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GH Transcript Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Posted on August 23, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

thanks hello, anna. Hey. How are you holding up? Yeah, sorry. I’m just wearing jeans. I’ve had to go out and buy some clothes. You could wear a burlap sack and you’d still look great.

[ Chuckling ] Thank you. That’s very nice. You hungry? ‘Cause I’ve been cooking for hours in the kitchen. Really? What are you making? Our very special lunch. Sasha, are you up for a visitor? No, no, no, no, no, no.

[ Whimpers ] What’s wrong with her? Dr. Montague says she’s going through withdrawal. From what? Drugs? That doesn’t make any sense. Wouldn’t she have gone through withdrawal already? Unfortunately, dr. Montague says she’s been using here in ferncliff.

[ Stammers ] Sasha found someone to bring her drugs. Who? How? She’s not allowed any visitors. I’m the only one who gets to see her. The medical staff gets to see her, and so does the custodial staff. You’d be surprised what an addict will do in order to get what they want. Marshall, so good to see you again. We are blessed with a beautiful day. Are you here for a swim? I’m waiting on my sister-in-law. Well, since she hasn’t arrived yet, this is a great opportunity for us to revisit my offer to purchase the savoy. Stella, it’s so great having you back working here. Well, as long as my family needs me, and, lord, do they ever, I am sticking around port charles. I might as well keep busy and earn some extra money while I’m at it.

[ Door opens, closes ]

[ Clatters ]

[ Screams ] Trina, you scared me. I’m so sorry. I promise you it sounded worse than it was. Oh, my god. What are you doing here? Oh, how is avery? Is everything okay? W-what’s — what’s wrong with avery? What’s dr. Gatlin-holt doing here? I mean, he had his doctor’s bag. Maybe he was here seeing a patient or just doing some form of community service or something. Yeah, I never liked that guy. He manipulated chase into spying on the quartermaines. I remember that. I can’t figure out what his deal is. Something about him I don’t trust. Guard: Here’s your patient, dr. Gatlin-holt. Dr. Gatlin-holt, it’s so nice to see you again. And it’s good to know someone still makes house calls. Okay. Mr. Renault, how about we just get this over with?

What? What is it?Did something happen to avery? No, I mean, joss just told me that she was sick, that she has a cold. Oh. I think the new nanny told her that, but joss is not a fan of hers. Yeah. You know, I think we might have made a mistake, letting pilar go. I mean, she did make a mistake, that’s true, but avery likes her so much and she was so comfortable with her, and I think just because somebody has a spotless résumé as a nanny doesn’t mean that person is the right person to take care of your particular child. Are you talking about pilar or betty? Um… I-I think that sonny and i should give pilar another chance. But e-enough about that. How are you? How’s your summer? How’s spencer? I wouldn’t know. You’d have to ask esme. I’m sure austin has a very good reason for being here at pentonville, and I’m not gonna waste any more time speculating about him. Well, I like the sound of that. Yeah. I want to focus on you. You told me you saved cyrus’ life. I mean, that means every inmate in here thinks you’re his ally. I mean, doesn’t that put you in even more danger? It’s just the way life works in prison. You can’t stay neutral. That’s not realistic. Like it or not, everybody in here, everybody is allied with somebody else. You’re not answering my question. Doesn’t that mean the enemies of cyrus are now going to be targeting you? You’re a lucky man. Yes, I know. The good lord chose to keep me on this earth for a while longer so I can continue doing his work. No. You’re a lucky man because you had a heart attack in front of a trained navy seal who knew enough to keep you alive until the medical professionals could arrive. You are lucky that drew cain was there to intervene, otherwise, you wouldn’t be alive. I’m thankful god chose to put drew in my path that day. That whole experience was enlightening in so many ways. Yeah, I’m sure. And if that helps you sleep at night, I’m happy for you. Me? I’m a big fan of science, and this is medicine, this is for your heart. This is a statin and it will help unclog your arteries. You take it once a day with baby aspirin. Really, doc? That’s it? No lollipop? This is so delicious. Who taught you how to cook? I taught myself. Cooking relaxes me. I rarely cook, honestly. I’ve grown to like it a bit more, though, but I can’t remember the last time I spent a significant amount of time in my kitchen. I’m sorry your house burnt down. I think it’s hitting me harder than I thought it would. It’s your home. You’re gonna be hurt. Yeah, but… I mean, I hadn’t lived there that long. You know, and the stuff inside, it’s just things, like furniture and clothes and… I-I have to remind myself that the important thing, no one was hurt. Like, what if robin and the kids had been visiting or if charlotte was home? That’s the stuff that I keep running around and around in my head. Well, you know, look, the important thing is that nobody was hurt, yeah, that’s true, but it is your home, and you picked out the furniture, your clothes, and you felt safe. And someone deliberately destroyed that. They wanted to take what you valued and leave you with nothing. Yeah. I mean, whoever is out there trying to ruin my life, they’re doing a pretty good job. Thank you, emma. Hi, honey. My name is stella henry. And the nurse told me that your mom was brought in with a lung issue and put on a ventilator, and I know that must be very scary for you. Is there anyone that

I can callto come here and be with you — your dad, grandparents, a sibling? It’s just me and my mom. And now she can’t talk, and I don’t know what the doctors were saying to me. Well, that’s where I come in. My job is to help you understand all the medical jargon so that you know exactly what’s going on with your mom. Okay?

[ Sniffles ] All right, now, what’s your name? Joni. Good name. I got a friend back home named joni.

[ Pen scratching ] And your mother’s name? She’s pretty amazing, isn’t she? She knows exactly what to say. We see it here all the time. Stella is hands down the best patient advocate we have. If anything ever happened to me, I’d want her in my corner.

[ Chuckles ] I didn’t ask you to join me.

[ Scoffs ] I find that it’s so much more civilized to discuss business in comfort. We have no business to discuss. I thought I told you the savoy is not for sale. Yes, but that conversation happened in front of your son, who has suffered a devastating injury. I understand that you didn’t want to discuss taking anything else away from him, but we’re alone now. It’s time for you to face reality. Either sell the club to me, or, simply put, the savoy will go under. Sasha, honey. It’s me, gladys. Sasha. Do you know who I am? Gladys, you’re here.

[ Breathing heavily ] Yeah. It’s me. I-I don’t understand. Why — why is this happening? Why — why is what happening? Everything hurts. Is — is — is brando coming? Oh. Sweetheart… we lost brando. He’s not coming. No. No, no, no, I — I-I need him. I-I… I need brando. Everything hurts. Everything hurts. Everything hurts. What have you done to my daughter-in-law?

So, any progress on trying to find out, you know, who burnt down your house? No, no. I-I was with dante this morning at the pcpd, but, um, nothing. I’ve asked around, I haven’t heard anything, and I’m trying to figure out if the shooting at the pool was meant for you or me. But if you were the target, do you think there’s a connection between the fire and the shooting? I really can’t — I don’t know. I mean, I’m not sure what’s more upsetting, if… this thought that there’s an individual out there laser-focused on ruining my life, or if there are multiple people out there after us. I’d still like to offer you protection. Thank you. Dante offered that this morning, too. But I will tell you what I told him — thank you, but no. Dante’s a cop. It doesn’t make sense for him to guard you. And if you don’t want the cops to track you — look, I —

[ Chuckles ] I’m just — I’m just a friend who’s worried for your safety. What do you want? I work for sonny corinthos. He sent me here with a message for you. What’s that? You shouldn’t have to take on cyrus’ enemies. I can only imagine that’s one hell of a list. Well, I can’t undo what’s already happened. Like it or not, I set something in motion when I stepped in to help cyrus. There’s no way to stop it. Well, that’s where you’re wrong. Why? What are you thinking? I’m thinking we can avoid all this by focusing on getting you out of here. Glad it’s not a child-proof cap. Again, lucky you. Ah.

[ Exhales sharply ] God certainly works in mysterious ways. All right.

[ Exhales sharply ] I have done everything that you have asked me to do, and now it’s your turn. It’s your turn to — to repay the favor. Do unto others, right? That’s the basics for your newfound faith, right? Because I’m done. I’m done cleaning up your messes. I’m done cleaning up mason’s messes. I’m — I’m — I’m done risking the integrity of general hospital, putting innocent people at risk. I’m — I’m done. I have more than paid off my debt, and I want out. Oh, do you now? I know it can’t be easy to watch spencer and esme playing house with spencer’s little brother. Yeah. I mean, I-I don’t blame spencer. I know it shouldn’t bother me. I mean, if I had a little brother whose mother was esme, I know I wouldn’t take my eyes off him. Yeah. And I understand spencer’s impulse. He’s worried about ace. I get that. Family is too important to take for granted, and I see that with my mom and everything that’s going on with curtis. I mean, my dad. So I don’t blame spencer forstanding by his little brother. That’s what family does. I have some answers for you. I spoke to dr. Burns and he said he put your mother on a ventilator because her lung collapsed, and he also thinks there might be a possible infection, so he’s ordered some other tests to figure out why her lung collapsed in the first place and what could be causing the potential infection. And he may need to put a stent in her lungs to help her breathe better. It’s a serious situation, but it is far from being fatal, and dr. Burns expects your mom to make a full recovery.

[ Sobbing ] Really? Yes, yes. Oh, sweetie. Thank you, stella. You’re so welcome, sweetheart. I want her out of this place today. Take a look at your daughter-in-law, gladys. She’s in no shape to be released. She’s a mess. Because of you! You put her in this nuthouse, and you’re the one who can get her out. So she can go straight to prison?

[ Groans ] All of this is t– it’s too much, and I want it to stop. Sure, gladys. Anything you want. That is, after you pay me for all my trouble. I’d say $50,000 will do the trick.

Wow! This new showing is really something, guys. I always knew that ava’s gallery was for the birds.

[ Laughs ] Hee-hee-hee, very funny, spencer. Is this someone who I’m familiar with? No, it’s just this very talented up-and-comer I happen to have great faith in. Trina can tell you all about it. Trina, I am gonna go and take care of what we discussed earlier, so… okay, so tell me about this new showing. It looks very cool, very exciting. You haven’t seen me in forever, and you really want to talk about the new art exhibit when we have much better things to do? Much better things to do. Like what? Like this. Joni? Your mom’s asking for you.

[ Gasps ] I can take you to see her. See, didn’t i tell you? Your mom’s gonna be okay. Thank you, stella, for everything. Oh, you’re so welcome, sweetheart.

[ Chuckles ] Now go see your mom, and if you need anything after, I’ll be right here, okay? Excuse me. We’ve never met before, but my name is felicia scorpio. Hi, felicia, I’m stella. What can I help you with? I was noticing you with that young girl, and the way that you comforted her was really remarkable.

[ Chuckles ] Well, thank you, felicia, but honestly, I was just doing my job. Which is what exactly? A social worker. Well, here at G.H., I’m a patient advocate. I help patients and family of patients navigate their way through the healthcare system, which can be very daunting for the average person. Must be very rewarding to be able to help people. It is a very rewarding job. But you also have to remember that not every patient gets better, so there are some rough days, too. Marshall: What are you telling me? If my son doesn’t sell you the club, you’re gonna run — run the savoy out of business? I’m sorry. Allow me to clarify. I’m just stating the truth. That curtis isn’t physically capable of running the savoy right now, and you’re not qualified to run the hippest club in town. You don’t have the connections or know the ins and outs to keep it going. I’ll tell you what i do know. I know you’re running an illegal poker game in the back room, and as my first act as manager, your poker game [Snaps] Is done. You being welcomed at the club anymore is done.

[ Snaps fingers ] And whatever you got on curtis or whatever arrangements you have with curtis,

[Snaps] Done. You ain’t got nothing on me, lady. You’ve lived long enough to know how life works. Everyone has something that can be used against them. It’s just a matter of me finding what yours is. $50,000? I don’t have that kind of money. But sasha does, and you’re in charge of her finances, so you do have that kind of money. It’s not liquid. It’s not like it’s sitting in some account somewhere. I’d have to sell stock, and I’m already in debt to selina wu, and I can’t sell any more. Well, if I were you, I’d find a way to figure it out because sasha isn’t leaving ferncliff until I get paid. I really appreciate your friendship. It’s nice. It feels…

[ Exhales deeply ] Well… it comes with amazing food.

[ Laughs ] And now that I’m no longer in law enforcement, it’s a lot less complicated, too. So…you agree to have my guys watch you? No. No? [ Chuckles ] I don’t want your people following me, I really don’t because I treasure my privacy. And my autonomy. You know, I can still have my guys watching you.

[ Stammering ] Just think about that for a second — how does that work? Because if — if I have strangers trailing me, I’m not gonna know if they’re your guys that are following me or if they’re, you know, the bad guys, so you see how that would be confusing? All right, all right, I won’t pressure you. I just want you to know that I’m here, I’m available, and, uh, I got a lot of resources if you need help. I know you mean it. I also know you have challenges of your own. Yeah, but I can handle that. You want some more parmesan?

[ Both laugh ] Well, I — no, you can have a bit more. Remedies everything, I suppose, doesn’t it? Mr. Corinthos wants drew cain to be left alone. Don’t mess with him, don’t approach him, nothing. Carly, I pled guilty. I accepted the verdict. There’s no way to get out of that. I disagree. That sentence that the judge imposed on you was unfair and wrong, and it wasn’t what you agreed to with the da. There has to be a way to appeal it, get it overturned, and get you the hell out of here. You want out? Just like that? Just like that. Mm. I do. And I’m — I’m hopeful that you’re gonna be open to the idea of ending things because we go way back. Don’t we, mr. Renault? When I was a kid, man… when you showed up at the house, it was like christmas morning. It was the only time in my childhood that I can remember that my mom stopped crying. It was great. For her, it was like — it was like it was her birthday or something, every single time, and it was so good for me. It was like a-a relief, you know? ‘Cause for those little chunks of time, I didn’t have to be her perfect little man. And I’m so grateful. I really am. Thank you. Thank you for paying for all of my education. And thank you for checking on me all of those years. I’m grateful. But that’s enough. It’s — it’S… it’s enough. ‘Cause now, it’s just all the — the downside because little by little, you and mason, you roped me into this world that I just don’t belong in. Whatever gratitude there was between us, you have manipulated it, and any love that might have been between us, you have twisted it. And you have exploited my skills as a doctor and you’ve used me, you’ve coerced me, and you’ve — you’ve — you’ve forced me to do things that I didn’t even think a person could do, ever. I didn’t know I was capable of that. I look at ava jerome right in the eyes and I-I lie to her — beautiful woman. I told her her husband was dead. Who does that? I’m done. Ava deserves to know the truth. She deserves to know that nikolas is alive and that I’m the reason — I saved his life.

Heya, sonny. Hey. So has there been any word? Have you figured out who austin and mason’s mystery boss is? I’m working on it. How about you? Are you working on it on your end? Hello. Hey, anna. I was thinking about ordering some food. Are you hungry? Uh, no, not really. Um, I just had lunch with sonny. You’re being very open about your friendship with sonny these days. Well… I’m not wearing a badge anymore. You could say the conflict of interest is gone. Kinda like my house. You can threaten me all you want. The answer is not gonna change. I can assure you that no threat was being implied. I’ve lived my life, paid my consequences, and I ain’t got nothing left to lose, but I will do whatever it takes to protect my son and his interests, which means his dream. The savoy is not for sale. Your illegal poker game is shut down. Now, this conversation is over. I’m gonna need that chair for my sister-in-law. Goodbye, ms. Wu. Do patient advocates have to be social workers? No, not necessarily. Why are you so interested? Well, I’m thinking about changing careers. I want to do something that’s more about service and giving back to the community, especially G.H. Why G.H.? Well, general hospital is where they saved my daughter’s life when she was a little girl. Oh. Well, if you’re interested in giving back, I think you should definitely look into becoming a patient advocate. The work can be very challenging at times, but it is the most rewarding job I have ever had. Yeah, okay, I definitely missed that.

[ Chuckles ] There’s a lot of things we’ve missed. Yeah. About that — I know that this was supposed to be our time to connect with each other after everything that happened in greenland, but — don’t — no. Don’t apologize. He’s your little brother. And I just don’t want him to suffer the same fate that I did. I know that it’s really, really far from ideal for me to be living at my grandmother’s house with esme and ace… while she’s off looking for my father. I — [ Chuckles ] Yeah, um… my hope is that my living situation improves once my grandmother and kevin get back, but I know that my family’s situation is really complicated. I really wish that I had something simple like what you have. Had. With curtis being shot and paralyzed, my life is far from being ideal. How’s he doing?

[ Sighs ] It’s hard seeing him suffer like that. And my mom, too, ’cause she wants to help him so badly. So badly, and he keeps shutting her out, and — and the worst part is that there’s nothing I can do to make it better, and I just feel like… hey, hey. I’m gonna hire diane. Your sentence was harsh and arbitrary, and there has to be a judge out there who would at least review it, and diane is the perfect person to find that judge and argue the case. Carly, I hate being in here. I-I hate it. I hate being away from you and scout, but I have to do the time. No, you don’T. If there’s a chance that we can get him to over– see, that’s just it. The cha– I — just hoping like that, hoping for an early release, that — that is its own form of torture. I wasn’t going after drew. I was going after cyrus, then drew got in the middle, otherwise, I would have left him alone. Mr. Corinthos doesn’t want any explanations or excuses. He wants full compliance, so… even if drew spends all day, every day with cyrus renault, that’s his business. You don’t go anywhere near him. I’m done. This thing that I did with nikolas is the last thing that I do. We’re even now. That’s it? You’ve got nothing to say? Go in peace. So, what are you planning to do with this piece of information that I just gave to you? I’ll do what I should have been doing all along — god’s work. Where are you going?

Ha, ms. Wu.

[ Chuckles ] I was hoping to find you here. That must mean you have your next payment. Yeah, a-about that, um… there’s a little problem getting the money together. Some kind of hold was put on sasha’s deception stock, but — but — but don’t worry, I will do everything I can to clear it up quick. I’m not here to listen to your problems. I want my money. I’m worried about you, anna. I’ve been talking to the pcpd. It’s unfortunate that I can’t head up the investigation into the fire since I accepted this new role as deputy mayor, but I need you to know I am monitoring your case. Thank you, thank you. I appreciate what everyone is doing, really, but, um… it’s — it’s strange there just aren’t any leads. I find that quite interesting. Do you think the arson could be connected to the shooting here that injured curtis? Marshall, I’m so sorry to keep you waiting. No need to apologize. Work you’re doing at G.H. Is important.

[ Chuckles ] I couldn’t agree with you more. And I think I might have recruited someone new to join my department. I would not count curtis out just yet. I mean, it is really, really hard for me to imagine someone as vital and active as curtis facing life in a wheelchair. Do you remember what kind of badass he was in greenland? That was amazing. I think that you really need to trust that he’s gonna figure this out. And as soon as he gets his thoughts together, he’s gonna do the right thing by your mom. I just wish I can do something.

[ Sighs ] Trina, you can’t put that on yourself. I think ultimately, you need to remember that this is something that’s between your mom and curtis, and even though i view you as superwoman, this is one battle that your mom is gonna need to fight on her own. And what’s more, your mom is one hell of a doctor, so she is not going to let curtis get anything other than the very, very best care that he possibly can, no matter what he says. The most important thing that you can do… is stand by your parents because that’s what family does. I did just what you asked me to do. I went to austin and I asked him if betty had found any information about you and pikeman. What’d he say? He assured me that they had everything they need and that as soon as the information is given to their boss, then we get nikolas’ body back and this will all be over. Do you think austin believes that? Do you think that mason and the mystery boss is just gonna hand nikolas’ body over to you? And lose whatever leverage they have? If you want to stay on mr. Corinthos’ good side, not only are you going to avoid any trouble with drew, but you’re gonna help him out if he gets into trouble with anyone else. Got it. But for the record… drew is pretty good at taking care of himself. I know this is your life, but I’m gonna fight for you. And if there’s the slightest chance that we can get you out of here, we’re gonna take it.

Oh, sasha, I do have sympathy for you. You’re so confused. W-wait. Gladys was — was just here, wasn’t she? Yes, yes, she was. But — but… is she s-still here? No, she had to go. But wh– well — well, why did — where did she go? She went to save you, sasha. And for your sake, you better hope she comes through. Selina, please. I’m good for the money. You know that. Do I really? I mean, in the past, I’ve always made my payments on time. There’s just a little problem with the deception stock. Yes, you already said that. Right, so — so you get it. I just — just need a little more time. Time is what you don’t have because I’m shutting down the poker game. What? Why? I don’t have to explain anything to you, gladys. But when I close down the poker game, I’ll also be closing the books on it. No more extensions. No more credit. Payment in full. I don’t have any evidence to support my theory, but my instinct tells me that the shooting here — it’s not related to the arson at all. I really wish we had something on the shooting. Any lead, even a small one, because curtis is really going through it at the rehab facility. Even though we’re fairly certain curtis wasn’t the intended target, it sure would help him to know who was responsible for leaving him paralyzed and unable to walk. Someone saw me in action at work today at G.H. And she asked me about my job, particularly the patient advocacy part, and I got a chance to tell her how wonderful the job could be and how it really gives you a sense of giving back to the community. You really think you’re gonna — you’re gonna get a new colleague? Well, she certainly seemed receptive to the idea. Yeah, that doesn’t surprise me one bit. You know, you got a way of, uh — eh, eh — getting your point across. You know, you can poke fun at me all you want, but you are not gonna spoil my good mood. Yes, I believe I changed somebody’s life today. Yeah. Wow. Is that a smile that I see? Did I just succeed in cheering up trina robinson?

[ Chuckles ] More like you got me to stop the pity party. Because how am i gonna help anyone if I’m feeling sorry for myself? So I’m going to take a deep breath…

[ Breathes deeply ] …And promise to be there for my mom and curtis, whatever it is they may need from me. Yeah, that sounds more like the fearless person that I know that you are. Thank you for reminding me that family is all that matters. Speaking of family, how is your little family with esme?

[ Chuckles ] What do you mean? When laura and kevin get back, are you all gonna still live together? Honestly, I don’t know from one day to the next if austin is being sincere with me or if he’s manipulating me. The night that nikolas died, though, I would have sworn he really wanted to help me. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what austin believes. It’s nikolas’ body that’s the ultimate leverage over you. We — look, we’re not gonna get it back unless we find out who austin and mason are working for. Right. And so let’s say that your plan works and that the phony information that brick planted on the computer for betty to find does lead you to their boss. Then what?

[ Slams table ] I’ll deal with him. I know zeke robinson is a great attorney, but diane is the best, and your case is her area of expertise. Okay. Ah! Okay, let diane explore other options. I’m gonna get you out of here. Just — just don’t get your hopes up, okay? The odds are that I’m gonna have to serve the full three years. I don’t believe that. And whatever happens… I’m with you. I’ll be back for another visit soon… because I’m gonna be monitoring you closely to make sure you’re following mr. Corinthos’ orders.

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B&B Transcript Wednesday, August 23, 2023

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Bold & The Beautiful Transcript

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Thomas: Okay, um, liam got in your head, right? ‘Cause he’s– he’s bringing up the past. But you know that I’m not that person anymore, and that– you know you pursued me, right? You’re the one who kissed me, and… but obviously, that doesn’t mean that I don’t love you, ’cause I do.

Hope: I know you do.

Thomas: And like I said, there really is only one thing I can do.

[ Hope scoffs ]

Hope: One thing you can do, thomas, what… what does that mean?

Steffy: You’re really serious. Even if you’ve gotten through to hope, you’ve got her to open her eyes about my brother, you’re– you’re not willing to take her back.

Rj: You’re– you’re saying things might not be over between hope and liam? What happened?

Brooke: Oh, something seems to have clicked inside of hope.

Ridge: Forgive me if I’m being a little skeptical after, um, everything.

Brooke: Well, a mother knows. And I really do believe that hope and liam could save their marriage.

Ridge: All right. Not that I’m not happy about your optimism, but… they signed divorce papers.

Brooke: But they didn’t file them.

Ridge: Oh, okay, and you think that’s enough for them to work everything out?

Brooke: That is one factor, right? But also, hope is different. She’s back to the way she used to be. She’s more focused, more clear-headed, more determined. I know she has regrets for what she did, but her eyes are wide open now. And spending the day with liam at beth’s birthday party, I think, impacted her in a way that she didn’t expect.

Rj: Well, yeah, but I mean, do you think a– a nice afternoon is enough to get her to forget about all the damage that’s been done?

Brooke: Well, I think liam talking to her really got through to her. Also, everything that she said to me, I– I just really believe that there’s a chance that hope and liam can work things out.

Liam: I’m always gonna love hope, I’m always gonna care for her, and I’m always gonna worry about her, right? So that– that– that just means I’m not gonna stop trying to convince her who thomas really is.

Steffy: Thomas has changed. He’s not the same person he used to be.

Liam: Okay, but yeah. But whether he’s new and improved or not, he was obsessed with her for years, and that obsession caused him to keep traumatizing her over and over again. Now m– now, maybe that part of him is at bay, fine, but it’s still there. And for hope to ignore that… it’s not good for her.

Thomas: One thing I can do is… back off, hope. Not because I’m afraid of becoming that guy again, ’cause I’m not. I’m not that person anymore, and you know that as well as I do. It’s because I love you.

[ Thomas chuckles ] And I– I want you to have what you want, and if that’s liam… then I have to accept that.

Hope: You’d be willing to do that? You’D… you’d be willing to let me go? Before my doctor and I chose breztri for my copd,

Brooke: I really think this birthday party was an eye-opener for hope. Spending time with beth and liam, and celebrating their daughter’s birthday together, and then talking to liam afterwards. I think it all opened her eyes to see what she might be missing if she went through with this divorce.

Ridge: Yeah, well I’m not convinced that liam, uh, is ready to forgive her.

Brooke: He does love her. And he worked really hard on reminding her the heartbreak that they both went through. And the part that thomas played. I mean, we can’t ignore what he did, ridge, really–

Ridge: Well, we can, because this really isn’t about thomas at all, is it?

Brooke: No, no, it’s not, actually. It is about my daughter, and the decision that she made. She went against her morals and her principles, and she wasn’t herself. But now she’s opening her eyes. She’s starting to see what she really wants.

Rj: Her family. And liam.

Steffy: I understand your concerns about thomas, but you can’t deny that he is a different person today.

Liam: Okay. All right. Let’s– let’s say that’s true. As far as hope and i are concerned, it doesn’t just magically erase the memory of her kissing him in rome.

Steffy: But you said you have gotten through to hope.

Liam: Well, I– yeah, I hope I have.

Steffy: Okay, then I– I– I’m just really confused, because if you did, aren’t you willing to forgive her? Keep your family intact?

Hope: Thomas, I’M… I’m sorry.

Thomas: No. You don’t have to apologize. We’ve been through too many dark times in the past, and I wish I could go back and change that, but I can’T. All I can do is show you that I’m a changed man now.

Hope: [ Chuckles ] None of it’s– none of it’s been easy.

Thomas: No. No, it’s not. And I don’t want to cause you any more trouble. If you want to go back and be with liam, I totally understand, and I am not gonna stop you.

Thomas: That’s how much I love you. Where are you going?

Ridge: What about hope’s idea that steffy was always in their marriage from day one? Is it just gonna go away or–

Brooke: No, I don’t think so. I mean, that is still a factor that will need to be addressed. But I also think that, with an unconscious way for hope to justify what she was doing with thomas.

Rj: So, you– you do think a reconciliation’s possible, though, right?

Brooke: After we spoke, she ran out of there, and I imagine she went over to thomas’S. She’s probably ending it with him right now.

Hope: This wasn’t fair to you, thomas. I– I got your hopes up. I kissed you in rome, and now… so much more. Yet I’m the one walking away. I mean, what kind of person does that?

Thomas: Hold on. I came into this situation with my eyes wide open.

Hope: Well, I– I should have stopped it. But I didn’t, though, because I got so caught up in my feelings for you, because it– and– and now look. Look at what I’ve done. I’ve– I’ve hurt you. I’ve been hurting so many people, it’s like I’m a human wrecking ball.

Thomas: No, no, no. Stop. I’m not– I’m not gonna let you do that, beat yourself up. I’m never gonna regret what happened between us. From rome through these past few weeks. This is on both of us, all right? Not just you.

Hope: Thank you.

Thomas: You decide you want to go be with your family, to be with liam and– and beth, I’m not gonna keep you from that.

Hope: Is that something you’re okay with?

Thomas: No. It is– I’m 100 percent not okay with this. It sucks! Of course I wanna be with you, I love you, but… you wanna go be there, for your daughter. I mean, if I stood in the way of that, I would never be able to forgive myself, so I– I have to stand back, and let you go.

Hope: Thomas–

Thomas: Hey. I love you. That’s never gonna change.

Hope: Um… thank you. For understanding. You’re a good man. You truly have changed, thomas. Don’t let anyone try to erase the work that you have done to get here. Okay?

[ Thomas chuckles ]

Hope: But it’s, um… our history–

Thomas: Yeah, I know.

Hope: Yeah, um… so I– um, yeah. We should– we should put a stop to this. It needs to end. I have, um… hurt a lot of people, it’s hurting a lot of people. I’m hurting a lot of people, and I… I do want the chance to try to repair the damage I’ve done. But I want to try to make my marriage work for the sake of my daughter. So… uh, yeah. Uh… I don’t even know if it’s– if it’s going to work, but I– i have to at least give it a try. I’m sorry.

Steffy: Liam, come on. It’s me. It’s not like I don’t know you. I know how forgiving you are, and it’s obvious how excited you are that you’ve gotten through to hope. Convinced her to stay away from thomas. And if that is true, I– I hope you’re willing to put your marriage back together. There’s nothing worse than a broken marriage.

Liam: I really appreciate that. But… [ Clears throat ] …I think two different things can be true at the same time. You know, on the one hand, yeah, I really– I really want to know that I’ve gotten through to hope when it comes to thomas, but on the other… what I’m going through right now… is wondering how I ever let you go.

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Hope: I’m sorry. I am so ashamed of my behavior, for leading you on. I just… hope that maybe someday you can forgive me.

Thomas: I’m– I’m not gonna pretend like this is easy. I mean, I would never trade our time together for anything. Knowing that I’m not gonna be able to kiss you again, to… but we do have the– the beautiful memories.

Hope: I’m sorry things are ending this way. I never intended to hurt you, to hurt anyone.

Thomas: I know. And, um… I want you to know, I won’t breathe a word of this to anyone. Yeah.

Ridge: I never wanted hope and liam’s marriage to be in trouble. I’m just a concerned father, that’s all.

Brooke: Well, we are all concerned, ridge.

Rj: Yeah, it’s been a mess for everyone involved, dad.

Ridge: Yep. And liam will always love steffy.

[ Phone chiming ]

[ Steffy sighing ]

Liam: Hi.

Hope: Hi.

Liam: Uh, I got your message. It sounded important, but not about beth, right?

Hope: No. No, no, no. Don’t worry. Come in.

[ Clears throat ] I, um… I just wanted to touch base after the talk that we had. I think you made some good points, and I just want to put everything on the table.

Liam: Oh, yeah? Okay.

Hope: Um, obviously, beth’s birthday, um, was really special. You know, the three of us together, like that, it– it just was nice, to forget about all the chaos going on, and…

Liam: Yeah.

Hope: …To focus on our family.

Liam: Well, it’s a beautiful family. I love you both, I hope you know that.

Hope: Oh, I do.

Liam: Good.

Hope: Good. Um… okay. So, I just– I wanted to make sure that you know that I heard you. Everything you said. Your warning about thomas, and… agreeing to work with thomas put a strain on our relationship. Then I kissed him in rome. And you saw it, and I am so sorry for– for doing that and– and causing you all of this hurt and all of this pain, and for jeopardizing our family in that way. I mean, we’ve– we’ve signed divorce papers. Uh… but as you mentioned… those papers haven’t been filed yet.

Liam: I don’t– I don’t– um… [ Clears throat ] Don’t really know where you’re going with this.

Hope: I just can’t help but wonder if maybe there’s a reason for that. Why we’re dragging our feet? And I still stand by everything that I told you. I deserve to be with a man who doesn’t have divided feelings, and steffy has played a part in our relationship, but that is because of your feelings for her, but to have you sit here and tell me that you acknowledge that, that you’ve made mistakes, and take accountability, it just– it meant a lot to hear that. And obviously, I’ve– I’ve made mistakes, a lot, that I am not proud of. Um… ’cause I’m not perfect. Uh, but, um, basically, what I’m trying to say is, you know how much I value our family, and… beth’s happiness. And so I was wondering if… if maybe you wanted to try to give it one last shot. For her. I mean, for us. I– I just– I just want to know if– if it is too late.

[ Liam groans ]

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Hey. Hi. Oh, enjoying the last days of summer? Yeah, yeah, you know, just getting in every last lap I can, I guess. An evening swim. Sounds nice. Yeah, the water’s, uh, water’s great. You should take a dip. Yeah, maybe. So, do you have any plans tonight?

There’s a free concert at the park tonight. Japanese take no jumps. Yeah, it’s gonna be kinda cool. Yeah. You wanna go? Um, I’d love to. So I guess this is the date? Yes, it’s a date. Neither a

No, nope, I’m, uh, free as a bird.

Hey girl, what’s up? I heard a rumor that your mom’s the new mayor and Rawlings is out on his ass. Could it be true? Yup, which is good for Salem and especially good for me because I can reopen my bakery. Chanel, that is amazing news! I’m so happy for you. Thank you. I guess mama really did have a plan after all.

Yeah, sure sounds like it. Hey, you know, I completely understand if you can’t make it to the concert tonight. I know you have a million things to do to get Sweet Bits back up and running again. Uh, I do have to do some prep work, but it shouldn’t take long. I can still make our date, if you’re still up for it.

What? Are you kidding? Of course I am. I’ve been looking forward to this all day. So, let’s say I pick you up from the bakery in about 30 minutes? Perfect.

Hey, I heard, uh, on the radio that Victor Kiriakis died in a plane crash. It’s awful, right? To live so long and then die like that? Yeah, you were, uh, you were married to him once upon a time, right? Once upon a time. Indeed. In fact, I was just thinking about him. Our, our marriage. It was miserable. In fact, we totally despised each other.

So that’s a, uh, a celebratory glass of lemonade. Then . At one point in my life, it definitely would’ve been, I probably would’ve danced on his grave. Not busting out the dancing shoes tonight? No, I’m, I’m not. And weirdly, a part of me is gonna miss that old geezer. And he, he wasn’t my least favorite ex husband.

I take it my, uh, dad wasn’t either. He just told me you guys, uh, got engaged again. Congrats, by the way. Yes, we did. And thank you, Johnny. So, you two lovebirds set a date? Not yet, but, uh, your dad went to go get the forms for our marriage license. Oh.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need the forms for a marriage license for Nicole and myself. Are you sure you want to do that? Uh, what’s that supposed to mean? Hey, I’m just trying to offer you some friendly advice. Hmm, because we’ve always been the closest of friends, haven’t we? You having spent the last decade trying to put me behind bars.

It really was nothing personal, but hey, if you don’t want to listen to me, fine. I just think if you want to make a commitment to Nicole, then you should really make sure that’s what you want. Of course it is. I want nothing more. Is that because she’s pregnant? I’m very happy. that Nicole is having my child.

Yes. Not that this is any of your damn business. I’m just throwing it out there that if that’s the only reason why you would like nothing more but to marry her, maybe you should reconsider.

What is it, Sloane? What do you need to tell me? What’s going on? I recently told you that you owe me a favor. I like to think of it more like extortion. You know, I do whatever it is you say I need to do, or you tell Eric that he’s the father of Nicole’s baby. I don’t care what you call it, but your first payment is due today.

I’m telling Eric the moment he gets back, and if I do, then this little hole that you have over me is gonna be zero. Don’t do it. You’ll lose them if you do.

Can I ask you one thing first? Do you love me? Of course. I love you. I wouldn’t have asked you to marry me if I didn’t love you. Now what is going on?

There’s something I have to tell you that I’ve. I’ve been keeping a secret, and I’m really worried that you’re going to be angry, but it can’t wait any longer, so

I just pray you’ll understand. Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

Wow. Whatever you’re cooking smells amazing. One of my best and most challenging recipes.

What was that for? Respect the chef. Respect my hunger. Sorry, Jingwen, but you’re going to have to satisfy that hunger someplace else. Because this happens to be a special dinner. for me and a date, which is why I’m going to need you to disappear for the whole evening. Lee, I just worked a 14 hour shift. I don’t want to go out.

Hey, come on. You’re the one who’s always pushing me to focus on my love life. I would think that you would be happy for your older brother and willing to do me this kindness. Fine. But before I disappear, give me the scoop. Who’s the lucky lady?

Melinda. Wait, what? Trask? The one and only. Well, I hope you’re gonna send her through a metal detector before she comes in. Jingwen, please. No, you said you couldn’t trust her. That was then. This is now. We’ve decided to, um, start over. Why? What changed your mind? Hmm. Eh, nothing specific, just that, uh, I think dating Melinda is…

Exactly what I need.

Again, not that it’s any of your damn business, but just for the record, the fact that Nicole is pregnant with my child is not the only reason I’m marrying her. I don’t view this as some sort of obligation. I happen to also love her very much. Oh, my heart melts. But as Shakespeare once wrote, the course of true love never did run smooth.

So before you marry Nicole and you ride off into the sunset together, perhaps you should know the obstacles that may become evident once the sun does set and the two of you are left in the dark. So you light as a poet, do you? Well, I am an orator, after all. A rather infuriating orator who speaks in riddles.

Look, you clearly have something to say to me, so why not stop wasting my time and spit it out? Fine. I suppose you are going to hear about it soon enough anyway.

Sloan. Whatever it is, you can tell me.

First of all, never in my life have I ever cared about anybody the way that I care about you. Which is why I’m so scared. Because it’s the first time I actually have so much to lose. I don’t know how many ways I can tell you this, but I’m not going anywhere. I love you. Tell me what is on your mind.

I should have told you this so much sooner. Sloane!

Sloane, are you… Gosh, are you okay? What’s wrong? I just had this like, this really sharp pain, like really sharp. But it’s, it’s okay. I think it’s… Okay, uh, well, why don’t we go sit down, okay? Okay. I’ll call the doctor, alright? No, no, please, it’s, it’s pretty much gone now. I think I’m okay. Well, I still think we should get it checked out.

No, I just, it’s almost gone. Oh, oh, oh, no, no. Okay, no, no, no, come on. Come on, we gotta get you

to the Just finished up a session with Dr. Evans. Oh, how’s that going? Really well. I think I’m making a lot of progress. It’s probably one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself. Even if it was court ordered. Well, those sessions wouldn’t be worth anything if you weren’t giving them effort. And you clearly are doing that, so.

Yeah, I’m taking this very seriously. I mean, between therapy and community service, I am determined to make up for my mistakes. Well, it sounds like you’re on your way to doing that. Yeah. The trouble is, nothing of what I’m doing is financially rewarding. Obviously. Yeah, I understand that. Yeah. I mean, I have my sister.

But I can’t lean on her forever. Gotta stand on my own two feet somehow. The only problem is, is the only job I have was Sweet Bits. And… that didn’t end too well. Right. But I mean I have to find something. Something soon. I just don’t know what it is. What? Maybe you could work here.

Hey, ex roomie. Wendy, hey. It’s been a minute, right? Yeah, too long. So, how’s my favorite baker doing? Sorry, I, uh, wasn’t thinking. No, it’s okay. Your favorite baker is actually doing great. Now that I get to bake again. Really? Yes, I am happy to report that Sweet Bits is reopening. Oh, Chanel, that is such great news.

Congratulations! Um, and honestly, it’s such a relief for me because I’ve been having serious apple furter withdrawal. Well, come by tomorrow. I’ll hook you up. You’re the best. And I know just how to repay you. In advance. I was just about to hit up the bistro. How’s dinner with an ex roomie sound? I’m buying.

Okay, I would love to, but I actually already have plans tonight. Oh. Bummer. I was hoping you could keep me company. I’ve been banished from the apartment Trask.

Her? Yeah, that’s the face I made. Weirdly enough, Tripp seems to think she’s not so bad. Well, he sees the best in everyone, which can be pretty annoying at times. Yeah, I can see that. Speaking of, how come your man isn’t taking you to the bistro tonight? Oh, you know, the usual excuse, he’s off saving lives or whatever.

Yeah, but damn, so not only does he see the best in people, but he also does noble work? Yeah, so annoying. I know, right? But all that aside, Tripp is, he’s a really great guy, and so, I’m really happy for you both. Thank you. Yeah, I’m happy too. I just wish Johnny hadn’t gotten hurt in the process. Yeah. But, look, he’ll bounce back soon enough.

Fine old Johnny. And you definitely do. Which is why I was thinking, maybe you could be the one to help him pick up the pieces.

So, does my, uh, mom know that you and my dad are getting hitched again? Oh, is there a knife sticking out of my back? Haha, then no, she doesn’t know. Well, you know, she does live on another continent, so there’s a chance the knife could still be on its way here. Haha, true. You know, if the day had gone differently, she could have had a front row seat to our nuptials.

What do you mean? Well, your dad had the idea to fly to Italy and elope. So we would have asked Sydney to be our witness and possibly Sammy. What, uh, what stopped you guys? I mean, aside from the fact that my mom might, you know, not give you her blessing. That’s not the reason. Actually, your cousin Dimitri took the family jet to Iceland for his honeymoon.

Well, that’s too bad. I mean, you guys could have just flown commercial, right? Ew! Oh, no, no, no, no. The DiMeras do not rub shoulders with peasants, you know that. Right, of course. Well, it was a nice idea. Even if you guys did totally steal it from me. Oh, that’s right. You and Chanel eloped in, in Rome. Yeah. It was the, uh, best day of my life.

Oh. Sounds like you really loved her. To be honest, Nicole, I still do. You know, if this were anyone else, I might feel bad for them. But you are not a nice guy to put it mildly. So I think I’m going to enjoy watching you process when I’m about to tell you which is what? Hold that thought.

Hello? Did you get my text earlier? Uh, no. Sorry. I must have missed it. Well, I have a home cooked meal and a bottle of red wine with your name on it. Hoping you would grace me with your lovely presence for dinner. When? That would be good. A little late notice, don’t you think? Well, I did text you earlier, but hey, I know you’re a busy woman.

I just really like to see you tonight. I thought maybe you’d want to see me too. But I understand if you have something more important going on.

Colinda? You still there? Sorry, yeah. So what do you think? Should I text you my address? You don’t want to let all my hard work go to waste, do you? Okay, yeah. That dinner sounds lovely. I’ll be there soon. Great. I’ll see you when you get here. Finally. So why are you hinting that I shouldn’t marry Nicole? Are you cooking up some false charges against her I should know about?

You know what? Forget I said anything. Are you kidding me? After all that? I am so glad we got a chance to talk. We should really do it again sometime. Ta ta. Oh ho ho. You know, your father and I got divorced twice, which I’m sure you know, and somehow we found our way back to each other, and maybe the same thing will happen for you and Chanel.

Yeah, that’s what I was hoping. And I was ready to… Tell Chanel how I feel, but unfortunately somebody beat me to the punch. Who? Talia Hunter. Jada’s sister? That’s the one. Yeah, I heard them, uh, making plans to go on a date tonight. So I just, you know, kept my mouth shut. Slipped away before anybody knew I was there.

That’s crazy. Talia tried to destroy Chanel’s life. Why would she agree to go out with her? No clue. No clue. But it seems like all is just, you know, forgiven, so that’s, that’s good. That’s stupid. After everything she did to Chanel, how could, how could she be trusted again? Yeah, I don’t get it either, but bottom line is, I missed my chance and now I have to move on.

Hey, maybe Wendy’s brother can set me up with his matchmaker. Matchmaker? You don’t need a matchmaker. And why are you giving up so easily on Chanel? Unless I checked, you are a DiMera. I don’t know. Chanel seems pretty into Talia. That’s because she doesn’t know you’re an option. Why don’t you throw your hat in the ring?

Let her decide for herself.

You think Johnny and I should get back together? Well, why not? You two were married, after all. That feels like a lifetime ago, but it’s obvious you two still have a connection. I mean, it’s partly why I ended up choosing Tripp. Wait, what? What are you talking about? Johnny didn’t tell you? No, he didn’t say anything.

Well, it felt like every time I turned around… He was running off to spend time with you. As much as he said he wanted to be with me, it was clear you were his main priority. Oh my god, Wendy. I am so sorry. I never wanted to come between you and Johnny. No, please. It’s fine. I know it wasn’t intentional. And anyway, it made me realize that…

Trip is the man I want to be

with. Oh. I’m glad. But I think you misunderstood. Johnny, he was just being a good friend to me. Nothing more. You sure about that? He said the same thing, but I’m pretty sure he has unresolved feelings for you. You really think that? Yeah. I do. So? What about you? Do you still have feelings for him?

Yes! I would love to work here! What positions do you have open? Well, um, considering you have your medical degree, I was thinking, I don’t know. A doctor? Wait, are you kidding? You would want me to practice medicine here after everything that I did? You realize they call me the Biscuit Bandit, right? Who called you that?

It was in the Lady Whistleblower column. Oh, I should have guessed that. Look, I’m not saying that your criminal record won’t be an issue. Um, and it’s definitely not my sole decision. But as you and I were just discussing, you are working hard to repay your debt to society. And I am a firm believer in second chances.

So I will definitely go to bat for you. Mom! Kayla, seriously, thank you so much. Seriously, thank you. And I promise, if this happens, I’m gonna work my ass off. I have no doubt. Okay? Hey listen, I heard that you were first in your class, so… I’m going to keep an eye on you. I won’t let you down. Okay. I’ll let you

know what happens. Okay. What’s wrong with Sloane? I’m done. I’m

done. Forget Sloane Peterson. I will get the goods on me. All by myself. If I can sweep Melinda off her feet, hopefully she won’t prosecute me. I’ve just got to turn up the charm.

Showtime.

Wow. You look… You’re not so bad yourself. Please, uh, come in. Come in. I know I didn’t give you much notice, but, I’m thrilled you’re here. As am I. When I called you earlier, you, uh, sounded like you were in the middle of something. I hope I didn’t pull you away from anything important. Oh, no, nothing important.

I was just, uh, talking with E. J. DiMera. I ran into him at the pub. Ah, I see. So, of a little importance, other than his self importance. Ha, ha, ha. What about good looks and a sense of humor, Hunt? Oh, I try. Um, yeah, he was his pompous ass self. And he was a little testy, as Well,

it happened the slightest. I mean, it’s merely congratulating him on his engagement to Nicole Walker.

Johnny, you really should tell Chanel how you feel. You have so much history. Yeah, but… The whole love triangle thing hasn’t really worked out very well for me, as you know. I mean, I… I lost Chanel to Ally, then I lost Wendy to Tripp. I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but three strikes and you’re out. And I just don’t think my fragile ego could take it.

Yeah, rejection can be demoralizing to say the least. Trust me, I know. I mean, I feel like I’ve spent my whole life playing second fiddle and, and being a perennial loser in love. But you cannot give up. I didn’t. And look at me.

