Month: November 2023

Young & The Restless Transcript

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Nina: Hi.

[ Christine sighing ]

Christine: Any news?

Nina: The nurse is waiting for the doctor to assess the damage from the bullet. It’s just– it’s too soon to tell. It’s always too soon to tell.

Christine: Chance it’s gonna be okay.

Nina: Why is it always my boy? Why is it always my son? First, it was spain, and then that bullet he took for adam. It’s just too much to take, cricket. It’s just– it’s too much for any mother to take.

Sharon: Elena.

Elena: Sharon.

Sharon: How is he? How’s chance doing?

Elena: Well, I can’t say we’re out of the woods yet, but the prognosis is good.

Sharon: Oh, thank god.

Elena: Yeah, the bullet went straight through. It didn’t hit any major arteries or any vital organs. A quarter inch in either direction and we’d be having a very different conversation. He’s a very lucky man.

Sharon: This wasn’t supposed to happen. He wasn’t supposed to be working this closely with cases. He’s the chief now, management. He should be dealing with the mayor and city council.

Elena: I understand, sharon. I’m so sorry.

Sharon: Can I see him now? Just for a little while, please?

Elena: Yeah.

Devon: Hey.

Nate: Devon.

Devon: Glad you could make it.

Nate: Yeah.

[ Nate sighing ]

Devon: You okay?

Nate: That is the million-dollar question or multimillion, given the circumstances.

Devon: I don’t know what that means. What’s going on?

Nate: It’s a personal matter. I’d rather not get into it right now.

Devon: Okay. If you want to do this another time we can.

Nate: No, no, no, no. You said you want to talk? I’m ready to listen. So, let’s hear it. What did you wanna see me about?

[ Victoria sighing ]

Nick: Looking for somebody?

Victoria: Oh, it’s you.

Nick: Does seem to be the reaction I’m getting from people lately.

Victoria: I’m sorry, I, uh, I was just looking for nate. I thought he might be here.

Nick: Yeah, I don’t see him.

Victoria: No, that’s okay. I should get home anyway.

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Nick: Thank you. So, nate’s upset?

Victoria: He was complete– completely blindsided. As was I.

Nick: Well, uh, dad firing nate did come out of left field, but when it comes to victor newman, don’t you have to expect the unexpected?

Victoria: Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting something like that.

Nick: Have you talked to nate?

Victoria: Briefly. He thinks that I threw him under the bus and that I sided with adam.

Nick: I mean, you did take adam’s side.

Victoria: All I said was that I didn’t think it was a good idea to send dad to a facility somewhere. The only thing I agreed with adam about was keeping it contained.

Nick: I mean, that’s fair.

Victoria: If I had had the chance to explain that to nate, I think he would would have understood, but he won’t return any of my calls. He won’t answer any of my texts.

Nick: Sorry, vic.

Victoria: Are you being sarcastic right now?

Nick: No, I’m definitely not sorry that nate is gone from newman enterprises. I do think he was setting in motion to get dad out of the company. But I am sorry that you’re hurting.

Victoria: Thank you. So, do you believe that nate was being self-serving about this plan that he had for dad?

Nick: I think nate had reason to be concerned about dad, but I think he was playing the long game. You know, to get dad out, to get you back on top and for him to move up to the co-ceo.

Victoria: And you don’t think that adam might have been planning something just as devious?

Nick: I don’t know.

Victoria: I mean, come on, nicholas, it’s adam.

Nick: I’m not unaware of that. I’m just having a hard time getting a handle on where adam’s coming from these days.

Victoria: That’s how he operates. There’s no way that we could ever trust him.

Nick: Yeah. Well, I think he was genuinely concerned about dad, for whatever that’s worth.

Victoria: Or, maybe he’s playing the long game too.

Nick: Yeah, maybe. But I’m far more concerned about you right now.

Victoria: Please don’t be concerned about me. I’ll survive.

Nick: This isn’t just about you getting over some business deal that went south. This is about how you’re gonna get over and move on from what dad did to you.

Devon: So, look, I wanted to get together and talk to you about turning this around.

Nate: Turning what around?

Devon: Us. Everything that’s been going on with us. This– this silent war we’ve been having for the last couple of years now.

Nate: Not always so silent.

Devon: Yeah. I’ll give you that.

Nate: Okay. So, how do you propose we do that?

Devon: I don’t know. I just thought we’d talk about it. Spend some time together like we used to before things all went to hell. I know that you’ve been making an effort with me to put the past behind us and I appreciate that. And I think that it’s time for me, you know, to start making more of an effort with you. And see how that goes.

Nate: Wow. This is a day for big surprises for me.

Devon: What makes you say that?

Nate: Nothing. Long story.

Devon: Well, why you keep doing that?

Nate: Doing what?

Devon: You– you referring to something that clearly happened to you today. Is it work? Is it victoria?

Nate: I’m sorry. I’m sorry, devon. You’re right. You’re right. It’s just been, uh, it’s been a big day for me.

Devon: Well, let’s talk about it.

Nate: No, no, no, let’s, uh, let’s– let’s focus on you and me.

Devon: You sure?

Nate: Yeah. Yeah, yeah. So, um, what changed? Because I had kind of given up hope on us ever having this conversation.

Devon: Well, I mean, it started with mamie and her enthusiasm to bring the family together and have us drop all of our resentments to each other. And I don’t know, that made– that made me and lily start thinking more and more about how neil would handle the situation like this and then, it just hit me.

Nate: What would neil do?

Devon: Exactly? I can hear his voice in my head saying, “give the man a chance.”

Nina: So, elena said the doctors were optimistic?

Sharon: Well, you know doctors never tell you anything absolutely, but everything she said was very positive. And they believe that chance can make a full recovery.

Christine: I knew it.

Nina: I just want him to open his eyes so I can tell him how much I love him.

Elena: Hey, ladies.

Christine: Hey.

Nina: Hey.

Elena: You all look exhausted.

Nina: Oh. Does it show?

Elena: Why don’t you all go and take a break, maybe get something to eat? You could go home, get some rest. That way when chance does wake up, you’ll be here.

Nina: No. What if something happens?

Elena: Then, I promise I will personally call you if anything changes.

Christine: She’s right. Come on.

Nina: No, I don’t think I wanna go.

Christine: We won’t go for long. And we’ll stay close in case we have to come back if there’s news.

Nina: Oh, god. Sweetheart. Okay.

Summer: Elena. Do you know if chance is okay?

Elena: Everything looks good. He’s gonna be fine.

Summer: Could I– could I see him?

Elena: He’s pretty out of it from the anesthesia.

Summer: It’s okay. I just, I– I just wanna be there with him for a little while, if that’s okay.

Elena: Oh, I– I didn’t realize you two were so close.

Summer: Yeah, I mean, we became friends over the last few months. When I heard about this, I…

Elena: Well, you know, his mother just left with sharon and christine, so maybe you could keep him company for a while.

Summer: Yeah, I won’t disturb him. I promise you.

Elena: Okay. You can stay as long as you’d like.

Sharon: Just a splash for you. And you.

Nina: Okay, stop.

Sharon: Enjoy. Me too.

Christine: Wait, wait, wait. To…

All: To chance.

Sharon: To chance.

Christine: And I think you can relax, mom. The worst is over.

Nina: Yeah, this time.

Christine: I know.

Nina: I don’t think I can take this again, cricket. Really. He’s gotta stop. He just has to.

Christine: Okay. Well, easier said than done with a guy like chance.

Nina: I don’t care. This is the third time I’ve had to sit in a waiting room in a hospital or– or by the phone to find out if my son is gonna make it through the night. I just…

Sharon: I know it’s hard to live with that kind of fear, but we have to accept that this is what chance has decided to do with his life.

Nina: No, I don’t accept it. Not anymore.

Sharon: Well, what can you do?

Nina: I’m gonna ask him to stop. I’ll beg him if I have to.

Christine: Haven’t you already tried that?

Nina: I will try harder. He just can’t keep doing this to the people who love him. Maybe you can convince him.

Sharon: Me?

Nina: Well, I know that you guys are seeing each other and from what he’s told me, he really cares about you and maybe you could be the one to finally get through to him.

Sharon: Oh, I don’t know about that.

Nina: I would think that you would at least want to try. I mean, given the circumstances

Sharon: What circumstances?

Nina: Well, I mean, wasn’t the last man that you were involved with a cop too?

Sharon: Yes. Rey rosales. And I wasn’t just involved with him. He was my husband. And losing him really broke my heart.

Victoria: Do you know when you first told me that dad was faking his illness to set a trap? I couldn’t believe it.

Nick: That he’d do something like that? Come on. You know better than that.

Victoria: No, not that– that he would think I was a threat or somebody that would be disloyal to him in that way.

Nick: Somebody like adam?

Victoria: That is not a club I want to join anytime soon.

Nick: Which I said to dad like a dozen times, but he just kept referring back to how angry you were when you got demoted that he had stepped back in as ceo.

Victoria: Of course, I was angry. I had every right to be angry. But that doesn’t mean that I’m gonna conspire against dad or try to sabotage the company. When I heard that he thought that, I mean, it– it made me physically ill.

Nick: All right. Well, what are you gonna do about it?

Victoria: I don’t know. I– I just– I just have to think this through. I need to connect with nate and let him know that I was on his side. I’m still on his side.

Nick: Well, I don’t think all of his anger belongs completely to you.

Victoria: I hope you’re right.

Nick: I mean, he’s probably angriest at himself. He got outplayed by the master. Nate really thought he was holding all the cards. But then dad sets his trap and nate walks right into it.

