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Young & The Restless Transcript

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Chelsea: [ Clears throat ]

Victoria: Chelsea.

Chelsea: Hi. I hope I’m not intruding.

Victoria: Well, then why would you show up here unannounced?

Chelsea: Okay. I guess I should have called first. Seen if you were available. You know what? Maybe now is just not a good time.

Victoria: Wait, hold on. Why would you say that? Do I seem upset?

Chelsea: Victoria, I’m sure you’re still reeling from ashland’s death. I know you two had a lot of ups and downs, and from what I understood, you weren’t together anymore, but it doesn’t mean you stopped caring about him. Are you okay?

Abby: Thank you for taking some time away from the station to meet with me. I had to do some things in the kitchen before I pick up dominic from devon.

Chance: Well, I can go do that.

Abby: No, no, that’s okay. I know you’re busy wrapping things up with the ashland investigation, which is actually why I wanted to talk to you.

Chance: Oh, yeah, what about it?

Abby: I was just wondering where things stand, if you had come to any conclusions.

Chance: You know, I’m still weighing my next steps.

Abby: Look, I know when we talked before, I said I wasn’t going to press you on any of the details about working through this dilemma, but… I spoke with victoria.

Chance: Are you saying that you do have an opinion now?

Billy: Hey. I’m sorry. I hope you got my text message telling you that I was going to be late.

Lily: Well, you’re actually later than you think. You completely missed the video conference.

Billy: I know.

Lily: Which now I have to reschedule, which is going to be really hard to do because everyone’s on different time zones. Do you have any idea how hard it is to set up those meetings?

Billy: I do, actually, yeah. It took me weeks to get that call on the books in the first place.

Lily: Okay. So what was so important that you couldn’t be here?

Billy: Chelsea and I were working on a podcast, and we went on a little bit of run, and I lost track of time.

Lily: Yeah, clearly.

Billy: I’m sorry, lily, okay? I will go back to my office. I will call everyone personally and apologize. And I will set up another call for it as soon as I can get it done. Do you forgive me?

Nate: I’m not trying to pull anything.

Devon: Well, lily just pitched me ideas that you brought to her before bringing to me.

Nate: That’s not what happened at all.

Devon: I never heard them come out of your mouth, so it’s exactly what happened. And I imagine you did that to get them approved by her without having to hear what I had to say or any critique out of me, right?

Nate: Okay, hold up, devon. You got this all twisted.

Devon: I do? Really? So you didn’t expect an easier green light out of me by getting lily on board first?

Nate: Look, I don’t know how you jumped to this conclusion, but you’re dead wrong. Did you know there are surfaces in your home that look clean

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Lily: Of course, I can forgive you for missing a meeting, even one as important as this.

Billy: Thank you. I appreciate that. And just for the record, that’s the first time that I’ve legitimately dropped the ball as your coo.

Lily: No, it’s not the first time that you’ve been late or distracted because of the podcast, which I warned you that that could become your main focus and take away from the real work that you should be doing.

Billy: Not sure I appreciate the implication that it’s not real work.

Lily: No, I know it’s real work. It’s real work. I’m just saying that it’s secondary to your primary job, your first job, which is being coo of chancellor-winters. And I feel like the podcast is taking precedence in your life lately.

Billy: You’re making it sound like I don’t like my job, and that couldn’t be further from the truth. Okay? And these podcasts are initiatives with this company that we are building. It was my idea to start that platform in the first place, and these podcasts are actually a major generator of our success.

Lily: Yeah, I know. You never let me forget how popular they are.

Billy: Come on, that’s not fair.

Lily: Or always begging me to listen to the latest episode.

Billy: Is that too much to ask of you?

Lily: Actually, yeah, billy, it is a lot to ask right now. It is. I’m trying to deal with merging two companies together. I also am having tension with my family. Devon and nate aren’t getting along. I have a lot going on right now, and I could really use some support from my coo. So is that too much to ask from you?

Victoria: I’m fine, chelsea. Thank you for asking. How are you?

Chelsea: I’m great, actually. Better than I’ve been in a really long time.

Victoria: I hear that you’ve become billy’s co-host. I actually caught a little bit of your first episode.

Chelsea: What’d you think?

Victoria: I was surprised to hear your voice, but you definitely liven things up.

Chelsea: Oh, thanks. It’s fun. It’s liberating to joke about the human condition. You know, sometimes you gotta make yourself laugh just so you don’t make yourself cry.

Victoria: I guess.

Chelsea: Anyway, I’ve shed a lot of tears lately, so it’s a nice change of pace.

Victoria: You know, you were actually right. This isn’t the best time. I have somewhere that I have to be. So what is it that you wanted?

Chelsea: Sure. Um… I spoke to billy about something earlier, and then I realized I should just come to you directly. Did he mention anything?

Victoria: No, I haven’t spoken with him.

Chelsea: I was hoping we can arrange a get-together between johnny and connor.

Abby: I haven’t changed my mind. This is still your investigation. This is your decision to make.

Chance: I hear a “but” coming.

Abby: We promised that we would be open and honest with each other. And so I have to tell you what I’m going through. I spoke to victoria and she told me all of the harrowing details of what happened the night that ashland died. It’s heartbreaking and she must have been terrified and she just wants to put this whole thing behind her.

Chance: Did victoria try to get you to influence me?

Abby: No. No, of course not. But I can see the impact that this nightmare has had on her. And the more you prolong this investigation…

[ Scoffs ] I mean, if you keep pursuing this, I mean, what about my dad? What kind of impact is this going to have on him?

Chance: Look, I understand your concerns, I do, but this is my job, and I can’t just stop doing my job because people I care about are involved. Do you not agree? You think I’m wrong for that? Because, abby, I took an oath, and I take that very seriously, you know that. I swore to find the truth, no matter what.

Abby: Okay, and what is the truth exactly? Let’s say you’re right. Let’s say that your theory about my father is true and you can prove it. I mean, does that change anything? Does it change the fact that ashland died or why? I know that you have a strong sense of duty and you have dedicated your life to service.

Chance: Exactly. And I have pledged over and over again to uphold those values, to honor my mission, protect my community.

Abby: And I love that about you. But now I’m wondering about your other duty — to your family.

Nate: You’ve got to understand, I’m not trying to pull anything. I brought my ideas to lily because she asked for them. She actually wanted to hear what I had to say, unlike you.

Devon: I’ve never had a problem hearing what you have to say or listening to your ideas, ever. You have had a problem hearing my critiques or advice that I have on how you can improve.

Nate: I’m open to criticism, but that’s all you seem to have for any idea that comes from me.

Devon: That’s all I seem to have? The only thing I’ve said to you is that you lack experience and you could maybe use a mentor, and you’ve taken that to heart. I don’t understand. I don’t know how we’re meant to work together or have an open dialog or collaborate when I can’t say anything to you without you getting sensitive about it.

Nate: How am I supposed to do my job when I have to run every move I make by you?

Devon: That is your job, nate. You’re my coo. You run things by me, okay? I feel like because we’re family, you think you can just disregard the chain of command at the company.

Nate: I fully understand the chain of command. How can I not when you take every opportunity to remind me?

Devon: I wish I didn’t have to, believe me, I do, but you’re not getting it for some reason. Lily is the ceo. I’m the other ceo. Billy’s her coo. And you’re mine. You work for me. It’s not the other way around.

Nate: I get it.

Devon: Do you?

Nate: I’m not your equal. But I’m also not your intern, and I don’t appreciate being treated that way. It’s like you don’t want me to have any ideas of my own. I keep getting the message that you want me to be seen but not heard.

Devon: Where are you getting this message from? Because I distinctly remember telling you and encouraging you to speak up any time you have something to say.

Nate: You’ve wanted me to adhere to the company hierarchy? Well, I did. I brought my ideas to lily, your co-leader, as she requested. And frankly, you could learn a thing or two from her if you weren’t so damn bullheaded and egotistical. (Assad) since my mother

Chance: What are you saying right now, abby? That family comes first, always, in your mind, even before justice? I mean, what does that say about my mission, if that’s the case? I mean, wouldn’t it be the height of hypocrisy for me to even be in law enforcement if I put my family above the law?

Abby: Okay, stop. You didn’t let me finish. What I was going to say is that I’m not just worried about victoria. I am worried about the stress that this investigation has put on you, not only you — on on us, on our family, not just the newmans.

Chance: How is this harming our family?

Abby: Okay. Yes. You had a renewed sense of purpose when you went back to work at the gcpd. But I can see the conflict that this investigation has put on you. It’s on a moral level like I have never seen before. And you have been working day and night, maybe to overcompensate for it.

Chance: These are unusual circumstances, abby. And you know I’ve been busting my tail to close all of rey’s cases.

Abby: I love that you want to honor his memory.

Chance: Yes, and rey was one of the most upstanding guys that I’ve ever known. And I’m trying to live up to that legacy. How the hell can I do that if I ignore facts in a case to protect your family?

Abby: Well, you need to know that you are just as upstanding as rey ever was. But there is more to life than just work. Do you want to know what dominic did the other day?

Chance: What, did I miss something?

Abby: So I was looking at him and I was waving bye-bye and his little face lit up with that mischievous grin and he waved bye-bye, and then he said “bye-bye” to me. And you missed it because you missed family dinner time again.

Chance: Abby, I know our little boy’s growing up, and trust me, I hate missing milestones like that, I do, but, I mean, come on, you have your job. Devon spends a lot of time with dominic. Is it really fair to ask me or any of us to be there for every special moment? I have a feeling this is about something else.

Billy: Of course you can count on me to support you as your coo, okay? And I apologize for being late, but please don’t accuse me of not caring about my job, because I do.

Lily: Billy, this is not about you missing a meeting. This is about where your passion lies these days. It’s like when you talk about the podcast, your whole energy changes. But then I don’t see that kind of exuberance when it comes to the corporate world.

Billy: Well, it’s not really a fair comparison, honestly, because both things are kind of what I’m doing right now. Yes, the podcasts are a creative and emotional outlet, but they’re still my job. And my job as coo, that is grounding and stabilizing.

Lily: I think boring is the word that you’re looking for.

Billy: That’s not the word I was looking for, and please don’t misrepresent what I’m feeling.

Lily: Look, my point is, is that if that’s what you want, then I get it. I completely understand. If that’s the case, then you have to step up and own that.

Billy: It’s almost like you’re asking me if I want to quit.

Victoria: No, billy has not mentioned getting johnny and connor together. Why would we do that?

Chelsea: They’re out of school now. They know each other. I think they’d have fun.

Victoria: Johnny has plenty of friends his own age who have similar interests. I’m sure connor does as well. In fact, isn’t he away at camp?

Chelsea: Yeah, but he’ll be back soon, and I thought we could do it then. I’m not saying we would do this tomorrow.

Victoria: Somehow I doubt that this is you trying to organize a play date. So what is it that you’re really asking me?

Chelsea: Connor’s getting older. He still thinks he’s an only child. I would like him to know he has a biological sibling.

Victoria: Oh, I see.

Chelsea: I think it would be really good for johnny too.

Victoria: I have a pretty good grasp on what my son needs.

Chelsea: Victoria, you said yourself, johnny is older than connor. He’s going to be, you know, mature enough soon to understand all of this.

Victoria: Again, that’s a call for billy and me to make.

Chelsea: I’m not trying to cause problems for you, I promise. I just think it would be great for both boys.

Victoria: Need I remind you of our original agreement? Look, I always intended to tell johnny the full truth at some point. He already knows that I’m not his biological mother.

Chelsea: He doesn’t know that I am.

Victoria: What is the sudden urgency?

Chelsea: Because we haven’t talked about it, victoria, and things are happening in life that are reminding me that tomorrow’s not promised. I think pushing things aside and keeping secrets is not the answer.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] It’s not as though I am keeping some nefarious secret.

Chelsea: No. Of course not. But the longer we wait, the more it starts to look that way. Johnny and connor are gonna think we kept the secret from them on purpose. I mean, what message does that tell them when they do find out? Because, victoria, eventually they are going to find out.

Victoria: I just told the kids that their stepfather died, and they’re still processing that. This is not a good time, chelsea.

Chelsea: I know this is very complicated and very messy, but what if johnny resents us, that we knew something this whole time that he didn’t? What happens when the boys find out they’re not cousins, they’re brothers? Victoria, don’t get me wrong. You are johnny’s mother, and you have done an incredible job of raising him. I am not going to impinge on that.

Victoria: No, you won’T.

Chelsea: I’m not trying to pretend I’m his mom, I swear. I’m just asking if we can approach this with some honesty. Begin to approach the boys with a little bit of truth so they don’t think we were keeping this secret from them the whole time. We both know how secrets can destroy a family.

Devon: Nate, why don’t you tell me what leadership qualities you admire so much about lily that I apparently lack?

Nate: Well, she clearly knows how to lead a team and delegate when necessary instead of trying to do everything on her own.

Devon: Hmm.

Nate: She’s willing to listen to others and let them run with good ideas. It’s motivating, inspiring.

Devon: And how did she respond to you when you told her your ideas? What did she say exactly?

Nate: She said they were worth considering.

Devon: They’re worth considering. So that’s not a green light to move forward, right? And I imagine that you know that initiatives like this take a whole lot of time and planning and putting a team together. So did you assume that you would just move this past lily and then start creating our own music festival and changing our streaming strategy on your own? Because that’s not the way things work there.

Nate: There it is — your obsessive need for total control.

Devon: Obsessive.

Nate: For autonomy. It is stifling.

Devon: Nate, you know what, man? I think — here’s what I think. I think that you can’t handle being inexperienced at something.

Nate: You keep blaming your rejection of my ideas on my inexperience. That excuse is starting to wear thin.

Devon: It’s not a lie, though, right? It’s very much the truth. You don’t have a lot of business experience. I swear, it’s like ever since things turned out in your favor after what you pulled at the launch, you think you can do anything you want and not follow any rules.

Nate: Whose rules? Yours? Because they seem to be the only ones that matter.

Devon: Yes, my rules. Who else, nate? Who do you work for? You’re my coo. How do you not understand that?

Nate: [ Chuckles ] You’re getting all worked up. What are you going to do, punch me again?

Devon: Wow. No, I’m not.

Nate: Mm.

Devon: But I can see now that this is clearly about more than just work. So you need to figure yourself out before we talk again.

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Chelsea: I know this is a lot to process, and I’m sorry for bringing up to you out of the blue. Billy said he would mention it to you, but then I realized i should just talk to you directly. It’s not fair to make him the go-between.

Victoria: I see.

Chelsea: I’m not trying to rush you into anything. I know it’s a big ask and we need to handle this with care. Maybe we just all take some time to think about it.

Victoria: I appreciate you coming to me. And I’ll consider it… because I think you’re right. Even secrets that are kept in kindness can do a lot more damage than anyone expects.

Lily: Well, I think that you are really taking this conversation to an extreme. I am certainly not suggesting that you quit. But I think it’s very interesting that your mind went there. Is that what you want?

Billy: No. No, that is not what I want. And I’m sorry that this conversation escalated to that place. Wasn’t my intention. I think I’m just missing you. With you being out of town, any spare time that I’ve had has been in the studio, and I got caught up, okay? It won’t happen again.

Lily: Yeah. I mean, look, I don’t — I don’t want to fight.

Billy: I don’t want to fight with you, either. You have been in nonstop meetings since you got back. I haven’t even been able to say hello to you.

Lily: Yeah, I haven’t even opened the gift that you got me.

Billy: Yes, I got your message. You wanted to wait till we were together.

Lily: Yes. It’s very romantic. I thought maybe I might need help putting it on.

Billy: Well, don’t get too caught up. It’s nothing — nothing crazy.

Lily: Oh. Airpods?

Billy: You said the ones you were using are ruined and it wrecked your flight, so i thought I’d get you some new ones.

Lily: Yeah. Thank you. It’s very practical.

[ Case thuds ] But, um, listen. I do think that you need to seriously think about what it is that you want.

Abby: You’re right. There is a lot more going on here. I think you need to take a cold, hard look at the pressures of this case.

Chance: Look, I admit it’s been intense. Everyone wants me to do the right thing right now, abby, and that’s exactly what I want to do. I am just completely torn on what that is.

Abby: Well, maybe you should stop pressing so hard for answers.

Chance: I am not the one who’s pressing. It is coming from every single one of your family members, including adam. I mean, everyone wants to know my thoughts on the investigation. Your father even threw a hypothetical at me. He asked what I would have done if you had been forced to accidentally hurt stitch when that whole thing happened. Would I have protected you?

Abby: I’m so sorry. I had no idea.

Chance: It’s fine. You know, I can handle the mind games. I can. But I am not immune to the pull of family loyalty.

Abby: [ Sighs ]

Chance: And as much as you insist this is my decision, I cannot help feeling that you have an opinion.

Abby: Your opinion is the only one that matters, no matter what else everyone says.

Chance: I honestly hope that’s the truth.

Abby: It is. Um, incoming.

Victoria: Hello, abby.

[ Sighs ] May I have a moment with chance?

Abby: Actually, um, we’re kind of in the middle of something.

Chance: It’s okay. We arranged this.

Abby: Okay. Yeah. Actually, um, I’m late picking up dom, so…

Victoria: Well, go right ahead. Don’t worry. Your husband will be in good hands. I just have something that i need to follow up with him on.

Abby: Okay.

Chance: Have a seat.

[ Breathes deeply ] And tonight’s winning numbers are 18,

Victoria: My father tells me that you’ve uncovered video footage from the night that ashland died that you feel supports your theory that he was somehow involved in what happened. But I don’t understand how grainy footage of some guy, some — some guy smoking getting into ashland’s rental car is solid proof of anything.

Chance: Agreed.

Victoria: Of course, I know you’ll do what your conscience dictates, and no one would ask you to do anything else.

Chance: Well, they might not ask me directly, but you know your family. They are masters at indirect pressure. I’m over here waiting for a desperate plea, some kind of veiled newman threat.

Victoria: Trust me — that’s not gonna happen. In fact, that’s why I’m here right now.

Chance: Oh, yeah?

Victoria: When I was with abby earlier, I wasn’t aware of the — the new evidence, and I, um — I’m afraid that maybe i insinuated that she lean on you for my benefit. And that was not — that was not fair. What I admire about you the most is your sense of right and wrong. You continued to dig until you had clarity on what really happened, and I just — I want you to know that I accept that you must do what you have to do. You’re a good person, and i would never want to push you into doing anything that was against your better instincts.

Chance: Well, I’m glad to hear that.

Victoria: However, I have to reiterate that a man came after me with violent intentions and he was stopped. And now my family and my children and I are safe. I think that the outcome was what was best for everyone involved.

Devon: Gosh, I always hate saying goodbye to this little guy. But it’s probably for the best today. I know when I got home to pick him up, he was starting to get fussy ’cause I think he could tell that I was worked up.

Abby: Yeah, we have a sensitive little boy. He can pick up on all the moods around him, like whatever has you so upset.

Devon: [ Chuckles ] It’s, uh, working with family. It’s a lot more difficult than i thought.

Abby: Are you and lily having difficulties?

Devon: No. No, it’s not lily. It’s nate.

Abby: Nate?

Devon: Mm.

Abby: Ah. Well, what’s the problem?

Devon: The problem is, is he’s just trying to do too much too fast, which wouldn’t be a problem, except he doesn’t like to listen to any advice, and he thinks that he knows better than everybody else.

Abby: That doesn’t sound like nate.

Devon: No. I — I hadn’t seen this side of him before we started working together. But it’s just like he wants to be instantly successful and launch all these new initiatives all at once without learning the ropes.

Abby: Maybe you could talk to him, rein him in a little bit?

Devon: Uh, when I’ve tried to talk to him before and give him advice, he says I’m treating him like an intern.

Abby: [ Sighs ] Well, that’s no fun.

Devon: No, it’s not. Wasn’t supposed to be this hard, abby.

Abby: You know, when work and family mix, things can get complicated.

Billy: [ Whistles ] What are you doing here?

Victoria: Well, I was hoping to gather my thoughts over a quiet drink, but it seems like everywhere I turn today, I keep running into reminders of my messy life.

Billy: Oh, wow. And here I thought I worked my way back into your good books.

Victoria: Well, that was before I got sandbagged by chelsea wanting to tell johnny the truth about his biological mother, and apparently she’s already discussed this with you. So, thank you so much, billy, for the heads-up.

Billy: I’m sorry. She did talk to me about it. And of course I was gonna talk to you about it, but… vick, I know you got a lot going on. I didn’t think it was the right time.

Victoria: It was perfect timing for chelsea.

Billy: Well, chelsea jumped the gun. This is a massive decision.

Victoria: Look, it’s not that I disagree telling johnny the truth, but he’s trying to understand what happened with ashland. I mean, we all are.

Billy: Of course we’re gonna have to tell johnny. When that is, I don’t — I don’t know, but I do know that the older he gets, the harder it’s gonna be to justify not telling him.

Victoria: It’s just, why is it suddenly so urgent? It raises a red flag.

Billy: I get that. And believe me, I’m not pushing for this.

Victoria: [ Sighs heavily ] Look, I have no interest in trying to wrap my head around this tonight. I was just trying to figure out a way to [Sighs] Just relax so that maybe I would get a little sleep tonight.

Billy: Well [Pats seat ] Come on. Sit down and let me buy you a drink. I’ll bore you senseless with my self-absorption about my podcast. You’ll sleep like a baby.

Victoria: Being bored to death sounds actually like heaven.

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Abby: [ Sighs ] Trust me. I feel your pain. Family turmoil can be overwhelming. You know, I wake up every morning praying for peace, no more drama, but I realize that that’s probably never gonna happen because my husband is a police officer.

Devon: Well, I remember not too long ago, your husband was on a secret mission and we all thought he was dead for a minute. So, I don’t know how gcpd could be worse than that.

Abby: No, not worse, just stressful. I wasn’t thrilled about him going back to work on the gcpd. I thought maybe it was too much too soon, that he wasn’t ready.

Devon: But he’s been doing okay, though, right?

Abby: It seemed to be helping him heal until rey’s death.

Devon: Yeah. I imagine that was tough. I know they were close.

Abby: Yeah. And now he’s just been overcompensating. He’s been trying to close all of rey’s cases, working these crazy, long hours. And, well, recently, he’s come upon a case that has left him in a moral quandary.

Devon: What’s it about?

Abby: I can’t say too much, but let’s just say it’s about ashland’s death.

Devon: Well, I imagine that’s got to — that’s got to affect you a little bit ’cause it has something to do with your family.

Abby: It’s not just the late hours. It’s the pressure, the stress that it’s put on him — and, therefore, all of us.

Devon: Well, why don’t you put your foot down and tell him you don’t want him to work as much?

Abby: No, no. I don’t think now is the time to be putting demands on him. You know, sometimes people just need to make their own decisions and mistakes.

Devon: That’s very mature of you.

[ Both chuckle ]

Abby: Well, hey, maybe you could try that with nate. You know, even though you see all of the pitfalls, you let him, you know, take some risks, and if it blows up in his face, then, hey, he has no one to blame but himself.

Devon: Right. Yeah. I’ll think about that.

Abby: Yeah, right. No, you are not interested in that plan at all. I can tell. [ Laughs ]

Devon: No, I just don’t think I’m as evolved as you, abby. I don’T. But is that really what you’re gonna do? Are you gonna let chance find his own way?

Abby: Mm. I realize that maybe my advice is easier said than done. And I think I just tried to guilt chance into doing what i wanted him to do instead of talking to him directly.

Devon: Hmm. So, what you’re saying is neither one of us are perfect.

Abby: Far from it. And, uh, we’re not really great at practicing what we preach. Mnh-mnh.

[ Both laugh ]

Victoria: Thank you.

Billy: Thank you.

Victoria: You know, I was thinking that maybe I would take the kids away somewhere…

Billy: Mm-hmm.

Victoria: …Before school starts. For a while, I really wasn’t even sure that I wanted to send them back to boarding school. I’ve missed them so much.

Billy: Yeah. No. Me too. It’s been so nice having them home.

Victoria: But, you know, maybe away is the best place for them right now.

Billy: You mean as far away from any publicity about ashland as possible. I-I think that’s smart because the truth is we have no idea what unsavory stories are gonna come up now that he’s gone.

Victoria: Just that they deserve the chance to be kids, just kids away from real-world problems.

Billy: Yeah. I would love to have them back, but I think you’re right. Hey, good news is we don’t have to figure this out tonight.

Victoria: So, what are you doing here, drinking alone? Where’s lily?

Billy: Uh, she’s at work, of course. She loves her job.

Victoria: Is there a problem? Is something wrong?

Billy: No. No, not — not really. Okay. You know, I just feel like i should probably have a better handle on my life.

[ Sighs ] I feel like I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up.

Victoria: Where have I heard that before? Hmm. Oh, yes. From you. Since always.

Billy: Yes, well, I am very consistent. And apparently, the more i change, the more I stay the same.

Victoria: [ Laughs ] Yeah. You know what? I have to give you credit. You still can get me out of my own head and make me laugh, especially when I need it.

Billy: It’s easy. All I got to do is buy you a drink.

Victoria: That’s funny.

Billy: Mm-hmm.

Kevin: I have good news and bad news. Which would you like first?

Chance: Uh, hit me with the bad.

Kevin: Got dna off the cigarette butt, but victor’s security guys have disappeared, so we can’t subpoena them to see if they’re a match.

Chance: [ Sighs, groans ] And the good news?

Kevin: A bloody print found on the inside door handle of ashland’s car.

Chance: Well, that would indicate that ashland did, in fact, make it back to his car and drove off.

Kevin: Not exactly. The blood is ashland’s, but the print is going to be extremely hard to match because it’s a partial.

Chance: Why is that good news?

Kevin: Because one thing is clear — it’s not ashland’S. Whatever gives you life that you should be able to do finding peAbby: I love that we can call

Abby: I love that we can call each other out on our bad behavior with no hard feelings.

Devon: I know, right? I just wish that nate and i could get to that place.

Abby: You know, it’s not easy finding people that you can be totally honest with without them taking offense.

Devon: Or take offense and get over it. How about that?

Abby: Right? [ Laughs ] And why is it the very people that you should be able to do that with, it’s just way too difficult? I mean, maybe we should just try harder.

Devon: Well… but you and chance can do that, though, right? Like, from what you’ve told me, he’s not fighting you anything. He just has a lot going on.

Abby: Maybe the same can be said about nate.

Devon: I’m not so sure about that. It feels like nate is fighting me at every turn. And if it’s this hard now, maybe it’s just a sign of bigger problems.

[ Glass thuds ]

Billy: Can I get you another?

Victoria: No. I think I’ve had enough. But, uh, I want to thank you for the chat. It definitely helped.

Billy: [ Chuckles ]

Victoria: I think I might actually even get some sleep tonight.

Billy: There you go.

Victoria: I appreciate your friendship, billy. Thank you.

Billy: I’m gonna remind you of that next time you tell me to leave you alone and stay out of your business.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] Oh, trust me. I know you will.

Billy: [ Chuckles ]

Victoria: Good night.

Billy: Night.

Chelsea: [ Sighs ] You know, of all the gin joints….

Billy: Hey.

Chelsea: Hey.

Billy: When did you get here?

Chelsea: I saw you talking to victoria.

Billy: Ah.

Chelsea: It seemed serious. I didn’t want to interrupt. You know, you two have been able to maintain quite the friendship. It’s impressive.

Billy: Well, believe me, that hasn’t always been the case.

Chelsea: I don’t know. In some ways, I always thought you and victoria brought out the best in each other.

Chance: The car was a rental, so there should be a ton of prints that aren’t ashland’S.

Kevin: True, which is why this one is so curious.

Chance: Why?

Kevin: Because we haven’t found any other prints. The car was meticulously wiped clean, and there were no signs of ashland’s blood anywhere else, either. That’s why I had the techs go back, process the car again, and that’s when they came up with the partial.

Chance: A rental with no prints.

Kevin: Except this one. It further strengthens the recovered video evidence that somebody else was driving ashland’s car.

Chance: The smoker. And he had ashland’s blood on his hands.

Kevin: If your alternate theory is true — that victor’s security guards moved ashland’s body and staged the accident.

Chance: This could be our chance to prove it.

Kevin: So, what’s it gonna be? Do we set up the time and manpower to track down these missing security guards, possibly across state lines, to get their prints and dna? Or do you have enough to take this case to the D.A.?

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Summer: Thank you for suggesting this night out. Things have been so crazy lately, we’ve hardly have any time to be alone. Today has been quite a day with mom starting work at marchetti.

Kyle: I was wondering if our mothers have managed to be on their best behavior around each other. Yeah, they kept their word.

Summer: So far, at least.

Kyle: I think we should take the win and not talk about our mothers the rest of the evening.

Summer: Fine by me.

Kyle: I just want to focus on you and us. That okay?

Summer: More than okay.

Kyle: Good, because I have a surprise for you.

Summer: Mm.

Jack: It’s no problem. I understand. We’ll just reschedule.

[ Knock on door ] Yeah, we’ll talk then. Perfect. Well, I didn’t expect to see you here. This is definitely after hours.

Diane: [ Chuckles ] Says the man still chained to his desk. Not that I’m comparing the demands of being a ceo to that of a junior publicist. But I just wanted to say good night. How much longer will you be here?

Jack: Well, I was actually supposed to have a dinner meeting tonight, but that just got canceled, which is not a problem. Except all day I have been building this craving for the food at society.

Diane: Oh. Well, I was about to swing by there and pick up something for myself. I could put a takeout order in for you or… or, hey, if you’d like, we could go and eat together. I would — I would love to talk to you about my first few days at marchetti, and I would gladly hear any feedback you had to offer. Interested?

Phyllis: I am assuming we are alone.

Nikki: Yes, yes. Let’s get to it.

Phyllis: Okay. Well, thanks for the warm welcome. I mean, you called me here.

Nikki: Okay. I’m sorry. I have a lot on my mind.

Phyllis: Okay. I’m assuming it has to do with ashland locke, right?

Nikki: His death continues to affect our family. But you and I have more things to deal with, so… how was your first day at marchetti?

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] I handled it masterfully, if I do say so myself. Masterfully. Nobody there has any idea that I have a secret plan to sabotage diane.

Nikki: Well, given that all eyes are on you, that should be the bare minimum. Were you able to take steps to damage her reputation at the company?

Phyllis: I mean, well, it’s the first day. Don’t get me wrong, nobody wants diane gone more than I do. But, I mean, it’s going to take some time and finesse. You know that. And need I remind you, you know, while I’m there in the trenches, you’re at home sipping tea, doing nothing to further our cause.

Nikki: [ Chuckles ] That’s where you’re wrong.

Elena: Hey.

Devon: Hey.

Elena: I was stopping by to see nate before the night shift. I was hoping to spend a little time with him before the end of his workday.

Devon: Oh, that’s nice. He’s not here. I don’t know where he’s at.

Elena: Oh, no worries. I’ll shoot him a text and let you get back to work.

Devon: Yeah. Hey, I heard that you got out of your contract with newman media and you’re able to come and join us. So I need to officially welcome you to chancellor-winters.

Elena: Yeah. Thank you. It’s nice to be in demand.

Devon: Yeah, I’m looking forward to having you part of the team. You don’t seem super excited about it, though. Is coming here what you still want to do or is something else going on?

Nate: Well, welcome home.

Lily: Hi.

Nate: And congratulations on knocking it out of the park on your trip.

Lily: Thank you. It was definitely time well spent, that’s for sure. But I am happy to be home because you know how it is, when you’re gone away a long time, the more you realize you’ve missed.

Nate: I suspect you came back to more than you bargained for as far as devon and I are concerned. I assume you’ve spoken with him.

Lily: I have, yes. So I thought it was a good idea if you and I had a conversation, but maybe away from the office.

Nate: I appreciate that.

Lily: So, look, first, I just want to say that I knew that this transition time would be, you know, a challenge as we’re all kind of settling into our positions. Right? I mean, I went from running a media division to this huge entity. And for devon, the same. But, you know, for you, you went from medicine to business, which is a huge shift. So I’m not looking to place blame on anyone. I’m really not. I just want to hear from you why you think that you and devon are having a hard time co-existing at the office.

Nate: Alright. But before I get too far into it, I’d like to know if I’m talking purely professionally to the co-ceo of chancellor-winters or if I’m speaking to my cousin. Just how real can I be with you?

Lily: Well, look, if we’re gonna move forward and fix this, then I want you to be as real as possible. I will do great things today.

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Summer: Okay. Don’t let me fall into the pool.

Kyle: I would never. I think we should have a private swim when we get back to the house later.

Summer: Ooh, that sounds like a good idea. I’m a lucky girl.

Kyle: And I’m a lucky guy.

Summer: Okay. Can I open my eyes now?

Kyle: Mm.

Summer: Oh, okay.

Kyle: Almost there. Here. Okay.

Summer: [ Exhales sharply ] This is so sweet. Are those drinks what I think they are?

Kyle: Negronis. And there’s bruschetta on the way.

Summer: Mm. [ Chuckles ] This is bringing back so many memories of our favorite rooftop bar in milan. And that breathtaking view of the duomo.

Kyle: May not be able to see the duomo from here, but the view is just as breathtaking.

Summer: You’re a real charmer, you know that?

Kyle: Eh, you make it pretty easy.

Summer: I have to admit, as happy as I am to be back in genoa city, there are still moments when I miss italy.

Kyle: I do too. That’s why I thought we could enjoy a little taste of it this evening.

Summer: Do you remember that first night we discovered that other rooftop deck with the best negronis in the city? We held hands across the table like we didn’t want to let go.

Kyle: Mm.

Summer: And we danced until we could not dance anymore.

Kyle: When we finally got home, we stayed up all night wrapped in each other’s arms, watched the sunrise. Should make sure to make more of those memories, no matter where we are.

Summer: I would love that. And I love you.

Jack: I’m not sure I’m the one you should be talking to about your job performance. Wouldn’t it be better to pick kyle’s brain?

Diane: I suspect kyle might take a softer approach. I am his mother after all.

Jack: Yeah, you have a point there.

Diane: Yes, and besides, you gave me really good advice before, and I know you’ll give me the cold, hard truth, which is what I need if I’m going to succeed. As you know, jack, this is — this is really an important job for me to do well at. I need to prove myself to our son. And I need to show him that I’m worthy of the second chance I’ve been given. Interested?

Jack: Okay. Dinner it is.

Phyllis: Okay. I’m sorry, I thought we were all in agreement that we were going to take diane down, and I was going to do that by working at marchetti. Are you going rogue?

Nikki: Not at all. I have a meeting with an L.A.-Based investigative reporter tonight.

Phyllis: Oh, listen to this. You found an ally.

Nikki: Actually, she found me. She’s looking for a juicy story, and diane certainly fits that bill.

Phyllis: I’m very intrigued. I mean, even if she doesn’t come up with any ammo to use against diane, I certainly can — can have her expose whatever, you know, career-ending, relationship-destroying information that I find.

Nikki: I would be open to that, should that become an option. But first things first, I want to see how this initial meeting goes.

Phyllis: Right. I mean, I could help on the back end. You know, could I meet this journalist with you?

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Elena: Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful for the opportunity to work with chancellor-winters. And even though the hospital is my priority, I love that I’m going to be able to reach more people and offer my guidance and support. And I’m also really excited to expand on the scope of what I’ve already been working on.

Devon: Okay, that all sounds great. It must be something else on your mind, then.

Elena: I don’t know. I guess I’m still just coming to terms with the reality of nate’s job here. It’s certainly thrown me some curveballs. If I’m being honest… I feel like we’re kind of drifting apart. And I think we’ll be okay. I don’t know, maybe it’s just a reminder that things don’t always go as expected.

Devon: Yeah, certainly don’T. I’m sorry that you’re feeling like this, though. But I definitely know what you mean.

Nate: Devon believes I need more guidance to better understand my position at the company. He thinks I’m not respecting his boundaries or his authority, which is simply not true. I have a great deal of admiration for devon, and I totally respect his experience. But I think he’s been autonomous for so long, he’s forgotten how to collaborate.

Lily: Really? I mean, that hasn’t been my experience with him.

Nate: That might be because the two of you are equals. You’re co-ceos and siblings. We don’t have that same dynamic.

Lily: Okay. So, I mean, what do you think the source of the problem is?

Nate: Inflexibility and, frankly, ego. Devon refuses to accept any good ideas if they’re not his own. And I have given him some pretty damn good ideas. Have I also made some missteps? Absolutely. But that doesn’t mean I’m not motivated to do everything I can to make chancellor-winters better. Everything I’ve done has been with one goal in mind — chancellor-winters’ success. I just don’t believe devon should constantly hold me back when there are so many things we could accomplish.

Lily: Okay, well, give me an example.

Nate: One, I’d like to broaden the talent pool and the styles of acts we sign, then create our own festivals across the country to showcase them.

Lily: Yeah, I mean, I like the concept, but, I mean, the logistics are very complicated.

Nate: That doesn’t mean it’s not worth exploring. And even if it’s not viable, we can definitely expand our streaming platforms to appeal to a wider audience. Devon is too particular and selective with his vision. He handpicks the acts based on his personal taste.

Lily: Yeah, but I think that’s what sets us apart, right? I mean, he’s like a curator.

Nate: Well, that’s fine for a boutique business owner, but for a company like ours, we should be thinking global conquest. There’s no reason for devon to feel threatened by this approach or have any issues with the ideas other than they come from me.

Kyle: I should really learn how to make negronis at home.

Summer: Mm, so we can have a taste of italy without ever leaving the house?

Kyle: I don’t care where we are, as long as I get to look at this.

Summer: You know, I wasn’t sure if I was going to like these at first. Gin, vermouth, campari, and an orange peel.

Kyle: It is an unusual combination, but sometimes those are the best kinds. Things that don’t seem to go together, but somehow do.

Summer: An unexpected yet magical elixir.

Kyle: Exactly.

[ Chuckles ] Maybe we should head home to have that swim. If no one else is around, we can forget our swimsuits. What do you say? What’s the matter?

Summer: Um… I’m not sure yet. What is wrong with that picture?

Kyle: There’s nothing necessarily wrong. Odd, maybe.

Summer: My mom and grandma barely gave each other the time of day.

Kyle: Setting aside old grudges and rivalries is the new trend of genoa city.

Summer: Right, but why would they be here to chat over drinks? In what universe does that make any sense? Something’s up.

Diane: I’ve been trying to find a balance at work my first few days. I don’t want to come on too strong, but I also don’t want to be invisible.

Jack: I somehow don’t think you could manage to fly under the radar if you wanted to.

Diane: You know what I mean. I’m just trying to navigate office politics, I guess.

Jack: Well, just don’t be so hard on yourself. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Neither were italian fashion houses. Trust your gut. Trust your instincts. You’re a smart, resourceful woman.

Diane: Oh, thank you. I’d like to think so. But after my meeting with mariah, wow, I felt like a neophyte. I mean, don’t — don’t — don’t get me wrong. I think we’re going to work really well together once I get a bit more experienced. It’s just that young woman, she really knows what she’s doing.

Jack: I’m very impressed with mariah myself. Did kyle maybe mention that he recruited her? No background in cosmetics, no experience in marketing, and yet he somehow thought she was right for the job.

Diane: She’s a powerhouse, and it kind of hit home how much I have to learn.

Jack: My point is, kyle has an eye for talent. He didn’t just hire you because you’re his mother. He obviously has some faith in your ability to meet the challenge.

Diane: And I will. But it’s certainly humbling being a junior employee and reporting to someone young enough to be your daughter.

Jack: So think of it as a stepping stone. My god, what you’ve done in your life — you have been a model, an architect, a realtor. You’ve managed to climb the ladder and so many different fields.

Diane: Thank you for your support, jack. It means a lot. And since we’re being so open with each other, I, uh… I do have another confession to make.

Kyle: Phyllis and nikki have some things in common, like you, nick, or maybe there’s some other reasonable explanation they’re together.

Summer: I just have a really weird feeling about this.

Kyle: I get it, but it’s not really any of our business. Tonight’s supposed to be about us.

Summer: You’re right. I’m sorry. Let’s get back to what’s important.

Talia: Hi.

Nikki: Oh, hi, talia. Please sit down. Thank you so much for joining us. This is my friend phyllis summers.

Phyllis: Nice to meet you.

Talia: You too.

Nikki: Phyllis and I go way back, and we both go way back with diane.

Phyllis: Yeah.

Talia: Your name has come up in my research.

Phyllis: Oh, really? Wow. Okay, well, usually when people say my name’s come up, it makes me nervous, but not in this case, because diane is the infamous one here.

Nikki: Well, talia first contacted me wanting to do an article about ashland’s death and how it affected our family. But I told her I thought that was old news, that the newmans were just fine.

Phyllis: Well…

Nikki: And then I told her about diane’s resurrection.

Talia: And I became very interested. I sensed that would be a fabulous story for my magazine.

Phyllis: I couldn’t agree more.

Elena: When you say you know what I mean, I assume you’re talking about your issues with nate and the tension that’s been developing between you two.

Devon: That is a great assumption.

Elena: Well, I guess we can’t resolve any of that now, so there’s no point in jumping into a whole nother conversation about it, is there?

Devon: Mnh-mnh, mnh-mnh, not at all. But I want you to know that no matter what issues nate and I have professionally, it’s not going to change the way I feel about him. He’s family. And any concerns that you have about that or anything else, you know you can always talk to me because I consider you family, too. It’s nice that we’re still so close and that you live literally across the hall.

Elena: Yeah. I feel the same way.

Devon: Thanks. You know, this — this whole thing with me and lily and nate and billy working together is definitely a transition. It’s going to have some difficulties. But I certainly don’t want the tension to ever affect you or your home life with nate.

Elena: Thank you for saying that. And I will try my best.

Devon: [ Chuckles ]

Elena: Anyway, I should get going.

Devon: Alright, I will see you around.

Elena: See you.

Nate: Every time devon shuts me down, he claims it’s not personal, but it seems pretty damn personal to me. Have I gone too far now?

Lily: No. No, no, no. Look, I told you to be frank, and honestly, I really appreciate your candor. I do. And thank you for sharing your ideas with me, because I think that they’re actually worth considering.

Nate: Thank you.

