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Young & The Restless Transcript

 

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Lucy: Dad, I love it. My new room is awesome.

Heather: That might be the coolest bedroom I’ve ever seen.

Lucy: I mean, the colors, the bedding, the cool lamps. I have to call sally spectra and tell her she rocks.

Daniel: I’m sure she’ll appreciate hearing that you think she rocks. She put a lot of time and effort in this place. I can text you her info if you like?

Lucy: Yeah. Cool. Um, I can’t wait to sleep in my new bed. So, when can I move in?

Nate: Lily. Dining alone?

Lily: Um, I just finished a lunch meeting. What’s going on?

Nate: Uh, nothing much. Look, I’m glad I ran into you. Uh, since thanksgiving, I’ve been wondering if you and devon have given any more thought about my uh, coming back to work at chancellor-winters?

Lily: Uh, we haven’t decided yet.

Nate: Okay. But you agreed to give me another chance if aunt mamie came clean about what tucker was really up to, his true agenda, and she did that.

Lily: Yeah. We said we’d consider it. Which is what we’re doing.

Nate: I don’t understand. What’s there left to consider?

Lily: Well, devon wants to talk to victor and get his side of the story of why he let you go.

Nate: You still don’t trust me. So, devon’s going to see the man who just fired me for a reference. Gee, lily, I wonder how that’s gonna turn out.

Lily: Nate, we just want to make sure have the whole story. I’m sure you can understand that.

Nate: What I understand is you’re not giving me a fair shake. What more do I have to do to prove to you that I’ve changed? I am a new man. Why is that so hard to believe?

Victor: Oh, nicholas left?

Nikki: Yeah. His bandages were bothering him. I think he’s in more pain than he’s letting on.

Victor: Well, he’s not the only one.

Nikki: What do you mean?

Victor: My sweetheart, why don’t you sit down and rest. Okay? You want me to get you a soda?

Nikki: No, no, no. I’m– I’m fine.

Victor: My baby, what that jordan woman and claire did to you is absolutely unconscionable, okay? I mean, I hope they lock them up and throw away the keys.

Nikki: I get terrified all over again just thinking about it.

Victor: And I was terrified that I’d lose you.

Nikki: But you didn’T. And you are the reason why I could stay strong. Keep my focus. I heard your voice, victor. I heard you telling me to keep fighting. Stay strong. Fight, fight, nikki fight. That’s what you said.

Victor: That’s right. I would never let anyone hurt you, okay?

Claire: You?

Victoria: Hello, claire. Ma, ma, ma-

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Victor: Well, I’ll be damned.

Nikki: Oh, my god. This is very disturbing.

Victor: So, cole and victoria have gone back up to oregon to confront that claire woman in prison.

Nikki: I really don’t like the idea of victoria going face-to-face with that girl again. I mean, what is she thinking? This– no good can come from it.

Victor: Well, they might think that she really is their daughter.

Nikki: It can’t be.

Victor: It’s a disturbing possibility. My baby, when I think of what that claire woman and that jordan woman did to you by pouring alcohol into your system. What does that do to your sobriety?

Nikki: Victor, I’m fine.

Victor: But, sweetheart. You sure this will not drive you back to the bottle?

Claire: The guard said I had a visitor. I thought it might be my aunt.

Cole: Well, it’s gonna be a while before you see her again.

Claire: I don’t understand. What– what are you doing here?

Victoria: We need more answers.

Cole: We want to know what more you can tell us.

Victoria: How long have you known about this? How old were you when your aunt told you that we were your parents? Or did she just reveal that information to you recently?

Claire: What’s the point? Why– why do you even care?

Cole: Obviously, we’d like to know if there’s even the slightest possibility it could be true.

Claire: And then what? If you suddenly believed me, how would that change my situation? Would I suddenly have parents who embraced me? Who loved me, accepted me into your lives?

Victoria: Claire.

Claire: No, really. What difference would it make? Would you see me as a victim? Would you use your influence and power to help get me out of this situation? Is that the point? Because I’m not even sure that’s something I’d want.

Lily: Look, nate, I can see how hard you have worked to turn things around, okay? But you have to admit, this latest news about victor and newman enterprises is a bit troubling.

Nate: I thought I adequately explained myself, lily. I was only looking out for victor and the company and somehow, my concern was taken all wrong.

Lily: I know. We just want to hear the other side. That’s it.

Nate: And you think devon’s gonna take my word over victor’s?

Lily: You don’t even know what victor’s gonna say.

Nate: I’ve got a pretty good idea. My god, lily. I thought the man was suffering from some sort of debilitating sickness. At least, that’s what he wanted us all to believe.

Lily: I know. You told us that he was pretending to be ill.

Nate: Yes. He played it like he was losing his mind. It’s revolting to put on a charade like that, especially on your own family. Lily, they were really worried about him. And so was I. And I was looking to get the man help and to protect the company.

Lily: And get victoria back in the ceo chair.

Nate: That was a by-product of trying to get victor the help I thought he needed. How the hell am I the bad guy in all of this?

Lily: Well, I guess it only comes down to one thing then.

Nate: What’s that?

Lily: What was your true intent? Was it really helping victor? Or was it helping victoria get her old job back? I mean, be honest, nate. Where was your strongest allegiance? Wowwww…

Nate: Come on, lily. That’s really not a fair question. I’m not sure I can even answer that.

Lily: In my mind, you just did. If you really cared about victor, his mental state would have been at the forefront of your mind, not returning victoria to power. In my mind, there’s no question where your priority should have been.

Nate: Then, I guess I’m wasting my time even asking for any consideration.

Lily: Nate, come on. Don’t be like that. We’re trying to do the right thing here.

Audra: Hey. Are you all right?

Nate: I’ve been better. Just gotta get out of here. You want to join me?

Audra: Sure.

Daniel: So, you want to move in today?

Lucy: Yes.

Daniel: I thought we agreed on the weekend.

Lucy: The weekend’s too far away. Can’t I just go get my stuff and move in this afternoon?

Daniel: Oh, the weekend is too far away?

Lucy: Yeah. It’s like a year.

Daniel: Wow. I guess it is, isn’t it? Um, yes, sure, you can move in. I mean, it’s fine by me if it’s okay with your mother.

Heather: Oh, you’re putting it on me. Um, you’re that anxious to abandon me, I see. Just like that?

Lucy: No, I’m not abandoning you. I’m just taking a little vacay before we move into our own place in a few weeks. I mean, why would I let a cool room like that go unused.

Heather: Fair enough. I’ll help you pack a few things.

Lucy: Thanks, mom. And dad, don’t forget to text me sally’s number.

Daniel: I won’T. And use a coaster if you put that tea down!

Heather: She’ll be fine. I haven’t seen her this happy in a long time. I take that as proof positive.

Daniel: Of what?

Heather: That moving back to genoa city was the right decision.

Daniel: You know, I appreciate you putting our daughter’s needs first, but what about you? Are you happy that you made the move?

Victor: My baby. Come here. I can only imagine what you’ve gone through. I want you to know that I’ll be there for you.

Nikki: Just knowing that I have your love and support, that’s all that I need. I don’t want to drink, but I’m going to go to a meeting this afternoon.

Victor: I’m very glad to hear that.

Nikki: Those two women wanted to destroy me, but I won’t give them the satisfaction. I’m going to fight this with everything in me.

Victor: Just know I’ll be there every step of the way for you, okay? Come here, my baby.

Victoria: That’s why we’re here. We want to find out if maybe– maybe your story could be true. Because if it is, I mean, you’d be just as much a victim as we were.

Claire: And then you’d help me?

Victoria: We would certainly, um, consider it. But we’d need some sort of proof. I mean, we need something concrete to go on here.

Cole: Did she ever show you any kind of documentation? Birth certificate, hospital records?

Claire: What would that prove?

Victoria: Did she ever perform a dna test? Or did she just repeat her same narrative over and over again until it just sunk in and you– you simply believed everything that she said?

Claire: You think you can come in here and tell me I’ve been gaslighted from the day I was born? That my whole life is a lie.

[ Claire sighing ] I don’t accept that.

Cole: Claire, it’s possible that it was so ingrained in you that even when you were old enough to question its validity, it didn’t occur to you to verify it. And no one could blame you if that’s the case.

Claire: Is that what this is about? Finding someone to blame?

Victoria: This is about getting some answers, all right? And so far, you haven’t given us any. So, come on, claire. Come on, how about giving us some answers?

She found it.

Victoria: Listen to me, claire. I know how traumatic the events of the last few days have been for you. I know how you’re feeling right now because I’m feeling the exact same trauma.

Cole: Your whole world’s been turned upside down. And you’re sitting here in jail facing kidnapping and attempted murder charges.

Victoria: Is it possible that you were so under your aunt’s influence that maybe you thought to yourself that these terrible things had to be done? That they needed to be done? I mean, maybe it was possible that your aunt was grooming you to– to believe that you deserved retribution and revenge for the parents who abandoned you when you were just a baby.

Cole: Maybe she was programming you all along. To get you to help her with her vengeance against nikki and victor for what she believed they did to her sister, eve.

Victoria: Is that possible, claire? Because if it is, there’s a way out for you. Yes, that’s right. There is a possible way to be forgiven for this.

Claire: What’s that?

Victoria: There’s the truth. Honesty, understanding. Please help us understand what happened.

Claire: I was five when aunt jordan first told me the truth about my parents.

Victor: Devon. Nice to see you.

Devon: Mr. Newman, great to see you too. Thank you for taking–

Victor: To what do I owe the pleasure? Please take a seat.

Devon: For sure. Sure, sure. Um, I’m, uh, I’m here because I wanna get some information about a former employee of newman enterprises.

Victor: Uh, who’s that?

Devon: Nate hastings. I wanna know why you fired him.

Victor: I see.

Devon: He wants to come back and work for lily and me at chancellor-winters and we want to know if he’s being honest with us. And I’d like to be able to believe him, but I’d also like to be completely informed before we make any kind of decisions.

Victor: All right. I understand and I will tell you what I know.

Audra: So, are you gonna tell me what has you so agitated or are you gonna make me guess?

Nate: Devon’s meeting with victor. Apparently to get confirmation from the man himself on why he fired me. I guess devon decided he couldn’t take my word for it.

Audra: Well, you told him the truth, I hope?

Nate: Of course, from my perspective. But it’s obvious he’s not ready to welcome me back with open arms.

Audra: So, are you concerned that victor will make you out to be some sort of opportunist?

Nate: At the very least.

Audra: Mind if I offer you a piece of advice?

Nate: Be my guest.

Audra: Stop playing the martyr.

Nate: Excuse me?

Audra: Look, I’m just telling you how I see it. And I think you’re being a bit disingenuous.

Nate: And then, what exactly do you mean by that?

Audra: You wanted victoria to have power again, didn’t you?

Nate: I can’t believe this. You’re making the same assumption victor and lily made. I only suggested victor go away and get medical attention because I was concerned about his health and looking out for the company.

Audra: Look, I don’t doubt that you cared about victor, but I’m willing to bet you didn’t hesitate to take advantage of the situation and not just for victoria’s sake, but for your own benefit too. Hey, that’s okay. You know, just own it, lean into it. You’ll gain much more respect that way than trying to excuse your behavior.

Heather: It’s very sweet of you to be concerned about me, but, I mean, I have to wonder why.

Daniel: Look, heather, no matter what happened between us in the past, I am always gonna want for you to be happy.

Heather: Well, then you’ll be very glad to know that I am very happy I moved here. Yeah. I, um, I thought I had outgrown this town, but genoa city feels like home to me.

Daniel: I guess that’s why they say there’s no place like it.

[ Heather chuckling ]

Heather: I have so many fond memories here and recently, I’ve also had pretty positive meetings with the chancellor-winters legal team too.

Daniel: I’m sorry. Did you get the job?

Heather: Oh, no, no, no. I– I’m– I’m cautiously optimistic that it may possibly work out. It feels like a good fit and everything seems to be falling into place.

Daniel: That’s good. And, I mean, it’s so great to have you and lucy here, you know.

Heather: Yeah. And it was a pretty smooth transition for lucy. I mean, thanks to you. I mean, your help and your support have been invaluable. And, uh, I don’t– I don’t think I really knew what to expect, so.

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Daniel: Lily. Hey. I am so glad you stopped by.

Lily: Yeah. Oh, hi.

Heather: Hi. It’s so sweet. You have your own key.

Lily: Yeah. Well, it’s, you know, convenient since I live in the building. Um, I actually made you a set of keys for my apartment.

Lucy: Oh, lily. Hi. Don’t you love my dad’s new digs? And my room is the coolest spot in the whole place. Oh, mom, I need your advice. You have to check out my closet. I’m gonna need more clothes to fill it and shoes, lots of shoes.

Heather: Lots of shoes.

Daniel: You know, there are times where she sounds way too much like phyllis.

Lily: Well, let’s hope it stops at clothes and shoes.

Daniel: Yeah. Let’s hope. This is a pleasant surprise.

Lily: Yeah. Well, I didn’t think that lucy was moving in until the weekend, so I guess surprises all around.

Victor: Let me put this as tactfully as I can. I’m glad you came to me. And I’m sorry to have to tell you that your cousin cannot be trusted. And I thought you would have learned that the first time you had to go around with him.

Devon: Well, he’s claimed to have changed and he said that he’s understood that what he did was wrong.

Victor: He’s about as ambitious and ruthless as they come.

Devon: Really?

Victor: Yeah.

Devon: Because he said that you just misunderstood his intentions and that he was just trying to do what he thought was right to protect you and victoria and do good by the company.

Victor: Really? He fed you that lie as well? Let me tell you something. The moment he noticed weakness in me, he jumped.

Devon: But what– didn’t you have your family concerned about your mental state? Like, was that difficult to put them through that?

Victor: No. Why would that be difficult? I’d do anything to protect my company and my family.

Devon: I understand that, but who are you protecting it from? Nate?

Victor: Yeah. I’m telling you, don’t you trust that guy. I’m warning you. Family only goes so far. Only covers so much.

[ Phone ringing ]

Nikki: Hello. Hello? Who is this?

Claire: At first, she would just mention it every now and then. How she couldn’t understand how any parent would walk away from a sweet little girl like me. Then, as I got older, she’d remind me how lucky I was that she’d taken me in when my parents didn’t want me. Aunt jordan nurtured my resentment and pain ’til it became my only reality. Abandoned. Only aunt jordan cared for me. Loved me. And I asked myself, every day, what could make my parents hate me so much that they’d never want to see me again. How could they just pretend I didn’t exist?

[ Claire sniffling ] I was homeschooled until I was a teenager. I guess aunt jordan didn’t want me around all the kids with moms and dads and normal families, so my first real experience with school was a very strict, all-girls prep school. Aunt jordan drilled into me the fear of being outcast and– and ridiculed if I ever told the truth about my family, so. How embarrassing to have been abandoned by the powerful newman family. So, she– she convinced me to adopt a– an alternative story.

Cole: A story she made up for you.

Claire: She told me to tell everyone that my parents had been killed in a car accident and my great aunt had taken me in. It wasn’t hard for my damaged psyche to just take that in and adopt it as my reality. It was easy. A seamless background to present the world. But I was consumed by all the bitterness.

Victoria: You didn’t question any of it?

Claire: No. I never saw any proof. I guess maybe on some primal level, maybe I didn’t want to see any. I just feared that seeing the truth, with hard evidence, it would break me. It would destroy whatever defenses I’d managed to build up to protect myself from the hurt that I carried.

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Claire: You’re asking if I’ve stopped believing aunt jordan’s story? How– how could I just let it go when it’s all I’ve ever known? It’s all I have.

Cole: I can understand. My mother suffered from mental illness and I know how difficult that can be when you have just the one parent and they’re not telling you the truth.

Claire: How could someone make up such a story? Who would do such a thing? There are so many easier ways to exact revenge on someone. Why wait a lifetime and– and poison a child’s mind? It– it– I mean cultivating and– and training that child to believe such a massive, evil lie.

Victoria: Claire, you’re right. You’re right. You need to find out some answers. You need to know at least who you are and what happened.

Claire: I know who I am.

Victoria: Okay. I understand. I know you’re scared. But don’t you think it’s way past time that you found out the truth? Would you at least agree to a dna test? That way, I mean, we would have concrete proof, one way or another. Don’t you want to know if cole and I are really your parents?

Claire: Yes. But only if you help me. Please help me.

Nikki: Oh, devon. Hello. It’s always nice to see you.

Devon: Great to see you too, mrs. Newman. How are you?

Nikki: Oh, I’m fine, thank you. Victor, I’m sorry, I didn’t know you had company.

Victor: Well, devon is here to ask me some questions about nate hastings. Apparently, nate would like to be rehired at chancellor-winters.

Nikki: Oh, really? Well, I hope you told him the man’s a snake.

Devon: Oh, he did. But, uh, I thank you both. And I appreciate your candor on this because since nate is family, it’s been more complicated, as you can imagine.

Nikki: Yes, we certainly can. You stay away from nate hastings.

Devon: I will. I will keep that in mind. Lily and I have a lot to consider, but thank you both again.

Victor: You’re welcome, devon. And I’m glad you came by and I hope I could be of some help.

Devon: Appreciate it.

Victor: Nice to see you, man.

Devon: You too.

Victor: All right.

Devon: Good to see you.

Nikki: You too. Bye bye.

Devon: Bye.

Victor: Everything all right? You look a little piqued.

Nikki: Oh, I, uh, tried to take a nap. It didn’t work out. I just couldn’t seem to quiet my mind and forget all the memories.

Daniel: I asked lucy if she wanted to come by and check out her new bedroom, in case there were any changes she wanted to make to it and she fell in love with it. She asked me if she could move in right away.

