at Newman to another office or my Media. 46 00:03:01,414 --> 00:03:06,452 >> Adam: Wait a minute. Your successor? 47 00:03:06,519 --> 00:03:08,421 What are you talking about? 48 00:03:16,996 --> 00:03:18,998 >> Victoria: I brought you a coffee. 49 00:03:19,065 --> 00:03:21,434 >> Nick: If this is your way of making things up to me -- 50 00:03:21,501 --> 00:03:25,838 >> Victoria: It's my way of saying good morning to my COO. 51 00:03:25,905 --> 00:03:29,142 >> Nick: Well, I'm not having a good morning. 52 00:03:29,208 --> 00:03:31,210 I still think it was a mistake firing Sally. 53 00:03:31,277 --> 00:03:33,079 It was completely unnecessary and heartless, 54 00:03:33,146 --> 00:03:34,948 and I don't think the company should be run this way. 55 00:03:35,014 --> 00:03:37,550 >> Victoria: [ Sighs ] Nate will be a great fit for 56 00:03:37,617 --> 00:03:38,985 Newman. >> Nick: You know, 57 00:03:39,052 --> 00:03:42,021 if you feel so strongly about hiring Nate, put him 58 00:03:42,088 --> 00:03:44,958 in one of our other divisions. Why does he have to be the CEO 59 00:03:45,024 --> 00:03:46,359 of Newman Media? >> Victoria: I've already made 60 00:03:46,426 --> 00:03:49,729 my decision, and Nate's accepted the position. 61 00:03:49,796 --> 00:03:52,198 You need to get on board. >> Nick: I still think you're 62 00:03:52,265 --> 00:03:55,034 doing this just to erase all traces of Adam from Newman. 63 00:03:55,101 --> 00:03:57,236 >> Victoria: [ Sighs ] This isn't about him. 64 00:03:57,303 --> 00:03:59,572 >> Nick: Well, it's certainly not about Sally's performance, 65 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:01,608 and I can't believe you would risk a woman's career and 66 00:04:01,674 --> 00:04:04,844 opportunities just because she got involved with our brother. 67 00:04:04,911 --> 00:04:09,215 >> Victoria: Yes, my brother. I have two of them, as you know. 68 00:04:09,282 --> 00:04:11,084 >> Nick: Ah, here we go. >> Victoria: You have been 69 00:04:11,150 --> 00:04:13,720 aggressively vague about your relationship with Sally, 70 00:04:13,786 --> 00:04:16,289 and now that she's no longer an issue, 71 00:04:16,356 --> 00:04:18,091 why don't you just admit it? >> Nick: Admit what? 72 00:04:18,157 --> 00:04:20,093 >> Victoria: That the two of you are involved, and that's 73 00:04:20,159 --> 00:04:21,761 the real reason you're upset about her leaving the company. 74 00:04:21,828 --> 00:04:24,597 >> Nick: This is about a talented employee who is being 75 00:04:24,664 --> 00:04:28,735 ousted for no good reason. >> Victoria: Or maybe it's 76 00:04:28,801 --> 00:04:31,771 because you feel bad because you just gave your girlfriend bad 77 00:04:31,838 --> 00:04:34,273 news. How serious are things 78 00:04:34,340 --> 00:04:35,441 between you and Sally? 79 00:04:43,916 --> 00:04:44,817 >> Sally: Due to restructuring, 80 00:04:44,884 --> 00:04:46,786 Chloe and I have been let go. 81 00:04:49,122 --> 00:04:51,224 >> Adam: That's crazy. >> Sally: Well, apparently, 82 00:04:51,290 --> 00:04:54,394 Victoria decided that we weren't a good fit, 83 00:04:54,460 --> 00:04:58,231 and she already has my replacement lined up. 84 00:04:58,297 --> 00:05:01,401 >> Adam: Sally, I... I don't know what to say. 85 00:05:01,467 --> 00:05:03,336 That's -- >> Sally: Well, join the club. 86 00:05:03,403 --> 00:05:06,506 I mean, I've left about a half-a-dozen messages for Chloe, 87 00:05:06,572 --> 00:05:08,941 and part of me is glad that she hasn't even got back to me, 88 00:05:09,008 --> 00:05:11,577 because I don't -- what do I say to her? 89 00:05:11,644 --> 00:05:16,616 This job means the world to her, and she has two kids to support. 90 00:05:16,683 --> 00:05:20,253 [ Sighs ] But I will pass 91 00:05:20,319 --> 00:05:26,025 along your message whenever I hear from her. 92 00:05:26,092 --> 00:05:30,029 >> Adam: Just tell her to let me know if she hears from Chelsea. 93 00:05:30,096 --> 00:05:31,831 >> Sally: Yeah, well, she's been out of town for the last few 94 00:05:31,898 --> 00:05:33,599 days, so I really don't know how much help she'll be, 95 00:05:33,666 --> 00:05:38,705 message. >> Adam: Alright. but I will give her the Thank you. 96 00:05:38,771 --> 00:05:43,543 [ Sighs ] >> Sally: Is Chelsea alright? 97 00:05:43,609 --> 00:05:45,611 >> Adam: We're, you know, probably just getting our 98 00:05:45,678 --> 00:05:49,348 signals crossed. >> Sally: Well, if I run into 99 00:05:49,415 --> 00:05:52,018 her, I will tell her you want to talk to her. 100 00:05:52,085 --> 00:05:54,387 >> Adam: Thank you. 101 00:05:59,892 --> 00:06:01,627 going to come out and admit I don't know if anybody's this, 102 00:06:01,694 --> 00:06:08,067 know that you've done an but I just -- I want you to excellent 103 00:06:08,134 --> 00:06:10,470 job at Newman Media, and it just -- it doesn't make 104 00:06:10,536 --> 00:06:13,072 a damn bit of sense to let go of somebody with your drive 105 00:06:13,139 --> 00:06:22,348 and your talent and energy. >> Sally: But you know what a 106 00:06:22,415 --> 00:06:24,784 waste of time it is to try and figure out the Newmans 107 00:06:24,851 --> 00:06:30,089 and their bad decisions. >> Adam: Indeed. 108 00:06:30,156 --> 00:06:37,864 You deserved better, Sally. >> Sally: Well, as disappointing 109 00:06:37,930 --> 00:06:40,733 as this is, my removal didn't come 110 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,203 as a total shock because I know that Victoria 111 00:06:44,270 --> 00:06:46,506 has made it painfully clear that I was just here on a trial 112 00:06:46,572 --> 00:06:50,443 basis, and she meant trial by fire. 113 00:06:50,510 --> 00:06:54,280 But I jumped through every hoop in heels. 114 00:06:54,347 --> 00:07:00,219 Still c'est la vie. much more gracefully than I 115 00:07:00,286 --> 00:07:03,222 would. >> Sally: Yeah, well, when 116 00:07:03,289 --> 00:07:06,092 you've absorbed as many hits as I have, you learn to roll with 117 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:08,060 the punches. 118 00:07:10,496 --> 00:07:12,698 >> Adam: You know, you say this is Victoria's decision, 119 00:07:12,765 --> 00:07:16,035 but I just -- I can't help but wonder how much say Nick 120 00:07:16,102 --> 00:07:19,038 had in this. >> Sally: [ Sighs ] 121 00:07:19,105 --> 00:07:21,841 >> Nick: My relationship with Sally has nothing to do with 122 00:07:21,908 --> 00:07:25,678 this conversation about work. >> Victoria: So you keep saying 123 00:07:25,745 --> 00:07:28,114 and that's a huge problem because it has everything 124 00:07:28,181 --> 00:07:30,716 to do with it. Your relationship with Sally 125 00:07:30,783 --> 00:07:32,451 puts you in a very troubling position. 