Lily: You’re welcome. So, I mean, how do you see things moving forward with you and devon? Because a little tension with a colleague is very normal, but a lot can be very disruptive, right? And honestly, I don’t think it’s all coming from him.

Nate: I apologize for my part in that tension. The fact that you’re really listening to me right now makes me wonder what I’ve been doing wrong with devon. I truly want this to work, and I know devon and i have to find our footing. I finally feel like that can happen now because of you.

[ Both chuckle ] You’re pretty good at this whole leadership thing.

Lily: Oh, thank you. I try.

[ Chuckles ]

Nate: So where do we go from here?

Lily: Oh, yeah. Um… you know what? Let me figure out the next step with devon. Did you know if you turn to cold with tide

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Diane: I know since I showed up back in town, I’ve projected a sense of confidence. Some might even call me brazen, but in reality, I’ve — I’ve been nervous, fearful even, about what the future might hold, about starting over with kyle and then building a whole other life for myself here again. But I have to say, what I feel most right now is excitement to be at this stage of my life and have so many firsts, starting with being a respectable and upstanding member of genoa city society.

Jack: No comment.

Diane: [ Laughs ] No, well, seriously. Being a grandmother has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, and starting a new career is exciting. Although I have to say, phyllis’s sudden appearance on the payroll at marchetti really threw me off my game.

Jack: Yes, I know how upset you were when she was hired, spewing all kinds of accusations and suspicions.

Diane: Well, I can imagine that you understand my reluctance to ever trust phyllis. But that being said, I am determined to take the high road, even if she can’T.

Talia: Now, I’m sure you both can give me a wealth of info. I’d also like to speak to jack abbott at some point.

Nikki: Oh, that can be arranged.

Talia: I’m curious about those years in L.A. As well.

Phyllis: Uh, so are we. I mean, it seems so unlikely that diane was just living a quiet life in los angeles and she just stumbled across jack’s granddaughter.

Talia: Does strike me as an unlikely coincidence.

Nikki: Now, talia, I have to tell you that I have had people in los angeles digging around. They haven’t found anything yet.

Phyllis: I mean, did nikki tell you that diane was sending jack a bunch of cryptic text messages, getting him to come to L.A.? Did she tell you that? I mean, to me, that just doesn’t seem like a changed woman.

Nikki: Well, I don’t really think that that is worth exploring, because diane has already acknowledged she was just trying to become sympathetic in jack’s eyes by uniting him with his granddaughter.

Phyllis: Okay, I know that’s what diane said, but, I mean, she’s the investigative reporter. We’ll let her decide.

Nikki: I’m just trying to prevent her from wasting her valuable time. It behooves all of us for her to publish her story quickly.

Phyllis: Well, okay. I mean, maybe we shouldn’t be focusing on her time in L.A. Maybe — maybe we should be focusing on her time right here in genoa city. We have full access to this woman, so we can help in any way possible with this investigation.

Nate: Hey. Glad we got to see each other tonight. Do you want to stay here or go somewhere else for dinner?

Elena: This is fine. I’m not that hungry.

Nate: Okay, come sit.

Elena: Thanks.

Nate: [ Sighs ]

Elena: I stopped by the office earlier. Thought you’d be there.

Nate: Yes, I should have been, but lily’s back and she asked me to meet her here.

Elena: Why?

Nate: To keep things low key and to avoid any interruptions by devon.

Elena: Ah. So I guess lily is up to speed with what happened with you and devon.

Nate: She is.

Elena: So how’d that go? Was it a rough conversation?

Nate: The opposite, actually. I think things are finally going to start heading in the right direction.

Lily: Alright. Well, I’m glad we had a chance to touch base about the tour.

Devon: Me, too. We’re all set and booked in every major venue across the midwest.

Lily: Yeah, great. Actually, a couple more ideas I have that I wanted to run by you if you have time.

Devon: I do have time, yeah. What’s up?

Lily: Um…well, I was thinking that, you know, maybe we should adjust our strategy when it comes to music festivals and the kind of music we have on our streaming services.

Devon: Adjust it how?

Lily: Well, maybe we do our own music festival?

[ Chuckles ] Or maybe we have on different musical acts, so that way we can reach a bigger and broader audience.

Devon: Yeah, my first thought is that our own music festival is pretty ambitious and I would be concerned that we would be stretching ourselves a little thin. But…

Lily: Okay.

Devon: I mean, if we were able to pull something like that off, I see it being pretty damn cool. We should get everybody together and have a meeting to talk about it.

Lily: Really? Okay, so you’ll keep an open mind? ‘Cause, I mean, I think I made a pretty good pitch.

Devon: Of course you do. They’re your ideas.

Lily: Well, actually, they’re not my ideas. They’re nate’S. I have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Nate: It was great to feel heard by lily, to have my instincts validated. She liked my ideas, and i am confident she’ll support them with devon.

Elena: That sounds great, but how exactly does that resolve your issues with devon?

Nate: Lily gets what’s going on with devon. Not that she let me off the hook for my role in the conflict either. She’s made it clear she thinks it’s a two-way street, but she also understands that I’m doing everything I can to help make chancellor-winters better, sometimes in spite of devon. He’s acknowledged that the two of them keep each other in check. So when lilly backs me up, I feel like devon will have no choice but to stop instantly squashing my ideas. I thought you’d agree this was a positive development. What am I missing?

Devon: Now, wait a second. Did nate, like, put you up to this, to try and trick me and prove that I only like your ideas or something?

Lily: No, no. Nate shared his ideas with me, and I chose to pitch them to you to see if maybe you would respond differently if it came from someone else.

Devon: Why is my coo bringing his ideas to you before bringing them to me?

Lily: No, I asked to meet with him. I encouraged him to open up to me, and I just wanted to gauge for myself how you would respond if the idea came from someone else. And, you know, now that you know it’s his idea and not mine, does that change your opinion at all? Because, I mean, based on your previous reaction, I feel like maybe it would have.

Devon: No, it wouldn’t have. It wouldn’t have at all. And for you to do this, it’s a little underhanded.

Lily: Okay. I’m sorry. I am, but maybe it had to happen this way to kind of open up your eyes to this bias you might have against him. Look, I just — I’m trying to help, okay? I want to fix this, because if this keeps going on, it could get way out of hand.

Devon: Well, you didn’t have to trick me.

Lily: Okay, you know what? You’re right. You’re right. I’m sorry.

Devon: I appreciate you trying to solve this problem between us, but you really don’t have to insert yourself because it’s between me and nate. Okay?

Lily: Well, devon —

[ Sighs ]

Jack: You and phyllis managed to survive day one as coworkers. That’s no small thing. Here’s to following suit in the days ahead.

Diane: I hope so, too. But you know what? Even if phyllis does try to undermine me, I’m on the lookout for it. And whatever her agenda is, it will be over before it begins.

Jack: You seem very calm and levelheaded in saying that.

Diane: Yes, I refuse to get worked up about it ever again. And don’t tell phyllis this because it kills me to admit it, but… in a way, I empathize with her.

Jack: Wait, how so?

Diane: Oh, now, don’t read too much into it. I’m just saying that I understand why phyllis feels the way she does. I came back into her life in a way that feels intrusive to her. And as someone who’s been the ultimate outsider, I suppose I can’t blame her. She feels threatened by me. Displaced.

Jack: Yeah, I think that about sums it up.

Diane: Yeah. Well, now that harrison knows I’m his grandmother, I get to spend so much time with him and summer and kyle and… oh, look at us, sitting here having an enjoyable, pleasant meal together. Must really get phyllis.

Jack: I hope you have the good sense not to rub it in her face the next time you encounter her.

Diane: Oh, I will do my best not to add to the tension. But you know what? If I was one of her friends, I would encourage her to just relax, because even though I’ve reentered her world, I’m not trying to take anything from her. Summer adores phyllis and loves having her at marchetti.

Jack: Just as kyle loves having you at work.

Diane: Yes, and harrison? Oh, my gosh, that little boy is filled with so much love that phyllis doesn’t need to worry about me lessening her connection to him. And you and phyllis, you have such a long history and a deep bond so that even though you think you’re not going to reunite with her, you’ve — you’ve let her into your heart time and time again. Maybe you will this time, too.

Talia: This has been a great first meeting. I’ll be in touch.

Phyllis: We look very forward to speaking to you again.

Nikki: It’s a pleasure meeting you.

Talia: Bye.

Kyle: Feels good to be back at the gcac pool. We spent a lot of summers here.

Summer: Hmm?

Kyle: Made a lot of memories.

Summer: Yeah, we have.

Kyle: What’s one of your favorites?

Summer: What?

Kyle: You’re not gonna be able to relax and have fun until you get some answers about what’s going on up there.

Summer: I’m sorry. I just — I can’t stand it any longer.

Kyle: Go.

Summer: Hi, mom, grandma.

Nikki: Hi, darling.

Phyllis: Hey. I didn’t see you here. How long have you been here?

Summer: Kyle and I got here before the two of you did. And I’ve got to admit, I never expected to look across the way to find the two of you socializing. Just curious, who was that woman you were talking to? The abcs of ckd

Jack: I don’t know where this conversation took a left turn, but we’re way off base.

Diane: Sorry. Sorry. I know you don’t want to talk about you and phyllis. I was just saying that there’s enough love and family and friendship to go around. And I hope that ultimately phyllis realizes that I am not going to get her portion and that she can find a way to move forward, because letting all this jealousy and resentment control you, it’s a terrible way to go through life. I should know.

Jack: [ Sighs ]

Diane: [ Chuckles ] I don’t know what to make of that reaction.

Jack: It’s part relief, part surprise, part appreciation for your candor and insight and perspective.

Diane: Wow. You really packed a lot into that sigh. But don’t worry, I know that you didn’t order a side dish of a diane jenkins therapy session to go along with your ropa vieja. So let’s talk about a much more pressing matter, like what we’re getting for dessert.

Jack: [ Chuckles ] Kikivictor is waiting for me so we can have dinner together. So I’m going to have to go. But in answer to your question, phyllis and I were meeting with a journalist who came to town to write a story about ashland. Anyway, see you later. Bye-bye.

Phyllis: Bye. So funny how a common enemy, even dead, can bond two people.

Summer: Yeah, it would be funny if that was really what was going on.

Phyllis: Well, that’s really what’s going on, summer. She just explained it to you.

Summer: She did. I’m just not buying it, mom.

Elena: Look, of course I want things to turn out the way that you would want them to.

Nate: Not just for me, but for us. Look, I want chancellor-winters to be a better environment for you, too, now that you’d be working there. And I’m excited to spend more time with you now. Now that I’ll be spending less time trying to convince devon that my ideas make sense. Eventually, I hope lilly won’t even have to intercede anymore. If she can get devon to understand that we are all on the same side, there won’t be any more battles to mediate.

Elena: I mean, yeah, that all sounds great, but… I really think you need to manage your expectations when it comes to devon. He might push back a little harder than you think.

[ Cellphone rings ] Excuse me.

Nate: [ Sighs ]

Elena: Hello? Okay, I’ll be there. It’s the hospital. I need to get down there earlier. Can we talk about this later?

Nate: Yeah, yeah, yeah, we can.

Elena: Okay. Don’t wait up.

Devon: Hey.

Nate: Hey, man. What’s up?

Devon: That’s what I’d like to ask you. I just got done meeting with lily. So you’d like to tell me what you’re trying to pull?

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Lily: Oh. “If you’re reading this, you must be home — finally. Waiting’s the worst. When I see you again, I’ll make up for lost time.” Aww, that’s sweet. Hey, billy, it’s me. I just got your gift. Thank you so much. It’s very sweet. I’m gonna wait to open it, though, when you’re here, so that way I can thank you in person.

[ Rattling ]

Chelsea: I came up with the best idea last night, and i think you’re gonna love it.

Billy: You know, I can get you a bowl for that.

Chelsea: You know you’re killing my vibe?

Billy: [ Chuckles ] All right. Uh… we don’t even have to be here, actually. We can go to crimson lights. There’s a lot more room, and there’s someone else to clean up your carnage.

And we can riff on the whole true-crime series we were contemplating earlier.

Yeah, and let’s just get these a little organized, huh? File these away.

Chelsea: Okay. This is a file, or a whole filing system? It’s all color-coordinated and tabulated. Do you have a name for this? Like a nerdy name. Like, um, the billy abbott approach? Baa? Like, “baaah,” like a sheep? Get it?

Billy: No, I do get it. I’m not sure it’s funny.

Chelsea: It is funny. When did you become so fastidious, so particular?

Billy: I put this studio together to be free of distractions. So the absence of clutter is actually on purpose.

Chelsea: Okay. Well, I think that crumbs add a little something.

Billy: [ Chuckles ] These are great.

Billy: No, you’re not.

Chance: Thank you.

Sally: Do you believe in serendipity, detective?

Chance: Well, in my line of work, we call it a coincidence. And 9 times out of 10, I do not.

Sally: Well, allow this to be your exception, because you were just the man I wanted to see.

Chance: I’m pretty sure last time we spoke, you were helping abby pick out a wedding dress. Now you’re running newman media. Congratulations.

Sally: Thank you. My amazing new job is actually why I wanted to talk with you. My reporters are having a heck of a time wrangling information from our usual sources at the station.

Chance: You don’t say.

Sally: Yeah. So what’s the trick? Tell me. Do they fear you, or do they respect you?

Chance: Oh. Uh… maybe it’s a healthy dose of both.

Sally: Well, it is terribly frustrating, to tell you the truth. When can we expect an official update on this mysterious investigation?

Victor: Chance’s team was able to recover some video footage from the gas station where ashland parked his car.

Nick: You got to be kidding me.

Nikki: What’s on the tape?

Victoria: Did you see it?

Victor: Man got into a car and drove away. That’s all.

Nick: One of your security guys?

Victor: Could’ve been. Quality of the video wasn’t very good.

Nikki: Well, that could’ve been anyone.

Victor: Well, anyone but ashland. Ashland didn’t smoke. This guy had a cigarette.

Victoria: So the police found a cigarette butt at that location. Do you think it could’ve been one of your guys?

Nick: All they have to do is run a dna test.

Victor: Yeah, there’s that possibility.

Nikki: And then it’s just a quick game of connect the dots, and it comes back to us.

Victor: To me.

Nikki: How could someone on your staff be so careless?

Nick: This is exactly what i was worried was gonna happen. So what’s the plan now, dad? What are we supposed to do? As sensodyne scientists

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Sally: Don’t worry. I’m not at all offended by your refusal to discuss locke’s death.

Chance: Well, thanks for understanding.

Sally: Because I know that you understand the position

I’m in.

Chance: Yeah. You run a media company. Death of a tycoon seems pretty newsworthy, if you ask me. Not to mention the fact that you are new at this, so might feel like you have something to prove.

Sally: Why, detective, I have the unsettling feeling that I have just been analyzed. You really do know how to read people. And you are very polite for not bringing adam into the conversation, though, of course, he’s another reason why I feel the need to prove to everyone that I’m up for the job. He elevated me to ceo, told me he believed in me. And then…what does he do? He breaks up and walks away in what was one of the most difficult moments I’ve had in a really long time.

Chance: Well, I’m sorry about that. But I, uh, am not all that surprised. You might not feel like it right now, but you are better off. Trust me.

Sally: Well, you’re the latest in a long line of people to tell me that.

Chance: People that tend to get sucked into his orbit, they live to regret it.

Sally: I told myself that we were a good fit, two people with a checkered past who wouldn’t judge each other, and I was gonna be the one who finally made him feel safe and accepted and truly loved. Spoiler alert — didn’t work out that way.

Chance: Yeah, well, adam, he is just really good at letting people down, isn’t he?

Sally: Yeah. Well, I’m aware that it could have been a heck of a lot worse. At least I didn’t have to take a bullet for him before I realized what he was all about.

Chance: Yeah.

Chelsea: How did this happen? The notorious billy abbott is now the buttoned-down guy you bring home to mom.

Billy: I don’t think there’s anything wrong with trying to maintain a professional atmosphere, like not having popcorn on the floor.

Okay. Whatever you say, grandpa. I mean, do you hear yourself? Who are you?

Billy: Oh, lord. Really? I mean, that’s a first — somebody’s complaining that I’m actually a rule follower.

Chelsea: Yeah, kind of off-brand for you, isn’t it?

Billy: Yeah, I would say so, maybe. You give me a line, and I will cross it. You give me a order, I will give you disorder. It’s actually gotten me into some pretty good trouble over the years.

Chelsea: Kind of how things got tricky with victoria back in the day, right?

Billy: I have my regrets, yeah.

Chelsea: And now look how the pendulum just swings in the opposite direction.

Billy: Not quite sure what you mean by that.

Chelsea: Come on. You have to know you’re a little uptight these days.

Billy: Are you saying that i have become boring and predictable? What, since I started dating lily?

Chelsea: Oh, I don’t blame lily. This is all on you.

Victor: There’s nothing for us to do right now but sit back and wait until we find out what evidence chance finds.

Victoria: I think he’s made it pretty clear that he’s going to keep digging until he finds the whole truth.

Nikki: The minute the media find out we’re involved, it will be a nightmare.

Nick: You’re right, mom. We need to get out in front of this.

Victoria: What about the statement that we released previously?

Nick: That’s not gonna cut it. We need to hire a crisis P.R. Firm. We should probably get michael baldwin on this.

Victor: Michael baldwin is busy with other issues, okay? We just have to sit back now. Reserve our options, that’s all. Be patient. Meanwhile, I talked to sally spectra, and I asked her to tamp down the news about ashland’s death.

Nick: When did you do this?

Victor: This morning. Made it pretty clear to her.

Nick: Meaning you went to intimidate her. Dad, when are you gonna get it? You’re not making things better. You’re just making things worse. I’m jonathan lawson

Billy: But if I’m so uptight, then why do you want to work with me?

Chelsea: Because podcast billy is fun. Podcast billy is charming, witty, thoughtful. Oh, and don’t forget irreverent.

Billy: How could I?

Chelsea: Honestly, it’s a relief to know you haven’t lost that side of yourself.

Billy: Well, you know, it’s all about balance. Everything in moderation, right? Because problems happen when i go too far in any one direction.

Chelsea: Well, I get that. But I don’t think you should have to monitor yourself. You don’t want to live like that. You just need to relax, breathe a little.

Billy: I am relaxed.

Chelsea: It doesn’t seem like it.

Billy: How did we get on this topic in the first place?

Chelsea: You know, I think it was the index cards that threw us over the edge. If it makes you uncomfortable we’ll change the subject.

Billy: Yeah, no, that’s a good idea. I can definitely get behind that. Let’s talk about you and your issues now.

Chelsea: I have had plenty of therapy. Bring it on.

Victor: Son, why would you take issue with me talking to sally spectra? Isn’t that what you did earlier when you asked her to turn down the news about ashland’s death?

Nick: I didn’t use coercion. I told her that we would respect the firewall between the owners of newman media and the people making the editorial decisions.

Victor: And you honestly think it was a happy accident that she did exactly what was beneficial to our family? Think again. She knew it was the right thing to do, what would benefit us. Okay? And she bloody well should have.

Nick: She promised me that she was gonna wait until she had more information about that night, and it sounds like it’s gonna be any minute now.

Victoria: What are you saying, nick?

Nick: Just think about it, how it’s gonna look if all these other news outlets are running with the story about how ashland really died and we’ve got nothing.

Victoria: It would look like we’ve suppressed the coverage.

Nikki: Like we have something to hide. It could start a feeding frenzy.

Nick: And it could severely damage newman media’s reputation for journalistic integrity.

Victor: I don’t give a damn how that looks, okay?

Nick: Vic, you know I’m right.

Victoria: Look, I’m not up for this debate. I am so tired of thinking about that hellish night. I just — I need for this to be over.

Nikki: Darling, you need to take a break. Why don’t you go get some air?

Victoria: Fine. I’m gonna go check on the kids. They’re playing outside.

Nick: Let’s just — let’s just take a minute here — okay? — And think about this. It’s not too late to change course.

Victor: Enough! End of discussion.

[ Door opens, closes ]

Sally: When it comes to adam, we actually have a lot in common. We both thought we could reach out to him, help him change his life, and we both got burned.

Chance: What exactly did he tell you about our relationship?

Sally: Well, that you two were buddies back in his vegas card-shark days. Apparently, you were some badass undercover agent at the time.

Chance: Well, something like that.

Sally: But then when you both ended up back in genoa city, you couldn’t deal with the crap he was pulling, and the bromance ended. But you still took a bullet for him. Which is metaphorically how I felt whenever i temporarily lost my self-respect and begged him to admit that he still wanted me, only to get rejected again.

Chance: When you put it that way, I guess we do have some things in common.

Sally: Mm-hmm. I mean, it’d be one thing if we could wash our hands clean of him entirely, but it’s not that simple, is it? I mean, you washed your hands clean of him, but he’s your brother-in-law. And now, strangely enough, because of the investigation, he won’t leave me alone.

Chance: Oh, yeah? Why’s that?

Sally: Well, he’s curious about it. Borderline obsessed. He says that he heard a rumor that victor is involved somehow, and he keeps coming to me, hoping that I can validate these claims, which is just fully ridiculous.

Chance: Well, I wouldn’t say it’s fully ridiculous. You do work at newman tower. People talk.

Sally: Yeah, not the ones who like being gainfully employed. How do you think that would go over? “Hey, boss, here’s your latest sales figures. It’s pretty crazy about your ex dying in that car accident. You don’t suppose your dad had anything to do with that?”

Chance: Still.

Sally: Yeah, and unlike adam, I don’t want to believe that there’s truth to any of the gossip, because victoria has already been through so much. All the newmans have. I believe that they deserve to have their locke era come to an end. Hmm. Your silence speaks volumes. Is that your way of saying things are about to get a lot more difficult?

Chance: Actually, I was thinking it’s about time for me to get out of here. Very nice to see you, miss spectra.

Sally: You too, detective.

Adam: Well, that was interesting.

Sally: [ Scoffs ] How long have you been lurking there?

Adam: Long enough to see you trying to wheedle information out of chance.

Sally: You got me the job, broke up with me so I could keep the job, and now you’re complaining that I’m doing the job?

Adam: Sally, you are the ceo of newman media. You’re not a cub reporter. It’s a good thing, too, since you had no success getting chance to open his mouth.

Sally: Is this fun for you? Giving me a hard time?

Adam: No, that’s not my intention. I’d actually decided the next time I saw you, I was going to agree to your proposition, that I would share my true feelings about our breakup in exchange for what you know about ashland’s death. But after seeing you with chance, I’ve realized that you were bluffing. You have no idea what happened the night locke died.

Sally: You’re wrong. I’m not about to share what nick told me with the detective who’s investigating him.

Adam: [ Breathes deeply ] Look, if we’re still gonna trade secrets, you’re gonna need to be the one who goes first.

Nick: Mom, I said I didn’t want tea.

Nikki: I know, but drink it anyway. We all need to take a moment to calm ourselves. I know I do.

Nick: You’re right. The most important thing is that you keep your stress level under control. And I know I’m just adding to it, but, mom, I’m telling you, the family hasn’t faced something this big in a long time. Dad thinks we can just tough it out and stand our ground, but the fact is —

Nikki: I know. He can go to prison. I’ve thought of nothing else since I learned how involved he is in this.

Nick: Mom, dad will listen to you. Please have a meet with michael and just go over his legal options. Dad says he doesn’t care what people think about him, but he has to think about the company right now. Public perception matters. If we prevent our own media outlets from running this story —

Nikki: Look, nobody is talking about an all-out ban, just some editorial discretion.

Nick: If we’re too heavy-handed about it, it’s gonna look like a blatant cover-up.

Nikki: You seem to think that we should publish people’s worst suspicions before anything chance can find even comes to light. I don’t see how that can be helpful.

Nick: So you’re siding with dad on this?

Victor: Thank you. Ah, my boy.

Noah: Hey, grandpa.

Victor: Join me. So, when is the last time your grandfather bought you drink?

Noah: I am gonna say… it’s been too long. Let’s do it.

Victor: [ Laughs ] Barkeep, a tequila for my grandson. So, have you found an alternate location for your nightclub?

Noah: I think so.

Victor: Glad to hear that. Sorry I couldn’t accommodate you at top of the tower.

Noah: Eh, it’s all good. Uh, there is something I’d like to discuss, though, if you have time.

Victor: Sure.

Noah: The other day, when we were here talking about the club, that was right after ashland died. It wasn’t until afterwards I realized you must have known about it, but… but you didn’t say anything. It’s just been on my mind ever since. What was that about?

Victoria: Nate, hi.

Nate: Hey, it’s been a while.

Victoria: Do you mind if i sit?

Nate: Please.

Victoria: Thank you so much for the voicemail that you left me after the news broke about ashland. That was really kind of you. I’m sorry if I didn’t respond. It’s just difficult to know what to say.

Nate: No, no, I understand. I was just concerned. I know you’ve been through a lot, and I wanted you to know you have friends that are here for you.

Victoria: I’m okay. Mostly.

Nate: But if you need someone to listen while you vent about what a bastard ashland was, I’m your guy.

Victoria: Nate…

Nate: I’m sorry. Was that too harsh?

Victoria: No, don’t be sorry. I actually appreciate your candor. Ashland was a bastard, but i won’t be doing any venting. I’ve decided that I want to move on from that chapter of my life.

Nate: Sometimes that’s easier said than done.

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“The young and the restless”

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Victoria: Honestly, I am all talked out about ashland. So in the spirit of moving on, how are things going at chancellor-winters?

Nate: They’re good. Real good.

Victoria: Yeah? You’re not regretting the pivot to corporate life?

Nate: It’s not without its challenges, but you can say the same about anything worth doing.

Victoria: Mm. Well… I know that he who shall not be named had his own selfish reasons for wanting to recruit you to newman, but I will always think of you as the one who got away.

Nate: That is the nicest thing I’ve heard all day.

[ Both laugh ]

Victoria: I’m sure you’re very happy where you’re at, working with your cousins.

Nate: You know that thing i said earlier about challenges? It applies to working with family.

Victoria: Oh, yes, well… tell me about it.

Nate: Adam?

Victoria: Yes, I am very glad that’s over. Although working with family members that I love and respect can also be very complicated. My mother. As co-ceo, constantly nagging me for not getting enough rest.

[ Both laugh ]

Nate: That is exactly the issue. They treat you differently than they would any other colleague.

Victoria: Yes. But with every new situation, there are growing pains. We’ll adapt.

Nate: Well, I hope you’re right.

Victoria: Oh, I know I’m right. You have a very bright mind, and you have so much to offer. I’m sure devon and lily realize how lucky they are to have you on board.

Nate: That is very kind of you to say. I certainly hope they feel that way.

Victor: Why would you be upset that we didn’t talk about ashland that day?

Noah: It just seems like the sort of thing that would’ve come up, unless there’s a reason for it not to.

Victor: You’re very intuitive. And your instincts are right.

Noah: Well, I take that to mean something’s coming and something not so good. I’ve had this feeling, and the word “dread” comes to mind.

Victor: Everything will be all right, okay? I know that a lot of my family gets upset about… how I do things, but I want you to know that i only do them to protect my family. Okay?

Noah: I know.

Victor: Now, if you have any problems in the future, you come to me any time.

Noah: Well, what if my problem is I’m worried about you?

Victor: [ Chuckles ] You trust me, right?

Noah: With my life.

Victor: Good man. Cheers.

[ Glasses clink ]

Nikki: I understand your point about newman media maintaining their integrity, but we don’t have to be the ones to break the story.

Nick: So you want to just wait and see, like dad does.

Nikki: Well, it just makes sense. A-and that way, newman media could be truthful in reporting but not crossing the line into self-incrimination.

Nick: So what you’re saying is, the family intends to exert influence over the nature of the coverage, put pressure on?

Nikki: Well, yes, of course. I don’t think anybody would be surprised or offended that newman media’s coverage of the newman family would be respectful.

Nick: [ Sighs ] I guess I’m the only one who wants to get out in front of this, so we don’t need to discuss it any further. I will go talk to sally, since I’m the one who told her she could do her job as she sees fit. I will now tell her she needs to curtail her coverage of ashland’s death.

Sally: Thank you, adam, for reminding me why it’s best that we are apart.

Adam: Wait. Will you hold on a second?

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Adam: What did I do?

Sally: You’re treating this like it’s a game. Talking about our breakup and the way that you made me feel, I mean, it’s funny to you, apparently. You’re that cruel.

Adam: Sally, you were the one who set the terms of this deal.

Sally: Yes, I did, because i was looking for some scrap of validation from you, and I was willing to use whatever leverage necessary to get it. But I shouldn’t have to beg and barter for you to treat me with basic human decency. So you know what? You’re right. Nick never told me anything about the night that ashland died. I have no insider information whatsoever, which I’m sure is a huge relief to you. Now you don’t have to muster whatever effort it would have taken for you to eke out a few kind words for me. And I’m starting not to give a damn anyway.

Ever notice how stiff clothes can feel rough on your skin?

[ Knock on door ]

Devon: Welcome home.

Lily: Hi.

Devon: Hey, hey.

Lily: Did you miss me?

Devon: Uh, I did, yeah. It’s — it’s too quiet around here without you.

Lily: Aww. So, give me the update. How’s amanda?

Devon: Amanda is all right. She’s in virginia with her mom. She’s right where she needs to be.

Lily: Oh, wow. So you have been alone.

Devon: Yeah.

Lily: Have you seen dom?

Devon: Yeah, he spent the night last night.

Lily: Aww. So you have lots of photos and videos to show his favorite aunt.

Devon: I do. I’ll send them to you.

Lily: Okay, great. Well, now that we covered family, let’s talk about work.

Devon: Okay.

Lily: Jeff from P.R. Said that one of our acts have been double booked.

Devon: Yes, that was a, uh — just a misunderstanding between me and nate. But it’s been resolved. It’s fine.

Lily: Is it?

Devon: Yeah, it wasn’t at first, but it is now.

Lily: Okay. What happened?

Devon: Uh, nate just went ahead and made a decision without getting approval from me first, and then he got a little sensitive when I called him out about it. I think he’s just struggling with not being the head guy in charge like he was at memorial and having people report to him.

Lily: Well, yeah, I mean, i could see that being an adjustment.

Devon: Yeah, me too. And I even suggested that he needs a mentor, whether he wants to admit it or not.

Lily: So what I’m hearing is that you feel like he’s resistant to your feedback?

Devon: Oh, no, it’s much worse than that. He got completely angry and offended and said that I was micromanaging and had the nerve to accuse me of being threatened by him.

Adam: Hey, chance.

Chance: Hey.

Adam: Guess you’re going back to the kitchen to see abby? So, uh, I won’t keep you long.

Chance: Oh, no, she’s not here. I’m actually just picking up some takeout. I don’t have a lot of time, man, so if you’re still trying to join forces to investigate your father, the answer’s still no.

Adam: Oh, that’s too bad. But then again, you, uh, can’t stop me from going solo.

Chance: Take my advice. Let it go. I’ve heard you’ve been badgering people, trying to implicate your dad. Stop.

Adam: You mean sally? You know, I saw the two of you talking earlier. And that’s another instance where you might have better luck if we were working together, chance. Okay? She doesn’t want to talk to me anymore, but I know what makes her tick. And I can help you win her trust. And I can find out what, if anything, she knows. What do you say?

[ Keys clacking ]

Victor: Whoa! That’s what I like to see. My daughter hard at work for the company.

Victoria: You will be pleased to know that we’ve beat revenue predictions for this quarter.

Victor: I’m not here to talk about business, you know. I’m here because, last time we spoke, you were upset.

Victoria: I appreciate that. And I tell you, I feel much calmer after seeing the kids. We can get through this. We survived ashland. I think we can get through anything.

Victor: I am very glad to hear you say that. All right? Hope your brother feels the same.

Victoria: Dad, I’m worried about nicholas. He has been busy dealing with everything that’s happened since that night. He has not had time to process what he — what he’s done for me. He’s so worried about me, and now he’s terrified about what will happen to you and mom if you’re arrested.

Victor: It’s not gonna happen.

Victoria: Well, you didn’t think that chance would find evidence to contradict your story, but he did.

Victor: Wait a minute. Have you seen me dragged downtown to be interrogated?

Victoria: No, daddy, my point is, is that nicholas has a lot on his shoulders. I mean, he’s inherited your protective nature. He wants to fix things, but i don’t think there’s much that he can do in this situation.

Victor: Your brother needs to learn is just to relax. You know, sometimes it’s best to do nothing. Just be patient, that’s all.

Victoria: Yes. Well, that’s never been his strength, has it?

Sally: Did we have a meeting scheduled?

Nick: No, but we need to talk about how newman media is going to handle ashland’s death. It is possible… actually quite probable that more information will be coming out very soon.

Sally: This is making you sick, isn’t it?

Nick: I don’t want to get into details, but suffice it to say, it is not gonna be pretty. My entire family could be dragged through the mud. Now I know I told you it was completely up to you how much attention you gave to this story.

Sally: Let me ease your mind. Newman media is not touching this story. (Vo) red lobster’s seafood summerfest is fire!

Lily: Look, we really have to resolve this tension because we’re family.

Devon: Believe me, I know that. But I kind of feel like that’s half the problem, because i don’t think nate would be reacting the way he’s been if his boss wasn’t his cousin.

Lily: I mean, are you not overstating things? A double booking could be a very simple mistake.

Devon: This is the second time that nate has just taken the initiative on his own, which is a nice way of saying that he’s making moves, and he’s — he’s pulling triggers without getting my approval first.

Lily: So you feel like he’s not showing you enough respect?

Devon: It’s me, the company, our artists. It’S…

Lily: I mean, I think this is mainly about you.

Devon: And why would you say that? Do you think that I’m threatened by him?

Lily: No, it hadn’t even crossed my mind.

Devon: ‘Cause this isn’t about me, and I’m not trying to make it personal or anything like that. I actually think that nate has great ideas half the time. He just has very little business experience, and I wish I would have taken that into more consideration before I went along with your idea to hire him and hand him all this responsibility.

Lily: Okay. Well, we will figure this out. Don’t worry.

Devon: We have to figure this out because things can’t keep going on like this.

Nick: I assume you’re backing away from this story because of my father’s visit? Heard he came to see you, or, more accurately, to pressure you.

Sally: Mm. What he lacks in subtlety, he… really, really lacks. But that is not the reason I’m backing away from this story.

Nick: Sally, you just don’t strike me as the kind of person who intimidates easily.

Sally: I am not doing it because I am fed up with people who pry into everyone’s personal lives, who mine them for every bit of gossip and innuendo so they can exploit them for their own personal gain. It’s disgusting and sensationalist, and I don’t want any part of it.

Nick: While I appreciate that attitude — greatly — this is a media company. There are times you’re going to have to publish stories that some people may view as an invasion of privacy.

Sally: Yes, obviously, if this breaking news is as monumental as you claim that it is, we will absolutely cover it. But I can assure you that it’s not going to be in the headlines day after day. We’re going to publish the facts and move on.

Nick: Are you prepared for some harsh criticism for that approach?

Sally: Oh, god. Criticism? I — I don’t know. It’s gonna be a totally new experience for me.

Nick: This is not how i expected this conversation to go.

Sally: What were you expecting?

Nick: I was expecting some pushback. But you seem to be on the same page as the family, which is very cool.

Sally: Well, it shouldn’t be a surprise. We’re all on the same team. And yes, obviously, I want to do a good job and make a name for myself, but not at your family’s expense. Ashland has already taken so much from you. Enough is enough.

Chance: You’re a real piece of work. You know that?

Adam: I’ve been called worse.

Chance: You know what, adam? We will not be collaborating on this or any investigation. Is that clear? And you know what else? I think it’s pretty damn lousy of you to break up with sally and then turn around and try to manipulate her for information.

Adam: I didn’t realize the two of you knew each other, chance.

Chance: I don’T. But she was pretty forthcoming when we spoke earlier.

Adam: Well, she must have made quite the impression if you are sitting here, outraged on her behalf.

Chance: I’m not naive. I know she was working me for information. But you know what? Everything she said about you was obviously sincere. Now, I don’t know why the hell she did, but that woman cared about you.

Adam: She is recovering quite well.

Chance: That is not an excuse for the way you treated her, adam.

Adam: Look, relationships end, okay? We can’t all have what you and abby have. Quite frankly, I’m probably not cut out for a lifetime commitment.

Chance: Man, look at you. Just wallowing in your character flaws. Adam the heartbreaker. Adam the black sheep.

Adam: No, no, I think I’m being realistic about who I am.

Chance: I know you’re not gonna listen to me, but I’m gonna say it anyways. Get a life. Find a new path, a better direction. Because all I see when I see you is you just falling into old habits.

Adam: Yeah, well, I’m sorry to hear —

Chance: And it pisses me off, man. Because you had it in you to be so much better than this. I thought if you wouldn’t do it for yourself, you’d at least do it for your son.

Adam: Well, you are mistaken, chance. This is as good as I get.

Chance: Have it your way.

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Nick: I mean, it’s like chance and I are playing this dangerous game of cat and mouse.

Nikki: Well, his real prey is your father.

Nick: Well, vick and I are stonewalling him. That doesn’t feel great, either. Chance is family. He’s a good guy. He’s got a lot of integrity. And we’re looking him in the eye and lying to his face about what we know.

Nikki: Alright, look, what victor did does not change the truth of what happened that night. Ashland was out of control. You were just trying to protect your sister. You didn’t do anything wrong.

Nick: I had nothing to hide until dad took matters into his own hands. I mean, he won’t even talk about my concerns about where this is possibly heading.

Nikki: Well, he is confident that the police will not be able to find anything that proves that the accident was staged.

Nick: It’s not that simple, mom. Now we’re all complicit. And the longer this drags out, I’m telling you, it could potentially harm the two things that dad cares most about — this family and the company. I can understand why dad did what he did, but he wasn’t there. He has no idea what went down with me and vick and ashland.

Nikki: Well, that’s true. He wasn’T.

Nick: He sees this dead body, he can only guess how he dies. For him to jump to this elaborate hoax, this cover-up, without talking to us first, is a huge mistake. And I’m telling you, dad is gonna get hurt by this.

Victor: I will not have that discussion with you again.

Kevin: Thanks for meeting up.

Chance: What’s up?

Kevin: It’s about ashland’s car wreck. I’m trying to prove your theory it was staged by victor’s security team with the man’s corpse inside.

Chance: Well, the evidence we have is circumstantial.

Kevin: I’ve got something new to show you. It’s a game changer.

Mariah: Hey! [ Laughs ]

Sharon: Hey. Oh, my god. Did you guys buy out every store in genoa city?

Faith: Yeah, and the outlet mall and lake geneva.

[ Both laugh ] All essentials, though.

Sharon: But your dorm room is so small.

Mariah: Oh, never fear. We will make it work. Although we might need the help of an engineering major.

[ Laughs ] Okay, okay.

Tessa: Just kidding. I can talk…just a little.

Mariah: Babe, you got the all-clear from your doctor? That’s amazing.

Phyllis: Ah, that was incredible. I love everything I ate.

Summer: Me too. That key lime tart was killer.

Phyllis: Mmm!

Summer: Plus, we got a ton accomplished.

Phyllis: Yes. Oh, my gosh. Thank you for that, boss.

Summer: Oh, my god. Do not call me that.

Phyllis: Oh, sorry, boss. Oh, my gosh. That’s gonna take some work.

Summer: No. Stop.

[ Chuckles ] Wait, what are you — what do you think you’re doing?

Phyllis: Paying the check.

Summer: Hand it over. This one’s going on my expense account.

Phyllis: Are you sure?

Summer: It’s my new head of marchetti home’s first official day. I think the company can spring for lunch.

Phyllis: Okay. Thank you. That’s very sweet.

Summer: So, on the agenda for today, we’re going to go over to H.R., Get your contract signed. Then I’ll show you your new office, let you get settled in and acclimated to the routine.

Phyllis: Great. I’m so glad this day is finally here.

Summer: Me, too.

Phyllis: Yeah. Yeah. Thanks for bringing me up to speed on everything. I intend to make an impact right out of the gate.

Summer: Well, knowledge is power, and I want you to flourish in this job.

Phyllis: I want to, as well, sweetie. I can call you sweetie, right?

Summer: Mm…only at lunch.

Phyllis: Okay, good. Duly noted.

Summer: As I was saying, mom, I want you to succeed, which is why I’m going to remind you of the single most important policy on which your future at marchetti depends. Stay away from diane.

Diane: Wow, harrison, that’s beautiful!

Jack: Great skyscraper!

Diane: No, no, it’s a — it’s a castle. Can’t you tell?

Jack: Castle. It’s a beautiful castle! I stand corrected.

Diane: You brought enough toys for our grandson to build an entire kingdom.

Jack: That’s so he can do whatever he wants to do here.

Diane: Yeah, I think at this age, it’s important to encourage creative play. Notice how he’s having so much fun with the sand and the sticks and the leaves. But you can get a good workout in getting all those toys back to your car.

Jack: Yeah, I guess I can. What’s — what’s he got now? I’m gonna go check this out.

Diane: Yeah, I’ll just — I’ll just wait here.

Kyle: What’s that look on your face about?

Diane: [ Sighs ] For people who are a little intense about hydration.

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[ Knock on door ]

Abby: Hi. Is this a bad time?

Victoria: No, of course not. Come in.

Abby: Thank you.

Victoria: Hi.

Abby: Hi.

Victoria: Oh, I missed you.

Abby: I missed you. For you.

Victoria: What’s this?

Abby: Just a little care package from society, some of your favorite soups and salads.

Victoria: Oh, my goodness. That is so sweet of you, abby.

Abby: Well, I know you’re staying at dad’s and he has a fabulous chef, but…

Victoria: No, this will be wonderful for when I’m here, stuck behind my desk eating lunch, which happens to be almost every day lately. Thank you so much for thinking of me.

Abby: Well, you know, I do think of you all the time. I mean, I worry about my big sister.

Victoria: I’m so sorry that I’ve been so overwhelmed the times that you’ve called and that I wasn’t there when you dropped by the ranch.

Abby: Stop. There’s no need to apologize. I just — I wanted to see you in person and make sure that you’re really okay.

Victoria: I’m — I’m hanging in. Well, now that the kids are home for what’s left of summer, I’ve just been focused on them. And school is gonna be starting soon, so…

Abby: Victoria, stop. Look, I know that you’re putting your kids’ well-being and needs first and you have all of that handled. I want to know how — how you’re doing.

