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Young & The Restless Transcript

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Victor: Son, I’m not used to people walking in here demanding things of me. You understand? Not even you. What is this nonsense about you demanding that I come clean? Come clean about what?

Nikki: What’s going on? What do you mean you’re on to your father?

Nick: I said it’s time to come clean and I meant that. I wanna know what’s going on.

Victor: And what the hell are you talking about?

Nick: Not good enough. I figured it out.

Victor: Really?

Nick: Yeah.

Victor: What did you figure out?

Nick: You draw this?

Victor: It’s a hell of a drawing.

Nick: You don’t have to answer. I already know.

Nikki: What is it?

Nick: It’s a snake, created from the names of his children. At least the ones he’s in business with. Nicholas, victoria and adam. And I know exactly what it means.

Christine: Danny.

Danny: Hi. Oh, wow.

Christine: I didn’t know you were back in town.

Danny: And daniel said that you were in portugal.

Christine: Yeah. Yeah. I– I just got back a few hours ago. I thought I’d come here to get some caffeine. Jet lag, you know.

Danny: Oh, yeah, definitely. I know it. Well, um, come sit and join me. Come on, I’ll order for you. An espresso?

Christine: Yeah, I’ll just– I’ll get something in a minute. It’s okay.

Danny: Okay.

[ Christine exhaling ]

Christine: It’s really good to see you.

Danny: It’s good to see you too. How’s paul? How was the trip?

[ Christine exhaling ]

Christine: Um… not good.

Kyle: Now, if you don’t mind, I’d like to mix a little business with pleasure.

Audra: Hm. By all means. Does that mean you’re ready to talk about what we discussed last time? A future where you and I get to run jabot together?

Kyle: You’ve asked me to join your alliance. It kind of sounds like we’re on a reality show, doesn’t it?

Audra: Uh, yeah. Just what’s at stake, it’s just a tiny bit bigger.

Kyle: No kidding. I thought about what we talked about. I’m intrigued, but if I’m gonna help you and tucker take over jabot, I’m gonna need to know a few more details.

Audra: Such as?

Kyle: How exactly do you expect to pull this off? What’s your timeline? Where does this leave my parents and more specifically, how do I fit into your plan?

Tucker: Jack. What the hell are you doing here? Shouldn’t a newlywed be home with his new bride? Don’t tell me there is marital trouble on your front as well.

Jack: Actually, I have something for you. I haven’t returned too many gifts in my day, but this one should go back.

Ashley: Hey, diane.

Diane: Ashley, this is a surprise. Jack didn’t say anything about you coming home today.

Ashley: Yeah, he didn’t know. I didn’t tell anybody. I just, you know, I figured it was time to come back home, so I hopped on a plane.

Diane: Well, I’m sure your brother will be thrilled to see you.

Ashley: I bet you’re happy to see me, right?

Diane: Yeah. You know, we’re never going to be besties, but we are family. So peace for jack’s sake?

Ashley: Absolutely. You saved my life.

Diane: Oh, there is that.

Ashley: So, I will try very hard not to hate you.

Diane: Well, I will try hard not to hate you back.

Ashey: Great. How’s everybody, anyway?

Diane: Um, uh, well, kyle left this morning. I haven’t seen him. Traci, I think she had dinner plans, and, oh, my grandson is upstairs getting ready for his bath.

Ashley: Oh, my grandson. I have to see dominic tomorrow. Absolutely.

Diane: Ashley.

Ashley: Yeah.

Diane: Um, hey, I’m– I’m sorry about the way your marriage turned out. I mean, I– I– I don’t know your side of things directly, of course, but, um, there is no doubt in my mind that tucker is to blame for whatever happened.

Ashley: Yeah. You know what? It’s okay. We don’t really have to dwell on that, okay?

Diane: Okay.

Ashley: Yeah. Uh, I mean, I would like to know what tucker’s been up to since he came back to town. Obviously, I’ve been in touch with abby and jack, so I know, you know, some of the things tucker’s been saying, but… what have you heard? Just, you know, I mean, is he planning something? Um, he came right back to genoa city when he left paris, right?

Diane: Oh, yeah, he’s– he’s here.

Ashley: Okay. So, lay it on me. Tell me the whole ugly truth.

Diane: Of course, I’m going to tell you the truth. Look, we might have our differences, but we do share a common goal. And we both want to protect the abbotts and jabot from whatever plan tucker has up his sleeve.

Ashley: Right.

Jack: When I realized you were listening in, I was tempted to beat you at your own game.

Tucker: All right.

Jack: Yes. Some fake conversations, send you charging off in the wrong direction. The entertainment value was hard to pass up.

Tucker: But you did, pass it up.

Jack: Well, I realized I didn’t want to stoop to your level.

Tucker: There’s good old jack, righteous as ever.

Jack: I don’t need to stoop to your level. See, I have no doubt in my mind, the abbotts will always have the upper hand where you’re concerned, so whatever it is you’re really up to here, whatever it is you want to accomplish, I have some advice. Give it up. Go away, back to your monastery or your mountain top. Anywhere but here.

Tucker: No, I like being close to my son and my grandson. Besides, running away is really not my style. It sounds like more of an abbott trait.

Jack: I’m sure I don’t have to remind you, we have some serious dirt on you. If it is released, and my brother, billy, is all too eager to do that, you would be disgraced in the business world. Totally discredited.

Tucker: Ah, credibility. Who needs it, really? Look at you. It’s obviously not a prerequisite for success or accomplishing any of my goals.

Jack: And what are those goals, tucker? Creating mayhem, getting revenge? What else?

Audra: It’s tucker’s plan, not mine. I’m just along for the ride.

Kyle: And the top spot at jabot.

Audra: That too.

Kyle: Ah. But the basic idea is that tucker would assume control of my family’s company.

Audra: Look, as I understand it, tucker is so angry at ashley that he’s gone back to his original idea. You know, what brought him to town in the first place? Taking over jabot.

Kyle: Jabot is a top cosmetics company, but it’s not a conglomerate like he’s used to running. Like mccall, which he doesn’t even own anymore.

Audra: Well, tucker sold mccall for ashley, you know, and then she just changed her mind at the last minute about partnering with tucker on a new venture. So, I think he feels like he’s owed something.

Kyle: Look, I– I don’t know details about what happened between my aunt and tucker. I mean, I’ve heard a few things from my dad and abby, but surely tucker doesn’t think the breakup with ashley was all her fault.

Audra: Well, tucker doesn’t like to take the blame for anything. And with breakups, don’t we usually point the finger at the other party?

Kyle: Mm-hmm. So, where’s tucker’s head now? What’s he thinking?

Audra: Well, I can’t be sure. You know, tucker’s hard to read sometimes. It’s hard to know his true intentions. You know, it’s a skill I admire when he and I are on the same side, but it’s infuriating as hell when we’re not.

Kyle: I don’t get it, audra.

Audra: Get what?

Kyle: Why do you trust the guy? And why do you think I should?

Nikki: Where did you get that?

Nick: Adam found it in dad’s desk drawer.

Victor: Did he? So, adam went through my desk?

Nikki: And he gave it to you?

Nick: I took it from him. Adam has no idea what it means. But I do.

Nikki: Well, what does it mean?

Nick: It’s from a story. The serpent of names. Dad used to read it to me when I was little. Do you remember that?

Victor: Yeah, I have a vague recollection.

Nikki: Oh, yes, I remember. It was one of your favorites.

Nick: It was my absolute favorite. I would make dad read it to me every night when he put me to bed. The serpent of names was our thing, dad. We shared that. That drawing was for my benefit. You wanted me to find it.

Victor: Now, wait a minute. You have a rather fertile imagination, don’t you?

Nick: I think it was a cry for help. You realized something’s wrong and you need me. You can’t trust victoria and adam right now. But you can’t possibly think that victoria would use whatever struggles you’re having to betray you. I couldn’t betray you. I’m not at the company right now, but adam–

Nikki: For god’s sake, victor, this has to stop. Please tell nicholas the truth.

Nick: Tell me the truth about what? Mom? Dad?

Nikki: Victor.

Nick: Has this whole thing been a setup? Have you been putting on an act? The mental slippage, the forgetting of past events, calling people by the wrong names? Are you kidding me? God, I knew there was more to it than that. There’s no way your faculties declined that far, that fast. I just don’t understand why. Why would you do that? Why would you let us be so worried and afraid for you? Why?

Victor: Because I had to find out who could be trusted.

Danny: All right. So, now that we’ve got you properly caffeinated, tell me about the trip. What happened?

Christine: I’d rather hear about you.

Danny: Come on, you’re upset. Talk to me.

Christine: I mean, why would I want to talk about my not-so-wonderful life when I can hear about the latest adventures of a rock star? Or– or what brings you back to genoa city for starters?

Danny: Well, I got a couple of months off from the tour. We scheduled it that way so I could spend more time with daniel.

Christine: And with phyllis?

Danny: Phyllis?

Christine: Yeah, I saw her leaving when I got here.

Danny: Oh, well, you know, I mean, she sort of comes with the daniel package. I know how you feel about her. We both feel that way, but I think she’s sincere about wanting to change.

Christine: Like you’ve never heard that before.

Danny: Okay, that’s– that’s fair.

Christine: I mean, for what, like the last 25-plus years?

Danny: She talks passionately about turning her life around after she beat this murder charge.

Christine: She didn’t beat the charges. I mean, she walks around telling people that. She was guilty. She had as much as admitted that. She talked a good game of remorse and the judge gave her a pass. It’s not exoneration as much as she’d like to pretend that it is. And, you know, let’s not forget that she should have been put away years ago for attempted murder.

Danny: Hey, I get it. Okay? I really do. It’s hard for you to give phyllis a break.

Christine: It’s impossible, danny.

Danny: It’s hard for me too. We both know what she did. All the harm she caused for so many years. But maybe, just maybe, this is the one time to try.

Ashley: I was at the most incredible cafes all over paris and somehow I still managed to miss mrs. Martinez’s coffee. So tell me, you’re convinced that tucker’s planning something. Is there anything specific I should know about?

Diane: No, it’s just a bit of cat and mouse at the moment.

Ashley: What does that even mean?

Diane: Billy found evidence that tucker was trying to bury a cover-up of some criminal activity by one of the artists signed to the mccall label.

Ashley: Yeah, yeah. The statutory rape case. I know that the pr people covered it up and then audra and tucker tried to bury the cover-up, but they did a crappy job of it because there’s emails out there, so.

Diane: Exactly. You knew about that?

Ashley: Well, yeah, I mean, we were married. He told me after the wedding.

Diane: Uh, well, we tried to use it as leverage to get tucker out of town.

Ashley: That didn’t work, obviously.

Diane: Nope, he’s still here.

Ashley: So, now what?

Diane: Billy wants to take the information public. Use it to discredit tucker, ruin his reputation, with the hopes that it’ll stop any idea he has of coming after us.

Ashley: That’s ridiculous. I mean, tucker does not care if he’s seen in a bad light. He knows that people have very short memories and he’s very good at spinning everything in his favor. You know what? I need to talk to jack, and billy, right now.

Jack: I am done with your games, tucker.

Tucker: I’m not. I’m having such a ball getting under your skin and keeping you guessing. It’s immensely rewarding.

Jack: We’re done here. Now, I pretend you don’t exist.

Tucker: No, no, don’t do that, jack. That would make it far too easy for me. I mean, you do you, as they say, but with that attitude, you’ll never see me coming.

Jack: Why, that’s a lot of talk. A lot of bravado for a man trying so hard to cover his desperation. You’re running scared, tucker. As delightful as this conversation has been, it is over.

Audra: Tucker may be hard to read sometimes, but you know, I feel like I know him better than almost anyone else. I’m a pretty perceptive gal and you know, I can read his demeanor and– and push him in whatever direction I think he should go.

Kyle: Okay. So, you know how to use him. That’s what you’re saying?

Audra: It’s a good skill to have.

Kyle: Look, I know you and tucker go way back, that you used to be close, but it’s sounding more and more like you still are. Just how close are we talking?

Audra: Well, you know, we, um– we have an interesting dynamic. You know, at times it’s one thing, then it’s another.

Kyle: Has it ever been sexual?

Audra: Would it bother you if I said yes?

Christine: It’s unbelievable that phyllis can have you brainwashed after all this time.

Danny: No, no, wait a minute. I– I’m not defending anything that phyllis has done. I just– I’m just saying that some second chances are warranted.

Christine: Second, third, a hundredth. You know, I don’t want to talk about phyllis.

Danny: Okay. Let’s talk about your trip then.

Christine: No, I– there have to be other topics, you know, than my trip or phyllis. How about my godson? Omegasphere is doing really well, right?

Danny: I know you so well, cricket. I think you do want to talk about what went down in lisbon. And who better with than me? Long time friends. Great listener. Always gives his exes another chance. Come on, talk to me.

Christine: So, I went to see paul in portugal. I think, you know, that he went there to stay with lucy and heather after he retired. So, we hadn’t seen each other in months.

Danny: But you stayed in touch?

Christine: Yeah, I’m– I don’t think we talked about this when you were here for the bicentennial, but paul and I had been going through some problems. Nothing huge or insurmountable. At least not that I thought. But as soon as he retired and spent more time at home, it was like our issues became magnified and– and we had such differences of opinion.

Danny: But you didn’t think the marriage was over?

Christine: I thought we’d separate. You know, spend some time apart and– and figure things out. We were still communicating. I was texting him every now and again. I– I– I called him on his birthday, but I knew that I needed to give him some space. Because after all, he crossed an ocean to get away from me.

Danny: I’m sure it wasn’t like that.

Christine: If you say so. Anyway, at the end of phyllis’s case, paul reached out and asked if I wanted to come to lisbon so we could discuss our future. And I– I looked at that as a really positive sign.

Danny: Yeah, it sounds positive to me.

Christine: So, I got there and– and at first it really did seem like he wanted to work things out. You know, we explored the city. And we went to all these like really great places to eat and we– and we went to the beach. I mean, you guys were friends. You– you know how fun he can be.

Danny: Yeah. I do, I do.

Christine: We just– we didn’t talk about our problems or what was next. We just… we just enjoyed each other’s company. And for a minute, it felt like the good old days. It felt like we traveled back to when– when we were happy, you know? When… when things weren’t strained. When– when we wanted the same things.

Danny: Well, it sounds wonderful.

Christine: Yeah. It just didn’t last because eventually, we realized that we had to talk about things. You know, really talk and not just gloss over all of our conflicts and– and try and pretend like everything was okay, only because we wanted it to be.

Danny: Okay. So, you talked.

Christine: We talked and we talked and– and we tried to figure out if there was any hope for us. Or for our marriage.

Danny: And?

[ Christine exhaling ]

Christine: There’s nothing. There’s nothing.

Kyle: Okay. You and tucker as colleagues, as friends, I guess I can see that. But sleeping together, I mean, you seem too strong and independent to be seduced by him.

Audra: Maybe I seduced him.

Kyle: I guess that’s more plausible, but why? Tucker is– well, tucker is a lot of things, and devious is pretty high on the list. Why would you want that kind of involvement?

Audra: What are you saying?

Kyle: Well, tucker isn’t the most stable guy in the world? I mean, look at what happened with ashley. One hint of betrayal, at least in his eyes, and he goes ballistic.

Audra: Yeah. Well, um, I can control tucker. That’s never been a problem. And as far as I’m concerned, he’s just a means to an end. For me, okay? And for you too if this all works out. So, kyle, are you in? Are you ready to sit in that jabot co-ceo chair you deserve? You know, the one your father doesn’t want you to have.

Jack: Hey, welcome home, ash.

Ashley: Hey, thank you. Good to be here.

Jack: Oh, I missed you.

Ashley: Thank you.

Billy: Yeah, so did I.

Ashley: Hello.

Billy: Hi.

Ashley: Hello.

Jack: Listen, I am so sorry for all you have been through. I promised myself I wasn’t gonna push or reach out in any way beyond simple business stuff until you told me you were ready.

Ashley: Okay. It’s fine. I knew I had your support. Thank you so much.

Billy: That husband of yours is an idiot.

Ashley: I told you so? Is that where this is going?

Billy: No, I just think it needs to be said.

Ashley: Because honestly, I have been beating myself up enough about another failed marriage, billy. So, please don’t rub my nose in it. I don’t need you for that and i don’t need you for that either.

Jack: I would never do that, ash.

Ashley: Of course you would. But please, could we just focus on what tucker’s up to and what we’re gonna do to stop him?

Billy: Yes. Abbott band back together.

Ashley: Yeah. We need to have a united front against what I’m sure is a planned attack.

Jack: We are absolutely united against tucker mccall, but I don’t think he has the ammo for a big attack. He is a hurt and desperate man these days.

Billy: I agree. He– he seems to be trying to hold on to power, make himself seem relevant.

Ashley: Right. Okay, so I don’t think it’s a very smart idea to underestimate tucker. You know, I don’t think that’s smart.

Diane: Ashley’s right.

Billy: Okay, let me ask you a question. I, um– clearly, we’re very, very thrilled that you’re back home, but why– why are you here now? I know that you were concerned that coming face to face with tucker would only make him more angry, so–

Ashley: Yeah, I was. I was and then he reached out to me a couple of times. You know, he said he wants to fix things so, I thought I could use it to my advantage.

Jack: I think I have some idea where this is heading and I don’t like it at all.

Audra: So, does that mean you’re in?

Kyle: Oh, I am totally, completely in.

Audra: You know, you were worried about betraying your family. You’re not anymore?

Kyle: I’m tired of being pushed to the side. Treated like jabot isn’t my birthright just as much as it is my father’s and my uncle’S. I’m going to take control of my future by helping you and tucker take control of jabot.

Nick: Let me just get this straight. You put me and vic through hell just so you could prove what we already knew? That adam cannot be trusted. Or more accurately, adam and nate.

Victor: You have got to trust that I know what I’m doing, all right?

Nick: Just so you know, I have no problem whatsoever with any plan that proves adam’s quest for redemption is a load of crap. But dad, you cannot keep letting victoria go through this. It’s cruel.

Nikki: Yes, it is. And I’ve been opposed to this idea since I first learned of it.

Victor: And I don’t like the idea that you exposed it before I was ready.

Nick: Dad, come on. You wanted me to figure it out.

Victor: And you did.

Nick: Why didn’t you just come to us instead of letting us worry about you? Instead of testing us? You obviously don’t trust victoria. You don’t trust me. It’s more than just adam you’re worried about.

Victor: I have faith in you. Now that you know the truth, I’m counting on you.

Nick: You used me. You stressed me out. You let me worry about you night and day. And now you want me to be your ally? You gotta be kidding me.

Nick: If you need my help to sell your mental state to victoria, adam, and nate, that means you don’t trust my sister, your daughter.

Victor: You know damn well how furious she was when I demoted her.

Nick: Vic would never let you suffer in order to get her position back.

Nikki: Of course, she wouldn’T. And you know that.

Nick: Yes, vic likes to be in charge. I mean, I’ve had my run-ins with her. She chose nate over me. You think that didn’t hurt? That it still doesn’t hurt? But I have no doubt about her loyalty to this family or to you. She needs to know the truth, dad.

Victor: Son, it’s all too soon. I need to know who I can trust.

Danny: I think I’m missing something here. You and paul are in lisbon together. It’s going well, you’re having fun. And then, all of a sudden, what? You’ve decided it’s over?

Christine: I’m giving you the shortened version. After paul and I spent some time in portugal, we decided to take a trip. We had the time. I had all these vacation days saved up for something. And so, we thought it would be a good idea. And we– we realized that you really get to– to know people better when you travel.

Danny: That’s true.

Christine: So that was, you know, part of it. We were gonna– we were gonna get to know each other again. And we were gonna go to places that we had been before that made us happy. And we were gonna use all those good times as a backdrop. To try and figure out what went wrong after all these years together and a couple trips down the aisle.

Danny: It sounds like a good plan.

Christine: Except it backfired. Instead of all those romantic memories bringing us closer together, it actually… it made it very obvious that the distance between us had grown to a point where there was just– there was no way back.

Danny: Chris, I…

Christine: We just don’t work together anymore. You know, we both saw it so clearly and it wasn’t about us growing apart. It was– it was about paul pulling away. He’s just not in love with me anymore.

Jack: What? You’re not seriously considering pretending to rekindle things with tucker to find out what he’s really up to?

Ashley: Well, it worked before. I know him better than anybody.

Jack: Yes, you know, his volatility up close and personal. You know he’s a wild card and you cannot be sure that he will believe that your overtures are real. Ash, there are too many variables. I cannot let you do this.

Ashley: It’s a good thing I don’t need your permission.

Danny: I’m so sorry, chris.

Christine: Thank you.

Danny: You know, I love you both. You and paul. And I hate to see you like this. You’re positive there is no hope? Counseling or maybe some more time apart.

Christine: No, no, no. It’s– it’s over. I– I don’t have any more doubts. Not anymore. And there’s something about that conviction that almost brings me a sense of peace.

Danny: So, what happens now?

Christine: I’m just gonna have to figure it out.

Danny: And you will.

Nick: You really need to tell victoria what’s going on.

Victor: That is not a good idea right now.

Nick: If you’re that concerned about adam being a threat, then we should all fight him together.

Victor: Let me tell you something. Adam is not the only threat.

Nick: You can’t possibly mean victoria. Is it nate? Is that who you don’t trust?

Victor: I cannot rely on victoria not telling and not alerting nate.

Nick: Okay. I can understand that. But I’m telling you, if vic finds out about this on her own, she is never gonna forgive you.

Ashley: Hey.

Kyle: Ashley, you’re home.

Ashley: Yeah. Hi.

Kyle: Nobody told me you were coming back.

Ashley: It was a surprise.

Jack: And we’re all very happy about it.

Kyle: Well, I’m sure abby’s thrilled. I mean, how are you doing after everything that happened? I guess you’ve been discussing tucker.

