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Y&R Transcript Thursday, August 26, 2021

Posted on August 27, 2021 by TvMegasite Admin

Young & The Restless Transcript

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Mariah: Please, you can’t do this to us. You have to help us. Alright? You — you’ve taken care of us, you’ve given us food and prenatal vitamins and protein bars. The contractions aren’t stopping, so, please, for the love of god, save this baby. Please.

Victor: I assure you that my security will get to the bottom of this. We are working with the police department.

Abby: Thank you, dad. I appreciate everything that you’re doing.

Victor: [ Sighs ]

Abby: [ Sighs ]

Victor: What is it?

Abby: Just I’m a little shaken up. Devon had some thoughts — well, suspicions, really — and, well, at first, my instinct was that there’s no way that that was possible, but now…I don’t know what to believe.

Denise: I’m sorry, devon. I wasn’t able to uncover anything new about mariah copeland’s disappearance.

Devon: Abby’s ex-husband saw an old man who was stocking up on mariah’s favorite prenatal protein bars.

Denise: Okay. Not much there.

Devon: Yeah.

Denise: Did you get a description of the guy?

Devon: Just average height, gray hair, and his shopping list was written on the same kind of paper as mariah’s notepad — has storks on it.

Denise: Hmm. I could follow up on it, but I’m sensing some skepticism on your part.

Devon: This information may lead to something. I just don’t think it’s gonna be to some random old man.

Denise: What are you thinking?

Devon: I’m more concerned about abby’s ex.

Kevin: There’s stitch right there. He’s about to enter the store.

Rey: Alright, do we see the older man he told us about?

Kevin: No, there’s another customer, but she is not who we’re looking for.

Rey: Can we see from any other angles?

Kevin: Uh, let me mark the timecode and see what else is available.

Rey: Let’s see if we can find someone purchasing a bunch of those protein bars.

Kevin: Yeah. No, there’s no one else in the store. It’s stitch, there’s a lady at the frozen foods, and the cashier, but that’s it.

Rey: Well, maybe our guy hasn’t entered yet.

Kevin: Uh…let me pull up and see if there’s a camera at the entrance and maybe just hasn’t come in yet.

Rey: What the hell, kevin? What happened to the footage?

Kevin: I don’t know. It disappeared.

Sharon: Being in mariah’s room and being there with all her things, it was a little overwhelming.

Tessa: I’m a little overwhelmed, too. But you’re a really positive person, sharon.

Sharon: I’m trying — I’m trying to be optimistic. Praying that rey will find mariah and bring her home. It’s just — it’s not easy.

Tessa: Just need to keep trying and send positive energy her way. My disposition’s a little darker than yours, so I have to send out twice as much positive energy to compensate.

Sharon: Yeah, is that right? Is that how that works? You figured it out?

Tessa: Yeah, yeah, yeah, i did. And we just need to visualize her coming back to us healthy, safe, and strong. And we need to take it seriously because mariah has to get through this.

Mariah: [ Gasps ]

[ Groaning ]

[ Exhales sharply ] The contractions are getting stronger. We need help, please. Please hurry. Ohh, ohh. Okay. Okay. Birthing class did not cover this scenario.

[ Groaning ] Abducted, alone, god knows where. About to give birth with no doctor, no medical care.

[ Groaning ] Okay, okay. I hear you. I hear you, little man. Mm. You want out. I got it. But just, please, just relax, okay? Good. Good job.

[ Groaning ]

[ Grunting ] Ahh.

[Girl in bathroom stall] Ugh

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Tessa: I was alone in the house, just talking to mariah. I was just telling her how much I missed her and that I was gonna do anything to find her. It’s like we were communicating, and she was telling me that she was scared and that she missed me. I felt her presence because she needed spiritual back-up. I don’t have money, like devon, to hire investigators or the power of two prominent families like abby, so I feel like I’m just sitting on the sidelines. All I can do is use my love to send mariah strength and comfort. To let her know that we care about her and we’re doing anything we can to bring her home.

Sharon: It can’t hurt.

Tessa: You love her, so you can do it, too.

Sharon: How?

Tessa: I think we should remember important moments with mariah, special times, to let her know and reassure her that we love her and that we miss her.

Sharon: Well, I’ll be honest, I’m not sure I have as much faith in this psychic connection as you do, but I want to try.

Tessa: You can do it, too. You just have to — I don’t know — concentrate on a memory.

Sharon: Um, when I first found out that mariah was my daughter, she barely wanted anything to do with me at first. We grew closer over time, but there was always this awkwardness and uncertainty in our relationship. Until this one christmas… she, uh — she was obsessing over what gift to give me, and in the end, she gave me the perfect gift. She started calling me mom.

Tessa: I remember her telling me that story.

Sharon: What special moments with mariah are you thinking about?

Tessa: [ Chuckles ] You know, I — I keep coming back to when things were really bad between us. And [Laughs] She just showed up to my concert and gave an extremely public apology.

Sharon: I saw the video.

Tessa: Yeah, and the rest of the world.

[ Laughs ] It took guts for mariah to bare her soul like that. And it’s those same guts that are gonna bring her home to us again.

Sharon: She’s always been a fighter.

Tessa: She never gave up on me, even when I pushed her away. She believed in the power of our love. Now I’m returning the favor.

Sharon: I wish I had shared more special moments with mariah, but unfortunately, um, we missed out on a lot of each other’s lives before we were reunited. And finding her, having her in my life after all those years was such a great gift. You know, I had to really try to convince mariah that she was loved. It took a lot before she believed it.

Tessa: Well, she knows that you love her now.

Sharon: I hope so. I hope so. I hope she can feel it right now.

Rey: So the footage cut out before our suspect might have walked through the door.

Kevin: It looks that way. But the app didn’t crash and the camera is on, but the footage is gone. But look, look at the timecode. There’s a gap between where we left off and where we are. It’s a minute and 37 seconds.

Rey: Was it a glitch, a problem with the camera?

Kevin: I can’t tell you, but maybe our old man entered during the gap.

Rey: Well, is it possible someone altered the video in case they were trying to hide something?

Kevin: Uh…I would have to do a deeper analysis using equipment at the station, but let’s — let’s — let’s look at what we have in front of us, okay? There’s stitch. And there he is — that’s the guy he described.

Rey: His description was vague, but that is an older man. Can we get a better look at him?

Kevin: Uh…I can try. This footage is not great. The angle is weird.

Rey: Can you get a look at what he’s buying?

Kevin: His cart is empty. But wait, look at stitch.

Rey: He’s at the register checking out already.

Kevin: H– how could he have seen what the old man was buying?

Rey: He’s leaving. There’s no way he got a good look at the guy’s shopping list.

Kevin: And he’s gone. Okay, you know what? Maybe we can check the footage from a few days before and a few days after. Stitch could go to that store a lot. Maybe he just got his days mixed up.

Rey: Or maybe stitch made the whole thing up.

Victor: Devon thinks that stitch may have something to do with mariah’s disappearance.

Abby: Well, he thinks it could be possible. And honestly, I don’t know what to believe. Stitch has been so helpful. He’s been a shoulder for me to lean on. He’s really been a godsend. He’s a great listener.

Victor: This is all so strange, but…wow. I understand that he’s a comfort to you.

Abby: There have been a couple times when I thought maybe he was trying to rekindle what we once had. Maybe he was exaggerating the prospect of the chief of surgery job at the hospital as an excuse to move back here. I mean, separately, it doesn’t seem that out of the ordinary, but when you look at it as a whole, I mean, is devon right to be wary?

Victor: Wait a minute. I remember when stitch first came back into town. After a few greetings and all that, he said, um, something that puzzled me. He was very concerned about you being alone, with chance not being in town. And I remember I felt compelled to remind him that you are happily married.

Abby: You never told me that.

Victor: Well, I didn’t because I didn’t want to upset you.

Abby: I guess the timing of all of it is kind of weird. I mean, stitch came back to town again right before mariah went missing.

Victor: So what are you saying?

Abby: I used to be married to the man. I used to love him. But could it be true? Could stitch have something to do with mariah’s disappearance?

Devon: And so stitch just randomly shows back up in town out of nowhere and starts finding reasons to run into abby and spend time with her and casually bringing up romantic stories from their past.

Denise: Well, that’s all a little creepy — not a crime. But the thing you told me about the job at the hospital, now, that is a big red flag.

Devon: Yeah, I — I agree with you because he claims to be moving back here to take the position of chief of surgery, but he didn’t get that position. My cousin nate got the position.

Denise: So you don’t trust him.

Devon: I would like to, but there’s some things that aren’t adding up. And abby seems to trust him. She’s found a lot of comfort in having him around. She’s going through a stressful time, it’s understandable she wants to have somebody.

Denise: And there he is, a shoulder to cry on.

Devon: But like I said, i hope I’m wrong. I hope that stitch is just a supportive ex.

Denise: So let’s get some answers about this dr. Ben “stitch” rayburn. You know, one thing I’ve learned as a pi, never ignore gut feelings.

Abby: I hate even thinking about stitch this way.

Victor: So do I. God forbid, but listen, as a parent, you must consider all possibilities.

Abby: What, and be suspicious of everyone around me, even people close to me?

Victor: Sweetheart, you can’t pay attention to people’s feelings. You can’t worry about that, not when it comes to the security of your child.

Abby: [ Sighs ]

Victor: What do you know about what stitch was up to when he was away all these years?

Abby: Only what he’s told me. He was working as a doctor at a hospital in iowa city and max’s condition has deteriorated.

Victor: [ Exhales sharply ] I mean, what would be his motive? Why would he do something like this?

Abby: I don’t know. And honestly, it makes me feel better, because if I can’t think of a reason, then he’s less likely to be behind it, right?

Victor: Yeah.

Abby: I don’t know. I mean, I don’t think it’s about money. Unless max’s condition caused him to go into debt, but, no, there hasn’t been a ransom demand. And if he needed the money, he just could’ve — could’ve come to me, he could’ve asked me for it, and I would’ve given it to him, regardless of what max did to me.

Victor: If it’s not money, then what? Could it be revenge?

Abby: For what?

Victor: For leaving him.

Abby: No, no, I mean, I — i have spent so much time with him recently. I would’ve picked up on that.

Victor: How much time did you spend with him?

Abby: When you count all of the visits, I — a few hours. Oh, my god. If stitch is behind this, does that mean mariah was locked up all of that time? Was there someone there watching her, making sure that she and the baby had everything they need? Or was mariah just there, alone and terrified?

Mariah: Ohh. Okay. I got to talk to you now, alright? I didn’t think that any of this would happen. When this all started out, I was trying to help abby and chance. Then after I got pregnant, the morning sickness — oh, god.

[ Laughs ] I don’t know what it was, dude, about the smell of my shampoo or peaches. But you made my life miserable for a little while, you know that? And I was really worried that this was gonna be really difficult [Panting] Until you were born. And after I got trapped in here, I just… I started to see things completely differently.

[ Exhales shakily ] You kept me sane. Mm! And I really hope I did the same for you. So I want to let you know now — okay — that you are loved. Yeah. You are, so much. And I promise you, I don’t throw around that term lightly. Not like other people do. You don’t know this, but i didn’t grow up with a lot of love, so…I was pretty bad at it. And even now, there’s only a handful of people that I truly love in this world. You’re one of them, okay? And you’re gonna be fine. Gonna be fine. Because I protect the people i love with my life. Now, we all know progressive offers 24/7 protection,

Kevin: Stitch is a stand-up guy. He’s a doctor, rey.

Rey: Sometimes doctors commit crimes.

Kevin: It doesn’t make any sense. If he is behind mariah’s disappearance, why would he suggest looking at evidence that could so easily be disproved? And why would he mess with the video? What would he gain from that?

Rey: He’s sending us on a wild goose chase, keeping us busy and distracted from what’s really going on, so let’s not waste time.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Kevin: Finally. The it team was able to get through the encryption on mariah’s phone. We have a location.

Rey: Oh, good.

Tessa: It’s a miracle that mariah and I are still together. We’ve both made so many mistakes.

Sharon: Well, that’s all in the past, and right now we’re focusing on the present. You are very much a part of mariah’s life, and I am so happy about that.

Tessa: I appreciate it. I know that I gave you a million reasons for you to want me to stay away from her. I’m still ashamed of some of the things that I did.

Sharon: You’ve grown past that. You’ve moved so far beyond it.

Tessa: Mariah deserves a lot of credit. She’s the one that helped me understand and accept my past.

Sharon: You two helped each other. You’ve evolved together.

Tessa: No, I think you’re right. Mariah’s taught me so much about love and trust and forgiveness. But I can tell you that whoever is holding her captive, whoever is scaring her, I will never forgive them. And I hope that they get what’s coming to them.

Victor: Hi, devon.

Devon: Mr. Newman, hi.

Victor: I understand you’re concerned about stitch’s behavior.

Abby: I had to tell my dad about your suspicions because i can’t stop thinking about them, and I can no longer the possibility that you might be right.

Devon: Well, I mean, listen, I hope that I’m wrong about stitch ’cause he’s always seemed like a decent guy to me and i know he’s been supportive of you. I don’t want to cause you any more stress.

Victor: We got to find the truth.

Devon: I completely agree. I just spoke to my private investigator, and she thinks that he should definitely be looked into. She’s, in fact, switching all of her focus onto him.

Abby: I wish that wasn’t necessary, but we have to do what’s best.

Victor: Sure. Without consideration of other people’s feelings, I think we should get to the bottom of it. Alright?

Devon: Yeah.

Abby: Okay. Let’s do this.

Mariah: [ Groaning ] Ahhh. Okay. Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. God. Okay. Okay. These are not braxton hicks contractions. Bowie, I really wish you’d take my advice and stay inside. But if you want out, I can’t blame you. Okay.

[ Breathing heavily ] Okay.

[ Whimpering ]

[ Breathing heavily ] If you want today to be your birthday, you’ve got it.

[ Breathing heavily ] So I need to prepare. But how? Before treating your chronic migraine,

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Victor: I think we should confront stitch directly.

Abby: I’m not sure that’s a good idea.

Devon: I’m gonna have to agree with him. We need to get answers fast. And even if he doesn’t know anything, I’m sure he’s — he’ll understand why we had to consider him, ’cause we’re desperate right now.

Victor: If devon’s suspicions are correct, then time is of the essence, okay? Could make all the difference in the world.

Devon: Absolutely. He’s staying at the grand phoenix, you know.

Abby: Okay, let’s go.

Victor: No, darling, I want you to stay.

Abby: If you’re gonna confront him, I should be there.

Victor: No, sweetheart, i don’t think so.

Devon: Yeah. I think that we’re gonna get a much more honest response out of him if you’re not in the room.

Victor: I promise you I will tell you everything that happens at the meeting, alright? Everything. Meanwhile, my darling, please be careful.

Abby: Okay.

[ Sighs ]

Mariah: [ Gasping ] Clean towels. Okay. We can do this, bowie. We can do this, okay? I just need to relax. Shh.

[ Humming ]

So we can handle all this

and more

’cause even things lost in the ocean need the shore

[ Inhales sharply ]

Even things lost in the ocean need the shore

[ Sighs ] Oh, god.

[ Sniffles ] Yeah. Oh, do you remember that? Ohh. That was tessa’s song.

[ Exhales sharply ] You remember, right?

[ Laughs ] Ohh. I know, I am — I’m butchering it [Chuckles] But she’s the singer, not me. Alright?

[ Grunts ]

[ Sighs ] I’m just — I’m just a fan. I’m her fan. God, I miss her so much.

[ Sobbing ] Oh. Ah. I miss her voice. And her sweetness. Just all of it. Oh. She’s probably finished her lullaby for you by now. I wish she was here to sing it to you.

[ Chuckles ] Can you imagine the party that they are gonna have when we get out of here?

[ Exhales sharply ] There’s gonna be so much music. It’s just gonna be a huge celebration. Oh, god. Oh, I’m dizzy. Oh, god, no, no, no, no.

[ Gasping ] Mm, I can’t pass out. I can’t pass out now. Bowie needs me. Bowie needs me.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Stitch: Hey. I got your text. Are you okay? Is there any news?

Abby: No, um, no news. Not since that important lead that you gave the police. I am just so thankful that you saw that man in the store.

Stitch: I wish I could’ve been more help. Maybe there’s a chance my lead could still pay off.

Abby: Well, you know, I’m not sure about anything anymore.

Stitch: I’m sorry.

Abby: The only thing I know is that I feel better when you’re around. (Asaad) since my mother got cancer from smoking,

Tessa: Oh, man. Well, we should get back to the house.

Sharon: Um, before we go, I’d like to say a prayer.

Tessa: I think that’s a beautiful idea.

Sharon: Join me? Dear god… please protect mariah and the baby.

Mariah: [ Groaning ]

Sharon: And give them the strength to get through this ordeal.

Mariah: [ Groaning ]

Sharon: And please give us the ability to find them. They are loved by so many of us.

Mariah: [ Breathing heavily ]

Tessa: Bring them home. Do that, and I will spend the rest of my life making sure that mariah is safe, loved, and happy. Amen.

Sharon: Amen.

Abby: And I just — I cannot believe that this is happening. My dad and devon were here earlier and they want to be helpful, but there is nothing that they can do. I mean, they can hire all of the private investigators and all of the security teams, but none of it matters unless mariah and the baby can come home, and the longer that this goes on, the more scared I get.

Stitch: It’s gonna be okay, abby. Okay? You have to believe that.

Abby: Tessa says that she can sense that something is really wrong with mariah. And I can sense something, too, because I can feel my baby crying for me. And his cries, they pierce my heart. And I don’t know where he is and I don’t know if mariah can take care of him. I don’t know if they even have enough food.

Stitch: I’m sure they do.

Abby: I have never been so scared because I can feel my baby, I can feel him crying for me, and there’s nothing I can do. I don’t even know where he is, and I would give up everything, I would give all of this up, i would pay whatever ransom if i could have them back, if I could get rid of this feeling of being helpless. And I am doing this all alone. Chance isn’t here.

Stitch: Hey. I’m here, abby. Whatever you need. Just tell me what to do.

Devon: Yes, thank you very much. I appreciate it. Okay, so my private investigator just poked another hole in stitch’s story.

Victor: And what’s that?

Devon: He doesn’t even have a job in iowa city. He was fired from it months ago. And that’s not what he told abby.

Victor: Whoa.

Devon: Mm-hmm.

Victor: So he could have used that as a cover to save face.

Devon: You don’t really believe that for a second, do you?

Victor: Detective, did you find anything?

Rey: Hey, yeah, did your team track mariah’s cellphone here, too?

Victor: That’s an important piece of the puzzle, isn’t it?

Rey: Yeah, unfortunately, we only know it’s here in the hotel somewhere, but we weren’t able to narrow it down to a floor or even a wing.

Devon: Well, we should check stitch’s room, right?

Victor: I agree. Let’s do it right now. Depression.

Rey: Stitch isn’t here.

Victor: Any sign of mariah’s phone?

Rey: I haven’t seen it.

Devon: Got to be here somewhere. Let’s call mariah and find out right now.

Victor: Yeah.

[ Cellphone rings ] So it was stitch all the time.

Abby: Um, I shouldn’t lean on you like this. It’s not fair to you.

Stitch: It’s — it’s okay. I want to help you through this.

Abby: I know, yeah, I can sense that. You know, even after all these years, there’s still something between us.

Stitch: I’ve always felt so connected to you.

Abby: Is that why you came back to town? To be with me? Was there ever really a job at the hospital or were you just saying that? Stitch, you being back here, back in town, back in my life, has been such a blessing. Look, and let me be that for you. You know, I can be — I can be your sounding board. You can tell me anything. Anything, and I won’t get angry.

Stitch: I can’t believe how understanding you are.

Abby: Stitch, I know you. And I can see it in your eyes.

Stitch: What?