126 00:07:32,518 --> 00:07:34,987 >> Nick: You're making all sorts of assumptions. 127 00:07:35,054 --> 00:07:37,089 >> Victoria: Based on my observations, 128 00:07:37,156 --> 00:07:40,359 what you're saying, what you refuse to say. 129 00:07:40,426 --> 00:07:41,994 >> Nick: Tell me something, Vick. 130 00:07:42,061 --> 00:07:45,131 Have you recently instituted a non-fraternization rule? 131 00:07:45,198 --> 00:07:48,034 >> Victoria: Not only would your relationship with Sally rob 132 00:07:48,100 --> 00:07:49,936 you of objectivity and decision-making... 133 00:07:50,002 --> 00:07:52,305 >> Nick: That is insulting to her and to me. 134 00:07:52,371 --> 00:07:55,975 >> Victoria: ...it would also pit you against Adam. 135 00:07:56,042 --> 00:07:57,810 You might as well send him an engraved invitation 136 00:07:57,877 --> 00:08:00,713 to a family battle royale. And that's the last thing 137 00:08:00,780 --> 00:08:03,683 that we need. [ Sighs ] 138 00:08:03,749 --> 00:08:06,252 Look, whether you're willing to admit it or not, you know 139 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:08,020 in your heart that it's true, Nicholas. 140 00:08:08,087 --> 00:08:11,357 keeping this thing with Sally It's exactly why you're a secret. 141 00:08:11,424 --> 00:08:13,793 >> Nick: I didn't bring it up into every conversation because 142 00:08:13,860 --> 00:08:15,928 it simply wasn't an issue. >> Victoria: If that were the 143 00:08:15,995 --> 00:08:18,431 case, you wouldn't be so defensive. 144 00:08:18,497 --> 00:08:22,568 This thing with Sally is problematic at best. 145 00:08:26,439 --> 00:08:29,275 >> Victor: I remove this queen, I'll be one step away 146 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:31,143 from checkmate. >> Ashley: Sounds like 147 00:08:31,210 --> 00:08:33,246 somebody's playing chess. >> Victor: Hello. 148 00:08:33,312 --> 00:08:35,248 >> Nikki: Hi, Ashley. Please have a seat. 149 00:08:35,314 --> 00:08:37,149 >> Ashley: Thank you. >> Nikki: Victor and Faith 150 00:08:37,216 --> 00:08:39,452 have been playing online one move at a time 151 00:08:39,518 --> 00:08:41,554 since she went to college. >> Ashley: I love that. 152 00:08:41,621 --> 00:08:43,923 What a fantastic way to stay in touch. 153 00:08:43,990 --> 00:08:45,591 Sounds like it's almost over, though. 154 00:08:45,658 --> 00:08:47,460 >> Victor: Could be. >> Ashley: Well, you're being 155 00:08:47,526 --> 00:08:49,829 kind to your granddaughter. >> Victor: No, I would never 156 00:08:49,896 --> 00:08:51,364 I have too much respect for do that. her 157 00:08:51,430 --> 00:08:54,934 abilities. How are you? 158 00:08:55,001 --> 00:08:58,437 >> Ashley: Never better. >> Victor: Tucker's arrival 159 00:08:58,504 --> 00:09:00,373 must have been a shock to you. >> Ashley: Well, 160 00:09:00,439 --> 00:09:03,209 it's been very annoying. I have a question for you, 161 00:09:03,276 --> 00:09:05,444 though, Victor. Were you aware that Tucker 162 00:09:05,511 --> 00:09:08,147 and Diane were working together in Los Angeles? 163 00:09:08,214 --> 00:09:10,182 And that every move, from them deciding to come back to 164 00:09:10,249 --> 00:09:16,989 Genoa City to Diane infiltrating my family was carefully planned? 165 00:09:17,056 --> 00:09:19,692 >> Victor: Well, let me put it this way. 166 00:09:19,759 --> 00:09:23,095 My team has been doing some research, you know, 167 00:09:23,162 --> 00:09:27,833 but I leave all of that up to my beautiful wife to deal with. 168 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:29,835 She and her cohorts will handle it. 169 00:09:29,902 --> 00:09:31,470 >> Nikki: He knows we have a plan. 170 00:09:31,537 --> 00:09:36,509 He's just not overly concerned about the details. 171 00:09:36,575 --> 00:09:37,777 >> Victor: How do you fit into all this? 172 00:09:37,843 --> 00:09:39,946 What are you doing? >> Ashley: Just trying to get 173 00:09:40,012 --> 00:09:42,648 as much information about Diane as I can. 174 00:09:42,715 --> 00:09:45,318 Hopefully, she and Tucker will be leaving Genoa City for good. 175 00:09:45,384 --> 00:09:47,486 >> Victor: I understand that Tucker McCall was trying 176 00:09:47,553 --> 00:09:50,957 to impress everyone terribly at Summer's reception 177 00:09:51,023 --> 00:09:53,626 by landing a damn helicopter. >> Ashley: Ridiculous, actually. 178 00:09:53,693 --> 00:09:55,594 But, you know, he's always trying to make a splash. 179 00:09:55,661 --> 00:09:58,431 I have everything under control. I can handle things. 180 00:09:58,497 --> 00:10:03,636 >> Victor: I'm sure you can, but please be careful. 181 00:10:03,703 --> 00:10:07,640 Well... Hello, Phyllis. 182 00:10:07,707 --> 00:10:10,443 >> Phyllis: Oh. Hello. Hi. >> Victor: Please have a seat. 183 00:10:10,509 --> 00:10:16,115 >> Phyllis: Thank you. Okay, well, I'm having a hard 184 00:10:16,182 --> 00:10:19,785 time coming up with new excuses as to why I'm late at work, 185 00:10:19,852 --> 00:10:21,620 so I hope it's worth it. >> Victor: You know, it's 186 00:10:21,687 --> 00:10:25,591 amazing to see the three of you beautiful women sitting 187 00:10:25,658 --> 00:10:28,461 together. I mean, my goodness, 188 00:10:28,527 --> 00:10:32,698 an unlikely alliance. Diane Jenkins brought you all 189 00:10:32,765 --> 00:10:35,968 together. Good luck. 190 00:10:42,108 --> 00:10:45,578 >> Nikki: So what did you learn about Diane? 191 00:10:45,644 --> 00:10:47,913 >> Phyllis: Yeah, I have a feeling it's big. 192 00:10:47,980 --> 00:10:50,383 Honestly, it has to be explosive. 193 00:10:50,449 --> 00:10:53,285 Really, enough to send that bitch packing for good. 194 00:10:55,588 --> 00:10:57,690 >> Jack: I know all of this is not easy to hear, 195 00:10:57,757 --> 00:11:00,493 but Diane has been hiding her connection to Tucker 196 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,261 since she came back to town. >> Kyle: I can't believe 197 00:11:02,328 --> 00:11:06,232 Tucker McCall was the one who found out Allie even existed. 198 00:11:06,298 --> 00:11:08,501 He dangled that information in front of my mother 199 00:11:08,567 --> 00:11:10,302 so she could get back into our good graces. 