Jack: So, where were you, kyle? Linda came down a little while ago saying that harrison was ready for his bedtime story. I didn’t know where to tell her you were.

Kyle: Yeah, I’ll get right on it. Um, you know dad, if you must know, um, I was with audra.

Diane: I thought you said things were over with her.

Kyle: Well, it’s not. No reason for us not to see each other now that I’m no longer working at newman media.

Jack: Kyle, I know you and summer are divorcing. You are certainly free to date anyone you want, but don’t you think you could do better than audra charles?

Kyle: Oh, seriously, dad? Have you learned nothing about judging other people’s choice in partner?

Jack: I am just trying to spare you–

Kyle: No, no, no, no. You know nothing about her. I mean, not really, and you, of all people, mom, should know what it’s like to be judged unfairly and not given a second chance.

[ Diane scoffing ]

Ashley: Ah, I mean, you do know that tucker and audra are close, right? I mean, they’re very close.

Kyle: I’m aware of this.

Diane: We just want what’s best for you, kyle.

Ashley: Ah, she’s his confidant, actually. And I mean, have you considered the possibility that she’s using you? I mean, have you even considered that?

[ Knocking on door ]

Audra: Oh, my god. What are you doing here, tucker?

Tucker: Well, I just saw handsome kyle abbott downstairs, and a-ha, I figured he might have come from here. How goes the conquest?

Audra: Well, you gave me an assignment and I’m– I’m carrying it out. I don’t need you breathing down my neck.

Tucker: Sometimes you like it when I breathe down your neck. Oh, sorry. How about a little progress report?

Audra: All you need to know is that kyle is on board.

Tucker: Good job.

Audra: I mean, surely you didn’t doubt my ability to convince him?

Tucker: Oh, no, no, no. I know how persuasive you can be.

Audra: So, what’s next?

Tucker: We find out if we can trust him.

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Adam: What does it mean, pop? Huh?

[ Adam sighing ] Something is not right here.

Nate: What the hell are you doing?

Nikki: You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?

Victor: Doing what on purpose?

Nikki: You know what I mean. Vacillating between between lucidity and confusion. This is some kind of plot you have concocted, isn’t it? Victor, for god’s sake, will you please tell me the truth? I need to know that you’re not losing your mind.

Victor: Baby, I am not losing my mind, okay?

Nikki: So then, you are tricking everyone.

Victor: Put it this way. Things are beginning to coalesce around me, so…

Nikki: I– I don’t even know what that means.

Victor: Well, that means that I’m beginning to discover certain patterns among my children and it’s somewhat upsetting.

Victoria: Mom.

Nikki: Oh, thank you for coming, darling.

Victoria: Yes. Of course. Is this about, um… where’s dad?

Nikki: He’s out taking a walk.

Victoria: How does he seem? That’s why you called, right? Because you noticed he’s forgetting things and he’s behaving erratically? Well, how worried do you think we should be?

Danny: All right. To your new home, son.

Phyllis: Woohoo!

Lily: Hear, hear!

Daniel: Thank you.

Lily: Congrats.

Daniel: Thank you. Thank you for all of this. And, um, thank you for bringing chairs.

Lily: Well, I know sally’s gonna help you decorate the place, but at least now you have an option other than the floor, right?

Danny: I don’t know. I’m kinda digging this spartan vibe.

Phyllis: I’m just glad that you’re out of the hotel and you have your own place.

Lily: Me too.

Phyllis: Yes.

Lily: Neighbor.

Phyllis: Given everything you’ve gone through, I’m surprised you’re staying, but I’m very happy.

Daniel: You know, it might come as a shock to you, mother, but the current state of our relationship doesn’t dictate why I want to stay in genoa city.

Danny: Okay, how about some more champagne?

Phyllis: No, I’m just saying– sure, sure. I mean, you’re putting down roots. That means you have a reason to stay.

Lily: Yeah, I hope so.

Daniel: You can count on it.

[ Lily chuckling ]

Phyllis: Several reasons, I’m sure, given the current developments.

Daniel: What do you mean?

Danny: I’m sure phyllis is talking about how you and lily found your way back together.

Daniel: Yeah.

Lily: Mm-hmm.

Daniel: Is that what you meant?

Phyllis: Yeah! Yeah. Well, that’s one of the things. For sure, for sure.

Lily: Well, thank you. I’m touched.

Daniel: Well, you are at the top of my list of good things that have happened to me, so…

Phyllis: And don’t forget all of your success with omegasphere.

Danny: Absolutely. You know, all those good things in your life, daniel, they didn’t just happen. You worked hard. You took a video idea and what? Turned it into a whole division of a company? I mean, come on.

Daniel: Mm-hmm. That’s all because somebody believed in me and took a chance on me.

Phyllis: Uh, yes, yes, but don’t sell yourself short. You deserve it.

Daniel: Yes. But I needed someone to believe in me to make it happen.

Lily: Yes, but I heard your vision, I saw how hard you worked and I knew that you could make it a reality.

Danny: And more than a reality. You built a whole new career for yourself.

Daniel: Okay, okay, okay. I will take some of the credit.

Danny: And you’re in a solid relationship with someone who really knows you and gets you. Hey, that’s a lot to celebrate.

Lily: Along with your new home.

Phyllis: Yes. And yay! Heather and lucy are moving back to genoa city. You get to be near your daughter.

Lily: Yeah and I agree. ‘Cause I think it’s great that you get to spend more time with lucy, right?

Phyllis: Yeah?

Daniel: Well, I am looking forward to spending more time with my daughter.

Phyllis: Yes, absolutely. That’s what I meant.

Adam: You know, why does it feel like I just got caught sneaking into my parents’ liquor cabinet.

Nate: I don’t know, adam. Have you been caught? What are you doing in here?

Adam: Why do you care?

Nate: Oh, that you’re sneaking around victor’s office, sitting in his chair like you own the place. Why would that concern me, adam?

Adam: Look, I just was–

Nate: Fantasizing what it would be like, huh?

Adam: Um, I don’t need to fantasize since I’ve actually run this company.

Nate: But right now, you work for me. You know I’m gonna have to tell victor, right?

Adam: And that would be fine. But okay, I admit it, technically, I should have run this by you first. I’m supposed to report to you and I shouldn’t be taking orders from anybody else in the company, but he is, you know, my dad.

Nate: What paperwork did he ask for?

Adam: The kind that he would consider private. Do I aspire to this chair again? Of course, I do. I mean, who wouldn’t? I, uh, suspect it has crossed your mind too.

Nate: If only my last name were newman.

Adam: Hm. That would make a difference, I can’t lie. Look, I, uh, appreciate your concern about my father, but there is nothing to be worried about, boss. All right? Those projections that you asked for are in your inbox, so I’ll see you in the morning.

[ Na what was it, mom? I’m supposed to report to you and I shouldn’t be taking orders from anybody else in the company, but he is, you know, my dad.

Nate: What paperwork did he ask for?

Adam: The kind that he would consider private. Do I aspire to this chair again? Of course, I do. I mean, who wouldn’t? I, uh, suspect it has crossed your mind too.

Nate: If only my last name were newman.

Adam: Hm. That would make a difference, I can’t lie. Look, I, uh, appreciate your concern about my father, but there is nothing to be worried about, boss. All right? Those projections that you asked for are in your inbox, so I’ll see you in the morning.

[ Nate sighing ]

Victoria: Well, something upset you enough for you to reach out to me. What was it, mom? Would you please talk to me? I need to know what’s going on.

Nikki: Victoria, I–

Victor: Sweetheart, everything all right?

Victoria: Hi, dad.

Victor: Hi, my darling.

Victoria: Good to see you.

Victor: What brings you by so late? Hope nothing was wrong at the office.

Victoria: No, everything is fine at the office.

Victor: So, why’d you come by? To check up on me or what?

Victoria: Would that be such a bad thing?

Victor: Yes. Perpetuating the notion that your father is losing his marbles.

Victoria: Well, you have–

Victor: It’s absurd. And I hope you were about to tell our daughter that.

Nikki: Words to that effect, yes.

Victor: Good. And I have your support.

Victoria: What’s going on between you two?

Victor: Nothing, okay? We’re having a little private matter we’re discussing. Otherwise, everything is fine. Nothing to worry about. Hi, my name is damion clark. And if you have

Victoria: I get it, dad. I get it. This is not a conversation that you want to have. I know you don’t like when people question your ability to manage things, especially because you’re the one who always holds everything together.

Victor: Especially when that person feels she should be running newman enterprises instead of her father.

Victoria: Oh, come on, dad. That’s not what this is about. I don’t care about that title.

Victor: Give me a break.

Victoria: As much as I care about you. I have a lot of questions.

Victor: The answer’s very simple. There’s nothing wrong with me.

Victoria: You know? You see, that is exactly what I said after what I went through with jt.

Victor: Why do you bring that up now?

Victoria: Because… for months and months, I told people that I was fine, that there was nothing wrong. I just needed to get back to work and look after my family, but then I finally had to face the fact that there was something wrong, that I couldn’t operate at that level.

Victor: So, it’s a totally different conversation. That was forced upon you by jt’s madness.

Victoria: Daddy, I know, I understand. The circumstances were different–

Victor: Yeah.

Victoria: But you and me, we’re the same. We’re the decision makers. The ones that people look to and when I finally had to admit that yes, indeed, I was struggling, I needed your help and I needed your guidance and it made all the difference in the world. I just– I want to return the favor.

Nikki: You know, it’s late, we’re all tired. We should have this conversation–

Victor: What do you mean by wanting me to return the favor? What do you mean by that?

Victoria: Just please talk to a professional. Agree to do that. If they talk to you, then maybe they can figure out if something’s going on. If not, if I’m overreacting, then you can throw a big, huge “I told you so” party.

Victor: If I did, would that put an end to this?

Victoria: If I’m wrong, then yes. Yes, most definitely.

Victor: Huh. I’ll think about it.

Victoria: Thank you. I guess that’s the best that I could hope for.

Adam: Nick. Look, I realize that I’m the last person that you want to deal with right now.

Nick: Way to read the room.

Adam: Listen, wait, wait. Can we please just put everything else aside for a minute and talk about dad? Because I’m really concerned something’s wrong with him.

Nick: You know, the first time vic brought this up, that she thought that dad was acting confused, I didn’t pay much attention to it. I just thought that she was exaggerating because she was bitter that dad demoted her.

Adam: Okay. Well then, what changed?

Nick: Dad’s the smartest person in every room, you know? He’s always three steps ahead.

Adam: Yeah, and yet, he’s done some questionable things lately that things that the smartest man in the room would not do.

Nick: But wouldn’t it be just like dad to do something like this as part of a grand plan?

Adam: To what end?

Nick: Well, adam, I no longer think victoria’s exaggerating.

Adam: What changed your mind?

Nick: He made a comment about victoria taking over newman media and not mom.

Adam: Could’ve been a slip.

Nick: Tried to tell myself that.

Adam: Like when he called me by your name?

Nick: That’d be two slips. This coming from the man who’s usually on top of everything.

Adam: Nick, come on. It has to be something bigger than that to make you this concerned. Come on, nick. I– I’m concerned too. Can we just put aside the anger for a minute and act like victor’s sons? What else happened?

Nick: He also said that, uh, you and sally were still expecting a baby.

Adam: He forgot that we lost her?

Nick: I reminded him. He just tried to change the subject.

Adam: Geez. Wow. Th– this morning, dad, he went off on me and then later, it’s like he– he didn’t even realize that he had done it. He seemed like everything was fine, but then he went on this paranoid riff that you and victoria were trying to sabotage him. I, uh, I ended up going to his office. I’m not sure why. Was trying to find clues that could help us put this together and this is what I found. Have you ever known dad to doodle?

Nick: No.

Adam: It’s not like him at all.

Nick: Well, given what we’re talking about, this seems like it’s insignificant to me.Adam: Yeah, I– I thought the same thing until you look more closely. If you look at the lines, they’re little letters. It’s writing.

Nick: It’s just names over and over again. Victoria, adam and nicholas.

Adam: Yeah, you see the image? It’s a snake and fangs. It’s really– it’s weird. And it’s really disturbing.

Phyllis: Okay, okay, I’ll admit it. I had an ulterior motive encouraging heather to move back to town. I did.

Daniel: Mom.

Phyllis: I want to be near lucy, okay? Big deal, sue me. That was my reason.

Lily: Yeah. She’s gonna be off to college before you know it. Trust me.

Danny: Reminds me of when you were a teenager, daniel, you know? Figuring things out. Hey, do you remember when we first realized that he might just have artistic talent? Yeah, remember that? He drew that wild caricature of his gym teacher.

[ Phyllis laughing ]

Phyllis: Mr. Pollard. Do you remember that?

Daniel: Mm-hmm.

Phyllis: He did not think it was funny.

Daniel: Nope.

Danny: No, no, no. In fact, I think he made him waterboy for a couple of games, didn’t he?

Phyllis: Remember that– remember that tight uniform he made you wear?

Danny: You sent me a picture of it, you know? You did. It was priceless, wasn’t it?

Daniel: Priceless. You also remember before I really found my passion for art, that I want into photography? You should remember. I was the official tour photographer that one summer.

Danny: Yeah. Oh, yeah. Great times.

Daniel: Yeah, great times, until mom found a picture of me and some random girl partying on the tour bus and decided that it would be a good idea to show my current girlfriend at the time and you know, that ultimately led to us breaking up, but yeah, good times.

Phyllis: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Danny: And look where we are today, huh? Come on, you channeled those amazing drawing skills and you used them to turn your life around. And you created a video game in which your daughter was the central character. I mean, how amazing is that?

Lily: Yeah, it was amazing. I mean, you gave her an incredible gift.

Phyllis: Absolutely.

Danny: Yeah. And your mother has turned her life around. Yeah, she’s– she’s been through stuff that… might have broken someone else, but it made her strong and I think a newfound appreciation for family and for all the opportunities that you’ve given her.

Phyllis: Thank you. Absolutely.

Danny: I think we should drink to that.

[ Daniel sighing ]

Daniel: I’ll get more champagne.

Danny: It’s so nice.

Daniel: Well, I can’t thank you guys enough for helping me break the place in.

Lily: Yes, and the food. Thank you.

Danny: Hey, that was all phyllis.

Phyllis: That was my pleasure.

Daniel: This feels good. I’m gonna like it here.

[ All chuckling ]

Phyllis: Thank you for letting us be a part of your celebration. I really appreciate it. And I have to tell you, honestly, after my kids have been all over the globe, I’m so happy that my babies– my babies are right here in town. It makes me so happy. Just saying. I’m happy you’re here too.

Danny: Well, I feel the same way.

Daniel: Well, listen. Anytime you’re ready to move out of the athletic club and into your honorary guest room, it’s waiting.

Lily: Which will have furniture soon, hopefully.

Daniel: Oh, I am gonna call sally first thing in the morning, I promise.

Lily: Okay.

Daniel: I will. That is assuming that you’re planning on staying in town.

Danny: I told you, I have no place I need to be. I wanna spend time with you, so yes, I am taking you up on that offer. I plan on staying for a while.

Daniel: Great. Fantastic.

Phyllis: Well, that’s great to hear.

Danny: Well, listen. We’re, uh, we’re gonna get out of here. It was great seeing you, lily.

Lily: Yeah, you too.

Phyllis: I’ll see you at work.

Daniel: Sounds like a plan. Good night.

Lily: Good night, guys.

Phyllis: Good night.

[ Danny sighing ]

Danny: I love you. Hey, congrats.

Daniel: Yup. Thank you.

Danny: Bye.

Lily: Bye.

[ Daniel exhaling ]

[ Lily chuckling ]

Daniel: Thank you so much for putting up with my parents, especially with my mom.

Lily: No, it was fine.

Daniel: No, it wasn’T. She just doesn’t know when to leave well enough alone.

Nikki: I’m relieved that you’ll think about taking this step, for everyone’s peace of mind.

[ Phone chiming ]

Victoria: Oh, it’s nate. He wants to meet. Something important that he needs to discuss.

Victor: Well, why don’t you go to it, okay?

Victoria: Thank you, dad.

Victor: I haven’t agreed to anything.

Victoria: I know, but you’re at least thinking about it, right? All I want are some definitive answers and I really feel like you should want the same. I only care about your health. Truly. I don’t have an ulterior motive, I just– I just want everything to be all right.

Victor: Uh-huh.

Nikki: Darling, you said that you would consider a professional opinion.

Victoria: And whoever you talk to, if they think that nicholas and i are overreacting or taking things too far, then I will let it go. I give you my word.

Nikki: Yes, I think we will all feel better once we know the facts.

Victoria: I love you.

Victor: I love you too.

Victoria: Just let me know what you decide.

Victor: Yeah, yeah.

Nikki: All right, darling. Uh, have a good evening. I’ll talk to you–

Victoria: I love you so much, all right? Goodbye.

Nikki: Bye. Your daughter is worried about you. You are lucid enough to see that, right?

Victor: She’s just upset that I took over the reins of the company again, that’s all.

Nikki: Victor, she has done everything you have ever wanted. The company was thriving under her leadership and then, you took that away from her. Of course, she feels slighted. She feels manipulated. That’s what you do.

Victor: If I hadn’t stepped in, you would have told her everything. That means I can no longer trust you.

Adam: So, does that mean that he sees us as vipers? Does he think that we’re trying to go after each other or is he imagining that we’re trying to attack him?

Nick: You’re reading too much into it.

Adam: No, I think the message is pretty clear.

Nick: He was doodling, adam. He probably doesn’t even realize what he was drawing.

Adam: Come on. You don’t believe that anymore than I do, okay? Look at this. The time and energy that went into this? This is not some random scribbling. This is a window into his brain.

Nick: How so?

Adam: He didn’t just mix up our names, nick. He forgot that I worked at newman. That he put me working for nate. And nikki’s in charge of newman media. He forgot that his own granddaughter died. You gonna pretend like that’s not serious?

Nick: All right, I’ll figure it out, okay? I will come up with a solution.

Adam: You know we cannot let this go on and the only reason that you’re hedging is because you don’t want me involved.

Nick: Well, you got that right.

Adam: You know, he’s my dad too.

Nick: That won’t stop you from using it to your advantage. You probably see this as some sort of poetic justice.

[ Adam sighing ]

Adam: You don’t trust that I’m trying to do what’s best for dad. And given my history, I understand. I mean, I’m sure you blame me for whatever confusion sally is going through.

Nick: I know how good you are at manipulating people, and this has nothing to do with you and sally. This is about you and dad, and your messed-up relationship. And the gamesmanship, and the back-and-forth. Like, remember when you messed his medication?

Adam: Okay, I am not that person anymore. And I’m making a genuine effort to prove that.

Nick: For a whole few weeks. Nicely done. Is it even real?

Adam: I’m sorry that it hasn’t been longer, so you can see that I’m sincere. Nick, I can’t just keep my head down and be a good soldier when something could be really wrong with dad. I know, we all see him as indestructible, it’s hard to accept.

Nick: Well, whatever it is, we will figure it out without you.

Adam: I’m already involved. And the best way to get through to dad, to help dad, is to show him his children are working together.

Nick: You’re just trying to maneuver your way back in.

Adam: No, I’m trying to give him what he has always wanted. What he’s desperately craved. Family unity. I mean, he even said that you were coming back to newman. Is that even true?

Nick: No, adam, I’m not. I have no idea why he would say that.

Adam: Because something is wrong. I know it’s hard to accept, but I’m telling you, this is the best thing that we can do for him.

Adam: Do you really hate me that much that you will refuse to work together, to do what’s best for our father?

Victoria: Hi.

Nate: Hey.

[ Victoria sighs ]

Victoria: I, um… I just came from the ranch. My mom reached out to me and said that she needed to talk.

Nate: About victor?

Victoria: I assume so. But before she could tell me what was on her mind, my dad came back from his nightly walk.

Nate: How’d he seem?

Victoria: He seemed fine. I mean… no sign of confusion. And when I brought up my concerns, and my idea for him to… to have somebody evaluate him, I mean… he resisted it.

Nate: I’m not surprised.

Victoria: There was, um… there was some sort of tension between him and my mother.

Nate: Maybe your mother’s been after him to get a professional opinion, too.

Victoria: Yeah, that makes sense. I mean, she was being extremely careful about what she said.

Nate: Victor is a proud man. He’s not used to people questioning his authority, much less his mental health.

Victoria: Yeah. I know that, I… I mean, I tried to put it… to him in a way that I thought would be more palatable, that… you know, that he should talk to someone, and relieve our concerns, and if I’ve blown everything out of proportion, that he can lord it over me, for the rest of time, never let me forget it.

Nate: And he agreed?

Victoria: He said he would consider it.

Nate: Maybe he’s, uh…

[ Sighs ] Maybe he’s afraid of what a specialist might find.

Victoria: That’s hard for me to imagine.

Nate: It’s hard to imagine any of this, given it’s victor.

Victoria: He’s so strong and confident, I could see him… going in and assuming that he could fool any specialist, whatever’s going on with him.

Nate: Exactly. So why hesitate this time?

Victoria: Because maybe this time, it’s different. Maybe he is… really scared about what’s going on in his mind.

Daniel: I just feel like it’s so obvious what my mother was trying to do and I hate that she put you in this position.

Lily: What position?

[ Daniel sighs ]

Daniel: I don’t know, you know, making you feel like you have to make allowances for her. Bringing up heather’s name every opportunity that she gets, or her acting like she’s so excited that heather and lucy are moving back to town.

Lily: Well, of course she’s excited. Her granddaughter is moving back here and then you get to be part of lucy’s life again. It’s wonderful.

[ Daniel sighs ]

Daniel: Yeah, but she’s using it to stir up trouble between the two of us.

Lily: Daniel, I don’t see it that way. I think she knows that she screwed up, and that it’s gonna take a long time to gain your trust again.