Abby: Guilt. You feel bad for what happened when we were married. No, no, what happened with max, that was not your fault.

Stitch: No. I’m a doctor. I-I-I… I should’ve seen what was going on with my son. I should have known what he was capable of.

Abby: No. No, see, look, us losing the baby, that was not your fault. That was a painful time for the both of us. And I know how deeply you felt that loss. And I think that’s why you can feel what I’m going through right now because I am about to lose another baby.

Stitch: No, no, we — we won’t let that happen. Okay? I — I admit —

Abby: You admit what? You admit what?

Stitch: I came back here for you. My life has been so hard since I left. I just needed to make things right. I was hoping for some kind of redemption. It was crazy, but I truly believe that you’re the only one who can put me back on course. You can make things right, abby.

Abby: No, we can make things right for each other. All is forgiven. Just please…please tell me where they are.

Mariah: [ Gasping ] Okay, kid.

[ Gasps ]

[ Breathing heavily ] It’s your time to come out now, isn’t it? This is gonna happen right now.

[ Whimpers ] Okay. I can’t talk you into staying there any longer. And I’ve done everything I can to prepare, so I just hope that I’m ready.

[ Gasps ]

[ Groaning ]

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Y&R Best Lines Wednesday, August 25, 2021

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Gloria: Oh, hello, angels. Listen, we are in the middle of a business meeting, so if you two could move along.

Chloe: Oh, well, we actually have a table for two in mind, so don’t worry.

Kevin: Enjoy your lunch. Good luck. Geez.

Chloe: I wonder what that was all about.

Kevin: Michael told me Gloria is giving Lauren the hard sell to promote her. She wants to take over as the head of JCV.

Chloe: Oh, you got to give it to Gloria. She has chutzpah. Now it all makes sense.

Lauren: So can you pinpoint any area of JCV that could be improved upon?

Gloria: Yes, I can. Certainly. Not every division is perfect, and again, that is why strong leadership is so important. One of the first things I would focus on is our accessories. I would like to find a fashion-forward designer who could come up with statement necklaces, bold, bright pieces that really draw the eye. The way I see it, when you’re a young woman just starting out, you may not have the money to buy the entire JCV ensemble, but you can afford a piece of jewelry that will make your outfit pop. You agree with me?

Lauren: Yes. Yes, I do.

Gloria: Of course you do. [ Chuckles ] Because I know my stuff.

Lauren: It’s a good idea. And I can’t tell you how many candidates were tripped up by that question.

Gloria: [ Chuckles ] Lauren, I have so many more ideas where that came from. No one wants this more or will work harder for you.

Lauren: Alright. Alright, let’s try it on a temporary basis. Okay? Let’s try some of your ideas, see what happens.

Gloria: Oh, thank you. Thank you. [ Laughs ] Thank you for realizing I am the best person for the job. Oh, Lauren, this is so exciting. I am thrilled. Now, I am going to go back to the office and make sure my assistant duties are covered, and then I will dive right in as interim president of JCV. My, doesn’t that have a lovely ring to it.

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Y&R Transcript Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Posted on August 26, 2021 by TvMegasite Admin

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Mariah: Okay, bowie. Pain that I felt earlier wasn’t necessarily a contraction. Probably just pulled something working out. Trying to be healthy, ’cause i haven’t felt anything —

[ Gasps ] Oh!

[ Breathing heavily ]

Devon: So, rey’s trying to find out if there’s surveillance cameras at the convenience store?

Abby: If we could get footage of the man that stitch saw buying a truckload of those protein bars that mariah likes, I mean, that could be a concrete lead.

Tessa: The footage would also confirm that the guy’s shopping list was written on the yellow notepad with the storks on it that I bought mariah.

Abby: I just wish that rey would call. This is torture.

Tessa: You’d think he would be moving pretty quickly now that we have something worth pursuing.

Abby: Maybe you should call him.

Sharon: Oh, I have no doubt that rey is doing everything he can. He just — you know, he has to run everything by paul first, and it takes a little bit of time to get permission to view private video footage.

Devon: Yeah. No, we all just need to be patient, so…

Abby: I’m trying, and I am trying to stay positive. You know, we’re just lucky that stitch spotted this guy in the first place.

Devon: Yeah, yeah, no, we’re lucky you were paying attention. Where’d you say that shop was?

Stitch: Fourth street and willow lane.

Devon: Fourth and willow? You said you were staying at the gcac before you went back to iowa city, right?

Stitch: Yeah, I was.

Devon: So what were you doing in that part of town?

Gloria: I do appreciate you agreeing to a follow-up after our last get-together. In retrospect, I realized I may have been a smidge aggressive.

Lauren: [ Chuckles ] Maybe just a tad.

Gloria: I know, but my enthusiasm got the best of me.

Kevin: Hello.

Lauren: Oh, hi.

Chloe: Hi.

Gloria: Oh, hello, angels. Listen, we are in the middle of a business meeting, so if you two could move along.

Chloe: Oh, well, we actually have a table for two in mind, so don’t worry.

Kevin: Enjoy your lunch. Good luck. Geez.

Chloe: I wonder what that was all about.

Kevin: Michael told me gloria is giving lauren the hard sell to promote her. She wants to take over as the head of jcv.

Chloe: Oh, you got to give it to gloria. She has chutzpah. Now it all makes sense.

Kevin: What? What does?

Chloe: Well, she was fawning all over sally the other day, trying to pump her for info about the company’s young demographic.

Kevin: Poor lauren. Should we go back and save her?

Chloe: [ Chuckles ] No, gloria told us to run along. We should keep running.

Kevin: Okay. [ Laughs ]

Gloria: All I’m asking is that you listen to what I have to offer jcv with an open mind.

Lauren: I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t willing to hear you out. So let’s get to it. You say you’re the best candidate for the job, so stop telling me and start convincing me.

Phyllis: Okay, I got your text that you’re back from milan, but I just wanted to personally check in with you. So —

Jack: You will be happy to know I fulfilled my duties as your messenger. Summer loved the gift you sent her.

Phyllis: Thank you for doing that for me. Summer texted me and said the visit was amazing. So, okay, I want your take on the whole summer-kyle thing. How are they doing and how are they doing with harrison?

Jack: It appears our kids are doing splendidly. They have made harrison feel at home. Kyle and I have worked out the logistics of him co-running jabot from europe, and summer is just shining at marchetti.

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] Great.

Jack: Want to try that again and maybe say it like you mean it?

Nick: I got here as fast as i could. Do you have some news to tell me and mom?

Victor: I do indeed. But before I get into that, i want you to know that I’m further investigating what happened to mariah. No update yet, but as soon as there is, I will let you know.

Nick: I really appreciate that. Sharon is worried sick. I mean, everyone is.

Nikki: We’re doing everything we can to make sure she gets home safe.

Nick: Well, just keep me posted, alright?

Victor: I shall do that.

Nick: Was there anything else you wanted to discuss?

Victor: In our investigation of ashland locke’s past, we may have come up with something that’s potentially very interesting.

Ashland: Is that right? Well, I was prepared for this to happen at some point. I appreciate you telling me. I’ll deal with it.

Victoria: That didn’t sound very good. What exactly do you have to deal with? Psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff,

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Phyllis: Of course I’m happy for summer and kyle and sweet little harrison. Of course I am. I just want them to be in love and happy here in genoa city. Why can’t they be happy at home?

Jack: You know why. Because summer has a wonderful job that she loves.

Phyllis: I know. You’re saying all the things that I should feel, that I’m thrilled. But I’m being selfish, that’s all. And you know what? I saw melancholy behind that pleasant demeanor. I saw it in your eyes when you were taking harrison to italy. I mean, I know that family’s important to you. Why can’t you just admit that this is a loss for you?

Jack: It’s not a loss. Kyle and harrison are hours away. I can fly there anytime.

Phyllis: But it’s not like having kyle here with you every single day and having harrison here at the house. It’s not the same. You know, I miss my daughter walking into the grand phoenix and, you know, just grabbing a bite and…

[ Sighs ] Why can’t you admit that this is hard for you?

Jack: Okay, I give. It’s a lot harder than i admitted.

Phyllis: Thank you.

Jack: But we’re not gonna sit around here and wallow.

Phyllis: Why not? I want mutual wallowing.

Jack: Absolutely not. No. No, come with me. Come on.

Gloria: I have been studying the market. Yes, I have. And I know where this industry is going. Now, if you were to give me this job, I will anticipate trends and beat all the other companies to the punch. Now, wait, I am not saying that I will be reckless. No going rogue here. What I’m saying is I will make intelligent decisions followed by quick and efficient action. Lauren, I do want to carry on the work that summer started and even sally, what she carried forward in her brief tenure.

Lauren: Do you think you understand the targeted demographic, though?

Gloria: Absolutely. I’ve done my research. The women we are going after are young, ambitious, and they want — no, they demand work-life balance. And they care about the world around them. So our clothes will be socially conscious and environmentally friendly, just the way they are. Now, as I said before, I will use inclusive marketing strategies.

Lauren: You’ve really done your homework.

Gloria: And I can make your vision of this brand happen if you will only give me the opportunity to do so.

Lauren: I’ll admit, I’m impressed.

Gloria: Does that mean we can celebrate now?

Lauren: No, it does not. Not so fast. Because this interview is not over yet.

Chloe: Wow. Gloria is not holding back. Lauren is not going to make it easy for her.

Kevin: They are two forces of nature.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Chloe: Oh, is that an update on mariah?

Kevin: No. No news yet.

Chloe: [ Sighs ] I’m sorry. She is a total badass. Whatever has happened to her, she can handle it.

Kevin: I hope so. For her and for the baby.

Stitch: That market was out of my way. I had never been there before.

Sharon: Then why did you happen to go in?

Stitch: Remember how we went to chancellor park before I took off for iowa?

Abby: Yeah, we went and looked at an apartment for you. We had a good talk. I was in my head because I was worried about mariah.

Stitch: After we parted ways, I was feeling kind of nostalgic, so I went for a walk. I ended up by that pond we used to go to together on the other side of the park.

Abby: I know the one you mean.

Stitch: Well, the time got away from me. By the time I finally hit the road, I wanted to grab some snacks for the ride, so i stopped by the convenience store on the way out of town.

Devon: Mm. At the exact same time the guy was there, too.

Stitch: Not exactly. He came in after I did.

Devon: Still pretty lucky, though.

Stitch: Not lucky enough. I wish I could’ve put things together back then. We would’ve had a lead a lot sooner.

Tessa: Well, we have one now.

Abby: Thanks to you, rey is finally on a path that could lead us to mariah. For people who could use a lift

Tessa: [ Sighs ] I am too restless just sitting here. I’m going to get a drink.

Sharon: I’ll go with you.

Devon: Listen, I’m not gonna go anywhere until we hear back from rey, but I do have some business calls to return.

Abby: Yeah, well, you can use the library or the study if you need.

Devon: Okay, thank you.

Stitch: You sure you don’t want anything from the kitchen?

Abby: No, no. Thank you, though.

Stitch: I couldn’t tell how you felt when I mentioned that i took a little sentimental detour by our pond. I hope I didn’t make you uncomfortable.

Lauren: So can you pinpoint any area of jcv that could be improved upon?

Gloria: Yes, I can. Certainly. Not every division is perfect, and again, that is why strong leadership is so important. One of the first things I would focus on is our accessories. I would like to find a fashion-forward designer who could come up with statement necklaces, bold, bright pieces that really draw the eye. The way I see it, when you’re a young woman just starting out, you may not have the money to buy the entire jcv ensemble, but you can afford a piece of jewelry that will make your outfit pop. You agree with me?

Lauren: Yes. Yes, I do.

Gloria: Of course you do.

[ Chuckles ] Because I know my stuff.

Lauren: It’s a good idea. And I can’t tell you how many candidates were tripped up by that question.

Gloria: [ Chuckles ] Lauren, I have so many more ideas where that came from. No one wants this more or will work harder for you.

Lauren: Alright. Alright, let’s try it on a temporary basis. Okay? Let’s try some of your ideas, see what happens.

Gloria: Oh, thank you. Thank you.

[ Laughs ] Thank you for realizing I am the best person for the job. Oh, lauren, this is so exciting. I am thrilled. Now, I am going to go back to the office and make sure my assistant duties are covered, and then I will dive right in as interim president of jcv. My, doesn’t that have a lovely ring to it.

[ Both laugh ]

Ashland: That call was from a guy that used to work for me at one of my first news stations. He’s been retired. He hasn’t been in the business for years, but he’s suddenly getting these calls inquiring about me, including one from a reporter who managed to track him down.

Victoria: Well, probably at billy’s request. Just another chanccomm article.

Ashland: Yeah, I was thinking that, as well. Maybe newman media doing some digging.

Victoria: I’m sure that adam is hungry to grab some headlines. I mean, he — he would do at his board members’ expense. He told me that his company is launching in a few days and i wouldn’t be able to miss it.

Ashland: So he has a strong motive, as well.

Victoria: And then there’s my father, of course.

Ashland: Trying to protect his daughter. Victor gave us his word and his blessing that he was behind us, but he still could be doing his due diligence.

Victoria: Well, whoever it is, you seem to be taking it in stride.

Ashland: Well, I’ve gotten used to people being overly interested in my life. What would really be bothersome is if you heard information about me from someone else, because if there’s anything that you need to know about my life, I’d like to be the one to tell you.

Victoria: Well, um, okay. I’m ready and willing to listen.

Ashland: Well, there is a reason that the guy got a call from a reporter who I just talked to. When I was young, years ago, just starting out, I worked for this older woman who took me under her wing and she mentored me in the media world. Her husband owned two news stations, and after he passed away, she was the one who kind of took charge. And years later, when she died, I bought the two stations from her. And that’s what began my media empire.

Victoria: Okay. Well, thank you. I appreciate you telling me the truth.

Nikki: So, ashland was mentored by this woman, and after she died, he bought the news stations she owned?

Victor: Exactly. And that was his first big move in the business world, alright? And those tv stations he bought from her are the foundations of his company.

Nick: Well, I was concerned there was some deep, dark secrets about ashland, but this doesn’t seem too suspicious.

Nikki: No, I don’t think so either.

Victor: That’s not the whole story. There’s no one around who knows much about their relationship anymore, but the people we approached were most reluctant to talk about the relationship between ashland and that woman.

Nick: Well, it sounds like a non-issue to me. Obviously, ashland didn’t work too hard to keep this covered up or your pi wouldn’t have found it so easily. Ashland working with this woman and then buying those stations, that’s probably public knowledge.

Nikki: Exactly. And it’s not a crime to be an ambitious businessman. I think we should just accept that victoria has found a man who has no skeletons in his closet worth finding.

Victor: Well, sweetheart, if upon further investigation, we find out nothing, then I agree with you.

Nikki: It’s almost like you’re hoping to find something. Is that what this is? You want to destroy victoria’s marriage?

Mariah: Okay, bowie. Braxton hicks contractions are like practice contractions for a woman’s body to get them ready for the real ones when they’re about to give birth. And these — these better be braxton hicks contractions because you are not ready to make your grand entrance, okay? It’s too soon. It is way, way too soon. You can’t be born yet, alright? Okay, good. Good, I’m glad we agree on that.

Abby: You didn’t make me feel uncomfortable. I mean, why would that make me upset? I used to love going to that pond and feeding those ducks.

Stitch: Well, it’s still beautiful. Plenty of ducks looking for a friendly hand-out. I hope you take your son there one day when he’s old enough. Ah, I’m — I’m sorry. It’S…

Abby: It’s okay. No, I am gonna take him there all the time.

Stitch: You will. And you can make all kinds of incredible memories with your boy.

Abby: Thank you for being so supportive. That’s exactly what I needed to hear. You’re a really great friend.

Stitch: Friendship is a two-way street. It’s meant so much to me reconnecting like this.

Abby: Me, too.

Stitch: Listen, um, I’d love to wait here with you for rey to call, but I have to check in with max’s care team.

Abby: Right, yeah. I understand.

Stitch: You sure you’re gonna be okay?

Abby: Yeah, yeah, I have a great support team. I promise I’m gonna keep it together. In fact, I’m gonna go check on them in the kitchen.

Stitch: Okay. I’ll call and check in on you later, okay?

Abby: Yeah.

Devon: Taking off already?

Devon: Yeah. Um, can I talk to you for a second?

Devon: Sure.

Stitch: You have my number, right?

Devon: I do, yeah.

Stitch: Please call me if abby needs me.

Devon: You got it.

Chloe: Yeah, I should have.

Lauren: Well, not that gloria has hurried off, I thought i would share some news.

Kevin: We already know.

Lauren: Ah.

Chloe: Yeah, I was listening. Sorry, not sorry.

[ Laughter ]

Lauren: So, do you think I’m crazy for hiring her?

Chloe: No, actually, I think it’s a great idea. I mean, I think she said some great things, and I’m beginning to think that maybe this interim gig might become more permanent.

Kevin: I just hope she can do her job without driving you crazy.

Lauren: [ Laughs ] That is why it’s going to be currently temporary. And, you know, it takes some time to commit, you know. Learned that the hard way with sally.

Chloe: Uh-oh.

Lauren: Yeah, wish you would consider that before you hired her.

Chloe: Can we agree just to disagree?

Lauren: Look, I’m concerned, chloe. I really wanted it to work with sally at jcv, and then she showed her true colors. And I’m just afraid that you’ve made the same mistake that i did.

Chloe: I appreciate the warning, I really do, but I went into this with my eyes wide open. And I know sally and her ambitions have caused her to make some really unwise choices, but haven’t we all been there?

Lauren: What she did goes way beyond an error in judgment.

Chloe: Then I think she’s gonna fit in great with my team. I mean, look at chelsea. She’s a grifter. Look at me. I mean, I basically went off the deep end after I lost my daughter. But we’ve grown and we’ve changed, and I sense a real kindred spirit with sally, someone who is dying to put her talent to use, and I think she’s really just trying to move her life forward. Don’t you think she deserves that chance?

Lauren: You know, yes, in principle. But I don’t think she’s gonna change.

Jack: Hey. Hey! Let’s do this without phones. Come on, silence it. Just silence it. There, we’ll soak up the sun. Talk over our iced coffee. Without focusing on the fact that we’re not with our kids. We can plan a trip to visit them, make a regular thing of it.

Phyllis: You know what? I have an idea. Why doesn’t jabot buy marchetti and move the offices here?

Jack: Why didn’t I think of that? It’s feasible.

Phyllis: I’m just throwing it out there.

Jack: Jabot’s got millions lying around. Why not just snap it right up?

Phyllis: See, I come up with all the good ideas.

[ Both laugh ] It’s nice to see you laugh.

Jack: It’s nice to laugh. How about you? You doing any better?

Phyllis: I’m okay, thanks.

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Phyllis: We have company.

Sally: Wow, seems as if you guys are joined at the hip lately. How nice for the two of you.

Phyllis: Well, I’m spending time with a friend. You know, the definition of a friend is someone you care about and someone you trust that feels the same way about you. I’m sure it’s a foreign concept, but you should maybe wrap your head around that.

Sally: Oh, you think you’re trustworthy?

Jack: Okay, we’re not doing this. Sally, it’s nice to see you. If you’re just passing through, I suggest you move along.

Victor: Let’s put this to rest, okay? I’m not interested in ruining the relationship between ashland and victoria. I’m happy for her. I want her to be happy. He’s a good man, and I think he’s good for her. Having said that, I don’t want her to go into the marriage blindly, not knowing what the hell this man is all about. If my investigation turns up nothing, then good, then we can enjoy wonderful wedding in tuscany. I mean, imagine that. In tuscany in october, that’s absolutely beautiful. And then we can actually offer our good wishes in an honest way.

Nick: I’m wondering if we should keep digging. I talked to phyllis about this, and she said that if we keep meddling, it could backfire. Now, I realize the irony in that. It contradicts everything I was saying earlier.