Victoria: This is not over yet.

Nick: For nate? Uh, yeah, it is vic. It’s over.

Victoria: No. He can fight. He can fight to get his job back. And I’ll be right by his side.

Nick: Against dad? After everything that’s happened? I don’t recommend that.

Victoria: Why do you say that?

Nick: Dad believes he has solved the problem. Eliminated a threat. He sees nate as a defeated enemy in his mind.

Victoria: Well, I’ll just have to convince him that he’s wrong.

Nick: All right. You should also know that dad is pressuring me to come back to newman.

Victoria: Well, that’s not news. I mean, he’s been saying that ever since you left.

Nick: Yeah. Well, he wants me to take nate’s job.

Victoria: So, when did this happen?

Nick: In dad’s office. Right after he fired nate. That’s when he gave me his pitch. I guess he thought that since nate was one of the reasons why I left in the first place, if he wasn’t around, it might entice me to come back.

Victoria: What did you say?

Nick: I didn’t say anything.

Victoria: Well, did you tell him you were gonna think about it?

Nick: I literally didn’t say anything. I just walked out. But I know it’s not going to be the last time I hear about it.

[ Victoria sighing ]

Victoria: What are you gonna do?

Nick: I don’t know. Sharon and I have this new company. It’s about to launch. I can’t just walk away from it. On the other hand, this feels like it might be another one of dad’s tests. Put you, me, and adam all in the same place and see which one of us wants to wear the crown the most.

Victoria: Yeah, if dad ever gives it up.

Nick: That is a good point.

Victoria: You know what, nick? I– I just need to calm down. I can’t make any decisions when I’m this upset.

Nick: Then don’T. Let’s just get another drink.

Victoria: No. You know, I think I’m gonna head down to the club and listen to some music. I can figure out what to do about dad in the morning. Do you want to come with me?

Nick: No. I’m just gonna finish this and get home to christian. Vic, don’t worry about it, all right? We’re gonna figure it out. Then, everything will be back to normal.

Victoria: Yeah. Maybe.

Nick: Night.

Victoria: Night.

Sharon: Rey did not die in the line of duty. He, uh, was in a terrible accident and he didn’t make it.

Nina: I’m really sorry.

Sharon: Thank you. I loved him very much. He was a good man. And he was a good officer. And yeah, being with him meant that I had to wonder every day that he was on that job if he was coming home. It wasn’t my first time through that kind of fear.

Nina: So, you know.

Sharon: Yes, of course I do. The difference is I chose to be with rey and chance, knowing the danger and just doing the best I can to accept it, but you are chance’s mother. God knows you wouldn’t have picked this line of work for him under any circumstances. There’s no worse feeling than having a hurt child and knowing that there’s nothing you can do about it.

Nina: But maybe there is something that you can do about it.

Sharon: Like try to convince chance to quit? I wouldn’t presume to try to do that.

Nina: Even after this? Even after what you just told me about rey?

Sharon: You know, maybe secretly, I hoped that becoming the police chief would take him out of danger, but I should have known better than that. There’s no way that chance would settle for being a desk-bound chief. He needs to be out there in the action. Always.

Nina: I will never understand why.

Sharon: Maybe it’s just something deep in their core, you know? Something they feel that they were born to do and neither you or I, or anyone else can talk them into giving that up.

Nate: I appreciate you reaching out, devon. I do.

Devon: Well, that sounds like a but.

Nate: There’s been a lot of blood in the water. Yours and mine. We need to agree to let all that go.

Devon: Yeah, obviously. That’s why we’re here. That’s why we’re talking about it.

Nate: And I’m sure, you know, it’s not gonna happen overnight.

Devon: Of course, I know that. I mean, we did a lot of hurtful things to each other. So, obviously, it’s gonna take a minute to get past all of that. But I also know at the end of the day, we’re family. And I know that we can learn to forgive each other no matter who did what to whom. And I don’t know about you, but this weight of resentment that I carry around for you is getting pretty heavy. And I’d like to put it down.

Nate: Do you think that’s possible after everything that’s gone down between us?

Devon: Well, I think anything’s possible. And it really comes down to us making a choice about it. Right? I remember not too long ago I was playing with dominic and he did something that was really funny and i wanted to share it with you. And I pulled out my phone and then remembered that we weren’t speaking to each other at the moment and it didn’t make me feel good. It made me feel dumb. And it made me feel sad that I couldn’t share a moment like that with someone that I knew who would care. And I don’t want to feel that way anymore. I wanna choose to not have a problem with you. I want choose to remember that in spite of everything, we love each other.

Nate: You know, you should have called.

Devon: Well, hey, next time I will call.

Victoria: Nate. Um…

Devon: Hey.

Victoria: Hey. I’ve been looking all over for you. Can we talk, please? Type 2 d

Nate: I don’t have anything to say to you right now.

Victoria: I know you’re upset.

Nate: Upset? Not even close.

Victoria: Can we just sit down and talk about this? We need to just find a way to work through it.

Nate: I am having a conversation with my cousin. We are trying to repair our relationship, so I’m not gonna get into this right now in front of devon.

Victoria: Nate…

Nate: Victoria. Have a good night.

Victoria: Please don’t shut me out.

Devon: Hey, guys, we can do this another time, nate, all right?

Nate: No, no, that’s not necessary.

Devon: No, no, no, no it is. You guys clearly need to speak. Um, we made progress though today, right?

Nate: Right.

Devon: Okay. Let’s build on that, okay?

Victoria: Thank you, devon.

Devon: Yes. I’ll see you guys.

Victoria: See you. Look, I know– I know you’re angry. You’re furious. I am too. My father, he set this trap for all of us.

Nate: But apparently, I’m the only one who got caught in that trap.

Victoria: Oh, come on. That is so unfair. I will talk to him.

Nate: Victoria. Victoria, stop. Just stop. I get what victor was trying to do. He was pulling his family together. I’m just now beginning to see how important that is. But when it came time to choose sides, you chose adam. Of all people. When I needed you to have my back, you– you chose him instead because he’s family.

Victoria: No, nate. That’s not true.

Nate: Did adam get fired? Did you or nick? Look, I should have seen that coming. I should have known that when it comes right down to it, the newmans will always circle the wagons to protect themselves. So, how am I supposed to feel about that, huh?

Danny: Hi. Is, uh, is everything okay here?

Christine: Chance was shot earlier tonight.

Danny: Oh, my god. What? Is– is he all right?

Sharon: The prognosis is good. We’re just waiting to hear something more.

Danny: I’m so sorry. I– I– I don’t even know what to say.

Nina: No. That’s okay. I’m just really happy he’s alive.

Danny: Yeah. Yeah, we all are. Is there anything I can do?

Nina: Well, no, thank you so much. That’s very sweet.

[ Phone ringing ]

Sharon: Oh, that’s elena. She says we can go back to the hospital now.

Nina: No, cricket. Stay here and talk to danny.

Christine: No, no I want to be there for you.

Nina: No, I’m fine. And believe me, you have been there for me. I would be even a bigger wreck if it hadn’t been for you. All right? I’ll keep you posted.

Christine: You promise?

Nina: Yes, I promise.

Danny: Love you. Wow. Well, listen, the most important thing is that it sounds like he’s gonna make it, right?

Christine: Yeah. Yeah.

Danny: You okay?

Christine: Yeah. Yeah. I’ve just– I’ve been trying to keep it together for nina, but you know, this one was– this one was hard. This one– this one scared me. I– I’ve known chance since he was born. We worked at the justice department together. He helped me through the whole phyllis ordeal. He’s such a good guy. Why did something like this have to happen to him?

Danny: I wish I had an answer for that.

Christine: I– I have to tell paul. He and chance are really close.

Danny: You might want to wait on that, at least until the good news is official, all right?

Christine: Okay. Yeah, you’re right. Thank you.

Danny: It’s gonna be all right.

Christine: I know. I know. It’s just– it’s such a shock when you hear something like this. Especially when it’s someone that’s close to you.

Danny: Yeah. It’s a terrible feeling, but a good example of how your life can change in an instant. In a blink of an eye, your– well, your whole world turns upside down. It’s a good reminder to seize each and every day. As if it could be last.

Christine: Carpe diem?

Danny: You got it.

Christine: I couldn’t agree more.

Summer: I wish that you would wake up. I mean, I know you are going to wake up. But maybe you could wake up right now and just let me know that you really are gonna be okay. I wasn’t prepared for this. I– I know that your job is is dangerous, but I just– I wasn’T…

[ Summer sighing ] When I heard that you got shot, I got this feeling in the pit of my stomach. Like what if? What if I never saw you again? What if I never talked to you? What if I could never bore you with my problems again? Chance, I– I need you to know that I really don’t think that I could have gotten through everything with my mom if you hadn’t have been there for me. You became my friend when I really needed one. I just want you to know that I’m grateful. I’m really grateful that you’re in my life. So, you gotta be really strong and you gotta get through this because… I– I can’t bear the thought of losing you. (Man)

Christine: What was that?

Danny: Uh, it’s daniel. He’s had a change of plans. Uh, looks like we have to reschedule our dinner.

Christine: Oh. Well, that’s too bad.

Danny: Yeah. I was really looking forward to it. On the other hand, I– well, I am free for dinner. Care to join me? What?

Christine: Uh, I’m trying to figure out how to respond to that.

Danny: Well, uh, yes or no works pretty well.

Christine: Yes.

Danny: Okay.

Christine: On one condition.

