Young & The Restless Transcript

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Ashland: Thank you for meeting with me, jack.

Jack: I want to assure you, i have harrison’s best interest at heart always, as does kyle. We both love that little boy very much —

Ashland: I’ve thought long and hard about everyone’s position. Come to a decision about harrison’s future. Kyle has tried phoning me multiple times, but we have not been able to connect.

Jack: Yeah, the seven-hour time difference with milan is a challenge.

Ashland: Yeah, yeah, I’m sure that’s part of it. Why don’t you see if you can call him now so I can tell you both what I’ve decided is the best way forward for my son?

Billy: Ah, you again.

Victoria: What’s up?

Billy: Just grabbing a coffee on my way to work. Picked up the kids at camp and dropped them off at home.

Victoria: Did they have fun today?

Billy: I would say they had fun. Johnny learned how to throw a curve ball, and katie created a masterpiece for the fridge.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ]

[ Sighs ] So, did they mention the big news that I delivered this morning during my visit?

Billy: Big news? Right, your wedding to ashland.

Victoria: Yes.

Billy: Yeah.

Victoria: I mean, I assume that’s why you made the effort to pick them up instead of sending hannah.

Billy: They mentioned it, yeah, briefly.

Victoria: What did they say?

Billy: Well, katie was wondering if she was gonna be able to be a flower girl, and johnny was hoping that the wedding cake would be chocolate.

Victoria: Okay, so here I am, worried that they’re gonna be upset about this big change in their life, and all they care about is the ceremony.

Billy: I mean, I do think johnny’s onto something, ’cause there’s gonna be high expectations for a newman-locke wedding, and that cake better be good. And just a tip…

Victoria: Yes?

Billy: …Five-layer cake, fancy, you know, icing — they usually taste like cardboard.

Victoria: I’ll keep that in mind.

Billy: Look, they’re kids, okay? They’re in their own world. They’re gonna ask questions, and when they do, we’ll handle it together like we always do.

Victoria: Thank you for that.

Billy: How was ashland’s first treatment?

Victoria: Well, you know, he had some side effects, but nothing unexpected. Thank you for asking.

Billy: I know you were relieved that he decided to get chemo.

Victoria: Yes, he has a whole new outlook on life. Seems much more positive. And I’m hopeful. I think that this will give him more time, which means we’ll have more time together.

Billy: A lot of big things going on in your life. Giant merger with locke communications group, falling in love with the man that built it, and then planning a wedding with him all in a short amount of time.

Victoria: You make it sound like I should be worried about those things.

[ Knock on door ]

Devon: Knock-knock.

Lily: Hey.

Devon: Hey.

Lily: Come on in.

Devon: Sure you’re not too busy?

Lily: Uh, no. Uh, no, no. Actually, I could use a break. So, uh, can I get you anything? Water? Coffee?

Devon: Nah, I’m fine. Thank you.

Lily: What’s, uh — what’s going on? You seem a little upset.

Devon: [ Sighs ] Yeah. I was — I was on my way to abby’s, and the closer I got, the more frustrated I was getting. So I figured I probably wasn’t in a good headspace to visit anybody. And I stopped off here, and now I’m bugging you on your workday. I’m sorry.

Lily: No, you’re not bugging me. This is what I’m here for, to talk things out, you know, get some clarity. So what’s going on? Lay it on me.

Jack: I just texted kyle, asked if he was available for a video call. He is very eager to hear what you have to say, as am I.

Ashland: Well, it’ll be good to have this settled.

[ Clicks tongue ]

Jack: There are a lot of moving parts.

Ashland: Tara’s arrest and kyle’s leaving the country has thrown everything into chaos.

Jack: I-I know those were unexpected.

Ashland: There’s no easy answer here, jack, no one solution that’ll satisfy everyone. We can’t look at this as some cut-and-dried business deal where we simply do what we need to do to get what we want. It isn’t fair. And neither is life, for that matter, as I’ve been so constantly reminded of recently. But this is not about me. A boy’s future and well-being are at stake here.

[ Ringing ]

Jack: That would be kyle. Hi, son. Thank you for being available so quickly.

Kyle: No problem. Is ashland there?

Ashland: I am.

Kyle: Ashland, hi. How are you?

Ashland: I’ve been better.

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Lily: So mariah’s still out of town?

Devon: Oh, mariah is completely off the radar.

Lily: Even at jabot?

Devon: Even at jabot. She hasn’t called anybody at her job. And jack said that if she doesn’t come back soon, he’s gonna be forced to find a new director of marketing.

Lily: Wow. Has she been in contact with anyone?

Devon: Just through vague texts saying she needs more time.

Lily: Well, maybe she’s having second thoughts about being the surrogate.

Devon: She didn’t come out and say that, but you can kind of infer it from the messages she’s been sending tessa and abby, saying to basically back off and stop pressuring her.

Lily: That doesn’t even sound like mariah.

Devon: Oh, I know it doesn’t sound like her, which is why I’m worried. This is — this couldn’t be farther from her character, to take on a responsibility that’s this big, like carrying someone’s child, and just vanish without saying anything. Rey even thinks it’s time to start investigating.

Lily: Wait, it’s that serious where the police are involved?

Devon: Yes. A couple weeks ago, she sent abby a text promising to be back in town by her next check-up. The day the check-up comes, she sends a message saying, “I can’t make it. I’m not ready to face the doctors.”

Lily: Well, I mean, maybe she’s feeling overwhelmed.

Devon: I mean, that’s possible. I know that mariah has an independent streak, and she likes to take care of herself, but something doesn’t feel right to me. And even tessa agrees. I mean, she knows her better than anybody else, and she can’t believe that mariah would just leave town and not tell her anything.

Lily: Well, has rey found anything out?

Devon: Yeah. I spoke to sharon before I got here. She said that they can’t trace mariah’s cellphone because something is scrambling the signal.

Lily: Okay, that’s weird.

Devon: And she hasn’t used any credit cards, debit cards, or made any phone calls in weeks. She’s only sent these text messages.

Lily: [ Sighs ] How’s abby doing?

Devon: She’s — she’s doing amazing, considering her husband isn’t here and has no idea what the hell’s going on about anything. You know, she’s doing her best to stay confident and to stay positive, and she says that she understands that chance has this type of job. It’s unpredictable, and, you know, she knows the work’s important.

Lily: I mean, I don’t know. That sounds a little too understanding.

Devon: Yeah, I know. I’d say so, too, ’cause you can say all those things, which she does, but you can tell that it’s killing her. This whole thing has been such an ordeal that, with chance being gone, she’s basically had to deal with it completely alone.

Lily: Yeah, but she’s not completely alone. I mean, she has friends and family around her to love and support her, including you. Unless are — are you having second thoughts about getting involved?

Victoria: You think I’m making a mistake marrying ashland, don’t you?

Billy: I’ve voiced my concerns, you heard them, and now I’m just doing my best to try and be supportive.

Victoria: Yes, billy, you’re saying all the right words, but I know you. So why don’t you just say what’s on your mind?

Billy: Okay. I think maybe, deep down, you are worried that you’re making a mistake and you’re using me to voice your fears.

Victoria: Don’t be absurd. I don’t have all the worries and doubts that you’ve cooked up in your frenzied imagination.

Billy: Well, then, I guess we’re both jumping to conclusions, then.

Ashland: Once tara admitted you’d had an affair, I was furious with both of you. But one good thing came out of all that drama. I learned what kind of woman that tara truly was, what ugliness she was capable of. Threatening to take away your child unless your fiancée broke up with you and moved abroad, i mean, for tara, that is business as usual. Smooth landing for summer, though. She ended up with a dream job.

Kyle: After what tara and sally put us through —

Jack: I hope you’re not planning on punishing kyle for being there to support the woman he loves and her career in a job you helped line up for her.

Kyle: It doesn’t mean I love harrison any less.

Ashland: Uh, I don’t know if jack has told you, uh, that i started treatments today. It could extend my life, which is what I’m hoping for. But if the treatments have no effect, I could be dead in a matter of months, and the thought of that has made me more determined to spend what time i have left with harrison, knowing that you will be able to spend all the time in the world with him once I’m gone.

Kyle: I can see where you’re going with this.

Ashland: Alright, don’t — don’t be too sure. The fact that I am dying is double-edged. Being with harrison and watching him grow up for the little time that I have is only possible if I survive the treatments and the cancer goes into remission.

Jack: How did things go this morning?

Ashland: The chemo went just fine, but I’ve been feeling like crap ever since.

Kyle: Sorry.

Ashland: Well, I’m told it could get worse, much worse, and that day in the park, when I had the shortness of breath, and i saw the look in harrison’s eyes, the kid was terrified. And I can’t stand the idea of putting him through what would happen if — when things got really bad.

Jack: Harrison is always welcome to stay here, where he’s comfortable, where he has a routine, and I could arrange visitation the both of you agree upon.

Ashland: It’s a possibility i have considered, but I rejected it.

[ Sighs ] With harrison’s mom gone, he is going to need a father, a full-time parent, which I am unable to do at this point. So I’ve decided that he should come and live with you in italy. Get more joy out of your shower

Ashland: Harrison will go to live with you and summer in milan, and, between treatments, I will come and visit if I am feeling strong enough. Or perhaps we can meet in between in new york. This way, I could visit with harrison in the place where he feels safe and knows best. That might be the easiest solution for all of us.

Kyle: Yes, yes, that’s an excellent plan.

Jack: I want you to know i appreciate your ability and willingness to see this from all angles.

Ashland: I only have two stipulations going forward with this.

Kyle: Name them.

Ashland: First, I want you to keep me alive in harrison’s mind. I’ll make video calls and send letters and gifts, but I want the freedom to visit anytime my health allows.

Kyle: Done. I’ll do everything I can to keep you a strong presence in harrison’s life because that’s what’s best for him, knowing he has lots of people who love him, even if he can’t see them every day.

Ashland: Secondly, whatever tara has done, she’s still his mother, and he adores her. She’ll have to be allowed to see him. That said, there will be strict protocols in place.

Kyle: Such as?

Ashland: Tara’s out on bail. Could be months before her trial, but she cannot leave the state of new york. And if and when you come to visit in new york and meet me there, I want to make sure there are rules in place for when tara can see him — strictly supervised, of course.

Jack: I understand. That makes all the sense in the world to me.

Kyle: I can set my own anger with her aside to do what you’re asking. My more immediate concern is for harrison, how he’s going to feel when he learns his mom has been arrested. Who’s handling that? What’s he gonna be told?

Ashland: As tough as it may be, I do think we need to tell him the truth, a version that he can grasp, something along the lines of, “mommy’s on a long-term timeout for what she’s done. Mommy broke the law. Mommy’s got to pay for the consequences of her actions.” Something like that.

Jack: Forgive me, perhaps we could couch that in a way that’s a little less harsh.

Ashland: Lying to the boy now, when eventually he will realize what really happened, could be worse. As young as harrison is, he’s a very smart boy. He’ll know that there are restrictions being put on his mommy when he and she visit together. Any deception will be internalized as to why, even though he can’t articulate it. These are the kind of things that create distance and mistrust in a child.

Kyle: I agree. 100%.

Jack: Yeah, I-I see your point now.

Ashland: Okay, then it’s settled.

Kyle: I promise to be the best father I can to harrison. I’ll continue to work with you so that he knows he’ll always be loved and taken care of and protected. ‘Cause to me, that’s the most important thing.

Devon: I do not regret stepping up for abby and chance one bit, okay? They went through hell after they got married, and they deserve to be able to start a family. So I was happy to be able to help them, and I still am.

Lily: Okay, then why did you feel the need to talk things out with me before you went to go see abby?

Devon: Because I was — I was upset — i am upset that I know chance is a good guy. Like, I know that he’s that. I know he has his honorable job where he’s saving people’s lives and he’s a hero and all that. I get it. But, at the same time, he made a commitment to start a family with my best friend and, you know, told her to move forward with the surrogacy and told her that he’s gonna be home soon. He chose to take the case after they already decided to let mariah go ahead and carry the baby. So you know that you’re going into this situation with your brand-new wife. You know you have this insanely unpredictable job. It feels like he’s choosing his work over the responsibility to his family. Is now a good time for a flare-up?

Lily: Okay, please tell me that you have not breathed a word of this to abby or even hinted at how you feel.

Devon: No, I know this stays between us. That’s why I’m telling you. I wouldn’t say that to her.

Lily: Okay, good, ’cause i think she has enough to deal with than having to listen to people criticize her husband for the choices that he’s made.

Devon: I understand that. I know better. I just — I get frustrated when I see how much it affects her. She stopped making those videos for chance just ’cause she’s worried that he’s gonna catch on to how distraught she is.

Lily: Aw, that’s sad.

Devon: I know it’s sad. Her husband isn’t even here, and she feels like she has to hide her feelings from him. It’s not okay.

Lily: Well, like you said, she knew was she was getting into when she married him.

Devon: No, you’re right. And, listen, I’m — I’m more upset at the situation than I am at chance. I know he’s doing everything he can right now. He doesn’t even know what’s going on with mariah.