Victor: Exactly.

Nick: My first instinct was to dig into ashland’s past, see what we could find out. But then I asked myself, “what right do I have — what right do any of us have — to question victoria’s choices?” Are we just begging for trouble?

Nikki: I think that we are. That’s been the point I’ve been trying to make all this time. I mean, what is the worst-case scenario? That ashland unfortunately dies too soon.

Victor: Sweetheart, I just want victoria to be happy, okay? I don’t want to find out before she gets married there’s something very dark in ashland’s past, that’s all.

Nikki: Well, you know what? If there is something dark from his past, that was then, this is now. What’s important is the man he is today. That’s who victoria is marrying.

Victoria: I have to ask. Did you have a more personal relationship with this woman who mentored you?

Ashland: It’s natural to wonder about that, but the answer is no. No, she was lovely. Bright and fun to be with, but it wasn’t anything like that. It was nothing like this.

Victoria: I’m not looking for reassurance and I’m certainly not threatened by something that took place decades ago. You have nothing to be ashamed of. I’m just simply interested in the path that you took to become the man that you are now.

Ashland: Well, I want to tell you everything. And I am so glad that you will be by my side for this next chapter of my life, wherever that takes us.

Abby: Oh, rey, thank god you’re here.

Tessa: Please tell us that you made some headway with the convenience store.

Rey: The store has surveillance footage. I’m just waiting on a warrant to obtain it.

Sharon: I told them that it might take some time.

Tessa: I’m trying, but this is excruciating.

Rey: I understand, but the good news is, is that I got the okay from chief williams to set up ongoing surveillance at the store. I have someone staking it out now just in case the guy that stitch crossed paths with returns. I also have another cop ready to review all the traffic camera footage from the area, so if this guy shows up on one of those cameras, we can at least track him to wherever he went after he left the store that day.

Sharon: You mean to wherever mariah’s being held against her will.

Rey: Or at least see what kind of car he was driving so we can run the plates.

Abby: That is great news. Thank you so much.

Rey: I wanted to tell you all what I knew in person, but now i got to get back to work.

Devon: Well, I really do hope your investigation pans out.

Tessa: And soon, because i don’t know how much more of this we can take.

Rey: I promise I’m not gonna give up until mariah’s found.

Phyllis: I apologize. I apologize for letting my emotion get the better of me. She brings out the worst in me. I’m sorry, you don’t need to be in the middle.

Jack: Thank you for the apology. I appreciate the sentiment. I just wish we could all move on to some semblance of civility, you know, rise above our baser instincts, refrain from the knee-jerk reactions. You — you think you could even do that? Honest answers only.

Phyllis: I mean, I’ll try not to let her get to me. Is that good enough?

Jack: That’s good enough for now.

Phyllis: Okay. Well, how about another iced coffee? It’s on me.

Jack: Well, if you’re buying.

Phyllis: [ Laughs ]

Nick: Hey, phyllis, it’s me. I picked up some of your favorites from the coffee house. I’m hoping we can have some lunch together. Call me back. Alright.

Sally: Phyllis isn’t free.

Nick: Excuse me?

Sally: Your girlfriend’s tied up at the moment.

Nick: And you know this how?

Sally: I just ran into her. She’s where she always is lately — with jack.

Kevin: You’ve been a little off since you spoke to lauren.

Chloe: Have I?

Kevin: Yeah, you didn’t order dessert.

Chloe: Yeah, I guess that is weird.

Kevin: What is it? Did she get into your head? Are you having some doubts about sally?

Chloe: I’m having a lot of doubts about a lot of people, including myself. I mean, what was I thinking? That I could stop sally from going to the dark side like I’m some paragon of virtue? And, I mean, look at chelsea. I mean, I love her, but, please, don’t even get me started on adam. I just — I mean, really, what was I thinking? That the three of us could be the positive, guiding forces in sally’s life? And with our combined rap sheets? I mean, come on, we’re like the legions of doom.

Kevin: Well, adam is a super villain, but you’re a different story. And you’re not giving yourself enough credit. Despite everything that’s happened in your past — and my own colorful history — look at us now — two upstanding citizens with thriving careers.

Chloe: We have come a long way, haven’t we?

Kevin: Most people — not named adam newman — are capable of change. And if you think sally is, then go with that. Also, screwing up in your personal life isn’t the same as screwing up at the office. And if she was good at her job at fenmore’s, she’ll be good at her job at newman media.

Chloe: You are so right. Professional lives and personal lives are totally separate entities. And sally even told that she was trying to forget seeking revenge on phyllis and that she was putting all of her energy into her work, and I really believe her.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Kevin: Rey needs my help. He’s got a lead on mariah.

Chloe: Oh, my god. Bring her home!

Kevin: Yeah, that’s the plan.

Chloe: [ Sighs ]

Abby: When rey gets his hands on that surveillance footage, we could find out all sorts of information.

Tessa: It’s definitely something to hold onto, but it makes the anticipation so much worse.

Sharon: We could be getting closer to finding mariah, but she still seems so far away. Would you mind if I went up to your and mariah’s room? I just — I want to be near her things and feel her close to me.

Tessa: I think that’s a wonderful idea.

Abby: You’ve been quiet.

Devon: Yeah. Hey, what do you make of stitch’s story about finding that old man buying those protein bars that mariah likes and having the same notepad that tessa bought her?

Abby: I’m not exactly sure what you’re asking. Wait, you don’t believe that ben’s telling the truth?

Victor: Sweetheart, what brings you by?

Victoria: I will give you one guess.

Victor: What, the locke/newman merger? I mean, that has certainly garnered a lot of press.

Victoria: I’m actually here about something more personal.

Victor: You’re upset about something. What is it?

Victoria: Did you start an investigation into ashland’s past?

Victor: Would that surprise you?

Victoria: [ Sighs ] Ashland has nothing to hide.

Victor: Well, I hope you’re right.

Victoria: You and I have gotten to a very good place, and I hope that doesn’t have to change. Dad, please leave this alone.

Mariah: [ Groaning ]

[ Breathing heavily ] Oh, god. Okay. Ohh. It’s over. Oh! Ohh.

[ Breathing heavily ] Hey! If these are real contractions, I need to be in a hospital. Okay? I need a doctor. Please, please help! Why are you doing this to us? Why would you do this to a pregnant woman and her unborn child?! Please! What are you going to do to us?! Oh, god.

[ Breathing heavily ]

Rey: Here’s the footage from the convenience store.

Kevin: Oh, I hope this is the break we need. We’ve got to find the son of a bitch who took mariah.

Rey: Allegedly took her. But, yeah, I want to nail the guy, too. Fortunately, we don’t have to go through all the video, since stitch narrowed it down to the time frame.

Kevin: And we know who we’re looking for — stitch. Once we find him on camera, we track his movement through the store and he’ll lead us straight to the man we’re after.

Abby: I don’t understand why you have doubts about ben. I mean, why would he make something like that up?

Devon: I’m not saying that he did.

Abby: But you’re suspicious?

Devon: Yeah, I am. It’s hard to explain. It’s just a feeling that I have. Doesn’t — doesn’t seem like it’s right.

Abby: I just — I can’t believe that anything strange is going on.

Devon: I know, and listen, the last thing I want to do is cause you even more stress right now, but I got to tell you how I’m feeling because I care about yoU. Alright? I think that we can all agree that stitch’s story is pretty coincidental, to say the least. And, you know, him showing up out of the blue like he did at this point in your life, it’s also a bit odd. And then he kept delaying his departure and showing up to see you, and then the man comes back to town without having a job. Why do you think he did that?

Abby: He said he wanted to check on me because of what’s going on with mariah.

Devon: Right. That’s another thing. I would say he’s gone out of his way to be a shoulder for you to lean on while your husband’s gone. And I just can’t help but wonder if he might be trying to get close to you or maybe even rekindle what you guys had by taking advantage of your pain and your fear right now.

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Y&R Best Lines Tuesday, August 24, 2021

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Billy: Why would I try and keep anything from you? You see through me better than anyone.

Lily: Okay, so maybe one day you’ll stop trying.

Amanda: Hey. You okay?

Elena: Yeah, yeah, just taking a minute to regroup.

Amanda: Well, you’re still in your scrubs. I hope that coffee’s not just a pick-me-up before your next shift. No offense, but you look exhausted.

Elena: Actually, it’s the opposite. I just got off of my shift, and this is chamomile tea. I am exhausted, but I’m also wired, so I’m trying to decompress and rest since I have to be back at it in less than eight hours.

Amanda: Oh, wow. Sounds like a tough week.

Elena: Yeah. Actually, they’ve all been tough lately. [Chuckles] I’ve been picking up extra shifts, so it’s really hard to find a rhythm. I don’t know why my name keeps ending up at the top of the assignment list.

Amanda: Well, Nate did tell me how much the other surgeons love having you scrub in to assist. He said that you have the best bedside manner on the staff and pretty much irreplaceable to them.

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Faith: Only a couple more weeks before school starts.

Sharon: Is that excitement i hear in your voice about going back to school?

Faith: I know that I should be dreading the end of summer vacation, but this year already feels so much better than the last.

Sharon: It’s good to hear.

Faith: Having a friend like moses in my corner really helps, and I just feel like I’m able to deal with things better, you know?

Sharon: Like the bullies? Have you thought about what will happen if they start up again?

Faith: I can deal with them this time. I feel more mature and safe. Does that sound crazy?

Sharon: No, not at all.

Faith: Mom, are you okay?

Sharon: Yeah, I’m — I’m just happy that you’re in a good place.

Faith: I am planning to stay there. But right now, I’ve got to go meet moses. Oh! Mom, one more thing. Have you heard from mariah lately? I know you said she was taking time for herself, but she barely responds to my texts.

Sharon: She just needed a break. I’m sure she’ll be home soon. I don’t know how much longer i can keep this up.

Abby: I understand. I will stand by my phone. Okay, thanks.

Stitch: That didn’t sound like good news. Was that rey?

Abby: No, it was my dad, actually. He said his security has no new leads. Rey checked in earlier with pretty much the same news.

Stitch: I can see how hard this is on you.

Abby: But thank you for checking in, but we need to be concerned with mariah. We don’t even know what kind of condition that she’s in. We don’t know if they’re taking good care of her, whoever “they” are. We don’t know if she’s getting the nutritious food that she and the baby need to stay strong and healthy. And if something goes wrong, we don’t know if they’re gonna get the help that they need.

Mariah: [ Exhales sharply ] Ah. Huh! Oh. I’m sorry for all the bouncing around, bowie, but we need to keep in shape. Because if that door opens even a crack, I am bolting out of here so fast they’ll never see me coming.

Nate: Hey, what’s going on? Is moses around?

Devon: He’s upstairs, probably gonna be taking off soon, though.

Nate: Okay. I just wanted to touch base with him again after our last conversation.

Devon: Shoot, man, he really switched things up on us, didn’t he?

Nate: Yeah. Got to admit, part of me is a little disappointed he’s not going into medicine. I was really looking forward to dropping some gems on him, but his life, his career.

Devon: Yeah, man, you know, he’s — at the end of the day, he’s got to do what makes him happy.

Nate: True, true. I’m just glad he’s focused on something else. Plus, he’s got another great mentor to guide him.

Devon: [ Chuckles ] You think I’m up to it?

Nate: I do. Moses losing his father, you know, was hard on him, but he’s becoming a young man right before our very eyes. A lot of that’s thanks to you.

Devon: I appreciate that, man. Same to you. Really. And sofia’s done her part well. Should give her a call and have her come out here and visit.

Moses: Whoa, now, please don’t ask my mom to come out here.

Devon: Why not?

Moses: Because then she’d want to take me back to new york with her.

Traci: Okay, I’ve told you all about new york. It’s your turn. How did it go in milan? What happened?

Jack: I can barely describe how happy kyle was to see his son.

Traci: And summer? How is she handling everything?

Jack: Summer seemed really excited to start her new life with harrison. I got the impression she was looking forward to being his stepmom. Yeah, the feeling was I was seeing the beginning of something very special.

Traci: Oh, and what a beautiful little family they will make.

Jack: Yeah, and to my surprise, ashland didn’t put up that much of a fight. I think he really thought things through and realized this is what’s best for harrison. And I respect that a lot. I think it’s gonna be hard for ashland with that little boy so far away.

Traci: I have a feeling that ashland isn’t the only one who’s gonna find this difficult.

Jack: Yeah, given the circumstances, it’s gonna be perhaps more difficult for tara.

Traci: No, I was talking about you, jack. Look, I know that you have tried to paint harrison’s move to italy in the very best possible light, but I can see that you’re missing him already. I have a feeling that ashland isn’t the only one who’s made some sacrifices.

Billy: Why would I try and keep anything from you? You see through me better than anyone.

Lily: Okay, so maybe one day you’ll stop trying.

Billy: Look, I am trying to find out anything I can on ashland, anything to make victoria second-guess this decision to marry ashland because i think it’s a mistake for her and for johnny and katie, and I’m in a position to do something about it.

Lily: Billy, come on.

Billy: Come on, I know you don’t like it when I speak that way, but that’s just the way it is. If I can find something, anything, to make it a deal-breaker for victoria, that would be good.

Lily: And you’re okay with doing that, even though you reassured her that you fine with her marrying ashland.

Billy: [ Sighs ] Well, if I don’t find anything, then she doesn’t know I’m looking, so no harm, no foul.

Lily: And if you do find something?

Billy: Then she could be angry, or she could be relieved that she and the kids dodged a bullet, which, in that case, she would be in my debt forever.

Lily: [ Scoffs ] Oh, yeah. Dream on. I just heard something amazing!

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Moses: I hate to admit it, but I’ve dodged a couple of calls from my mom the past few days.

Devon: And why have you done that?

Moses: Because when I talk to her, I’m gonna have to explain why I’m no longer interested in doing a career in medicine.

Nate: Okay, don’t you think she’ll understand?

Moses: Medicine was the whole point in me moving to genoa city in the first place. I mean, I was supposed to learn everything I could from you to become a doctor.

Nate: What are you afraid of, that she’ll pull the plug on you living here?

Moses: Before, there was a reason for it.

Devon: There still is a reason for it. I’m gonna be able to share with you everything I know about the music industry.

Moses: I don’t think that’s gonna be enough to sell my mom on it. I mean, she was so excited by the fact of me becoming a doctor. And don’t take this the wrong way, but to her, there is a big difference from becoming a doctor versus getting a job in the entertainment industry.

Devon: I understand that, for sure, but it’s still a job that requires hard work and dedication. And it shouldn’t be about how difficult the job is, it’s about what you’re passionate for. I’d be more than happy to have a conversation with your mom if you want me to.

Moses: Really?

Devon: Yeah, really. I’ve been in your shoes before. Neil hated the fact that i wanted to get into music. He wanted me to stay doing business.

Moses: So, what’d you do?

Devon: I worked really hard and I showed him that I was serious about it, and then he eventually came around.

Moses: Cool. And you’re really okay with talking to my mom about this?

Devon: Absolutely, yeah.

Nate: We know how much you want to stay here. For all sorts of reasons.

Devon: [ Chuckles ]

Moses: Here we go.

Devon: Yes, like faith newman reasons, huh?

[ Laughs ] No, but listen, this call to your mom comes with strings.

Moses: Okay. Let me have it.

Devon: You’re gonna have to follow up and own this decision and let her know that you’re excited about it, too.

Moses: Yeah.

Devon: Got it?

Moses: Yeah, definitely.

Nate: Well, okay. Now that we’ve got that settled, I’d better get going.

Devon: Yeah, you too famous to hang out with the little people in your life these days?

Moses: Yeah, nate, doesn’t seem like you have much time for us anymore, now that you’re the man.

Nate: Oh, yeah. Wrong. I’ll be around so much you’ll get sick of me. But this isn’t about the new job. It’s about filling a gap that just opened.

Devon: Alright. We’ll see you.

Moses: Okay.

[ Chuckles ]

Abby: [ Sighs ] It’s tough waking up feeling just as helpless as I did when i went to bed last night.

Stitch: Abby, you can’t let this thing get to you. You got to stay positive.

Abby: Well, I’m trying. And I keep praying that I’m gonna get some phone call from devon or rey or my dad saying that there’s been some lead that’s gonna bring mariah and the baby home, but, no, everyone just keeps hitting dead ends.

Stitch: With all the people looking for her, something’s bound to turn up.

Abby: I just really hope that mariah knows how much I care about her.

Stitch: Of course she does. Why would she think otherwise?

Abby: Because she’s somewhere, and she’s probably feeling helpless and she’s definitely feeling alone and maybe she feels like I abandoned her.

Stitch: Abby, that is your guilt talking. No one’s more in her corner than you are.

Abby: Oh, they’re mariah’s favorites. I always keep extras in my purse.

Stitch: I’ve seen these before.

Abby: They’re recommended by her doctor, so maybe you saw them at the hospital you worked at?

Stitch: No, it was around here. I think I might have a lead.

Sharon: Maybe I should have leveled with faith about mariah. The two of them are so close, it just doesn’t feel right to keep her out of the loop.

Rey: Come on, sharon, we talked about this before, and you said you didn’t want to worry her without being able to give her something positive, like a reason to believe that mariah’s gonna be okay, coming home soon.

Sharon: You’re right.

[ Cellphone rings ] Hey. Have you guys heard anything?

Abby: Are you with rey?

Sharon: Yes.

Abby: The two of you should come to the house immediately. (Vo) nature…

Amanda: Hey. You okay?

Elena: Yeah, yeah, just taking a minute to regroup.

Amanda: Well, you’re still in your scrubs. I hope that coffee’s not just a pick-me-up before your next shift. No offense, but you look exhausted.

Elena: Actually, it’s the opposite. I just got off of my shift, and this is chamomile tea. I am exhausted, but I’m also wired, so I’m trying to decompress and rest since I have to be back at it in less than eight hours.

Amanda: Oh, wow. Sounds like a tough week.

Elena: Yeah. Actually, they’ve all been tough lately.

[ Chuckles ] I’ve been picking up extra shifts, so it’s really hard to find a rhythm. I don’t know why my name keeps ending up at the top of the assignment list.

Amanda: Well, nate did tell me how much the other surgeons love having you scrub in to assist. He said that you have the best bedside manner on the staff and pretty much irreplaceable to them.

Elena: Well, trust me, I am no wonder woman, but, yeah, i think everyone is pretty happy with my work. Which is why I still can’t seem to get a break.

[ Chuckles ]

Amanda: Well, there’s only one way to fix that problem.

Elena: Yeah, what?

Amanda: You need to commit yourself to being horrible at your job. Make sure that no one wants you around.

Elena: [ Laughs ] You’re funny.

Amanda: But I’m pretty sure that we can agree that you can’t do that. So I think you may have to resign yourself to a permanent state of near exhaustion.

Elena: Ugh. You sure know how to cheer a girl up.

Amanda: I try.

Elena: [ Chuckles ]

Jack: You are very perceptive as ever. That’s what makes you such a good writer.

Traci: Well, I am very sorry that you are missing harrison, but I might be able to offer some distraction.

Jack: Oh, what have you got?

Traci: It’s flattering that you think I’m very talented, but every writer needs constructive criticism. How would you like to take a look at what I’m working on?

Jack: What’s it about?

Traci: It is a fictional account of dina’s early days in high society paris. Od read.

Traci: Well, we’ll see. So you can just maybe do the first four or five pages. You know, if I haven’t got a reader by then, I better go back to the drawing board to start over.

Jack: Yeah, yeah, five pages is my max, and then I got to get back to work, you know?

Traci: Oh, of course. I’ll take what I can get.

Jack: Okay.

Traci: [ Chuckles ]

Jack: [ Laughs ]

Traci: Jack? Oh! I’m so sorry to interrupt. You’re gonna have to put it down long enough to take me out to lunch.