Victoria: With ashland gone, I feel like I can — I can breathe again and that I’m not waiting to see what new lie will surface and what he’ll contrive to cover that lie and how he’ll retaliate against me or my loved ones. And I’ve had that hanging over my head for a long time. If there were any decency in that man, I might have mourned the fact that he did not have a shot at redemption, but there wasn’t any, so I am not gonna shed any more tears over him. Most of all, I am just really happy to feel safe again.

Abby: I’m so sorry. After everything that he put you through…

Victoria: You know, don’t you, what else happened that night?

Kevin: I was able to recover and rebuild the missing security footage from the gas station near victoria’s property.

Chance: And that’s ashland’s rental car.

Kevin: Yeah, no question. The plates match. And…wait for it. There.

Chance: Someone’s getting behind the wheel. Ohh, it’s too dark. I can’t make out his face. Can you enhance this at all?

Kevin: That’s as good as i can get it, as good as anyone can get it. But even at this resolution, one thing is clear since the guy in the video is smoking a cigarette.

Chance: That’s not ashland.

Victor: Son, why are you burdening your mother with this? She has been under a lot of stress. I’ve told you and victoria i have everything under control, alright? Time to let it go.

Nick: Dad, what you fail to realize, or will at least acknowledge —

[ Cellphone chimes ] Excuse me. Another issue with the reilly deal. It’s all part of the ashland fallout. I got to deal with this right now. Sorry. This is nick newman. Yeah. No. No, marc, you’re not changing the terms of the deal this late in the game. That’s not happening. If there are any further delays while newman legal is preparing for action for breach of contract and commensurate losses, I’ll have the P.R. People document in great detail the bad-faith negotiation and put it out there for public consumption. Oh, you’re damn right I will. Good. I’m glad we finally understand one another. Bye.

Victor: Well, son, I’m impressed. You’re focusing on business while dealing with a family crisis. That’s what the newmans do, you know.

Nick: Thanks.

Victor: I think this was a good time for you to come back to the family business. You’ve grown a lot, and I hope that you will not allow your usual self-righteous indignation to interfere with anything in the future.

Nick: [ Scoffs ] Ughh!

Chance: Okay, now we have confirmation that ashland’s car was definitely at that gas station, as well as someone who tosses a cigarette, covers his tracks, gets in the car, someone that’s definitely not locke.

Kevin: And we know that one of victor’s bodyguards is a smoker. Told you it was a game changer.

Chance: Well, let’s see if it’s enough.

Kevin: Yeah.

Mariah: This is the best news. I mean, your recovery is right on track. I’m so thrilled for you, honey.

Tessa: You and me both.

Faith: Did you cry when the doctor told you how well you were doing? I totally would have.

Sharon: I imagine you were probably feeling a lot of different things at once.

Tessa: Bingo.

Mariah: Well, your timing is impeccable because I not only get to hear your voice, but i get to say goodbye before I go to jabot.

Faith: You’re going back to the office now?

Mariah: Yeah. Uh, don’t look so sad because all those stores that we cleared out — they’re gonna restock. And then you and I will face a new challenge.

Faith: [ Laughs ]

Mariah: Meanwhile, I am going to ask you two to look after my lovely wife. I will be texting relentlessly for updates until I get home tonight.

Sharon: We will take excellent care of her. I promise.

Faith: Plus, I get to show her all the cool things I found to decorate my dorm room.

Tessa: Ooh, I can’t wait.

Sharon: You know, I think it’s a wise decision to stop working remotely right now and just go back to being the marketing maven you are.

Mariah: Yeah, it’s about to get crazy. I don’t know if I told you guys, but I just recently became the head of P.R., As well. So now I’m running marketing and publicity, too.

Sharon: Wow! That is amazing, sweetheart. Congratulations.

Mariah: Thank you.

Faith: More work? Yay.

Mariah: Yeah, yeah, a lot more. I mean, ever since jabot decided to take on marchetti, the in-house team is gonna be doing P.R. For them, as well — so, along with the new hires, including diane jenkins.

Sharon: Really? I thought she was an architect.

Mariah: In a former life. No pun intended. Yeah, it’s strange to be getting e-mails on public perception and social engagement from kyle’s mom.

Faith: That’s got to be so weird. I always heard his mom was dead — and all of these rumors about diane and grandma that no one seems to want to talk about. And now she’s working for you?

Mariah: I mean, she’s doing a good job so far. She’s a hard worker and a quick study, and she’s on her best behavior. But, yeah, it’s weird. There’s no argument there.

Diane: To answer your question, I’m just happy. And it’s thanks to you for letting me back in and giving me a chance to have a relationship with harrison.

Kyle: I see.

Jack: Construction emergency averted.

Diane: Oh, good.

Jack: Hey, kyle.

Kyle: Hello, dad.

Jack: So, what did I miss?

Diane: Oh, not a thing. Kyle just got here.

Kyle: I know this should be a normal thing, seeing harrison’s grandparents watch him together, but it still takes some getting used to.

Jack: Yeah, you’re not wrong.

Kyle: Hey, it looks like linda just got here.

Diane: Oh, good. She can help harrison finish building his castle.

Jack: Uh, skyscraper. It’s kind of morphed a little bit.

Diane: Oh. So it has.

Kyle: Well, uh, we should head back to the office. You ready?

Diane: Oh, yeah, of course.

Jack: You know what? I’m gonna say goodbye to harrison and then of course get my exercise hauling all of his toys back to my car. Um, I have one other thing to do before I get to work. So, uh, you two have a nice rest of your day.

Diane: You too, jack.

Phyllis: Okay, look. Summer, I’ll tell you for the 10th time, hopefully the last time. I intend to give diane a wide berth, okay? Unless I have to work with her, and in that case, I’ll be highly professional. This is a huge opportunity for me. I know that. And I plan to make this a very, very successful, long-lasting endeavor.

Summer: Good.

Phyllis: Thank you. Good, too. It’s mother and daughter working together. We’re gonna bring marchetti to new heights in fashion and sophisticated home decor, and I’m not gonna let any back-from-the-dead zombie trash ruin that for me.

Summer: I’m glad to hear that.

Phyllis: Mm-hmm. And it’s not lip service. Okay? You and kyle have nothing to worry about.

Nothing to worry about. I’m gonna act like diane isn’t even there. Hey, it’s me…your skin.

Tessa: You sure you can’t go early tomorrow?

Mariah: Earlier today, you were begging me to go to work.

Tessa: Well, that was before I got permission to speak. Now I’M…

Mariah: No more robot voice app. You’re excited. You want to celebrate. And if I wasn’t so swamped…

Tessa: [ Sighs ] I get it.

Mariah: It’s just, I have so much on my plate right now. It’s insane.

Tessa: That’s what you get for being so good at what you do.

Mariah: Right. I am just a victim of my own talent.

[ Both chuckle ] But seriously, you should take this time to think about summer and kyle’s offer, which is a great opportunity, even if i helped it along just a little bit. Okay. A lot. But do you know why? It’s because I love you a lot and I believe in you, tessa, and I know how hard everything has been with the surgery and the recovery, but you’re already in the next phase. And we’re gonna handle this like we handle everything — together. Including that ice cream my mom stocked in the freezer. So, if you wouldn’t mind leaving me just, like, a bite or two.

Tessa: No promises.

[ Chuckles ]

Mariah: Mm.

[ Chuckles ] Okay, goodbye, you guys.

Faith: Bye.

Sharon: Bye. So, what else did you get besides a comforter set and a wedge pillow?

Faith: A gooseneck study lamp, a jewelry organizer, bathroom organizer, tech organizer.

Sharon: Hmm. That sounds like mariah’s influence. Neatness and organization are not exactly your strong suit.

Faith: Guilty as charged. I realized that I’m not gonna have you around to get on my case and clean up after me, so it’s time.

Tessa: Ah! Our little girl’s growing up.

Sharon: I know. It’s so beautiful. Have I told you lately —

Faith: You’re proud of me.

Sharon: Yes — like you wouldn’t believe.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Faith: Oh. It’s moses. I’m gonna go meet him, if that’s okay.

Sharon: Okay. Absolutely. Hey, why don’t I lock up all your loot in the back and you can go and enjoy the rest of your summer?

Faith: Thank you. Bye, tessa.

Tessa: Bye. Have fun.

Faith: Thanks.

Tessa: You okay?

Sharon: Yeah. I’m really excited for faith. You know, it’s a little sad to have her leaving the nest. It’s gonna be pretty quiet around the house. It’ll take some getting used to. How about you? How are you doing?

Tessa: I’m scared. What if I don’t recover? What if I’m never gonna sing again?

Abby: Don’t mean to pry. We don’t have to talk about this.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] You know, actually, you’re the one who’s in the awkward position, married to the cop that is investigating ashland’s death.

[ Breathes deeply ] But I am really grateful that i can speak openly with you.

Abby: You know that you can tell me anything, right?

Victoria: Ashland came by the house that night wanting to talk. I was alone, and he caught me off guard. But I thought that I could have a rational conversation with him and let him know that there was absolutely no future for us. But ashland was not being rational at all. In fact, he — [Sighs] He got more and more furious, and he said some really awful things. And he let me know that there was only one way that I could be done with him.

Abby: Oh, my god.

Victoria: If nicholas hadn’t shown up when he did, I… you know, I really believe that nicholas saved my life.

Abby: [ Sighs ] What happened after he arrived?

Victoria: Nicholas tried to defuse the situation, but ashland just got more and more aggressive and he came after me. He tried to corner me. And nicholas intervened. They got into it, and nicholas punched ashland. And he fell. He hit his head. And then he wasn’t moving. And there was no pulse. Oh, god, there was so much blood. It was just terrible. It was just — it was a nightmare.

[ Breathes deeply ] So I called chance, and nicholas went outside. I went with him. I think that, honestly, we were both in shock. But then when we came back inside, ashland was gone. I don’t know, abby. Somehow he just managed to get up and leave. Then the police — they did a search for ashland, and they found him. They found him, and they discovered that he had lost control of his car and he died. As relieved as I am that ashland is no longer a threat, this still isn’t over. Can you please, please help me understand why chance cannot just put a stop to this investigation? What does he hope to get out of it?

Chance: Victor.

Victor: Chance. You’re becoming a regular around here. What can I do for you?

Chance: There’s something I’d like you to take a look at.

Victor: Alright.

Chance: Now, the security surveillance at the gas station was blank at key points the night ashland died. Our tech team was able to recover and reconstruct some of that missing footage.

Victor: So, what am i supposed to see?

Chance: That is ashland’s rental vehicle. The plates are visible. And the man getting into the car…

Victor: You mean the one whose face isn’t visible, right?

Chance: Anything look familiar about him?

Victor: Mnh-mnh.

Chance: No?

Victor: Mnh-mnh.

Chance: Well, it’s not ashland. Watch. As you can see, he crushes a cigarette butt, and then he literally covers his tracks before he hops in that car.

Victor: Yeah, well…

Chance: Now, I have that cigarette butt, as you know. We’re getting it checked for dna. Same brand your security guard smokes.

Victor: Hmm. Well, now, you know that I’ve had my security team watching victoria’s house for weeks now, okay? And I’m sure they’ve frequented that gas station. I’m sure one of them probably smoked a damn cigarette and put it out, you know, on his heel, right?

Chance: Well, it hadn’t been there for long.

Victor: So, chance, what do you want me to say? What is it you want to hear? Today, my friend, you did it…you did it…

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Victor: Now, listen. I appreciate that you take your job seriously. You’re a good cop. But what is this all about? You’re wasting your time.

Chance: Uncovering the truth is never a waste of time, victor.

Victor: Mm-hmm. So, let’s assume your cockamamie hypothesis is correct, okay? Let’s assume that I sent my security team into that house to pick up ashland locke’s body, put it into his car, and have them stage an accident in the ravine, giving the impression that ashland locke died by himself. And let’s assume that I did that to protect my son and my daughter from the impression that they weren’t innocent in this. Am I about right?

Chance: You are.

Victor: Now, your wife, abby, faced a similar situation before dominic was born, you know, when you were off overseas doing your duty instead of being with your family.

Chance: That’s completely irrelevant, and I had no choice, victor. You know that.

Victor: No, it isn’T. It isn’T. What if your wife would have killed stitch to protect her own life and protect your unborn child? What if I had stepped in and seen to it that the whole thing was covered up in order to protect your wife? Would you have done then?

Abby: I want you to know that chance hates having to keep looking into this accident, hates that it’s keeping you from getting the closure that you need, that we all want you to have. I just — I really hope that this is all over very soon.

Victoria: I appreciate that. And I know that you came by here to find out how I’m dealing with all of this, and now I guess you can see how things really are. Even with ashland gone, it feels like he’s trapped us and that he’s somehow still controlling us.

[ Sighs ]

Abby: I am so sorry.

Victoria: Look, I understand that chance has to be thorough, but nicholas and I told him everything that happened that night. We were honest with him. We’re not trying to hide anything. We just all want this horrific experience to be behind us… something that maybe you can help your husband understand.

Sharon: It’s totally normal that you’d be scared of losing your voice. You’ve worked this hard. You’ve come this far in your career. You’ve recently released a beautiful album. Of course you’re gonna wonder what this surgery is gonna mean for your future. But maybe you could invite in some other ideas, allow yourself to explore some other things?

Tessa: Well, mariah approached kyle about me doing some modeling without asking me first.

Sharon: And?

Tessa: Summer and kyle want me to be the new face of marchetti.

Sharon: A spokesmodel? Well, the official term for that now is brand ambassador. I used to do that for jabot back in the day.

Tessa: No kidding?

Sharon: Yeah. It was the most fun and exciting and rewarding part of my career. Gosh, I’m really happy for you, that you could be taking on this new role.

Tessa: It sounds like a dream job…for someone.

Sharon: But not you? Why is that? Why do you seem so ambivalent?

Tessa: I’m worried it’s a sympathy job…for if I never sing again.

Sharon: Okay. Listen to me. Mariah may have been motivated by a desire to give you something else to focus on while you’re recovering. But kyle and summer — there’s no way that they would have offered you this important, high-level job because they feel sorry for you. Trust me. This is big business. These are high stakes. If they didn’t think that you had the right look, they would have never approached you.

Tessa: I see your point.

Sharon: And I imagine your fans bring a very desirable demographic to marchetti. Trust me — kyle and summer were not just acting strictly out of the goodness of their hearts.

Tessa: Yeah, I-I guess it’s not the mailroom.

Sharon: No, it’s definitely not. And since you brought it up, let’s talk about the flip side, all of the benefits that this could bring to your already existing music career. Suddenly, you will be the face of a well-known, high-end designer with a lot of cachet.

Tessa: Mm.

Sharon: That’s gonna bring a lot more people to your concerts, a lot more downloads, more album sales. This is actually kind of brilliant.

Tessa: There’s a reason they gave mariah that promotion.

Sharon: And think about who you’ll be working for.

Tessa: The person who officiated our wedding, a friend and supporter.

Sharon: And mariah and summer. Can’t think of a more appealing set of teammates, can you?

Tessa: I mean, when you put it like that, I would be an idiot to turn this down.

Kyle: What?

Diane: Harrison scored three goals in his first match. Pee wee soccer may never be the same.

Kyle: Wha– hi. Uh, how’s it going?

Summer: Good. We’re just in the middle of my mom’s orientation.

Kyle: That’s right. Today is your first official day.

Phyllis: Yes.

Kyle: Welcome aboard.

Phyllis: Thank you. I’m very excited.

Kyle: Can’t wait to hear what you have in mind for marchetti home.

Phyllis: Oh, I’m gonna dazzle you with my ideas. And I look forward to working with you, diane, when the — when the time arises, right?

Diane: Likewise. Otherwise, as agreed, I promise to steer clear of phyllis.

[ Laughter ]

Mariah: Hey! What’s going on?

Summer: Hey. Um, it’s just my mom’s first day at marchetti. Who says you have to spend more on skincare to get results?

Phyllis: Well, I’ll be heading up marchetti’s home division.

Mariah: Oh, yeah, I know. Uh, kyle told me. I just didn’t know you’d be starting, like, now.

[ Chuckles ] Or that you’d be working with all of us so closely.

Phyllis: Well, I wanted a new challenge. I mean, the hotel — that — that was done. And I’m really excited to be working so closely with my brilliant, brilliant daughter.

Mariah: Well, congratulations on the gig.

Phyllis: Thank you.

Kyle: We’re expecting phyllis to do great things here.

Summer: Well, she better, for what we’re paying her.

[ Laughter ]

Diane: Well, I’m with you, mariah, in wishing my colleague phyllis all the best. I hope this position is everything you’re hoping for.

Phyllis: Oh, I have every intention of making it that way.

Mariah: Wow, it’s — it’s gonna be like one big, happy family.

Phyllis: Mm-hmm.

Diane: [ Sighs ]

Mariah: Uh, diane, uh, did you want to meet with me, like, now?

Diane: Yes. Now is perfect.

Mariah: Great. Awesome. Let’s — let’s do that.

[ Chuckles ]

Phyllis: Well, wow. Look at this. Everything’s falling into place. It’s gonna be great.

Tessa: It really helped talking things through. You’re the best mother-in-law ever.

Sharon: Anytime.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Tessa: Uh… it’s mariah making sure I’m not talking too much.

Sharon: Oh, okay. Well, why don’t you go upstairs and rest for a little while? Have some more of that pomegranate ice cream.

Tessa: I think I can do that.

[ Chuckles ]

Sharon: I’ll see you in a bit.

Tessa: Okay. Bye.

Nikki: Hey.

Sharon: Oh. Hey. How are you two doing?

Nikki: Uh, I’ll be better once I get one of your wonderful lattes.

Nick: Yeah. Make it two.

Sharon: Okay. I’m gonna go get those.

Nikki: How much does she know?

Nick: All of it.

Nikki: Nicholas, why are you talking about family business with outsiders?

Nick: Look, I trust her. And I needed somebody on the outside to talk about this. We’re all so focused on dad’s actions that something’s gotten lost. I was responsible for a man’s death. It’s a lot to carry around, mom.

Chance: I come here with facts and a body of growing evidence, and you want to throw a hypothetical at me? Really?

Victor: You didn’t answer my question. What would you have done?

Chance: I’m not gonna answer it because it is irrelevant. You’re talking about something that didn’t happen. I’m talking about something that did.

[ Scoffs ] I mean, you know what? You keep asking me why I am pursuing this so hard. You know why? Because this is a job that i took an oath to do. That’s not something I can just switch off because it’s inconvenient or it raises difficult questions. No. You know what? You need to have more trust in the legal system and in me.

Victor: And you need to develop a greater sense for family and be there when they need you, not when it’s convenient for you. Now, next time, chance old boy, don’t point your finger at your father-in-law. You have a good day now. And give my love to my daughter.

Chance: Goodbye, victor.

Victor: [ Breathing deeply ]

Nikki: Darling, you did nothing wrong. You acted in self-defense.

Nick: Which I freely admitted to chance when he showed up that night. I can’t completely process everything that’s happened, and I can’t begin to work my way to the other side of this because of what dad did. He made us all accessories to his crime. And for what?

[ Cellphones ping ]

Nikki: Your father wants to meet all of us at the ranch.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

Zyrteeeec…

Phyllis: Okay. Ooh! It’s official. I am a marchetti employee. Oh, my gosh.

Summer: Congratulations.

Phyllis: Thank you. Okay, where are these new digs that you keep on telling me about, my office?

Kyle: Uh, before you two head out, I just want to thank you for the effort you’ve been making with my mom so far.

Phyllis: Aww, you’re welcome. I mean, truly, it is my pleasure.

Kyle: I know we’re right at the beginning of this and we’ll need some time to find our footing.

Phyllis: Well, that goes without saying.

Kyle: Like you said, i believe we can make this work.

Phyllis: Yeah, I do, too. I mean, it’s very clear in my mind what I plan to accomplish here.

Kyle: That’s great.

Phyllis: Mm.

Kyle: I have a meeting to get to. So, if you’ll excuse me…

Summer: Oh, kyle, wait. Um, I just remembered I need to talk to you about something budget-related. Mom, I’ll be right back.

Phyllis: Alright.

[ Door closes ]

[ Pen clatters ]

[ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone thuds ]

Chance: [ Sighs ]

Nikki: We got your message.

Nick: Dad? What’s wrong?

Victor: Not until victoria arrives, alright?

Nikki: Well, okay. Well, how long will that be?

Victoria: Here I am.

Victor: Thank you all for getting here so quickly.

Victoria: Well, what’s going on? What is this about?

Victor: Seems that chance has made a discovery… one for which my security team will pay dearly.

Nick: I don’t care about that. What has chance learned, and how close is he to proving what really happened?

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Chelsea: Billy, hey, got a second?

Billy: Yeah. What’s going on?

Chelsea: I thought we could go over some podcast ideas.

Billy: Sure. I’m actually just going over notes for the next episode.

Chelsea: Oh, I thought you were doing some corporate stuff. You look all business-y and official sitting behind the ceo desk.

Billy: It’s funny you should say that. Lily is actually still in los angeles, so I’m using her desk. But you did pick up on it because I am feeling like a little bit of a suit back here.

Chelsea: Mm. You have a different energy in this room. Different posture, even.

Billy: You know me. I have to wear a lot of hats. You know, I’ve got my corporate chapeau, I’ve got my hipster hosting beanie, and, of course, my favorite, the dunce cap.

Chelsea: Ah, right, so when i saw you at the soccer field the other day, what kind of hat were you wearing then?

Billy: That would be my number-one-dad truck hat, of course.

Chelsea: [ Chuckles ]

[ Sighs ] Um… so when are we going to get the boys together for the playdate?

Billy: Yeah. Yeah, it’s just not a good time right now. Both of our kids just got back from camp, as well.

Chelsea: When would it be a good time?

Billy: I will talk to johnny’s his mother and check in with her and see what she thinks.

Chelsea: Okay. When can you ask her?

Billy: Well, she’s got a lot going on right now. When she has the bandwidth to have this conversation, I’ll have it with her.

Chelsea: Billy, it’s a play date. It’s going to take you two seconds to ask her.

Billy: Chelsea, it’s a little more complicated than that.

Chelsea: Why? The boys know each other.

Billy: Yeah, and they haven’t hung out together for a while.

Chelsea: So what? They get along great.

Billy: Okay, I don’t know if I’m missing something here, but it feels like you’re being a little pushy, and I’m not sure why the urgency.

Chelsea: Billy, you are never going to change your stance towards me when it comes to johnny, are you?

Elena: I just think it’s weird it’s taking so long.

Nate: To get the check?

[ Chuckles ] Just finish your quiche. Give them a minute.

Elena: I’m not talking about the check. I’m still talking about my contract at newman.

Nate: I know you’re frustrated about that, but that takes time, too. Imani’s working on it.

Elena: I’m not frustrated. I’m just saying it’s taking forever.

Nate: You know what? I bet we can take care of that right now. Sally, excuse me, do you have a minute?

Sally: Yep. Doctor. Doctor turned coo. What’s going on?

Elena: Well, I mean, there’s something we’d like to discuss with you.

Sally: Sounds serious. What’s up?

Nate: We’d like to negotiate elena’s departure from askmdnow. I’m sorry it’s taken so long to reschedule the meeting, but the heads of our legal team at chancellor-winters have been dealing with a family emergency.

Sally: Really sorry to hear that, but I’m just a little bit confused. You said reschedule, only I don’t remember a meeting being set.

Nate: The dinner imani arranged to sit down and settle this matter.

Elena: Yeah, nate was told you had to postpone.

Sally: Doesn’t ring a bell.

Nate: It was going to be you, imani, and me, but you had something come up at the last minute.

Sally: No, I don’t remember that.

Nate: Hm.

Summer: Why are you being so mysterious?

Kyle: I’m not. I’m an open book.

Summer: Mm, no. You’re hinting at something, and you’re deliberately not telling me what it is. You’re like one of those diaries I had when I was a kid with little lock on it.

Kyle: And we all know how impenetrable those locks are, so you’re never getting the info you want out of me.

Summer: Just tell me. I’m sure it has something to do with my mom and diane both working at marchetti. What happened? Did they get into a brawl before my mom’s even had her first day at the office?

Kyle: Not that I know of, but I have a great idea for marchetti.

Summer: I like the sound of that.

Kyle: Best of all, it has nothing to do with our mothers’ feud, and it can actually help people I care about.

Mariah: Alright, honey. Tea with lemon. Not too hot. You know, there’s an infinite number of things that I don’t understand about this universe, but I know how to prepare your tea. I’ve got that down cold.

[ Chuckles ] You know, it’s a beautiful day. You know, maybe we could make some sandwiches, do a picnic by the lake.

Voice app: You are being so sweet. Thanks. But I don’t want you to ignoble.

Mariah: Ignoble? I don’t know what that means.

Voice app: Ignore.

Mariah: Right, but what does ignoble mean?

Voice app: Ignore.

Mariah: I understand. What am I not supposed to ignore? “Go to work.” Well, I’ve got everything taken care of a jabot, you know, and right here is where I need to be. If I go to work, who’s going to entertain you, spend time with you, make your tea? There are times, I wonder…

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Mariah: All caps. It’s practically like you’re shouting.

[ Chuckles ] So you’re sure everything’s fine? Okay? It’s perfect? Nothing could be better? Okay, sure. I believe that. You know, canceling all those concerts wasn’t frustrating at all. You know, not being able to sing the songs to your adoring fans. And the best part is you get to listen to me all day and never be able to respond.

Voice app: This is my dream. Having you dote on me is all I ever wanted.

Mariah: A dream? That’s what this is?

[ Sighs ] Babe, the connection we have, it’s no joke. You know, it’s like a sixth sense. A seventh sense. [ Chuckles ] We can practically feel what the other is going through, right? Like, for example, when I was abducted by that maniac stitch and he locked me in that little room when I was pregnant, you could tell that I was scared and in danger, right? So it’s pretty pointless trying to keep things from me because everything that you’re going through, I feel it, you know, like it’s happening to me. And speaking from experience, keeping things in, that’s not the way to go. It just grows, and it gives it power. Don’t do that. Whatever you’re feeling, I want to help you carry it.

Kyle: So, I was talking to mariah about tessa’s predicament.

Summer: Yeah, she can’t speak or sing since the surgery.

Kyle: She’s going to need extensive voice therapy to recover, so her career is on hold for the foreseeable future.

Summer: She must be so scared.

Kyle: Well, I’m sure she is, but it’s tessa, so she’ll tough it out and never let us know how frightened she is.

Summer: That’s how I would be, too.

Kyle: [ Chuckling ] No, you wouldn’T. Like, I love you, but you’re not the tough, stoic type.

Summer: I’m going to prove you wrong about that someday. What was this great idea?

Kyle: Mariah was looking for something else for tessa to focus on. She pitched an idea that would direct tessa’s energy into something productive and give marchetti a new face for the new line.

Summer: You’re talking about hiring tessa as a model.

Kyle: For the print campaign. Her fan base is growing. It’s the exact demographic we’re looking for. Tessa has the look I think we want, and best of all, she loves our product.

Summer: Hm. I mean, I love that photo of her on her new album. I mean, it’s stunning.

Kyle: The camera loves her.

Summer: I like the idea. I’m not thrilled that mariah is the one that brought it to you. That means that she’s going to be involved, which always turns into a whole thing.

Kyle: She will be on her best behavior.

Summer: That’s what we’ve been saying about our mothers, and they’re going to require a lot of managing. I don’t want me and mariah to be another source of potential conflict.

Kyle: Hey, mariah is genuinely happy for us and you’re happy for her and tessa.

Summer: We’ve reached sort of a peaceful coexistence, but that’s only because of your friendship.

Kyle: Maybe, but she’s changed, like when she gives you a hard time now, it doesn’t really have any animosity to it. Like, I mean, like, at the winning. She was legitimately happy you were there.

Summer: Babe, she called me “snowflake” for years.

Kyle: It was in fun — mostly. But, look, mariah has her hands full at jabot, so she won’t have time to play show-biz wife to tessa. Look past all the mariah stuff. Won’t it be awesome for tessa to be the face of marchetti?

Billy: No, I am not trying to prevent you from seeing johnny. It is a tricky time.

Chelsea: Right. Back from camp, you said.

Billy: Well, it’s not only that. My kids had a relationship with ashland locke. And now they are dealing with his death.

Chelsea: All the more reason johnny should go out and kick a soccer ball around with connor for a few minutes.

Billy: It’s not the right time. Can we please move on from this?

Chelsea: No, actually. No. You know, a few weeks ago, I would have accepted your response. I wanted to make everybody else happy, not create any waves. I was just feeling grateful that people were putting up with me. But now it’s about what’s best for me. Now it’s about what I want.

Billy: Wait a second now, okay, ’cause I am on your side. I mean, I brought you in on this podcast to be a partner.

Chelsea: I know, because you knew I could make it better.

Billy: Well, that is true, and it’s working because we are open and honest with each other. We are in sync in that way.

Chelsea: Well, except when it comes to johnny.

Billy: See, I disagree. I think we’re in sync there, too, because victoria and I have raised johnny exactly the way that you wanted him to be raised.

Chelsea: Billy, he is my biological son, and I don’t even get to see him or spend any time with him.

Billy: That was your choice, chelsea. This agreement that we have has worked for many, many years up until very recently. So you tell me, is something else going on? This isn’t charmin! No wonder I don’t feel as clean.

Sally: No, nothing. I didn’t have a business dinner scheduled all week. And you said imani arranged it for the three of us?

Nate: That’s right.

Sally: [ Sighs ] I mean, it was a hectic time at newman. Victoria had just come back, adam left newman media, but if it was in the books, it would’ve been here.

Nate: Okay, well, I guess there was some conflict with scheduling. Regardless, we’re here now, and we’d like to talk about the issue at hand.

Elena: But, first, we’d like to congratulate you on officially taking over at newman media.

Sally: Thank you, elena.

Elena: Yeah, I mean, it’s a huge job, but I’m sure you’ll crush it.

Nate: Yeah, I know something about taking a hard left in your career path. It’s tough but rewarding.

Sally: Yes, it is.

Nate: Well, elena would also like to make a move in her career. She wants to join us over at chancellor-winters, but to do that, she needs to be released from her current contract with newman media.

Sally: I see.

Elena: And I really appreciate and I’m grateful for my time at newman media. It was a really great experience.

Sally: And it shows. I mean, I think that’s why you’re such a great host at askmdnow. The audience can tell that you love what you’re doing. Visits to the site are up almost 20%. Average visit duration is up, bounce rate is down. Those are trends that advertisers pay for. So I can see why chancellor-winters would want to poach you.

Nate: It’s not a poaching situation.

Sally: Isn’t it? ‘Cause you’re trying to lure talent we have signed under contract. I’m not sure why I would let that happen.

Chelsea: What’s changed? A lot. Since I recovered from what my mother likes to refer to as “a huge emotional breakdown,” I have a different outlook on life. I’m a work in progress.

Billy: Welcome to the club.

Chelsea: I’ve always been an outsider here. Everyone’s always looked at me and viewed me with suspicion. And I can’t say I blame them because of my past and my history and the way I showed up to town. To be honest with you, it didn’t used to even bother me. I reveled in it.

Billy: You don’t feel the same anymore?

Chelsea: [ Sighs ] When I hit rock bottom poisoning rey, I lost myself. I really did. I lost any sense of self-worth. I mean, even when I came home, I practically begged adam to take me back. What was I thinking?

Billy: Well, right now, I’m thinking that you’re glad that he didn’t take you up on the offer and that he is not in your life.

Chelsea: Listen, it’s hard to get some people out of our system, kind of like you and victoria.

[ Sighs ] The truth is, when I was in that really dark place, rey was the only one who reached out to me. He was so kind. When he died, I just felt like the rug got ripped out from under me. So I held on to things that made me feel safe and comfortable, you know, like my partnership with chloe and my design work.

Billy: Yeah, even I could see you were struggling.

Chelsea: I don’t think people realize what a big step it was for me to walk away from design, fashion. It’s all I knew I was good at. It was a huge part of my identity, but it didn’t make me happy. I had conditioned myself to believe that that’s as good as it’s going to get, but that something amazing happened. I realized I deserve more. I deserve to be happy.

Billy: Of course you do.

Chelsea: Working with you has been a big part of that epiphany. I realize I have a different skill set. Not just design, not just, you know, running cons.

Billy: Yeah, I think we’re all glad that you’re not in that line of work anymore.

Chelsea: Stepping into a new field where I had zero experience, zero training, and miraculously not sucking at it was a huge confidence booster. You know, I’d been so isolated for so long, and suddenly there are these people on the internet commenting that they are connecting with what I had to say.

Billy: No, I know the feeling. It’s kind of interesting. You think all those weird, quirky things that make you unlikable are actually things that make you relatable.

Chelsea: Yeah. So it’s made me realize I want to be open to letting other people into my life. And I think johnny’s a big part of that.

Billy: I’m not sure why you think that way.

Chelsea: Johnny already knows that victoria is not his biological mother. Would it really be so terrible if he learned that I am?

Billy: [ Clears throat ] We have an agreement, chelsea.

Chelsea: I know, billy. I know we have an agreement, but that was a long time ago. And I was in an entirely different place. I was a different person. You and victoria have given him everything. You’ve done an incredible job, but I’m not the same person i was when I signed that agreement years ago.

Billy: I understand that, but that does not negate the agreement that we signed.

Chelsea: Don’t you agree with me that kids deserve to know the true information about their birth? No secrets, no shame. You can’t deny johnny and connor are connected. Don’t they deserve to get to know each other? To have a bond? It would mean so much to them as they grow up.

Billy: I promise you, I will have the conversation with victoria.

Chelsea: [ Sighs ] Thank you.

Billy: I will let you know how it goes.

Chelsea: Wow, okay. Well, thank you. Now that that conversation is behind us, I guess we can focus on podcast ideas.

Billy: Yes, I would like to do that.

Chelsea: But?

Billy: But right now I’ve got an empty stomach, and I do not like to work on an empty stomach. So can we please get out of here? Lunch is on me.

Voice app: You’re right. It’s making me crazy. I can’t do what I love.

Mariah: And you’re positive that a picnic by the lake wouldn’t help? What if we brought pie? I’m sorry. Okay, I’m trying. I really am. But sometimes I feel like, I don’t know, I’m making it worse or I’m getting in the way.

Voice app: You are not the problem. You are wonderful.

Mariah: Oh, I know.

[ Chuckles ] But it’s very strange hearing that from a robotic voice. Nice, though. Very, very nice to hear it out loud. You know what we should do? I think that we should find something different for you to do during this time. You know, channel all of that creative energy into something, right?

Kyle: Hey, you two.

Mariah: Hey.

Kyle: Just who we were looking for.

Mariah: Oh, well, if you’re wondering why I’m not at jabot, it’s a funny story.

Summer: Save it. We actually don’t care why you’re not at jabot. And when he said you’re just who we’re looking for, he wasn’t talking about you.

Kyle: We want to talk to tessa.

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Sally: The hard work that elena is putting into the site is just now starting to pay off.

Elena: Yes, but I think there are plenty of other doctors who would do just as good of a job as I have, and it would be easier for them because they’ve already built the foundation.

Sally: But we don’t have a list of replacements.

Elena: Actually, you do. I’ve compiled a list of 12 names of doctors who I think could start right away.

Sally: Is there a reason that you want to leave? Are you unhappy with us?

Elena: No, not at all. Like I said before, I really enjoyed my time at newman media.

Nate: But as the guy who was the original face of askmdnow, I was impressed with how elena stepped into that format seamlessly. She built on what we had created, and I am confident that any of the people on her list can do the same. The audience will continue to follow.

Sally: But we don’t know that for sure. Audiences don’t like change. Even when you left, nate, there was a drop-off. And when you’re on that screen, elena, you are not just a doctor. You’re talent. You have an intangible quality that not everyone has.

Nate: Well, I just made it tangible. I’ve written down a figure. It’s a financial incentive to release elena from her contract.

Sally: I will be sad to see you go, but best of luck.

Elena: Really? That’s — that’s it?

Sally: Yeah, I will have the papers drawn up today.

Nate: We already have the agreement written up. We can fill in the numbers and send it over to you.

Sally: Even better.

Elena: Thank you so much, sally.

Nate: It was a pleasure doing business with you.

Sally: You, too. And I really hope this move works out for you, elena. You’re a real talent.

Nate: We’ll be in touch soon.

Elena: Thanks.

Kyle: Tessa, we were wondering if you’re up for a new challenge.

Mariah: Oh, my gosh. We were just talking about that. You know, something to pour her incredible energy into, like baking or sculpting, juggling.

Summer: Or maybe something completely different.

Kyle: Would you be interested in being the new face for marchetti?

Mariah: What? That’s amazing.

Kyle: Yeah, we came up with the idea while we were brainstorming our new print campaign. You know, who would we want to represent the company now it’s a part of jabot?

Summer: And you’ve got a fresh look — elegant, sophisticated, fun. I mean, that is our brand.

Mariah: I agree. She would be perfect.

Kyle: And we loved the photo on your album and said that’s the exact look we’re going for, and we were like, “we should get someone like tessa.”

Summer: Then we were like, “why don’t we just get the original, tessa herself?”

Mariah: I am stunned. I can’t believe this. What do you think, babe?

Voice app: I’m speechless.

[ Laughter ]

Mariah: Okay, I see what you did there.

Voice app: I’m really flattered, but it’s a reminder of what I might be losing.

Nate: I thought you’d be more excited about being released from your contract.

Elena: I’m happy.

Nate: Are you sure?

Elena: I mean, I’m not dancing in the streets, but, yeah, I’m pleased.

Nate: Good, because we did it. We got what we wanted. And I did not think sally was going to let you go, but she saw all those zeroes in my offer and waved goodbye.

Elena: Yeah, good job. You read the situation perfectly. At least with sally.

Nate: What do you mean? What did I miss?

Elena: I think it’s crazy that I even have to explain this to you. You remember all the confusion about the first meeting that imani set up between you, her, and sally?

Nate: What are you getting at?

Elena: The reason sally couldn’t remember canceling the meeting is because she was never invited in the first place. So that dinner between the three of you was really supposed to be an intimate night with just you and imani. She set it all up. I’m steve.

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Billy: You good with couch?

Chelsea: Yeah, yeah. Just give me one second.

Billy: Alright.

Chelsea: Sally, hi.

Sally: Chelsea.

Chelsea: [ Sighs ] How are you? I’ve been worried. I’m sure it’s sinking in the way adam just dumped you like that, you poor thing.

Sally: I don’t want or need your sympathy.

Chelsea: You know, I really admire the way you’ve been handling this breakup. You’re so brave. Sitting here in public, probably wondering if everybody’s out there whispering about you.

Sally: Did you handle it well whenever adam broke up with you?

Chelsea: You seem a lot better than the last time I saw you, and you went chasing after adam. Eugh, not particularly dignified. I felt so bad for you.

Sally: Well, if anyone can empathize with adam breaking up with me, it’s you. How many times did it take for you to realize that he wasn’t the one? Five, six? It’s such a shame ’cause you guys have a kid, and you still couldn’t make it work.

Chelsea: Well, if you’ll excuse me, someone’s waiting for me. Have a great day.

Billy: Hey. Is everything okay?

Chelsea: Everything’s perfect.

Mariah: Tessa, you would not be losing anything. You know, losing your ability to sing, that’s temporary. Frustrating as hell but temporary. You’ll come back.

Kyle: You will.

Summer: Better than ever.

Mariah: And in the meantime, seems like kyle and summer want you to be a part of their new adventure. You love marchetti. You would be draped in their clothing. So glamorous. You’d be the face that launched 1,000 pair of high-end shoes.

[ Chuckles ]

Kyle: Better be a whole lot more than that.

Summer: Tessa, this might be a perfect time for you to try branching out while you recuperate. You wouldn’t have to use your voice at all, and you could really focus on healing.

Mariah: Yeah, and your face plastered all over billboards, magazines — that’s good for the tessa porter brand. You would expand your fan base for when you get back to performing.

Kyle: And when things are back to normal, you can have your music career and continue to model for us.

Mariah: Best of both worlds.

Nate: I can’t believe your mind went there. What?

Elena: Tell me, did you speak to sally or her assistant before the meeting?

Nate: No.

Elena: Exactly. Imani arranged the whole thing. She told you that everything was set, and then she told you that it got canceled last second. And you bought it.

Nate: I had no reason not to. Meetings get canceled or postponed all the time. Things come up. It happens. Look, just because imani’s involved doesn’t mean there’s some secret plot. Come on, elena. You really have it in for her, and it is clouding your mind.

Elena: No, nate. I have a very clear picture of the situation.

Nate: I cannot believe we’re having this conversation.

Elena: Neither can I. And I can’t help but wonder if the reason you’re not seeing what she’s up to is because you don’t want to. Girls trip.

Chelsea: I love the personal episodes, but I think it would be really fun if we dug our teeth into something meatier.

Billy: What do you mean by that?

Chelsea: Like true crime. You know, we found an unsolved mystery and just started digging?

Billy: Yeah, no, I like that. You got anything in mind?

Chelsea: No, not yet. But I can do some research. You know, you can find something that affects an entire town, a whole family.

Billy: Mm-hmm. That’s good, right? Find the skeletons in the closet.

Chelsea: Skeletons are always good.

Billy: Always good.

Chelsea: Look how “the grinning soul” hit a gold mine when he started discovering ashland locke’s secrets.

Billy: Yeah, no, absolutely. I mean, he found the right target. Ashland locke is the gift that keeps on giving. I got to hand it to the guy. I really respect him, and I really like that podcast.

Chelsea: Yeah, I’m sure “the grinning soul” respects you, too.

Billy: I hope so. I have to say one thing, though. He’s definitely impressed that I brought you on board.

Chelsea: Ah, well, I have another idea. You know, we can find somebody that got a terrible rumor spread about them online, the damaged it caused, how they survived.

Billy: Understand why they started it and who started it. That’s good, too.

Chelsea: Exactly. Exactly. You know, I keep thinking about the scams anita and I pulled. There’s a lot of material there. Maybe an entire series.

[ Both chuckle ]

Billy: Scamming, scheming.