Lily: Yeah, and, look, i think it’s really important that abby have faith in her husband right now, especially if she’s feeling abandoned ’cause I think it’ll make it even harder for her to understand that maybe mariah just needs some space right now, which I am really hoping that’s all that this is.

Devon: Yeah, I hope you’re right.

Lily: And chance would be here if he could, you know? And I’m just gonna have good thoughts that mariah will come home when she’s ready, and hopefully abby will, too. And in the meantime, just keep being the amazing friend that you are ’cause this baby will need you in his support unit when he arrives.

Devon: I just wish there was more I could do.

Victoria: Just listen to us, trying to psychoanalyze each other, like the amateurs that we are.

Billy: [ Chuckles ] Yeah, we’re funny, aren’t we? Although you know what? Maybe there’s something there to examine.

Victoria: Oh. Well, by all means, please enlighten me.

Billy: Well, I’m talking about us as exes. Maybe we’ve finally found that sweet spot.

Victoria: Meaning?

Billy: Meaning we have a lot of history. And we’ve both moved on. And we’re both happy with our lives, so maybe we are able to challenge each other and hold each other accountable in a way that’s not —

Victoria: Not toxic.

Billy: Maybe even healthy. Look, nobody knows each other like we do. And I’m hoping that we can keep it real, say it like it is, be honest with each other, and still be aware that whatever we say to each other is taken in the spirit in which it was meant.

Victoria: Yeah, you know, i think that the technical term for that is called being friends.

[ Both chuckle ] But all kidding aside, I hope you’re right. I hope that you and I really have gotten to that place.

Billy: Me too.

Ashland: One final request. I would like to be the one to explain this to harrison. I don’t want him to think that I’m abandoning him.

Kyle: By all means.

Jack: He is upstairs right now in his room with the nanny doing some drawing.

Ashland: I’ll go talk to him then.

Kyle: Wow. [ Chuckles ]

Jack: Wow, indeed. Boy, that wasn’t easy for him. Given his volatile temperament, I didn’t know what to expect.

Kyle: Neither did I. I’m blown away. I refused to let myself hope that he could put everything else aside and allow harrison to come live with me, and now that he has…dad, I can’t wait to see my son.

Jack: So, how are you feeling about everything else? You’ve made some pretty big decisions — moving to italy, putting things back together with summer. Now you’re gonna add to that being a full-time father.

Kyle: I made the right decision, no doubt, even though it’s difficult being away from all of you. Plus — let’s be honest — even as much as summer enjoys harrison, it’s gonna be an adjustment for her.

Jack: I’m confident you’ll both work your way through it.

Kyle: How are you feeling about all of this?

Jack: To be honest, it’s — it’s bittersweet. I mean, we’ll work out the stuff about you doing jabot work in milan, but on a personal level, I already miss you like crazy.

Kyle: And you’ll miss harrison like crazy.

[ Chuckles ]

Jack: This is what’s best for him. I will cope.

Kyle: Summer and I needed a fresh start. And you’ll see us before long. I want you to be the one to bring harrison to milan.

Jack: There’s nothing I would like better. Ok everyone, our mission is to provide complete,

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Ashland: [ Exhales heavily ]

Jack: How did it go with harrison?

Ashland: Well, it was harder for me than it was for him. He seemed to take it all in stride.

Jack: Well, I’m glad to hear that, for his sake.

Ashland: Some kids are able to view change as adventure. I was like that.

[ Chuckles ] Adaptable. You know, it really puts my mind and my heart at ease knowing that he is in your and your family’s capable hands.

Jack: Well, thank you. I want you to know I — i realize what a difficult half a year this has been for you. Finding out about the paternity, tara’s arrest, the divorce, now your illness. Whatever brings you happiness, I’d say that’s a good thing.

Ashland: Victoria does that. She is the bring light that has pulled me out of the darkness and gloom of this awful year, someone who has brought me more joy and happiness than I ever thought possible.

Jack: I’ve known victoria all her life. She’s a keeper. Hold on tight.

Ashland: Oh, trust me. I intend to.

Victoria: So, let me know when the org chart is finalized, and you can run it past me. Then we’ll set up a meeting. Okay. Super, dave. Great.

Devon: Victoria.

Victoria: Well, hello, stranger.

Devon: How you doing?

Victoria: Good. It’s going well. You know, I’ve just been so busy with the details of the merger and, you know, all of my personal stuff, I really haven’t had a chance to keep up with anyone.

Devon: Oh, don’t worry about it. It’s okay. It’s all good.

Victoria: You know, seeing you reminds me that I haven’t checked in with abby about the baby in a while.

Devon: I’m sure your sister understand you have a lot on your plate these days, so it’s okay.

Victoria: Any word about chance and when he might be home?

Devon: Not a word.

Victoria: Oh, gosh, that’s got to be tough on her. He’s been gone so long. I, um — I definitely need to call her and check in.

Devon: She would really appreciate if you did that, you know. I actually just got back from visiting with lily, and it reminded me how nice it is to have a sister that you can talk to, you know?

Victoria: I have to tell you, she has been such a life-saver to me.

Devon: Lily has?

Victoria: Yeah. I mean, she’s just stepped up in a major way, you know, taking on a larger role with the kids while I focus on ashland and his medical issues. I’m just really grateful to her and billy.

Devon: Well, that’s very kind of you to say that. I know she loves those kids, too, so I’m sure she doesn’t mind having them around.

Victoria: Oh, still. I mean, any other woman in her shoes wouldn’t be so accommodating. It speaks to the kind of person that she is and the great place that she and billy are in.

Lily: Mmm.

Billy: [ Chuckles ]

Lily: I see you remembered the extra shot this time.

Billy: Thought you could use a treat this afternoon.

Lily: Ah. You trying to butter me up or something?

Billy: Actually, I did run into victoria at crimson lights. We had an interesting chat.

Lily: Oh, okay. That could be code for a lot of things.

Billy: Yeah. Well, you know, we were standing there, and — I’m sorry. Do you want me to skip the gory details?

Lily: No! No. I want to hear everything. I love hearing you ruminate about your ex.

Billy: Okay, I’m gonna up now.

Lily: Oh, stop. I’m kidding.

Billy: No, it’s — it was interesting. We were — we were standing there talking, and then it kind of just dawned on me, some of the things that we were saying to each other. They were still, you know, a little bit brutal, but they were honest, and we were open. And the conversation didn’t spiral into something weird or into some kind of argument. Or maybe we were just projecting our own insecurities on each other. I don’t know.

Lily: Wow. That’s some professional-grade analysis.

Billy: Yeah, victoria made the same joke, something about us being shrinks? Something like that.

Lily: Ah, great minds.

Billy: Is my time up, or can I keep going?

Lily: No, I mean, look, I’ll be honest. It is asking a lot for me to always help you figure out where things stand with her.

Billy: I understand that. I do. But I think this is a good thing. I mean, we’re working towards some kind of healthy equilibrium.

Lily: Mm. You know what I think?

Billy: Tell me.

Lily: I think that you and victoria kind of like having things unresolved between you two. Helps you feed off the competitive vibe.

Billy: You know what? There might be something to that. Age-related macular degeneration may lead to severe vision loss,

Jack: What time will you have the jet ready for the trip to milan? Yeah. Two passengers. Great. I will see you then.

Devon: Hey, jack.

Jack: Hey! How are you?

Devon: Good, man. Sounds like someone’s taking a trip.

Jack: Yes, I am, actually tonight.

Devon: Taking the red eye to italy. Must be a story there.

Jack: Oh, it is the most amazing story. Kyle and summer are back together.

Devon: Really? Good for them.

Jack: Long story short, kyle has decided to join summer in milan permanently.

Devon: Kyle’s gonna move to europe?

Jack: He is starting a whole new life there, and he wanted his young son, harrison, to be part of that new life. But it hinged on ashland locke and just how contentious he wanted to make things. The outcome was not what we expected.

Devon: Wow, you guys thought locke would put up roadblocks?

Jack: Say what you will about the man’s business tactics. He truly loves that little boy. Kyle and I were all but certain he would insist that the child live with him, but to our surprise and great delight, he agreed with us. The best thing for harrison would be to live with kyle in milan. That way, he’d have a full-time father while ashland fights his cancer.

Devon: Wow. That’s a — it’s a huge sacrifice. From what I hear, the guy is in pretty bad shape.

Jack: He did not want to traumatize harrison if his treatment failed, if things started to go south, so he put his own desires aside and did what was best for the boy.

Devon: That’s what you do when you’re a good parent — you look at the big picture and you put your kid’s needs first. I wish somebody I knew understood that.

Jack: Who are we talking about now?

[ Keys jangle, clatter ]

Victoria: Hey. How did it go at the abbott’s?

Ashland: Well, it’s done. Jack got kyle on the phone, and, uh, they agreed to my terms. And then I talked to harrison.

Victoria: How did he react when you told him about going to live in italy?

Ashland: Well, he wanted to know if he was still gonna be able to see me, and I said… I’d visit as often as I could, you know, whenever I’m feeling strong enough. It’s a hell of a thing to try and explain to a 3-year-old.

Victoria: Gosh, that must have been one of the most selfless and hardest things you’ve ever had to do.

Ashland: It’s up there.

Victoria: I have never respected you more than I do right now.

Ashland: [ Sighs ] Well, I had to go with what i knew in my heart was best for harrison, then take my ego out of the equation.

Victoria: It says a lot about who you are that you were able to do it — and with such grace.

Ashland: You know, I’m looking at my life these days from a different perspective, thanks to you.

Victoria: No, you — you keep trying to give me the credit, but you’re the one doing all the work.

Ashland: You know, you need to learn to take a compliment.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] You’ve been thrown so many curves, things that would make most people angry and bitter. And you just — you look at it as a growing experience. I’m in awe of that.

Ashland: [ Sighs ]

Victoria: I have known a lot of people who thought that they could change, and when the chips were down, they couldn’t or they wouldn’T. But you’ve redefined your life. You made that choice, and I — I — I love you for that.

Billy: [ Clicks tongue ] You might be onto something here. Okay, hear me out, alright? A series of online essays where we talk about the insanity and/or maturity of past relationships.

Lily: Wait. What?

Billy: Think about this — a fascinating conversation with one of our journalists and a slew of celebrities, and they talk about their current connections to their past lovers.

Lily: Well, that’s been done before.

Billy: Okay, then we —

[ Sighs ] We zoom in a little bit. We make it about genoa city how do people do it here? How do you constantly run into people from your past and still find a way to communicate? I mean, it’s a small town. And we can call it “the ghosts of love.” Right? And forget the journalist. We need somebody that people are gonna really listen to and open up to and someone that’s gonna put them at ease, and I know the perfect person for that — you. You would be fantastic at this.

Lily: Mm. Yeah, I mean, it’s a decent idea, but, man, oh, man, this has got to be one of the best dodges I have ever seen you pull.

Billy: Well, that is my superpower.

Lily: Oh, no, no, I’m not speaking hypothetically. I really think that, secretly, you and victoria don’t want to resolve your issues.

Billy: Okay. And I think that maybe you are still looking for that conflict because you are afraid of a real commitment.

Lily: A real commitment? Are you kidding me? I have done nothing but show how committed I am. So, someone is in denial here, and it is not me.

Billy: [ Sighs ] Diy means having the right tools.

Devon: You know, I just — I’ve been thinking a lot about chance and this never-ending case he seems to be on and just about how much he’s missed being away.

Jack: Yeah, I know. He’s not the only one. Listen, no one at jabot has heard from mariah. Have you or anyone else?

Devon: Just more texts that don’t tell us where she is or when she’s coming home.

Jack: Poor abby. I don’t know how she’s holding it all together.

Devon: She’s strong, but we’re all being there for her. Listen, I don’t want to take up any more of your time. I know you have a big flight to get ready for.

Jack: Yeah, traveling with a toddler does have its challenges.

Devon: I can imagine. But it is very cool how you get to spend this time with your grandson, you know? It’s like you guys are embarking on an adventure together.

Jack: Yeah. Yeah, it does feel like an adventure. Listen, great seeing you.

Devon: You too, sir.

Jack: I’ll talk to you soon.

Devon: Safe travels. Hey. It’s devon. I know that you’re busy, so I’m gonna get right to it. I need a favor, um, and it’s something that’s pretty important.

Billy: Actually, I think you’re right.

Lily: About you being in denial?

Billy: I love you, okay? I do. You are my future. There’s no one else.

Lily: But you just said that —

Billy: I said that I am not in denial about my relationship with victoria. She is the mother of my children. I get to have an opinion about the choices that she makes in her life, especially if it can affect my kids.

Lily: I know, but do you really expect me to believe this is only out of concern for your children?

Billy: Not only, no.

Ashland: I have evolved as a human being in more ways than I — I thought possible. And whether or not you choose to acknowledge it, it is due to your influence.