Jack: Wait, when did you change clothes?

Traci: I guess you got a little carried away, you know, on pages four and five.

Jack: Yeah, yeah, I, uh — i guess I did. Your book is terrific. It’s fun, it’s exciting, it’s — it’s just the kind of spirit-lifter I needed, and… how did you know?

Traci: I know you. And I thank my lucky stars for that every single day.

[ Laughs ]

Moses: Hey.

Faith: What are you listening to?

Moses: Oh, tigirlily, of course.

Faith: I still can’t believe we got to hang out with them.

Moses: Yeah. What’s in the bag?

Faith: A test. Well, more like a pop quiz.

Moses: For who, me?

Faith: That would be yes. Tuesday, may 4th — what happened on that day?

Moses: Uh…that has to be right around the time you were in the hospital.

Faith: You’re getting warm.

Moses: Okay, so it was one of the first few days I was volunteering with nate. Oh, I know, we were playing chess.

Faith: Ding, ding, ding! Correct.

Moses: What is this pop quiz all about?

Faith: Well, I don’t know if you remember, but we recently shared a kiss.

Moses: Trust me, there’s no way I forgot about that.

Faith: Well, just to let you know, I don’t kiss just anyone. They have to be someone I really care about and he has to care about me enough to remember important times that we shared together.

Moses: Down to the exact date?

Faith: Yep.

Moses: Okay. Well, I guess I have no choice, then.

Faith: I promise it’ll be a fun walk down memory lane.

Moses: But what if I’m not good at dates? What if I fail? What, that’s it? We’re over before we even begin?

Faith: No pressure, right?

Nate: Hey.

Lily: Hey.

Nate: Got a minute?

Lily: For you, always. That’s so funny. You must’ve read my mind, ’cause I was just about to call you.

Nate: Oh, about what?

Lily: Well, the data just came in on askmdnow’s performance metrics, and I think you will be very pleased with the numbers.

Nate: I’ll be happy to take a look, but I think it’s gonna be a little bittersweet.

Lily: What do you mean? You like working on the site, right? I mean, the data shows that you’re a huge hit.

Nate: Honestly, I love being the resident expert, but the problem is I’ve been promoted at the hospital. I’m the new chief of surgery.

Lily: What? Nate, that’s amazing. Congratulations.

Nate: Thank you. It’s something I’ve always wanted, and I’m ready to take on the responsibilities. But I know I’m gonna be on overload, so that’s why I’m here today — to help you find my replacement.

Jack: I couldn’t put it down. It is the very definition of a page-turner. I was sucked right in from page one.

Traci: Well, I may have gotten a little carried away, you know, imagining what it might have been like to be dina when she was young and wild.

Jack: Absolutely captured her spirit. I’m telling you, this is going to be another best-seller for you as soon as it hits the stands.

Billy: Hey, you two. Hi, traci.

Traci: Billy, honey, hi! It’s so great to see you, too.

Jack: Our sister is working on her latest novel. I just got a sneak peek, and let me tell you —

Traci: Oh, stop, jack. I’m gonna have to rope billy into reading it, too, just like I did with you.

Billy: I would love to, just not today. I got a busy day. After a full day of work, we have a game night with the kids. Trying to keep them busy while they’re staying with us.

Traci: Well, that sounds like a lot of fun.

Billy: Yeah.

Traci: I see an old friend of mine. I’m gonna go say hello for just a second, okay?

Billy: Sure.

Traci: Be right back. Excuse me.

Billy: Ah.

Jack: So, are you and lily still pursuing a story about tara locke’s arrest?

Billy: Come on, we told you that we can’t ignore a story of this magnitude simply because it involves our family. But I will say that we are working on another story altogether, more specifically about ashland. We’re doing a deep dive into his life and seeing if there’s anything we haven’t uncovered yet.

Jack: Oh, good, that will end well.

Abby: Hey, thanks for coming right over.

Rey: Hey.

Abby: Ben, start from the beginning. They need to hear this.

Stitch: Okay, this could be nothing at all, but abby pulled this protein bar out of her purse, and it jogged my memory. The last time I was leaving town to go back to iowa, I stopped in this little convenience store. While I was shopping, I remember a guy buying these same bars — the ones that abby says were mariah’s favorite protein snack.

Abby: They’re specifically marketed to expectant mothers.

Stitch: Guy was buying a whole bunch of them, like he was stocking up for the long haul.

Rey: Okay, um, not sure how that adds up to an actual lead.

Abby: Go on, finish telling them what you told me.

Stitch: Okay, well, I only remembered the encounter because it struck me kind of strange. I thought maybe he was buying them for his pregnant wife, but this guy, he was a much older man. He sure wasn’t giving off an expectant dad vibe to me.

Rey: Do you remember what he looked like?

Stitch: He had gray hair, average height. I think he was wearing a button-down.

Abby: Stitch didn’t realize that there could be a connection to mariah until today.

Sharon: Do you think that man was buying those bars for mariah?

Abby: It’s possible, right?

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Faith: Okay, last one. Get this one wrong, and all the other right answers get thrown out.

Moses: What? No fair.

Faith: It’s my pop quiz. I make the rules. August 6th.

Moses: Uh…that one’s not ringing any bells. All I can think of is that was, like, a few days after the concert.

Faith: Nothing? No idea?

Moses: Well, give me a hint.

Faith: I already gave you a hint — august 6th.

Moses: Thanks.

Faith: Give up?

Moses: Yeah. Tell me.

Faith: It was the day that you gave me the pressed vinyl copy of the concert.

Moses: No fair. I feel like I’m losing on a technicality.

Faith: Technicality or not, you still didn’t know the answer.

Moses: Wait, faith. Hold on. Here’s what you need to know. I like you, faith, a lot. I’ve let you set all the rules. I’ve tried not to pressure you, but it’s been impossible pretending like I was okay with just being friends. No, I want to hang out, go places together, and just be with you. That’s what I want, not what i expect. But the thing is, I mean, you gave me this feeling all the way back on may 4th when we were playing chess together, and i can’t seem to let it go.

Faith: There was something so special about the vinyl record that you gave me that day. The note from kendra and krista that told me that I needed to hang on to you because you’re a keeper. And I agree. ‘Cause this last year, everything seemed to go wrong, but then everything went right for me in a way, too. Because I’m still here and I’m healthy. And you stuck by me through it all. And all of those things that you say that you want to do, I want to do them, too.

Moses: So does that mean i pass?

Lily: Oh, man, well, I guess it would be pointless to try to change your mind. I mean, a job this important with this kind of responsibility definitely should take priority.

Nate: Well, I’m glad you understand.

Lily: Yeah, and I’m so proud of you, honestly. I’ve always wanted this kind of success for you, even if I have to swallow my own disappointment.

Nate: Hey. [ Chuckles ] If I thought I could make it work, I would, but after going over it and over it in my head, I realize I needed to give you my notice.

Lily: I know. I understand. There’s no hard feelings.

Nate: Listen, I know you’re committed to keeping askmdnow going with or without me. It’s helping so many people, and I’m just a small part of it.

Lily: No, I mean, the hard part is gonna be finding someone to replace you, ’cause, you know, you’re a tough act to follow. You got the brilliance and the good looks in one package.

Nate: Thank you. But I think I know someone who has all that and more. Mind if I throw out a name?

Lily: No, please do.

Nate: Okay, now, you don’t have to make this decision right away. Just think about it. But I think this person would be an amazing choice.

Lily: Okay.

Nate: Elena.

Lily: Oh. Yeah, that’s actually an interesting suggestion.

Amanda: Well, I hope that did the trick.

Elena: [ Sighs ] You know? It didn’T.

[ Both laugh ] I’m still exhausted and wired.

Amanda: I really think you’re just worn out.

Elena: Yeah, yeah. But I better stop stalling. I need to get back upstairs and force myself to go to sleep before my shift.

Amanda: Are you sure that there’s no one at the hospital who can lighten your workload?

Elena: No, I’m fine. I’ll probably just suck it up and hope that my schedule gets better.

Amanda: As long as you don’t pass out from exhaustion first.

Elena: Oh, I was probably just over-exaggerating. Really, I’m fine. See you.

Amanda: Yeah.

Rey: Look, I know we need a lead right now, but I got to say, this feels a little thin. Just because the man that stitch saw was an older man doesn’t mean he wasn’t a father-to-be or maybe a grandfather-to-be.

Tessa: I thought the same thing.

Sharon: Stitch, do you remember anything else about that encounter?

Stitch: Like I said, I wasn’t looking for a criminal that day, so I didn’t commit much of it to memory. The guy just stuck out to me. That’s pretty much all i remember.

Abby: Please, any memory from that day might help.

Stitch: [ Sighs ] The only other thing I remember was the shopping list the guy had. He dropped it, I picked it up, and handed it to him.

Rey: Okay, was there something else on that list that seemed significant?

Stitch: [ Sighs ] I didn’t pay much attention to it. All I remember was the notepaper itself. It had these little storks on it and they were carrying babies in their pouches.

[ Chuckles ] Sorry, I know that doesn’t mean anything.

Tessa: Was it yellow?

Stitch: Yeah. Yeah, I think it was. Why?

Tessa: I gave one just like that to mariah. She keeps it in her purse and takes it everywhere. Counting your veggies can be hard.

Moses: So I’ll take that smile on your face to mean I got an a-plus on your little quiz.

Faith: [ Chuckles ] I don’t know about that “plus” thing. You did miss one question, remember?

Moses: Okay, okay. How about I make you a deal? I’ll throw out a date, and if you get it right, we both get a’S. Cool?

Faith: I’m game.

Moses: August 13th.

Faith: Oh, that’s easy. I remember that date by heart. How could I ever forget our first kiss?

Moses: Yeah. And I bet your dad won’t forget either. He seemed real curious about what was going on between us.

Faith: At least we both know now.

Moses: You know what I want to do?

Faith: Tell me.

Moses: How about we go on a real date? I mean, the concert was cool, but it wasn’t an actual date. I could plan something special, pull it all together, and surprise you.

Faith: I would love that. I can’t wait. [ Chuckles ]

Billy: Oh, come on, jack. What’s wrong with a little investigation? Ashland locke is a self-made man. The question is, how did he make himself? My intuition is telling me that it’s not a very pretty story, so I’ll examine his life a little bit.

Jack: Oh, billy.

Billy: Hi, welcome back.

Traci: Oh, thank you. What did I miss?

Jack: Oh, not much. Our little brother here is out digging up dirt on ashland locke, a man famous for destroying anyone who crosses him.

Traci: Really? Why?

Billy: Oh, it’s okay. Just relax. Ashland locke is a big boy. He can handle whatever we throw at him.

Jack: I was a little more concerned about how this might affect victoria — you know, the mother of your children.

Billy: Yes, and I understand your concern, but let’s look at the upside here. Maybe we uncover something that makes victoria second-guess this mistake she’s about to make. Hey, maybe she even thanks me.

Traci: Billy, do you — do you really believe that? I mean, how would you feel if someone were slinging mud at lily?

Billy: Oh, you can’t compare the two. Lily’s an open book. She’s got nothing to hide.

Jack: I have a question. This mistake you’re worried victoria’s about to make, is this marrying someone with a terminal illness or marrying someone like ashland locke?

Billy: Can’t it be both? Excuse me, my food is ready. Good to see you.

Traci: Mm.

Billy: Thanks, jack.

Tessa: I can’t fight the feeling that this is significant.

Abby: The same notepad, the same protein bars that mariah likes. It can’t just be a coincidence. There’s got to be something there.

Rey: Alright, alright. Stitch, I need you to dig deep now. Any little thing. Doesn’t matter if you don’t think it’s important. The smallest detail could be significant. Alright, go back through your mind over everything that happened, step by step.

Stitch: I’ll do my best.

Rey: And I’m gonna need the name and the location of the store and the time and date you were there and anything that you can conjure up about this man that you saw. Maybe we’ll get lucky and the convenience store has some security footage we can get our hands on.

Sharon: If this guy really was shopping for mariah, at least we can assume that she’s being fed and taken care of. I mean, buying her the protein bars that she likes is a good sign that they’re at least giving her what she needs on some level.

Abby: Thank god you remember this, stitch. This is the first good lead that we’ve had. You are a hero.

Stitch: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Devon: Hey, what’s going on?

Abby: A couple of hours ago, I was struggling to hold on to even a sliver of hope. Not anymore.

Mariah: [ Sighs ] Alright, bowie, what do you say? Up for some more aerobics? Ah. Got to break up the boredom of staring at these four walls, so…

[ Gasps ] What was that? Oh!

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Traci: [ Sighs ] Well, I failed.

Jack: At what?

Traci: I got you out of your mood for a little while, but it did not last. Was it the encounter with billy or are you missing harrison?

Jack: Oh, maybe a little of both. Harrison’s where he needs to be. I’m fine.

Traci: [ Sighs ] If this were anybody else, i would tell them, you know, take a break, step back, take the time to recharge. But you are your father’s son. If this had happened to dad, he would throw himself more deeply into his work.

Jack: Look, with my co-ceo having moved to italy, I’m gonna have my hands full just divvying up the workload and keeping the company moving forward in the process.

Traci: That’s not what i meant.

Jack: I know what you meant. And thank you. Just focus on finishing your fabulous new book. And if you’re looking for somebody to worry about, billy’s a good choice these days.

Traci: [ Chuckles ]

[ Sighs ]

Billy: Hey, there. Here’s your lunch. You go on without me. I got some work to do.

Lily: Oh, I can tell by that little gleam in your eye the work has to do with ashland.

Billy: Well, I did get some interesting information from one of the reporters I have on the story. Turns out ashland locke was involved with an older woman back in the day before tara. The information is a little sketchy and there’s not much in the nature of their relationship, but this is when he first started when he was in his 20s and she was north of that, let’s say. And she was also very wealthy.

Lily: Okay, I mean, that’s not that compelling, and to be honest, a little ageist. So is this really worth reporting?

Billy: Oh, I know, it’s not exactly earth-shattering, but i believe there’s more to it. And trust me, if there is, I’m gonna find it.

Rey: Hey, let’s see if that convenience store has a surveillance system. If so, we got to grab the footage from that day that i told you about. Also, let’s get some eyes over there. Let’s keep a lookout for an older man who would be buying supplies that a pregnant woman might need.

Sharon: Thank you, stitch. Just imagine if you hadn’t seen abby take that protein bar out of her purse earlier.

Tessa: We may have never made this connection.

Abby: [ Sighs ] It feels like we’re finally getting somewhere.

Devon: Yeah, it does, it does. Um, I have a bit of an update for you.

Abby: You have some information?

Devon: Well, I reached out to christine today about getting that message to chance.

Abby: Did she get through to him?

Devon: She didn’t, not yet, but it’s still a work-in-progress. She’s still putting in the effort. Just hopefully it’ll be soon.

Abby: [ Sighs ] Can you imagine? Hopefully mariah will be home before chance returns, and our precious baby will be safe. It would be a dream come true.

Mariah: Keep calm. Don’t overreact. And enough with the aerobics. Okay? It’s fine if you get out of shape. It’s just fine. There’s nobody to see you anyway. There’s nobody here to make fun of you. Oh! Ah! Oh! Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no. Mm! Mm! No, these can’t be contractions. They can’t be contractions. It’s too soon. Oh.

[ Groaning ] Oh, it’s too soon.

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Y&R Best Lines Monday, August 23, 2021

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Adam: Good morning, Sally.

Sally: Yeah? What’s good about it?

Adam: Wow, that’s some mood you’re in.

Sally: [ Sighs ] Sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you. I know you’re my boss and I’m supposed to make an effort to be charming and all, but I am just so mad right now, I could scream.

Nick: If you expect me to agree that you’re some kind of authority on Victoria, that is not gonna happen, alright? I’m just talking to everyone who’s in her life, trying to get a read on some of the actions she’s made. Honestly, I would like to stay out of her personal business if it can be helped, but I need to know if there’s an issue here or not.

Billy: Well, it actually sounds like you’re trying to see if I’m gonna use my resources at ChancComm to go after Ashland Locke. You know, you want me to do the digging because if it blows up in my face, then I’m the one that takes the brunt of it.

Nick: This idea just occurred to you, digging into Ashland’s past to try and come up with some dirt to get him out of Victoria’s life? Sounds to me like it’s something you’ve been gearing up to do, and you’re gonna do it whether you get any encouragement from me or not.

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Billy: Thank you.

[ Sighs ] Don’t worry, nick. We don’t have to get into victoria’s impending nuptials like we did the other day. I’ll keep my opinions to myself.

Nick: No, billy. Actually, you made some very good points. I haven’t stopped thinking about them.

Billy: Pardon me?

Nick: If it isn’t just jealousy on your part about victoria marrying a guy like ashland locke and you truly are concerned, I want to know why. What is it you’re worried about?

Billy: Besides the obvious, that ashland locke is probably gonna die and victoria’s gonna get her heart broken, what do any of us really know about that man?

Ashland: Well, jack just texted. He and harrison arrived safely in milan.

Victoria: That’s wonderful.

Ashland: “Harrison is having a blast. Kyle and summer now are house-hunting in basiglio so he’ll have a nice, big yard to play in.”

Victoria: Oh, my goodness. That is such a fabulous area. I mean, the newman apartment is also lovely, but it’s not really ideal for a family of three.

Ashland: Yeah. Well, at least we are trying to make the transition as easy as possible for harrison.

Victoria: I think that spending time with him before and during the wedding week is gonna make it even more special.

Ashland: You are so sweet, trying to make that happen for me.

Victoria: He’s a wonderful boy. I know you’re gonna miss him.

Ashland: I already do. How are your plans progressing?

Victoria: Great. Uh, mom and I are gonna grab some coffee before heading to the office and continue to discuss all of the plans.

Ashland: It’s great to see you enjoying the process. I want this to be the most perfect day that you could ever imagine.

Victoria: Aww. How are you feeling?

Ashland: Pretty decent, actually. Is there a reason why you’re asking?

Victoria: Well, I — I heard you get up last night, so I went to check on you, and you were working. I just didn’t want to interrupt.

Ashland: Well, when I went to bed, things were kind of rough. I couldn’t sleep, so I got some stuff accomplished, and then i had a good night’s sleep and i woke up feeling a lot stronger this morning.

Victoria: Good. Yeah. There’s nothing like the healing power of burning the midnight oil.

Ashland: I think the healing comes from being focused on something outside of myself, you know, working on a plan, especially one of this magnitude that has so much meaning for us both.

Victoria: Are you talking about the —

Ashland: The merger, of course, yeah. I am pleased to announce that everything is all set for the official launch of our conglomerate in one month.

Victoria: That soon?

Ashland: Newman/locke is becoming a reality. And I have something to show you that I think you’re going to like.

Sally: [ Scoffs ]

Adam: Good morning, sally.

Sally: Yeah? What’s good about it?

Adam: Wow, that’s some mood you’re in.

Sally: [ Sighs ] Sorry. I didn’t mean to snap at you. I know you’re my boss and I’m supposed to make an effort to be charming and all, but I am just so mad right now, I could scream.

Adam: Mm. Do you want to tell me about it?

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Adam: Or, uh, should I mind my own business and keep walking?

Sally: Phyllis — the most vindictive woman on the face of the earth — just sent me a massive bill for extras at her second-rate hotel.

Adam: What, like, uh, mini-bar charges and movie rentals?

Sally: Like towels.

Adam: Seriously?

Sally: Yeah. She goes on and on about what a fine establishment it is and then adds up all the times that I asked housekeeping for — you know what? Just forget it. The whole thing is petty. Really. She threw me out without a warning, and then she just couldn’t resist sticking it to me one last time. It’s just mean, really, and nasty and — and… oh, you think this whole thing’s funny? Mm-hmm. Okay. Yeah. Well, no one’s gonna be laughing when I find a way to pay her back for ruining my life.