Danny: Name it.

Christine: That neither of us looks at this as something that could be misinterpreted.

Danny: As a date? Okay. Got it. You want to make sure you, me, everybody else understands, this is not a date. Confirmed.

Christine: Right. Because I mean, it’s just two friends hanging out eating.

Danny: Sure. Absolutely. In fact, you know, you could help me with some new lyrics I’ve been struggling with.

Christine: Yeah, that’ll be the day.

Danny: Hey, I’m serious. I wrote some of my greatest songs when you were in my life.

Christine: Danny…

Danny: I heard you the first time. It’s not a date, confirmed.

Christine: Um, will I get some royalties this time?

Danny: I think we can figure something out.

Christine: Okay.

Victoria: I wish there was some way that I could make you understand.

Nate: I don’t think it’s that complicated. You had a choice to back me up and you chose not to.

Victoria: No, nate. I didn’t fight for your plan because I didn’t agree with it.

Nate: Oh, so you would rather have your father locked up in some corporate cocoon instead of getting him the help we all thought he needed.

Victoria: Yes.

Nate: Then, you’re right. I don’t understand.

Victoria: Look, I was raised to put protecting the family above everything else, no matter what. So for me to think that my father was losing his mental capacity was overwhelming for me. He’s always seemed so invincible.

Nate: Which is how he got us to believe he was losing it in the first place. Gotta give the man credit. I usually have a pretty good bs detector and he sold it like a pro.

Victoria: I was scared. I was scared if we lost control of the narrative and if word leaked out that victor newman was acting erratically, the fallout from that would make things much worse for him and for the company.

Nate: Well, the joke turned out to be on us, didn’t it?

Victoria: Yeah, I did. But be honest, nate, wasn’t there a small part of you that saw the opportunity for me and you to be in control of newman again.

Nate: No, victoria. I saw it as an opportunity for you to take control. And why shouldn’t you, given the circumstances? What is wrong wanting the best for you? Victor needed to be somewhere controlled. I stand by my choice. That is if any of this had been true.

Victoria: Look, you explained why you went ahead and signed dad up for the clinic and I chose to believe that. I did. But can’t you see and understand for one minute how my father could have thought you were trying to push him out so that I could step in? It’s not a totally irrational reaction on his part.

Nate: That you choose to believe me, I guess it’s something, but not enough.

Victoria: We can salvage this.

Nate: I don’t think I want to salvage this. After seeing victor willing to put you and your family through whatever cruel game he was setting up, why on earth would I want to be a part of that?

Victoria: Because I don’t think that you’re ready to turn your back on newman enterprises just yet.

Nate: I’m gonna need some, uh, some time before I make a decision about my future.

Danny: What’s the word from the hospital?

Christine: It is all good. Nina is with the doctors right now and they’re telling her chance should make a full recovery.

Danny: That is incredible. I– I am so happy for them.

Christine: Me too.

Danny: So, what are you thinking for dinner? You, uh, you know, thai, sushi, your choice, whatever you like.

Christine: I don’t know.

Danny: What do you mean you don’t know?

Christine: Maybe this isn’t such a good idea.

Danny: Eating?

Christine: You know what I mean.

Danny: Yeah, I do. Look, I know this is a very hard, confusing time for you. You and paul have been together for a long time and you have things to resolve and you need time to resolve them. I get that and the last thing, the very last thing that I’d ever want is to make you feel awkward or uncomfortable. I’m just really hungry and I don’t like to eat alone.

Christine: Okay. I could use a burger.

Danny: Still medium, no onions?

Christine: Yeah.

Danny: Okay.

[ Phone chiming ]

Victoria: I want you to know something. I– I would hate for my father’s actions to cause things to fall apart for us.

Nate: I have to be honest. After today, I’m gonna have a hard time trusting where I fit in your list of priorities.

Victoria: Which is why I want to find a way to make things up to you. And I will.

Nate: I know you mean that now.

Victoria: No, nate, I’m not just saying it to smooth things over. I really do mean it. I want to fight for us.

Nate: So, what happens when another issue comes up that puts me at odds with your family? Your parents don’t trust me. Nick never did. And adam–

Victoria: I don’t care what adam thinks.

Nate: But you did earlier today. You know when you told me that you were raised to protect your family at all costs, I already knew that. My aunt mamie warned me that no matter what I did or how hard I worked, I would always be an outsider to the newmans. So maybe what this is, is a– is a wake-up call. For me to work on reconnecting with my family. Put that above everything else. But, whatever the answer is, I’m gonna need some time to find it.

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[ Mellow piano music ]

Phyllis: Hey, danny. Hi.

Danny: Hey.

Phyllis: Not surprised I ran into you again. Big, little town, right?

Danny: [ Chuckles ] Yeah.

Phyllis: I know you love this time of year. It’s so beautiful out and crisp and cool. And that magical thing that the light does at a certain time of day.

Danny: It’s, uh– it’s nice.

Phyllis: It is nice. I got two words out of you.

Danny: Oh, it’s, um– I mean, you know–

Phyllis: Shh, shh. Yeah, I know. The bug comes back into town and suddenly, I’m the pariah, right?

Nina: Hey.

Christine: Hey.

Nina: Hi, my friend. Oh. You good?

Christine: Yeah.

Nina: I feel like I’m totally monopolizing your time.

Christine: Gosh, I’m so glad you texted. We have to take advantage of the fact that you’re in town. I am happy to hang with you while chance finishes up this investigation he’s involved in.

Nina: Yes, my son, the police chief. That’s like, one word, by the way. I thought he would be working more regular hours now, but clearly not.

Christine: Yeah, he’s not really the kind of guy to be content behind a desk.

Nina: No.

Christine: And look, we get to spend time together.

Nina: Yeah, it was really nice reminiscing and catching up earlier.

Christine: It was so nice to talk openly and honestly, and not feel judged.

Nina: What do you mean judged? For what? Because you felt something for danny when you saw him again? Please. I mean, maybe, you guys had some rough times, but you were madly in love with the guy.

Christine: Things just ended with me and paul.

Nina: So, it’s not like anything happened between you and danny.

[ Christine sighs ] Did something happen between you and danny?

[ Christine sighs ]

Chelsea: Hi, hi. Oh, good. I’m glad I’m not late. This is great, isn’t it? Summer wanting to meet outside the office, talk informally.

Chloe: Yeah, being summoned by the boss is always a great sign.

Chelsea: Chloe, it’s just coffee. It’s just people talking. I know you and summer have been butting heads a lot lately, but honestly, I’d be worried if you weren’T. Nothing worth having is ever easy. This is gonna be great. It’s gonna be positive. It’s gonna be proactive.

Chloe: Yeah, I don’t–

Chelsea: Here she comes.

Summer: Hey, chloe. Hey, chelsea. So happy to have you back.

Chelsea: It’s great to be back. I’m ready to get started.

Summer: Sounds great. But before you do, I just– I wanted the three of us to sit down together and chat and clear the air. And chloe, you’ve expressed some frustrations with the design process. She feels like I’ve been a little intrusive.

Chelsea: Well, um, actually, chloe and I were just talking about it and it’s perfectly normal to have creative differences. You know, sometimes, it can be the engine to generate great work.

Summer: Yes, I– I totally agree with that, and chloe, I respect your perspective as well, and your long history in fashion and all of the expertise that you bring.

Chelsea: And we respect your role as ceo, that it’s your job to further the vision.

Summer: Exactly, it should be a collaboration and I really am confident that we can strike the right balance.

Chloe: Yeah. I just don’t think that’s possible.

Nate: I’m fired?

Victor: You’re damn right.

Victoria: For what?

Nick: Dad–

Victor: You had it all planned, nate, didn’t you, hm? Send me to some looney bin surrounded by doctors who didn’t give a damn about my health, just to keep me away from here, right?

Nate: Victor, if you believe that’s true, then, we still have a problem.

Victor: I have all the proof right here. I talked to the head of that looney bin. He gave me a full report.

Nate: Victor, I was protecting your privacy. Of course, I had to arrange things in advance. There needed to be ndas, precautions.

Victor: You are lying now and you were lying then.

Victoria: Dad, please, just calm down.

Victor: I’ll calm down when I feel like it, all right? Now, all of you may as well know this whole thing on my part was a charade. I didn’t have any lapses of memory. I knew full well who was in charge of newman media. Didn’t forget a damn thing. I didn’t have lapses. Or fits of paranoia and then, forget about it a few minutes later, I didn’T.

Adam: You didn’t forget that your granddaughter was dead?

Nick: I asked you point-blank if this was a setup.

Victor: I had to find out who… would possibly betray me. And adam… I was leaning in your direction. But to my relief, I found out the real culprit was not you.

Adam: Hm.

Victor: I had to know who I could trust and who I couldn’T.

Victoria: Even me. You didn’t trust even me?

Victor: I had my doubts about all of you.

Victoria: Based on what?

Nick: Don’t waste your time looking for logic.

Victoria: No, no. I need to hear it.

Victor: I watched you when I told you that I would step back and sit in this chair and demote you.

Victoria: So, I’m suspect because I had an honest, human reaction to being shunted aside.

Victor: The point is, I had never seen you that angry. And I always suspected, you had been sitting in this chair for far too long. Power corrupts. Even now, you’re more concerned about your position than about what your boyfriend has done.

Victoria: You know, regardless of nate’s choices, he was only trying to help. You’re the one who– who imagined this illness and pretended your mind was slipping.

Victor: I did what I had to do. And the outcome proves that I was right.