Victoria: Ashland —

Ashland: I look at my life in such a different way now. First and foremost, I want to make the most out of every day that I have left.

Victoria: And I’m gonna be right there, right by your side, cheering you on.

Ashland: Well, I expect you to do more than just cheer.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] Okay, fine. What is my first assignment?

Ashland: I need you to help me pick a date out for our wedding.

Billy: I have been trying very hard to convince myself that victoria is doing the right thing by marrying ashland. You know, they have a lot in common. They’re alike. She’s fully aware of what she’s getting herself into, but the truth is, that would be me living in denial.

Lily: Because…?

Billy: Because, as hard as i try to make myself believe that all those things are true, it is me ignoring every instinct i have.

Ashland: I want to be past the first round of chemo when it happens, but not so far out in case the treatments aren’t successful.

Victoria: They will be. I’m sure of it.

Ashland: Well, then it’ll give us one more thing to celebrate once we are officially husband and wife.

Billy: Victoria marrying ashland — it’s a mistake. It’s maybe the biggest mistake victoria will ever make in her life.

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Ashland: Oh, thank you for being so solicitous. I can’t believe what an attractive nurse I got this time.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] Well, you’ve been a really great patient, even though I know you hate the role.

Ashland: But your shift is over. You’ve spent too much time coddling me, and we both have very important things to do. You need to make sure that our merged company is ready to take on the world. And I need to take on what’s best for my son.

Nikki: Well, moses, welcome.

Moses: Thanks for inviting me.

Victor: I’m so happy the two of you could join us and enjoy the pool. We have not gotten a lot of use of it lately. So, I’ll be back.

Nikki: Wait a minute, where are you going?

Victor: I have some unfinished business to deal with, okay? Enjoy yourselves.

Moses: Thank you.

Abby: [ Sighs ] Hi, honey. I miss you so much, chance. I know that you won’t see these videos until you get back, but i felt like I had to document this. And you might notice a big gap between this one and the last, and there’s a reason for that. This is a lot tougher than i thought it would be. And I have something to confess.

Nick: So, it was a great concert. We raised a lot of money for new hope. Really thought I was gonna earn some cool dad points with faith, you know? But then moses shows up with some vip stuff from devon, and i went right back from being the cool dad to just chaperone. Anyway, I’m sure you’ve heard it all from faith.

Sharon: Yeah, her version was a little more pro-moses, but she had a wonderful time.

Nick: You alright? You seem distracted.

Sharon: It’s mariah.

Nick: Is everything okay with her and the baby?

Sharon: I hope so, but i can’t be certain.

Nick: Why not?

Sharon: I haven’t talked to mariah in a while. She’s been unreachable.

Nick: What are you talking about?

Sharon: She replies to my texts sporadically, sends some of her own, but she never reveals where she is, and I — I’ve just started to think something is very wrong.

Nick: Well, what about tessa? Does she know where she is?

Sharon: No, that’s just it. Tessa doesn’t know. Abby doesn’t know. Nobody knows where mariah is.

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Ashland: I know you arranged things so you could work from home for the rest of the day, but our newly formed newman-locke corporation needs hands-on leadership, not remote delegating.

Victoria: Well, that might be true, but I can multi-task with the best of them. I can handle your post-treatment nausea while prepping to put our company on the map.

Ashland: You know i appreciate your dedication and devotion, but, really, anything I need, I can get myself.

Victoria: Are you trying to kick me out of my own house?

Ashland: I am, yeah. So get out of here, why don’t you, huh? What would really help my recuperation would be to see you all over the business sites tomorrow morning.

Victoria: Well, I can’t guarantee that’s gonna happen by tomorrow morning, but it will happen very soon. And while you are a very amusing companion, you can be very stubborn.

Ashland: Thank you. I have a plethora of things that need my attention here, including returning kyle’s messages about harrison’s future.

Victoria: Okay, fine, fine. I will head to the office — on one condition. You have to promise to call me if you need anything.

Ashland: I will, but I can’t imagine what that would be.

Victoria: You know, you have been feeling very weak physically, I know that, but you seem somehow — I don’t know, you seem stronger, more determined.

Ashland: Well, my anti-nausea medication is working, and all those hours doing chemo has given me time to think and plan.

Victoria: Alright, well, whatever you decide in terms of harrison, just know I am behind you 100%.

Ashland: Thank you.

Victoria: Alright, call me if you need anything. I’ll see you later.

Ashland: Kyle, ashland locke here. I don’t intend to play phone tag over something as important as the wellbeing of my son. Decisions need to be made.

Nikki: Here.

Moses: Thank you, mrs. Newman, but I’m sure you have more important things to do than get us drinks.

Nikki: Oh, nonsense. Now, I’ve been pouring lemonade and tea for faith her entire life. At first, it was imaginary, though, for miss patsy and faith, but now it’s actually real liquid.

Moses: Wait, who’s miss patsy?

Faith: Never mind. That’s not important.

Moses: No, no, now I’m curious.

Nikki: She was faith’s first friend — a doll.

Faith: This was a long time ago, obviously.

Moses: No, actually, that sounds a lot like my favorite toy — reggie beggie. He was, like, a stuffed dinosaur with a football helmet.

Faith: Yeah, I don’t know if the helmet’s historically accurate.

Moses: No, no, it’s not, but he was a good friend to me growing up. He helped me through a lot of tough times.

Nikki: Well, that sounds like miss patsy. Faith took her everywhere, and she would always ask me to put six sugar cubes in miss patsy’s tea because faith would say, “grandma, she’s so sweet.”

Moses: [ Laughs ]

Nikki: You remember that?

Faith: Yeah, I do, but i don’t know if moses needs to hear all the details about my best friend, the doll.

Moses: Oh, no, are you kidding? I love this. Give me more.

Nikki: Well, I could go on and on. They were inseparable. I remember one time — oh, gosh, faith was maybe five or six, and we’d all piled in the car to go on a picnic. Well, we didn’t get very far.

Ashland: Yeah, jack, it’s ashland here. Would you give me a call as soon as you can? I’ve been trying to reach your son. We need to address this quickly. Thank you. Victor, nice to see you.

Victor: Ashland, nice to see you.

Ashland: Victoria is not here.

Victor: I know, she’s in her office. I came to see you.

Ashland: Ah, I see. I’ve been expecting this.

Victor: Yes. You don’t mind, do you?

Ashland: No, I don’T. Enjoy, please.

Victor: Thank you.

Ashland: So…I know your acceptance of our wedding plans was a bit too easy, but i welcome the opportunity to discuss things further. Victoria and I want the full support of her family.

Victor: I appreciate that.

Ashland: Well, let’s sort things out, shall we? I’m sure you have questions.

Victor: You bet. You know, the entire focus has been on what happens to victoria if you should die shortly. Now, that, of course, is a concern to all of us. But I’m curious as to what will happen if you should actually live. Why new woolite?

Ashland: I’m glad to see you’re thinking optimistically. You’re contemplating my future. No one here thinks I have one.

Victor: They’re all just a bunch of vultures, you know.

Ashland: We’ve come a long way, seeing that you were willing to let me die just months ago.

Victor: Oh, yeah, well, i just wanted you to sign the damn contract, you know? But I do want you to live for decades. I mean that.

Ashland: Thank you. I’m sure you know that the odds of me living even an extra year are slim.

Victor: However, that treatment — that new treatment that you will subject yourself to may prolong your life significantly, right?

Ashland: You know, it’s possible.

Victor: And that’s my concern, ashland. What will happen if you should live much longer?

Ashland: Are you worried about victoria or the company?

Victor: I’ve never worried about victoria, no.

Ashland: So your main concern now is with the new corporation.

Victor: You have been in an advisory role for newman-locke during this interim period. What happens, though, if you should fully recover? I mean, wouldn’t you want to expand upon that role?

Ashland: You know, you’re right. You concern is valid, especially now that your family business is half of the newman-locke conglomerate. Even though you’re not the newman with top billing. But could you blame me if sharing control of the company were to cross my mind?

Nick: So, mariah needs some space. I mean, that’s not unusual. Having your own baby can be stressful enough. You throw in the added element of a surrogacy, I can see how the pressure can go up. And abby’s great, but she’s not exactly low-key.

Sharon: I don’t think abby is the problem. She’s been really supportive. I thought, like you, it makes sense that mariah needed some time to herself, but…

Nick: You don’t believe that anymore.

Sharon: The whole thing feels off. Yesterday, we all reached out to her — me, tessa, and abby — we sent her personal messages telling her how much we love her and how much we want to help her.

Nick: I guess that didn’t go well?

Sharon: “Stop pressuring me. I’ll be home when I’m ready. Your ‘intervention’ is just making it worse. It’s time to back off.”

Nick: Mm. Yeah, I mean, it sounds harsh, but honestly, mariah can be harsh at times.

Sharon: Well, I’ve considered that, but it still just seems very strange. Look, I, um — I haven’t mentioned this to faith. I don’t want her to worry.

Nick: Yeah, I’m on board with that. I won’t say a word. Just, you know, let me know if there’s anything I can, okay?

Sharon: Thanks. I appreciate that.

Nick: What’s up, rey?

Rey: What’s up? Filled him in?

Sharon: Yeah, I thought he should know.

Nick: You know what? I’m gonna let you two talk. Again, if there’s anything I can do, don’t hesitate to ask.

Sharon: Thanks.

Nick: Hey, perfect timing. Sit down. I heard you have some news.

Victoria: Oh, really? Where did you hear that?

Nick: Mom. She didn’t say what it was, so what’s going on?

Victoria: Well, I’ve been a little nervous to tell you.

Nick: It’s got to be something big.

Victoria: It is. Ashland and I are engaged.

Nick: Wow. You two are giving new meaning to the term “whirlwind romance.”

Victoria: So you don’t approve?

Nick: I didn’t say that.

Victoria: Well, what are you saying?

Abby: And so mariah’s gone. I don’t know where she is. I don’t know where our baby is. And I have no news on the pregnancy because I just don’t know anything. There’s no new sonogram pics, no bump update, no description of those little baby kicks. I mean, I don’t even know how big mariah’s bump is. Is it the size of a — of a basketball, a beach ball? I don’t know. And I’m so sorry because I feel like I let you down. I don’t know if our baby’s safe. And for whatever reason mariah’s gone, I should have seen it coming. I am supposed to keep her here to make her feel protected and cared for, and if I can’t do that, then what kind of mother am I gonna be?

[ Sighs ]

Rey: Dead ends everywhere i looked.

Sharon: You still couldn’t trace mariah’s cellphone location?

Rey: I’m afraid not. I went beyond the app I tried using before, used the gcpd’s most advanced technology, and i finally got past the signal blocker.

Sharon: Well, that’s good, right?

Rey: Well, it should’ve been enough to give us some information, but there was a secondary level of security.

Sharon: What does that mean?

Rey: Well, it was like a kind of scrambler. It moved the signal all over the place so it couldn’t be pinpointed.

Sharon: This sounds like something out of a movie.

Rey: Yeah, you’d need a real sophisticated understanding of cellular tracking to pull it off. It’s definitely the work of an expert.

Sharon: Which mariah definitely is not.

Rey: Yeah, I thought the same thing.

Sharon: She couldn’t have done this. So what does that mean?

Moses: That was fun.

Nikki: Well, I’m glad you enjoyed yourselves.

Faith: Yeah, it felt good to get in the water on a hot day like this.

Nikki: Okay, moses, are you ready to hear more about faith growing up?

Faith: Grandma, please. You have to be out of stories by now.

Nikki: Oh, no, I’ve got a million of them.

Faith: Oh, I think I left my phone out by the pool.

Moses: Oh, I can — I’ll grab it for you.

Faith: Thank you.

Nikki: He is so considerate.

Faith: He is. But you may have scared him off with all those stories.

Nikki: Oh, now, it’s a grandmother’s prerogative to talk about a granddaughter. And I don’t think he was horrified at all. To the contrary. Oh, I so wish neil were here to see you having so much fun spending time together.

Faith: You need to stop trying to make this more than a friendship.

Nikki: Are you sure that’s all it is? I mean, he is so cute.

Faith: Grandma.

Nikki: Well, I remember when you told me you wanted to take the relationship to a deeper level.

Faith: I know.

Nikki: Well, has something changed?

Faith: No.

Nikki: I understand. You’ve had a very hard year, right after your mother’s very traumatic year. You’re waiting for something bad to happen. Darling, it’s okay. I mean, you should enjoy your time with moses. It’s alright to be happy.

Faith: Thank you.

Moses: Got your phone. And it looks like you got a new text from…miss patsy.

Nikki: [ Gasps ] Oh!

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Nick: You know what? I don’t think my opinion about you getting married matters. Are you happy?

Victoria: I am. I’m very happy.

Nick: Well, that’s what’s important.

Victoria: But I would be even happier if my brother would share in this special moment with me.

Nick: Vick, come on, I would love to shout it from the rooftops how happy I am about this, but I just — I mean, it’s so fast, and I — I don’t want to sound insensitive, but isn’t ashland, like, dying?