Adam: And how did phyllis do that? No, really, I’m curious because, from where I’m standing, you’re much better off exactly where you are.

Victor: Ashland locke, l-o-c-k-E.

The businessman from back east.

Victor: That’s right. I want you to go all the way back through the past and find out anything you can about him, alright? And this is a priority, second only to finding out what happened to mariah copeland.

You want to know all the stuff that doesn’t show up in press releases.

Victor: You bet. You find out anything you can.

What should I focus on? What is it you’re hoping to find?

Nikki: My question exactly.

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Adam: You told me that you thought you finally found your niche at newman media, you know, a place where your talents are appreciated, free from this town’s rampant hypocrisy. None of that would have happened without phyllis. So maybe you ought to be thanking her.

Sally: Yeah. Maybe. When hell freezes over.

Adam: Okay, look. I get why you are angry, and i understand your impulse to exact some revenge. I mean, I have spent years trying to get even with damn near everyone, which has got me a criminal record, a ton of bad press, and a slew of mortal enemies. So, learn from my experience. Whatever you do to phyllis will be a waste of time and energy. Besides, payback is never as satisfying as you’ll envision it’ll be.

Sally: So, your advice is to become a new and improved version of myself like you?

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Look, you didn’t leave town when everybody turned on you, and that says a lot about who you are, sally, how strong and determined you are.

Sally: Or stupid.

Adam: If there is one thing that you are not, it’s stupid. So take all this resentment and turn it into something positive, like putting newman media on the fashion world’s radar and making a name for yourself. Instead of giving the haters ammo, I mean, how much more satisfying will it be to force them to watch your meteoric rise?

Sally: How’s that working out for you?

Adam: A lot better than doing things the old way. Trust me.

Sally: Everybody tells me that might be a mistake.

Adam: Mm-hmm. It’s another advantage of taking the high road. People don’t know what to expect. Keeps them guessing.

Nikki: I know you have questions about ashland.

Victor: Yeah, but don’t you? By the way, it was nicholas who brought up questions about him in the first place.

Nikki: Victor, you’ve finally made peace with victoria, which was no easy feat. Now, if you insist on delving into her fiancé’s past, how do you think that’s gonna make her feel when she finds out? I don’t understand why you want to look for something nefarious now.

Victor: Sweetheart, I like the guy. I don’t want to do anything to upset their relationship. However, I don’t want there to be any surprises.

Nikki: I don’t know. I don’t know what to say to you.

Victor: Sweetheart, ashland locke built his empire the way I did, okay? He was ruthless. He wears that like a badge of honor. He squashed a lot of people.

Nikki: And now he has come face to face with his own mortality. Don’t you think that affects somebody like that? I mean, look at the difficult choices me made for his son.

Victor: I’m not questioning about what kind of a father he is.

Nikki: I think that he loves victoria very much, just like she loves him. But if you insist on going through with this investigation, she’s going to think that you don’t trust her judgment.

Victor: Sweetheart, I’m a father who loves his daughter. I want her to be happy.

Nikki: Well, darling, what you’re doing now will make her extremely unhappy. Don’t you see that? Every time you second-guess your child, it damages your relationship with them a little bit more.

Victor: Listen, all I can tell you is that my investigation hopefully turns up nothing that is shady.

Nikki: Well, I don’t see how it could. He has been in the public eye for many years, facing a lot of media scrutiny.

Victor: Doesn’t mean a damn thing. There may be something in his past that we don’t like, and i don’t want victoria to go into this marriage without knowing everything about that man.

Victoria: A surprise? For me?

Ashland: I had a burst of inspiration recently, and i can’t wait to see your reaction.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] Tell me.

Ashland: Well, better yet, I’m gonna show you. Now, my view — it’s still in the rough stages. It’s not a full rendering. But I believe that you will get the gist. A bold, new corporation needs new headquarters. Behold, newman/locke corporate campus. We have newman tower, alongside its brand-new twin, locke tower. Everything state-of-the-art. We should probably have the new one completed in about three years, and I might even be able to see it.

Victoria: I can’t believe you did all this. I — I never imagined two buildings.

Ashland: Well, it’s a symbol of what we’re creating. It’s a sign to the world — twice the company, twice as formidable.

Victoria: It’s, um — it’s — it’s quite a premise. I’m very impressed. What you came up with is — it’s incredible.

Victor: I love the idea of identical towers dominating the skyline for a century to come.

Victoria: I think it’s great. Let’s talk about it later. I — I have to meet my mom right now. Um, I’ll see you. Rinsing the dishes before they go in the dishwasher?

Phyllis: Ashland. You’re looking good.

Ashland: Thanks.

Phyllis: Going to the gym?

Ashland: I’d like to purchase a package that includes the spa. I’ll be coming regularly as part of my treatment regimen. I figure I should take a, uh, month-to-month at this point, though.

Phyllis: Okay. Sure. I’ll accommodate you. It’s always great to have a guest return.

Ashland: Well, I doubt that sentiment extends to my ex-wife. I never did properly thank you for exposing her illegal activities.

Phyllis: You’re welcome. Embezzling from her own company — wow, that’s lovely.

Ashland: Mm. Even though you were acting on your daughter’s behalf, i benefited. It made certain decisions a whole lot simpler for me.

Phyllis: I find it odd that tara was able to fool you. I mean, you’re a man who’s made a career out of being 10 steps ahead of others.

Ashland: [ Chuckles ] Well… despite what you may believe, I did love her once. At least, it was a kind of love. And love makes you see things in a different way.

Nikki: So, how is ashland’s treatment going?

Victoria: Well, as you know, the first day was rocky, but ever since then, he seems to be handling things just fine.

Nikki: [ Sighs ] I’m happy to hear that. I know all about cherishing the good days. You want to make the most of them.

Victoria: I talked to nick about ashland and my engagement.

Nikki: And?

Victoria: He’s reserving judgment. He says he wants to get to know ashland better before he decides what to think of him.

Nikki: Well, that’s not unreasonable.

Victoria: So much for family unity.

Nikki: Darling, you have to look at this from our point of view. I mean, given ashland’s prognosis, when we heard about your decision to get married, it was a bit of a shock. Of course we’re concerned about you marrying a man who could leave you all too soon.

Victoria: But, mother, that’s why we’re taking this step. We don’t know how much time we have. Why can’t nick just be happy for me? He sees how happy I am. He knows how happy ashland makes me. He even commented on it. Can’t that be enough? I mean, why can’t he support and respect the decision that i have made, the same way that dad has? Anyway, we’re not here to parse everyone’s opinion about my fiancé. We have a wedding to plan.

Nikki: Yes, indeed we do.

Victoria: And since it’s a destination wedding — it’s gonna be a big splash with all a-listers invited — I am going to need a dress that’s equally impressive. I was thinking about talking to summer to see if she could get angelina marchetti to consider designing it for me.

Nikki: Oh, what a fabulous idea. I know that summer will be thrilled to make that happen.

Victoria: Well, I’ve been giving it a lot of thought, and I think I want something form-fitting, you know, like a sheath or a trumpet look, classic in the front with a plunging back.

Nick: You know, I said the same thing to my sister and to my parents. Other than this guy’s ruthless business reputation and the tabloid gossip about his messy divorce, what do we know about him?

Billy: That’d be a big, fat nothing.

Nick: Exactly. So, before his divorce is finalized, he gets with my sister and then, uh, finds out he’s got terminal cancer and now they’re engaged to be married.

Billy: The dude moves fast.

Nick: Something is not right with this picture. I couldn’t even pretend to be happy when victoria told me the news.

Billy: Oh, I am with you, brother.

Nick: Throw on top of that her terrible track record with men, present company included…

Billy: No offense taken.

Nick: No, no. Billy, take offense, please. It’s absolutely my intent.

Billy: Oh, no, this isn’t about me. Carry on.

Nick: The question that is eating me alive is, what is the rush? Ashland knows he’s probably not long for this earth. Victoria doesn’t need anything from him, so it’s not like he’s doing it for her. Why do they have to make it official to spend time together? They already live together. Why is that not enough?

Billy: You know, nick, the way you’re asking me that question, it’s almost like you’re conceding the fact that i know victoria better than anyone else, including her own brother. Trusted by pet owners for over 20 years

Ashland: We got off on the wrong foot when I first came to town, and I’d like to rectify that.

Phyllis: Why is that? Because I’m involved with victoria’s brother and you’re about to marry her?

Ashland: Well, not only that. Your daughter, summer, is helping raise my little boy.

Phyllis: Wow we’re one big happy family, aren’t we?

Ashland: [ Chuckling ] Well, let’s not go too far. Although I am very impressed the way summer has embraced her new role as harrison’s stepmother. Jack tells me that she’s wonderful with him, and for that I am grateful. And I would like to be on better terms with her mom.

Phyllis: Well, being a fan of my daughter will get you a long way.

Ashland: Well, while we’re at it, maybe you can help me win over your boyfriend. I spoke with him after victoria and I became engaged.

Phyllis: Oh, wow. How’d that go over?

Ashland: Well, nick was polite, and he didn’t pull any punches. He even compared me to billy abbott.

Phyllis: Really? Okay. I think he was just trying to make a point.

Ashland: No doubt.

Phyllis: Mm-hmm.

Ashland: What really rankles me is the way the men in victoria’s life treat her. I mean, they act as if she’s some fragile flower that doesn’t know her own mind. And she happens to be one of the smartest, strongest, most capable women that I have ever met.

Phyllis: Okay. Did you tell nick that?

Ashland: I think I made it clear to nick that victoria doesn’t need to justify her actions to anyone.

[ Clears throat ] He heard me out, but I don’t know if I scored any points with him.

Phyllis: Okay, listen, um, nick is really protective of his family, especially his sister. And, I mean, you have to see that the circumstances surrounding this marriage are… odd.

Ashland: What are your thoughts? As long as the rest of the world is weighing in.

Phyllis: I think true love is hard to find.

Ashland: Mm.

Phyllis: And I think if you find it, you better hold on tight.

Ashland: Agreed. Perhaps you can help nick see that’s all this is about — two people who have found the rarest of commodities — true love.

Nikki: Okay, that takes care of the menu.

Victoria: Excellent.

Nikki: Now, uh, what about the music for before and during the ceremony? Are you gonna want a vocalist or string quartet? Oh! A harpist is always very elegant.

Victoria: Hmm. Let me give that some thought. Maybe a harpist during cocktails and dinner, and then the quartet can start playing during coffee and dessert.

Nikki: Ah! Definite possibility.

Victoria: You know, we really have gotten a lot accomplished, and I think we’ve made some outstanding choices.

Nikki: You know what? I keep forgetting to ask you. Are you going to need office arrangements to be made while you’re on your honeymoon?

Victoria: What do you mean?

Nikki: Well, I didn’t know if ashland would be playing an active role in running things at what will soon be newman/locke. I mean, will he need an office, a reception area? Are you going to need special equipment to be ordered? Because I can take care of all that for you while you’re away. Do you know where you’re going yet?

Victoria: Ashland and i haven’t discussed it.

Nikki: Well, if he does decide to take an active role, he’s going to need a place to work. Somewhere near you on the executive floor, I assume?

Nikki: Oh. I’m sorry. Have I upset you? Did I say the wrong thing just now?

Victor: [ Sighs ] I understand that some locke communications employees are starting to relocate from new york to genoa city… and that you arranged some meetings with them, trying to hire them away from locke.

Adam: Nothing gets by you.

Victor: I want you to know that, from now on, newman/locke employees are out of bounds.

Adam: I reached out to a select few individuals for potential opportunities at newman media, okay? They could have said no. There’s no arm-twisting going on. They didn’t have to come in here for an interview.

Victor: Let me make another thing perfectly clear again. I do not want you to do anything to undermine your sister, victoria, nor to in any way endanger the merger between newman enterprises and locke communications.

Adam: You have absolutely made that clear… just as you’ve made it clear that I am in charge of this company and I am the person that ultimately make the decisions. Dull skin? Swipe it away.

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Chloe: Hey, you. I was wondering when you’d get to the office.

Sally: Oh, it’s such a gorgeous day, I thought I’d work outside for a bit. You got my text, didn’t you?

Chloe: Yeah. It’s — it’s fine. I — I just thought I’d come by.

Sally: Checking up on me? Oh.

Chloe: It’s — it’s not like that.

Sally: Well, what’s it like?

Chloe: I, um — I ran into adam. He said he saw you earlier and that you were on your way to the office, and then I got your text message that you were coming here, so… you know, I’m just checking in on my latest hire. Wanted to make sure everything was okay.

Sally: Yeah. I mean, everything’s better than okay, partly because of some of the things that adam said to me.

Chloe: Sally —

Sally: Look, will you stop? Please. Really, all he did was stop me from making a huge mistake.

Chloe: Okay, you lost me.

Sally: Phyllis managed to tick me off yet again, and adam peeled me off the ceiling. Instead of spending my time looking for creative ways to get back at her, he suggested that i focus on my own success. And, you know, coming from someone who’s been there, it really did resonate.

Chloe: I’ve been there before. I’ve had those urges, the wanting to hurt someone a thousand times more than they’ve hurt you. Those thoughts can really burrow into your brain.

Sally: I know that adam is not your favorite person, but i really am in a much better place after talking to him. I mean, I went from, “I am going to bury that viper,” to, “phyllis who?”

Chloe: Good. And she is one of those people who just likes to go to war just for kicks. She will just not let it go. So it’s probably better for you if you just stay off her radar. It’s gonna make your life a lot easier. Trust me.

Sally: There’s a lot of that going around lately, people asking me to trust them.

Sally: Well, in my case, it’s actually true.

[ Chuckles ]

Sally: [ Sighs ] Chloe, I am super excited about this job, and I plan to make the most out of this opportunity that you’ve given me. I find that sometimes I get my best ideas when I’m outside, soaking up the sun. So here I am. I promise to be equally as productive inside the office as out.

Chloe: Okay. It’s cool. So, let me see what you’re working on.

Sally: Well [Clears throat] I am drawing up some story ideas for my first six weeks at newman media, up-and-coming designers, international trends that you’ll be seeing on the runway in the next few months, and I definitely want to do a piece on how gender barriers are coming down, with all these, you know, new designers launching unisex lines.

Chloe: I love it. What else are you working on?

Sally: Oh, uh, I mean, that’s just a sampling. I have tons of ideas —

Chloe: No, I don’t mean that. I mean, um, what are you working on really? What else are you working on? Because I’m getting the sense that there’s something going on with you.

Sally: You think I’m hiding something?

Chloe: I don’t know. Are you?

Sally: No. I really don’t know how you’d get that.

Chloe: I’m really good at reading people. And I’m picking up signals, like that page you just swiped, like you thought I wouldn’t notice.

Sally: [ Stammers ] It’s just story research. That’s it. I swear.

Chloe: Sally, I asked you to be honest with me. So, if there’s something going on with you, does this have something to do with phyllis?

Sally: No. I —

[ Sighs ] I wasn’t gonna share this with you until I was further along with this idea that I’m working on.

Chloe: Which is?

Sally: I am gonna convince victoria to let me design her wedding dress.

Victoria: It’s complicated, trying to decide how far ahead to plan with so many unknowns.

Nikki: I understand.

Victoria: I mean, ashland and I were hoping for the best, but we can’t ignore the reality of his situation. Maybe the treatment’s gonna work, maybe not. But focusing too much on his work life — it just seems wrong. I just don’t want to feel like he’s pushing himself.

Nikki: Or it might help prepare him for the best outcome. Has he broached the subject with you?

Victoria: Yes, mom, we talk about work all the time, the merger, which is on track to finalize in a month.

Nikki: Oh. I wasn’t aware that that timeline was official.

Victoria: Yes. As of this morning.

Nikki: Is there anything else I need to know about?

Victoria: Mom, I have spent countless hours going over all of this to make sure that it goes smoothly, which is why I so look forward to my time with you — because I want the same thing for this wedding. I want it to be a celebration about ashland and me as a couple, not as business partners, not as two entities involved in a merger. I want this to be about just us and the time that we have. And as far as work goes, I think we should just play that by ear.

Nick: If you expect me to agree that you’re some kind of authority on victoria, that is not gonna happen, alright? I’m just talking to everyone who’s in her life, trying to get a read on some of the actions she’s made. Honestly, I would like to stay out of her personal business if it can be helped, but I need to know if there’s an issue here or not.

Billy: Well, it actually sounds like you’re trying to see if I’m gonna use my resources at chanccomm to go after ashland locke. You know, you want me to do the digging because if it blows up in my face, then I’m the one that takes the brunt of it.

Nick: This idea just occurred to you, digging into ashland’s past to try and come up with some dirt to get him out of victoria’s life? Sounds to me like it’s something you’ve been gearing up to do, and you’re gonna do it whether you get any encouragement from me or not. A lot of people think dealing with copd

Adam: You are an advisor. That’s the role that you chose, to work with me, your ceo. And I took your warning about locke communications group in that spirit — that it was advice that I could take or not. And I have no doubt that billy and lily see the same opportunity and they’ll act accordingly.

Victor: As is their prerogative.

Adam: And locke’s employees are stuck in the middle of a transition. They don’t have any idea how it’s going to affect them. They’re looking for solid ground, so that is what I’m prepared to offer them. And I’m not gonna miss out on a potential gold mine of talent because you don’t want to hurt victoria’s feelings. It’s business, dad, as you have said a thousand times in similar circumstances. I’m doing what I need to do, same as victoria, who just took on a behemoth. I mean, what is it? Do you not think she’s up to the task?

Victor: You know I do.

Adam: Well, this is part of it — dealing with aggressive competition for scarce resources. It is the right move to make. You know it, I know it, and victoria will know it, too. So, I’m just asking you to keep your personal feelings out of it.

Victor: You’re my son, alright. But I advise you to keep your personal feelings out of it, as well.

Nick: Ashland stopped by here?

Phyllis: Mm-hmm.

Nick: What’d he want?

Phyllis: A gym membership. I think he really just wanted to talk to me since we’re all gonna be one big happy family.

Nick: Did he actually say that?

Victoria: Uh, he thanked me for exposing tara.

Nick: He should be grateful. You made it possible for him to just move on to his next marriage.

Phyllis: He also told me that you expressed your concerns.

Nick: I was simply honest with him.

Phyllis: [ Laughs ] He said you compared him to billy. Seriously?

Nick: Billy was just walking in as we finished talking. It seemed plausible at the time.

Phyllis: Well, his expectations are warranted. I mean, he just, you know, wants you to support the relationship. That’s all. And he was asking if I would bring you around, you know, and see that true love is a hard commodity to find. That’s what he said.

Nick: Isn’t it fair for me to want to know a little bit about the guy who’s planning to marry my sister? And to be concerned about the speed at which it’s happening? I don’t see this ending well for victoria at all.

Phyllis: Oh, okay. It’s probably not gonna end well for ashland.

Nick: Look, something about it feels off. It feels rushed, alright? And I can’t wrap my head around it in several ways.

Phyllis: Are you gonna try to talk victoria out of this?

Nick: Give me one good reason why I shouldn’T.

Phyllis: Well, I’ll give you three. It’s none of your business, number one. Number two, she’s in love. And, truly, love is hard to find. And, three, she’s gonna do what she wants anyway.

Billy: [ Grunts ]

[ Keys clacks ]

Lily: What are you doing?

Billy: Hey. Uh, I’m just doing a little bit of research on that potential project that I mentioned about the romantic breakups among the denizens of genoa city.

Lily: Right. Okay. Uh, what kind of research exactly?

Billy: Just adding up all the marriages and divorces among some of our elites, you know, like victor and jack, nick, phyllis, of course.

Lily: Victoria. Don’t forget her.

Billy: I’m not gonna forget her. She would be considered a denizen, yes.