Lily: Yeah. That’s great. I mean, how can you say no to that?

Daniel: Right. And I gotta tell you, you know, having her energy in this place, it just gives it a good vibe. She makes my house feel like a home.

Lily: I love that. I love hearing that.

Daniel: It feels like everything’s falling into place, doesn’t it? And heather told me that she had some really good meetings with the chancellor-winters legal team. So, thank you. You’re the one who made that happen. Thank you for putting in a good word for her. The more settled she is, the more I can count on having lucy around.

Lily: Yeah. I’m– I’m happy to help.

Daniel: Are you? ‘Cause I mean, you don’t seem happy. Is something wrong?

Nate: So, you think I was only concerned for my own well-being? You don’t think I was looking out for victor’s health?

Audra: Don’t get me wrong, nate. Look, I’m not condemning your actions by any means. You know, I probably would have played it the exact same way myself.

Nate: I didn’t play it anyway, audra. This wasn’t a game for me or some sort of chess move. I was a doctor. I wasn’t trying to oust victor. I thought he needed help.

Audra: You know, I can guarantee you the victor newman made many similar moves on his rise to the top, so his wrath is completely disingenuous.

Nate: You don’t seem to get my point.

Audra: Nate, I get it, okay? But none of that really matters now, does it? What’s done is done regardless of why. What matters now is what we do moving forward?

Nate: We?

Audra: Look, it sounds like you’re not gonna get a sterling recommendation from the newmans, so your chances of returning to chancellor-winters is slim to none. You know, maybe, it’s time you reconsidered joining forces with me.

Audra: Do you really think devon and lily are gonna truly trust you again? You know, even if they hire you back, what makes you think they’re ever gonna give you the benefit of the doubt? You know, the first mistake you make, you’re gone.

[ Nate sighing ]

Nate: They’re family and in the end, that may count for a whole lot.

Audra: Don’t tell me you really believe that? Or is it just wishful thinking? Listen, the iron is hot, okay? Now, is the time to strike. What’s it gonna take for me to convince you, huh? Just come, join me. You know, somewhere you’ll be admired and listened to and respected.

Nate: It’s tempting. But really, audra, everything you say is tempting.

Audra: It’s a gift.

Nate: All right. Let’s see where devon and lily stand. If they don’t value family as much as I do, then I’m in.

Daniel: Come on. What’s wrong? Talk to me.

Lily: No, nothing. It’s– it’s just been a trying day.

Daniel: Busy?

Lily: Yeah. I had a tense conversation with nate.

Daniel: Tense? I thought feelings were easing up between the cousins. I mean, everything seemed fine at thanksgiving.

Lily: Yeah. I thought so too. And I know mamie wants us to work together, but I don’t know if nate is as changed as he’s trying to make us believe. He was a pompous ass to me at society.

Daniel: So, what are you going to do?

Lily: I don’t know. I don’t want to let mamie down, but I don’t know if I can work with nate. So, devon’s trying to figure things out and I guess we’ll decide then.

Daniel: Mm. Well, I wouldn’t beat yourself up about it. I’m sure things will work themselves out and you and devon, you’ll make the right decision.

Lily: Yeah. Thanks. Anyway, I have some meeting this afternoon, but maybe, do you want to grab some coffee right now?

Daniel: Ooh, yeah. No, I think that can be arranged.

Heather: Daniel? I’m sorry. I– I didn’t mean to interrupt. It’s just that um, lucy, she has a question for you about her room.

Daniel: Sure.

Heather: You need to approve something.

Daniel: Yeah. Okay. I’ll be right back.

Heather: Uh, lily, I– I– I hope you don’t feel too put out by lucy moving in. It all happened very fast.

Lily: No, please. Of course not. I mean, I know daniel’s really missed her, so I’m happy she’s here.

Heather: Good. And please don’t worry about me either because I’m going to try to stay out of everyone’s way and, uh, not step on any toes.

Cole: There’s not a whole lot we can do. The charges against you are pretty serious.

Claire: But I know everything about the newman family. I’ve spent years following everything that you do. You’re rich and powerful enough to fix anything.

Victoria: No. It doesn’t quite work like that. But I promise you, we will do what we can.

Claire: No matter how the dna comes out?

Victoria: When is the arraignment?

Claire: I, um, I don’t think a date has been set yet. I don’t have a lawyer. I met with a public defender, but I don’t want her. I was kind of waiting for my aunt jordan. I didn’t think she would just leave me here. I’m kind of counting on her to get me a good lawyer.

Victoria: Your aunt jordan is in a lot more legal trouble than you are, so I wouldn’t count on her coming to your rescue. In fact, I doubt that she’s gonna surface anytime soon.

Claire: Abandoned by the only parent I’ve ever known.

Cole: Why don’t I look into arranging a good lawyer for you. And then maybe, you can make bail.

Claire: Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Cole: Okay, but there’s something you need to do for us.

Victoria: And it’s a deal breaker. We need that dna test.

Victor: Well, sweetheart, I’m headed to the kitchen. Would you like something?

Nikki: Mm. Yes. Could you get me some tea, please?

Victor: Oh, my baby. Mm. I’ll get you some tea.

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[ Phone ringing ]

[ Distorted music playing ]

Nikki: Who is calling? Why are you calling me? I know that song. But where?

Tucker: Nate, there is no information that is not available for a price. If you don’t know that by now, maybe I should reconsider my opinion of you.

Nate: Well, you seem to be under the impression that I care about your opinion.

Tucker: Nate, like I said, I admire the hell out of the play. Really. Of course, I would admire it even more had you pulled it off. I love the idea of victor in a straitjacket. You know, drool coming down his chin bouncing off rubber walls. But hey, a for effort.

Nate: On that note, I gotta be going.

Tucker: No, no, no,. There’s– that’s– god, you’re sensitive, aren’t you?

Nate: Tucker.

Tucker: Thought you were a player.

Nate: If you have something to say, just say it.

Tucker: Well, I wonder if you should stop wasting your time and your talents in all these wrong places. I know that audra has offered you a role in this new venture we have in the works.

Nate: This– what is this we?

Tucker: Me and audra, or is it audra and me? I always forget the right grammar. Anyway, I was on the fence about her idea of including you, but this move you made with victor won me over, so we are putting together a team of people who are not afraid to get their hands dirty and it seems like you’re that kind of man.

Nick: Nate tried to get rid of my dad and clear a path for him and vic. It’s as simple as that.

Lily: Well, it sounded more complicated than that. Apparently, your dad was pretending to be mentally unstable to set a trap for you guys?

Nick: Everybody knows my dad is a master gamesman.

Lily: I mean, if that’s how you want to put it, but I mean, I think what your dad did was horrible.

Nick: My dad felt like somebody on his executive team wasn’t loyal and turns out, he was right.

Lily: Okay. So, even though nate has been a doctor for most of his life, you don’t think that maybe he really did think that it was the best option to send your dad away for treatment?

Nick: There were other options available that didn’t include shipping my father off to some inpatient facility and any doctor would have known that.

Lily: But maybe he was trying to protect your dad and newman enterprises?

Nick: I can’t believe you’re defending him.

Lily: I’m not trying to. I’m just thinking that maybe you guys were a little quick to assume that his intentions were bad.

Nick: And maybe you’re too quick to assume that his intentions were good. Nate was the one who had the most to gain from this. Can’t you see that?

Lily: Okay. Let me ask you this then. Do you think the punishment fits the crime?

Nick: What do you mean?

Lily: Well, I mean, if you or victoria or adam did the same thing, would your dad have fired you on the spot?

Nikki: My name is nikki and I’m an alcoholic. I haven’t been here in some time, but I see some familiar faces. It’s nice. Some of you have heard me share about a recurring nightmare that I used to have, where I would find myself at a bar ordering a drink or hiding a bottle of vodka in a purse in my closet. Now, the details always changed, but the panic was the same. I would wake up in a cold sweat and my heart would be pounding and I was terrified that I had lost my sobriety in a weak moment to… well, last night, I had another one of those nightmares and when I woke up, I realized it wasn’t a dream. It was real.

[ Nikki sobbing ] My four years, 11 months, and 21 days of sobriety is over. And the most infuriating part is that it wasn’t my fault. I know– I know that sounds like an alcoholic’s excuse, but I was literally forced to inject vodka against my will. And I– I– I know this sounds absolutely outlandish, but I was kidnapped by a deranged, evil woman who– who knew my history and she injected alcohol into my system through an iv. And when I finally came to, I had that feeling of being mind-spinning drunk. And I’m so scared that the monster who used to control my every waking thought and action, those tormenting voices in my head, that the demon has awakened. And you need to know this. I didn’t take the first drink. But the second and the third, I took those. I see your faces. I- I– I– I know what you’re thinking. I mean, I– I hear myself making all these excuses, but the– the disease doesn’t care. It’s pointless. The disease doesn’t care how it happened. It just feeds on it and it screams for more. I am terrified. I cannot go down this road again. I won’T. So, I am here. I know it’s time to get humble again and just focus all of my energy on not taking a drink. For a day, for an hour. A minute at a time. This new charmin ultra soft smooth tear

[ Loud, distorted music ] Oh, my god. God help me.

Nick: Look, my dad set a trap to try and shake out any traitors and the answer is yes, if any of his children tried to pull what nate did, we would have been fired on the spot. Nate tried to stage a coup by taking advantage of my dad’s supposed mental incapacity.

Lily: Yeah. But usually, people orchestrating a coup are trying to install themselves. I mean, nate was trying to reinstate victoria.

Nick: No. The only reason nate wanted to reinstate victoria was so that he could return to being her second in command. It was a power play.

Lily: Okay. Well, thank you for your honesty.

Nick: You did ask for my opinion. Personally, I think you dodged a bullet with nate the first time. I have no idea why you would invite that kind of threat back into your business.

Devon: Yeah. I’m concerned about the same thing.

Nick: What’s up, man?

Devon: How you doing? We need to talk.

Nick: Yeah. I gotta go. Uh, I’ll leave you two to talk.

Lily: Um, have a speedy recovery.

Nick: Thanks. See you guys.

Devon: See you, man. What’s that about?

Lily: Oh, I don’t know. It’s a mystery injury. He didn’t want to talk about it. Um, how did it go with victor?

Devon: Oh, it was, um, illuminating. Nate has definitely burned bridges at newman. And it seems like, uh, nick feels the same way.

Lily: So, where does that leave us?

Nate: I wasn’t aware that audra’s new business venture included you.

Tucker: And now that you are?

Nate: It changes everything.

Tucker: Really? ‘Cause as far as I’m concerned, if you think about it, my involvement doesn’t matter at all. Eyes on the prize and all that kind of stuff.

Nate: Oh, it matters to me. And frankly, I don’t like your connection to audra or to my aunt mamie.

Tucker: See, I love that. That attitude right there. It’s like, “you better watch your ass, tucker.” It’s terrific. That’s the kind of edge that I wouldn’t want you to lose. Anyway, uh, if you come to your senses, you know where to find me. Thanks for the drink.

Nate: We need to talk about your offer, audra. Immediately.

Nick: Dad.

Victor: Hi, son. Please close the door.

[ Nick grunts ] How are you holding up?

Nick: Uh, still got some pain, but it’s manageable. I’m far more worried about you and mom.

Victor: Join the club. So am I.

Nick: I just hope she doesn’t, you know, try and go into denial about how traumatic this was. She cannot keep this bottled.

Victor: Yeah. I know she’s aware of it though, you know. She is at an aa meeting right now as we speak.

Nick: Oh, that’s– that’s great. Hey, have you heard from vic lately? She’s not returning any of my calls or texts. I cannot believe she’s going to confront that con artist.

Victor: Well, your sister and cole went up to oregon to find out if claire is their daughter.

Nick: Seems like the wrong way to go about this. I mean, going and visiting with this woman who tried to kill us. Who’s to say she’s not gonna keep playing mind games with them.

Victor: Well, your sister’s a very smart lady. She’ll figure it out.

Nick: Yeah, I hope. Hey, could you tell me a little about eve howard? I know she was cole’s mother, but I never heard much about her.

Victor: I’d rather not talk about it, son.

Nick: Dad, I need to know what we’re dealing with.

Victor: Suffice it to say that eve howard tried to kill me the way that jordan tried to kill me.

Nick: Poison?

Victor: Yeah. Hm. In fact, she almost ruined my first wedding to your mother. She had escaped from a loony bin. Showed up at the wedding.

Nick: It sounds terrifying.

Victor: Putting it mildly.

Nick: Well, if claire and jordan share the same traits, we were lucky to get out of there alive. Have you had any progress in tracking her down?

Victor: None, so far.

Nick: We have to find that woman and get her behind bars.

Victor: We certainly do, but you know, my boy, what this has taught me, again, is how important it is that we all stick together as a family.

Nick: Yeah. My dry eye’s made me a burning,

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Lily: I don’t know. I’m– I’m torn. Nate is right too. You know, victor did set him up.

Devon: Yeah, but what does it say about him that he fell into a trap like that?

Lily: I just think there has to be some validity to his argument. Like, he used to be victor’s doctor. He cared about him. What if this power play to reinstate victoria came second to his concern for victor?

Devon: It could have. Sure.

Lily: I mean, he was a doctor. He always put his patients first. We never questioned his motives.

Devon: Yeah. That’s the problem though. He’s not a doctor anymore and when he got into the corporate world, he changed. He lost his damn mind.

Lily: Maybe he’s found it again?

Devon: And we were just starting to make progress on putting the past behind us and then this had to happen.

Lily: I know. Aunt mamie really wants us to work together again.

Devon: Well, regardless of that, we have to take our company’s stability into consideration because we have enough on our plate dealing with whatever tucker has planned, trying to get jill out of the picture. Do we really want to invite another threat in?

Audra: Nate. What’s so urgent?

Tucker: Hi, nate.

Nate: Why didn’t you tell me he was here?

Audra: Oh, well, you didn’t really give me the chance. You know, you invited yourself over and hung up before I could say anything.

Tucker: We were just discussing you.

Nate: You neglected to mention this fabulous new venture of yours involved him.

Audra: Would you mind giving nate and me some privacy, please?

Tucker: Yeah. I like him. He’s got potential. A lot more than that other guy you’ve been hanging out with.

Audra: Noted.

Tucker: Have fun.

Audra: So, what did you want to discuss?

Nate: Cut the act, audra. What the hell are you cooking up with tucker? And why did you keep his involvement a secret?

Victor: So, tell me about the meeting.

Nikki: Well, it’s been a while since I’ve been there. There were some familiar faces. They were supportive.

Victor: Well, that’s nice.

Nikki: I shared.

Victor: Good.

Nikki: It was nice to do it in a safe space, but it brought up feelings that I’m not used to.

Victor: Ah. Such as?

Nikki: I just hate that I am facing this again. I mean, my alcoholism was a thing of the past. But claire and jordan have taken that away.

Victor: Sweetheart, they won’t, they can’T. You’re stronger than either of them.

Nikki: I know, but darling, it’s not about them. It’s about the disease. It’s like a cancer that was in remission. And what if it’s back?

Victor: My baby, you mustn’t think like that.

Nikki: Darling, you don’t know what it’s like.

Victor: No, I don’T. But I want you to know that I’ll be here every step of the way. I will help you, okay? You’re the strongest woman I’ve ever known. A mystery!

Nikki: I appreciate your faith in me and I will try my best to live up to it.

[ Phone ringing ]

Victor: Who was that?

Nikki: Just work. Nothing important.

Victor: What’s got you rattled?

Nikki: I’ve been getting these phone calls from an unknown caller and when I answer the phone, nobody is there. Just this music playing.

Victor: Oh, well, maybe it’s just a robocall.

Nikki: No, no, no, no. There’s something very unnerving about it.

Victor: Well, sweetheart, the next time it says unknown caller, just don’t answer it.

Nikki: I don’t know. It seems like it might be all tied up to this whole mess.

Victor: When did this start?

Nikki: Earlier today. And then, I got another one after my meeting.

Victor: Maybe it’s that jordan woman trying to get into your head.

Nikki: Well, if it is, she is succeeding.

Victor: What does the music sound like?

Nikki: Um,

[ Nikki singing the tune ] Uh, I can’t sing it very well, but does that sound familiar at all?

Victor: No, I have no clue. Never heard that.

[ Nikki sighing ]

Nikki: Well, I think you’re right though. I– I think that it is a clue and if I could just remember what the song is, maybe I would understand why jordan or someone is tormenting me like this.

Victor: It just occurred to me. I have an idea.

Lily: All right. So, I guess we turn nate down. Aunt mamie is gonna be disappointed.

Devon: Yeah, but I think that she’ll understand when we tell her why.

Lily: Yeah.

Esther: Okay. I thought that you might like some cookies. It’s my recipe.

Lily: Yeah. Tempting. Thank you.

Devon: Thank you very much.

Esther: Of course. You know, it is so great to see you two getting along so well. I mean, I was so upset when things were tense at chancellor-winters. And I know that mrs. C. Would be so happy to see that you mended fences because family was so, so important to her.

Lily: I know. I know. We’re happy to be working together again too.

Esther: Now, if nate would be back with you guys, then everything would be perfect.

Devon: Mm. Actually, you know what? It’s funny you say that because we were just discussing the possibility of him coming back.

Esther: Oh.

Devon: So, but thank you for bringing the cookies.

Esther: Sure. Oh, I can take a hint. I’ve got other customers to attend to.

Lily: Okay. Thank you.

Esther: You’re welcome.

Lily: I mean, we can’t hire nate back because mamie and esther want us to.

Devon: No. No, we can’T. You know. Although I have to admit, it does bug me that nate keeps falling so damn low.