I don’t know. Honestly, I feel like it would be best for everyone if I just back off. Donnie, Donnie. You just said that marrying Chanel was the best day of your life. Isn’t it worth fighting for more days like that? For love? Well, earlier this

year I did feel a spark with Donnie and me. But I was with Allie and I didn’t want to cross any lines. And then, when things blew up with Allie anyway, Johnny was involved with you. I think that Johnny and I might have missed our moment. Well, what about now?

You both are free. Moments can come back around. True. But, the plans that I have tonight, they are actually with Talia. It is our first official date. Talia? The girl who? Yes, the girl who. I’ve, I’ve heard the speech several times. Okay, sorry, I didn’t mean to. No, no, it’s okay. You are right to question it. I did myself, but what happened before, Talia, she was being manipulated by her boyfriend, and she’s truly sorry for what she did.

You don’t have to justify it. If you like Talia, that’s cool. I’m happy for you. I just thought there could be something with you and Johnny. Well, I think you might be off base about his feelings. He hasn’t said anything to me. And, I don’t know, maybe it’s best to move forward and not backward.

Well, I hope things work out with Talia. Thanks. You know what? It’s actually funny. She should be here by now. I wonder what’s keeping her. Soon, soon. Please honey, wake up. No, no, no. She’s not breathing. I don’t, I don’t feel a pulse. Oh my god, okay! Somebody please help us over here! Hey, I’m a doctor, okay? Just give me some space.

Okay. Alright. Please. Please help. Hey, she’s pregnant.

Please help her. What’s going on here? Oh, uh, she, uh, she was hit with a sharp pain. But then she said it was okay, but then it kept happening. So I, I brought her in and then she just collapsed. Kayla, she wasn’t breathing. No, it’s okay. She has a pulse. Oh, good. I’m so sorry, Dr. Johnson. There was literally nobody else around.

Look, don’t apologize. You saved her life. But I’ll take it from here. Thank you. Thank you so much.

Come on

baby, you stay with me. Oh, something wrong? Uh, Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I don’t feel anything. Okay, well, try right here. No. Nothing. Oh, maybe it’s my imagination. Anyway, how did things go at the courthouse? Oh, they didn’t. By the time I got there, they were closed. I’ll have to go back tomorrow for that form. Oh, that’s too bad. I thought you left here with plenty of time to spare.

I did, but then Melinda Trask turned up. What now? We had the strangest encounter. Oh, I’m intrigued. Do tell. I mentioned to her that you and I were engaged and she implied, and not that subtly, that there was some reason why I shouldn’t marry you.

You know, this is so lovely. I can’t remember the last time someone cooked for me. Shame on your previous beau. Oh, it’s the least I could do. Since you were generous enough to forgive me for literally running out on you. Well, I can’t blame you. I tried to trick you into confessing to a crime you didn’t commit.

I thank you for forgiving me for that. Even Steven. You know, I have to admit, I sometimes have problems prioritizing. I focus so much on my job that I let it get in the way of my personal life. Mmm, I completely understand. My life was all about DiMera Enterprises. Every decision I made revolved around that damn company.

But, now that I’ve… Taking a step back, I finally feel free. Maybe I should try doing that too. Putting work on the back burner and concentrating on the things that really matter. Don’t tell me you’re going to start saving the whales. No, screw the whales. I’m talking about love. Hmm. Well. Having dinner with me is a step in the right direction.

Wouldn’t you say? I think it’s a little early to be calling this love. Hmm. Yes. What about… A healthy attraction. It’s awfully clinical, don’t you think? I suppose it is. Well then, how about a lustful desire? Lustful desire? Did you ride in here on your noble steed, shirtless and glistening? I could if you wanted me to.

So you desire me, huh? If you have to ask, I must be doing this all wrong. Let me fix that.

Well, I have plenty of time to hang out thanks to my brother. So why don’t I keep you company until Talia gets here? No, that’d be great. Thank you. Hey, guys.

Hey, Johnny. You know, I was just about to leave, but, uh, it’s good to see you. Wendy.

Something I said? No, no, she just thinks. Never mind. Okay, uh, well hey, I heard um, That Abe appointed your mom as the new mayor, So I guess that means you get to reopen Sweet Bits, huh? First thing tomorrow. Alright, you must be busy, are you uh, Spending the rest of the night getting things ready? No, actually, I have…

A date. And I know you’re not gonna approve, but it’s with… Talia. How did you know that? I, uh, I, I, I went by your place this morning and I, I, I just, I heard you two making plans, so, oh, well why didn’t you say anything? Didn’t want to interrupt the moment. Oh, well that was very considerate. A few. Yeah. But I’m curious, why did you stop by?

I went to your place this morning because there’s something that I want to talk to you about. About what? Well, I have been thinking a lot and… Chanel! Hey Johnny. Oh, Natalia. Chanel, I am so sorry that I’m late. Long story short, let’s just say… I’ve had a day. Okay, well, don’t worry about it. Um, we can still make it before the concert starts if we hurry, and we can hopefully get a good spot.

Uh, but first, you were about to say something. Oh. No, no, um, it was nothing important. You guys go, go, uh, make sure you get a good spot. Are you sure? Yeah, yeah, go. Okay, well, um, thank you. And, uh, we’ll, we’ll talk later. Yeah, you guys have a good time.

Alright, thank you, Johnny. See ya.

Should we take this to the bedroom? You don’t want to finish dinner? I mean, you went through so much trouble. Mostly so we could get to this part of the evening. So, you had an ulterior motive, huh? Was I being presumptuous?

Last will is desire indeed.

Wait, wait, get the wine.

Did Melinda say why you shouldn’t marry me? She was very cryptic about it. And when I pressed her to just spit it out, she was called away. Said I’d find out another time. Bizarre. I don’t suppose you have any idea what she was talking about? No, I don’t. I mean… She was pretty pissed off when she caught me tampering with witness during Rafe’s trial.

Maybe she wants to bring up charges again, but it was over a year ago. Maybe it has nothing to do with you at all. Melinda Trask is certainly no fan of mine. Maybe she’s just playing mind games. Or maybe she wants us to be as miserable as she is. You know what? I wouldn’t give it another thought. Happily.

Yeah. Okay. The baby kicked. I know for sure this time. A little flutter? Amazing! Oh, gosh. I still can’t believe this is happening for me. And for us. Believe it, darling.

I love you.

I love you, too. Is the baby okay?

Sorry, but there’s no heartbeat. The baby didn’t make it. Oh, God.

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Y&R Transcript Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Posted on August 22, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

Young & The Restless Transcript

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Nikki: Hello.

Victor: Oh. Hello, my sweet baby.

Nikki: How are you?

Victor: All right, darling. Sit down. So, wait a minute, your meeting was more successful than you expected, right?

Nikki: Who have you been talking to?

Victor: You have a whole walk and look of a predator who had a successful hunt.

Nikki: Oh.

Victor: Yeah.

Nikki: Well, um, how has your day been going so far?

Victor: Well, I had a visit with our new coo.

Nikki: Oh, well, I’m sure nate came hat in hand, very apologetic.

Victor: Well, he explained his actions.

Nikki: Really?

Victor: Yeah.

Nikki: I think that would be hard to explain away seeing as he went directly against your wishes.

Victor: Well, he was trying to, you know, prevent newman enterprises from suffering an embarrassment.

Nikki: And he lied to victoria.

Victor: Well, he mostly did that to protect victoria.

[ Nikki scoffing ] Yeah. Anyway, this is all adam’s fault, you know. He defied my wishes. He actually used blackmail, and I need to keep him in place just for the sake of the optics. But don’t think I have any illusions about not expecting trouble from his side.

Nikki: Well, I’ll tell you this, nicholas and sharon aren’t going to put up with that. They will push back and keep him in check.

Victor: They’ll try.

Nikki: [ Sighing ] So, what’s your next move?

Victor: I enlisted nate.

Nikki: To do what?

Nick: Adam, I’m doing everything I can to make our venture work.

Adam: Well, I need it to work.

Nick: But everything you’re doing keeps putting it in jeopardy.

Adam: Nick, from a business perspective, joining with newman media makes sense.

Nick: So you resort a blackmail to make it happen. Just so you know, I was able to get every single one of mccall’s foreign divisions to be excited about us in the direction we’re going, just in case you were interested.

Adam: Well, I’ve been dealing with a family matter. Connor has been struggling.

Nick: I’m very sorry to hear that. He’s a great kid. But despite that, adam, you were still able to find time to dig up dirt on tucker.

Adam: Listen to me. It’s over.

Nick: It’s not over. It is never over with you. You know, dad was able to secure financing for S.N.A. Media under the premise that you were going to be a part of it. So, we’re stuck with you.

Adam: Look, all this anger that you’ve been carrying around for months, it shouldn’t be directed at me.

Nick: Really?

Adam: Not all of it. I assume that you know what dad did to sally by offering her a great opportunity at newman, even finding her a replacement at chancellor-winters, and then, sorry, not happening.

Nick: Yeah, sally told me.

Adam: He left her with nothing. He messed with her the way that he messed with us. She didn’t deserve that.

Nick: I know.

Adam: Well, then why do we keep putting up with it?

[ Knocking on door ]

Victoria: Oh, well, there he is, the new coo of newman media. You know, I am so pleased that audra convinced you to come on board.

Kyle: I’m glad to be a part of the–

Victoria: Family.

Kyle: So to speak.

Victoria: Well, it’s not the first time that you’ve worked for newman enterprises and given our very complicated family history, you’ve maintained a good relationship with my father. He’s very happy that you’ve accepted the job.

Kyle: If victor’s happy, the world will remain on its axis.

[ Both chuckling ] So, is there something you wanted to discuss?

Victoria: Oh, no, I just thought that it was time that I check in and see how you’re settling in.

Kyle: I kind of skipped the settling in part. There’s a learning curve, of course.

Victoria: Uh-huh, which requires you collaborating effectively with audra. So, talk to me about how things are going with your boss.

Nate: You don’t seem to appreciate what a disaster this could have been.

Audra: It was averted because I went to victor and told him about adam’s blackmail plan. You know, victor seemed very appreciative of my loyalty,

Nate: Not the reaction I got for my role in this.

Audra: No, I– I made it absolutely clear that you did this to protect me and, you know, the company. That it had nothing to do with manipulation or personal gain, right?

Nate: You came to me, remember? I did act to protect you.

Audra: Look, and I’m grateful. Look, it’s over. Victor managed to shut down adam’s threat. Things worked out.

Nate: For you. For now.

Audra: Meaning what exactly? (Wheezing)

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Nate: Don’t kid yourself that this is over. Adam is still a threat.

Audra: Well, daddy put him in his place.

Nate: But he didn’t cut him loose and it’s hardly the first time adam has defied victor. The family is always going to come first.

Audra: That’s what’s really bothering you. You knew this going in. Is it what fuels your drive to succeed? The need to prove yourself as an outsider. Nate, you have.

Nate: Except now I’m in a position of needing to defend myself. Explain my actions to nikki, to victor.

Audra: You are hooking up with their precious daughter, running their precious company with her. You’re going to be under the microscope. It’s part of the job.

Nate: It is victoria, too. There is a distance, a wariness. She knows I didn’t let her in from the very beginning about why I was pushing for the merger.

Audra: You acted to neutralize the threat, okay? Not to mention merging the two media companies newman owns makes sense, okay? If a savvy businesswoman like victoria can’t see that–

Nate: I broke trust, audra.

Audra: No, you didn’T. Ashland locke broke trust with her among others. You acted in victoria’s best interest, okay? In my opinion, it just seems like she’s just dumping her old baggage on you, which isn’t fair.

Nate: Oh, well, thank you for the brilliant insight.

Audra: You are ambitious, decisive and willing to take a risk if the reward is worth it. That’s something we have in common.

[ Nate sighing ] Those are very attractive qualities, okay? And I can’t seriously imagine that victoria would want to change that.

Nate: It’s a matter of trust, audra. Tell me something. Have you ever trusted anyone? Been trusted in return?

Audra: Well, I don’t make a habit of it.

Nate: Hm.

Audra: Answer me this. Do you think you’ve, uh, done irreparable damage to your relationship?

Nate: No, we’ll work through this.

Audra: Then, what are you worried about?

[ Nate scoffing ]

Nate: Next time you need this kind of favor, look somewhere else.

[ Nate sighing ]

[ Audra sighing ]

Kyle: It’s a shift, of course, moving into the media sphere from the world of high fashion and beauty, but they share some common elements. Tracking trends, staying keyed in with your target demographic, connecting with your team.

Victoria: Mm-hmm, so they’re motivated to bring their best and innovate. Do you know this is not an interview, kyle? You already have the job.

Kyle: Hey, my enthusiasm is real.

Victoria: I’m sure that it is.

Kyle: Okay. It’s not just the rush of being a part of a business that has the power to shape and inform public perception. It’s a challenge. Someplace new, free from family drama. My family.

[ Both chuckling ]

Victoria: You’ll have a lot of autonomy over there. You and audra. I mean, we believe in her, obviously.

Kyle: Well, you should. She’s dialed into every facet of the company and the numbers speak for themselves.

Victoria: Well, I know that you’re still relatively new, but can you speak to her approach? What is it like working with her?

Kyle: She’s smart enough not to feel threatened.

Victoria: Oh?

Kyle: When someone else has a good idea. Not that I’ve had that many yet.

Victoria: Well, as with you, this job represents a fresh opportunity for audra, given the amount of time she spent involved with tucker at that other business. At chancellor-winters. So, did she ever talk to you about any of that specifically?

Kyle: May I be honest?

Victoria: Yes, please.

Kyle: This feels like kind of a test. Your questions aren’t really about me. They’re about audra.

Nick: Look, I never wanted sally to take dad’s job offer. I knew he would just mess with her head.

Adam: Or he never intended to follow through. And dad didn’t just renege on the offer. He shut down her options at chancellors-winters first. He just left her hanging out to dry.

Nick: Sally’s going to be just fine, all right? She will get through this. She will find something else.

Adam: Yeah, of– of course she will. That’s not the point. I mean, he hurt her and it meant nothing to him. It was cold and it was calculated like…

Nick: It’s a chess move.

Adam: Exactly. Just some expendable piece on the board, one step closer to his real goal.

Nick: And what do you think that is, adam?

Adam: It– it’s us. It’s about you and it’s about me. You’ve been walking around for months, angry at me because I decided to defy him and ignore this ridiculous decree that we not merge the companies when it makes sense from a business perspective. So why would he do that?

Nick: Look, what happened with sally, it’s–

Adam: Just another manipulation. It’s another power move. Only this time he used a woman that we both care about to do it. He had to take back control by showing us he’s still in charge. So what I don’t understand is, why you are not more pissed off about that? Febreze!

Victoria: Audra is still relatively new to the job and this type of leadership role, so yes, I am looking to you for your– your executive experience. Any opinion that you might have or inside information. You seem very protective of her.

Kyle: Uh, audra told me newman media was recently the target of a takeover.

Victoria: Not exactly a takeover, but obviously, you heard about adam’s backdoor maneuver.

Kyle: I know how difficult things can get during an internal family battle, but I would hate to see audra become a casualty.

Victoria: Well, I appreciate your sense of loyalty and I’m sure that audra does, too.

Kyle: You know, does victor know adam resorted to blackmail?

Victoria: Yes, he does. And there’s something that I should share with you. Audra was the target of the blackmail.

Kyle: What?

Victoria: She was involved in covering up a potential scandal at mccall while she was working there. It involved one of their clients, a singer. The charge was statutory rape and if audra’s role had become public in that, it could have been very damaging to her career. You know, it’s not surprising that she kept this information from you. That was a long time ago.

Kyle: Yeah. Victor’s aware of what she was covering up?

Victoria: He is and because she confessed everything to him, her position at newman media is still secure for now. And he also made adam’s blackmail threat disappear.

Kyle: Hm. Now, your questions are making sense.

Victoria: I believe in audra. I want to continue to have full confidence in her. It goes without saying I won’t tell her that I shared this information with you.

Kyle: And victor made it clear he was against the merger. So, how does adam still have a job?

Victoria: Investments were made based on adam’s involvement in this new entity, which will now be called S.N.A media. And my father’s not exactly thrilled about the situation.

Kyle: I don’t imagine nick and sharon are either.

Victoria: Let me ask you something. How do you feel about merging newman media with S.N.A.?

Kyle: With adam still involved and him feeling like he can act with impunity? Victoria, I think it would be a disaster.

Victoria: I agree. Hopefully, it’s only a matter of time before adam is gone.

Kyle: This has been very informative.

Victoria: Yes, it has. I’m very happy to know that I have an ally.

Kyle: And I feel the same way.

Chloe: So bella is on this kick about getting a dog and I told her when she is old enough and she can take care of it, but you know kevin.

Esther: She has her daddy wrapped around her little finger. Well, a puppy might be nice.

Chloe: It– it would be like having another baby, except one that wants to eat your house. I don’t know, it’s just– you know, it’s all going to fall on my shoulders and I just can’t deal with any of that right now.

Esther: Okay. What is really going on, honey?

[ Chloe sighing ]

Chloe: I walked away from my partnership with sally.

Esther: Why?

Chloe: Victor made her this offer to run a whole new design division under the newman umbrella.

Esther: I don’t understand. A whole division? I mean, that sounds–

Chloe: Too good to be true? Yeah, because it is. I mean, we have a great gig at chancellor-winters with, you know, good and decent people and I warned sally that this would be an awful decision, but, you know, she is just determined to see it through.

Esther: Yeah, to seize an incredible opportunity.

Chloe: Mom.

Esther: Honey, you and sally are great together. You have a successful partnership. I don’t understand why you would just walk away and cut off your own future just because you don’t want to work under victor.

Chloe: Because it’s victor.

Victor: Well now, my two boys. Do I need to referee?

Adam: Ha. No, we’re not fighting. This is actually something that we agree on, dad.

Victor: Really?

Nick: You offered sally an amazing opportunity and then you pulled the rug out from under her. Why?

Victor: The timing was wrong.

Nick: You had no intention of making good on that offer, did you?

Victor: Did your brother tell you that?

Adam: Why would you go through all this trouble to mess with her like this?

Nick: Were you trying to teach her a lesson or send her a warning? I would really like to understand this.

Adam: Or did you do it just because you could?

Victor: You’re both presuming too much. You can’t leave without cuddles.

Victor: Boys, all the time and effort I put in… to make you work together, to be successful, encourage you to become part of a family we know we can be and all you do is you come together and you focus on protecting sally spectra. What’s this?

Nick: Sally doesn’t need protecting.

Adam: Yeah, she’s going to move on from this.

Victor: Then why did you come here? To waste my time? I told you I simply changed my mind about the design division. We don’t need it. It’s a business decision–

Adam: You went too far, okay? She just lost her baby.

Victor: Son, you’re lucky you have a job. I’ve had it with your constant defiance. After the latest stunt you’ve pulled, I have reached the limit of my tolerance. I want the merger to have been accomplished by next week. There’ll be a press party where we will announce the launch of a new media company called S.N.A. If you won’t do it, I will.

Esther: Working at newman enterprises would bring your career up to the next level.

Chloe: If it was a normal job opportunity, but this isn’t normal and victor isn’t generous. He doesn’t just go handing out design divisions to people without the newman name.

Esther: Well, he feels that this is a sound business move.

Chloe: Or some other kind of move with an ulterior motive.

Esther: Okay. Sally just lost a baby. It’s victor’s grandchild. She’s involved with nicholas. So– so maybe this is victor’s way of acknowledging the connection without actually acknowledging it.

Chloe: Okay. Well, that is a very victor-like way of dealing with a very simple human emotion.

Esther: Yeah, but this– this is what works for him. That’s why sally wants you to be part of this because of what you bring to the partnership. I mean, together, the– it’s– the sky’s the limit.

Chloe: Oh, mom, you’re so corny.

Esther: Oh, but I’m right.

[ Both chuckling ]

Sally: Um, hi. Sorry for interrupting a nice moment.

Esther: Oh, your timing is perfect.

Chloe: Yes. My mother was just imparting some wisdom. She thinks I was a little too knee jerky when you told me about your offer from victor.

Sally: With good reason.

Chloe: Well, I think I was wrong and, um, I would like to join you on this new venture at newman.

Sally: You were right not to trust victor. Victor is not starting a new design division. Maybe he never was.

Esther: Well, then why did he tell you?

Chloe: Because it’s victor.

Audra: Thank you.

Kyle: Sorry, I’m late. Victoria wanted to see me.

Audra: Oh, what does she want?

Kyle: Ostensibly, to check in with me, see how I’m settling in.

Audra: And the real reason?

Kyle: She was fishing for information about you and I called her out on it.

Audra: Noble. But do you think that was wise?

Kyle: Well, I told her if it came across as protective it was because I know what it’s like when family infighting spills over into the business. You know how ugly it can get. I didn’t want to see you become a casualty.

Audra: Thank you. And how did she respond?

Kyle: By telling me all the details about adam’s blackmail. How he was holding that cover-up of that singer over your head.

Audra: Um… I should have just told you about it.

Kyle: No, no, no, it was perfect. My surprise was genuine and victoria thought since she withheld information, it would change the way I look at you.

Audra: Does it?

Kyle: No. I let victoria believe she succeeded in planting her seed of doubt. That it made me more watchful of you. Anyway, the meeting ended with her saying, uh, she was glad that she had me as an ally.

Audra: Nicely done.

Kyle: But there’s a more immediate concern. She doesn’t completely trust you.

[ Knocking on door ]

Nate: I imagine I look like a walking cliche.

Victoria: You definitely do.

Nate: I’m sorry for creating this tension between us. I miss you. And I’m encouraged slightly that you didn’t throw it in my face.

Victoria: And waste a perfectly good cliche?

Nate: I want to find a way for us to get past this. Can we? I’m not just accomplished.

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Nate: It was a mistake for me not to immediately tell you what was going on with adam.

Victoria: Yes, it was, and it brought up an all too familiar feeling. It made me wonder if there are more things that you’re not telling me and maybe I should see this as a warning sign.

Nate: I had nothing to gain by what I did. I was acting to manage a threat to protect the company and you.

Victoria: I’ve been through this before.

Nate: It won’t happen again.

Victoria: And I’ve heard that before.

Nate: I am not like them.

Victoria: Then why didn’t you just come to me from the start?

Nate: I’ve been asking myself that.

Victoria: And?

Nate: As close as we’ve gotten, as genuine as this feels, I am still the outsider. The one viewed with suspicion. I want to be able to tell you anything, to– to have that level of connection.

Victoria: And yet your inability to completely trust me has made me unsure that I can trust you.

Nate: No, it’s– it’s not about us. It’s about all the games, the– the brinkmanship. You know what? Let’s get out of here. Go away for the weekend and see if we can find a way to get past this.

Victoria: I guess it’s worth a try.

Sally: Victor had a change of heart about the whole design division and he said it is not happening.

Esther: Then why did he change his mind?

Chloe: Because he’s a heartless jerk.

Sally: He said it’s business and that’s how it works.

Chloe: Please. It was totally personal and it was definitely deliberate.

Esther: But why?

Sally: Doesn’t really matter why.

Chloe: Well, I’m sorry. It sucks for you.

Sally: Yeah.

Chloe: So, what are you going to do now?

Esther: You’re going to pull yourself up by the bootstraps and get back to work. That’s what.

Sally: Yeah, except for victor did us the favor of finding us a replacement at chancellor-winters, so I didn’t feel so bad about walking away to take his nonexistent job, so that offer is not an option.

Chloe: Okay. Well, on the bright side, we never got involved with victor.

Sally: But on the not so bright side, we are back at square one and have to start all over, come up with a new business plan and go out and find clients.

Esther: Well, whatever doesn’t kill you, it’ll make you stronger.

Sally: I’m not so sure about that.

Chloe: Mm, yeah, I always hated that saying.

[ Phone ringing ] Sorry. Uh, this is chelsea. She’s been going through some stuff with connor.

Sally: Yeah, go, go.

Esther: You can take it.

Chloe: Great.

Sally: Man, I got involved with not one, but two newman men and here I am. I put myself in this position.

Esther: Well, victor had no right to treat you this way.

Sally: Well, thank you, but I’m not the only one affected by it. I got chloe caught up in this whole thing and I just feel terrible about it.

Esther: No, sally, there is no need to. You are such a good friend to chloe and that’s more important than any contract or business plan in this whole world.

Nikki: So once again, adam is stirring things up and this time he managed to get nicholas to join him.

Victor: Well, I handled it.

Nikki: It’s been nothing but trouble since you bought mccall and forced those two to work together.

[ Victor sighing ]

Victor: The fact that nicholas was willing to side with adam to me is a positive development.

Nikki: Darling, you can only push them so far before it backfires.

Victor: Sweetheart, I push the hell out of them to get the best out of them.

Sharon: So, victor made sally this offer and then just yanked it away.

Nick: Yeah, dad told her that these things happen.

Adam: Yep. That’s what dad does when he wants to remind everybody who’s in charge.

Sharon: After everything she’s been through.

Adam: Mm-hmm. It’s about as cold blooded as it can get. And what about his parting words that if we don’t get the merger and the launch done this week, he’s going to step in and do it himself?

Nick: Well, dad has this never ending need to remind us all that, ultimately, he is always in charge.

Adam: I think there’s more to it than that. I think that he’s making moves with our company, if he hasn’t started already.

Nick: What makes you say that?

Adam: You know how his mind works. Wouldn’t it be the perfect thing to put us in our place if he took over S.N.A. Media entirely?

Sharon: Half the company would still be mine.

Adam: It doesn’t matter to him. He doesn’t care who he hurts. That’s why we have to act to get him off our back.

Nick: No, no. Just hold on. Wait a second.

Adam: We can’t afford to wait, okay? We got to take the fight to him, nick.

Nick: Are you kidding me, adam? That’s your answer? Before my doctor and I chose breztri for my copd,

Nick: So, dad gives us an ultimatum and this is your response. To push things further with no thought of the consequences.

Adam: I’m thinking about the consequences if we don’t act.

Sharon: Maybe we do need to be preemptive. I mean, from the beginning, victor’s been changing the rules on us.

Nick: And whose fault is that?

Adam: It’s mine, okay? For a lot of it. You both were right. I was focused on newman media.

Nick: Well, it’s a little late to own up to it now.

Sharon: Well, we can’t blame it all on adam. Victor has been all over us from day one, telling us what we can and cannot do. It’s become his vision of the company, not ours.

Nick: I mean, that’s a little too extreme.

Adam: Is it?

Sharon: It’s almost as if victor expects S.N.A. To fail. Maybe so that he can come in later and save the day.

Adam: Look, we have to find a way to take back control and get free of dad’s hold on us.

Nick: I’m telling you, this is not the way to handle things. I need a break.

[ Audra sighing ]

Audra: That’s the sense I got from victoria as well. That she’s no longer my biggest fan.

Kyle: No, I think she’s just making the same calculations any executive would make when there’s potential for a scandal. Besides, you’re obviously too smart and talented for her to let you go.

Audra: Well, if she does decide otherwise, she already has a very attractive replacement in my coo.

Kyle: This will blow over. You just need to keep putting up the same numbers you put up last quarter and you don’t have anything to worry about.

Audra: Hm. Says victoria newman’s new bestie.

Kyle: Being on good terms with her is good for both of us.

Audra: Yeah, well… I no longer have nate as an ally in the c suite.

Kyle: What happened?

Audra: Uh, well, he– um, he told me not to count on him for help if I ever get into another sticky situation that might affect his relationship with, uh, victoria and victor.

Kyle: Yeah, well, he’s just looking out for himself. That’s what he does.

Audra: What about you? When the going gets tough, are you the kind of guy who only looks out for himself?

Kyle: I will always have your back. You can count on me.

Esther: Everything okay with chelsea?

Chloe: Yeah, she and connor are going out of town for a while. She’s going to spend some time with her mom.

Sally: Well, getting away might be just what connor needs.

Chloe: Yeah, it was actually his idea.

Sally: Then, I think it’s a good thing.

Chloe: Yeah. Um, so she’s going to work remotely and she offered me a job to be her second-in-command at marchetti.

Esther: Oh, then why don’t you seem more excited about it?

Chloe: Well, because it would just be me and I– I mean, I really don’t want to leave you in the lurch again.

Sally: I think you should take it.

Chloe: But what about our company?

Sally: I’m starting to get the feeling maybe it just wasn’t meant to be.

[ Chloe sighing ]

[ Both laughing ]

Victoria: Yeah. Oh, I’m sorry.

[ Phone ringing ] Oh. Oh, it’s– it’s my dad.

Nate: I’m busy.

Victoria: No, no, no. You should get it. You should get it.T . Get it.

[ Both sighing ]

Nate: Victor.

Victor: Have you looked at the kirsten-mccall business plan as I requested?

Nate: I have. Yes.

Victor: And?

Nate: I have thoughts.

Victor: Oh, good. I want to hear them. Please come over to the ranch.

Nate: On my way.

Victoria: I don’t like this. With moderate to severe plaque psoriasis,

Victoria: My father’s up to something. He has a plan and you’re part of it.

Nate: If you’re right, it’s a good thing. A chance to reestablish myself.

Victoria: He’s pulling you away from me.

Nate: What makes you say that?

Victoria: Because I know how his mind works. He wants to replace adam with you. It’s a smart move. I’m just not sure that I like it.

Nate: Which means you do forgive me.

Nikki: So, you plan to use nate as a threat to adam.

Victor: Nate is not a threat. He’s insurance.

Nikki: Adam’s going to see this for what it is.

Victor: I don’t give a damn. Adam has been acting recklessly, pursuing his own interests instead of focusing on the merger.

Nikki: But this is just going to upset him, which will make him even more reckless. And darling, I know your ultimate goal is to unite this family, but this seems to be setting things in motion to create more chaos.

Victor: My baby, you’ve got to trust me when I tell you I know what I’m doing.

Sharon: Nick will calm down. He wants what we all want.

Adam: Yeah. Well, I’m more concerned about my son right now. How anxious and depressed connor is, how angry he got.

Sharon: Well, anger is good. Anger you can work with. The worst thing that connor could have done was isolate himself and keep it all bottled up inside, but the fact that he found the school near anita’s on his own, you should feel good about that.

Adam: You know, I have this fear that I can’t shake. We all want our children to inherit the best parts of us, right? My whole life, I battled this guilt and anger and this– this darkness and given chelsea’s emotional struggles, I can’t help feeling we passed it on to him and it just– it breaks my heart, sharon.

Sharon: You know, connor will get help. He wants help.

Adam: I just want him to heal, whatever it takes. I don’t want our relationship to become like the one I have with my father because no matter how much I hope, it just seems to get worse.

[ Sally sighing ]

Nick: You okay?

Sally: I have been better.

Nick: Adam and I went to see my dad to call him out over what he did.

Sally: Oh, I wish you hadn’t done that. Now, he’s going to think it was all my doing.

Nick: Sally, this was never about you.

Sally: Yes, this was about him making a point to you and adam.

Nick: Which is why I never wanted you to work with my dad in the first place. No matter what he says, it’s never just about business. Adam seems to think we need to find a way to get out from under his control. Sharon, too.

Sally: What, you mean break away from newman enterprises? Won’t that just make things worse?

Nick: I’m trying to play peacemaker as usual, but I don’t know how much longer I can keep it up. Eventually, something has to give and god help us all when it does.

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GH Transcript Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Posted on August 22, 2023August 28, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

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THIS STILL NEEDS SOME EDITING!

Dante: oh, hi. Anna. Thanks for meeting me.

Yeah. I wanted us to be able to talk alone.

Without Valentin?

Yeah, exactly.

Anna: Okay, so I want to see this evidence that you have…

Yeah.

…That he wasn’t at ELQ the night of the fire.

Dante: He wasn’t.

Anna: Okay. I want to see it.

Dante: I know. I’m gonna show you everything we have. But first, wait. Can you…promise me that you’re gonna get a bodyguard or something?

Anna: No! I’m not gonna do that. I won’t allow you to take away the one thing I have left — my privacy.

Finn: Hey, Dana.

Dana: Hey, Finn.

How are you?

Finn: Good. Where do you want to sit?

Dana: Actually, I’m the speaker today.

Finn: No kidding? Good luck.

Dana: [ Chuckles ] Thanks.

Kim! I am so glad you called. This is exactly what I needed.

Finn: Are you sick? Have you, uh — have you been diagnosed?

Gregory: Yes.

Finn: Maybe I’ll be able to help. Can you tell me what it is?

Gregory: ALS.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Alexis: Esme, I’m on my way to a meeting. What’s wrong?

Cyrus: May I offer you a word of advice? You need some kind of family to survive behind these walls. If you won’t join my flock, then I strongly suggest you find another.

Nina: Oh, hey. Thanks for coming.

Martin: Why are we here?

Nina: Because I didn’t want to go somewhere we might be overheard or seen again.

Martin: Okay. What can I do for you?

Nina: Listen. Are you still getting pressure from the FBI and the SEC to reveal your source for the insider-trading tip against Carly and Drew?

Martin: You mean, am I being pressured to tell them it was you?

Carly: Katrina, it’s not your fault. It’s okay. Yeah, I have an appointment, but I can leave when you get here. Okay. Be safe.

Willow: Ohh… Willow. Ohh, Willow! I’m so happy to see you.

Carly: Oh, my gosh. I’m so sorry it’s been so long.

Willow: You never have to apologize to me after everything you’ve done for us.

Carly: Are Michael and the kids with you?

Willow: Michael is working. Olivia agreed to watch the kids. I am on my own.

Carly: Wow. How’s that feel?

Willow: Good. Like something I wasn’t sure I’d ever be able to do again.

Carly: Okay.

Willow: Michael told me you took over Kelly’s.

Carly: Yeah.

Willow: Wow! Look at what you’ve done to the place!

Carly: Yeah, I just wanted to spruce it up a little.

Willow: Well, you sure did that.

Carly: God. It’s so good to see you. So what can I do for you?

Willow: Actually… I’m here to see if there’s any way I can help you.

Austin: There is nothing to worry about, Ava.

Ava: I am worried. And actually I do have good reason to worry.

Austin: Okay. Can we talk about this in a place that’s not my office?

Ava: I just need to know exactly what’s going on.

Austin: With?

Ava: You know, I’ve got this — this con artist Betty. She’s pretending to be a nanny. She’s spending time with my daughter. And I’m already, like, super worried about going to jail.

Austin: What, for killing Nikolas? I promise you, Ava — you are not going to jail for killing Nikolas. Everything is under control.

Ava: But how? How exactly is everything under control?

It’s working? Ohh. Good. All’s well. See you later.

[ Applause ]

Dana: Thanks, everyone. Now, who would like to share first? Finn?

Finn: Hello. Hi. Um… I’m Hamilton, and I’m an addict. I want to — I want to thank Dana for her powerful message. The idea of navigating life’s challenges while dealing with addiction really resonates with me right now. Recently, I had some — had some bad news. Some bad news about someone I love very much. This person has been suffering, and I had no idea. Had I have known, I feel like I could have helped them, but I guess I was just so caught up in my own life. But the fact that I — I couldn’t help them because I didn’t know they needed help, well, that’s left me just — it’s left me a little resentful. You see, because I have this — I have this good friend and she knew the truth and… she chose to keep it to herself.

Nina: This is important to me, Martin. That’s why I was anxious to set up this meeting.

Martin: I know. I know. I’m sorry. But my brother, Cyrus, had a heart attack. I had to take care of some business for him. And it’s not like the situation is all that urgent.

Nina: Maybe not to you, but I need to know if the SEC is gonna be knocking down my door.

Martin: Nina! Listen to me. I told you. It’s under control. Drew Cain took a plea deal. There will not be a trial. Therefore you cannot be pressured to testify. You can relax.

Nina: It’s really done?

Martin: Yes! There is no reason that Willow or Sonny should ever find out it was you who turned on Drew and Carly.

Nina: Okay.

Carly: The ELQ order is almost ready. Let me know when the wings are done. Alright. Sorry about that.

Willow: Carly, I don’t want to take up your time. If you need to work, it’s totally fine.

Carly: No, no, no. The lunch rush is over. I just have to wait for Katrina to get here so I can go visit Drew.

Willow: You’re going to see Drew. That’s great.

Carly: Well, it will be great — now that he’s out of solitary confinement.

Willow: Wait. Why was Drew in solitary?

Dante: Anna, from where I’m standing, I just feel like privacy should be the least of your concerns right now.

Anna: Don’t make me regret sharing information with you.

Dante: I don’t want you to regret anything. I want you to be safe. It’s my job to keep you safe. I care about you, Anna. Okay?

Anna: If they wanted me dead, I would be dead, Dante.

Dante: Okay. What do you think that shot was at the metro court pool? Was that just a friendly message — the one that put Curtis in a wheelchair? You have no idea whether or not they thought you were in that house or not.

Anna: If they were watching me, I would be dead already.

That’s what I’m saying.

They would have got me on my run.

Dante: Okay, there’s another thing I really don’t think you should be doing at that hour of the night on your own.

Anna: Oh, for god’s sake. It had been a long day. Alright? Look, I’ve already told you that setting a fire is too clumsy because you can’t guarantee that you will get your mark. What you can do is destroy a person’s life. They can take everything away from me, alright? My reputation, my memories, literally my home. Because I believe someone is out to leave me with absolutely nothing!

Austin: So, Betty collected some very valuable information on Sonny, and last night, she passed it on to Mason.

Ava: So then your crazy cousin got what he wanted, then.

Austin: Yes, yes. And he will deliver the data. And then we get on with our lives. We go find Nikolas’ body.

Ava: Ohh. I’ll believe it when I see it.

Austin: You can believe it. Okay? It’s gonna happen.

[ Telephone rings ]

Austin: This whole nightmare will soon be over. Hello. Yeah, no, I — I know. I’m sorry. Something important came up. I’m on my way. I got to go. Okay. I promise that I will let you know the minute that I hear back from Mason that it’s done.

Ava: Now, if I don’t hear from you —

Austin: You will hear from me. You will.

Jake! Hey. And Wyatt. Wow. Okay. Right. I haven’t seen you since last summer. What’s going on?

We had a little laser flip incident.

Oh, I see. That’s not good. Let’s — let’s find ourselves an exam room and take a closer look, okay?

Mr. Chase. This is Dr. Ashford. He’s doing a neurology rotation, and he’s gonna be shadowing me, with your permission.

Gregory: Absolutely. We’ve met before. I’ve heard great things about you from my son, Finn.

It’s good to see you.

I’m gonna have him stay for your exam consultation.

Gregory: Of course. Having two good doctors in my corner is even better. I know I’ll be needing all the help I can get.

So it’s been more than six months since Mr. Chase’s initial diagnosis. He went to the mayo clinic, and they did extensive tests.

Gregory: Yes. Unfortunately, there’s no doubt that I have ALS, and I understand that I am in for the fight of my life.

Y-you said on the phone you had another episode.

Gregory: Yes. Uh… I agreed to babysit for my granddaughter, Violet, and I took a fall.

I’m sorry.

Gregory: Fortunately, she wasn’t in the room, but… the look on her face when she found me…

Why don’t we — why don’t we get started with the exam?

Finn: Look, I know times like this, facing crisis, that’s the possibility of using again, right? But I don’t think that’s gonna help. Right now I have — I have someone who needs me. They need me now more than ever, and I just want to focus on being there for them. It’s funny, the things that come flooding back to you, though. They didn’t want to burden me with their problem, but they were reaching out, you know, wanted to spend more time together. And I would have, just if I would have known. I understand… why my friend didn’t tell me what she knew. I wish she would have. Because then I would have had more time. And time is so important. Time is everything. And I just want to spend every minute I can taking care of this person for as long as I can. I want to thank you all for listening to me.

[ Applause ]

[ Shower running ]

Cyrus: Ohh. We know the importance of cleanliness, don’t we, god? [ Chuckles ] Thank you for granting me another beautiful day.

Carly: I don’t know the details of why Drew was in solitary confinement. I’m hoping to find that out when I see him.

Willow: Okay, well, please give him my love. I wouldn’t be here if Drew hadn’t risked his life in Greenland to get Liesl Obrecht back for the transplant.

Carly: Yeah. He’s such a good guy. And he’s helped so many people.

Willow: It’s just so unfair that Drew is stuck in prison just because someone was spiteful enough to turn you two in.

Carly: Yeah.

Willow: Are you still convinced Ned was the one who turned you in?

[ Nina clears throat ]

Nina: Hi, Willow. Carly. Wow. Place looks really nice. The improvements you’ve made look great.

Carly: Thank you. Oh. I got to go.

Hey. Are you okay?

Yes.

Carly: Alright. I’ll be back later. Alright?

Nina: I didn’t mean to drive Carly out.

Willow: Don’t worry. You didn’t.

Dante: I’m sorry. Anna, I didn’t mean to come down on you like that. I know it’s, uh, not easy.

Anna: That’s alright. I’m lucky to have a friend like you. Everyone’s been very supportive.

Dante: Yeah, but you lost your house. That’s awful. And it’s got to hurt.

Anna: No, what hurts… is Curtis in a wheelchair because of me.

Dante: You do have to stop blaming yourself for that, though.

Anna: No, I don’t. It doesn’t compare, really. I mean, I — I’m not hurt and I have resources. Insurance is taking care of the fire.

Dante: How’s Valentin doing with everything?

Anna: He’s good. He’s very supportive of me.

Dante: And… he showed up by your side the morning after the fire. And since. But he lied to you about working for Pikeman.

Anna: He didn’t lie to me.

Well, he was dishonest. He withheld the truth. I-I just…

Dante: Why did he tell you? Why then? Why? Did it come out of nowhere?

Anna: I was putting together the pieces, and he came — came home.

Dante: You told him what you knew, and he realized he had no choice but to come clean. So, yeah, we don’t have to call that a lie if you don’t want to, but we both know he did lie to you about where he was the night of the fire.

Anna: Alright. I want to see this proof that you have.

can see Valentin’s car never showed up to ELQ garage. His car wasn’t even in the neighborhood. I checked the surrounding areas. No sign of it at all. Also, there was no water-main break. I confirmed that, as well. So Valentin was, in fact, lying to you.

Alright. I’ll take that into consideration.

Well, then you should also take into consideration why he would have lied to you that specific night.

Just because he didn’t tell me where he was, it doesn’t make him the arsonist.

I’m not saying it does, but it also means you cannot rule him out as a person of interest.

That is ridiculous!

Is it, though?

Why?

Why? H-he finds out everything you know. He — he has to tell you that he worked for Pikeman. You call me. I come to the house. Maybe he sees that all happen.

Any number of people could have seen that happen.

Yeah, but you said the person who did this wants to take away everything from you. Who has motive to leave you with nothing?

What?

Could Valentin want you totally dependent on him?

No! He loves me. That I’m certain of.

Told you it wasn’t broken.

Austin: Hey, now. It’s a pretty bad sprain. So it’s good you’re here. Jake was right to bring you.

See?

Austin: Alright. Here’s what we’re gonna do. Heat, ice, alternate. And try not to move it at all for a couple days.

Wyatt: Isn’t there some way you can heal it faster? I’m supposed to play cello at our band concert the day after tomorrow.

Austin: And that’s your bow hand?

Wyatt: Yes.

Austin: Yeah, that’s not gonna happen.

Jake: Hey. I’m really sorry, Wyatt. This is all my fault. I shouldn’t have talked you into going to the skate park. I messed everything up for you.

Wyatt: You didn’t make me do the laser flip. You even tried to talk me out of doing it again.

Jake: Yeah, it was really cool, though. I’ve only ever seen one other person do it, and he was a lot older than you, so…

Wyatt: At least I did it once.

Austin: And I’m sure you’ll do it again.

Dana: This is it. Thanks, everyone. That’s all the time we have for sharing today. Finn, could you lead us in the serenity prayer?

Finn: Yes. Yes. God, grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change… courage to change the things that I can… …and the wisdom to know the difference.

[ Applause ]

Thank you. Thank you. Good luck.

See you next week?

I’ll see you next week. -Bye. -Bye. Bye.

Can I help you?

Finn: I’m guessing you heard my “share.”

Alexis: Loud and clear. Good.

Let’s put as much pressure in there as you can.

Yeah. -Okay. That’s good. That’s good.

Uh, okay, so we’ll run more extensive diagnostic tests next week. For now, I want to get you fitted for leg braces and hand and wrist splints. Y-you wear them at home. Try to wear them when you sleep to help your extremities remain stretched and in a good position.

Gregory: [ Sighs ] Do I need a cane?

Do you?

Gregory: I don’t think so.

Then you don’t for now. Other than the episodes you described, you seem to be ambulatory without it.

Gregory: When the time comes, I’d prefer a cane to a wheelchair.

A wheelchair won’t be necessary right now, but considering the episodes you’ve had, you absolutely shouldn’t drive. Do you need someone to drive you home?

Gregory: Oh, no. I-I took a car service here. After what happened with my granddaughter, I-I don’t want to put anyone else at risk. I’ll — I won’t be driving anymore.

[ Shower running ]

[ Water splashing ]

Nina: Are you sure Carly racing out of here didn’t have a little something to do with me?

Willow: No. She was late for her visit with Drew at Pentonville.

Nina: Oh. How’s he doing?

Willow: I’m sure it’s miserable. But he’s such an amazing guy. Always positive. I don’t know how he’s doing it.

Nina: Well, I will always be grateful to him for helping save your life.

Willow: Yeah, so will I. And I-I’m grateful that even in Pentonville, Drew knows he has Carly’s love and support. He’ll make it through this.

Yeah, yeah. Of course he will. But it is still an outrage that Drew was even sent to Pentonville in the first place.

Yeah.

Carly: Hi. I’m so sorry I’m late. Katrina’s car broke down. I had to cover for her at Kelly’s before I could get here.

Drew: You’re here. That’s all that matters. I love you. I love you.

Alexis: I know you’re very angry at me for not telling you, and I don’t blame you. You have no idea how much I wanted to tell you. I did. I just couldn’t because he was adamant about me not doing it.

Finn: Hey, look, I understand the position he put you in, alright? He — hell, he probably wouldn’t even have told me now if he hadn’t collapsed in front of Violet.

Alexis: Ohh!

Finn: She’s okay. I just… Alexis, I can’t believe I was so caught up in my own life that I — I didn’t see the signs.

Alexis: Well, he was very good at covering them up.

Finn: Uh-huh. And you were very good at honoring his wishes.

Alexis: Too good. I’m sorry.

Finn: I know you are. I understand. He — he’s a very private and, uh, persuasive man. To see him accept this…

Alexis: Your dad is very brave.

Finn: I know. You know, he’s so — so excited about this trip he wanted to take. You know, all of us go on this trip. And I — I put him off, you know, ’cause… I could have done it. I could have made it work. But I — I didn’t. I got so caught up in everything that Violet was going through. But I could have made it work!

Alexis: Don’t you understand? That’s exactly what he wanted, is for you to just continue to lead a normal life so he could watch you and Chase and Violet all being productive and happy. He does not want you to zero in and focus on his illness. That is not how he wants to spend the rest of the time that he has left.