Victoria: Well, I — i actually have good news on that front. He’s decided to try some treatment. He’s actually undergoing a very promising type of chemotherapy.

Nick: If it were really promising, would you two be rushing into a wedding?

Victoria: Nobody’s rushing anywhere.

Nick: Look, I don’t want to argue about this with you, okay?

Victoria: I just was hoping that you would be on board. Even dad is happy for me.

Nick: Seriously?

Victoria: Yeah, seriously. We had a great talk, great long talk, and he supports this and he thinks that ashland is great for me, and it meant the world to me.

Nick: Well, I’m glad you two are finally agreeing on something.

Victoria: I understand that you have concerns, and I can tell that you still don’t approve.

Nick: [ Sighs ] Look, I just love you, alright? And I will reserve judgment until I have a little talk with ashland. Then I’ll make up my mind about what I think.

Victoria: Yes, that’s all I’m saying. Just spend some time with him, get to know him. I think you two will really like each other. I-I just want the whole family to make ashland feel welcome and accepted.

Nick: Well, I’m gonna grill him like he’s picking you up for prom.

Victoria: Good, it’ll be fun watching him hold his own against you.

Nick: We’ll see about that.

Ashland: I just think it’s extraordinary what victoria has accomplished, merging these two companies, you know? She worked long and hard. I think she deserves a moment in the sun, don’t you?

Ashland: I agree.

Victor: Yeah. I’d hate to find out that you took advantage of the situation.

Ashland: I have no idea how that would even work ’cause no one’s taking advantage of anyone here. Victoria and I have made decisions together every step of the way. We are moving forward with open eyes.

Victor: I just find it curious, ashland, that shortly after merging these two arguably most powerful corporations in the world, you decided to seek treatment for your illness and then marry my daughter in quick succession.

Ashland: You know, the situation I’m in doesn’t allow for a lot of contemplation. Whether you know it or not, in the best of times, I’ve always acted very decisively and moved swiftly.

Victor: But how fortuitous it would be if you were to recover from your illness and then suddenly step in as the head of this worldwide empire.

Ashland: Let me get this straight. You’re implying that I faked my fatal illness in an attempt to put together this merger? Is that what you’re saying?

Victor: I think you’re getting the drift.

Ashland: [ Laughs ] That’s rich. Now, we all know progressive offers 24/7 protection,

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Ashland: I’m flattered, really, that you would think i could be so diabolical and ruthless. You know, it’s a badge of honor between men like us.

Victor: You know, ashland, it’s all well and good, but you haven’t told me if you think my hypothesis is accurate.

Ashland: This time your instincts have let you down.

Victor: Hmm.

Ashland: I’m sick, victor. I’m very sick. I can’t even imagine inventing a situation like this one. You give me too much credit. And if you don’t believe me, you’ll get your proof if these treatments don’t work.

[ Chuckles ] You know, with that unreadable expression of yours, I can never tell exactly where I stand with you.

Victor: I’ve been told that before.

Ashland: I’m sure. You know, now I have a question for you.

Victor: Hmm.

Ashland: Knowing what you know about the situation with victoria and me and this whole scenario, if I were to collapse on the floor right now, how much time would you wait to call 911?

Victoria: Well, hello.

Victor: Hi, sweetheart.

Victoria: What’s going on?

Ashland: Well, your father was just wondering if I faked my illness in order to conjure up the merger between newman and locke.

Victoria: What?

Ashland: The plan involves me surviving so I can take over our new company, which would be more powerful than the company that i spent an entire lifetime building. That’s more or less it, right, victor?

Victor: That’s about the gist of it.

Victoria: Dad, how could you?

Abby: I know you don’t want to hear this, but I’m really hurting right now. I’m all alone. And two of the most important people in my life are unreachable. It’s almost too much to bear. And I may not understand mariah’s texts or what they mean, but I do know you. And I know exactly what you would do in this situation. I can hear your voice in my head and I know that — that you would hold me and you would use that reassuring voice and you would tell me that it’s not my fault — even when it partially is. And you would rub my shoulders, like you always do. And you would tell me that it was all gonna work out. You would see a strength in me that I didn’t know that I had. And I would find the strength to get through this. And that’s what I have to do right now. So, chance, I’m not gonna sit here anymore. I’m not gonna wait and worry. I hear you. And I will not let you or our baby down.

[ Sighs ]

Rey: I completely agree with you. Mariah could not have constructed a system like that. I mean, I’ve seen her have trouble with apps on her own phone. But that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t know somebody with those skills.

Sharon: Is that what you think happened?

Rey: Well, she could have someone helping her cover her tracks. Does she have any technically savvy friends?

Sharon: Yeah, kevin fisher. He knows a lot about this kind of stuff. He could’ve helped her.

Rey: Yeah, that’s the first person I thought of, too.

Sharon: Did you ask him about it?

Rey: I did. He is worried about mariah. It’s genuine. I don’t think he would help her hide from people who care about her. I think he’d try to talk her out of something like that.

Sharon: Yeah, that seems right. Kevin’s done some shady things in his past, but he’s always had her best interests at heart. But that means that tessa might be right, that mariah is being held against her will.

Rey: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Sharon: Okay, but if she is, if she’s in trouble, she needs our help.

Rey: Slow down. We don’t need to worry about “what ifs” until we get more facts. Look, I’m gonna keep digging, alright? But tell me this — do you know anyone who would have a reason to abduct mariah?

Sharon: There was this man named ian ward.

Rey: Yeah, okay, you’ve told me about him. The leader of the cult she grew up in.

Sharon: He was a little obsessed with mariah. He wanted to make her his wife.

Rey: Okay.

Sharon: But he’s in prison.

Rey: Well, I will check to make sure that he’s still there. But it seems unlikely that it would be him. I mean, we would’ve heard if he’d been released.

Sharon: Well, I can’t think of anyone else who would want to hurt mariah.

Rey: Well, what about that trouble that tessa had gotten herself into? Could any of those people that she was involved with want to strike back at tessa by taking mariah?

Sharon: I really don’t think so. There’s nothing left of that crime ring.

Rey: Well, give me all the information you have on them so I can make sure. I’m going to dig into her credit cards and her bank accounts and see if we can come up with anything.

Sharon: I thought you said you needed a warrant or at least paul’s permission to do something like that.

Rey: I do. And I think it’s time we make this investigation official.

Sharon: You know I’ve had my suspicions for a while, but hearing you say that you think something is wrong, now I am really scared.

Rey: Listen to me. If mariah’s in danger, I will find her and I will bring her home. I promise you. Your heart is at the heart of everything you do.

Sharon: Oh, hi, abby.

Abby: Sharon.

Sharon: Oh, hi, abby.

Abby: I need to know something. What did you think of mariah’s response to our intervention?

Sharon: Um…I’m not sure.

Abby: I mean, what did she want us to do with that text? I mean, is she really that desperate for us to back off? That doesn’t even sound like her.

Sharon: Text messages are hard to interpret. What did tessa think?

Abby: Tessa is convinced that someone took mariah, so she went to go see her sister to see if it’s maybe someone from their past.

Sharon: [ Sighs ] Rey found that the method used to hide the location of mariah’s phone is very high-tech. It’s very professional.

Abby: Oh, my god. Tessa’s right, someone has her.

Sharon: Well, it doesn’t prove anything.

Abby: Well, it looks worse and worse. What are we gonna do now?

Sharon: Rey had decided to open an official police investigation. He’s gonna use all the resources of the department, and right now he’s checking on her credit card use, so that should give us some leads. But if mariah is in trouble, rey will find her.

Abby: He has to. Nothing can happen to mariah and our baby.

Victoria: You come into my house and you —

Ashland: Victoria, I’m not upset. It’s a valid concern. I’m sure I would have the same suspicions if I was in victor’s place.

Victor: Now, darling, when one considers a man of ashland’s reputation, all possibilities must be considered.

Ashland: Your father’s intentions were honorable.

Victoria: He accused you of faking a serious illness.

Ashland: Well, in order to gauge my intentions, no doubt. I’m not insulted at all. And to be honest, you know, it’s a ploy that at one point, when I was young, that I may have contemplated in order to gain control of a company. But I give you my word, victor, that my sickness is real, as is my love for your daughter. And if you want, I will share with you my medical records if that will put your mind at ease. As for my love for victoria, there are no official documents to prove that. I hope that my determination to get well and to stay alive so I can spend this time with your daughter will prove what’s in my heart.

Victoria: Is that what you wanted to hear?

Victor: Yes, it is, my dear. Ashland, I want to thank you. I appreciate very much you clearing up my doubts.

Faith: I’m sorry about my grandma. I didn’t think that she would tell you all of my embarrassing stories.

Moses: Are you kidding me? They weren’t embarrassing at all. I mean, you were a little kid, of course you played with dolls.

Faith: Well, I loved hearing about reggie beggie.

Moses: [ Chuckles ] Yeah, you’re gonna have to ask devon or lily what I was like when i was younger. I’m sure they’ll tell you I had a stuffed animal collection.

Faith: [ Chuckles ]

Moses: You know your grandmother meant well. Right? She just likes the fact that the two of us are friends.

Faith: My grandma thinks that we’re more than friends.

Moses: Really? Are we?

Faith: Maybe.

Moses: Maybe? That sounds good. That gives me hope.

Faith: I… I want to be more than friends.

Moses: You do?

Faith: I know we were trying to take it slow, but…I feel like I’m ready for more.

Faith: I — we —

Nick: What is going on here?

Victor: Well, victoria was upset with me. But ashland locke seems to understand my concerns.

Nikki: I really wish you had let me know what you were up to.

Victor: You would’ve told me not to do it.

Nikki: You’re absolutely right.

Victor: You know, I’m very unhappy about my relationship with victoria. Every time I say something, she seems to be upset.

Nikki: Well, you did go behind her back to interrogate her fiancé.

Victor: Sweetheart, doesn’t she understand that I’m doing it for her, out of love for her? I don’t want her to be taken advantage of by ashland locke. You know, I know these guys. They’re sharks. I just am very upset that perhaps my relationship with victoria will never get back to what it once was.

Nikki: Darling, maybe right now she can only see the meddling and not the motive behind it. Perhaps the most loving thing you can do for her right now is to step back completely and let her fly on her own.

Victor: [ Scoffs ] Yeah, well…

Victoria: I tell you, I just don’t understand it. How my father could accuse you of something so heinous. Alright, I do understand it. You know why? Because the plan that he laid out is exactly something that he would do. He actually thinks that other people’s minds work the same way as his. He’s always been like that.

Ashland: Well, then maybe you should stop letting him upset you and just accept the fact that he’s never gonna change.

Victoria: So I’m supposed to just put up with this behavior for the rest of time?

Ashland: Why don’t we do something to take your mind off victor? Let’s go for a ride around the lake or a walk in the woods, something soothing.

Victoria: That’s a great idea. I know just the spot.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Ashland: It’s jack abbott. I couldn’t reach kyle earlier, so I left him a message. I told him that we need to finally decide on harrison’s future.

Victoria: What have you decided?

Abby: [ Sighs ] Tessa, hey, it’s me, abby. Call me when you can. I wanted to see how everything is going with your sister. Could really use some good news right now. Call me.

Sharon: Did you find anything?

Abby: Is mariah using her credit cards?

Sharon: What did you find out?

Rey: Unfortunately, not much. There’s been zero activity on her credit cards, no money has been extracted from her bank accounts, and she hasn’t made a single call from her phone, only texts.

Abby: That’s not possible. If mariah was doing this on her own, I mean, she would need money, she would have to pay for a hotel, food. She’d have to use her cards.

Sharon: She would have to call someone at some point.

Abby: Okay, that’s it. We have to face the facts. Mariah did not run away, something has happened to her.

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Nick: For the next few hours, it’s gonna be a tribute to all the things about you that make me crazy. I’m calling it “phyllis appreciation day.”

Nikki: Well, I am very protective about the people i love. And make no mistake, my husband isn’t the only one who knows how to take matters into his own hands.

Lauren: What am I toasting to?

Me, of course. Lauren, this is my last day as your assistant.

Adam: I assume this is about chelsea?

Rey: No, mariah copeland. I was wondering the last time you had contact with her.

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Devon: Hey, you.

Elena: Hey.

Devon: How you doing? Need caffeine already?

Elena: Yeah, is it that obvious? You want to join me?

Devon: Sure.

Elena: I need to get off of my feet. I’ve worked two consecutive shifts, and I am beat.

Devon: Man, that sounds rough. I’m sorry.

Elena: [ Sighs ] Honestly, I shouldn’t even be complaining. Nate’s practically been sleeping at the hospital since he got his big promotion.

Devon: I wasn’t aware that he got any promotion. He hasn’t said anything to me about it.

Elena: Oh. He probably hasn’t mentioned it ’cause he hasn’t had the time. He’s been so busy.

Devon: What’s the job?

Elena: Your cousin is the new chief of surgery at memorial.

Devon: Chief of surgery?

Elena: Mm-hmm.