Daniel: This is not the way to do that. Not at all.

Lily: Daniel, I think she’s just happy that you’re staying in genoa city, and she’s pointing out other reasons to make it long-term.

Daniel: Well, I guess it’s nice that you can give her the benefit of the doubt, even though she’s the one that’s pushing for heather to move here.

Lily: Okay, look, all I saw tonight is that she’s very self-conscious around you, because she’s afraid of being judged, and she is being judged.

Daniel: With good reason. Yeah, she is.

Lily: No, not about this. Not by me.

Daniel: So, you really didn’t see what she was oh so subtly trying to do tonight?

Lily: Okay, daniel, I think you’re the one with the problem.

Daniel: What are you talking about?

Lily: You’re the one who’s making this about heather.

Danny: And a tea with honey, thanks.

[ Phyllis sighs ]

Phyllis: Well… that went well, right?

Danny: Yeah. Yeah, it did. It was a really, uh… it was a really nice evening.

Phyllis: Yeah, I’m really proud of our son, how he’s turned his life around.

Danny: Me, too. And he and lily, they– well… they seem really happy together.

Phyllis: Oh. I’ll be honest, I don’t see it.

Danny: Oh, come on. Why not?

[ Phyllis chuckles ]

Phyllis: Many reasons.

Danny: Careful, phyllis.

Phyllis: What?

Danny: You’re in the process of rebuilding your trust with daniel.

Danny: You’re not gonna score any points meddling in his relationship.

Phyllis: I’m not meddling. Oh, my goodness, I’m not meddling. It’s an observation, that’s all. That’s it. That’s what I see.

Danny: Uh-huh.

Phyllis: I like lily.

Danny: Yeah, right.

Phyllis: Yeah.

Danny: But you just don’t like them together.

Phyllis: Well, I was very nice to her tonight.

Danny: Uh, nice-ish.

Phyllis: I was nice to her. Listen, they have a lot of history, I know.

Danny: Yeah, they were in love once. Passionately.

Phyllis: Yes, and it didn’t work out. For reasons.

Danny: That doesn’t mean it will happen this time.

Phyllis: I just don’T… I don’t want to see our son get his heart broken, that’s all.

[ Danny sighs ]

Danny: Couples do have second chances that work out, you know.

Phyllis: Yes, I do. Thanks for reminding me. You’re a very positive influence to have… in someone’s life who needs it.

[ Danny chuckles ]

Danny: Well, I’M… happy to oblige.

Victoria: You know, my whole entire life, my father has been like this mythic figure, almost. Like, he’s always winning, he’s always… finding a way. So, it’s hard for me to imagine him not thinking that he’s in complete control. I’m sorry, I keep dragging you into my family issues.

Nate: No, no. No need to apologize.

Victoria: So, what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?

Nate: It has to do with your family issues. I know you’ve been totally focused on your father’s health, as you should be. So, I’ve made it a priority to keep an eye on adam.

Victoria: If anyone would take advantage of this situation, any perceived weakness, that would definitely be my brother.

Nate: And I think he’s going there.

Victoria: Why? What did he do? I found him sitting behind victor’s desk, looking rather comfortable. Like he owned the place.

Nikki: I was not going to tell victoria that you’re faking this mental decline.

Victor: You were on the verge, weren’t you?

Nikki: Was I tempted? Absolutely. And as much as I dislike what you’re doing, I would never betray your trust. Victor, please. You have to hear what I’m saying and consider the consequences of what you’re doing.

Victor: I know what I’m doing and soon enough I’ll find out which one of my children is ready to betray me.

Nikki: It’s not worth the pain it’s causing.

[ Nikki scoffs ]

Nikki: Nicholas is so distraught, he will never let on, victoria’s beside herself. She worships you. And she is terrified that she might lose you.

Nick: Well, I do admit, you… sound sincere.

Adam: Well, just give me a chance to prove that I am. At least admit that what I’m saying, it makes sense.

Nick: Ever since the day dad announced his intention to step back in as ceo, my mom’s been very concerned about him taking all this on.

Adam: Well, yeah, on top of the pressure of running the company, he’s just been consumed with trying to get all of us to come back to be a part of what he created.

Nick: Which you fought him every step of the way, because the only thing you cared about, adam, was what you wanted, what you felt like you deserved.

Adam: Yes. I did. I admitted that. But I want to do what is right, because dad is not well. So taking care of him has to be our top priority, regardless of you feel about me, personally.

[ Nick sighs ]

Adam: Come on, what’s going on inside your mind? You know what this means, don’t you?

[ Nick sighs ]

Nick: I’ll handle it. You stay out of it.

Daniel: You know, I’m not the one who kept bringing up heather’s name in the conversation tonight. I just brought it up now because I want to apologize for how my mother was acting.

Lily: Look at how worked up you’re getting just talking about her.

Daniel: Because I can’t get my mom to back off. I mean, heather told me that she wanted us to be back together.

Lily: Even if that’s true, so what?

[ Daniel chuckles ]

Daniel: It’s obnoxious, lily, and it’s manipulative.

Lily: Yeah, that is your mother. I mean, I’m gonna pretend that it doesn’t bother me that you’re more upset about this than I am.

Daniel: Okay, look, I am… I am upset because this, because this, right here, this is exactly what my mother wants. She wants heather to be an issue for us.

Lily: Then stop making her one.

[ Daniel sighs ]

Daniel: I’m not. I’m not. She’s not.

Phyllis: Listen to you… wild danny romalotti, dispensing all this wisdom.

[ Phyllis chuckles ]

Danny: Yes, only to a select few.

Phyllis: Oh, I’m honored. I’m honored. It felt really good, being with you tonight, with our son.

Danny: Yeah, for me too.

Phyllis: Oh. Well… I have an early morning tomorrow. I should get home.

Danny: Yeah. I’m just gonna… hang out a bit, finish my tea. Good night, phyllis.

Phyllis: Good night, danny.

[ Danny chuckles ]

[ Danny sighs ]

[ Approaching footsteps ]

Christine: Danny.

Danny: Hi.

Nate: I think adam is up to something. And it didn’t take long for him to revert to his old ways.

Victoria: I never bought his reform act anyway. So, what did he say when you walked in and caught him sitting in my dad’s chair?

Nate: That your father wanted him to grab some documents.

Victoria: What documents?

Nate: Wouldn’t share. Said it was personal.

Victoria: Are you buying that?

Nate: Nope.

Victoria: Well, what do you think he’s after?

Nate: No idea. But I remembered an earlier conversation we’d had. I had mentioned some of the things you and i witnessed with victor. His first response was: We need to look out for the company.

Victoria: There is no question that he’s going to try to use my father’s condition against him.

[ Adam sighs ]

[ Adam clears throat ]

Adam: Hi, dr. Skelton, uh, it’s adam newman. I would like to meet with you. Uh, I’m gonna need your help. No, it’s not me. It’s my father.

Victor: Sweetheart… I needed to do this to be certain.

Nikki: Victor, you are punishing all of your children with this stunt. When you need to focus on adam.

Victor: Yeah, adam seems to be the most obvious one to use this time to come after me.

Nick: Dad, I’m onto you. Time to come clean.

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Claire: These are the files for your video conferences tomorrow. I’ve highlighted the issues you mentioned wanting to discuss with each of them.

Nikki: Thank you.

Claire: You’re welcome. And your masseuse is holding a 5:30 appointment for you at the ranch in case you need a little help relaxing after a very long, stressful day.

Nikki: Well, that’s so thoughtful of you. You take good care of me.

Claire: Only because you deserve it, nikki.

Nikki: Well, and you do it so calmly and cheerfully and that really helps me. You have no idea.

Claire: Well, that’s because I really do enjoy working for you. I’m finally doing what I’ve waited so long to do.

Nikki: This is just your first step on your journey. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself.

Claire: I don’t want to fall behind.

Nikki: I don’t think that will happen.

Claire: You’re very encouraging.

Nikki: Well, you’ve already proven that you’re on top of things and I can trust you.

Victor: Adam. Hey son, join me. You’re looking good. Everything all right?

Adam: Yeah.

Victor: You got a minute? Sit down.

Adam: Okay. How you doing today?

Victor: You know–

Adam: Doing okay?

Victor: I’m doing damn well. I feel as if I’m on the top of the world.

Chloe: Hi, lady.

Sally: Chloe. Hi.

Chloe: Is this seat taken?

Sally: It’s entirely yours. Uh, just one– one second, let me finish this.

Chloe: Yeah, no problem.

Sally: Okay. All right, done. Sorry.

Chloe: No, please. I hope it was work. And if it was, I hope that means you took my advice and gave up thinking you have any loose threads to tie up with adam. Please tell me you’ve talked to nick and you’ve worked things out.

Nick: It’s this constant tension. Vic insists that dad isn’t himself and that he’s in some sort of crisis.

Sharon: And you’re not sure about her motives.

Nick: I wasn’t sure about her motives. That’s all changed.

Sharon: Why? What do you mean by that? What happened?

Nick: I just want to get your professional take. Um, I hate even saying this out loud. I think there’s something wrong with my dad. Trelegy for copd. Birds flyin’ high, you kn ow how I feel. Breeze driftin’ on by… …you know how I feel take this one step at a time because now you really have me worried about victor and you. You don’t scare easily. What have you noticed?

Nick: All right. Some of this is firsthand. Let me just say that upfront. Um, a lot of it’s gotten back to me, so I can’t swear that it’s accurate, but I do believe it.

Sharon: Understood. Go ahead.

Nick: Dad made a comment about victoria taking over newman media, not mom. He backtracked, but then he thought that adam and sally were still having a baby.

Sharon: Wow, that is scary.

Nick: Then, he called adam “nicholas.”

Sharon: Has anyone corrected him?

Nick: I mean, I definitely have. I think the others have too. How he reacts to it is a toss-up. I mean, he could be completely pissed off and in total denial, shrug his shoulders and just walk away. Other times, he’s completely lucid.

Sharon: So, it sounds like the issues that victor’s having are memory-related.

Nick: Yeah. I mean, physically he’s fine. As good as ever. It’s just these memory lapses and every time they happen, they’re a complete shock because it is unlike him.

Sharon: Have you spoken to nikki about this?

Nick: Yeah, vic and I tried, um, you know. Mom was resistant. So, she’s either in denial or she sees it and she doesn’t want to talk about it.

Sharon: Nikki would insist on victor getting help if she really thought he needed it. So, she maybe truly doesn’t believe there is a problem.

Nick: Yeah, I don’t know. Vic and I tried to talk to dad.

Sharon: And that didn’t go well?

Nick: No, of course not.

Sharon: Has he acknowledged any of this?

Nick: No, he just flew into a rage and accused me and vic of trying to stab him in the back. Then he kicked us out of his office.

Sharon: Memory issues, emotional volatility, confusion.

Nick: So, what do you think it could be? Like alzheimer’s? Dementia? Are we just overreacting to someone who’s just naturally getting older?

Sharon: I wouldn’t begin to speculate, you know, unless I spoke to victor myself. And even then, I’m not a specialist. You know, this is way out of my field.

Nick: I know. Can you at least tell me where we should go from here?

Victor: Nate hastings tells me that you’re doing a damn good job working for him. Makes me very proud of you.

Adam: Oh.

Victor: Yeah.

Adam: Well, that’s nice to hear. But honestly, it’s– it’s not that hard of a job.

Victor: Oh, yeah?

Adam: Nate refuses to give me any work that involves sensitive newman business because he thinks I’m gonna misuse it. He makes no secret that he doesn’t trust me.

Victor: Well, can you blame him?

Adam: No, not really. Can I tell you something off the record?

Victor: Of course.

Adam: Frankly, I don’t think nate cares about protecting newman business. I think it’s just about reminding me that I’m under his thumb.

Victor: Hm. Interesting. Huh. Now, do you mind if I tell you something? Just between the two of us?

Adam: Yeah, of course. What is it?

Victor: I have a very strong suspicion that nate hastings is conspiring with victoria to undermine me. To unseat me. To push me out of my ceo chair so that she can take over again and run the damn company.

Chloe: Well, would you please say something? I can’t help if I don’t know what’s going on.

Sally: Okay, fine. Um, nick has been avoiding me.

Chloe: Okay. Um, that might turn out to be a good thing.

Sally: How in the world is nick avoiding me a good thing?

Chloe: Just let him cool down. You know, give him some time to miss you. The two of you can’t talk through things rationally when he’s all worked up.

Sally: Yeah, but this doesn’t feel like a break or a cooling down period. This feels like the end.

Chloe: No, that’s just because you’re scared, so you’re going to the worst case scenario.

Sally: You weren’t there, chloe. You didn’t see the look in his eyes or hear the tone in his voice. For nick, there’s no way forward for us.

Chloe: Yeah, well, I– I refuse to believe that. It– don’t just freak out over something that hasn’t even happened yet.

Sally: Well, I’d say it kind of has happened.

Chloe: No, he is furious at adam. It’s his brother who overstepped and once he realizes that, things will change and the two of you will be able to talk.

Sally: It’s more than that, chloe. Nick is convinced that I have some deep, unresolved feelings for adam and he’s not going to compete with that.

Chloe: Okay. So then convince him that’s not the case. Because it’s not, right? No. Sally, absolutely not.

Nikki: So, how are you settling in?

Claire: It’s a process.

Nikki: Well, at least you already know genoa city from the summers that you spent here during your college years.

Claire: That’s been a huge help, yes.

Nikki: Is it feeling a bit more like home?

Claire: Slowly, but surely. I’m finally finding my way around to the places I don’t already know without constantly consulting my gps, which is huge.

Nikki: Have you made any new friends? What about that friend of yours from college? Have you been able to connect with her?

Claire: We’ve been playing phone tag, but I’m sure we’ll connect one of these days.

Nikki: Oh, that’ll be good for you when you do.

Claire: In the meantime, yes, I’m very happy to say I’ve made some new friends that I’m really enjoying. In fact, I’m actually going out for drinks with a few of them tonight.

Nikki: Oh, that’s great. I– I admit it, I am selfish. I want you to love being here so you don’t get any ideas about leaving.

Claire: When I have a dream job working for a woman I couldn’t admire more, I’m not about to walk away from that.

Nikki: Thank you. For that and for everything you have done for me since you’ve been here.

Claire: I’m the grateful one. You have given me an amazing opportunity.

Nikki: Only because you deserve it. All right, you have done more than enough work today, so go on, get out of here.

Claire: Correction, nikki. It’s actually time for you to get out of here. You head home and I’ll lock up.

Nikki: Are you sure?

Claire: Positive. I’ll see you first thing in the morning.

[ Nikki sighing ]

Nikki: You are an angel. Thank you and have a wonderful time with your new friends tonight.

Sally: I shouldn’t have said anything.

Chloe: No, no, no, no, no. No, I’m sorry. No more judgment.

Sally: Okay. That’s a lie.

Chloe: No, I– I promise I won’t say a negative word. Please just tell me, how are you feeling?

Sally: Okay. Just so you know, adam and I had it out. I completely tore into him for all the ways that he’s messed up my life.

Chloe: Good, good for you.

Sally: But before you get too proud of me.

[ Sally sighing ] I also admitted something to him I probably shouldn’t have.

Chloe: Okay.

Sally: I told him the reason that I’ve been feeling all this so deeply is because I haven’t been able to let him go. Okay. You have zero poker face, so you might as well just yell at me.

Chloe: You gave him exactly what he wanted. He wanted to get inside your head and look, mission accomplished. Now, you gave him an opening and now, he will continue to hound you. Even though you were too good for him. Even though he broke your heart. Even though he is a terrible person. Not even a person, I don’t think. And you know what a good, decent, trustworthy, not to mention, sexy man, nick is. Why would you give adam all that power?

Sally: ‘Cause I had to be honest with him.

Chloe: Why? Why? Adam doesn’t understand honesty? It’s like you gave him a free pass to be adam.

Sally: Okay. Well, it’s too late now. It’s out.

[ Chloe groaning ]

Chloe: Okay. Life lesson. Even though you’re feeling something doesn’t mean you need to always let someone know it. Because he is adam, he will do everything he can to make you fall for him again. And then, because he’s adam, he will break your heart.

Sharon: I guess I could have a casual, unassuming conversation with victor. Obviously, I’m more objective than you are and I know him very well. I’d be able to tell if something was off with him. And then that will give me a better sense of what you and victoria are worried about.

Nick: That’d be great. You know, we could set up a time and place for you two to just run into each other and then you can take it from there.

Sharon: Perfect. And don’t worry, I’ll make sure that victor doesn’t feel like he’s being interrogated. I know how to handle victor newman.

Nick: Thank you so much. I’m extremely grateful and I know my mom and victoria will be too. In the meantime, I’ve promised them both that I will devote a lot more of my time to checking in with dad and monitoring the situation.

Sharon: Mm-hmm.

Nick: You don’t think that’s a good idea?

Sharon: Oh, no, I– I think that’s a very good idea. I don’t mean to sound self-involved, especially at a time like this, but do you think that– that will leave you enough time and energy to focus on our business launch?

Nick: Oh, you don’t have to worry about that, sharon. I’m not gonna leave you in the lurch. I’m still committed to our company. I’m very excited about its future. Although I have to say, I don’t doubt for one minute that you could brilliantly do the thing on your own, if it ever came to that.

Sharon: That’s nice of you to say. But part of the fun of doing this is the fact that we’re doing it together.

Nick: Same for me. Don’t worry. Looking out for my dad is not going to interfere in this new adventure we’re starting together. Or pull me back to newman enterprises.

Adam: Well, I– you, you know that victoria is insulted. You demoted her. And nate, um, he’s definitely ambitious.

Victor: Then, you agree. They’re trying to take me down.

Adam: No, no, no, I– I did not say that. But do I think that she wants her title back? Of course, she wants her title back. And nate will go along with anything that she says, but why do you think that they’re actively pursuing that?

Victor: I don’t know. I overheard some whisperings, you know. She said that she was very upset about having been demoted by me. And nate, instead of calming her down, he encouraged her. I’m convinced they’re trying to prove that I am, you know, I’ve lost my marbles. I’m incapacitated.

Adam: Well you– we all make little mistakes, call people by the wrong name, stuff like that.

Victor: Well, what do you think about that?

[ Adam sighing ]

Adam: I– I– I don’t want to say anything that will um, demean victoria.

Victor: No, no, tell me honestly. What do you think?

Adam: Victoria was furious when you announced that you were gonna come back.

Victor: Yeah.

Adam: So yeah, she’s probably trying to undermine you. She’s probably even planning a coup.

Victor: Okay.

Adam: She’s smart. She’s shrewd, she’s ambitious. Just like nate. So yes, the two of them teaming up is a real possibility.

Victor: Yeah. That’s what I am fearing. I’m just very glad that I talked to nicholas and he said that he might come and join me again at newman enterprises to keep an eye on both of them.

Adam: When did nick reconsider coming back to newman?

Victor: Mm-hmm. A while ago, I mean, you don’t seem happy to hear that.

Adam: I’m– I’m not. I mean, there’s already been so many changes around that place already. I don’t even know why he would want to show his face at newman enterprises again. He– he was pissed when victoria shoved him out of the way to bring in nate. Especially now, sharon and he started their own company. Unless… unless he has his own agenda. Do you know what brought this on?

Victor: Yeah. Victoria managed to convince nicholas that, you know, their father is losing it. Unstable enough not to be able to run his company.

Adam: Wow, they, uh, are really coming at you from all sides, dad.

Victor: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Breaks my heart. My own two children conspiring against me. For the stupid, absurd reason that I’m losing it mentally.

Adam: Well, no one’s tougher, sharper and smarter than you are, pop. Must sting that your kids think otherwise. I’m really sorry about that. And might I add, shame on them both.

Victor: Well, I need allies, you know. I really do. Will you be one of them?

Adam: Of course, I will.

Victor: Good.

Adam: You know, I meant it when I said I learned my lesson. So whatever you need, whatever happens, I’m on your team. I’ve got your back.

Victor: I knew I could count on you.

Sharon: You went from dealing with the cameron nightmare, the tragic loss of the baby and now this? You can’t catch a break.

Nick: Yeah. Maybe, I’m the problem. Nick newman: Bad luck charm. That’s all right. I know everything’s gonna get better once I figure out what’s going on with my dad.

Sharon: You and I both know that this is about more than just your dad. You suddenly don’t have sally to talk to or lean on. Adam said something happened.

Nick: It didn’t work. That’s what happened. And I don’t want to think about it and I certainly don’t want to talk about it. I have too much going on in my life to be focusing on what went wrong with sally.

Sharon: Do you want some advice?

Nick: No, but I know you’re gonna give it to me anyway.

Sharon: If you are carrying around unresolved issues about your relationship, they are going to eat away at you. You have to deal with them right away before they all blow up and things get worse.

Nick: I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying. Is your advice that I should try and work things out with sally?

Sally: Well, nick had just walked out on me and I was furious and hurt and I had this jumble in my brain and then– and then adam said, “I screwed up, but I always do, so what is different this time?” And I just blurted out what I felt. And I regretted it the second the words came out.

Chloe: Well, at least you’re still sane enough to know that you screwed up. Unfortunately, adam will hold on to those words for dear life.

Sally: Yeah, I get it. I just have no idea what to do.

Chloe: Nothing. Just forget it ever even happened.

Sally: But I can’t unsay it.

Chloe: Well, it doesn’t mean that you have to follow through on it. And for god’s sake, please go fix things with nick.

Sally: It’s not that simple.

Chloe: Well, nothing worth fixing ever is. Don’t let adam cost you someone who is so valuable to you, on so many levels. If you let nick slip away, you won’t just potentially lose your new business. You will also lose the best man you’ve probably ever known. If your moderate to severe crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis symptoms are stopping you in your tracks…

Nick: I’m not the problem. Sally is still in love with adam. What is there to work out?