200 00:11:10,369 --> 00:11:13,339 >> Summer: Oh, my God. Do you remember how shocked 201 00:11:13,406 --> 00:11:16,342 and outraged she was when Tucker crashed our vow renewal? 202 00:11:16,409 --> 00:11:20,880 That was all an act? Wow. She's good. 203 00:11:20,946 --> 00:11:23,783 >> Jack: Diane says that all she wanted from the very beginning 204 00:11:23,849 --> 00:11:27,920 was a relationship with Kyle, and I happen to believe her. 205 00:11:27,987 --> 00:11:30,556 >> Summer: And what was it that Diane was giving Tucker in 206 00:11:30,623 --> 00:11:32,291 >> Jack: Tucker wants to return? rebuild 207 00:11:32,358 --> 00:11:34,994 a relationship with Ashley. Diane's job was to feed him 208 00:11:35,061 --> 00:11:37,630 information that would get him closer to Ashley. 209 00:11:37,696 --> 00:11:39,732 >> Summer: That's despicable. >> Kyle: How did you find out 210 00:11:39,799 --> 00:11:43,102 about this? Is your source even reliable? 211 00:11:43,169 --> 00:11:45,738 >> Jack: My source is your mother, and 212 00:11:45,805 --> 00:11:47,239 she admitted all of this. 213 00:11:56,115 --> 00:11:57,416 >> Nick: I'm not being defensive. 214 00:11:57,483 --> 00:11:59,585 I'm taking issue with how you're handling things. 215 00:11:59,652 --> 00:12:03,122 And I do not appreciate you using my relationship with Sally 216 00:12:03,189 --> 00:12:05,257 to justify hiring Nate. >> Victoria: It was a smart 217 00:12:05,324 --> 00:12:09,695 move, far more savvy than keeping Sally and her allies in 218 00:12:09,762 --> 00:12:12,631 place, which you would've realized if you didn't let your 219 00:12:12,698 --> 00:12:16,435 affection for the woman blind you to the business realities. 220 00:12:16,502 --> 00:12:19,638 perspective is a lot clearer >> Nick: I think my than yours. 221 00:12:19,705 --> 00:12:22,441 >> Victoria: Look, I'm not making a judgment call 222 00:12:22,508 --> 00:12:25,311 on your personal life. If you want to continue to see 223 00:12:25,377 --> 00:12:28,247 her, that's your prerogative. >> Nick: Oh, thank you, Vick, 224 00:12:28,314 --> 00:12:30,149 for your permission. >> Victoria: But I don't regret 225 00:12:30,216 --> 00:12:32,985 my choice at all. It's what's right 226 00:12:33,052 --> 00:12:38,157 for Newman Media. >> Victor: I agree with you. 227 00:12:41,794 --> 00:12:43,796 >> Sally: You can't use this as an opportunity 228 00:12:43,863 --> 00:12:46,465 to trash your brother, okay? Nick did everything he could 229 00:12:46,532 --> 00:12:51,170 to change Victoria's mind, but it was her decision alone. 230 00:12:51,237 --> 00:12:53,873 Not that it's any of your business. 231 00:12:53,939 --> 00:12:59,311 >> Adam: But it is. In a way. 232 00:12:59,378 --> 00:13:01,413 I'm the one who saw you had the talent and the temperament for 233 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,849 this job. I mean, you proved all 234 00:13:03,916 --> 00:13:06,152 your detractors wrong, and the only reason that they're 235 00:13:06,218 --> 00:13:09,455 letting you go is because of me, because of your association 236 00:13:09,522 --> 00:13:16,996 with... Former association with me. 237 00:13:17,062 --> 00:13:20,032 some tension between you and Summer and the Abbotts, 238 00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:22,034 but I'd be happy to try to help you open some doors 239 00:13:22,101 --> 00:13:24,136 at Jabot and Marchetti. >> Sally: I don't want any 240 00:13:24,203 --> 00:13:28,174 favors, especially not from you since I know you're only 241 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,409 guilt. >> Adam: That is not offering to assuage your what I'm 242 00:13:30,476 --> 00:13:31,944 doing, okay? I want to help. 243 00:13:32,011 --> 00:13:33,345 If I can help, I want to do that. 244 00:13:33,412 --> 00:13:36,749 >> Sally: Look, this is not my first rodeo. 245 00:13:36,815 --> 00:13:38,784 Okay? I really need to get back 246 00:13:38,851 --> 00:13:42,054 to clearing out. And, apparently, you need 247 00:13:42,121 --> 00:13:44,156 to get in touch with Chelsea. 248 00:13:46,859 --> 00:13:48,761 >> Adam: Okay. 249 00:13:52,665 --> 00:13:55,201 Good luck, Sally. 250 00:14:11,450 --> 00:14:16,689 >> Nikki: Are you saying that Diane actually admitted to Jack 251 00:14:16,755 --> 00:14:19,191 that she conspired with Tucker when they were in Los Angeles, 252 00:14:19,258 --> 00:14:21,527 and Tucker is the one that told her about Allie 253 00:14:21,594 --> 00:14:24,230 Abbotts? >> Ashley: Yep, she and who she was to the did, indeed. 254 00:14:24,296 --> 00:14:26,565 [ Nikki and Phyllis sigh ] >> Phyllis: You know why this 255 00:14:26,632 --> 00:14:28,500 is? Because we kept applying 256 00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:30,469 pressure. We kept on digging in. 257 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:33,572 >> Nikki: We backed her into a corner, and she got scared. 258 00:14:33,639 --> 00:14:35,174 >> Ashley: Yeah, so scared she had to come clean. 259 00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:37,509 >> Phyllis: I like this feeling. I like it a lot. 260 00:14:37,576 --> 00:14:40,212 I like the feeling, "I knew that smiling viper 261 00:14:40,279 --> 00:14:42,648 was full of it, and I knew she was lying, 262 00:14:42,715 --> 00:14:45,417 and soon everybody else is going to know she's lying, too," 263 00:14:45,484 --> 00:14:46,986 feeling. I like this. 264 00:14:47,052 --> 00:14:49,955 I'm going to enjoy it. We got her, girls. 265 00:14:53,926 --> 00:14:56,795 >> Tucker: I apologize if I came off as threatening the 266 00:14:56,862 --> 00:14:59,231 other day. >> Diane: Whoa, I -- 267 00:14:59,298 --> 00:15:01,734 I'm afraid I misunderstood. It sounds like you said 268 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:04,169 you're sorry. >> Tucker: Well, when you told 269 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:08,507 me that you told Jack our secret, I was naturally caught 270 00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:12,611 off guard. Mea culpa. 271 00:15:12,678 --> 00:15:14,913 [ Chuckles ] I didn't realize honesty 272 00:15:14,980 --> 00:15:18,384 was part of your repertoire. >> Diane: Well, I'm capable 273 00:15:18,450 --> 00:15:20,986 of a great many things. >> Tucker: So it seems. 274 00:15:21,053 --> 00:15:25,524 >> Diane: Hm. >> Tucker: "Seems." 