Lily: Mm. Yeah, I’m getting kind of a funny feeling.

Billy: Funny like “ha ha” feeling?

Lily: No, it’s that feeling i get when I know that you’re hiding something from me.

Billy: [ Sighs ] I always had a connection to my grandfather…

Sally: I overheard victoria and her mom talking. I know precisely what she is looking for in a dress.

Chloe: So you started sketching.

Sally: What can I say? Coming up with a showstopper is in my blood. I am gonna present victoria with some ideas that will blow her away. It’ll be like I read her mind. She’s not gonna be able to say no. This is gonna be such an amazing coup, not only for me, but also for newman media. I mean, talk about putting our new fashion platform on the map. That wedding is gonna be the social event of the decade. The buzz is gonna be enormous.

Chloe: Okay, look, I really admire your talent and your drive, but let’s be realistic. There is no way that summer newman’s aunt is going to let anywhere near her wedding plans.

Sally: Do you know how many people have told me that i couldn’t do something, who’ve written me off and told me that my dreams are utterly ridiculous? It just makes me more determined to get what I want.

Nick: Are you telling me not to meddle into someone else’s business to possibly prevent someone that I love very much from doing something that could wind up hurting her?

Phyllis: You’re calling me a hypocrite right now.

Nick: No. I would not do that. Um, sometimes your selective logic never ceases to amaze me.

Phyllis: Oh! Oh. Um, do what you want. It doesn’t matter to me. Victoria’s your sister. I’m not gonna criticize you, okay? I’m just saying that she is hell-bent on marrying this guy. And whoever stands in her way, watch out.

Nick: So you’re saying there could be some blowback?

Phyllis: Yeah, I guarantee there will be.

Nick: I mean, alright. When you put it that way, maybe I will just stay on the sideline and let billy be the one to torpedo things because, let me tell you, he is on a mission not to allow victoria to go through with this wedding.

Billy: Okay. Your instincts are right. Again.

Lily: Mm. What are you hiding this time?

Billy: I’m not only looking into longtime genoa city residents. I’m also looking into ashland locke’s past… and how it ties in to the bigger story, as in another potentially dangerous and doomed relationship in the making.

Lily: Right, but usually the reporter that’s writing the story does that kind of research. So, what are you really doing? Oh, wait. I know. Let me guess. You’re turning over rocks with ashland locke’s name on them, trying to find some sort of heinous, unforgivable sin that he’s done that victoria cannot forgive so that you can stop this wedding from ever happening.

Victoria: [ Sighs ] Ashland? Are you home?

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Sally: Oh, I’m more than optimistic. I am determined to make myself completely indispensable to Newman Media. But for now, I will settle for buying my new boss a drink.

Adam: You know, I hate to admit this, but I haven’t had a chance to thoroughly review our HR policies. Something tells me that thing might be frowned upon.

Sally: Mm. Does it really matter, though? ‘Cause you’re in charge. You can always change the policy. Or you could just suspend it for the evening.

Adam: You know, something tells me that kind of thinking might have got you in trouble at Fenmore’s.

Sally: Hmm, right, ’cause you’re such a stickler for the rules. Nope, never mind. You’re right. Besides, you’re rich, and I have rent and car payments to worry about, so you can buy your own drink.

Adam: Somehow I don’t think you’re gonna have to worry about making rent. And I do agree that you do have a bright future at Newman Media. And to show you how confident I am about that, I’m gonna let you buy me that drink.

Sally: Ooh, it’s interesting. I detect traces of a robust smoke, alongside a tang of… coffee, vanilla, and maybe a glimmer of fruit. But there’s something that I cannot quite put my finger on.

Adam: That extra nuance is from being aged for 16 years in cask wood. For that intense sweetness.

Sally: Oh. Impressive.

Adam: You have a pretty impressive palate yourself.

Sally: Well, I have to admit, this single malt is normally a bit out of my price range, but since you were ordering it, I figured I should try it, too.

Adam: I think that Abby put it on the menu at my father’s request.

Sally: Well, I guess being a Newman has its perks

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Ashland: I’m not Billy Abbott. And I have learned over time how problematic it is to compare the present to the past. Victoria doesn’t need to justify her actions or feelings to anyone. And I will say to you what I have said to her — I love her with everything that I have and I think she feels the same way.

Nick: I believe you. Victoria said the same thing.

Ashland: Well, then I politely suggest to you and everyone else that wants to worry about Victoria that you stop second-guessing her and passing judgment on her life and on her heart. The past is in the past. Victoria and I are living in the moment and looking towards the future.

Billy: Well, then the only thing I want to say to you is that I’m with you. I have tried my best to convince myself that Victoria marrying Ashland is the right thing to do. I’ve even tried to be very supportive, but I can’t do that anymore because the truth is, I think it’s a mistake. Her and Ashland went from “Hi, how are you” to “I do” like that.

Nick: Interesting observation coming from Mr. Spontaneity himself.

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Stitch: I am so sorry to hear that mariah hasn’t come home yet.

Tessa: Thanks. We’re all pretty worried right now.

Stitch: I wish I had gotten back sooner. Uh, I expected a shorter stay in iowa. It’s just there was an issue at the hospital with max. I had to be there with him.

Abby: Oh, no, is he okay?

Stitch: He’s stabilized now. This thing with mariah, do you at least know where she is. What’s she saying about why she hasn’t come home yet? Has she stopped communicating altogether?

Tessa: Well, someone’s been communicating with us, but we’re not sure it’s mariah.

Denise: It’s good to see you again.

Devon: You too.

Denise: You know, I’ve been following the sutton ames case in the press. I hope he’s finally gonna be held accountable.

Devon: Oh, me too, me too. And I have to say that you deserve a lot of credit because, without your investigation, we never would’ve learned the real reason that he went after amanda’s father. So thank you.

Denise: Well, I am glad to do my part, but I’ve turned over all my case files to the da’s office, if that’s what you wanted to discuss.

Devon: No. No, no, no. Actually, I — I want to talk to you about something completely different, and I’m gonna start off by saying that I realize you’re retired. But I was just hoping that once you hear the circumstances that you’d be willing to look into something for me.

Denise: Tell me why you need an investigator.

Devon: My close friend has gone missing, and at first, her friends and family, we just thought she left town of her own free will and just needed to, you know, get some space and time away, but recently, we’ve started to doubt that.

Denise: Uh, any reasons why?

Devon: Well, for one, we haven’t heard her voice in quite some time ’cause she’s only been communicating to us through text message, and there’s extra cause for concern because she’s pregnant. She’s the surrogate for some mutual friends of ours, and she’s in her third trimester.

Mariah: Bet you’re wondering what’s going on out here. Right, bowie? I bet you think that I’ve gotten lazy since we aren’t going on runs anymore and there’s no fresh air.

[ Chuckles ] Probably picturing me just, you know, lounging about, but I’m not, okay? I mean, I am. It’s just not by choice.

[ Chuckles ] I promised abby and chance that I would do whatever I could to get them a happy and healthy baby. That’s what I’m gonna do. It’s what I’m gonna do, despite this crazy situation. I am sticking to that, okay?

[ Sniffles ]

[ Sighs ] Hi.

[ Chuckles ] Hi, there, precious little bowie.

[ Sniffles ] I’m so glad that you’re here with me.

[ Sniffles ] ‘Cause not only are you

[Chuckles] Great company,

[Sniffles] But you’ve given me something really positive to focus on.

[ Sniffles ] So thank you. You are the only thing keeping me sane [Sniffles] In this seemingly endless nightmare.

Adam: Hmm. I don’t see any suitcases around.

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

Adam: Guess that means you found a place to live?

Sally: I found a temporary solution, but I’d like to find something a little more permanent, so if you hear of anything opening up, pass it along, please.

Adam: Guess that means you’re feeling optimistic about your new job working out.

Sally: Oh, I’m more than optimistic. I am determined to make myself completely indispensable to newman media. But for now, I will settle for buying my new boss a drink.

Adam: You know, I hate to admit this, but I haven’t had a chance to thoroughly review our hr policies. Something tells me that thing might be frowned upon.

Sally: Mm. Does it really matter, though? ‘Cause you’re in charge. You can always change the policy. Or you could just suspend it for the evening.

Adam: You know, something tells me that kind of thinking might have got you in trouble at fenmore’S.

Adam: Somehow I don’t think you’re gonna have to worry about making rent. And I do agree that you do have a bright future at newman media. And to show you how confident i am about that, I’m gonna let you buy me that drink.

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Stitch: Before I left, you told me that mariah’s texts didn’t sound like her. Are you saying you’ve gotten more texts that seem off?

Abby: Mariah hasn’t made a single call since she left, and she hasn’t used her credit cards.

Tessa: And we finally did what you suggested — trying to use locator apps to track her phone — but they were all blocked from accessing her location.

Abby: Rey tried using the gcpd’s advanced tracking equipment, and he still came up empty.

Tessa: There was a second layer of security that bounced the phone signal all across the country, so it was impossible to locate her phone.

Stitch: So the only assumption you can make is that someone’s taken her phone.

Abby: And taken her, too.

Stitch: Has there been any kind of ransom note?

Abby: No, that’s the strangest part. Is that whoever is behind this wants us to believe that mariah left on her own and is sending these texts herself.

Stitch: Okay, well, what would be the point of that? Whoever this is couldn’t possibly think that you guys would just throw your hands in the air and give up looking for her.

Tessa: I mean, we did put off the search for way too long. “Respect her privacy,” we said. Meanwhile, the trail was growing cold.

Abby: I mean, if this is about time and not money, then why? I mean, how long is this gonna go on? And what do we have to do to get mariah back?

Devon: Her name is mariah copeland.

Denise: And what can you tell me about her?

Devon: Probably an important bit of information you need to know is the baby she’s carrying is related to just about every powerful family in town. It’s the son of abby newman abbott chancellor. And you can bet that all of those families are gonna move heaven and earth to try and find mariah.

Denise: Exactly. So I have to ask you again, why do you feel like you need my expertise, too?

Devon: Well, because there aren’t any leads. There’s literally nothing for anyone to go off of, and for me personally, just getting to know you and your background, I was very, very impressed with your dedication to finding out the truth about richard nealon’s death. ‘Cause, I mean, you uncovered things on a case that had been cold for over 30 years.

Denise: Yeah, that’s because facts are facts, and they never change, no matter much time goes by.

Devon: It still takes that kind of thinking to make a difference. On top of how personally you take your cases, it’s clear — i can tell that, you know, it broke your heart to know that richard never got to meet his daughters.

Denise: Oh, their lives would’ve turned out so differently if they’d just been reunited. That will never sit right with me.

Devon: See, I know that, and that’s the very reason that i reached out to you because to me, there’s a lot of similarities in this case. There’s a child who could be in danger of never meeting the parents that are trying so desperately to find him. So I’m hoping that you’re willing to help me out in any way that you can and potentially stop another tragedy from happening.

Denise: How do you think mariah and abby’s families will feel about you taking the initiative and hiring a private investigator?

Devon: I know for a fact they wouldn’t have a problem at all with it. I’m very close to both mariah and abby. I consider them family, and i know they feel the same about me, so it wouldn’t be a problem. Are you willing at all to help me?

Sally: Ooh, it’s interesting. I detect traces of a robust smoke, alongside a tang of… coffee, vanilla, and maybe a glimmer of fruit. But there’s something that i cannot quite put my finger on.

Adam: That extra nuance is from being aged for 16 years in cask wood. For that intense sweetness.

Sally: Oh. Impressive.

Adam: You have a pretty impressive palate yourself.

Sally: Well, I have to admit, this single malt is normally a bit out of my price range, but since you were ordering it, i figured I should try it, too.

Adam: I think that abby put it on the menu at my father’s request.

Sally: Well, I guess being a newman has its perks.

Chloe: Let’s sit here.

Kevin: Great.

[ Sighs ]

Chloe: Well, will you look at that. My boss and my new employee are having drinks together.

Kevin: I’m surprised you didn’t warn sally about adam.

Chloe: Oh, I did. Twice. Apparently I didn’t get my point across.

Kids can change minds.

Denise: The baby’s connection to so many of genoa city’s leading families adds multiple layers of complexity and potential motives. I mean, obviously, a kidnapper could demand an enormous ransom.

Devon: Sure, and nothing like that has happened so far.

Denise: You know, I seem to recall that abby newman was a minor celebrity at one time. She could possibly have an obsessive fan or two out there.

Devon: Mm. Another thing you need to know is abby’s husband is an undercover federal agent, who, I’m sure, has a long list of enemies, and he’s actually off the radar right now. He’s on a case, and it has crossed my mind that, you know, he could’ve been compromised or blown his cover and someone’s coming after his family now.

Denise: That’s possible. But have you considered that maybe mariah changed her mind and decided she couldn’t give the baby up? That happens sometimes with surrogates.

Devon: No, I know it does, and, sure, we thought about it, but it’s the last thing that anybody would believe, just ’cause of how excited she’s been about this whole process and about helping her friends out. It was her idea, you know, to volunteer to do this. We actually volunteered together. She’s the carrier, and I’m the donor.

Denise: I see.

Devon: It’s just there’s a lot of people who would be devastated if anything bad happened to mariah or that child, and I just want to do everything that I can in my power to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Denise: I’m in. And I’ll whatever I can to help.

Devon: Oh, thank you so much. Truly, thank you.

Mariah: Oh. Oh! Oh, hi. Oh, gosh. What was that elbow jab about, dude?

[ Chuckles ] What? You tired of sitting still? Would you like me to move? Are you hungry? Well, I’m sorry, but there is not much I can do about that. I don’t exactly have control of our nourishment in here.

[ Chuckles ] Actually, we’re a lot alike, you know. Both trapped in a very small space, completely dependent on somebody else to bring us food, to keep us alive, with no idea what’s going on outside and no way to communicate.

[ Sniffs ] You have a leg up on me there. At least you can send a jab or two every now and then to send a message. Our families must be so worried about us.

[ Sighs ] And this lunatic who is holding us here has my phone. Nobody has seen me in weeks or knows where I am. Except for the lunatic who was watching me before I covered that camera. Why didn’t somebody come in here to uncover it? You know what, bowie? That might be a good sign. Because whoever is keeping us here clearly doesn’t want me to see them so I’d be able to identify them later, so maybe that means they’re planning on letting us go. Hopefully soon. Please, god, let it be soon.

Stitch: I have to agree with abby. I don’t think whoever kidnapped mariah’s after money. But maybe there are witnesses who saw what happened to her. Have you thought about offering a reward?

Abby: I’d be more than willing, but we’re holding off at rey’s request.

Tessa: He thinks it’s best if we let the person who took mariah think that their plan is working.

Abby: It’s so excruciating to try to pretend like we don’t know what’s going on, when, really, I just — I just want to text — I want to say, “you bastard, let her go.”

Tessa: But we can’T. Rey’s right. We have no idea how this person or people would react if they thought we were onto them.

Abby: I just have to believe that mariah and the baby are safe. I can’t think otherwise.

Stitch: I’m so sorry for what you’re all going through.

Tessa: I’m sorry, but I have to go. Doing nothing is just driving me crazy. I’m gonna go check on sharon.

Abby: [ Sighs ]

Stitch: Abby, there’s got to be something I can do for you, anything. Just tell me.

Abby: I really can’t think of anything. But just having you here, knowing that you care, it means a lot. I really appreciate it.

Stitch: Tell me about this guy rey. How much confidence do you have in how he’s handling this?

Abby: Oh, I trust rey implicitly. He’s a smart, dedicated detective who just happens to be mariah’s stepdad. That being said, there’s not much he can do with so little to go on.

Stitch: So, what? We just wait for a lead to turn up?

Abby: I’m starting to realize that we can’t just rely on the cops. We need more help.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

Chloe: [ Exhales sharply ]

Kevin: Chloe, not a good plan.

Chloe: [ Clears throat ] Wow. You two are really putting in some late hours. Did I miss the memo about this little meeting? ‘Cause I’d sure hate to think that I’m being left out of any discussions about the fashion platform I’m in charge of.

Adam: Relax, chloe. We’re not talking about business. I’m just getting to know our new hire a little better. Anyway, thanks for the drink, sally.

Chloe: What are you doing? Did you not hear anything I said to you before? I just heard something amazing!

Chloe: I’m getting the feeling that you weren’t taking me seriously when I warned you about adam.

Sally: You pointed out the fact that buttering up the fact is good office politics.

Chloe: No, but that — that wasn’t just harmless chit-chat. That was flirting.

Sally: No, I was just being friendly.

Chloe: No, you are letting your guard down and falling for adam’s “great guy” routine, and I keep on telling you that adam is not a great guy.

Sally: [ Sighs ]

Chloe: I — this — this is a great guy. Sally, this is kevin.

Kevin: Hello.

Sally: It’s nice to meet you.

Kevin: You too.

Sally: And just so you know, I did hear your warning, but you also said that everybody deserves a second chance.

Chloe: Okay, so now I see where the disconnect is. When I said that, I was talking about people like you, me, and kevin. We all have hearts and consciences and we feel badly when we make mistakes and hurt people. Not the town sociopath.

Sally: You guys are brutal.

Chloe: No. No, I will tell you what is brutal. There is no one savvier or more street-smart than my best friend chelsea. She literally grew up running cons, and she thought that for sure she could handle adam, but he — he handled her right into a psych ward.

Kevin: And she wasn’t the first. He has a gift for driving strong, confident people to desperation. And when he’s done with them, they don’t even recognize themselves.

Sally: Okay, so why would you be willing to work for someone like that? I mean, if he’s really that bad.

Kevin: That is an excellent question, one that I’ve asked myself.

Chloe: Because he owes chelsea and me. And we are going to take what we want from him and we are going to move on. What we are not going to do is trust him. We are not going to let our guard down. Not at all. Not ever. Because we have learned more than anyone whoever does lives to regret it.

Tessa: Hey, sharon.

Sharon: Oh.

Tessa: How you doing?

Sharon: Not great.

Tessa: I wish that I had good news for you, but the only thing that I have to report is that stitch is back in town. He came by the chancellor house.

Sharon: Why?

Tessa: To check on abby. He’s trying to be helpful, but everything he’s suggested, we’ve either tried or decided against.

Sharon: Well, I just have to trust that rey is going to find her.

Tessa: I should’ve known that she wouldn’t have just disappeared like that. Suddenly, without saying goodbye to me. I mean, that never made any sense. If she doesn’t come back —

Sharon: Don’T. Stop it, okay? Don’t even go there. She is coming back. It’s because of the love that you two share.

Tessa: Do you really think so?

Sharon: Yes, I do. I believe in that, and I am forever grateful for it. That’s what’s gonna help keep mariah strong and fighting to come back to us. So your job right now — just hold on to the faith and that love. Okay?

Victor: Stitch.

Stitch: Hey.

Victor: Welcome back. Nice to see you.

Stitch: Nice to see you, too.

Victor: You’re back.

Stitch: Yep.

Victor: I understand you’ve taken a position at memorial.

Abby: Daddy, I’m sorry, I’m not trying to interrupt, but i have some urgent news to tell you.

Victor: What is it?

Abby: Mariah’s missing.

Victor: What do you mean mariah’s missing? Since when?

Abby: She’s been gone for several weeks now.

Victor: How’s that possible?

Abby: She sent us a text saying that she had a sudden business trip, so tessa and I, we didn’t think much of it, but then she started texting us saying that she needed more time by herself.

Victor: Well, do you think she might have taken a vacation?

Abby: No. And she keeps making excuses about why she’s not coming home, so we asked rey to look into it, and he thinks that she’s not the one sending these messages. Someone has taken mariah and the baby.

Victor: Oh, sweetheart. Why didn’t you come to me in the first place? (Drill sergeant) what a pleasant morning. It’s warm, but not too warm.

“The young and the restless”

will continue.

Abby: You’re right, dad. I should’ve come to you the second I suspected something wasn’t right.