Lily: Well, maybe we can help keep him on track.

Devon: I don’t know if cutting him slack is the way to go. I think that he might need to keep falling before he learns his lesson.

Lily: Or maybe, we’re the only ones who can save him from himself.

Audra: You know, I think you’re overreacting. Tucker is merely a useful means to an end, for both of us. His involvement is purely financial.

Nate: Audra, if you want me on board, you need to tell me right now what exactly this new venture is. With details this time.

Audra: This isn’t gonna work if you don’t trust me.

Nate: My trust went out the window the second I found out tucker was behind this. What are you talking about?

Audra: Then, why are you asking me for specifics? It sounds like your mind’s made up. Tucker and I are making a move on a company.

Nate: A hostile takeover.

Audra: Okay. Don’t sound so judgmental. It’s no different than what you and victoria had planned for chancellor-winters.

Nate: Yeah. And you know I regret doing that.

Audra: Okay. No one is asking you to be part of the takeover, okay? You come in after the fact.

Nate: Tell me more.

Audra: Tucker is targeting the company for personal reasons. He wants no part in the day-to-day. That’s where I come in. I will run it and I will build the team I want.

Nate: Well, that’s funny. Tucker made it seem like he was the one calling the shots on assembling this team. You might need to get your management hierarchy straight.

Audra: Hm. Well, you know, I’ve worked with tucker in the past and he has no interest in details. He’s more of a big picture kind of guy.

Nate: You said his interest in this company is personal. It’s chancellor-winters, isn’t it? He’s going after devon and lily’s company the way he wanted to when he first came to town. That’s why you didn’t want to tell me. Do you actually think I’d go along with that, audra? Wow.

Audra: Okay. Just calm down. We’re not going after chancellor-winters. Tucker is protective of devon’s place there, so he’s not about to do anything to hurt his son.

Nate: Then it must be jabot. He wants to hurt ashley and the abbotts. Wow, your silence speaks volumes.

Audra: That’s tucker’s agenda, okay? Mine is to take something good and make it remarkable.

Nate: By destroying the abbots?

Audra: Okay. Suddenly, you have a conscience? Where was that when you were booking victor a one-way ticket to lake geneva?

Nate: Audra, I am not this mercenary you and tucker or the newmans try to make me out to be.

Audra: Even so, what are the abbotts to you? Huh? It’s not like you got many other options.

Nate: Maybe I do. When migraine strikes you’re faced with a choice.

Esther: Okay. Here they are. Oh, it just warms my heart to see all of you together.

Devon: Oh. Well, actually esther, would you mind getting us some refills?

Esther: Of course. Got it.

Devon: Thank you. Appreciate it.

Nate: Well, I see you’re both here. I hope that’s a good sign and that you’re ready to discuss my proposal.

Devon: That’s why I texted you.

Nate: Is there anything to discuss or have you already made a decision?

Lily: We have. I think you should sit down.

Nick: Uh, hey vic, it’s me. Um, I’m really worried about you. Dad filled me in about eve howard and I get it. Uh, I understand you need to get to the truth about claire, but you gotta keep your eyes open. Jordan is still out there and these women are dangerous, so just call me as soon as you get this, okay? And please, please, please, please be careful.

Victor: Hey, my friend. Can you do me a favor? If– if my wife hummed a melody to you, could you maybe play it and then identify the song for us?

Pianist: I’ll do my best.

Victor: Okay.

Nikki: Okay. It’s, um…

[ Nikki humming ]

[ Piano playing along ] That’s it. What is that called?

Pianist: It’s a piece from the swing era. It’s called “kitty’s bounce.”

Victor: Hm. All right. Thank you.

[ Piano playing ] What’s the matter, my baby? I thought you were happy to identify it.

Nikki: It’s a number I used to dance to, back when I did that sort of thing.

Victor: I’m sorry, my sweetheart. Is it that jordan woman?

Nikki: It must be. She’s trying to rile me. Bringing back memories of my– of my stripping. She’s trying to break me, victor.

Victor: My baby. We won’t allow her to get to you anymore, okay?

Nikki: I mean, it’s not that I’m embarrassed by it. I– I– I know where I come from, but– but this is so disturbing. I worry that this is just the beginning. Oh, god. Please stop that. I– I can’t listen to anymore.

Pianist: Of course, mrs. Newman.

Victor: My baby, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry that I pushed you to have to remember that.

Nikki: This woman that I have never met before knows how to get to me. I mean, it is like eve all over again. Wreaking havoc.

Victor: And I promise you, it’s not gonna happen. I won’t allow her to do that. Come here. I’m sorry, my baby. I’m so sorry.

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Danny: Bills, bills, bills and more bills.

Christine: Actually, today is mostly junk.

Danny: Yay. A reprieve.

Christine: What are you up to?

Danny: Well, I just finished the last minute touches on the song that we collaborated on. You know, in the lounge the other day.

Christine: Yeah, I– I remember, believe me. But uh, yeah, there wasn’t much collaborating. You pretty much did it all.

Danny: Oh, no, no. You definitely contributed to the process.

Christine: I’m a woman of many talents but, um, writing music is not one of them.

Danny: No, no, you’re an excellent muse. And that is a genuine talent.

Christine: So, how’s it coming along?

Danny: Well, you be the judge of it. I recorded a demo upstairs.

Christine: Are you– wait. I am so excited to hear it.

Danny: Yeah. Well, you could be the first. You know, one condition.

Christine: Yeah, with you there’s always a catch.

Danny: I’m starved. Have an early lunch or what? Late breakfast or whatever you wanna call it.

Christine: You drive a hard bargain, romalotti.

Danny: Is that a yes?

Chelsea: Hm. Who knew there were so many ways to evade a very simple question.

Summer: No, I’m just not that big on hypotheticals is all.

Chelsea: Oh, come on. Isn’t that what design is? You start with an idea, you turn it into a sketch. People react, you revise it until you finally get it right. I mean, every step of the process is a hypothetical dress. Is it not?

Summer: Okay, but you can’t design your future. Life happens. Priorities change. Outside forces get in the way.

[ Chelsea sighing ]

Chelsea: Why dream about what a future with chance may look like if you might not get it.

Summer: Chelsea, please. Stop.

Chelsea: No, I saw the way you looked at him. The look on your face when he left earlier. It’s obvious that you’re interested. Wait. Is it way past that?

Phyllis: Hey, look who it is.

Summer: Hi, mom.

Phyllis: Good morning, chelsea.

Chelsea: Phyllis.

Phyllis: Am i interrupting something?

Summer: No. No, we were just talking marchetti business. And those sketches are great. You can just take those and run with them.

Chelsea: Fabulous. Thank you.

Phyllis: Marchetti business? Mm. Looked a lot more intimate than that.

Summer: I think you’re imagining things.

Chelsea: Okay. Well, I gotta go. Lots to do. Phyllis, always lovely seeing you. We’ll talk later.

Phyllis: What’s going on? You’re not still shutting me out, are you?

Summer: No.

Phyllis: Summer. The fact that you don’t trust me enough to be honest and truthful with me, that kills me. Honestly, it hurts.

Billy: I had no idea you were in town. When did you get in?

Jill: Well, I wasn’t ghosting you, if that’s what you’re suggesting.

Billy: Good to see you too, mother.

Jill: Oh, for heaven’s sake, darling. There were some things I had to get done right away and now that I have a little breathing room, I’m looking forward to talking with my son. Is that so terrible?

Billy: Not terrible at all? I’m glad you called. I’m looking forward to catching up with you as well.

Jill: Yeah, we didn’t have much chance to do that last time I was in town, did we? You were in crisis mode with jabot and I had some other issues I was dealing with.

Billy: Oh, yeah. Personal or business?

Jill: Um, business. Which brings me to let you in on something. I am positive that mamie johnson is trying to pull a fast one on me.

Victor: Would you sit down, my sweetheart?

Nikki: No, I– I– I– I’m okay. After everything, I– I’d rather stand.

Nick: Oh, boy. Well, that makes one of us.

Victor: Well, what an ordeal. Our family has gone through worse though. And these lunatics will be paying a price.

Victoria: Well, jordan has to be caught first.

Victor: Yeah. They will be. And when we do, I promise you, she’ll join claire in prison. That’s where they both belong. I love that my daughter still needs me.

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Nikki: Here you are, darling.

Nick: Thanks, mom.

Victor: Would anyone else like a drink?

Victoria: Yeah. I’ll– I’ll take some water. I’ll get it.

Victor: Cole, how about you?

Cole: Oh, victor, as much as I could use a bourbon, the doc said to stay away from alcohol for the next few days on account of that poison we were all given, so…

Nick: We’re just lucky there was an antidote or we’d all be dead right now. I still have no idea what those women were after.

Nikki: I don’t know that they knew themselves.

Cole: Some sort of convoluted revenge for some things that never actually happened.

Victoria: Well, they seemed to enjoy seeing us terrified and at their mercy.

Nikki: Oh, yes, they did.

Victor: My sweet baby. When I think of what they put you through. This woman you trusted lures you out to that god-forsaken place and then they use you as bait to get us to come follow you.

Victoria: Mom, when we learned what they had done to you, forcing liquor into your veins and trying to keep you subdued. I mean, it’s just heartbreaking.

Nick: I mean, they somehow knew about your history and took advantage. It’s vicious.

Nikki: All right. Please, let’s not all dwell on what happened to me. We all suffered. We were all victims. And now that the vodka has left my system, I am feeling much stronger.

Victoria: Mom.

Nikki: Darling, please. I appreciate your concerns, but I will be fine. Those women tried to break me and they couldn’T.

Victor: Of course, they couldn’t, my sweetheart. You’re a strong woman.

Nikki: Really, the worst part of this for me is realizing that I fell for claire’s deception. How could I have been such a fool?

Victor: I promise all of you, and you, my darling, in particular, those two women will pay for what they have done. They’ll pay a big price. I promise you.

Victoria: Well, I almost feel sorry for claire.

Victor: Why?

Victoria: She’s been trained by jordan to hate us and her whole life is ruined now.

Nikki: Victoria, she is a heartless sociopath. How can you feel anything but contempt for her?

Jill: If my instincts are correct, I may be looking forward to a full-on attack.

Billy: From mamie?

Jill: From mamie.

Billy: What could mamie possibly threaten you with?

Jill: You do know she’s rich now, don’t you?

Billy: So what? Turns out she’s good at business or she knows how to play the stock market or she’s on a hot streak.

Jill: A hot streak for the last 20 years.

Billy: Mom, why do you think she’s coming after you?

Jill: Maybe you also didn’t know that our dear mamie has aligned herself with tucker mccall.

Billy: Meaning what?

Jill: Meaning figure it out, billy.

Billy: Everyone knows tucker’s a shark. Why would she do something so foolish?

Jill: Mamie can be very duplicitous herself. If she’s gonna make a move on me, tucker mccall would be a great ally, wouldn’t he?

Billy: So, I guess the question is, what does tucker get out of this?

Jill: Well, I’m assuming that tucker wants to take my company, chancellor-winters, away from me. And mamie wants her family running the company. So, darling, my question to you is, and I want you to be really straight with me, how content are you working at jabot right now?

Summer: Mom, can we do this another time?

Phyllis: No, I would like to clear the air, okay? I mean, I thought things were getting better between us.

Summer: They are.

Phyllis: Really? Uh, I don’t think so. I mean, the minute I ask about your personal life, you clam up. I mean, god forbid your mom would hear a tidbit of what’s happening in your world.

Summer: I’m sorry that you’re upset. It wasn’t intentional.

Phyllis: So, you and chelsea? Talking about marchetti business? Sitting– sitting like this. Up close. Chelsea asking you questions about your personal life. And then I walk in and both of you bolt up like this. “Oh, wow. Oh, mom heard something.” And then you lied to me. Seriously, summer?

Summer: That is not what I intended.

Phyllis: Is it about chance?

Summer: No. Look, you know what? I gotta get back to work.

Phyllis: Oh, my gosh. You’re doing this again. I can’t catch a break.

Summer: Mom, what do you want from me?

Phyllis: What do you want from me? That’s my question to you. What do you want from me? I’m working so hard to be a better person. I’m working so hard to change. And I am changing. Summer, I am. And I’m doing it for people that I love. You and your brother, I’m doing it for you. But, my daughter, of all people, who I’d go to the moon and back for, every time I come close to you, you put up a wall. I mean, how am I supposed to react to something like that? How am I supposed to respond to something like that?

Danny: So, what do you think?

Christine: It’s beautiful.

Danny: Like the lady herself. ()

Danny: Mm. What? What?

Christine: You really were hungry.

Danny: Do I still eat like a skinny kid at a smorgasbord?

[ Christine chuckling ]

Christine: I can’t believe you remember that?

Danny: Mind like a steel trap.

Christine: Speaking of which, your song is like, it’s right here in my head. I’m gonna be humming it all day.

Danny: That little bit I played you? It’s, um, um, I mean, it’s just an idea. Something wasn’t working and I– I couldn’t, for the life of me figure out what it was, but being with you, I suddenly got this push, and it, um, just all seemed to come together.

Christine: Well, if that’s the case, I’m really happy because the song was incredible. It– it really was.

Danny: Thank you. I was needing one more song to have enough material to go back into the studio, record a new album and judging by your reaction, um, this might be it.

Christine: Oh, that song has to go on the album. It’ll put it over the top.

Danny: Well, I owe you big time.

Christine: Okay. Well, hey, breakfast is on you.

Danny: Absolutely. But seriously, uh, thank you, cricket. Your, um, encouragement is everything. You know, coming back to genoa city, I– I’ve gotten this– this creative burst and between you and phyllis, I found the inspiration that I’ve been needing.

Christine: What? Phyllis has inspired you too?

Summer: Okay, look, I admit it. I did lie about my conversation with chelsea. And I’m sorry, okay? But it’s practically an instinct now and I imagine that it’s the same for daniel. Look, I– I’ll give you this. We shouldn’t do that. Because if you’re trying to earn back our trust, then we at least need to give you a chance to prove yourself, right?

Phyllis: A reasonable response. Thank you very much.

Summer: You’re welcome.

Phyllis: So, does this mean you’ll confide in me and you’ll take my advice? It’s about chance, right?

Summer: I told you that I am not going to pursue him.

Phyllis: Oh, I know you told me that, but it doesn’t– it doesn’t make you stop thinking about him. You know, and have feelings for him, possibly. I mean, the heart wants what it wants, right?

Summer: Okay. Fine.

[ Summer sighing ] I keep finding myself going back and forth between wondering if I should maybe try to work things out with kyle, eventually. And wanting chance so badly that it makes me dizzy sometimes.

Jill: Honey, suddenly I find myself outnumbered in my own company. I mean, devon and lily have been great partners, but you know, family love and loyalty could win out.

Billy: Mom, you are family. You’re the twins’ grandmother.

Jill: I am the twins’, honorary grandmother. Sometimes blood is thicker than water.

Billy: Ain’t that the truth?

Jill: Listen, when we merged the company, devon came in with winters, okay? And he and lily were understandably overjoyed about that. And I brought in chancellor. Their whole side of the business is about family. And now, they’re thinking of bringing nate in so he can redeem himself.

Billy: Nate? After the way he betrayed everyone last time?

Jill: Yes. And trust me, his blind ambition, it hasn’t gone anywhere. Plus, devon is tucker’s son.

Billy: And you’re on the other side, all alone?

Jill: Yes. So my only option is, I think I have to fight fire with fire. I have to bring in some of my own family into upper management.

Billy: Anyone in mind?

Jill: How about it, baby? Would you be willing to step away from jabot and come work with me at chancellor-winters?

Victor: I agree with your mother. That claire woman had a choice. She poisoned us, nearly killed us. I don’t think she deserves our compassion, at all.

Nick: She certainly gets no pity for me.

Victoria: Look, I’m not saying that I feel sorry for her exactly. But I mean, think about it. Think about how she was raised by this psychotic woman who’s old enough to be her grandmother. Who drummed it into her brain, all of these years that– that cole and I are her parents. That we abandoned her. Our whole family abandoned her when she was born and that we’re awful people. I mean, she’s had that drilled into her head all of these years. She’s learned to hate each and every one of us and plot her revenge. So, how is she not– wait, how is she also not jordan’s victim?

Nick: Look, I get what you’re saying, vic, but claire had choices to make and she chose wrong at every step.

Victoria: No, nick. She didn’t know any better. I mean, she’s been in jordan’s clutches practically since birth. She wasn’t– not equipped to make those decisions. Jordan is obviously the evil one. It’s not claire.

Nick: I mean, maybe. What do we even know about this supposed aunt? I mean, is she really eve howard’s sister?

Cole: Well, my mom did have a sister. And from what I know, they weren’t close. So, is jordan she? I don’t know.

Nikki: It’s strange that she would have kept such close tabs on eve’s personal life and then try to plan this revenge all these years later if they weren’t close.

Victor: No, wait a minute. I had my people check her out. Report just came in. We will soon find out what that woman is all about.

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Nikki: What does it say, victor?

Victor: There’s a photograph. That woman is eve howard’s sister. Whoa. Same mother, different father. And she was a registered nurse.

Cole: So, it’s true. She is my aunt.

Nick: Probably the one thing she didn’t lie about.

Cole: Yeah. That– that much I did know. She was a traveling nurse. It was a fairly new thing back then.

Nikki: What else does it say?

Victor: Wow, this is interesting. She did register as a nurse at memorial for a short stint during the time that you gave birth to baby eve. And then she disappeared shortly after the baby died.

Victoria: That– that can’t be true. Jordan can’t be telling the truth about stealing our daughter, can she?

Jill: I realize this is a huge ask, okay? But if I am going to survive this onslaught that I see coming, you may be my only hope.