Finn: The time I stole from him.

Alexis: Just focus on today. That’s all any of us can do.

Elizabeth: …Ice and alternate. Let that arm rest for a few days. Okay? It was really nice seeing you.

Wyatt: You too, miss Baldwin.

Jake: I thought you’d be more mad you can’t play in your concert.

Wyatt: I’m gonna play. I just won’t tell anyone I fell.

Gregory: Wyatt? I thought that was you. Hi, Jake.

Wyatt: Hi, Mr. Chase.

Gregory: Wyatt, I haven’t seen you since our camping trip last summer. Looks like you had a little accident.

Anna: I didn’t realize you disliked Valentin quite so much.

Dante: Oh, no. Anna, look. I-I’m just doing my job here.

Anna: This is not about your job.

Dante: You’re right. You know, you’re right. It’s about more than that. It’s about Charlotte. She’s staying with us right now. Lulu’s daughter. Valentin’s her dad. We love her. She loves him. So I guess what I’m saying is you’re not the only one who thinks that Valentin’s changed.

Anna: He has changed.

Dante: Okay. But, please, Anna, put yourself in my shoes right now. With the facts and logic laid out as they are, are you telling me you wouldn’t even for a second entertain the thought that Valentin could be a suspect?

Anna: He wouldn’t do that, Dante! He wouldn’t!

Dante: Sure — but he would! Anna, you cannot just ignore the man’s past! He’s manipulative.

Anna: Oh, wow.

Dante: Come on! You know it! He’s always been that way. I’m sorry. Maybe you got too close to some truth. Maybe he needs you completely and totally dependent on him for some reason or another. I don’t know. But are you telling me that you can look at me and tell me you — you think there’s no way that he could have done something like this?

Anna: Okay. Whatever he’s lying about, it’s not that he burned down our home.

Dante: Your home. Why’d he lie to you?

Anna: I think it has something to do with Pikeman.

[ Shower running ]

[ Faucet squeaks, shower stops ]

Austin: What are you doing here?

Mason: Stay calm. But it’s almost show time.

Austin: Why would I care?

Mason: Because you have the starring role.

Austin: No, no. I don’t. I’ve already played my part.

Mason: No. It’s time for the big finale. You get to deliver the flash drive to the boss.

Austin: No, I don’t. I’ve got appointments lined up all afternoon. There are other doctors.

[ Knock on door ]

TJ: Dr. Gatlin-holt? Sorry. I didn’t realize I was interrupting.

Austin: You’re not, Dr. Ashford.

Mason: Yeah, I-I’m not a patient. I’m Austin’s cousin. The two of us were just… catching up. I’m Mason Gatlin.

TJ: Nice to meet you. Here’s the chart. I’m really sorry I didn’t get it to you earlier.

Austin: Not a problem. Thanks.

TJ: Have we met somewhere before?

Carly: I’m just trying to understand why you chose to protect Cyrus Renault.

Drew: Look. S-some guys were coming at Cyrus. I stepped in. We fought. We both got solitary. It’s — it’s as simple as that.

Carly: But it’s not that simple.

Drew: Carly, can we drop this?

Carly: No. You weren’t in Port Charles when Cyrus was out of prison and he was threatening everyone. I just don’t understand why you had to intervene. Why couldn’t you just walk away?

Nina: Does seem wrong that Drew was sent to Pentonville for what he did.

Willow: He has been so good to us and supportive in every way. He was supposed to walk me down the aisle when Michael and i got married. I could talk to him about anything. He would listen and give me the best advice. And he never had an agenda.

Nina: And I always do. I’m sorry, Willow. You know, sometimes I just push too hard, don’t I?

Willow: Yeah, you do. But in all fairness, you know, Drew isn’t my father, and he doesn’t feel as if he has anything to make up for. So my guard isn’t up when I’m around him.

Nina: Like it is with me. But I would like to change that.

Willow: Well, uh, you’re marrying Sonny. You’re — you’re gonna be a part of my life. W-we’re gonna be seeing a lot of each other, whether we like it or not.

Nina: That’s one way to look at it.

I don’t want things to be so strained between us.

No, me neither. We need to find our way to some kind of relationship.

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

But no matter what, you know, t-those things take time.

Willow: [ Chuckles ] Uh, well, I-I have to — I have to get home to Wiley.

Nina: Right. So…

[ Chuckles ] Okay. Alright. Bye. Thank you. Hi.

Ava: Progress?

Nina: I think maybe so.

Drew: The guy that came at Cyrus, he was way younger than him. Cyrus isn’t exactly in his prime, and I just — I don’t have it in me to turn a blind eye to something like that. I’m sorry. I guess it’s a character flaw.

Carly: Yeah. It is. But it’s one of the many things I love about you.

Drew: Oh, yeah?

Carly: Yeah. Yeah, I mean, if you were the kind of guy to watch an old man get beat up and not do anything and just walk away, you wouldn’t be the man I love.

Drew: It is kind of crazy. Cyrus was the one person I was trying to stay as far away from as possible. Now we’re basically bonded for life.

Carly: I’m sorry. What do you mean, “bonded for life”? All you did was stop the fight.

Drew: After the fight, Cyrus had a heart attack. I gave him CPR. I saved his life.

[ Shower running ]

Cyrus: You work in mysterious ways. Very mysterious ways. And I’m grateful.

Mason: No, I don’t believe we’ve met. Then again, people are always saying I remind them of someone. Sometimes even vin diesel. The hair and the voice.

TJ: [ Chuckles ] No. I think we did meet before. I just can’t remember where.

Mason: I haven’t really spent that much time in Port Charles, but who knows?

TJ: Yeah. Maybe I’ll figure that out. Thank you for the file, Doctor.

Austin: So you’ve met Dr. Ashford? We may have crossed paths.

Dante: Do you think he’s lying to you about Pikeman?

Anna: When you called me last night to say that you had evidence that he wasn’t at ELQ the night of the fire, Valentin was in the shower. He had just received some papers. Kind of looked like a contract, maybe a consultancy project or something. They had the Pikeman logo on them.

Dante: You think he could be working for Pikeman again?

Anna: I don’t know.

Dante: He told you he wasn’t working for them anymore, but then he’s got these papers with their logo on it.

Anna: Yeah. Could Pikeman have been behind the shooting at The Metro Court pool?

Dante: We don’t know that. Maybe — maybe they weren’t after you. Maybe they were after Sonny, and they hired Valentin to set him up.

Alexis: Will you please stop being so hard on yourself? Your father has gotten past all of that.

Finn: How? I was estranged from my father for years. I look at my — my daughter now. I look at Violet, and I get to watch her grow up. And I can’t imagine, not for a moment, her not being in my life.

Alexis: There is no value in dwelling on the past. There just isn’t. We just learned this right here, right now. Right? All we have is today. And I don’t plan on wasting a minute of it.

[ Cellphones dinging ]

Oh. Isn’t it nice that we’re so popular?

Back to the real world.

Alexis: Yeah. I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to tell you about your dad’s condition. But I’m glad that you know.

Finn: I’m not looking forward to helping him tell Chase.

Alexis: Well, I hope he tells him sooner than later, so he doesn’t resent you like you might resent me.

Finn: I don’t — no. I don’t resent you. I-I know I’m lucky to have you as a friend. If my dad had to tell someone about his condition other than me, I’m glad it was you.

Alexis: Thank you. I just wish he wasn’t so damn stubborn.

Pot, kettle.

Ahh.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Alexis: I got to take this. Esme has some other office crisis now.

It was nice while it lasted.

Hi.

Wyatt: If I hadn’t tried that laser flip again, I wouldn’t have hurt my arm and I’d be fine. And I can’t let the band down.

Gregory: And the doctor told you to let your arm rest for a couple days, so you won’t be able to practice at all, will you?

Wyatt: No.

IGregory: f you do try to play it, you really think you’ll be able to do your best?

Wyatt: No.

Gregory: Yeah. Sometimes… [ Sighs ] Sometimes you have to be honest with yourself about what your body can and can’t do. If you show up, try to play, you can’t do your best, then you’ll be letting everyone down.

Wyatt: I never thought of it like that.

Gregory: Admitting that you’re injured even though you really want to play… it’s probably the most honorable and generous thing to do in the long run.

Wyatt: You’re right, but I still hate it.

Gregory: I know exactly how you feel.

Wyatt: Thanks, Mr. Chase.

Anna: Valentin would never agree to set up Sonny.

Dante: Never?

No. Unless he was being blackmailed.

Right. Maybe Pikeman has something on him from when he worked for them.

Right. They could use it against him.

Yeah. Or, uh…

What?

Anna: Well, I know how much Valentin loves Charlotte. He’d do anything for his daughter. What if Pikeman were threatening her?

Dante: It’s a theory, Anna. Not gonna be easy to prove.

Anna: I just want proof that this theory is wrong and that Valentin is clean.

Dante: Well, we both better just keep digging. We need to find out what the truth is. No matter where it leads us.

Ava: I wanted to talk to Carly about Avery. Have you seen her?

Nina: No. She went to go visit Drew.

Ava: Oh. How are you?

Oh. I’m better, I think.

Well, good.

Yeah.

Nice to hear.

Nina: Hey. Question. Are you and Sonny gonna get rid of that new nanny of Avery’s? Because every time I see her, she seems kind of like a —

Ava: She seems like such a bitch, right? Yes. Hopefully she won’t be around too much longer.

Nina: Good, because it’s one less thing to worry about, with our wedding coming up and then we got…

Ava: Drew in prison because you sent him there.

Nina: Hey. Do you have to say that out loud?

Ava: Okay.

Nina: I mean, I was surprised that they sent him to a place like Pentonville.

Ava: Just keep hoping that Sonny and Carly never find out.

Nina: Well, they won’t.

Ava: You seem pretty sure of yourself.

Nina: I am. Because as long as my beautiful, intelligent friend stays quiet… the SEC is going to drop it. And no one will ever know that I’m the one who turned in Carly and Drew.

Drew: And I stayed with Cyrus after I revived him until the prison doctor got there.

Carly: Okay, so everybody in this prison knows that you defended Cyrus and then saved his life?

Drew: Word travels pretty fast around here, yeah.

Carly: The word is going to be that you’re Cyrus’ ally. So does that mean that his enemies are gonna target you?

What’s he doing here?

Thank you so much for taking the time. I really appreciate you meeting me. Here’s your patient, Doctor Gatlin-Holt.

On the next “General Hospital” —

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B&B Transcript Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Posted on August 22, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

Bold & The Beautiful Transcript

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Transcript provided by Suzanne

[ Relaxing music ]

Steffy: So, you think hope actually heard you? Took your concerns seriously?

Liam: I’m– I’m just saying I think maybe I got through to hope about who thomas really is.

Brooke: Sounds like you and liam had a very good conversation. You don’t know how hopeful this makes me. Yes, I agree with liam, you lost your way. But not anymore. You have to tell thomas it’s over and you have to save your marriage.

Thomas: Okay, so you wanna know what’s going on with hope and me?

Ridge: Seems like a reasonable question. You guys went through a lot, so yeah, I would like to know what’s goin’ on.

Thomas: Well, uh, we are co-parenting douglas, and we’re killin’ it on hope for the future.

Ridge: Please don’t do that. I know what brooke walked in on. She’s not happy about it, I’m not happy about it and I’m concerned. So, I need you to be honest with me.

Thomas: I wasn’t ever trying to hide anything from you, dad. I just– whole situation’s complicated and I–

Rj: Dad! You missed it. Oh! Thomas, hey. Hey. Am I, uh, am I interrupting or–

Ridge: I was just talking to thomas about his relationship with hope.

Liam: Thomas is your brother. You’re gonna defend him. I totally get that.

Steffy: Hope kissed him in rome, not the other way around.

Liam: Yeah, exactly. Right? So, as much as I don’t trust thomas, this really isn’t about him. This is about hope and her choices.

Steffy: And putting your marriage and your future in jeopardy?

Hope: I know it seems like to everyone that I went astray or that thomas led me there and that’s not the case, mom. I had my reasons. Thomas loves me and only me. And that is an assurance that liam cannot provide me because of our history with steffy and I kept hoping that maybe one day, he would change, and I just– I just don’t wanna live my life like you had to with ridge and his divided loyalties.

Brooke: Honey, I understand that. And I respect it because you are respecting yourself, but I have to wonder if there’s something else going on here. I mean, you’ve only been talking like this since you got involved with thomas. All these criticisms towards liam. I have to wonder if it’s some way of justifying your behavior? Being unfaithful to your husband with thomas? These hands used to hold me as a little girl.

Ridge: Well, I’m not gonna get into this. Not now, not with rj here.

Rj: Yeah. I don’t wanna get into it either, but I will say, I’m really worried about my sister. I mean, hope and liam, they have a great family. I mean, after seeing them today with beth, hope is really happy.

Thomas: She should be. Especially today, I mean, it’s an important moment. Seeing your child happy, fulfilled, succeeding, it’s– it’s amazing. I’m glad it went so well.

Rj: Yeah, it did. I know that you and hope kissed in rome and I don’t know if anything else has been going on, but after seeing them today, together, with beth… I just, I really think that hope should go back to liam.

Steffy: So, you told hope all of this? That she lost her way, thomas can never be trusted and you think she heard you?

Liam: I– I hope she heard me. I– I desperately hope she heard me, yeah. What?

Steffy: No, nothing.

Liam: What?

Steffy: I’m– I’m just– I’m confused. I’m just trying to figure out what this– this– this means.

Liam: What th– I don’t– I don’t follow.

Steffy: Okay, you and hope signed divorce papers. Your marriage was on the verge of being over. Are you telling me that’s not the case anymore? You want hope back?

Brooke: I admire the fact that you would like to be with a man that is committed to you and only to you. And you deserve that. But I have to wonder if that’s just an excuse to justify your behavior. I know you, hope, and I know that you feel bad about what you’ve done with thomas. You know, at the party, I could see the love between you and liam and beth. What a sweet little family you are. And that’s still there. And you could have that. But now you signed the divorce papers, so–

Hope: Well, apparently, they haven’t been filed just yet.

Brooke: No? Well, that’s great! Honey, why don’t you just talk to me? Tell me what you’re feeling.

Hope: You know, obviously today, seeing beth at her birthday party with her dad… had an impact on me. Yeah, uh, I– I was wrong for what I did with thomas, mom, but at the same time, I… I do have feelings for him and thomas does love me, fully, with his whole heart, but I think you can also be right too, which is that… I don’t know. Maybe I am looking for excuses for my behavior. Liam came over. He, um, reminded me of everything we had been through, with beth and thomas’s involvement in that and uh… maybe I… didn’t want to think about that because of how painful it was.

Brooke: Yeah. Thomas is wrong.

Hope: I do believe that thomas has changed. But mom, maybe I have changed too because when I look in the mirror… I don’t know if I recognize myself anymore. I think I just… I wanted a distraction. There was hope for the future, and then there was the show and then there was italy and then there was thomas and… I got caught up in him.

Brooke: Well, like you mentioned, nobody knows the full extent of your involvement with thomas, except for ridge and me.

Hope: Well, no one should know because it is none of their business.

Brooke: I’m relieved to hear you say that, sweetie, because this is hard for me, too, you know. As a parent, I hate to see you suffer. But… I am relieved. I am because I can see. I can see that you’re becoming yourself again.

Hope: Yeah, I guess we’ll have to see if it’s too late.

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Thomas: Rj, have I told you lately how grateful I am to have you back in town?

Rj: Come on, thomas, I’m being serious.

Thomas: I know. I know you are. So am I. ‘Kay, look at– I really respect where you’re coming from, both of you and it’s kind of nice, having family around, lookin’ out for me.

Ridge: I couldn’t agree more. We’re stronger together.

Thomas: I promise, like the both of you, I– I just want hope’s happiness. Actually had a similar conversation with steffy. Look, um… I promise both of you that I’m not gonna be the one who hurts hope. Not ever again, ‘kay? Now, if you’ll excuse me, I actually do have a few things to take care of, so I’ll see you.

Brooke: It’s never too late, honey. And the logans never give up. Come on, you know that. You and liam, you have such a beautiful, special family. And yeah, there are issues, but you love each other. And unfortunately, you got swept up with thomas, and… things happened, but that’s over. You can focus on your family. And you said so yourself, you didn’t file those divorce papers. So? That means it’s not too late, right? It’s never too late.

Hope: You’re right. You’re right, mom. You’re right.

Liam: I feel like you’re not hearing me. I might have actually gotten through to hope. That’s big, if true.

Steffy: Yeah, that– it is, it’s big. It’s– it’s great. I’m just wondering if you’re not hearing yourself. You think you got hope to wake up, come to her senses. And if she is willing to put an end to whatever is going on with thomas, are you willing to forgive her? Repair your marriage? Keep your family intact?

[ Knocking on door ]

Thomas: All right. Hey! Hey, come on in.

Hope: Hi.

Thomas: I, uh– I wasn’t sure I was actually gonna see you, you know? I hadn’t really communicated and beth’s party and all, and I– I– we already talked about this, but I wish I could have been there. You know, but with liam and the possibility of drama.

Hope: Yeah. I’m– it was, uh, it was great. It was, um… big day.

Thomas: Well, good. Well, I’m just glad to be a part of that big day now. Missed you.

Thomas: Hey. What’s– what’s wrong? To 50 years with my best friend.

[ Phone chiming ]

Ridge: So, you came by just to say hello?

Rj: Yes and I might have brought you something, but you cannot tell mom. You cannot tell mom!

Ridge: Don’t put me in that position. I don’t want to do that, I don’t want to have secrets with your mom. This is not what we do, unless cupcakes are involved. Ah, you’re a good man. Thank you. Someone raised you right.

Rj: Course, but hey! I expect to see you by the pool tomorrow, okay? I got some core routines we should try out.

Ridge: I’ll be there, for sure.

Rj: Come on! I’m just lookin’ out for you.

Ridge: Mm-hmm. Lookin’ out for a lot of people these days, aren’t you?

Rj: I– I hope it comes across that way, ’cause I’m not, like, I’m not like indicting him or anything. I mean, I still don’t fully comprehend why hope kissed thomas in rome, but, I mean, she has a family. It’s worth fighting for, right?

Ridge: Yeah.

Brooke: That marriage is definitely worth fighting for and so is your health, mister. I see that!

Ridge: How did this–

Brooke: Why don’t you enjoy it now because tomorrow, you’re gonna be working on your core.

Ridge: This is the most unkindest cut of all. You knew she was comin’.

Rj: No, I didn’T. I didn’t know. So mom, how did– how did everything go with hope?

Brooke: Good. Turns out, she might think that her marriage is worth fighting for. It may not be the end for hope and liam.

Steffy: It’s a logical question. After everything you two have been through, what you mean to each other, hope suddenly has this epiphany. Are you willing to fight for your marriage? Look, what– what’s going on with finn and me, it’s awful and I don’t want the same for you and hope–

Liam: I– I get what you are saying. How ’bout this, all right? I love hope, of course, but it’s not that simple. This is not about getting back together with her, for me. Sh– she’s the mother of my child, right? We built a whole life together. I still care about her and her well-being and her safety and that’s why I’m not giving up trying to get through to her because this is about… it’s about hope becoming hope again. Finding her way back to herself, and… away from thomas.

Thomas: I can see something’s going on. What is it?

Hope: Sweetheart,

what was your favorite part?

Beth: Being with mommy

and daddy. I love you.

Liam: Aw. Aw.

Thomas: Hope, something’s obviously different about you. What’s wrong?

Liam: How do you turn

to the man who tried to keep

you? I mean, what he did,

it was evil.

How do you let him

come between us?

Hope: I don’t– I don’t– well, I don’t know. I don’t know what I’m doing. I mean, what are– what have we done? I don’t–

Thomas: Okay. Uh, obviously, something’s wrong. Um, something’s really bothering you. I can tell, okay? So, what happened at beth’s birthday?

Hope: Just reminded me of, um… all of those… hurtful things we had been through.

Thomas: Ah. With, uh, with me. Things that were my fault. Right. Um… you know, I’M… way past that. You know that because, well, when you kissed me at the colosseum, that was beautiful. And these nights that we’ve had recently have been wonderful. And I promise, I– I– I love you in a true way, and I do, I do want a life with you.

Hope: It was just hard. Being with beth and liam and our little family unit together and… liam and I, we went to, um, drop off her gifts back at the cabin and we got to talking and he reminded me of all of the pain and suffering that we had to go through during those years when we thought we had almost lost her and also, of course, reminded me about… you keeping that truth from me.

Thomas: I– I see what you’re saying. But that’s– that was a different me. You know I’m not that person anymore. I’m so sorry that that’s a part of my past. I wish I could go back and rewrite it, but I can’t, right? But you know that I’m a different person, I mean you’ve– you’ve– you’ve– you’ve told me that, over and over again. So, I’m just, um… I guess I’m– I’m a little lost. Um… did liam get in your head or something?

Hope: But everything liam said was true.

Thomas: Yeah. Okay. Um… all right, well then… I guess there’s only one thing I can do.

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Review of “The Flash: The Ninth and Final Season” [Blu-ray]

Posted on August 22, 2023July 26, 2024 by TvMegasite Admin

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“The Flash: The Ninth and Final Season” Review by Suzanne 8/22/23

This is one of my favorite TV series, and I’m still in mourning that it ended. However, this season was so great that it almost makes up for it. I just wish the whole series had been as good as season 9. The writing was excellent this whole season, and they really pandered to long time fans (in a good way) by bringing back so many favorite characters like Hartley and Wally (but not Ralph, unfortunately), as well as other Arrowverse characters (especially Oliver). It would have been really nice to see Kara again, though.

The only drawback to the DVD is that there aren’t enough features. There is just the gag reel, some deleted scenes, and an entertaining featurette, “The Flash: The Saga of the Scarlett Speedster,” which is about the legacy of “The Flash” from comic books and TV series (it oddly never mentions the movies). I guess we’ll have to buy the complete series set to get more.

“The Flash” Season 9 delivers an exhilarating and satisfying conclusion to the beloved series, taking fans on an emotional rollercoaster through time, alternate realities, and the very essence of heroism. With a gripping narrative, impressive character development, and the return of familiar faces, this season proves to be a worthy and thrilling final chapter.

The ninth season kicks off with a bang, as Barry Allen faces off against a trio of formidable adversaries: Red Death, Bloodwork, and Cobalt Blue. The stakes are higher than ever as Barry navigates through time loops, alternate timelines, and his own past mistakes. The writers skillfully weave together complex storylines that keep viewers engaged and invested in the characters’ fates.

One of the standout aspects of this season is the exploration of destiny and choice. Barry’s struggle with fate versus free will is beautifully portrayed as he grapples with the idea that some events are predetermined while others are shaped by his decisions. This theme resonates not only with Barry’s journey but also with the overall conclusion of the Arrowverse, creating a profound sense of closure for fans who have followed these characters for years.

The return of familiar faces, including Jay Garrick and Eddie Thawne, adds a nostalgic layer to the season, tying up loose ends and providing heartfelt moments of reflection. The interactions between characters, especially the poignant moments between Barry and Eddie, tug at the heartstrings and remind us of the deep connections that have been built over the course of the series.

The action sequences are as electrifying as ever, showcasing Barry’s super-speed in creative and visually stunning ways. The battles against the season’s antagonists are epic and well-choreographed, creating moments of suspense and awe. The use of the Negative Speed Force as a central plot element adds a unique and intriguing dimension to the superhero dynamics.

The character growth throughout the season is commendable, particularly for supporting characters like Chester and Allegra, who step into their own as heroes. The relationships between characters are given the spotlight, leading to heartwarming resolutions and growth that feel earned and authentic.

The narrative structure, divided into “Graphic Novel” storyline arcs, keeps the pacing engaging and the momentum flowing. Each arc contributes to the overarching plot while also delving into character-driven moments, ensuring a well-rounded viewing experience.

In its final episodes, the season delivers a powerful message about legacy and the impact of a hero’s choices. The decision to introduce new speedsters in the closing moments of the series not only encapsulates the essence of “The Flash” but also leaves the door open for future stories and possibilities.

Overall, “The Flash” Season 9 is a captivating and emotional journey that celebrates the show’s legacy while delivering a fitting and memorable conclusion. With its intricate storytelling, exceptional character development, and pulse-pounding action, this season is a must-watch for fans of the series and the Arrowverse as a whole.

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THE FINAL RUN!

THE FLASH: THE NINTH AND FINAL SEASON

COMING TO BLU-RAY^TM DISC AND DVD AUGUST 29, 2023

BURBANK, CA (June 1, 2023) – The fast-paced DC Super Hero drama ends its nine-season run as The Flash: The Ninth and Final Season arrives on Blu-ray^TM Disc and DVD on August 29, 2023. The action continues through all 13 episodes of the final season along with brand-new bonus content. The season is also available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers.

Also available on August 29, is The Flash: The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc and DVD, which includes 184 episodes from the exhilarating DC series along with hours of bonus content from all nine seasons in one complete set.

After defeating the Reverse Flash once and for all, the ninth season of The Flash picks up one week after their epic battle, and Barry Allen aka The Flash and Iris West-Allen are reconnecting and growing closer than ever. When a deadly group of Rogues descend on Central City, led by a powerful and unknown new threat, The Flash and his team including Meta-Empath Cecile Horton, the light-powered meta, Allegra Garcia, brilliant tech-nerd Chester P. Runk and reformed cryogenics thief Mark Blaine, must once again defy the odds to save the day. But as The Rogues are defeated, a deadly new adversary rises to challenge Barry Allen’s heroic legacy. In their greatest battle yet, Barry and Team Flash will be pushed to their limits, to save Central City one last time.

The Flash stars Grant Gustin (Arrow, Glee), Candice Patton (The Game), Danielle Panabaker (Sky High, Friday the 13^th), Danielle Nicolet (Central Intelligence), Kayla Compton (Making Moves), Brandon McKnight (The Shape of Water) and Jon Cor (Shadowhunters). Based on the characters from DC, The Flash is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti (Arrow, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Riverdale), Eric Wallace (Teen Wolf, Z Nation, Eureka), Sarah Schechter (Batwoman, Riverdale, Black Lightning, Supergirl), Jonathan Butler, and Sam Chalsen (Sleepy Hollow).

SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:

The Flash: The Saga of the Scarlett Speedster (featurette)
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel

The Flash: The Complete Ninth Season and The Flash: The Complete Series will be available to purchase August 29, 2023 on Blu-ray Disc and DVD both online and in-store at major retailers. The series is also available now to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more.

Pricing and series information:

The Flash: The Ninth and Final Season

Includes 13 one-hour episodes:

Wednesday Ever After
Hear No Evil
Rogues of War
The Mask of the Red Death, Part 1
The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2
The Good, the Bad and the Lucky
Wildest Dreams
Partners in Time
It’s My Party and I’ll Die if I Want To
A New World, Part 1
A New World, Part 2
A New World, Part 3
A New World, Part 4

PRODUCT SRP

Blu-ray Disc $29.98 SRP US ($39.99 in Canada)

DVD $24.98 SRP US ($29.98 in Canada)

Blu-ray Audio: English DTS 5.1

Blu-ray Subtitles: English SDH

DVD Audio: English (5.1) DD

DVD Subtitles: English SDH, Latin Spanish

Blu-ray and DVD Presented in 16×9 widescreen format

Run Time: Approx. 13 hours

About Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (WBDHE) distributes the award-winning movies, television, animation, and digital content produced by Warner Bros. Discovery to the homes and screens of millions through physical Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD retail sales and digital transactions on major streaming, video-on-demand cable, satellite, digital, and mobile channels. WBDHE is part of Warner Bros. Discovery Content Sales, one of the world’s largest distributors of entertainment programming.

About DC

DC, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, creates iconic characters and enduring stories and is one of the world’s largest publishers of comics and graphic novels. DC’s creative work entertains audiences of every generation around the world with DC’s stories and characters integrated across Warner Bros. Discovery’s film, television, animation, consumer products, home entertainment, games, and themed experiences divisions, and on the DC Universe Infinite digital comic subscription service. Learn more at DC.com.

Proofread and Edited by Brenda

The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TVMEG.COM or its other volunteers.

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Y&R Transcript Monday, August 21, 2023

Posted on August 21, 2023August 22, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

Young & The Restless Transcript

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Transcript provided by Suzanne

[ Chelsea sighing ]

Chelsea: I’m gonna go check on connor. For him to call anita and just sneak off like that?

Billy: It’s okay. I’ve got my eye on the door. He’s safe upstairs. He’s fine.

Chelsea: Still, I–

Adam: Look, he finally let us in. He told us how he really feels. Why don’t we just give him the space that he asked for?

Chelsea: He wants to be anywhere but here, and I didn’t realize. I mean, I know he was going through something, but I didn’t know just how much pain he was in.

Billy: Yeah, he is, and you knew something was going on and now, you know more. That’s a good thing.

Chelsea: He kept his feelings bottled up inside because he didn’t want to upset me. That is my worst fear. My issues becoming his issues. His burden.

Adam: No, stop. That– that is not what is happening here, chelsea.

Chelsea: You don’t know that.

Adam: Okay, you’re right. I– I don’t have the answers, but what I do know is– is guilt is pointless right now.

Billy: I’m surprised that he wants to go spend more time with anita though.

Chelsea: I think he just wants to be as far away from here as possible. What are we supposed to do? Just, like, up and move? I mean, your life is here.

Adam: I know.

Chelsea: He has to be by you and– and he has to be by me. My life is finally getting to a better place. To leave now would be…

Billy: We’ll figure it out.

Adam: Actually, we will figure it out since he’s our son.

Chelsea: Adam, billy has been there for connor, okay? He’s a part of my life, he’s part of our lives.

Adam: Yes, because I am not around enough.

Chelsea: That’s not what I’m saying.

Adam: Listen. Billy, thank you for your concern, but chelsea and I, we will take it from here.

[ Phone ringing ]

Chance: Hey.

Sharon: Hi.

Chance: Thanks for coming. Mm. Have a seat.

Sharon: Well, it sounded important.

Chance: Yeah. I, uh… I have some news.

Sharon: Good news, I hope?

Chance: Could be. Very surprising, that’s for sure.

Sharon: Tell me.

Chance: Things could be changing for me in a very big way. I’m done. That was so good, but I am now very late for my meeting.

Daniel: Now, tell me it wasn’t totally worth it though. The chocolate, the coconut.

Lily: Yes, yes, it was so good, but I’m very full and sleepy and I have a room full of department heads wondering why their ceo is late.

Daniel: Eh, totally worth the wait.

Lily: Yeah, easy for you to say because your omegasphere meeting is later. You can go take a nap if you want to.

Daniel: You know what? That, uh, nap idea actually sounds pretty good and having a room right upstairs, I don’t see why I shouldn’t do something like that.

Lily: Oh, my god. I hate you.

Daniel: I’m kidding. Look, I’m gonna sit here, I’m gonna drink my coffee and I’m gonna be on time for my meeting because… at least one of us should be punctual.

Lily: Okay, fine. It can be you.

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Lily: “Okay, just a heads up, I am running behind.”

Daniel: Mm. You are so responsible. You are the consummate professional.

Lily: Oh, I know, I know, okay? So, I will see you at the office later?

Daniel: Mm-hmm. Yeah, you sure will. I’ll be the slacker with his feet up on the desk.

Lily: Okay, see you in a bit.

Daniel: Bye. Heather. Hey! I have been trying to get in touch with you. Please, sit down. Um, have you not got any of my messages?

Heather: Uh, no, I… I did. I just– I, um…

Daniel: Look, I wanted to say thank you, you know. Thank you for taking over for michael and for helping out with my mom. It really means a lot to me.

Heather: It’s just– you know, when I get focused on work, time slips away from me. I’m sorry.

Daniel: No, I remember.

[ Daniel laughing ] Um, you know, lucy shouldn’t have to be our go between though.

Heather: You’re right. You’re absolutely right.

Daniel: Are you okay? Come on, what’s going on? You seem a little weird.

Heather: Ah, this is hard for me to admit. I have been avoiding you.

Sharon: Okay, well enough with the suspense already. What is this life changing news?

Chance: So, I get a call from chief williams, right? Well, he’s not chief anymore. He’s retired from the force. I just– I call him chief for some reason still. Anyways, he’s been in portugal staying with heather before she got here, believe it or not.

Sharon: Oh, my god. Chance, you are the worst deliverer of news ever.

Chance: Okay, okay, okay. Paul retires, right? They name an interim chief for the time being. Nobody at the station thinks he’s right for the job, so when the police commission asked paul who he thinks should take over, he recommended me.

Sharon: Wow. Whoa, that is such a huge vote of confidence. Did you accept?

Chance: Well, I haven’t gotten the official offer just yet, but.

Sharon: Okay, but the offer will come in, right?

Chance: Sounds like it.

Sharon: How do you feel about it?

[ Chance sighing ]

Chance: It’s a big responsibility, right? It’s a big step up. It’s not just me and a partner working cases anymore.

Sharon: That’s true. I understand, but you know, you’ve had a lot of ambivalence this year about being a detective and I know it’s because it’s not all about just putting together evidence and building your case. There’s politics involved, relationships.

Chance: Always. And it kind of seems like the truth is, uh, an old fashioned ideal at this point.

Sharon: Maybe this is a new path. It’s still law enforcement, yes, but with more control and more impact possibly.

Chance: That’s what I think of. I think of paul and how he set the tone. He didn’t play any games. Didn’t let anything slide.

Sharon: So, when you think about having this position, how do you feel about it? Is it something you want?

[ Chance sighing ]

Chelsea: Billy and connor have become close. Billy has been able to explain things to a little boy who doesn’t wanna hear them from his mother. They spend a lot of time together, so for you to just dismiss him like that is actually not okay.

Billy: It’s all right.

Adam: You’re right. I am sorry that I diminished the role that you play in chelsea’s life and connor’s life.

Chelsea: Adam, I know you’re going through a lot lately. Everything that happened with the baby, so I’m sure the idea of connor leaving town hits you really hard.

Adam: I’m– I’m– I’m not thinking about me or my loss. All I’m thinking about right now is connor. He’s the only one that matters. And him running off to go be with anita is not gonna take connor’s pain away, okay? You mentioned that he should see a therapist. I think that’s the step we should take. I think he should talk to somebody who’s not his parent or his buddy, and someone that can help guide him to a better place.

Billy: I tend to agree. I mean, the fact that he did open up to us means he’s ready to talk.

Chelsea: Well, that’s great. You’re both right. Connor would absolutely benefit from therapy. But it doesn’t matter what we think if he doesn’t agree. He has to be ready and willing to take those first steps and we all know how hard that can be.

Adam: Wh–

Chelsea: Adam, I know our son. So do you. This is about so much more than talking to somebody. He made it very clear what he needs, what he wants and it’s to be far away from this place that’s causing him so much pain.

Adam: Yeah, and he’s gonna take that pain with him wherever he goes. We both know that, chelsea. The scenery, it changes nothing.

Chelsea: The first thing we have to do is listen to what he’s saying to us, okay? Hear him out. He has made it clear, adam. He doesn’t want to be here.

Adam: Okay, so– so you do want to leave?

Chelsea: I think the first step is we get him out of walnut grove where he’s being bullied and then, I– yeah, I think he should spend some time with anita. Maybe she wasn’t the best mom in the world, but they’ve gotten really close and connor adores her.

Adam: Chelsea, it’s still anita. I mean, god knows what kind of private advice that she’s gonna give him.

Chelsea: Oh, come on, adam. What is she gonna do? Teach him to grift? Give me a break.

Adam: No, that’s not what I’m talking about, but she just– she sees the world in a different way and it’s not usually in a positive and productive way.

Chelsea: Okay, so what do you suggest, hm? We keep connor here and he keeps doing therapy with sharon and he’s miserable? That hasn’t worked so far. Why would it work moving forward?

Adam: We take smaller steps. We put him in a different school and he spends more time at the ranch and he spends more time with me.

Chelsea: Are you really thinking about what connor needs or about what you want?

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Adam: Look, connor needs both of his parents. Taking my son hundreds of miles away, cutting him out of my life–

Billy: That’s not what she’s talking about doing, adam. She wouldn’t do that.

Adam: Are you still here?

Chelsea: Adam.

Adam: Chelsea, my son needs me and I need him. I mean, sharon is not the only therapist in town. Surely, we can find somebody else for him to talk to or we can get him into some support group and school is starting soon, okay? We will put him in a school that is not walnut grove. Hell, I’ll buy a frickin’ school if that’s what it takes.

Chelsea: You’re not listening to me or your son. He is a scared, little boy right now, adam, and I’m trying my best to make sure–

Connor: Stop it! Both of you!

Chance: You know, being a cop in this town definitely has its challenges, that’s for sure. Everybody thinks they’re above the law, everybody thinks they can manipulate it to suit them and take matters into their own hands and I get tired of that, so I have been questioning whether or not police work is where I belong.

Sharon: I understand, but you’re good at what you do and you said yourself, phyllis’ case reminded you of why you do it. It reignited your love for your job.

Chance: Absolutely. Getting down to the truth, following every lead, that’s gratifying. I love that. And when lives are hanging in the balance, I like making a difference too. So yes, I have been enjoying my job a lot more lately. But, you know what? I never really put too much thought into being a cop. It kind of just fell into my lap. Seemed right, you know? So, I’ve been trying to decide whether or not this is what I really want to do. It feels like this career chose me rather than I chose it. Does that make any sense?

Sharon: Yeah, yeah, I get it. Look at my winding career path. Coffee house owner, cosmetic spokesperson, magazine publisher, therapist.

Chance: Media tech mogul now.

Sharon: Yeah, well, hopefully soon. What about you?

Chance: I don’t know, sharon. I really don’t know. I like being out in the field. That’s where I belong. Working my own cases, doing my own thing. If I was police chief, I would be in charge of every case, you know? And the bureaucracy. I mean, I don’t– I don’t know. What do you think? You know a little bit about the gcpd.

Sharon: From when I was a victims liaison.

Chance: Do you see me as the chief of police?

Daniel: Wow, avoiding me, really? When did we get to that place? I mean, we are co-parents, for god’s sakes.

Heather: I know. I’m sorry. It’s just– you know, you– you have a lot going on with work and– and your mother and– and I didn’t want to interfere or um, distract you.

Daniel: God knows that I could’ve used a distraction from my mother’s shenanigans.

Heather: I just– I got the feeling that the whole family, you, summer, your mom, had some healing to do.

Daniel: Hm. Yeah, that’s for sure. You know my mother.

Heather: That I do.

Daniel: I would say that, um, some healing has happened, but you know, still got a long way to go. I mean, is that the reason why you’re avoiding me? It– I get the feeling that there’s something you’re not saying, so what is it, hm? Are you worried that I’m the same person that broke your heart and broke lucy’s heart? Is that why you’re staying away from me? Because it’s not the case. I’m not that person anymore. Next!

Daniel: I am not the same person that I was before. You know, the guy who totally screwed everything up. I would avoid that person too. I really would. But you know, now–

Heather: I know it’s different and you’re different and I can see that you really got your act together. I am tremendously proud of everything you’ve accomplished. It’s impressive. Video game designer, running your own division of this big company. Wow, you’ve– you’ve come a long way.

Daniel: Well, then, is it lucy? Did she say something?

Heather: No, of course not. You know that. She adores you. It’s often I can’t get her to stop talking about how talented her dad is.

Daniel: I like that. Yeah, you can– you can tell me more about that if you’d like.

Heather: I’m really grateful that you two have reconnected and that your relationship is solid again.

Daniel: Then I don’t get it. Why do you not want to be around me?

Heather: It’s not that I don’t want to be around you. It’s that I don’t want to complicate things. You have your life back on track, we’re doing great. We work as co-parents.

Daniel: I agree.

Heather: But we lead separate lives, so I’m just– I’m trying to keep it that way. Not blur any lines or confuse lucy. I just– I don’t want us to fall back into old patterns or make the other one uncomfortable.

Daniel: Almost sounds like you might be sticking around town for a while.

Heather: Maybe for a little while. I mean, my firm is officially closed. We shut down for three weeks every august, so you know, I don’t feel any rush to get back to portugal.

Daniel: That’s great. It is and I will take all the time I can get with lucy.

Heather: I think, to be honest, I didn’t share my plans right away because I wasn’t sure how’d you really feel about me sticking around town.

Daniel: I think it’s fantastic.

Sharon: You would be an amazing chief of police, if that’s what you decide you want. I suppose I wouldn’t mind you spending a little bit more time in an office, though I know you are an adrenaline junkie. I guess I’ll admit, I’d be glad to not see you in as much danger and you can use your sherlock holmes brain on all of the cases in your department, not just your own.

Chance: Yeah, this is true.

Sharon: There is one other really important question though.

Chance: What?

Sharon: Would you occasionally have to wear a suit? Because you look killer in a suit.

[ Chance chuckling ] The truth is only you can make this decision.

Chance: Yeah, I know, I know. I just value your perspective, that’s all. And I want to be ready if this official offer comes in.

Sharon: When it comes in.

Chance: You have made some solid points. Except for the whole suit thing. I don’t think I could ever be a suit guy, sorry.

Sharon: Um, james bond. Chance chancellor? Come on. Besides, you look sexy in anything you’re wearing or not wearing.

Connor: Please stop fighting about me.

Billy: Come here. Come sit down.

Chelsea: Sweetie, we weren’t fighting, okay? Your dad and i are just trying to figure out what’s best for you. What’s best for our family.

Connor: I already told you, I don’t wanna go back to walnut grove. I hate it there. Please? Can I go to a new school with new kids who won’t know anything about me or my family? And they’ll wanna be my friends.

Chelsea: But you have friends.

Connor: No, I don’T. Not really. Only johnny and he’s going away to another school. Everybody at walnut grove knows about my mom having issues and my dad fighting with his family. And they know about me and johnny finding out this year that we’re brothers. They talk about all of it when they think that I can’t hear them. Like I’m some kind of freak.

Billy: That’s gotta hurt.

Adam: Connor, I’m sorry that this has been hard on you. You know, your mom and I, we knew somewhat what was going on, but I wish you had shared this with us, how you felt before. And– and I understand why you didn’T. You’re a sensitive kid and you know, your mom and I, we love that about you. You knew that mom and I, we were struggling with our own issues and you were thinking about our feelings.

Billy: Connor, that just goes to show what a bright, great kid you are.

Connor: Yes, but that is not your job. It’s our job, okay? We’re multi-taskers. At least, we like to think we are anyway.

Chelsea: Your dad’s right. We can handle whatever you throw at us, but next time, just talk to us. Tell us what you’re feeling. Tell us that you need help. Don’t let it get to the point where you wanna run away.

Connor: When I was upstairs, I looked online and found a school near where anita lives. It’s for kids my age who have anxiety and depression.

Chelsea: You mean you found a school or you found a therapist?

Connor: No, I mean an actual school with classes and sports and kids. I guess it’s not just me who’s like this.

Chelsea: You found this just now when you went upstairs? Online?

Connor: To show you how serious I am. So you know how much I need to do this.

Adam: Listen, connor. This is a big move. I mean, are– are you sure there aren’t things here that will help you? I mean, I love having you here. We have so much fun together when we go to the ranch, at your games.

Connor: Can we look at the place? Please, dad. And if we like it, I could go. I won’t be that far away. You can visit me. A lot.

[ Both sighing ]

Chelsea: Connor, this is a big decision.

Connor: I don’t want to go to that bad place you were in.

Chelsea: I don’t want that either, baby.

Adam: I guess we can– we can take a look at what you found. What do you think, mom?

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Billy: Well, first of all, let me just say how impressive that is. You really thought this through. You took the initiative. You did the research. It’s great.

Adam: Yeah, it was very mature.

Chelsea: My baby’s not a baby anymore. But your dad’s right. I wish you would’ve just told us how you felt, that you were in so much pain instead of running away.

Connor: I was confused and scared, I guess. I thought if I asked you to move away, you’d say no.

Adam: Well, your mom and I, we will, um, we’ll do our own research.

Chelsea: Yeah. We will have a very serious talk.

Adam: Yes, we will make the choice that works best for all of us. Deal?

Connor: Yeah.

Adam: Deal?

Connor: Deal.

Billy: Why don’t we go for a walk for a little while, all right? We’ll get some fresh air. Let your mom and dad talk for a bit.

Chelsea: That’s a nice idea. Thank you.

Connor: I guess.

Billy: Okay, come on.

Chelsea: Now, do you see how letting connor leave is the right thing to do?

[ Adam sighing ]

Chance: Okay, that’s enough about me. Let’s talk about you. How goes it, huh? How is adustus?

Sharon: Well, adustus is no more. It’s now changed to sna media.

Chance: Sharon, nick, adam.

Sharon: Exactly.

Chance: Nailed it. Well, hey, at least you convinced adam that his name sucked. That’s a big step in the right direction, right? What else, huh? How’s adam? Is he behaving?

Sharon: Uh, not exactly.

Chance: Oh, that’s no surprise. What’d he do?

Sharon: He tried blackmailing audra charles into convincing nikki and victoria that sna and newman media should merge.

Chance: Geez. You sure you want to be discussing a blackmail plot perpetrated by your partner with possibly the next chief of police? Unless you want me to arrest adam ’cause I could totally do that. I would gladly do that actually. That actually might be a plus for sna. We could make it s&n just like that. Say the word, I’m on it.

[ Sharon chuckling ]

Sharon: Stop. No, we have adam under control, so no arrest needed. Not yet anyway.

Daniel: I– I’ll take that, thank you very much.

Lily: Hi, sorry.

Daniel: Lily, what happened? Did your meeting get cancelled?

Lily: Oh, there it is. No, I left my tablet, so you know, leadership at its best.

Daniel: I didn’t even see it. You know, you could’ve called me, I would’ve brought it to you.

Lily: Oh, no, no. It’s fine. Once I realized I forgot, I just told my assistant to reschedule the meeting, so.

Daniel: Oh, my god. The meeting, my meeting. I’m gonna be late for my meeting now.

Heather: I hope I didn’t make you late.

Daniel: No, no, no. No, this is good. This is fine. I’m really glad we got a chance to do this. I feel much better about things.

Heather: Me too.

Daniel: Get to my meeting. Uh, are you heading back to the office?

Lily: Um, actually, well, my meeting was rescheduled, so I have some time. I don’t know if you’re free, but maybe if you want to have coffee and catch up?

Lily: Well, I have to say, bravo to you for keeping phyllis out of jail. I mean, how did you even do that?

Heather: Daniel didn’t tell you what happened?

Lily: Well, he didn’t give me details. He just said that, you know, phyllis plead guilty and told the judge her story and they had leniency on her.

Heather: I mean, that’s the gist, but because it involved phyllis, it was much more complex and passionate than that.

Lily: Yeah, of course. I mean, she is her own worst enemy, but I have to believe that you played a big role in having her not serve time.

Heather: Phyllis really deserves all the credit. I– I barely said anything. You know, it’s strange seeing someone like her being truly vulnerable, but she did it. She opened her heart and let it all pour out.