Chelsea: Mm-hmm.

Billy: All that. I think our audience is going to eat that up.

Chelsea: Yeah.

Billy: And, of course, coming from us, there’s a lot of backstory there. A lot to unpack, isn’t there?

Chelsea: Mm. You know, you have an entirely different energy when you talk about this stuff. It looks good on you.

Billy: Well, thank you. I appreciate that. To be honest, I love it. I love sitting here finding a topic and riffing off it and, you know, observing people and the planet and seeing how it all mix together. And right now, it’s very nice to be out of the corporate arena.

Chelsea: Why do you keep going back to the corporate world, then?

Nate: I’m not trying to avoid seeing anything.

Elena: That’s disingenuous. You’re acting like I’m out of line for even suggesting that imani is capable of engineering a dinner between the two of you.

Nate: Are you accusing me of being attracted to her?

Elena: No, I’m not saying that it’s sexual. But the way that she’s always fawning over you, that’s got to be a pretty big ego boost. Not to mention, you just told me that she’s been fueling all your frustrations with your situation with devon. Maybe she’s even pushing you to be a little more aggressive?

Nate: I don’t need my ego boosted. And as for imani, she’s noticed there is a family dynamic at play, that devon sometimes tries to hold me back. The same thing happens between her and amanda, and it is refreshing to have someone to talk to while I’m at work who supports me.

Elena: Oh, as opposed to your girlfriend who couldn’t comprehend? What, because I’m not an executive?

Nate: I didn’t say that. You have been incredibly supportive. This has been a big change from medicine to the corporate world, and you have been there for me every step of the way.

Elena: And yet you still don’t think I really understand what’s going on — at least, not in the way that imani does.

[ Scoffs ]

Voice app: Thank you for this life-changing offer. Sorry for my pity party.

Mariah: Hey, you have nothing to apologize for.

Kyle: Absolutely. We know you’re dealing with a lot.

Summer: We don’t want to pressure you. We’re just excited about the possibility. Don’t let our enthusiasm scare you off.

Voice app: Exciting opportunity. Might be perfect, especially now.

Mariah: Yeah. And you get to do something fun while you heal.

Kyle: I think it’d be perfect for you.

Summer: Definitely.

Mariah: So we all think that you would be an amazing model.

Summer: Look at that, mariah and i agreeing on something.

[ Both chuckle ]

Kyle: Well, let us know what you decide.

Summer: Alright, reach out if you have any questions.

Kyle: Keep us updated.

Mariah: Bye, guys. How about that? That is so exciting. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on this.

Voice app: Stop pretending. This was all you, wasn’t it? Your heart is at the heart of everything you do.

Voice app: I saw you and kyle conspiring yesterday. It was your idea, wasn’t it?

Mariah: No. No, this was — this was all kyle. I mean, you saw how excited he was. Okay. Okay. I know. We can’t lie to each other. It’s not good. So… maybe this was my idea. Okay? You know, maybe I thought I found the perfect thing for you to do while you recuperate. And maybe, selfishly, I want to see my beautiful wife’s face on billboards and in magazines. Is that really so bad?

Voice app: I should be mad, but I’m too much in love.

Mariah: [ Breathes deeply ]

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Chelsea: I’ve known you a long time, billy, and I have seen this scenario play out time and time again with your family. You think you need to live up to expectations. You think you need to act a certain way, and then you do for a while until you can’t take it anymore and then the real billy comes out.

Billy: I haven’t exactly been a model abbott.

Chelsea: Well, maybe not, but you do look really good in a suit.

Billy: Thank you. Appreciate that.

Chelsea: The problem with these expectations is you don’t fit into a little abbott box, and then you rebel.

Billy: Let me ask you a question. How much is your hourly rate for this kind of analysis?

Chelsea: Just a little friendly observation.

Billy: Is that right? Just a friendly observation? Okay, well, look, I am in a really good place right now. I know that you have seen me fall back into that cycle in the past, but I believe that I am past the need to rebel.

Chelsea: Really? So you feel fulfilled being a part of chancellor-winters?

Billy: Well, yeah, I mean, I, uh… it’s a little difficult to answer that honestly.

Chelsea: That means the answer is no.

Nate: You want me to be honest?

Elena: Always.

Nate: I honestly feel like you take devon’s side whenever we talk about those dynamics.

Elena: [ Scoffs ]

Nate: “He has more business experience.”

Elena: That is the truth. Why would that offend you?

Nate: It feels dismissive.

Elena: It takes experience to make the right decision. Just like you can’t walk into an operating room and get it right the first time out. Why would it be any different with business?

Nate: I have a business education. I have run an entire hospital department. I know how to navigate those complicated relationships — when to compromise, when to stay strong.

Nate: So then what you’re actually saying is that I’m just not supporting you enough. Or not in the way that imani is. Look, I don’t know what this girl’s motives are, but she is trying to be your champion.

Nate: You’re blowing this all out of proportion.

Elena: No, I am not. I think you are consciously or unconsciously refusing to see what is right in front of your face. And I respect you so much that I am trying to tell you the truth, but you keep pushing me back. I think you just like the story that imani is telling better, the one where you’re misunderstood and underappreciated. She is telling you everything you want to hear. A beautiful woman stroking your ego. And what could be more enticing than that?

Next week on “the young and the restless.”

Kevin: I’ve got something new to show you. It’s a game changer.

Devon: Yes, my rules. Who else, nate? Who do you work for? You’re my coo. How do you not understand that?

Nate: Getting all worked up. What are you going to do, punch me again?

Nikki: I told her about diane’s resurrection.

Talia: And I became very interested. I sensed that would be a fabulous story for my magazine.

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Chance: Thank you. Well, good morning, victoria.

Victoria: Hello, chance. How are you?

Chance: Not too bad. How about yourself?

Victoria: Dragging a little. It was a late night with the kids. None of us could get any sleep.

Chance: Yeah, well, I’m sorry. I’m sure they’re feeling the loss of ashland.

Victoria: They’re coping, considering the circumstances.

Chance: Well, it’s good they have so much support. You know, when you’re investigating a death, sometimes you forget how many people it affects.

Victoria: Yes, that’s very true. Like ashland, who was not well-liked. To be honest, he left behind a lot of grief and pain. Your investigation isn’t really helping matters.

Chance: You know I’m just doing my job, right? I know it might seem heartless, but somebody’s gotta do it.

Victoria: I understand. I can handle your questions. I’m not intimidated by you.

Chance: Well, good, ’cause that’s not my intention. You know, honestly, nothing would make me feel better than to just close the book on this thing and move on.

Victoria: Well, if you really feel that way, then why don’t you put a stop to this investigation right now?

Abby: Thank you.

Adam: Hello, abby.

Abby: [ Chuckles ] Adam, hi. How are you?

Adam: I’m good. It’s been a minute, hasn’t it?

Abby: Well, you were here yesterday, weren’t you?

Adam: Oh, I — I come in all the time. I just mean, it’s been a while since you and i have had a chance to talk.

Abby: Well, I guess I’m shocked that you’re even supporting my restaurant, since you are cutting ties with anything newman these days.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Well, I can’t quit society. First of all, the food is delicious, and I think I would be punishing myself if I didn’t come here. Where else would I get the little crab-puff appetizers?

Abby: Nowhere in this town.

Adam: And secondly, my issues with our father and how he does business don’t have anything to do with you and me. There’s no reason we can’t have a conversation. Unless you disagree.

Abby: No, that seems fair. Your conflict with our father has nothing to do with me. And we have been civil. So, uh, sure. You know, why don’t I send you some crab puffs, on the house?

Adam: Oh, that is so nice. Thank you.

Abby: Will you be dining alone, or is someone joining you?

Adam: Um, dining solo. But actually, if you have a moment, I would love to talk to you about something.

Abby: Mm. Yep. There it is. You are being so pleasant, but you had an agenda the whole time, didn’t you?

Adam: You caught me.

Abby: Yeah. I knew you were buttering me up for something more than just the crab puffs, so, please, what would you like to talk about?

Adam: The death of ashland locke.

Sally: I understand that. Yes, chloe filled me in. But we need that data, jacob. I am meeting with three big advertisers next week, and i need to inform them who our audience is. If they like what they hear, they give us more money, which, in turn, I can pay you to do your job. If they don’t like what they hear, what happens? That’s right. So it is imperative that I get that data before the weekend. Yeah, I know you can do it. Just do it twice as fast. Oh. I didn’t hear you come in.

Victor: You and I have not spoken since you became C.E.O. Of newman media. I think we should talk.

Chance: Look, you and I both know it’s not that easy. I-I can’t just drop an investigation like this.

Victoria: You know, yesterday, you were talking about seeking the real truth and being devoted to the ideals of justice. But what exactly does that mean in this case?

Chance: Well, I’d love to hear your perspective on that.

Victoria: You have this notion that my father orchestrated this fake car accident. Why he would do that, I have no idea. You’ve gathered all of this information. You’ve talked to everyone about that night. You’ve done all of this work to support your theory, but you have absolutely no evidence to back it up. So I have to wonder, where is this headed?

Chance: You know I can’t tell you that.

Victoria: But if you really thought that ashland was dead before he was put into that car, are you going after my father for obstruction, or are you disputing nick’s account that he hit ashland in self-defense? You wouldn’t really, really accuse nicholas of killing ashland in cold blood and then conspiring with my father to come up with some cover story.

Chance: I never accused them of that.

Victoria: No. No, but I can tell that’s where you’re headed. You can’t accept that ashland’s death was an accident no matter where it happened. So what is your endgame? You wouldn’t go so far as to charge nick with murder, would you? Hi, I’m karen.

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Nick: What’s going on?

Victoria: Well, I was just asking chance about his investigation. I wanted to know if he was prepared to ask the D.A. To charge you with murder.

Chance: [ Scoffs ] I have to admit, I admire your bluntness.

Victoria: Well, I’m just trying to figure out where your head is at. I mean, you said that you were on our side… but now it seems like you’re determined to prove that some sort of crime was committed. So I would appreciate an answer to my question about my brother.

Nick: I’d like that, too.

Chance: Okay. Well, I believe that you two acted out of good faith when you called me. I also believe that you had no intent to harm ashland. Whatever happened, it was an accident.

Nick: Yes, it was.

Victoria: Then why isn’t this matter settles? Because the way you just explained it, the case is closed.

Chance: Because we still do not know what happened from the time ashland was lying on your floor to the moment we found him in that ravine.

Nick: We have told you all the information we know.

Chance: And I’m not gonna tell you my next steps ’cause they will be informed by the outcome of my investigation. But you two should know, the more brazenly defiant you are, the more certain I am that I am on the right track — that you know what happened and you’re covering up for your father.

Abby: What’d you order?

Adam: Uh, the huevos con chorizo, with the verde sauce.

Abby: Mmm. You won’t be disappointed.

Adam: I hope not. So, what do you know about ashland’s death?

Abby: Not much more than anyone else. I was shocked. Weren’t you?

Adam: Uh, yes and no. I mean, when he came back to town, I got the sense that something terrible could happen, but I didn’t expect the guy was gonna turn up dead.

Abby: Yeah, it was awful, but I’m not gonna shed a tear for that man. I just hope that victoria gets some closure soon.

Adam: Me too. I haven’t had a chance to talk to her yet. And I think that my condolences would be welcomed. I’m sure she’s grateful to have your support. Does she seem okay?

Abby: W-we just talked over the phone, but it’s been rough.

Adam: Rough for her. Not so rough for our father.

Abby: What does that mean?

Adam: Well, he doesn’t seem too broken up about what happened, does he?

Abby: How would you expect him to react? Ashland put our family through hell. What, you think dad should be mourning?

Adam: Good point.

Abby: I just hope to never hear the name ashland locke ever again.

Adam: Well, that’s gonna be pretty unlikely, given the fact that your husband is investigating his death. I mean, that has to put you in a difficult position.

Abby: Why would you say that?

Adam: Look, abby, we don’t have to tiptoe around it, okay? I talked to chance. I know that he has his doubts about the so-called car accident. Now, that raises some questions for me, and I get the sense that it does for you, too.

Sally: I was wondering when you’d stop by. I thought it would’ve been earlier.

Victor: I’ve been a bit preoccupied.

Sally: So I’ve heard. I know you wish this office was still adam’s, not mine.

Victor: I got to tell you, I’m a little disappointed that you weren’t able to convince adam to stay on board.

Sally: I was hoping for the same.

Victor: Mm-hmm.

Sally: But adam made it very clear that this job was not a good fit for him right now, and he felt the same way about our relationship.

Victor: Hmm.

Sally: I’m grateful that nick and victoria decided to keep me on. And, you know, they gave me a chance. It really means a lot to me.

Victor: I’m sure it does.

Sally: I know you’re skeptical, but I am determined to prove that I deserve this opportunity they gave me.

Victor: Well, that is what i came to talk about, okay? Sleek

Victor: I want you to know that I’ve been very pleased with how you’ve handled the ashland locke story.

Sally: Well, there’s really not much of a story if you only read the police report.

Victor: But you know there are a few more details.

Sally: What sort of details?

Victor: [ Chuckles ] I think, you know.

Sally: As I mentioned to nick, I do not feel compelled to publish anything about ashland showing up to victoria’s house before the accident. After all, the story is still unfolding, and the gcpd hasn’t even commented on that aspect of the situation.

Victor: You’ve handled the story so far with great restraint, great discretion. And if I were you, I would follow those instincts.

Sally: I will do my best.

Victor: You know, there’s a great opportunity you have now, right? You know, it’s a good thing about business — you can build something. It’s not just about money and power.

Sally: Those things don’t hurt, though, right?

Victor: Of course they’re important. But I haven’t spent decades building this business just for the sake of money and power. I’ve also done it for the sake of building something that will last. A legacy.

Sally: It’s really inspiring.

Victor: You have some important decisions to make in the future. I hope that you will prove yourself and stay in this position.

Sally: Thank you. Was that a compliment or a warning?

Victor: Why don’t you get back to your work, all right? You have a nice day.

You, too.

Abby: How was your breakfast?

Adam: It was delicious, as always. That verde sauce is a religious experience.

Abby: I will be sure to pass along your compliments to the chef. Hey, uh, what exactly did chance tell you about ashland’s accident?

Adam: He was tight-lipped, of course. You know, it’s an ongoing investigation, but I heard enough. Just the fact he’s investigating says a lot. I know that he’s even brought kevin into it. So you’re not betraying anyone’s confidence by admitting there’s more to the story.

Abby: Maybe not, but… I really don’t know much.

Adam: Look, abby, if you’re worried that the nightmare of ashland locke isn’t over for the people that you love, so am I. I’m just trying to help.

Abby: Adam, I can see through you. I know that you’re fishing for information, and I won’t give it to you.

Adam: Won’t? Or can’t? Okay. From what I gather, victoria hasn’t told you anything. And since you answered my query about dad with a question, that leads me to believe that you haven’t talked to him. And on top of that, you didn’t have much to say even about the most superficial aspects of what chance is doing. Which leads me to conclude that no one is telling you anything. You’re just as much on the outside as I am.

Abby: Look, you’re just saying that because you want me to tell you something.

Adam: I’m not trying to start a fight, really. I’m just — I’m calling it like I see it. They’re keeping information from both of us, abby. You know, I think we should team up. We should pool our resources. And if one of us hear’s something, we share it with the other person. Deal?

Abby: [ Sighs ]

Adam: All right. Keep in touch.

Nick: Look, chance, we understand that you want the facts. Here’s what I can tell you for certain. Nobody wanted ashland to die. But he was not a good person. You know that. He started this entire chain of events when he went after victoria and was terrorizing her. And I was glad to be there to protect my sister. Abby’s sister. And you know what? I would do it again in a heartbeat. When vic and I heard that ashland was found in his car, we had no reason to believe that he didn’t just get up off the floor, walk out to his car, and drive away. His death was accidental. It is the tragic ending to a terrible story. What more do you need to hear to accept it?

[ Cellphone rings ]

Chance: Excuse me. It’s abby. Give me a second. Hey. What’s going on?

Abby: I know you’re busy, but do you have any time to meet with me? It’s important.

Chance: Yeah, yeah. I was about to head back to the station. I can come by now. Are you at society?

Abby: I could use some fresh air. Meet me at the park?

Chance: All right. I’ll be right there.

Abby: I’ll see you soon.

Chance: Okay. I apologize. I have to run.

Victoria: Do you have anything to add before you go?

Chance: I think we’ve all said more than enough.

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Nick: The situation is getting worse by the minute. I hate it. I have nightmares every night. I see ashland’s lifeless body. It’s haunting me. It’s like his ultimate revenge.

Victoria: I don’t think that all hope is lost. I think chance is more conflicted than he’s actually letting on. I think he wants to help us.

Nick: Where are you getting that read? I don’t see that at all.

Chance: He seemed very sympathetic to what we’re going through before you arrived. Look, he’s not happy about having to look into this. He doesn’t want to see any of us go to jail.

Nick: Well, I think you’re falling victim to wishful thinking.

Victoria: Look, chance is gonna do the right thing. It’s who he is. Everybody knows it.

Nick: By “right,” you mean what?

Victoria: He’ll side with the family. We’ve done nothing wrong.

Nick: You think dad thinks that, too?

Victoria: I think he will go right along with what my opinion is, which is when given the choice, chance will always put family first.

Nick: I’m not so sure. I think we should go out to the ranch and tell dad that we had a run-in with chance, just so he knows we’re keeping him in the loop.

Victoria: Okay. But before we go there, there’s something that you should know, so that you’ll be prepared.

Chance: Hey. Is everything okay?

Abby: I’m not sure.

Chance: What’s going on?

Abby: We need to talk about ashland’s car accident.

Chance: Oh, abby, you know i can’T.

Abby: No chance, please. Just let me get this out. I know that you are keeping something from me, and I get it. I know you’re not supposed to talk about ongoing investigations, but I need to know what’s going on. Nikki was acting so weird yesterday. Nick and victoria, they haven’t said a word, and my dad is pretty much unreachable. And oddly enough, the only member of the newman family that will have a real conversation with me is adam.

Chance: When did you talk to him?

Abby: Right before I called you. He thinks that there’s something going on.

Chance: Okay, listen. I will tell you everything. I promise. As soon as we close this case. I promise.

Abby: I don’t think I can wait that long. I have this sick feeling in my stomach. So, please, can you tell me something, anything that will make it go away?

Chance: I’m so sorry. I did not mean to upset you. I really didn’T. And I — I know how unfair this is for you. I didn’t want to burden you with everything while I was still piecing everything together, you know? But I’m at a crossroads now.

Abby: About what?

Chance: I’m gonna share some confidential information with you.

Abby: Okay. Yes, I promise I will keep it to myself.

Chance: But this affects your family. Especially your dad. I don’t think it’s gonna be easy for you to hear.

[ Knock on door ]

Sally: Come in.

Adam: Thanks for the invitation.

Sally: Wow. I’m getting all sorts of visitors today. What brings you into enemy territory? Have you reconsidered cutting ties with newman?

Adam: Oh. Absolutely not. I, um… I’m here on a fact-finding mission only.

Sally: What would you like to know?

Adam: Well, I was hoping to find out what trouble my father has gotten the family into.

Sally: With regard to…?

Adam: Ashland locke. Of course.

Sally: I haven’t read or heard anything about victor being involved with the accident.

Adam: Oh. Come on, sally.

Sally: I think you’re jumping to conclusions. Probably in an attempt to paint your father in the worst possible light, which I find a little presumptuous of you to ask me to help you with that.

Adam: What, are you — are you on his side now because he’s signing your checks?

Sally: There are no sides. There’s just the truth.

Adam: Wow. That’s — that’s some world-class integrity. But, look, you don’t have to put on a show for me. You already admitted that you have insider information about the crash from nick. So would you like to share that with me now?

Sally: I already turned down that request. Did you forget?

Adam: No, but I was hoping that you might change your mind.

Sally: Not a chance. But I’m really glad that you put me in a position to tell you that you’re being pathetic for trying again.

Adam: Look… I hurt you, obviously. But our relationship had run its course, and our breakup had a added side benefit. You got to keep your job. So if you look at it that way, you should be grateful that I ended things.

Sally: But I told you that I didn’t want the job if that’s how I needed to get it.

Adam: Yeah. And yet you are still here. Look, surely we can come up with some sort of arrangement. A payment in exchange for your intel.

Sally: I have plenty of money now that I’m the C.E.O.

Adam: Maybe, uh… some kind of favor? Little quid pro quo?

Sally: Now you’ve got my attention.

Adam: Do you have something in mind?

Sally: I will tell you what you want to know about the ashland locke story if you finally admit that the sole reason you broke up with me was to get me this job. And that you still love me. Better skin from your body wash?

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Adam: [ Scoffs ] Come on, sally, this is just — it’s ludicrous. Well, I mean, why don’t you just slip me a note that says, “do you like me? Check yes or no,” written on it, okay?

Sally: Janelle, get me some paper with some little hearts printed on it and a pen with pink ink. I have a note to write.

Adam: You know, you don’t have a receptionist out there, right?

Sally: Well, if I did, her name would be janelle, and she would bring me office supplies. That was cute and funny. And you thought it was charming.

Chloe: I thought we got rid of you.

Adam: Chloe. Always a pleasure.

Chloe: You don’t work here anymore.

Sally: It’s okay, chloe. This is important.

Chloe: Okay. Well, no matter how important it is, it can wait. I have something more urgent.

Sally: Okay. We have to figure this out.

Adam: Actually, it’s — it’s okay. Um, we can finish this later. I’ll be in, uh — in touch.

Sally: What the hell was that?

Chloe: Yeah, I was gonna ask you the same thing. I can read a room. I recognize that look in your eyes. There was hope. A longing. It was disgusting.

Sally: I’m not gonna apologize for having feelings.

Chloe: We just talked about how adam didn’t deserve any of your emotional bandwidth. What happened to the idea of leaving the past in the past, of letting the world know what we’re capable of and making a name for ourselves? Why would you sacrifice a drop of that success for another chance with adam?

Abby: So you think that nick killed ashland?

Chance: Not on purpose. Self-defense.

Abby: And that my dad staged a car accident to cover it up?

Chance: Mm-hmm. No, I don’t think nick and victoria had any part of that. Victor acted on his own to protect them.

Abby: Oh, my god. They called you that night.

Chance: I think they were trying to do the right thing. But now I think they found out what victor did. It’s their turn to protect him.

Abby: Do you have any proof?

Chance: Right now, it’s just a theory, but the circumstantial evidence I have, it backs it up.

Abby: This is unbelievable.

Chance: Is it? I mean, don’t think this is something your dad would do?

Abby: Okay, yes, it does sound like a move right out of his playbook. But you just said you don’t have anything concrete.

Chance: Yes. If I dig hard enough, abby, I am certain I can find something.

Abby: Then what will you do?

Chance: [ Breathes deeply ] You know, victoria asked me the same thing. She said I can just walk away right now, close the case. I mean, she stressed the fact that ashland’s death was an accident. But if I just — if I turn my cheek on what victor did… I mean, he committed a crime. Abby, where does that end?

Abby: Right there. If you let it.

Chance: Baby, you know, I take my job very seriously. I hold myself to a higher standard. You know that. I can’t just let a criminal walk away. But this isn’t just another case. This is your family. So now I desperately need to know what you’re thinking.

Nick: Dad?

Victor: Good. You’re both here.

Victoria: You sound like you were expecting us.

Victor: I have, indeed. I want to talk to both of you. This is a good time. There’s no one to overhear us.

Nick: What’s going on?

Victor: Had an interesting conversation with your mother last night. She told me about ashland locke’s body being removed from victoria’s home and put into a car and subsequently crashed into the ravine. Now, only about half a dozen people in the world knew about this. I certainly am not the one who wanted your mother to find out about it.

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Nick: So, mom was pretty upset?

Victor: Yeah, because i didn’t tell her. But she understood why I did what I did. All right?

Nick: You wanted to keep us all in the dark?

Victor: Yes. To protect all of you. Your mother wouldn’t have known about any of this if victoria hadn’t told her.

Victoria: She already knew you were hiding something.

Victor: You shouldn’t have done it. As much as you, nicholas, shouldn’t have told your sister about it.

Nick: I cannot believe you think you could keep that information from victoria. She had a right to know.

Victoria: Just like mom does.

Victor: Listen to me carefully. You are now accessories to the crime because you have knowledge of it. So is your mother. Do you understand? You are now in danger.

Nick: Well, maybe you should have thought of that before you put this plan in motion. It was a big decision.

Victor: Don’t be wise-ass with me, okay? I did what I did because I had to, on the spur of the moment.

Nick: We should have been consulted. Instead, you acted alone.

Victor: Because I wanted to protect you. I always want to protect you. Instead of showing some appreciation, you attacked me.

Abby: Thank you for finally telling me what’s going on. And for asking my advice on what to do. But I think you already know what I’m gonna say.

Chance: I can’t be sure. That’s why we’re having this conversation.

Abby: Ashland was a deceitful, despicable bastard. He wreaked havoc on my sister, on my family, on this whole town. And if nick hadn’t stopped him, he might have killed victoria. And, no, I do not condone what my father did. But I understand it. He didn’t want nick to be punished for something that wasn’t his fault. We have all suffered enough because of ashland.

Chance: You want me to back off?

Abby: No. No, I-I — I can’t do that to you. I can’t do that to us. If I asked you to close this case, and then you did it, and then someday, down the road, you wake up and you regret that decision… you have a strong sense of what’s right and what’s wrong. And I know sometimes it’s hard to know which is which, but if you really look inside yourself… you’ll know, and you will know what to do, but… it has to be your call.

Chance: I love you so much. I love how honest and open we can be with each other.

Abby: So do I.

Chance: And you’re right. This is my decision.

Abby: Well, I have to get going. I have to take dominic to a mommy and me class.

Chance: Don’t keep him waiting.

Abby: I won’T. I love you.

Chance: I love you.

Adam: Chance.

Chance: Adam. Wow, man. Seems like you are everywhere today. Understand you talked to my wife.

Adam: We, uh, had an interesting chat.

Chance: I know what you’re doing. I’m not gonna answer any questions about locke.

Adam: All right. Well, that’s fine, because I wasn’t gonna ask you any. But I have an offer for you, one that I think you’ll find very interesting.

Sally: You’ve got it all wrong, chloe.

Chloe: I don’t think so. The way you and adam were looking at each other, something was up.

Sally: It was business. It was a negotiation.

Chloe: For what?

Sally: Information. Adam is looking for dirt on his family, and he knows I have the scoop from nick about what happened the night ashland died.

Chloe: So that’s what he wanted. What did you ask for in return?

Sally: Not much. I just wanted him to admit the real reason why he broke things off between us. It’s not what you think.

Chloe: I think you’re playing with fire.

Sally: I am in control. I’m not ignoring how he broke my heart or how he betrayed my trust.

Chloe: Good. That’s all you need to know. That he hurt you.

Sally: I want the truth from him. I want to know that I’m not crazy. We had something. That might not make sense to you, but it is what i would like from him.

Chloe: It makes some sense. You need real closure. And how could you trust your feelings in another relationship if you read the room so badly with him?

Sally: Exactly. And for the record, I was not looking to get back together with him.

Chloe: Good.

Sally: I was just looking to free myself of all of my self-doubt.

Chloe: That’s all terrific. But you’re willing to sell out nick’s confidence for it?

Sally: I don’t intend to hold up my end of the bargain. I’m totally gonna lie to adam once he comes clean with me. I was just gonna tell him that I don’t know anything about ashland and that it was all just a big tease.

Chloe: Oh, no. No.

Sally: What?

Chloe: I’m just glad I came when I did. So I could interrupt that transaction. You can’t do that to adam. He will be furious. And he will make it his life’s mission to make you regret it. Okay everyone,

Sally: I think you’re exaggerating. Adam would not react like that.

Chloe: You’re right. It’ll be worse.

Sally: After what he did to me, he has no right to be angry with me about playing him for the truth.

Chloe: Yeah, if he were a logical, rational person. But he’s not.

Sally: You have a history with him. You’re always gonna see him through a certain lens.

Chloe: A very clear lens from a very long distance.

Sally: He’s changed, chloe.

Chloe: He appears to have changed. But he’s done this before, and he always reverts back to who he is. You’ve heard the stories about his past, but unless you have really experienced him at his worst, then you will never truly grasp what he’s capable of. It’s just not worth the risk to find out how he really felt about you. So just forget that he stopped by. Forget this dangerous plan. Forget adam altogether.

Victoria: No one’s attacking you, dad.

Victor: You could’ve fooled me, sweetheart.

Victoria: We just want to make sure that we’re all on the same page moving forward.

Nick: Yeah. We had another run-in with chance. Dad, he’s not gonna let this go.

Victoria: I asked him to close the investigation, but he has this theory about what happened that night, and it’s actually pretty close to what actually happened.

Victor: I don’t give a damn about his theory. There’s no way he can substantiate that, okay? Ashland locke died in the ravine in his car. Period.

Nick: Okay. What should we do?

Victor: You do nothing. We present a united front from now on. If we do, we will come out of this investigation unscathed. Chance will move on. We move on. We put this chapter — this tragic chapter — finally behind us.

Chance: All right. Go ahead. What’s your offer?

Adam: Chance, I know you were looking into the events around locke’s death, but it’s not adding up, is it? Now, I would guess your suspicions about that night revolve around one person — victor. Now, I have questions about his involvement, too.

Chance: Get to the point.

Adam: Look, you’re in a tough spot. You have your wife and your in-laws on one side of the equation and your need to uncover the truth on the other side. I know how much that must be eating you up. I know how seriously you take your oath to serve justice.

Chance: I do.

Adam: Well, I don’t think you’re gonna get very far in your search for knowledge. My father is way too good at covering things up. You need someone on the inside.

Chance: And that’s you.

Adam: I know all his tricks. I can help you discover what happened that night. Chance, I’m telling you, you let me into this investigation, and maybe I can help you.

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Nikki: Well, this is a pleasant surprise.

Abby: Hi.

Nikki: Hi, sweetheart. What brings you by?

Abby: I was hoping to see victoria.

Nikki: Ah, she’s still at the office. Let’s sit.

Abby: Thanks. Yeah, I’ve reached out to her several times since ashland’s death, and I haven’t gotten much of a response.

Nikki: Oh, I’m sure she appreciates her concern. She’s been so busy dealing with everything at newman, but I can assure you that she is being very strong.

Abby: I’m not surprised. She’s the toughest person i know.

Nikki: Yeah, well, ashland’s death was a shock, of course, but I doubt many tears will be shed over him. We are hoping to put that behind us very soon.

Abby: Yeah, I-I… I just wish that chance wasn’t so determined to cross every “t” and dot every “I.”

[ Sighs ] I’m sure this will all be over soon. I mean, what’s left to investigate?

Devon: Okay, well, I was just calling to make sure that you landed safely, but do you want to let me know when you’ve spoken to naya’s doctor? Okay. I love you. Bye-bye.

Elena: Hey.

Devon: Hey.

Elena: Sorry. I hope I’m not interrupting.

Devon: No, not at all.

Elena: I was hoping I could ask you a question.

Devon: Okay.

Elena: It’s a personal question…about nate.

Imani: [ Sighs ] Nate.

Nate: Hey. I thought you’d be on your way to see your mom by now. I know amanda’s gone. When’s your flight?

Imani: Later tonight. But I keep forgetting the exact time. Hopefully, I could remember to head to the airport. I’m just an emotional mess right now.

Nate: That’s completely understandable, given your circumstances. Just relax. Give yourself a break. I know this is hard, but you’ll get through it.

Imani: Thank you, nate. That’s exactly what I needed to hear. You always know how to make me feel better. I’m going to miss not being able to lean on you while I’m gone.

Kyle: Hello, newlyweds. Thanks for inviting me to hang. Tessa, I heard your recovery was going smoothly, but I’m glad to see it for myself. You look great.

Voice app: Thanks, but i can’t wait to stop sounding like gps directions.

[ Both laugh ]

Mariah: Tessa is still resting her voice, but I’m not going to lie. I think I’m kind of starting to like it. I mean, the computer automated voice, it’s kind of sounding a little sexy to me, if you know what I mean.

Kyle: Glad to see you’re keeping your sense of humor.

Mariah: Well, you know, if you don’t laugh, you cry.

[ Chuckles ] But in other news, how’s harrison doing.

Kyle: So far, I think he’s handling ashland’s death pretty well, although I’m not sure he understands what happened.

Mariah: And you?

Kyle: I’m okay. Working on the marchetti relaunch. Pretty exciting.

Voice app: Oh, no, you’re not changing the subject that easily.

Diane: Hello, summer. Always good to see you.

Summer: Diane.

Diane: Kyle told me about phyllis coming to work for marchetti. I have to say, it was quite a surprise to hear that your mother would want to make such a gigantic career move. But I want to make it clear that it won’t be a problem. At least not on my end.

Billy: You can’t be serious. Hiring adam at jabot, of all people. I can’t tell you how ill-advised that is, and I can’t be the only family member to think that way.

Jack: I really don’t think hiring adam is is risky as you’re making it out to be.

Billy: Jack, I know you, but this is far too cavalier.

Jack: I believe in his abilities. Besides, he knows I’m going to be watching his every move. He’s not going to do anything crazy.

Billy: Which means he’s going to work twice as hard not to get caught.

Jack: His entire tenure at newman media was devoid of scandal. He built that into a very profitable enterprise. He would never have left if victor hadn’t jerked him around.

Billy: Right, and now he’s upset that he’s not in the top spot, which means, once again, as always, he’s got an ax to grind.

Jack: No, he’s looking for a fresh start, somewhere that he won’t be constantly competing with victoria. He knows he can trust me to treat him fairly.

Billy: Did you run this by ashley?

Jack: Yeah, she’ll be fine with it eventually. Look, she’s spending almost all of her time in paris, anyway. When she’s here, she’s focused on the lab, and that is out of his purview.

Billy: Oh, yeah, adam is no chemist, but yet he still finds himself in situations and makes them combustible.

Jack: I really think you’re making too much of this.

Billy: And I don’t think you’re taking this seriously enough. That man does not know any boundaries. Jack, you give him an inch and he will take the company.

Jack: Thank you for your input, billy. I am very comfortable with my decision. Besides, it isn’t like I haven’t offered you similar lifelines in the past.

Billy: No, that is true. And how many of those have worked out? And I’m your brother.

Jack: You seemed fine with giving diane another chance.

Billy: Well, some people deserve another chance, and some absolutely don’T.

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Devon: I’m probably not the best person to talk to you about nate right now.

Elena: I guess I’m just trying to get a sense of the work dynamic here, because I can tell that nate is kind of having a hard time. And I know he would hate me broaching this subject with you.

Devon: Well, that’s probably all the more reason not to go there at all, then, right?

Elena: Yeah, but I can’t help but be concerned. I’m guessing that he still feels a little touchy about discussing the situation with me because of my history with you.

Devon: You think that’s still an issue?

Elena: Maybe. And I’m not trying to interfere with your business. I know it’s not my place. But I do care about the relationship between you and nate. I mean, I’ll probably always regret the damage that I caused your family. So I just wanted to know if there’s anything that I can do to help fix things.

Nate: You’re going to do just fine without me. You’re going to have your sister, amanda, to lean on.

Imani: I guess. I just feel so conflicted about everything these days. Going away now, leaving chancellor-winters in the lurch like this.

Nate: We all understand. This is not some vacation. This is about a family in trouble. And that takes precedence over anything else around here. Family is what this company is built on. We’re supposed to stick by each other no matter what.

Imani: Absolutely. But I keep getting the feeling maybe yours isn’t sticking by you.

Kyle: So I’m doing all I can to focus on harrison and help him through losing the man he knew as “father.” And on top of all that, my mom and summer’s mom working together at marchetti might start world war iii. Sorry you asked?

Mariah: No. No, no, of course not. It’s just, um, wow, that — that is a lot. Yeah, you were right. Is there anything that I can do to help?

Kyle: Thanks, but I’m pretty sure this is all stuff I have to handle on my own. I promise I’ll send up a flare if things go south.

Mariah: Tessa, it looks like our drinks are ready. Do you mind picking them up? Thank you.

Ke: I could’ve gotten them. Why did you send tessa when she can’t even say who the order’s for?

Mariah: Honestly, I needed her out of the picture for a secondecause I wanted to ask you something in private. A really, really big favor.

Billy: Well, clearly, there’s nothing else I can say. It’s your call whether you hire that viper or not.

Jack: Exactly.

Billy: Just remember, jack, that adam’s fangs are sharp and poisonous.

Phyllis: Well, look at this. The abbott men spending time together.

Jack: Actually, I was just on my way out.

Phyllis: Oh, it’s okay. I’m just here to talk about business with billy. So I wanted to discuss lily’s very generous offer to buy the grand phoenix. She said if I had a change of heart, I could talk to her or you.

Jack: Well, I’ll leave you two to discuss your business.

Phyllis: See ya.

Billy: Boy, things between you and jack when south fast. At least this time it’s not my fault.

Phyllis: I have moved on from that.

Billy: Mm.

Phyllis: And possibly moving on from the grand phoenix. I’m going to start working with summer at marchetti.

Billy: I’m sorry. What? You and diane working together?

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Phyllis: Thank you. I will only be working at the same company as diane. We’re in different departments.

Billy: Yeah, well, I don’t think marchetti is big enough for the both of you.

Phyllis: You underestimate me. I can handle this.

Billy: I hope so. At least for jack’s sake.

Phyllis: I’m not going to let my daughter down.

Billy: I realize that, but you can only suppress your feelings for so long, and the longer you do

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Phyllis: You know, I’m actually offended by this characterization of my personality. Yeah, why is it that you get to turn your life around, you get to be an upstanding executive, but me, I can’t do that?

Billy: Because I actually like my colleagues. I trust them and admire them.

Phyllis: Okay, well, it’s unfortunate for you that all you’re working with are, you know, your buddies and your girlfriend. I’m going to handle diane very professionally.

Billy: And I’m going to enjoy the popcorn watching you do that.

Phyllis: Okay, well, the grand phoenix is a huge moneymaking endeavor. It’s not like some, you know, podcast.

Billy: My podcasts are actually quite popular. I should have you on the show sometime.

Phyllis: Oh, no, thank you. I’m kind of booked up. But thanks for the offer. Anyway, what I’m saying is the grand phoenix isn’t just some side hustle. It’s a business. And that’s why I wanted to talk to lily about going forward. I don’t think I could handle both marchetti and the grand phoenix.

Billy: Well, I appreciate your new-day mentality, and if that’s what this actually is, then devon and lily will be very happy to hear that. Of course, they told me about the offer, and I was very confident that you were not going to be interested.

Phyllis: That’s how little you know me, billy.

Billy: Well, maybe that’s true. But what I do know, with diane joining marchetti, there’s only two reasons for your new direction. Number one, you’re a fool to sell your hotel to go work with summer. Or number two, you have a plan for diane. And I’ve never known you to be a fool.

Phyllis: You’re right about that.

Billy: Phyllis, you have made some mistakes, some pretty spectacular ones, but you are as savvy as they come. And if you have a plan, well, I bet it involves hurting diane in some way.

Summer: I knew that kyle was going to tell you about my mom coming on board, and I’m glad to hear that you don’t foresee any issues, because we don’t intend to tolerate any turmoil. Marchetti is a business. It’s not a place for anyone to hash out their personal grievances.

Diane: Oh, I couldn’t agree more.

Summer: Great. Well, then we can consider this topic closed.

Diane: Do you mind if I ask a truly honest question before we set this aside?

Summer: Please do.

Diane: Don’t you suspect that your mother’s sudden and massive career move is directly tied to her hatred of me?

Kyle: A really big favor. What do you need?

Mariah: [ Sighs ] I’m worried about tessa. She is super bummed about missing her tour, and she’s putting on a good front, but I can tell. I mean, can you imagine how frustrating it must be? No speaking, no singing.

Kyle: It’s got to be hard, especially for someone with such a beautiful voice.

Mariah: And not to mention all the worrying about how this is going to affect her voice long-term. So I have been trying to think of a way to keep her busy, boost her spirits.

Kyle: Are you pitching that we gift her a free, glamorous, new design from marchetti? Because that’s easy. Go by the showroom. Have her pick something out.

Mariah: That is very, very sweet of you, and I’ll probably end up taking you up on that, but I was thinking more along the lines of a job.

Kyle: Really? You think she’d be interested?

Mariah: Yes. Tessa is a huge fan of marchetti’s line, and she’s always been passionate about fashion. It’s a natural fit, and from a P.R. Standpoint, I’m sure you guys are going to need models for your new U.S. Rollout.

Kyle: Yes, we’re working on it.

Mariah: So who better to team up with than hot singing star tessa porter?

Nikki: Has chance told you exactly what he’s still investigating?

Abby: Not specifically, no. But maybe because of all the lies ashland told, he’s making sure that there’s nothing left uncovered.

Nikki: Well, you have to know how incredibly hard this has been for victoria. And I think the longer the investigation goes on, the more difficult it will be for her to move past it.

Abby: What are you trying to say? That chance should back off the ashland case?

Nikki: Wouldn’t that be what’s best for everybody? Tattoo studio gel pencil liner from maybelline new york.

Summer: Of course, i considered that my mom’s career shift might have something to do with you coming to work at marchetti. And believe me, I let her know my suspicions, as well.

Diane: But you hired her anyway.

Summer: Yes, I did. With the same warning that kyle gave you. We’re going to be keeping a watchful eye on both of you. And my mom has assured me that there won’t be any problems. And I have high hopes that she means what she says, because this is an amazing opportunity for me and my mother to work together just as it is for you and kyle.

Diane: Well, you don’t have to worry about me. I want this to work out more than anyone. In fact, I would love it if phyllis could find a way to forgive me. You know, maybe this whole thing will just be a miracle in disguise.

Phyllis: You know, I find it annoying, ridiculous that everybody in this town seems to think that I always have some nefarious plan, some nefarious intention.

Billy: Yeah, it’s super annoying and ridiculous that people would be curious why you would be selling your prized possession out of the blue to go work with your sworn enemy.

Phyllis: I’m not working with my sworn enemy, billy. I’m working side-by-side with my daughter. I’m helping her attain her vision of marchetti.