Billy: Hi.

Chelsea: Hi. I didn’t know I’d be seeing you here.

Billy: How are you?

Chelsea: I’m good.

Billy: Uh, yeah. I was just having little coffee with mom.

Chelsea: Aunt jill. It’s great to see you. How have you been?

Jill: Just fine, thank you.

Chelsea: Is this a bad time?

Jill: Yes.

Billy: No. In fact, your timing is perfect. My mother just made me a very interesting business proposition. One that I think you should hear.

Phyllis: Uh, I’m surprised that kyle’s still on your radar.

Summer: Well, I mean, yeah. He was the love of my life, you know. I really did think that that was gonna be forever. I can’t just turn it off.

Phyllis: Yeah. I know.

Summer: And then there’s harrison. I love him so much and I want to do what’s right for him too.

Phyllis: Yeah. That makes sense. It’s always more difficult when kids are involved.

Summer: Yeah.

Phyllis: You know, I’m– I’m a little surprised that you’re even wondering about this. I– I mean, I thought that you and kyle agreed that your marriage was unsalvageable.

Summer: Yeah. It probably is. I don’t know. Maybe this is just me trying to figure out what the right thing to do is. And maybe that is just an excuse to distract me from my feelings for chance.

Phyllis: What are those feelings? I mean, besides the chemistry? And by the way, let’s not belittle chemistry. It’s very important.

Summer: Yeah. I think that you actually once told me that it was the glue that held everything together when times get tough. Until it doesn’t, I guess.

Phyllis: We’re talking about chance, right? Not kyle?

Summer: Yeah. But what’s the point of talking about chance at all? He’s unattainable.

Phyllis: Oh, no, no. If I’ve learned one thing in my life and one thing only, is nothing is unattainable if you want it badly.

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Summer: Wait, wait, wait. So, let me get this straight. Now you’re telling me to stop at nothing to get what I want? Didn’t the new and improved you just recently warn me against that kind of thing?

Phyllis: Yes. Yes. This is the thing. I don’t like seeing my daughter so torn up about this. About you worried about doing the right thing, as opposed to following your heart. I want you to follow your heart. You only get one shot in life, summer. It’s not a dress rehearsal.

Summer: I think I remember you saying that to dad in a fight one time. I, um, can’t remember who won that one.

Phyllis: I’m sure I did.

Summer: Look, mom, this, uh, dilemma of mine, it’s really not that bad. Seriously. I– I am so good. I’m focusing on work. I’m streamlining things over there. It’s– it’s for the best.

Phyllis: Okay. It’s for the best. I’m sure.

Summer: You don’t have to worry about me, okay? I– I honestly just divulged that much because you kind of backed me into a corner.

Phyllis: All right. I understand. You know, I just want you to know I care. That’s all. And, I only brought this up because, uh, that’s what started the argument between us in the first place, so–

Summer: No, were we arguing?

Phyllis: No, but you just don’t want me meddling. It’s fine and I won’T. You come to me next time.

Summer: It sounds like a plan. Okay, enough about me and my love life, or lack thereof. What is going on with you? How are you and daniel getting along at omegasphere? Is there anything interesting going on in your personal life?

Phyllis: Well, funny you should ask.

Summer: Oh?

Phyllis: Yeah. Let’s grab lunch and I’ll tell you all about it, okay?

Danny: I can understand why this would surprise you.

Christine: I think that anything about that woman would inspire you enough to write something so amazing is…

[ Christine sighing ] Okay, I’m sorry. Look, I know, I know. She’s daniel’s mom and you’re making an effort to keep everything civil between everyone. I’m sorry.

Danny: There’s more to it than that. The truth is, I– I’ve seen how phyllis is trying to be a better person. We’ve talked about it. And afterwards, I had this– this breakthrough, you know. I was struggling with this set of lyrics about forgiveness and fresh starts and then all of a sudden, it just sort of came together. So, I figure, give credit where credit is due.

Christine: Well, that’s just great. Now, I’m gonna have to share my cut of the royalties with phyllis.

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Danny: That’s funny. But really, um, it’s– it’s apples and oranges.

Christine: What do you mean?

Danny: Don’t go comparing yourself to phyllis because I don’T.

Cole: Honestly, I don’t know what to think. To brainwash a young girl for over a 20-year span, making her believe that she was an abandoned baby so that one day jordan could use her as a weapon against your family? And all of this was done because of my mother?

Victoria: But she had to know that it would devastate you too.

Nick: I mean, if she’s really your aunt. Does she have like some grudge against you or something?

Cole: Not that I’m aware of. I mean, this– I don’t understand any of this.

Nikki: If this is about eve, it is about victor and me. That woman was certifiable.

Cole: My mother, she struggled with mental illness most of her life. And she went through a lot of doctors and she was even committed at one point.

Victor: So, you think that jordan woman could have inherited your mother’s afflictions?

Victoria: What kind of sickness causes a person to concoct some convoluted lie and then force some other human being into believing it?

Cole: When jordan said that she had stolen our baby from the hospital, the look in claire’s eyes…

Victoria: She was shocked. Like her whole world had been shaken.

Cole: I don’t believe that this was a con on claire’s part. She’s convinced we’re her parents.

Victoria: It– it’s just– it’s not possible though, is it?

Nikki: Look, claire is a very smart young woman, brainwashed or not. I can’t believe that she didn’t question her aunt’s story at some point. Maybe even ask for a paternity test.

Victor: But wait a minute, that jordan woman is very smart. And she would have anticipated that. And I guarantee you that she would have come up with some kind of proof.

Nick: I agree. Crazy or not, she has a medical background, so she’s familiar with hospitals and paperwork.

Victoria: Okay. Just stop. Just… we’re talking about this as if it could be true. Like claire could be ours and jordan stole her. So, then– then, what baby died? I just– I– I’m sorry, I can’t wrap my brain around any of this.

Cole: Nikki, let me. I need to speak with her in private.

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Billy: My mother is curious how things are going at jabot since she wants me to resign and join her at chancellor-winters.

Chelsea: Oh, well, that’s major. I thought that you meant it was like a side venture or something?

Billy: No. Not a side venture. In fact, I was just about to say how surprised I am by the proposal because I had a rocky road with lily while I was there.

Jill: Yeah. But that is ancient history. Given all the success you’ve had at jabot, I am convinced that you’re finally learning from your mistakes.

Billy: Wow. Okay. I mean, it’s backhanded, but I’ll take it.

Chelsea: I think she’s being sincere.

Billy: Yeah. Sincere, huh?

Jill: I’m absolutely being sincere. In this past year, you’ve made tremendous headway. You’ve really come into your own in so many ways.

Billy: I actually agree with you. I know what I’m doing and I’m making the right decisions.

Chelsea: From my vantage point, you’re definitely in charge at jabot.

Jill: Okay. So, here’s a question. How are you enjoying working with jack? You know, because the rest of us find him pretty insufferable most of the time. And I just wondered if you have a good relationship with him?

Billy: You know I do, okay? He’s my brother. I owe him everything.

Jill: Everything? Well, you may believe that. I don’t think that’s necessarily the case. But my question to you is, are you willing to leave him and join forces with me?

Nikki: Gentlemen, can I get you anything else?

Victor: No, sweetheart. Nothing.

Nick: No. I’m good. I think you’re right. I just need to get some food in me.

Nikki: Well, you both have been through a terrible ordeal.

Nick: What about you, mom? You had it way worse. Those two had you trapped in that room for days before we got there.

Nikki: I still feel very guilty.

Victor: Why?

Nikki: Just the way I fell into this nightmare and then pulled all of you in with me. I should have seen the signs.

Nick: Mom, come on. Nobody did.

Victor: Sweetheart, that woman was a very clever woman. Okay? And if anyone is to blame for this, I’m looking at myself.

Nikki: You?

Victor: Yeah.

Nikki: You were merely told that I was sick. You came to bring me home.

Victor: Mm. You’re forgetting one thing, my past with eve howard, okay? She targeted me at the time. Remember that?

Nikki: Yes. And now, we’re all targets. Do you think that jordan was telling the truth? That claire could be victoria and cole’s daughter?

Victoria: This is just all so unsettling.

Cole: I just can’t believe it happened.

Victoria: I know. The way that we were brought together, all of us, under such bizarre circumstances. How did you even know to show up at that house?

Cole: I got a text from nikki saying that you were sick and asking for me.

Victoria: My mom? That’s not… oh, yes. Her phone. That was probably after jordan had her incapacitated.

Cole: I was in L.A. Researching a book and I flew up to oregon and I stepped right into the trap.

[ Victoria sighing ]

Victoria: Yeah. We all did. We’re talking around it, cole.

Cole: I know.

Victoria: We were so young. And eve was just so weak. She was so– so frail. She needed to fight. Obviously, she couldn’T.

[ Victoria sighing ] When she didn’t make it…

Cole: I don’t think either of us was ever the same.

Victoria: Do you know the loss of a child? That’s just not something that you ever get over. And here it is again, being thrown in our faces in the most painful and brutal way imaginable.

Cole: Whatever closure that we might have gotten over the years, that’s been ripped apart.

Victoria: I know. Oh, god, all we have now are questions. We don’t have any answers. Do you think it’s possible that claire is our daughter that we only thought we buried?

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Christine: So, that was fun. Grabbing something to eat, listening to your new song, knowing that there’s a whole new album of them coming out. How long has it been?

Danny: Way too long, unfortunately.

Christine: I agree. I agree. There needs to be more beauty in the world and joy and more reasons to get out and dance.

Danny: You know, you’re making me want to book that studio right now and start recording.

Christine: You should. You should go.

Danny: What time is it?

Christine: But you know, one thing and this is gonna sound like such a groupie, but can you send me that song so I can listen to it again?

Danny: Yeah, of course.

Christine: Okay. Oh, what’s– what’s it called, by the way?

Danny: “Hawaii on my mind?”

[ Christine sighing ]

Christine: That’s the perfect title.

Billy: Look, truth is I am happy at jabot, okay? Yes, jack and I, we– we have our struggles. There’s no doubt about that. You add in kyle and he’s been very clear that he wants his old job back. There are challenges.

Chelsea: That’s putting it mildly.

Billy: But I’ve stuck around long enough to make sure that tucker does not get his hooks into my family’s company. And he is just as much a threat to jabot as you think he may be to chancellor-winters.

Jill: Really? Um, jack has ashley. And kyle and diane. I have no one. I need you, billy.

Victor: We need more information before we accept anything that jordan woman says as fact. She’s a liar.

Nick: A dna test would be a good start.

Victor: Of course, we have to make sure that we put them behind bars. We can worry about the rest later.

Nikki: Victoria must be reeling, being forced to remember that time.

Nick: I remember the day vic and cole had to say goodbye to their little girl.

Nikki: It’s been difficult enough lately with her thinking that you had lost faith in her at newman. Now this. It’s enough to make anyone act out.

Cole: I wish I had answers, but I don’t know any more than you do. Maybe jordan’s lying.

Victoria: And if she’s not lying? Maybe she’s not. But until the police arrest her and start an investigation, I mean, I guess none of us will know what’s real.

Cole: Well, if, what jordan claims is actually true, and that’s a great big if, then claire grace could be our premature baby all grown up. We need to find out one way or the other. And I think that starts with facing claire again.

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Sharon: Chance, you look great. How are you feeling?

Chance: I’m feeling great. Feeling great. Pain’s minimal. I’m sleeping through the night. I’m good as new.

Sharon: Wow.

Chance: And look at you. You’ve got a little extra pep in your step this morning.

Sharon: I do. Well, everything is coming together with the new and improved kirsten incorporated and the launch is coming up soon.

Chance: You’re keeping that name?

Sharon: Of course, I wanted to change it, but at first, it was S.N.A. And then adam was out. So, it was just S.N. And now, it’s only me. So, I guess I’m just left with what? S? I don’t know if that works.

Chance: Yeah, you know, easy to pronounce. Just not that catchy.

Sharon: Well, maybe you can help me brainstorm something.

Chance: I would absolutely love to. That’s very exciting. Congrats. You know what? I actually have some very good news of my own.

Sharon: You do?

Chance: Yeah. I’ve made a decision about my future.

Kyle: So, now that I’m coo, how exactly do you plan to take advantage of my new inside position?

Tucker: I thought you’d never ask.

Jack: Still, I would like to shave another five percent off these east coast warehouse costs.

Billy: Believe me, jack, I would too, but five percent seems aggressive. Two seems a little more reasonable.

Jack: Hey, welcome back to jabot world headquarters.

Billy: Any news on the electrical issue at the building, mr. Coo?

Kyle: It should be taken care of before lunch. We’ll be back in the office before the end of the day.

Jack: Hey, that’s great. You know, I kind of like this. All of us working here together. Oh, I gotta take this guys. But, uh, let’s talk when I’m done.

Billy: Sure.

Jack: Susan, thanks for getting back to me. Yeah.

Billy: First day on the new job and you’re only showing up now.

Kyle: I was here earlier. I actually live here.

Billy: Yeah. Where’d you go? What’s more important than your new job?

Devon: Listen, one thing that I know for sure is that I don’t want to play games with tucker. I don’t want to pretend that everything’s okay between him and me. Deceiving people is what he does. It’s not what I do. And if we ever do reconnect, it’s gotta be real.

Ashley: I’m not asking you to pretend. I know that you’re a man of integrity, makes you the perfect partner for my daughter. Although I have to admit, when it comes to people like tucker, fighting fire with fire sometimes seems like the only recourse.

Devon: Yeah. But you know how he operates. He earns your trust to betray it.

Ashley: I know. He’s very angry and he’s taking it out on chancellor and jabot and I just thought that if you– if you reconnected with him, it would get him to back off.

Devon: You think he would back off and he would calm down and leave our companies alone?

Ashley: Ah. Something like that. Would you at least consider forgiving him?

Tucker: Hey.

Audra: Hi.

Tucker: So, I just saw your boyfriend.

Audra: Hm. Which one?

Tucker: Kyle.

Audra: And?

Tucker: He asked a lot of questions.

Audra: So, he just wants to be clear on the assignment.

Tucker: No, that’s not it. I mean, yes, of course, he could be nervous and unsure of himself, but he’s always struck me as a little cocky. Self-doubt is not his thing.

Audra: Then what?

Tucker: He’s got a plan of his own.

Audra: What kind of plan, tucker?

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Audra: Look, I think you’re wrong, tucker. I’ve seen the look in kyle’s eyes. I can tell when he wants something and he wants this, badly.

Tucker: What he wants is his daddy’s approval. Nothing more. And to capture the abbott white whale, me. Also to push billy out of the chair he thinks rightfully should be his.

Audra: Okay. Well, if you’re right–

Tucker: I’m right.

Audra: All right then. If you really feel that way, what are we doing here? How is this plan gonna work?

Tucker: We’re gonna use the knowledge to our advantage. He’s so desperate for his dad’s approval, he’ll be easier to manipulate.

Audra: I’m warning you, tucker, you’re underestimating kyle.

Tucker: You know what? Someone should tell him that about me. Why do you keep sticking up for him and justifying him? Audra, please don’t tell me you’re falling for this guy.

Kyle: I wasn’t here because I had to deal with the electrical issue.

Billy: Oh, yeah. Were you up on the ladder with a voltage meter trying to get the lights turned back on?

Kyle: No, not exactly, but why do you care, billy?

Billy: Why do I care? I– I– I find it odd that you would, you know, be late on your first day back at jabot.

Kyle: Well, I didn’t realize I was still interviewing for the job.

Billy: Kyle, you were so contrite with jack, insisting that this miraculous turnaround was real. You know, brimming with enthusiasm to be back at jabot. And no, it’s not in the position that you actually wanted, but it’s a family company and now you’re late on your first day.

Kyle: Okay. I had errands to run this morning. I had to step out.

Billy: Must have been important.

Kyle: Yeah, they were.

Billy: Yeah, you want to share with me?

Kyle: You still don’t trust me, do you, billy? You don’t believe that I am happy coming back to the company as coo. Is that it?

Billy: Trust me, kyle. I don’t want to doubt you. Okay? But with all the co-ceo or nothing talk, I’m finding a hard time trusting that this is sincere.

Kyle: Okay. So, what is it? You think I’m secretly gunning for your job, that I have some master plan to oust you from the executive suite?

Billy: No, but you had a very fast turnaround. That’s all I’m saying.

Kyle: I came to my senses. I realized the coo job was perfect for me and I took it. So, what exactly is so suspicious about that?

Billy: That’s a good question. Why don’t you tell me? Kyle, I’m pretty good at reading people. Right now, by gut is telling me that something’s not right.

Kyle: What does that even mean? What, you’re gonna watch my every move? Make me punch a time card? Follow me as I run my errands?

Billy: What it means is now is probably a really good time to rethink your priorities.

Devon: Ashley, I’m sorry, but I’m not ready to forgive tucker and I don’t want to fake it.

Ashley: I understand. You’re very hurt and you’re angry.

Devon: Well, I know we’re all angry at tucker. And I know that we’re both concerned about what he’s gonna do to our companies, but I don’t want to just pretend that everything’s okay between us to find out.

Abby: Look, none of us want tucker to do more damage to the people that we care about, so maybe if you can convince tucker that you forgive him, then maybe he’ll forgive my mom. Not that you need forgiving.

Ashley: Thank you, honey.

Abby: Maybe we can stop this destruction that he’s planning.

Devon: I get all that. I know what the plan would be. But like you said, it has to be sincere for him to buy it. And it won’t be because I can’t just pretend to feel something that I don’t really feel.

Ashley: I hear you. It’s okay. I’m just gonna have to give more thought as to what to do next. Thanks for meeting me.