Lily: And the judge bought it, obviously.

Heather: It wasn’t a matter of buying it. It’s about understanding what she’d gone through, but I believe that phyllis was sincere. Her remorse felt real.

Lily: Yeah, but I mean, you’re a mom, right? I mean, didn’t you think it was awful how she hurt summer and daniel?

Heather: Oh, my god. Yes. I– I was furious. I mean, lucy had just only recently stopped worrying about her dad, then this and all the worry came right back. But I am trying to take phyllis at her word that this experience changed her because it’s good for daniel and lucy. I mean, lucy loves the woman she will never call grandma.

Lily: Yeah. Okay, well, now that the case is closed, are you heading back to portugal?

Heather: Uh, my firm closes every august and– and I just picked up a few pro bono cases in town, so, um, lucy loves hanging out with her dad and I don’t see a reason to rush back. School doesn’t start for a while.

Lily: Yeah, nice. Well, daniel was saying you’re in a relationship, so does your partner care that you’re extending your stay?

Heather: It’s not a problem. Daniel seems like he’s doing really well, don’t you think?

Lily: Yeah, I mean, you know, look. Anyone who thinks that their mother has died and then finds out she’s alive, I think, is gonna be thrown for a loop.

Heather: True.

Lily: Yeah, but, you know, he’s looking forward. And, you know, I also wanna believe that phyllis has changed, but I’m definitely more of a wait and see kind of person. I just– I don’t want him to get hurt again and end up in that dark place that he was in that you and lucy had to deal with.

Heather: Yeah, I don’t want to see him hurt again either, but like I said, a changed phyllis, a better phyllis, is good for father and daughter.

Chelsea: I mean, this place connor found, it could be exactly what he needs. It looks like a warm environment, supportive, welcoming.

Adam: Well, the facilities do look solid and I– he seems to have classmates that would understand what he’s going through.

Chelsea: Yeah. He cld live in the dorm or with anita. I know it’s hard for you to let him go, especially now, but he really wants this and I really wanna see him smile again.

Adam: Gosh. Me too. But, I mean, chelsea, what about you? I mean, can you really get away from genoa city? You just got this amazing, high-powered new job.

Chelsea: The truth is, I can do what I need to do remotely, and I’ve got a great team I can rely on here. If I have to hire someone to be my eyes and ears, I’ll do that. It’s gonna be a sacrifice for both of us, but that’s what we signed up for, right? Our son comes first.

Adam: Mm-hmm. 100%.

Connor: Do you think my mom and dad are going to let me go away?

Billy: I think you made a very strong case for yourself. You know, your mom and dad, they love you a lot.

Connor: I’m sorry, billy.

Billy: What are you sorry about?

Connor: I know you’re gonna miss my mom if we move.

Billy: Yeah. I’m gonna miss your mom. I’m gonna miss you too, but that’s what phones are for, right? And I’ll come and visit you wherever you are and even bring johnny for a little visit.

Connor: That’d be cool.

Billy: Look, I’m not your parent, connor, but I really want what’s best for you. You know that, right?

Connor: Yes.

Billy: And all of this– this stuff, it’ll all work itself out, okay?

Connor: Okay.

Billy: You’re a brave kid. It’s not easy to tell people how you feel. To share those big, sometimes scary, emotions is hard and you did that. You should be proud of yourself. You’re an amazing kid. You got a very bright future ahead of you, I promise you that.

Chelsea: Thank you.

[ Chelsea sighing ] Sharon, hey. Could I talk to you for a second?

Sharon: Sure, sure.

Chance: Yeah, go ahead. I gotta get back to work. I’ll call you.

Sharon: Okay.

Chance: Bye.

Chelsea: Um, have you heard of this place?

Sharon: Yeah, I have. They have a very good reputation. They do great work with children and teens.

Chelsea: Um, do you think it could be a good fit for connor?

Sharon: I imagine it would be. Did dr. Malone mention this to you?

Chelsea: No, um, connor found it actually.

Sharon: By himself?

Chelsea: Mm-hmm. Apparently, he doesn’t wanna go to walnut grove anymore. Or live in genoa city. He’s having some emotions that are scaring him. He– he doesn’t wanna end up like me.

Sharon: Oh, chelsea, I’m sure he didn’t say it like that.

Chelsea: Not exactly, but I do fear he could be in trouble, sharon. He’s asked adam and me if he could move in with anita and get help at this place. He– he found it online, he asked us to check it out. I…

Sharon: Wow, so connor found that all by himself. Well, that’s very mature. I would take that as a positive sign.

Chelsea: So, I mean, you think we should consider it?

Sharon: Sounds like you already are and that makes sense. How are you coping with all this?

Chelsea: I feel guilty. I feel scared. I really thought I knew my son. I thought that we had great communication and now, I– I just– I–

Sharon: Well, don’t– don’t beat yourself up. I see nothing but hope in everything you’re telling me.

Chelsea: Really?

Sharon: Yeah. Your son, who is in grade school, is self-aware enough, smart enough, to recognize that he can’t figure out his problems on his own. He brought you and adam this potential solution. That speaks to good parenting and it says that he trusts you to help him with his problems.

Chelsea: Yeah, but what if–

Sharon: No, no. No what ifs. I see your family moving in a positive direction. I’m sure of it. Where are you going?

Connor: Hey, mom.

Chelsea: Hey, guys. How was your walk?

Connor: Did you and dad talk?

Chelsea: We did. We will go check out the school you found. I’ve already made the arrangements.

Connor: Thank you!

Chelsea: Oh, you’re–

[ Chelsea laughing ] You’re welcome. And I– I spoke to your grandmother and if everything looks good at this school, she says that we’re welcome to stay with her for a while, at least until I find a place for us to live.

Connor: Thanks, mom.

Chelsea: Yeah. Why don’t you, uh, why don’t you go upstairs and we’ll talk more about this in a few minutes, okay?

[ Chelsea sighing ]

Billy: So, adam agreed?

Chelsea: Yep. We both want what’s best for connor. So, we’re gonna go check out this school. Sharon says they have a great reputation, and if it’s a good fit, I’ll make it work. I will move in with my mother, god help me, and work remotely.

Billy: Yeah, well, you gotta do what’s right for your boy.

Chelsea: The hardest part is gonna be leaving you.

Billy: We’ll be all right. We’re in a good place. We’ll talk all the time. Connor already asked me to visit as much as possible.

Chelsea: He did, did he? Well, I love that. I just hate leaving now. You have so much going on with jabot and jack and ashley.

Billy: It’s okay. I’ll be fine. Connor comes first.

Chelsea: Thank you for understanding.

Billy: I’m gonna miss the hell out of you.

Chelsea: I’m gonna miss you too.

Daniel: Hey, I just got off the phone with your mother. Yes, we are gonna make the most of these next few weeks. Yeah, of course, I’m gonna take some time off. I don’t know, whatever you wanna do. You wanna go see a ball game, we’ll go see a ball game. You wanna go to an amusement park? Tell you what. Just make a list. Okay. Okay, I’ll call you tomorrow and we can make some plans. Bye.

Sharon: Good news, huh?

Daniel: Lucy’s gonna be spending the rest of the summer here.

Sharon: Well, that’s wonderful.

Daniel: Yeah, it is pretty wonderful. Um, speaking of which, you should probably stock up on the ingredients for those mocha fudge frozen blast drinks that she likes so much.

Sharon: I’m on it. I’m on it.

[ Daniel sighing ]

Daniel: Best end of summer ever.

Lily: Well, I know that daniel’s gonna be thrilled to have lucy stick around for a while.

Heather: Lucy too. She adores her dad.

Lily: And she’s so great. She really is. She’s so strong and smart and funny and that’s definitely a credit to you.

Heather: She’s the best.

Lily: Although, watch out for the high school years because honestly, mattie and I, we were so close and then all of a sudden, we just argued over everything.

Heather: Thanks for the warning.

Lily: Yeah. But it’s funny ’cause lucy, I feel like she’s so intrigued by daniel and I in high school and how we were so young and in love.

Heather: That is quite a story. I’m, uh, really glad that you two found each other again.

Lily: Yeah. Me too. I’m glad.

Heather: Daniel seems happy.

Lily: I think he is.

[ Phone ringing ] Oh, sorry. You know what? That is my team and they’re already upset with me, so I’m gonna take this.

Heather: Of course, of course. Take it.

Lily: Lily winters.

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Anna: [ Gasps ] [ Sighs ] Valentin? [ Sighs ] Hey, Valentin?

Robert: Diane?

Diane: Robert.

Robert: Judge bonds isn’t here?

Diane: Proving that his disregard for punctuality remains unchanged.

Robert: [ Sighs ] Damn it.

Diane: His clerk said he would be in soon.

Robert: Define “soon.”

Diane: [ Chuckles ]

Robert: So, how was the car show?

Anna: What was so urgent that your lawyer came over in the middle of the night? Oh, perfect.

Olivia: Hey. What are you doing?

Ned: I’m eating your lasagna from last night.

Olivia: No, no, what are you doing eating it cold? You’re going to get a stomach ache.

Ned: No, no, no, no, no. I like it like this — vintage.

Olivia: Vintage? Lasagna?

Ned: Well, not vintage. More like rock ‘n’ roll, you know? Late nights, music till dawn, cold lasagna.

Olivia: Right, right. Up all night, bar crawling, too wasted to put it in the oven.

Ned: Exactly.

Olivia: Okay, well, except for that, you got a working oven and someone that’s perfectly happy to heat it up for you, okay?

Ned: No. No, no, no. I’m not going to let you do that. You’re too busy. Besides, I really like it like this. And I’m used to it, eating on the go — cold and quick.

Olivia: Okay, okay. It’s not going to happen on my watch. You’re not eating cold lasagna for breakfast. Just let me make you a frittata.

Ned: No, no. Okay, I’ll make you a deal. How about warm lasagna?

Josslyn: Hello.

Carly: Hey. You’re up early.

Josslyn: I am going to the pool. Unless you need help at Kelly’s. I can totally cancel.

Carly: No, I told you, Pete’s opening up. Go have fun.

Josslyn: I’m not going to have fun.

Carly: Sounds like you want to cancel.

Josslyn: Well, I am going to be binging “Gray’s Anatomy” all day, not the show, but the book. I wish it was the show.

Carly: Oh, your semester’s starting soon, huh?

Josslyn: Yes. So soon. Too soon. Summer flew by. I have a mountain of things that I should have done over break.

Carly: You say that every year, and then you ace all your tests and tell me how interesting your classes are.

Josslyn: I know, I know, and they’re interesting. It’s just so much to remember. And then life happens, and I get distracted.

Carly: Life’s always happening.

Josslyn: I know. I have to stop delaying. I’m trying to remember that “tough times don’t last, but tough people do.”

Carly: That’s right. Mom’s Aunt Ruby. That’s what she used to say.

Josslyn: Mm-hmm. Okay, well, if you need me, call me, text me. I will be in mental boot camp.

Carly: Keep your phone on.

Josslyn: Okay.

Carly: [ Sighs ] Alright.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Carly: Hello.

Woman: Collect call from Pentonville Penitentiary. Will you accept the charges?

Carly: Absolutely.

[ Beep ]

[ Lock beeps ]

Anna: Hi. [ Sighs ]

Betty: Mason, I already got you the goods. Why do I have to keep up this nanny act? Yeah, yeah. Okay. But it’ll cost ya. Hey, listen, Taffy, um, I am just arriving at work, but you should definitely see the dry cleaners. We’ll talk later.

Gabe: Morning.

Betty: Angora. It’s her own fault, really. You should never dry-clean angora.

Gabe: You’re telling me.

Sonny: [ Chuckles ] Thanks, Brick. Just stay in touch, will ya? Yeah.

[ Knock on door ]

Sonny: Got to go. Bye.

Betty: Good morning, Mr. Corinthos.

Sonny: Hi, Betty. Come on in. I don’t want to be disturbed.

Gabe: Copy that.

Betty: Is Avery ready to go?

Sonny: You’re not getting anywhere near Avery.

Drew: Carly?

Carly: Yes, Drew, it’s me. You’re out of solitary?

Drew: Yeah.

Carly: Thank god.

Drew: I was starting to go crazy in there.

Carly: Sam told me she brought Scout to see you.

Drew: I know. I know. I heard.

Carly: I can’t believe they turned Scout away.

Drew: I’m so sorry that I couldn’t let anybody know.

Carly: That’s okay. That’s okay. Don’t worry about me. I’m just so glad you got out sooner.

Drew: Sooner? How did you know how long it was supposed to be? Carly, what did you do?

Betty: What’s wrong? Why don’t you want me near Avery?

Sonny: Isn’t it obvious? Avery’s sick. I’d hate for you to catch it.

[ Both chuckle ]

Betty: Oh, Mr. Corinthos, that’s, um, so considerate of you. Aw, I was really looking forward to seeing her today. I hope she feels better, the poor little cupcake. Well, just text me when you need me again.

Sonny: Betty. Here’s a little something, even, uh… a little extra for you.

Betty: Oh, my gosh. Thank you so much.

Sonny: Hey. Goodbye, Betty.

Betty: Bye.

Sonny: Dex. You know what to do.

[ Door closes ]

Ned: This is actually a pretty nice spread you have here.

Olivia: Yeah, that’s putting it mildly.

Ned: You know, the kid is always going on about horses and bugs. He was telling me about some spotted lanternfly that’s invading New York.

Olivia: Yes, I hear about it every day. Leo is on the patrol.

Ned: [ Chuckles ] He’s a good kid. He wants me to teach him how to play the banjo.

Olivia: You play the banjo?

Ned: Not in the slightest.

Olivia: [ Chuckles ]

Ned: You know what? This is good.

Olivia: Yeah?

Ned: I have to admit, lasagna is definitely better warmed up.

Olivia: Want the extra parmesan?

Ned: No. No, no, no, no, no. I hate that. It’s like putting a sax solo on a punk-rock song. It just doesn’t fit.

Olivia: It’s weird. Ned always loved it.

Ned: I’m not Ned.

Olivia: I know. Sorry.

Ned: Forget it.

Olivia: So, late night, huh?

Ned: Busted.

Olivia: Must’ve been quite a party. [ Chuckles ] Guess I wasn’t aware that Port Charles had such a vibrant after-hours scene.

Ned: No, it was up to me to create my own party scene.

Olivia: Did you meet any, uh, interesting party animals?

Diane: Well, thank you for asking, Robert. The car show was wonderful. Just row upon row of the most exquisite new vehicles. I felt like I’d stepped into the future.

Robert: [ Chuckles ] Hm. So, uh… what was your favorite?

Diane: Oh, how can you even ask me that with so many — so many amazing models to choose from? All the chrome was buffed to a near-mirror-like perfection. All the new leather interiors and the reliable engines. There were some electric vehicles, gorgeous colors. All in all, a wonderful time was had.

Robert: Alexis enjoy it?

Diane: Alexis?

Robert: Yeah, you took her.

Diane: I remember. Oh, right. No, no, no. Right, right. Well, after you expressed little — well, no interest, I did ask Alexis, yes, and she could not go, so I took Chris.

Robert: Chris?

Diane: Mm-hmm. Chris Simmons.

Robert: Uh, did — did he — she e-enjoy the car show?

Diane: Very much so. Almost as much as me.

Robert: Where the hell’s that judge?

Anna: I was going to text you, but I-I can’t find my phone.

Valentin: Wouldn’t be this phone, would it?

Anna: Oh, yeah. Yeah, that’s — [ chuckles ] I — sorry, when I woke up, I was really disoriented. I didn’t know where I was. And you weren’t here. Um, where did you go?

Valentin: I was at ELQ. I, uh… I noticed they’re still not up and running thanks to the water damage for the servers.

Anna: How is that?

Valentin: I’m sure it’ll be fixed soon. Ned Quartermaine’s not really acting like himself these days, so I have to stop by and keep the ship afloat.

Anna: Right, right. I feel very sorry for Olivia, everyone over there, because it’s — it’s so unsettling when someone you know is acting strangely.

Valentin: I’m sure it is. I haven’t had a lot of time to talk to the Quartermaines.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Anna: Oh, is that ELQ?

Valentin: Yeah. But don’t worry. I’ll let it go to voicemail. What can I do for you?

Anna: Well, you can help me find out who is literally trying to destroy my life… and why.

Anna: Someone out there is trying to kill me or at least destabilize me so much that I take my eye off the ball.

Valentin: Well, listen, I would like nothing more than to smoke them out and…

Anna: What?

Valentin: ….Strangle a confession from them.

Anna: Wow. Really? Smoke them out?

Valentin: That was a poor choice of words. My point is, I don’t think that it’s the appropriate course of action.

Anna: Y-you’re not?

Valentin: You and I both know that we’re dealing with a professional. This was a professional job.

Anna: Okay, so we just drop it? We just ignore the fact that there was a public shooting and that my life went up in flames?

Valentin: No. Of course not. We’re dealing with people who can cover their tracks.

Anna: Mm. And we have experience in that department, too.

Valentin: I will continue to make inquiries of my sources, but we need to prepare ourselves that there are not going to be any easy answers.

Anna: I have to have a shower. I got to go to my lawyer and then insurance company. Got to put what’s left of my life back together, you know?

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Robert: The judge is taking his sweet time.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Robert: Yeah, Scorpio. What? When? No, of course I know nothing about it. What? Well, no, I’m in the judge’s office, waiting for him to get back. Yeah. I’m on my way.

Diane: Is there a fire that needs putting out in the D.A.’s office?

Robert: Fire’s been put out. Destroyed a life, though.

Carly: I didn’t do anything.

Drew: Meaning?

Carly: Sonny did. I didn’t ask him to, but I’m so glad he did.

Drew: Well, he, uh — he did say that he was going to do whatever he could for me while I was inside.

Carly: Are you okay?

Drew: Carly, I’m fine. The other guy? Not so much.

Carly: What? Why? What happened?

Drew: Nothing I can’t handle. Don’t worry.

Carly: Does this have anything to do with you being put in solitary confinement?

Drew: [ Sighs ] I got into it with a guy who was giving another inmate a hard time. I couldn’t just stand by and watch it happen. Okay?

Carly: [ Sighs ] You don’t have to protect everyone, Drew. Who was this inmate that you helped?

Drew: Cyrus Renault.

Betty: [ Sighs ]

Pool attendant: Would you like something from the brunch menu?

Betty: I’ll have the American breakfast with extra bacon. And I mean extra bacon. Rye toast.

Pool attendant: Alright.

Betty: Hey, I’m not done. Bring me a Bloody Mary, but forget the horseradish. Got it?

Pool attendant: Yes.

Josslyn: Drinking on the job? Or were you fired already?

Betty: Your sister’s sick, so back off.

Josslyn: Oh, it looks like I touched a nerve. Instead of Mary Poppins, I’m going to call you Bloody Mary. Hey, what are you doing here? I thought you were wor–

Sonny: Ava, can I just talk? Avery’s with me. She’s not going to be with Betty today. She is fine. Now, listen to me, okay? We already set the trap. We just have to spring it, and then we’re going to get the answers we need.

Ned: No party animals. Uh, unless you count Tracy.

Olivia: Tracy?

Ned: Yeah, she was here, doing a preemptive hangover strike with water and ibuprofen.

Olivia: Oh.

Ned: Definitely had a few too many. No, the real party was me and the old six-string in the solarium. Great acoustics in there.

Olivia: Acoustics? So what exactly were you and your six-string doing up in the solarium, hmm?

Ned: I was writing a song.

Olivia: So you do write your own songs?

Ned: Oh, yeah, yeah. You got to write your own material if you really want to stand out.

Olivia: Music’s a tough business.

Ned: Yes, it is. But I have help.

Olivia: Ah?

Ned: You might say a muse.

Olivia: A muse. So what is this — this, uh, muse? A magical spirit that whispers sweet lyrics into your ear or something?

Ned: [ Chuckles ] Sort of. Although, my muse is a little more earthly. Ever hear of Elvis Presley?

Olivia: “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” Elvis Pre– yes, yes, I’ve heard of him. That’s your muse?

Ned: The one and only.

[ Both laugh ]

Ned: Well, let’s just say he inspires me.

Olivia: Okay.

Ned: And music… music, it’s the fire in my belly. It’s the spark in my soul.

Olivia: It really is everything to you, isn’t it?

Ned: Yeah. Makes me who I am.

Olivia: So, you and your guitar in the solarium with the ghost of Elvis.

Ned: Just us and the spirits.

Olivia: [ Chuckles ] That sounds like a hell of an audience.

Ned: I can think of better. So what do you say? Do you want to hear what I’ve written so far?

Olivia: You mean…

Ned: Do you want to hear my song?

Olivia: I would love to.

Ned: Alright. Just give me a sec. I’ll go get my guitar.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Diane: Robert, I can’t even imagine what Anna’s going through.

Robert: She’s been through so much. First, the exposé with The Bureau and now this.

Diane: Do they have any idea what caused it?

Robert: Arson. Look, I’ve got to go see her. When Bonds gets here, tell him I’ll send my A.D.A. over to handle it all.

Anna: Valentin, do you have any scissors? Please… [ Sighs ] [ Sighs ]

Valentin: I assume this is important if you’re willing to risk meeting in your home.

Sonny: Yes, it is important. That message you had Anna deliver — what was that about?

Carly: Cyrus Renault? Why would you help him?

Drew: Carly, I-I did what I had to do. Let’s not get into this now, okay? I — I only have a little bit of time left on this call. I don’t want to waste it on him. I’m way more interested in you. You okay?

Carly: I miss you. But I’m fine.

Drew: You don’t sound fine.

Carly: I’m just so glad you’re out of solitary confinement.

Drew: Hey, um, Carly, my, uh — my time’s up.

Carly: [ Sighs ] Okay. I love you.

Drew: I love you, too. Hey, if you can, come and see me today, okay? I really miss you.

Carly: I’ll be there. I promise.

Drew: Okay, bye.

Carly: Bye.

Betty: [ Scoffs ] Get a room.

Dex: Sorry I’m late.

Josslyn: It’s fine. Um, I was just stu–

Dex: Waiting on me, like usual. Sorry. Traffic was a nightmare.

Josslyn: Um, okay, well, now that you’re here, you can help me learn about muscles for my anatomy course.

Dex: Gladly.

Drew: Come on, man. Come on. Don’t do this, Cyrus. Fight!

Cyrus: Drew Cain. We meet again.

Olivia: That sounds exhausting, and I hope that you are taking care of yourself.

Monica: Oh, don’t worry about me. It’s a lot less stressful than dealing with Tracy. Is she behaving?

Olivia: Barely. And I wish you were here to referee.

Monica: You don’t need me for that. You’ve got Brook Lynn, and she’s the best Tracy wrangler, by far. Hey, listen, I’m really calling because I wanted to check in on you and see how things were with Ned.

Olivia: You mean Eddie?

Ned: Ready to serenade you.

Monica: Still? I know I’ve only been gone a week, but I really hoped for some progress. None?

Olivia: Nope.

Monica: I’m sorry. How is it going? Are you okay?

Olivia: I’m okay. Actually… things are going alright.

[ Anna sighs ]

Anna: [ Sighs ]

[ Knock on door ]

Robert: Anna, are you there?

Anna: Oh!

Robert: I’m sorry I didn’t get here any sooner. I heard about the fire. Is it arson?

Anna: [ Sniffles ] It’s all gone.

Robert: The house is completely destroyed?

Anna: Mm. Yeah, yeah. I mean, it doesn’t matter. It’s just a house and clothes and furniture. [ Sniffles ] It’s, like, memories and things that I really wanted to hold on to forever, from Robin and Emma and, like, photographs and [sighs] This little thing that Noah had made me out of driftwood. It was just so beautiful, and now it’s gone. Oh, God, it’s all just gone.

Valentin: Sonny, I have an acquaintance who used to work at Pikeman who gave me the heads up that there may be some personnel changes coming. I thought that was information I should pass along to you.

Sonny: Heads-up? What does that mean? Is there trouble in the Pikeman organization?

Valentin: No.

Sonny: No? Are you sure about that? Huh?

Valentin: Maybe.

Sonny: What are you not telling me?

Valentin: Listen, trouble or no, it doesn’t change the fact that there are elements in the Pikeman organization that are frustrated with your lack of cooperation.

Sonny: My lack of cooperation? You know what? You can tell your friend to tell Pikeman to take their frustration and shove it. I told them months ago that I’m not going to lift a finger until they give me answers on the warehouse shooting.

Valentin: Maybe they don’t have answers. This is a big deal. I don’t think they’re going to tank it by withholding information.

Sonny: Well, you seem to have a lot of insight into Pikeman. Are you — are you working for them?

Valentin: No.

Sonny: Maybe I should just call this off.

Valentin: Sonny, you can’t do that.

Sonny: Watch me.

Carly: Hey. How bad is it?

Diane: Why do you assume I only bring bad news?

Carly: ‘Cause you’re a lawyer.

Cyrus: They let you out.

Drew: They did.

Cyrus: I’m sorry. Solitary can be, for most, unbearable, but you seem to have survived unscathed.

Drew: Do I?

Cyrus: My experiences there have brought me closer to God.

Drew: Really? Mine brought me closer to insanity.

Cyrus: But now you’re out.

Drew: And you’re alive. And you look well.

Cyrus: You know, the heart attack was just a divine reminder that we have far less control over our lives than we think.

Drew: Certainly true in this place.

Cyrus: Oh, that’s true everywhere. But a warrior like you, Drew, seldom accepts such a notion. You live in the realm of strategy and calculated risks in order to navigate the chaos of war.

Drew: The war is over, Cyrus. You lost.

Cyrus: [ Chuckles ] The war is never over, Mr. Cain. I will never forget what you did for me. I owe you my life.

Betty: The eggs were cold. Oh, and bring me another Bloody Mary.

Pool attendant: Right away.

Josslyn: Another drink, and it’s not even lunch. Maybe it’s a good thing Avery’s sick — if she even is sick.

Dex: You know, all these diagrams make me even more appreciative of the human body. I mean, what a work of art.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Betty: Damned Mason. Yeah?

Dex: Hey, would you mind switching seats? Um, I could really use some sun.

Betty: Okay, okay, okay. I got it. I got it. I understand.

Monica: Goodbye, Olivia. I love you. Take care.

Olivia: I love you, too, Monica. Take care.

[ Beep ]

Olivia: Oh, I’m worried about her. She’s pushing herself too hard, doing all these trips for the hospital. I just wish she’d stop trying to save the day for once.

Ned: Sounds like you.

Olivia: Me? What do you mean?

Ned: I watch you. You do everything for everybody. You work at The Metro Court. You’re dealing with Leo. You’re dodging Tracy and Brook Lynn when they’re fighting. And, off course, you’re, uh, you know, dealing with me.

Olivia: You’re all worth it. So, about that song?

Robert: Do you suppose whoever started the fire knew that you were out?

Anna: I don’t know. I mean, I can’t really speculate on their motives at all. I have to concentrate on getting my life back together. You know, I was on my way to the lawyer.

Robert: And insurance.

Anna: Mm.

Robert: Would it help if I came with you?

Anna: Maybe. You know… all the policy numbers are up in the cloud, wherever that is, and so I’m just going to let them handle it, and I do have something far more important that I have to do.

Robert: What can I do to help?

Anna: I have to talk to Robin, you know? Would you stay with me while I — while I tell her what happened?

Robert: Yeah.

Josslyn: Bye, Betty. Okay, so what the hell’s going on?

Dex: No time. Best to just trust me, okay?

Josslyn: Dex.

Dex: I love you. I’ll call you.

Carly: Are you sure nothing’s wrong?

Diane: Carly, I will have you know, not every visit from your lawyer spells disaster.

Carly: What are you talking about? It’s in your job description. You’re the carrier of bad news. Sometimes it’s good news, but most of the time it’s bad news.

Diane: Touché.

Carly: And you don’t usually visit me unless there’s a crisis.

Diane: Well, that is one of life’s great shames.

Carly: Well, I’ll rephrase that. Unless there’s a crisis with me.

Diane: Am I that transparent?

Carly: You wouldn’t win a game of legal poker right now.

Diane: [ Chuckles ] No, I’m sorry. I should not be bothering you with this. You’ve got —

Carly: Stop, stop. You’re my lawyer, but you’re also my friend, so whatever’s going on, I can use a distraction. So spit it out.

Diane: Okay. You’re going to charge me for this, aren’t you?

Carly: Oh, yeah.

Sonny: Why is it so important to you that I keep this deal?

Valentin: It’s not important to me, but it’s obviously important to Pikeman, and it was important to you at one time.

Sonny: Times change.

Valentin: Okay, but what hasn’t changed is the nature of the people we are dealing with. Pikeman is a ruthless organization that has infiltrated multiple institutions and governments. I’m looking out for you here.

Sonny: Well, thank you. I appreciate that. But next time you want to look out for me or give me a heads-up, deliver it yourself.

Valentin: Sonny, don’t provoke these people, please.

Sonny: You don’t have to worry about me, Valentin. I can take care of myself. I’m a big boy. Unless you know something that I should be aware of.

Valentin: No.

Sonny: Didn’t think so. Go ahead. Go ahead and go.

Ned: It’s only a work in progress.

Olivia: I’m not judging you, Eddie. And, plus, if you can make any sense of what’s written there, I will be very impressed.

Ned: I got lost in a storm on a boat with no oar on a sea where I never had been found my way to the shore not the same as before now I’m here in the in-between and when the clouds broke alive, I awoke to a misty world, like a dream but I’m fighting the smoke I could swear that she spoke who’s that spirit guiding me? The siren waits for me I think I hear her calling she whispers so silently the siren I can’t see she’s like a shadow following me or a distant memory

Olivia: Wait, wait, why did you stop?

Ned: That’s all I have.

Olivia: So — so you never find out who she is? You never see the siren?

Ned: Well, I don’t know. I haven’t figured out how to finish it. I’m not even sure if I can.

Olivia: I think you can, Eddie. I think — I think that you will finish this when the time is exactly right. Keep working on it. Please. It’s beautiful. And thank you for sharing that with me.

Diane: So, of course, after Robert blew me off for Holly, I tried to be friends.

Carly: Just friends?

Diane: Yes, just friends. Because I wanted to maintain an air of civility, to sort of take the high road. But then Robert starts acting all knight in shining armor. He’s very chivalrous, very solicitous, gallant.

Carly: It’s nice to have someone in your corner.

Diane: Is it? I mean, Carly, it’s been so many years since Max and I were together, I have forgotten how all of this works.

Carly: [ Chuckling ] Come on. Diane, it’s like riding a bike. You just jump back on.

[ Both chuckle ]

Diane: Okay, well, I’m afraid I’m going to jump back on the bike, and then Robert’s going to put on the hand brake and send me flying into a ditch.

Carly: Oh. Well, there is that.

Diane: Oh, I see you’ve been there.

Carly: Oh, yeah. I got a whole bunch of T-shirts. You want one?

[ Both laugh ]

Diane: No, I’m trying not to give it too much weight.

Carly: [ Sighs ] Gosh. Men are complicated. But so are women. But you know what it boils down to? If Robert can’t see the amazing, accomplished, incredible woman standing right in front of him, to hell with him.

Diane: It’s not really the answer I was looking for.

Dex: Yeah, she’s in the nail salon. Hasn’t met with anyone all day, but she did get a phone call she didn’t seem too happy about.

Sonny: Forget about her. She’s just going to lead us in circles. We’ll have Gabe tail her. That way — just as a precaution. I want you to follow someone else, someone we have to pay close attention to.

Valentin: Okay, I tried to tell you rushing things was a mistake. Now we’re going to pay for it.

Anna: Bye, darling. I love you so much. Bye, Robin.

Robert: Bye, sweetheart.

Anna: [ Sighs ]

Robert: She’s worried.

Anna: Oh, god. Don’t make this worse.

Robert: [ Chuckles ] Come on. This is our daughter. She sees right through us. She knows when we’re in danger. And, oh, by the way, we’re in danger quite a lot. But she accepts that. She’s as strong as you are.

Anna: I don’t know how far this goes, Robert.

Robert: Well, what do you want to do next?

Anna: I’m not going to go out to see her. I’m not taking whatever danger I’m in out to her. No, that’s not going to happen.

Robert: [ Sighs ]

Anna: I-I have to figure out who is after me… …and then piece together what’s left of my life. Which includes figuring out who I can and cannot trust.

Drew: You owe me nothing.

Cyrus: Oh, but I do. I owe you everything, my friend.

Drew: We are not friends.

Cyrus: [ Chuckles ] As God as my witness, I will find a way to repay you. For everything.

On the next “General Hospital” —

Finn (to Alexis): I’m guessing you heard my share.

Alexis: Loud and clear.

Gregory (to TJ): I know I’ll be needing all the help I can get.

Willow: I’m here to see if there’s any way I can help you.

Anna (to Dante): I won’t allow you to take away the one thing I have left.

Ava (to Austin): How exactly is everything under control?

Carly (to Drew): Why couldn’t you just walk away?

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THIS STILL NEEDS EXTENSIVE EDITING!

Oh, wow. You’re not the last person I expected to see knocking at my door. Is Eric here? No, he’s out. I came to talk to you alone.

Why? What’s going on? I recently told you that you owe me a favor. I like to think of it more like extortion, you know. I do whatever it is you say I need to do, or you tell Eric that he’s the father of Nicole’s family. I don’t care what you call it, but your first payment is due today.

Wow, you have an odd look on your face. What happened? It’s

um, it’s Victor. Nicole, he’s dead.

Sean? You alone? I was until you showed up. Um… Hey, uh, I heard about Victor. I’m real sorry. Uh, by the looks of it, you heard too. What was your first clue, hmm?

Wow, so you’re really considering accepting Xander’s proposal? Yeah, I told him I needed some time to think about it, but so far I haven’t really found any reason to say no.

How long have you been standing there? Just long enough.

Oh, Maggie, are you in here?

Sarah. Gosh,

you’re

pregnant! Extends through the hourglass. So are the days of our lives.

Hello, Xander. Hello, Xander, that That’s it, look at you, you’re Yeah, I know. I’m just pregnant. Like, really pregnant. How am I just finding out about this? Well, I, I just got here. I had to be with my mom. Right, Sarah, but there are these things called telephones. Or, if that was too personal, you could have dropped me an email.

Having your baby. All the best, Sarah. You know. Will you just keep it down a little bit? Mom’s trying to rest. She’s really not doing okay. It’s alright. You know, I know how much Maggie loved Hector. Hey. I know that you did too. I’m really sorry for your loss. Okay, I’ll keep it in my voice now. But are you kidding me right now?

Offering me… Condolences? Why don’t you try to explain why you didn’t tell me that you’re going to have my baby?

You don’t used to spy on people. Chloe, I’m not, I wasn’t spying on you, okay? You need time to consider, consider Xander’s proposal. You’re going to consider marrying a kidnapping Neanderthal. A Neanderthal that left you with a drug lord to die. Okay, I’m going to leave you two to talk. No, no, don’t. This is not going to take long.

This is none of your business. Be honest with me. Is he, is he drugging you or something? Is that why you can’t remember how he treats women? Oh, Brady, come on. Don’t. Not just women, not just women. I mean, that’s how he treats everyone. He’s inherently violent. You know, I went to go talk to him as an adult to apologize for, for, for kissing you.

He didn’t know that. Yeah, and his immediate response was to hit me. He hit me, all right? That’s who he is and that’s how he rolls, hello? My God, you two. Victor is dead. And all you can find to do is fight about me?

Where’s Belle? Does she know? What, that I’m here drinking? I don’t know. I mean, why don’t you go find her and tell her? No. Does she know what happened to Victor? Hey, what do you think? I mean, doesn’t everybody know by now? Well, and… Why isn’t she here with you? It doesn’t, it doesn’t matter. I mean, he’s dead, he’s dead one way or the other.

Just an observation. You don’t seem to be taking this very well. Well, that’s an astute observation. And no, I’m not taking this well, and I’m… You know what, as a matter of fact, I’m taking this very badly because this is my fault. Victor died in the plane crash. How can this possibly be your fault? Look, he was on that plane because I put my dad, my dad, his son, in a coma.

And then he had to spend the last four months of his life miserable because of me, and now… Look, and now he’s dead because of me. That doesn’t even make sense. Hey, who the hell asked you, huh? I’m sorry, I I I shouldn’t have blurted it out like that, I… I was pretty shocked myself. It’s okay, I… I had to know, I I had to find out.

What happened? Well, he was flying back from Greece and his, his plane went down. Oh my God, that’s horrible. Yeah. And

I can’t believe this is hitting me so hard. Well, it’s shocking. And you would hope at his age, he could have died peacefully. And you were also married to him. I’m sure that there were some good memories from that time. No, actually there weren’t. We weren’t exactly a love match.

For God’s sake, Victor. The fashion show is for charity. It would make you look good if I did it. I will not have you burying your assets in public. Why don’t you just go all the way and have me branded? Exclusive property of Victor Kiriakis. Don’t think I haven’t considered it. Bastard. Murderer. You live to make me miserable.

It’s what you richly deserve. I can’t believe the things you said to me still sting after all these years. Ugh. I wonder if those two have caught up in the great beyond yet. Who needs a devil when you can torment each other for the rest of eternity? God, they’d love to hate each other. Mm hmm.

Maybe you haven’t heard, but Abe Carver is going to resume his duties as mayor. Abe got his memory back? No, it’s a scam. He’s going to be mayor just long enough to appoint his successor, Paulina. What? And how the hell does that woman qualify? I have no idea, but it is definitely happening, and it puts me in an awkward position.

I went after Paulina and Chanel pretty hard over what happened to your parents. And now you think she’s going to fire you? Yeah, wouldn’t you? I mean, that woman HATES me, and she would love for the chance to show me how much. You know what I mean, payback’s a bitch. You’re damn right. So how are you gonna fend her off?

With a headline grabbing case and a high profile defendant. Sounds like a plan. I already have both, actually. The attempt on Stefan DiMera’s life and the man behind it. Lee Shin. Well, that sounds surefire if you had any proof. But, didn’t you already come up short handed trying to do that? Yeah, I tried. And I failed miserably.

As you already know. But if no proof is the one thing standing in my way, then… I’m not too worried about that. Or no? No. Because that’s where you come in.

Sean, uh, how about we get some air? Uh, this feels just like air to me. Dammit Sean, this is a public place, and you were suspended for drinking. Okay, but didn’t you hear? Didn’t you hear that, uh, when I came back from my suspension, I got promoted, so, now, I am the police commissioner, and, I’m thinking that, hey, maybe if I keep this up, they’re gonna make me mayor.

If you keep this up, you could lose Bell. Oh, don’t you, don’t you have a baby on the way or something? I mean, here, actually. I have a suggestion. How about you go to your soon to be baby mama, and you go see if she has any Any cravings and get the hell out of here, okay?

Can I get you anything? Any… Any cravings? Mm hmm. Mm hmm. Name it. Three dry martinis. I know I can’t, so you are going to have to drink enough for both of us. I’ll do what I can.

He, oh, Victor was such a son of a bitch. No argument there. He treated me like dirt. No, in fact, worse. He treated me like… Well, like, I deserved. But, um, I’m gonna miss him. I can’t think about Salem without him. I know. He was so damned… Alive. And funny.

You know, I was infuriated because he would say something awful to me, and then I had to steal myself not to laugh. And I’m sure you never said anything scathing back to him. Oh, I tried. But I just, I was no match for him.

And I’m sure you’re really enjoying me talking about my ex husband. I don’t mind. In fact, I don’t mind you going on and on about anything. Yeah? You sure about that? Nicole, you are a femme formidable. You don’t bring much tranquility, domestic tranquility, to the table, but I’m never bored. Ever even close.

Let’s get married. What? Let’s get married. Uh, we’re not getting married. Now. Now? Why? I don’t know. Well, because we haven’t planned anything yet. We don’t even know where we’re getting married. None, none of that matters. What matters is that we get married as soon as possible and live every day as if it was our last.

Let’s take everything we’ve learned from our collective disastrous marriages and apply the odds. Make it work. For starters… I’ll stop being an imperious jerk. And you… Yes? You stay exactly the same.

Nicole,

we could have the time of our lives.

I’m not a detective, Melinda. How am I supposed to dig up evidence on Shin whenever you and your whole office couldn’t? I don’t need you to be a detective. I need your talents as a lawyer. Lee’s lawyer, specifically. Look, now I really don’t understand you. If I take on… Shin, I’m gonna do everything in my power to get him acquitted, I don’t understand how that helps you.

You’re right. It won’t. Come on, Peterson. Think it through. Oh

my god. You want me to help you to convict my own client?

There was no fight. I mean, it was over before it began. We… Put that all aside when we started talking about granddad. We actually hugged, which I’m sure my grandfather got a good laugh about.

How’s, how’s, um, how’s Sean taking it? Uh, he’s taking it pretty badly. He’s just blaming himself. He’s getting really good at blaming himself these days. I wish he would have been with you and Xander. Maybe you could have made him see how wrong he is.

Sarah, I know we’re divorced, but… That’s still my kid. You had no right to keep this from me. Santa… If Victor hadn’t died… If you didn’t have to be with your mother right now… Were you ever going to tell me? How long was I going to have to wait? Like a year? More? Forever? I’m going to be a father and you weren’t even going to tell me?

You’re not going to be a father.

I, I didn’t tell you because it’s none of your business.

The baby isn’t yours. It’s Rex’s.

Rex? Rex got you pregnant? He does have all the working parts. That’s not what I meant. Lucky you. Looked like you were ready to deliver. Certainly far enough along that you must have gotten pregnant before you left Salem. Meaning… Meaning what? Rex and I didn’t get involved until I got to Chicago, but… Yeah, there was once here in Salem before I moved.

Sometimes once is all it takes. Please, yeah, Maggie told me that you’d gotten rid of that jerk, but… It’s a bit convenient, isn’t it? Once, with Rex, versus, what, how many times when we were together? You know, I don’t really recall. I’ve been trying to forget. The odds are overwhelming that I’m the father. How can you be so sure that I’m not?

Is everything okay? Uh, yeah, it’s just something I need to take care of. Um, listen. Stop badgering her about Xander, okay? It’s completely non productive on a million different levels. Right. Promise. Promise. Okay. And you keep me posted. I will. Alright. Bye.

That look in your eyes says you’re not going to keep your promise. How can I? Alright, alright, look, um, part of promise. Part of my reaction is jealousy, okay? How can I not be at this point? I’m not… I’m jealous if you go out with a guy on a Friday night, let alone a guy you’re living with, let alone a guy you’re thinking about marrying, okay?

But we’re not just talking about a guy, we’re talking about Xander Cook Kiriakis. I know who he is, I know that he’s dangerous, and he’s got the moral code of a KGB agent. And by the way, to top it all off… He did not propose to you because he’s in love with you. He proposed to you… because he can’t have Sarah.

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

Ugh. I thought you were gonna be going. I’m not leaving without you.

Come on. Let me drive you home. We’ll pick it up from there. Are you ever going to get the message? I said, leave me the hell alone.

So my office officially informs Lee that he is the subject of an investigation. He’ll need a lawyer. That’s where you come in. You’ve represented him before, so you already have a relationship. Get him to hire you, and then it’s just a matter of passing along what you learn from him so I can use it against him.

Do you mean it’s a question of me losing my license and giving birth in prison? Don’t be so melodramatic. We’re talking about a felony here, and you’re the D. A.! They’ll throw the book at me, God, they’ll throw the entire law library at you one volume at a time! I have no choice! My back is against the wall!

If I pull When I pull this off I’ll be all over the papers. Paulina won’t be able to touch me, and if she even tries, it’ll be seen as an abuse of power. You can’t be serious. If I don’t employ this very strategic strategy, then I’ll be out on the street. Everything that I built will be gone. I need this, Sloan.

My job is my life. Yeah, there’s gotta be another way. I’m sorry. I’m all ears. What other way? I don’t know, but I can’t do this.

Okay. So I guess you’re okay with Eric finding out that Nicole is pregnant with his baby.

You want to elope. Tonight. Think about it. What are Salem weddings like? The Hindenburg. And when we get married, we want to be surrounded by people we love and trust, and who are happy that we are together. And there are only two people in this world who check all those boxes. You, and me. So we trust each other, huh?

Come on, Nicole. It could be fun. You remember fun, don’t you?

Let me start being the husband you deserve. Tonight.

You’d do that? You would tell Eric the truth because I won’t break ten laws to help you? I would be the one investigating you. No one’s going to find out anything. I thought we were friends. I know your back’s against the wall, but this is too much. You can’t ask me to do something like this. Ask me anything else.

But this is all I need. I won’t do it.

You’re gonna call my bluff? You think I won’t tell Eric? I hope you won’t. But even if you do, it’s not gonna go your way. Because Eric and I are growing closer every day. How sweet. But it’s more than that. Nicole’s not the only one carrying Eric’s baby. He might be upset, yes. But he won’t leave me. We’re gonna work through it.

You want that to be true? Are you really ready to risk finding out for sure?

Come on Sean, we gotta get you out of here! Eric, stop! No! Yes! I guess I’ll get

going. Look, Eric, I asked you to stop. Yeah, yeah, you’re right, you did. By the way, I, I still owe you.

Are you okay? Why does everybody keep asking me that? And what the hell are you doing here? Oh, oh, Eric, Eric, Eric called you. You know, come get your drunk husband, right? Nosey son of a bitch. He called me because he cares. Because that’s the kind of person he is. Because if something’s wrong, he’s going to try to make it right.

So, you want to elope. Now. That’s what I’ve been saying. I pick up that phone and the Demira jet is warming up on the tarmac, ready to take us to… Where? Rome. Florence. So you want to fly to Italy tonight? Yes. Okay. Bring Holly. She’ll love it. Sydney is there. We’ll ask them both to be flower girls. Well, then that would involve Sammy.

Don’t tell me you wouldn’t enjoy rubbing Sammy’s nose in it. Think of… Think of how beautiful we could make this. We’ll get married in a Tuscan village where we don’t know anybody and nobody knows us. No distractions, no interruptions. It will be as if Salem doesn’t exist.

Now don’t tell me you’re not just a little bit…

Tempted.

Call the damn plane.

What?! Look, Victor is dead and my mom is an absolute wreck. So you will have to excuse me if I don’t feel up to standing here and being grilled about something that has nothing to do with you. Please just tell me this. How can you be so sure? Because math. Weeks went by between the last time you and I had sex and Rex and I sleeping together.

Why do you think we got together in Chicago? Why are we together now? We, we found out about the baby and we decided it was fate. Why do you even care? Are you kidding? No! You’re with Chloe now. And my mom and Bonnie said that it’s pretty serious, so. Well yeah, you could say that. I just asked her to marry me.

So, you’re okay with being Xander’s second choice? No, what I’m saying is that Xander’s past with Sarah is a part of who he is. Just like my past with you is a part of who I am. And my past with Phillip, for that matter. And I’m not with you because of that whole mess with Rachel. And I’m not with Phillip because…

Well, he’s gone. And Xander fell in love with the me that went through all of that. And we have a great thing going and nothing is standing in our way. Except me. Careful. You’ll give him a reason to punch you again. I might punch him back next time. Listen, nothing’s gonna keep me from speaking the truth.