Devon: That’s interesting. I thought that was the job that abby’s ex stitch was offered ’cause that’s apparently the whole reason he’s moving back to genoa city.

Elena: No, you must have misunderstood. His actual first day was today. He’s been knocking himself out trying to get up to speed with everything.

Devon: Wow. I’m surprised this is the first I’m hearing about it. How’s that gonna work out for the two of you? Is it gonna make things weird?

Elena: Why?

Devon: ‘Cause that means he’s your boss now, right?

Amanda: Good morning.

Phyllis: Hey.

Amanda: I am so sorry that I’m running late.

Phyllis: Oh, no, that’s okay.

Amanda: I see you already ordered our drinks.

Phyllis: Yes, I did. You know, I owe you one. You were the one who helped me break down the timeline about when summer decided to leave kyle. You helped me focus on when exactly she was offered that job in milan, and I really appreciate it.

Amanda: No, no, I didn’t do much. I just applied a bit of critical analysis to the facts — your facts.

Phyllis: You’re so modest. Yes, you did a lot. Seriously. You helped me uncover that tara and sally were completely behind getting my daughter out of town. And by the way, those two little girls got what they deserved.

Amanda: [ Chuckles ] Well, I am just glad that I was able to help. I know this is bittersweet for you, though, you know, since summer and kyle decided to stay in milan.

Phyllis: Yeah. I did all of that work to get her to come back. Doesn’t seem like such a victory to me..

Amanda: Yeah, but, hey, you were right, right? And you saved summer from a lot of heartache, so that is something to celebrate. Right? Look at how well everything is going for everyone you care about. Hmm?

Nick: Hey, jack.

Jack: Hey.

Nick: How you holding up? I, uh — I know you’ve been hit with a lot lately, with finding out about sally and tara’s arrest and then kyle deciding to stay in milan.

Jack: Yeah, I’m still processing everything. I know phyllis was hoping that summer would come home after the truth came out. I talked with her at great length yesterday about how shocked she was they decided to stay in milan to allow for summer to enjoy that career opportunity.

Nick: Yeah, phyllis is very disappointed.

Jack: Yeah, so am I. It’s so strange that kyle is gonna be so far away, but i couldn’t be any happier that he and summer finally have a chance after all the extremes that sally and tara went to to keep them apart.

Nick: I know you were starting to hang out with sally again. Phyllis seemed pretty confident that it hadn’t gotten too deep before everything blew up. Is she right about that?

Victoria: You need to be thoroughly hydrated for your treatment. Have you been drinking enough water?

Ashland: Yes, plenty.

Victoria: Okay, well, that’s good. And the doctor’s office said to keep a bunch of those little ginger candies and ginger tea on hand just in case you get nauseous, so I’m all stocked up.

Ashland: I don’t think all that will be necessary.

Victoria: Well, we’re gonna follow the doctor’s orders to make sure that everything goes smoothly, and I’m gonna be there with you, keeping you company the whole time.

Ashland: Oh, you don’t need to go with me. I’m just gonna be sitting in a chair with a needle in my arm for god knows how long. And I will have bach’s brandenburg concertos there to keep me entertained for the duration. I’ll be fine.

Victoria: Just at least let me drop you off, and then I can pick you up when you’re done.

Ashland: As long as it doesn’t interfere with the rest of your day. The post-merger transition still needs a lot of oversight, and i want you to continue with the business of living.

Victoria: And that’s exactly what I intend to do. But before I focus on our business merger, there is a little matter with our personal merger. I know that we said we’d wait, but I need to share the happy news of our engagement with a few people.

Ashland: Oh.

Billy: Wow. Our phones are blowing up this morning.

Lily: I know. That tara locke arrest was a real shocker. Staff is really busy.

Billy: We’ve got a lot of work to do to make sure that we cover this story thoroughly. It’s a good thing victoria’s coming over to spend some time with the kids before she takes them to day camp.

Lily: Yeah, it’ll make it easier to focus.

[ Cellphones chime ]

Billy: Geez, are you kidding me? Well, our reporters are already all over it, questioning sources and staying on top of the details.

Lily: [ Chuckles ] You love this, don’t you?

Billy: It’s the best part of the journalism game — tracking down all the facts until it all comes together.

Lily: Well, I got to say, your instincts about tara were spot on.

Billy: Well, it was clear she was trying way too hard to ingratiate herself into the abbott family. And this is definitely one of those times that phyllis’ meddling paid off. Once we were able to compare notes, she was off to the races, which led to tara being arrested for embezzling money from her own company.

Lily: Yeah, I mean, that was bad, but what’s worse is using her own child to blackmail summer into leaving town.

Billy: Well, this is definitely gonna drive a lot of traffic to the chanccomm news site. Looks like the lockes are the gift that keeps on giving.

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Jack: I guess it’s no secret that there was something about sally I found very attractive. Her fearless spirit, her willingness to take on the world. Very enticing qualities. The very same qualities that make sally her own worst enemy.

Nick: Yeah, phyllis and sally are a lot alike in that way. Reckless abandon can be intoxicating.

Jack: Fortunately, my relationship with sally never got that far. I was never that invested. In no small part because of phyllis. She played the spoiler all the way through.

Nick: [ Sighs ] I tried to warn her several times to just stay out of your business.

Jack: Yeah, so did I, but you know what? She wasn’t wrong. She saw a train wreck coming a mile away. She was determined — absolutely determined — to open my eyes about sally, and I owe her a debt of gratitude. There was nothing she wouldn’t do to stop me from making a huge mistake.

Nick: Phyllis certainly knows you well.

Jack: Maybe better than anyone.

Phyllis: You know, I knew that sally was nothing but heartache for jack — that’s why I was determined to keep her away from him.

Amanda: Well, he is really lucky to have a friend like you.

Phyllis: Yeah. You know, a lot of people are lucky to know me.

Amanda: [ Chuckles ]

Phyllis: I mean, what did i do? I reunited my daughter with the love of her life. I uncovered an actual crime — tara’s embezzlement. And I stopped lauren from going into business with a crook.

Amanda: Okay, as an attorney, I would advise that you never speak of how you managed to do that. As your friend, I think it was kick-ass.

Phyllis: You’ve been kicking ass, by the way — I mean, legally speaking.

Amanda: Mm, yeah, I have been. I want to make sure that I get justice for my father and hilary. You know, in some ways, my mother. She was sutton’s first victim. He crushed her spirit decades ago, and he made sure that everything in her life was about him and protecting his image.

Phyllis: Well, here’s to saving the world from selfish, manipulative people one person at a time.

Amanda: Cheers.

Phyllis: Clink.

[ Laughs ]

Lily: Well, the kids are ready to go. They’re very excited to see you. They’re just finishing up their game.

Victoria: Thank you both for stepping up with the kids. I really appreciate it. I can’t tell you what a relief it is to know that I can count on you. You’ve really gone the extra mile to make this work.

Lily: Of course, yeah. We’re just all working together in the best interest of the children, as it should be.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] I agree. That’s why I stopped by early. I have something important that I want to share with the kids, but first, I’d like to tell both of you.

Billy: Okay.

Victoria: Ashland and I are engaged. When I get a migraine,

Billy: Wow. I, uh — I just — I didn’t see this coming.

Victoria: Well, neither did I. Ashland surprised me with a proposal while we were in new york.

Billy: Which is what we talked about, how your relationship would be moving a little bit quicker than it would have otherwise because of ashland’s illness.

Victoria: So do you disapprove?

Billy: No, no, that’s not what I’m saying. I mean…I approve, and I’ve said so in the past. I just, um — I mean, clearly you’ve fallen for the guy, but getting married, vick, are you sure?

Victoria: Yes, I am. I love him, and he loves me.

Lily: Yeah, billy, you said yourself that victoria has met her match in ashland.

Victoria: Uh, ashland starts the chemo for his illness today. It’s a cutting-edge protocol.

Billy: Well, that’s good. I thought he was adamant about not getting treatment and he didn’t want to spend whatever time he had left in a hospital bed. So I guess you were able to convince him otherwise.

Victoria: Well, it’s something that we decided together. I have faith that this is gonna prolong his life, and ashland wants me by his side through the treatment and beyond as his wife, and I want to help him fight this.

Lily: Yeah, I’m really sure this engagement has given him more motivation to live. And I think it’s really brave what you’re doing. I know how scary it is to face cancer and your own mortality, so I really hope that this new treatment will give him — you know, both of you — the future that you’re dreaming of.

Victoria: Thank you. That means a lot. Billy, I know what you’re thinking. It’s okay. And I appreciate that you care enough to worry.

Moses: Congratulations on your big promotion, man.

Nate: Oh, thanks, buddy. I’m not gonna lie, it’s a lot of responsibility, not to mention the long hours.

Moses: Yeah, well, you got to expect that, mr. Chief of surgery.

Nate: Yeah, that’s kind of what I wanted to talk with you about.

Moses: Okay. What’s up?

Nate: There’s gonna be a lot of changes in my life with this promotion. I’m not gonna be as available for you at the hospital or askmdnow. I’m still committed to making this work for you at both places, but I also know you started to question whether you really want to pursue a career in medicine.

Moses: Yeah. I really appreciate what you’ve done for me since I’ve been here. I mean, setting up my volunteer work at the hospital and my internship.

Nate: I mean, well, you told me being a doctor was a dream of yours. Of course I wanted to do everything I could to help you realize it. And now, if you’re having doubts, I’m more than happy to talk with you, you know, help you figure out whatever’s best for you.

Moses: You know, at first, i thought it was just what happened to you when you had that allergic reaction and i froze. You know, I started to wonder if I could handle all the things that I’ve seen doctors do at the hospital. And I believe you when you said that med students freeze at the first time they see stuff like that. And I appreciate the time you’ve given me to think this through, but I think it was more than that.

Nate: What do you mean?

Moses: That dream I had, it was just an idea of what being a doctor was like. And you gave me the opportunity to see the reality of it, and i appreciate that, but I realize now that it’s not what I want to do anymore.

Elena: I never actually thought about nate being my boss. I was so excited about his big promotion that it just never dawned on me. But now that you mention it…

Devon: Well, no, hey, i didn’t say it ’cause I think it’s gonna be a bad thing. You know, you guys have been working together for a while at the clinic. You’re both professionals, both respect each other. It seems like you guys have gotten back to a good place personally, too.

Elena: Yeah, you’re right. And somehow, in spite of everything, our relationship has grown stronger in the past couple of months and things feel more solid.

Devon: There you go. That’s good. You have nothing to worry about. If anybody can figure out how to balance their work and personal lives, it’s the two of you, especially after everything you’ve been through. Not gonna let something like this get in your way. We don’t use just any wipe,

Moses: I feel kind of bad, you know, coming here all hyped up wanting to go into medicine.

Nate: No.

Moses: You went through so much trouble for me.

Nate: Not at all. Dude, you’re 16 and nowhere near figuring out what life is all about. You’re doing exactly what you’re supposed to be doing. Finding out that medicine isn’t your thing, it puts you ahead of the game. Being a doctor and all it entails just isn’t for everybody.

Moses: I get that now. I just can’t help but feel like I’ve wasted your time.

Nate: You didn’t waste a minute. As long as you learned from it all, it was time well spent. I don’t want to hear you talking like that.

Moses: Okay, thanks.

Nate: Look, you had an interest and pursued it with drive and passion and found out it wasn’t exactly what you expected. That was a valuable experience. There is no shame in that. You learned a lot about yourself and got to see a slice of the world not many people ever see.

Moses: Hmm.

Nate: So no more looking backwards. Let’s move forward. Time to make a new plan.

Moses: Yeah, maybe I should check a few things out, take a couple new electives this fall.

Nate: Didn’t you say you had some interest in the music industry? What devon does?

Moses: Yeah.

Nate: Maybe you should look into some classes that would dovetail with that type of career.

Moses: [ Exhales ] Thanks for being so understanding. You know, I think part of my interest in medicine was tied in with losing my dad.

Nate: Hmm.

Moses: And, you know, maybe the music thing is, too. It was something he was interested in.

Nate: You never know. Some things are in the dna.

Moses: No, I — I can’t help but wonder how cool it would be to be a part of hamilton-winters.

Nate: Mm, yeah.

Moses: Just trying to find my spot, you know?

Nate: I do. And you need to know, you’ve got my support, whatever you decide.

Victoria: Where’s lily?

Billy: She took off. She had a meeting at the office. So how did the kids take the big news?

Victoria: They seemed very receptive. Johnny admitted he was a little sad because of all of this talk about ashland’s illness, but he’s looking at it as a sign that he might get better.

Billy: Optimistic. That’s my boy.

Victoria: Yes. He also compared it to one of his video games where everybody wins if they work together.

Billy: [ Chuckles ] That’s a very sophisticated thought for a kid his age.

Victoria: You know, both of our kids seem excited about the changes in their parents’ lives.

Billy: Yeah, they’re resilient. They’re pretty amazing.

Victoria: Well, they have certainly had their fair share of things to deal with.