Devon: Of course. I’m sorry.

Abby: Love you.

Ashley: Bye, honey.

Abby: Bye.

Ashley: See you guys.

Devon: See you.

Abby: You are such a good man. You’re so kind and loving. Those are just a few things that I love about you. But when it comes to tucker, I’m starting to think that my mom is right. I think we need to fight fire with fire.

Sharon: Okay. Well, don’t keep me in suspense. Tell me what you’ve decided.

Chance: Well, I’m gonna leave the gcpd.

Sharon: Wow.

Chance: Mm-hmm. I think I’m gonna leave law enforcement altogether. I think it’s time to refocus and do something else.

Sharon: You’re a great police officer. The best. But, I can’t say that I’m disappointed with what you’ve decided you want to do. I mean, after you got shot…

Chance: Yeah, I know that shook everybody up pretty badly.

Sharon: Especially your mom, I think. It sounds like she’s been through a lot with you.

Chance: I know. You know, she’s wanted me to quit for years. She’s wanted me to get a nice, safe, normal job. So, I don’t think I can keep putting her through this.

Sharon: She knows you can only cheat death so many times.

Chance: Well, it’s not just that. I– I think it’s more about how my job affects the people that I care about the most. How many times can I put everyone through the same ordeal over and over again? It’s not fair to my parents. It’s not fair to dominic, especially as he gets older. It’s not fair to you. That’s why I think getting shot, again, it was a wake-up call. It’s time for a change. (Hamlet) it’s beggin’!

Sharon: All of us who care about you know exactly what we signed up for. A little extra dose of anxiety here and there, an occasional sleepless night. But we’re also full of pride and admiration. You keep our city safe, chance. You make it a better place. Are you sure this is what you want?

Chance: It is. Yeah.

Sharon: Have you told nina?

Chance: Oh, no, no, no. Not yet. She had to go back to L.A. For a meeting, so. She’s coming back in a few days. I’ll tell her then.

Sharon: So, are you going to resign right away? Today?

Chance: Well, I gotta go to the station and tell the appropriate people, you know. I wanna make sure I offer some help so they can find a replacement. I– I– I can’t just walk away like that, you know. I wanna make sure they’re in good hands before I go.

Sharon: Well, I would expect nothing less. And then what?

Chance: Well, spending time with you was pretty high on my list.

Sharon: That sounds fantastic, but you know what I meant? What is your next move career-wise? Are you gonna go into private security or have you been considering what jill said?

Chance: It’s been on my mind.

Sharon: So, you’re really thinking about going into the high stakes corporate world?

Devon: I appreciate what you’re saying about me, okay? I do. But I made it very clear where I stand after I found out that tucker was lying about his connection to mamie. I told him I didn’t want him anywhere near me. Which means I don’t want him anywhere near you or dominic.

Abby: But what if he’s plotting against your family’s company and my family’s company? Shouldn’t we do whatever it takes to stop him?

Devon: What are we gonna do if he doesn’t believe me? He’s not stupid. I told him I want him to stay away from me and my family. He’s not gonna believe that I just had a change of heart overnight.

Abby: What if tucker reaches out to you?

Devon: He’s not gonna do that.

Abby: You don’t know that. What if tucker makes the first move? Couldn’t you at least be receptive?

Devon: Yeah. Sure I could. For the family’s sake. But he’s not gonna come running to me begging for forgiveness.

Abby: I’m not so sure.

Audra: You know, do we need to go over this again? You sense something or whatever, but you’re wrong. Okay? I’m no more smitten with kyle than I was the first time you brought it up. We just have fun. We work well together and that’s it. There’s no, there, there. There’s no substance. No love story.

Tucker: If you say so.

Audra: I got my eyes on the prize. Like always.

Tucker: I’m glad to hear it. It’s in my mind because he’s just a haircut. He’s a tool we can use and throw away.

Audra: Okay, wait. Why can’t kyle run jabot alongside me after we seized it? He knows the company inside and and out. It makes good sense to keep him around.

Tucker: Because you’re capable enough to get the inside scoop on your own.

Audra: You know, I’m starting to worry that your need for revenge is clouding your usually excellent judgment.

Tucker: No.

Audra: You know, combine that with a dash of overconfidence and I think we have a recipe for failure.

Tucker: No, ma’am. I am seeing a world with extreme clarity. I am as cool-headed as ever. You’re the one that seems to be second-guessing everything. Do I need to worry about you?

Audra: No, I’m good. You don’t need to worry about me. I’m like a cat.

[ Audra hissing ]

[ Tucker chuckling ] I will always land on my feet.

Tucker: What does that– what does that mean? I mean, in human terms?

Audra: It means I will always land on the side of success, wherever that may be. And if it starts to look like your little obsession is getting in the way of my success, I’ll jump ship.

Tucker: Will you?

Audra: In a heartbeat.

Tucker: Yes. That’s very cold-blooded of you.

Audra: Just how you taught me. Look, I make my own choices and I choose success.

Kyle: You think you have me all figured out, but let me assure you, you couldn’t be more wrong.

Billy: Glad to hear that. Because trust me, kyle, I would really like to be wrong.

Kyle: And I may not be the poker player you are, but I am an exceptional people reader myself.

Billy: Good for you.

Kyle: It could be an abbott thing, I guess. You know, I can figure out people’s motivations, sometimes before they even can. And billy, your insecurity’s showing. A man who’s constantly looking over his shoulder, worrying about what other people are doing. He feels like a fraud, an imposter. That’s not a man that should have a position of power. Summer. What are you still doing here?

Summer: Uh, you know that I’m working here today. Where have you been?

Kyle: Why is everyone asking where I was? I told myself I was ok

Summer: Wow, you’re this stressed on your first day. It’s not a good sign.

Kyle: Summer, I’m sorry. It’s just some family drama, you know how it is.

Billy: I– I understand all that, but the deadline was last week, so I’m gonna need a better explanation.

Summer: Family drama with billy?

Kyle: Yeah. Who else?

Summer: I don’t know. In this family, it could be any number of people.

Kyle: Right now, it’s all about billy.

Summer: Do you wanna tell me what’s going on?

Kyle: My uncle refuses to give me the benefit of the doubt. He’s convinced that no matter what I say, I want his job and I am carrying out some underhanded scheme to get it.

Summer: Well?

Kyle: Well what?

Summer: I mean is– is he wrong?

Kyle: What? You’re on billy’s side now?

Summer: Kyle, come on. You hate that billy is in the co-ceo spot and you’ve been pretty vocal about it. So, what are you telling me? That you’ve suddenly changed your mind?

Tucker: So, if you feel this isn’t working out, you’re gonna jump ship? To what exactly? Kyle abbott? Good luck with that.

Audra: Again, you’re underestimating kyle.

Tucker: No, audra. Kyle is– he’s– he’s not the rogue that you make him out to be. He’s just a daddy’s boy. Oddly enough, he’s a mama’s boy too. He doesn’t fool me for a second. And I’m just mystified as to why he continues to fool you. I’m the only one who can… anyway, it’s time to start trusting me again.

Audra: Okay.

[ Audra chuckling ]

[ Audra sighing ]

Tucker: What?

Audra: Now, who’s really being fooled here? What makes you think I ever truly trusted you?

Tucker: Hm. Yeah, that’s fair enough. I guess trust has always been a delicate balancing act between the two of us, hasn’t it? It’s a fine line between trust and total distrust. It’s kind of like– kind of like loving and hating someone simultaneously.

Audra: Yeah. Well, I’ve never loved or hated you, tucker.

Tucker: Really? Because I…

Audra: You what?

Tucker: Well, like I said, it’s complicated. We are complicated.

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Devon: Listen, tucker can try and make things right with me all he wants, but I’m not interested.

Abby: So, reconciliation is just off the table?

Devon: Well, we’re not talking about reconciliation. We’re talking about faking it. And I don’t want to do that just so your mom can find out what he has in store for jabot.

Abby: And what he has in store for chancellor-winters.

Devon: Jill, lily and I can handle him when it comes to that. I’m not worried.

Abby: Look, devon, I get where you’re coming from. But all of the confidence in the world is not going to erase my concern for whatever tucker is planning, okay? Yes, you and your sister and jill, you’re a formidable team, but I do not trust tucker to play fair. And whatever he’s planning for chancellor-winters, if he pulls it off, it’s going to affect you. And in the long term, it will affect dominic.

Devon: Okay. So, what are you saying?

Abby: Look, I know that you want to take the high road. You want to keep everything above board, but I will fight for my family. I would like to do it honorably, but if I have to get down and dirty, I will. I won’t walk away. I’ll do what needs to be done.

Tucker: Hey, ashley.

Ashley: Hey tucker.

Tucker: I guess we’re gonna have to get used to this, huh?

Ashley: Well, yeah, it’s a small town. We go to to the same places, so we’re bound to run into each other.

Tucker: Well, luckily, I’m pretty good at being polite.

Ashley: Why are you being so hostile towards me? We just saw each other yesterday. I proposed that you take over glacade and you were very amenable, at least then.

Tucker: Well, you know me. I’m mercurial. That’s what the business press refers to me as. Mercurial tycoon changes course. Mercurial mogul has a change of heart and all that.

Ashley: You are the most interesting man alive and clearly you believe your own press.

Tucker: Yeah. I don’t know what to believe anymore. I’ll see you.

Ashley: Excuse me. Excuse me. So, really, what– what happened? I gave you that opportunity to take over the company and you jumped at it. And now, you’re just acting like an ass. What changed?

Kyle: My change of heart isn’t so abrupt. I’ve been thinking about it for a while.

Summer: Okay.

Kyle: I was having a hard time accepting billy as co-ceo, but I’m over it. For the good of the family.

Summer: So, you have accepted billy and the job. And you– you’re happy with coo because all you want to do is work with your father and be a part of the family legacy, no matter the position.

Kyle: Exactly. Look, I’m not working an angle. I gave up being co-ceo and I accept that I can’t have it back just because I want it.

Summer: Wait. Do you regret stepping down to run marchetti?

Kyle: I do. Look, I’m sorry. And I know it’s hard to hear, but maybe I wouldn’t have to be restarting my career if I had stayed where I belong in the first place.

Summer: Yeah, but you didn’t have any way of knowing how things would turn out. Professionally, personally.

Kyle: Yeah. True.

Summer: Does your regret go back even further than that? Because I think that mine might.

Kyle: What do you mean?

Summer: I don’t know if we– if we had never come back from milan, if we had never brought marchetti under the jabot umbrella. I mean, would we still be together? We were happy in italy, right? Is it possible that coming home to genoa city was the beginning of the end for us? To 50 years with my best friend and my soulmate.

Kyle: Do I think about what might have been? What could have happened if we never left milan where things were just different?

Summer: Yeah.

Kyle: Yeah. I– I– I try not to think like that, summer. You can go down a deep, dark hole if you think about what could have been. What if?

Summer: Yeah. I don’t really think about it either. It just sort of occurred to me right now.

Jack: Summer. I didn’t know you were here.

Summer: Yeah. I’ve been working from the upstairs study.

Jack: Oh, good choice. You got a minute to go over a few things?

Kyle: Mm. Absolutely.

Jack: All right. Follow me. Oh, and could you grab my laptop?

Kyle: Everything would have been different if we didn’t come back. But we did. We can’t change what happened after that.

[ Knock on door ]

Chelsea: Hi. You ready for me? Summer? Are you okay?

Summer: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Of course, yes. Sorry, I just have a lot on my mind.

Chelsea: Well, I got the sketches back, based on your notes. You want to take a look at them?

Summer: Yes. Yeah. Um, could we just not do it here, actually?

Devon: Babe. Listen, tucker’s not somebody you wanna mess with.

Abby: Neither am I.

Devon: I know that and I love you for it and I know that you– you probably could go head to head with tucker.

Abby: Damn right, I could. I have.

Devon: I– I’ve seen you do it. I know.

Abby: Look, I’m not just gonna sit around and wait for tucker’s next move.

Devon: What are you gonna do then?

Abby: Nothing at the moment, but, you know, you should give me a role at chancellor-winters. Hell, put me on the board.

Devon: Put you on the board? I don’t know if I can do that.

Abby: Of course you can do that. This is the kind of move we need to make to show tucker that I’m in this fight too.

Tucker: You know, the hardest part about what happened in paris? The most painful? Realizing you still love someone you can no longer trust. I guess love takes longer to fade.

Ashley: How come I feel like you’re still blaming me for what happened? You take no responsibility at all.

Tucker: I said I was sorry.

Ashley: I said I was sorry.

Tucker: And yet, here we are. It seems like nothing has changed. Thank you.

Ashley: I saw devon.

Tucker: Okay.

Ashley: And, uh, I talked to him about, you know, your relationship with him and, uh, how he’s feeling emotionally and everything.

Tucker: And?

Ashley: It’s not good.

Tucker: So bad that you don’t think you’ll be able to help us make peace.

Chance: I can’t even believe that I’m even considering going to work for the family business.

Sharon: It is your legacy. Your grandfather’s company. Now, half of chancellor-winters with your grandmother in charge.

Chance: Yeah. But growing up, I was just, I was more than disinterested. You know, I almost opposed the idea of doing it. And here we are now.

Sharon: Think it was a calling.

Chance: Mm. Maybe. Maybe, it was katherine’s voice, you know, whispering in my ear, telling me what to do. You know when my grandfather died, she stepped into the business, she didn’t know anything about it, but she made that place a huge success.

Sharon: That she did.

Chance: I’ll figure it out. I’m not too worried about it. Right now, I need to find a way to step down from the department without causing any kind of disruptions.

Sharon: Well, I think this is cause for a celebration.

Chance: What? Celebration for– for leaving a job? I– I don’t think that’s how it works.

Sharon: No, you have to do something special to mark the occasion of this big decision of yours. Your new life.

Chance: Yeah, that sounds great and all, but I think I am much more interested in celebrating you. Now, you are on the verge of something just as huge and life-changing.

Chelsea: Oh. Hi, sharon. Hey, chance.

Chance: Hey.

Summer: Hi.

Chance: Hi. Good to see you two. Um, I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be rude. I, uh, I gotta get to the station. I still have a job ’til I don’t, right?

Summer: Wait, does that mean?

Chance: Yeah. Yeah, I’m stepping down.

Summer: Oh, my gosh, chance. That’s– that’s huge. But I mean it must feel good to have made a decision. I know it’s been weighing on you.

Chance: A little bit, yeah. I still have some reservations about it, but I think it was the right choice. And you know what? I have to thank you for being such a good friend and you know, talking me through everything. So, thank you.

Summer: Of course, anytime.

Chance: Well, uh, I’ll see you all around.

Chelsea: Bye.

Febreze

Summer: Chelsea, these are great. I mean, honestly, such an improvement. You– you took my notes and you translated them for the design team really well.

Chelsea: Well, thank you. And you know chloe was a huge part of the process, so she deserves a lot of the credit.

Summer: Yeah. I am very appreciative that chloe stepped in when you had to work remotely to be with connor. She was an asset and I’m sorry she didn’t feel like we could all work together, but I get it. I’m a kind of a demanding boss, I guess.

Chelsea: Well, demanding in a good way. Really. You want everyone to do their best. You want what’s best for marchetti. And chloe, listen, I’m allowed to say this because she’s my best friend. She’s so smart. She’s incredibly talented, but she doesn’t like being told what to do. Oh, gosh, but I am gonna miss working with her.

Summer: I am too. I really am. And gosh, this year has been filled with upheaval and I would, um, I’d be happy with the status quo for a little while, honestly.

Chelsea: Mm. So, how’s your status quo?

Summer: Professionally, it’s– it’s pretty good, right? Personally, kind of a mess.

Chelsea: Kyle?

Summer: Our divorce is in progress.

Chelsea: Summer, I’m so sorry. The last time we spoke about personal stuff, you said that you were at peace with the end of the marriage and you were focusing on moving forward.

Summer: It’s still hard.

Chelsea: I get it. Correct me if I’m wrong, but you and kyle had some really wonderful memories. Some beautiful moments. And I’m sure you wouldn’t trade those in even if you knew how things were going to end.

Summer: True.

Chelsea: And you have harrison. I mean, you have your son. I know he’s your whole world.

Summer: Yeah, he really, really is.

Chelsea: So, there you have it. The good outweighs the bad. You just have to think of it that way.

Summer: Mm. Okay, I like that. You’ve been through this before, haven’t you?

Chelsea: Sadly, I have. Divorce is a very long, very rough road. I’m not denying that. But you just have to focus on all the wonderful things happening right now and all of the wonderful things that are going to happen. Speaking of which, um, I saw you talking to chance earlier.

Summer: Yeah?

Chelsea: Yeah, you had this expression on your face. And then a certain look on your face when he left. Um… is that something you would pursue? Are you interested in chance?

Summer: No, no. Okay.

[ Summer sighing ] I do like him. He’s been a really good friend to me, especially when my mom was gone. But it doesn’t matter because um, he’s seeing sharon. And I don’t want to interfere.

Chelsea: Are sharon and chance serious?

Summer: Okay. Why is everybody asking me that question? It’s so weird. I don’t know how serious they are, but they are in some kind of a relationship and I just don’t want to be the other woman.

Chelsea: Mm. Okay. Just answer me this. If things could work out, whichever way you wanted them to, what would that look like?

Jack: All that is to say, I am over the moon about having you back at jabot.

Kyle: Well, I’m excited too, dad.

Jack: You know, I think you should spend today getting caught up and then once we’re back in the building, get with your assistant and decide what projects you want to get involved with. We have a number of new products in the pipeline and I think your considerable expertise in marketing could come in real handy. I’d love to know your thoughts.