275 00:15:25,591 --> 00:15:30,129 It's an interesting word, [ Clears throat ] right? 276 00:15:30,195 --> 00:15:34,867 For instance, from your perspective, confessing seems 277 00:15:34,933 --> 00:15:40,172 like a great move, yeah? 'Cause you -- you got out 278 00:15:40,239 --> 00:15:44,376 and you turned the tables on in front of the problem, me, 279 00:15:44,443 --> 00:15:47,079 pulled the rug out from under me. 280 00:15:47,146 --> 00:15:50,716 Now I have no leverage over you. It seems that way, right? 281 00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:52,851 >> Diane: What are you getting at, Tucker? 282 00:15:52,918 --> 00:15:55,554 It's just that you told Jack >> Tucker: Nothing. our 283 00:15:55,621 --> 00:16:01,093 secret, and I'm forgiving you. >> Diane: How magnanimous? 284 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:05,664 >> Tucker: And now you're -- you are free of my villainous 285 00:16:05,731 --> 00:16:11,203 clutches, right? And I've lost half my dream. 286 00:16:11,270 --> 00:16:14,139 But you know what? You did what you had to do. 287 00:16:14,206 --> 00:16:18,077 I can't undo it, so I'm just going to have to accept it. 288 00:16:18,143 --> 00:16:21,347 right? >> Diane: You know, I Survival of the fittest, would be a 289 00:16:21,413 --> 00:16:25,284 fool to take your forgiveness at face value. 290 00:16:25,351 --> 00:16:29,655 You are much too treacherous and unpredictable to trust. 291 00:16:29,722 --> 00:16:31,490 >> Tucker: Now you're hurting my feelings. 292 00:16:31,557 --> 00:16:34,626 >> Diane: But I am curious. What was the other 293 00:16:34,693 --> 00:16:36,161 half of your dream? 294 00:16:44,737 --> 00:16:46,138 >> Victor: If you want my opinion, I think it's time 295 00:16:46,205 --> 00:16:50,509 to let go of Ms. Spectra. >> Nick: So you approve 296 00:16:50,576 --> 00:16:52,511 of Vick's decision to replace Sally with Nate? 297 00:16:52,578 --> 00:16:56,515 >> Victor: I certainly do. Think about it, son. 298 00:16:56,582 --> 00:16:58,350 Nate studied medicine. He's very logical, 299 00:16:58,417 --> 00:17:01,987 very plausible, and he'll make the right decisions. 300 00:17:02,054 --> 00:17:04,123 >> Nick: He's also a traitor to his family. 301 00:17:04,189 --> 00:17:07,659 >> Victor: But he's been loyal to us. 302 00:17:07,726 --> 00:17:12,197 I bet you whatever challenge we put before him, he'll solve it. 303 00:17:12,264 --> 00:17:14,199 >> Well, we already had someone in that position 304 00:17:14,266 --> 00:17:16,935 with incredible vision, someone who was making 305 00:17:17,002 --> 00:17:19,705 division. >> Victor: I get the real progress in that feeling, 306 00:17:19,772 --> 00:17:24,176 son, that there's more to it than you're letting on. 307 00:17:24,243 --> 00:17:28,747 Whatever you're up to, I would suggest you forget about it, 308 00:17:28,814 --> 00:17:32,918 okay, and let her go. >> Nick: Why do you care, Dad? 309 00:17:32,985 --> 00:17:36,622 >> Victor: Why do I care? Because she has managed to turn 310 00:17:36,688 --> 00:17:41,193 against our family by my son Adam constantly 311 00:17:41,260 --> 00:17:44,496 feeding into his resentments. I don't want that 312 00:17:44,563 --> 00:17:46,732 to happen to you. >> Nick: So that's where we're 313 00:17:46,799 --> 00:17:49,768 We're just manufacturing at. grounds 314 00:17:49,835 --> 00:17:52,070 to fire Sally, just making up stories 315 00:17:52,137 --> 00:17:53,839 out of thin air. >> Victor: Just listen to what 316 00:17:53,906 --> 00:17:55,507 I'm telling you. >> Nick: No, here's what we're 317 00:17:55,574 --> 00:17:57,009 not talking about. We're not talking about 318 00:17:57,075 --> 00:18:00,746 her ability as CEO because there is nothing to criticize. 319 00:18:00,813 --> 00:18:03,248 Numbers -- up and climbing. Does she have the respect 320 00:18:03,315 --> 00:18:05,250 of her employees? Hell, yes. 321 00:18:05,317 --> 00:18:07,486 Has she been able to handle everything that's been thrown at 322 00:18:07,553 --> 00:18:08,654 her? Absolutely. 323 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,355 >> Victoria: And I wish her all the best in her future 324 00:18:10,422 --> 00:18:12,591 endeavors. Really, I do. 325 00:18:12,658 --> 00:18:14,226 But she's not the best person to run Newman Media. 326 00:18:14,293 --> 00:18:17,196 >> Nick: The only mistake she ever made was she missed one 327 00:18:17,262 --> 00:18:19,097 meeting. Who hasn't done that? 328 00:18:19,164 --> 00:18:22,534 involved with Adam is just But I guess her getting unforgivable. 329 00:18:22,601 --> 00:18:24,703 You two are the ones who are letting your personal feelings 330 00:18:24,770 --> 00:18:28,841 color your business decisions. But me? 331 00:18:28,907 --> 00:18:30,876 Nope. Because my personal life is 332 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:33,412 exactly that. It's personal. 333 00:18:38,884 --> 00:18:41,520 >> Phyllis: I still can't believe that Diane was able 334 00:18:41,587 --> 00:18:44,490 to ruin our lives, come back from the dead, 335 00:18:44,556 --> 00:18:49,094 and convince kind, decent people that she, too, is one of them. 336 00:18:49,161 --> 00:18:52,764 grandmother. Harrison's Dee She's just a doting Dee. 337 00:18:52,831 --> 00:18:54,833 Pbht! >> Ashley: Kudos to us for not 338 00:18:54,900 --> 00:18:58,070 taking her at face value, right? >> Nikki: Hey, we performed 339 00:18:58,136 --> 00:18:59,872 a public service, not that we'll be thanked for it. 340 00:18:59,938 --> 00:19:01,473 >> Phyllis: No, no, but you know what? 341 00:19:01,540 --> 00:19:04,109 Getting rid of Diane is reward enough for me. 342 00:19:04,176 --> 00:19:07,546 >> Nikki: And I am so happy that your suspicious mind knew there 343 00:19:07,613 --> 00:19:08,881 was another shoe waiting to drop. 344 00:19:08,947 --> 00:19:11,016 >> Ashley: Yeah, well, actually, I think there's still more to 345 00:19:11,083 --> 00:19:13,018 the story. I don't buy that the only 346 00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:15,587 thing Tucker wanted from Diane was information about me. 347 00:19:15,654 --> 00:19:17,956 It just doesn't make sense. >> Nikki: Yeah, that is 348 00:19:18,023 --> 00:19:19,791 a pretty small ask. >> Ashley: Mm-hmm. 349 00:19:19,858 --> 00:19:22,160 >> Phyllis: Hey, hey. So, how did Jack 350 00:19:22,227 --> 00:19:24,730 react when you told him? I mean, what did he do? 351 00:19:24,796 --> 00:19:27,633 Did he scream at Diane? And did he throw her out of the 352 00:19:27,699 --> 00:19:31,670 curb? >> Ashley: No, nothing office and kick her to the quite 353 00:19:31,737 --> 00:19:35,374 like that. >> Nikki: Okay, Ashley, out 354 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:39,478 with it. How did Jack react? 