Victor: [ Exhales ]

Stitch: In abby’s defense, these kidnappers were very clever. They made it sound like there was no real reason for concern.

Victor: I assure you that my security team and I will find mariah. We’ll bring her back.

Kevin: I think we got through to sally.

Chloe: I certainly hope so. I like her. I think she has enormous potential and she is a risk-taker. And in fashion, that really pays off. Unfortunately, in life, it causes problems. I’m afraid that she’s gonna need a little extra adult supervision, which is fine. I can totally handle that. Oh, kevin, I’m so sorry. I’ve just made our entire date night about adam and sally.

Kevin: No, no, it’s not that. I — all this talk about sociopaths and bad guys, it’s got me thinking about mariah. I wonder if there’s anybody looking out for her right now.

Chloe: I want to believe that there is. As a matter of fact, rey has been chasing down all possible leads. He even questioned adam.

Kevin: Rey doesn’t think adam was involved. Even in adam’s warped mind, there’s no plausible motive for him to want to take abby’s baby or sharon’s daughter, for that matter.

Chloe: He just saved faith’s life twice. He scored major points with sharon. It just makes no sense for him to turn around and terrorize her other daughter. Sharon would never talk to him again. And we know the only person whose opinion matters to him is sharon.

Adam: Am I too late?

Sharon: I was just closing up, but, um, I can still get you a cup of coffee. It’ll have to be to-go, though.

Adam: I didn’t come for the coffee, sharon. I was hoping there might be some news about mariah.

Tessa: [ Exhales sharply ]

[ Voice breaking ] Mariah, I miss you.

Mariah: I want to come home to you, tessa. You must know that. You must feel it.

Tessa: I’m gonna find you. No matter how long it takes, i will never give up. Please believe that.

Mariah: Tessa, I’m so scared.

[ Door opens ]

Tessa: Mariah needs us. She’s terrified. I can feel it.

Feel the clarity of

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Tessa: You probably think it was in my head, but I know what I felt.

Abby: No, I totally get it. I’ve been trying to do the same thing with chance since he’s been gone, and I have to believe that he’s felt it. And I believe that mariah can feel your love and support, and she has to know that we’re doing everything we can to find her.

Tessa: So far, it’s not working. There has to be something else we can try.

Abby: Well, stitch and I just came back from the ranch. My father has promised to do everything he can to help.

Tessa: I just wish that we had new leads that he could follow up on.

Stitch: Don’t ever underestimate victor newman.

Tessa: I just have this nagging feeling that we’re missing something.

Abby: [ Sighs ] ‘We have gone over those phony texts a thousand times. You know, I would be more than happy to go over them again if you think that there’s something there.

Tessa: There aren’t any clues in them. If you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go write some music. Those creative juices, they get my adrenaline pumping and new thoughts and ideas start coming to me.

Stitch: Well, this whole thing is hitting her pretty hard.

Abby: Tessa and mariah are deeply in love. They belong together. And I don’t know how someone could do something so cruel to them for no apparent reason. No, no. I am not gonna fall apart. Mariah and the baby need me to stay strong so I can do everything possible to bring them home.

Sharon: Tessa was just here. It’s been hard on all of us.

Adam: Well, I just — i wanted you to know if there is anything that I can do.

Sharon: I wish there was. And I appreciate your concern. I got your text. I just hope that rey can figure this out.

Adam: Well, if anyone can find mariah, it’s — it’s rey.

Sharon: It’s taken all the energy I have to, um, try to keep my emotions and my imagination in check, so I’m sorry, I don’t mean to come across rude.

Adam: No, it’s — it’s fine. I’m praying that mariah will come home soon. Safe and sound.

Sharon: Thank you. And thank you for understanding.

Adam: Mm-hmm. Thank you for the coffee.

Devon: Abby, I did something, and I hope you don’t mind. But I hired my own private investigator. Somebody that worked with amanda on the sutton case, and she was fantastic at tracking that information.

Abby: Thank you.

Devon: Of course.

Stitch: Evening, devon.

Devon: Hey, stitch. I didn’t know you were back in town.

Abby: He just got back tonight. He came to check on us.

Devon: Oh, how nice of you. Aren’t you supposed to be moving back to town to start your job as chief of surgery at memorial?

Stitch: Yeah, well, we’ll see.

Abby: Wait, I thought it was a done deal.

Devon: Yeah, I’m also confused because my cousin, dr. Nate hastings, just started his new job as chief of surgery at memorial.

Stitch: I didn’t want to get into this while you’re dealing with so much, but memorial needed someone who could start right away. I had to be with my son, so i missed out on the position.

Abby: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. I’m happy for nate, but, um — wait, I guess I’m just confused because if you didn’t get the job, then why are you back here?

Stitch: I was worried about you. I had a feeling I needed to see how you were doing. And after learning what’s going on, I’m glad I did.

Life…

Abby: Stitch went with me to ask my father for help finding mariah. He put his security team on it right away.

Stitch: Yeah, victor seemed confident they would find her.

Abby: And I just found out that devon hired a private investigator, so between that and the gcpd, it’s like we have our own search and rescue mission going on.

Stitch: It’s a shame chance can’t be here. He’d obviously want to be a part of the search teams if he knew what was happening.

Devon: Oh, there’s a message on the way to him as we speak, so he could show up any day.

Abby: You know, I would love nothing more than to have my husband here with me right now, but in the meantime, knowing that I have friends like the two of you, it means a lot to me. I will never forget how you have been there for me and mariah during this crisis.

Victor: Well, if she’s on a flight or is taking a train, then she bought the ticket under a false name. Well, you let me know as soon as you hear anything. Alright.

[ Sighs ] Have you heard the news?

Adam: [ Sighs ] Rey came to talk to me earlier.

Victor: To question you or what?

Adam: No, I doubt he’s seriously suspicious. He’s just covering his bases. So, um, do you have any idea what’s behind mariah’s disappearance?

Victor: No. No, I don’T. I don’t think it’s for ransom. Have you spoken with sharon?

Adam: Just now. Briefly.

Victor: How’s she doing?

Adam: Not good. No, she’s already been through a lot this year, and I think she’s hanging on by a thread. You think she has a right to be scared?

Victor: I’m gonna be honest with you. I have to tell you that this does not look good at all.

Mariah: Thank god I have you to talk to, bowie. Constant silence is driving me crazy.

[ Sniffles ] Yeah, I bet you hate it, too.

[ Crying ] I bet you miss all that cool music I used to play for you every day. And tessa’s guitar. Oh, my god. What I wouldn’t give to hear her playing that right now. We had such beautiful plans for your birth, you know that?

[ Sniffles ] Did you know that tessa’s music was gonna be playing in the delivery room? Yeah. It was. It was gonna be the first sound you heard when you came into the world. Abby and tessa were gonna be by my side, encouraging me, helping me through the delivery. What if they don’t find us? What if we don’t get out in time? Does this psycho really plan to have me give birth in here? Alone? Oh, god.

[ Sobbing ] Oh, bowie, I don’t know if I can do it.

[ Crying ] What if something goes wrong?

[ Sobbing ]

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Lily: Yeah, I’m getting kind of a funny feeling. It’s that feeling I get when i know that you’re hiding something from me.

Sally: I wasn’t gonna share this with you until I was further along with this idea that I’m working on.

Chloe: Which is?

Sally: I’m gonna convince victoria to let me design her wedding dress.

Victor: In our investigation of ashland locke’s past, we may have come up with something that’s potentially very interesting.

Mariah: [ Gasps ]

[ Breathing heavily ]

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Mariah: Oh.

[ Chuckles ] Hi, there, bowie. Such a strong little guy. I love feeling you move, you know? So what, trying to send me a message? Or you just acting up ’cause you can feel that I’m anxious? I have to admit, I’m going a little stir-crazy. Why won’t whoever’s holding us here just reveal themselves? I thought for sure blocking that camera would lure our captors out into the open, but I guess as long as we’re locked in here, they don’t care how we spend our time. Someone has gone to a hell of a lot of trouble to keep us in here. I just need to find out why.

Sharon: I’m glad you’re back. So, you saw your sister?

Tessa: Yeah. I wanted to meet crystal face to face and make sure that no one had been threatening her or anyone in our family.

Rey: Was she alright?

Tessa: Yeah, she was fine. She said no one had resurfaced from our past and she had no reason to believe that anyone connected to us had targeted mariah.

Sharon: Still leaves so many unanswered questions.

Tessa: Yeah, I mean, obviously, I’m happy that my sister’s okay, but I’m even more desperate to find mariah.

Sharon: While you were gone, we, um, discovered some more very disturbing information, and I didn’t want to tell you about it over the phone.

Tessa: Okay, you’re making me nervous. What is it?

Rey: Mariah hasn’t used her credit card or made a single phone call since she’s gone missing, which leads me to believe that it wasn’t mariah who actually sent the texts, but, uh…

Tessa: Whoever took her.

Rey: Mm-hmm. I am looking into every place that mariah visited and every person she could’ve been in contact with in the hours leading up to her disappearance.

Tessa: I was right. Somebody took her. I’m — I’m even more terrified than I was before.

Abby: I wish I had an update for you on mariah, but I don’t know anything new. And I just keep wondering if something happened to mariah, if she’s hurt, if something happened to the baby, but then i have to stop myself from asking those questions because my mind goes to such a bad place.

Devon: I know. I’m sorry. But listen, I have some information that might put you in a better state of mind. I reached out to christine about chance.

Abby: You did what?

Devon: There’s a reason why it’s been a while since you’ve heard anything from him, and it’s ’cause there’s been some kind of development in his case that’s forced him to lay extra low.

Abby: What kind of development?

Devon: She doesn’t know what it is, but she’s gonna do everything she can to get a message to him about what’s going on with mariah, ’cause i think it’s time that he knows, now that we are thinking that she might be in some kind of danger. I know it’s frustrating, abby, but christine’s gonna do everything she can. There’s no guarantees, but she’s gonna try. And I hope you understand why i thought it was important enough to at least try.

Abby: Well, you shouldn’t have. You were way out of line.

Nikki: I had a wonderful time with victoria earlier, making plans for the wedding. I suggested that we should have a theme, and she chose the history of the palazzo.

Victor: Oh, yes. Well, seems like the two of you are in sync.

Nikki: Well, yeah, we really are, although I was wrong about one thing. Even though ashland had said they wanted to have a splashy wedding, I didn’t realize just how splashy.

Victor: Oh.

Nikki: Victoria wants a lavish affair, including everybody from her and ashland’s social circles. I mean, that surprised me.

Victor: Well, are you surprised or you disapprove?

Nick: Ashland, are you here to have dinner with victoria?

Ashland: Uh, no, I am picking up some takeout. After the day I’ve had, a quiet night at home is appealing.

Nick: You know, I heard you let harrison go live with kyle and summer in italy. That must have been difficult.

Ashland: It was the toughest decision I’ve ever had to make, followed up by the hardest thing I ever had to do — say goodbye to my son.

Nick: Well, I really admire your choice.

Ashland: Well, it was the right thing to do for harrison, and it does help to have victoria to come home to.

Nick: Yeah, she said you were starting treatment and that you two are now engaged.

Ashland: Yes, we’re planning an october wedding, and, yes, i know it’s fast, and, yes, I am expecting some blowback, especially from her brother. So why don’t you just lay your cards on the table? I can take it.

Nick: Vick seems like she’s in love, so I’m happy. But this engagement has some obvious obstacles, and I don’t want to see her heartbroken.

Ashland: [ Chuckles ] You know, I still can’t figure out why the newman men all think that victoria is so fragile. She’s the strongest person i have ever met, and she doesn’t make foolish or poorly thought out decisions.

Nick: Yeah, vick’s not fragile. She’s tough. But she has made some questionable choices in her past, particularly when it comes to her love life. Well, look at that. There’s one of them right there.

Ashland: Are you implying that I’m another one of victoria’s mistakes? My name is monique, I’m 41,

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Nikki: No, I support victoria’s choice to have a big wedding. I just thought she would want a smaller one, though, because ashland just got his divorce and he’s literally fighting for his life.

Victor: Mm.

Nikki: But she wants to make a statement. She actually said that the world needs to know she has found her perfect match.

Victor: I’m a little surprised by it all, but I don’t blame her for wanting a grand affair, really. I mean, think about it, she found love when she least expected it. She wasn’t looking for it. And I think, more importantly, that ashland is — is the right man. He’s worthy of her. I think he’s her equal. So let her have her grand affair, okay?

Nikki: Yes. Now, there is the possibility, though, that ashland’s treatment might not be successful, so they should enjoy themselves to the fullest while they can.

Victor: I agree with you. So you and victoria plan the wedding of her dreams. Sky’s the limit, and whatever she wants, I want her to have.

Nick: I, uh — I didn’t mean to insult you, seriously. It’s just this relationship with my sister has moved very quickly, and I don’t want to see her disillusioned or disappointed again.

Ashland: I’m not billy abbott. And I have learned over time how problematic it is to compare the present to the past. Victoria doesn’t need to justify her actions or feelings to anyone. And I will say to you what i have said to her — I love her with everything that I have and I think she feels the same way.

Nick: I believe you. Victoria said the same thing.

Ashland: Well, then i politely suggest to you and everyone else that wants to worry about victoria that you stop second-guessing her and passing judgment on her life and on her heart. The past is in the past. Victoria and I are living in the moment and looking towards the future.

Abby: Look, it was one thing for you to suggest that I make another video diary entry for chance to watch when he gets back — yeah, that was a great idea. I mean, that made me feel closer to my husband. But for you to reach out to chance without even asking me? No, no, you crossed a line. I don’t want him to worry or feel pressured to come home.

Devon: Okay, but do you think that he should know all the facts so he can make decisions based on all the information?

Abby: It’s not like he’s on a normal business trip. I can’t just ask him to leave his assignment because I miss him.

Devon: Oh, I understand that, and that’s not what this is, though. This isn’t you just missing your husband ’cause you’re feeling lonely. You guys have decided to have a child together. And some really serious and unsettling things have happened, and you’re being forced to deal with it all on your own. That’s not okay.

Abby: But I’m not on my own. I have you. I have tessa, sharon, and rey to support me while we try to figure out how to find mariah.

Devon: And I’m grateful that we get to be that support system for you, and I know we’re all invested to get mariah back. But it’s not the same. That’s not who you need right now. Your husband should know what’s going on and he needs to be the one to be here with you.

Tessa: This is all my fault.

Sharon: You’re not to blame for any of us, but I do know where you’re coming from. I — my daughter needed me, and I didn’t realize it.

Rey: Look, mariah wouldn’t want you blaming yourselves.

Tessa: It’s too late for that. I knew deep down that something was wrong this whole time, from the moment that mariah left without a packed bag or word to anyone about going anywhere. I had this feeling in the pit of my stomach. And what did I do? I ignored it. I rationalized it. I told myself that mariah had a last-second business trip or that she needed alone time before the baby, and somehow that I had smothered her. But if I would’ve been more vocal about my fears and taken action back then and forced the police to do something, I mean, maybe mariah would be home now.

Rey: There wasn’t enough information to launch an investigation back then. You did the best you could with the information that you had. But I’m here now, and I am going to find mariah, I promise you that.

Sharon: What can we do?

Rey: Actually, there is something important you can do.

Billy: Couldn’t help but notice ashland looked a little peeved walking out of here. Put 10 bucks cash down that you two were talking about him marrying your sister.

Nick: What if I was?

Billy: Well, then the only thing I want to say to you is that I’m with you. I have tried my best to convince myself that victoria marrying ashland is the right thing to do. I’ve even tried to be very supportive, but I can’t do that anymore because the truth is i think it’s a mistake. Her and ashland went from “hi, how are you” to “I do” like that.

Nick: Interesting observation coming from mr. Spontaneity himself.

Billy: I see the irony, but we’re talking about victoria here. And look, I am not blind to what she sees in the guy, but I do feel that she’s gotten caught up in the intensity of the relationship instead of really making sure that it’s the right relationship for her.

Nick: You know how hard it is for me to not just turn this around on you, but I am gonna ask you one question. How long were you with victoria before you had that impulsive jamaican wedding?

Billy: Come on, of course I’m being hypocritical, right? But I would bet that you agree with me.

Nick: I have reservations, obviously. I seriously doubt they’re coming from the same place as yours.

Billy: Yeah, where do you think mine are coming from?

Nick: Jealousy. Maybe denial that victoria could ever possibly move on from you, but I don’t get it, billy. You got a great girl. She seems to really like you. Why isn’t that enough? It’s like you got one foot in the past.

Billy: I’m worried about the mother of my children, nick. And I still love victoria in the way that you still love sharon. Now, we can talk about your long rap sheet of relationships, as well, but I don’t think we need to go there.

Nick: No, we don’T. You know what? If vick wants to marry ashland, there’s not a damn thing you and I can do about it. I just want her to be happy.

Billy: Believe me, I do, too. But how much happiness is she gonna find if ashland doesn’t make it out of this? You know, I hope I’m wrong, but I see a lot of pain in victoria’s future and possibly johnny and katie’s, too.

Nick: Yeah, if ashland doesn’t make it, I don’t want to think about what victoria’s gonna have to go through, but I know she’ll deal with it and she’ll have the support of her family.

Billy: Victoria and I will always be family because of our kids.

Nick: You know what, billy? My advice to you is let victoria live her life and you live yours.

Ashland: What’s all this?

Victoria: Well, I thought since you got the food, that i would provide the ambience.

Abby: I’m glad that your sister is safe, but it’s another dead end.

Tessa: Obviously, I wouldn’t want crystal to be in any danger, but I’m even more desperate to find out what happened to mariah.

Devon: So we still don’t know who would want to hurt mariah or the child.

Abby: I hate feeling like we’re just blindly stumbling around in the dark.

Sharon: Rey suggested something we can do.

Abby: Okay, great. Whatever it is, let’s do it.

Sharon: He wants us to keep texting mariah.

Abby: But I don’t see how that would make a difference.

Tessa: Well, if we keep texting, whoever took mariah will believe that we think she’s okay and that she’s the one sending the messages. It just might buy some more time to keep mariah safe while rey continues his search.

Abby: So we lull the abductor or abductors into a false sense of security, making them believe that we think mariah just needs her distance and we’re waiting for her to return.

Sharon: Right up until the moment rey finds out where mariah is and brings her home. At that point, whoever did this will get exactly what they deserve.

Abby: [ Sighs ] Aw, c’mon flowers.

Mariah: Well, the good news is whoever is keeping us in here is taking pretty good care of us, you know? We’ve got a comfortable bed. We’ve got clean clothes. We’ve got healthy meals. We even have prenatal vitamins for you and protein bars for me. So they’re not trying to hurt us. And it’s somebody who knows my eating habits or has studied them recently. Which makes me think this has got to be about the money, right? Like a ransom or something? And I wonder if sharon or abby have been contacted. But maybe it’s not about me at all. Ugh, bowie. Maybe it’s just about you. Let’s be honest, you are a chancellor-newman-abbott.

[ Chuckles ] You’re worth a fortune. And if somebody asked abby for millions, they would get it. But if money is the reason and the motivation, then why have i been in here so long? I mean, [Sighs] Somebody would have been contacted by now and a plan would’ve been put into motion long ago, and if it was about the money, I wouldn’t still be trapped in here.

[ Sighs ] It’s been so long. None of this makes any sense.

Devon: Alright, I need to go meet somebody, so I’m gonna leave these fake texts in your capable hands. Just let me know if there’s anything else I can do to help out.

Tessa: We will. Thank you.

Abby: I’ll walk you out. Hey, we didn’t get to finish our conversation from before.

Devon: Yeah, I know. Um…listen, I truly didn’t mean to break your trust by reaching out to christine. I’m not trying to make your life any more difficult. I’m trying to do the opposite. So…I, uh — I hope you can forgive me for crossing the lines.