I’m sorry. Everything you just said to me, Chloe, sounds like a rationalization. It’s a hell of a way to start a lifetime commitment. That is so not fair. I don’t, I’m not worried about being fair right now. I just want you to wake up. Have you even thought about why you haven’t been able to say yes yet? Why you need more time to think about it?

Oh, there’s a reason, Chloe, and there’s still time. You can still say no. You know what I don’t have time for? This. Chloe, come on. What? What am I gonna stick around for so you can condescend to me some more? Thanks, but no thank you.

Sean, I came down here because you lost your grandfather. And because I am so scared that you’re gonna spiral down out of guilt again. You’ve done all this work with my mom. You’ve made so much progress. Please, please don’t throw that away. Look, Belle, all of the therapy sessions in the world is never gonna change the fact that this, this is my fault.

Okay, what if that were true? Which it’s not. Does it help anything for you to crawl inside a bottle? Doesn’t that do more damage to you and the people that love you? I don’t know, Belle. I just don’t think I’m as strong as you and Eric think I am.

You think Eric won’t forgive me because you never forgive anybody for anything. But you two are nothing alike. If I explain it, he’ll understand. You’re making a mistake. Go. Just leave. I’m telling Eric, the moment he gets back… And if I do, then this you have over me is gonna be zero. Don’t do it. You’ll lose him if you do.

That’s my problem, not yours.

Ah,

spoke too soon. Dimitri took the jet for his honeymoon to Iceland. Presumptuous jerk. That’s too late for a commercial flight tonight. So the elopement is off? No, no, no. We just need to be flexible. We’ll elope to Salem. You stay here. I’ll go down to City Hall and grab the forms we need for the license. And after that, we’ll get married as soon as I can practically make it happen.

I shall return.

Oh, I shouldn’t have said that thing about the Hindenburg.

You and Chloe are getting married. That was fast. Not as fast as you and Rex. Well, we had motivation. So when’s the big day? Chloe’s still thinking about it. But, I’m certain she’s going to say yes. Sooner than later, she… Loves me for who I am. She knows all the terrible things I’ve done. She… She is very understanding.

Or she has no standards whatsoever. Sorry, that was uncalled for. Look, are we done here? I’ll tell my mom that you stopped by. But it’s been a very long day, and I am exhausted. Well, I guess all that’s left to do is to wish you and Rex all the best with the baby. Thanks. Just be sure to let me know if he pops out of the Scottish accent.

You said what you came to say, and I, I mean, I love the fact that you have so much faith in me, but, listen, I’m not going anywhere, so please just leave me in peace, alright?

No. Did you hear what I said? Yeah, I heard you. But I’m not going anywhere. My place is here with you, so you can drink yourself into oblivion if that’s what you need to do. Well, I’m not gonna do it alone.

What situation is about to change? Are you thinking about removing Phillip as CEO? No, of course not. The problem is Chloe Lane. As I always knew it would be. There’s only one way to get Phillip’s head back into the business. How would that be? Remove Chloe Lane from the equation. Simple as that. What do you mean, kick her out of here?

No, I won’t have to. I don’t want you to steal her away from Philip. You’re wrong about her, Granddad. I just wish she were still around so I could prove

it to

you. Oh, hey! Oh, hey, you’re back. Uh, did you see Maggie? Uh, no, she was, uh, she was resting. But, um, I’m just gonna go see her tomorrow. Okay. That poor woman. I never thought Victor was good enough for her, but he and Maggie were crazy about each other. And she was so devoted to him. Yeah, she was. Actually, I’ve been thinking a lot about Maggie.

That in spite of Victor’s past and… All the things he did that she disapproved of, she took a chance that her love and devotion would make him a better man, and she went ahead and married him. I mean, it all worked out for them, right? Victor and Maggie were very happy together. Definitely. So, his thinking about all that…

Inspired you in any way? Actually… I have been inspired to emulate Maggie and say yes to you. Did I just say what I think I just heard? If you heard that I can’t wait to be your wife, then you heard right.

Shhh Rex? Hey.

It’s hard. Mom’s really struggling. But that’s not why I’m calling. Um,

I wanted to say yes to us getting married. The sooner the better. Shhh

Well, at least this time around has got to be better than that.

Watch where you’re going! I could say the same thing about you, but instead of getting into a big debate about it, I’ll simply say, I’m sorry, now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get some forms for a marriage license for Nicole and myself. Are you sure you wanna do that? What’s that supposed to mean?

Oh, you having wine open? I don’t know if this is ironic or hypocritical, but I just spent that, no, I squandered the last half an hour trying to get Sean to stop drinking and now I’d kill for a drink.

Eric? Well, Belle’s with him now, so maybe she’ll get through to him.

What’s, what’s wrong? Did something happen?

Eric, there’s something I have to tell you.

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B&B Transcript Monday, August 21, 2023

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Liam: You say you haven’t forgotten all the pain thomas has caused us.

Hope: I haven’T.

Liam: You still kissed him. And I guess I just… I think if there were ever a day for you to step out of that fog and see thomas for who he really is… it’s beth’s birthday.

Thomas: Sorry I missed the party. I thought it was better I steered clear though.

Steffy: I don’t think so.

Thomas: Come on.

Steffy: It’s too cute, I don’t need this.

Thomas: It’s very cute.

Steffy: Yeah, donna and, uh, katie and the bodyguard took kelly out after, get some ice cream.

Thomas: Ice cream.

Steffy: Yeah.

Thomas: Sure it’s going to be very easy to put them to sleep.

Steffy: Well, I think they’ll crash pretty quick.

Thomas: How about you? You’re gonna crash quick? Look, I know it’s– I feel terrible, you– it might be hard for you right now and– but I am glad that you took the kids and you moved in here ’cause I’m sure you feel a lot safer.

Steffy: Yeah. I mean, yeah, it is– it is hard, also for liam and hope. What exactly is going on between you and hope?

[ Thomas laughs ]

[ Brooke moaning ]

[ Brooke laughing ]

Ridge: I am so grateful to have my logan back in my arms.

Brooke: Yeah, to do more of this.

[ Brooke moaning ] I’m grateful too, I am.

[ Brooke chuckles ]

Ridge: Okay. [ Groans ] Tell me about the birthday party. I really wanted to be there and then the day just got away from me, I don’t know what happened.

Brooke: Well, it’s okay. Everybody had a lot of fun. You’ve got to see this. Two sassy sisters.

Ridge: Ah, double trouble. Look at these guys.

Brooke: Oh, isn’t it cute? Beth is precious. She is a true miracle. Something I know isn’t lost on hope and liam. Maybe beth can help make another miracle happen.

[ Brooke sighs ]

Brooke: What? [ Laughs ]

Ridge: I don’t know, you just seem lighter.

Brooke: Yeah. Yeah, I guess I am. I mean, spending time with family does that to me. Spending time with you does that to me too.

Ridge: Hmm.

Brooke: Call me an optimist but seeing liam and hope together at their daughter’s party was really promising. And I know that they signed divorce papers and that they’re separated but you could still see the love between them.

Ridge: Speaking from experience, a love like that doesn’t just go away.

Brooke: It’s true. But circumstances changed in the worst way possible.

Ridge: You’re talking about my son.

Thomas: Hope and me? Uh, well, we have some press tomorrow.

Steffy: Nice try. Obviously, I know hope kissed you in rome.

Thomas: Yeah.

Steffy: Yeah. And I do know how you felt about her over the years.

[ Thomas scoffs ] Thomas, hope and liam’s marriage seems to be ending. They signed the divorce papers. So what does that mean for you and hope?

Hope: I will never forget how blessed we are to have beth in our lives after all of the heartbreak and all of the pain that we went through.

Liam: Do you really mean that?

Hope: Liam, of course, I do.

Liam: Then how can you have any involvement with thomas whatsoever? Listen, it’s a fact, he’s a brilliant designer. But… I have to ask you, respectfully, have you lost your damn mind?

[ Hope laughs ] Because hope, if thomas had his way, we wouldn’t have celebrated beth’s birthday today. I’m worried about you. I’m worried about your judgment and I’m just– I’m asking you, I’m begging you not to be defensive for one moment and just take a step back. And think about everything that thomas has done to us… and recognize him for the person that he is.

When it comes to getting

your flu shot,

Brooke: If hope and liam only saw what I saw today, what we all saw. How much they still love each other. This is a terrible situation to navigate, but they have been through so much together. They’ve come through so much, ridge, and they still love each other and they’re stronger than ever.

Ridge: And you really want them to reconcile?

Brooke: Yes, of course, I do. And beth, that sweet little innocent girl, she has no idea that her parents are on the verge of a divorce.

Ridge: But staying together for the sake of the kids is not always the best solution.

Brooke: No. But if they really do love each other that much, maybe their love can see them through, right? They just need to keep on fighting. I mean, none of this would have happened if–

Ridge: If it weren’t for thomas. Is that what you were gonna say?

Steffy: Thomas, come on. I know you’ve done a lot of work on yourself. You’re not the same person you used to be. This is hope, remember? She kissed you. You didn’t do anything wrong.

Thomas: Right. Of course.

Steffy: So I have no idea what’s going on with you and hope.

Thomas: Honestly, neither do I. [ Chuckles ]

Steffy: Right.

Thomas: All I want is hope’s happiness.

Steffy: You really feel that way?

Thomas: Yes.

Steffy: If hope wanted to reconcile with liam, repair their marriage, you’d be okay with that?

Liam: She was so excited. Were you there when– when she said that she wishes every day was her birthday?

[ Hope chuckles ]

Hope: Well just wait until she’s older, I’m pretty sure that wish will go away.

Liam: Oh, god, she’s so cute. Just the little– her smile and her laugh and her little giggles. Just, it’s infectious and she gets that from you, obviously.

Hope: Oh, really? Well, what about her power of persuasion? Because I’m pretty sure she gets that from you. I think I might have let her have about four of those seahorse cookies.

Liam: You didn’T.

Hope: I did.

[ Both chuckling ]

Liam: I wish I could persuade you like that. Would’ve saved us a lot of grief. I’ve tried to make sense of what happened, s– seeing you kissing thomas in rome. It was… it was– it was a shock, you know, after all those months of me voicing my concerns and begging you not to let him get close. I mean, I went out there to– to surprise you, to support you, and to stumble upon you kissing him in front of the colosseum…

Hope: Liam… I’m sorry. I– I’m sorry, I– I’ll say it time and time again, I never meant to hurt you.

Liam: Hey, I believe you. I know that it kills you to see me hurt. I know that. That’s why it’s worth trying to get through to you because I don’t– I don’t think this is you. I really think you’ve lost yourself. Just let me help you find your way back. I’m not just accomplished.

Ridge: You think that hope and liam’s marriage is ending because of my son.

Brooke: No, I– I didn’t say that.

Ridge: You’re kind of saying that. Let’s– but let’s– let’s try to remember that hope went after thomas in rome. And you found them in his bed. That means she made the journey.

Brooke: I know. I know, that’s what I’m saying. She’s the one who instigated this. But I just wish that thomas respected her marriage–

Ridge: She doesn’t respect it.

Brooke: Regardless of all that. It doesn’t matter. I just pray that hope and liam find a way through this and manage to reunite their family.

Steffy: I’m serious, thomas. If hope and liam work things out, if they salvage their marriage, you’d be okay with that?

Thomas: Yes. Like I said, I want hope to be happy and fulfilled, okay? And if that’s with liam, then so be it.

Steffy: But you don’t think that’s gonna happen?

Thomas: Well, you said it yourself. All right, they already signed divorce papers. So I think it’s only a matter of time before the marriage is officially over.

Steffy: And you’ll be waiting for her.

Thomas: [ Sighs ]

Liam: Please– please understand. This is not me bashing you, it’s not me criticizing you. I– I’m just– I’m trying to get you to see how far away from hope logan you are.

[ Liam scoffs ] And you know something, it’s– it’s probably just because you’re too good.

Hope: [ Laughs ] Too good?

Liam: Yeah, you’re too good. You are. You always try to see the best in people. You always believe that people can change.

Hope: I hate to break it to you, liam, but that’s why I fell in love with you. You try to live your life that way.

Liam: Yeah, but not when it comes to people like thomas, I shouldn’t do that and you shouldn’t either. You gotta get out– out– outside of this. You gotta end whatever this is that– that’s going on with thomas and– and step over to my side and see what I see so clearly. Because hope, you’re not alone and there is a path back. Arthritis pain?

Thomas: [ Laughs ] That is a forrester original if I’ve ever seen one.

Ridge: Well, I’m just trying to keep up with my trending son. I’m glad you’re here.

Thomas: Thanks.

Ridge: Haven’t really seen enough of each other lately.

Thomas: Well, things have just been crazy ever since the hope for the future rome event.

Ridge: Um, that was a crazy trip, too, wasn’t it? It was fun.

Thomas: Yeah.

Ridge: You worked hard. You worked on your skills. Years and years have finally paid off and now you get to reap your rewards.

Thomas: Yeah, thanks. It means a lot to hear you say that.

Ridge: Speaking of rewards, how is your relationship with hope? And let’s just assume for a moment that it wasn’t just a kiss in rome. What’s going on with the two of you?

Steffy: Well, it seemed like a great party. Kelly recounted every single moment for me. I think she may have had more fun than beth.

Liam: I– I don’t doubt it. And those two, you really couldn’t find a more perfect pair, could you?

Steffy: Yeah.

Liam: I mean, beth just looks up to kelly, like– like she’s the coolest thing ever, you know? And– and kelly, well, she is the coolest, she’s like the most patient older sister you could ask for. It’s just– we– we got really lucky.

Steffy: Yeah, we did. Our big, mixed-up family.

Liam: [ Laughs ] Yeah.

Steffy: So, how did, uh– how things go here with hope?

Liam: Uh, I– I don’t think either one of us wanted to, you know, contaminate beth’s birthday party with our issues, especially since she doesn’t know what’s going on between her parents right now.

Steffy: Yeah, well that’s good.

Liam: It still freaks me out that hope ever turned to thomas in the first place. And I know, but I always felt like, you know, I– I could never get through to her. Like, I– like, no matter how many times I pleaded with her, she just didn’t listen. And today, she kind of did. Like, okay, so– so we’re dropping the presents off at the cabin and it gave us a moment alone to just kind of talk. And… I don’t know, it felt like for the first time, maybe I got through to her.

Brooke: Oh, beth had such a good time at her birthday party, right? She’s so cute, so precious.

Hope: I know, she’s our little miracle girl.

Brooke: Yeah, that’s true. You and liam can never forget what you went through to make sure that she was a part of your lives.

Hope: Did you two plan this? Because liam was over here after the party and he felt the need to remind me of everything we had been through with thomas as well. Not like I would ever forget that horrible night.

Brooke: I know we’re talking about ridge’s son here. And yes, I do see some changes with him, for the better, but we can never forget what he did. How he almost deprived you of raising your daughter, being with her.

Hope: No, I– I hear what you’re saying, I do. And I heard liam too.

Brooke: You did?

Hope: Yes, mom, I did. Uh, liam thinks that i have lost my way and he’s obviously still hurt by what he saw, um, when I kissed thomas in rome.

Brooke: Thankfully, that’s all he knows about.

Hope: Yes, that is all he knows about. But seeing him with beth at the party, how happy she was seeing us together and what an amazing father he is. It just, um… I don’t know, it put things into perspective a little bit for me. So, uh, maybe liam is right and I have lost my way. Uh, ’cause everything I’ve done, I mean, cheating on my husband, sleeping with another man. I mean, that’s not me, right? How could I possibly do that? I– I just think the problem is maybe I… don’t know who I am anymore.

Brooke: [ Chuckles ] Wow. I mean, this is actually– this is– this is great, honey. Really, I– I’m glad to hear this because it means you’re coming back to yourself. I mean, I can see it in your face and in your eyes. You’re being honest. And yes, you got swept up with thomas, but you’re gonna have to put an end to that. And you’re gonna have to focus on your family because I know how much you still love them. You do. So, fight for your family. Please, hope, it’s not too late. It’s never too late.

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GH Short Recap Monday, August 21, 2023

Posted on August 21, 2023August 23, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

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Anna awakens groggily in her hotel room, wondering where Valentin is. She finds his briefcase and picks the lock. She pulls out a file with the Pikeman logo on it. She’s shocked but manages to close the briefcase and put it back before he walks in the door (but the file is still out). She asks him for help in finding out who destroyed her life. He suggests that whomever did it were professionals and probably covered their tracks well. He will investigate, cautiously, but he doesn’t think it will be easy to find the culprit. He also lies to her again about being at ELQ. Anna goes to take a shower, since she has to go talk to her insurance company about the fire. When she comes out, Valentin is gone, and so is his briefcase and the Pikeman file.

Robert goes to a judge’s chambers. The judge is late, but Diane is there. They play their usual little verbal games. He asks her about the car show, so she goes on and on about how beautiful the cars were and hints that she was there with a date, not Alexis. He looks perturbed. Diane smiles at the effect she has on him. Robert gets a phone call about Anna’s house burning down, so he rushes off to see her. Anna is upset when Robert visits, pouring her heart out about the fire. He holds her tenderly. He offers to go with her to the insurance office, but she asks him to first help her tell Robin over Zoom about the fire, so he does (we don’t see Robin, though).

Olivia finds Ned eating cold lasagna, which horrifies her. She offers to make him a frittata, but he likes cold lasagna. He can tell that she’s still freaking out, so he lets her warm up the lasagna. He realizes it’s pretty good. Olivia is bothered that he doesn’t want any parmesan because Ned loved it. They chat a little about Leo. She tries to question him about his late night, but he confides that he spent most of the night playing his guitar and working on a new song in the solarium (he did mention that Tracy showed up drunk in the wee hours). He tells her that his muse is Elvis and invites her to listen to his new song, which she’s happy to do. While he goes to get his guitar, Monica phones Olivia, so they chat for a few seconds. Monica is traveling but wanted to check in, especially about how Ned’s doing. Olivia explains that he’s still Eddie but things are looking up. Eddie makes some wise observations about how Olivia does so much for everyone. He plays and sings the song, which is beautiful. It’s about being lost at sea and hearing a siren. The song clearly moves Olivia, and she gets upset when he stops. He hasn’t yet written the rest of the song. She thanks him for sharing it with her.

Joss chats with Carly at home before she leaves for the Metro Court pool. She plans to go there and study, since school is starting soon. After she leaves, Carly gets a call from Drew, from Pentonville. Carly is very happy that Drew is out of solitary. They catch up a little, and she promises to come see him. She’s not happy that he rescued Cyrus. Meanwhile, Cyrus has a flashback to when he got into a fight (before Drew saved him). Drew walks in, so he greets him. Drew looks warily at him. Cyrus talks about how his heart attack changed him. As usual, his words seem to mean more than one thing, so it’s hard to figure out what he really means. Cyrus makes it clear, though, that he owes Drew his life for saving him.

Diane drops by Carly’s place to chat about Robert and trying to have a romantic relationship again. Carly thinks, at first, that she’s just there to bring bad news (since she usually does). Diane is afraid of getting hurt again.

On the phone, Betty tries to get Mason to tell her she doesn’t have to be Avery’s nanny any more, but he doesn’t want her to leave yet. When she gets to the penthouse, Sonny plays with her – like a cat with a mouse. He tells her that Avery is sick, so she can’t see her today. He even gives her some extra money. Dex follows her, like before, on Sonny’s orders. Betty goes to the Metro Court pool and uses Sonny’s gift to order a bunch of food and drinks. Joss, seated nearby, says nasty things to her. Dex arrives and rushes over to Joss, then kisses her passionately to shut her up before she could wonder why he’s there. He pretends that they had a date to meet, and he’s late. Joss keeps looking at him quizzically. Eventually, she asks him what’s going on, but he has to leave when Betty does, so he asks her to trust him.

Valentin receives a text from Sonny, demanding that he drop by, so he does. Sonny argues on the phone with Ava, explaining that they’ve set their trap for Betty. Sonny questions Valentin about his involvement with Pikeman. Valentin worries that Sonny isn’t taking Pikeman seriously and warns him to take the offered deal, but Sonny isn’t going to do that. It’s clear he doesn’t trust the Pikeman group, nor Valentin

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B&B Short Recap Monday, 8/21/23

Posted on August 21, 2023August 23, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

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Liam sits with Hope in their cabin home; he tries to get her to remember how bad Thomas was and how good she is. They just celebrated Beth’s birthday, so they both remember that Thomas knew that Steffy’s adopted daughter “Phoebe” was really Beth, and he said nothing. Liam thinks that Hope is not acting like herself; he hints that they could find their way back to each other.

Thomas visits Steffy, having missed the birthday party for Beth on purpose. He didn’t want there to be any awkwardness with Liam and Hope. Steffy wants to know what his relationship is now with Hope, and whether he could let her go back to Liam. He doesn’t think Hope will go back to Liam, since they already signed divorce papers, but he wants Hope to be happy, regardless. Later, Liam visits Steffy. They talk about the girls and then Hope and Thomas. Liam thinks that Hope may have finally listened to him about Thomas.

Ridge and Brooke kiss in the office. Ridge had missed the birthday party, so Brooke shows him some photos on her phone. They talk about whether Liam and Hope will get back together. Ridge knows that Brooke blames Thomas for their troubles. Brooke hopes that Liam and Hope can get back together. Later, Thomas drops by Ridge’s office and admires a design that Ridge is working on. They catch up. Ridge praises Thomas’ success but, like Steffy, wants to know what’s going on between Thomas and Hope.

Brooke visits Hope in the cabin. Brooke mentions something similar to what Liam said about Thomas (and Beth’s past). Brooke can tell that Thomas has changed for the better, but she can’t forgive him of what he’s done. Hope assures her that she heard what she and Liam are saying. She admits that seeing Liam with Beth at the party helped put things in perspective for her. She wonders if Liam is right, that she’s lost herself. She beats herself up for sleeping with Thomas behind Liam’s back. Hope says she thinks she doesn’t know who she is any more. Brooke thinks that this means Hope is coming back to being herself. She urges Hope to put an end to her relationship with Thomas and focus on her family. Hope looks very confused.

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Interview with Hudson West

Posted on August 21, 2023August 22, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

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Interview with Hudson West of “General Hospital” on ABC by Suzanne 8/10/23

It was so great to speak to this young man! I’m glad he’s coming back on GH. It sounds like he’s going to have a good storyline. If you’ve been watching the show for years, you know what an amazing actor he is. Even more importantly, he seems to be very grounded and to have a good head on his shoulders.

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Scene on "General Hospital" with Hudson West (Jake), Michael Easton (Finn), Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth) and Jason David (Aiden) on ABC (screencap).

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Hudson West booked his first commercial at the age of six. Currently, he can be seen as Jake Webber in ABC’s General Hospital. Shortly after relocating to Los Angeles, he was cast as Andy in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 and also appeared in True North, directed by Tom Nittoli, as well as Roads, Trees & Honey Bees. His other television credits include the recurring role of Jesse on Showtime’s I’m Dying Up Here as well as the recurring role of Marcia Clark’s son Travis on Fox’s American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. He can also be seen on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, Nickelodeon’s Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Cartoon Network’s Clarence, TV Land’s Teachers, TNT’s Major Crimes and ABC’s Modern Family and Grey’s Anatomy, NCIS LA and 9-1-1.

The ABC daytime soap opera has depicted the ongoing lives of the diverse and evolving citizens of Port Charles, New York. While delivering romance and the high-flying adventure for which soaps are often known, “GH” has regularly capitalized on its setting to present stories that speak to and enrich viewers’ lived experiences around the country.

In 2022, “General Hospital” won five Daytime Emmy Awards including the marquee Outstanding Drama Series, marking the show’s 15th win for this honor as well as the record for most wins in the category, a truly incredible fete and testament to the impact and resonance that the series has had with viewers to this day.

“General Hospital” stars Genie Francis, Maurice Benard, Finola Hughes, Kristina Wagner, Nancy Lee Grahn, Rebecca Herbst, Kelly Monaco, Laura Wright, Kirsten Storms, Dominic Zamprogna, Maura West, Chad Duell, Roger Howarth, Donnell Turner, Michael Easton, Eden McCoy, Cynthia Watros, Josh Swickard, Katelyn MacMullen, Sofia Mattsson, Amanda Setton, Brook Kerr, Nicholas Chavez, Avery Kristen Pohl, Cameron Mathison, Charles Shaughnessy, Tajh Bellow, Tanisha Harper, Tabyana Ali, Robert Gossett, Josh Kelly, Gregory Harrison and Evan Hofer.

“General Hospital” was created by husband-and-wife soap writers, Frank and Doris Hursley. Frank Valentini is the executive producer and showrunner. Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor are co-head writers. The series is produced by ABC.

About General Hospital
ABC’s Emmy® Award-winning daytime drama, “General Hospital,” is both the longest-running scripted drama and the longest-running American soap opera currently in production. One of four remaining daytime dramas, “General Hospital” holds the record for the most Outstanding Daytime Drama award wins, taking home the prestigious Emmy Award a record 15 times. Filmed in Hollywood, California, the show aired its 15,000th episode on June 22, 2022.

“GH” continues its tradition of passion, intrigue and adventure that has depicted the ongoing lives of the diverse and evolving citizens of the fictional town of Port Charles set in upstate New York. The glamour and excitement of those who have come to find their destinies in this familiar seaport town intertwine with the lives, loves and fortunes of beloved, well-known faces. As always, love, danger and mind-blowing plot twists abound on “GH” with contemporary storylines and unforgettable characters.

“General Hospital” is known for elevating awareness for numerous health and social issues, often ahead of its time, in conjunction with storylines including HIV/AIDS; tolerance and understanding for the gay, lesbian and transgender community; bipolar disorder, spousal abuse, sexual assault, workplace sexual harassment in the #MeToo era, gentrification, war refugees, voting rights and voter suppression, the fight for civil rights and against environmental racism, drug and alcohol addiction; breast cancer awareness; surrogacy and adoption; organ donations, autism and Alzheimer’s-related stories are all topics “GH” has trailblazed.

Many actors got their start on “General Hospital” including Demi Moore, John Stamos, Jack Wagner, Mark Hamill, Rick Springfield, Ricky Martin, Amber Tamblin, Emma Samms, Kimberly McCullough, Jonathan Jackson and Richard Dean Anderson.

“General Hospital” was created by husband-and-wife soap writers, Frank and Doris Hursley, and premiered on April 1, 1963. In 1978, Gloria Monty was brought in as executive producer and is credited with the creation of the first super-couple, Luke and Laura Spencer. Their 1981 wedding brought in 30 million viewers and remains the highest-rated hour in American soap opera history. Frank Valentini serves as “GH”’s current executive producer. Chris Van Etten and Dan O’Connor are the show’s co-head writers.

“General Hospital” airs weekdays on ABC (check local listings).

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GH Short Recap Monday, August 14, 2023

Posted on August 20, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

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Dante finds his mom at the Metro Court pool, doing menial work. Olivia is just trying to keep herself from worrying about Ned and dealing with losing him. Dante gets called away to deal with the fire at Anna’s house. Later, Ned leaves Sonny’s and shows up at the Metro Court. She thanks him for coming to her rescue and tells him that she knows now that he’s Eddie, not Ned, and she makes sure he knows that she would never have him committed like Tracy wants. They share a warm moment.

Sonny is on the phone, arguing with Selina, when Ned leaves. Betty arrives to see Sonny, as he requested. He makes sure she can stay with Avery after her summer camp, at the penthouse, because he has a meeting until 5. She readily agrees. He praises her work with Avery. He then meets with Dex to explain to him his “trap” for Betty, Mason and Austin. He has a USB drive that Brick made up with fake information about his deal with Pikeman. There’s a tracking device on it, and when they give their boss the drive, they’ll be able to use it find out who he is and deal with him.

Carly chats with Josslyn at home. Josslyn feels bad that she had her phone off all night, but Carly tells her not to worry about it. Carly explains what happened at the Highsider bar last night and why she spent the night in jail rather than get help from Sonny. Josslyn is confused, so Carly also explains why she and Sonny will always be connected. Later, Sonny drops by to see Donna and chats with Carly. He wonders why she wouldn’t let him check her out of the police station last night. She tells him that she has to be more independent and can’t rely on him any more.

Valentin tells Anna, at her burned-down house, that the police and fireman are wrapping things up. She looks like she’s in shock as she stares grimly at one of her burned photos. He suggests that they leave. He blames himself for not being there last night while the fire happened, but she tells him it wasn’t his fault. He figures this is revenge from someone that found out she was a double agent (because of Victor). Anna thinks that one of the many people she hurt in the past is out for revenge against her. Valentin tries to make her see that it’s not her fault (to no avail). Dante arrives and asks her to come to the station for a statement. They talk about what happened. Dante is clearly suspicious of Valentin and checks on his motive. Anna doesn’t think that the WSB or Pikeman targeted her. She thinks it’s someone who wants revenge.

Austin is not happy to see Mason in his office again. Mason has a headache from being hit over the head with a bottle (by Carly). Betty arrives, further irritating Austin. She tells them that she will be snooping around Sonny’s penthouse to dig up some dirt for their boss. Mason reminds Austin that their boss paid for Austin to go to medical school so that he could help them, so Austin will never be able to leave. Austin wonders why their boss wants the info, but Mason claims not to know.

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B&B Short Recap Monday, August 14, 2023

Posted on August 19, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

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Finn begs Steffy to forgive him and return home with the kids. He even promises to have no more dealings with Sheila. She considers it but then tells him it’s too much of a risk. She loves him but can only see him hugging Sheila and won’t come back. Later, Steffy remembers when Kelly told her that she almost drowned and was rescued by Sheila.

At Spencer, Liam thinks back to when Kelly was young, and he was with Steffy, telling her how he feels about being a dad. Wyatt drops by, so Liam fills him in on what’s been going on with Steffy and Finn. Then Liam goes back to daydreaming about Steffy.

Brooke and Ridge make out, and then they talk about the kids. Ridge wonders how someone as smart as Finn could be so reckless. He fills Brooke in on his visit to Liam and to Finn. She is somewhat surprised that Liam confessed that he still loves Steffy. She figures that Hope was right to think that he never stopped having feelings for Steffy. Ridge is grateful to have his Logan back. They reminisce about Italy.

Music plays as Finn and Liam think about Steffy, and Steffy thinks about Liam.

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Y&R Transcript Friday, August 18, 2023

Posted on August 18, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

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Chelsea: Connor. Look at me, please. Why won’t you tell me what’s bothering you? Your attitude this morning has been unacceptable. If you don’t want to go to sports camp, that’s okay. But we have to be able to talk about it in a calm and respectful way.

[ Connor sighs ]

[ Chelsea sighs ]

Adam: How’d things go with victor? When do you start your new job at newman?

Sally: I don’T.

Adam: What do you mean? What happened?

Sally: Victor pulled the plug. And he did it because of you.

[ Tucker grunts ]

Tucker: Hey. Good morning, mrs. Ashley abbott mccall. How does that sound?

Ashley: I made a huge mistake.

Jack: What is this?

Diane: I thought I’d surprise you with a nice breakfast before we head off to the office.

Jack: Well, lovely. Thank you, um, what exactly are we celebrating?

Diane: It’s our two-week anniversary.

Jack: Oh, that long?

Diane: Oh, yes. It feels like forever, doesn’t it?

Jack: And forever sounds pretty good right now. So, what have we got? What is this?

Diane: Further proof of just how much I love you.

[ Sighs ]

Announcer: Additional sponsorship provided by…

[ Diane sighs ]

Jack: This looks like a pre-nup.

Diane: Well, technically, since we’re already married, it’s a, um, it’s a post-nuptial agreement.

Jack: I don’t understand.

Diane: Well, we got married so quickly that we really didn’t have time to discuss all of this, so I had michael draft it before he left town.

Jack: Well, you have michael tear it up right now.

Diane: Jack.

Jack: We don’t need this. This implies that I don’t trust you, and I do, unconditionally.

Diane: I know. And I love you for that. But this has been hanging over my head since even before we got married.

Jack: Why?

Diane: Why? Because everybody thinks that I came into this relationship with some grand scheme to get my hands on jabot and the family fortune. Especially your sister.

Jack: To hell with them and to hell with her. You don’t have to prove anything to anyone.

Diane: Well, I think I do. And I think this would shut everyone up once and for all and– and give ashley one less excuse to have a problem with us.

Jack: I– I– I– it doesn’t feel right. It seems like we’re sending the message that our marriage is conditional when nothing could be farther from the truth.

Diane: No, we’re sending a message that I love you and that I married you for all the right reasons. Jack, if, god forbid, anything happened to break us apart–

Jack: Oh, don’t– don’t even think it.

Diane: Well, I– I don’t want to think about that, but people are going to say it, and this would prove to them that I did marry you for the right reasons and that I was walking away from this relationship with what I brought into it and nothing more.

Tucker: Is this a joke?

Ashley: I’m not laughing.

Tucker: Yeah.

[ Tucker chuckles ] We got married yesterday, did we not? I thought we had a magical evening.

Ashley: So magical that you snuck off in the middle of the night?

Tucker: Oh. Yeah. I was restless. I couldn’t sleep.

Ashley: So, where’d you go?

Tucker: To the bar for a drink.

Ashley: Did you run into anybody there?

Tucker: Is this an interrogation?

Ashley: It’s just a question, tucker.

Tucker: I went to the bar alone.

Ashley: You want to try that again?

Tucker: What is it you think you know, ashley?

Ashley: I know that you went down to the bar, and you had a drink with nate and then you ended up in audra’s room.

Billy: Hey. How’s everybody’s morning going? That good, huh?

Chelsea: Uh, connor had a bad night. He hasn’t been sleeping well the past few days.

Billy: Oh, is that right? You– you having some nightmares? Yeah, I have nightmares too. It screws up my whole next day. You know, I got a few things that I like to kind of work on or– or try to try and make myself feel better. I can share a few of my tricks if– if you don’t mind. Of course, if your mom doesn’t mind.

Chelsea: I think connor would rather talk to anybody other than his mom right now. So, by all means.

Billy: What do you say? Yeah? Okay.

Chelsea: You know what, um, I’m gonna go get you a snack.

Billy: So, why don’t you tell me a little bit about these nightmares?

Connor: You’ll just think it’s stupid.

Billy: Oh, I guarantee you, I won’T. Trust me. My dreams are very stupid. Much, much stupider than yours.

[ Connor sighs ]

Connor: I was on this boat in the middle of the ocean, and I fell off. It was night, so I couldn’t see anything except for a light on the boat. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get to it. It just kept getting farther away.

Billy: Hmm, were you sinking in the water too?

Connor: Yeah.

Billy: No matter how hard you tried, you couldn’t get to the surface and the light just got further and further away?

Connor: You’ve had that dream too?

Billy: Yeah, I have. And, uh, yeah, before you know it, you find yourself in the middle of somewhere where you’ve never been before and– and you’re– you’re scared, and you’re confused.

Connor: Then what happens?

Billy: Then I wake up… still scared… but I realize that I’m home in my own bed, and that everything’s okay.

Connor: But what if everything doesn’t feel okay? What if everything is just… really, really bad?

Billy: You gotta look at your life, and you gotta think about why you feel that way. And then you gotta talk to someone. Like you’re doing right now.

Adam: What exactly did my father say about the job?

Sally: Mm, just that he changed his mind about having a design division at newman because he needed to focus on your company. More specifically, he needed to put all of his energy into keeping you and nick in line.

[ Adam scoffs ]

Adam: Damn him.

Sally: Yeah, so whatever you did to disappoint him or piss him off, I am now out of a job.

Adam: I’m sorry, sally.

Sally: Yeah, me too.

Adam: Okay, his jerking you around like this is unfair, and I’m gonna do everything I can to fix it.

Sally: Look, adam, I don’t even know if you can fix this, okay? Victor did not give off a vibe at all that this was negotiable. In fact, he specifically said there will never be a design division in newman.

Adam: Wait…

Sally: I don’t know. Honestly, I– I just felt like I was some small part of a bigger plan.

Adam: What do you mean?

Sally: I don’t know. I just got the feeling that there was more going on with victor than just keeping people in line. But clearly he doesn’t feel the need to keep an eye on me anymore, that’s for sure. Rsv is in for a surprise.

Jack: I can’t do this.

Diane: Jack, please.

Jack: I hear everything that you’re saying, I understand how you think this is important. It’s not fair. I love you. I trust you. I know how much you’ve changed. I know there are no ulterior motives. Isn’t that enough?

Diane: All right, let’s be honest. Only you and kyle have accepted me since I’ve come back.

Jack: And michael.

Diane: Oh, a whole three people.

Jack: Like I said earlier, to hell with the rest of them.

Diane: Yeah, but that’s easier for you to say than– than it is for me to live with. I hear the gossip. Okay? I see how people look at me when I walk into a room, and I just want it to stop. That’s all. I– I– god knows, I– I have earned their doubts about me, but this document would erase all that. And it would show everyone that all I want… all I’ve ever wanted… is your love.

Jack: You have that. Look, this is gonna convince some people, yes, but I wouldn’t count on it convincing ashley.

Tucker: What, did you follow me last night?

Ashley: I was looking for you. And then I found you, and so I followed you.

Tucker: Okay. I went to the bar for a drink.

Ashley: How did you end up in audra’s room, tucker?

Tucker: Not for the reason I’m sure you think.

Ashley: What is that reason? Why were you there?

Tucker: Okay, it’s probably time I come clean with you about this.

Ashley: Good idea.

Tucker: I’m sorry that I haven’t before. Um… well, first of all, kyle– honey, listen to me. Kyle was in audra’s room the entire time I was there. If you’re questioning me, give him a call. Come here.

[ Ashley sobs ] Sit down. Okay. Here’s the truth. A few years ago… one of the major artists signed to the mccall label got involved with an underage girl.

Ashley: Oh, my god.

Tucker: I was not in charge of the company at that time, but I knew if it came out, it would sink it.

Ashley: So, you covered it up.

Tucker: Yes, I told– well, no. I told audra to fix it and she did. Uh, but recently adam newman found some old emails regarding it and used them to blackmail audra, so he could get his hands on newman media.

Ashley: How did adam get involved in all of this?

Tucker: Oh, god, it’s so complicated. Phyllis– phyllis asked him to help get me off her back. But it’s been handled. Okay?

Ashley: Handled, like?

Tucker: Well, no more emails and no more blackmail, that kind of thing.

Ashley: Okay. All right, that’s good. Hold on a second. If I hadn’t asked you, would you have ever told me this?

Billy: So, how’s school?

Connor: I hate it.

Billy: How come?

Connor: I don’t have any friends. Except for johnny. Now he and katie are going to another school in the fall, so I won’t have anybody.

Billy: Yeah. Yeah, that’s tough. I’m sorry about that.

Connor: And then I thought I was going to have a baby sister. It’s just– nothing is good. Nothing is right. I don’t wanna be here anymore. I don’t want to go back to walnut grove.

Billy: Well, if it’s just about the school then, you know, that could be fixed. You can talk to your mom and dad about that. You can find a school that you like.

Connor: Yeah, but anywhere else I go, I’d still be the weird kid with the disturbed mom and a dad who’s always getting into trouble. And when I try to defend them…

Billy: What?

Connor: Nothing.

Billy: Are you being bullied? Look, I know it’s tough to talk about this kind of stuff, but it’s helpful. If you just keep it inside, it gets– it gets bottled up and you end up exploding.

Connor: I hate that I feel this way. But I don’t want to tell my mom because I don’t want her to worry about me. She may not be able to handle it and she’ll be the way she was.

Billy: Connor, your mom is stronger than you think. She really is. And I promise you the most important thing in her whole world is you making sure that you feel strong, that you’re happy. That’s her number one priority, I promise you that.

Connor: I guess so.

Billy: No, I know so. And you gotta let the people that love you know how you feel. Okay, and it’s important and I promise you, they’re not gonna let you down.

Connor: I’m tired.

Billy: Okay. Why don’t you go upstairs and… take a little nap, maybe get some rest.

Connor: Thanks.

Billy: Any time. Hey, connor, uh, went upstairs. He was feeling a little tired.

Chelsea: Okay, um–

Billy: Thank you.

Chelsea: Did he open up to you?

Billy: Yeah. Yeah, a little bit. I feel like we had a good talk. I think.

Chelsea: And?

Billy: Sounds like he’s being bullied at school. He doesn’t want to go back.

[ Chelsea sighs ]

Chelsea: Okay, well, uh, we’ll switch schools.

Billy: Yeah, it’s not just that, um… this is kind of tough, chels, but it sounds like it has to do with you and adam. He feels like he has to defend you and, uh, and you know, kids can be cruel.

[ Chelsea sighs ]

Chelsea: Well, that breaks my heart.

Billy: I know. Hey, you know, I didn’t– I didn’t tell you that to make you feel bad, obviously. I just think it’s important that you know.

Chelsea: Of course, yeah, of course. Thank you for talking to him.

Billy: I don’t want to speak out of turn, but you and I both know that feeling of hopelessness… and I’m afraid that connor’s headed in that direction.

Adam: Well, since I’m responsible for getting you caught up in his games, the least I can do is offer you a job, again.

Sally: Adam, no.

Adam: Come on, it’s not charity. I already told you what an incredible asset you would be to the new company, sally

Sally: Adam, did you not hear anything I said earlier? Us working together again, it’s never gonna happen for so many reasons. I am not reconsidering. Okay? And since you’ve already blown your chance at newman, you don’t really need me.

Adam: Look, I’m not giving up on newman media or this merger, it’s going to happen eventually. Not only because it’s a savvy business move, but because I deserve it.

Sally: Okay, adam, maybe you should stop thinking so much about what you deserve and start appreciating what you actually have, which, unlike me, is a company to run that has every chance of being very successful. Postmenopausal women with hr+ her2-

Chelsea: I mean, it’s not like we haven’t tried to get connor help. But every time we suggest he talk to someone else, he just shuts down.

Billy: Yeah, no, it’s the worst feeling in the world knowing that your kid is hurting and doesn’t feel like there’s anything you can do to fix it.

Chelsea: Oh, sorry.

Billy: It’s okay.

Chelsea: Hey, mom, everything okay? He did what? No, no, I’m glad you called me. Um, I’ll take care of it, if he calls you back just… okay, thank you. Thank you so much.

[ Chelsea scoffs ]

Billy: What is it?

Chelsea: Connor just went upstairs and called anita and asked her if he could move in with her for a while.

[ Chelsea scoffs ] Clearly, he wants to get away from genoa city. Which makes me think he wants to get away from me too.

Diane: I don’t think you should assume how ashley would react to you signing the post-nup.

Jack: She’s my sister, I know how her mind works, honey, she’s gonna look for catches and loopholes.

Diane: Yeah, but there aren’t any loopholes. It says straight up that if something goes wrong with the marriage, I walk away with nothing from you. What would her argument be then?

Jack: I’m sure she’d find some argument.

Diane: Look, ashley thinks that I wanted to marry you so that I could be the queen to your king, and I could get all the money and all the power while you signing this document puts a lie to that. And it also might go a little way into healing the family. At least it could be a start.

Jack: You’re ready to fight for this, aren’t you?

Diane: I’m fighting for us. It’s important for me to make this statement to you. Even though you say you don’t need it, I need it. So, can you just sign it, jack?

[ Diane chuckles ] What are you doing?

Jack: I am sending this to ashley. My way of letting her know what she can do with her suspicions.

Adam: Yes, I should be more grateful. You’re right. As usual.

Sally: Adam, please stop trying to make me feel better.

Adam: Look I– I– I hate that my father did this to you. And I wanna help in any way that I can. If you won’t accept my job offer, then maybe–

Sally: I will be all right. Okay? Really, when– when one door closes, another one smacks you in the ass and– and all that. Unfortunately, I cannot go back to chancellor-winters because they moved on to another firm whenever they found out about your father’s offer. A firm, actually, that your father recommended.

Adam: I’m really sorry.

Sally: Yeah, me too. Guess chloe and i just have to start back at square one. Get more clients or at least one client… more cold calls, more pitch decks. Super fun. Really, though, I’m gonna be fine. I always land on my feet.

[ Sally sighs ] I just can’t help wondering if this was all a tease. Victor just showing how in control of everything he is just because he can.

Adam: I’m not saying that he isn’t capable of that, but I don’t think so. This is all about me. Making sure that I know my place.

Tucker: I would have told you definitely, eventually.

[ Ashley chuckles ]

Ashley: Eventually? That’s kind of vague.

Tucker: I think I would have told you when I felt the timing was right. The timing has not been right, I’ve been thinking about our wedding, I’ve been thinking about us. I did not want to be distracted by some long ago mess that had already been resolved.

Ashley: Okay. Listen, I’m not thrilled about this mess. Underage girls. That’s so disgusting.

Tucker: I know, it is totally disgusting. And, like I said, I knew nothing about it till the guy went to jail. And the cover up was engineered by the mccall pr team who I fired, every one of them, when I found out what they’d done. So, audra was really just covering up the cover. And I just felt like she had to. I mean, can you imagine what it could have done had it come out? Right? You can appreciate that.

Ashley: I appreciate that, yeah, but you’re not even heading up mccall–

Tucker: But now I’m doing our thing. We’re starting our venture. I don’t think it would be a very good look if it came out just as we’re beginning.

Ashley: So, you did it to protect me?

Tucker: Yes, I did it–

[ Both laugh ]

Ashley: Okay.

Tucker: I did it all to protect you and to just give us one less battle to fight. I think we’ve had enough, don’t you?

Ashley: Yeah. What?

Tucker: What now?

Ashley: Yeah.

Tucker: “Attached is a copy of our post-nuptial agreement to dispel any– any doubts about diane. Love, jack.” Excellent. Tide is busting laundry’s biggest myth…

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Diane: Are we toasting the post-nup?

Jack: Nope. I’m still not sure it’s the right thing, but… your argument was so passionate, I concede.

Diane: Thank you.

Jack: No, I want to toast to my beautiful wife. And a life together that is filled with the joy and happiness we feel right now.

Diane: I’ll drink to that. Hm. My turn. I would also like to toast to the family finally not being at war with each other. So, here’s to abbott family unity. What, you don’t like my toast?

Jack: No, no, I– I– I love your toast, diane. I just want it to be true.

Diane: I think we’re close to turning a corner. I– I really do.

Jack: Oh, god, I hope you’re right.

Diane: What more can ashley want? She married tucker, she took her share of jabot, and she’s starting a new business. What is possibly left for her to fight about?

Ashley: Hmm. Did you find a loophole?

Tucker: Not yet.

Ashley: Well, I’m sure diane has found some way to weasel the abbott fortune out of jack’s hands.

Tucker: I don’t know. It looks like a pretty standard agreement to me. If the marriage ends.

Ashley: When the marriage ends.

Tucker: When the marriage ends, diane pretty much gets whatever she came in with, no more.

Ashley: Believe that when I see it.