Billy: Once again, phyllis, you’re casting yourself in a supporting role, and that’s not you. You are the queen bee.

Phyllis: You know, I like a challenge. You know that, billy.

Billy: Mm-hmm.

Phyllis: I thrive for a challenge, don’t I? And I’ll be overseeing the home-design division of marchetti. It’s a huge, huge position. It’s hardly a supporting player.

Billy: Okay, then. Why didn’t you say that? Because that actually sounds like a cool gig.

Phyllis: It is a cool gig. It’s a great gig. So that’s why I have risen above my hatred for diane, a hatred that cost me my relationship with jack and any sort of happiness that I would find with him. The sort of happiness I’ll never — I’ll never get again, I’m afraid.

Billy: Oh, boy. You are definitely up to something.

Devon: Yeah, I appreciate your concern, but what’s going on between nate and me has nothing to do with you or our history.

Elena: [ Sighs ] Good to know.

Devon: Yeah. It’s just… like, work doesn’t change the way I feel about him as family, but as a c-suite executive, he’s created a few issues. But it’s not all his fault. I take a little bit of blame, too.

Elena: Yeah?

Devon: Yeah.

Elena: In what way?

Devon: Well, I just sort of eased him into this high-level position instead of just throwing him into the deep end and expecting him to swim.

Elena: Oh. Well, look, I know you have a lot of business experience, and you were fortunate to have neil as a guide. But nate isn’t some wet-behind-the-ear college grad just starting out in the world, so he probably shouldn’t be treated as one. I mean, do you think it’s possible that you’ve put up some defenses when it comes to nate?

Devon: No. No, not at all. The only thing I’ve done is clearly lay out how I believe the hierarchy should work, and, for whatever reason, he’s been reluctant to embrace it, which is now causing me to wonder if I made a mistake altogether bringing him on board.

Nate: You’re dealing with enough right now. The last thing you need from me is to burden you with my troubles.

Imani: Honestly, I could use the distraction. I have the whole plane ride to virginia to worry about my mother’s condition. So in the meantime, let me be here for you for a change.

Nate: Okay. As long as you remember, you asked for it.

Imani: I did. Now, tell me what’s going on.

Nate: Devon is apparently worried that I’m some sort of liability to chancellor-winters. We had a slight misunderstanding about something that I was able to fix once I realized it was a problem.

Imani: Mm, that doesn’t sound like a big deal.

Nate: First year post-merger is critical for chancellor-winters. Devon is afraid that I made us look bad, and he wants to give me a mentor.

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Mariah: So? What do you think? Don’t you think tessa would make a great model while her voice recovers?

Kyle: Well, I have to admit it is an intriguing idea, and summer did mention finding a fresh face to usher in the new era of the fashion line.

Mariah: Great minds.

Kyle: Of course, I would have to talk to her before I commit to anything. She is the creative eye of the brand.

Mariah: I know that it’s not a done deal. I’m just happy you didn’t dismiss it out of hand. Okay, please don’t say anything to tessa before it’s a done deal, alright? I don’t want to get her hopes up for nothing. Okay? Cool. Hey. Oh. Thank you so much.

Kyle: Thank you.

Voice app: What?

Mariah: What?

Voice app: My voice may be gone, but my eyes and ears still work. What’s going on with you two?

Mariah: No, nothing. I was just discussing this awesome weather that we’re having.

Diane: Maybe having phyllis come to marchetti will give us a chance to bond on some level.

Summer: I think you’re laying it on a little thick now, diane.

Diane: Am I? Think how different things would be if your mother could find a way to forgive me the same way kyle has and jack seems to be on the verge of doing.

Summer: I wouldn’t put too much hope into total forgiveness.

Diane: You’re probably right. It’s probably just wishful thinking on my part.

Summer: I’m not just talking about my mother. I mean, that is a tall order for jack, too.

Diane: I see.

Summer: Diane, I’ve watched you with harrison. I mean, you are absolutely wonderful with him, especially given everything that’s going on. But that doesn’t erase your history.

Diane: I realize that, summer, and I know that I have a lot more work to do in that regard.

Summer: A lot more. Jack is working hard to keep the peace for kyle and harrison’s sake. But, you know, I’m going to give you the same warning I gave my mom. Don’t attempt to manipulate jack the way that you have in the past. I am just as protective of him as I am of kyle.

Diane: Good to know.

Summer: And if you do pull anything at all, you’ll have to contend with me.

Phyllis: Why can’t you believe that my heart is in the right place?

Billy: Okay, just stop. Stop the phony denials for a second, okay, and just hear me out. I’m not here to criticize you. I’m speaking to you as an ex-lover and a semi-friend.

Phyllis: Semi? Pushing it. Really.

Billy: Take this for what it is, phyllis. Let it go. Whatever you have planned for diane, walk away. Because even if you win — and my money’s on you — you will still lose in the end.

Phyllis: What makes you think I will lose?

Billy: Because there is always collateral damage in war. And I’m looking at the battlefield, and I see that collateral damage is going to be summer.

Phyllis: It’ll never be summer. Summer won’t be near the line of fire, billy.

Billy: [ Sighs ]

Phyllis: If there was a line of fire, which there is not.

Billy: Okay, well, let me share another little tidbit of breaking news with you, because it could cause more damage to this equation.

Phyllis: Alright, tell me.

Billy: You’ll be working at marchetti, but, of course, that’s still under the jabot umbrella. Kyle is leaving jabot to go run marchetti. Which means the powers that be at jabot will be shifting.

Phyllis: Who exactly is shifting?

Billy: Brace yourself. Adam. Jack offered adam a job at jabot. (Tonya) smoking damaged my heart.

Phyllis: Adam is working at jabot?

Billy: Believe me, I was just as surprised as you.

Phyllis: What is he going to be doing?

Billy: He’s filling in for kyle. Co-ceo.

Phyllis: Co-ceo? He’ll have power.

Billy: Yeah.

Phyllis: Jack is literally filling his son’s shoes with adam.

Billy: Apparently, adam hasn’t decided whether he wants to take the job or not, but there’s no talking jack out of the offer because we know jack. Not only is he filling a corporate need, but he’s saving adam’s soul.

Phyllis: This is unbelievable. It’s unbelievable. Adam is yet another person who gets an umpteenth chance to redeem himself in jack’s eyes. I mean, this is how it is. It’s diane, adam, and then me.

Billy: Look, I get it, okay, but I think you need to focus on the ramifications, because you know just as well as I do, you throw adam into any mix, it’s a recipe for disaster.

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] Well, it doesn’t matter with marchetti because summer and kyle are running marchetti. I mean, you don’t think that jack is going to involve adam in that company, do you?

Billy: I don’t know. But if he does, whose side do you think is going to take, yours or diane’s?

Phyllis: Oh, well, adam’s definitely going to take diane’s side, given their history.

Billy: Right.

Phyllis: And jack is just going to follow along and give diane the benefit of the doubt like he’s been doing.

Billy: So think about it. Do you want to be the one responsible for throwing oil on the fire?

[ Cellphone rings ]

Phyllis: [ Scoffs ] I have to take this. Hello?

Nikki: We need to meet.

Imani: I hate that you’re getting so little support from your cousin. You don’t deserve to be treated like that.

Nate: Unfortunately, I don’t think devon’s is going to change his mind. He’s determined to view me as some sort of screw-up.

Imani: That’s ridiculous. I know you could be doing so much more. You have so much potential, and you are so close to taking off and soaring. Maybe devon is threatened by that.

Nate: Thank you, imani. It’s nice to get some support from a colleague for a change. You know, I have felt like devon’s been holding me back.

Imani: Mm.

Nate: But there’s also a chance he might be right. Maybe I overstepped a few times, but not out of malice or arrogance or anything like that. It was from pure enthusiasm. I don’t know. Maybe I need to learn to play the game a little better.

Imani: Mnh-mnh. That’s one way to go, but I don’t agree with that strategy. Clearly, devon needs to be the only one in full control.

Abby: Hey.

Devon: Hey.

Abby: Mwah! How lucky am I to run into you?

Devon: Oh, it’s always good to see you. Oh, and thank you for that new picture of dominic you sent me here. It’s my screen saver now.

Abby: Oh, my gosh. It’s so cute. Chance did the same thing. He wanted to see the picture every time he pulls out his phone.

Devon: Is he going to be stopping by later?

Abby: Oh, no, I highly doubt it. He’s been working these crazy hours trying to tie up any loose ends on the ashland locke car crash.

Devon: What loose ends could there be?

Abby: You know, I keep asking myself the same question, and the more I think about it, the more I think I’m not going to like the answer.

Devon: Why do you say that?

Abby: [ Sighs ] I think chance is keeping something from me because my family’s involved, and that can’t be good.

Phyllis: Where’s ashley? Is she going to grace us with her presence?

Nikki: Oh, I’m afraid not. She had to go out of town on business. Please have a seat.

Phyllis: Out of town on business, huh? Okay, I thought this was supposed to be a group effort, but one of our coconspirators is completely useless, nikki.

Nikki: Oh, no, she is not. She is completely committed to our cause, although she is still concerned about your sabotage plan. In fact, that’s why I asked you to come over, because I need to know the details of your next moves.

Phyllis: The details? I thought we were good. Wait a second. Are you saying that you don’t trust me?

Nikki: Well, in a word, no.

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Devon: I get why you’d be concerned about what chance is working on, but, you know, you can trust him to do the right thing.

Abby: Oh, of course he will. I’m just — I’m worried about my sister. Victoria has been through so much.

Devon: If anybody can handle it, she can.

Abby: Yeah, I keep telling myself that. But enough of me and all of my worries. How are you and amanda?

Devon: Uh… well, I wish I could give you some happier news, but we’re actually going through a difficult time because her mother is dealing with some serious health issues right now. Naya slipped into a coma.

Abby: I am so sorry to hear that.

Devon: Yeah, it’s rough, so amanda is back in virginia right now with her mom, and i wish I could’ve gone with her.

Abby: Oh, well, why didn’t you?

Devon: I offered to go, but she said that it was fine and she had it under control. And, plus, things have been a little tense at chancellor-winters lately.

Abby: Oh.

Devon: So, yeah. Working with family has its own set of complications.

Abby: [ Sighs ] Yeah. I totally understand that. That’s why I’m so happy to have society. It’s my own special place. No judgment, no interference. Yeah, and thanks to you and all the advice that you gave me, this place is a big success.

Devon: Good.

Abby: I just realized something.

Devon: Mm-hmm. What?

Abby: That you, devon hamilton, have been instrumental in two out of the three loves of my life, my work and dominic.

Devon: Mm. Well, at least I’ve done something right.

Abby: Mm.

[ Both chuckle ]

Imani: Listen, I understand that you want to think the best of your cousin, but devon isn’t looking at the bigger picture here. In my opinion, the last thing you need to do is take a step back. If anything, you need to turn up the heat, not give in.

Nate: But I don’t want to create more conflict.

Imani: Maybe not, but it’s clear and sad devon doesn’t value what you bring to the work. And I’m sorry, but slow and steady isn’t going to convince him otherwise.

Nate: So what do you think will?

Imani: Remember how you took the bull by the horns at the launch? Hm?

Imani: People responded so positively to you.

Imani: You need to do something like that again, only bigger and bolder. Something that will demand attention and respect.

Mariah: [ Chuckling ] What? Nothing is going on with us. Seriously.

Kyle: Yeah, we were just catching up. There’s nothing for you to worry about. Hey, there’s my beautiful wife.

Mariah: Hey. Hi, summer. Kyle was just talking about you, actually. All good things, of course.

Summer: I would certainly hope so.

Mariah: And I wish that we could stay and chat, but we have to go.

Summer: Please don’t go on my account.

Mariah: Oh, no, no. No, I think you and kyle need some private time, so we’re going to go, but we’ll see you guys later. Yeah, bye.

Kyle: What’s up?

Summer: I just had a very interesting encounter with your mother.

Kyle: Mm. Interesting how?

Summer: She was spinning this fantasy about my mother forgiving her and the two of them bonding.

Kyle: Well, that’s never going to happen.

Summer: I know. So I have to wonder, are we asking for trouble here, expecting our mothers to peacefully work together?

Kyle: If we pull a job offer from either one of them, it could spur off into something even worse now.

Summer: It would probably launch an all-out war.

Kyle: I think we have to get them to stick to their word.

Summer: And if they don’t?

Kyle: It’s up to us to keep the peace. And there’s still a chance that both our moms could happily surprise us.

Summer: I would so like to believe that that’s possible.

Phyllis: Okay. Surprise. Surprise. Guess what. I don’t trust you and ashley, either.

Nikki: Well, you might be surprised to know that the reason I don’t trust you is somewhat of a compliment.

Phyllis: Oh, really? I have to hear this.

Nikki: Phyllis, I am worried that you might back down at the last minute out of concern for summer, and I completely understand that maternal instinct to want to protect your child. You and I have that in common. But it doesn’t really help our cause. The best way to keep summer and her family safe is to get diane out of town for good.

Phyllis: Yes, I know that. I agree with you. Nikki, I mean, I don’t appreciate your backhanded compliment about protecting my daughter. I don’t appreciate that, especially since I’m the only one in this triumvirate who’s actually doing something. So you have worries, you have concerns. I get it. But until you really contribute, keep your opinions to yourself, okay?

Jack: Hi. Could I get a coffee, black, to go, please? Diane. Hey, I’m glad I ran into you.

Diane: Oh, that’s nice to hear, but why?

Jack: Well, I have been reading to harrison from the books you gave him that deal with loss and grief, and they’ve been very special, very, very helpful. I can already see the positive effects they’re having on him.

Diane: Aww, that’s good. I’m glad. Hey, thank you for sharing that with me.

Jack: The ones I was reading to him today were the teddy bear stories. Yeah, and he got it right away. He saw the parallels between the story and his loss of a man he always thought was his father.

Diane: Well, we’re lucky we have such a bright grandson.

Jack: We are indeed. Thank you. I mean it. Thank you for a very thoughtful gift.

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Nikki: Hello.

Victoria: Hi. Um, I’m glad you’re here. I wanted to tell you that we closed the deal on the project in tokyo.

Nikki: Oh, that’s terrific! Congratulations. Why don’t you reward yourself and take the rest of the day off?

Victoria: Well, I would love to do that, but I have way too much work to catch up on.

Nikki: Darling, you always have a lot of work to catch up on. Why don’t you let your co-ceo take you out to society or some other restaurant that’s quieter and we can talk?

Victoria: Is there something in particular that you’d like to discuss?

Nikki: Maybe. I haven’t pushed you to talk about the night that ashland died because I know how traumatic it was for you. But I have brought it up with your father.

Victoria: And?

Nikki: And I still think that there is something more that i don’t know. Whenever I bring it up to him, he dances around the subject. Oh, there is a secret, isn’t there? And I think I know what it is.

Sharon: Okay.

Nick: [ Sighs ] I told vick the truth about what happened to ashland that night. I thought she had a right to know.

Sharon: How did she react?

Nick: Honestly, I think she would have just preferred if i kept my mouth shut. But keeping her in the dark didn’t feel right.

Sharon: Did she already have suspicions about what really happened to ashland?

Nick: I don’t think so. I mean, she went out of town with her kids right after it happened. She’s done a good job, I guess, of just putting it out of her mind, unlike me, who’s been dwelling on it. She hasn’t even been back to her place since that night.

Sharon: Then it must have been a shock to realize what victor did.

Nick: I mean, yes and no. It’s not like she hasn’t dealt with something like this before.

Sharon: Like with jt. We thought he was dead, and we tried to hide the body to make it look like it never happened.

Nick: Vick knows my dad’s first instinct is to protect us no matter what. But now everything’s upside down, and we have to protect him unless he comes clean.

Victor: So, chance, what exactly are you expecting to hear?

Chance: I want you to be straight with me.

Victor: Ah.

Chance: Tell me what really happened that night ashland locke died. ‘Cause he didn’t stumble out of that house all on his own. I think he was carried out and disposed of by someone who thought that was a way to protect nick and victoria.

Victor: Interesting theory.

Chloe: I know that it’s been a busy day so far, but do you have a few minutes to talk? ‘Cause I woke up this morning, synapses firing, sparking with ideas.

Sally: Yeah. Come on in. What inspired this brainstorm?

Chloe: Kevin. So, we were watching a movie based on one of his favorite graphic novels last night and i wake up and he’s not in bed. And then I go downstairs and i find him playing video games based on the movie.

Sally: I am not fully getting it.

Chloe: It’s what we should be doing.

Sally: Turning ourselves into total geeks?

Sally: There is nothing geeky about comic books and superheroes. Everybody loves them. And it’s one of the more profitable…

Adam: We said that we were

not doing anything for new year’s eve.

Sally: Right. And as you can tell by the decor, we are not even acknowledging new year’S. All of the other holidays, sure, but there were no rules about that.

Chloe: We should be using our library of graphic novels to create content for movies and television and turn them into video games.

Sally: Uh-huh.

Adam: You are looking at the new ceo of newman enterprises.

Sally: Oh, my god! You did it! Congratulations!

[ Laughs ]

Adam: And — and I am looking at the very beautiful new ceo of newman media.

Chloe: Conversely, we should be using the video games we created and turn them into movies and graphic novels.

Sally: We will both be very busy in our new positions.

Adam: Well, then we better not waste our time together, not let a moment go to waste.

Chloe: Sally? Did you hear anything I just said?

Sally: Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. And I want to hear more.

[ Chuckles ]

Adam: Hey there.

Jack: Adam. It’s been a while. How are you?

Adam: Oh, I’m hanging in there. I’ve had a few things going on. I’m not sure if you heard.

Jack: Yeah, I was surprised to hear you stepped away from newman enterprises.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Were you really? Because if past predicts future, it probably was inevitable.

Jack: I know there is a long-standing pattern between you and victor and the rest of the newman family that nothing long-term seems to work, but hope springs eternal.

Adam: Maybe for the abbotts, but for me, I think the lesson has finally sunk in this time.

Jack: I’m sorry to hear that. So, what are your plans for the future?

Adam: Uh, I haven’t thought much about it.

Jack: Well, maybe you should. Adam, I know you. When you are not focused on the future, it almost always means you are stewing with resentment, which never leads anywhere good.

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Jack: Please join me for a bite.

Adam: Sure. Well, I’d like the company. And you’re right. I am bitter about the latest rejection from my father. And I’m just mad as hell at myself for not seeing it coming. I just — I thought this time might be different.

Jack: Well, it seems this go-round, you had a major supporter in sally. Is that in part why you got your hopes up?

Chloe: It’s all about synergy and maximizing the value of our intellectual property. Hey. Hey. What’s — what’s going on? Low blood sugar? Not getting enough sleep?

Sally: Sorry. I’m just a little bit distracted.

Chloe: Yeah. Yeah, I — I-I recognize the signs. Having been through this with chelsea, I know exactly what’s going on. But do not worry. I know exactly what to do.

Sally: What’s that?

Chloe: An exorcism. And then we can burn some sage and expunge all of this bad juju that your despicable ex has left behind.

Sally: Okay, I’m not sure that we need to go that far.

Chloe: Well, we obviously have to do something because adam is taking up way too much space in your head. He is sapping all of the energy and inspiration that you should be saving for newman media. And I thought we agreed you weren’t going to let him, much less the memory of him, steal this opportunity from you.

Sally: What if I can’t do this without him? What if I’m in over my head? What if adam was the one that was keeping me afloat this whole time?

Chloe: No. We have been through this. Yes, adam may have gotten you the job, but you are still in that chair because of your determination and brilliance. Nick and victoria recognize that, and they want to see more of it. And so do I. I mean, do you think that i would be wasting my time on this gig if I didn’t think you knew what you were doing? The answer is no. So, it is time to set aside all of this ridiculous insecurity and get back to work. Okay?

Sally: [ Chuckles ] Okay. Thanks.

Sharon: I take it you and victoria agreed not to tell chance about what victor did?

Nick: We actually didn’t have much of an opportunity to discuss how we’re gonna handle chance before he showed up. He did say he doesn’t buy at all the story of ashland making it on his own to his car in a windstorm. He said it’s a lot more likely that dad had ashland’s dead body removed from the premises and then staged the accident.

Sharon: My god. How did you react to that?

Nick: What was I supposed to do? I told him that, you know, it’s just a theory. He’s got no proof that backs it up.

Sharon: Wow. You are in a really difficult position. But you’ve had to make these kinds of decisions before, whether to cover for shady things victor does.

Nick: Victoria, too. The only person new to this game is chance.

Sharon: In a lot of ways, chance is like rey. It’s in his job and his nature to find the truth and expose it, but in order to do so, he needs to put his own wife’s family in jeopardy. How is he supposed to handle that?

Victor: Now, do you have any evidence to back up this supposition?

Chance: Well, I’ve been trying to corroborate everyone’s initial story — that ashland left that house of his own volition — but I just keep coming up empty.

Victor: Hmm.

Chance: There’s no footprints.

Victor: Mm.

Chance: There’s no blood trail.

Victor: Mm.

Chance: There’s no security footage at the gas station where he parked his car. I mean, it’s all blank. I find that strange.

Victor: Wow. Very frustrating, no doubt. I understand. Mm-hmm. But I suggest that, in the absence of clear evidence, you stop filling the void with conjecture.

Chance: I agree.

Victor: Good.

Chance: And that’s why we continued to search…

Victor: Uh-huh.

Chance: …My team and I, and we did find some footage from another location of ashland’s car in motion. Now, it’s a little grainy, taken from a distance, but it looks like there could be more than one person in the car.

Victor: Doesn’t prove a damn thing, does it?

Chance: We also found a cigarette butt on scene that may have belonged to one of your security guards.

Victor: Chance, a cigarette butt could belong to anyone, for heaven’s sake. I mean, why this excessive search for information? I don’t understand it.

Chance: You asked me what my evidence was.

Victor: Yeah.

Chance: And the investigation is how we find the evidence.

Victor: I think you have enough evidence as it is. Ashland locke, that bastard, died in a car accident. Simple as it is. Why do you waste time trying to find out what led up to that? Meaningless. He’s dead. Why don’t you move on to some other investigation?

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Nick: Chance is gonna keep digging. My dad’s gonna keep denying. Sooner or later, something’s going to have to give. Even if I stay completely out of it, I set this whole thing in motion by getting chance involved in the first place.

Sharon: A man died. Of course you were gonna need to call the authorities. It still haunts me to this day that we didn’t do that with jt. And I can’t believe that victor, after what he experienced with victoria and nikki at that time, he didn’t learn his lesson.

Nick: I can. His protective nature is in his dna. He can’t help himself. I guess there’s no point in being mad at him for him being who he is.

Sharon: Are you really trying to tell me that you’re not angry with him anymore?

Nick: Oh, no, I’m mad. I was so close to telling chance what my father did. Ugh, I don’t — ugh. I’m just — I don’t know. I’m — I’m a mess right now. I don’t know…

Sharon: Look, that’s totally understandable, but I don’t think that your feelings have much to do with what victor did or didn’t do. I think you’re having a normal, conscientious reaction to what you did.

Chance: If you’re hoping that I’m gonna drop this investigation, that’s not gonna happen. It is my duty to find the facts in this case, and I take that very seriously.

Victor: I know you do. And I admire that. You have a highly developed sense of duty. Probably got that from the military. But as far as I’m concerned, all that effort would be better spent elsewhere.

Chance: I doubt ashland would see it that way.

Victor: Who the hell gives a damn how ashland would see it? He’s dead, chance, dead as a doornail! He was a pathological liar. He was a fraud. And I have a feeling he began to realize that. That’s why he drove his damn car into a ravine.

Chance: Okay, so you’re still pushing the whole suicide —

Victor: That’s the only logical explanation.

Chance: Only if the facts would back it up, but that’s not the case. Victor, I cannot overlook the reality that you have covered up a fatal accident in the past involving one of your children.

Victor: Now, wait a minute, man. You’re talking about adam. This is something that happened decades ago. Let me tell you something about your profession. The more information you have about a case, the more it often obscures the truth.

Chance: There’s no such thing as too much information. That’s not the problem here. I’m not gonna stop. I will not give up until i know —

Victor: I don’t give a damn, chance, whether you’re gonna stop or not. That’s all I have to say.

Nikki: So, victor’s men removed ashland’s body, put it in his car, and crashed it into the ravine?

Victoria: Yes.

Nikki: I knew it. I knew your father was involved. And it’s so much like what he did for adam when he was a child.

Victoria: Yes, mother, but nicholas and I — we are not children. I know he acted out of love. I know that, but he didn’t need to go to this extreme. Oh, god, let’s just get into it later. Right now, we need to get through this investigation.

Nikki: Do you think the police have doubts about how ashland died?

Victoria: Chance was here talking to me and nicholas earlier. Yeah, he was voicing his suspicions that somebody, possibly dad, moved the body, but thankfully he doesn’t have much in the way of evidence. However, it was still an incredibly awkward conversation, to say the least, and we acted indignant that he would even suggest such a thing. But if the truth does come out, mom, we will have damaged our own credibility.

Nikki: Oh, my god, chance was at the ranch when I left. He’s probably interrogating victor about his suspicions right now. I’m sure your father held his own, but I’ve got to get home.

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

Adam: It is undeniable that sally is a relentless optimist. And I may have got a little caught up in her unrealistic expectations, but I think deep down I knew that this stint at newman was gonna end the same way all the other ones have — just in a smoking pile of ash.

Jack: So, what’s really going on? Why do you keep going back?

Adam: I don’t know. Maybe I’m a glutton for punishment. Maybe some masochistic part of my brain thinks I deserve to keep paying the price for what i did as a kid.

Jack: I get that you feel you have to earn back your father’s respect and admiration. I just think that’s too pat an explanation.

Adam: Alright, dr. Abbott, you tell me — why do I keep putting myself in this position?

Jack: Maybe you’re not looking for forgiveness. Maybe you’re looking to forgive.

Sally: He loves the comic book? Yeah. I don’t know why I thought he would. I just had a feeling. Okay, so, newman media owns the movie and tv rights, and we think your client would be perfect for the lead in a film based off of it — and not just that. I mean, we are talking sequels, tv spin-offs, video games, the whole shebang. It’s going to be huge. Great. Wonderful. We will have our lawyers reach out to you to negotiate a deal asap. Great. Talk soon. Bye.

Chloe: That sounded like it went well.

Sally: Could not have gone better.

[ Chuckles ]

Chloe: I have to laugh that this is the same woman who was just doubting herself a minute ago.

Sally: Well, your pep talk helped. It was exactly what I needed to hear when I needed to hear it. The two of us are going to kick butt running this company.

Chloe: Damn right we are.

Sally: You know, in fashion, I always wanted to influence what people wore, but this is gonna be so much bigger. I mean, folks are gonna turn to newman media to figure out who to listen to, what to talk about, and what to care about. It’s awesome, how much power and influence we can wield.

Chloe: Yes, yes, yes. Now, that is the sally spectra I know.

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

Nick: You’re right. This is more about me than it is my dad.

[ Sighs ] I think what’s weighing on me the most is that I let my anger take control of me. I thought I’d done a pretty good job over the years of keeping a handle on that. I was so mad. Ashland pushed me too far. When I realized what I had done, I…

Sharon: You know what? You don’t have to explain. I was there the night that we thought that nikki killed jt. She was protecting her daughter’s life. She was perfectly in the right, but it was still devastating to everyone who witnessed it.

Nick: Yeah, I… I don’t think I ever completely understood what you all went through that night until right now.

Sharon: Our first instinct was exactly what victor’s was — to cover up what happened. So I can understand if victoria doesn’t want to judge him for that. But our attempt at a cover-up backfired spectacularly. I’m only hoping that the same won’t be true in this case.

Chance: I am a father now, too, so I understand what it means to be fiercely protective of your child. I get that. And I get why you might have felt compelled to do whatever was necessary to protect your children. But they’re not in danger anymore. And if you continue to stonewall this case, all the risk is gonna be on you.

Victor: Thank you for your kind concern, chance. But don’t you worry about me, okay? I have nothing to atone for.

Chance: As much as I admire you…

Victor: Mm-hmm.

Chance: …And respect you and respect the fact that we are family, I’m not gonna back off.

Victor: I know you won’T. Now, if I were you, I’d go home to my beautiful wife and my beautiful kid. Just know that ashland locke is dead. He’s no longer a danger to anyone. That should make you sleep easy.

Adam: Look, I have no doubt that letting go of whatever anger and rage I still have would be therapeutic. But it’s easier said than done ’cause I’m afraid at this point he is firmly entrenched in my psyche as the enemy.

Jack: There was a time i talked about victor in exactly the same way. He was my nemesis. I wanted more than anything to bring him down. But I learned from painful experience that I was better off channeling my energies towards something positive. Look, adam, your destiny is not predetermined. You could use this as a turning point, a chance to reinvent yourself.

Adam: I feel like I have been reinventing myself my entire life, jack, first as the perfect son who didn’t want to cause his mother any trouble, then as the successful harvard grad with a bright future, then later, after locking horns with victor, as the anti-newman.

Adam: You’re forgetting spider, the man of mystery from vegas. Okay, I don’t mean to make light of your situation. All I’m suggesting is… maybe it’s time to let that go, to just forget about it, just be adam newman.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Jack: Look, you have a brilliant business mind, an incredible work ethic. There are so many opportunities for you to prove yourself to the world. Matter of fact, I can think of one off the top of my head.

Adam: Hmm?

Jack: Come work with me at jabot.

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Sharon: I think you should take a break from all this. Just take your mind off of it, even if it’s just for a little while.

Nick: [ Scoffs, sighs ] I mean, it sounds nice, but i don’t think that’s gonna be possible.

Sharon: Well, I’m having dinner with noah and allie later on. You’re welcome to join us. It might be good for you. And they’re so cute together. You haven’t had a chance to get to know allie because you’ve been so focused on newman and ashland.

Nick: Are those two getting serious?

Sharon: I don’t know. They haven’t been dating that long, but I haven’t seen noah this lit up since he came home from london. And he did confide in me that he feels more relaxed and comfortable around her than anyone else. So…I hope so. Um, I think it would be good for him.

Nick: Yeah, I agree. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen noah in a happy, healthy relationship. And allie seems great.

Adam: I, uh, appreciate you trying to boost my spirits, jack, but you’re kidding about the job offer.

Jack: No. I am serious. It only occurred to me now, but you would be a perfect fit at jabot. You know more than I do about social trends and celebrity culture ’cause of your work at newman media. No one I know is better at strategy or corporate game theory.

Adam: I appreciate the compliment, but, um — I don’t know how to say this, but I’m a little wary of family companies because I’ve been thrown over one too many times by the boss’s son or daughter, jack.

Jack: And that would not be an issue at jabot. Kyle has just stepped away from his position as co-ceo so he can focus on marchetti, focus on working with his wife, summer, who, by the way, is a newman who has taken refuge at jabot because she didn’t want to deal with all the family drama at newman enterprises.

Adam: Well, how do you think summer and kyle would feel about me coming on board?

Jack: They just hired diane jenkins, arguably the least popular person in all of genoa city. Your notoriety would pale by comparison.

Adam: And what is she doing for the company?

Jack: It’s a pr job. It’s nothing on the executive level, just something to keep her out of trouble. There’s no reason your paths would have to cross, if that’s the issue.

Adam: No. It wouldn’t be.

Jack: Adam, the more I think about this, the more I like this idea.

Sally: I feel good about the moves we’re making in the entertainment divisions. Those were some really great ideas.

Chloe: Well, thank you for putting it into motion.

Sally: Now, let’s talk about the news division. I have some thoughts.

Chloe: Okay, shoot.

Sally: Okay. I would love to beef up our investigative-reporting capacity, be the first to the gate on late-breaking scoops. That is how we gain attention and build a reputation as a serious player. And I also think that we should be directing more resources to the reporters who show that they can have that kind of hustle and access.

Chloe: Makes total sense. I’m on board with that.

Sally: Okay, so, in that vein, I have been rethinking our approach to the whole ashland locke story.

Chloe: Well, that’s kind of tricky, with the newmans being in the center of the story. And they own the company that we work for, and we still are on probationary status.

Sally: No, we are not.

Chloe: What? When did that happen?

Sally: More or less when you told me that nick punched ashland the night that he died. Afterward, I spoke with nick and told him what I knew, without telling him that you were my source. And I highly doubt that they are gonna cut us loose when we have that little nugget in our back pocket.

[ Knock on door ]

Chance: Hey. I’m sorry to interrupt. I, uh — I think I left my phone here.

Victoria: Yes. Yes, you did. But I expected that you would come back for it.

Chance: Thank you.

Victoria: So, how did things go with my father? My mother told me that you went to the ranch to talk to him.

Chance: Well, I gave him every opportunity to be forthcoming, but essentially he took the fifth.

Victoria: Mm. That’s a very interesting way of putting it. The implication is that you’ve already made an assumption of guilt.

Chance: I mean, come on, victoria. We both have a pretty good idea of what happened that night.

Victoria: No, no. You have your theory. I really don’t see the point running around making all of these accusations without any proof to back them up. Unless your expectation is that we’re all gonna crack under the pressure.

Chance: You? Psch. Never.

[ Bag thuds ]

Victor: Hi, my baby. What a surprise. I thought you were going to the office after the meeting.

Nikki: Yes, I did and, uh, I spoke with victoria and that conversation led me back here.

Victor: Yeah. And?

Nikki: I was hoping that she would be more straightforward with me about what happened the night that ashland died. And she was.

Victor: Mm. Well, what do you mean?

Nikki: Victor, you know exactly what I mean. You had your security team move ashland’s body and make it look like he died of a car crash. Victoria learned that from nicholas when she got back from her trip.

Victor: Hmm. Well, now you understand why i didn’t want to drag you and victoria into that story.

Nikki: Yes, I can because i know you better than anyone on the planet and I know you will stop at nothing to protect your children. But now I have a question. When will you learn that I have your back? Victor, you should have told me the truth from the very beginning.

Victor: Okay. You’re right.

Nikki: So…what did chance want to talk about?

Chloe: Please… don’t tell me that you threatened the newmans.

Sally: No, of course not. I am incredibly grateful to nick and victoria for this opportunity, and they seem just as happy with me.

Chloe: Because you’re keeping what you know about ashland out of the news coverage.

Sally: That gratitude translates to a certain amount of job security.

Chloe: So if our job security depends on your discretion, you’re still talking about digging deeper into what happened the night that ashland died?

Sally: The family has to expect that someone, somewhere eventually is going to break this story, in spite of their best efforts to keep quiet. They need to be prepared, and we should be prepared with an article that describes exactly what happened in vivid detail.

Chloe: Okay. You mean just keeping it on file, not actually putting it out there without the newmans’ approval?

Sally: Right. Yes. And we can make sure that the article is sympathetic to their point of view. So I was wondering, could you find out if there’s anything new going on in the investigation from kevin?

Chloe: That’s — that’s a really big ask. I don’t want to do anything that would ever put his job at risk.

Sally: I understand. Well, how well do you know chance, exactly?

Chloe: Uh… we were engaged like a million years ago.

Sally: Whoa.

[ Scoffs ] I did not expect that.

Chloe: And we are fine now. We haven’t spoken to each other in a really long time. But even if we were bffs, he would never tell me anything. He is a straight arrow. I mean, he would never leak any information about an ongoing investigation to the press.

Sally: All right. But there has to be another way. ‘Cause there are still missing pieces to the puzzle, and we’re gonna find it.

Jack: I’m not gonna push you to make a decision about my offer right now, but I sincerely hope you will consider it. I was just talking to my sister traci about how I don’t want to get so involved in work again that I miss seeing my grandson grow up. I just need someone to help me steer the ship.

Adam: I promise that I will give it some serious thought. But whatever I decide, it means a lot to me, jack, that he would make me that offer to begin with.

Billy: Don’t tell me you’re making a deal with the devil, jack.

Adam: Look who it is — the town busybody, butting in where he’s not invited.

Billy: Oh, no. Came by to say hi to my brother.

Adam: I’m surprised you could tear yourself away from your recording studio since you so love the sound of your own voice.

Billy: Yes, that’s right. I do have two jobs. And you have none?

Adam: I will be in touch soon, jack.

Billy: What the hell was that all about?

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Jack: I offered adam a job at jabot.

Billy: I’m sorry. What?

Jack: I could use someone to replace kyle now that he’s moved over to marchetti.

Billy: I can’t actually believe what I’m hearing here. I mean, I know you have a soft spot for adam, but are you unaware of his actions? Do you know how hard he’s been trying to undermine victoria as the C.E.O. Of newman? That’s not ancient history, jack. That is very recent.

Jack: I think we would all agree that newman is not a good environment for adam. He could use a fresh start.

Billy: No, he can’t be trusted in any capacity.

Jack: You and I see things differently. Adam lashes out when he feels he’s being attacked. That is not what I’m doing. In fact, I’m doing the opposite. I’m offering him a lifeline at a time he seems to need one.

Billy: What you are doing, jack, is making a huge mistake.

Jack: Duly noted. Thank you. Billy, you published an article about a monster. You chose not to look beyond that at all. I did. I saw a human being behind all that bitterness and resentment. You might be wise to take a second look yourself.

Victoria: My husband. He was a very charming and extremely intelligent and manipulative man. He was used to things going his way, but when they didn’t, he couldn’t handle it, and he lost his grip. If nicholas hadn’t shown up that night, I would have been in some serious trouble.

Chance: I don’t doubt that.

Victoria: And yet… I just don’t understand why you’re wasting so much of your time and energy investigating a man that no one is going to miss. I mean, I promise you, he’s not worth it.

Chance: You see, that’s not really how all this works. I don’t prejudge who is or isn’t worth it before I go to work and start looking for answers. I’m not doing this for ashland. I hope you know that. It’s more for rey. And since he died, I’ve been trying to close every case the way that he would close it. I want to live up to his standards, which were extremely high.

Victoria: That is the highest compliment that you could pay rey. But honestly —

Chance: I get it. I know that’s a pretty high-minded approach in the world that we live in. But here’s the thing. We can create this world that we live in every day by the choices that we make.

Victoria: Until someone like ashland comes along and strips you of any belief that you have in truth and honesty.

Victor: What did chance want? Well, let me just say that he didn’t like the answers I gave him.

Nikki: Because they weren’t really answers. Been there.

Victor: Sweetheart, do you realize how much I wanted to… tell you all about this? I didn’t want to drag you into this dirty business.

Nikki: I — I understand that. I mean, I’ve done the same, more than once, to protect you. And it’s always a mistake. We should always rely on each other. We’re stronger together.

Victor: You have no argument from me on that, okay? Right now is the most important time for us to stick together as a family.

Sharon: Are you sure you don’t want to join us for dinner?

Nick: I appreciate it. I just don’t think I’m gonna be able to shake this mood, and I don’t want noah or allie to think my scowl has anything to do with her. So I think I’m just gonna go for a run or maybe watch some cartoons — with christian.

Sharon: Mm-hmm. Well, those both sound like really good ideas, but try to keep in mind what I said before. It was victor’s choice to do what he did about ashland. You are not responsible.

Nick: I’m trying hard to get there.

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Nikki: Oh, how adorable were johnny and katie heading off for their ride?

Victor: Well, I think being at home agrees with them.

Nikki: If I didn’t have meetings in town, I would have joined them.

Victor: I got to tell you, I’m happy that victoria decided to come live with us for a while. I love hearing the kids run around, play around, have all the noise they make.

Nikki: Yeah. They do seem a little subdued, though, which is perfectly normal. No matter what we thought of ashland, he was their stepfather.

Victor: Oh, sweetheart. Having that bastard gone forever is something we shouldn’t mourn, you know?

Nikki: Now, the way you say that…

Victor: Say what?

Nikki: I don’t know. You just seem very pleased with yourself.

Victor: What, that ashland locke is gone? Makes me very happy.

Nikki: It’s actually more than that. It’s more like triumph.

Victor: I think you’re imagining things.

Nikki: Well, then why is it every time ashland’s name is brought up, you seem to be taking credit for his demise?

Victoria: Oh. Chance.

Chance: Victoria.

Victoria: How long have you been waiting outside?

Chance: I just arrived. Why do you look so upset?

Victoria: Uh…a deal that i thought I had in the bag suddenly isn’t, so I was headed out to handle it. So, if you’ll excuse me.

Chance: I’m glad I caught you, since you weren’t around yesterday. I’d like to talk to you a little bit more about ashland’s death.

Nick: What now? How many times do we have to go over this?

Chance: As many times as it takes to get to the bottom of what really happened.

Jack: Come on. Come on. Yes! Yes!

Traci: Harrison!

Jack: Way to go, buddy! Did you see him just score that goal?

Traci: I did! Oh, my gosh, he’s a natural athlete.

[ Both laugh ]

Jack: He’s pretty good at pee-wee soccer, I’ll tell you that. You know, I’ve given some thought to, uh, coaching.

Traci: Are you serious?

Jack: You think I can’t keep up?

Traci: I think you’re gonna run these children ragged.

Jack: Yeah, that’s more like it.

Traci: [ Laughs ] So, how’s that gonna work? You know, I know that you’re alone at the top now, right? You were able to take on that responsibility so that kyle could move over to marchetti. So, how’s this working, you spending more time with your grandson than behind your desk?

Jack: Are you accusing me of neglecting the family business?

Kyle: Thank you. Two coffees, please.

Summer: God. Poor harrison. Do you think that he’s beginning to understand?

Kyle: That he’ll never see father again? I think it’ll take some time to sink in.

Summer: Yeah, you’re probably right about that.

Kyle: I’m just glad my mother and dad are around. They both love spending time with him.

Summer: It is a relief to know that he’s being well taken care of when we can’t be with him ourselves, especially right now.

Kyle: Yeah. Work’s been a bit crazy.

Summer: Actually, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about a new hire.

Kyle: What job are you referring to?

Summer: The new executive position overseeing marchetti home.

Kyle: Has the headhunter come up with a candidate yet?

Summer: Not exactly.

Kyle: Hmm. Who do you have in mind?

Summer: My mom.

Phyllis: Hey.

Diane: Hi.

Phyllis: Oh, good on you, keeping your workouts in.

Diane: No. You’re right. I do need to stay fit for harrison’s sake. He’s needed extra attention from his dee dee after the shock of ashland’s death. It’s been really hard for him to process.