355 00:19:42,614 --> 00:19:44,950 >> Kyle: This is what everybody warned me about. 356 00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:46,451 They said that my mother hadn't changed, 357 00:19:46,518 --> 00:19:49,354 that she wasn't capable of it, that she was still the same 358 00:19:49,421 --> 00:19:51,790 person who let me believe she had been dead 359 00:19:51,857 --> 00:19:54,993 just didn't want to believe for all those years, and I them. 360 00:19:55,060 --> 00:19:57,796 >> Summer: This is not your fault. 361 00:19:57,863 --> 00:20:01,233 You trusted the version of her that she allowed you to see. 362 00:20:01,300 --> 00:20:06,004 >> Kyle: If I was the only one impacted by this, fine. 363 00:20:06,071 --> 00:20:08,974 I would rise above it eventually. 364 00:20:09,041 --> 00:20:12,344 But she wormed her way into Harrison's heart. 365 00:20:12,411 --> 00:20:16,648 That is unforgivable. >> Jack: It's not that simple. 366 00:20:16,715 --> 00:20:19,851 >> Summer: Jack, you're not still giving Diane the benefit 367 00:20:19,918 --> 00:20:22,387 of the doubt, are you? Seriously? 368 00:20:22,454 --> 00:20:25,857 That woman promised us time and time again that there were no 369 00:20:25,924 --> 00:20:27,559 more secrets. >> Kyle: She swore we knew 370 00:20:27,626 --> 00:20:31,697 everything, but she's been going around, putting on this act, 371 00:20:31,763 --> 00:20:33,865 trying to convince everyone that she had changed, 372 00:20:33,932 --> 00:20:38,070 but she lied to us every day about who she was 373 00:20:38,136 --> 00:20:41,273 and what she did in L.A. How could she do that to her son 374 00:20:41,340 --> 00:20:43,809 and her grandson? >> Jack: Because she had no 375 00:20:43,875 --> 00:20:44,710 choice. 376 00:20:56,722 --> 00:20:58,390 >> "The Young and the Restless" will continue. 377 00:21:17,175 --> 00:21:22,314 >> Ashley: I am still in shock. Jack is more conflicted 378 00:21:22,381 --> 00:21:25,450 than I ever thought he would about Diane's actions be. 379 00:21:25,517 --> 00:21:27,185 >> Phyllis: Wait a second. Wait a second. 380 00:21:27,252 --> 00:21:30,522 Hold on. Hold on. Is he going to forgive her? 381 00:21:30,589 --> 00:21:32,257 >> Nikki: Oh, my God. He couldn't. 382 00:21:32,324 --> 00:21:33,825 >> Phyllis: She has him brainwashed. 383 00:21:33,892 --> 00:21:36,194 >> Ashley: Maybe. She told him that she had 384 00:21:36,261 --> 00:21:38,430 no choice but to go along with what Tucker wanted. 385 00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:40,432 She's still claiming that she changed, Phyllis. 386 00:21:40,499 --> 00:21:43,702 ever wanted was to reunite She's still saying all she with Kyle, 387 00:21:43,769 --> 00:21:47,305 and the only person that could make that happen was Tucker. 388 00:21:47,372 --> 00:21:50,142 So she had to do his bidding or it wouldn't have happened. 389 00:21:50,208 --> 00:21:51,443 >> Nikki: So she's playing the victim. 390 00:21:51,510 --> 00:21:53,445 >> Phyllis: And he's not laughing in her face. 391 00:21:53,512 --> 00:21:56,782 >> Ashley: He seems like he's willing to accept what she told 392 00:21:56,848 --> 00:22:00,318 him, but I think that's only because she's given him a very, 393 00:22:00,385 --> 00:22:03,221 very sanitized version of the story, including 394 00:22:03,288 --> 00:22:05,457 what Tucker expects from her. >> Phyllis: I can't believe 395 00:22:05,524 --> 00:22:06,825 this. I mean, I thought that Jack 396 00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:12,531 was way smarter than this. I -- Hang on. Okay. 397 00:22:12,597 --> 00:22:15,967 Maybe he just needs some time so the truth can sink in, 398 00:22:16,034 --> 00:22:18,203 and then he'll start believing what we've been telling him all 399 00:22:18,270 --> 00:22:20,405 along. >> Nikki: Or maybe she has dug 400 00:22:20,472 --> 00:22:24,042 her claws into him so deep that he thinks she deserves a second 401 00:22:24,109 --> 00:22:25,243 chance. >> Phyllis: God, and then Kyle 402 00:22:25,310 --> 00:22:28,580 will follow suit, and then Diane will get away 403 00:22:28,647 --> 00:22:31,116 with all of her lies and all of her manipulation. 404 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:34,352 >> Ashley: I think she is just going to dig in deeper. 405 00:22:34,419 --> 00:22:37,723 She's going to hold on tighter to Kyle and Jack, 406 00:22:37,789 --> 00:22:39,925 and she's never going to let go. >> Nikki: Well, we can't let 407 00:22:39,991 --> 00:22:41,560 that happen. I mean, we have got to find a 408 00:22:41,626 --> 00:22:44,696 way to get her out of our lives for good. 409 00:22:47,699 --> 00:22:50,302 >> Jack: And then Diane started seeing someone 410 00:22:50,368 --> 00:22:54,673 by the name of Jeremy Stark. Claims he swept her 411 00:22:54,740 --> 00:22:57,776 off her feet, gave her wonderful gifts, 412 00:22:57,843 --> 00:23:01,646 exotic vacations all around the world. 413 00:23:01,713 --> 00:23:03,782 All was going very well until it turned out 414 00:23:03,849 --> 00:23:07,486 he was stuffing large amounts of cash in her luggage. 415 00:23:07,552 --> 00:23:11,056 >> Summer: Wait, what? Why? >> Jack: He was using her as a 416 00:23:11,123 --> 00:23:16,161 courier to launder money. >> Kyle: Oh, my God. 417 00:23:16,228 --> 00:23:18,797 >> Jack: Diane realized what a difficult situation she was in. 418 00:23:18,864 --> 00:23:21,399 She tried to get out of it. She couldn't. 419 00:23:21,466 --> 00:23:24,903 He knew her history. He knew she had faked her own 420 00:23:24,970 --> 00:23:28,640 death. He knew she was complicit 421 00:23:28,707 --> 00:23:31,443 in his crime. And he threatened 422 00:23:31,510 --> 00:23:33,879 to have her arrested. >> Summer: This is insane. 423 00:23:33,945 --> 00:23:37,115 >> Jack: When he himself was arrested, Diane expected the 424 00:23:37,182 --> 00:23:40,385 police to come looking for her. When they didn't, 425 00:23:40,452 --> 00:23:43,188 she thought maybe she was free of this nightmare. 426 00:23:43,255 --> 00:23:46,258 The nightmare had just changed shape. 