Victoria: Okay. That’s great. But I would never, ever inflict anything like that on you or anyone else in this family.

Adam: Well, maybe one person. If we’re being honest.

Victoria: I am so hurt. I’m hurt that you think I would take advantage of you in that way. Just because you think I’m angry about being demoted?

Victor: Don’t you understand my position? I’ve built this into an enormous empire. We have employees all over the world. I saw it fall apart slowly but surely because of all the in-fighting. And because of nate. I know someone was scheming to take this over. That’s why I reacted the way I did.

Victoria: All right. Fine. So, how long were you planning on keeping this from all of us?

Nina: So, you saw danny after the last time we spoke?

Christine: Mm-hmm. Right after, at the club.

Nina: After lauren mentioned he was there with phyllis.

Christine: Yeah, because I know how phyllis operates. She’ll trash talk me, try and cut me down in danny’s eyes.

Nina: Please, like that could ever happen.

[ Gasps ] Oh, I wish I could have seen both of their faces when you walked in. I’m sure, for danny, it was like phyllis didn’t even exist, right? Ah, she must have been livid. Oh, does it make me a bad person that I am just relishing the thought of her public humiliation?

Christine: She had to go somewhere with daniel anyway.

Nina: Yeah, what happened after that?

Christine: Oh, boy, nothing happened. Not like you’re imagining.

Nina: How do you know what I’m imagining unless you’re imagining it too.

Christine: Oh, god. Okay, it was– it was sweet.

Nina: Mm-hmm.

Christine: Natural. Danny was over at the piano, you know, playing around with a song and he asked me to join him and tell him what I thought.

[ Nina gasps ]

Nina: And it was magic.

Christine: It’s just really easy being with him.

Nina: Which is why I encouraged you to explore the possibilities. I mean, you’re both free and you have such a special connection. And it sounds like you still do.

Christine: When I ran into him, we hadn’t seen each other in months and the last thing I ever expected was to talk about my breakup and how miserable I was. But suddenly, I found myself just opening up to him. He’s such a good listener.

Nina: Yeah, I mean, he’s not better than me, right?

Christine: Oh, no one is a better listener than you.

Nina: Okay, good. So, okay, last time we spoke, you didn’t even know that there was something to pursue with danny. And it sounds like maybe, you’re more sure now.

Christine: You know, don’t read too much into this. We’re reconnecting as friends. Danny and I have a lot of history to unpack, and I’m not exactly in the best place emotionally.

Nina: But the timing. You guys both showing up here at the same time, it’s just– it’s kismet.

Christine: I’m not rushing into anything.

Nina: All right. You’re probably smart.

[ Christine chuckles, sighs ]

Phyllis: Well, you know, one minute, we are talking as friends, sharing so much history and we do have so much history, and then, the next minute, you’re monosyllabic. I mean, that’s not all in my head.

Danny: Hey, nothing has changed. I still admire how you’re trying to turn your life around. The efforts that you’re making, working side by side with our son.

Phyllis: Thank you.

[ Chuckles ] You’re just admiring me from arm’s length, right?

Danny: I don’t know where this is coming from.

[ Phyllis sighs ]

Phyllis: She has it in for me. We both know that.

[ Danny sighs ]

Danny: Christine has more important things on her mind, trust me. And whatever you’re hanging on to, I don’t know, it feels like you’re projecting it onto me.

Phyllis: You know what? You’re right.

Danny: And do you honestly think that I would just change my mind about you because of something anyone else said? That I’m that suggestible?

Phyllis: I– oh, I’m sorry. It’s just old patterns die hard. I just– my guard comes up when it comes to the bug, that’s all.

[ Danny sighs ]

Danny: I wish you would stop calling her that.

Phyllis: Oh, okay. The cricket.

Danny: How about just christine?

Phyllis: Yes, I could do that.

Danny: Thank you.

Phyllis: Christine, see?

[ Phyllis chuckles ]

Danny: Look, she just came back into town after what seemed like a really rough breakup with paul, okay? She’s going through a difficult and emotional time right now. So, please just– just leave her alone. Hi, my name is damion clark. If you have both medicare and medicaid, i have some really encouraging news that you’ll definitely want to

Summer: Look, chloe, I’m being sincere when I say that I– I want to listen. I– I want to find a way to oversee the design department that works for all of us.

Chloe: I’m not questioning your sincerity. I am just making an honest assessment of the situation and this can’t work.

Chelsea: You know, I think chloe and I need a few minutes to talk privately before we continue.

Summer: Yeah. Sure.

Chloe: No, there’s really no need.

Chelsea: No, I think there’s a need. [ Laughs ] There’s a need because we’re partners, so, um, I know you’ve been frustrated lately, but I–

Chloe: Yeah, and this situation is only going to make things worse. Okay, you talk about wanting to find a rhythm, but i don’t think it’s possible. Not when you’re so hands-on. And not when there are three of us involved in the creative process.

Summer: Chloe, I’m the ceo of marchetti. I have to be hands-on.

Chloe: It’s not a criticism. Okay? It– when there are two people, you can find a rhythm. A back and forth. A give and take. That’s what balance looks like. We’ve done it before.

Chelsea: That’s right, we’ve done it before, and that’s what we could have again now.

Chloe: Yeah, but when you add a third voice, then one is just struggling to be heard.

Summer: Okay, maybe– maybe, you two should take a minute to talk.

Chloe: Look, I respect what you’ve done with marchetti. And the vision that you have. Where you want to take the company. And now, that chelsea is back, I think that you can find that rhythm and that balance. But inevitably, I am just going to be the odd one out, struggling to be heard. And it’s not where I wanna be right now.

Phyllis: Oh, my goodness, danny, I’m trying to change my life. Do you think I want to revive some old battle?

Danny: But you’re making all these assumptions about christine.

Phyllis: It’s because she– you know what? You’re right. I’m just gonna lay off of the– christine.

[ Laughs ] See? That was me trying, I’m trying.

Danny: Yes, I see that.

Phyllis: Listen, I feel for her. What she’s going through. I know what it’s like to be…

[ Sighs ] …Ending a relationship, and you lose a part of your life, you know? You lose a part of your heart. I don’t wish that on anyone. You think I’m so self-involved I can’t see the pain she’s going through?

Danny: No, but I– I see you falling back into your old dynamic.

Phyllis: Well, I think that’s what happens when you’re so used to fighting for your life. And fighting for people you care for.

Danny: Okay, positive reinforcement. All right, I see the effort you’re putting in, I do.

Phyllis: Thank you. I appreciate that. It may be boring for you to keep on saying it, but i like to hear it. [ Laughs ]

Danny: No, I– I’m really– I’m happy to help, seriously. No, I am.

Phyllis: Thank you. And I do feel bad for christine. I really do. Genuinely. I don’t wish that pain on my worst enemy.

Danny: Now, you’re not just saying what I want to hear, are you?

Phyllis: Oh, you think I’m trying to impress you? Really? Are you just so used to adoring fans screaming out your name?

Danny: I am.

Phyllis: Trying to impress you all the time? [ Chuckles ]

Danny: This is just me and you talking here. Come on.

Phyllis: Yeah. It is just me and you talking. I’m not the same person I was. I want you to know that. I’m a work in progress.

Danny: Hey, aren’t we all?

Phyllis: Yeah, aren’t we all? But I’m working really hard to change some old patterns, you know?

Danny: Yeah.

Phyllis: And you know what? I think I’m gonna get into meditation, yeah.

Danny: Oh.

Phyllis: Yeah. Imagine me trying to quiet down my brain.

Danny: I– I felt the same way when I first started. In fact, you know, most people do, um. I’ve been doing transcendental meditation for years now and it’s really helped me tremendously.

Phyllis: Oh, wow. Would you teach me?

[ Danny laughs nervously ]

Nikki: I’m so sorry. I wanted you to know that your father’s decline was all an act. I told him what it was doing to you.

Victoria: You still said nothing.

Nikki: Because if you had known the truth, you would have taken it straight to nate.

Victor: And then, we would never have known of nate’s true intentions. Right, nate?

Nate: What? Victor, I offered a sound medical solution to most effectively get you diagnosed and treated. It was in your best interest.

Victor: Nate, I respect you. You’re a bright man. Accomplished man. But you wanted to commit me to the looney bin so that you and victoria could grab back the power that I had taken from her, right?

Nate: I was protecting the company by providing you the best care based on years of medical experience.

Nikki: Nate, stop. You didn’t care about what was best for victor.

Nate: Why, nikki? Because I thought it was a bad idea to turn newman enterprises into some sort of makeshift clinic. Okay, news flash, it was a bad idea. But all you seem to be worried about is making it look like victor is still working and nothing is wrong.

Adam: I would have protected the company and our father with minimal chances of exposure or leaks.

Nate: Right. Right. Because that’s how you all like to operate, isn’t it, adam? In the shadows, making up your own rules. I was pulled into those shadows and wound up regretting it. I did nothing wrong. My plan was sound and it was above board. And guess what? I had no ulterior motives. But the newmans have decided and there’s no convincing you otherwise. You know what? You did me a favor firing me.

[ Door slams ]

Victoria: We’ll talk about this later.

[ Door shuts ]

Danny: As entertaining as it would be for me to watch you sit still and try to calm that brain of yours, I– I can’t teach you.

Phyllis: You can’t or you won’t?

Danny: You have to be certified, you know, do an in-residence training, and– well, it requires a high level of commitment.

Phyllis: Well, just give me pointers, that’s all.