Phyllis: Oh, yeah.

Diane: Yeah.

Phyllis: It’s really hard for children to deal with grief. That’s why all of us as parents — we make sure that we’re there for them to prevent them from any unnecessary trauma.

Diane: Hmm.

Phyllis: Mm. But kyle and summer — they’re amazing.

Diane: Oh, yeah. They’re excellent parents. You know what? I-I better get to it. I’m on a gym break from my job at marchetti. I have to tell you, it is such an invigorating environment, and working with my son is incredible. You know what, phyllis? My new life in genoa city is better than I could have ever dreamed. Yeah.

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Victor: My baby, with all due respect, I think that’s utter nonsense, alright? It had nothing to do with ashland locke’s demise. He’s responsible for that.

Nikki: His death would seem to be the result of a great many poor choices.

Victor: I’m glad he’s gone. So, as far as I’m concerned, he is where he should be, where i always thought he would be.

Nikki: And newman is stronger than ever thanks to the merger with ashland’s company.

Victor: Yeah. And don’t forget that bastard tried to take everything away om me, okay? Everything. Don’t forget that. He’s exactly where he belongs to be — on a cold slab in a damn morgue, waiting for a pauper’s burial.

Victoria: What makes you think there’s anything to get to the bottom of?

[ Door closes ]

Chance: Something about ashland’s death just — it didn’t sit right with me. And I believe you two feel the same way. That’s why I continue to dig. So, victoria, you — you called me that night because you thought ashland was dead on your living room floor. And now you two step outside. You clear your heads. You’re stunned to come back inside and find him gone, right? So, I’m here to just follow up on all this confusion. I mean, you were convinced that he was in no shape to get up and leave, let alone make it to his car and drive off, right?

Victoria: Look, we have been through all of this before. There’s no other conclusion, unless you’ve come up with some other evidence.

Chance: I have. Two separate eyewitnesses spotted a vehicle matching the description of ashland’s rental car at a gas station across the street from your south end of the property.

Nick: Well, that makes sense. If it was his car, it’s consistent with what we know happened.

Victoria: So, what? So, you believe you know where ashland parked his car. How does that change anything?

Chance: Well, I don’t want to get ahead of all the facts here. I just want to confirm your version of the story so I can write my final report.

Victoria: Okay. And?

Chance: Well, I just came from your house, where I walked the distance from your back door to that gas station. It’s over half a mile. Thick woods. Then you add in the intense wind that was blowing that night. I tell you, it just seems tough for someone weak from head trauma.

Victoria: After the violent encounter that we had, I’m sure he was full of adrenaline. I know that nicholas and I were.

Chance: Look… I would feel so much better if i could just put this thing to rest and prove that ashland walked to that gas station. But right now…I can’T.

Kyle: Your mother working at marchetti alongside my mother? Do you seriously think that’s a wise idea?

Summer: She made a pretty good case for it.

Kyle: You’ve been trying to keep the peace. This is like handing phyllis a grenade and pulling the pin.

Summer: Look, I know that their positions would require some overlap, but maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe working together will force them to be on their best behavior.

Kyle: Babe, as much as I love your optimism —

Summer: Just hear me out. I wasn’t sure about this at first, either, but mom really regrets turning down that marketing position that i offered her, and now she wants to join our team.

Kyle: Why would she want to do this now when she didn’t before?

Summer: Well, the last position was in milan. Now it’s in genoa city. It’s a lot different.

Kyle: Well, what about her hotel?

Summer: She says that the place practically runs itself and she’s ready for a change. Plus, she’s recently gotten a great offer to sell it.

Kyle: Really?

Summer: Yeah. Somebody looking to acquire a high-end hotel. It’s actually what got me thinking about her for this position.

Kyle: I’m not seeing the connection between consumer products and hospitality.

Summer: Babe, my mom is a talented businesswoman. She built the grand phoenix into a well-known luxury lifestyle brand. She oversaw all of the decorating. She has a great eye for design, and she has exquisite taste. I mean, she has more than proven her creative abilities with programs like escape club.

Kyle: Yeah, I hadn’t thought about it from that angle. I… I guess she’s qualified.

Summer: And best of all, this would give us an opportunity to work together in a field that we both love. Plus, it’s not like hiring my mom is an act of charity. She’s gonna work her tail off, and she brings an enormous amount to the table.

Kyle: [ Sighs ]

Summer: Look, I get it. This could be the worst idea in the world.

Kyle: Or…it could wind up being one of the best.

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Summer: Wow. So, I convinced you that we should hire my mom?

Kyle: You’re right. Phyllis could be an asset. Her experience is legit, and she does have talent. But there would have to be a condition to any offer we make.

Summer: Go on.

Kyle: We want to keep phyllis from becoming a liability. That’s why I like your plan. If phyllis is working side by side with us, we can keep an eye on her, see if her real agenda is to cause trouble with my mom. Any problems, she’s out the door.

Summer: I don’t want to hire her under false pretenses, though, offer her a job just to spy on her, especially not in a role as important as this one.

Kyle: No, we won’t mislead her. We’ll tell her the truth — that we don’t trust her when it comes to my mom. That way, she’ll be on notice right from the get-go and she gets what she claims to want — to work with you. But she will have to agree to stay away from my mom unless they need to collaborate.

Summer: So, what about if, when you tell diane that my mom’s coming on board, you give her the exact same message, let her know that, effective immediately, we have a zero-tolerance policy for incivility at marchetti. That way, if she tries to beat my mom or make her look bad, out she goes. And we can let them both know that we’ve given them each identical warnings.

Kyle: Hmm. Deal.

Traci: [ Laughs ] No, I’m not suggesting that you’re slacking off. I’m just wondering how that’s gonna work, you know, spending all of this time with your grandson.

Jack: My executive team knows they can get a hold of me by cell any time they want. And, yes, I have made harrison a priority.

Traci: Yes! That’s it!

Jack: Oh, no.

Traci: Two! Two for our boy!

Jack: Did I miss a goal?

Traci: Harrison, great job, buddy!

[ Laughs ] I think we have a future professional soccer player in the family.

Jack: I tell you, that little boy is gonna have the opportunity to do or be anything he wants. Kyle and summer are gonna see to it.

Traci: They are. Yeah. It’s too bad that diane had to work today and couldn’t be here watching him play, right? I think she’s doing kind of a remarkable job with him, don’t you?

Jack: What is it you are really asking now?

Traci: [ Scoffs ]

Phyllis: Well, it seems like everything is going great for you now.

Diane: It is. Toodles.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Hmm. Oh. Looks like I’m going to have to postpone my workout. Kyle wants to meet. It’s probably something about marchetti or harrison. You know, I’m so sorry to leave you all alone at your post, just watching the world pass by.

Phyllis: Ah. You know, it’s funny because, from my vantage point, it seems like anything is possible. I’m starting to feel like the world is my oyster. Do you know what I mean? Like something is about to change that’s gonna be spectacular.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Phyllis: Oh, it’s summer. How funny. Oh, she has a proposition for me. I need to talk to her. Toodles.

Nick: So, what would it take for you to be satisfied that ashland was able to leave victoria’s house without any help?

Chance: Physical evidence would be nice. And then there’s another problem.

Victoria: Like what?

Chance: Security cam at the gas station. Turns out it’s blank right when ashland would have been there. So we got no footage of him getting back to his car and driving off.

Nick: It’s a lack of proof. It’s not evidence of anything.

Chance: I agree. So that’s why we decided to check all the other cameras that we have access to in the immediate vicinity. And we did find some footage of ashland’s vehicle en route to where the accident happened.

Victoria: Well, that proves that he got to his car.

Chance: It’s unclear because it looks like there could be more than one person in the car.

Victoria: [ Scoffs ] “Looks like”?

Chance: The video’s grainy, so it’s hard to be certain. So we decided to scour the area where his car was parked at the gas station. And we did, in fact, find indications of more than one person. Looked like somebody tried to brush over some footprints. We also retrieved a cigarette butt, freshly smoked, buried in the dirt.

Victoria: Well, that could be from anyone. Another customer.

Chance: True.

Nick: Well, I wish you’d get to the point, chance. What is it you don’t believe about our account of what went down?

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Phyllis: When do I start?

Summer: [ Chuckling ] Oh. You’re being awfully presumptuous. Okay, fine. How would you like to oversee the launch of marchetti home, our new home decor and furnishings line?

Phyllis: Are you kidding me? Oh, my goodness. My mind is blown. I’m gonna kill this. Summer! This is incredible! I mean, you know that I oversaw every aspect of decor in this hotel. I mean, that’s one of the reasons it’s so successful. This was all my idea. Alright, alright, tell me everything. When do you want me to start?

Summer: Okay, before we talk terms, I need to lay out a few ground rules.

Phyllis: Sure.

Summer: Actually, there’s just one. Play nice with diane. Mom, this role is really important, so there’s definitely gonna be some overlap with publicity.

Phyllis: Oh, definitely. I mean, when I launch the new line, it’s gonna be the hottest thing in lifestyle journalism. Diane will be fielding offers for me.

Summer: Okay, this — this is exactly what kyle and I do not want, this constant competitive in-fighting and just general bitchiness between you and diane.

Phyllis: Okay, no general bitchiness. No specific bitchiness, either.

Summer: Will you please listen to me? My first instinct was to not bring you in ’cause I knew that it could create a volatile situation.

Phyllis: These are just jokes, summer. I’m just joking.

Summer: Mom, sometimes your jokes aren’t that funny.

Phyllis: Oh. Alright. Um… well, I won’t provoke diane. I mean, if you don’t believe me, you can put it in the contract. I’ll sign it.

Summer: Okay. Look, I’m being serious with this warning. Don’t start trouble. Do not create a hostile work environment because kyle and i are going to be keeping our eyes on you, on both of our mothers, for any hint of conflict. The only reason kyle agreed to let you come on board is so that we could keep a closer watch on you. Because, to be completely honest, mom, neither of us fully trust that you cannot stir the pot with diane.

Diane: Kyle. Hey. Thanks for waiting for me. So, you wanted to talk to me about phyllis? What has she done this time?

Kyle: It’s about what she’s going to do. Phyllis is coming to work with us at marchetti.

Diane: [ Coughing ] Oh, that’s — [ Coughs ] That’s, um, very generous of

[Coughs] You and summer. You know, I — well, I saw phyllis today. She seems — she seems really lonely. That’s — that’s very nice of you.

Kyle: Can we get real? You couldn’t care less about phyllis’ well-being.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

Kyle: I want you to be open and honest with me about how this makes you feel, whether it will affect your job performance.

Diane: Will we be working together?

Kyle: Sometimes, yes. Phyllis will be in charge of our new marchetti home start-up. Naturally, we’ll be devoting considerable resources to promoting it both before and after it launches.

Diane: [ Scoffs ] Oh, god. You do realize that she’s just doing this to try to sabotage me.

Nikki: As relieved as I am that we don’t have to deal with ashland anymore, I am not quite ready to dance on his grave.

Victor: Well, I understand, but you will come around, baby, okay?

Nikki: There was a time when we trusted him with victoria’s entire future. We welcomed him into this family with open arms, and he was deceiving us the whole time.

Victor: Well, let me just say that he’s not the only one good at deception, okay? I knew the moment I met him that he and I would be involved in a high-stakes chess game.

Nikki: And that you would win.

Victor: As a matter of fact, we took him down together. And the company is stronger than it ever was. We almost united as a family.

Nikki: By “almost,” I assume you are referring to adam. Darling, don’t you think it’s time for you to accept the fact that there is no family unity if he is included? I mean, how many times have we gone through that scenario?

Victor: I know. But the idea of giving up on him breaks my heart.

Nikki: I know it does. And I’m sorry. But at a certain point, just for your own sanity, you have to put that dream behind you.

Chance: Before I respond to that question, I just want to make one thing very clear. I’m on your side. I mean, if you two were trying to cover up killing ashland, victoria, you wouldn’t have called me. And, nick, if you wouldn’t have brought that ring to my attention, which is another thing that’s just gnawing at me. I mean, how the hell did that ring fall out of his pocket? You can’t answer that because you two were not in the room when he vanished. Therefore, you don’t know firsthand what happened.

Victoria: It sounds like you’re suggesting that he was dead, like nicholas and i thought, and somebody moved the body. But who would do that and why?

Chance: Your father. To protect you both. There are times, I wonder…

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Nick: That is one hell of a supposition.

Chance: Is it? I mean, everyone knows what victor is capable of, how protective he is of his family, up to and including acting illegally when he deems it necessary.

Nick: If you’re so suspicious of our father, maybe you should be interrogating him.

Chance: Well, the ranch is my next stop. I wanted to come here and give you guys an opportunity to come clean first. If you’re aware of anything covert that victor might have set into motion after ashland died, better now than later, when you become accessories after the fact.

Victoria: You know, you’re accusing our father with no proof at all. As nicolas just said, this is all speculation.

Chance: Look, victoria, I am sincerely sorry for what ashland has put you through, and not just the other night — the past few months. I don’t know everything, although I’d like to, but I have learned enough to know that ashland locke is an evil man. I get it.

Victoria: And now he’s gone, and I’m grateful for that, if nothing else. But how he died and the fact that he died at all — it weighs on nick and me.

Chance: I believe you, victoria. I do. And that is why I am here giving you this opportunity to tell me right now if there is anything else I need to know.

Nick: I have nothing to add. I told you everything that i knew that night.

Chance: [ Sighs ] Interesting turn of phrase.

[ Door slams ]

Phyllis: Wow. Thanks for the rousing vote of no confidence.

Summer: Mom, we have every confidence in the world that you are going to excel at this job. That’s not what this is about. But in case you’re wondering, kyle is giving this exact same warning to his mother as we speak.

Phyllis: I mean, the only thing I could vow to you and kyle is that… I’m realizing my dream of working with my daughter.

Summer: [ Chuckles ]

Phyllis: That means a lot to me. Your worries are unfounded.

Summer: They’re not unfounded, and you know it. Look at the way that you’ve reacted to diane coming to live closer to her son. You let it ruin your relationship with jack.

Phyllis: Okay, listen, that’s in the past. Please. I’m really excited about this. I mean, it’s like a new chapter in my life.

Summer: Okay, well, I am really looking forward to it… as long as you are on the level. Because if you’re not, mom, I’m gonna know.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] Listen, I’m sorry about my jokes earlier, which apparently aren’t always funny.

[ Both laugh ] Hey, I don’t believe that you and kyle really think I’m gonna act unprofessionally, or you would never entrust me with such a high-level job. But I want you to know… that I will not let you down. I’m doing this for you. For us. Okay? I have your back. Which is why I accept your offer.

Summer: [ Laughs ]

Traci: Jack, I’m just complimenting diane on her grandparenting skills.

Jack: Uh-huh.

Traci: Okay, come on. If you’re reading something into this, then maybe there’s something on your mind.

Jack: Well, you are just full of sisterly concern today, aren’t you?

Traci: Today and every day.

Jack: If you’re asking me if I am happy that diane has made a connection with harrison, yes, I am. Harrison deserves it, and she’s been a real source of support for kyle, as well.

Traci: So, I guess the question is, do you feel that she’s a different person than the one who left here years ago?

Jack: Well, the jury’s still out there. She is able to be reasonable and calm and levelheaded and still have that spark in her.

Traci: Hmm. I guess some people can change.

Jack: And some people just can’t, which I guess makes those who can all the more impressive.

Kyle: You and phyllis are like a match and gasoline.

Diane: [ Scoffs ]

Kyle: But just how this was important for me to give you this opportunity, it’s important to summer that her and her mother get the chance to work together. So we need to find a way to co-exist.

Diane: [ Scoffs ] Will I be reporting to her? D-does she have the power to fire me?

Kyle: Absolutely not. You will be in separate divisions.

Diane: Oh, thank god.

Kyle: However, there will be times when you need to interact. And for the record, everything I’m saying to you, summer intends to say to phyllis. That way, you’ll start out on the same footing. You don’t have to like each other, but you do have to be civil. And if you can’t bring yourself to do that, there will be consequences.

Diane: Kyle, think about this. Why would phyllis give up her cushy job as owner of the grand phoenix?

Kyle: I can’t speak for phyllis, although summer said that she was interested in selling the hotel and starting something new.

Diane: Again, why? Why? Summer already offered her a job, and phyllis turned it down. Don’t you think this timing is a bit suspect? Now that I’m here, what, phyllis is suddenly encouraged to come on board?

Kyle: I think marchetti’s move to genoa city made it more appealing.

Diane: Oh, god! I hope you can at least see that phyllis is being the aggressor here. She would not give up a business she owns to take a position where she has to answer to her daughter and her son-in-law unless she had ulterior motives.

Kyle: Okay, even if that is true — and I’m not saying it is — she can only mess things up for you if you let her.

Diane: Oh, oh. So, if she attacks me, do I at least have the permission to defend myself?

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Victor: Sweetheart, perhaps we should leave the subject of adam for another day, alright?

Nikki: Yeah. Works for me.

[ Cellphone ringing ]

Victor: Yes? Send him up to the main house. Well, it’s chance. I guess he wants to… talk about official business.

Nikki: Now?

Victor: Yeah.

Nikki: What does he want with you?

Victor: No idea. I assume talk about the night that ashland locke died. He already talked to my security team.

Nikki: Really? Well, isn’t he thorough?

Victor: Just routine, you know. Nothing to worry about.

Nikki: I’ll take your word for it. In the meantime, I’m late for an appointment, so, uh, I’ll leave you to handle things.

Victor: Sweetheart, this will all be over soon.

Nikki: And that’s when I’ll celebrate.

Kyle: The short answer is no, mother. No fighting, no instigating, no escalation if provoked. We’ll be keeping an eye on both of you, and we’re not going to stand for any trouble.

Diane: Tell me something honestly. Is this a test to see how i handle myself under the worst possible conditions? And — and — and what if i fail? What if the job becomes untenable because of phyllis? Am I the casualty?

Kyle: Mom —

Diane: Am I the one out of a job?

Kyle: Mom, take a breath, please. I understand why you’re concerned about this. I do. But you have faced much worse. You’re strong, determined. You can do this. I believe in you.

Diane: I appreciate your faith in me.

Kyle: It’s why I let you back into my life, why I hired you at marchetti, why I told harrison you were his grandmother. What deeper vote of confidence could you ask for?

Diane: You don’t, uh, have to give me anything else. You’ve, um — you’ve done enough already.

Kyle: What’s more, I think a peaceful coexistence with phyllis would prove to everyone that you’ve changed. Convince all the doubters that you’re healthier and stronger than you used to be. And if it helps, thinking of this as a test, make up your mind you will pass.

Phyllis: Alright. Thank you. Thank you.

Nikki: Hey, I’m sorry for being late. What’s the latest on “operation diana jenkins”?

Phyllis: I’m happy to report I got the job at marchetti. I’m in.

Nikki: That’s great! Congratulations. Let’s call ashley and tell her —

Phyllis: Yeah. Yeah. Not so fast. This is gonna be tricky. Summer made it clear that she and kyle will be watching my every move. She made it part of our agreement that I wouldn’t cause trouble with diane. The minute I do, I’m out on my butt.

Nikki: So, what does that mean? Are you having second thoughts about our plan?

Kyle: Mm. How’d it go with phyllis?

Summer: Well, she was thrilled about the job offer, not so thrilled to learn that she’ll be on probation right out of the gate.

Kyle: At least everything’s been spelled out.

Summer: What about diane? How’d she take it?

Kyle: She was a lot more upset than I thought she’d be. Accused me of creating a test she’s bound to fail.

Summer: I mean, I guess I can see why she might feel that way.

Kyle: It didn’t help hearing phyllis would be joining the company at a much higher level. She thinks that phyllis will use her position to somehow get her fired. I thought my mother was past all this petty competition, but the news triggered something in her.

Summer: Are we making a big mistake?

Kyle: Maybe this is what our mothers need to get past their history — behave like responsible adults.

Summer: Mm, you are so cute when you’re dreaming.

[ Laughs ]

Kyle: Who knows? Maybe we’ll get lucky and this will force them to get along.

Summer: I love your optimism. You always see the best in people.

Kyle: Mm. I try, anyway.

Summer: Well, it’s rubbed off on me. Maybe that will extend to our mothers, too.

Kyle: [ Chuckles ] Come here. My moderate to severe plaque psoriasis…

Jack: No hello?

Diane: Oh. Sorry, jack. I-I-I didn’t see you.

Jack: Uh-oh, something’s wrong. What is it?

Diane: Summer has brought phyllis on at marchetti. We’re going to be co-workers. I have no doubt this is part of a calculated plot by phyllis against me.

Jack: Possibly. So what? Do the work. Steer clear of her.

Diane: No, I just wish kyle could see this for what it is — a well-timed conspiracy to destroy everything that I have worked so hard to rebuild.

Jack: I know that look, diane. You’re feeling cornered, and you’re thinking of a preemptive strike.

Diane: Well, if I do, I’ll lose my job.

Jack: Yes, and all of the goodwill you’ve developed with kyle and the rest of the abbotts. Whatever’s swimming around in that head of yours, just knock it off. Do not give in to your insecurities. It’s only gonna hurt yourself.

Diane: [ Sighs ] I promise I won’t let that happen.

Phyllis: I am 100% committed to burying diane. That hasn’t changed. And you should know I wasn’t just hired to have a job at marchetti. It’s a very, very high-level job. I will be heading the home fashion division at marchetti.

Nikki: Ooh, that’s very impressive.

Phyllis: Yes. Yes. And while I’m there every day calling the shots, diane will be twiddling at her junior publicist position, and I’ll be in my executive suite.

[ Clears throat ] I’m gonna milk that, that’s for sure.

Nikki: I don’t think you’re gonna have to do that. I think just the thought of it will be enough to send her into orbit. I mean, she’ll self-destruct whether you lift a finger or not.

Phyllis: Oh, I’m gonna lift 10 fingers — clandestinely, of course. We’re gonna get this bitch out of town.

Nick: I hate it that dad put us in this position.

Victoria: Well, you’re the one who forced his hand.

Nick: How so?

Victoria: He would have taken what he’d done to his grave. But you had to confront him, didn’t you? You just couldn’t resist. And now you don’t even have plausible deniability, and neither do I because you’ve told me.

Nick: I didn’t think you wanted to be left in the dark. Look, I hate what dad did, not that he told me.

Victoria: Well, I’m upset about both.

Nick: As usual, his micromanaging is coming back to bite him. Dad has this obsessive need to control everything. He doesn’t trust anyone but himself.

Victoria: I don’t think you’re being very fair to dad.

Nick: How do you not get this? I’m worried about dad. Chance knows there is something not right about this, and he’s never gonna leave it alone.

Victoria: He’s married to abby. Despite all of the questions that he just asked us, I doubt that he’s gonna go after our family.

Nick: This guy puts honor and duty before anything else. When dad moved ashland’s dead body, he broke the law. Now, whether he thought he was protecting us or not, he put himself at risk — and us. Trust me, there are going to be major legal implications for all of us. Do you really think chance is just gonna turn a blind eye?

Victor: Chance. Sit down, my boy.

Chance: Thank you, sir.

Victor: What brings you by?

Chance: Well, I just spoke with victoria and nick, as well as walked the grounds that ashland would have traversed, if, in fact, he did leave on his own that night.

Victor: Uh-huh. So, something tells me you don’t think that’s the case?

Chance: No, victor, I don’T.

Victor: Mm-hmm.

Chance: I am certain you know more than you’re telling. And now is the time to be straight with me.

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Billy: Hey.

Victoria: What are you doing here? You’re supposed to be in los angeles.

Billy: Well, obviously, i heard about ashland.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] So you cut a business trip short because a man that you hated died?

Billy: I came back for the kids. Thought it was a good idea that I was a physical presence. Let them know that their father loves them and that life goes on.

Victoria: And lily was okay with you dropping everything and coming home?

Billy: Well, that’s the good thing about having a boss who’s a mother. She gets it. Kids come first. How are you?

Victoria: I’m busy. I am one signature short of closing a deal.

Billy: Bury yourself in your work to ignore the hurt.

Victoria: There’s nothing wrong with being productive. As you can see, I’m fine.

Billy: Right. Well, if you’re not gonna tell me how you’re actually feeling, maybe you can tell me what the hell happened.

Nick: Hey.

Sharon: Hey, nick.

Nick: Guess I’m your only customer right now?

Sharon: Yeah. It’s a slow morning.

Nick: How would you feel about locking that door so we could talk?

Sharon: Sure. Whatever you need. Sit down. What’s going on?

Nick: [ Sighs ] I did not sleep well last night.

Sharon: What kept you up? Nick, it’s me you’re talking to. You know you can tell me anything.

Nick: Something my dad told me…about ashland.

Sharon: Okay.

Nick: He didn’t die in the car accident like everybody thinks. He died because of me. I killed ashland locke.

Nate: Hey. Is billy around?

Devon: I have not seen him.

Nate: Ah. Too bad. I heard he came home early. I wanted to see how things went. Since he’s my counterpart. I was hoping he could, uh, show me how to keep things on track, moving according to the mission. Unless, you know, you have a problem with that.

Devon: No, I don’t have a problem with it. Um, you know, nate, you’re probably one of the smartest guys that I know. And that was true two years ago, it was true two days ago, and it’s not going to change.

Nate: I appreciate that.

Devon: Yeah. And I know that you can hande this job. That’s never been the issue.

Nate: But there is an issue. And if this is about me double-booking jason santino, mea culpa. Rookie mistake. If I had cleared things with you like I should have, all of this could have been avoided.

Devon: Yeah. And the best part about this error is that it’s not gonna happen twice, right?

Nate: None of this would have happened if I hadn’t tried to do you a favor and lighten your load.

Devon: Well, I appreciate you trying to do that. And I also understand how different this job must be for you. I know you’re probably used to people reporting to you back at memorial.

Nate: Yeah. It’s been a long time since i had to get approval for anything I thought was necessary.

Devon: Yeah.

Nate: It’s all a learning curve.

Devon: It is. It’s a big job.

Nate: Yeah. From here on out, I am focused on being the best number two you could ever need.

Devon: Well, thank you for saying that. I appreciate it. And I really just want to see you succeed ’cause I worry sometimes that I’ve thrown too much at you too soon.

Nate: No, no. I got this. Really.

Devon: Yeah?

Nate: Yeah.

Devon: Okay.

Amanda: Hey, um…

Devon: Hey.

Amanda: I’m sorry to interrupt, uh…

[ Sniffles ]

Devon: It’s okay.

Nate: What’s wrong?

Amanda: I just got a call from naya’s doctor, and, um… she’s in a coma.

Abby: I am so glad that we made time to have breakfast together.

Chance: I’m sorry I’m so distracted. I just can’t get my mind off this case right now.

Abby: I just — I don’t understand what there is to investigate in the first place. Ashland lost control of his car. It seems pretty open and shut.

Chance: I know. I — I just want to make sure all the I’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed, you know? And that means talking to everybody who knew him well, including victoria.

Abby: I just — I don’t understand why you have to question her now. Unless… unless there’s something that you haven’t told me and you think there’s more to the story. Psoriatic arthritis,

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Chance: Okay, like I said, this is all just routine. I promise.

Abby: If this is just ordinary, by-the-book police work, then please explain to me why I’ve had to repeat myself more than usual.

Chance: What was that?

[ Chuckles ] I’m kidding. I’m kidding. I just wish you’d lighten up a little bit and quit worrying about this.

Abby: Oh, no, babe, no. You’re not getting off that easy. The more that you keep saying that this isn’t a big deal, the less inclined I am to let it go.

Kevin: Hey, chance, I have it a — oh.

Abby: Kevin. Hi. What is it that you have?

Kevin: Uh, I was just saying it’s, um…just… it’s just an update on a matter that — that chance asked me to look into.

Abby: Mm. Does this matter have anything to do with the car accident that killed ashland?

Chance: Baby, I will tell you everything when the investigation is done, okay? I promise. Now, I got to go, but I love you.

Abby: I love you.

Chance: I’ll see you later.

Abby: Bye.

[ Door closes ]

Victoria: Ashland came by the house that night. He wanted to talk. He — he wanted to salvage what was left of our great love. He was, uh, out of control. And when I told him that — that nothing was going to ever work between us again, he — he grabbed me. So I — I found whatever I could to defend myself, and I ran away from him.

Victoria: You are about as tough as they come, victoria.

Victoria: No, I’m not. I’m not. I was scared. I… I had never seen him like that before. I didn’t know what he was gonna do, and… that’s when nicholas showed up. He got in between ashland and me, and I ran to the kitchen to grab my phone to call the police. Then the two of them got into it. Ashland attacked him, and nicholas — he punched ashland. And he fell and hit his head.

[ Sighs heavily ] When I finally came back into the room, nicholas was trying to get a response from ashland, but there was nothing. There was no pulse. He was dead.

[ Sighs ] Or, at least, we thought he was dead.

Billy: What is that supposed to mean?

Victoria: I don’t know. I — it’s hard to explain. Nicholas — he was — he was in shock, and I think maybe I was, too. So I called chance, and I told him to come there. And then we went outside just to — to compose ourselves and to get as far away from that room as possible and…

[ Sighs ] Then when we came back to the living room, ashland was — he was gone. His body was gone.

Billy: I… I don’t understand. How is that even — how is that possible?

Victoria: I don’t know. The — the police did a manhunt, and they found ashland in his car, crashed in a ravine.

Billy: Yeah. I mean, that’s what the news reports said, but that’s — that’s all the news reports said.

Victoria: I don’t know, billy. I didn’t even have time to process ashland’s death before I — I had to go and get the kids.

[ Both sigh ]

Billy: I knew there was something up with him. I mean, he was acting sideways. It was — it was as if he wanted you to hurt as much as he did. He had a very dangerous vibe about him, which is exactly why I didn’t want to go to L.A.

Victoria: Well, you were very right to worry. You know, after we, uh — after we spoke, I ran into nick… and I gave him a heads-up.

Victoria: You did?

Billy: Yeah. He had a very, uh, uncharacteristic, victor-like response, telling me that it was none of my business and to stay out of it, that I didn’t need to be your protector anymore. And I told him that he’s gonna have to do it…and to make sure that he did the job.

Victoria: You know that nicholas came by right after that. He was able to stop ashland, and — and he possibly saved my life because of you.

Sharon: Are you absolutely sure that’s what happened?

Nick: Ashland did die after he fell and hit his head. I wasn’t wrong about him not having a pulse.

Sharon: So, he didn’t get up and get behind the wheel and drive into that ravine.

Nick: No. I guess while vick and I were outside waiting for chance, my dad’s team swept in the house and then moved ashland’s body into his car and then staged the crash.

Sharon: [ Sighs ] My gosh, nick, I’m so sorry. This must be a really big shock for you. You hadn’t had time to process everything that happened, and now you find out what victor did.

Nick: Dad said he was protecting me and vick from an investigation that might cast a different light on what really went down that night, you know, because we all hated him so much and the fact that there weren’t any eyewitnesses.

Sharon: Well, I’m not surprised to hear that victor chose to handle things this way. I know he loves his children, and he thought he was helping.

Nick: Think about where it leaves me, though. I was completely shaken when i thought that I had killed ashland, despite how I felt about him. This guy was out of control and going after my sister. He had nothing to lose by hurting her.

Sharon: Do you regret it?

Nick: Protecting my sister? No way. No way, but…

[ Sighs ] I hated ashland, and I wanted him out of our lives, but i certainly never intended to kill him.

Sharon: Of course you didn’T.

Nick: But now, because of the way my dad botched this whole thing, with pulling all these strings and breaking all the rules, I’m now complicit in this crime. Oh, my god. And now you are, too, because i told you.

Sharon: Nick, it’s okay.

Nick: No. You’re in the middle of this now.

Sharon: Don’t —

Nick: I never should have come. I’m so sorry.

Sharon: No, don’t worry about it. I can take care of myself. You needed someone to talk to. I’m glad that you came to me.

Nick: You are not gonna get in trouble over this, alright? Just… we never had this conversation.

Sharon: Right now, I want to focus on you. Your father’s put you in an incredibly difficult position.

Nick: That’s dad’s specialty.

Sharon: What are you gonna do about it?

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Devon: I’m so, so sorry.

Amanda: Thank you.

Nate: Amanda, I know how frightening this must be, but naya just lapsed into a coma today?

Amanda: Yeah, that’s what the doctors said.

Devon: I’m sure there’s something that they can do to give her the best chance of recovery.

Amanda: I don’t know. I don’t know. But imani’s there. She took the red eye-out, and she’s blaming herself, of course, and I can’t help but feel responsible.

[ Voice breaking ] I told you that I shouldn’t have left.

Nate: Hey, hey, hey, don’t think that way. You didn’t do this, and you can’t control it. You have nothing to feel guilty about. It sounds like naya’s in good hands and she’s getting all the medical attention she needs.

Amanda: I know that you guys are probably right, but I can’t help thinking that she is never gonna wake up [Voice breaking] And I am never gonna get a chance to say goodbye.

Nate: Hey, hey. Don’t go to the worst-case scenario. There are plenty of patients in similar situations who regain consciousness.

Devon: That’s right. The only thing you need to do — you need to focus on your next step, okay? What do you need from us?

Amanda: I don’t know. I… I got to — I got to figure this out. I got to, um… I got to figure out what to do next because imani and I — we both just can’t leave work. I —

Devon: Yes, you can. Of course you can. Nate and I can figure out a plan.

Amanda: [ Sighs ] Thank you.

Nate: Take care of your mother. Everything else can wait.

Billy: I guess it’s kismet that I ran into nick before i left for L.A. And that everything happened the way that it did.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] How are the kids handling all of it?

Victoria: As well as can be expected.

Billy: You tell them I can come by tonight, help them navigate all this.

Victoria: Thank you. Honestly, billy, being out of town with the children helped. It was good to have some time and some distance from all that happened.

Billy: Well, I guess there is some poetic justice, the fact that ashland locke left this earth in the same way that his big persona was born — in a car crash.

[ Sighs ] I’m just glad that he is not on this earth anymore and he is out of your life for good.

Victoria: You know they say you’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, right?

Billy: Yeah, well, I’m gonna make an exception this time because I know what he put you through. The way that you handled yourself… I am just in awe of you. Your fortitude. Your stubbornness. And of course your grace.

Victoria: [ Breathes deeply ] I told you to go to L.A. And not worry about me, but you didn’t listen.

Billy: Yeah, well, there’s nothing you can say to stop me from looking out for you.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] Thank you.

[ Sighs ]

Nick: I don’t want to report what my dad did to the police. It’s just gonna drag this out. It’s gonna put victoria through even more hell. But at the same time, I cannot stand the way my dad on his own decided to alter the narrative.

Sharon: Well, I’m more concerned about the hell you’re going through.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

Sharon: Victor always has to try to control things, and he didn’t consider how this was gonna impact you.

Nick: He was hoping i wouldn’t ask any questions. He thought he was protecting me from knowing that I was responsible for another man’s death.

Sharon: It was an accident.

Nick: It’s still on me.

Sharon: Nick, listen to me. Ashland put himself on the collision course that led to his death. Victoria’s ex-husband shows up at her house uninvited, hellbent on revenge and winning? Thank god that you were there to protect her. Be grateful to whatever higher power put you there when she needed you. You did the right thing. Don’t ever doubt that. If something had happened to her or you? Oh, my god.

Nick: Ah. I got lucky.

Sharon: You did what had to be done. You acted in self-defense. And what victor did after that doesn’t change that.

Nick: Well, let’s hope chance feels the same way because it’s pretty clear he suspects there is a lot more to this story.

Chance: Alright, tell me

Kevin: I scanned the security footage from the gas station where a witness spotted locke’s rental.

Chance: Yeah?

Kevin: Watched it over and over, from the time ashland would have arrived to the time he would have left.

Chance: What’d you see?

Kevin: Nothing. It’s blank.

Chance: You sure?

Kevin: I know you didn’t just ask me to be your sidekick because of my good looks. I know what I’m doing. Yes. I’m positive.

Chance: Did you ask the gas station manager about the missing time?

Kevin: Yeah. He said the system’s outdated, they’ve had problems like this before. So we can’t be sure that the footage was tampered with or erased.

Chance: Which means we can’t be sure that it wasn’t tampered with.

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Nick: Thank you. You know, I was completely open and honest with chance when he questioned me. I hid nothing because I didn’t think there was anything to hide.

Sharon: Well, that’s good. And that should have been the end of it.

Nick: But it wasn’T. It’s obvious he wasn’t satisfied with my answers.

Sharon: Yeah, he was pretty interested in finding out what i knew when he stopped by last night for coffee.

Nick: Chance interrogated you?

Sharon: It wasn’t a formal interrogation. It was just a bunch of casual questions.

Nick: What’d you tell him?

Sharon: A more concise version of what you had already told him before, I’m sure.

Nick: [ Sighs ] You know, he wanted to know about my dad’s security team and why they didn’t see what happened at the house. He was so suspicious, so I went and asked my dad about it. He finally admitted the truth. I just know chance isn’t gonna let this go very easily, which puts my dad in a very difficult position.

Sharon: And that’s on him. This was his call. You didn’t hide anything from the police.

Nick: Until now.

Devon: I appreciate that. Thank you very much. All right. Okay, so, if you want, you can fly back to virginia right away ’cause there’s nothing going on here that we can’t put on hold for a few days.

Amanda: [ Sighs ] Okay, trust me, I want nothing more than to be there with my mother, but I have responsibilities here as the head of legal counsel. I can’t just drop everything. There’s so much that is in motion right now. We can’t put things on hold.

Nate: If there’s something we can’t delegate to the rest of the staff, you can handle it remotely.

Amanda: Yeah, I… yeah, I suppose so, and… yeah, I mean, imani and I — we will be together, so we can collaborate.

Devon: Yeah, of course you guys can. The most important thing is that the two of you are with your mother, and anything else we can figure out here. And I know lily would agree with me.

Amanda: Thank you.

Devon: Of course.

Amanda: Both of you. I… I just — I don’t want to leave you guys in the lurch.

Devon: You’re not at all. Anything that needs to be taken care of in person, I can handle it, and if not, my coo can. Alright? We’ll be just fine. Naya’s the one who needs you.

Nate: Devon is right, okay? Research has consistently shown that comatose patients can hear and absorb everything that’s going on around them. So go. Let her feel your love.

Amanda: I really hoped that that would make a difference, but, I mean, nate, is there anything concrete that you can give me, some advice that could help?

Nate: Talk to her. Make a playlist for her.

Amanda: [ Voice breaking ] Of all of her favorite songs.

[ Laughs ]

[ Sighs ] I have no idea what they are. And I might never will. Um… imani. Imani will know. I’ll talk to her.

Nate: You can also make a list of everything she has to look forward to when she wakes up.

Amanda: I could just fill her room with flowers.

Devon: There you go.

Amanda: Yeah. Or maybe not — because then she might think that, um, she’s in her funeral.

[ Laughs ]

Devon: No. I’ll tell you what you do. You just hold her hand because you know that having the right people around her can get her through anything.

Amanda: [ Cries ]

Devon: Alright?

Amanda: I hope so.

Devon: It will.

Amanda: I just want to get to her as soon as possible.

[ Sighs ]

Devon: Well, you know what? How about you take my jet and you get there even faster?

Amanda: [ Sniffles ] Thank you.

Devon: Yeah.

Amanda: [ Cries ]

[ Breathes deeply ]

Devon: It’s gonna be fine. It’s gonna be fine. Ughh!

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Elena: Hey. Hi. I just popped by to see if there were any updates on canceling my contract with newman media. Hey. What’s wrong?

Nate: I’m sorry. Um… amanda and imani’s mom lapsed into a coma.

Elena: That’s terrible.

Nate: Yeah. I did my best to give amanda some hope, but you and I both know this is a bad sign.

Elena: [ Sighs ] So, what are amanda and imani planning to do now?

Nate: Well, they’re both headed to virginia to be with their mother. Devon gave them an indefinite leave of absence.

Elena: That’s really good of him.

Nate: Yeah. But, selfishly, I’m gonna miss having them around. Amanda’s an amazing lawyer, and imani’s been a real ally.

Elena: An ally? What do you mean?

Nate: Just that she understood what I was going through with the whole devon situation.

Elena: Wait. I’m sorry. Are you saying that she’s been fueling the tension between you and devon?

Kevin: The security footage from the gas station is definitely sketchy, and not just because of the frighteningly low video resolution. The places where the video is blank are only in the spots where ashland would have been seen — if he had been there.

Chance: Mm. That is suspicious. But it’s not proof.

Kevin: That’s not all. I checked other street surveillance cameras and found footage that looks like there may have been more than one person in ashland’s vehicle later that night.

Chance: Male? Female?

Kevin: It’s from a distance. The footage is grainy, so i can’t be sure. But there are also indications that there was more than one person in the spot where the car was allegedly parked. You know, footprints and a recently smoked cigarette butt.

Chance: One of victor’s guys was smoking when we interviewed him. I mean, I guess anybody could have dropped that butt, right? Again, that’s suspicious, but not proof, not proof. Okay, so, the assumption is that ashland parked his car at the gas station and walked to victoria’S. Or maybe if he went there with malicious intent, he was the one that disabled the security camera so there was never any evidence that he was ever there, right?

Kevin: It seems unlikely.

Chance: Yeah. Yeah, you’re right. That would require a lot of premeditation on his part.

[ Sighs ] Okay, according to the autopsy, cause of death was a traumatic& blow to the head, right? That’s consistent with nick’s story. I mean, it’s the kind of injury you get when you fall and hit the fireplace after getting punched.

Kevin: Or the kind of injury you get when your car crashes into a ravine.

Chance: Yeah. Okay, well, let’s just say that he didn’t die when he fell and hit his head, right? Maybe it just looked that way. Maybe he had a thready pulse that was just too weak to find.

Kevin: It could happen.

Chance: Could locke have gotten up after that injury and walked out of that house across that expanse of heavily wooded property and back to his car?

Kevin: What’s the alternative? The body moved itself? Someone moved the body? That doesn’t make any sense. Why would nick and victoria call the police and then move the body?

Nick: Billy, what are you doing here?

Billy: I came back from L.A. When I heard about ashland. I wanted to make sure that victoria was alright.

Victoria: I told him everything.