427 00:23:46,324 --> 00:23:48,393 This is when Tucker entered the picture. 428 00:23:48,460 --> 00:23:51,496 He somehow knew of her entanglement with this 429 00:23:51,563 --> 00:23:55,400 Jeremy Stark, swore he would stay quiet about it, 430 00:23:55,467 --> 00:23:57,836 convinced her that they could and, true to form, be 431 00:23:57,903 --> 00:24:01,239 of service to each other. >> Kyle: Quid pro quo. 432 00:24:01,306 --> 00:24:04,075 >> Jack: Yeah, he would feed her information about Allie that we 433 00:24:04,142 --> 00:24:06,711 all would be grateful to her for. 434 00:24:06,778 --> 00:24:09,080 She, in turn, would feed him as much information 435 00:24:09,147 --> 00:24:11,850 as she could find about Ashley so that he could get close 436 00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:16,521 to her. And she couldn't say no. 437 00:24:16,588 --> 00:24:20,258 No, not if she wanted any chance of getting what she truly 438 00:24:20,325 --> 00:24:25,997 wanted, a relationship with you. >> Kyle: That doesn't negate the 439 00:24:26,064 --> 00:24:29,134 lies that she told me. >> Jack: I thought you both 440 00:24:29,201 --> 00:24:33,471 should know the whole story. You have all the information 441 00:24:33,538 --> 00:24:36,041 to decide how you want to move forward with Diane, 442 00:24:36,107 --> 00:24:40,278 whether or not you want her to be a part of your life. 443 00:24:45,584 --> 00:24:47,419 >> Diane: I know you wanted me to get access 444 00:24:47,485 --> 00:24:51,723 statements and pass it along to Jabot's financial to you as well 445 00:24:51,790 --> 00:24:54,593 as giving you information about Ashley's personal life, 446 00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:58,496 and I did what I was told. >> Tucker: Partly. 447 00:24:58,563 --> 00:25:01,633 >> Diane: Well, I told you I was never in a position to get my 448 00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:03,902 hands on Jabot's financial information. 449 00:25:03,969 --> 00:25:05,937 >> Tucker: Yeah, you could've if you'd tried harder. 450 00:25:06,004 --> 00:25:09,107 >> Diane: I don't even know what you're going to do with it. 451 00:25:09,174 --> 00:25:12,210 Were you planning on some maneuver to take control 452 00:25:12,277 --> 00:25:15,013 of Jack's company? I know that takeovers 453 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:19,651 have always been your M.O., but that didn't even make sense 454 00:25:19,718 --> 00:25:22,020 to me because it seems like you're sincere about 455 00:25:22,087 --> 00:25:24,723 winning Ashley back. >> Tucker: I am. 456 00:25:24,789 --> 00:25:27,626 >> Diane: Well, Tucker, how can that be your dream? 457 00:25:27,692 --> 00:25:30,695 I mean, how can she ever love the man who's trying to take her 458 00:25:30,762 --> 00:25:34,099 family company away from her? >> Tucker: Who said I'm trying 459 00:25:34,165 --> 00:25:36,067 to take it away from Ashley? 460 00:25:39,838 --> 00:25:42,240 >> Adam: Yeah, Billy, it's Adam -- again. 461 00:25:42,307 --> 00:25:44,442 Call me when you get this. I'm trying to get in touch 462 00:25:44,509 --> 00:25:47,245 with Chelsea, and you're the last person that I saw her with. 463 00:25:47,312 --> 00:25:50,615 I need to know what is going on. Just let me know 464 00:25:50,682 --> 00:25:56,221 that she's okay. >> Nick: Hey. 465 00:25:59,157 --> 00:26:02,127 >> Adam: Glad to see you can make time for a coffee break 466 00:26:02,193 --> 00:26:05,030 after firing such a talented executive. 467 00:26:05,096 --> 00:26:07,732 You destroyed her hopes and dreams, Nick. 468 00:26:07,799 --> 00:26:09,134 But, hey, why should that bother you? 469 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,670 It's the Newman way, right? >> Nick: [ Sighs ] 470 00:26:11,736 --> 00:26:13,872 for a fight, find someone If you're looking else. 471 00:26:13,939 --> 00:26:16,741 I'm really not in the mood. >> Adam: I guess you're not used 472 00:26:16,808 --> 00:26:19,678 to being held accountable for your actions. 473 00:26:19,744 --> 00:26:22,047 >> Nick: If you have a problem with the way Sally's being 474 00:26:22,113 --> 00:26:23,715 treated, that's got nothing to do with me. 475 00:26:23,782 --> 00:26:26,084 >> Adam: Yeah, I mean, nothing is ever your fault. 476 00:26:26,151 --> 00:26:28,753 But you know what? At least own up to the real 477 00:26:28,820 --> 00:26:30,889 reason why you slept with her. Did you do it because you knew 478 00:26:30,956 --> 00:26:32,857 it was a surefire way to get under my skin? 479 00:26:32,924 --> 00:26:36,628 >> Nick: [ Sighs ] Don't flatter yourself. 480 00:26:36,695 --> 00:26:39,097 You never crossed my mind. Not once. 481 00:26:39,164 --> 00:26:40,732 >> Adam: Did you ever give any thought to what's best for 482 00:26:40,799 --> 00:26:43,702 Sally, or did you just decide what's best for you? 483 00:26:43,768 --> 00:26:46,604 You grabbed what you wanted, but now that you have your fun, 484 00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:48,406 she's disposable? >> Nick: You're the one 485 00:26:48,473 --> 00:26:51,443 who discarded her. Remember? It wasn't me. 486 00:26:51,509 --> 00:26:53,111 I never would've done that. >> Adam: You can't honestly 487 00:26:53,178 --> 00:26:55,647 expect me to believe that you had real feelings for Sally, 488 00:26:55,714 --> 00:26:58,249 because there is no way. >> Nick: You don't know 489 00:26:58,316 --> 00:27:00,251 >> Adam: You know, once you anything about me. get 490 00:27:00,318 --> 00:27:03,388 beneath the nice-guy exterior, you and I, 491 00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:06,391 we are not that different. We are both capable of anything 492 00:27:06,458 --> 00:27:09,227 in the heat of the moment, Nick. >> Sally: [ Sighs ] 493 00:27:09,294 --> 00:27:13,965 Gentlemen. Is there a problem? 494 00:27:23,908 --> 00:27:27,645 >> Sally: Is everything okay, or do you need a referee? 495 00:27:27,712 --> 00:27:30,915 >> Nick: It was nothing. How you holding up? 496 00:27:30,982 --> 00:27:33,118 >> Adam: [ Chuckles ] See, this is the look he uses 497 00:27:33,184 --> 00:27:35,286 when he wants you to think that he means it. 498 00:27:35,353 --> 00:27:37,956 The puppy-dog eyes, the furrowed brow that gives 499 00:27:38,023 --> 00:27:40,959 the "I'm compassionate" vibe. "I'll make everything better. 