Sharon: Has she said that or have you just decided that you know how she feels?

Nick: She didn’t have to, not with words. It’s there. You know how it is with adam and the pull he has on you.

Sharon: Yes, I do. And I also know that what I once thought was love with him sometimes was actually something else. Something very complicated and very unhealthy for everyone.

Nick: But it kept you attached to him. Just like sally is right now and she doesn’t want to admit it. She knows in her head that being in love with him is a bad idea, but it’s still clearly there and I don’t want to compete with it. It’s something she has to work out. In the meantime, I gotta move on.

Sharon: Well, I’m sorry that things turned out like this, for both of you.

Nick: Yeah. Well, um, my focus right now is my dad and getting our business off the ground.

Sharon: Oh, speaking of business. Does moving on from sally mean that you will also be moving on from the new company that you were planning to fund for her? Are you still going to go ahead with that or have you rescinded your offer?

Nick: I don’t know. It’s a tough one. On one hand, it keeps me tied to her. On the other, this was my idea, you know. I made this commitment to her and pulling the funding just because things didn’t work out with us seems like a very adam thing to do.

Sharon: Okay. Well, I don’t know, sally that well, but if the two of you haven’t talked about it, I imagine she’s probably assuming you are going to pull the plug and she’s about to lose everything. So, maybe you at least owe her a conversation so that she isn’t sitting there worried that she’s about to lose everything in her life without any warning.

Nick: You’re right. You’re right. The last thing I want to do is look back on this situation someday and regret how I handled it. Thanks. Hey, it’s me. Can we meet?

Sally: Of course. Yeah, whenever, wherever you want. Okay. Yeah, I– I will be there. And nick, thank you for calling.

[ Sally sighing ] Okay. Well, what do you know?

Chloe: And see? That is a good guy. Doesn’t play games. Isn’t afraid to have a conversation like an adult. This is a really good sign, don’t you think?

Sally: Well, the way my life’s been going, I– I’m afraid to get my hopes up, but one way or another, at least I will know more than I know now after I talk with him. All right, let’s get going because, oh, I have a meeting with nick newman that could change my whole life.

Chloe: Well, fingers crossed, my friend.

Sally: Okay.

Nikki: I am so fortunate that claire came into my life. She is so smart and she’s interested in the business. God knows she’s on top of everything. And calm, you know, there’s no drama because… oh, it’s happened again. I’m talking to myself, aren’t I?

Victor: Oh, sorry, sweetheart. No, not at all. I– I was listening. Um… something about claire and how you liked her and how efficient she was and all that, right?

Nikki: Yeah.

Victor: Sorry, but I had a discussion with adam earlier.

Nikki: And?

Victor: I planted the idea in his head that victoria may be plotting against me, with nate’s help.

Nikki: I’m sure he loved hearing that.

Victor: Well, he didn’t make it too obvious that he was happy about that. But he did say that he thought I was justified in suspecting that victoria was indeed plotting against me. And he quickly pledged his allegiance to me.

Nikki: Of course, he did.

Victor: Yeah. Well, too quickly, but he was trying to be convincing.

Nikki: Victor, do I need to tell you again how much I hate this plan of yours? People will be hurt, including you. No matter how it ends, you’re gonna find out things you don’t want to know.

Victor: Maybe it’s not what I want to know, it’s what I need to know, you know. I need to find out who is gonna make the first move. Victoria or adam. But I’m beginning to have a feeling I will soon find out.

Adam: Sally.

Sally: Adam.

Adam: I, uh, was gonna call, but I figured you needed some time.

Sally: You were right.

Adam: Gotta say, it’s nicer to see you in person though.

Sally: Please don’T.

Adam: Well, I can’t lie. I, um, I can’t get what you said out of my mind.

Sally: Okay. Well, try really hard because I had no business saying any of those things to you, except one. There is no future for us. So, just hold on to that, will you? Please?

Adam: Is– is nick here to meet you?

Sally: Oh, yes, he is.

Adam: Why?

Sally: It’s none of your concern.

Adam: Sally, he abandoned you because of his bruised ego. Can you really stay in a relationship with him after you admitted how you feel about me?

Sally: I am really glad you asked that. So, people hold on to the past for all sorts of reasons and I shared a private thought with you in a moment of confusion. That was a mistake. So, if you respect me at all, you will just leave it alone.

Adam: Sally, I respect you more than you respect yourself. You– you think that these feelings are bad or they’re wrong? Or this is some sign that you’re messed up, but I know that the love that we had, it deserves a chance.

Sally: I’m not having this conversation with you. Not now. Not ever. Okay? Goodbye, adam.

Adam: Oh, well then, I guess that’s that.

[ Sally sighing ]

Sally: Thank you for meeting with me. I was hoping that you would ’cause we have a lot to discuss.

Nick: We don’t have to talk about anything personal. It’s strictly a professional conversation about your–

[ Nick breathing deeply ] About your business startup. Nothing more.

Sally: I see. So in other words, you’re pulling the plug. I get it. You have lost faith in that too.

Nikki: Darling, I don’t deny that victoria was furious when you announced you were coming back to newman and demoted her to co-ceo, but you’re still her father. She still adores you. She would never do anything to betray you. Trust me. If anyone is plotting against you, it’s adam.

Victor: Trust me. I’ll find out soon enough.

Nick: Sally, I’m not pulling out of your business.

Sally: You’re not?

Nick: No. I’ll admit it. I did think about it, but that’s not who I am. And I wanted to tell you that in person. I made a financial commitment to you and I will honor it. Yes, things have changed with us, but one thing that hasn’t changed is my belief in your talent and your potential. So, I’m good, no matter how off track our relationship has gotten.

Sally: How did things get so off track between us?

Nick: Like I said, we don’t have to talk about that. But I will say, it’s not because of me. I was very excited about our relationship. Where it was going and what it could be. Every day, I was hoping and praying that adam would just fade away, but he never did. He was always there. Sally, from someone who deeply cares about you, you need to figure out what you want in life or you’re never gonna be happy.

Sally: I’ve just been so confused. So much has happened.

Nick: I hate to sound cold, but that is not on me. I knew exactly what I wanted. It was your confusion, it has to be worked out. And I just have so much going on in my life. I can’t keep doing this with you.

[ Adam sighing ]

Adam: What? What the hell is going on with you, dad?

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Victor: I’m interested in getting an update for my son.

Nate: Regarding adam’s job performance as my assistant.

Victor: Now, please have a seat. So…how’s he doing?

Nate: I have to say, uh, adam’s work isn’t what i expected at all.

Victor: How so?

Nate: He’s punctual, attentive, always one step ahead with what’s needed. He’s gone above and beyond.

Victor: Sounds like the perfect assistant.

Nate: He’ll accomplish all the tasks I give him and then will anticipate things before i even ask.

Victor: Really.

Nate: His work is exemplary.

Victor: Huh. Interesting.

Nate: You don’t seem too pleased. In fact, you almost look… disappointed.

Devon: It’s good to see you, jill.

Lily: Yeah, good to hear from you.

Jill: I have some news.

Devon: Well, let’s hear it.

Jill: Well, it’s actually not good news or bad news. It’s no news at all. I have found nothing. I have hit a wall. Nothing about mamie, nothing about her investment company llb, nothing about any secret intentions as to why she invested in chancellor-winters.

Lily: Well, maybe there’s nothing to find.

Jill: Apparently.

Devon: Don’t look so happy about it.

Lily: Uh, listen, we-we understand that you are convinced that there’s more to this than what mamie’s claiming.

Jill: I most certainly am. We cannot afford to be complacent–we need to be on alert. This is where you two come in. I have to fly to san paolo for some meetings, all right? So I’m gonna be out of commission for a while.

Lily: Yeah, no problem. Well, uh, hold things down here.

Jill: Please do. Keep me in the loop. I hate to be so far out of touch…when there’s a wild card like mamie around. A wild card that seems intent on staying in genoa city.

Lily: Yeah. I don’t think she’s going anywhere.

Devon: Jill, even if mamie does have some hidden agenda we don’t know about, how big of a threat can she really be to the company?

Jill: I do not underestimate your great aunt…and neither should you.

Mamie: [Huffs] This just can’t be wise.

Tucker: Well, I figured it was time for you and I to touch base.

Mamie: Well, you could have phoned. Look, there are no new developments. I just don’t see what there is to discuss.

Tucker: The other night, i saw you with nate.

Mamie: Yeah.

Tucker. Ah. Just…curious to know what you discussed.

Mamie: Well, I don’t understand your curiosity. He is my great nephew.

Tucker: So just a couple family members catching up.

Mamie: Well, what else would it be?

Tucker: Nothing to do with our arrangement?

Mamie: Well, even if it did…why would it matter? Tucker, I’ve been up front with you from the very beginning. My interest here in all of this is to bring my family under one corporate roof. And you’re devon’s father–i thought that we shared similar goals.

Tucker: Yeah. I just didn’t know they included nate hastings.

Mamie: Well, they do. He’s my family too.

Tucker: Hey, listen, i appreciate and I understand your loyalty, but I’m afraid in nate’s case, you are misguided.

Mamie: [Huffs] Look, you’re crossing a line there, buddy.

Tucker: You are aware that he betrayed my son.

Mamie: It’s my understanding that devon and nate have moved past that.

Tucker: Yeah, it’s one thing to move past a family conflict. It’s another thing to trust nate with business. You know what he tried to do to his family when he was at chancellor-winters.

Mamie: He has given me an overview of what took place.

Tucker: So you know that he teamed up with victoria to buy up all the shares of the company when it went public–essentially handing it over to newman enterprises.

Mamie: He regrets his actions.

Tucker: What he regrets is getting caught. Nate is very ambitious, very single-minded. He’s only looking out for number one–of course, I understand that instinct, but he cannot be trusted. And he could very well destroy any success we aim to achieve.

Mamie: You can dislike and distrust nate all you want. But you and I agreed to stay out of each other’s way… to play to our strengths, our respective goals.

Tucker: Yeah, I just don’t want you to forget the common denominator between us. The target is jill.

Mamie: [Laughs] Oh, I’m aware.

Tucker: And as far as I’m concerned, she has never had any business running chancellor industries. That company belonged to my mother katherine, period.

Mamie: And I don’t blame you there. Jill was katherine’s greatest rival. Ha. I don’t think that katherine would approve either.

Tucker: Good. At least we’re on the same page about that.

Mamie: I have the utmost respect for katherine. And because you are her son… I respect you too.

Tucker: Okay. In that case, don’t forget your goal, ultimately, is to give devon and lily total autonomy at chancellor-winters, right? With jill out of the way. The only reason I’m doing any of this is to secure devon’s future.

Mamie: And devon certainly brings substantial assets into this deal. Lily and devon are excelling. They don’t need jill.

Tucker: Yeah, and you don’t need nate. He was never part of the deal, mamie.

Mamie: It’s nonnegotiable.

Tucker: [Small laugh] You’re making a mistake.

Mamie: I will handle any issues with these cousins. It’s not your concern, and quite frankly, it’s not your business. I’m the one who has a stake in chancellor-winters. So no matter whose son you are, you don’t wanna cross me on this.

Devon: I have my own questions, too, about mamie. I just don’t understand why we need to feel threatened if she has such a small stake and our company’s doing better than ever.

Lily: Yeah, I mean, our numbers are up, all of our are thriving.

Devon: Yeah. And she doesn’t seem like she wants to come in and undermine the company. She’s only talked about supporting lily and me.

Jill: See, that’s exactly what she wants us to think.

Devon: Well, don’t you think the fact that you’ve gone looking and found nothing suspicious about her or her company means that she might be, I don’t know, telling us the truth?

Jill: Or that she’s extremely good at covering her tracks.

Devon: Yeah, but to what end, though, jill? She doesn’t have any power at chancellor-winters.

Lily: Yeah, I mean, her overall investment is marginal.

Jill: Look, I know mamie, and I would bet my life this is all about me.

Lily: Yeah, but I mean, why now? Mamie’s been a successful businesswoman–why would she come after you after this decades-long battle? I mean, it’s ancient history.

Jill: If I could answer that, then I would be able to figure out exactly what we are dealing with.

Victor: So now why would I be upset to find out that adam thus far is behaving himself?

Nate: I can’t imagine. Are you?

Victor: No. Just curious.

Nate: You think adam is falling in line a little too easily.

Victor: Well, let me put it this way–he has many times in the past said that he would… turn a leaf. It’s not new. Never managed to pull it off. Why would this time be different?

Nate: Adam struggled with the idea of being my assistant. He thought the role was beneath him. But now, he seems to have thrown himself into it completely.

Victor: Question is, to what end?

Nate: I believe adam is concerned about one thing in particular. Your state of mind. As is victoria.

Victor: Are you concerned?

Nate: I was your doctor, victor. I know enough to trust that you would get medical help if you needed it.

Victor: [Chuckles] So what did adam say about my well-being?

Nate: He’s noticed some… recent odd behavior from you– forgetfulness, sudden changes in temperament. He thinks we should all keep an eye on you…for your sake, as well as for the company’S.

Victor: All right, nate. Thank you for coming. That’s all.

Nate: Of course.

[Door closes]

Tucker: I suppose you think you’ve talked me into backing down.

Mamie: Well, a smart guy like you knows when resistance is futile.

Tucker: [Chuckles] I should just bow out gracefully?

Mamie: You could always just trust me.

Tucker: Yeah. I’m not sure how much I trust this plan with nate. Seems to me it’s just…buying us more trouble than we need.

Mamie: Oh, I thought you were a “trust the universe” kind of person.

Tucker: You’re not the universe.

Mamie: Maybe a little bit of it? As are you.

Tucker: Well, I can at least take comfort in one thing.

Mamie: Oh?

Tucker: It’s a long shot if you think you can lure nate away from newman enterprises.

Mamie: Oh, is that so?

Tucker: Oh, yeah, that’s a perfect gig for him. He’s in love with power and… he’s infatuated with his new boss. How are you gonna compete with that combo?

Mamie: Where I come from, family always wins.

Tucker: Well, my money’s on victoria, so I’m not gonna worry quite yet.

Mamie: Why is it that everyone always underestimates my ability to get what I want?

Tucker: [Laughs] I would never do that, mamie. I’m very impressed by your… determination.

Mamie: Focus less on me and my goals and more on your side of this arrangement. You are in charge of taking care of jill. Have you even started there yet?

Tucker: It’ll happen. But…[Ahem] At the moment, I have other priorities. See ya.

[Mamie laughs softly]

Nikki: Is everything all right?

Nate: I’m not sure. Victor was clear-headed and lucid just now, very much himself.

Nikki: And that’s unusual?

Nate: There was no hint of any of the odd behavior victoria and adam mentioned they’ve seen from him or what I’ve seen personally.

Nikki: Perhaps that’s because victor’s children are mistaken. Hi, darling.

Victor: Hi, sweetheart.

Nikki: Listen, um… I just saw nate outside, and he seems suspicious that you’re acting normal.

Victor: Oh, yeah?

Nikki: You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?

Victor: Doing what on purpose?

Nikki: You know what I mean– vacillating between lucidity and confusion. This is some kind of plot you have concocted, isn’t it? Victor, for god’s sake, will you please tell me the truth? I need to know that you’re not losing your mind.

Victor: Baby, I’m not losing my mind, okay?

Nikki: So then you are tricking everyone.

Victor: Let me put it this way… things are beginning to coalesce around me, so…

Nikki: I don’t even know what that means.

Victor: Well, that means that I’m beginning to discover certain patterns amongst my children… and it’s somewhat upsetting.

Devon: Thank you, jill.

Lily: Yeah, we’ll talk soon.

Devon: Well, she’s not gonna let this go, huh?

Lily: [Sighing] No, she’s not. What is that?

Devon: It is tucker asking if I want to go to lunch with him.

Lily: Have you spoken to him lately?

Devon: I have not. I have not reached out. ‘Cause I don’t know what to believe about him these days.

Lily: Well, I mean, he just lost ashley–you think he’d wanna risk his relationship with you too?

Devon: I don’t know what he would or wouldn’t do. I did recently have a conversation with him about his connection to mamie, and he assured me there isn’t one.

Lily: Well, that’s good, right?

Devon: It is, if he’s telling the truth. But he also said that he called a truce with the abbotts and then showed up uninvited to jack and diane’s wedding reception, just to cause tension.

Lily: Yeah, well, he has a knack for showing up places uninvited.

Devon: And despite what he says, I’m not convinced that there isn’t something going on between him and mamie.

Lily: So why didn’t you tell jill that?

Devon: Because I need to get more information before I dump that on her and cause her even more stress in all this.

Lily: Yeah, that’s true, because she would lose it. But I mean, last time we spoke, you said that you were gonna distance yourself from tucker just for everyone else’s sake.

Devon: Yeah, I know. I’ve…been thinking about it. And it’s my instinct to do it. Even though he’s been great with dominic lately, and it’s a nice thought to have my dad in my life and in my son’s life. But I just–I can’t keep ignoring all the warning signs around me. He might be messing with abby’s family and ours.

Lily: So what are you gonna do?

Devon: I’m going to… tell him that… my day is full.

Lily: I’m sorry. I know this is really hard on you.

Devon: Yeah.

[Phone rings] Now he’s calling me.

Lily: Well, he’s probably not gonna want to take no for an answer.

Devon: Hello.

Tucker: Hey. Thanks for taking my call.

Devon: What’s going on?

Tucker: Well, I was hoping maybe you could carve out some time for me today… and I can meet you wherever you want, you just name the time and place.

Devon: Like I said, I’ve got a lot goin’ on.

Tucker: Yeah, I realize you’re very busy, um… or maybe you’d rather not speak to me because there’s a little…tension between us. Uh, but I felt like we were getting to a place of trust… and then my marriage to abby’s mom fell apart, and… anyway, I would just hate if that were to come between you and me.

Devon: Well, I imagine that it’s been difficult for both of you.

Tucker: There’s a lot to say about it. Uh…so what do you think? Cup of coffee somewhere?

Devon: I really can’T.

Tucker: It would really mean a lot to me if you could… if you could.

Devon: Okay. Sure. I will come and talk to you, but if we do this, we’re gonna have a real conversation, ’cause there’s a few things I’d like to make clear to you.

Tucker: Hey.

Devon: Hey.

Tucker: Thanks so much for making time for me.

Devon: Sure thing.

Tucker: Uh…want some food?

Devon: No.

Tucker: Something to drink?

Devon: I’m all set, I’m all set, thank you.

Tucker: How’s dom?

Devon: He’s good.

Tucker: Good. So, uh… not too long ago, uh, it seemed like… you and I were in a good place. But lately, I’ve gotten the feeling you’d like to keep your distance. And if that’s the case, I’d just like to know why.

Devon: Yeah. I’ll tell you exactly why. You have a lot of drama around you. I’m not sure how to keep my guard down with you, knowing that I can get played.

Tucker: And you actually believe I would do something like that to you.

Devon: I actually don’t think you would, but I don’t know for sure, and that’s the problem.

Tucker: Yeah. So we have definitely lost something.

[Ahem] And it seemed to coincide with my breakup with ashley. But…whatever it is, I’d like to fix it if you’ll tell me how.

Devon: I mean, I don’t think that there’s just one thing i can tell you to do to get me to trust you.

Tucker: I feel like I’ve been very, uh…clear and honest about my intentions.

Devon: You also claimed to call a truce with the abbotts, and then you showed up uninvited to jack and diane’s wedding reception, so…what were your intentions with that?

Tucker: [Laughs] Just to give them a wedding gift.

Devon: Yeah?

Tucker: Yeah, really, it was a bonsai tree, actually, to… symbolize my desire for peace and harmony with them.

Devon: I think you knew exactly what you were doing. Those people don’t like you, so you could have put the gift in the mail.

Tucker: Yeah, I could have. The idea was that I would communicate my sincerity better if I were there in person. But maybe you’re right, maybe that would have been the better route.

Devon: Yeah, maybe. I also can’t shake the feeling that you have something going on with mamie. ‘Cause I know what I saw, and i know what I felt, and I’m not stupid.

Tucker: So it’s come to that, really? Anything I say, anything I do, you just instantly doubt? Just one suspicion after the other?

Devon: Well, weren’t you the person to tell me that you can’t blame anybody for doubting you these days?

Tucker: I’m not blaming anyone for anything.

[Sighs] I’m trying. I’m really trying hard, devon, and…I wish you could just meet me halfway. Or… what can I do?

Devon: You can talk to me. I’m here, I came here, so how ’bout you start with talking to me about ashley? ‘Cause I do agree with you that this all started when you guys broke up, and based off of what I’ve heard, it doesn’t seem like you’ve taken the right amount of responsibility for that breakup.

Tucker: I feel like I’ve done…everything I can do. I can’t do anymore.

Devon: Okay. Ashley told abby this morning that you reached out to her. Is that…is that you softening your stance and trying to work things out?

Tucker: I wish there was a way to do that, I really do. I hate the way things ended between ashley and me, but she didn’t respond. So that tells me that she doesn’t see a path forward for us.

Devon: Well, you do know that she told her family that you scared her in paris. So do you think that maybe she’s not responding to you because she still feels that way? Or maybe she thinks it’s a waste of time ’cause you won’t compromise maybe?

Tucker: Oh, man…

Devon: No?

Tucker: No, let me tell you something–I compromised. I compromised and accommodated until I couldn’t do it anymore.

Devon: Hmm. And this all just came from her wanting to go back to her family and her family’s company. Like, what did you expect her to do? Just wanted her to cut the family off so you can have her all to yourself?

Tucker: No. I wanted to be a priority for her–not the priority, but a priority. And I don’t think that’s too much to ask.

Devon: No, it’s not too much to ask, but you can be someone’s priority without forcing them to abandon their family. And you have to know how people are seeing this from the outside, ’cause it looks like you just dumped ashley ’cause she wouldn’t start a new company with you.