Billy: [ Sighs ]

Nick: Well, it was my conversation with you at the coffeehouse that made me go out and check on vick and make sure she was okay.

Billy: Well, I’m glad you showed up when you did. And to be honest, if it was up to me, I’d give you an award for what you did.

Nick: Sorry if it seemed like I was brushing you off.

Billy: It’s alright. I’m just glad that you’re both okay and that you are now locke-free and this whole nightmare is over.

Nick: Yeah. Um, I need to talk to you about that real estate deal.

Victoria: Oh. Business nick. He’s unstoppable.

Billy: Yeah. Look at him.

Victoria: Yeah.

Billy: I’ll let you two get to it. Thank you again. Glad you’re okay.

Victoria: Thanks for stopping by.

[ Door closes ]

Nick: So glad you’re home. How are my niece and nephew?

Victoria: Oh, they’re wonderful. They’re providing a really nice distraction for me right now. We’re staying at the ranch. You should come and hang out and bring christian.

Nick: Yeah. I might do that. I’m just glad you were able to get away from this for a few days. Have you talked to dad?

Victoria: Um, I saw him briefly before I drove here from the ranch. Why?

Nick: Has he said anything else to you about that night?

Victoria: No. Is there something I should know? Research shows that people remember ads with young people

Abby: Good morning!

Chelsea: Hi!

Abby: Hi!

Chelsea: Please tell me pamela has put the avocado toast back on the menu — because I’ve been fantasizing about it all morning.

Abby: Well, I am happy to say your dreams have come true.

Chelsea: Yes! Oh, I’m so happy. Okay. Now onto the important stuff. Dom? What is that little genius up to these days?

Abby: Is it too soon for him to start walking?

Chelsea: He is not.

Abby: Not yet, but he’s scooting around everywhere. I can tell he just — he wants to go, and I keep telling him, “slow down, please. Just stay a baby.” Well, how’s your son? How’s connor liking summer camp?

Chelsea: Oh, he’s loving it. Sports all day, s’mores all night.

Abby: Ah. That sounds so fun. I could really use a weekend adult summer camp — you know, roasting marshmallows, making macrame. You in?

Chelsea: You know, normally i would say, “yeah, where do i sign up?” But I don’t feel like I need an escape these days. I’m in a really good place.

Abby: Really? What’s your secret?

Chelsea: I think I just stopped trying to be what everybody else wanted me to be. I was losing sight of myself. So, I’ve made some really bold changes.

Abby: Well, I’m really happy for you. You look great.

Chelsea: Well, thank you. I feel like my life is finally back on track.

Billy: Hey, ladies.

Chelsea: Hey.

Abby: Billy, hi.

Billy: Hi. Um, I’m glad I ran into you. Uh, I don’t know if you know anything, but is it true that chance is investigating ashland locke’s death?

Abby: He is.

Billy: Okay. I’m not sure what there is to investigate. I mean, the man’s a very dangerous person looking for trouble, and he loses control of his car. So, what’s he looking into?

Chance: Okay, nick and victoria’s first instinct was to call me because they thought ashland’s was dead. What if they got scared afterwards that it wouldn’t look like self-defense?

Kevin: Because they hated the man for good reasons.

Chance: I mean, if he did get up and walk out, how the hell did that ring fall out of his pocket?

Kevin: Well, devil’s advocate here. Locke is injured.

Chance: Yeah, right, right.

Kevin: It’s a head injury. He’s unsteady on his feet. He makes his way to the door, he stumbles, falls, the ring falls out of his pocket.

Chance: Yeah, I guess that’s possible.

Kevin: Also, didn’t you tell me that nick came to you right when he found the ring? Call me crazy, but that doesn’t sound like somebody who’s trying to cover anything up.

Nick: Dad’s trying to keep this buried, but I forced the truth out of him, and you have a right to know. That night, when I punched locke and he fell and hit his head, we were right — it killed him.

Victoria: How did he end up in the car and then the ravine?

Nick: Dad’s bodyguards were watching the house. On dad’s orders, they took ashland’s body out of the house and put it in the car and made it look like the accident caused the blow to his head.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] Oh, my god, nicholas.

Nick: He said he was doing it for us because he didn’t think anyone would believe us if we said that we were acting in self-defense — because of ashland giving us all those reasons why we wanted him dead.

Victoria: Maybe dad did the right thing.

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He’s a fast talker.

Amanda: I don’t — I don’t know what’s scarier — having a parent or growing up without one.

Nick: Well, as someone who’s experienced both, I think that, no matter how difficult it gets, it’s always better to know where you come from so you have that family in your life.

Amanda: [ Sighs ] You know, ever since I met naya, I keep telling myself that we just need to get through this rough spot and that we’re gonna finally — we’re gonna get to the good stuff, you know, the family dinners and the holidays and — and learning all of her recipes.

[ Crying ] But then it’s just like something is always taking her away from me. I can’T…

Devon: It’s okay. It’s okay. Everything’s gonna be okay.

Amanda: [ Sighs ]

Devon: Alright? I know you’ve been fighting battles on your own since the day you were born, but I want you to remember something — that you’re not alone anymore. Okay? And it’s okay if you feel like you need somebody to hold your hand. So, if you want me to go with you, just say it.

Amanda: Thank you. Thank you for thinking like that. But I’m fine. I’m gonna be okay. I have my sister now. Imani and I — we’re gonna help each other through this. I know that.

Devon: Are you sure?

Amanda: Yes. I’m sure.

Devon: Okay. If you change your mind, you know you can just pick up the phone and I’ll drop everything and I will be there with you.

Amanda: Thank you for making all of this possible.

Devon: Don’t thank me.

Amanda: I just… I don’t even know when I’ll be back.

Devon: It’s okay. All you need to focus on is getting naya what she needs, which is you being there and your love. You can take all the time you need…’cause I’ll be right here waiting for you.

Amanda: And I am gonna be missing you every minute that I am gone.

Nate: Look, I know imani’s not your favorite person in the world, but blaming her for my issues with devon is ridiculous.

Elena: I wasn’t saying that she’s solely responsible, but if she’s in your ear telling you that you’re right and devon’s wrong, that can’t be helping matters.

Nate: Why are we even talking about this? You blaming her makes it seem like you don’t care for her situation.

Elena: Of course I care. My heart is broken for their family, including imani.

Nate: Good. Because amanda and her sister are going through a real tragedy right now, and what we should be doing is helping them through this. Nothing else.

Elena: [ Scoffs ]

Abby: You know, chance doesn’t really share the details of the cases that he’s investigating with me.

Billy: He’s a man of integrity, which is why I like him. So, I guess if I want more information, I’ll bark up a different tree.

Abby: Good idea. Chelsea, would you still like that avocado toast?

Chelsea: Absolutely.

Billy: Ooh, that sounds good. May I have one, as well, please?

Abby: Of course. I will tell your server.

Billy: Thanks, abby. So, let’s make this breakfast meeting official. Any thoughts on the, uh, ideas I left with you before I took off for L.A.?

Chelsea: I have some feedback.

Billy: Ohh. Never really liked that word.

We need to come up with a show that will keep our audiences entertained, amused, intrigued.

Billy: Okay. So, go ahead. What groundbreaking, award-winning ideas do you have that no one else has thought about? Or do you just love shooting down my ideas to come up with your own?

Chelsea: What can I say? I love my job.

Billy: Maybe a little too much.

Abby: Wait, is this the new, exciting thing you were talking about? Working with billy on his podcast?

Chelsea: I know it’s a huge departure from fashion, but it feels like a right fit and it’s working.

Billy: Yeah, it is. Our first episode did really well.

Chelsea: I’m having a lot of fun, and I can still be creative, but in an entirely different way. This new gig with billy came at just the right time.

Nick: You think dad did the right thing? Going behind our backs, lying to us?

Victoria: Look, I get — i get that you’re upset that dad took matters into his own hands, but in the moment, I mean, he had no idea what happened. For all he knew, I could have killed ashland. I mean, he was acting to protect us.

Nick: All he had to do was talk to us, and he would have found out the truth instead of going behind our backs.

Victoria: Dad did what he needed to do to end this chaos that ashland has caused in our lives for the last year and a half.

Nick: Vick, just think about it. There’s a million ways this can go wrong. Lying to the cops is an extremely risky thing to do. And now our father has put us in a position where we’re forced to do that.

Victoria: You’re right. We’re complicit in a cover-up. I need to talk to dad.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

Victoria: Hi, chance.

Chance: Victoria.

Victoria: How long have you been standing there?

Chance: I just got here. Why do you look so upset?

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Abby: What are you trying to say? That chance should back off the ashland case?

Chloe: Don’t tell me that you threatened the newmans.

Sally: There are still missing pieces to the puzzle, and we’re gonna find them.

Jack: There are so many opportunities for you to prove yourself to the world. And in fact, I can think of one off the top of my head. Come work with me at jabot.

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Nikki: I’m worried about her, too.

Victor: Oh. I can’t say I’m upset that the bastard is dead, but I’m concerned about our daughter’s reaction to it.

Nikki: Well, I just talked with her. She told johnny and katie the news. They’re handling it as well as can be expected.

Victor: That’s good to know.

Nikki: Have you talked to nicholas?

Victor: Unh-unh.

Nikki: Well, he is upset and confused, as well. I mean, he went from believing he had accidentally killed ashland to not having any idea where ashley was. And then he heard about a fatal car crash? He really doesn’t know what to make of it.

Victor: Yeah, well, it’s a lot for him to deal with, but I’m sure he’ll be alright.

Sally: Are you really leaving it up to me to decide if newman media will publish what I’ve learned? Or by asking me what I plan to do, is that your way of sending me a message as my boss to look the other way?

Nick: I swear to you, the decision is yours. I would just like a heads-up about what your intentions are so vick and I can be prepared for whatever is coming. Like I said, I’m very concerned for my sister.

Sally: [ Sighs ] As far as I know, no other news outlet is aware that ashland showed up to victoria’s house and got into it with her and you before he was found dead in his car. So part of me wants to publish it, scoop the competition, and inform the public. But… it might be a little premature at this point.

Chance: So how are you doing with all this news about ashland’s car accident?

Sharon: Well, I was upset when I heard about it. Not that I have any fondness for the man. Quite the opposite. But still, it was a shock. Brought up memories of rey’s death — how ashland wasn’t able to save rey, but he somehow managed to save himself and victoria.

Chance: Yeah. Yeah, I bet that’s tough to process.

Sharon: It is. But I spoke to nick about it, and he’s been a really great comfort to me, though he’s still trying to wrap his head around the whole situation himself.

Chance: Yeah, it was a tough night for everyone involved. So I’m assuming nick told you everything that happened with ashland?

Kevin: Thanks, bud.

Adam: What’s the rush, kevin? Got some hardcore hacking to do?

Kevin: Wouldn’t you like to know. I work for the gcpd. So if you’re looking for someone to blackmail into being your minion, look elsewhere. This guy’s on the right side of the law.

Adam: Yeah, well, at least for now. Old habits, you know, and all that.

Kevin: It’s funny. Now that I’m out of your orbit, everything is right in my world. Great job, great relationship, great family.

Adam: That sounds nice. I’m very happy for you.

Kevin: From what I hear, you’re striking out on all three of those fronts these days.

Adam: Gloating is not a good look on you, kevin.

Kevin: I think I’ve earned it. You put me through hell.

Adam: Come on. You were hardly an innocent victim.

Kevin: The difference between the two of us is that I have done my best to change. You just wallow in your bad habits.

Adam: What would you know about it?

Kevin: Uh, hello? Chloe? The love of my life?

Adam: No accounting for taste, but I guess there really is a lid for every pot, huh?

Kevin: [ Chuckles ] Yeah. My point is that chloe works for sally now. Not that she’s a gossip, but she has shared some things your ex has said about you. Whew!

Adam: Like what?

Kevin: Well, I wish I could stay and chat longer, but I’m assuming you heard ashland locke turned up dead, so I’m a little busy.

Adam: Wait a minute. Hang on a second, kevin. From what I heard, it was a simple open-and-shut case, and now you’re working on it after hours? Seems like there’s more that’s going on than meets the eye.

Jack: Going out?

Ashley: As a matter of fact, I am. Why? Are you keeping tabs on me like you used to when we were kids?

Jack: We’ve got kids who have kids. No, I don’t think so. I’m actually quietly reading over the lab report you asked me to look at.

Ashley: Well, you know what? I should be back at a pretty decent hour, so we can go over it when I get home.

Jack: Great.

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Diane: I brought something by for harrison.

[ Sighs ] Sorry to disturb you, but I wanted to bring these by tonight.

Jack: That’s okay. Ashley was just leaving.

Diane: Oh, well, don’t let me hold you up.

Ashley: I’m going to be back really soon so we can go over that report together and get it back to the team asap. Real soon.

Diane: [ Sighs ] It sounds like you’re busy, so I won’t take up too much of your time.

Jack: What have you got there?

Diane: Uh, I bought some age-appropriate books about loss and grief for harrison. I know, we will get kyle and summer’s approval first, but I thought these might be of use to our grandson.

Jack: That’s very thoughtful. I know you’re concerned about harrison. We all are.

Diane: Jack, don’t hold back. I know what you’re thinking.

Jack: What’s that?

Diane: [ Sighs ] Something along the lines of what phyllis said to me earlier today, that I might try and swoop in and do everything for harrison, but it won’t make up for the pain that I caused our son when he was a boy. I left you to guide kyle through the most devastating experience of his life and to pick up the pieces after I, you know, faked my death. So I can imagine that you don’t feel like I’ve earned the right to be there for our grandson now.

Sally: As the new head of newman media, it is important to me that whatever I put out into this world is rock solid. And right now, I have more of the story, but I don’t have the whole story. The police haven’t even addressed ashland’s whereabouts prior to his accident. So for now, maybe it’s best that we don’t put any of that in the articles we run on ashland’s death. But once I have all the relevant information, I’m going to do what I have to do.

Nick: I think that’s smart. Not that I’m pressuring you.

Sally: I know.

Nick: I really appreciate you holding off for now. It means a lot, and I will not forget it.

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Sharon: Nick told me that ashland was dead. At that moment, I think he was more concerned about me and my reaction, much like you are now, and I appreciate that. Nick has been a really strong shoulder to comfort me since rey’s death, and I wanted to offer whatever support I could to him, too.

Chance: So you think nick needs support?

Sharon: Well, of course, as does victoria and the entire family. Um, you know what? I just remembered that I put something on in the kitchen right before you walked in, and I need to get back to it. Is there anything else I can get you?

Chance: I’m good. Thank you.

Sharon: Alright, enjoy that coffee.

Chance: I will.

Kevin: Somebody’s dead. So, of course, there’s going to be a proper investigation. These things take time. It’s a bit more complicated than doing a little look-see at the crash site.

Adam: But if it was just a simple car crash, then why the “all hands on deck” approach? I mean, I assume that’s what’s happening, given your involvement, kevin.

Kevin: I’m going to speak slowly so you can grasp the concept. Dead body. Notorious person. Huge public interest. There’s a lot of pressure from up top to cross every “t” correctly as quickly as possible.

Adam: Uh-huh.

Kevin: You know, you would think as someone who’s been arrested numerous times that you would understand how these investigations work. Unfortunately, that’s all the time I have to explain the obvious. You and your party of one, have a lovely night. If you have type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure

Nick: It’s pretty late for you. What happened now?

Victor: [ Sighs ] I just wanted you to know, son, that your mother spoke with victoria, and apparently everyone is holding up well.

Nick: I’m relieved to hear that.

Victor: I also want you to know that your mother’s going to make the official statement on part of our company about the news. What I need to know is if newman media is on the same page. Have you spoken to sally — what’s her name?

Nick: Spectra.

Victor: Oh, yeah.

Nick: Yes.

[ Sighs ] I just came from seeing her. Apparently, a source told her that ashland was at victoria’s that night. For the time being, though, she has decided not to use that information in newman media’s coverage.

Victor: Well, maybe she will not prove to be the liability I thought she might.

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Adam: Look, I seriously hope that you are not here because you decided to hunt me down again.

Sally: I’m actually just here to order some takeout, so you don’t have to worry about a repeat performance. My heart won’t be bleeding all over the bar.

Adam: Okay.

Sally: Look, it’s inevitable that we’re going to see each other around town, and I don’t want things to be weird between us every time we cross paths.

Adam: I don’t either. But that’s really up to you.

Sally: Well, it’s a brand-new day. Or night, given the time. After our last conversation, you will be glad to know I realized you were right. We are better off apart.

Adam: Do you mean that?

Sally: I do. Yeah, I can’t keep fighting for a relationship that only one of us wants. Why would I? In the end, the only thing I would get out of it is a loss of self-respect.

Adam: Well, I am relieved that you have finally accepted that it’s over.

Sally: Yeah, well, I realize I was putting far too much energy into us and not enough into me, which isn’t a smart move, given that I have a lot to deal with as the ceo of newman media.

Adam: Oh. Then you didn’t resign.

Sally: I couldn’t bring myself to sacrifice the opportunity of a lifetime. No man is worth that. Not even you.

[ Sighs ]

Jack: I will admit that a few months ago, a few weeks ago, my reaction would have been as you described, that you had no business being in harrison’s inner circle, that you were overstepping, but… well, hearing about the books you just got, my first thought was, “wow, why didn’t I think of that?”

Diane: I think this is a big step forward for us.

Jack: I’m not going to question your feelings for harrison or how quickly you connected with him. The same thing happened to me. But right now, his family has to be there for him. All of us. He’s lost too much, too young.

Diane: I couldn’t agree more. And I can’t tell you how much it means to me to be considered family again, you know, what it means that harrison knows me as his grandmother. Jack, I promise I will never let that child down the way I did kyle. I will be there for both my grandson and my son — always.

Nikki: Hi.

Phyllis: Hey, nikki.

Nikki: I guess I beat ashley here, huh?

Phyllis: Hey, you get a lot of points for showing up and your dedication to the cause in light of…ashland’s death.

Nikki: Trust me, none of us are shedding tears over him.

Phyllis: Definitely not. And some people are just better off dead, like diane. Remember how happy we were when we thought she was dead?

Nikki: Hm.

Ashley: And once again, we agree on something.

Phyllis: Well, nice for you to show up.

Nikki: Hi.

Ashley: Yeah, I was delayed because the viper appeared on my doorstep. She just feels free to pop in whenever she damn well pleases. And she’s using this whole situation with ashland and harrison to just insinuate herself into our lives. I’m sorry. I don’t mean to trivialize what happened with the poor little boy and how it’s affecting your family with ashland and everything.

Nikki: Oh, please, I’m not offended. I’m not surprised that she’s using that to her advantage.

Phyllis: Yeah, I’m sure she’s all but wearing a “best grandma ever” sash across her chest.

Ashley: You don’t understand. I want her gone yesterday.

Phyllis: Good thing nikki and I have come up with a plan. (Vo) it’s yoooopllllaaaitiimmeee!!!

Adam: You made the right call. You know, regardless of our personal situation, I always did think you were the right person for the job.

Sally: Well, I have a confession to make. I had a little help coming to my final decision.

Adam: Let me guess. You brought chloe in, and she had some strong opinions on the subject.

Sally: Yes. Chloe speaks her mind. It’s one of the things I like about her. But it wasn’t only her. Nick made a very strong argument for me to stay. And I’m really glad he did, because now I’m starting to see we’re going to a very positive, productive work dynamic.

Adam: Hm. Well, that was fast. Not that I’m not glad for you, but what led you to that conclusion?

Sally: Thank you. We just had a meeting on how newman media is going to cover ashland locke’s death.

Adam: Mm.

Sally: It’s quite the story, huh? High-profile. It’s very complicated for your family, obviously, but I have a pretty good grip on how I’m going to handle things.

Adam: I bet you do.

Victor: Well, now, this sally spectra is nothing if not ambitious, right? Now that she and adam are no longer an item, I’m sure she has decided to become a team player if she wants to keep her current position.

Nick: I’m not going to speculate about that, but I will tell you, there is a lot more to sally as an executive and a person than you think.

Victor: Oh, yeah? Well, I can hardly wait to find out. So, look, we have a long day. I think it’s time to go home. You must be exhausted.

Nick: Yeah, I’m tired, but, honestly, I’d rather talk, if you don’t mind.

Victor: About what?

Nick: Ashland’s death. You have been dancing around the issue, but I need some concrete answers. Ever since ashland was found in his car, I can’t shake the feeling that I don’t know what took place last night. But I’m certain you do. So I’m asking you one more time to be honest and tell me what happened.

Diane: I’m having so many mixed emotions right now. I… I feel guilty being happy about the progress that I’ve made when it’s such a sad day for so many others.

Jack: Far be it from me to speak ill of the dead, but I think it’s a stretch to think that that many people are going to miss him. After all the horrible things that ashland did, the only person I know that will grieve for him is harrison.

Diane: Well, if that’s true, then it makes ashland’s death even more tragic. To leave behind so little love is just a terrible way to end a life.

Jack: Are you thinking about the legacy you left behind all those years ago?

Diane: Well, I can’t help but compare the situation to my own. You know what? That’s in the past. And unlike ashland, I’ve been given a second chance. And I don’t take one minute of it for granted. I hope you can believe that.

Ashley: Kudos to you ladies for being proactive, but I thought we were supposed to be a team.

Nikki: Well, when you couldn’t make it to the last meeting, phyllis and I put our heads together, and since we are all working for a common cause, you know, if two out of the three of us agree —

Ashley: Gotcha. Majority rules, because we’re a democracy.

Phyllis: Well, it’s better. I mean, if we were a monarchy, we’d all want to be queen, right?

Ashley: That’s true. That’s true. Yeah. Well, listen, I’m open to any and all suggestions, so if it spells success, count me in. What is it?

Nikki: Unfortunately, we have not been able to dig up any dirt on diane when she was living in los angeles.

Phyllis: So we realized that we have to come up with some dirt here.

Ashley: What does that mean?

Phyllis: Well, we’re going to create a situation where diane spectacularly falls. I mean, so bad that kyle is done with her. And when he’s done with her, everybody else will follow suit.

Nikki: She will be forced to leave town in shame.

Phyllis: Mm-hmm. Right.

Ashley: This is a great concept.

Phyllis: And we’re going to center it around her job at marchetti. So we’re going to orchestrate some situation where it’ll look like she was sabotaging the company for her own personal gain.

Nikki: But in order to accomplish that, we need to have somebody on the inside.

Phyllis: That someone is me. It’s great. I mean, summer already offered me a job at marchetti when they were in milan, so I already set up the groundwork. What do you think?

Ashley: It’s a horrible idea. People who come to cricket, stay with cricket!

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Jack: Well, you obviously put a lot of thought into choosing these books. I’m impressed. And touched. And I think they’ll help harrison a great deal, and I know summer and kyle will be thankful, as well.

Diane: Let me know if there’s anything else I can do.

Jack: Oh, I think you’ve already gone above and beyond.

Diane: Look, I know I’ve stayed longer than I expected, and you have that report to get back to, so there’s just one more thing before I go. I want to thank you for what you did at the park today, the wayyou shut phyllis down when she was just going off on me.

Jack: There’s no need to get into that again.

Diane: Well, I appreciate that, but I think there’s every need.

Ashley: How could you think that I would sign off on this idea? It could possibly cause marchetti to be jeopardized, especially when it’s under the jabot umbrella. I mean, you two don’t care. It’s not your family’s company that would suffer.

Nikki: No, jabot wouldn’t suffer. We would come up with something that would harm diane but not the company.

Phyllis: Yeah, we’re not going to do anything that will tarnish the reputation of your family’s company or summer or kyle. Just something that will expose diane.

Ashley: Right. Well, excuse me if I sound just a little bit skeptical. Does the name gloria ring a bell? Remember when she tainted jabot’s face cream? She said she meant no harm. It was a huge catastrophe.

Nikki: Please tell me you’re not comparing us to gloria.

Phyllis: Please. It’s not like we’re going to poison the resort wear and pin it on diane. Our plan will be more nuanced.

Ashley: God, you know, you lost me at nuanced.

Phyllis: We’ll handled this deftly. We promise.

Ashley: I love this idea. I think it’s fantastic. You don’t think anybody’s going to be a little suspicious when you suddenly have this desire to join marchetti?

Phyllis: I was prepared for that when I broached the subject with summer.

Nikki: Wait a minute. You already talked to her about it?

Phyllis: Mm-hmm.

Nikki: How did she react?

Phyllis: Well, of course, she accused me of having ulterior motives where diane is concerned, but I handled that.

Ashley: Did you, phyllis? How can you be so sure?

Victor: Son, I’ve already told you you’re not responsible for that bastard’s death. Nothing has changed.

Nick: Your assurances aren’t helping. There’s too many holes in the story to ignore.

Victor: Well, in my opinion, the simplest explanation is always the best.

Nick: Come on, there’s nothing simple about this. I’ve replayed this over and over in my head. Ashland striking his head after I hit him. Blood on the hearth. The man was unconscious. He had no pulse. Now, even if it was weak, and victoria and i somehow both missed it, how did he have the strength to get out of the room?

Victor: Beats me. But, you know, he had a history of surviving calamitous situations, you know?

Nick: There was no trail of blood. Are we to assume that he dressed his own wounds, that he was in the frame of mind that he could avoid detection, even though the police and your guys were looking for him? And what about the ring on the floor next to the french doors that I found? There’s just too many things about that night that don’t make sense, dad.

Victor: Worries me that you’re so upset about all this, but I’m not surprised. You’ve always had a rather deep sense of morality. All I can tell you is that there’s nothing for you to worry about. Your conscience is clear.

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Nick: That’s not an answer. Who do you think you are?

Adam: Well, you were right about locke’s death being a high-profile case. This whole thing is very shocking.

Sally: Yeah. I can’t believe he’s gone.

Adam: I just — I can’t help but think that it didn’t have to come to this, you know? The whole battle with locke should’ve ended when he accepted his payout, when he gave up his stake at the company and he agreed to annul his marriage to victoria.

Sally: I remember how optimistic you were about your plan to pay him off and that it would get him out of everyone’s lives.

Adam: Well, unfortunately, that was not enough for victoria. She would not settle for anything less than his complete destruction.

Sally: It’s a tad hypocritical of you to criticize someone else for wanting revenge.

Adam: Now that we’re through, you’re going to tell me what you really think about me, huh?

Sally: Always did. Only now I’m not taking pains to phrase it in a way that won’t hurt your feelings, since you certainly didn’t spare mine.

Adam: So you’re getting a little payback of your own?

Sally: I’m only pointing out that I know you contemplated partnering with ashland shortly before he died.

Adam: That was when I thought he was going to go after newman enterprises. Once I found out his target was victoria, I wanted nothing else to do with the guy.

Sally: Well, at least you still have a few boundaries.

Adam: The last time that I saw ashland, he was a total mess. Guy creeped me out. In fact, I warned my dad, nick, and victoria that they should keep their eyes open when it comes to locke.

Sally: You did?

Adam: I had a bad feeling that things were about to spiral, and I didn’t want to see anybody get hurt. I had no idea how things would ultimately play out, but I never could’ve predicted that the great locke ness monster would meet his fate in a simple car crash just like that.

Sally: You don’t know the half of it.

Adam: Oh? You’re just going to dangle that out there, just like that? Come on. You know you want to tell me.

Kevin: Hey there.

Chance: Hey. What are you doing here?

Kevin: Someone at the station told me you came here for a pick-me-up, and I wanted to talk to you in person. It can’t wait.

Chance: Is it about ashland?

Kevin: I got another piece of the puzzle.

Nick: You know, you don’t get it both ways — one minute promoting family unity and the next completely shutting me out. You’ve made it an art form with me, with everyone else, constantly changing the rules as you see fit. I’m done playing that game.

Victor: This is not a game, son. I’m trying to help you.

Nick: Then help me. Stop trying to twist things into this alternate reality where you get to control what’s right and wrong, what’s your version of the truth.

Victor: The hell is wrong with you, son? Throwing around all these accusations. You want facts? Ashland locke is as dead as a doornail. Victoria’s at home with her children. She’s safe. You’re alive and well. You should be home with your son. Stop looking for a fight.

Nick: The fact that you’re fighting me on this just proves that you’re hiding something. How am I ever supposed to trust you when it’s always this kind of manipulation every single time?

Victor: Son… …ashland locke was found dead on your sister’s living-room floor. My men took care of things. At metro by t-mobile… you can save more.

Diane: I can tell I made you a bit tense bringing up phyllis, but there’s really no reason to be uncomfortable.

Jack: Oh, because conversations about the dynamic between you and phyllis are usually so much fun, huh?

Diane: [ Sighs ] I am not going to condemn phyllis for what she said to me. I am used to her attitude towards me, and I probably even deserve it some of the time. I’m no damsel in distress, but I just wanted to say that I appreciate how you handled the situation.

Jack: I was mostly looking out for harrison.

Diane: I know that. But if there was a tiny, little part of you that was looking out for me, too, then thank you. It’s been a long time since we’ve been on the same side. To be honest, since anybody’s been on my side. I’ll show myself out.

Jack: Good night, diane.

Diane: Good night, jack.

Phyllis: If I say I’m going to handle something, I’ll handle something.

Ashley: Is that so?

Phyllis: Yeah. And work on your skills. Summer was this close to seeing your “operation diane jenkins” text. Work on your discretion.

Ashley: Maybe you should work on where you put your damn phone. And by the way, we cannot afford for you to fail.

Phyllis: I’m not going to fail. I don’t fail. I’m going to do this, and no one’s going to get hurt. Not the abbotts and not my daughter. Only diane. Trust me, I’m not going to let you down. Listen, diane is a ticking time bomb ready to go off. I’m just going to pull the pin out ever so slightly and wait for it to happen, and no one will notice.

Nikki: Kaboom.

Sally: Already? Thank you. Well, I should probably go.

Adam: Yep.

Sally: In the spirit of moving past any ugliness or awkwardness between us, I could share with you what I’ve learned about ashland’s last night on earth, but I think I’ll pass.

Adam: [ Scoffs ] Right.

Sally: Not exactly feeling magnanimous, especially after you called me pathetic and broke my heart.

Adam: Look, sally, I —

Sally: No, I don’t want to hear it. Whatever reasons you had for breaking things off with me, you were willing to hurt me to get what you wanted. Now, both of us have to live with the consequences of that decision. My loyalty has to be to newman media now. I am not about to give you any information.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Nick: Tell me what you did, and I want to know all of it.

Victor: [ Breathes deeply ] After you and victoria ran out of the house, my team went into that house, found ashland locke dead on the floor. They removed the body and put it into his car… drove him close to the ravine, and staged an accident. That’s it.

Nick: Simple as that, huh?

Victor: Simple as that, yeah. Yeah. You did nothing wrong with saving your sister’s life. Ashland locke was about to go after your sister and do bodily harm to her, perhaps kill her. You saved her from that, son. You went in. You intervened. You knocked him on his ass so hard that he hit his head on the floor. He died because of it. It was an accident. Not your intention to kill him. An accident. You think I give a damn that ashland locke is dead? No one cares about it. No one. He’s a bastard, a fraud who did such damage to our family and to your sister and to you. Don’t you feel badly about that. So the cops would investigate, right? They’ll find the car in the ravine, look at it, find no evidence, case closed. They move on. You should do the same thing. Move on. Forget this ever happened. And don’t forget, my motive was to protect you from being investigated.

Kevin: We got a tip about a car matching the description of ashland’s vehicle. Last night, it was seen parked at a gas station on the road that runs along the back end of victoria’s property.

Chance: How long was it there? Which direction did it come from? Which way did it go?

Kevin: I don’t know. That’s all the information I have right now.

Chance: Okay. We’re going to have to get our hands on some of that security footage from the gas station and from the street cameras in the area. Still a lot of questions about how ashland got from victoria’s house to the bottom of that ravine. Maybe now we can get the answers we need.

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Devon: Any word?

Amanda: No, not yet. But he’ll be here.

Devon: You sound so sure.

Amanda: Because I am.

Devon: He was pretty annoyed with me.

Amanda: Nate said he wanted to come and work this out. We need to take him at his word. But I did think that it was a good idea to do this outside of the office in case the two of you got heated again.

Devon: Why, because we’d be less likely to cause a scene in public?

Amanda: Exactly.

Devon: That’s — that’s pretty smart. Not gonna raise my voice —

Nate: I don’t give a damn about your deadline. I keep telling you — no comment.

Phyllis: I’d forgotten how cool this place is in the summer. It’s great. Hot guy.

Summer: Don’t get any ideas, mom.

Phyllis: Oh, I’m doing that. He’s not my type.

Summer: I’m talking about putting a rooftop pool in the grand phoenix. You can’t afford the expenditure.

Phyllis: Well, I mean, I’m not thinking of that. You know, I have other plans for the grand phoenix.

Summer: What do you mean?

Phyllis: We’ll get into that later. Anyway, I want to talk about you. It’s already been a stressful day for you.

[ Sighs ] Breaking the news about ashland to harrison.

Summer: We talked about it earlier. I’m okay. I mean, harrison is doing as well as can be expected.

Phyllis: Yeah. Well, you have to protect that little boy. You have to. I mean, the media is gonna come down on ashland really, really hard. You know that. Saying things like millionaire died in shame, he faked cancer, the locke ness monster has finally gone — things like that. They’re gonna want quotes from harrison’s parents. You know? I mean, honestly, all hell is gonna break loose.

Chloe: Blech.

Sally: What’s wrong?

Chloe: All of these people.

Sally: What people are you talking about? Hopefully no one whose name is on the building because they sign our checks.

Chloe: You know, as a rule, I am generally irritated by most of the newmans, but in this moment, I am specifically irritated by all of these national media parasites who just want to get the scoop on ashland locke’s death. Vultures.

Sally: Chloe, you do realize that we’re a part of the national media, right? So are you calling us vultures?

Chloe: No, no. I’m talking about all of the reporters who have come into town, who are trying to uncover some angle that no one else has found.

Sally: They’re not evil. They’re just trafficking in the most valuable commodity of the day — information. All of their platforms are covering ashland’s death, and they need to find an angle.

Chloe: Well, I doubt they’re gonna find out that nick punched ashland at victoria’s house the night that locke died.

Sally: What did you just say? Their confrontation got physical?

Nick: [ Sighs ] Hey, thanks for meeting me.

Sharon: Sure. What’s going on?

Nick: I just had to get out of the office. It’s crazy there with the news of ashland’s death out.

Sharon: Well, I’ve noticed that not all of the news is out. There’s been no mention of what happened at victoria’s house before the accident.

Nick: That’s the police department’s call. I’m sure they don’t want to release any more information than they have to. It doesn’t change the way this is hitting me.

Sharon: Are you still blaming yourself?

Nick: It’s hard not to. Whatever happened in that car that forced ashland to drive off the road, I feel responsible, like this is all my fault.

Sharon: Have you talked to victor again?

Nick: No. It’s driving me crazy wondering if my father’s lying to my face. She’s feeling the power of listerine.

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Amanda: What was that all about?

Nate: I’m sorry. I’ve got reporters hounding me.

Devon: About chancellor-winters?

Nate: No, ashland locke. They want a statement about his fatal car accident from, you guessed it, his best man.

Amanda: Don’t they know that the two of you aren’t friends anymore?

Nate: No, and I don’t want them to find out how he played me for a fool.

Devon: Nobody thinks that.

Nate: Well, the whole world will if journalists find out that I was his unwitting accomplice in his cancer scam. Guess it’s a good thing I left medicine. No one would ever trust me to make another diagnosis ever again.

Devon: It’s not like you were his doctor or his oncologist.

Nate: But it makes me look like I have terrible judgment. Look, I hate to think this way, but if my history with ashland becomes a part of the coverage of his death, it could make chancellor-winters look bad.

Amanda: I don’t think you need to worry about that. Okay? “The grinning soul” already exposed that ashland was lying about his cancer, and that is our series, so your name will not be mentioned. Besides, all anyone cares about right now is how ashland died. And you have nothing to do with that.

Devon: Despite how everything turned out between the two of you, I’m sure it still came as a shock to see that he died.

Nate: I’m a physician. I value human life more than anything. This is no different.

Devon: Well, still, if it becomes more of an issue for you, you know that you can take some personal time.

Nate: No, I just — just need to turn off my phone. I’m sorry the man’s dead, if for no other reason than he has a kid. But I don’t mourn him. All I want right now is for us to get past our disagreement and get down to work.

Devon: Okay, well, fair enough. Did you get lily and billy’s e-mail?

Nate: Yeah, it looks like they’re crushing it in L.A.

Devon: Yeah.

Amanda: Yeah, I mean, that is one good thing about being irrationally overconfident like billy is, he can get you into every room in front of every media powerhouse.

Devon: This is very true. I think it’s fantastic we’re getting coverage and exposure for the company on the west coast.

Nate: I completely agree. I’m on board with every decision they’ve made.

Amanda: Well, I love seeing the two of you on the same page, and speaking about things that we agree on, have you had a chance to talk to newman legal about getting elena out of her contract?

Nate: When I spoke to imani earlier, she said she forwarded the files to you. Did you not get them?

Amanda: Wait, you spoke to imani? You’re in touch with imani about this?

Summer: The press has been an absolute nightmare already. It’s very clear that they’re not gonna be letting us get over the shock of ashland’s death any time soon. I just hope that they move on from talking about his heir apparent. But in the meantime, the abbotts are doing a good job of keeping all of the reporters far away from harrison. But we do have other concerns.

Phyllis: Like what?

Summer: Well, nobody is stepping forward to claim ashland’s body, which means that kyle and i might have to be the ones to arrange a funeral, just for harrison’s sake. I mean, it would be the respectful thing to do.

Phyllis: Yeah. I mean, not that ashland deserves any respect, but…

Summer: No. But harrison does.

Phyllis: Yeah.

Summer: I just feel like when he’s older, it would be good for him to know that the man he called father was properly laid to rest.

Phyllis: Yeah. Hmm. It’d be sort of like diane’s funeral. You know that? Not a tear was shed. Hey, and it turns out we didn’t even need a funeral because she wasn’t even dead. Ha.

Summer: Mom, you realize you just turn this conversation to diane, right?

Phyllis: Yeah. Yeah. Hey, but I want you to know that I’m impressed with you, how you’re stepping up and being such a good mom to harrison. I am really, really proud of you.

Summer: Thank you. It hasn’t been easy, but…

[ Sighs ] I’m just trying my best. Yeah, just today harrison was playing, and he would look up and just ask a heartbreaking question, like, “is father never coming back?” Or “do you think that father has friends in heaven?”

Phyllis: Oh, wow.

Summer: What do you even say to that?

Phyllis: I don’t know. What did you say?

Summer: We said that, you know, father loved him very much and that we love him very much. Just tried to reassure him, and then he would go back to playing. But I can tell that he is really affected by all of this.

Phyllis: Yeah. Poor kid.

Summer: [ Sighs ] We just all have to be there for him. All of us. Grandpa jack, you, the abbotts.

Phyllis: Yeah. And not diane.

Summer: Mom.

Phyllis: No, I mean it. Not diane. She’s on my mind, summer.

Summer: Is this because of the run-in earlier today with her and jack in the park?

Chloe: It’s true. Nick clocked ashland the night he died. Probably not long before the accident.

Sally: And this was at victoria’s house?

Chloe: Exactly.

Sally: What was ashland doing there?

Chloe: I don’t really know. I just know that it got really heated between ashland and victoria, so nick had to step in.

Sally: Wow. And you found this out from your trusted source that rhymes with “fleven.”

Chloe: You know there are actual words that rhyme with his name. You don’t have to make up something.

Sally: Yeah, but it’s more fun to say fleven. So what else did kevin tell you?

Chloe: That’s all, and I just thought I should mention it because we work at newman, and, you know, there could be some blowback. I know it goes without saying that this just stays between us. But it did seem like you knew about nick and ashland having an argument. How?

Sally: Nick told me, but he obviously left out something important. This fight isn’t public knowledge. Yet.

Chloe: Well, I don’t think he has anything to worry about, even if they do find out. If half of the stories about ashland locke are true, it sounds like he deserved a sock in the jaw. No one could blame nick.

Sharon: I wish I could say, “don’t worry, your father wouldn’t lie or manipulate a situation like this.”

Nick: But you know better.

Sharon: Exactly. It’s entirely possible that victor is pulling all kinds of strings, not telling the truth to you or the rest of the family. He’s been known to go to extremes when it comes to his children.

Nick: There’s certainly precedent for this particular situation, as you know.

Sharon: You mean when adam was a boy in kansas and he accidentally killed that man on the farm? Victor did what he thought was best and he covered it up, but it came back to haunt adam. He still has psychic scars.

Nick: Well, I’m no scared little boy. I’m not gonna let history repeat itself in any way, shape, or form. The truth will come out. It always does. (Vo) red lobster’s seafood summerfest is fire!

Nate: I’m not sure what you’re trying to imply, amanda.

Amanda: I’m just saying that I didn’t know that you were in touch with imani regarding this.

Nate: I told you I would reach out about elena’s contract.

Amanda: Yes, but I assumed that you’d reach out to newman media, not my sister. Nate, I can pick up the phone and call my sister myself.

Nate: I realize that, but i was already in touch with imani about your mom’s rehab facility. I had some thoughts on it. Then we started talking about elena’s contract. That’s all it was.

Devon: The facility was really nice, by the way. Naya’s settled in well.

Nate: Good.

Amanda: Thank you for that recommendation. I really appreciate it. And I will take a look at the documents that imani sent me, and I’ll be in touch regarding next steps for elena’s contract.

Devon: Alright, cool. Moving on. What is the pr team doing about our double-booking issue?

Nate: They’re taking care of it.

Devon: Yes, I know that they’re taking care of it, but we’re having this meeting so you can tell me exactly how they’re gonna fix the problem and what you’re gonna do to make sure that nothing like this happens again.

Chloe: Okay, so we can save 10% with a new server and get 20% more capacity.

Sally: I like the sound of that.

Chloe: Plus, the server rooms are located in four different locations across the western hemisphere.

Sally: And that’s good?

Chloe: Yeah, it just means that if there’s an interruption, then we have three backups.

Sally: I see. Well, run it by legal and make the deal.

Chloe: Okay, I’ll get to it today.