Tucker: I don’t know. Maybe jack’s learned his lesson.

Ashley: Thanks to me?

Tucker: Yes, you’ve been hammering away at him for so long about how dangerous diane is, maybe he has found himself an escape clause.

Ashley: It’s very neat and tidy though, don’t you think?

Tucker: I see, you don’t buy it.

Ashley: I don’t know, why now? Who signs a post-nup? Why did jack change his mind now?

Chelsea: Connor’s gone.

Billy: What do you mean?

Chelsea: What, he’s– he’s not in the apartment. His backpack is gone… and so were some of his clothes.

Sally: Connor. What’s going on? It’s been a while. I’m jonathan lawson

Chelsea: Yes, I– I know, I just called, but my son is missing, and I’m terrified, so– okay, I’d appreciate that, thank you. Did connor call you?

Adam: No.

Chelsea: Oh, my god. Oh, my god.

Adam: Chelsea–

Chelsea: Adam, I called everybody I know nobody’s seen him.

Billy: Chelsea, it’s gonna be okay.

Adam: Look, we will find him, okay? He couldn’t have gone far.

Chelsea: What if something’s happened to him, adam?

Adam: Don’t think like that, okay, he’s gonna be okay.

Chelsea: Oh, my god.

Chance: Hey, nothing yet.

Adam: Did you check the bus station?

Chance: Yeah, we covered every possible route out of town. I don’t think connor’s gotten that far.

Chelsea: Why would he do this? Why would he run away?

Billy: I don’t know. Listen, maybe this is a cry for help, okay? And– and he didn’t know anyone else to go to.

Connor: My dad told me about the baby. I’m really sorry.

Sally: I am too.

Connor: Are you okay?

Sally: Yeah, it’s been sad and hard but it gets better every day. What about you?

Connor: I’m okay.

Sally: Where are you off to?

Connor: Just going to a friend’s house. No big deal.

Sally: It’s pretty hot today, isn’t it?

Connor: Yeah, kinda.

Sally: You know, I would really like some water. There is a kiosk right over there. Would you mind maybe going to get me one and– here, get one for yourself too, please?

Connor: Okay.

Sally: Thank you. Adam. Hi, it’s me. Did you give connor permission to go to a friend’s house on his own?

Tucker: You know what I think?

Ashley: I think I’m afraid to ask.

Tucker: I think we need to get out of the abbott house. Like, right now.

Ashley: Where do you wanna go?

Tucker: Literally anywhere you want. I’m serious. I love you so much. I just– I’m ready to start a whole new chapter with you. We just got married, and we live with your brother. I think we can do better. I think we can afford our own place and I think it should be fantastic. What do you think?

Jack: Hey, billy, I got your text, uh, ashley seems to be laying low at the moment. I was hoping that between the marriage and my gift of giving her her share of jabot might calm the waters, but this might just be the calm before the storm. Anyway, I want to both be on the same page. I’ll see you at the office.

[ Diane sighs ]

Diane: So much for my toast to abbott family unity.

Jack: Honey, I know my sister. I know how her mind works. As much as I’d like to think otherwise, I don’t think this is over.

Diane: All right, fine. Could we maybe enjoy at least five minutes of this nice morning together?

Jack: How about ten?

Diane: Okay. When it comes to your hair, ingredients matter.

Adam: Okay, sounds good. All right, we’ll see you soon. Connor is with sally.

Chelsea: Oh! Thank god. Where? Is he all right?

Adam: Yes, they’re okay, they’re in the park. She’s gonna talk to him, she’s gonna convince him to come home.

Chelsea: Okay, well, I– I need to see him.

Adam: Chels, let’s just– let’s give her a little time.

Chelsea: Oh, my god. Well, I– I mean, I need to talk to connor. I need to understand why he wanted to run away.

Billy: Of course, but I– I think adam’s right. Just a little bit of space will be good for him right now.

Chelsea: Right, right, but–

Billy: Hey, he’s gonna be all right, okay? He’s safe and so are you.

Sally: Thank you. This really hit the spot.

Connor: Are you okay now? Because I have to head over to my friend’S.

Sally: Um, I– would you mind hanging out with me a little longer? Please? I just– I miss you and– and I want to catch up. What’s been going on with you these days?

Connor: Nothing much. Just, you know… stuff.

Sally: What kind of stuff? Mm. Don’t want to talk about it, I see.

Connor: Nothing to talk about.

Sally: I get it. I do. Sometimes it’s hard to talk about things. I remember when people first started asking me about the baby. I– I didn’t want to go there. I didn’t even want to think about it. You know, but sometimes… if you’re hurt… or sad or angry or… you know, just confused about things, it really does help to talk to people. I have a feeling you have a lot on your mind. Am I wrong about that?

Connor: I’m not really going to my friend’S.

Sally: Were you thinking about running away? Mm. I get it. I’ve run away a bunch of times in my life.

Connor: Really?

Sally: Yes, and I was a lot older than you. You know, I– I thought that if I just took off that all of my problems would just disappear with me. But guess what? They followed me everywhere I went, and they did not go away until I figured out what I needed to do.

Connor: That’s just it. I don’t know what to do.

Sally: You’ll figure it out. But it’s really hard to have that happen if you keep it all inside. You should tell the people that love you and care about you what’s going on. You just talk to them like you’re talking to me. I did call your dad. He and your mom are waiting for you at the coffee house. Would you let me walk you back there?

Ashley: Hey.

Jack: Oh, no, is the honeymoon already over?

Ashley: Hardly, we came by to pick up our stuff.

Tucker: Yes, as much fun as this has been, I think it’s time for us to move on, so if you wouldn’t mind forwarding any mail we get to the club till we find a place.

Ashley: And regarding that post-nup, you sent me, uh, how much begging did you have to do to get diane to agree to it?

Diane: Actually, it was my idea.

Ashley: Really?

Jack: Yeah, she’s telling the truth. I didn’t want to sign it, but she insisted. Michael baldwin drew it up. Ask him.

Diane: Yeah. Hey, congrats again.

Ashley: Do you buy any of that?

Tucker: Actually, I do. It might be time for us to accept the idea that she genuinely loves him, and it’s time for all this to end.

Ashley: I don’t know.

Adam: Hey, buddy.

Chelsea: Oh, connor. Oh, my god. Oh, we were so worried.

Connor: Sorry.

Adam: Look, whatever it is, buddy, we’re here to help.

Connor: I don’t wanna be here. I don’t wanna go back to walnut grove. I wanna go see grandma and go to school near her. I hate this town. Please don’t make me stay.

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Kyle: This feels like kind of a test. And your questions aren’t really about me. They’re about audra.

Jill: Well, you’re gonna have your plate full with the business and– and crimson lights.

Sharon: Which is why I asked you to come over today.

Heather: I didn’t share my plans right away because I wasn’t sure how you’d really feel about me sticking around town.

Daniel: I think it’s fantastic.

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Please tell me everyone’s okay. Everyone’s okay.

[ Sighing ] Oh, my god. Well, uh, come in. Uh, d-donna’s asleep, you know. I mean, she’s — she’s been asleep for a while. I figured. And here you are? Here I am. You must want a favor. Tracy: [ Groans ] Whoever you are, go away.

[ Exhales sharply ] I was under the impression that things were good between us. They were. They are. But not good enough for you to invite me over for a family gathering? It wasn’t a family gathering. Except for one sister, it was. It’s — kristina, it’s getting really late, okay, and tj’s going to be getting back — tj’s the one who told me about your sushi party, the one you had for our mother, our sister, and your mother-in-law. But, somehow, I don’t know, I guess my invitation got, what, lost in the mail? God, that terrible day is over. You will not believe what happened to me tonight. Oh, yeah? Try me. Okay. Okay.

[ Cellphone ringing ] You have falconeri. You checked the surrounding areas, too? So valentin cassadine’s car never went into the elq parking lot the night anna devane’s townhouse burned down? Okay. Why are you lying to anna?

[ Keypad beeps ] Well, it’s a lot nicer than the place we stayed last night. I’m sorry the metro court was booked, but it’s available now, and you can have it as long as you want to. I guess this is home. No, it’s not home. It’s just temporary. As far as hotels go, it’s pretty comfortable. You should know. You’ve stayed in plenty of hotels. Right, but then I always had a home to go back to. And now I don’T. Oh. Hey, let me get that. It’s okay. Ah, thanks. Hey.

[ Sighs ] Dad, are you okay? Yeah, fine. Just — just — just tired and clumsy. [ Chuckles ] Yeah. Is that why you fell? Or was it something else? Yes, something else. Something awful. Something awful? Yeah. Are you sick? Have you, uh — have you been diagnosed? Yes. Well, maybe I’ll, uh — I’ll be able to help. Um… can you tell me what it is? Als.

Evening. Oh, god. It would have to be you. Huh. Never took you for someone who was a hard partier. Would you stop talking and just leave? Oh. Ohh. Ha. You are drunk as a skunk. No. I’m not drunk. I’m not drunk. I just — I just — oh, I so wish this room would stop spinning. I don’t even know what I bought. What is wrong with me? Your house burned down. Yeah, but I’ve been through worse. Come on. I know. That’s true. And I wasn’t in any danger. You know, I was out running. And thank god charlotte wasn’t there. She was with dante and sam, and you were at elq. And I have to get that into my head, that I have a lot to be thankful for and I need to just move on. You’re not a machine, darling. You’ve lost your house. It was a violation. And we can be grateful that no one was killed. But you don’t have to pretend that losing your house doesn’t hurt. It really does. I’m with you. You’re going to get through this. We’re going to get through this together. And we will find who did this to you, and we will stop them from hurting you again. You trust me? Look, if this is about avery having another sleepover, you know she’s welcome any time. No, the whole avery situation’s under control. Oh. Well, great. I’m sure ava is relieved. She was really worried about something. Yeah. I’m not here for a favor. Uh, actually, uh, I’m in a position to do you a favor. No, thank you. Important? Uh, no, you know, nothing that can’t wait. But there is something that can’t wait. What’s that? This. Oh. You know, no matter what kind of day I have, I know, when I get to see you, everything’s going to be okay. Hey, you stole my line. Well, it was my line, ’cause I just said it. Well, I was going to say, when I have a day where I feel like I’m not going to be able to sleep at night, I think about coming here and getting into bed with you and turning down the lights… yeah? …And everything just sort of melts away. Well, maybe we can, you know, talk a little bit before we turn out the lights. You go first. No, you go first. No. Well, I’ll rock, paper, scissors you for it. Oh, my god. Are you 12? I’m 12 1/2. Okay.

[ Groans ] Boom. Got me. I did. [ Laughs ] Grr! And the floor is yours. Okay. My crazy day. Where do I start? Molly and kristina, they are headed for world war iii. Molly: This is so typical. You not inviting me to something? Yeah, I agree. No, your reaction. I’m not allowed to have a dinner party and invite who I want? Molly, you invited everyone in the family but me. Okay, fine, kristina, I’ll say it. You weren’t invited. Because in spite of what you always think, it wasn’t about you. It was about tj and me. I wanted to share the good news with mom and sam and jordan that we found a surrogate. Lou gehrig’s disease. Yeah. Hey, you know, there are — there are other conditions that have the same — similar early symptoms. I mean, a-are you — are you certain? Yes. When I told you that I was going to milwaukee to do a seminar, I was actually in rochester at the mayo clinic. They did extensive testing, and the results were conclusive. That trip, that was more than six months ago. Have you… you’ve known all this time? I’m so sorry, son. I… couldn’t bring myself to tell you. Oh, dad, why not?

[ Sighs ] Oh, you read my mind. So, what are we going to toast to? I have no idea. Alright, then. To us. To our future together, which can only get less complicated and less dangerous. I’d like to believe that.

[ Glasses clink ] Mmm. You may not believe it now, but we do have a lot to be grateful for. Look, I-I promise I’m not just going to keep wallowing in self-pity. I-I promise. Just — it’s not self-pity. You’ve been traumatized. You’re dealing with some very powerful emotions, but you’re going to work through them. You will. And we’re going to find out who’s behind this. Yes. In the meantime, I have something to talk to you about that’s important. Alright. I’m going to buy season tickets to the ballet in new york. Charlotte still loves dance. I know you do, too. So why don’t I buy three tickets? You can join us. Uh, my house just burned to the ground, and someone is trying to kill me. I — and you’re talking about “swan lake”? I can’t think of anything I’d rather do than spend time with the two women I love most in this world. And I like “swan lake.” I like it, too.

[ Knock on door ] Wait. Who is that? Hello, martin.

[ Chuckles ] Evening. It is a bit late for a business call. Whatever this is, I’m going to deal with it quickly. Leo says a guy like me needs 15 1/2 cups of water a day. Leo’s a very smart kid. Ohh. I can’t tell you how grateful I am he’s not here now. You don’t seem very experienced with this sort of thing. If, by that, you mean I don’t seem like someone who gets drunk all the time, I didn’t get drunk this time. You didn’t get drunk? No. I did not. Well, I did, but…

[ Sighs ] …It was not my fault. Somebody insisted on putting, uh, too much alcohol in those mai tais at the metro court pool. Ugh. Oh. Some old bartender trying to loosen you up for your dough? No, actually, it was not some old bartender trying to loosen me up. It was your daughter. Not that you even acknowledge you have one. Ohh. I don’t understand. You… I don’t understand. You think I couldn’t handle it? No, it wasn’t you. It wasn’t you. It was me. After all these years, we were finally getting to spend time together as a family. You, your brother, violet, and me. It was so special. It is. The big stuff, you know, christmas and — and — and halloween with violet, and little things like me bringing over muffins from eckert’s or showing violet videos of her uncle chase singing. Dad, that wouldn’t have changed. Of course it would have. And it will. It already has. ‘Cause when I look at you, I can see it in your eyes. You know what this disease does. You know I’m dying. You’re not even going to listen to me? You don’t listen to me! Did you not hear me at the police station? That was different, because i was there for ned, to help ned. You were there, so I thought I’d help you. Yeah, you showed up, and you decided that I needed help. You didn’t listen to me. And when you turned me down, you spent the night there. Yeah, and I was fine with that, okay? I can take care of myself. Oh, I know you can. Come on, sonny. Look, it — it’s taken a while, but — but we’re both moving on, right? I mean, you know I respect you. You respect me. We both want each other to be happy. Mm-hmm. And as you can see, there is no for sale sign in the front yard, because kelly’s is doing great. Business is doing fine. I’m going to take care of myself on my own. So whatever your favor is, no, thank you. I don’t want it. Where are you going?

So why didn’t molly invite her? Because she was revealing her big news that her and tj had found a surrogate and that she was perfect. And I think that molly didn’t want to hurt kristina’s feelings. Well, I understand that. I mean, it is molly’s decision. No, I-i understand that, too. But I also understand kristina being hurt. Right. You — you know, I’m — I’m sorry. For what? I shouldn’t be going on about this with you. For what? Because — what? What are you talking about? It’s fine. Because of the situation that you and lulu had with maxie, and I just — hey, wait, stop. It’s okay. That was a long time ago. Tj and molly just got to figure out and realize that that’s a big decision. Right? They can’t take this lightly. So you think that molly is making the right choice by not having kristina be the surrogate? That’s great. I-I didn’t even realize you had started interviewing surrogates yet. We wanted to keep it quiet. Yeah, got that. I’m sure mom and sam and jordan were thrilled to hear that news. They seem very happy for us. This is what we want, kristina. I know it is. I know. And the woman we found is perfect, and she’s ready to start the process right away. That’S… very exciting, molly. It is. After everything we’ve gone through, there’s still a good chance that tj and i could have a child within the next year. I’m happy you’re so happy. I am. And I-I planned on telling you first thing tomorrow. Right, just not tonight with the rest of the family. I wanted it to be a happy occasion. And I knew mom, sam, and jordan would be happy for us. And I wouldn’t? I would have spoiled that? I don’t know. Molly. We’ve been getting along so well, but I-I didn’t want to take the chance that tonight would turn into a discussion of why we turned to a surrogate instead of you. Okay, well, now that everyone’s gone, and since you brought it up, why are you paying a stranger to have your baby when I was willing to do it? Six months, dad. We could have done so many things together. The last six months have been perfect. What I didn’t want was to be a burden to you or have you spend time with me out of some sense of obligation. That wouldn’t have happened. Of course it would. I know you and chase, son. I’m so proud of both of you. And you and I finally had the time to really get to know each other. That has meant everything to me. I’m the one who’s sorry here. I’m the one for — sorry for costing us all that time. No, no, there’s no need to rehash that now. Getting to know you and to understand and appreciate your incredible accomplishments over the years has been so rewarding for me. You and your brother make it almost impossible for me not to become one of those obnoxious bragging fathers. I’m one of those, too, when it comes to violet. Violet. What a gift she is. Every single moment I spend with my granddaughter is better than I ever imagined. Yeah, well, she pretty much thinks her grandfather is the greatest guy in the world. How is she going to feel when all I can do is sit and stare at her, when I can’t even speak her name? So, why would brook lynn give you too much booze? No, she’s up to something. And I should have known the minute I saw the fire eater. Fire eater? It was a luau, with tiki torches and leis. Wow. Sounds like fun. Mm-hmm.

You would think so. I should have gone right down to the lobby and ordered a car. Sounds like maybe you had a lot of fun. Oh, my god. That’S… what’s wrong with that? …All you ever think of, having fun and being eddie maine. Yeah. Anything to avoid facing the reality of your life. Do you understand this is critical? I do. Will you act like it, please? You know something? My fee, exorbitant as it is, grants you 24-hour access. It does not give you or any other client the right to abuse me. Yeah. Point taken. I got a lot on the line. I understand. And, yes, that’s hot off the wire. Okay, this looks good. Thank you. You’re welcome, though why you insisted on doing this tonight instead of first thing tomorrow morning makes no sense to me. Valentin: Good night. Oh, was that important? Not really. Martin can worry about anything. Why he insisted on coming by in the middle of the night is beyond me.

You want me to face the reality of my life? Which means you want me to ride around in limousines and pretend to be some hotshot, tax-dodging executive? It’s a start. Or you could just… stop singing on street corners, running around all night to sleazy bars, getting arrested for fighting. Is that embarrassing you somehow? No, it’s embarrassing to the whole family. So it’s better just to shut eddie up? You’re not eddie. And you want to prove that by having someone strap me down to a table and have electricity shot through my head. What? I’m onto you, lady. I overheard you tell olivia that you want me committed. I don’t know if you know this, but drew is in solitary confinement. I know. Of course you know. You’re protecting him, yeah. Look, I’m worried about him, sonny. I’m really worried about him. I know he went through worse in crete, but still. He’s been through a lot. He’s going to make it through this. Do you think you can get a message to him? I might be able to do better than that. You have to give violet more credit, dad. She constantly surprises me with how much she understands. I hope you’re right, son. What are the doctors telling you in terms of prognosis? Luckily, I was, uh, still in the first stage when I went to the mayo clinic. Uh, muscle cramps and occasional difficulty walking. And now? It’s progressed. My hands cramp more frequently than before. What happened tonight? I was trying to help violet make some bracelets. I-I can barely hold onto the thread. I don’t think she noticed. But then she got up to go get some clasps in her bedroom, and I-I tried to stand up to shake out my hands, and that’s when I-I fell. Thank god she wasn’t here to see it. But she came back in. Yeah. I told her I tripped over the coffee table, but I-I know she — she had to watch me struggle to get up here on the couch. Oh, dad. I know, son. I know. I can’t hide my disease any longer. And I’m so ashamed about tonight. I am so glad I didn’t invite you tonight. Oh, great. That, you’ve made perfectly clear. Molly, just — just answer the question, okay? Why would you rather a stranger have your baby as your surrogate than your own sister who offered to do this for you months ago? Because with a surrogate, we sign a legal, binding document. I know how it works. She rents out her womb and — and throws in an egg at a discount. Both sides benefit, kristina. She gets money she needs for her family, and we get the child we want. The child that you want. There it is. As opposed to the child I am offering to give you that you clearly do not want! The surrogate is performing a service, kristina, not racing around town working on some pie-in-the-sky project… hey. …And letting everyone know how she’s saving her poor sister from her own infertility! Molly, if you have a stranger as your surrogate, you’re not even going to be related to the baby! I’m sorry. I shouldn’t put you on the spot like that. It’s just — it’s a really confusing situation. I get it. And stop apologizing, or I’ll rock, paper, scissors you all night long.

[ Chuckling ] Okay. It’s a personal thing for molly and tj, that’s all. And I’m sure kristina had the best of intentions when she offered to be their surrogate. No, I understand that. But kristina and molly, they just, you know, they haven’t been close lately. You know, I know you, like, love your sisters, and you want to fix all sorts of things for them all the time. I know what you’re gonna say. But maybe this one — do you? Like, maybe this time — I should let them work it out themselves. Maybe. Yeah, I don’t know. Maybe. You’re right. Okay. Now it’s your turn. Spill. Alright, well — no, mm — no, you spill. It was just kind of a, you know, regular kind of weird day. And then cody shows up at the station while gladys is there filing a restraining order against cody on sasha’s behalf. Cody loses his mind completely in the middle of the squad room, saying that gladys is the one having sasha drugged. He lost it. He went crazy. Me and mac had to restrain him. Wait, did you have to arrest cody? No, not this time. But those two, they, like, hate each other, eh? Cody and gladys? Yeah, it’s weird. Definitely. Yeah. You know, the whole time this is happening, I’m investigating anna’s townhouse burning down. Which reminds me… did you leave me any hot water? I feel like, uh, metro court has an unlimited supply. Give me five minutes. Okay.

[ Water running ]

[ Cellphone ringing ] Hello, dante. Anna, hey. I’m sorry to call so late. There’s just something I thought you should know. Alright. I had one of our tech guys look at the elq security footage from the night your house burned. Valentin’s car never exited or entered the elq parking garage. I had them check the surrounding areas to see if the car was parked somewhere else, too, and I got nothing. I see. You also told me that — that the reason he went to elq was because there was a water main break and he was worried about the computer mainframe being ruined. That’s right. There wasn’t a water main break. Thanks for that information, dante.

Yes, I, uh — I did ask olivia to commit you. Because I embarrass you? Because this can’t go on. And I thought maybe, just maybe, if you were in a hospital, they could help you stop faking this ridiculous — I’m not faking anything! I am eddie maine. And by the way, I didn’t ask to be in this house. You all want me here. So I’m trying to make you all understand that I can’t choose who I am. I’m eddie maine, and there’s nothing I can do about it. Fine. You’re eddie maine. But i am ned quartermaine’s mother. And I am never going to stop fighting for my son. You have nothing to be ashamed of. No, I do. I do. I’m so selfish to have put your daughter at risk. Violet’s okay. No, I-I shouldn’t have agreed to watch her alone tonight. I — somehow, I convinced myself I’d be okay. And everything turned out okay. But I had no right to take that risk. You know [Sighs] The other night, I-I went to one of those hatchet-throwing places, you know, and I-I did it! And I don’t know, maybe it’s human nature, but I think I — I’ve been trying to convince myself that maybe I could beat this thing, or at least… hold it off. But that’s just denial. And I need to stop that before I put someone else in danger like I did violet tonight. Hey. Hey. This is happening to you. It’s happening to — you have to figure it out on your own. I need to stop driving. I shouldn’t have been driving this long. Okay, so stop driving. No one’s going to judge you for how you’ve handled this so far, dad. No one’s going to judge you, alright? I just — I wish you would have had someone to talk to, someone besides your doctor. Dealing with this all on your own all this time must have been hell. Alexis knows. Alexis knows?

[ Sighs ] She was snooping around, and — and we got in a big argument, and I collapsed, and I-I had to tell her. But I couldn’t bring myself to tell you, because I didn’t want to see the look on your face that I’m seeing right now. Is this the favor you came over here about? Before you turn me down, hear me out. I’m listening. When I got news of drew’s situation, I did some digging, and I have a connection to someone who can arrange for drew to get out of solitary early. Oh, my god. Sonny… and so, when he’s released, you’ll be able to go see him. Is drew going to owe anybody anything? Absolutely not. What’s this costing you? Well, from the look on your face, I’m, you know, it — it means everything to me. Drew’s going to wonder why the sudden change. Well, when you talk to him, just tell them that there’s no strings attached. It’s just a gift from me. He knows that you’re protecting him. It’s just, you know, I don’t know how he’s going to feel about this. Well, this isn’t a gift to him. This is a gift to you. Are there any stipulations for me if I accept?

[ Sighs ] Oh, no. Looks like your rotten day is still with you. It’s just hitting close to home, this one. And you can’t get into specifics. Well, I can tell you that valentin is being dishonest with anna.

[ Chuckles ] When has valentin ever been honest? You’re right, but it’s weird. Like, I just — I just — I thought he really cared about anna. And she really cares about him. And then he told her all this, like, pretty surprising stuff, you know? Well — but then he lies about where he was the other night. I’m not that surprised about it. I know he does live a complicated life, but who knows what he has going on? Well, I want to know what he’s got going on, ’cause his daughter’s in a room down the hall. You lied to me.

I’m sorry, dad. No, I understand. You’re a doctor. One of the best. You know all about this hideous disease. You know what it’s going to do to me. But I look at you now. You look fine. You look good. That’s what’s so hard to grasp, you know? I-I look in the mirror or I-I’m feeling fine, but… I know this thing is in there somewhere. And I also see — I see — I see the father I grew up with, the man who used to toss me so high in the air, and I was never once afraid that he wouldn’t catch me. I remember that guy, too. As you get older, you try to hang onto that self-image as long as you can. The thought that I’ll be less than that for you, for violet — never less. You’re still that man, and you will always be that man, no matter what happens. Thank you for that. You also need to know I know what you’re facing, dad. There’s no point in trying to tell me no, ’cause I’m going to be by your side every step of the way from here on out. Do what you have to do. But I have one favor to ask. Anything. Help me tell your brother, ’cause I’m afraid this is going to crush him. It will. But we’ll be there for him.

[ Voice breaking ] I love you, dad. I love you, too, son.

[ Crying ] Does fighting for your son mean locking me away somewhere? Stop being so dramatic. If you overheard me say that, then you also heard olivia refuse. And she’s your — s-she has final say. Yeah, but I’ve watched you. You can be very persuasive. What’s to stop you from changing her mind about putting me away? Answer me something. If you are really so worried about us putting you away, why are you still here? Why aren’t you at sonny’s? Sonny is a nice enough guy, but, um… too many goombahs around. And there it is. I knew it. You are in there, ned, somewhere. There’s no strings attached for you, either. But I’m sure that drew’s going to be happy to, you know, get out of that little cell, right? I want to be clear that this is for you. Or not. It’s your decision. You’re unbelievable. Mm-hmm. Yes. You came to the police station the other night, and you were so offended that I wouldn’t let you help me, you came up with a favor you knew I couldn’t turn down. Maybe I was just, you know, being nice. Yeah, okay, yeah, you are. But you still win. Is that a yes? It’s a yes. Please, get drew out of solitary. Alright. Uh, I’ll let you know when it’s done. Okay. Sonny? Yeah. Thank you. You’re welcome. That was mean, even for you, kristina. Okay, it came out wrong. No, no, no, I think you said exactly what you meant. Molly, I d– fine. Okay, you know what? Fine. If we’re saying what we really mean, then why don’t you say what you really mean? You would rather have a baby from a stranger than one from your own sister. Yes. Yes. And, you know, it’s true that I might not be biologically related to the baby, but tj will be. And that baby is going to be created for us as a result of our love for each other. Molly, if i have the baby for you — then it wouldn’t be ours. It would be a gift from my sister, and no one would ever be allowed to forget it. Wow. I guess I really never realized just how selfish and insecure you are. Charlotte is rocco’s sister, so we do need to find a way to get along with valentin. I know. And I’m — I’m glad she’s here staying with us, especially with the — with the threat to anna. Well, yes. Anyone burning down someone’s house is definitely a threat. Right. Any theory on why valentin would lie to anna? No. Not yet. I j– I never really trusted that guy. Well, as much as we don’t trust him, I do believe that valentin loves charlotte. And I don’t think he would ever do anything to hurt her. No, I agree with you. Intentionally, he would not hurt her. And he probably loves anna. But you don’t think anna trusts him? No, and neither can we.

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Days Transcript Friday, August 18, 2023

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Sonny, it’s, it’s me. Um, I hope I didn’t wake you up.

I’m, uh, I’m afraid I have some, some bad news. It’s about your uncle, Victor. There’s been an accident.

Oh, what is it? What happened? Uh, my dad said that they, they found the wreckage of the Titan jet in the Mediterranean and they recovered Victor’s remains. No. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, that can’t be true. It is, honey. I’m so sorry. Oh, my God. I wouldn’t… Even when I found out that he was missing, I never… I never thought that…

Look, he… he was supposed to be home last night, and… And I blew off his homecoming dinner because I didn’t want to see him. And now I… Look, now I’m never going to see him again.

Kate? Hi, Kate. I heard about Victor. I’m, I’m so sorry. It was such a shock. Yes, it was. And I know it’s been years since the two of you were married, but… You shared a child together. And you buried that child together. So I’m sure that right now you’re thinking about both him and Philip.

You have no idea.

I know I haven’t been the best uncle to you in the last few years. But you have proven to me that you are a true Kidiakis. And of that I’m very proud. That means the world to me, Uncle. I appreciate the help you’ve given me with Sarah and Maggie. And for that reason I want you to have this.

Is that from the old country? Yes, this coin belonged to Yorgos Kiriakis. My father. Your grandfather. He used to give one to the children that he loved. On their wedding day. He would say, as long as you carry this, your family will carry you. I know if your father was here, he’d want you to have one. I don’t know what to say.

Thank you so much. Go get ready for your wedding

day.

Henderson said you were not to be disturbed, but I thought… I thought maybe you could use a friend.

Oh, honey. Oh, honey. Like

sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

Well, you’re right. Victor’s death, it hit me harder than I thought it would. That’s not surprising. You and Phillip and Victor were family once, and… Now, losing Victor, I imagine it’s bringing back the pain of losing your son.

You know, I figured it out a long time ago. Figured out what? Why I was never as close to Victor as, say, Phillip, or Brady, or Sierra. Honey, don’t do this to yourself. No, it all started when I was born. When my parents named me, they named me after the man who raised my father, and they didn’t name me after Victor.

Why would you go there now? Honey, even if that was true, how could you have helped what your parents named you? Do you remember, do you remember when Claire was a baby? When Philip and I were both so in love with you? Do you remember when Victor and Kate covered up Claire’s paternity so that Philip would think that she was his kid and not mine?

Listen, my grandfather, he didn’t give a damn how bad that hurt me. Or you. Or Claire.

I always looked up to you, Victor. Even when people told me that you were a crook and a criminal, somehow I thought you had morals. I respected you. How stupid was I? Sean, come on. I don’t want to hear you talk. I don’t want you to explain. All you’re going to do is lie. Then why are you here? I am here because I want you to feel exactly the same way I feel right now.

I lost my child and now you are going to lose yours. And your grandson and your great granddaughter. Sean. Listen, that was a long time ago. You and Victor have moved past that. You had a really good relationship with him in the end. I don’t know, Belle. I just don’t know.

I keep trying to remember the final conversation in my mind. Just trying to remember the last thing I said to him.

Was it I love you?

Or was it, um, Don’t forget your raincoat. Darling. Darling. Victor knew you loved him. And that man loved you so much. You were the light of his life. You

know it’s no secret that our families disapproved of our relationship early on. But we knew we had something special. So we hung in there and here we are. About to start the next leg of our life together. Most people think of me as a man who’s rich and powerful. You saw me as a man who was humbled by the fact that an amazing woman like you loves me.

I promise to spend the rest of my life making you happy. And proving myself worthy of your love.

He made me so happy, Julie. So happy.

I’m sorry to interrupt. It’s fine. I wanted to, uh, wanted to make sure you knew about Victor. Yeah, Justin told me. Actually, I was, I was gonna go and try and see Maggie. Sandy, um, I just came from there. She wants to be alone right now. Oh, yeah, of course. I’ll try and see you later then.

Is there something else you wanted?

Look, it’s easy to forget that we’re family. But we are family. So out of respect for Granddad, I, uh, I wanted to apologize to you. For what? For, for, for kissing Chloe. Wait, you did what, Max? She didn’t tell you about it? No, she didn’t tell me. Why did you kiss Chloe? Because I wasn’t thinking, alright? And I was upset because I just lost Rachel.

And yes, admittedly, I was trying to talk her out of marrying you. Oh, you absolute bastard!

Why are you being so nice to me? It’s kind of adding to my paranoia that the entire universe is off kilter.

Uh, maybe you’re not being paranoid. Maybe the universe is off kilter. I kind of feel the same way too. I’m just thinking… To when I met Philip way back in high school. Victor hating me was one of the few constants in my life.

She’s dealing with Medusa here. She destroys anyone she comes in contact with. Victor. I’m not exaggerating, Maggie. What she’s done to my family. She’s hurt Phillip, and Daniel, and Brady, and your family. Poor Lucas almost drank himself to death because of her. No! Not because of her! People drink because they choose to.

Lucas let his demons take control of him, yes. And yes, Chloe betrayed him. But he survived, and he forgave her. Because he, uh, he understood something. Something that you obviously don’t. Chloe is a human being. With a heart, and a soul, and feelings just like the rest of us. Oh, that’s debatable. And right now she needs help.

Oh, right now she needs a place to regroup until she decides whose life she’s gonna destroy next. Oh, God. I can’t imagine what he would say about Xander and me. What about Xander and you? Oh, you didn’t know. I thought everyone did. But we are in a relationship. We originally moved in together for convenience sake.

But then things just kind of progressed. Wow. And I’m sure your ex Brady is handling that with infinite maturity and restraint. Am I right?

Sorry, this is, uh, all we have on hand. I know. Well, I’m sorry, Brady. I… I shouldn’t have lost my temper like that. It’s all right. Yeah, I think probably I deserve that one, Xander. Just so you know, by the way, Chloe shut me down. I mean, she told me she’s moving on and she’s not looking back, so… Yeah, if that was really the case, then she would have accepted my proposal by now, wouldn’t she?

No, not necessarily. Look, she… Xander, you haven’t been together for a long time. It’s you don’t know. It’s you. Both of you. You and Philip. Victor’s golden boys. I don’t think she’ll ever get over the feelings she has for either of you.

Well, I wish you were here too, Sonny. But we just have to remember and be thankful for all the years we spent with your Uncle Victor, especially these last few years.

I love you too, son.

Justin. Honey.

I know you felt you had to be strong for Sonny. No.

Honey, you don’t have to be strong for me. Baby. Oh, baby. Baby. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Shawn, you cannot possibly doubt Victor’s love for you. You told me that he regretted lying about Claire and that he apologized to you. And you forgave him. Yeah, but do you, do you think that he was ever going to forgive me for shooting my father? Yes, I do.

I think Victor knew in his heart that what happened to your dad was a terrible accident. But I didn’t pull the trigger by accident, Belle. Look, and now my grandfather, he’s, he’s never going to be able to hug his son, Beau, or, or hear his voice ever again. Honey. You know, and that’s another reason, that’s another reason why I can’t forgive myself.

I was thinking of Belle. When we all found out for the first time that you and Victor had fallen in love. How wrong we were. Wrong? We thought it would never last. You were such different people. Yeah. That we were. But it did last. Because of you. Because you were the only person in the world that always told Victor the truth.

Kept him honest. Well, mostly. Yeah, mostly.

You held his family together. You held the company together. And you brought out the best in him.

A Victor Kiriakis ornament on the Horton Christmas tree for years. That’s because of you. Maybe. He brought out the best in me, Julie.

I was so consumed with grief when I lost Mickey.

I was just existing. I wasn’t living. And then Victor came along. I remember being young

and stupid. Like it was yesterday. Some boy smiles and all common sense just flies out the window. Some redhead turns you down, you don’t sleep for a week.

Around you,

I feel young, and stupid,

and mixed up, and angry, and happy, and scared, curious. I can’t help it. Around you, I feel alive.

Mickey would be so furious with me. If I turn my back on that. Are

you saying… It’s hard to fend you off, Victor. I’ve tried. I… I think this lunch was my way of saying

that I’m giving up trying.

Do you need

a handkerchief? What you said makes me happy and I don’t give a damn if I’m a little emotional about it.

And you can trust me, I won’t tell Brady or Phillip, uh, Henderson, Kate, that you aren’t really as tough as you seem. You really enjoy torturing me, don’t you? I do. I really do. Ha! I’m so happy too, Victor. I like looking forward, wondering what’s going to happen. I can tell you one thing that’s going to happen.

We are going to have fun. Thank you. Thank you, Horton, my dreams. No, Victor, don’t toast me. To

us and the future.

The future.

When I lost Mickey, I thought I would never fall in love again. You still… wrong and disloyal to even think about another man romantically

when you say that vowel hmm when you say those words till death do us part

you’re not thinking about the day when that will inevitably happen

the pain of losing Mickey

Even if I had been interested in another relationship.

You were just trying to protect your heart. From feeling that kind of grief, that terrible deep grief again. Yes. Yes, that’s it exactly.

But Victor, he made me realize that it was, it was worth it.

No, don’t be sorry, honey.

This is so cool. When was this taken? Oh, I don’t know. Obviously a long time ago. Well, Victor didn’t change much over the years, did he? Um, I don’t know about that. He actually mellowed as he got older. That was mellow. We should have known before. When, uh, when Andrea and I first got together, he really, really did not like her.

And he was determined to drive a wedge between us. Until in the end, he decided to just, uh, swallow his pride. He gave us his blessing.

You know, Justin, all my adult life I’ve dreamed about celebrating my son’s marriage. Of proudly returning to my home village with my rightful heir and his bride for an old fashioned Greek wedding. I guess it’s part of my heritage. But up until recently, I never thought that was going to be possible. Now with your wedding, I feel…

Well, like it’s a dream come true. As if my own son were getting married. Oh, Victor, would you be my best man?

Now, Tustin, I would have thought you’d want one of your friends. You my friend? I mean somebody your own age, a contemporary. Well, Victor, there’s no man that I consider a better friend to me than you’ve been. And, uh, there’s no man’s friendship that I want more than yours. You’re my closest relative, and, um, frankly, in my heart, you’re my best friend.

And I would be honored if you were my best man. Of course, if you’re too busy planning the wedding, uh, Justin

would be the greatest honor of my life. He

truly was like a father to me. He’s the only father that I really had most of my life. God, I’m really gonna miss him. His humor, his wit, his passion for life. For the people who loved him. And the people he loved.

Hey, look at me. You cannot blame yourself. Alright? You’re making a lot of progress in therapy. Yeah, that was when I thought that my grandfather was going to eventually come around. Phil, I haven’t spoken to him in months because, because I could tell how badly he hated me. He didn’t hate you. Yeah, well, he sure as hell blamed me for what happened to my dad.

And now… Now I’m never gonna get the chance to know whether or not he and I could have ever worked things out. You know the worst part? The worst part is that he never would have been on that plane if it wasn’t for me.

Is that what you think? You think Philip and I were, were, were, uh, Grandad’s favorites? Well, I never saw you mucking around in the menu. No, no, Xander, we didn’t have to do that, but do you know how many times that man fired my ass? Come on, are you kidding me? Phillip and I had to deal with the same kind of problems that everybody else did.

The impossible demands, the ultimatums. I mean, my God, if you didn’t do exactly what that man told you to do and how to do it, you would find yourself fired. You would find yourself kicked out of the mansion. You would find yourself disowned. Sometimes all three. Did this come from Ciara? It’s her crazy theory that I’m trying to destroy the company to get back at you.

Are you? Trust me, Titan is in very good hands. Sierra is just upset because I denied some of her business proposals, that’s all. So she ran to Grandpa with a silly accusation just because I didn’t give her a gold star. Sierra never said a word to me. I’m monitoring your business decisions, Peggy. Not only are they unsound, they’re reckless.

Based on what? Well, for starter, you substantially overpaid for a company that couldn’t possibly be integrated into Titan. No, that’s your opinion. No, that’s fact.

Also, you got your revenge against Xander when I handed you the company. That wasn’t enough for you. You had to get revenge against me as well. By imploding the company that I built from the ground up. God, was there ever a man that was… More enthralled with his own power. He pitted us all against each other.

Because he thought that that was bringing out our competitive spirit. Instincts. To make us better at business. Make us tougher. Make us more ruthless. We all hated it. But we all fell in line. Because… All we really wanted to do was please that man. Because…

We loved him.

Brady definitely didn’t take it well when he found out that Xander proposed. Xander

proposed to you? You’re not wearing a ring. Yeah, um, I told him I needed some time to think about it. Because of your feelings for Brady. Well, that’s part of it. But Xander only proposed after he found out that Gwen is marrying Dimitri and that Sarah is back with Rex. What? Rex never mentioned to me that they were involved again.

Oh, well, apparently they are, but my point is I’m just trying to get a handle on Xander’s feelings and mine. Oh, my relationship with Brady ended so abruptly, and, and honestly, there’s Philip. Philip? Yeah. He and I had gotten so close before he died, and then, hearing about Victor’s passing, it just, it brought back a flood of memories.

All the good times that he and I had together, and how, you know, we truly loved each other once. Kate, I can’t imagine how much you miss him. And the thought of losing a child, I, I just could not imagine that.

Why would Philip fake his own death? And he also framed Brady for the murder. But trust me, Victor, he was not in his right mind when he did it. She was a trollop, Chloe Lane. She, she, she drove him to this. I mean, he believes it. Everything he’s done he’s failed at. He believes that no one loves him. I’m afraid he really thinks that life is not worth living.

He needs help.

Chloe,

I have something, I have something to tell you.

I know words are a cold comfort right now, but I must remind you, you got past losing Mickey. You’re gonna get past losing Victor. Cause you’re strong. Cause you have so many things to live for. Your children.

Your money?

Hmm.

No. No, thank you, Julie. I’ve spoken to Sarah and Melissa.

I just wish they weren’t so far away. I’m sure you do. I’m sure you do.

I’m thinking about all of the things. All of the battles. You fought and won. You learned to walk again. You got sober. And you stayed sober. And you help so many other people to stay sober, and oh my, come on. Remember when you came back from the dead? Well… You beat Bonnie Lockhart at all her ridiculous games.

How dare you speak to me like that! I hired you to clean this house, not to take it over! A house is a pile of bricks, Red. A home needs excitement to make a man want to put his key in the door at six o’clock. Hmm. Well, that shows you what you don’t know. See, Mickey needs to have peace and quiet after a stressful day.

And a restful environment to come home to. You know what? Stop trying to tell me that you’re some kind of prude. I saw you crawling in that bed with those red shoes of yours. Damn straight, Max. Excuse me. Ah. Time for a refill.

Oh, I’ve had it with your owner, Max. I’m trying to be understanding. I mean, after all, Mickey thought I was dead. So he was vulnerable to her charms. And who would have predicted that Bonnie and I would be living under the same roof again? Who indeed? But she didn’t get her claws into Victor. Well, it wasn’t for lack of trying.

Mmm, oh, that blew my mind when he agreed to let me move back in here. As I recall, you two didn’t exactly get off on the right foot. Hmm. Kind of an understatement. Look at this gorgeous fruit. Yummy. What do you say, Victor? Would you like to sample my melons?

Lord, I will never forget the look on his face. Priceless. And then, when we told him we were getting married.

That went well. Victor sure was a tough old bastard. And he did give me a hard time.

I’m gonna miss him so awful.

Oh, honey. Honey, you cannot blame yourself. Okay, you just can’t. But he wouldn’t have been visiting my dad in some secret hospital if I didn’t We don’t even know where he was going when his plane went down. He could have been on a business trip for all we know. Listen, this, this is your grief talking. Okay, you’re just, you’re not in your right mind.

Listen, I’m not crazy. I didn’t say crazy. And I’m also, I’m not the only one that’s blaming myself. Everyone out there, they’re all blaming me too. Chloe, um,

what is it?

Um, look, I know that I know that you really, you really loved Philip. And Brady. And um, I’m sorry for how much you suffered because of both of them. And whatever the future is with Xander, I’m glad that you’re there for him. Because his relationship with Victor was fraught. Maybe you can help him heal. And vice versa.

Yeah, maybe.

Alright, okay, I should go. How’s that nose? Uh, I think you straightened it out a little bit, so, thank you. Look, just for the record, Xander, uh, I still can’t stand you, and I’m still gonna pray that Chloe comes to her senses and doesn’t marry you, alright? Duly noted. And just for the record,

I don’t care what you think. Duly noted. Oh. Oh, Julie. Bless your heart for lifting my spirits and making me laugh. Laughing is my specialty, you know. It certainly is. God, we’ve been through a lot of things together. Good times and bad times. Crazy times. Everything in between.

That’s true. I’m so grateful to have you. Not just as a niece. But as my dearest friend, you are the sweetest, most generous friend anyone could ever ask for. Back at you, kiddo. Back at you. Cherish me.

I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for you, remember?

Fake! Oh.

I am lucky to be your friend.

And now… I think I will get my friend a little rest. Yeah, I think everything is kind of catching up with me. I’m going to close my eyes for a bit. Yeah, you do that. Can I bring you anything? No. But, you could come back tomorrow. Oh, well, try and stop me.

You know, your memory’s a victor. Everything that makes you cry today, it will comfort you tomorrow. And in years to come, it will give you joy.

Yeah, I know.

You always say just the right thing.

I’ve been so very blessed. We both have.

Oh, Jolie.

Sean, why would you think everyone blames you for Victor’s death? You haven’t even talked to anybody. You didn’t even know about it until I told you just now. Exactly, Belle. All right, my grandfather dies dramatically, unexpectedly, in a plane crash, for God’s sakes. And nobody can pick up the phone and let me know?

I’ve got to find out from your father? I’m sure it was an oversight, okay? Everybody is really upset and, and confused. No, no, no. Belle, it’s because they blame me and they think that I’m guilty. And you know what? I am guilty. I’m guilty and I’m, I’m just, I’m angry. And you know what? It’s like, I gotta get out of here.

I just gotta get out of here. You’re good. Let’s go home. No. No, no. I want to, I want to be alone, okay? No, no, please, please, Sean, please don’t, don’t go to a bar, okay? You cannot afford to get suspended again. Belle, please just leave me alone, okay? For God’s sakes, just leave me alone. Let me go.

So, sorry, because you probably came by here to get some food, and I kept you from that. No, it’s okay. I actually just came here to get Xander some food, but he just texted me saying he’s gonna check on Maggie, and I’m not really hungry, so… So, kind of a waste of time. No, it wasn’t. Kate, it was actually really nice talking to you.

I was just thinking the same thing. Actually, I guess it shows us this is the first time for everything. So anyway… Good luck to you. And take care. Thank you, Kate. And you take care, too.

Hey. Hey, Philip. It’s Mom.

I have something to tell you. It’s kind of… It is sad news. And it’s about your dad.