Kyle: That’s not really my area. Marketing is a long way from operations.

Jack: Well, I know that, but we still want your input. This is what I always wanted. Working side by side with my son. Just like I worked by your grandfather.

Kyle: This isn’t my first stint in the jabot executive suite, dad.

Jack: Well, I know that, but this seems different. Like it’s, well, like you’re here to stay.

Kyle: And I wouldn’t say I’m working by your side.

Jack: What do you mean?

Kyle: I’d have to call it one step removed. I’m down a rung or two.

Jack: Look, I know that’s a sore spot with you.

Kyle: Yeah. Not exactly. I mean, I’ve accepted that I don’t have to be co-ceo to make a significant impact at the family company.

Jack: Good. I’m glad to hear that. Look, this coo position is a key position. I have all the faith in the world in you and trust that you are going to give jabot your very best.

[ Phone ringing ]

Kyle: Yes.

Audra: I need to see you right away. In my suite.

Kyle: It can’t wait?

Audra: No, come here now.

Kyle: I’ll see you soon.

Ashley: I’m not going to give up on trying to mend your relationship with devon. It’s just gonna be more difficult than I thought to get him to forgive you, so you’re gonna have to work a little harder.

Tucker: I still don’t know why you care.

Ashley: We’ve been over this. Because of our grandson, because of dominic. And frankly, you’re a much nicer person when devon is in your life.

Tucker: I think this– the rift between devon and me is more business than personal. I think he’s– he’s concerned about chancellor-winters and my investment with mamie. You know the…

Ashley: Well, I think we both know that business and personal interests are never really completely separate. You and I are a shining example of that, aren’t we? I will help you get your relationship with devon back on track. I know how hard you worked. And you were in a good place and I know how much it means to you to spend time with dominic, so.

Tucker: It does mean a lot to me. I appreciate your intention.

Ashley: Look at us being civil.

Tucker: Hooray for us.

Ashley: It wasn’t too terrible.

Tucker: Yeah. We’ll see. See you later.

Ashley: Okay, bye.

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Jill: Would you be willing to step away from jabot and come work with me at chancellor-winters?

Cole: I don’t believe that this was a con on claire’s part. She’s convinced we’re her parents.

Victoria: But, it’s just– it’s not possible though, is it?

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Ashley: Hi.

Abby: Hi. Hello.

Ashley: Thank you so much for meeting me. Hi, how are you? Nice to see you.

Devon: Thank you for suggesting this.

Ashley: Sure, thank you.

Devon: Yeah.

Ashley: So, did you already order?

Abby: No, no, we were waiting for you actually. Here you go.

Ashley: Oh, okay. Thank you. Actually, I think coffee’s good for now. I’m just gonna wait to order until we can catch up. Do you realize that I never get a chance to do this? I never get the two of you all to myself, ever, so I want to hear everything. How’s it going? What’s new?

Abby: Uh, I’m sure you have more news than we do. Um, are you happy to be back home?

Ashley: Oh, yeah, I am. I am. It’s good to be home. It’s good to be back in the house. Craziest thing of all is that, um, diane and I are actually making peace. Yeah, I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime, honestly. It’s happening and of course, it’s nice to be back on good terms with my brother, right?

Abby: Yeah.

Ashley: So, that’s all good. So, how’s my grandson? What’s happening with dominic?

Abby: He’s great. Aunt traci took him to the park this morning.

Ashley: Oh, I’m jealous.

Abby: His favorite place.

Devon: And traci is definitely one of his favorite people.

Ashley: Well, he’s got good taste. She’s one of my favorite people too. And you know what? She’s great with kids. Have you noticed that? How they’re just kind of naturally attracted to her?

Devon: Oh, yeah. We see that with dominic every time. He lights up when he sees her.

Ashley: He is getting so big. Every time I see him, he’s an inch taller, isn’t he? He just grows so fast.

Abby: Mom?

Ashley: Yeah.

Abby: I’m sure you didn’t invite us to breakfast just to talk about dominic, so…

Ashley: Um, well, there might be another reason why I wanted to meet with you.

Devon: Oh, yeah? Believe that you really are hungry for some breakfast? Or maybe you’re feeling a little crowded in that abbott house and you wanted to get some air? Or, maybe you wanna get some information on tucker?

Jack: Well, I sure don’t like the sound of that. What are our options?

Kyle: I found the tie, mom. It was in the back of the closet.

Diane: Ah, that’s the one. It’s my favorite.

Kyle: No, I’ve got it. I’ve got it.

Diane: Oh, let me straighten your tie. It’s your first day at your new job.

Jack: Okay. Keep me updated. Thanks. Your mother and I couldn’t be any prouder–

Diane: Or happier.

Jack: Or happier that you’re starting your first day as the chief operations officer of jabot.

Kyle: Well, too bad you’re not biased about me. And how smart and wonderful and talented I am.

Diane: Well, you are all those things and more.

Kyle: Thanks, mom.

Jack: Unfortunately, your first day already has a bit of a hiccup in it.

Kyle: Oh, what’s that?

Jack: I just hung up with the building supervisor and there is an electrical issue on the top three floors.

Diane: Our offices?

Jack: Exactly. Which means…

Kyle: We’re working from home.

Diane: Oh, no, it’s your first day.

Kyle: Yeah. It’s a little weird, but let’s do it. And as jabot’s new chief operations officer, I know exactly what I have to do first.

Diane: What? Are you gonna rewire the building?

Kyle: No, no, I have enough sense to stay away from electricity. But I’m going to make sure the problem is fixed.

Jack: Excellent. But wherever we are, this is a very important day. It is the beginning of a very special part of your career. And your mother and I have the privilege of witnessing it all. My father, your grandfather, would be very proud of you.

Kyle: This wouldn’t have happened without you, dad. And mom’s overly enthusiastic encouragement. But, um, seriously though. The fact that you believe so much in me, it means the world. I know I haven’t been the easiest son, but I really appreciate everything you’ve done to make this happen.

Jack: I don’t have a doubt in the world that this is the right decision.

Kyle: Neither do I. I’m actually excited about it. And thank you, dad, for making this happen, and thank you for having so much faith in me. I promise not to let you down.

Tucker: Hey, billy.

Billy: Well, well, well. Look what the cat tried to keep out, but you snuck in anyway, huh?

Tucker: Slow day at the office?

Billy: No, not at all. It’s nice and early. I guess not having a real job, your body clock must be all out of whack.

Tucker: I have a real job. You just don’t know what it is. Or where I’ll turn up next.

Billy: I’m sure if I look under enough rocks, I’ll find you soon enough.

Tucker: I’m a little surprised at you, actually.

Billy: Is that right? Why?

Tucker: Oh, that you’ve managed to, you know, let your desire to crush me not get the better of you. Jack seems to think that, uh, you’re a champing at the bit to really drop the hammer on me. Release that damning information you and he have. You know, if you’re gonna threaten to release damaging information, eventually, you have to release the damaging information.

Billy: Actually, I’ve rethought my position. I– I– I like the idea of hanging the sword of damocles over your head. You know what else I like?

Tucker: Well, I can’t wait to hear.

Billy: The fact that that damning information that we’re holding on to seems to be working.

Tucker: That so?

Billy: Well, you haven’t made any moves against jabot or the family.

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Billy: What’s the point of revenge if I don’t know if it happened or not? I don’t see it. If I don’t feel it, it’s not worth a damn thing without results.

Tucker: Well, there are many forms of revenge, billy. Some more insidious than others.

Billy: I don’t buy it. This is just another one of your defensive sleights of hand.

Tucker: Could be.

Billy: Yeah. I’ll give you this, tucker. You’re a smooth operator.

Tucker: Thank you. And, uh, just to keep you in the game as far as the sleight of hand thing, don’t give it a second thought. I’ve already lit the fuse.

Billy: I guess we’ll find out soon enough if you’re bluffing or if this is just another one of your unhinged plots.

Tucker: Well, it doesn’t matter, either way. You could still try to destroy my reputation by releasing that damaging information. But it might be too late.

Billy: Have a good day.

Tucker: Yeah, you too. I’ll see you.

Billy: See you later.

Ashley: Devon, tucker is your father, as you know, and, um, I– I do understand why you didn’t want to meet us at the club on thanksgiving for a drink. But I am concerned about your relationship with him. Do you communicate at all with him?

Devon: Yeah. Yeah, there’s been a lot of communication. And you don’t need to be concerned because I don’t want to have anything to do with him moving forward. Plus, I’ve been wanting him to be someone that he’s not for too long. And as I’m sure you’ve learned, he’s incapable of changing. So, it’s disappointing, but it’s necessary.

Ashley: I’m sorry. It must be difficult for you.

Devon: You know what? I think that if, uh, if I was the only one involved, I’d probably be dumb enough to keep trying with him. But we have a family and I just can’t risk him getting close to our son.

Abby: Wait, mom, after the way he treated you. You wanted to maintain a relationship with your family and keep your job and he just couldn’t handle it.

Ashley: I know, he exploded. I mean, maybe he’s remorseful. He said he was sorry, kind of.

Abby: Oh, my gosh. Please don’t tell me you’re falling for the “I’m sorry, I hurt you” act.

Devon: Yeah. I don’t think he’s capable of being truly sorry for anything.

Ashley: Well, yeah. He was a much different person, you know, when we were planning our life together. And I just– I thought that, uh– I thought that we were in love with each other. I guess I’d like to think that, um, some part of that was actually real.

Abby: Wait. Are you saying that you could forgive him for the things that he said and did to you?

Diane: Hm. You look handsome. Like a business executive is supposed to look.

Kyle: Mom, I’m not playing dress up. I am a business executive and I’m ready to dive into my first day at jabot. It’s time for me to stop pouting and put my oversized ego to the side and get to work.

Jack: I’m very proud of you, son. And if there’s anything good about today, it’s gonna be a very short commute.

Kyle: Well, I have a couple of things I need to take care of before I start the day. And there is a surprise in the works that I need to talk to mom about.

Jack: Oh, that sounds intriguing.

Diane: Um, are you going to ruin the surprise by telling him?

Kyle: Oh, not a chance. Nice try though, dad.

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Kyle: As hard as it may be to believe, I think I finally have tucker in my pocket.

Diane: What do you mean?

Kyle: I told him I’ve been so remorseful and completely humble with the family and I accepted the coo job.

Diane: And how did he react? Kyle: Like a larg

Kyle: No, he hasn’t given me the slightest hint, but he will. I’m sure of it. He needs me.

Diane: Kyle, you need to be careful. I mean it. Don’t get overly confident with tucker. He is a snake and a dangerous one at that.

Kyle: Don’t worry, mom. Tucker thinks he’s working me. He has no clue that I am working him.

Abby: Just the best, right?

Devon: Mm-hmm.

Abby: I don’t know what we’d do without him. Thank you.

Ashley: Merci. I really want to talk this through with you, please.

Tucker: I prefer to drink. You can do whatever the hell you want.

Ashley: Okay. You said that I wasn’t the woman that you married, but I’m exactly who I’ve always been. And that’s a woman who’s deeply in love with you. I love you.

Tucker: Oh, yeah. Those are such kind words, ashley, and I’m gonna hold them near to my heart.

Ashley: Okay. I know that you’re angry.

Tucker: Is that what you think this is?

Ashley: Yes. When I told you that I was gonna, you know, I needed to stay at jabot, I know that was a shock to you, but it’s not an insult to you as a man. It’s– it’s– it’s not a betrayal of what we have. I’m wearing your wedding ring. We are here in paris on our honeymoon.

Tucker: Yeah. And you’re here fixating on your family. Your one true love.

Ashley: Oh, come on.

Tucker: That and the company daddy built. You know, you and jack and billy, you are all emotionally stunted human beings. It’s disgusting. You’re all obsessed with each other. I made my choice. I put you first, ashley. And this is our one chance. This is our only chance to be more than a team, more than partners. To be two halves of a whole. But you–

Ashley: Tucker. Tucker. Come on. Look at me, please. That’s really sweet, but it’s not realistic. We’ve always been really different people. I don’t want you to change who you are. Who you are is why I fell in love with you–

Tucker: Don’t you dare dare to lie to me!

Ashley: I can’t– I can’t talk to you when you’re like this.

Tucker: Good. Don’t talk to me, please.

Ashley: So, are you saying that– are you saying that–

Tucker: What?

Ashley: We don’t have– what we have isn’t meaningful?

Tucker: We don’t have anything. We have nothing, ashley. You made me beg you. You made me cut open a vein and bleed for you, beg you to trust me! To believe in us. I had to love you, so– no, I didn’t just have to love you, did I? I had to worship you because that’s the only way to get this ice queen to thaw. Total devotion. And you gave me nothing in return. Just a little, oh, here’s some affection, a little sliver of affection. Here’s a little consideration. And only once I’d proven my worth to you, well then…

Ashley: Okay. Okay. Sh. Please just calm down.

Tucker: You want me to calm down? Don’t you tell me to calm down because you destroyed me, ashley! Destroyed me. Every thought, every plan, every vision of the future. You! Only you, for years. But I never really had a chance, did I? Right? What a fool. What an idiot I am.

Ashley: Maybe we should talk about this to– tomorrow, okay? And if you– you can keep your temper in– in check.

Tucker: I’m not keeping anything with you. I’m not keeping anything in check with you. I don’t care anymore. I don’t care where you sleep. Uh, I don’t care what you do. I’m done. Goodbye, ashley. You go to hell!

Ashley: Okay.

[ Ashely sobbing ]

Abby: Mom? Mom, are you all right?

Ashley: Yeah. Yeah, I was just thinking.

Abby: Not about tucker, I hope.

> Ashley: No. I was thinking about the fight we had and how he blew up.

Abby: Which wasn’t your fault.

Ashley: Mm. Yeah. I… I– I– I played a part in what happened though.

Abby: You can’t say that.

Ashley: Well, I’m not saying that what tucker did was right. It– it was wrong. It was completely wrong, okay? But I just feel like I’m partially responsible in some way for what happened in paris.

Devon: I don’t know if I agree with that, ashley. I think tucker is a narcissist. He can’t take the blame for anything. It’s never his fault.

Ashley: Right. I know. Um, you know what happened is that, um, I pulled a, uh, a change of heart on him, devon. And it– I think I could have handled it better. It doesn’t mean that I’m defending what he did. It’s just that, you know, the whole thing could have been avoided.

Devon: Maybe. Maybe. But maybe your instincts kicked in and you sensed that something was off with the guy.

Ashley: Yeah, maybe. I have a lot of regret. I just– I mean, it– just because of how it ended so horribly.

Abby: Mom, you have to see tucker for who he really is. He is a rage-filled man who masqueraded as the love of your life.

Ashley: Yeah. I’m sorry. I’m sorry. You guys are so sweet. Thank you for being so concerned about me.

Devon: Of course.

Ashley: I know this has to be very hard for you.

Devon: Well, listen, I’ve defended tucker more times than I can count. So, it’s what it is for me. I just want you to know that you are the victim here and not tucker.

Abby: And you have to be done with him. You have to. Because I cannot go through this again.

Ashley: Okay. Okay, okay, okay, okay. I know. I just have to keep remembering that I’m not the only person that was affected by what happened in paris, right? A lot of people were. Like you.

Abby: Then, turn your back on him. Turn your back and walk away. Forget about this guy, forever.

Ashley: Thank you. You don’t have to worry about me, okay? My eyes are wide open when it comes to tucker mccall.

Abby: Good because it sounds like you’re giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Ashley: No, I’m not. Not at all. I mean, I can be forgiving but I’m not foolish, all right? And I mean, um, he’s just so arrogant, isn’t he? He always thinks he’s calling all the shots. I’ve– I’ve got his number though. Trust me.

Abby: Okay. And you’re not gonna be lured back into his orbit with his duplicitous charm?

Ashley: Abby, no, I’m not. No. Stop.

Abby: And the annulment?

Ashley: It’s moving forward. My biggest concern now is trying to figure out what he’s up to when it comes to jabot.

Devon: Well, it’s frustrating, isn’t it? I don’t know what he’s got going on or has planned for my company either.

Ashley: Well, what harm could he possibly do?

Billy: Thank you.

Ashley: Well, I just came from seeing tucker, so I thought maybe he reached out to you.

Jack: Actually, we were just talking about kyle.

Billy: Just to fill you in. Kyle has been trying to get jack to kick me to the curb so he could take over the co-ceo position. I confronted him about it and ultimately, he backed down.

Ashley: Well, that’s good, I guess.

Billy: His turnabout seemed a little, uh, you know, abrupt to me. I don’t think I told you this, jack, but I– I asked kyle if he would, you know, use audra to spy on tucker for us a while back.

Jack: You didn’t think it was important to tell me?

Billy: It was a spur of the moment and, uh, you know, kyle refused to use audra in order to spy on tucker for our benefit.

Ashley: Wow. Maybe he was being loyal to his girlfriend.

Billy: I don’t think kyle is really too concerned about us or the company. I think he’s watching out for himself.

Jack: Now, kyle, I know feels rejected and disrespected and wants to prove me wrong for not giving him what he wants.

Billy: I don’t know. Maybe there’s a connection here that we’re missing.

Ashley: What’s that?

Billy: Tucker is coming after jabot, which we all ultimately think he’s doing. He’s gonna need someone on the inside. Kyle is feeling boxed in, knowing that he’s not gonna get what he ultimately wants.

Jack: I don’t like where this is going.

Billy: No, neither do I. But I think tucker may have got his claws into kyle and turned your son against us.

Jack: Billy.

Billy: Hey.

Jack: Gee, nice talking to you.

Billy: Jack. I just had a very disturbing conversation with tucker.

Jack: Is there any other kind? Coffee, black, please?