Sally: We might need those extra servers if we can break a huge story like the circumstances surrounding locke’s death. I mean, why hasn’t it been revealed that ashland was a victoria’s house that night? All the media is reporting right now is it is a fatal one-car accident.

Chloe: Well, it’s quite possible that whatever went down between locke and the newman siblings has nothing to do with the accident.

Sally: Yeah, but if anything, it speaks to locke’s state of mind, why he was so distracted while he was driving that he ended up in a ravine.

Chloe: Well, don’t forget about that crazy windstorm. Maybe that played a part.

Sally: But how come there weren’t a bunch of serious accidents last night?

Chloe: That’s a really good point. Maybe there was some sort of mechanical issue.

Sally: Yeah, but I feel like that would be really easy to figure out and something the gcpd would want to issue a statement about to quash speculation.

Chloe: Yeah, I suppose.

Sally: So everything we know points to the fact that this is more than just an ordinary accident. Did the newmans convince the police to keep quiet?

Chloe: I doubt it. Chance is the lead detective, and it’s not his style.

Sally: Chance, the detective married to abby newman?

Chloe: Yeah, he’s kind of a boy scout. He can’t be pressured.

Sally: Okay, so then what’s the deal? Isn’t what happened before the accident critical information? Shouldn’t the public have a right to know?

Chloe: I’d imagine that the police have a lid on it because it’s still an open investigation.

Sally: Yeah, but why is that? One-car accident, what is there to investigate? I’m telling you, there’s something else at play here.

Chloe: Okay, so what do you want to do about it?

Sally: [ Sighs ] I don’t know. I told nick that I would only publish the facts, but now that I have this information, how can we not put it out there?

Chloe: Okay. I don’t know where you’re going with this, but I feel like I’m obligated to remind you that we have to be very, very careful with this.

Sally: Of course. I am nothing if not careful.

Chloe: [ Chuckles ] I would say the exact opposite is true.

Sally: Okay, maybe the old me, but I am learning.

Chloe: Okay. My due diligence is done here. You’ve been warned. I am going to get this done and talk to legal.

Nick: I mean, the fact that I’m questioning what really happened that night shows how messed up this whole situation is.

Sharon: You need to find a way to get closure.

Nick: I just can’t shake this feeling that dad is up to his old tricks. I can read him too well. I know there’s more going on here.

Sharon: Victor may mean well, but making you question your own reality, that is not helpful. What if the official version of the story is true? Ashland wasn’t dead. He got up. He went to his car and drove off and he crashed into that ravine.

Nick: I really hope that’s what happened. But even the police are questioning that story.

Sharon: Why do you say that?

Nick: I talked to chance again. He had a lot of questions.

Sharon: Well, have they determined the cause of death yet? Because I know it took a while for them to discover that rey died of a heart attack that night that he was driving, and maybe this is a similar situation. Ashland was known to have heart issues.

Nick: I think what happened to rey was a one-in-a-million occurrence. I highly doubt that’s what happened here. But that’s the thing, we don’t know anything. If the police know more, they’re not sharing it. Chance isn’t being very forthcoming. But I can tell, he is suspicious about the whole chain of events.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Sharon: Is it the police?

Nick: No. It’s just somebody else digging for answers. Facing expensive vitamin c creams with dull results?

Phyllis: This, she is almost all ice. Crazy. I’m gonna go refresh this.

Summer: Wait, mom. Chill out. Somebody is gonna be around to refresh your drink. Are you trying to avoid talking about seeing jack and diane in the park?

Phyllis: Why would you think that?

Summer: It’s a little concerning that you don’t even want to discuss it.

Phyllis: You think because i want to refresh my drink, I don’t want to discuss jack and diane?

Summer: You told me that jack admitted that he was still in love with you, no matter how complicated it is.

Phyllis: Yeah, yeah.

Summer: Okay, and then he walked up on you and diane at each other’s throats in the park.

Phyllis: Right. He did that, and he acted exactly how I would think he’d act.

Summer: It’s just bad timing.

Phyllis: Oh. Yeah, right. Bad timing for me, for sure. Great timing for diane on the other hand.

Summer: I don’t think she set you up. I mean, there was no way that she could have known you were there. I didn’t mention that I was meeting you there.

Phyllis: Okay, maybe diane didn’t set the trap this time, but she took advantage of the situation knowing that jack was there in the park.

Summer: Okay, but what about after diane left? What happened between you and jack?

Phyllis: Oh. Nothing. I don’t want to get into it with you.

Summer: Mom.

Phyllis: No.

Summer: Come on.

Phyllis: Seriously, no. You have bigger problems right now with harrison. Alright? I don’t want to burden you with mine. You know, besides, there’s something else I want to get into with you.

Summer: Okay. What’s that?

Phyllis: Me working at marchetti. Right? I mean, let’s talk about that. Did you bring it up to kyle? Let’s do this.

Sharon: Who was it?

Nick: I don’t want to drag you into this more than i already have.

Sharon: You’re not dragging me into anything. I’m asking. I want to help.

Nick: Just let me get some more answers myself. We’ll definitely talk again.

Sharon: Okay, I understand if this is something that you need to handle on your own.

Nick: Yeah, this is in the solo category, but I really appreciate it.

Sharon: Well, I’ll be here when you’re ready to talk. I mean it.

Nick: I know you do. I know those just aren’t words. You really want to help. Thanks for always being here for me.

Sharon: Always.

Nate: I didn’t realize I was being micromanaged.

Devon: How is me asking you a question micromanaging you?

Nate: It sounded like you doubted I was on top of the situation.

Amanda: It sounds like the two of you still have a lot to work out, so I’m gonna step out, take care of a few things. I’ll meet you back at the office, okay?

Devon: Okay.

Devon: Do you have a problem?

Nate: I’m just trying to do my job. The one you hired me to do.

Devon: Okay. So then why can’t I ask you a question about this job that I hired you to do? You thought that an artist could replace tessa. He was already booked on the same date. It’s a classic double booking, and I want to know the details of what our pr team is gonna do to fix this problem.

Nate: Just by asking the question, you make it seem like I’m not taking care of it.

Devon: If I didn’t think you were taking care of it, I’d just say that to you.

Nate: You delegated the authority to fix the problem to me.

Devon: That’s right, I did. But I’m not just gonna ignore the problem and act like it doesn’t exist. This is my job. Do you never ask another doctor about their patients?

Nate: All the time.

Devon: Okay.

Nate: But I didn’t pester them. I didn’t jump into the middle of their surgeries.

Devon: This is the first time I’m asking you a question about this. So if there’s a bigger problem here, you can tell me so I can help you fix it.

Nate: Oh, now I need help. And maybe even another mentor. Again.

Devon: I didn’t bring that up again, you did. But why are you taking this so personally?

Nate: How else am I supposed to take it?

Devon: Wow. Hey… you know, I think that I — I have an idea of what’s going on here with you. I think that you — you’re overreacting to all these questions because maybe in some way you’re second-guessing this career change. Hi, I’m karen.

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Nate: I’m not insecure about my decision to switch careers. I was a surgeon who couldn’t perform surgery anymore. I needed the change.

Devon: Well, you’re just being really sensitive about a lot of suggestions, man.

Nate: You keep saying I’m taking things the wrong way. I know what it means when someone says you need a watchdog to look over your shoulder.

Devon: That’s not what i think. Okay? This is a crucial time for our company. Everyone’s watching to see if this merger is gonna work, and we need to be sharp.

Nate: I know this.

Devon: Good. I’m glad you do, because I have a lot invested in this company succeeding.

Nate: So do I.

Devon: It’s a little bit different, though.

Nate: I realize you have a lot of money in play. I’m not trying to hurt the company. I’m trying to add value.

Devon: Yeah, I know that you’re trying to do that. I understand it, but you’re new to the business world. You’re out of your element. And it takes time and it takes learning. And I know the feeling of making a sharp turn with your career. I did the same thing with music, but I found my path and I’m trying to do the same thing for you by giving you this opportunity.

Nate: But it feels like you keep stifling me. You’re used to calling all the shots, and it sounds like you want it to stay that way.

Devon: Okay, that’s not the case. I’m sorry you feel like that, but I’m not gonna argue with you. I will say, though, that the idea of having a mentor — not me, but somebody — is not a bad one. Or at least getting some media

Nate: Media training. You know what? Elena’s back from her trip. I’m gonna go home and spend some time with her.

Summer: [ Sighs ] Like you pointed out, we have a traumatic situation going on right now. I just don’t think it’s the right time to broach the subject of you coming to work for marchetti to kyle.

Phyllis: Okay. Alright. Well, I’m really excited. I mean, look at me. I have so much enthusiasm, and I’m wearing marchetti.

Summer: I noticed, and I appreciate it, but there’s just a lot going on, and I don’t think that kyle would be receptive to it right now. Let’s just give it some time.

Phyllis: Sure, sure. I mean, when you talk to kyle, make sure you include that I have a tremendous work ethic, if he doesn’t already know that. I get things done. And that’s what you need at marchetti for sure, right? And…

[ Sighs ] I may be selling the grand phoenix.

Summer: What? Is that what you were alluding to?

Phyllis: Uh, part of it, yeah. It’s part of it.

Summer: Wait, I don’t get it. The grand phoenix is your baby.

Phyllis: Yeah, I know. This is the thing, lily winters came to me. She wanted to buy it for chancellor-winters, and her offer was more than generous.

Summer: I guess I can see how that would be persuasive.

Phyllis: Yeah, I mean, it was a good deal for her, a good deal for me. Great deal for marchetti. Maybe it’s just meant to be.

Summer: I’m just surprised. I know how much the hotel means to you.

Phyllis: You mean more to me.

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

[ Knock on door ]

Nick: What was that message about?

Sally: That was fast. Which means it must be more than a rumor.

Nick: Where did you get your information?

Sally: That your confrontation with ashland got physical, that you punched him? We have a lot of reliable sources here at newman media.

Nick: [ Sighs ] Does newman media want to kn odo

Sally: We’re one and the same.

Nick: I don’t know where you’re going with this. I already told you the other night I got into a confrontation with ashland.

Sally: Yes, but clearly there is more to it. You hit him. Why? And why was ashland at victoria’s house? Was he invited? Did he break in? And how exactly do you figure into all of this? We really had our hands full with our two-year-old.

Devon: Hey.

Amanda: Hey. Oh, no. Judging by that face, things didn’t go very well with nate, huh?

Devon: No. No, they did not. He’s just — he’s just too damn sensitive to talk to right now. Every time I ask him a question, he says I’m micromanaging him.

Amanda: Will the dynamic between the two of you ever be fixed?

Devon: That’s a good question. I don’t know. Things only got worse after you got up and left. I don’t know, I just think that maybe I may have pulled nate into this business world too fast for his own good.

Sharon: Hey, nate. Is everything okay?

Nate: It will be once I get home to elena. Could I get a couple of coffees to go?

Sharon: Sure.

Nate: Thank you.

Sharon: I hope elena stops in here sometime soon. Be nice to see her again.

Nate: She will. You can count on it.

Sharon: Well, I’m glad to hear that she’s home. You must be looking forward to seeing her.

Nate: Actually, I already did. But I cut our reunion short so I could get back to work. Big mistake.

Summer: Back in milan, I loved the idea of working with you. It could be so fun.

Phyllis: Oh, and so productive.

Summer: I totally agree. But I think I know what kyle’s objection might be.

Phyllis: What?

Summer: Diane?

Phyllis: Diane. Come on. I’m not even gonna see diane. We won’t even cross paths.

Summer: But you keep on bringing her up.

Phyllis: Listen, I’m not gonna let diane jeopardize my relationship with you.

Summer: I hear you, but kyle might not. He might even think that you want to come work for marchetti because of diane.

Phyllis: That’s ridiculous. I mean, I don’t even like that woman.

Summer: Believe me, I know. But he might be a little suspicious of this sudden career change.

Phyllis: Why? I’ve done so many things. So many. I’m like a jack of all trades. I have a restless spirit, you know? Besides, kyle gets to work with his dad and his mom. Kyle gets to do that. I mean, the newmans all work together. The winters work together. I want to work with my family. I want that, summer. I need to work with my daughter.

[ Cellphone vibrates ]

Summer: Mom, somebody’s trying to get in touch with you.

Nick: Alright, you need to slow down.

Sally: I hope I didn’t bombard you with too many questions. You can speak to one of newman media’s reporters, if you’d prefer.

Nick: I wld w w w wrefer that, thank you.

Sally: Are you regretting that you convinced me to stay on?

Nick:’M’met’m’m’m’mhe’m’m’m’m listen, I need you to stop making assumptions for one second and just listen. Okay?

Sally: Okay.

Nick: The reason I punched ashland — and your source was right, that did happen — was because he was getting violent with my sister, and I needed to step in and stop it.

Sally: Of course you would stand up for your sister. I always fantasized about having a brother to defend me.

Nick: Well, I will always have victoria’s back.

Sally: So then what happened? Ashland, not wanting to get into a bigger fight with you, drove off?

Nick: Not exactly.

Sally: Okay, things are getting a little murky again.

Nick: I have no idea how the crash happened. All I know is later that night, ashland was found in his car at the bottom of a ravine and pronounced dead on site.

Sally: Great. I mean, not great that he’s dead, but great that those are the facts because no one else has them. So newman media can beat every other outlet to the punch. No pun intended.

Nick: I don’t think that’s a good idea.

Sally: Chanccomm wracked up huge numbers covering ashland. And chancellor-winters, they’re gonna do the same thing. We are the only company with the inside scoop. We know what really happened, so we can out-scoop them all and publish the story of the final night of ashland locke’s life. I was taking my antidepressant daily,

Nate: Yeah, maybe it was a mistake to bring nate in in such a high-level position instead of letting him start off slowly.

Amanda: He was the chief of surgery. You needed to offer him a senior position to make it worth his while.

Devon: I know, but just the fact that it’s such a big career change, I should have known that there was gonna be issues in the beginning.

Amanda: Maybe. But you did acknowledge that it would take time to ease him into this job.

Devon: Well, he doesn’t think he needs any time.

Amanda: Maybe he needs a little guidance.

Devon: Oh, he doesn’t want that either. And I don’t have time to be a guide for him. I was lucky enough to have neil. Nate doesn’t have anybody like that.

Amanda: Devon, I really think that this is just a learning curve. And despite what nate said about being okay, I think that ashland’s death rattled him.

Devon: Yeah. That might be the case, but things weren’t exactly smooth sailing before ashland died.

Amanda: Okay, well, what do you want to do about it?

Devon: I don’t know. I really don’T. Because the whole point of this company was for it to be a cohesive family working situation. And I don’t know if we can ever get it to that.

Sharon: Two coffees to go.

Nate: Thank you very much, sharon.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

[ Cellphone rings ] Hello, imani? Hey, how’s everything going? Oh, well, that’s good. Thank you for sending those files over to amanda. But you shouldn’t be working, remember? Your mom needs — she’s sleeping.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, you called because you want some company. Well, okay, well, I will try to keep you as entertained as possible.

Phyllis: By the way, all those texts, that was about our freight elevator. They needed my permission to call a repairman, blah, blah, blah. Hey, those are situations and problems that I will not miss.

[ Sighs ]

Summer: You know we have elevators in the jabot building, too, right?

Phyllis: Yeah, but it’s not my issue. Somebody else has to deal with it. And I take the stairs anyway. Honestly, summer, do you think it’s a possibility, my working at marchetti?

Summer: Definitely. I’m gonna talk to kyle soon, when the time is right.

Phyllis: Ah! Thank you, summer. Thank you.

Summer: No guarantees, though.

Phyllis: Of course. Of course. I mean, you make your decision, and no hurt feelings. No problem. But it would be pretty great, the two of us working at marchetti together.

Summer: It would be kind of amazing. And I know that you would do an awesome job.

Phyllis: Oh, I’d do an amazing job. I mean, it would be unforgettable, what we could do together. I mean, life-changing.

Nick: I can understand the value of beating the competition to a story, but I’m still reeling from this. Ashland was getting violent with my sister. He wouldn’t let her walk away, so I had to step in.

Sally: I’m sorry.

Nick: No, it’s — it’s way harder on victoria. He was terrible to her. And if the story follows her, then the torture continues. Do you understand what I’m saying?

Sally: So you don’t want me to cover it? Look, I have to admit, I didn’t want to start my leadership here at newman media this way, covering a big, juicy story about the newmans. But if we don’t get out ahead of it, someone else will. And then it looks like we don’t know what we’re doing or we’re covering something up. And I don’t want to start my tenure here at newman media that way either.

Nick: I understand. The story’s in your hands, sally. What are you gonna do with it?

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Kevin: Chance. Well, whatever you wanted to talk about must be top-secret since you needed to meet away from the station. What’s up?

Chance: What do you know about ashland locke’s death?

Kevin: Lost control of his car and drove off the road into a ravine. The news was not met with an outpouring of grief.

Chance: You didn’t read the whole police report, did you, kevin?

Kevin: I’ve been up to my neck in it support work. Why? What’d I miss?

Chance: Locke’s death might be more complicated than we first thought.

Victor: So, I understand that everyone who was on the security team assigned to watching victoria’s house was interviewed by the cops regarding ashland locke’s death? That went smoothly? Well, I hope so. You inform me if anything changes, alright? Thank you.

Nick: [ Sighs ]

[ Pen clatters ]

[ Sighs ]

Ashland: Enough, alright?

Nick: You put your hands on her?!

Ashland: Ugh!

Nick: I can’t feel a pulse.

Victoria: Ashland?

Nick: Can you find a pulse? Vick. What the hell?

Victor: Are you alright?

Victoria: Dad, what are you doing here?

Victor: What do you mean, “what am I doing here”? I’m here to protect you.

[ Footsteps approaching ]

Sally: Nick. I’m glad you’re here.

Nick: Yeah? Why?

Sally: I have been doing some thinking since we last spoke, and I just wanted to let you know that I am staying at newman media.

Nick: Last time we talked, you seemed pretty adamant about leaving.

Sally: Yeah, well, I was allowing issues from my personal life to cloud my judgment, and i wasn’t thinking about what was right for me. I was just reacting.

Nick: Yeah. That can get you in trouble.

Sally: Yeah, and it did, especially since I was reacting to what adam was saying and doing, which I realized was a huge mistake. I’ve been given a very unique opportunity, and when you’ve been underestimated your whole life and someone finally sees something special in you, you owe it to them to prove they were right for taking that chance on you. And I also want to prove it to myself.

Nick: Good for you, sally.

Sally: And I have you to thank for that epiphany, for being so candid with me.

Nick: Yeah. Actually, I think I owe you an apology, sally. I was, uh, pretty blunt with you. I’m sorry adam is jerking you around. I guess I was thinking he was trying to change so he would stop sabotaging his happiness, but some people just need a healthy dose of chaos in their lives.

[ Cellphone buzzes ]

Sally: Oh, my god.

Nick: What happened?

Sally: Ashland locke is dead. I’m amber, I’ve lost 128 pounds with golo,

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Victor: Really? That is damn good news. I daresay, after the past few days, we are due some, right? Well, I can’t thank you enough. Yeah. Listen, I’m about to go into a meeting, alright? Talk later. Bye. Noah.

Noah: Sorry I’m late.

[ Cellphone thuds ]

Victor: [ Exhales heavily ] Your grandfather’s a busy man, you know.

Noah: And that’s why i appreciate you taking the time to meet with me. Have you had a chance to look at my proposal about turning the top of the tower in an art space and nightclub?

Victor: I have indeed, and i think it’s a hell of a concept. You spent a lot of time developing it, didn’t you?

Noah: Well, when you’re passionate about something, it can take you to places you never expect. And I think it’s about time you started using that space for something exciting — an experience you can’t find anywhere else in town.

Kevin: What, uh, makes you think there is more to ashland’s death? Were there signs of foul play?

Chance: Nothing I can point to yet.

Kevin: But you’re looking.

Chance: It’s my job.

Kevin: Far be it from me to tell you how to do it, but sometimes a car crash is just a car crash, even when it involves the most hated man in genoa city.

Chance: There’s more to the story. Trust me. And it’s all in the police report. And since I want you to take on a bigger role in this case…

Kevin: I need to be up to speed. Got it.

Chance: Alright, here are the basic facts. So, ashland arrives at victoria’s house, right? Talks his way in. He wants to renew the relationship, but victoria has no interest. Now, ashland had just been released on bail after violating a restraining order, preventing him from having contact with his son. He had also been publicly outed on that podcast as a fraud after he faked his cancer.

Kevin: A prince amongst men.

Chance: He lost his company. He lost his wife.

Kevin: So he’s desperate, angry.

Chance: Exactly. So then nick shows up, right? Checking in on his sister. Walks right into the middle of this whole confrontation. He comes to his sister’s defense. Things escalate between the men. They throw hands. Boom, ashland’s down on the ground. He’s out cold, not moving. Victoria and nick — they check for a pulse. They can’t find one. I mean, they think this guy is dead. So they go outside and they call me, only to go back inside and find that the body is now gone.

Kevin: Wait. So, nick and victoria were too upset to find a pulse, didn’t realize that ashland was still alive. They leave the room. Locke gets up, walks out to his car, gets behind the wheel, loses control and crashes? That’s how he died?

Chance: That is the working theory so far.

Nick: Yeah, I know ashland’s dead.

Sally: I mean, this is huge. Do you have any details? Was — was locke drunk? Was there another car involved? I mean, I know someone may have wanted to run him off the road. He wasn’t exactly at a loss for enemies. But, I mean, this doesn’t say that there was anyone else in the car, so I assume he was alone. How is victoria doing? I know she didn’t want any more to do with him, but, I mean, she was just recently in love with the guy.

Nick: She’s on a trip with her kids. A trip she planned weeks ago.

Sally: I wasn’t insinuating anything.

Nick: You were with your eyes.

Sally: [ Sighs ] Well, i guess it’s a good thing that she’s out of town and out of the spotlight.

Nick: And I know victoria would agree with me when I tell you that I don’t think newman media should dig too far into this story, out of respect for the family’s privacy.

Sally: Except for the fact that this is a story that newman media can tell like no one else. I mean, the death of victoria’s ex, the disgraced former co-ceo of our parent company?

Nick: It’s more complicated than that, a lot more.

Kevin: It makes sense that ashland’s accident is hitting you harder than the rest of us. Losing a partner is not all that dissimilar to losing a spouse. And rey’s death is still very fresh. It can really mess with a person’s head.

Chance: Well, for me, it’s a reminder.

Kevin: That life is short. Yeah.

Chance: No. Not everything is the way it initially appears.

Kevin: Oh.

Chance: And if something feels off, don’t be satisfied with the simple answer. When I learned that rey had a heart attack, the whole scenario just made sense. It made sense why he didn’t have the natural reaction to avoid a collision, why he didn’t hit the brakes, why he didn’t try to steer away from oncoming traffic. And that is why I need to know exactly what happened to ashland locke yesterday. I want to know what he did every minute leading up to his death. And you’re gonna help me do it.

Kevin: Me? What can I do? I’m not a cop. I can’t interrogate people. And while I’m sure his car has plenty of microchips inside, you really need a mechanic to analyze that data.

Chance: Go see the medical examiner. She takes her coffee with two sugars.

Kevin: But I have nothing to do with it in her office. She doesn’t even technically work for the gcpd.

Chance: Go see her and tell her how much you like that fantasy role-playing game.

Kevin: Oh, she plays that, too?

Chance: That’s what I hear. And that’s why you’re the perfect man for the job.

Kevin: Unless you’re suggesting that ashland’s death had something to do with the search for a mythical orb, I fail to see the connection.

Chance: You can take this shared interest, and you can butter her up, man. Get friendly. Yeah? I mean, ask her to join your, uh — whatever it is you call a group of people who play that game.

Kevin: A guild.

Chance: Yes. Yes. Guild. And then once you two are guild buddies — yeah? — You make sure she knows that that autopsy is our top priority.

Kevin: [ Sighs ] Alright. I guess that’s simple enough.

Chance: And you make sure you know that police report by heart, man. I’m gonna need you up to speed if we’re gonna figure this out.

Kevin: “We.” Sure. I mean, yes. And I will report right back to you because that is what a good sidekick does. We’re kind of a team now, right? You’re boots on the ground. I’m your guy behind the desk, eyes on everything, plugged in to the mainframe. Yes! Maybe not. But I will see what I can do about speeding up that autopsy, and, uh, I’ll be in touch.

Chance: Thank you.

Noah: The way I envision it, we showcase the art during the day. Now, we can utilize pieces from local artists of the region, as well as the highest end from overseas. I am talking cutting-edge everything — sound, visuals. That space — it can transform in anything we’d like. That’s what’s so attractive about it. It could be a gallery and an event venue and a nightclub. And what’s really exciting is nowadays we can utilize augmented reality to seemingly transform it into it — I don’t know — the summit of mount everest, if we’d like. Or the inside of an impressionist painting by degas.

Victor: Mm.

Noah: Completely immersive. That way, we can take our guests to another time and another space. And I’ll handle curating all the installations myself. That way, it has an authentic gallery vibe to it. And I come in with real-world experience from working at the underground and managing the top of the tower.

Victor: You’re a newman.

Noah: [ Chuckles ]

Victor: You’re very bright. I’m very impressed, okay?

Noah: Thank you, grandpa.

Victor: But… newman towers is a business, okay? And top of the tower is a functioning restaurant that we need to stay open day and night. You understand, right?

Noah: I do. I do. I-I knew coming into this pitch that it was a long shot.

Victor: I can tell you that it’s a brilliant concept. It really is. And combining your artistic… genius with your experience running a nightclub is a recipe for success.

Noah: Thank you, grandpa. That means a lot.

Victor: Having said that, sometimes it’s important when we’re young and growing up to spread our wings. And your father is a very good example. You know, he has undertaken a number of ventures, gained a lot of experience, and now he’s coming back to newman enterprises. He’s gonna apply all he learned to the company I built. That makes me happy and very proud. And one day I know you will come back with all the experiences you have gathered on the outside, okay? You’re a very bright boy. So, go out and spread your wings and earn your laurels, alright?

Noah: [ Chuckles ] Alright. Thank you, grandpa. Adam. He’s all yours.

Victor: Hey, son. I was just thinking about you.

Adam: I’m surprised you didn’t ask the bartender to break out the good stuff. Why don’t you have a tequila in hand, celebrating the demise of ashland locke?

Sally: Complicated usually makes for a good story.

Nick: Not in this case.

Sally: Okay, you should probably tell me what you know about ashland locke’s death before I jump to the wrong conclusions.

Nick: [ Sighs ] I had a confrontation with locke before he died in the car accident.

Sally: A confrontation.

Nick: What I’m about to tell you is completely off the record. It’s not for publication. It’s not information to be shared with anyone else. I spoke with the cops. End of story.

Sally: I see.

Nick: Now, it’s possible that this will eventually get out, so I would prefer it if you heard it from me.

Sally: When you said this was complicated, you weren’t kidding. Especially for the person who you just recently hired as ceo of your family’s media company. For people who are a little intense about hydration.

Noah: Hey.

Allie: Hi. How did everything go with your grandfather?

Noah: [ Sighs ]

Allie: Oh. That good, huh?

Noah: Yeah.

Allie: I’m sorry. Well — well, these drinks that I purchased to help us celebrate will now magically transform themselves into beverages that will help concoct your next venture.

Noah: [ Chuckles ] Well, thank you. I’m gonna need all their powers.

Allie: [ Sighs ] Did it really go that badly?

Noah: No, not really. I mean, he turned me down, but I knew it was a hard sell. And the whole way here, i couldn’t help thinking, “at least I get to see allie. I’ll tell her what happened, and somehow everything will even out.”

Allie: And has it?

Noah: Almost.

Allie: Well, we, uh — we should work on plan b, right? Let’s go with the location that your sister suggested.

Noah: Yes. Grand phoenix. Has a trendier feel. That’s the kind of crowd I want to attract.

Allie: And you will get people coming in from out of town, and they probably don’t want to stray too far for entertainment.

Noah: Yes, but it also means working with phyllis.

Allie: I know how you feel about summer’s mom on a personal level, but this is business, right? And she must be good at that since keeping a hotel running is a challenging feat.

Noah: Yeah, but even in her professional life, there’s always some drama swirling around.

Allie: [ Sighs ] I know. But you don’t have to be her best friend. You just need to lease a space from her.

Noah: You know, you’re almost mercenary about this.

Allie: I am practical.

Noah: Alright, well, whatever it is, I like it.

Allie: Well, you know, we should, uh — we should toast. To all the “no’s” that led you here and the one that’ll lead you to that final “yes.”

Noah: Yes. So, about that thought I had on the way back from society…

Allie: Yeah. That thought.

[ Cellphone pings ] Y-you should probably check that text, right? It could be an art emergency or something.

[ Both laugh ] Noah? Noah, what is it?

Noah: Um, it’s, uh… it’s about ashland locke.

Allie: What’s that big jerk done now?

Noah: He’s dead.

Victor: Have a seat, son. I won’t pretend to grieve the loss of ashland locke for one second. He was a bastard, a fraud. Did a lot of damage around here. But that doesn’t mean that you should be glib about his death.

Adam: Why be so serious? I mean, you’re back in control of your domain. This is a win for the newman family. So, I mean, I get why you don’t want to be too happy about it in public. There are so many questions out there. At least, that’s the, uh, sense I got when I ran into chance. Oh, now I have your attention.

Sally: When, precisely — just out of curiosity — did this confrontation take place?

Nick: Before you and I spoke at crimson lights.

Sally: Well, it was obvious something was weighing on you last night, and the last thing you wanted to deal with was my personal drama.

Nick: Eh, that’s the last thing I want to deal with any night.

Sally: [ Laughs ] Fair. But whenever I told you that i was planning on leaving newman media, you responded. You were a little harsh. But, I mean, no wonder, given everything that you were dealing with. And you gave me a lot to think about. It really helped, talking with you, and I would like to return the favor if you’re open to it. ‘Cause this has to be a lot to deal with. I mean, wanting ashland locke out of your family’s life, especially after what he did to your sister, and then you find out he died in a car accident? I mean, that has to be a huge shock.

Nick: You have no idea.

[ Cellphone pings ] Excuse me.

[ Sighs ]

Sally: Do you need to respond to that?

Nick: No, it’s just something else I got to add to my list.

Sally: Was is it about ashland?

Nick: You know, with vick gone, I just have a lot of work to do, like an insane amount of work to catch up on. So, where were we? That’s right. Before you go — and this is on the record… I’m glad you’re staying, sally.

Sally: [ Chuckles ] So am I.

Nick: And, uh, about that story…

Sally: Yeah. I will make sure that we stick to reporting the facts.

Nick: Good. It’s nice to know I can count on you. (Vo) when you live with moderate to severe crohn’s disease

“The young and the restless”

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Allie: I take back everything I said about ashland.

Noah: No, don’T. You said he was a jerk. That’s probably the nicest way anyone’s ever described him.

Allie: Okay, you shouldn’t say that.

Noah: Why not? That’s the truth. Ashland did some abysmal things to a lot of innocent people. He stole their money, their trust, their dreams. Feel bad for his victims. Don’t shed a single tear for him.

Allie: He hurt a lot of people that you loved, huh?

Noah: Yeah. Yeah, he did.

Allie: You must be wondering how your aunt victoria is handling all this.

Noah: She went through a lot these last couple months.

Allie: What is it?

Noah: I’m just thinking. It’s probably nothing, but… I just saw my grandfather.

Allie: Right.

Noah: He didn’t mention a single thing about that. There’s no way he didn’t know.

Allie: Oh.

Noah: My grandfather just fails to mention this gigantic event that impacts the entire family and the business. Something’s not right.

Victor: I wasn’t aware that you and chance had buried the hatchet.

Adam: Oh, I don’t know if i would go that far.

Victor: Mm. What could the two of you possibly talk about?

Adam: [ Sighs ] Well, first, let me explain to you how it happened.

Victor: Uh-huh.

Adam: You see, I was gonna leave town today.

Victor: Hmm.

Adam: I don’t have a job. No prospects. I thought I was due for a little vacation.

Victor: Where did you intend to go?

Adam: Las vegas.

Victor: Ah.

Adam: I was gonna do a little r&r, maybe hit a few poker games. But then I ran into chance in the park. And that’s how I found out about ashland, which tracks because why would anybody in my own family tell me the news?

Victor: Well, you understand that we were quite preoccupied, right?

Adam: Yeah. If you needed anything underhanded or shady done, i would be the first one to know.

Victor: So, exactly what did chance tell you?

Adam: He told me that i should stay in town because my family might need my support. But I didn’t bother to explain to him that I am a newman in name only.

Victor: That is your choice, and you damn well know it.

Adam: You left me no other choice. What was I supposed to do? Just keep letting you use me when you didn’t want to get your hands dirty? Just sit here and play the dutiful son trying to earn your respect? Try to get a little acknowledgment that you were clearly incapable of giving me? Okay, look, we don’t have to get in to this again.

Victor: Well, stop all this nonsense. What did you and chance talk about?

Adam: Well, it was the way that he qualified it that intrigued me.

Victor: Meaning what?

Adam: He said that locke got in a car crash, or at least that was the official version. Makes you think, doesn’t it, why he felt the need to add that extra phrase, as if he might think there might have been a different ending to locke’s story.

Chance: Hey, man.

Nick: Hey.

Chance: Thanks for coming on such short notice.

Nick: Sure.

Chance: Take a seat. Want a coffee?

Nick: No, I’m good. Thanks.

Chance: [ Sighs ] Well, I bet you got your hands full over there at newman with victoria gone, huh?

Nick: I’ve done it before. She trusts me. She knows what I’m doing.

Chance: Yeah. Well, it wouldn’t have been a problem for me to come by the tower.

Nick: No, I think this is better. We don’t need a bunch of cops swarming the tower. The less stories for the rumor mill, the better.

Chance: Yeah. Yeah. Well, listen, I know you got a lot on your plate. And I don’t want to make this difficult situation any harder for you.

Nick: I appreciate that. What’s up?

Chance: Well, I just wanted to update you on the case, let you know what’s going on. And everything I say, you can tell victoria.

Nick: Alright.

Chance: I talked to the security team that was outside the house.

Nick: My dad’s guys. Okay. And?

Chance: It’s weird, man. The stories they told me just lined up to the letter with what your dad told me. I don’t know. It was like they were reading from the same script.

Nick: So, they’re corroborating my father’s version of the events, they’re all in agreement about what went down, and that’s a problem?

Chance: Well, it’s the way they did it. You see, they told me just enough information to get by, right? They were very careful with what they told me.

Nick: Would you have preferred it if their stories didn’t line up?

Chance: Well, when you’ve been doing this as long as i have, nick, you learn to look for red flags.

Nick: Look, chance, the people that my father employs are smart enough to know what they’re doing. They’re just trying to help you get the information you need.

Chance: Okay. Well, you know what? Maybe it’s not that big of a deal. Maybe there’s nothing else to it.

Nick: But you wouldn’t have called this little face-to-face meeting if you didn’t have doubts. I don’t know what else to tell you. When I found locke’s ring, I ran straight to you with that. I have been nothing but open and honest from the jump. I have nothing to hide. What exactly do you want from me? At metro by t-mobile… you can save more…

Allie: Well, there could be plenty of reasons why your grandfather didn’t mention locke’s accident earlier.

Noah: Such as?

Allie: Such as, he wanted to do it out of respect for you and your pitch and the preparation that you put into it.

Noah: That would be sweet and considerate. Those are two things my grandfather is not. Any other explanation for not mentioning locke was dead?

Allie: He could have wanted your father to break the news to you.

Noah: Nah, he likes to handle things himself.

Allie: Okay, yeah, you’re right. It doesn’t make sense.

Noah: Look, ali, unless you understand my grandfather, like how he manages people, how he handles situations — it’s the reason my dad left the company so many years ago. He loves my grandfather, and he’d do anything for him, but he just couldn’t stand being around all the plotting and the scheming anymore.

Allie: He can’t be that bad. Can he?

Chance: Look, nick, I just came here to give you an update and let you know what’s going on. I didn’t mean to upset you.

Nick: Yeah, I’m finding that hard to believe.

Chance: And what makes you say that?

Nick: Chance, cut the crap, alright? You’re family. You’ve had your own issues, but you haven’t had to deal with ashland like we have, with all his scams and his lying and worrying every day what he was gonna do to my sister. But make no mistake — I saw it from day one. But now he’s gone. But the chaos remains. And, yeah, you could say I’m a little wound up.

Chance: And I am trying to cut through that chaos, nick, and get a clear picture of what happened here last night, especially from the moment that the security team called your dad.

Nick: Well, it sounds like my father’s the one you should be consulting. I got to go.

Adam: I came away from my conversation with chance wondering why the police were looking into what appeared to be just a simple car crash. I mean, what do you think?

Victor: That you’re wasting your time asking questions about the damn dead. You’re not concerned about your sister?

Adam: [ Chuckles ]

Victor: Thought about how victoria’s doing, her children are doing? I guess you’re only interested in twisting the knife, aren’t you?

Adam: I think that’s a little bit of an exaggeration. Just yesterday, I came to you and my sister to warn you that you had pushed locke too far, that you had taken too much, and then you just had to rub his face in by having him arrested by simply seeing his son in the park. And make no mistake — he has no doubt that you were behind it. I mean, I couldn’t exactly deny it because it was so obvious and it was completely unnecessary. That’s why I felt compelled to warn you. I knew locke was out of control and he wanted revenge and he was gonna use victoria to do it. So, he wanted to hurt you both, but he was going to use your precious daughter to make his point. But I don’t know what his plan was, you know? But it doesn’t matter now, right? You got your happy ending. You wanted locke gone, and he’s gone. But that was just a crazy coincidence, wasn’t it? Hmm.

Victor: You’re beginning to piss me off. And that’s never a good idea. (Rebecca) this can’t be real.

Noah: Now, I know my grandfather. If he’s playing things this close to the vest, there’s something else going on.

Allie: But what?

Noah: Well, that’s just the thing — I have no idea. I-I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have made things sound so ominous. I — no. You know what? Maybe you do need to hear this. That way, you know what my family’s all about. That way, you know what you’re getting yourself into.

Allie: Okay, noah, from the very first day we’ve met, you have peddled this whole story about the twisted, dark newmans and their “arch rivals,” the abbots.

Noah: I am not making this up.

Allie: Okay, and I know there is a history, right? And jack and ashley have mentioned it many times, but they’ve never told me what the exact issue is. And I’ve met your grandfather. He’s pretty pleasant.

Noah: He has good manners. And you haven’t given him a reason to put you on his enemy list, but trust me — that is a place you do not want to be.

Allie: Right. Note to self — don’t antagonize victor newman.

Noah: See? You think I’m kidding.

Allie: Tell me one specific horrible thing that your grandfather did.

Noah: Okay, well… alright, one time he organized a hostile takeover of jabot and stole your family’s entire company.

Allie: Okay, but he doesn’t own it now.

Noah: No, jack was actually able to get it back in abbott hands, but that took years. And if he hadn’t managed to do that, there’s a really good chance that you wouldn’t even be interning at jabot’s lab right now.

Allie: [ Chuckles ] So, what you’re saying is, if the rivalry had ended differently a long time ago, things might have impacted me a little bit.

Noah: There’s still a chance that it might. It’s just a matter of time until my grandfather’s upset with the abbotts again, and there’s a very good chance that you’ll get caught in the crossfire.

Allie: [ Sighs ]

Noah: So I wouldn’t blame you if you wanted to run in the other direction.

Allie: Thank you for the opportunity for me to ditch you. No, I-I appreciate it. Seriously. But I’m not going anywhere. And for the record, I don’t scare easily. That manipulative guy that you described your grandfather as — that is not you.

Noah: Alright, look, I don’t want you to get the wrong idea. He’s not just those things. He’s also a very loving and generous man who would do anything for his family. When I was saying all that, i just didn’t want you to get the wrong impression. I didn’t want you to think that —

Allie: That he’s human? That he has contradictory nature within him? People in our families do things to confound and confuse us.

Noah: Like your father?

Allie: [ Chuckles ] He hid his past from me. My family history. I still struggle with that, but I still love him nonetheless.

Noah: Yeah, I feel the same way. But still, you might want to get out while you can.

Allie: Not a chance. How can I even think about leaving when things are just getting good between us?

Chance: Mm. Hey. What’d you find out from the medical examiner?

Kevin: You know, it is amazing how far a coffee, a brownie, and a smile will get you these days. All anybody really wants is to be seen.

Chance: Ashland’s autopsy?

Kevin: Just sent it to you.

Chance: Come on. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. This says ashland suffered blunt force trauma to the head, wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, and pitched forward into the windshield, a blow delivered with enough force that death would have been instantaneous. Okay. Did she mention if she could tell definitively if the injury that killed ashland was caused by the crash impact?

Kevin: I pressed her on that point, and while she said it was a possibility, she wouldn’t go as far as to say it was definitely what happened.

Chance: Alright. Good to know. Good to know.

Kevin: You’re thinking about the fight nick and locke had, wondering if you could connect the dots, right?

Chance: I don’t have an agenda. I’m just trying to evaluate all this evidence and come to the correct conclusion.

Kevin: So, now you’ve seen the autopsy report. You think you have a good handle on what happened?

Chance: Well, I’m getting closer. Walk through this for me one more time, will you? One more time. Now, nick is defending his sister. Nick’s in good shape, right? He throws a punch. Locke falls, and he hits his head on the fireplace.

Kevin: So, that’s your theory? That nick threw the punch that killed locke?

Chance: And if he did, how the hell did that guy wind up dead in a ravine?

Victor: For the last time, son, ashland locke’s death was due to a car accident.

Adam: It’s funny how it worked out for everyone. Except locke, that is.

Victor: You’re showing an awful lot of interest in a man, a dead man, that you didn’t even like.

Adam: I just, um — I find the situation very intriguing.

Victor: You may have walked away from the company, turned your back on our family. Just remember — when one of us is in trouble, the rest of us forget about our differences and we pull together. Therein lies our strength.

Adam: Well, ashland’s dead, so the threat is gone. So, why aren’t you acting like it?

Victor: I don’t give a damn whether that son of a bitch is gone. Do you honestly think that one threat disappears, others aren’t lurking? Look at me. You’re a newman. It would do you well to remember that.

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