Danny: No, no, that would defeat the whole purpose. If your goal is to– to change and benefit from the practice, you don’t want to just dabble in it.

Phyllis: Okay, it’s sort of a foreign concept for me. Being introspective, right? I’m from the school of wild abandon, sort of, you know, free and loud.

Danny: Yes, definitely that.

[ Phyllis laughs ]

Phyllis: I’m just looking for someone to sort of hold my hand. Metaphorically speaking.

Danny: Yes, of course. And a certified trainer, he can– can help you, you know, tame those wild impulses.

Phyllis: I’m not sure I want to be tamed.

Danny: He can show you how to harness all of that raw energy, you know? And so that you’re not at the mercy of those impulses.

Phyllis: Well, hook me up.

Danny: Okay. I’d be happy to.

Phyllis: Great. I’m excited. Well, maybe, transcendental meditation is off the table for tonight, but possibly, we could have dinner? I’m free.

Danny: Oh, I– I would love to, but I already have plans.

Phyllis: Okay. Okay. Let me guess.

Danny: Oh, it’s– it’s not christine.

Victoria: Look, I don’t know what to say, but I’m sorry.

Nate: Because I got fired?

Victoria: No, for all of it.

Nate: Oh, including the part where you ignored the only doctor in the room. Hm? Given what we were dealing with, what we both thought we were dealing with, I offered victor the best course of action and you didn’t have my back. I thought we were a team.

Victoria: We are. We still are.

Nate: It certainly didn’t feel that way in there.

Victoria: Look, I’m as angry about all of that as you are.

Nate: No, not even close.

Victoria: Oh, my god. After everything that I have done to try to prove my worth and my loyalty to my father–

Nate: I am sure, you– I am sure you will get over it. You will be fine.

Victoria: Look, I– I hate that things turned out this way.

Nate: Is that supposed to make me feel better? Because it doesn’T. You basically threw me to the wolves.

Victoria: That is not true.

Nate: You sided with adam. My god, if that doesn’t tell me everything I need to know about your priorities.

Victoria: Nate.

Nate: And you know what? For the record, adam’s plan was the perfect setup for him to manipulate victor from the inside. If you didn’t see that, you really weren’t paying attention.

Nick: I mean, you didn’t have to put us through all of this just to get rid of nate.

Victor: Son, I didn’t know it was nate. I had to come up with this loyalty test to find out.

Adam: [ Laughs ] Which, dad, you expected me to fail?

Victor: Yeah.

Adam: Spectacularly. You thought I would be the one to take advantage of the situation, make a power play, you all did.

Nikki: Yeah. With good reason.

Adam: Man, I– I gotta hand it to you, pop, that was a hell of a playbook. And the execution, I mean, I really thought that you were mentally in decline. And the prospect of that, of seeing you go through that, I’m not gonna lie, it shook me up.

Nikki: Adam, spare us.

Nick: I have no doubt you were planning to use this to your advantage.

Adam: To what advantage, nick?

Nick: Dad gives you every opportunity in the world. Another chance, no matter what you pull, or how far you push the limits.

Victor: Nick, I got to be very honest with you. I am convinced that adam acted in my best interest and the company’s best interest.

Victoria: My father did this to you, did it to all of us. If you’re gonna be angry at someone, be angry at him, not me, okay? I did not throw you to the wolves.

Nate: You know, I don’t totally blame you. It’s in your dna, all a part of being a good newman. One victor can be proud of.

Victoria: I had no idea what he was gonna do in there. None.

Nate: And when you realized what was happening, you fell right in line, didn’t you? You still have your job, your family. I’m on the outside looking in.

Victoria: There is a way to fix this.

Nate: It would mean taking a stand you don’t want to take. Victoria, all I wanted to do was protect your father and give you back what you deserve while he healed. Those details he’s so indignant about were entirely reasonable. Not some proof of a coup. But that doesn’t seem to matter. To any of you. You know… my mistake was thinking you’d have my back instead of showing blind obedience. I won’t make it again.

Victor: You know, it would have been one thing for all of your siblings to fight like this when things are going well. But god forbid, there would have been a crisis, this would have been catastrophic.

Nick: There was no crisis.

Victor: You don’t know that. We don’t know that. Adam though, knew what was at stake. He asked all of you to work together.

Nick: Well, we’ll never know that, will we? Because you ended the charade before nate could be put to the test.

[ Door clicking ]

Victoria: Nate deserved better. You should have given him the benefit of the doubt. Why did you have to fire him so quickly?

Victor: Did you listen to what I said before? He had called the looney bin. Arranged it for me to leave here. So that he and you could grab back the power that I’ve taken from you.

Nick: Nate wanted a home-court advantage for you.

Victor: Right.

Nikki: Darling, it was about getting you back in charge so that he could then be co-ceo more than any real concern for your father.

Victor: And he would have done anything to achieve that end. And it was also his revenge on me.

Victoria: For what?

Victor: For demoting you.

Victoria: All right, dad. All right, however you want to justify it, okay? But what you did, pretending that something was terribly, terribly wrong with you, that was cruel.

Victor: And your mother pointed out, I couldn’t risk telling nate the truth. And my instinct turned out to be right.

Victoria: You know what, dad? Your mind, it may not be slipping, but your instincts are. They’re worthless when it comes to adam. You know, you claim that you expected him to betray you, but it was really just this whole game to find a way to give him yet another free pass and to excuse all of the terrible things that he’s done.

Adam: That’s not true.

Victoria: All of it at the expense of the people who love you. Who care about this family and who want to protect your legacy. I’m sorry, but I don’t know if I can forgive you for this.

Nikki: I warned you this would happen.

[ Phone ringing ]

Summer: I’m so sorry. I’ve got to take this. I’ll be right back.

Chelsea: No problem. Chloe, I didn’t know you were considering leaving.

Chloe: I– I hadn’t seriously considered it until this meeting, but I think it makes sense.

Chelsea: No, no, it actually, makes no sense. It actually makes zero sense because we’re a team. So, if you leave, it’s just me and I– I can’t be a one-person team.

Chloe: Stop. We are a great team because you are a creator and I am a facilitator. That’s why it works. But now that you’re at marchetti, you have a great facilitator.

Chelsea: Is this about summer? You don’t like her?

Chloe: I have nothing against summer.

Chelsea: She’s a newman.

Chloe: True, but she’s the least newman of all the newmans, I really– I have no problems with summer.

Chelsea: Okay. Good. Because we’ve had worse bosses. I mean, we worked for gloria.

Chloe: [ Laughs ] Right. And even as annoying as she was, she always let us do our own thing, but, you know, it’s– it’s not like that with summer. She wants to give her input.

Chelsea: Well, I think she just wants to guide us.

Chloe: She wants to do more than just guide us. And it’s– look, it’s okay. She is the ceo of the company. She should do what she wants. It’s just not right for me.

Chelsea: [ Sighs ] Chloe. I need you.

Chloe: No, you need to create, to build something.

Chelsea: Well, I don’t want to do it without you.

Chloe: Don’t say that. After everything that you’ve been through the past couple of years, you deserve to really dig in and build something. I mean, this is your opportunity, you have to take it. Me, I– I’m happy with where I’m at. Kevin’s happy, the kids are happy. I mean, gosh, my mom is even perfectly content working here, sticking her nose in everyone else’s business. But I am good. I don’t need this. Look, chelsea, you’re gonna be fine. I promise you.

Summer: I’ll check in later, okay? Bye. Chloe, tell me what I can do to get you to stay with us.

Chloe: There is nothing that you can do to change my mind.

Summer: Come on, there’s gotta be something. Look, I know that it’s on me to create the right work environment where you’re challenged without wanting to run for the exit.

Chloe: No. I really don’t want you to take this personally, summer. I– I just don’t think it’s a good fit for me.

Chelsea: How can you be sure?

Chloe: Because I experienced it earlier with sally.

Chelsea: Sally?

Chloe: She invited me to tag along on a consult. And I don’t know, we just started bouncing ideas off of each other and– and fell into this rhythm that made me realize that this is what a collaboration could feel like.

Chelsea: Yeah, that’s what we used to have.

Chloe: It’s a totally different situation now, chelsea. I don’t want to feel like I have to soldier on to make it work. It wouldn’t be fair, to either of you.

Summer: Just so you know, I am willing to try.

Chloe: Because you’re a consummate professional. You are a pair of rock stars. You are going to do something great together. I adore you both, but…

[ Chloe sighs ] I just think it’s time for me to move on.

Danny: Why are you so hung up on the idea that there’s something going on between me and christine?

Phyllis: No reason. I guess I’m just nosy. It’s none of my business, actually.

Danny: Daniel and lucy. That’s who I’m having dinner with tonight.

Phyllis: You are? Lucy’s in town?

Danny: Yeah, she got in this afternoon.

Phyllis: Oh, my goodness. Really? Heather too?

Danny: I’m pretty sure. Yes.

Phyllis: That’s interesting.

Danny: Yeah. Don’t go there.

Phyllis: I– I– no. I’m just so excited to see my granddaughter.

Danny: Yeah, you made it very clear that you’d like heather and daniel to get back together again.

Phyllis: You know, that was a mistake. I overstepped. I’m not interfering. I learned my lesson.

Danny: Good. You go down that route and you’re just gonna push daniel away.

Phyllis: And I don’t want that to happen, so I’m gonna stay out of it, I promise.

Danny: Uh-huh. Sudden impulses, they just keep getting away from you.

Phyllis: Hey, can you cut me some slack, please?