Tucker: No, no, that’s just one example of… a bigger issue between us. She’s always going to choose her family over me.

Devon: How do you know that? You guys had just gotten married. What if she was scared… ’cause your of history together. Hasn’t been the smoothest. She could have been afraid that you were only with her ’cause of what she could do for your career and not ’cause you loved her.

Tucker: Is that…how you think I view the people in my life? Just as tools to be used?

Devon: I mean, sometimes you do.

I have type 2 d

Tucker: My love for ashley was always real. Never all just about business.

Devon: Okay. If that’s the case, then why is it so easy for you to walk away and not work things out?

Tucker: This has not been e– you think this has been easy for me? Do you think I want any of this? What I wanted was to spend a honeymoon with my wife. I wanted to enjoy her, and i wanted to plan for our future– that’s it.

Devon: Okay. Well, tell me, why do, uh, why do jack and billy think that you’re trying to sabotage jabot?

Tucker: [Sighs] I might have let off a little steam when i first got back from paris.

Devon: You might have let off a little steam–what does that mean?

Tucker: Exactly what you’d expect it to mean. I was, uh… full of rage, and I made empty threats. But it was just…pain and fury talking, that’s it.

Devon: Well, you certainly made an impression. If they didn’t trust you before, they certainly don’t trust you now.

Tucker: Devon, when I came back from paris, I was hurt, man. I was alone. And, uh… well. I don’t have any intention to follow through on any of those threats I made or even implied in the heat of the moment.

Devon: But how is anybody supposed to know that? How am I supposed to know that you’re not still angry at ashley or you’re not planning for some kind of revenge plot down the line?

Tucker: I’m not planning anything–the only reason I’m sticking around this town is for you and dom. I wanna fix this, I wanna fix whatever this is, this, this… rift between us. Is that even possible?

Devon: Yeah. It is. If you’re telling the truth and you don’t have some revenge plan for the abbotts and you’re not connected to mamie and my company now…sure.

Tucker: Regardless of all that stuff, you matter to me. Dom matters to me.

Devon: Well, it’s funny that you say that, because you keep doing stupid things to jeopardize our relationship… like threaten my girlfriend’s family. And you know ashley is gonna come back to town eventually, and when she does, if things haven’t been made right and you’re still in our orbit, there’s gonna be chaos.

Tucker: Not for me.

Devon: I’m not talking about you–I’m talking about ashley and her family. And you know as well as I do that abby will always side with her mother. And I’m always gonna side with my son’s mother. Unless you’re willing to swallow your pride and make things right with ashley.

Nikki: It is cruel to make your children think you might be ill.

Victor: Sweetheart, any less cruel than the possibility that one of my children may betray me?

Nikki: Victoria would never betray you!

Victor: You so sure of that? She might think she’d do that for my own good. This needs to play itself out. That’s all.

Nikki: I need to think about that. I need to think about all of this.

[Phone rings]

Victor: Hello, jill.

Jill: Victor.

Victor: So I see that mamie johnson publicly announced her investment in chancellor-winters. Didn’t I tell you the investor would finally reveal themselves?

Jill: I wanna know details. I wanna know who reached out to whom. I wanna know everything that went down. I wanna know every word that mamie johnson said to you during this process.

Victor: I can’t believe you’re feeling threatened.

Jill: Oh, my god, victor! Someone has infiltrated my company without my permission, and you think that I shouldn’t take it seriously?

Victor: A relative of devon and lily wants to invest in a company they’re running together–what’s so unnerving about that?

Jill: Have you conveniently forgotten my troubled history with mamie?

Victor: I think it’s charming she wants to work with devon and lily.

Jill: The truth is that i have no reason to trust mamie.

Victor: Well, I can assure you that mamie at no time indicated anything that wasn’t aboveboard.

Jill: Well, I’m beginning to wonder if you would tell me if she had.

Mamie: Oh, lily! What a nice surprise.

Lily: Mamie! Aw, so good to see you.

Mamie: May I join you?

Lily: Of course, yeah, please sit down. So how’s it going? How does it feel being back?

Mamie: Wonderful. I’m settling in. Things are falling into place. You know, I haven’t spoken with you since the party.

Lily: I know, since your big announcement.

Mamie: And how are you feeling about that?

Lily: Well, I’m happy that you wanna be involved with devon and me and the company. But I find the mystery surrounding it a little surprising.

Mamie: I just wanted to make sure that everything was in place before revealing myself.

Lily: Ah, and what does everything entail?

Mamie: Oh, all the I’s and t’S… nothing more.

Lily: Well, you certainly made an impression on jill, that’s for sure.

Mamie: Mm. I take it that you’ve spoken with her.

Lily: Yes, and she is unsettled.

Mamie: Well, I promise you I’m not gonna lose any sleep over that.

[Laughing]

Lily: I know. I know you two are not best friends.

Mamie: Well, that’s an understatement.

Lily: But I mean, can you really blame her for questioning your intentions? Especially in the way that you went about it.

Mamie: Well, to be frank, i don’t care what jill thinks. I care what you think. And devon.

Lily: Okay.

Mamie: I have to ask. Do you doubt my sincerity? My decision to invest?

Lily: Well, I have thought about that for several days now. Can I speak plainly?

Mamie: Oh, I would expect nothing less.

Tucker: I’m not sure what you want me to say.

Devon: I mean, if ashley walked through these doors right now, would you try and make amends and work things out with her?

Tucker: Of course I would. I loved her, I love her still.

Devon: Well, there you go.

Tucker: It’s not that simple.

Devon: What really happened in paris to blow things up so fast?

Tucker: Ashley changed her mind about what she truly wants in life.

Devon: If that’s it, then you clearly overreacted.

Tucker: All right, would you…just give up your dreams, your career, your business’s future if abby asked you to?

Devon: Without a question.

Tucker: You’re certain of that?

Devon: Yes. There’s nothing i wouldn’t do for the woman that i love.

Tucker: [Laughs] There isn’t, is there?

Devon: No.

Tucker: I guess I have some thinking to do.

Victor: Hi, sweetheart. Have you thought about what we discussed?

Nikki: I can’t wrap my head around it. Nor can I condone it. It is a cruel deception, victor. And if victoria and nicholas– or even adam, for that matter– figure out that you’re laying a trap for them, all hell could break loose.

Victor: Well, as far as I’m concerned, the end justifies the means, you know? And, uh… once one of them betrays me, the rest will understand what motivated me to do this.

Nikki: What if you can’t keep the charade up long enough? I mean, nate is already suspicious of your behavior. And don’t forget–he helped you play dead, so he is well aware of what you are capable of. And he could share his suspicions with victoria.

I know. I factored that in. Very soon, one of my kids will make a move.

Lily: I do believe that you wanna do the right thing.

Mamie: I do.

Lily: And I’m sure you’ve realized that most of your surviving family is here in genoa city.

Mamie: I regret the distance I’ve had from you, devon and nate these past years. I wanna remedy that.

Lily: I know, I’m sure you wanted to, you know, have a connection with us that’s tangible, and so you made your investment.

Mamie: That’s exactly right.

Lily: But I do think that you wanted to shake jill to her core. And so I think you figured why not kill two birds with one stone?

Mamie: [Chuckles] Astute like your mother.

[Both chuckling]

Lily: I do think, though, that the family we’ve lost would be really happy that you’re here. That we can build something together, stronger and better.

Mamie: I agree. I’ll take that a step further if you’ll indulge me.

Lily: Of course.

Mamie: Financial profit is a wonderful bonus. But this… this is about family. That includes nate. I really want him to be at our company.

Lily: [Small laugh] Yeah, that’s, uh, not gonna be as easy as you think.

Mamie: Ohh, these lingering tensions!

Lily: Yes, absolutely–for good reason. I’m sure nate told you.

Mamie: Shh. I know what he did. I also know that he is deeply remorseful. He owns that he was wrong. Can we really ask any more of anyone?

Lily: [Sighs] I… I think it’s gonna be harder for devon.

Mamie: Lily, what will it take to trust him again to give him another chance?

Devon: Nate.

Nate: Devon. How are you? Uh…how’s dom?

Devon: Dom is good. He’s, uh, he’s getting big. Getting big and wearing me out. But, you know, it’s worth it. I’ll see you around.

Nate: Uh, hang on, um… I, uh, haven’t had a chance to get your take on aunt mamie’s return…now that we know she’s the new investor in chancellor-winters.

Devon: Oh, yeah. I think it’S…I think it’s great for the family. Lily and I were just talking about how she was probably feeling isolated up in detroit. So, you know, for her to be back here and around us, it’s the best thing for her.

Nate: Yeah. That makes sense.

Devon: I also think it’s important that we make her feel welcomed, like we value her being here.

Nate: Yeah. Couldn’t agree more.

Devon: Maybe that’s something that you and I can work on together.

Nate: I’d like that. In the spirit of being, uh… completely transparent, I think there’s something you should know.

Devon: Oh, boy. What is it?

Nate: Aunt mamie seems intent on bringing me back to chancellor-winters. I suspect she’s going to work on you and lily to try to achieve that.

Devon: Well, I’m not surprised, ’cause she did bring it up at the party, so…

Nate: And she brought it up to me directly as well. Wants to know what it would take to get me back at the family company.

Devon: [Exhales] Huh. Well, I appreciate the warning. Thank you for that.

Nate: Just wanna be clear. I’m not the one driving this. I’m perfectly happy where I am at newman. This is a notion that exists only in aunt mamie’s head.

Devon: If that’s the case, then it’s gonna be up to you to dissuade her of it.

Tucker: Is there a way back from this?

[Phone notification]

Ashley: No.

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Nicholas: Dad is as sharp and cunning as ever.

Abby: You mean–

Nicholas: We’ve been played. Duped. All of us.

Christine: It’s really good to see you.

How’s paul? How was the trip?

Christine: Not good.

Ashley: Hey, diane.

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Lily: Oh, hello. What a surprise.

Daniel: Mm-hmm.

Lily: Good morning.

Daniel: Good morning.

Lily: Do you want some coffee?

Daniel: No. No coffee. Not– not right now. Maybe later. Uh, are you busy?

Lily: Uh, depends. What’d you have in mind?

Daniel: I have something very exciting to show you.

Lily: Oh, well, in that case, I’m very free. Lead the way. [ Laughing ]

Daniel: Please.

Danny: Great. Thank you.

Phyllis: Hey. You’re not swarming with fans.

[ Danny laughing ] Can I join you? I figure I should shoot my shot while I can.

Danny: I’m not really sure how to answer that one.

Phyllis: Well, I’ll tell you how to answer it. “Sure, phyllis. I would love for you to join me.”

Danny: Okay. Only because you seem to be in such a good mood.

Phyllis: Oh. I am in an extraordinary mood.

Danny: Even better.

Phyllis: I haven’t felt this upbeat in a really long time.

Danny: Okay. I’m happy to hear it. Uh, what, uh, brought this on?

Phyllis: Oh, gosh. Well, let’s just say that I scraped the last bits of nasty connection off my shoe.

Danny: Do I wanna know who or what that might be?

Phyllis: [ Laughing ] No, you don’t need to know. You don’t need to know. All you need to know is I feel so great. I finally feel optimistic about my future. I haven’t felt that way in a really long time. As long as I can remember.

Nick: Morning. Thank you both for meeting me here.

Nikki: Good morning, darling. Your sister said it was something about your father, so where else would I be?

Victoria: But I’m so glad you called. I’ve been dying to talk to you since last night. You told me that I was right about dad.

Nick: Yeah. Sorry to keep you hanging. I just didn’t wanna get into it in front of nate.

Victoria: [ Scoffs ] He’s not our enemy, nick.

Nick: I don’t trust him, so.

Nikki: All right. Uh, forget about nate. Obviously, something has happened. So, what’s going on?

Nick: Well, it’s not easy, but it’s kept me up all night.

Nikki: [ Sighs ] I don’t like the sound of this.

Nick: And I don’t like saying it, but now that I’ve witnessed it firsthand, dad is fading and I think it’s happening faster than I ever imagined.

Victor: Hello, son.

Adam: Hey, dad. Good morning. Oh, don’t worry, I’m not, uh, slacking off. I’m actually– I’m multitasking. You see, I’m eating breakfast. I’m working on nate’s emails like the positive worker bee that I have morphed into. So, please hold the applause. I know. I know.

Victor: Stop this right now, okay?

Adam: Stop what?

Victor: You stop insulting my intelligence.

Adam: What? That’s not what I’m doing at all.

Victor: You don’t think I know what you’re up to? You don’t think I know what’s on your mind?

Adam: Dad, I– I– I don’t understand. All I’m trying to do is make amends to you. I’m trying to prove myself to you and I’m sitting here happily working my way up from the bottom like we talked about. I don’t understand. Did you forget about that?

Victor: Forget about what? Huh? How much of a victim you have been? How life has treated you unfairly? Do you know we all have a cross to bear? That doesn’t give us the right to treat other people badly, all right?

Adam: I’m trying to fix that.

Victor: What? By betraying those who are trying to help you?

Adam: I’m sorry. W– where is this coming from, dad?

Victor: Do you know how often I have stood by you, defended you, explained your actions to your siblings and my wife? Do you know how often? No more! I’m done with it!

Adam: What? Wait, what does that mean exactly?

Victor: I’m done with all of it.

Adam: You’re firing me?

Victor: Yes!

Adam: Again?

Victor: You bet!

Adam: Wow.

Victor: I don’t want anything to do with you anymore. That’s it!

Adam: What is this about? Did– did nate say something to you? Is nate unsatisfied with my work?

Victor: He has nothing to do with it! He has nothing to do with it! I’m your boss! Stop hiding behind that phony position of yours. That’s it! No more!

Nick: So, dad and i were hanging out. We were, uh, working heavy bag, just talking about everything. Life. Nothing serious. No business, no agenda, just reconnecting. You know, it’d been far too long. It’s a perfectly normal conversation. And then he said that you had taken over newman media.

Victoria: Me? Not mom?

Nikki: Did you correct him?

Nick: Uh, I did. He tried to play it off like it was just an accident, you know, a slip of the tongue and I was ready to believe him, but then I remembered you had told me you thought dad had been acting erratically lately.

Victoria: Yes. This is exactly the– the kind of thing that I’ve been talking about.

Nikki: Oh, okay. Wait a minute. To be fair, I have lapses like that from time to time. Everybody does.

Nick: Of course, mom. We all do. And I really didn’t think that much about it. But then he said something about adam and sally.

Victoria: What about them?

Nick: That they were expecting a baby.

Victoria: What?

Nikki: Oh, my god. Did you say anything?

Nick: Yeah, I mean, as gently as I could, I, you know, I told him that the baby had been lost during childbirth.

Victoria: Did dad remember when you pointed that out?

Nick: I don’t think so. He just seemed confused and changed the subject and then he took off.

Victoria: Oh, this is even worse than I thought.

Nick: There’s one other thing. As he was leaving, he, uh, he said to me that he wanted me to come back to newman. His exact words were, “we need you back where you belong.”

Nikki: Well, I– I think that’s encouraging. At least he remembered that you’re not here anymore.

Nick: I think there’s more to it than that. I don’t think he meant it consciously, but the more I thought about it last night, the more I was wondering if, you know, if it was a cry for help.

[ Lily laughing ]

Daniel: So, what do you think?

Lily: Um, I think it’s an apartment downstairs from mine and–

Daniel: And– and I happen to know the owner of the building, one mr. Devon winters.

Lily: Oh, yeah, devon. He’s the worst.

Daniel: [ Laughing ] Well, you know, he let me know that one of his tenants was gonna be moving out and selling this place and, uh, he thought I might be interested.

Lily: Interested in– in buying it?

Daniel: Mm-hmm.

Lily: An apartment in my building? [ Chuckling ] Well, that’s a little intrusive, don’t you think?

Daniel: Really?

Lily: Yeah. I mean, how would I get away from you? Just day after day and night after night, it would be nothing but this…

Daniel: Can I take that as a yes?

Lily: Please take it as a yes.

Daniel: Oh, I was hoping that you’d like the idea.

Lily: Are you kidding? I love it. I mean, I love this place for you. It’s– it’s perfect. I say go for it.

Daniel: Kind of already did.

Lily: You did?

Daniel: Yeah. I did not want to chance missing this place. So, uh, signed the paperwork last night.

[ Lily laughing ]

Lily: Well, congratulations.

Daniel: Well, thank you.

[ Lily laughing ]

Lily: Wait, what if I said I didn’t like the idea?

Danny: Do you really think I’m not gonna ask you about this nasty connection that you’re so glad to be rid of? Sorry, but I can’t just let it go at that.

Phyllis: Well, I’m sorry. Deal with it. It happened. It’s the past. My mistake. Moving on. Oh, well, it’s over. End of story.

Danny: Are we talking about another jeremy stark here?

Phyllis: Jeremy who? Who? Huh? See, I don’t know about my past. I’m over it. I’m only optimistic about my future. Upward and onward. That’s what I say. Okay, come on. This is– this is where you say, “I’m happy for you phyllis and I’m proud of you.” This is where you say that.

Danny: Well, um, I’d really love to, but this enthusiasm, uh, how do I put it? Feels a little bit over the top and I’m not really buying it, so, you know.

Phyllis: Nope, nope, nope, nope. I’m not gonna let your skepticism get to me. I’m not gonna do that. I’m not gonna do that this time. You know, I’m not going to do that with summer or daniel. It’s not gonna get to me. I am done with the past. I’m done with the rain. I’m done with it. I just want the sun. That’s all I want. I just want to seek the sun wherever I go and have the sun follow me.

[ Phyllis sighing ] Okay. Can you please just at least say you’re happy for me?

[ Danny sighing ] Please?

Danny: Well, being that I’ve been on the wrong side of saying no to you for way too long, I guess, um, what else can I say but yes?

Phyllis: Good. That’s a good choice.

Danny: Yeah. This, um, I don’t know, this new upbeat attitude of yours is, uh, pretty infectious. Yeah.

Phyllis: Well, I’m glad to hear that. Definitely. Oh, you know, speaking of which, can you– can you do me a favor? Can you, um, box that up and um, give me an identical order, um, all of it to go?

Danny: Okay.

[ Danny laughing ] What are you up to?

Daniel: You’re right. You know, I probably should have talked to you before signing any paperwork. But, um, you know, I figured even if you hated the idea of me living downstairs from you, I could probably get you to come around and change your mind. You know, no matter what it was that I had to do, no matter how long it took, I can be very persuasive.

Lily: I don’t know. I’d have to see it in action.

[ Lily chuckling ] Okay. Not bad. How soon can you move in?

Daniel: Uh, I mean, once these boxes are outta here, um, I think they’re– tomorrow? Yeah. Something like that. Uh, but consider yourself warned. I’m gonna need a ton of help decorating this place.

Lily: Well, I mean, I’ll help you with anything, but you’re the artistic one. What do you mean?

Daniel: Painting. Yeah, but you know, decorating, interior design, that’s a totally different animal.

Lily: Well, I’m sure you have an idea of what you want.

Daniel: Yeah. Yeah. No, I have an idea. I was thinking of putting the bed in the bedroom.

Lily: Oh, so you don’t have an idea?

Daniel: Nope.

Lily: Okay.

Daniel: No. Well, I want it to be cool. You know, I definitely want it to be cool. Um, and comfy.

Lily: Cool and comfy. Okay. [ Laughing ] Um, oh, wait, you know what? Sally spectra is launching her own interior design company. You could be one of her first clients.

Daniel: Okay. Yeah. See, I knew you’d be brilliant at this.

Lily: Yeah. Always happy to help a neighbor.

Daniel: Hm. Before I go calling sally, I– I was just thinking maybe for a good measure, I could take you on a little tour of the apartment. We can go room by room very slowly.

Lily: Oh. Thought you’d never ask.

[ Lily laughing ]

Victoria: Dad forgot that sally and adam lost the baby, his own granddaughter. That’s– that’s just heartbreaking.

Nick: Yeah. Really shook me up too.

Victoria: Can you finally agree that you’ve been misreading me now?

Nick: About what?

Victoria: That my concern hasn’t been some made up revenge plot against dad for demoting me. I’m genuinely concerned about him.

Nick: Yeah, vic. It’s given me a lot to think about, especially how I think we should handle this.

Nikki: What are you thinking you should do?

Nick: Well, for starters, I’m definitely not gonna leave you two to face this alone, especially when we don’t even know what this is.

Nikki: Let me just say, it could very well be natural memory loss. That’s not unusual in a person his age.

Victoria: Or it might be the beginning of something even worse.

Nick: Yeah. Well, we just have to do whatever it takes to get dad the help he needs. I mean, it’s killing me even talking about this.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] Me too. But we’re gonna get through this and we’re gonna do it together, right?

Nick: Absolutely. Right, mom?

Nikki: Of course, we will.

Nate: Morning, victor.

Victor: Hey, nate. How the hell are you man?

Nate: Good.

Victor: Are you, uh, meeting someone or you wanna join me?

Nate: I have a meeting with your son.

Victor: Oh.

Nate: Who’s actually doing a good job, by the way.

Victor: That’s wonderful news. Very glad to hear that. Anyway, you have a good day.

Nate: Same to you.

Victor: Thank you.

Nate: Sorry, I’m late. Got held up on a conference call with the crawford legal team.

Adam: No, it’s no problem. I, um, took advantage of the time and I got caught up on your emails.

Nate: Ah, good job. Everything okay?

Adam: Yeah, sure. Why?

Nate: I don’t know. You seem a little off. Did you have some kinda run-in with your father before I got here?

Adam: Look, we’ll discuss it later.

Nate: Victor.

Nate: Victor.

Victor: My goodness. Nate and adam. Hope you had a productive breakfast.

Nate: We did. Thank you.

Adam: Yes, for sure.

Victor: I’ll see you both at the office.

Nate: It’s good running into you, victor.