Billy: Yeah, well, we all have. Look, I don’t want to add anything on top of everything you’re going through, but you know chanccomm is going to have to cover the story about tara’s arrest. It is news.

Victoria: Yes, it was quite a turn of events.

Billy: And I hope I’m not gonna get any pushback from ashland. I promised not to cover any stories about his illness, but this is a completely different issue.

Victoria: Well, I doubt that he’ll be very upset. He’s not interested in protecting tara. However, he doesn’t want harrison to find out that his mother’s been arrested.

Billy: Speaking of harrison, is he gonna be moving in with the two of you? Have you told the kids that they’re gonna have to share their toys with a new stepbrother?

Victoria: I don’t know. We haven’t decided yet. Everything’s just been moving so quickly. Ashland still has things to work out with jack and kyle, but now kyle’s moved to milan, so that’s further complicated things.

Billy: Yeah, I can understand why that would be an issue for ashland.

Victoria: How does chanccomm intend to portray him in this? I hope that you’re not planning on making him look complicit in anyway, because if you do, you’re gonna have a problem — not just with ashland, but also with me.

Billy: Come on, you don’t believe he had nothing to do with this, right? I mean, do you not think that he had any idea what tara was up to and he just turned a blind eye?

Victoria: He knew nothing about it. Why would he? Tara’s crimes, they didn’t benefit him at all.

Billy: So you think she could’ve pulled this off by herself.

Victoria: This was all tara. Maybe she was secretly protecting herself because she didn’t want ashland to find out about the affair or about harrison’s paternity, so she was siphoning off her investors to create a financial safety net for herself.

Billy: Well, I understand that motivation, but you do realize that creates a whole other problem.

Victoria: What does that mean?

Billy: If that is the focus of the story, that means this is about tara, her affair with my nephew, and the child that resulted. That puts not only harrison, but the abbott family smack in the middle of it.

[ Knock on door ]

Lily: Jack, hello.

Jack: How are you, lily?

Lily: I’m good. Sorry, billy’s not here. He’s actually at the house still ’cause victoria stopped by to visit.

Jack: Actually, I don’t need to talk to my brother just yet. I want to know if chanccomm is planning on running a story about tara locke’s arrest.

Lily: Well, I mean, everybody else is, so why wouldn’t we?

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Phyllis: You know, I was certain that nick was gonna get mad at me and stop me from “meddling,” you know, in the tara/sally thing.

Amanda: He didn’t?

Phyllis: He didn’T. Can you believe that? In fact, he helped me. He was the one who talked to tara’s accountant. He got the accountant to flip.

Amanda: Yes, but summer’s happiness and her future was at stake. Nick would do anything for her, so I just — I don’t think that you should see this as a blanket endorsement for your meddling tendencies.

Phyllis: Oh, you mean my, um, unwavering desire to help people that I love? Is that what you’re talking about?

Amanda: I suppose you could see it that way, yes. Okay.

Phyllis: Well, I’ll continue to protect people I love, for sure. And nick will continue to love me, even if it drives him crazy.

Amanda: That is amazing, being loved like that, huh? Just even if it comes with baggage and complications, it’s just… [ Sighs ]

Phyllis: We’re not talking about me anymore. What’s going on with you?

Amanda: Devon told me that he’s in love with me.

Phyllis: What? Why didn’t you lead with that?

Amanda: I don’t know.

Phyllis: Seriously, that’s amazing. Of course he’s in love with you ’cause you’re amazing, that’s why. Look at — and I’m so glad I talked you out of leaving him. Look at what I do for people. Look at this. I’m batting 1,000.

Amanda: [ Sighs ] I just — I feel so lucky right now, you know, loving and being loved by this amazing man. And then I found my family and I’m building a relationship with my mother after all of these years. And despite this whole ordeal with sutton, I just — I feel so lucky and I feel like it is so much more than I have ever expected and maybe more than i deserve.

Phyllis: Oh, no, you deserve this. You deserve this. Every bit of it.

Devon: Well, hey, congratulations on your big promotion that I had to hear about from elena.

Nate: [ Chuckles ]

Moses: It’s a pretty impressive new position, cuz. I’m proud to call you family.

Nate: Proud of you, too, moses. You know, not many kids your age give their career goals a serious thought. Considering your options and testing them out, smart move.

Moses: You know, I’ve been thinking maybe I could do something for hamilton-winters’ music division? Nate and I have been talking about maybe setting up a plan.

Devon: Yeah, man, that’s — that’s great advice. I remember when our dad told me to do the same thing when I was about your age. He said that I needed to visualize my goals and what i saw myself accomplishing, and then I’d be able to make the right choices to get there, so that changed my life when I did it.

Moses: Not sure what I want to do right now. I was so focused on medicine, i never really had a second option. But I’m really excited about music industry, and I just want to learn more about it, maybe see where I can fit in.

Devon: Yeah, yeah, for sure, man. I think the best thing to do would just be to get you into the studio, you know? Just have some hands-on experience, see how things work. I’ll set up an internship for you.

Moses: [ Chuckles ] Yeah, thanks. That sounds cool.

Devon: Absolutely. You got it, man. Now, know, though, it’s not as glamorous as you probably imagine. There is some hard work to be done.

Nate: Don’t get it twisted, though, it’s not brain surgery.

Moses: [ Chuckles ]

Devon: Well, no, no, it’s definitely not what dr. Askmdnow is up to, you know. That’s a whole nother thing. Soon you’re not gonna be able to go outside without an entourage.

Moses: Yeah, nate, I mean, you’re getting so famous, i don’t think you can walk outside without body guards.

Nate: [ Laughs ]

Moses: I’ve seen how people look at you when they recognize you.

Nate: Ha-ha-ha-ha. Very funny, alright? But seriously, though, moses, you’ve proven you’re willing to work hard to get where you want to be. Now you just have to follow neil’s advice to devon.

Devon: That’s right, just visualize your goals.

Nate: And follow your instincts and your heart.

Devon: And then you find a passion and you go for it.

Ashland: Please stop fussing over me, darling. I’m fine. I just hate that I interrupted your day. You know, I could’ve driven myself home.

Victoria: I’m just really glad to hear you don’t feel tired or worn out.

Ashland: My only complaint is that it was a tedious experience, even with bach.

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Nate: So, moses has decided that the field of medicine is just not for him.

Elena: Really? He seemed so sure he wanted to be a doctor.

Nate: Witnessing my allergic reaction turned out to be a game-changer. I got to admit, I can’t help being a little disappointed. You know, I love the idea of mentoring my young cousin, being there for him the way my mother was for me. But that was about me. I fully support whatever he decides to do.

Elena: He’s still gonna come to you if he has a problem. It’s not like you lost your bond.

Nate: I honestly just want moses to find his passion, to be as happy and fulfilled with his career as we are in ours.

Elena: No, he has a long time to figure out what’s right for him.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Ahh. It’s the hospital. They need me back to assist with a surgery.

Nate: Hey, that’s the price you pay for being so good at what you’re passionate about.

Elena: Ugh. Thanks, but after two long shifts, I’m exhausted. I’m tempted to find someone to cover my shift.

Nate: Well, you know, I could take a look at the schedule, shift a few things around now that —

Elena: Hey. Don’t even joke about that.

Victoria: Hi. How are you feeling now that you’ve taken your medication?

Ashland: You know, I think I’ll be okay once it kicks in. Doctors told me to be prepared for this. It just hit me so suddenly. Please don’t worry. This is all part of the process. Promise me you’re gonna get on with your day.

Victoria: I’ve already arranged to work from home.

Ashland: Of course you did. You — you’re always prepared for any possible outcome.

Victoria: Well, I am perfectly capable of managing the company while taking care of the people that I love who need me.

Phyllis: Are your ears burning?

Nick: Excuse me?

Phyllis: I was having mimosas with amanda, and I was talking about how amazing you are.

Nick: Mm. Were you talking about my ruggedly handsome good lucks or my muscular physique?

Phyllis: Nope. Your personality. And how you not only supported me when I went after tara and sally, but you helped.

Nick: So you love me because I will acknowledge when you’re right about something.

Phyllis: Yeah, yeah, that’s one of the reasons.

Nick: Alright. Well, while you were having a girl talk with amanda, I was having a guy talk with jack. And your name happened to come up.

Phyllis: Oh, really? Did you say how much you love me and I’m the reason that you have a smile on your face every morning?

Nick: No, he was saying how grateful he is to you, you know, for helping him see the truth about sally.

Phyllis: Oh, yeah, well, you know, she didn’t deserve him.

Nick: He also said that you might know him better than anyone on this earth.

Billy: Hey, jack. Why am I not surprised to find you here?

Lily: Jack came by to see if we’re running the tara locke story, which I assured him we are.

Billy: Well, of course we are. It’s news. We can’t not pursue it.

Jack: What, you can’t not pursue it?

Lily: We promised that we would not exploit ashland’s illness, and we won’T.

Billy: Absolutely not. This will be about tara and the fact that she embezzled money from her company and how she did it.

Lily: Yeah, we have a reporter reaching out to her lawyer for a comment.

Jack: That is exactly what i am concerned about.

Lily: Jack, I know that you’re worried because she’s the mother of your grandson, but she was led out of your home in handcuffs. I mean, she was married to a man who was worth a fortune and siphoned money from her company. That’s a big story. We can’t ignore that.

Billy: Lauren was lucky enough to find out the truth before she tried to acquire her company.

Jack: Look, I am not condoning anything tara locke did. What she did to summer is reprehensible. As always, I’m concerned about kyle and my grandson, and you both know they will become the story.

Billy: Jack, you can’t honestly ask us not to cover this.

Jack: That’s exactly what I’m doing. So then I said to him,

Devon: Well, look at you, you’re all smiles today. I like that.

Amanda: Well, why wouldn’t i be? I had a great morning with phyllis, and now I get to steal some alone time with you.

Devon: Aww. I bet she was in a good mood after exposing tara and getting justice for summer.

Amanda: Oh, yeah, she was in rare form. But that wasn’t the only topic of conversation.

Devon: Oh, really?

Amanda: Mm-hmm. We talked about the men in our lives and how lucky we are.

Devon: Is that right? Well, I can’t speak for nick, but I’m pretty sure that I’m the lucky one here.

Amanda: Well, I can’t argue with that, but I think the reality is that we both are because we have each other.

Devon: I think you’re right.

Amanda: Yeah?

[ Both laugh ]

Devon: I’m feeling extra fortunate today ’cause I found out my little brother might be following in my footsteps ’cause he’s thinking about some new career paths.

Amanda: What, he doesn’t want to be a doctor anymore?

Devon: No, he doesn’T. He’s thinking of getting into the music industry, which i would love, ’cause then I’d get to mentor him, show him the ropes.

Amanda: Devon, that is so cool.

Devon: I know, right?

Amanda: Yeah.

Devon: I think so. I’ve always secretly kind of hoped that he would gravitate toward the family business, want to be a part of it, you know? That’s where he belongs. You know, the winters part of hamilton-winters group. And neil would love it.

Nate: Whoa, elena, are you okay?

Elena: Yeah, I’m sorry. I just — I overreacted. I know you wouldn’t actually use your new position to change my schedule around.

Nate: Of course not. I was just kidding.

Elena: I know, I know, but some people might not take it that way. That’s why it makes me uncomfortable even joking about things like that. I just don’t want there to be even the slightest appearance of you giving me preferential treatment.

Nate: I understand. I will treat you like any other subordinate, okay? Listen to me, this isn’t gonna be a problem between us because we won’t let it.

Phyllis: What’s jack talking about? I mean, he has sisters. Has he forgotten he has sisters? They know him well.

Nick: You can argue that point with him. I am just the messenger.

Phyllis: Oh, well, I don’t think it’s a contest. I mean, I know you well. I know you very well. And you know me well.

Nick: Yeah. There are some things I know about you that the rest of the world —

Phyllis: La-la-la-la-la-la. I have employees. Just stop right there. Shh.

Nick: Get your mind out of the gutter. I’m talking about to the rest of the world, you seem like summer’s most fierce defender. But I have seen that incredible vulnerability that is just beneath all that toughness.

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] Summer’s my only daughter. She has my heart, you know? Which means she also has the ability to break it.

Nick: Well, lucky for you, you know, you have me around to help you heal.

Ashland: Honestly? As rotten as I feel right now, i don’t regret going forward with the treatments for one minute ’cause if I can get a day or an hour or even one minute more with you, this has all been worth it.

Victoria: I was really hoping that you would feel that way because I want every second with you that I can get.

Ashland: You know, there’s another upside to sitting in that chair today. I was forced to turn off all of my devices, and I missed three calls from kyle abbott.

Victoria: Huh. Well, he must have been very determined to reach you.

Ashland: I think he’s anxious to discuss harrison’s future.

Victoria: He’s probably wondering what’s gonna happen now that tara’s facing prison time.

Ashland: Well, his plans to permanently move to milan has made any visitation or shared custody arrangements difficult.

Victoria: Why didn’t you call him back?