Danny: This is me being supportive. Wanting you to get out of your own way.

Phyllis: I know that and I’m working so hard to change. You have to understand that, please. My family, my kids. Honestly, it’s my top priority, danny.

Danny: Okay, in that case, you are welcome to join us.

Christine: My personal life isn’t my focus right now. It’s really my professional future.

Nina: Yet, you said that another term as D.A. Didn’t appeal to you.

Christine: I just– it started to wear on me. How people like phyllis could just walk after committing such horrible crimes. You know, free to inflict themselves on the world.

Nina: But wait, listen, don’t let your feelings about her influence this very important decision, right?

Christine: I just don’t have an appetite for it anymore.

Nina: But there are plenty of other, more fulfilling ways to use your legal skills. You were talking about private practice, maybe pro bono.

Christine: Pro bono, yeah. Something out of the spotlight. Corporate law.

[ Phone ringing ]

Nina: The hospital. This is nina webster. Yes, I’m his mother. How bad is it? Okay. I’m on my way. I’ll be right there. Chance has been shot.

Adam: So, just to be clear, dad, you really are all there.

Victor: Hm. I’m as lucid and as sharp as I’ve ever been, boy.

Nikki: I can attest to that.

Victor: I’ll also do everything in my power to protect what I built.

Adam: So, where do we go from here?

Victor: Nicholas, where do you stand in all this?

Nick: Dad, vic has devoted her life to preserving and growing what you’ve built. I can understand why she’s so hurt. I hate seeing her go through this.

Victor: So do I. But I have a feeling that she knows that what I’m saying about nate was correct. She must have experienced and seen his growing ambition for more and more power.

Nick: Make no mistake, I’m glad nate’s gone. But I guess, I’m more surprised it wasn’t adam who walked into your trap.

Adam: Hey, I told you that we need to pull together for dad, okay? You’re the one who wouldn’t put your personal feelings aside.

Nick: Don’t you go there with me.

Victor: Nicholas, now the nate is gone… I need you at the company.

[ Nick sighs ]

Nick: If I were you, I wouldn’t be so sure vic is gonna forgive you. And to her mind, this may be one betrayal too many.

[ Phone chimes ]

[ Nate sighs ]

[ Nate sighs ]

Summer: Look, I appreciate your candor, chloe.

Chloe: Well, I haven’t been exactly shy about how I feel.

Summer: That’s true. But I understand why you’d want to be in a situation that you feel passionate and excited about.

Chelsea: So, you’re really walking away?

Chloe: I think I am.

Sharon: Okay, just as soon as you could get here would be great. I really need to get to the hospital. All right, thank you, esther.

Chelsea: The hospital?

Summer: What’s wrong?

Sharon: Chance has been shot.

Christine: Excuse me. Chance chancellor, the new chief of police.

Nurse: They just brought him in, second room on the left.

Christine: All we were told is he was shot in the chest. How bad is it? What’s his status?

Nurse: We’re waiting for results of the imaging to verify the extent of the damage.

Christine: Okay.

[ Nina sobbing ]

Nina: Chance. Oh, sweetheart. It’s me. It’s your mom.

[ Nina sobbing ]

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Chloe: Oh, thank you. Well, look at you, all chipper and energetic. I haven’t seen that in a long time. Like, a really long time. I like it.

Sally: So do I. I’ll have the same thing.

Chloe: Uh, so tell me, what’s going on?

Sally: Well, I’m actually headed from here to meet with my very first client, daniel romalotti, I will have you know.

Chloe: Wow, that’s amazing. Congratulations. And now, I don’t have to worry about kevin going over there to cardboard boxes and two recliners. I got this.

Sally: Oh, thank you. Daniel would never. I mean, I know you know him better than I do, but the man is an artist. He is a thinker. He’s gonna want something interesting, but personal, dynamic visuals, but with lots of comfort.

Chloe: Oh, that’s a really good pitch.

Sally: Right?

Chloe: You know, I am just so happy that things are finally turning around for you.

Sally: Yeah, it feels really great. I really was starting to wonder if I was ever gonna wake up and be excited for my life again and have something to look forward to, and now here I am. I really can’t believe it.

Chloe: Well, I get the impression that this mood is about more than just work. I’m gonna guess that things are back on track with you and nick.

[ Sally chuckling ]

Victor: The time has come to tell you all the truth. I have to admit… that my mental state has been somewhat precarious as of late. I hate to say it, but I’ve lived in denial for a while. So, the time has come when I need to do something about it.

Lily: Well, I mean, it’s a little late to ask me now, right? You already bought the place.

Daniel: True. I just–

Lily: What?

Daniel: I guess that I want you to be as excited as I am about this.

Lily: Yeah. Well, I mean, if I’m being honest… I am thrilled. I’m really, really happy that we’re gonna be close to each other.

Daniel: Great. So, it’s all good.

Lily: It’s great. It is. Never ask me again.

Daniel: Okay.

Lily: Wait, aren’t you meeting sally? Right?

Daniel: Well, you know, I do have a little bit of time. When was devon supposed to be coming over here?

Lily: Oh. I have a little bit of time too.

Daniel: Oh, yeah?

Abby: Okay.

Devon: Oh, thank you.

Abby: This change thing, you’re not talking about our living arrangements, are you? Are you wanting to move back into your old building?

Devon: No, no, not at all. I love the mansion. It feels home. Dominic loves it too.

Abby: He does love it, yes. So, what are you talking about?

Devon: I’m mostly talking about the company. Mamie’s investment into it.

Abby: But you love mamie?

Devon: I do love mamie, yeah. I just don’t know how this is gonna change things. I know she’s really adamant about bringing nate back into the fold.

Abby: I see, yes. That does complicate things, but it could be a positive thing, right? I mean, you had talked about wanting to work things out with your cousin eventually.

Devon: The key word right there is “eventually.” ‘Cause I think– I think a lot more time needs to go by before we ever consider bringing nate back and, you know, mamie is just trying to force family unity through business transactions and force us to do things we’re not ready to do yet just for the sake of the company.

Abby: Can I say something?

Devon: Please.

Abby: As a newman and an abbott, I mean, I know a thing or two about this. My family communicates in business memos and hostile takeovers. I know that you are strong enough to not be manipulated by anyone and if mamie wants to use her leverage in the company to reunite you with your cousin, I mean, it’s really not anything to be afraid of.

Devon: Yeah, that’s true.

Abby: Just trust your instincts and you’ll be fine.

Devon: Yeah, I don’t know. Maybe that’s not the only thing about mamie’s involvement that concerns me.

Abby: Okay, what else is there?

Devon: Well, I half think that tucker is behind her investment in chancellor-winters, just to get closer to me.

Abby: Oh.

Devon: It’s a different tune when tucker might be involved, isn’t it?

Abby: Yeah, it’s not just a different tune, it’s not music at all. It’s like nails on a chalkboard. I mean, gosh, can this guy just get out of our lives?

Devon: And yet, this is what I’m dealing with.

Abby: Well, I have faith that you’re gonna do the right thing, so just meet with lily and figure out what the two of you want. Look, I know that you are strong and you are not going to be manipulated or bullied by anyone, so don’t let mamie push you around and don’t let tucker bully you into anything.

Devon: This is why I came to see you because you make everything sound so simple. But I love you for it.

Abby: I love you.

Devon: I really do. Thank you.

Abby: It’s all gonna be fine.

Devon: Thank you. I appreciate the soda.

Abby: Yes.

Devon: See you at home, okay?

Abby: Okay. Good luck!

Devon: Thank you.

Victor: I’m sorry, my darling.

Nikki: That announcement was not at all what I was hoping you would say.

Adam: Dad, I– I really admire that you’re facing what we all have noticed.

Victor: Is that why you tried to trick me into seeing a doctor? To be evaluated without my consent?

Adam: No. Okay, I wasn’t happy about it, you can trust me on that, but you just said that you were in denial. Would you have co-operated if I was upfront with you?

[ Victor sighing ]

Victor: I guess… I’ve been faking this whole damn thing, you know? Because I was afraid of what was happening to me. I apologize.

Nick: No apologies, dad. I was wondering if that’s what was happening. Obviously, I hoped it wasn’t, but the thought did occur to me.

Victoria: Yes, daddy. And when nicholas told me, I was wondering the same thing. What needs to be done? How do we handle this?

[ Victor sighing ]

Sally: Professionally, things are fine with nick. Personally… not so much.

Chloe: What is that supposed to mean?

Sally: Nick made it very clear that I need to figure out who I am and what I want.

Chloe: Okay, well that’s an easy one.

Sally: It is?

Chloe: What, yes! Come on! You’re sally spectra, designer extraordinaire. And what do you want? I mean, that is easy too. You want a successful, gratifying future with nick as your partner in every way. Am I wrong?

Sally: I love how you’re able to just cut through all the emotional clutter and get straight to the bottom line. And the bottom line is that the swift kick in my ass that nick gave me really woke me up. I am tired of wrapping myself in this shroud of confusion and despair and pretending like it’s comforting me, when really, it’s just more like a straitjacket.

Chloe: Will you please go easy on yourself? I mean, you’ve been through so much.

Sally: Yes, but that does not give me permission to settle for slinking around day after day, night after night, moping and– and crying into my pillow. I mean, it’s embarrassing and it’s nauseating and pathetic and I’m not even enjoying my own company anymore, so how can I expect anyone else to?

Chloe: Well, you don’t hear me complaining about it.