Hey, Julie. How’s Maggie doing? Well, we had a good talk. She’s a strong woman, as you know. How are

you doing? A little numb. I think we all are. I mean, Victor seemed invincible. Hard as nails. I don’t think many people realize just how vulnerable the man was. Vulnerable? Now that’s not a word I ever associated with Victor. Really? If you walk me out, I will tell you stories of your uncle that nobody’s ever heard.

I would love

that, Julie.

Who is it? It’s Bonnie.

I’m trying to get some rest, Bonnie. I have some tea that might help with that.

Alright,

come in.

Oh, sorry. I won’t stay long. I just wanted to bring you my special sleep remedy. Oh, no, no, don’t worry. It’s the virgin version. It’s guaranteed to knock me out any time my mind’s racing. Thank you. That was very thoughtful. Yeah. I hope you had a nice visit with Julie. I did.

We had a long stroll down memory lane. Mm, uh oh. Um, did my name come up? No, did… Don’t tell me. I can only imagine. Hey, Maggie, um,

This might not be the right time to bring this up, but… But what?

Losing Victor…

Reminds me of a time that you lost someone else you love very much. Nikki. Maggie,

just so you know, deep down, I knew I never had a chance with that man.

His heart belonged to you from the moment you two met.

Here we are. Get the screen. The hinge is loose. Yeah.

Good, thank you very much.

Fifty years ago. Hmm. And sometimes, it feels like yesterday.

Oh, hey, Clyde. Belle, hi. How are you? Uh, well, I don’t know if you heard. Yeah, about Victor. Um, how’s Sean doing? Oh, God, he’s devastated. Blaming himself. Blaming himself? Why? How could he be responsible for a plane crash? Well, he feels responsible because Victor took the trip in the first place to go see Bo.

Anyway, he took off earlier and I thought maybe he’d be here. Well, I haven’t seen him, but do you want me to help you look for him? Um, no, it’s okay. He said he wanted to be alone. I’m just really worried. I bet. Well, I’m here if you need anything. Thank you. Oh, you know what, Chloe? Before you go… I wanted to apologize for being so negative about Xander proposing to you.

You know that whatever you decide, I support you. Thank you, Bell. That means a lot. Because I was actually thinking about saying yes.

Maggie, are you in? Yeah.

Sarah. Dancing

lawfully wedded husband. To have and to hold. My scar. I’m not ready

for you to see it. We’ll wait till you are ready. I’m so scared, Mickey. That you won’t think I’m beautiful anymore. Life gave me myasthenia gravis. And marital problems. So I said, okay, life. I’ll just… Get drunk. You are an alcoholic? Yes, I am an alcoholic.

Ah, way to go, Maggie. Maggie, open your eyes, please. I need you. I love you. Thank God. Thank God!

Soon enough we’ll be dancing the night away just the way we used to. Maybe we can try a little dancing now. Mm.

Mm, I rock.

Thanks.

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B&B Transcript Friday, August 18, 2023

Posted on August 18, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

Bold & The Beautiful Transcript

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[ Laughter ]

Rj: Do it.

Kelly: That one is good.

Liam: Just like that.

[ Hope clears throat ]

Hope: Okay! Uh, time for presents, everyone!

Liam: Yeah!

Katie: Yay, presents.

Liam: What’d you get me?

Donna: Yay, presents!

Brooke: Honey, this is your life. This is your family.

Rj: I like ’em. It’s a good look.

Katie: Very rock ‘n’ roll.

Hope: All right! Okay. All right, do you wanna start with this one? This one?

Beth: Uh, this one.

Liam: Good choice.

Steffy: I can’t believe you put out the most recent hope for the future collection and people are already hungry for more. How are the designs coming along?

Ridge: Thomas is very inspired. So am I, by the way, now that brooke and I are back together.

Steffy: Well, I can’t wait to see the designs.

Ridge: What are you doing? You hiding from the birthday party?

Steffy: I don’t hide.

Ridge: Oh.

Steffy: But I don’t want things to be weird with hope. Kelly’s there. Mom has hayes.

Ridge: Sorry about you and finn.

[ Steffy sighing ] Last thing I wanted was for you to follow in my, uh, trauma-filled relationship footsteps. So, what’s goin’ on? Talk to me. How are you?

Steffy: Yeah, I’m not really sure how to answer that question.

Ridge: Okay. I know I’m not a world-renowned psychiatrist like some people we know, but, uh… I like to listen, and sometimes, I give some good advice.

Steffy: You do have a way of making me feel better.

Ridge: It’s such a tough time with sheila walking around and messing with your relationship. You did the right thing moving out, moving into granddad’S.

[ Steffy sighing ]

Steffy: I know. I mean, it wasn’t easy, but it was the right thing to do. And thank you for your support. It just kills me, being away from my home… my husband.

Beth: Thank you for my presents. This is the best birthday ever.

Donna: Aw!

Kelly: Happy birthday, beth. I love you so much.

[ All aww-ing ]

Katie: Oh, my gosh!

Donna: Well, I, for one, thoroughly enjoyed being a mermaid today. Katie?

Katie: Oh, yes. No, no, I will never swim without my fin ever again. Although, I think deacon took the prize for the best mermaid.

Deacon: Uh, katie, I think it’s a merman.

Katie: Oh!

Deacon: And, also, um, who the hell knew I’d look so great with red hair?

Katie: The blue scales were a nice touch as well.

[ All chuckling ]

Brooke: Well, my favorite part was spending the day with the best birthday girl ever. Yes.

Kelly: Mine was the cake.

[ All laughing ]

Deacon: That was a close second.

Liam: Yeah!

Hope: Sweetheart, what was your favorite part?

Beth: Being with mommy and daddy. I love you.

Rj: Aw. (Vo) for over 50 years

[ Donna and hope laughing ]

Hope: Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for hosting. I mean, this was amazing. Beth couldn’t be happier.

Donna: Oh, of course, of course. And you are more than welcome to bring her here any time. Like, every day, if you want. I mean, I love having her here.

[ Donna laughing ]

Hope: Thank you.

Donna: Of course.

Liam: All right, uh, everything’s all packed up. I’m gonna take the presents down to the cabin.

Donna: Oh, um, actually, why don’t you just leave beth here? Yeah? She and kelly can keep on swimming, then.

Brooke: Right! And I could bring her home later.

Liam: Yeah.

Hope: All right. Um, sweetie, we’re just going to go drop the gifts off at the house real fast, but then we’ll be back, okay?

Liam: Yeah, so, we’re gonna see you real soon, but we love you so much! Mm!

Ridge: Finn is a good guy. You know that. Even good guys can have a weakness. And for him, that weakness is sheila. I can’t believe that woman is out of prison.

Steffy: Right? I just want her to stay away from me and my family. She acts like she has this weird claim to finn. It’s twisted. Yeah, she’s his birth mother. Yes, they share the same dna, but she has never been part of his life. Not to mention, she’s a murderous psycho.

Ridge: That she is.

Steffy: What terrifies me, dad, is… what sheila might do to try to get to hayes, her grandson. It just makes me sick to think about it.

Ridge: Well, then, don’t think about it ’cause I will protect you and I will protect your kids.

Steffy: Yeah, you sound like liam.

Ridge: It’s interesting you’d bring him up right now.

Steffy: Why? He’s– he’s kelly’s father.

Ridge: Kelly’s not the only person he’s concerned about. So, what’s going on between the two of you?

Liam: I think… that’s the last of it. Gets better and better, doesn’t it?

Hope: Uh, I mean, every year, I think. “This is a– a good year,” and then the next year comes along and I’m like, “this is a great year too.”

Liam: Yeah, well, let’s enjoy it while we can, ’cause tomorrow we’re gonna wake up and she’s gonna be a teenager and want nothing to do with us, so.

Hope: My mom says it’s the, uh, fastest slowest thing you’ll ever do. I mean, some days, the days go on and on. They seem to last forever. And next thing you know, she’ll be in high school.

Liam: We’ve done right by her, right? You think she’s happy?

Hope: Well, yes, right now. I mean, we still haven’t told her, but…

Liam: Yeah.

Hope: She keeps surprising me every day. She has some new, big bright idea. She’s awfully opinionated.

Liam: It’s a good day today, though, right? We got lucky.

Hope: We did.

Liam: Uh… oh, man. I didn’t wanna talk about this, especially not today, so I apologize.

Hope: Mm. Ooh, fun. What is it?

Liam: But it’s just, uh… we should probably talk about the divorce papers, right? Want luxury hair repair that doesn’t cost $50? With cirkul, your water is deliciously flavored at the turn of a dial, with zero sugar and zero calories. And cirkul has over 40 flavors, so your water can be as unique as you are. Try cirkul at drinkcirkul.Com

Deacon: I gotta say, this was an awesome day. Thank you so much for including me.

Brooke: Of course, deacon! You’re part of the family.

Katie: Well, I think beth had a wonderful time. She loved being with her family, especially her mom and dad.

Brooke: So cute.

Deacon: I just hope she isn’t devastated when she finds out they’re getting divorced.

Brooke: Well, hopefully she won’t have to be because… they’ll work it out.

Deacon: Yeah.

Katie: Divorce is so hard on kids. I mean, it just rips your heart out, seeing them hurting like that, knowing that you’re the cause of it. I mean, it’s got to change the way they see the world, the way they deal with relationships.

Brooke: I got a vibe from hope, though. I think she’s not so happy about rushing into this divorce. She and liam really need to fight for their marriage. Then hopefully, they’ll come to their senses before it’s too late.

Steffy: What are you talking about? There’s nothing going on between liam and me.

Ridge: We had a chat.

Steffy: You what?

Ridge: And he told me how he feels about you.

Steffy: Oh, my god. He told you that?

Ridge: Obviously, I don’t support that.

Steffy: Oh, I– I hope not. Yes, finn and I are separated, but we’re not divorced.

Ridge: Sure. But with everything going on, I just have to ask: Did some, uh, some old feelings resurface, maybe?

[ Hope clears throat ]

Liam: I, uh– I mean, I have the papers. They’re in my car.

Hope: Why are they still in your car?

Liam: I just– I knew I would be seeing you today and… technically, we still haven’t filed them yet.

Hope: Was there something you wanted to discuss before we did that?

Liam: Yeah, maybe.

[ Sighs ] Listen, you’ve only gotten more famous since the success of hope for the future and the show in rome, and, you know, eventually, the press is gonna pick up on it and they’re gonna have a field day and I know this because my father is the press.

Hope: Wha– bill would never capitalize on–

Liam: No, no! He– no, he– he wouldn’t, but he’s the first to tell you that the press is not an animal that’s easily controlled, and… I just wanna protect beth because the fact is even seven-year-olds talk.

Hope: Well, their mothers certainly do.

Liam: I don’t– I don’t think she’d understand it.

[ Hope chuckling tearfully ]

Hope: She was so happy today with the two of us. Do we really have to burst her bubble like that? Well, now that she’s back from camp, I, uh– I’ve been telling her that you’ve had a big work project and you’ve been, um, staying the night at work. So, um…

Liam: That’s good. I mean, that– that works for now. It’s just, um… I think soon, we’re gonna have to have a difficult conversation with her.

Hope: I didn’t want this for her, liam.

Liam: I know you didn’T. I didn’t either. But we know why we’re here, so…

Hope: Oh, so you’re still– still upset about thomas, all this.

Liam: Upset, yeah, but… I got us here too. I know that. You hurt me. I don’t really understand why you did it, after– after everything he’s done to us, after– after how obsessed he was with you. I mean, he tried over and over to come between us and you let him over and over again. I get– that’s just– that’s how I feel. It’s just, I can’t– I can’t fathom why you would– why you would kiss him and why you would even let him touch you. You remember everything, right? I mean, you remember everything that– that he did to us, right?

Hope: Liam, I know. I lived it. And that’s why I am so grateful for beth and so blessed to be able to hold her at night. Now, when I read her a story and she falls asleep in my arms, I know what the weight of that means. I know how lucky I am to be able to smell her hair and kiss her cheek and look in her eyes, that just… are your eyes, every single day.

Liam: So for me, that’s the paradox. How do you– how do you turn to the man who tried to keep you from smelling that little girl’s hair and looking into her eyes? I mean, what he did, it was evil, hope. How do you– how do you let him come between us? Pain hits fast.

Rj: I believe that hope loves liam. He’s the one true love of her life.

Brooke: Yes! They just need to remember how much they mean to each other, and how hard they fought to be together. How much they cherish their family.

Steffy: I– I’m not thinking about liam. Right now, I’m focused on my children and trying to find a way to put my family back together.

Ridge: Okay, I know that, but my point is, it would be natural if you were thinking about him.

Steffy: I thought you weren’t advocating for anybody.

Ridge: I’m not! You’re my daughter, I will always be your father, and I just… want you to be happy.

Steffy: Okay. Thank you.

Ridge: Okay.

Liam: I don’t know why I ask you questions like that. I know you remember.

Hope: Mm-hmm. Of course I do. It was the worst night of my life.

Liam: I tried so hard to get to you on that damn island. I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t do it. It was too late. And our daughter was born and she was taken from us. And I think the hardest thing I ever had to do was tell you that we lost our child.

[ Hope sobbing ] At least, that’s what I thought. Turned out that… garbage human being, dr. Buckingham, stole her. He– he stole her and he sold her. To steffy, of all people.

Hope: I was a shell of myself. Wasn’t sure I was ever going to recover from that.

Liam: We just had no idea. We had no idea that steffy was raising our daughter. God, she even named her phoebe, after– after her sister. And, of course, there was this… cosmic connection between you and beth. Of course there was, and of course you started bonding with her, even if you didn’t know why. Do you see why I’ll never be able to forgive thomas? Because he knew. He knew that phoebe was beth. He knew that our daughter was alive and he didn’t– he didn’t tell us the truth. He used that information to manipulate you. And thank god…

[ Liam scoffing ] That douglas just– just overheard thomas speaking the truth and thank god that douglas was courageous enough to come to me and tell me.

Douglas: Phoebe is

baby beth.

Liam: That first time that I held beth as beth… whoa. It was like… it was like a miracle, and all I could think about was, you had– you had to experience that with me. You had to experience the same thing, and I– I would do anything. I would do anything to get to you, to tell you, to show you.

…And he knew

and he kept it from you! And thomas knew, you know. He– he got word and he was willing to do anything to stop that from happening. I had to fight the guy! Do you remem– I mean, I fought– I fought the guy to stop him from kidnapping you.

[ Hope sobbing ] It was so worth it, because… when I got through to you…

[ Hope sobbing ]

Hope: She’s alive!

Liam: …And I made you see that miracle… hope, it was like– it was like a light switch went on in your eyes. It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. And thomas wanted that switch turned off. He was content to let you grieve your own daughter forever. Listen… we’re only as good as our worst choices and I know this because I am no exception. But thomas is dangerous. He’s a dangerous person and yes, I’m angry, and yes, I’m hurt, and yes, I don’t understand why you would turn to him, but the fact is, I still love you and I still care about you and I just need– I need you to know, whatever happens between us, you are better than him.

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Y&R Transcript Thursday, August 17, 2023

Posted on August 17, 2023August 18, 2023 by TvMegasite Admin

Young & The Restless Transcript

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Sharon: Hey! You’re back from your trip. How did it go?

Nick: It was great. The foreign mccall divisions are all completely on board with kirsten incorporated and excited about the merger and the future of the company.

Sharon: Wow, and that’s terrible news.

Nick: No. It’s actually fantastic. What’s not fantastic is that adam is now resorting to blackmail to ensure that newman media merges with our new company.

Sharon: Oh, no.

Nick: Another not fantastic thing is dad refuses to fire adam because he doesn’t wanna risk losing the financing that we just secured. Yet another not fantastic thing, my whole future right now, my success, hinges on my amoral brother not screwing everything up and we both know that is exactly what he is going to do.

Sharon: Okay, nick.

Nick: Adam is more of a liability than ever and my father doesn’t seem to care about it.

Sharon: May I say something?

Nick: Sure. As long as it’s not calm down.

Sharon: No, it’s not calm down.

Nick: Okay, then go ahead.

Sharon: Victor refusing to let adam go is par for the course. There’s no surprise there. And there’s no surprise in adam being adam, going after what he wants using any means available to him. We are where we are. We both want this to work. We just have to figure out how. We can do that and we will do that. Oh, no. There’s something more going on, isn’t there? What happened?

Sally: Thank you.

Adam: Hey. You’re in a good mood.

Sally: I am. Yeah. I’m meeting with your father today to tell him I’m accepting his job offer. I’m really excited about it.

Adam: I hope it’s everything that you want.

Sally: Thank you.

[ Sally sighing ] Is this about last night?

Adam: What? No, I’m just– just, uh, got a lot on my mind.

Sally: Can we talk about it?

Adam: What? About the photos that I kept of us? I thought we already covered that.

Sally: I’m not talking about the photos. You said that there was something that you wanted to talk to me about whenever we got back from victor and then nick showed up and you never got around to it and I’m– I’m curious. What was it?

Victoria: Honestly, I– I mean, I thought that we had already settled this. Johnny and katie love boarding school. They’re excited at the possibility of going back. I don’t understand. Why are you hesitating?

Billy: I like having my kids near us, you know? I’m not– look, let me ask you. Are– are you– you want them going away to boarding school because you do believe that’s the best thing for them or are you okay with them going away because that gives you time to focus on your work and your relationship with nate?

Victoria: What? You cannot seriously be accusing me of sending the kids away so I can fixate on my love life. Don’t even dare go there, billy. You haven’t approved of anyone that I’ve been involved with.

Billy: How many times have I been right?

Victoria: You haven’t been wrong in some cases. You know, I’m starting to wonder if maybe you have a problem with me being happy without you. Is that– is that what you want, billy? You want for me to be miserable?

Billy: I’ve never, ever wanted that. So, either you don’t know me well enough, which I don’t think is true, or something is– is really wrong right now.

Victor: Nate! Thank goodness. Come in.

Nate: Victor, uh, thanks for seeing me.

Victor: Yeah. Please have a seat, nate. So, what can I do for you?

Nate: I’ll get right to the point.

Victor: Okay.

Nate: You and I haven’t had the chance to talk since audra’s plan about the merger came out. I wanted to, uh, clear up any suspicions you might have about my involvement in it. I’m concerned that you and your family might think I overstepped. If things aren’t okay between us, tell me what I can do to make it right. Want luxury hair repair that doesn’t cost $50?

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Nick: So, you don’t think it’s enough that adam is manipulating every single situation to get exactly what he wants, all while jeopardizing what we’re trying to build in the process? Unless, of course, you think blackmail is warranted at times.

Sharon: Stop it. We shouldn’t be focusing on adam’s actions. We need to look at the bigger picture. It’s not surprising what his ultimate goal is, despite the despicable way he went about trying to get it. He wants what we want, to build our company into a massively successful powerhouse. Joining forces with newman media, that’s smart, it’s innovative.

Nick: But you think it’s gonna stop there? It’s not, sharon. He doesn’t want this merger for the right reasons. This is about to sticking it to victoria and you saying it’s just adam being adam is a lousy justification for what he’s doing.

Sharon: That’s true and I do expect more from him.

Nick: You know, if this was about just some shady business move, I might be able to deal with that, maybe. Probably. But it’s not. This is personal and it’s vindictive. Adam doesn’t want what we want. Adam is only focused on one thing and one thing only, and that is getting back what he thinks was stolen from him. And I promise you, he will burn everything in his way to get that.

Victoria: You’re right. I do know you better than that. I was out of line. I’m sorry.

Billy: I’m sorry, okay? Victoria, you are an amazing mother, okay? We know that. Our kids wouldn’t be the incredible kids they are if it weren’t for you.

Victoria: And yet, you have an issue with me and nate.

Billy: It’s more of a concern than an issue, okay? Because I– I– I can’t help it. I think you deserve better than what you’ve had in the past. Ashland, jt… me.

Victoria: Eh. You know. All things considered, you weren’t really that bad.

Billy: All things considered meaning that I didn’t actually fake cancer or try to kill you? Yeah, you’re right. I probably should get points for that.

Victoria: It’s the little things.

Billy: You know if something’s going wrong right now, you can talk to me about it, right?

Victoria: And if something weren’t wrong, per se, but maybe just not quite right?

Billy: Yeah, that– that falls into the same category.

Victoria: All right. But you have to promise not to turn around and use this against me or nate.

Billy: No judgment. No ulterior motives.

Victoria: It’s complicated and I can’t really get into all of it.

Billy: Okay, that’s fine. Just tell me what you can.

Victoria: Nate came across some information that could’ve damaged newman if it got out and he wanted to parlay it into a very risky business move.

Billy: What reason did he give you?

Victoria: He claimed that he kept it a secret because he was protecting the company and as a favor to a trusted colleague that asked for his discretion. But the thing is, he kept it from me as well, saying that he was trying to protect me too. Obviously, I have to wonder… can I really believe him? Should I really trust him? I don’t know. Is there something he’s not telling me that I should know?

Nate: As we all know, I, uh, I screwed up big time at chancellor-winters. I was ambitious and self-serving. My first loyalty was to myself instead of my family.

Victor: Okay.

Nate: When I got to newman enterprises and started to really get involved in the company and the honor of working there, my loyalties shifted to newman and obviously, victoria. When this whole audra thing came along, I honestly didn’t give one single thought to how I might be able to use it to my advantage. All I could think about was making sure the mccall scandal didn’t go public and damage newman media and ultimately, newman enterprises.

Victor: I appreciate that.

Nate: Victor, I was trying to protect the company and victoria. And yes, audra too because, with all due respect, victor, I found adam’s attempt to blackmail her despicable.

Victor: Is that it?

Nate: Right or wrong, that’s it.

Victor: All right, nate. I want you to know that I appreciate you coming here, meeting me face to face, man to man, and I appreciate your loyalty toward newman enterprises and especially, your loyalty to my daughter.

Nate: I am glad to hear that, sir. So, um, are we good?

Victor: For the time being.

Adam: Well, if you’re accepting my dad’s offer to work at newman, then what I was going to talk to you about is– is a moot point.

Sally: Okay, now I’m even more curious.

Adam: I was going to try to convince you to work with me when newman media merged with adustus. You would’ve been perfect for it. You’re the only one that knows newman media as well as I do.

Sally: Wow. Well, thank you for saying that.

Adam: But I don’t know when the merger is going to happen, if ever, and when and if it does, I don’t even know if I will be there. I suspect that my days at adustus are numbered. (Vo) wish you knew what your cat was feeling?

Nick: You know, if I thought adam had put us through all of this for the good of the company and it wasn’t just some power move against dad or vic, I probably wouldn’t be so pissed off.

Sharon: Okay, well, let’s take adam out of the equation for a minute. Let’s say that it’s just you and me. We would fight for the merger in a heartbeat. And I’ll bet you that victor’s objection is about nothing more than keeping adam down.

Nick: Well, I hate to say I told you so.

Sharon: No, you don’T.

[ Nick chuckling ]

Nick: I just knew working with this human wrecking ball was gonna be a big mistake.

Sharon: Do you regret this?

Nick: No, I don’t regret it at all. I think we are on the verge of accomplishing something very cool. What I cannot stand is that adam could undermine the whole thing and we’re stuck with him.

[ Nick sighing ]

Sally: Hopefully, you are just being paranoid, but yeah, I mean, you can’t really offer me a job if you don’t have one yourself.

Adam: Well, victor claims I’m on thin ice, but it hasn’t cracked through yet, so we’ll see how long that lasts.

Sally: Well, because you decided to blackmail someone to get your way.

Adam: I really wish everyone would stop using the word “blackmail.” I mean, it’s really ugly. It’s extreme. I went after something that I believed in. Nobody was gonna get hurt and in the end, it still would’ve been business as usual. But, it didn’t work.

Sally: If it was just business as usual, it wouldn’t have mattered so much. You’re trying to prove yourself to your father and probably, also to yourself. It is okay to admit that.

Adam: I have often wondered, usually around two o’clock in the morning, if admitting what something really means to me, if it’s inviting trouble, if it’s inviting fate to take it away from me. I just have been so close to getting what I really want so many times and yet, here I sit, not a lot to show for it, so why admit it in the first place?

Billy: Can you trust nate? Hm, uh, I don’t know. Can you trust nate? I mean, he’s a smart guy, of course. You’re obviously attracted to him. What else do you know about him?

Victoria: He’s ambitious. So am I. I think he is learning that he actually enjoys being ruthless. He can compartmentalize enough to go behind his family’s back for a deal, and I believe that he would probably sell out audra charles in a heartbeat if he felt cornered. Or if he felt like it would be to his advantage to lose her.

Billy: So, he would sell out his family, he would sell out a colleague. He would probably sell out almost anyone, including you?

Victoria: No. No. He would not do that to me.

Billy: No? How do you know that?

Victoria: Because nate’s tactics and his goals are completely different when it comes to me. He told me that his ultimate fantasy and what he dreams about is working side by side with me and running an empire together and I believe him.

Billy: His dream is to run an empire with you, side by side?

Victoria: Yeah. I mean, you don’t think that he means it?

Billy: No, I don’t think that’s the problem. I think that anyone that expresses that kind of hubris about anything is– is a little bit, uh, is a little bit dangerous, even when they’re being sincere. Take it from a guy that knows a guy, okay? And when we screw up, all that’s left is collateral damage and I think you’ve had enough of that to last a lifetime.

Victor: I’d like you to take a look at this.

Nate: I’d be happy to. What is it?

Victor: Well, those are financial projections for adustus put together by nicholas and sharon and adam. Go through it, tell me what you think about it.

Nate: I’m, uh, I’m on it. You want my opinion on it?

Victor: Nate, you are now the coo of newman enterprises and as such, I expect you to be acquainted with all the divisions of this magnificent company.

Nate: I couldn’t agree more. I will read every word of it and give you my immediate feedback. My honest feedback.

Victor: I expect nothing less. My late father-in-law lit up a room,

Sharon: Nick, you and i both know that our new company is off to a very strong start. Stronger than even adam could jeopardize. I think that you are making this as personal as you claim that he is.

Nick: Please understand, I’m just trying to protect our company. I have lived through years and years of watching adam act selfishly and ruthlessly. For all his talk about healing and dealing with the past, the bottom line is he cannot be trusted. He just can’T. Not in business, not with sally. Sure, I said it. This has to do with sally as well. You know, he’s taking advantage of the situation. He’s trying to rekindle their relationship. Now, I’m confident sally won’t let that happen, but I cannot stand it that he keeps putting her in this awkward position. You know, she’s working so hard to get back on her feet after they lost their baby. I’m telling you, he cannot let it go. He won’t let it go.

Sharon: Well, if that’s the case, that sounds like adam’s problem, not yours, not sally’S. There’s nothing either one of you could do to change how he feels.

Nick: Well, he has no respect for her feelings. He keeps saying how much he loves her. He keeps making it about himself. It’s reprehensible.

Sharon: Why does any of this matter if you say that sally won’t be getting involved with adam again? What are you worried about? Maybe adam’s not the only one who’s having a hard time letting go. Maybe you’re having a hard time letting go of your hatred for your brother.

Sally: Yes, I know that 2 A.M. Thought spiral all too well. My personal favorite is the one where I decide I know exactly how something’s gonna play out, get all worked up about it, only to find out I could not have been more wrong.

Adam: Yep, that definitely sounds familiar.

Sally: Yeah. Just last night, I was lying awake wondering what it was that you wanted to talk to me about after you got back from victor’s and I had convinced myself that it was about us and trying again, another chance. Never even entered my mind that you were going to offer me a job.

Adam: Were you surprised or were you disappointed?

Sally: Um, let’s not go there. Really. My– my– my point is is that the thoughts in the middle of the night are usually not very healthy, like you losing sleep pretending that victor is gonna change if you defy him often enough or figure out all the ways that you can defy him so you can prove to him and the rest of the world that you can, I mean… admit it, that has to be exhausting.

Adam: Oh, there is no doubt about that.

Sally: So, since trying to fight your way to the top isn’t working, maybe try cooperating? Just do your job and do it well, and stop making trouble and stop picking fights with nick.

Adam: Nick started it.

Sally: Stop acting like you’re five years old. Maybe it’s time to give up the adrenaline rush of creating chaos. Seriously. Why not? What do you have to lose?

Adam: Hm.

Nate: Hey, how’s it going?

Victoria: Not bad. And you?

Nate: I, uh, I just got back from a meeting at the ranch with your father. It was a– a pre-emptive move on my part. I wanted to make sure he understood why I handled the whole audra situation the way I did.

Victoria: Oh. And how did that go?

Nate: Really well.

Victoria: Seriously?

Nate: Yeah, yeah. I was surprised too.

Victoria: Huh. Well, I’m glad to hear that. You’ll have to tell me about it later though. I lost a lot of time this morning talking to billy about the kids.

Nate: About boarding school? Well, not that it’s any of my business, but, um, I think you’re absolutely right about wanting them to go. You said they both love it there and it would give them a chance to pursue some of the new interests they’ve been telling you about. I mean, from what I read, the school has a first class soccer program that johnny would love and katie would have a chance to keep up with the ballet classes and continue working on becoming an equestrian like her mother.

Victoria: I had no idea that you were listening so closely when I go on about my kids.

Nate: I always listen. Anything that’s important to you is important to me. Somedays, I cover up because of my moderate

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Nate: Yes, I am genuinely interested in what’s going on with your kids, and yes, I am trying to smooth things over between us, but if this is a bad time.

Victoria: Nate. Please, sit down. I’m gonna get a lot more work done if you just say whatever it is that you want to say, so go on.

Nate: I can’t help but feel that something shifted between us after you found out that I kept my actions from you, even though I was trying to protect the company.

Victoria: I won’t deny that. Trust is more important to me than anything.

Nate: And I betrayed it. I should never have done that and I regret the hell out of it. And it will never, ever happen again. Which you have no reason to believe just because I’m saying it. But if you give me time, give me a chance, I will prove it to you. I will do whatever it takes to make things right between us. Just tell me it’s not too late. I’ve got too much to lose.

Victoria: Yes, I know. You’ve made it clear how important your coo position is to you.

Nate: Victoria, I’m not talking about the job. I’m not talking about newman. I’m talking about losing you. Losing us. I can’t let that happen. You and I have an extraordinary personal connection. The way we think, our priorities, the way we approach problems. I have tried my best not to let my feelings interfere with that or jeopardize it in any way, but I can’t deny the fact that our other connection, our personal connection, the affection, the attraction, it’s becoming stronger and more important to me every single day.

Adam: Well, I have to hand it to you, sally, you are not the woman you were at newman media. You have outgrown a lot of those old self-destructive behaviors. Sometimes, I wonder if I ever will. Maybe that’s why I was hoping that you would accept my job offer and, uh, the new you would rub off on me.

Sally: Well, I’m touched that that even occurred to you, but, I mean, we can’t go back to working together anymore than we can rekindle our relationship.

Adam: Has it really gone that far? I mean, I understand why you wouldn’t want to be in a relationship with me, but that doesn’t have to apply to work, does it?

Sally: Adam, you are not able to separate your career from your emotions any more than I used to be able to. I mean, you lead with your emotions in every single thing that you do. Us working together again, yes, you might try and keep it all business all the time, but I just– I really don’t think you can. It’s not who you are and my being there just would not be fair to you.

Adam: So, you’re protecting me?

Sally: I’m protecting us. Look, I might not feel the same way that I used to, but it does not make me happy to see you hurting.

Adam: No, you’re probably right. I’d end up with my heart broken again and true to form, I would end up resenting you. It was a bad idea on my part. I don’t blame you for turning me down, even if you weren’t going to work for my dad, where I know that you will knock it out of the park, by the way.

Sharon: I feel safe in saying that sally can handle herself when it comes to adam, or anything else for that matter. She’s not gonna let him get under her skin and I want you to do the same thing. Don’t let adam get under your skin or else it could complicate things at the company. Or even in your relationship with sally, for that matter.

Nick: You think I want that? I mean, everywhere I go, every facet of my life, there’s adam. Always adam and I’m just… I’m tired of it.

Sharon: I get it. I do. But let’s be realistic about this, adam is not going anywhere, at least not right now and every time you let him get to you, he wins.

Nick: You’re right.

Sharon: Look at it this way, adam is not the devil incarnate, he’s not the golden child. Adam is just adam and pretty much every destructive action he takes is a reaction to you or your father or the way that anybody else treats him. The only thing that you can control in this equation is you. It’s time to stop focusing on what adam does and focus on the things that you can do something about and stop making me wonder if I made a mistake bringing kirsten incorporated into this mix.

Nick: Yeah. My heart failure diagnosis changed my priorities.

Nick: You know what? You’re right. Adam doesn’t deserve the bandwidth I’ve been giving him and I could be putting it to much better use, especially towards our new company.

Sharon: That’s what I like to hear. What do you have in mind?

Nick: Well, we have a corporate majority right here and we can start with something that has been driving me absolutely crazy since we started this and that is the stupid, stupid name, adustus. I hate it so much. Let’s just get rid of it. Let’s– let’s call ourselves, um… S.N.A. Media.

Sharon: Sharon, nick, adam. I love it!

Nick: It’s clean. I love it. And maybe adam will hate it, and if we get lucky, he’ll quit.

Sally: Speaking of your father’s offer, I really should get to the ranch and give him the good news.

Adam: Congratulations, sally. You know, I’m happy for, um, for both of you.

Sally: Thank you. Hey… we have gotten through the worse of losing ava, and I am… letting go of my anger towards you. I may not always show it, but I just hope you know that.

Adam: Thank you for, uh, telling me that. It means a lot.

Victoria: On an intellectual level, I understand what you did, but emotionally, I feel lied to.

Nate: I never lied to you–

Victoria: A lie of omission is still a lie. So, tell me something. If I hadn’t pushed you to come clean about what you and audra were up to, would you have ever told me?

Nate: Honestly? Probably not. Until it was all said and done with and I could brag to you about what a great job I had done handling it on my own. I had my heart set on being your hero. As wrong as it was, I want you to admire me someday as much as I admire you. I wanna be worthy of you because I’m falling in love with you.

Sally: Hello, victor.

Victor: Hello, sally. Thank you for coming.

Sally: Yeah, thank you for taking the time to see me.

Victor: We need to talk.

Sally: Yes, we do. I know that you are very busy man, but I thought that it would be better to have this conversation face to face. I have decided to accept your offer to head up the new media division at newman enterprises.

Victor: Sorry to hear that. If you’re taking an antidepressant

Sally: You’re sorry to hear that I’m accepting your offer? I… I don’t understand.

Victor: Have a seat. Sally, there won’t be a design division at newman enterprises. Not now, not ever because I want to devote all my energies to straightening out adustus. And to working on the constant rivalry between my two sons. I want them to work together as a team.

Sally: I see. So, is this a temporary decision on your part or a more permanent one?

Victor: No. There will be no design division at newman enterprises. Not now, not ever.

Sally: Well, that is a shame since I set aside my chancellor-winters account to accept his offer and I can’t really go back thanks to the company you found them to replace us. Did– it– I’m so sorry. Tell me. Did you– did you dangle this in front of me just to yank it away to punish me for getting involved with both of your sons?

Victor: I don’t do that. You’re a businesswoman and as such, you know that one makes tough decisions for the good of the company. So, thank you for coming by and now I need to devote myself to a conference call, all right? Good luck, sally.

Sally: Okay.

Sharon: So excited. I love it.

Adam: You guys wanted to see me?

Nick: Wanted is a pretty strong word. Yes, of course, adam. We did. Sit down.

Adam: So, I’m guessing there’s a reason that you asked me to meet you here.

Sharon: Two reasons, actually. Nick and I have made a few big decisions about the company we thought you should know about right away.

Adam: Okay.

Sharon: Well, first of all, we think we have found the perfect office location. Our realtor just sent us these photos.

Nick: There were two other bidders. We put in a higher offer ’cause we wanted it, so it’s ours. Hope you like it.

Adam: It looks good. That sounds great.

Sharon: Well, I’m glad you’re as excited about it as we are. The other decision you may not handle as well, but we feel very strongly about it. Do you want to tell him or should I tell him?

Nick: No, you’re doing great.

Adam: Okay, guys. Just– come on. Just tell me.

Sharon: We’ve decided to change the company name from adustus to S.N.A. Media.

[ Adam laughing ]

Adam: S.N.A. Media. I like it! Yeah, it’s– that’s good. It’s much better to remember than adustus, which, I admit, was really– it was stupid, wasn’t it?

Nick: Yeah, it was stupid. I mean, you look like adam. I might need to see some id or something.

Sharon: Could you please just take yes for an answer.

Adam: No, it’s– it’s okay.

Nick: No. She’s right. I was being a smart ass. You really like the name?

Adam: I really do.

Sharon: Well, this meeting is going very differently than I expected it to go.

Adam: I know the feeling.

[ Adam exhaling ] Look, I’m sure that you guys were, um, expecting me to come in here and– and brace yourselves for battle. I don’t blame you guys, but I’m tired. I don’t wanna do it anymore. I don’t wanna ruin what we’re building here. It’s all I have left.

Nate: Clearly, that’s not what you were expecting to hear, but yes, I am falling in love with you. But victoria, please know I’m not saying that to try to win you back or force your hand.

Victoria: Good, good because to be perfectly honest, I have no idea what I’m feeling right now.

Nate: That’s understandable.

Victoria: Having the man that I am involved with keeping things from me is not something that I can shrug off so easily like it’s no big deal.

Nate: Nor should you. It’s a very big deal and I will do anything and everything I can to regain that trust and respect.

Victoria: I can’t do this right now. I’m sorry. I’m hours behind and I have to get caught up. In fact, I might need you to cover the bennett meeting for me. You’re up to speed on that, aren’t you?

Nate: Consider it done.

Victoria: Thank you.

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[ Laughter ] Hi. Hi. Well, well, deputy mayor. How’s the new position? Alright? Planning a coup when laura returns? Uh, hardly. But it is fascinating to see how closely our work with the pcpd dovetails with the mayor’s policy initiatives. It gives me a different perspective, but I will be relieved when laura returns. Bet you will be. Yeah. I hope everyone’s hungry. The food will be here soon. Ahh, takeout, I see. That’s my girl.

[ Knock on door ] I’ll get it. Ah! Ah! My number one. Hi, mom. Darling.Hi, jordan. Hey. So, what’s the big news? There’s news? Family news. Okay, well, if it’s family news, isn’t there someone missing? Tj, hi. I’m so glad I ran into you. Kristina. What brings you by? Everything okay? Oh, yeah, yeah. I’m — I’m here to see dr. Randolph. I didn’t realize you and dr. Randolph were…friends. Oh, well, not exactly, but I am hoping that we’ll be closer soon because I’m gonna ask her to be on the board of directors for my foundation. What is the point of law and order if you two bozos are too busy protecting the guilty and letting the innocent get picked off?! Cody, you’re not doing yourself any favors. Now, you need to calm down. Calm down? Calm down? Is that calm enough for you?! There’s no time to be calm, okay?! Because sasha is in danger! And you guys are too busy doing gladys’s dirty work to help her! You know gladys got the restraining order against you because you snuck into sasha’s room at ferncliff, right? I had no alternative! Look, cody, if you think that gladys is such a threat to sasha, stop playing into her hands. Stop aggravating her.

[ Laughs ] Oh, next time I see that…gladys, I’ll do more than aggravate her. You demonstrated that out in the squad room. Yeah, you got to chill out. Chill — chill out? Chill out? That chill enough for you? Don’t push me!

There’s nobody missing. Well, except for tj. But we have great news, and we wanted to share it with the family as soon as possible. Tj is on call, so it’s up to me to be the bearer of fantastic news. Okay. So, spill. We found our surrogate. The corinthos-davis house is gonna need a lot of support, especially from the lgbtqia+ community. It’s vital that I get a balanced board for maximum outreach. And terry, as a transgender woman, will be able to really speak to those issues from a personal perspective. It’s so important for us to have her insights so we can offer the right guidance and create a safe space for kids that are, you know, questioning their gender identity. Well, dr. Randolph is amazing. She’s highly intelligent, detail-oriented, and extremely professional. She’d be a great addition. I know she would. I just — I hope she has enough time.

[ Elevator bell dings ] Alright. Wish me luck. Absolutely. Good luck. Thanks, tj.

[ Exhales sharply ] Mac: Kick any more chairs, cody, and you’ll be spending the night in holding. Is that really what you want? Now, pick up these papers and calm down. Thank you. Dante, outside.

[ Door closes ] You need to get your friend under control. I know. I know. You can only cover for him for so long. You know, if he keeps acting up, we’re gonna have to book him. Get it? I get it. I understand. I will handle it. Alright. Look, if there’s a problem, text me. I’ll come right down. Look, mac, go. Have a nice night, okay? I got this, alright? Go. Dude, what the hell is going on? What are you — what are you doing? Are you trying to get arrested? I’m so sorry. I had an unexpected delay. Don’t worry about it. Come on in. Hello, elizabeth. Hello. Hey, kid.

[ Gasps ] Grandpa! Now, grandpa — we’re gonna be good for grandpa, aren’t we? Of course, dad. Of course. Right. And don’t even think about staying up past your bedtime. Never.

[ Laughs ] That was right in front of my face. You’re not even trying to be subtle anymore. Unbelievable. Are you ready? I am. Yeah? Come here. Come give me hugs. Bye, aunt elizabeth. Bye, baby girl. Be careful when driving, or daddy will correct you. Right, grandpa? Mm. Look, road safety is very important to me. Always remember to belt up.

[ Chuckles ]Buckles and brakes and blinkers. That’s our motto, right?

[ Laughs ] Alright. Good night, sweetheart. I love you. Bye. Alright. Thanks, dad. Gregory: You bet. Have fun. Okay. Alright, violet, what do you want to do? Movie? Checkers? No, I have a way better idea. You wait here. Hello. Two mai tais, please. And make one of them a double. Yeah, you got it. Is that one the double? That’d be the one. Oh, thank you. Here you go, grandmother. Oh! Don’t these look good? Get us in the mood. What mood is that exactly? And why have you brought me to this wasteland of kitsch? What, you don’t like it? If you must know, you are driving everyone crazy at home. Yes! You are. You’re constantly complaining. So I kindly volunteered to whisk you away and give the family and the staff a break. I’m a pleasant person. I’m easy to live with. Self-aware much? You’re the only one who thinks that. Ooh!

[ Coughs ] And I care about other people’s opinions why? Never mind. I don’T. The only thing I care about is… our little project at deception. Can we talk about that?

I’m serious, dante. Gladys is the one you should be grilling, not me. Yeah, I know. You’ve told me all about your problems with gladys.

[ Laughs ] She framed me. She — she’s been trying to get me out of the way ever since I became friends with sasha. Look, I know you care about sasha, but right now, she’s obviously going through something… no. …A breakdown or something like that. No, no, no! See? That’s the thing. I don’t think sasha’s having a breakdown. I think something else is going on, and it has — it has gladys written all over it. That’s — that’s — that’s why she wants me to have a restraining order — ’cause she’s onto me, when, really, there should be a restraining order against her. Maybe! Maybe, but she’s not the one who broke into sasha’s room at ferncliff and violated visitor protocol. That was you, man. So, way to go. Great. Now the law is on gladys’ side. To hell with that! Okay. To hell with you. Yeah? Oh, god. You shouldn’t have stopped me. Mm? That way, I could have shoved this restraining order down gladys’ throat. You better relax, man. That’s all I’m saying right now. You better relax. I’ll do it. Next time I see her, I will do that. I swear. Nah. I’m not buying it.

[ Chuckles ] This is so exciting. Congratulations. We didn’t want to say anything until we made our decision. Wow. Yes. I’m surprised how quickly you came to the decision. You know me. Once I identify a problem, I’ve got to solve it. Tj and I talked about all our options and realized the best option was a surrogate who will use her own egg. Of course, tj will be the father. How did you find her? We signed up with a service last week, and we did all the interviews yesterday.

[ Chuckling ] Wow. You’re certainly on the fast track. Well, it’s gonna take at least nine months. So, tell us about this woman. Well, there were a few good candidates. But the one tj and I liked the best was andrea gates. She’s in a stable marriage. She’s got a young son, who’s young enough he wouldn’t ask about having a baby brother or sister. She’s completely fine with us going with her to the doctor’s appointments. And we just… we really connected with her. We already did the background checks and filled out all the forms. And the best thing is she’s willing to start the process right away. Wow.

[ Chuckles ] That’s incredible. You’re not letting any grass grow.

[ Scoffs ] Nope. This is all kind of happening fast. Are you and tj sure? Absolutely. 100%.

[ Knock on door ] Oh! That must be the sushi. So, you pick up the bead you want to use. Okay. And you can use any color or shape you like. Alright. Sometimes I like to use only a few colors. Oh, gee– oh. Oh, be careful, grandpa. The beads can be hard to find on the floor. Don’t worry, sweetheart. I promise I won’t lose any. Look at this. Doesn’t it look like a line of atoms and molecules? What do you think? I think it’s smashing! Smashing? That’s an atom joke. Oh.

[ Both chuckle ] Whoa. Ah.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, wow. Oh! Thank you. Uh… thank you. I don’t mind if I do.

[ Chuckles ] What? You thought I was gonna refuse? Well, I know how protective you are of your professional image. Oh, yeah. Image is very big with me. Yeah. Look, I’ll have you know, this is — this is not my first luau. Oh, no? No. No. There was the, uh — well, uh… no, maybe this is my first luau.

[ Laughs ] But in all my extensive travels and all the things I’ve seen, none of it… is as beautiful as the way you look tonight, especially in the light of the fire dancer. Smooth. Was it? Mm-hmm. Still, it’s true. Well? Well? You know the only reason I came to this… tropical travesty is so that we can talk freely about… deception. Oh, grandmother, you know what they say. All work and no play. Let me get you another mai tai. They’re fun. They’re fruity. They’re perfect for a hot night like tonight. Well, I suppose if I have to endure the circus, I may as well partake of the appropriate cocktail. That’s the spirit. And I must admit

[Slurps] They’re quite delicious and refreshing. Told you so. I’ll be right back. Hi. Can I have another two mai tais? Make one a double and the other one a virgin. I understand why it might seem fast to you, but tj and I have been living with this for a while. And we’ve examined it from every angle. I’m sure it’s been hard to think of anything else. I guess I’ve been a little single-minded. And if I’m detecting any worry, let me put your minds at ease. Tj has been with me every step of the way to ground me. And there’s still a ton of stuff to do, paperwork and contracts. And timiko, from my clerkship with judge chua, is gonna handle all the legal details. And, of course, we’re gonna — we’re gonna need a bigger place. But for now, we’re emotionally, physically, psychologically, and financially ready. Well, that covers all the bases. Are you sure she’s related to us?

[ Laughter ] Where are you going?

Kristina. Hey. Hi! How’d it go with dr. Randolph? Um, fantastic. Yeah, it was — it was great. I mean, I think it went well. She was asking a ton of questions, and she was very smart, just like you said. Terry is thorough. That’s got to mean she’s considering it, right? Definitely a good sign. Yeah. Oh. Yay! So, I guess, all in all, it means I had a very productive meeting today. Great. Great. So it was worth sacrificing the sushi party for. Yeah. What? Sushi party? What are you talking about? The fact that molly can’t cook and she can order out is how I know she’s one of us. Molly, I wasn’t trying to question you before. Jordan, don’t be silly. You know I completely value your perspective. Ugh. I suppose I’m always in investigator mode. I just know you and tj have demanding careers and busy lives. Yeah, that’s putting it mildly. Yeah. I wonder where you both got that from.