Victor: All right. Same to you. Anything else?

Adam: No. No, not a thing.

Victor: Okay.

Adam: See you at the office.

Victor: Yeah.

Phyllis: Isn’t this better than the boring athletic club? Isn’t it? And you know, I’m a good time.

Danny: Uh, yeah, you can be.

[ Phyllis laughing ]

Phyllis: Yeah, I can be.

Danny: Mm-hmm.

Phyllis: You know, when the weight is lifted, I’m a good time.

Danny: Yeah. Um, those are your words, not mine.

[ Phyllis laughing ]

Phyllis: I know that I have been, um, reckless and troubled and moody. I know that about me.

Danny: Okay. That is a fantastically mild version of who you were and what you did.

Phyllis: There you go.

Danny: Thank you.

Phyllis: Yeah, I guess so. You know what, I’m gonna add competitive and fierce to the list. Yeah. But you know the important thing is that was then and things have changed and that’s what I did before. And we’ve– we’ve all changed. We’ve all moved on and it’s good. You know, I didn’t go to prison.

Danny: Mm-hmm.

Phyllis: And I’m gainfully employed.

Danny: Yeah, how’s it going over at omegasphere?

Phyllis: Good. Really good.

Danny: Are you still worried about being under the microscope of daniel?

Phyllis: No, not really. I mean, I’ve earned his mistrust, so I get it. And– and it’s working out. It’s working out. I mean, the thing that I learned is that we can’t change the past and the future hasn’t happened. It’s– it’s ahead of us and we have to live in the present and that’s what I’m doing.

Danny: [ Laughing ] Look, I am not complaining, but what happened to you and where is this coming from? I’m confused.

Phyllis: Because of you. The conversation that we had the other day. I mean, you taught me that you are who you feel. And if I feel great, I’m gonna be great. You know what I mean? And I will be great thanks to you.

Danny: Um, glad I could be of service, ma’am.

Phyllis: Can I have that grape?

Danny: No, no, no. That’s– okay. Have another one. Live a little.

[ Danny laughing ]

Lily: Daniel, honestly, I love this place. I could not be happier for you.

Daniel: Really? I mean, you barely checked out the windows in the guest room and I know how much you love windows.

Lily: I do? Oh, that’s right. I do. Windows. Don’t get me started.

Daniel: Mm-hmm. And these all meet your approval?

Lily: Oh, yes. I could not be happier. Okay, but you and I, we do have to get back to work.

Daniel: I know. I know. Maybe, um, we can pick up where we left off later? We’ll come back here, just you and me, have a proper little housewarming party. Get some champagne, a little takeout. Can have a little party picnic on the floor. It’d be just like my very first apartment.

Lily: Yeah. I can’t wait. All right. But we should get going.

Daniel: Yeah. Or– or maybe something unavoidable came up and we couldn’t help being late.

Lily: You’re bad.

[ Lily laughing ]

Daniel: I always have been. And I always will be.

[ Lily chuckling ]

Nate: I don’t know, adam. Your dad seemed like he was in good spirits when I got there.

Adam: Yeah, I noticed. Which makes me more worried. I mean, that was a 180 from the rage he was in with me. I mean, I’m telling you, it was scary. One minute, he was in a full-blown rampage and the next minute, it was like it never even happened. And then, there were the memory lapses.

Nate: Memory lapses? Like– like what?

Adam: Well, he– he seemed to have completely forgotten how supportive he was of me turning my life around and that I’m working for you at newman. Oh, and in the middle of his meltdown, he fired me.

Nate: You’re kidding me?

Adam: Mm-hmm. His exact words were, “you’re out and you’re gonna stay out.” But you heard him when we were leaving. “I’ll see you back at the office.” I mean, what the hell was that?

Nate: Yeah, that definitely doesn’t sound like victor newman.

Adam: You remember when he called me nicholas?

Nate: Victoria’s been concerned that the mental pressure of him stepping back in to run newman again has been causing his erratic behavior.

Adam: What if it’s, um, is more than that?

Nate: Even after what you witnessed today at society, I’m still not convinced it’s as extreme as you and victoria think it is. But we definitely need to keep an eye on it and shift into protective mode for the sake of his health and wellbeing.

Adam: Yeah, not to mention protective mode of newman enterprises.

Victoria: You know, as upset as I am about dad, I’m glad I’m not the only one anymore who thinks that something needs to be done here.

Nick: I’m 100% on board with getting to the bottom of this. But vic, just so we’re clear, I will have no part whatsoever in pushing dad out of newman or trying to get you the ceo job back.

Victoria: Believe me, that’s the last thing on my mind. And if dad is– if he’s in trouble and he needs help as much as we think he does, we can’t just sit back and let mom take care of him all by herself.

Nick: I promise you, I’m not gonna let that happen.

[ Sighs ] I mean, it’s crazy to even think about the invincible victor newman starting to slip away. It’s just unimaginable. Kinda puts everything in perspective, huh?

Victoria: What else is going on with you? Is it christian? Is he okay?

Nick: Ah, christian’s, uh, he’s great. It’s not him.

Victoria: Well, then what is it?

Nick: All right. Uh. Sally and I are done.

Victoria: How? What happened?

Nick: I’m not ready to go into it with you. We need to just focus on dad right now. So, we need to– we need to have a serious talk with him.

Victoria: Okay. You’re right. Then we need to, uh, we need to come up with a cover story.

Nick: No, no cover story. We’re upfront about our concerns. If this turns out to be a situation where he needs help, whether it’s professional or medical and we weren’t open and honest with him, he’s gonna feel blindsided and he will push back even harder than he usually does.

Victoria: I suppose you’re right.

Nick: Sensing a but coming.

Victoria: I just don’t know how dad is gonna handle being confronted about this right now.

Nick: Well, vic, when is there ever gonna be a good time where we can sit with our father and tell the great victor newman that we think he’s starting to lose it?

Nikki: Hi, sweetheart.

Victor: Hi, sweetheart. You look upset.

Nikki: I had a meeting with our children this morning.

Victor: Ooh, about?

Nikki: About you. Nicholas is pretty shaken up about the time the two of you spent together yesterday. He says there was confusion about victoria taking over newman media instead of me, and that you had completely forgotten that adam and sally lost their baby.

Victor: Why the hell would he say that?

Nikki: Are you telling me it didn’t happen?

Victor: Well, no, maybe he was confused.

Nikki: Well, victoria and he think you are confused.

Victor: Sweetheart, I’m not confused. Really. Did nicholas say anything about wanting to come back to newman?

Nikki: I have a feeling he wouldn’t rule it out. But listen to me, victor, they are worried. They’re– they’re frightened and so am I.

Victor: Sweetheart, I adore you. There’s nothing to worry about. Okay?

Nikki: All right. Answer this question.

Victor: Okay.

Nikki: Is this somehow part of this plan that you have in the works to find out who in the family might betray you? Because if it is, it’s too cruel.

Victor: Okay. All I wanna find out is who is the traitor amongst my children.

Nikki: Adam will be the traitor.

Victor: Well, either I find out what I’ve always thought about him or we reconfirm the idea that adam only is out for himself. That he does anything to get what he wants.

Nikki: And exactly how are you going to do that?

Victor: Well, you get to leave that up to me, okay?

Danny: So, one night, about a month ago, we’re in cleveland doing this concert and we’re right in the middle of the song and this teen slips past security, gets on stage, grabs one of peter’s guitars, and– and launches into one of the most amazing guitar solos I have heard in years. And so, yeah, I– I had to stop the security from pulling him off because, you know, we had to finish the song and I wanted him to continue playing.

Phyllis: Oh, my gosh.

[ Danny laughing ] Oh, my gosh. What happened?

Danny: So afterwards, peter and I took him backstage, shook his hand, each signed the guitar, and then we let him leave with it. I told him to reach out to me in five years.

Phyllis: Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. You made his night.

Danny: You kidding? He made my night. He told me his mother had all my albums and that’s what inspired him to start playing. You know, it’s, uh, it’s pretty cool. It reminded me of why I do what I do.

Phyllis: Yeah. Yeah. That’s beautiful. Very inspiring story.

[ Laughing ] That’s beautiful.

Daniel: Excuse me, um, doesn’t somebody have a new job at omegasphere that she’d hate to be late for?

Phyllis: Oh, well, I don’t clock in, uh, for another 20 minutes, but I’ll definitely be there. I won’t be late, boss.

Daniel: Okay.

Danny: Uh, hey, mr. Taskmaster, uh, I noticed that two people have taken the morning off.

Daniel: Yes. But we have a very valid excuse. I was showing lily around my new apartment. I am finally moving out of the hotel.

Phyllis: Oh, you found a place!

Danny: Wonderful. Awesome.

Lily: Yep, right downstairs from me. Isn’t that great?

Danny: Yeah. Hey, congratulations to the both of you.

Daniel: There’s more. There is a spare bedroom with your name on it whenever you’re in town.

Danny: Well, does that include extended stays?

Daniel: [ Laughing ] I guess if you play your cards right. Why?

Danny: I don’t know. I was just, um, I was thinking about hanging around genoa city a little longer than I expected.

Adam: Dad.

Victor: Hey, son. My darling, I’ll be in my office.

Nikki: All right.

Adam: Hey, nikki. Do you have a minute?

Nick: Dad, we need to talk.

Nikki: What do you want?

Adam: I will make this quick. I’m concerned about my dad. And I was wondering, have you noticed anything off about him lately?

Nikki: Even if I had, and I’m not saying I have, what makes you think I would discuss it with you?

Adam: Because one of the few things that you and I have in common is we both care about him.

Nikki: Oh, my god! Stop! I cannot listen to that from you one more time. You don’t care about him. You only care about what he can do for you. Well, let me warn you again. If you try to undermine your father or hurt him in any way, I will destroy you. And I know that’s exactly what you’re trying to do.

Adam: Okay. You are so wrong, nikki.

Nikki: Walk away, adam. Before this turns really ugly.

Nick: I’m gonna be perfectly honest with you.

Victor: And I expect nothing less.

Nick: You know how vic was concerned about your wellbeing ever since you came back to newman?

Victor: Needless as that is.

Nick: Well, I’m as concerned as she is.

Victor: Son, what the hell are you talking about? Less than 24 hours ago, you and I were working out the heavy bag. You could hardly keep up with me. I’m in perfect physical health. What are you saying?

Victoria: Daddy, come on. It’s not your physical health that we’re worried about.

Nick: It’s what the stress of coming back here every day might be doing to your mind. The forgetting of things, the getting confused.

Victoria: Please, please, please, please don’t misinterpret this as an attack.

Nick: We just love you, dad. All right? So much.

Victoria: We love you every bit as much as you love us. You know perfectly well that if you thought one of us was taking on too much or the pressure was getting to us physically or mentally, you wouldn’t just speak up about it. You would move heaven and earth to do something about it.

Victor: This is your doing, isn’t it?

Danny: All right. So, how soon can I move out of the athletic club and into my son’s apartment?

Daniel: Soon. I mean, as fast as it’s ready and that shouldn’t take too long.

Phyllis: Oh, my goodness. This is so exciting. I’m throwing the housewarming party.

[ Daniel laughing ]

Daniel: Sounds good. Sounds good. Just, uh, not, uh, not tonight, right?

Phyllis: Okay, well, that’s fine. Uh, another night. How about we just meet for drinks?

Daniel: Yeah. No, that– that sounds good. I’m– I’m down if– if you’re down.

Lily: Uh, yeah, sure. Why not?

Phyllis: Great. Good. Are you in?

Danny: Um, yeah, sure. No, I’m in. I’m in. Let’s– let’s do it.

Victoria: This is my doing? I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Victor: You don’t? Huh. You have somehow convinced your brother that I’m mentally unstable, that I’ve lost my marbles, that I can’t run my company anymore. Not because you’re concerned for me, it’s because you want to reclaim the ceo position here, right?

Nick: That’s not true, dad.

Victoria: That’s not true at all.

Victor: Of course, it’s true.

Victoria: No, it’s not! If it came down to a choice between protecting this company and protecting my father, I’m gonna protect you every single time. I promise you that. From the bottom of my heart.

Victor: And I promise something to both of you. I will no longer tolerate this backstabbing. I’m absolutely totally disappointed that you keep on trying to backstab me.

Adam: Okay. Well, let’s keep our priorities straight. Your hostility doesn’t phase me right now. I’m only concerned about my father.

Nikki: No, you are not. And as clever as you think you are, victor isn’t falling for this latest ploy of yours any more than I am.

Adam: Wait a minute. What is that supposed to mean?

Nikki: I am watching your every move. I’m not gonna let you break victor’s heart again.

Victor: Get the hell out of my office!

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Mamie: Nate, I’m so happy that you were able to meet with me. I know how busy you are.

Nate: I always have time for you. Look, I’ve been wanting to take you out since you came back to town, right? Your– your return is a cause for celebration.

Mamie: Oh, I’m not sure that everyone would agree.

Nate: Oh, then that’s on them.

Mamie: Oh, you’re as sweet as you ever were. So, I’m curious about something, and I’m wondering if you might not be able to enlighten me.

Nate: I’ll do my best.

Mamie: What’s going on over at newman? Really?

Nate: Now, why would you ask that?

Mamie: I heard there was a shake up. Leadership changes, unrest, and some shuffling amongst the family hierarchy.

Nate: It’s true, victor is back at the helm. As for the rest, who told you that?

Mamie: I do my research. I keep my ear to the ground. Now tell me, why on earth would you want to be a part of that chaos?

[ Nate sighing ]

Nate: I had hoped we could enjoy our drinks a bit more before you start in on me again.

Mamie: About what?

Nate: Luring me away from newman enterprises. Convincing me to return to chancellor-winters.

Mamie: Families should stick together. Just ask victor.

Nate: Aunt mamie, lily and devon don’t want me anywhere near that company, all right? And I am very happy where I am.

Mamie: I thought that relations had thawed between the three of you, slightly.

Nate: I made advances with my cousins, but I’ve given up hope that they will ever fully trust me again.

Mamie: Time can work wonders. You will do it. I’m sure of it.

Nate: It’s not just the trust factor. I don’t want to be anywhere where my ideas aren’t valued. Where my mere presence is suspect. Where I’d always be waiting for some new accusation to be leveled against me.

Mamie: Well, what can I do to change your mind?

Phyllis: No pithy remark? No snarky comment?

Tucker: What would you like me to say?

Phyllis: Oh, what would I like you to say? I’d like you to say, “phyllis, you’re a genius. Phyllis, you’ve got me. I surrender. You’re correct.”

[ Phyllis chuckling ]

Tucker: You are entertaining.

[ Phyllis laughing ]

Phyllis: I am. I just uncovered your connection to mamie johnson and all you are saying to me is I’m entertaining.

Tucker: Whatever connection I have to mamie johnson is personal and private.

Phyllis: So, there’s a connection.

Tucker: It’s none of your business, phyllis.

Phyllis: Mm, it kind of is, you know? I uncovered that you have some super-secret connection that you didn’t want anyone to know about. I mean, consider me the fly in your ointment.

[ Tucker chuckling ]

Tucker: God, your self-importance is just astounding. As is your ability to conjure something out of nothing.

Phyllis: You think it’s nothing? Oh, okay. I don’t know if jill and devon and lily will think it’s nothing. I’m sure they’ll wonder what your motives are for connecting up with mamie.

Tucker: What is it you think you’ve learned?

Phyllis: Well, something that you are concerned about, obviously.

[ Tucker sighing ]

Tucker: What do you want, phyllis?

Phyllis: I want to know what you’re doing. Did you connect up with mamie so you could take over your son’s company?

Jack: Kyle, everything okay? You seem a little off.

Kyle: Yeah, I’m fine. Um, not the best night, but it’ll pass.

Billy: Sorry to hear that.

Kyle: So, what’s going on here? What are you two talking about?

Jack: Billy and I were discussing the best response to tucker’s latest stunt, planting a listening device in his wedding gift for your mother and I.

Billy: That bonsai tree was supposedly meant to symbolize peace and harmony.

Kyle: I suggested destroying it, but you shot me down. Said you wanted to use it as a weapon against tucker.

Jack: That was my original thought, yes.

Billy: Now, we have another tool that we’re considering using.

Kyle: Oh, what’s that?

Jack: We came across some information on tucker’s recent past.

Billy: Damaging information.

Jack: Career-shattering information, possibly.

Kyle: Does tucker know you have this information?

Billy oh, he’s very aware we have it.

Jack: We tried to use it to have him back off, but his response was to double down and plant a listening device.

Kyle: Then, how damaging could it really be?

Jack: He’s calling our bluff, kyle.

Kyle: So, what’s the next step?

Jack: We drop the hammer on him and make that information public.

Billy: If we expose tucker, we take his power away.

Kyle: Or you could make him more vengeful. Ignite a war.

Nate: Why is it so important to you that I return to work with lily and devon?

Mamie: Well, now that I have a role to play at chancellor-winters, I wanna make sure that I do my part. I wanna smooth over any conflicts between you and your cousins and make sure that we bring the family back together.

Nate: Aunt mamie, you purchased a minor stake in the company. Not enough to wield significant power.

Mamie: Uh, don’t second guess what I can accomplish.

Nate: Hm, I’m sensing there is more to this.

Mamie: I promise, bringing you and lily and devon back together is my motivating factor. It’s tragic what’s happened between you. The way that you’ve drifted apart.

Nate: There’s a reason for that.

Mamie: You three were close at one point and promised to work together at chancellor-winters.

Nate: And that experience didn’t end well. A lot of the blame is on me, and I take full responsibility for the actions I made against them.

Mamie: So, you ended up at newman enterprises and in a very close relationship with victoria newman.

Nate: Victoria is one of the most impressive people I’ve ever met. Insightful, quick, always a step ahead. She and I share a synchronicity that I’ve never experienced at chancellor-winters. We’re aligned in our thinking and our priorities. Yes, uh, I’m sorry for the actions I made against my cousins. And there’s no doubt that I felt stifled trying to work with them. In the end, I had to make a move in order to… achieve my true potential.

Mamie: Is it possible that you just expected too much, too soon?

Jack: You’re right, kyle. It is a risk.

Kyle: Do you really consider tucker to be that much of a threat against us?

Billy: Yes, of course, tucker’s a threat. He’s ruthless. He’s hurt and he’s angry. He’s got time, money, and the inclination to cause real damage to our family and to our company.

Jack: Selling mccall unlimited to newman enterprises more than covers his debt. He’s got a serious war chest and he’s itching to use it.

Billy: And he loves to amuse himself. He finds himself entertaining. I mean, putting a listening device in a bonsai tree? Lame.

Jack: Besides, this is just another smoke screen. Just like hacking into jabot’s finances to set up billy. He thinks if we’re busy putting out fires, we will be distracted enough that we won’t see what he’s really up to.

Kyle: Yeah, I see the predicament.

Billy: I hate him. More and more every day.

Jack: Well, there’s one of him and there’s more of us. As long as we stick together as a family, we can get through this.

Billy: Absolutely.

Kyle: Well, I guess we have tucker to thank for one thing. You two seem to have moved past your conflicts. You’re working as a team again.

Billy: We found common ground. Protecting our family and our family’s legacy is number one.

Jack: And I’m very grateful to have you with me on this.

Billy: Of course, jack.

Kyle: This is good news. I’m glad you two worked things out.

Jack: It’s for the best. Now is the time for us to pull together as a family.

Tucker: Why would you think I would make a move against chancellor-winters? Why would I do that to my son?

Phyllis: Why indeed?

Tucker: Phyllis, what is it you think you know?

Phyllis: Listen, I should tell you I did a deep dive into your online activities recently.

Tucker: Yes, of course you did. To bring something to jack. You’re so desperate for his approval now, aren’t you? You toy with him for years and then he rejects you. Ouch. Hm? Am I right?

Phyllis: Okay, well, you recently transferred some money into a company called lbb. Lbb. They’re out of detroit.

Tucker: Did I?

Phyllis: Yes, you did. Funny thing about it is, it’s mamie johnson’s company. She named it after her sister, lily bell barber.

Tucker: Oh, that’s so cute.

Phyllis: Oh, it’s cute, isn’t it? It’s not the best part, however.

[ Phyllis sighing ] Mamie just announced that she made a sizable investment into chancellor-winters.

Tucker: Yeah, I heard she wants to be more involved with family.

Phyllis: With you as benefactor.

Tucker: Benefactor? Huh.

Phyllis: You’re going after your son’s company, aren’t you? You’re using mamie. Your money went right through mamie, right into chancellor-winters. The plot thickens.

Tucker: You nailed it, phyllis.

Phyllis: Prove me I’m wrong.

Tucker: Why? You’re having so much fun. And I’m sure you need something to brighten your day after the mess you’ve made of your life.

Phyllis: You haven’t denied anything I’ve said, any of these investments.

Tucker: Phyllis, I have been making investments into financial groups for years all over the world.

Phyllis: Yeah, I’m very aware of that. It’s just the timing, the people involved. Jill, lily, devon, I just– I think it’s interesting.

Tucker: I think maybe you should find a hobby.

Phyllis: I think maybe I should talk to devon. See what he says. I’m sure he’d find it odd that you want to play an underhanded role in his company.

Tucker: You still haven’t answered my question.

Phyllis: There are so many. Which one?

Tucker: Well, you don’t really give a damn about devon or lily or chancellor-winters. The only person you give a damn about is yourself. So, why tell me all this? What are you after? How does this benefit you?

Nate: It’s true. I’ve gone through a period of transition over the years, personally and professionally. But honestly, I feel as if I’m finally where I belong.

Mamie: I– I hear what you’re saying.

Nate: Aunt mamie, I feel very happy at newman. I’m valued and respected there.

Mamie: Yeah, but honey, you will never be family there. You will always be the outsider.

Nate: But my opinion matters there. Victor knows what I bring to the company.