Sally: Yes, but that’s because you’re such an incredible friend. My only friend, actually, now that I mention it, but that’s okay ’cause you’re so wonderful, you count for about a dozen of them.

Chloe: Well, I do have a very big personality. This is true.

Sally: Well, it is up to me to repay you for it.

Chloe: Friendships are not transactional. Wait, unless you wanna buy me a yacht.

Sally: Okay, noted. But I– I– I need to do this for both of us. It is time for me to get my act together. You know, I’m– I’m– I’m– I’m done with this sadness and this poor me attitude that I have fallen into, you know? I’m– I’m– I am going to embrace this new career, I’m gonna live my life and I am finally going to get my spark back. That is a promise.

Chloe: Go, you.

Sally: Because you’re right. I am sally spectra and I am finally going to start living the name again.

Chloe: Can I get an amen?

[ Sally giggling ]

Chloe: It is a great new plan, as long as it doesn’t include adam. I am just– I’m so thrilled to hear this and I really needed to hear it. I have had a crappy few days and I just needed to be reminded that I don’t have to be living like this.

Sally: Wait, what happened? What’s wrong?

Chloe: Oh, you know what? I– I should have seen it coming because when I first–

Sally: Hello. Chloe, I would love for you to meet my very first client of my brand new business, daniel romalotti.

Chloe: Hi. You know, you look oddly familiar.

Daniel: You know, I was just about to say the same thing.

[ Daniel and chloe laughing ]

Chloe: Good to see you!

Daniel: How you doing?

Chloe: Oh, you look great.

Daniel: Thank you. You too. May I sit down?

Chloe: Yeah. Of course.

Sally: Thank you so much I cannot wait to get over there and walk you through them.

Daniel: Yeah, well, that makes two of us.

[ Phone ringing ] Oh, hang on a second. This will just take a minute. Sorry, excuse me. Hello, matt? Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Did you get the email?

Sally: I’ve got an idea. Come with me to daniel’S. Let me exploit your wisdom and your impeccable taste.

Chloe: Uh, yeah. I think I could actually make that work. I’ve got a couple of hours ’til my next meeting, although I’d rather have a root canal.

Sally: That bad, huh? I’m– I’m so sorry. You were just about to tell me.

Chloe: No, no, no. You know what? Uh, let’s not get into all that. I’m not gonna rain on your parade. You have to focus on your first new client, so to answer your question, yes, I would love to tag along.

Lucy: I really hope dad found us somewhere to live.

Heather: Why? What do you have against the athletic club? Everybody loves this place.

Lucy: I do too. I just– I don’t know. Living here feels so temporary. Once we have our own place, it’ll feel more real. Like we’re actually living here.

Heather: I feel exactly the same way. As soon as we get settled in, I will reach out to your father.

Lucy: Okay. Just don’t tell him we’re here yet. I wanna make sure it’s a surprise.

Heather: You really are happy that we made this decision, aren’t you?

Lucy: I am. I’m really happy and relieved too. Don’t get me wrong, portugal was fun and interesting, and I’m really happy we got to spend some time there. It’s just… I missed america. I missed home.

Heather: I know, honey. Me too.

Lucy: I missed dad too. I mean, even before we left the country, but he’s dad again and um, I’m really happy I get to be near him.

Lily: Okay, so, what do you think? Are we good?

Devon: I think we are.

Lily: Yeah?

Devon: I say let’s send it.

Lily: Send it? Okay. Done.

Devon: Done. Good.

Lily: Easy.

Devon: What is next?

Lily: Uh, next…

[ Lily sighing ] I think we should talk about aunt mamie.

Devon: Okay.

Lily: Yeah, I don’t know. I’ve just been thinking a lot about what she’s done and what she hopes to do.

Devon: Yeah, so have I.

Lily: I don’t know. I just feel like her dreams for the company hinge on nate coming back to work with us. But I don’t know. I mean, is that even a possibility?

Victor: Now… obviously, the top priority in all of this is that we protect the integrity of newman enterprises.

Victoria: Dad, the top priority is protecting your health at all costs.

Nick: Vic’s right. You come first.

Nate: We need a diagnosis and a treatment plan, assuming it’s a treatable condition, which, of course, we’re all hoping it is.

Victor: That’s why you think I should take a leave of absence.

Nate: Yes, I am. And since you and I have already discussed this, there’s no reason for us not to be open about it now. Well, I’ve been making calls to a select few of my former colleagues and I found a world class private clinic where victor can be tested and diagnosed.

Victoria: And I assume by private, you mean ndas from top to bottom?

Nate: Yes.

Victoria: Complete discretion.

Nate: Mm-hmm. We simply create a cover story to explain victor’s absence for however long that is. In fact, since you and i discussed this, I drafted a press release.

Victor: Hm.

Nate: I’ll send you each a copy for your approval before I submit it to the pr department.

Victor: All right. Adam, do you concur with this plan of action?

Adam: No, I don’T. Not at all.

Heather: You’re right, honey. It really is good to be home. You know, this, uh, it feels right.

Lucy: Almost.

Heather: Almost? Ah, yes. Time to call your dad. Okay. Daniel, hi. It’s heather. Uh, lucy and I were just wondering if you found a place for us to stay when we get to genoa city? Give me a call back when you can, thanks.

Adam: A few decades ago, some manufactured cover story about victor newman taking some no big deal routine leave of absence might have worked, but today? Are you kidding me? The press, newman’s rival companies, they’re gonna take dad’s leave of absence and see it for exactly what it is: A red flag that something is wrong.

Victoria: I am sure there are ways to handle this without that happening, adam.

Adam: Okay, then why don’t you tell me what they are and convince me they are ironclad. It’s not possible. Rumors and suppositions have become blood sport and technology the way it is, you don’t think some young, hot shot reporter is gonna find out about dad? Find out where he is and exploit the hell out of it?

Nick: Okay, adam. You made your point. Do you have an alternative idea?

Adam: As a matter of fact, I do.

Victoria: Please, tell us. We’re all dying to hear it.

Adam: We bring the diagnosis and the treatment to dad. We keep it all in house, private, as it should be. We get him whatever he needs and as a family, we help maintain the appearance of normalcy.

Nate: I’m sorry. I think that’s a mistake. What victor needs is a controlled, specialized environment.

Adam: This is victor newman that we’re talking about, nate. We can transform the ranch and/or newman tower into the most controlled specialized environment in the world and we can hire the best specialists money can buy.

Nate: I am telling you, this is not the best course of action. Your health and well-being are on the line here. It would be a huge mistake to compromise on something this important.

Victoria: Mom, what do you think?

Devon: Yeah, I have been asking myself that same question about reconciling with nate ever since mamie made it clear that’s what she wants.

Lily: And what’s your answer?

Devon: I mean, my answer is maybe.

Lily: Okay. Well, that’s better than definitely not.

Devon: Just… nate burnt a lot of bridges that need to be rebuilt with us.

Lily: Yeah, I know. I absolutely agree.

Devon: And as much as I can appreciate what mamie’s trying to do for the family, I still don’t think she’s being completely honest about her plans for the company and if they involve jill or not.

Lily: Well, I mean, it’s definitely complicated given their history.

Devon: Yeah. What about you? Like could you– would you ever be able to see nate working for chancellor-winters again? Because it sure as hell wouldn’t be as a coo.

Lily: No, no. Definitely not coo. I don’t know. I feel like mamie’s kind of hoping that we’ll lean more on our family loyalty than our actual personal connection to jill.

Devon: Yeah, and that’s all fine, but jill owns half the company and we work with her, so mamie has to know there’s no getting around that.

Lily: Okay, let me ask you a hypothetical question, and I’m not saying it’s gonna happen. I’m just, you know, for argument’s sake.

Devon: Okay.

Lily: What if mamie’s ultimate plan is to push jill out and have our family be the sole owners of chancellor-winters? Like, what would you think about that?

Daniel: Well, here we are.

Sally: Oh, congratulations.

Daniel: Yeah.

Sally: This is great. Loads of potential.

Daniel: Thanks. I’m pretty excited about it. I can’t wait to hear all your plans.

Chloe: I just love this folding table. I think this is the perfect place for it.

Sally: Clearly, you don’t need me. So, I would love to hear what you are thinking. Nothing specific. Just a general sense of the perfect living space that you are aiming for.

Daniel: Okay. Um, well, I know that I want comfortable and relaxed. Um… I want a home. You know, I don’t want some flashy, opulent showpiece here. But, I would like it to carry some weight. You know, I want it to feel like a place that somebody lives in that appreciates both art and tech.

Sally: That is exactly what I was hoping you would say. We’re on the same page, my friend. This is gonna be perfect.

Daniel: Great. Hey, lily told me that you’d get me.

Sally: Smart woman. All right, so let’s get started.

Chloe: Uh, I know I’m just along for the ride here, but I have some good ideas about the dining area.

Sally: Well, I am actually trying to impress my new client, so if your ideas are better than mine, I’m stealing them.

Chloe: Oh.

Sally: And by stealing them, I mean, you know, taking them under advisement.

Daniel: Of course. Um, should we start with the bedroom?

Sally: Yes.

[ Knocking on door ]

Daniel: That’s gotta be lily. I invited her. I hope that’s no problem. When you’re ready to begin treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, calquence helps you do the fighting. And you can do the exploring. You can do the splashing… …the sightseeing… …and the playing. Calquence is an oral targeted therapy for cll.

Daniel: Oh, it’s so good to see you. Welcome back.

Lucy: Thanks, dad. I would’ve called, but surprises are better, so surprise!

Daniel: Surprises are better. You got me. Come on in. Hey.