Billy: He was wondering why we haven’t used the dirt we have on him to blow him out of the water.

Jack: Oh, good, he’s curious. That means we got under his skin. That can’t be all bad.

Billy: I told him that we were content in using the information to keep him guessing.

Jack: So, how did he react?

Billy: Ominously. I expected more bluster, more empty threats. Instead, he was– he was calm and measured.

Jack: What did he say?

Billy: He implied that he already set something in motion inside jabot that’s going to take us all down.

Diane: I am serious, kyle. Don’t get cocky about putting one over on tucker. He is shrewd. He could be setting you up as a test of some kind.

Kyle: I’m aware that’s a possibility, so I’m watching my back. But don’t worry, mom, I plan to be careful.

Diane: Well, please do so. Look, I’ve had a lot of experience dealing with tucker and maybe that could help me help you figure out a way to outmaneuver him.

Kyle: Mom. I’ve got this.

Diane: All right, just promise–

Kyle: No, I appreciate you and how much you care about my well-being, but I can handle things.

Diane: I– I know you can.

Kyle: So, how about you trust me? Luckily, I have audra as an ally.

Diane: Okay. I do trust you. But I am worried about the fact that you see audra as someone who can have your back?

Kyle: Okay. Mom, what’s going on? Are you having doubts about our plan? I know it’s intricate with a lot of moving parts, but I can handle it. I mean, are you worried that I can’t pull it off?

Summer: Pull off what?

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Diane: Summer. Nice to see you. I– I– I didn’t realize, um, that you were here. Uh, how’s it going?

Summer: It’s good. Seems like I walked in on kind of a serious conversation. Sorry about that. Mrs. Martinez sent me in earlier. Hey, kyle.

Kyle: Hey, summer.

Summer: So, what is it that you’re trying to pull off?

Diane: Oh, oh. Today is kyle’s first day back at jabot as coo and we’re just really excited.

Kyle: And as usual, my mom is worried about me.

Summer: Wait. Why– why are you worried?

Kyle: She still thinks I’m eight years old.

Diane: Kyle.

Kyle: Well, I– I think her main concern is that I’m going to be disappointed when I return to work, not at the position I wanted, replacing billy as co-ceo.

Summer: Well, I think it’s really great that you’re back working with your family. Know how much it means to all of them.

Kyle: We abbotts are an all-for-one, one for all family.

[ Diane chuckling ]

Summer: And I know that it’s not my place to give my opinion on it.

Kyle: Well, that’s never stopped you before.

Summer: Right. And I agree with diane. I think that you should try to not let your pride get in the way of embracing this new position.

Kyle: Ladies, I promise you, I am up for whatever challenge lies ahead. So, summer, um, what brings you to the house so early?

Summer: I had a present for harrison that I wanted to leave on his bed. I was also hoping to catch jack. There’s this internal issue at marchetti that I wanted his advice on, so…

Diane: Oh, you just missed him.

Summer: Oh, okay. Well, I will catch him at the office then.

Kyle: Oh, yeah, about that. Um, the top three floors are dark. No electricity. So, gonna have to work remotely.

Summer: Oh, okay. And I guess top of my list is to file a complaint with the new chief operations officer.

Kyle: Yeah, I saw that coming.

[ Diane chuckling ]

Diane: Hey, why don’t you work here with us today? I’m sure harrison would love to see you when he gets home.

Summer: I do love seeing him right after school. He’s so energetic and chatty. I– I guess I could work from here. It would be really convenient.

Diane: And since you and kyle used to work together at marchetti, maybe you could, um, maybe you could run that problem by him and the two of you could figure it out together.

Jack: Tucker is bluffing. He cannot bring himself to admit we have beaten him.

Billy: I’m pretty good at reading a bluff, jack. He didn’t have any tells. He knows something that I don’T.

Jack: And that’s your read?

Billy: Yes, that is my read. He’s not bluffing. He’s got something planned for jabot. Some kind of attack. We need to figure out what it is and we need to stop it.

Jack: That is your opinion. Forgive me for being skeptical, but your reads of people in the past have led you into a lot of trouble.

Billy: Oh, is that right? Name one.

Jack: Billy.

Billy: This read is pristine, jack. I’m telling you.

Jack: You are a gambling addict. You have lost hundreds of thousands, if not more, at the poker table. Forgive me being skeptical of your pristine read.

Billy: That’s actually not true.

Jack: What part?

Billy: I mean, I’ve lost on the horses, sports, blackjack, and baccarat, but I’m a winning player at the poker table.

Jack: How do you figure?

Billy: Because poker is not gambling.

Jack: The hell it’s not.

Billy: Jack, all due respect, you don’t understand, okay? Those other forms of betting we’re talking about, you’re playing against a horse, you’re playing against a team. Playing against the dice or cards. With poker, you’re playing the person. You’re not reading the cards, you’re reading the person. You understand if they got a strong hand or a weak hand and you act accordingly. And I am telling you, tucker has a strong hand.

Jack: What is it that makes you think that?

Billy: Some players, they watch another player’s breath or they watch their eyes. If you’re looking at my chips, I assume you have a strong hand. You’re looking at your own, I assume you have a weak hand. Me, I watch the hands. Are you tapping on the table? Are you fidgeting? Are you playing with your chips? Fumbling about. Are you touching your mouth? Are you touching your face? Those are all signs of weakness? The hands don’t lie.

Jack: And what were tucker’s hands doing?

Billy: Nothing. They didn’t move. I’m not saying he’s got pocket aces or anything like that. Seems to me he’s holding a three and a five and he’s looking for a straight. It’s sneaky confident. Like he’s already got someone on the inside of jabot.

Jack: I– I don’t think so. Who would trust him, let alone collude with him?

Billy: Somebody pretty high up. Maybe somebody new. Maybe it’s someone who’s been around a long time or maybe it’s someone who’s both.

Jack: Oh, wait. You– you don’t still think that tucker has his claws into kyle?

Devon: You’re aware that tucker has an involvement in mamie’s investment in chancellor-winters?

Ashley: Yeah. Yeah. To what end?

Devon: Well, he claims that his only interest is shoring up the company for my benefit and for dominic’s future.

Abby: And devon thinks there’s more to it than that.

Devon: I’m certain there’s more to it, which is another reason why I cut him off.

Ashley: Wait a second. So– so possibly tucker’s interest in chancellor-winters, it’s his project, right? So maybe he’s telling the truth when he says that he has no interest in going after jabot?

Abby: I don’t believe it. I just don’t believe it. If it’s not one thing, it’s another with this guy. He is not going to be happy by burning down one company. He won’t be satisfied until he burns down the whole world. My mom’s alzheimer’s never changed how much we love her.

Kyle: As much as I would like to help with your problem at marchetti, I have a lot to do.

Summer: Yeah. Like getting the lights turned on at the office for starters, huh?

Kyle: Exactly. And I really need to run an errand before I dive into that, so I’m gonna step out for a moment.

Summer: Sure.

Kyle: I’ll see you both later.

Diane: Okay. Hm.

Summer: Well, I guess if– unless it’s to discuss harrison, kyle really doesn’t want to be in the same room as me.

Diane: Yeah, I kinda noticed that and I’m sorry. And I’m sorry if it upsets you.

Summer: Yeah. We are getting a divorce and yes, we have both moved on, but I don’t know, I just think it would be nice if we could at least be friendly with each other.

Diane: Well, I think it would be nice if you could find your way back to one another. If so, do you think that you would give the marriage another try?

Summer: Diane, I really don’t think that there’s any point in hypothesizing about that. I mean, kyle made his choice. I just don’t want there to be animosity between us.

Diane: Well, I don’t think that kyle feels animosity. I think he– he finds it awkward. And probably more so when I’m meddling. Trust me, he’s as sad about the situation as you are.

Billy: I would love to give kyle the benefit of the doubt.

Jack: And why is it again you can’t do that?

Billy: Because I’m having a really hard time trusting his sudden turnaround from anger to contrition, okay? I know he’s your son and you love him and it’s hard to believe that he would be involved in something this shady, especially with tucker.

Jack: That’s right. I don’t want to believe that. In fact, I don’t want to have this conversation.

Billy: I saw something in his eyes this morning. He’s not bluffing. He’s up to something, okay? And kyle’s sudden flip to team player, it’s a little too coincidental if you ask me.

Jack: Look, I know you think you can read people. You’re the consummate poker player. And maybe you’re right, maybe tucker already has a plan in motion, but that does not mean kyle is involved. I refuse to believe that.

Billy: I don’t want to believe it either. He’s your son. He’s my nephew. I love the kid and I fully understand what kind of train wreck this is gonna set off for all of us if I’m right.

Jack: And kyle knows how devastating this kind of betrayal will be. That’s why he would never be involved in this.

Billy: Okay. Okay. I’ll drop it, for now. But I’m gonna keep digging and I’m gonna stay on guard, jack. And I promise you if I am right, I won’t say I told you so. Where are you going?

Jack: Anywhere but here.

Billy: Jack, wait.

[ Knock on door ]

Tucker: Hey. How’s your first day on the job?

Kyle: Uh, I haven’t really started yet. There’s an electrical problem at the building. Hey, you’re not behind that, are you? As a way to disrupt things?

Tucker: By shutting off the lights? Do I look like an amateur to you?

Kyle: I just wanna make sure you’re not messing with me on my first day.

Tucker: I know. As much as I enjoy the idea of billy and the rest of them working in the dark, no, it wasn’t me.

Kyle: Okay. So, um, I want to meet face to face. No text. No emails.

Tucker: Okay, good.

Kyle: So, now that I’m coo, how exactly do you plan to take advantage of my new inside position?

Tucker: I thought you’d never ask.

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Summer: Look, I know that it was more my fault than his. I’m the one that started things moving towards what eventually became the divorce.

Diane: Yeah. And kyle sealed the deal.

Summer: True. Maybe he did it because he was hurt. Maybe he slept with audra because he wanted to hide from his feelings. I don’t know, but he was definitely doing it to make a statement that he was moving on.

Diane: Well, it was the wrong statement to make. Kyle is smarter than that.

Summer: Look, diane, I know that this is hard for you to witness your son going through all of this. It’s hard on a lot of people.

Diane: No, it’s– it’s more than that. To be honest, I don’t like audra. I don’t trust her. I don’t want her in our lives.

Summer: Forget about audra. Kyle is, in time. I think right now, he’s just going through one of his phases where he’s flexing his muscles trying to prove to everybody that he’s the big man on campus.

Diane: You’re probably right. I’m just– just worried that he’s gotten himself into something that he can’t get himself out of.

Billy: Hold on. Hold on a second, okay? You can’t just walk away. This is too important. We gotta figure this out.

Jack: So, what if we let this play out? And when it does, it’s too late for us to fix it?

Billy: Jack, I get it, okay? I understand. He’s your son and it’s got to feel awful even entertaining the thought that he would be involved in something this nefarious–

Jack: We don’t know that kyle has done anything and you don’t know how I feel, believe me. I don’t know how I feel! And let me finish this, whatever concerns we have will be on tucker. And if he has kyle… if tucker mccall has my son in his clutches, he will find himself in a world of pain and he will not see me coming.

Billy: Look, the more I think about this, the more I’m convinced that ashley is the one person that can stop tucker in his tracks.

Ashley: I don’t think that tucker wants to burn down the entire world. I think he wants to own it.

Abby: Mom, I’m sorry, but I just don’t see how someone as beautiful and smart as you could be fooled by someone as deranged as tucker. Why are you still talking to this man?

Ashley: Okay, abby. I’m sorry. Maybe it was misguided. I thought that I could reach out, reconnect with him and maybe manipulate him and find out what he’s up to. But I realize the only person that has any influence over him is you, devon. You are his– you are his achilles heel.

Devon: Yeah. I don’t think that me or you could manipulate that guy.

Ashley: No, you don’t have to manipulate him. He is so desperate for your love and for your approval and he just craves to have your forgiveness.

Devon: Well, what are you getting at? Do you think that if he gets it and he thinks that I forgive him, that he’ll what? Open up and tell us what his plans are?

Ashley: Well, no. You won’t be able to fake it because he’d see right through that. It would have to be sincere.

Devon: Right.

Ashley: I guess what I’m trying to say is that if there’s any real emotion left inside of tucker mccall, you’re gonna be the only person that can bring it out.

Tucker: There are actually many ways we can take advantage of your position. Uh, just this morning, I set the wheels in motion with billy. Muffin stump?

Kyle: No, I’m okay. How did you do that?

Tucker: I let him believe that there’s a metaphorical bomb taking away at jabot. And if he took the bait and it seemed like he did, he and jack will certainly go sniffing around for said bomb, so I need you to find out what they suspect is about to happen so I can anticipate.

Kyle: Mm-hmm. And I assume I am the bomb.

Tucker: Very good. You’re a lot smarter than you look, kyle. No offense.

Kyle: Oh, I’m sure. And I would be right under their noses supposedly helping them dig. So, how do you intend to use me, specifically?

Tucker: What do you mean?

Kyle: Since I’m your inside man, I’d like to at least know some of the details of your game plan.

Tucker: You’ll know what you need to know when you need to know it, okay? Right now, you just keep playing spy and you let me know what you find out.

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Audra: Oh, my god.

[ Audra sighing ]

Audra: She’s still gone. Hey, uh, nikki. Uh, it’s audra, again. You know, I– I’m sorry to keep calling you like this, but I– I just came from a meeting with the r&d team and they need clarification on the live stream issue. Uh, we– we need to talk before I make any decisions. You know, I– I know you were looking forward to your trip to oregon with claire and then visiting your sister in napa, and I really do hate to bother you with business like this, but I need your help. Yeah. And I– you know, we’re at a standstill here and I– I don’t know when you’re coming home. Um, you know, it’s really unlike you to go off the grid like this. I– I hope everything’s okay. Call me back as soon as you get this.

Billy: Hey, vic, it’s me. Look, I know you got a lot going on with your mom, but your message has got me a little bit worried, so can you give me a callback and let me know that everything’s okay, please? I would really appreciate that. Okay. Hopefully, I’ll talk to you soon. Thanks.

Nate: Black coffee.

Billy: Nate. Hey, I’m actually glad I ran into you.

Nate: Uh, billy. Yeah. What’s up?

Billy: Have you heard from, uh, from victoria?

Nate: No, I certainly haven’T. Why?

Billy: She left me a message saying that nikki had a seizure and that she was jumping on a flight to oregon to be with her and I haven’t heard from her since.

Nate: What? Nikki had a seizure? Is she all right?

Billy: I don’t know.

Nate: Did she tell you what type of seizure? Nikki’s ms can put her in a vulnerable position.

Billy: No, no. I don’t know anything more than what I just told you, but she sounded frantic on the phone. And, uh, we were supposed to spend the weekend together going to see the kids at boarding school. So, I’m just trying to figure out what’s going on.

Nate: Yeah. And I’d like to know more about nikki’s condition.

Billy: So, you don’t know anything about this? That’s surprising to me. I thought you would have been victoria’s first call.

[ Nick grunting ]

[ Nick panting ]

Victoria: Nick!

Nick: Uh, vic.

Victoria: Nick!

Jordan: Something wrong, victor? Feeling a little piqued? Poison getting to you?

Victor: Who’s– who’s– who’s blood is that?

Jordan: Not yours. Yet.

Victor: Put that down.

[ Jordan laughing ] Put it down. You’re gonna have to use it and you better use it all the way ’cause I’m gonna come after you.

[ Jordan laughing ]

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Nate: I’m not sure it would do any good, but let me see if i can find out what’s going on. Well, I’m not sure if she’ll respond, but I’ll let you know if I hear from her.

Billy: Am I missing something here? You two not together anymore?

Nate: I don’t think we need to get into that, billy.

Billy: I disagree. I feel like I have a right to know.

Nate: Because?

Billy: Because we have two kids together, nate. And I don’t know if you’re gonna be in their lives or not and they’ve been through a lot, so I don’t want to add to the confusion.

Nate: I promise you, billy, our situation won’t affect your kids at all.

Billy: Look, nate, I hear you’re leaving newman. Does that have anything to do with this?

Nate: I still don’t think it’s any of your business, billy. But, if you must know, victoria and I hit a rough patch.

Billy: Mm. I’ve been there. It’s not fun.

Nate: Yeah, we had a little falling out. Let’s just leave it at that.

Billy: We could do that, but let’s not. What’d you do, nate?

Jordan: Put the knife down? You’re giving me orders, victor newman. After what you did to my sister, to my family?

Victor: After what we did to your sister? Have you forgotten that your sister tried to kill my wife?

Jordan: Oh. But look at the two of you, living happily ever after. At the expense of my sister’s sanity. You destroyed her and then you allowed your daughter, victoria, and eve’s son, cole, to abandon their baby.

Victor: They did no such thing.

Jordan: Oh, but you know, maybe claire was better off because you newmans never would have loved her. Because she was cole’s daughter. She was eve’s granddaughter, but I loved her. I loved her. I gave her guidance. I gave her a purpose. And without me, she would’ve become nothing but a broken young woman.

Victor: You turned that girl into a monster.

Jordan: Oh, you know, I really did hate bringing cole into it, but it was for the greater purpose and maybe someday, he’ll forgive me.

Nikki: What is she talking about? I don’t understand any of this.

Victor: She’s talking nonsense. She’s a mad woman.

Nikki: But it’s all gibberish. I mean, cole and baby eve. What– what– what does she want?

Victor: Sweetheart, sweetheart. She’s trying to kill us.

[ Jordan chuckling ]

Jordan: Don’t you see?

Victor: Aren’t you?

Jordan: It’s over. I’ve already killed you. Can’t you feel the poison streaming through your body? Are you slurring your words like your drunk wife? But don’t worry, it won’t be much longer.