500 00:27:41,026 --> 00:27:43,128 Just tell me where it hurts. Even though -- ignore the fact 501 00:27:43,194 --> 00:27:46,431 that I'm the one who hurt you." >> Nick: Man, shut up. 502 00:27:46,498 --> 00:27:49,934 >> Adam: It's obvious that he used you to hurt me, 503 00:27:50,001 --> 00:27:51,936 and now that he's done with you, he's cutting you loose. 504 00:27:52,003 --> 00:27:55,206 >> Nick: None of that's true. Adam's having a lousy morning. 505 00:27:55,273 --> 00:28:01,079 We just happened to cross paths. I'm a convenient target. 506 00:28:01,146 --> 00:28:02,313 >> Adam: Look, I don't have time for this. 507 00:28:02,380 --> 00:28:06,084 I have more important things to deal with. 508 00:28:13,224 --> 00:28:16,161 >> Nick: You don't believe anything he said about us, do 509 00:28:16,227 --> 00:28:18,530 you? >> Sally: [ Exhales sharply ] 510 00:28:18,596 --> 00:28:20,832 When he's hurt, he lashes out. I don't know. 511 00:28:20,899 --> 00:28:24,402 Maybe it makes it easier if he genuinely believes it. 512 00:28:24,469 --> 00:28:26,671 But, no, I never thought for a second that he was right about 513 00:28:26,738 --> 00:28:29,841 us. >> Nick: I'd ask you 514 00:28:29,908 --> 00:28:32,844 how you're doing, but -- >> Sally: I've been better. 515 00:28:32,911 --> 00:28:35,613 I just kicked into survival mode. 516 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,882 >> Nick: And what does that mean for you? 517 00:28:37,949 --> 00:28:40,885 spouting helpful sayings, >> Sally: Means I start like, 518 00:28:40,952 --> 00:28:43,555 "When one door closes, another door opens," 519 00:28:43,621 --> 00:28:46,658 or, "I was just warming up. Stay tuned for my next act," 520 00:28:46,724 --> 00:28:47,759 or, "What the hell were they thinking? 521 00:28:47,826 --> 00:28:49,527 I'm the best thing that they've seen in ages." 522 00:28:49,594 --> 00:28:53,565 >> Nick: I admire how [ Chuckles ] resilient 523 00:28:53,631 --> 00:28:58,236 you are. I'm just sick about 524 00:28:58,303 --> 00:29:01,906 how this whole thing played out. >> Sally: Yeah, that makes 525 00:29:01,973 --> 00:29:04,109 >> Nick: I'll do anything I two of us. can 526 00:29:04,175 --> 00:29:07,045 to help you. >> Sally: There's something I 527 00:29:07,112 --> 00:29:10,381 need to say, Nick, and it's going to be really hard for you 528 00:29:10,448 --> 00:29:12,717 to hear. 529 00:29:15,286 --> 00:29:18,623 >> Jack: I haven't told anyone else about Diane's involvement 530 00:29:18,690 --> 00:29:20,358 with this man who was laundering money. 531 00:29:20,425 --> 00:29:22,327 >> Kyle: So this is not public knowledge? 532 00:29:22,393 --> 00:29:24,395 >> Jack: Not yet. I just found out myself 533 00:29:24,462 --> 00:29:27,699 yesterday. Ashley knows about Tucker 534 00:29:27,765 --> 00:29:32,003 recruiting Diane and his plan, but not about the rest. 535 00:29:32,070 --> 00:29:34,973 >> Summer: Understood. >> Jack: I just thought the two 536 00:29:35,039 --> 00:29:38,643 of you should know the whole story and the context in which 537 00:29:38,710 --> 00:29:41,980 the whole thing happened. >> Kyle: It's difficult news to 538 00:29:42,046 --> 00:29:45,550 hear, but better to know the truth. 539 00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:48,720 >> Jack: I'm asking both of you to keep it to yourselves. 540 00:29:48,786 --> 00:29:50,221 >> Kyle: Of course. This is not news 541 00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:53,124 I want to go spread around town. "Hey, did you hear what my 542 00:29:53,191 --> 00:29:55,059 mother was up to while she was pretending to be dead?" 543 00:29:55,126 --> 00:29:57,595 >> Jack: I'm sure you both have questions, as did I. 544 00:29:57,662 --> 00:30:00,865 >> Summer: I'm sorry. I just -- I can't help but wonder 545 00:30:00,932 --> 00:30:04,502 why she told you this now. Is the timing another 546 00:30:04,569 --> 00:30:08,173 calculation on her part? Is she sharing this information 547 00:30:08,239 --> 00:30:12,544 to avoid it coming out another way later? 548 00:30:12,610 --> 00:30:18,850 >> Jack: In a way, yeah. >> Kyle: Meaning what? 549 00:30:18,917 --> 00:30:21,619 >> Jack: Diane learned that Phyllis continued 550 00:30:21,686 --> 00:30:24,789 to talk to Talia Morgan. >> Kyle: With the investigative 551 00:30:24,856 --> 00:30:26,558 >> Jack: Yes, once she journalist? realized 552 00:30:26,624 --> 00:30:30,762 that Phyllis had not given up on her, would never give up on her, 553 00:30:30,828 --> 00:30:33,331 that there were people in town, like Nikki, 554 00:30:33,398 --> 00:30:38,169 who would be more than happy to offer Phyllis an assist. 555 00:30:38,236 --> 00:30:42,473 She worried that this story, or part of it, 556 00:30:42,540 --> 00:30:45,210 would surely come to light. >> Summer: My mom promised me 557 00:30:45,276 --> 00:30:48,146 that she'd stopped trying to implicate Diane, 558 00:30:48,213 --> 00:30:53,384 but she just kept on digging? [ Scoffs ] 559 00:30:53,451 --> 00:30:56,554 Looks like Diane wasn't the only one who's been lying. 560 00:30:59,824 --> 00:31:02,293 >> Phyllis: Oh, God. You guys, you guys, 561 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:06,264 we did not work this hard to get rid of Diane just to have 562 00:31:06,331 --> 00:31:10,201 Jack forget and forgive her. >> Nikki: I am shocked that he 563 00:31:10,268 --> 00:31:14,205 was able to get past the fact that Diane used his own 564 00:31:14,272 --> 00:31:17,575 granddaughter to manipulate him. I mean, that every single move 565 00:31:17,642 --> 00:31:20,144 was carefully choreographed. >> Ashley: Yeah, it's 566 00:31:20,211 --> 00:31:22,347 disgusting. >> Nikki: Wait a -- 567 00:31:22,413 --> 00:31:23,681 whoa, whoa, whoa. Wait. 568 00:31:23,748 --> 00:31:27,418 We are forgetting a very important element here. 569 00:31:27,485 --> 00:31:32,090 Diane wasn't working alone. And we happen to have an in 570 00:31:32,156 --> 00:31:36,094 with her coconspirator. So how are things 571 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,596 developing with Tucker? >> Phyllis: Yeah, I mean, 572 00:31:38,663 --> 00:31:40,098 there's got to be more to the story. 573 00:31:40,164 --> 00:31:42,900 >> Nikki: Something too sordid for Jack to forgive. 574 00:31:42,967 --> 00:31:45,870 >> Ashley: Yeah, well, I did go straight to Tucker when I found 575 00:31:45,937 --> 00:31:48,840 out, and I asked him to tell me everything about him and Diane. 576 00:31:48,906 --> 00:31:50,575 I was hoping to maybe catch him off guard. 