Heather: Hi.

Daniel: Hey.

Heather: Hi. Good to see you.

Daniel: Good to see you too. Uh, sally, this is heather and this is my daughter, lucy.

Sally: Hi, nice to meet you.

Heather: Nice to meet you.

Daniel: Sally here was just about to give me her vision for how I should be decorating this place.

Heather: Hm. Well, thank god he’s not going to do it himself this time.

[ Daniel laughing ]

Daniel: That’s a joke. She’s kidding. Yeah, no, it wasn’t that bad.

Heather: It was bad. It was really bad.

Daniel: How did you know where to find me?

Heather: We called your office and your assistant said you were taking a personal day to start decorating your new place.

Lucy: Right. You also sent me photos and your address when you were pretending to need my final approval.

Daniel: I wasn’t pretending. No. Yes, okay, maybe a little, but I’d already bought the place, but I knew it was because, you know, you were gonna love it.

Lucy: Well, you were wrong. I hate it.

Daniel: Oh. Oh. Well, I guess you don’t need your very own room then.

Lucy: I love it so much.

Daniel: Yeah, I thought you would. Um, well let’s get started. Let’s see these plans. What’s going on?

Sally: Okay. Uh, so first and foremost, I’m thinking a clean design edge, but with texture for variety.

Chloe: Yeah, because I feel like you’re a texture kind of guy.

Daniel: Mm-hmm. Yes. It’s as if you’ve known me my whole life.

Heather: Pretty cool, huh?

Lucy: Yeah.

Devon: I’m not a huge fan of hypotheticals, just ’cause you end up going down a bunch of rabbit holes and you don’t get anywhere, but in the real world, I can’t see mamie having the power or the money to take down jill.

Lily: Well, not without a partner, which brings us back to tucker.

Devon: Right. And I can’t confirm that they are working together and I can’t confirm that they’re not. Tucker isn’t giving anything away.

Lily: He definitely excels at that.

Devon: I have to imagine though that he’s probably focused on ashley being back in town and what he’s gonna do about that and the abbotts.

Lily: Yeah, I mean, look, I feel bad for the abbotts, but I’m relieved for us. I mean, do you know what his plan is?

Devon: No, no, I don’t know what his plan is and I honestly– I’m tired of worrying all the time about what he’s gonna do or what he’s not gonna do, unless it’s to my family or to people I care about.

Lily: Which brings us back to nate.

Nikki: What I think is that you’re all getting ahead of yourselves. Shouldn’t we get an initial diagnosis and know exactly what we’re dealing with before we make an ironclad decision?

Victoria: Look, I’m sorry, but I’ve been thinking things through and I have to agree with adam on this.

Adam: That is something I never expected to hear.

Victoria: It’s simple, okay? The more control that we maintain as a family, the more that we can protect dad and newman enterprises from the vultures and the press who are– they’re gonna attack the minute that they sense something’s wrong. So, it’s better that he stay put. It’s too risky to send him someplace else.

Devon: I think this is a moot point anyway because nate already made it clear he’s not interested in leaving newman. He’s got a good thing going on over there. He’s happy. He has victoria. He claims they treat him better than his family ever did, so let’s just let him stay.

Lily: Yeah, no, sure. Let him stay, but I mean, putting work aside, I think it would mean a lot to mamie if we could at least make an effort to reconcile things, right? What do you think?

Devon: I think that– I don’t know. It sounds like it means as much to you as it does to mamie that we do this.

Lily: Well, I don’t know. I guess having her back in town and talking about bringing the family together again, it struck a chord with me.

Devon: What do you mean?

Lily: Well, because dad is gone, mom’s gone, you know? Harmony’s not here. We don’t know if you and tucker will ever have a relationship. Mattie and charlie are off living their adult lives, but nate’s family too and he’s made an effort to put the past in the past.

Devon: Yeah. I can’t argue with you about that. I’ll, uh, I can give it a try. I’ll do it for mamie and I’ll do it for you.

Lily: Thank you. I appreciate that.

Devon: No problem. I, uh, I’m probably gonna get going.

Lily: Okay, we’ll chat later.

Devon: Yes. Of course, we will.

Lily: All right.

Devon: I love you.

Lily: I love you. Bye.

Devon: Yeah.

[ Devon sighing ]

Nate: Listen. I understand wanting to control the publicity, but we also have to think about the best treatment. Doctors can monitor and control things much more definitively if he’s checked into a specialized clinic. Isn’t that the most important consideration?

Nick: In other words, you’re proposing that we send my dad away.

Nate: For the time being. Voluntary admission into a state-of-the-art facility where victor would stay for as short or as long a time as necessary, which will be determined by a team of some of the best mental health specialists in the world.

Victor: So, that would keep me sequestered from my family, my company for an indeterminate amount of time, right?

Nate: Victor, they’re gonna wanna get a handle on your condition without distractions or outside influences, and the entire time, you’d be getting expert care for a reality you finally accepted you need to face.

Victor: So, what would happen to newman enterprises while I’m gone?

Sally: Well, I will give you a call in a couple of days when I have some more detailed sketches and a preliminary budget for you, but I think we’re off to a good start.

Daniel: Yeah, me too. And thank you for humoring my tech fixation.

Sally: Well, yeah, state of the art is always cool.

Daniel: Always cool. You know, I feel validated. That’s how I’m feeling right now. And you, thank you for being her wing person.

Chloe: Oh, you’re so welcome, but I had– I had a good time. That was so much fun and I’m just happy to know that kevin won’t be hanging out, sitting on the floor, drinking coffee out of mugs.

Sally: Well, that was my other idea, so yeah, we could still do that. All right. We’re gonna get out of here, but thank you, daniel. It was really great to meet you both.

Lucy: You too.

Heather: Likewise.

Daniel: I’ll show you guys out. I’ll get the door for you. There you go.

Chloe: Thank you.

Daniel: Yeah.

[ Daniel sighing ] I, uh, I– I can’t believe that you guys are actually here. I had this weird feeling that maybe you were gonna get back to lisbon and just decide that you didn’t want to come back to genoa city.

Lucy: I would never let her do that.

Daniel: I may have found a place for you to live.

Heather: Oh, great. Where is it?

Daniel: It is less than a mile from here. It’s a very nice apartment that’s gonna be coming up for rent and I think it’s gonna be available in about a month and a half.

Heather: She’s, um, she’s not looking forward to living at the athletic club. Apparently, not even if it’s only for a month and a half.

Lucy: No, it’s okay. I’ll be fine.

Daniel: Hey, whoa, whoa. What are you talking about? Once we start moving furniture in here, you can be here as much as you want.

Lucy: Really?

Daniel: Absolutely.

Lucy: Even like, all the time? No offense, mom.

Heather: None taken, luce.

Daniel: Every night for as long as you want.

Lily: Hello.

Daniel: Hey.

Lily: Uh, I guess I missed sally and chloe?

Daniel: They just left, uh, but it went great and I’ll tell you all about it over dinner.

Lucy: Yeah, they were fantastic. They even let me pick the color for my own room.

Lily: Great. Well, I mean, I missed the walk through, but at least heather and lucy got the full tour. Uh, I didn’t know that you guys were back in town.

Sally: Thank you.

Chloe: Thanks.

Sally: Uh, could that have been more fun?

Chloe: If we would have pitched him floor cushions and lava lamps, I just would’ve loved to see daniel’s face.

Sally: I forgot how in sync we are and how we just bounce ideas off each other. I really missed it.

Chloe: I’ve missed it too.

Sally: Selfishly, I’m– I’m sad that you’re all settled in at marchetti, but I am happy that you found success there. Things are going well over there, right?

Chloe: Uh…

Sally: Wait. Is that what you meant when you said you’ve had a hell of a few bad days?

Chloe: Uh, no, sally. Things are not good at marchetti. In fact, I think I’ve made a terrible mistake.

[ Sally sighing ]

Devon: Don’t you have people to do that for you, hm?

Abby: It’s relaxing. Do you know that this is the most relaxing job in this whole place.

Devon: Is that right?

Abby: It is, yes. How did it go with lily?

Devon: Uh, it went great. We’re on the same page.

Abby: Of course. What did you expect?

Devon: I expected that. It’s, uh– it’s kind of like folding napkins for you. It’s always pretty soothing to have meetings with lily.

Abby: And what did you decide about mamie and tucker?

Devon: That we are going to listen to one of them and we are going to be very suspicious of the other one, and I’ll let you guess which is which.

[ Abby chuckling ] Oh, and I, uh, I made the move to reach out to nate.

Abby: That’s great! That’s a step in the right direction. What did he say?

Devon: I just left a message, but I’m sure he’ll reach back out when he’s ready.

Adam: Yes, nate, please, enlighten us. While dad’s away at the clinic for god knows how long, separated from his family and his company, what happens here?

Nate: Obviously, the logical interim arrangement would be for victoria to step back in as ceo. She’s got the experience. Victor’s been satisfied with her work overall. It’d be one less thing for him to worry about while he’s away being evaluated and treated.

Victor: Sweetheart, was this your idea?

Victoria: No. No, not at all.

Nate: I assure you, victor. I respected your request. I kept our conversation and your take on the matter strictly between us.

Victor: All right. At least this much, I appreciate of what you have done.

Nate: I’m sorry. This much? I’m not sure I understand.

Victor: Sweetheart, do you think it’s time to drop the charade?

Nikki: Way past time, as far as I’m concerned.

Victor: You’re fired.

[ Victor chuckling ]

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