Ashland: I need to take the time to collect my thoughts. I got to consider what’s best for harrison and what I’m going to do.

Lily: Jack, you have to be reasonable. Kyle’s affair with tara is public knowledge. It’s out there for the world to see.

Jack: Oh, yes, thank you again for that, billy.

Billy: Oh, come on. What about the other dozen news outlets that ran the story, the social media platforms? The lockes have been in the news for years. Kyle knew that. He still chose to get involved.

Jack: Look, having an affair is one thing, and you two certainly got your mileage out of that story.

Billy: We followed the facts, jack. We told the story. Nothing salacious.

Jack: Now we’re talking about an innocent boy with an uncertain future. He needs protecting.

Billy: You don’t think those other news outlets are gonna follow this story?

Jack: I don’t think those other news outlets are run by my brother, an abbott, who grew up knowing that family comes first. What do you think dad would say right now?

Billy: You’re gonna bring dad up right now?

Jack: I am trying to remind you who you are and where you come from. Kyle and harrison have been through enough already. You need to do what’s best for them, what’s best for your family.

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Jack: You say you’re looking for a friend, well, look no further. You were the guiding force that figured out how sally and tara were working together to come between kyle and summer. I had my doubts all along. You were right from the start. Kudos to you.

Phyllis: Yay to me.

Jack: What’s wrong?

Phyllis: I raised my daughter to be a strong, independent woman, didn’t I? Yeah, I raised her to run from no fight, run from no challenge. I raised the kind of woman who would do whatever she wanted with whomever she wanted and be whatever she wanted.

Jack: All great qualities. What is the problem?

Phyllis: She took me up on it.

Chelsea: Connor says lacrosse camp is going well.

Adam: That kid is becoming a phenom on the field. Fast, strong, tough.

Chelsea: Just like his parents.

Adam: Yeah, before he left, i advised him that he should take this opportunity to improve his skills, and he really listened.

Chelsea: I hope you don’t think I put up too much of a fight when you wanted to bring him back from minnesota.

Adam: No, not at all. I realize it was hard for you, but you did the right thing, letting him come back here.

Chelsea: I was actually thinking it might be fun to visit him at camp, you know? See him in action.

Adam: Sure. He would love that.

Chelsea: Maybe you could take the day off and join us. Think about how much fun connor would have. I mean, we just haven’t had a chance to be together for him as a family, you know? We haven’t been able to be there for him like that in so long.

Adam: You’re right. He would love that. Um…I’ll check my calendar.

Chelsea: Or maybe we could make a weekend of it. You know, find something fun to do in the area, go to one of the restaurants by camp, or maybe we could take connor out of camp for a night and do a sleepover at a hotel.

Adam: Honestly, chelsea?

Chelsea: You don’t think it’s a good idea.

Adam: It’s not that, it’s just all this talk about family time. I’m curious — where do you see that going?

Sally: I was just saying the same thing to a friend new york. That all of the looks that are coming out of paris this season have, like, a certain…

Chloe: Je ne sais quoi.

[ Chuckles ]

Sally: Yes, precisely. No, I love the silhouettes and the playfulness, the colors, the textures.

Chloe: I just love that you come at everything from such an interesting angle. I mean, you’re fun, but serious. Audacious, but grounded.

Sally: Well, that’s me.

Chloe: And this is what i mean when I was talking about partnership benefiting both of us, because if you could put that all down in writing, you could occupy the top spot on newman media’s fashion site. I mean, I’m thinking maybe even a byline that reads “sally spectra, contributing expert.” I don’t know, something along those lines. And I don’t know, I mean, if things turn out the way they should, what do you think about being the face of the platform?

Sally: Ha, I would love it. I mean, I already have a million ideas.

Chloe: Good, I want to hear them all. So next, I think we just need to have lauren sign off on your side hustle, which I really don’t think will be a problem because jcv could really use the press and, I mean, not to mention, she’s family.

Sally: Uh, put — put your phone away, chloe.

Chloe: Why?

Sally: ‘Cause this would never work.

Rey: Hey.

Sharon: Oh, hi. I was just about to text you.

Rey: Yeah, are you looking for an update on tracking mariah’s location using her cellphone data?

Sharon: Yeah. Please tell me that you’ve had some good luck.

Rey: Oh. I know this isn’t what you want to hear, but I’ve been running into the same roadblocks that tessa has. I’ve been using more sophisticated software, but the results are the same.

Sharon: Is there something else we can do?

Rey: Well, there is one more thing I want to look into, but unfortunately, I can’t give you any information on mariah’s location right now. She could be anywhere.

Sharon: Look, I know you don’t like making guesses without a lot of facts, but you also have a lot of experience to draw on. And I probably know mariah better than anyone so that means I have no objectivity. What is your gut telling you? What do you think is going on with mariah?

Rey: I hate to say this, sharon, but sometimes people don’t want to be found.

Abby: [ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

Devon: Hey, is that mariah?

Abby: I don’t know why I even keep trying. I wonder if she knows how worried we are about her or how much we miss her, how much we want her to come back home.

Devon: I think she has an idea.

Abby: I just — I want her to know how grateful I am to her and to you, too, and if space is what she needs, then, fine, i will move out of the chancellor house until the baby’s born. Mariah and tessa can have the whole place to themselves.

Devon: Abby, that’s not gonna be necessary. I’m sure when she comes back, she’s gonna be ready to be around everybody again.

Abby: I hope so. I just — I keep sending these texts to who knows where, and i hear nothing in response. It’s just — it’s all so hard.

[ Cellphone vibrates ] Do you think it could be…?

Devon: There’s one way to find out.

Abby: [ Sighs ] “Please stop. I need more time. You’re not making this any easier.”

[ Pounding on door ]

Mariah: You don’t scare me, you know.

Tessa: Mariah? Are you in there? It’s me.

Mariah: Tessa, oh, my god. Tessa?! Tessa, it’s me! I’m here!

[ Gasps ] I can’t get out. Somebody locked me in here, and I’ve been trapped here ever since.

Tessa: I’m here to get you out and take you home where you belong.

Mariah: Oh, I knew you would find me. The door — the door is locked.

Tessa: Stand back.

Mariah: What?

Tessa: Mariah, I mean it. Get away from the door.

Mariah: Okay. Um… I’m good. Just be careful.

Tessa: [ Grunts ]

Mariah: Are you okay?

Tessa: Yeah.

[ Hitting door ]

Mariah: Tessa. Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

[ Gasping ] Oh, my god. You don’t know how many times I’ve hoped and I’ve prayed for this moment, just so I could see your face.

Tessa: Oh, babe, you’re breaking my heart.

Mariah: How did you find me?

Tessa: I didn’T.

Mariah: What? What are you talking about? Of — of course you did. You’re right here.

Tessa: I want to be able to tell you and the baby how i saved you one day, but, honey, listen to me. This is important. I have no idea where you are and no idea why you left us in the first place. Everyone thinks you’ve deserted us.

Mariah: No, I would never —

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Jack: Hey. I know how proud you are of your daughter.

Phyllis: Of course I’m proud. Of course I am. I mean, she got everything she wanted. She has a great job, her fiancé is by her side. She has an adorable little stepson. I just… I wish she had that here.

Jack: Yeah, I know that feeling.

Phyllis: Oh, it’s bad enough that daniel’s in savannah. I see him, like, never, ever.

[ Scoffs ] And the reason that I uncovered everything behind, you know, sally and tara’s scheme is because I wanted to pave the way for summer to come back home. But she didn’t want to come back home. She’s in another continent. I mean, I can’t really call her up now and say, on the spur of the moment, “hey, you want to go out for brunch? You want to go shopping?”

Jack: I do get this, but just pretend that summer got this job without sally pulling any strings. You had to be pretty excited when she got the job, even knowing it would take her out of town, right?

Phyllis: But I wasn’t, because I knew there was something shady going on, so I didn’t allow myself to get excited. So it’s like she was pulled over there for really no good reason.

Jack: No, a great job is a very good reason to move.

Phyllis: It’s a very good reason, jack, but it just —

[ Sighs ] I did all of this so she would come home. And she’s not coming home. She’s still [Scoffs] Like seven time zones away.

Jack: I suspect if I spent the rest of the day coming up with reasons you should feel better about this, I wouldn’t put a dent in it. So let me ask you something — how does nick feel about this? Is he as upset as you are, or is he already seeing a silver lining? Judging from that reaction, the two of you are not seeing eye to eye.

Phyllis: Mnh-mnh, we are not.

Jack: What does nick say?

Phyllis: I’m not gonna tell you what he says, ’cause I have a feeling you’re gonna agree with him, and then you two will be right, and then I’ll be wrong. And I will not accept that.

Chelsea: I let myself get carried away, didn’t I? Um…I’m sorry.

Adam: It’s okay.

Chelsea: I’m just excited to give connor all the things he missed out on last year when he was at boarding school.

Adam: So am I.

Chelsea: But if my suggestions are making you uncomfortable, we can scale back my ideas.

Adam: I think we need to take it a step at a time.

Chelsea: Not a problem. I think I’m just excited about my progress, you know? Every day is like a renewal. Every day is a chance to take another step forward.

Adam: Well, that’s a good way to look at it.

Chelsea: I mean, being out of the hospital is just liberating.

[ Exhales ] I’m finally realizing just how bad it got, and I just want to start to piece my life back together as best I can. So if it seems like I’m going overboard trying to, you know, get all the quality family time, it’s just because I feel ready, and that’s a really good feeling.

Adam: That’s nice to hear.

Chelsea: But?

Adam: I am glad that you’re being so positive. I think that that is great. But I’m worried that too much too soon might confuse connor about where things stand between us.

Chelsea: It’s never going back to the way things were, is it?

Adam: I think it’s just best that we say this out loud, chelsea. Too much has changed. We will always be connor’s parents, and he can always count on us working together and making his life as happy as possible, but we need to make our own paths forward now. Separately.

Chloe: Wait. Everything was going so great. Why put the brakes on all of a sudden? What’s the problem?

Sally: Me. I’m the problem, so why don’t you just save yourself a lot of heartache and have somebody else write for your site?

Chloe: Does this have something to do with what phyllis told me?

Sally: [ Sighs ] I just got so swept up in the idea of everything that i thought there could be a way to make this work, but there’s not. You’re gonna learn the truth eventually, and I’m sure lauren will relish in telling you why she fired me.

Chloe: Oh, uh, sorry, so you don’t work for jcv anymore?

Sally: That is the least of it.

Chloe: Well, it couldn’t be that bad. I mean, what, were you trying to bring back the poodle skirt or something?

Sally: Do you really want to know?

Chloe: Sure. I mean, listen, I’m gonna hear about it anyway, so you might as well tell me your end of the story.

Sally: Okay. Alright, here it is in all its glory — the tragic tale of the downfall of sally spectra.

[ Sighs ] Okay, right after I arrived from la trying to carve out a new fashion niche for myself, i learned that summer had gotten my dream job, while I became lauren’s assistant. And I was very grateful for the opportunity, don’t get me wrong, but I ran my own fashion house. I had my own lines. I have massive amounts of experience. And here I was, starting at the bottom again. So I bided my time, until i learned that ashland locke was giving his wife the boot, and i saw that our goals aligned. Summer had both the job that i wanted and the man that tara wanted, and I — together, we could make our dreams come true. So I asked eric forrester and asked him for a job recommendation, and long story short, one thing led to another, and boom, now summer is the creative director for angelina marchetti in milan.

Chloe: So how did you get her to take the job? I mean, aside from it being a bad-ass career move?

Sally: Well, tara told summer that if summer didn’t take the job, that she would make sure that kyle never saw his son again.

Chloe: Oh. Well, yeah, that’S…extreme.

Sally: And unfortunately, phyllis figured everything out and told everyone, so now kyle and summer are living happily ever after in italy, and I am out of a job. And now we can just part ways and you can pretend that you never met me. (Tonya) smoking damaged my heart.

Chloe: Maybe we should shift focus and talk about a deadline for your first piece.

Sally: Did you not hear everything I just said?

Chloe: I heard every word, very clearly. And I knew going in that you’re no saint. I mean, I didn’t know things had gotten that crazy.

Sally: So why are you still here?

Chloe: My best friend chelsea is trying to turn her life around, and I want that to happen for her. So your story resonates with me. But mainly, I used to be you, more or less. Things change. People change. I mean, now I have two gorgeous kids and a man who loves me, and the man I loathed more than anything on this earth gave me an incredible job with a lot of autonomy, free rein to do anything I want, and what I want is to have sally spectra’s byline on my site. So are we gonna get to work, or what?

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

Abby: I’m trying really hard not to be angry with mariah because she’s a good person and there has to be some logical reason why this happened.

Devon: Yeah, I — I really don’t know the right way to respond to this.

Abby: Well, empathy — empathy is what I want to feel. I mean, mariah wouldn’t be pregnant if it wasn’t for me, if I hadn’t asked her to carry the baby. And I just — I want to hug her and I want to tell her that i understand how difficult this is for her, and I am sorry for hovering, but, you know, you can’t hug someone through a text. I can’t make her feel how much I love her.