Mamie: Now, we both know how victor’s mind works. Even if you were to marry victoria, you would only be the in-law. They would throw crumbs at you to keep you fed, but you will never have true power.

Nate: And you’re saying I would at chancellor-winters? Look, lily and devon might, might forgive me someday, but you’re forgetting something. Someone else is involved. I know you dislike jill, but you keep talking as if she isn’t a part of the dynamic. She is the dynamic.

[ Mamie laughing ]

Mamie: Things change, honey.

Billy: We shouldn’t sit on this. We need to move quickly. I think we release the information we have on tucker asap.

Kyle: How fast?

Billy: First thing in the morning.

Jack: Uh, before we drop any bombs, I want to know we are prepared for the consequences.

Billy: We got this, jack.

Jack: I’m just talking about thinking it through overnight. I’m gonna see you first thing in the morning. This will be the first thing for us to discuss.

Billy: Sounds good. I’ll see you tomorrow.

Jack: Thank you, billy. Appreciate the help.

Billy: Of course.

Jack: So, can i count on your support and your discretion?

Kyle: Whatever you need.

Jack: Look, I am hoping that after we have tucker off our back, you and I can sit down and talk about the perfect spot for you at jabot.

Kyle: No. Dad, there is only one place that interests me and it’s very clear to me now, that’s not an option.

Jack: I know you want to be co-ceo. I’m just suggesting the two of us can work together to find something–

Kyle: Okay, no, dad, dad, dad, dad. It’s not going to happen. Let’s stop pretending that it can.

[ Diane and traci laughing ]

Traci: Good evening.

Diane: Oh, it’s my two favorite fellas.

Jack: Hi.

Diane: Hi. Kyle.

Kyle: Mom, aunt traci. Excuse me.

Traci: Well, that was frosty.

Diane: What happened?

Jack: Kyle still thinks I’m slighting him.

Phyllis: What do I want from you? Leave me alone.

Tucker: You came to me with this.

Phyllis: You harassed me in front of my children.

Tucker: And what did you expect? You’ve been trying to balance jack and me, playing both sides of the game. You kick a hornet’s nest, you’re gonna get stung.

Phyllis: I’m the hornet now. You got that? You pissed me off. Prepare to get stung.

[ Tucker laughing ]

[ Knocking on door ]

Tucker: Uh, do you mind?

Kyle: Why on earth would I consider joining forces with tucker mccall?

Audra: Because one way or another, he will get his hands on jabot. It’s what he does and– and there’s no one else in the world who’s better at it than him.

Kyle: What did tucker offer you?

Audra: The top job.

Kyle: Figures.

Audra: And you running it with me. Okay? Tucker prefers to stay on the sidelines. Hey, he wouldn’t be involved in the day-to-day. Hey, we could run jabot the way it should be run.

Kyle: And all I would have to do is betray my mother and father.

Diane: Kyle, look, don’t be mad at me for following you. We need to talk.

[ Diane sighing ] Your father’s worried about you.

Kyle: He’ll get over it.

Diane: Well, I’m sure you’re confused and frustrated about your place at jabot.

Kyle: Nope. I know what I want and I know I’m not going to get it. Dad’s not gonna replace me with billy.

Diane: Well, give it some time.

Kyle: Hm. Trust me. I saw dad and billy tonight, they are on a team. They’re on the same page. They both need this connection and they’re not about to let it go.

Diane: I’m sorry.

Kyle: Don’t be. I’m not upset. I just see things clearly now.

Diane: Kyle, your father loves you and he cares about you. He values your opinion. You have to know that.

Kyle: I do. And I understand dad wanting to back billy. It’s important for him to see his brother succeed. I get that. They’ve had a rocky past, and they deserve to work together in a better way.

Diane: If that’s possible.

Kyle: They clearly want it to work. And I think they can. It would be selfish of me to take it away from them.

Diane: It’s really– it’s really generous of you. So, what does this mean for your future?

Kyle: I, um, recently got an interesting offer, but I’m not sure if it’s the right move to make.

Diane: And this would be better for you than some other executive position at jabot?

Kyle: Yeah.

[ Diane sighing ]

Diane: I– I just– I hate to see you choose something like that over working with your family.

Kyle: Aren’t you gonna try to talk me out of it?

Diane: No, because you don’t want to hear that. And I know that you have to follow the path that you think is best for yourself.

Kyle: Thank you.

Diane: Yeah. As long as that path doesn’t lead you back to audra.

Phyllis: What are you doing here?

Audra: Interrupting, clearly. My apologies.

Phyllis: What kind of business would you have here so late at night?

Audra: Explain to me how that’s any of your business.

Phyllis: Let me tell you something. I know you. I’ve seen versions of you come and go in this town for years, okay?

Audra: And what am I?

Phyllis: A predator. You chew people up and you spit them out. You use people. It’s no shock that the two of you are close.

Audra: Hm, I’m sensing some hostility, are you?

Phyllis: Yep, I’m hostile considering you are the woman who ruined my daughter’s marriage.

Audra: Listen, phyllis, uh, when kyle came chasing after me, he was already very much done with summer. You know, after she lied to him repeatedly to protect you.

Phyllis: Watch who you piss off in this town. People have really long memories.

Tucker: Well, ladies, uh, I hate to interrupt, this is all very entertaining, but it’s getting late. Phyllis, thank you for stopping by, setting the record straight.

Phyllis: We have an understanding, right?

Tucker: For the time being. Yes.

Phyllis: Good.

Audra: She’s a treat. What kind of an understanding?

Tucker: Hello to you too.

Audra: You know, she was fired up before I even got here. What did you do to make her so feisty?

Tucker: Why is everyone up in my business tonight?

Audra: Well, I’m not thrilled to learn that you still have an ongoing connection to phyllis.

Tucker: Oh, you wouldn’t be trying to tell me who I can and cannot associate with, are you?

Audra: Phyllis loves to cause trouble and if she’s doing it to you, she’s doing it to me by association. You know, she could be a threat to our future plans.

Tucker: I’m sorry, did you say “our?” Have you changed your mind? Are you back on board? Are we a team again?

Nate: I don’t believe I was too ambitious at chancellor-winters, but that’s how devon saw it.

Mamie: Hm, that’s how the friction happened between you.

Nate: Partly. I had big ideas. I wanted to take the company as far as possible, but it didn’t align with devon’s plan.

Mamie: You felt you were overstepping.

Nate: He was conservative with his vision. Wanted to play it safe and lily was caught between us. As well as for the fact that the company also belonged to jill.

Mamie: Isn’t it odd that despite that pesky fact, it’s jill who’s the outlier?

Nate: What do you mean?

Mamie: Jill co-owns an entity that is run successfully by the winters. But she really can’t take any credit for anything at this point. It is all lily and devon.

Nate: Yeah, but I think lily and devon work closely with jill. She is very much a deciding vote.

Mamie: Imagine if I could succeed in getting lily and devon to hit reset and bring you back up into the mix. Oh, boy, you three could be a new power generation.

[ Nate laughing ]

Nate: I don’t see that happening.

Mamie: Don’t underestimate my ability to persuade people.

Nate: Oh, I would never.

Mamie: When I do succeed in making this happen, are you in? Still having bladder leaks? Find a bladder specialist : Are you okay?

Jack: You’re looking at me with those sympathetic eyes. This can’t bode well.

Traci: [ Laughs ] Well, between you and kyle, things were a little tense when diane and I walked in earlier. Were you arguing about something?

Jack: Kyle’s still upset with me for how things went down when he and summer separated. I told him he should step down at marchetti.

Traci: Oh, that must have been really difficult for kyle to hear. I mean, he was going through a painful breakup and I’m sure all he wanted was your support.

Jack: He has my support.

Traci: You’re frustrated with kyle too.

Jack: I feel like he’s losing his footing. He’s making bad decisions, ill-informed choices.

Traci: Okay, well, maybe, he’s just lashing out, you know. At you, at the world, at himself. We’ve all been there.

Jack: I don’t know, traci, I– I want what is best for my son. In this case, I don’t think I can give him what he wants.

Traci: Do you know what that is?

Jack: He wants his old job as co-ceo at jabot.

Traci: Oh, wow, what– kyle wants you to force billy out? Oh, my gosh, you’re right. That does put you in a really bad situation.

Jack: I cannot undercut billy when he’s finally making strides at jabot, I can’T. I– I don’t want to do that.

Traci: Of course not. But kyle, he’ll understand, right?

Jack: Yeah, I don’t know. I’m sure it’s hard to accept a lesser role in a family company where you were once in a position of power. Managing people, taking control–

Traci: Okay, I– I think maybe, for kyle, it’s not so much the role. I think it’s more how he feels he is viewed by his father. Both personally and in business. Think about it, jack. And what do you think kyle really deserves?

Kyle: Can you stop harping on me about my relationship with audra?

Diane: I’m sorry, I just don’t think she’s a good influence on you.

Kyle: First of all, things are over between us. Second, I’m an adult, it’s my life and you need to find a way to trust me.

Diane: I do trust you. And I know that you’re going to do what you want, I just– I just don’t understand why you’d want to be associated with someone like that.

Kyle: Like that? Mom, I can hang out with whoever I want to and I liked hanging out with audra.

Diane: Right, because she distracted you from the pain and anger you were feeling towards summer and everyone else around you.

Kyle: Or maybe, she let me process my stuff, my own way, and didn’t tell me how to feel.

Diane: I’m not trying to tell you how to feel.

Kyle: You know, audra is a smart, fun, who knows what she wants and how to get it. What is wrong with any of those traits?

Diane: Nothing, on the surface, but that isn’t the whole story with her.

Kyle: And you know that how?E, she let me process my stuff, my own way, and didn’t tell me how to feel.

Diane: I’m not trying to tell you how to feel.

Kyle: You know, audra is a smart, fun, who knows what she wants and how to get it. What is wrong with any of those traits?

Diane: Nothing, on the surface, but that isn’t the whole story with her.

Kyle: And you know that how? I mean, what else is there? She used to team up with tucker. So did you. She isn’t afraid to go after what she wants. Why should she be? I think I could learn a thing or two from audra.

Diane: What is that supposed to mean?

Kyle: Don’t worry about it, mom.

Diane: Kyle. Wait.

Audra: I’m very interested in pursuing jabot. I’d like to do whatever I can to help.

Tucker: Fantastic. What changed your mind?

Audra: Well, you were right. Working at newman media isn’t a solid, long-term bet. You know, there’s so much drama with no upside for me, now that I’m no longer in charge.

Tucker: ‘Cause victor promoted the misses, see? Do I know how to call it or what?

Audra: Yes, reporting to nikki is a drawback. You know, she still doesn’t trust me. I don’t think she ever will.

Tucker: It’s because she’s sharp.

Audra: And there’s more. You know, she hired this new assistant and the chick is straight out of all about eve. It’s infuriating. You know, she’s perfect, smart, charming, confident, but appears to know her place. It’s almost creepy.

Tucker: She sounds delightful.

Audra: She’s a climber.

Tucker: So are you.

Audra: At least, I’m transparent.

Tucker: Yeah, unless it doesn’t serve you. I think maybe, you’re jealous that there’s someone else vying for nikki’s respect.

Audra: Look, I have no energy or interest in a power struggle for nikki’s favor.

Tucker: Yeah, because you would lose.

Audra: Could you be any more supportive?

Tucker: Hey, you tell me we’re a team again. I’ll love you forever.

Audra: Yes, I’m over it. I’d rather be where I know I can have control.

Tucker: Okay. But you know, you’re gonna have to pull your weight if this is gonna work.

Audra: Don’t I always?

Tucker: So, kyle abbott, now that you’ve lured him back into your web, were you able to extract any information?

Audra: I have something better. You know, I think I’m this close to pulling him away from his family.

Tucker: What do you mean? Like a betrayal?

Audra: Yes.

Tucker: Don’t get ahead of yourself. You’re good, but that’s a big step for little kyle.

Audra: No, I– I made a strong case and an offer.

Tucker: What kind of an offer?

Audra: A top spot at jabot, alongside me.

Nate: Aunt mamie. Is this a move against jill? A coup to get her out?

Mamie: Nate, please.

Nate: What am i supposed to think? You said yourself that jill’s presence is unnecessary at chancellor-winters. Yet, the idea of getting rid of her is crazy?

Mamie: Oh, now, you’re just exaggerating. All I am saying is that jill will just lose interest, especially if chancellor-winters is soaring.

Nate: The company is valuable to her. She will fight to hang on to it, to keep her place.

Mamie: I know jill better than almost anybody. She likes to spend her money. She enjoys traveling.

Nate: And she can do that while running the company. In fact, she has been, successfully.

Mamie: Well, she hasn’t been married for a while. Maybe, all she needs to do is find a new man.

Nate: You’re not speaking in hypotheticals. You’re looking at options.

Mamie: She has had more than her time in the sun and she knows it.

Nate: There’s more at play here, I can feel it. What aren’t you telling me, aunt mamie?

Tucker: I think you may have overplayed your hand.

Audra: How so?

Tucker: Well, it’s one thing to reconnect with kyle for information.

Audra: Which I’ve successfully done.

Tucker: But it’s another to expect him to outright betray his family.

Audra: Don’t be so sure. Kyle is upset with how his father has been treating him.

Tucker: Hm, daddy doesn’t respect him enough, huh?

Audra: It goes deeper than that. You know, kyle feels pushed aside, slighted.

Tucker: Still, a little angst is not necessarily going to change his entire character, especially for someone as straight and narrow as him.

Audra: You’re forgetting something. You know, he’s ambitious, very much so. It’s the same ambition you and I have.

Tucker: Except we’re smarter.

Audra: Look, believe me, kyle is prime for a reset. It’s only a matter of time.

Mamie: Why, nate? Are you accusing me of something?

Nate: In a word? Yes.

Mamie: I thought you knew me better than that.

Nate: [ Laughs ] I’m sorry. Something isn’t adding up.

Mamie: Well, I don’t know why you think that. And you don’t either. You’re just stalling. You’re trying to avoid my question.

Nate: I’m doing that too.

[ Nate laughing ]

Mamie: Just tell me if you’ll at least consider my offer to come back to your own family’s company.

[ Nate sighing ]

Nate: I’m happy where I am.

Mamie: Now, that’s not a, “no way, aunt mamie. I’m not interested.” At least, tell me you’ll think about it.

Nate: Fine. I will think about it.

Mamie: Oh, thank you.

Nate: I’m still not at all convinced that you can change devon and lily’s mind about this. Sure, we’ve made progress, but I think we’ve gotten as close as we’ll ever be again.

Mamie: Then, I’ll just have to prove you wrong.

Jack: If I’m being honest, I’ve given kyle more than he deserves in business anyway. He shot to the top too quickly.

Traci: And you think this has had sort of a lasting impact?

Jack: Yeah, he didn’t spend the necessary time climbing, building his business skills.

Traci: Okay, so and that’s something that now you feel like he needs to do?

Jack: You know, lately, he and I have separated a bit and it’s made me reflect on his behavior, his– his past performance.

Traci: Distance certainly gives you fresh perspective.

Jack: I really hate to say this, there’s an arrogance there. There’s a sense of entitlement.

Traci: Oh, jack, is it really that extreme?

Jack: I don’t know. I just see a similarity, a cycle of events, a series of bad choices he makes, all of which I disapprove of. Teaming with victor is a perfect example.

Traci: Has he shown any remorse or regret?

Jack: You know, even that has been half-hearted. Perfunctory. It’s not like he’s earnestly searching for what went wrong.

Traci: Then, I think we have to go back to my original question. If you bear all of this in mind, what does kyle really deserve? I mean, where is his place at jabot?

Jack: I think the necessary step is for him to step back. To start from the ground up.

Traci: Even if he’s not happy about it?

Jack: Even if he’s not happy about it, I’m not gonna change my mind about this. It’s time for a reset. It is time for kyle to work his way up at jabot. To pay his dues.

[ Phone chiming ]

Audra: Give it here. You know, you’re right. I’ll never get through to kyle. Except clearly, I have.

Tucker: Ah, that can mean anything.

Audra: [ Laughs ] You can’t give me a win, can you?

Tucker: Proceed with caution.

Audra: Kyle wouldn’t set me up, if that’s what you’re thinking.

Tucker: And yet, it feels like a trap.

Audra: That’s how your mind works, not kyle’S. I’m in total control.

Tucker: Mm-hmm. I’d like to believe that. But I’m afraid you’re going into this with a blind spot.

Audra: Blind how?

Tucker: Have you fallen for this guy?

Audra: What?

Tucker: You’ve fallen before. This would be very stupid. Be a bad idea.

Audra: You don’t have to worry about me.

Tucker: ‘Cause the last thing I want is for our plans to be derailed because of feelings.

Audra: Are you sure it’s me we’re talking about here?

Tucker: Ashley does not factor into this.

Audra: I– I think she does. More than you’re willing to admit.

Tucker: Then, you’re wrong.

Audra: You know, she could still come back. Throw a wrench into everything. Put you off your game.

Tucker: Never gonna happen.

Mamie: Thank you for having a drink with me, nate.

Nate: It was my pleasure. You’re a force, that is for sure. And once again, you’ve given me a lot to think about.

Mamie: That’s a start.

Nate: Good night, aunt mamie.

Mamie: Good night.

[ Nate chuckling ]

Tucker: Miss johnson.

Mamie: Mr. Mccall.

Tucker: How are things in your world?

Mamie: Can’t complain.

Tucker: That’s good to hear. Well, you have a good night.

Mamie: You too.

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[ Audra sighing ]

Audra: Remind me again why we ever stopped doing this?

Kyle: ‘Cause you fired me.

Audra: Oh. That. Have you forgiven me yet?

[ Kyle chuckling ] I have a proposition for you.

Kyle: Oh, I hope it’s as good as the last one.

Audra: I am changing the subject now.

Kyle: Okay. All right. I’m listening.

Audra: It’ll be risky.

Kyle: Oh. I can do risky.

Audra: And your first instinct will probably be to say no, but I want you to hear me out.

Kyle: Mm.

Audra: Can you do that?

[ Lock rattling ]

Billy: Hey.

Jack: Hey.

Billy: Got here as soon as I could. Where’s diane?

Jack: She and traci are out for the night. I want to fill you in before they get back.

Billy: Fill me in on what?

Jack: Tucker’s wedding gift. It appears the bonsai tree had a special added attraction. A listening device.

Billy: Are you kidding me? I mean, what am I thinking? Of course, he planted a listening device in a wedding gift.

Jack: Yep.

Billy: Where is it?

Jack: It’s in the study. Door’s closed, it can’t hear us.

Billy: Well, you were right about him.

Jack: Oh, yeah. He’s still coming after us. All those mea culpas added up to just what I thought. Garbage.

Billy: Well, I give him points for ingenuity. A plant in a plant.

Jack: Well, he took a page out of ashley’s playbook years ago. When we were at war, she planted a bug in, what did she call it? A truce gift.

Billy: So, she mentioned that somewhere along the way and tucker’s eyes lit up like it was a genius plan? Who– who tipped you off about this?

Jack: Surprisingly, phyllis.

Billy: Phyllis told you about it?

Jack: Well, she told me enough to put me on the right track.

Billy: Okay, well, right there, that is enough to be suspicious.

Phyllis: Okay. Look at this! Having dinner like a normal family. So normal.

Daniel: Just wanted to celebrate your first day at your new job.

Phyllis: Oh, goodness! Great. Ha! You’re paying, right? Because, you know, I’m not making the kind of money I’m used to.

Daniel: I know, I know, but you know, this is all about getting a clean start. Emphasis on the word “clean,” remember?

Phyllis: Yes. Exactly. And I will not let you down.

Daniel: No.

Phyllis: Yeah.

Daniel: That’s all either of us could ask for.

Phyllis: Good.

Summer: Okay, so tell me, how was it? How did it go today?

Phyllis: Oh, um… well, I’m in the it department, not running the it department, of course, but I’m in there.

Summer: That’s a change for you.

Phyllis: Yeah, yeah, yeah. My immediate superior, she is a embryo, a zygote actually.

Daniel: Kayla is 29 and she has a masters in computer science.

Phyllis: Ooh! Oh wow. A masters. Oh, my goodness. Well, I have a lot to learn from her, don’t I?

Daniel: Mom?

Phyllis: My goodness! She’s a lovely, lovely, young, so very young lady.

Daniel: Mm-hmm.

Phyllis: Yeah. Listen, I– I’m happy to be there. I’m just having fun with you, okay? And I was very productive today, don’t you think?

Daniel: I was told you were on your best behavior.

Phyllis: Yes. And– and like I said, I will not let you down.

Daniel: You know, the, uh, trick is going to be to see if you can continue that team spirit for longer than a day.

Phyllis: Right. Yes. I– I– I do have team spirit. I– I can and I will.

Daniel: You know we’re both rooting for you here, right?

Summer: Yeah. Exactly. I mean, that’s why we’re here. We’re here to celebrate this new you, and we really appreciate the fact that you’re willing to work your way back. I know that it’s not easy for you, but you can do it.

Phyllis: I know I can do it. I won’t let you down like I’ve said so many times.

[ Phyllis laughing ] Um, listen, I– I– I really feel like I’m on a roll. I really do. Um, I was able to find the money that stark hid and stole from me and I was able to pay back the insurance company, and that’s all good. And then, um, I’m working with my genius son. So, I feel really, really positive. I feel like all the bad karma is sort of slipping away from me and I won’t– I won’t get back into my, you know, dark ways. I– I just feel from here on out, it’s just smooth sailing. I’m not just accomplished.

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Phyllis: Okay.

Tucker: Good evening. Daniel.

Daniel: Tucker.

Tucker: Summer. And phyllis. I hope you don’t mind my saying you look particularly radiant tonight.

Phyllis: Thank you, tucker.

Tucker: You’re welcome. And here you are in the bosom of your family. Positively warms the heart. Enjoy your meal. Hey. Single malt, please. Neat. Make it a double.