577 00:31:50,642 --> 00:31:54,078 You know, I didn't have to find out the truth was out. 578 00:31:54,145 --> 00:31:56,547 >> Ashley: Well, he said that >> Nikki: And? he 579 00:31:56,614 --> 00:32:01,185 and Diane were two of a kind, you know, two lost souls 580 00:32:01,252 --> 00:32:03,087 who were just trying to find a little forgiveness 581 00:32:03,154 --> 00:32:06,891 in a crazy, mixed-up world. It sounded a bit altruistic 582 00:32:06,958 --> 00:32:13,064 and straight from the heart. >> Phyllis: Huh. 583 00:32:13,131 --> 00:32:15,066 I'm starting to wonder who's working who. 584 00:32:15,133 --> 00:32:16,701 >> Ashley: Okay, what do you mean? 585 00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:19,771 >> Phyllis: Well, this is all on me now. 586 00:32:19,837 --> 00:32:23,074 >> Nikki: Wait, what? Where are you going? 587 00:32:23,141 --> 00:32:26,978 >> Phyllis: I am going to take care of this and make sure that 588 00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:28,880 bitch doesn't wriggle off the hook. 589 00:32:46,064 --> 00:32:48,966 >> Sally: I appreciate the offer. 590 00:32:49,033 --> 00:32:51,102 >> Nick: It's the least I can do. 591 00:32:51,169 --> 00:32:54,572 incredible asset to Newman I thought you were an Media. 592 00:32:54,639 --> 00:32:56,207 I'm just really sorry you're getting the short end 593 00:32:56,274 --> 00:33:01,546 of the stick. >> Sally: Thank you. 594 00:33:01,612 --> 00:33:04,015 >> Nick: Before I came here, I told my sister and father once 595 00:33:04,082 --> 00:33:07,518 again that I think they're making a terrible mistake 596 00:33:07,585 --> 00:33:11,222 >> Sally: You didn't have to letting you go. do 597 00:33:11,289 --> 00:33:13,257 that. >> Nick: My favorite part was 598 00:33:13,324 --> 00:33:15,526 when they accused me of letting my personal feelings 599 00:33:15,593 --> 00:33:21,766 for you cloud my judgment. >> Sally: [ Scoffs ] 600 00:33:21,833 --> 00:33:23,668 >> Nick: I wasn't able to change their minds. 601 00:33:23,735 --> 00:33:26,904 >> Sally: [ Sighs ] >> Nick: But, Sally, I'll do 602 00:33:26,971 --> 00:33:33,544 anything I can to help you. >> Sally: Thank you... 603 00:33:33,611 --> 00:33:39,050 but, no. I don't want your help. 604 00:33:39,117 --> 00:33:45,356 Or Adam's. Or anyone's. Whatever comes next, 605 00:33:45,423 --> 00:33:48,092 I will find it on my own. 606 00:33:55,466 --> 00:33:57,135 >> Diane: Wait. When you say you don't 607 00:33:57,201 --> 00:33:59,604 intend to take Jabot away from Ashley, 608 00:33:59,670 --> 00:34:02,874 I mean, what would you have what aren't you saying? done 609 00:34:02,940 --> 00:34:05,276 with Jabot's financial information had I been able 610 00:34:05,343 --> 00:34:08,479 to deliver it to you? What -- what are you planning? 611 00:34:08,546 --> 00:34:10,782 >> Tucker: Seeing as how our collaboration has come to an 612 00:34:10,848 --> 00:34:13,017 abrupt end, I don't think the details are 613 00:34:13,084 --> 00:34:14,986 really any of your concern. 614 00:34:19,323 --> 00:34:23,928 Poor, poor Diane. It must be so agonizing, 615 00:34:23,995 --> 00:34:26,731 constantly looking over your shoulder, 616 00:34:26,798 --> 00:34:30,468 wondering where the next threat is coming from. 617 00:34:31,736 --> 00:34:33,638 >> Diane: [ Scoffs ] 618 00:34:37,642 --> 00:34:39,744 >> Kyle: On one hand, I feel for my mom. 619 00:34:39,811 --> 00:34:41,746 She must've felt so vulnerable after being used 620 00:34:41,813 --> 00:34:45,483 by two powerful men. But on the other, I don't know 621 00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:48,252 again. >> Summer: I am a lot how I can ever trust her less torn 622 00:34:48,319 --> 00:34:51,856 than you are. My mom lied to me. I'm pissed. 623 00:34:51,923 --> 00:34:55,259 [ Doorbell rings ] >> Kyle: Well, she must have 624 00:34:55,326 --> 00:34:59,096 some sort of radar where you're concerned, because she's here. 625 00:34:59,163 --> 00:35:03,468 >> Summer: Damn it. Let her in, I guess. 626 00:35:05,069 --> 00:35:06,971 >> Kyle: [ Sighs ] 627 00:35:11,609 --> 00:35:14,645 >> Phyllis: Hey, you're back. I'm looking for Jack. 628 00:35:14,712 --> 00:35:17,348 How was it? >> Summer: It was even 629 00:35:17,415 --> 00:35:21,252 better than we expected. >> Phyllis: Oh, great. 630 00:35:21,319 --> 00:35:24,455 Okay, well, you don't look too happy for two kids who just 631 00:35:24,522 --> 00:35:26,991 honeymoon. How long have you came back from their been back? 632 00:35:27,058 --> 00:35:28,392 >> Summer: [ Sighs ] >> Kyle: Long enough to know 633 00:35:28,459 --> 00:35:30,661 why you're trying to track down my father. 634 00:35:30,728 --> 00:35:34,265 >> Phyllis: Oh, good. Well, I don't have to tell you, 635 00:35:34,332 --> 00:35:36,200 You know about Tucker and then. Diane 636 00:35:36,267 --> 00:35:38,803 conspiring in L.A. Good. I'm glad you know. 637 00:35:38,870 --> 00:35:41,572 So you also know that she's not the saint 638 00:35:41,639 --> 00:35:45,076 that she's pretending to be. >> Kyle: My father told us a lot 639 00:35:45,142 --> 00:35:46,577 of things. >> Summer: Including the fact 640 00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:48,880 that you've been meeting with Talia Morgan 641 00:35:48,946 --> 00:35:51,048 since the beginning and that you never stopped 642 00:35:51,115 --> 00:35:53,584 digging up dirt on Kyle's mom, even after you swore 643 00:35:53,651 --> 00:35:56,621 to me that you would. >> Phyllis: Yes, because there 644 00:35:56,687 --> 00:36:02,593 was a lot to dig, Summer. I'm not the bad guy here, kids. 645 00:36:02,660 --> 00:36:04,295 Alright, don't come for me. >> Summer: [ Sighs ] 646 00:36:04,362 --> 00:36:07,398 >> Phyllis: You guys have been going on and on about how I'm 647 00:36:07,465 --> 00:36:10,234 filled with hate and rage regarding Diane. 648 00:36:10,301 --> 00:36:13,070 She couldn't be trusted. I was right the whole time. 649 00:36:13,137 --> 00:36:15,473 I'm not going to say I told you so, but, hey, guess what. 650 00:36:15,540 --> 00:36:18,175 Told you so. There's enough time for that 651 00:36:18,242 --> 00:36:20,778 anyway. [ Sighs ] 652 00:36:20,845 --> 00:36:23,915 So... what are you going to do 653 00:36:23,981 --> 00:36:26,918 about Diane now, kids? 654 00:36:41,365 --> 00:36:56,247 ♪♪ 655 00:36:56,314 --> 00:36:56,881 ♪♪ 656 00:36:56,948 --> 00:36:57,815 >> Join us again for