Devon: I know, but you’ve said that to her in person tons of times.

Abby: Which is part of the problem. I wouldn’t stop talking about it, and now she’s having to deal all of this by herself. And I don’t think she realizes that she’s making it more difficult. I mean, isolation is not the answer.

Devon: You’re absolutely right. And I don’t know what’s going through mariah’s mind. I know that you’ve shown more empathy than most people would in your situation right now. But you just have to try and remember to not worry so much about mariah that you forget to take care of yourself. Like you should delegate and have some of your staff handle the paperwork until she comes back home.

Abby: Yeah, yeah, you’re right. I can do that.

Devon: Yeah. Yeah, and you know what? Maybe you need to distract yourself, too. Why don’t you plan to go and hang out with nina or something?

Abby: Well, nina is in la. A film company hired her to work on a script.

Devon: Oh, really?

Abby: Yeah.

Devon: I figured she would be in town until chance came home.

Abby: I told her to go. I would hate if any of this interfered with her life or her career.

Devon: Well, you still have me. I’m not going anywhere. And hey, speaking of films, i have an idea. You should make another video for chance. It might make you feel better to focus on him like that, have that connection. I’ll be your camera man.

Abby: Yeah, I don’t know.

Devon: No? Was it something I said?

Abby: No, you always give the perfect advice. It’s just I haven’t been making those video diary entries recently.

Devon: Why haven’t you?

Abby: Because I’m afraid.

Devon: What are you afraid of?

Abby: Of what he’ll see. Is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes

Devon: Hey. You never answered my question. What are you afraid of chance seeing in these videos?

Abby: Resentment. Do you remember how I talked to you about how I was feeling angry that I was having to deal with all of this by myself? You’re the only person that i can talk about that stuff with.

Devon: Okay, but you know that everything you’re feeling is completely normal.

Abby: Yeah, but it scares me to think about him coming home and watching the videos and seeing that.

Devon: Why is that scary? That’s your husband. That’s like the one person who you shouldn’t have to hide your feelings from, right?

Abby: Yeah, but he has a lot on his plate. He’s on a job that’s taken him away from everyone he loves. He’s putting his life in jeopardy every single day. And the last thing I would want is for him to come home and feel like I wasn’t giving him 110% of my support while he was away.

[ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone vibrates ] Sorry. What if this is —

Devon: Is it mariah?

Abby: No, it’s sharon. She’s with rey. They want to meet.

Devon: Okay. Alright, I’ll go with you.

Phyllis: You know, I came here to talk to a friend, not get the third degree, but you want to know how nick’s being? Yeah, he’s being great. Great, rational, reasonable. Terrific. Terrific about this entire thing.

Jack: You don’t say.

Phyllis: Yeah. He thinks it’s wonderful that our daughter is in italy having the time of her life at her dream job. He is so happy for her that she is thriving.

Jack: My god, what has gotten into him?

Phyllis: You know what? I don’t appreciate your sarcasm. I want to feel how you guys feel, but all I do is miss my daughter. I just miss my daughter, okay?

Jack: Okay, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to tease you. I will stop right now.

Phyllis: Thank you.

Jack: I do know how you feel. I love summer and kyle more than I can say, and I could not be happier that the two people i love so much are together right now. But it comes at a price.

Phyllis: I mean, you don’t have your co-ceo anymore.

Jack: I enjoyed every single minute watching my son grow into this competent, strong businessman.

Phyllis: And harrison. What about him?

Jack: Hopefully kyle and ashland will work out some way for harrison to spend time in milan with them, and that, of course, is time I won’t have watching my grandson grow up or watching my son become a father.

Phyllis: You know how I feel.

Jack: Yeah. You know what, though? We didn’t — we didn’t have kids to become clones of ourselves that never leave our side. There’s a cost we have to pay. It’s — it’s part of the package. And I mean, they’re not out of our lives, they’re out of the country.

Phyllis: Long plane ride away.

Jack: Yeah, a long plane ride away to really great brunch opportunities and good shopping.

Phyllis: Yeah. Yay. I know what you want me to say. You want me to say, “stop feeling sorry for yourself and be happy for your brilliant daughter.”

Jack: You think you’re gonna do that?

Phyllis: No.

Jack: No, I didn’t think so.

[ Both laugh ]

Phyllis: I’ll try to do that. You know, it’s just really hard. Thank you.

[ Sighs ] I need a drink. You want a drink? I’m paying.

Jack: If you’re buying, I’d love to have a drink.

Phyllis: [ Chuckles ]

Chloe: Hey, adam.

Adam: [ Sighs ] Don’t bother knocking. Come on in. Who do we have here?

Chloe: This is the person who will give our fashion platform instant credibility and set us apart from the rest — sally spectra.

Sally: Nice to meet you.

Adam: Sally spectra. Where have I heard that name before?

Sally: Well, I’m only slightly famous, but it’s mostly because of great-aunt, the original sally spectra, which lucky for you ’cause otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to afford me.

Adam: I know why you seem so familiar. You were dating jack abbott, weren’t you?

Sally: Yeah, but that’s in the past.

Adam: He’s a friend of mine.

Sally: Wow, everyone in this town really does know each other.

Chloe: Tell you what, give jack a call, he’ll give you all the dirt on sally. It won’t be pretty, but I don’t care because you told me I can hire whoever I want, and I am standing by my latest discovery.

Adam: It never crossed my mind to call jack, but now it sounds like maybe I should.

Chloe: Don’t forget, if we start holding people to unreasonable standards because of their questionable pasts, you and I are the first ones out the door.

Adam: [ Sighs, chuckles ] Fair enough. Sally…welcome aboard.

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Chloe: Now, this is the perfect place to celebrate your new job. We’re gonna pop some bubbly and we’re gonna brainstorm.

Sally: Man, I really thought things were gonna go south whenever adam remembered that i used to date jack, because trust me, whatever negative things lauren has to say about me, they are not nearly as bad as what jack could tell you.

Chloe: And I am so glad that you were honest with me because now we can just start with a clean slate — no secrets, no skeletons. And I don’t really care what jack has to say because you already told me everything that I need to know.

Sally: Why are you so willing to take a chance on me?

Chloe: Because I have a really good feeling about you, a sense that this risk is really going to pay off.

Sally: You have no idea how good it feels to have someone actually believe in me.

Chloe: I mean, I know that you can’t just change overnight. I mean, that would be naive, but all I’m saying is just don’t bring whatever you’re getting into into work because I am very serious about this new venture, and I know adam. If you cross the line, then I’m gonna pay the price, so don’t even try it, because I am 10 times meaner than lauren.

Sally: You don’t have to worry about me at all. I learned my lesson. I just plan on keeping my head down and staying focused on my work.

Chloe: Then I think we’re gonna get along just fine.

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

Chloe: And I was serious about what I said before, about you being our on-camera personality. You know, there are some really big fashion shows coming up, so I’m thinking you can interview some designers, get some backstage exclusive footage.

Jack: This was a good idea.

Phyllis: Yeah, I’m filled with good ideas. You know that about me.

Jack: How could I have forgotten that?

Chloe: Sally? What do you think?

Sally: Sorry, we were talking about video.

Chloe: Close. We were talking about making you a star.

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

Rey: Thank you all for coming. I know that everyone here is anxious to find out the latest on the search for mariah.

Devon: What did you guys find out?

Rey: Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find out anything on her location. Even with using the department’s more sophisticated software, I’ve been running into the same problems that tessa has — a message that says mariah’s location has been turned off.

Abby: Okay, so what do we do now?

Tessa: We stop pretending that this isn’t as bad as it seems. It’s time to do more than just cross our fingers and hope mariah’s gonna come home on her own. Not everyone feels this as strongly as I do, I get that. But it’s one thing for mariah to want some time to herself, but to go to these extremes to be alone? Sorry, that’s not mariah. And everyone needs to acknowledge that — now.

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Sharon: Tessa, I know that you’re convinced that something more happened to mariah than we know about, and I’m not telling you that you’re wrong, but as rey said earlier, there’s just no proof.

Rey: Look, I understand why you want to hit the panic button, but I can’t do anything without a lead, and so far, we don’t have any. That’s why I called you all over here so I could see if there’s anything that I’m missing.

Tessa: I know in my heart that something’s off.

Abby: And there’s one thing i know for sure — if mariah knew how upset we all were, she’d be home in a flash if she could.

Sharon: I think abby’s right. Mariah loves her job. She takes it very seriously. She texted jack to say that she would be gone for a few days, and then no one at jabot has heard from her ever since. She missed a prenatal appointment after she said she would be home in time for it.

Tessa: She knows how dangerous that can be for her and the baby. And she knows how much she means to me.

Sharon: And the bottom line is, mariah may be upset, but she’s not cruel. She would never torture tessa or abby or any of us intentionally.

[ Laughter ]

Phyllis: Oh, my gosh, look at that. I warned chloe about that snake, and there she is, carrying on at the bar. They’re like besties.

Chloe: Cheers.

Sally: Cheers!

Jack: Maybe it’s business.

Phyllis: But sally’s unemployed, unless you know something I don’T.

Jack: Adam told me that newman media offered chloe a fashion platform. Maybe sally wants to be part of that.

Phyllis: Oh, my goodness.

[ Scoffs ] I wouldn’t put it past her. Seriously, lauren gives her the heave-ho, and here she is, worming her way into chloe’s life.

Jack: I am confident chloe can handle herself. Stop staring.

Phyllis: I can’t even believe this. What is she still doing here? I blew up her scheme sky high. She should be embarrassed. She should be leaving this town with her tail between her legs, not enjoying herself at the bar while my daughter is thousands of miles away. You know what I always say, right? You know what I always say.

Jack: No, I don’T.

Phyllis: Don’t get mad, get even. This is the sound of an asthma attack…

Chloe: So I’m envisioning our video content as a mix of in-studio segments where we’re showcasing new trends and keeping our users up-to-date on the latest fashion news and field coverage and maybe you’re out on the street, styling people and taking people into the headquarters of their favorite designers. I want all of your input, your wildest ideas.

Sally: You might regret saying that.

Chloe: I don’t want you to hold back, okay? We are starting this from scratch, and I know that you just had your wrist slapped, but I don’t want that to diminish your ambition because that is the engine will make this so special.

Sally: Okay, so you would be okay with sending me on a tour of every fashion capital on earth, traveling first class all the way?

Chloe: Okay, let’s maybe not get ahead of ourselves. After everything you just told me, I don’t think I need to explain that.

Sally: Yeah, sorry, I was just day-dreaming out loud. No, I’m all about keeping things on a budget and making you, my brand-new boss, look good because I have a lot to prove, and I do accept full blame for taking things way too far at fenmore’S. But that woman has been out to get me from the moment that we met, and even if I had done nothing, she would have found something to use against me. She’s trouble. And I will never forget it.

Adam: Hey, jack.

Jack: Adam, hello.

Phyllis: Long time no see, adam.

Adam: Don’t tell me you missed me. Hey, jack, chloe just hired sally spectra to start working at newman media. I know that you know her well. Am I making a mistake by letting chloe run with the new hire?

Jack: Well —

Phyllis: I’ll answer that. Yes. A big mistake, gigantic one.

Adam: Any particular reason why?

Jack: It’s —

Phyllis: I’ll answer that. Yes. Because she and tara locke were partners in crime.

Adam: You don’t say.

Phyllis: That one is selfish, self-centered, and devious. While tara locke is rightfully facing charges, this one over here lands on her feet.

Adam: So you’re saying you and sally have a lot in common. Is that why you don’t like her?

Mariah: You, boy, are gonna have the best baby book ever. It’s gonna be three pages at least dedicated to the time that you were kidnapped in utero, all the while, your surrogate had to find her way out of a seemingly impossible situation. So if you want to know what is going on out here, I am searching for something. Anything. A clue to why we’re here, where we are, and who put us here. So maybe we — that’s — that’s a camera. So is that you’ve been doing, you’ve been watching us? Have you been watching us?! How twisted are you?! Why am I here? What do you want? No, no, no, no, no. That’s it, okay? No more video. No more watching. Got it? There. How do you like that? If you want to know what’s going on in here, you can come out from hiding, you coward, and face me.

Sharon: Each of us has tried to get through to mariah, and so far, nothing has worked.

Abby: What do you think we should do?

Sharon: Some sort of digital intervention, just try to get her to understand how we feel being away from her, why we’re so concerned?

Tessa: But what if that doesn’t work?

Sharon: If our intervention isn’t enough to make her come home on her own, then I think that we need to turn up the heat on the search. No more crossing our fingers and waiting for an app to give us answers. No more being passive. If there are no leads, then we need to dig some up. You know, we haven’t yet looked at her credit card usage, her bank account activity, and i think we need to start doing that.

Tessa: Hallelujah. This is what I have wanted all along.

Abby: Sharon’s right. It’s time to bring mariah home, one way or another.

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