Summer: Okay, what is going on between you and tucker now?

Phyllis: Nothing.

Summer: What was that?

Phyllis: What?

Summer: Mom, he was glaring at you. It was creepy.

Phyllis: That’s what he does, you know? He makes people uncomfortable. He likes it. It’s my turn in the barrel, I suppose.

Summer: Uh, he’s still doing it.

Phyllis: Okay, well, let’s ignore him. Here. Get your menu.

Daniel: I don’t think so.

Phyllis: Oh, daniel, what are you doing? What are you doing?

Daniel: I’m just gonna go have a little chat with him.

Phyllis: No, no, no, no, you are not. That’s what he wants you to do. Just ignore him. Sit down. Sit down. Daniel! Daniel!

Tucker: Hey, daniel. Can I buy you a drink?

Daniel: Oh, no, thank you. Um, just wanna know what’s with the glare.

Tucker: The what?

Daniel: The glare. Ever since my mom came in here, you’ve been glaring at her. Something wrong?

Billy: How many times does phyllis have to burn us before we realize that she can’t be trusted?

Jack: I am not arguing with that.

Billy: Okay, then why do you trust her now?

Jack: Because she’s given us usable information that’s proven to be true. She said that tucker bought this listening device and she was right.

Billy: Okay, but we don’t know what motivated her to share that information, jack. She could be working both sides against the middle. We’re talking about phyllis here, okay? Whoever’s the highest bidder wins her services. So, why don’t you tell me how much you paid for this?

Jack: Nothing.

Billy: I’m sorry, what?

Jack: She didn’t ask for a dime.

Billy: Wow. You must be a magician. First, you get adam newman to share dirt on tucker for free and now phyllis.

Jack: No, in the case of adam, I am all but certain it was transactional. I’ll do this for you if in the future you do it for me. With phyllis, I– a part of me is starting to believe she realistically wants to redeem herself.

Billy: Well, that is a stretch for me.

Jack: I know who she is, I know what she’s done, I’m not disagreeing. We need to monitor her carefully, but I think she’s getting tired of people crossing the street when they see her. And I know she is fed up with her kids losing their faith in her.

Billy: Okay, so what? She wants to be liked now?

Jack: Respected, and she knows she’s lost that.

Billy: Okay, let me just remind you. Phyllis was helping tucker frame me for embezzlement, okay? Again, it’s phyllis. And now if she went to tucker to help pay her debt, that means tucker holds something on her.

Jack: So, it’s your theory that phyllis is still working for tucker, that this tip of the planted device is just another misdirection to– to regain our trust?

Billy: Makes just as much sense as her suddenly developing a conscience.

Audra: So, how are things between you and your father?

Kyle: Oh, no, no, no. What about this risky proposition?

Audra: We’ll get to that. I was just curious if, you know, you’ve made any progress convincing him to dump billy and put you back in charge at jabot?

Kyle: It’s not looking likely at this point.

Audra: So, billy isn’t going anywhere?

Kyle: Apparently not. Just when I thought my dad had wised up and was ready to throw billy out, billy somehow convinced him otherwise.

Audra: And where does that leave you?

Kyle: Nowhere. My dad offered me some other position at jabot, one he can’t seem to pinpoint. But it wouldn’t matter even if he could, ’cause it’s an absolute non-starter for me.

Audra: You sound angry.

[ Kyle scoffing ]

Kyle: Hell yeah, I’m angry. I deserve the second-in-command position. I’ve done it before. I can’t imagine going back to jabot in any other position. And my dad… seems like deep down, he feels like I don’t have what it takes.

Audra: Well, he’s wrong. And I know it– it stings.

Kyle: Yeah, it doesn’t feel great when you feel like you’re being pushed out of your family. Anyway, why are we talking about this?

Audra: I was just curious to know where things stood with you and your family.

Kyle: Why?

Audra: Because I’m interested in you, kyle. Would you prefer I don’t ask you anything about your personal life?

Kyle: Uh, no. Don’t be mad.

Audra: I’m not. Trust me, if I ever get mad, you’ll know it.

Kyle: Hm. So, you ever gonna tell me?

Audra: Hm?

Kyle: This risky proposition you keep teasing me with?

Audra: Oh. So, I am– I’m teasing you, am I?

Kyle: Heartlessly.

[ Audra chuckling ]

Audra: Well, kyle, you know, I’ve been called many things in my life, but never a tease.

Kyle: Hm. Try killing bugs the worry-free way.

[ Both sighing ]

Audra: Mm. Good thing we got that out of the way.

Kyle: Oh, I hope not.

Audra: Mm. Don’t worry. We have all the time in the world now.

Kyle: I like the sound of that.

Audra: Me too. Now, no more sneaking around, no more looking over my shoulder to see if nikki approves.

Kyle: Mm.

Audra: It’ll be just us.

Kyle: That sounds really nice.

Audra: Mm-hmm. It does. So, are you ready?

Kyle: Wow. You’re insatiable.

Audra: I wasn’t talking about that. I am talking about the proposition I was gonna offer you.

Kyle: Ah, that. Finally.

Audra: Now remember, you promised me you wouldn’t say no right away.

Kyle: I did.

Audra: Okay. So… what would you say if I told you I could offer you a position at jabot?

Kyle: I would be confused. Which I am.

Audra: What if I could make that happen for you, kyle? You know, and I’m not talking just some, you know, middle management position. I’m talking about the job you want.

[ Kyle laughing ]

Kyle: Okay, then I guess I would have to ask, how you managed to pull off that little coup because last time I checked, my family still owns the company.

Audra: For now.

Kyle: Oh, you’re gonna make a move on jabot?

Audra: Well, it wouldn’t just be me. But I mean, I would be a part of it, yes.

Kyle: Okay. All right. Enough with the games. Where’s this headed?

Audra: I was getting to that.

Kyle: No, we are already there, audra. What are you asking me to do?

Audra: I want you to form an alliance with tucker and me.

Tucker: No, I think you got it wrong.

Daniel: Sure.

Tucker: I wasn’t glaring at her. I was just looking at her. I was looking at all of you actually. And, uh, I was jealous.

Daniel: Jealous?

Tucker: Yeah. Yeah, coming here and I– and I see you all together, you know, pulling together after everything that’s happened to you guys, and it made me think about the situation I’m in currently, which is not at all like that. It’s a beautiful thing to see and painful.

Daniel: Well, we have been working on things.

Tucker: Yeah. I can tell. Makes me wonder if I ought to be more forgiving of ashley.

Daniel: That’s not a bad idea. You could always hop on the next flight out to paris and, uh, go give it a try, right? What do you think?

Tucker: Maybe I should. Meanwhile, may I pick up your dinner tab?

Daniel: No, that’s–

Tucker: No, no. Please. I insist. It’s the least I can do. ‘Cause you really have, all of you, given me such hope. Please.

Daniel: I’ll think about it.

Phyllis: What did he say to you?

Daniel: Him? Oh, he just wants to pay our tab.

Phyllis: What?

Daniel: Yeah. Oh, and he admires how we’ve forgiven you.

Phyllis: Oh, he doesn’t care about that.

Daniel: Obviously, he doesn’t care about that. I’m just telling you what he told me.

Phyllis: Okay, well… he just is playing mind games. That’s what he’s doing. He’s trying to play mind games with us. Let’s not let him. But I’m happy to let him pick up the tab. It’s the least he could do.

Summer: What does that mean?

Phyllis: Excuse me?

Summer: Mom, you’ve been glaring at tucker ever since daniel walked over there. So, what’s going on? What does tucker owe you?

Phyllis: Nothing.

Summer: Nothing?

Phyllis: Nothing, summer, okay? Honestly, would you let up on me? I mean, not everything I do has, you know, something to do with collusion or conspiracy. Just let it go. Just relax.

Phyllis: I don’t owe tucker mccall anything. He doesn’t owe me anything. We’re square, okay? Uh, I’m nothing like him. He thinks I’m like him, but I am not at all. Is that understood?

Summer: Yeah.

Phyllis: Okay, is that understood, daniel?

Daniel: Maybe he was just being generous.

Phyllis: Oh, really? Ha! I doubt that. Sir?

Summer: Mom, what’s the– what are you doing?

Phyllis: Uh– uh, his presence has clouded our nice family gathering. Okay, let’s go elsewhere. All right? Can we have the check?

Waiter: Um, mr. Mccall has taken care of it.

[ Summer sighing ]

Phyllis: Seriously?

Daniel: Hm.

Phyllis: Let’s get outta here.

Summer: Wait, aren’t you gonna thank him?

Phyllis: Who?

Summer: The guy that just bought our dinner. Isn’t that how it usually works?

Phyllis: I’ll send him an email.

Summer: Mom, come on. It’s the polite thing to do.

Daniel: Yeah, I agree. I don’t see what could be so wrong about just saying thank you.

Phyllis: Sure. I would like to thank you for dinner… bottom feeder.

[ Tucker chuckling ]

Jack: I am not saying we should trust phyllis completely. She has burned us many times.

Billy: Not just that. She’s lied, cheated, and stolen from almost everyone in town. Has no problem sending them to jail.

Jack: No one has forgotten that, but we have to go back to what she’s doing for us now. I found the bug that tucker planted because phyllis told me about it.

Billy: I find it hard to believe that she did that out of the goodness of her heart.

Jack: I don’t care what her motivations are. As long as it benefits us, that’s what I give a damn about. I am nowhere close to forgiving phyllis for all that she put diane and kyle and summer through, but I am grateful that she helped us with this latest tucker thing.

Billy: I wonder what it is.

Jack: What?

Billy: This hold that tucker has on her and whatever she’s trying to do to pay him back. It’s gotta be exhausting living your life that way. Always on guard, not being able to relax and just live because she knows that those lies are gonna catch up with her. They always do.

Kyle: Why on earth would I consider joining forces with tucker mccall?

Audra: Because one way or another, he will get his hands on jabot. It’s what he does. And– and there’s no one else in the world who’s better at it than him.

Kyle: Was this what tonight was about?

Audra: What?

Kyle: The sex, the tease. Were– were you just playing me?

Audra: I don’t have to seduce you into coming on board. You either will or you won’T.

Kyle: You already know my answer.

Audra: And you promised me you’d think about it.

Kyle: Yeah, but I wasn’t expecting this.

Audra: Well, this is where we are, kyle. You know, and I think you at least owe it to yourself to hear me out.

Kyle: What did tucker offer you?

Audra: The top job.

Kyle: Figures.

Audra: And you running it with me, okay? Tucker prefers to stay on the sidelines. He wouldn’t be involved in the day-to-day. Hey, we could run jabot the way it should be run.

Kyle: And all I would have to do is betray my mother and father.

Audra: What have they done for your career, kyle? Jack fired you and diane stood aside and allowed it to happen.

Kyle: Audra, my mother wants me back at jabot.

Audra: Where? In some subservient position where you get to report to billy? Is that really what you want?

Kyle: Okay, this is insane.

Audra: No, it’s not. It’s an opportunity… for you and for us. And you haven’t exactly said no yet either. If you’re taking an antidepressant restless will continue.

Kyle: You know, what makes you think I won’t go straight to my dad and warn him?

Audra: Jack and billy already know that tucker is coming after them. It’s no big secret. So, fire away. You know, it compromises me, but I can take it.

Kyle: Well, I’m not participating in this.

Audra: Then, why are you still here? Why didn’t you slam out the door the minute I laid this out for you? Because you know this makes sense. Look, all I’m asking you to do is to think about yourself for a change. What’s best for kyle? Instead of settling for whatever crumbs your family throws at you. Your father, he had his success. A great career. Okay, now– now, would it really be the end of the world for him to step back and see his son take the reins? Yeah, isn’t that how family dynasty survive?

Kyle: No. No, no. What you are proposing will blow up our family dynasty.

Audra: Not if you were on board. Hey, not if you and I took over that family business, okay? And made it vital and exciting again.

Kyle: You’re not family.

Audra: Well, you know, jack clearly doesn’t wanna give you the chance. Tucker and I can. And it would be the mistake of a lifetime if you turned it down.

Jack: I wanna believe, at the end of the day, phyllis is not going to allow herself to be forced by tucker to work against us.

Billy: It’s a lot of hope, but not a whole hell of a lot of history there, jack. ‘Cause this is phyllis, again, right? She’s gonna take care of herself. And I’ve seen nothing to believe that she’s changed her ways.

Jack: I have seen something.

Billy: Really? What is that?

Jack: She deeply cares what her children think, especially summer.

Billy: That’s why she lied to them about being dead?

Jack: Billy, she’s trying to win them back, she knows she played a large role in ruining summer’s marriage to kyle. She also knows if tucker is making a play for jabot, that is going to impact marchetti, which means it will affect summer’s livelihood. Phyllis does not wanna do anything to hurt her daughter. That is to our benefit.

Tucker: Right back at you, my love. I… I happen to know that you’ve been feeding jack information about me.

Phyllis: Who told you that?

Tucker: Ah, phyllis, please, don’t insult my intelligence. Just tell me what it is. What is it you think you have on me?

Phyllis: I have plenty on you.

Tucker: You don’t really think you can play both sides of this game, do you?

Phyllis: Well, if I were to play sides, I definitely wouldn’t be on yours, okay? Our business is concluded.

Tucker: Normally, I would agree with you, you’re more trouble than you’re worth, but that was before you sold me out to the abbotts. I’m very upset about it.

Phyllis: I think you’ll get over it.

Tucker: You’re gonna have to make it up to me.

Phyllis: When hell freezes over.

[ Tucker chuckling ]

Tucker: That can be arranged.

Phyllis: Tucker, I don’t owe you anything. We’re done doing business together. I think you’re a little paranoid.

Tucker: You know what? Maybe, you’re right.

Jack: Phyllis has something on tucker.

Tucker: You wanna try again?

Phyllis: Hm. You heard a conversation.

Daniel: What could possibly be keeping her over there right now? What kind of connection could the two of them possibly have?

Summer: You know, let’s– let’s go find out.

Tucker: Meet me in my room in 15 minutes. It was my pleasure. Absolutely my pleasure to do for you all. I was telling daniel that, um, seeing you all together like that has given me renewed hope. Maybe ashley and I can, uh, resolve our differences and reunite as well. So, I gotta go, but, uh, enjoy the rest of your evening, bye.

Daniel: Have a good night.

Tucker: You too.

Phyllis: What?

Daniel: Just thought it was taking an awful long time to say thank you.

Phyllis: Tucker goes on and on, you know–

Summer: Okay. Enough. Mom!

Phyllis: I was just saying that tucker goes on and–

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Billy: We know for a fact that tucker is gunning for us, and that listening device is even further proof that he is not backing down. And that’s even with us threatening to go public with the damning information that he’s involved in a cover-up, jack.

Jack: He doesn’t know, but he’s given us some power.

Billy: I don’t see that.

Jack: Tucker doesn’t know that we’re onto him about that listening device. We could use it to misdirect him. Give him bogus information that will chase him out in the open.

Billy: I– I don’t think that’s gonna work, okay? Tucker’s a lot of things, but he’s not dumb. Coming up with a phony story in the hopes that he’s listening to it? He’s gonna see that in a heartbeat.

Jack: Yeah, you’re probably right. What is our alternative? You have any ideas?

Summer: Mom, it’s really not a hard question. Something’s going on between you and tucker. Tell us what it is.

Phyllis: Okay. Listen. I don’t wanna lie to you guys ever, ever again, so, um, I’ll let you know. So, jack asked if I could help him find out some information about tucker and I agreed.

Summer: To do what?

Phyllis: To help jack.

Daniel: How specifically did you help him? What did you have to do?

Phyllis: Hacking.

Summer: Hacking?

Phyllis: Yeah, I– I hacked– I hacked into– I hacked into tucker’s computer and found out that he recently purchased some listening devices along with some software. Um, my suspicion is that he was gonna use it against the abbotts and I told jack.

Daniel: Mm-hmm, and I bet tucker found out.

Phyllis: Well, yeah, he found out, and so, then, he wanted me to help him in turn, but I absolutely said no.

[ Daniel laughing ] You know, tucker is always trying to work an angle. But that’s not gonna work with me. Tucker mccall has met his match and he knows it. What? What’s wrong? I did the right thing.

Summer: Oh, my gosh.

Phyllis: I did the right thing, no, no, no. I helped the abbotts. Tucker’s a bad guy. He’s a shark. I’m the good guy. I help them defend themselves against tucker mccall. What’s wrong with that?

Summer: Mom, you’ve made yourself a target of tucker’s now, again.

Phyllis: So what? I can handle that.

Daniel: No, no, no. That’s not the point. Yeah, you were helping the abbotts, okay, that’s a good thing, but you were working a scam to do it.

Phyllis: Okay, well, I didn’t have any other options.

Daniel: Did you even consider any other options?

Phyllis: Okay, such as?

Daniel: Such as doing nothing.

Phyllis: Ugh, I already told you.

Daniel: No, you told me. You told me you’re on the side of the angels, I get it. Well, why couldn’t you just say no to jack and to tucker? Why couldn’t you just tell him you don’t wanna be a part of their little stupid game?

Phyllis: Daniel, daniel, it’s a little more complicated than that.

Daniel: Is it?

Phyllis: Yes, it is. Okay, what would you suggest I should have done? You tell me.

Daniel: What would I suggest?

Phyllis: Mm-hmm.

Daniel: I don’t know. Focus on yourself. Focus on your job. Maybe focus on loving your family. Let that be the thing that turns jack’s opinion around about you. But no, you–

Phyllis: Jack’s opinion?

Daniel: Yes, jack’s opinion. You seem to care what he thinks. You’re helping him, right? You see a shortcut though and you gotta take it.

Phyllis: I can’t have this conversation with you guys anymore.

Summer: No, mom, all that daniel is trying to suggest is that maybe, there was a less sketchy way to handle things.

Phyllis: There wasn’T. I would’ve appreciated a less sketchy way, but there was not. And I swear to you, I did the right thing right now. I did the right thing, but it’s not enough for you guys. So, you know what? I don’t even know what to say.

Daniel: Okay, now, you are overreacting.

Phyllis: No, I’m not!

Daniel: And you’re not being fair.

Phyllis: Oh, you’re not being fair. I’m being completely fair. I am trying to do the right thing, but it’s not enough for you guys. I am over this. Seriously. I truly, truly give up.

[ Summer exhaling ] Choosing a treatment for your chronic migraine –

Daniel: Mom.

Phyllis: Hm?

Daniel: I am sorry.

Phyllis: And why would you apologize to me? I’m a lifelong criminal, a lifelong screw-up. I don’t deserve an apology.

Summer: Look, we recognize that you– you actually have been trying and maybe– maybe we haven’t been totally fair to you today.

Phyllis: There’s no maybe. You have not been fair.

Daniel: Okay, look, we questioned your motives and your methods. That has kind of become a knee-jerk reaction for us and it is not okay. It’s not cool.

Summer: You’re right about the jack thing. We just really hate that it’s put you back on tucker’s radar. That’s it, okay?

Daniel: Yes.

Phyllis: Okay, listen, I– I want you two to know that I can handle that, trust me.

Summer: Okay, but mom, just don’t do anything stupid.

Phyllis: Me?

[ Daniel chuckling ] Listen, okay, guys. I know I have a long way to go before you trust me again. I know that. I want you guys to give me the benefit of the doubt, please, and by the way, I’m far from stupid.

[ Phone chiming ] Oh. Uh-oh.

Daniel: What?

Phyllis: Um, I have some unfinished work. Oh, I have to go back to the office. Um, you know, my boss, he’s a real stickler, so… well, um, hey, maybe, we can get together tomorrow and finish our celebration, and hopefully, it won’t get interrupted.

Daniel: That would be nice. It sounds like a good plan.

Phyllis: Okay.

Daniel: You have a good night.

Phyllis: Okay. Good night. Hey, today’s the beginning of my new life.

Summer: Okay.

Phyllis: Yay!

Summer: Night, mom.

Daniel: So?

Summer: I don’t know. I really just wish that we could have a night with our mom that was just a normal night with our mom.

Daniel: Think that’s ever gonna happen?

Summer: I keep wanting to believe her and she keeps pulling the rug out from under me again, so.

Daniel: So, you think there’s more to the story?

Summer: It’s our mom, daniel. There’s always more to the story. And it usually doesn’t have a happy ending.

Jack: What’s your plan?

Billy: We stop playing games with tucker. He enjoys it too much. We don’t give him the satisfaction.

Jack: How?

Billy: We drop the hammer on him. We release everything we have out into the public. He’s gonna come after us and come after our company, that’s fine, but we release that dirt and we show him that we are not backing down.

Jack: Hey, kyle.

Kyle: Hey, dad.

Jack: Hey, you okay?

Kyle: Um, sure, yeah, dad, everything’s fine.

Jack: You don’t seem fine. What is it? What’s wrong?

Tucker: Right on time. Come on in. I’m happy you’ve seen the wisdom of falling into line.

Phyllis: Mm, is that why you think I’m here, tucker?

Tucker: What other reasons could there be?

Phyllis: Well, um…

[ Both laughing ] You’re about to fall into line. I, once again, am holding the cards.

Tucker: Oh, brother. This should be amusing.

Phyllis: Okay, well, let me tell you, um… we’ll see if you find it amusing. I, uh, was doing a deep dive into all of your spy purchases recently for jack, and, um, I came across a really, really interesting connection to mamie johnson.

Tucker: And that’s supposed to mean something to me.

Phyllis: Well, maybe, not to you… but it’s gonna mean something to lily and devon. It’s gonna mean something to jill abbott. That you and mamie johnson are silent partners.

[ Phyllis laughing ] Oh. Let me see. Let me see. Let me see. Well, I once again, am in the driver’s seat and I’m sure this is a secret that you don’t wanna let out. So… how should we proceed?

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