Victoria: Oh, no.

[ Cole grunting ]

Cole: Nick. Nick. Nick, oh. Oh, that’s it. I got it.

Victoria: Help him!

Cole: We’ve gotta keep pressure on this wound. Come on, nick. Come on, nick. Don’t give up. You got this. Stay with us, nick. Stay with us.

Victoria: Claire, you have to call an ambulance. Please. Please.

Claire: It wasn’t supposed to be like this. You were supposed to be hurt emotionally. You were were supposed to be destroyed. I’ve waited 20 years for this. To hear you tell me how– how horrible you felt for leaving me. How much it’s haunted you from the day that it happened. I want to hear you tell me that you’re sorry.

Victoria: I am sorry. I’m sorry, claire. I’m sorry, okay? I’m sorry for the lies that your aunt told you to make you believe all of these terrible things. I’m sorry. I’m sorry for the way that you were raised that made you be filled with so much hate.

Claire: But aunt jordan wouldn’t lie to me.

Victoria: We loved our baby. We loved her. We were destroyed when eve died.

Claire: But I’m baby eve.

Cole: Claire, you’ve been lied to your entire life. You’ve been living with this misguided anger for too long. It can all end right here.

Victoria: Please.

Cole: You– you don’t wanna kill the ones that didn’t do anything wrong. You’re better than that, claire.

Victoria: Listen to him. Please listen to him. Please. Please. You know deep down that this is wrong. We’re dying. You know it. Please just call an ambulance, please. If you do, I– I promise I’ll help you. We’ll help you. Please just help us, claire.

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Victor: So, you say the poison is about to kill me? Well, then, you know, I may as well take you down with me.

[ Jordan grunting ] Come on.

[ Jordan panting ]

Nate: I love that you assume it was me who did something wrong.

Billy: No, it doesn’t matter if it was your fault or not, they’re gonna make it look like it was, okay? That’s the newman playbook and they’ve been playing that way for decades.

Nate: Fair enough.

Billy: So what happened?

Nate: I just got caught in the middle. I fell into one of victor newman’s infamous traps.

Billy: Yeah. Well, take it from an ex-son-in-law, he prides himself on those traps. You know that he had his daughter arrested on our wedding day just to try and stop her from marrying me?

Nate: Wow, that’s subtle.

Billy: Yeah. I’ve learned over the years that there’s only two ways that you can handle this. First, you can gnaw your leg off in order to free yourself from the trap to then fight or you can cut your losses and calmly show yourself the door.

Nate: I clearly chose the latter.

Billy: And I have the scars to show that you’re a smarter man than I am. Look, I know that victor is back in the ceo position at newman and that victoria got demoted, which I know would be very upsetting to her. Is that how all of this began?

Nate: It began and ended there. Look, billy, I’m not about to get into the details with you. For the record, I feel I did everything right. Medically, professionally, ethically. But victor misinterpreted my advice and therefore, so did nick and victoria. Apparently, I don’t need to tell you how impenetrable that newman wall can be.

Billy: Yeah. Victoria’s a strong, independent woman. She’s gotten a lot better at standing up to her father and not automatically falling in line with whatever he thinks and says, so that makes me believe that uh, she had a reason to turn against you and it wasn’t just because her father did. Have you entertained that thought yet?

Nate: Look, no offense, billy, but I don’t have the patience or energy to explain myself to someone whose opinion doesn’t matter much to me.

Billy: I don’t know how to not be offended by that.

Nate: What I mean is I’ve learned over the past several months that you can’t be objective when it comes to my relationship with victoria. Your opinion is going to be skewed one way or the other, so I can’t put much weight on it.

Billy: Well, nate, I think that’s fair. But for what it’s worth, as someone who has been in many, many of those traps, I sympathize with you for being the latest victor newman casualty.

Victoria: Mom! Oh, mom, thank god, you’re okay.

Nikki: Hi, honey. Well, I can’t say that I’m okay, but I– I– I will be.

Claire: Where’s my aunt jordan? Did you hurt her?

Nikki: Claire. Oh, my god, nicholas. Baby.

Nick: Mom. Mom.

Victor: How bad is it?

Cole: Well, we– we’ve got pressure on the wound, but he’s lost some blood.

Nikki: Help is on the way. Help is on the way.

Victor: You call an ambulance right now and give us the damn antidote.

Claire: But my aunt jordan.

Victor: Who gives a damn about that bitch? She’s upstairs. And she’ll spend the rest of her life in prison, I promise you. And if any of us here die because of your inaction, you’re gonna– you’re gonna meet a fate worse than this.

Nikki: How could you do this? I cared about you. I trusted you. What kind of a monster are you?

Victoria: Claire, I’m begging you, please. You can turn this around. Turn it around for you, for us, for all of us. It’s not too late, please. Please.

Cole: We can help you. We will help you, but we can’t do that unless you help us.

Nikki: The rest of your life will depend on what you do next. Marshalls buyers travel far and wide

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

Nate: Because I got fired?

Victoria: No, for all of it.

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

Victoria: We are, we still are.

Nate: Oh, it certainly didn’t feel that way in there.

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

Nate: No. Not even close.

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

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

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

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

Victoria: There is a way to fix this.

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

Billy: Yeah. But are you gonna land on your feet with or without victoria?

Nate: I told you already–

Billy: I get it. Yeah. None of my business. Can you at least just tell me if you got a response from the text?

Nate: Um, nothing, which isn’t a huge surprise, I guess. You know, she might not want to open a text from me after everything that went down. Have you heard from her?

Billy: No, nothing. And usually, she’s really good about keeping me updated. Sometimes too good, which is exactly what worries me. Something serious must have happened with nikki in order for victoria to drop everything and get on a flight to be with her. You know, I’m assuming that she’s taking care of her mother right now, but you know what? I’m gonna try again. Excuse me.

Audra: Hey. I did not expect to see the two of you hanging out.

Nate: Hey, I’m glad you’re here. Um, we’ve been trying to get in touch with victoria but having no luck. Have you…

Audra: Well, I know the feeling. I’ve left about a dozen messages for nikki and she’s– she’s not responding either.

Nate: Well, you may not hear from nikki for a while, depending on the severity of her seizure.

Audra: Wait, what? Nikki’s had a seizure?

Billy: Yes. Today.

Audra: Nobody told me.

Billy: We don’t know much. Victoria left me a message saying that her mom had a seizure and that she was getting on a plane to oregon to be with her.

Audra: But neither of you has heard from her?

Billy: Nothing. And her message was frantic.

Audra: You know, this doesn’t make any sense. You know, they usually respond so quickly and if i can’t get a hold of nikki, claire usually fills me in, but she’s not responding either.

Billy: What the hell is going on here?

Claire: You’ll help me? You promise?

Victoria: I’ll do whatever I can, claire. Please. Please, you have to help us. Please.

Claire: Here. There are two, only for two people. Drink the antidote, victoria. It’ll– it’ll counteract the poison. Please, there’s not much time before it’s too late.

Victoria: I’m gonna give them to my parents.

Claire: No, nikki doesn’t need it. Nikki doesn’t need it. She wasn’t poisoned. She was only given an iv of alcohol

Victoria: Alcohol?

Claire: Victoria, please. Just drink– drink the antidote. I’ll go– I’ll go find the others. I’m pretty sure I know where aunt jordan hid them.

Victoria: Daddy. Dad, here’s the antidote.

Victor: No, sweetheart, you–

Victoria: No, no, don’t argue.

Victor: You drink it first.

Victoria: No, no, no, no, just drink it. Drink it. Good. Okay. Oh, god. Cole, here take it. Take it. Nick!

Nikki: Nicholas, what are you doing? What are you doing? Honey.

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Nick: 213 east shaw. We have four victims. Stabbed, poisoned. We need an ambulance.

Claire: Here. Take this. Here.

Victoria: Give it to me.

Cole: Is nick gonna make it?

Victoria: Yeah. He’s fine. You’re fine. We’re fine. We’re all fine. Help is on the way.

Cole: I’m so sorry.

Victoria: No. No, no. You don’t have to be sorry. It’s okay.

Cole: No, my aunt. I didn’t know.

Victoria: No, no. No. No, of course, you didn’t know. Yeah.

Cole: Our baby… she’s dead, right?

Victoria: Yeah. Yeah, she’s dead. I know it’s just– it’s a little confusing right now, probably because of everything that’s happened, but what claire said is not true. Our baby eve is– she’s dead. I’m sorry. You okay?

Nikki: Please let the ambulance come in time. Please.

Nate: Okay, got it.

Audra: Yeah, I– I understand. Yeah.

Billy: Tell me you heard something.

Nate: I just talked to the transportation coordinator at newman.

Billy: Okay. And?

Nate: And she said it wasn’t just victoria who flew out to be with nikki. It was victoria, victor and nick.

Billy: That checks out. I talked to abby. She said that she talked to victor before he got on the flight. So, that means they’re all together and nobody’s got back to us yet? Nobody’s reached out to us?

Audra: I– I managed to get a hold of nikki’s sister, casey, but she hasn’t seen or heard from her. But then again, she wasn’t expecting to since nikki was gonna surprise her.

Billy: Did you mention anything about nikki’s seizure?

Audra: How could I alarm her like that with no more information than what we got? You know, it’s a family matter, so I’ll have someone from the family contact her if we ever hear from any of them.

Nate: Okay. Okay. So, they’re all still in oregon with claire and her aunt.

Billy: And no word from claire yet?

Audra: Straight to voicemail. Like I said, this is so unusual for her. She’s usually quite prompt.

Billy: Okay. Well, it’s– it’s time that we call the authorities.

Audra: Look, I’m sure we’ll hear from someone soon.

Billy: Yeah. Well, I disagree. I think we call the oregon police station and make sure that they make a little visit to claire’s aunt’s spot.

Nate: Okay. Uh, but I don’t have an address. Do you, billy? Besides, I don’t think we need to get the police involved. So, they’ve been out of touch for half a day.

Billy: Out of touch for half a day, nate? It’s a billionaire ceo of newman enterprises and the co-ceo and the head of newman media and they’re all unreachable, okay? I would say that’s pretty suspicious.

Audra: You know, and if nikki suffered a seizure, why would victor, victoria, and nick all fly out to oregon to be with her without at least reaching out to one of us to let us know what’s going on?

Billy: Good point. Let’s start calling the hospitals in oregon.

Nate: Okay. You want to call all of them?

Billy: No, we find out where the jet landed. We use that as the epicenter and we go from there.

Audra: Look, I think that we should keep trying them all, including claire, before we resort to making random calls to hospitals in the pacific northwest, okay? If this is a private family issue, I don’t want to draw any kind of unwanted attention to it.

Billy: And if they’re in real trouble, we are losing valuable time.

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Billy: If you could please just let me know that victoria is okay? And of course, nikki. I would really appreciate it, victor. Just call me back, okay? Thank you. Nothing. Which is the most suspicious aspect of all of this.

Nate: What? Victor not taking your call?

Billy: Exactly. Usually, he would jump at the opportunity to berate me one on one. Billy boy, you worthless degenerate. I would actually love to hear that right now.

Nate: Do you ever think that um, deep down he has great affection for you.

Billy: No. No, no, not at all.

Nate: Well, maybe not affection, but he likes you after all these years.

Billy: No. No, he hates me and that hate gets deeper every single year. Look, my mother is jill abbott, okay? She’s far more vicious than victor, but I know underneath all of that, there is love. Not with victor. Nope. I’ve never been enough for his daughter and he reminds me of that every chance he gets. I’m sure you get a little bit of that.

Nate: Just the opposite. He’s always treated me with respect, even admiration at times.

Billy: What the hell’s up with that?

Nate: Well, he did know me as a physician before I was with his daughter. Um, that carries a lot of weight with some people. I guess victor is one of those people.

Billy: So, you guys are like buddies? You like, sit on the couch and watch football?

Nate: No. I wouldn’t go that far. We’re friendly. You know, we all get along. Everything was going well, until it wasn’T. Hey, any luck reaching nick?

Audra: Voicemail.

Billy: So none of the newmans are answering their phones?

Nate: There could be a rational explanation.

Billy: Yeah. There could be, but I’ve known the newmans most of my life, okay? Irrational things happen to them all the time.

Nate: What are you talking about?

Billy: My point is, it’s time to worry. So, I’m gonna keep trying to get a hold of victoria or anyone else that has information. In the meantime, I have to go home, but I’m gonna stop by newman tower and see if anybody has information there.

Nate: I’m sure they’re all fine, but I’ll keep trying to reach victoria.

Billy: If anybody hears anything, please let me know.

Audra: Yeah, count on it.

Nate: And you do the same.

Audra: You know, you are acting like this was no big deal, like everyone was fine. But you’re really worried about victoria, aren’t you?

Nate: Of course I am. But her ex-husband, billy doesn’t need to know that.

Audra: I’m surprised.

Nate: Why?

Audra: Well, after you know what you told me about what happened at newman, I got the impression that things weren’t good between the two of you.

Nate: Her choices hurt me, but that doesn’t mean I stopped caring about her.

Audra: Will you just be careful, please?

Nate: Careful of what?

Audra: Of getting sucked back into the newman vortex. You know, I think you’re much better off being free of all of that.

Nate: Oh, I agree. I am much better off out of newman and away from victor. As for victoria, I have no idea if, um, there’s still a future for us.

Audra: Well, I guess that’s up to you, isn’t it?

Nate: How do you figure?

Audra: Well nate, you were the one who got blindsided here. You know, why set yourself up for that to happen again? You know, she’ll always choose newman over you, or anyone else, or the rest of the world, and I think you deserve a whole lot better.

Nate: Mm. Thank you for that, audra.

Audra: You’re welcome. And you do know that my offer to come work with me is still open, right?

Nate: You do know that you haven’t told me what it is, right? Why would I accept an offer for a job I know next to nothing about?

Audra: Well, you know the most important part.

Nate: Which is?

Audra: You’ll be working with me.

Cole: They’re gonna transport all of us to the hospital.

Victor: Okay.

Cole: They’ll stitch up nick. And they’re going to test the rest of us to make sure that our bodies have successfully been detoxified.

Victor: Okay. Good.

Nikki: I didn’t ingest any of the poison.

Victor: Sweetheart, you’ve been through a lot of trauma. You need to be examined as well.

Cole: I think that would be wise.

Nikki: I’m just glad it’s over.

Victor: Officer, did you arrest the woman that was locked in the bedroom?

Officer: We conducted a thorough search. There’s nobody in that room or any other room upstairs.

Victor: How’s that possible? There’s only one exit out of this house. She didn’t come through here.

Nikki: I know there’s a window in that bedroom.

Officer: It was open, but it’s too high to jump.

Victor: You know, there was no way she could have escaped without injuring herself, right?

Officer: That’s right, sir.

Nikki: Well, then she must be somewhere in this house. Claire, you would know. Where would your aunt hide?

Claire: I have no idea. Imagine if you could get ahead of your ibs-c

Nate: So, you want me to forget all of my other prospects and come work with you at this mysterious opportunity for no other reason than to work with you?

Audra: It sounds like such a simple, elegant plan when you say it.

Nate: I bet. Have I ever told you that one of the things I admire most about you is your self-confidence?

Audra: Hm. You have. But I love hearing it, so you can tell me again. I deserve it.

Nate: Where did that come from?

Audra: Hm. What do you mean?

Nate: You. Where did you come from? Where did you develop that skill, huh?

Audra: You want to know where I grew up? What my parents were like? How many boys I kissed?

Nate: Well, I didn’t ask all of that. I’m interested in how you became you.

Audra: Oh, nate. No. Come on. You don’t wanna hear that. It’s so mundane. Look, it doesn’t matter where I’m from. What matters is that I’m here in genoa city with you, doing what I do best.

Nate: And what would that be?

Audra: Hm. I facilitate, I negotiate, I cultivate, I disseminate. You know. I dominate. I do all of that and I look good doing it. That’s all you need to know.

Nate: You are definitely a one-of-a-kind piece of work. That is for sure.

Audra: Well, thank you for noticing,

Nate: But.

Audra: There’s a but after all of that?

Nate: Yes. Before I accept this job offer of your– so-called job offer of yours, I’m gonna need a little more to go on.

Audra: You’re no fun. All right. You know, I’ll tell you what. I’ll let you buy me dinner and I’ll give you what you want.

Nate: And that is?

Audra: A few hints about the job, of course.

Nate: All right. It’s a date.

[ Phone ringing ]

[ Phone ringing ]

Nick: Billy.

Billy: Nick. What the hell’s going on, man? I’ve tried to get a hold of everyone, including your father. I– I’m assuming you’re in oregon. Just tell me, is nikki okay? And is victoria with you?

Nick: Uh I– I can’t get into it right now. Just know that we’re all together and we’re all safe.

Billy: What– what– what do you mean everyone is safe? What’s going on?

Nick: We’re gonna be home soon. I’ll let vic fill you in when she can.

Billy: No, nick. Hold on. Level with me. Is everyone really all right?

Nick: I gotta go.

Victor: Officer, you better find that woman. She is criminally insane.

Officer: Yes, sir.

Claire: Victoria. I don’t know what to say. Um… I don’t know what to believe anymore. I don’t even know who I am. I’m so sorry everyone.

Victoria: How can someone so bright end up like that? She’s so confused.

Victor: Well, she’s just as bad as her aunt. She’s nuts.

Cole: Emt’s are ready to start taking us all to the hospital. We should go.

Victor: Come here, my sweetheart. Come here, my baby. Come here, my baby. Slowly. Thank you. You need to know it, okay? Right now, you just keep playing spy and you let me know what you find out.

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