[ Both chuckle ] Well, if you’re sure you’re ready, then I say let’s bring on baby lansing-davis-ashford.

[ Chuckles ] It’s actually nice being out with you tonight. Oh, ow. Thank you, brook lynn. So…

[Slurring] Stop evading the subject. “Avoiding.”

[ Slurps ] Whatever. They both work. What is with you and deception? You’re like a rabid dog with a bone.

[ Chuckles ] A rabid dog?

[ Laughs ] Oh, you remind me of luke. He liked A…

[Voice breaking] Snappy barb. Well, you two were a perfect match for the battle of the wit. So, our project at deception gives me something to focus on. Because I, uh… I can’t — I — I ca– I can’t believe he’s gone. We were gonna travel the world together. Luke-style, not quartermaine. But luke always had a scheme on the side. Oh, we were perfectly matched in that s-score, too.

[ Slurps ] He was so funny. He used to make me laugh. He used to make me cry. He never bored me. He loved you. He did. And I… I miss him so.

[ Sighs ] Sorry. Dare I ask?

[ Sighs ] Cody. Gladys filed a restraining order against him. What? And let’s just say all hell broke loose — literally. This food is really good.

[ Chuckles ] Hadn’t really noticed. Well, you actually have to try it to find out. Mm. I guess when I’m — I guess when I’m happy, I — I don’t really have much of an appetite. Really? When I’m happy, I’m ravenous. Then you’re happy? I am. That’s good. I’m glad to see you happy. I’m glad to see you happy. You make me happy. This makes me happy, being here in this moment. Amen to that. Come to think of it, I — I haven’t been hungry for a while now. No?

[ Laughs ] These, uh, past few weeks, being with you, have been — have been kind of wonderful. Yeah, it has been. So, what’s changed this time around? I don’t have any clasps, but I think there’s some in my room. I’ll be right back. You stay here. You need to finish your bracelet.

[ Chuckles ] I know.

[ Sighing ]

[ Breathes deeply ] Ohh! [ Grunts ]

[ Exhales sharply ] Well, honey, I’m happy for you if you and tj have made your decision. Mom, we have. Okay. I’m just being a nudge. You’ll find out shortly that that, too, will be your job as a mother. I can testify to that.

[ Chuckles ] Well, with any luck, andrea will be pregnant in the next couple months and I’ll be joining your ranks in the “mom squad” by this time next year. And we can’t wait to welcome you. Honey, you are my baby, and I’m always gonna worry about you. I know. Okay? So I’ll call you tomorrow. Okay. And I want to hear more about andrea. Yeah. Me too. Sounds good. I wish I could stay longer, but tomorrow is the preliminary budget battle — round one. Ugh, no, that sounds horrible.

[ Chuckles ] I’ll see you. Bye. Bye, jordan. Bye, mom.Bye, darling. Molly — well, I think that went well. How about some green tea? I know you. You’d never be violent towards a woman, not even gladys. So why don’t you just tell me what the hell is going on? Maybe you don’t know me as well as you think you do. Oh, really? ‘Cause I think you’re just trying to throw me off the scent, cody. Why? I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about. Oh, you don’t? Mnh-mnh. You’re a terrible actor. You always have been. This whole thing — this whole thing is an act. You’re not out of control. You kicking and screaming, knocking over chairs, ranting and raving, throwing files around. You don’t want to get arrested, do you? You want to get committed.

[ Rhythmic drumbeats ] Whoa!

[ Applause ]

[ Chuckles ] So, what’s changed? Wow. What a question. I know. I’ve certainly changed. That’s not what I meant. No, no, no. I — I have. I feel cleansed of… a lot of things, a lot of burdens. And you were there for all of it. You know, I was so worried about making a mistake, the one that would finally push you away. And then what would happen to violet and her relationship with the boys? I had to close off to protect that, to protect them. Us. Me. For what it’s worth, you — you don’t ever have to protect yourself from me. I know. Maybe I’ve been a little too careful. Okay. So, no pressure. Well, maybe just a little. A little?

[ Both laugh ] Okay.

[ Groaning ] Oh, no! Grandpa, are you okay? Oh, no, don’t worry, violet. I’m — I’m perfectly fine. I just — I just tripped, probably over one of those beads.

[ Exhales heavily ] I’m sorry, grandpa. I probably dropped one. No. No, it wasn’t you. No. You didn’t do anything wrong. Are you hurt? Should we call daddy? Dante. Dante! Dante! Dante! You’re giving me a headache! Giving you a headache. What is this? What are you doing? I have no idea what you’re talking about. Oh, come on, what — y-you’re not stupid. Neither am I, okay? You’re crazy. Maybe I am crazy, but you’re trying to make me think that you’re crazy so you can get remanded to ferncliff. “Remanded”? Man, I — I don’t even know what that word means. Okay, whatever. Play dumb. You’re trying to get committed so that you can somehow go and — what? — Rescue sasha. Right? Jordan, I know you have a really busy schedule tomorrow, so thank you for staying out a little longer. Actually, alexis, I needed the debrief.

[ Laughs ] That’s a perfect way of putting it. What are your thoughts? Well, I think that we are going to be grandmothers. Old hat for me. I’m all for it. I just — I wonder if it’s all happening too quickly. Yeah, like the rush of a tornado pulling molly and tj into its eye? Well, molly had all the answers. It’s obvious they did their research. A doctor and a lawyer walk into a bar.

[ Chuckles ] I share your concern, and I make myself feel better by realizing that molly and tj are probably two of the most mature people I know. And they’ve certainly stood the test of time, certainly lasted longer than I did with any of my relationships — or most any other couple that I know. So, if anyone can figure it out, they can. Yeah. I guess. So, where was kristina tonight? Wasn’t she available? Good question. Sam… I want you to know what an incredible mom I think you are to danny and scout and rocco and charlotte. I mean, you seem to juggle it all and still find time to take the kids on adventures to the zoo and escape rooms and… oh, please don’t remind me of that because we almost lost charlotte. Yeah, well, charlotte marches to her own beat. That’s for sure. She sure does. March to the beat of her own drum. Mm-hmm. So, I was wondering — well, tj and i were both wondering… if you would be the baby’s godmother. Molly, I am — I am so honored that you would ask me to be the baby’s godmother. And obviously my — my answer is yes, but let’s — let’s get you pregnant first. Of course. Tj is gonna ask curtis to be the godfather. I’m sure he will love that.

[ Knock on door ] Sit. No, no. Sit. I — I got this.

listen, violet, we don’t want to bother your daddy or your aunt elizabeth about something so silly like this. But daddy’s a doctor. He can help if you’re hurt. But I’m not hurt. I’m not. Actually, no, I’m — I’m feeling pretty good. Why don’t we get back to, uh, finishing our bracelets? Your fingers were acting funny before. Maybe bracelets weren’t such a good idea. Do you want me to get you some ice?

[ Chuckles ] Listen, florence nightingale, the only medicine I need is your company. Spending time with my amazing granddaughter is the perfect remedy for what ails me. Dante, why would anyone want to commit me? They’d have nothing to gain. I’m not rich. I don’t have any fortune to control or manipulate. No one wants to commit you, dude. You want to commit you. Look, sasha is where she needs to be right now to get help, okay? Something is wrong with her.

[ Chuckles ] She attacked you. Did she? Did she, though?

[ Sighs ] I mean [Chuckles] I’m not sure of anything anymore. Maybe I imagined it. Uh-huh. Sometimes I have a hard time differentiating between what’s real and what I’m dreaming. Mm-hmm.

[ Southern accent ] I just feel like a — like a tumbleweed just — just — just blowing through a ghost town. Tumbleweed?

[ Clears throat ] You know, sasha stabbed you in front of a bunch of witnesses. One of them, a reporter, even recorded the whole thing. So, you not testifying isn’t gonna set her free. Oh, free. What is free? Am I free? Are you free? Wi-fi isn’t even free. Alright, you know what? You know what? This is stupid. This game you’re playing is dangerous. It’s not gonna help sasha or you, and instead, it’s probably gonna land you in a world of hurt. Kristina. Heard you had a party. It wasn’t really a party. And I wasn’t invited? I hope dante was able to get cody under control. Me too. It sounds really awful. Should we go back there? No. I’m sure dante can handle it. They have a long history together. There’s never a dull moment. No. There certainly isn’T. Uh, wait. What’s that look? What look? That look that says, “I’m planning a little scheme with either lucy or anna or my brother.” No scheme. But I’ve been thinking. Uh-oh. Alright, granny, it is time to go. You force me to come to this pineapple purgatory, and just when I’m starting to enjoy myself, you want to hustle me out. Where are the ukuleles?! Alrighty, granny, it is getting late. And where’s my fire eater? Hey. How was the date? How was the date? Uh…what’s the upper limit of happiness? Whoa. That good, huh? Sounds fun. Yeah. I guess it was fun. You’re not sure? You ever think you were experiencing a time out of time? Where, like, um… everything else just disappears and all that’s left is two people alone in the universe? Like someone hit the magic pause button, leaving the two of you in a bubble and nothing else matters. Nothing else matters. That’s exactly it. No secrets. No boundaries between us. What you and elizabeth have is rare and priceless. Hold on to that. It gives me great peace of mind to know that my sons have love in their lives.

Now, mac, just hear me out. Always — and gladly. I love being a grandmother. Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing better. But it is not full time. And I don’t want to be too pushy with maxie and the kids. I’m starting to feel like there is so much more I should be doing. Please don’t tell me you want to go back to being a private eye. No. No. I am definitely done with that. But I certainly would be interested in helping out at the police station. I want to be at the center of something important. Felicia, I realize that you are relentless. And you’d be a great asset. But? Mac, I am not asking for special treatment. I-I want to contribute in a meaningful way. I want to use my skills and my experience to help the community. What about the hospital? What about it? That’s a great place to look. I don’t have a medical background. Felicia, there’s a whole ecosystem over there, from orderlies to surgeons, not to mention all the volunteers. Think of all the connections we’ve made over there, all the help that they’ve given us over the years. They saved maxie’s life. You want to make a difference in our community, what better place than general hospital? Aloha, mac, felicia. Aloha. Oh, hi, brook lynn. Tracy. Sorry we didn’t come over earlier… mac. …But, um, we’re just on our way out. Felicia… yeah? …You should get that fire twirler over here to warm up…chilly willy. Okay. Alrighty. Okay.

[ Quietly ] Took my pineapple. Oh, alrighty. Okay. Let’s go. Sorry. Bye, mac. Bye. Okay. Okay. Okay. What was that all about?! Mac is a bore. But, look… never mind about him. You and I [Whispering] Have bigger fish to fry. Oh. You still owe me. And you’re gonna pay me back with deception. Deception, deception. What on earth do you want with deception? Oh, brookie, I want it all! I want it lock, stock, and barrel. And we’re gonna get it! Yahoo! Alright. Shh! No. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry. Dante, do you ever think that your mind is playing tricks on you? Whoa, man. Mm. Mm-hmm. I’m serious. I mean, like today. I — I thought that I got served these papers telling me to stay away from sasha, but you’re the one who just told me… yeah. …She stabbed me?! Yeah. Keep — keep going. Keep going with this. Uh-huh. [ Chuckling ] No, I’m serious. I’m serious, dante. Why — why would they want me to stay away from her when she’s the dangerous one? I don’t know, man. You know, the one thing I do know is that this restraining order — it’s real and it’s in effect.

[ Laughs ] So if I were you, I would stay as far away from sasha and ferncliff as I can. Otherwise, there will be legal consequences. Are you hearing me?

[ Deep voice ] Oh, yeah, no. Loud and clear.

[ Chuckles ] Here’s the deal. Either you arrest me now or let me go. What’s it gonna be? You’re free to go, buddy. You know, see if you can figure out what that means, that whole being free thing. Mm. Hey. Be careful, man. Yes, sir. Kristina is working on a — on a foundation that she’s started and she’s been very busy, so I’m sure she couldn’t make it. And I’m assuming that molly probably talked to her, a one-on-one kind of conversation. Yeah. That’s sweet. Kristina will be a great support and obviously very involved. It’s wonderful that they’re so close. Wonderful. Can molly and i have a moment alone, please? It’s fine. Okay. Alright. I will check in with you tomorrow. And remember — I love you, both. How could you? Daddy, I’m so glad you’re home. Well, it looks like someone stayed up later than scheduled. No, I went to bed exactly on time. What happened, sweetheart? Grandpa fell, and it scared me. Okay. Alright. It’s gonna be okay, alright? Grandpa’s gonna be okay.

[ Grunts ]

[ Sighs ] No, dad. Let me — let me get that, dad. It’s okay. Oh, thanks. Dad, are you okay? Yeah, I’m fine. Just — just tired. And clumsy.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah. Is that why you fell? Or is it something else? It’s something else. Something awful.

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Settling in, Commissioner Brady? Yeah, I’m trying to. Good. Good. Is there something I can do for you, sir? Yes. You can arrest Paulina Price. Marlena

Evans.

Theo. My son.

Charles. Chad DeMera.

Paulina,

my wife. We were married on Juneteenth.

I know that. I know that. Yes. Yes. Forgive me. I, my memories. Oh, no. No need to apologize. Oh, come on in. Come on in. Thank you. So, I assume you got my message? I did. You said you wanted to discuss something with me in person, so I came right over. What’d you want to talk about? Help me get my job back.

Have you seen this? Clint Rowling set Abe up. So he would be absolutely raked over the calls to that press conference. Aren’t you outraged by this? I am, but uh, I have some other news. I need to share with you. Okay. You’re acting like someone died. Someone did. Victor.

Victor Kariakis is dead? He was flying home from visiting Bo and his plane went down in the Mediterranean. Are they sure? Coast Guard just recovered his body. That’s horrible news. I don’t know. Is it?

Hey, you busy? Ah, we’re too busy for you, love. What’s up? I was just wondering if you’d gone over the ad sales report I left on your desk this morning. I did, actually, and, uh, no, it looks great. I have one little question about it, though. Yeah, what is it? Have you decided whether you’re going to marry me?

sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

You are quite the charmer, you know that? So it’s a yes, then? Xander. I thought we both agreed that we need to take some time to figure this out. I have taken time, darling. It’s been 28 hours, 36 minutes and 11 seconds since I proposed. Not that I’ll keep you track or anything. Okay, so barely a day. Feels like an eternity to me.

I already told you. I don’t need any time. I know I want you to be my wife. I believe that, but I have to figure out whether I’m doing it for the right reasons and whether you are too. I want to marry you because I love you. Are you sure that’s the only reason? You just found out that Sarah is with Rex. We talked about this, Chloe.

I’m totally over Sarah. You sure about that?

I can’t, I can’t believe it. I mean, I can’t believe that he, that Victor’s gone. It’s a shock. I know. The two of you, whew. A lot of water under that bridge. Yeah. Yeah. The bridge that both of us repeatedly burned down.

Although, once upon a time. We really did love each other.

Living in a dream. Your long dream where I’m alone with you and I’m able to talk to you and to touch

you. It’s a dream can come true. I have so much I want to ask you, so much I want to say to you. Darling, we have, we have so much time to you to take me in your arms. I want you to hold me. I want you to hold me tight.

My greatest happiness has been sharing my life with you.

Let’s drink a toast. To our future. To you, and me, and Philip, Lucas, Beau,

Austin. Oh, love. You have embraced my children with such generosity and kindness. Do you know how much that means to me? I love their mother. I love her children. And I’ll always love you, Kate. Always. I’ll always love you.

I was afraid that you would hate me for what I’ve done to Sammy.

Never. Could never hate you. No matter what. I love you,

Kate. But there

was a lot of hate, too. Betrayal and deception. Vengeance.

But when someone we loved was in crisis, we could put aside all of that animosity in an instant. And we would put our heads together and we would strategize. And we would come up with the most brilliant plan to help that person. So,

you know, in a sense, I think Victor and I are kindred spirits.

I know that Victor did some awful things to you. And to you. And a whole lot of other people. But to say that his death is good news, I… Listen, I’m not saying that we should be dancing on a man’s grave. Just that we don’t get so caught up in all the glowing tributes and eulogies that we forget about what kind of man Victor really was.

And I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that way. What about the people he left behind? His family, the people who loved him? I mean, how do you think they feel?

Wow, I can certainly sympathize, uh, with your position, Abe, but honestly, I just… I don’t really know what I can do. Well, maybe we can figure that out together. I want to, uh, I want to do anything I can to get that smug bastard, Clint Rawlings, out of the mayor’s office so I can get back in. You know what?

That’s probably one of the journalists that was camping outside. I’ll take care of it. Oh, Abraham, I am so, so sorry that I pushed you into crashing that, that press conference. It’s clear you weren’t ready, and I don’t want you giving another thought to becoming mayor again.

Uh,

with all due respect to Acting Mayor Rawlings, uh, why would I arrest Paulina Price on what charges? Assault. Who’d she assault? Me. You don’t have to take my word for it. The entire incident is captured on video.

I’m so sorry, my love. I should have found another way to help Chanel. This is bigger than the bakery. This is about someone who uses their power and position to hurt innocent people. You’re right, but your doctor and one of your best friends told me not to push you, and I did. Oh, right into that wretched man’s path.

This was my choice to take my job back. And it is too soon. You never would have even considered doing this yet if I hadn’t begged you to. So I’m just here to apologize for making such a selfish request and to let you know that I don’t expect this to go any further. I just want you to focus on your recovery.

I appreciate your concern, Paulina. But rather than Step back gracefully. Rawlings has decided to make this an ugly battle. And I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let him win.

Chloe, darling, believe me, I Sorry, it might be Justin. Yeah, it is. It’s Justin updating me on Uncle Victor, most likely. Guess he’s just turned up. Hey, cuz. Uncle Victor finally resurfaced. Who was the old cute, anyway?

What?

I, um, I don’t know what to say. I should go see Maggie. Yeah, okay, I’ll, I’ll pop by the house later. Thanks, Justin. Thanks for, uh, for letting me know. what?

About Victor. He’s, he’s not missing.

What’s that?

Brady, please, if you need anything, don’t hesitate to call us, alright? Alright, honey. Bye bye. Um, he’s gonna pass on our condolences. How’s Maggie doing? Justin said she’s in shock. That they all are. I’m sorry about what I said before. I was only talking about Victor in relation to us. But I know he was a husband and father, grandfather, uncle, the people we love.

I know they’re in pain. Of course my heart goes out to them. I know that. And I’m sorry I didn’t mean to negate your feelings. You can have compassion for his family and also have contempt. For what he put you

through. Victor and I really went at it over the years. But we, we gave as good as we got. You didn’t seem to be concerned about causing me stress when you were whoring with Maroni in front of our son. I hate what I’ve been forced to do. But it All could be over. All you have to do, all you have to do is trade that territory for the tape.

Rony would be out of our lives. Sammy would be out of our lives. We could focus on our son and each other. Each other? Are you mad? I could never trust you again.

Get

out!

I hate that he caused you so much pain. Oh come on. I caused plenty of pain myself. But he was a worthy adversary. He was ruthless, and he was vicious, and… Actually, I don’t think I ever met anyone else as stubborn as I am. A man could hold a grudge. As can I. So, for better, or definitely worse. We really had a lot in common.

But you, the love of my life. Victor. Victor understood you better than anyone did. Like you said.

Kindred spirit. Yeah. Maybe. Victor was one of a kind. Whether you loved him or you hated him, and a lot of us felt both ways. We all know they will never, ever be another Victor

Kiriakis. You want me to arrest Paulina Price because she, uh, poked you in the chest? She poked me hard. You saw, I nearly fell over backward. Uh, I mean, it doesn’t look that serious to me. Oh yeah? Would you like to see the bruise? No, no, no, that’s, that’s, that’s not necessary. According to my position, I have a contusion of the sternum.

Here, I’ll pull up the report. Uh, no, no, no, no. Again, again. That’s, that’s not necessary. Whether you consider my condition serious is irrelevant. According to the law, Ms. Price committed assault. You saw the rage in her eyes. She came at me looking for a fight.

Abraham, I am never one to shy away from a fight. Neither are Rawlings stay in office?

Not a chance. If he hasn’t put Chanel out of business, or shut down anyone else that he has distaste for, he’s on his way to making Salem into a dictatorship. Do you really think that’s possible? In politics these days? Anything is possible. How can I, how can I, in good conscience, put my energies into getting better when everything around me is worse?

I mean, what this man is doing is wrong. And I would be wrong not to do anything. To stop him. Well, Now what do you think? Well, I think Mayor Carver has my vote.

I Xander, I’m sorry.

This whole time we’ve been seeing each other, um, Victor and I, we’ve been estranged.

But there was a time, oh my god, when I was I’d have done anything for him. I’d have given my life just to earn his respect. I know. All I used to want was for, for him to accept me. For him to see me as a true Kyriakos, just as worthy of, of respect as all the others. And he always refused.

And that hurt me.

Should

try to hear your

final words.

Wow. You never told me any of that. Never told anyone. Only reason I can tell you now is that, Victor decided to spare my life. But not before he made sure I knew exactly how worthless I was to him. Police are gathering evidence even as we speak. Because you were stupid enough to target Roman Brady’s son.

They’ll be uncommonly motivated to bury you. If for some reason they fail, you become a free man again. Things will change. Shall I go on? Please. Your generous compensation package and the titles you so cherish, your position on the board of the charity that you used to run, all those things will be stripped from you.

Different. Perhaps eventually, best case scenario, you’ll be a servant in my home. Maybe for a long time. You will, uh, have your life, and you’ll be grateful for it.

Victor didn’t want an apology. He just wanted his pound of flesh. He wouldn’t even send me away. He made me live with him in the house, but not his family. It’s the garden. Day after day, I had to put up with his crap.

Victor needed someone to do his dirty work. That’s why he brought me to town. I need a special kind of foreman. One who can keep an eye on his boss. Bo is gonna be the manager of allies starting right now. Manager, huh? Well, I guess it pays to be Mr. Kiriakis Jr., huh? Don’t get in his way. Just report back to me.

Now, that’s one part of the assignment. The other part involves Kayla Brady, Bo’s half sister. She just came back into town. I don’t want her disturbed. I just want to know anything that Bo confides in her. He hired me to spy on you and Bo. Before that, he wanted me to get that film from your sister, Kimberly.

And then my assignment was to bring him the pawn. Who turned out to be John. A human being. That Victor won in some demented competition. And the poor dude was covered in bandages. He had no memory. Makes me sick to think about what I did back then. You were just a kid. No baby, I was old enough to make my own choices.

And I chose to take orders and money from a crime boss. That made me a criminal too. Victor Kiriakis was a very powerful man. He was intimidating, frightening.

Also, the whole thing was seductive. Yeah. Boy, was I in deep. But I finally realized I had to get out, no matter what it cost me. You give me some proof. Some absolute proof that Kayla’s not hurt. That she’s alright. And I’ll look for that key 24 hours a day for you. I’ll find it. I can’t do that.

Hey! Get out of where she is! Get out of where she is!

Victor Kariakis did not appreciate being told he was wrong. That’s an understatement. I can’t even begin to count all the evil things that man did over the years. But kidnapping you, when you were pregnant with our Stephanie? I’ll never forgive him for that.

I am in no way excusing the pain that Victor caused you or me or anybody else. I mean, he could be vicious and frightening and, I mean, I mean, shockingly so. But I know that there was another side to him. You mean the side Caroline saw. My mother fell in love with him. Well,

maybe he was a better man for it.

To Victor. To Victor.

You know, don’t, don’t ask me how. The moths are good in that man that no one else ever did. Oh, like you see good in me? Well, we Brady’s do have skills, you know. And another one of those is being there for the people we love. And that is why I’m going to be there for you. When you make that call. What call?

The fella. You gotta tell him about his pilot. There is no way in hell I’m doing that.

Eventually, you changed Victor’s mind about you. He made you CEO of Titan. Oh, Chloe, I had such big plans. After all those years of being humiliated and dismissed, I… finally had a chance to prove myself. And I was showing Victor that I could, all by myself, take Titan to new heights. But then… But then what?

Phillip came home.

You know, when we thought that we’d lost you, I sent Rex to Europe to tell Phillip the news. Yeah, but then you had to end up telling him that I’m alive. Yeah, and him going from one emotional extreme to the other couldn’t have been easy. And this news about Victor, I’m sure, is going to be very, very hard for him to handle, given how fragile he is.

That is not the reason that I don’t want to tell Philip. And he’s not that fragile anymore. Then why? Because if he finds out that his father’s dead, he’s going to come back to Salem. And then he’ll end up under arrest.

Look, I understand that you want to hold people accountable to the law, but, uh, this department, I mean, our resources are limited here, so don’t you think that we should focus on something with higher priorities? I’m the victim of a crime. That’s not a priority for you, Commissioner? Um, it’s a personal matter, and it’s one that I don’t think the police should be involved with.

Apparently, Abe Carver isn’t the only one with memory issues around here. You do remember who put you in this chair. And I told you that I couldn’t accept the job, but then you said… That I would be unemployed if I didn’t. And now you serve at the pleasure of the mayor. Oh, f k. It’s acting, mayor. And, yes, that is true, sir.

But, um, I’m not your lackey. Excuse me? Okay, if you, if you put me in this chair thinking that I’m going to jump every time you snap your fingers, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. Because, you know what? I don’t owe you anything. All right, my sworn duty is to the people of Salem, and if you haven’t forgotten, that’s your sworn duty too, sir.

I took an oath to serve and protect the people of Salem, and that’s what I intend to do. There’s no talking you out of this, is there? Afraid not. Well, it seems that we’re all in agreement that Rawlings has got to go. So I’m willing to discuss how we might make that happen. Well, I called Bell. To give us some legal options, so…

Counselor? Tell us.

Are you accusing me of abusing my power? I’m not the one who’s throwing around accusations here. I have what that woman did to me on tape! And I have actual assault victims whose cases I’d like to solve. So, now if you can go and act as mayor… Well, I go and I do my job. That would be great. That is all I’m asking you to do, Brady.

Your job. If you want to keep it. Make sure Paulina Price isn’t handcuffed by the end of the day.

I mean, legally, there’s nothing preventing Abe from resuming his duties as mayor. But I’m sure you know that a guy like Rawlings isn’t going to give up the office quietly. If you give him the boot, he’s going kicking and screaming. Yeah, well, let him have his tantrum. It’s not like there’s anything else he can do.

Unfortunately, there is. I mean, you’ve already seen how he’s used the media as a weapon, and I think he could use the video from the press conference to stir up support and maybe showcase Abe’s memory loss and make him look unfit for office. To what end? He could organize a recall, but the general election’s less than two months away, so he’s probably just gonna run against you to try to get the power back that way, but either way, he’s gonna make your life very difficult, and Abe’s already been through so much.

I just don’t want to see you get hurt again. Neither do I. Your health has to be the priority. Once you start to remember, we can reconsider our options. Well, who knows when that will ever happen. Well, we do know engaging in any kind of very nasty, very public fight with that creep won’t help. Well, I can’t just sit back while Rollins tramples all over my constituents rights.

I, I… I have to try to do something. Well, not if it means putting your reputation and your recovery at risk. You know, I think that there might be a way to stop Rawlings without doing that.

Look, Philip faked his death, and then he framed Brady for it. Okay? If he had stayed in Salem, he would have either ended up in Statesville or Bayview. And either one, he would not have survived it. So… You and Beatrice sent him to a private psychiatric facility overseas to get him the help he needs. And to avoid arrest.

I mean, frankly, he was there avoiding the police just as much as he was healing. Roman, if he comes back here, he’s going to be facing a serious prison term. He could beat those charges. Plead not guilty by reason of mental illness.

Even if he’s not locked up, I’m going to have to worry about Brady. I would have to, I would be worrying that Brady wouldn’t try to kill him for what he did to him. Brady is not going to murder anyone. Oh really? Don’t be so sure. Two weeks ago he lost custody of Rachel because he pulled a gun on Kristen.

Look, you are going to have it well, Philip. Sometime you can’t hide this from him forever. I mean, Victor’s death is international news. Well, actually, I have an arrangement at the facility. They will keep him insulated. Sooner or later, he is going to find out, Kate. How? I mean, now that Victor’s dead, only you and I know.

And Rex, and Lucas, and, well, I did confide in Paulina. So you did say that Philip is stronger now? Yes, but that’s just the problem. If he finds out that Victor’s dead, he’s going to insist on being with this family. Not if you explain to him why he can’t. What? You can’t be serious. He is just like his father, just like his father.

I can’t reason with him. I can’t talk any sense into him at all. If I told him, don’t come back, it’s not good for you, he still will. And then I risk losing him, Roman. Okay, you know what, Kate? Alright? I won’t say anything to anybody, okay? But that doesn’t mean that I’m gonna stop trying to talk good sense into you.

Well, good luck with that.

Sorry.

Victor made me share the Titan CEO title with his son, even though he and everyone else knew Philip was a loser. I’m

sorry, I know you loved him once. I shouldn’t speak ill of the dead. I’m aware that you and Philip did not get along.

Well, we let Victor play us off against each other. It was one of Victor’s favourite entertainments. At least, that time, I had the good sense to walk away.

But Victor died thinking I’m the same degenerate. Thuggo was when I first came to Salem. No, no, no, that is not true. Just the other day, Maggie was begging me to reconcile with him, to, to make amends before it was too late.

I loved him. Despite everything, I did, I did love him. I know. Is there anything I can do?

Well, I would say marry me. But then we’ll know you’re definitely doing it for the wrong reasons,

won’t we?

I think

I just need me if you need me. Xander,

I love

you. Really? Yeah, really. Or I wouldn’t be considering your proposal.

I love you too.

You know, despite how messy things got between Victor and my mother, I know deep down he loved her. How could he not? And I think at some point in her life, she was crazy about him. So you’re saying Victor’s love for Caroline, and his love for Maggie, that’s proof that he had a heart? Well, at least it gave him some measure of redemption.

Like you gave me. God only knows what kind of man I’d be if I didn’t have your love. Well, it’s a good thing you’re never going to have to find that out. And hey, you know what? There’s a chance that you and I would have never met if Victor hadn’t brought you to Salem. Well, I guess I owe him for that then.

So I’ll say this. Victor Kiriakis might have been a real son of a bitch, but he gave me the best gift I could ever get. You. Love of my life. You know, he had the love of a Brady woman, too. And I have to believe that he gave that love back as best he could. So, in his memory, I’m gonna keep giving that love back to you.

Always, baby. I’m gonna hold you to that. Okay. But you won’t have to, sweetness.

Sean. Hey. Hey, what’s going on? Uh, well, Rawlings paid me a visit. And, um, seems like working for him is going to be a problem. Oh, well, you might not have to worry about that any longer.

Come right in. Of course.

Hello, Abe. Come in. I assume you’ve called me over here because you’ve realized that it would be best for all concerned. If I remain as mayor, well, Abe focuses on his recovery. Incorrect. I intend to get my job back. I’ve informed the city council to make it official. So your tenure has come to an end.

But you can’t be serious. All of Salem saw you make a fool out of yourself today at the press conference. You’ll be laughed out of the office before the week is out. You’re right. But I only intend to stay in office. Long enough to appoint my successor. What successor? Me. So meet Mayor Paulina Price.

Can Abe really do that? He sure can. We checked the city charter and he has every right to appoint Paulina. Sorry.

Hey, Dad. Yeah, I’m here with him now. Why?

Uh, yeah, no, I’m still here. Um, Yeah, of course I’ll tell him. I love you too, Dad.

Sal, you’re, you’re white as a ghost. What is it? It’s Victor.

What about him? Sal, I’m so sorry to tell you this, but your grandfather’s dead.

You’re right, Roman. I can’t keep it from him. I have to tell Solomon. Kate?

You’re right. I should be grateful for what I have. Just stop worrying. And focus on how incredibly lucky I am to be marrying the woman of my dreams. Speaking of, can you stick around for the wedding? Last time I came to a wedding in this house, I was traumatized. Walked in to find Sonny marrying some grifter in a sharkskin suit.

Well, that was about blackmail. My wedding to Sarah is about love. And nobody loves Sarah more than Maggie. And I’m sure she’ll be heartbroken not to be here today. So my place is at her side. Of course. Well, I should get ready. Please, tell Maggie we’ll miss her. Send her weight. Yes. I know I haven’t been the best uncle to you in the last few years.

But, you have proven to me that you are a true Kidiakis. And of that I’m very proud.

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B&B Transcript Thursday, August 17, 2023

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[ Upbeat music ]

Donna: Who is ready to party?

[ All cheering ] Guess what? I have a surprise for you down at the pool.

Both: What is it? Tell us.

Donna: Mermaid fins.

Katie: Oh, wait, wait, wait. Do we all get mermaid fins?

Donna: Oh, yeah.

Brooke: Oh, I’ve always dreamed of being a mermaid.

Katie: I’ve always thought of you as more of a siren.

Brooke: A siren. Well, except for the singing.

Donna: A siren giggle, then.

[ All chuckling ]

Both: Let’s go, let’s go.

Donna: Oh, gia, the lifeguard is down there for you.

Hope: Go ahead, sweetie. We’ll be right behind you. Okay?

Donna: Don’t forget sunblock.

Beth: My mermaid name is jasmine.

Kelly: I’m layla.

Brooke: They’re so cute.

Hope: Thank you so, so much for hosting.

Donna: Of course, of course. By the way, where’s– where’s douglas?

Hope: Oh, he is at sleep away camp, very first time.

Katie: I remember when will went to sleep away camp for the first time. He didn’t want to come home and I was like, “wait a minute, don’t you miss your mother?”

Hope: Well, douglas is having a blast.

Brooke: Oh, and ridge and eric said they’re going to be on their way over here as soon as they wrap things up at forrester.

Katie: Do they get fins, too?

Donna: Oh, now, that I would pay for.

[ All laughing ] Speaking of which, shame, uh, carter is busy.

Katie: Oh, it is a shame, isn’t it? Um, you know, about the guest list, is liam coming?

Hope: Um, yes, but actually just so you all know to be careful, uh, liam and I, we haven’t had the talk with beth yet about our separation.

Katie: Yeah.

Ridge: Are you going to beth’s birthday party or is that your new look?

Rj: You’re very funny. No, I– well, yes, I am headed there now, but I actually– I invited liam over to have just a little talk with him. I was wondering if you two might want to be in on that.

Eric: That’s a good idea. I’d like to speak to him myself.

Liam: Rj? You wanted to talk? I got your message.

Rj: Yeah.

Liam: Why does this feel like an ambush?

Rj: No, no, I– I thought it’d be better to meet at forrester. It’s neutral territory.

Liam: You th– that– you think this is neutral territory? Dude, we got to get to that party. Thank you, eric, by the way, for letting donna host it.

Eric: It’s donna’s home, too. We love having the family over.

Rj: That’s kind of why I brought you here.

Liam: Dude, I– I know that you mean well, I really do–

Rj: Just listen to me. If you have two seconds. I– I talked to hope and now I just want to talk to you. It is not too late to give your marriage another chance, liam. You do not have to give up on your family.

Kelly: Cookies!

Beth: Cookies!

[ Indistinct crosstalk ]

Deacon: I heard there was a beautiful mermaid with a birthday swimming around here. Now, where is she? Where could she have been? Wait, what? There she is. Come here, you. Oh, happy birthday, beth.

Beth: I got mermaid fins. You want some?

Brooke: Yeah, deacon. What do you say?

Deacon: All right, I’m game. But I’ll tell you what, I draw the line at a bikini. Unless, of course it’s really tasteful. I got you an amazing gift.

Beth: You being here is my best gift.

Deacon: See, now you’re making me feel like it’s my birthday.

Beth: Mommy, when’s daddy getting here?

Eric: Liam, you and hope love each other. And there’s obstacles in every marriage, but you can’t just walk away.

Rj: Especially when there’s children involved, liam. I mean, think about beth. She’s a constant reminder of everything that you and my sister share and it’s– it’s her birthday today. Do you realize how devastated that little girl’s going to be when she realizes that her parents aren’t together anymore? It’s awful.

Liam: Okay. But we’ve already signed divorce papers that hope had drawn up.

Rj: Forget about them. Forget about what happened with thomas in rome. None of that matters. All that has ever mattered to you is your family. Go to this party and reunite with hope. That is the best gift you could ever give beth. With cirkul, your water is deliciously flavored at the turn of a dial, with zero sugar and zero calories. And cirkul has over 40 flavors, so your water can be as unique as you are. Try cirkul at drinkcirkul.Com

Liam: I hear what you’re saying and believe me, I never thought that I would be here. Hope and I have– have faced many obstacles. We always got to the other side of them.

Rj: You– you have. So, why is this any different?

Liam: Because it’s thomas. This is not new. This– I’ve been saying this. I can’t forgive what hope did any more than I can forgive everything that thomas did. And that is especially profound on beth’s birthday.

Rj: So, you’re just going to throw away your entire family over one kiss.

Liam: Where have you been? It’s not a kiss, it’s not just one kiss. Thomas has been consumed by his obsession with hope and it– the things that it has caused him to do. I mean, he– he let us believe that our daughter was dead. Do you understand what–

Ridge: Hey, liam. Liam.

Liam: Yeah.

Ridge: Thomas has worked hard. He’s better now. He didn’t make a play on hope in rome.

Liam: Well, I don’t– I don’t know that he’s better now, but you’re absolutely right. I– I saw it with my own eyes and it was hope that initiated that kiss. But that doesn’t– that doesn’t mean I’m going to have an easier time giving thomas the benefit of the doubt. It doesn’t mean I’m going to have an easier time imagining that he hasn’t manipulated in some way.

Rj: This isn’t about thomas. This is about you and how much you love your wife and you love your family. I mean, you want to be at this party, right? You haven’t seen beth in a couple of days?

Liam: No, I haven’T.

Rj: Do you miss her?

Liam: Rj, of course I miss her.

Rj: Good. Remember that. Because the future is not set, liam. You do not have to walk away from your family. There’s a better choice, okay? There’s a future where you tear up divorce papers and you and hope and– and beth can live happily ever after. That can happen. You can make that happen.

Hope: Marta’s bringing the juice boxes.

Deacon: This matches.

Katie: Oh, yeah. Accessorizing. Always very important.

Hope: Oh, my gosh. Kelly and beth are just the sweetest.

Katie: Sisters. Can’t beat them. They’ll always be able to count on each other.

Deacon: Honey, look, I know you don’t want to get bogged down in negativity.

Hope: Uh, no.

Deacon: I got it. I got it. I’m not trying to guilt trip you, but I can’t help it. I– I look at beth and she’s so precious and right now, she’s blissfully unaware that her parents are going through a divorce and she’s going to be devastated when she finds out.

Katie: I know what it’s like for a child to go through a divorce. I mean, will is fine now, but it was so hard on him and no matter what, it’s going to change the way he sees the world, it’s going to change the way he deals with relationships.

Brooke: You do have to think about beth, but you also have to think about yourself and your happiness and you are happy when you’re with liam. So, you can’t just throw all that away for thomas. Never for thomas.

Eric: Your rj is a good kid. You should be proud of him.

Ridge: I am. He loves his sister very much and I’m glad he’s fighting for her.

Eric: You think that’s going to be enough? That going to be enough to keep hope and liam together?

Brooke: I’m so glad you could make it, honey. The girls are down by the pool with donna having a great time.

Deacon: They’re going to be absolute prunes when they get out of the water.

Liam: I’m really looking forward to seeing her. Is this– this is on okay?

Hope: Yes.

Liam: Yeah. Just a heads up. I’m going to win the present war this year. So keep those expectations nice and low.

Hope: I– I wasn’t aware there was a competition.

Liam: Oh, no, no, no, daddy is going to be very popular.

Hope: Okay, I’m sure he will be.

Katie: Well, you know what? I think that, uh, we should head down to the pool. I’m going to see if donna wants to tap out.

Brooke: Yeah, I’m going to get some sun.

Deacon: I think there’s a mermaid fin with my name on it, so.

Katie: Can’t wait to see that. All right. Hey, guys. Come on down, join us soon.

Liam: Sure. I’m sorry, did he just say mermaid fin?

Hope: Uh, yes, he did. It’s a bit of a long story.

Liam: Oh.

Rj: Uh, I’m going to head down, too. I was just wondering if I could– can I– can I talk to you guys?

Hope: Um, rj. Uh, we were kind of hoping today it could be light and fun and it’d be about beth’s birthday, so.

Rj: I know, it’s a special day, it’s her day, but maybe, I don’t know, you both can make it the day that you two work your way back to each other for the sake of your family. I’m hearing different ways for me to screen

Rj: I know. I know I’m breaking my rules, staying out of the family drama, but I’m your brother, all right? And I care about you and I’m worried about you. I– I want you to be happy and I know that this divorce is not what you want, hope.

Hope: I just think it is an inappropriate time to talk about this. This is our daughter’s birthday. She also isn’t aware yet of what is going on because we haven’t been able to have that conversation just yet.

Liam: So, if you haven’t noticed, we’re trying to do right by our kid.

Rj: We’re trying to do– what’s right for your daughter is both of you staying together. Both of you know that, right? I don’t know the whole story of everything that thomas has done to both of you or how he’s been able to cause these problems in your marriage, okay? But what I do know is that both of you are hurt, okay? And– and if any two people can rise above that for the sake of their family, it is you two. Have a little bit of faith. All right? Yes– yes, it is– it is beth’s birthday. She’s turning seven years old. Think about that. Think about how much she’s going to change and learn and– and grow this year. Do either of you want to miss a single second of that? I’m just saying, this doesn’t have to be an end, hope, liam, okay? This could be a new beginning if you want it to be.

Ridge: Vegan leather.

Eric: Really?

Ridge: Yeah.

Eric: It’s impressive.

Ridge: Oh, I thought I’d give you a shot, you know? See what it does.

Eric: It’s good. It’s really good. Ridge. I, um… I’ve got a couple of ideas of my own. Some things I’d like to try. I got very turned on by the success in rome. I thought, uh, maybe you could help me. We could, uh, we could do it together, kind of collaborate, like– like we used to. What do you say?

Ridge: That’d be nice.

Rj: All– all I’m saying is just to keep an open mind, okay? Your marriage doesn’t have to be over and there’s different possibilities to explore, okay? But of course, it’s– it’s your choice.

[ Indistinct crosstalk ]

Brooke: Those little mermaids finally got out of the pool. They’re putting their little costumes back on and they’ll be up with deacon.

Katie: Um, did we walk in on something?

Hope: Oh, yeah. Just my little brother acting as a marriage counselor.

Donna: Oh, another voice of reason.

Katie: Maybe he can add his to ours.

Donna: Mm-hmm.

Brooke: Well, this is a big day. This is beth’s birthday and she is a gift. I mean, we don’t need to remind you everything it took for you to make sure that beth was a part of your lives. If anything, that should tell you how important it is to try to stay together, to not give up on your marriage. My late father-in-law lit up a room,

Eric: And it seems to me, you could drape some fabric over the– uh, over the shoulder here and you could add some ruching to the waist. That’d be nice.

Ridge: Uh, I’m trying to keep it loose, keep some movement in the gown and, you know, the– the waist just needs to be edgy. You know what I mean?

Eric: Yeah, edgy is good, but I– uh, frankly I think the classic never really goes out of style.

Ridge: I think you’re right. But fashion is a crazy animal, right? Keeps evolving, keeps changing. Sure, we’ll drape it over the shoulder. Sounds great.

Eric: Yeah. Don’t do that.

Ridge: What?

Eric: Don’t patronize me. I’ve been designing since before you were born and I’ve done my own– my own evolution over the years. Look, I really want to do this new line. I’m really inspired and I want you to help me with it. Sort of help me flesh it out, you know, just like we used to. We can be a good team, a profitable team. We’ve done that. And besides, you might learn something.

Ridge: I always learn stuff from you, dad, but right now, it’s– it’s not the greatest time. I mean, it’s– you know, it’s busy, it’s crazy busy, but it’s– it’s good crazy, but it’s crazy.

Eric: No, I agree. The company’s doing really well. Financially, we’re on top of the world.

Ridge: Yeah.

Eric: But I think a– a legacy line for me would be great for my– my legacy and– and for the company as well and it would do great for some of our longstanding customers who would be very happy with that.

Ridge: No, I think they would be, um, so let’s revisit that. But right now, my plate’s pretty full.

Eric: So you, uh, you’re putting me off, right?

Ridge: Putting– dad, no, I’m just– I’m just– I’m just doing stuff. No, you’re the master. You know that.

Eric: Right.

Ridge: Don’t do that.

Eric: Don’t do what?

Ridge: Don’t do that. Come on. How do you think the birthday party is going?

Eric: The birthday party?

Ridge: Mm-hmm.

Eric: Well, let’s see. Hope and liam have signed divorce papers. Steffy and finn are separated, but they all love that little girl and nothing brings people together like their love for a child, so.

Liam: One thing that neither hope nor I will ever lose sight of is how lucky we are to have beth. And that’s especially when you consider the circumstances under which we almost lost her.

Hope: She is a blessing and today just reinforces that. But, um, with us, it’s just other issues came up.

Liam: Yeah.

Hope: So…

Brooke: Thomas was a mistake. Mistakes can be overcome. Don’t let that define you.

Rj: Just forget about thomas, forget about what happened in rome.

Liam: It’s just not that easy and maybe, maybe one day you’ll understand what it is we’re talking about, but I hope you never do, honestly.

Hope: Okay. You know what? Um, this is a birthday party, not a marriage intervention. So, let’s try to concentrate on celebrating beth, shall we?

Katie: Yes.

Brooke: Yes, yes, we all agree with that. But as we were saying earlier, the best way to celebrate beth is if the two of you find your way back to each other to put your sweet family back together again. Oh, look at our mermaid.

Liam: Yes.

Katie: The mermaid.

Beth: Daddy!

Liam: Come here. Oh, my goodness. Look at you. Oh, my god.

[ Liam laughing ]

Beth: I’ve missed you. Why have you been working so much?

Liam: I know. I’ve missed you too. I miss you so much.

[ Indistinct chatter ]

Hope: Um, okay. Who’s– who’s ready to cut the cakes?

[ All cheering ]

Liam: Cake. Cake time.

Hope: All right. Here we go, everybody. Okay.

Happy birthday to you

happy birthday to you

happy birthday, dear beth

happy birthday to you

[ All applauding ]

Liam: You got to tell me. What did you wish for?

Beth: I already have everything I want. Being with mommy and daddy.

Liam: Oh, my god.

Donna: Oh, okay, well, in that case, let’s get some cupcakes and some cake going on too for the birthday girl.

Brooke: Please. You got to forget about thomas. This is your life. This is your future.

Rj: I might do both.

Deacon: You’re gonna do both?

Rj: I might do both.