Abby: There’s nothing to forgive. I’m sorry, you just — you caught me off guard. I do — I really appreciate you looking out for me.

Devon: Well, I really appreciate you understanding that’s all I’m trying to do.

Abby: And of course, I would love for my husband to come home, but not until he’s completely ready. Until he’s not gonna worry about the work that he’s left undone, and I don’t need to know much about his assignment to know that he is out there and he is making the world a better, safer place.

Devon: No, I have no doubt that he’s doing that, but at the same time, I’m sure there’s probably a handful of other agents who could step in and do his work. He has only one wife. Listen, either way, I know he’s doing everything he can to get back to you.

Abby: I know he is.

Devon: Okay. I’ll see you.

Abby: [ Sighs ]

Nick: Hello.

Victor: Hey, my boy.

Nikki: Well, hello, darling. This is a nice surprise. What brings you by?

Nick: Victoria. Well, specifically ashland and victoria. She told me about the engagement. She asked me to get to know ashland a little bit before i gave my opinion about it ’cause the news definitely threw me. So I wanted to get your take on it. I don’t know. Victoria told me that you’re happy for her.

Victor: Well, your mother and I both are in favor of this union, you know.

Nick: I wish I was there. I’m just not. I don’t —

[ Sighs ] I ran into ashland at society, and it’s not like he said anything wrong, but i just get an odd feeling from him, you know? He said something like, “we got to keep the past in the past,” and it occurred to me that we don’t know anything about this guy’s history. And I got these doubts, and they’re just gnawing away at me and… I don’t know. It’s weird, but I think I’m with billy on this.

Victor: What do you mean? Billy was there when you spoke with ashland?

Nick: Yeah, he came in as ashland was leaving, and I think he could tell that I’m not completely on board with this.

Victor: You bonded with billy boy abbott over this issue?

Nick: Not by a long shot, but I did my best to downplay my concerns and to discourage him from pursuing his because, honestly, if the kids are okay — and it seems like they are — then it doesn’t matter what victoria does. It’s none of billy’s business.

Victor: You’re damn right about that. None of his business.

Ashland: Had I known what was waiting for me, I’d have come home a lot sooner.

Victoria: Well, I know you needed some alone time to get some fresh air before dinner. Did the walk help, after you said goodbye to harrison?

Ashland: Not as much as being with you.

Victoria: Well, before we eat, I have something that i want to show you.

Ashland: Show me anything and everything.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] Okay. Here is our wedding venue.

Ashland: Wow.

Victoria: Yeah.

Ashland: The newman palazzo.

Victoria: Mm-hmm.

Ashland: It’s gorgeous, just like my bride-to-be.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ]

[ Doorbell rings ]

Ashland: Are you expecting someone?

Victoria: No, but whoever it is, show them out immediately.

Ashland: Yes, ma’am.

Victoria: [ Laughs ]

Ashland: You’ve got company.

Victoria: What are you doing here?

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Billy: [ Sighs ] Well, it looks like bad timing on my behalf.

Victoria: Yeah, you might say that. I thought we had discussed everything that we had to earlier.

Billy: Oh, I’m here to speak to ashland, actually.

Ashland: Is that right?

Billy: Yeah, there’s a few things I would like to clear up about chanccomm’s article on tara.

Victoria: That couldn’t have waited until morning?

Billy: Media business is a 24/7 gig. I go where the story takes me.

Victoria: Okay, well, the story, or whatever else you’re fishing for, can wait. If you want to talk to ashland, you can make an appointment with his assistant.

Billy: Do you have an opinion on that?

Ashland: Only that I agree with victoria. And I’m kind of enjoying watching her tell you off — no offense.

Billy: None taken. Well, I’ll leave you to it. Have a good evening.

Nikki: Maybe we should stay away from the topic of billy. That’s not what nicholas came over to discuss.

Victor: I agree.

Nick: Obviously, I’m concerned about what this could do to victoria, getting involved with someone with a terminal illness. But I’m also really curious what else does she know about him? What do any of us know about him before his life with victoria, other than he’s a ruthless businessman? Now, clearly, victoria thinks he acts differently in his personal life than he does in business, but —

Nikki: Well, people are complex. They can be ruthless in the boardroom and be very kind and loving at home.

Nick: Yeah, I don’t know, just with ashland, I get the feeling he’s the kind of guy that makes you feel like you know the whole story, but you got to wait for the other shoe to drop.

Devon: Rey, appreciate you meting me. I just came from abby’s, and they filled me in on the idea about keeping the text messages going to mariah.

Rey: Well, yeah, if you’re looking for an update on that, there — there still isn’t one.

Devon: Yeah, no, no, I — actually, I just came to talk to you about whatever I can do to help. I was thinking that if you say it’s a good idea, we can offer a reward to anybody that has information on mariah’s whereabouts, just ’cause, you know, money is what I can bring to the table, so however we can use it, let’s do that.

Rey: I appreciate that, but i think a reward or any kind of public announcement will only tip the kidnappers off and possibly put mariah in more danger.

Devon: You’re saying “more” danger? Alright. I know that she’s been gone for a while, but how bad do you think this situation really is?

Sharon: Should we send mariah individual messages or send a group text?

Sharon: I think we should use the same text chain that we used for our attempted virtual intervention.

Sharon: When we thought we were talking to the real mariah.

Abby: Yeah.

Tessa: Here’s the last message we got from her phone — “please stop pressuring me. I’ll be home when I’m ready. Your intervention is making it worse. It’s time to back off.”

Sharon: Okay, well, I think I should be the first one to text her because I’m her mother. I’m gonna say, “I waited this long to answer because I didn’t want to bombard you and I just wanted you to know how sorry i am that I upset you.” I’ll just apologize and tell her to do whatever she needs to do for herself. How’s that sound?

Tessa: That’s perfect.

Sharon: Okay. Alright, done. Sent.

Abby: Okay, um, well, maybe i should go next. I could offer an apology of my own, and then I can offer some words of support, tell her that I know that she’s taking good care of our little boy.

Tessa: I mean, I can say that I meant well, I just miss her so much. But I also want her to take as much time as she needs. Um…I’ll tell her that I love her and I’ll be here, arms wide open, whenever she’s ready to come home.

Sharon: That sounds good and really sincere.

Tessa: I envision that moment all the time, when I finally get to see her again. How overjoyed and relieved I’ll feel.

[ Crying ] Let’s just hope that whoever has her buys it and doesn’t suspect that we’re onto them.

Abby: We’ll find out soon enough.

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Tessa: [ Sighs ] I wonder when and if we will get a text back.

Abby: [ Sighs ] Me too. Though it feels really weird sitting around with bated breath waiting to get more lies from mariah’s abductor.

Tessa: I mean, at least it would be a good sign that the kidnapper believes our lies and feels no reason to panic.

Abby: God, I am just — I’m so frustrated that someone would go to these extremes and we don’t who has taken her or what their motive was, and I’m even more mad at myself that I let myself think that mariah’s disappearance was the result of her emotional state.

Tessa: Look, just don’t even go there. I was there earlier, and nothing good comes of it. Mariah needs all of our focus, energy, and positive thoughts directed her way. We need to keep believing that she’s going to come home safe and that we’re gonna see her before we know it.

Abby: You’re right. We can’t think the worst, not for one second.

[ Sighs ]

Rey: I won’t let myself think the worst about mariah, and neither should you.

Devon: Well, I mean, of course I’m trying not to, but we all know how ugly the world can be out there, so if you have any ideas that can ease my mind or any theories of how this is all gonna turn out okay, I’d love if you shared them with me.

Rey: Alright, well, the fact that the text stream is still ongoing is a reason to be optimistic and I think mariah’s pregnancy. Look, to be blunt, if things were over, there would be no reason to keep up a facade. I also still think that this is someone from mariah’s past. Sharon mentioned a woman by the name of alice johnson. Another thing that occurred to me was what if this is some disturbed person who desperately wants a child? Someone like that would have every reason for mariah to be healthy and strong.

Devon: And if that was the case, what’s gonna happen after she gives birth?

Rey: We bring mariah back before we find that out.

[ Cellphone chimes ] Look, I got another case I got to go back to the station to deal with, but I will keep you in the loop.

Devon: I appreciate that. And let me know if the reward idea is valuable at all, ’cause I’ll do whatever I can.

Rey: Hopefully I’ll have this wrapped up before that’s necessary.

Devon: Thank you. Hey, this is devon hamilton. I, uh — I wanted to discuss something with you, and I was hoping we could meet. As soon as possible, actually.

Victoria: I’m really glad that billy’s drop-in wasn’t too disruptive.

Ashland: Do you really think he was here about the story?

Victoria: Maybe, maybe not.

Ashland: Well, our engagement seems to have brought out a lot of protective instincts.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ] I’m sorry about that.

Ashland: No, don’t be. It speaks highly of you that you have people in your life that care so much about you.

Victoria: I think that some of those people have boundary issues, and I’d much rather go with your version. Better suits my mood.

Ashland: Which is?

Victoria: Happy, in love. I say that we forget that billy was ever here and we go back to where we were — a romantic palazzo in italy.

Ashland: Cin-cin.

Nick: I worry that victoria is stepping into something that she may not have any control over.

Nikki: What do you mean by that?

Nick: I don’t know, mom. I wish I could be more specific, but it’s like a sixth sense or a premonition or something, but the bottom line is there is more to ashland locke than we all know.

Victor: What do you propose we do?

Nick: Use your resources. Dig into his past. Find out the stuff that nobody else knows.

Victor: I agree with you. We’ll dig deep. If there’s anything to be found, we’ll find it before the wedding date. (Vo) imagine a visibly healthier pet in 28 days.

Victoria: So my mother and I, we have made great progress with the wedding. We’re gonna run with the history of the palazzo as a theme. And now that the date is set, we can arrange for you to spend time with harrison during the wedding week. Well, tuscany is close to milan, so that’s another really good reason that we’re having the ceremony at my parents’ place.

Ashland: It all sounds perfect. Here you are once again taking care of me.

Victoria: What are you talking about? I want to. Why wouldn’t I? I love you.

Ashland: I love you, too.

Billy: Thank you. Hello, there. Is there a reason why you’re glowering over me this evening?

Victor: You stay out of my daughter’s life. She’s no longer of concern to you.

Mariah: Maybe the problem is I’m looking for sense and logic when there are none.

[ Sighs ] Maybe this isn’t about money or your family line. Maybe this is just…twisted punishment from somebody who hates me. I — oh, god. Is it ian? Was I right before? Somebody from the cult? I mean…you hear about these things happening all the time, but just you never think they’re gonna happen to you.

[ Cellphones chime ]

Abby: We got a response.

Sharon: Who are you? And what do you want?

Mariah: It’s the not knowing that is driving me out of my mind. And I cannot lose my mind. I have never had more responsibility in my life than i do right now.

[ Sniffles ]

[ Exhales sharply ] So I got to [Sniffles] Stay sane and keep it together for you, bowie. I’m not gonna let anything happen to us, okay? To you.

[ Sniffles ]

Abby: Well, I suppose we should be relieved that our ruse worked.

Tessa: But I would give anything to hear from mariah herself.

[ Doorbell rings ]

Abby: Maybe it’s rey with good news. Ben, you’re back in town?

Stitch: Yeah, you okay? You seem upset.

Abby: Mariah’s still missing, and we’re really scared for her.

Stitch: Come here.

Mariah: [ Sniffs ]

[ Sighs ] Don’t worry, little man. We’re gonna be okay. We’re gonna find our way home.

[ Sniffles ] I promise you.

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Phyllis: Okay.

Sally: What is this? I’m telling you I was robbed in your hotel.

Phyllis: Are you sure it was a robbery?

Sally: Well, someone broke into my room and took everything I owned.

Phyllis: Mm, that’s not necessarily “theft.”

Sally: Okay, so then what else would it be? My possessions were stolen.

Phyllis: Okay. You know, like those suitcases right here, I mean, if somebody were to take off with those, that would be a robbery.

Sally: Wait, my suitcases.

Lauren: You know, that’s quite a jump — from my assistant to running a major fashion division.

Gloria: Oh, my, what a coincidence. I have a lot of experience, too. Fashion consultant at Jabot, worked with Chloe and Chelsea on their line a few years ago. Ah, and once upon a time, an “Extreme Catwalk” judge.

Gloria: Oh, but not such a jump for your former assistant, Sally Spectra.

Lauren: Okay, she had already been made an executive before I gave her that opportunity. Plus, she had a lot of recent fashion experience in LA.

Michael: [ Chuckles ] “Extreme Catwalk” judge. Thank you, fashion maven. We’re all very impressed, but there’s the other little matter of actually running a business.

Gloria: I’ve run several businesses, Michael — successfully, mind you.

Michael: Like what? Glo-worm?

Gloria: A coveted, loved restaurant.

Michael: It went up in flames.

Gloria: Not my fault.

Lauren: You know, I just do not think that this is a — a —

Gloria: Before you finish your sentence, please hear me out. I am talented, I am hard-working, I am creative, I am a natural. Oh, yes, and best of all, I won’t spend all of my time plotting behind your back. Come on, Lauren, please give me the job. You know I can do it. And I might say you could do worse. But you already have.

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Nick: Yeah. Just another thing for Kyle and Summer that’s falling perfectly into place.

Phyllis: Yeah, because i uncovered what Sally and Tara were doing to our daughter.

Nick: Yeah, I believe the technical term for that is meddling, which is why I’m here.

Phyllis: Ugh. If it’s a lecture, I need to hydrate.

Nick: No, no, no, no. Hey. I’m completely on board with everything you did, so there’s no lecture.

Phyllis: What is it, then?

Nick: This is an acknowledgement of my respect for your stubbornness.

Phyllis: My leadership skills.

Nick: Your ability to just hang on to something and never let it go.

Phyllis: My determination.

Nick: Yes. And due to your meddling, you were able to bring me in so we could ride off and rescue our daughter together.

Phyllis: That was love.

Nick: It was. It was. So for the next few hours, it’s gonna be a tribute to all the things about you that make me crazy.

Phyllis: You know, I love this idea of a celebration of all things, you know, me. But a heads-up would’ve been nice. I have a ton of work. I mean…

Nick: Not on Phyllis Appreciation Day. I already set it up with your general manager. She’s gonna cover everything for you. You don’t have to worry about anything. Everything else has been set up.

Phyllis: You thought of everything.

Nick: All you have to decide is when you would like your tribute to begin.

Phyllis: Um, all right! I want it to begin now. Right now.

Nick: Right now.

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Jack: We are about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. If I can just find this one thing. We’re gonna get on a very special jet, and it’s gonna have games and your — your favorite snacks and movies and cartoons for us to watch, and it’s just gonna be us. You and me. And best of all, it’s an overnight flight, so we’ll fall asleep on the plane, and when we wake up, who are we gonna see in italy?

Harrison: Mommy!

Jack: No, no, I’m sorry. No, mommy won’t be there, but we’ll — we’ll see her soon. But you know who will be there is daddy kyle. Won’t that be fun? Oh, and summer found this great gelato place. You know gelato? It’s kind of like — it’s like ice cream, only maybe a little bit better. You are in for the time of your life. And best of all, you’re gonna do it with your daddy, and that makes me very happy.

Harrison: Can I bring him, too?

Jack: Thank you for reminding me what I was trying to find. I wanted to make sure zippy came with us and it would all go smoothly, so… oh, here it is. I got zippy a passport. Yeah, that’s his passport, and he can go wherever you go. What do you think? You ready for our big adventure together?

Chloe: Hey. I got your message. What’s up?

Adam: Uh, I was just reading the memo that you sent.

Chloe: And you agree with everything in it?

Adam: The memo was fine, but you copied chelsea on it.

Chloe: Well, yeah, she’s a part of my team.

Adam: She’s not officially on board.

Chloe: That doesn’t mean it’s not a done deal. It was a big part of your pitch when you offered me this job, the opportunity for my friend to have a safe place to land. Well, semi-safe.

Adam: Semi-safe?

Chloe: Well, you’re still here.

Adam: You know, it is really nice in an ever-changing world to have a constant to count on, like your innate distrust of me.

Chloe: It’s not innate. It’s learned, after years of experience.

Adam: Fine. Where’s your new addition to the team, the fashion superstar?

Chloe: Sally, yeah, she’ll be here in a minute. Seemed like you guys were really hitting it off earlier at crimson lights.

Adam: You know, it is helpful to get to know the people who work for you. She seems smart. I like her, but I had an interesting conversation with phyllis about her the other night. She’s not a fan.

Chloe: Oh, really? Sounds like a badge of honor to me.

Phyllis: Oh.

Sally: The security in this hotel is terrible.

Phyllis: Oh.

Sally: I would like to report a robbery.

Phyllis: Okay.

Sally: What is this? I’m telling you I was robbed in your hotel.

Phyllis: Are you sure it was a robbery?

Sally: Well, someone broke into my room and took everything I owned.

Phyllis: Mm, that’s not necessarily “theft.”

Sally: Okay, so then what else would it be? My possessions were stolen.

Phyllis: Okay. You know, like those suitcases right here, I mean, if somebody were to take off with those,

that would be a robbery.

Sally: Wait, my suitcases.

Phyllis: Mm-hmm. Isn’t it clear to you? You’re being evicted.

Sally: What?!

Phyllis: I’m throwing you out on your california butt. My employees — my lovely employees — packed your bags for you. You need to leave as soon as possible.

Lauren: Uh, michael’s not here, but he is definitely on his way.

Gloria: Good. And I do so appreciate you taking me out like this.

Lauren: Oh, well, I love to take my assistants out a few times a year because it’s really important to take stock, you know, see what’s working, what needs improvement without the distraction of the office.

Gloria: And that is exactly the smart approach I’ve come to expect from you. You are an excellent manager, and I’m always looking for leadership tips.

Lauren: You are? Why?

Gloria: Oh, I love this champagne. It’s the good stuff. In fact, we should get a bottle.

Lauren: This is a work lunch.

Gloria: Oh, come on, we deserve to let our hair down a little bit. And besides, you are going to need that champagne for a toast.

Lauren: [ Chuckles ] I am?

Gloria: Mm-hmm.

Lauren: I don’t understand. What am I toasting to?

Gloria: You are going to wish me luck. Lauren, this is my last day as your assistant.

Rey: So you don’t think ian ward could be behind mariah’s disappearance?

Michael: The man’s definitely a sociopath, but he is currently incarcerated in a maximum-security prison where his communication with the outside world is strictly monitored. How’s sharon holding up?

Rey: She’s a wreck. She just wants answers, michael.

Michael: Listen, I just keep coming back to the idea that there’s nothing actually wrong.

Rey: What do you mean?

Michael: Mariah, maybe she just needed to take some time for herself before the baby comes. I mean, she got swept up in this idea of helping abby, and it just became overwhelming. You know, she needed a break.

Rey: Yeah, I kept thinking the same thing for a while, but there are too many irregularities. Think about it — she didn’t pack, encryption on her phone. Now, for me, the tipping point was that she didn’t use her credit cards once or make a single cellphone call since she’s been gone. Mariah is in trouble, and she needs our help. Tired of clean clothes that just don’t smell clean?

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Michael: I assume you’ve checked the police database for anybody who has kidnapping in their record. I mean, ian ward’s a great hunch, but it could be somebody who has absolutely no connection with mariah.

Rey: It seems unlikely she would have been randomly targeted by a stranger, michael.

Michael: No, there could be someone who has it in fro chance, is aware of what she’s doing for him and abby, saw an opportunity.

Rey: Well, that is a direction to look into.

Michael: Or someone who just wants to hurt mariah’s mother, has an axe to grind with sharon.

Rey: There is one person who comes to mind.

Chloe: Okay, well, I actually have to get a few things ready before sally arrives. Are we good?

Adam: Are we ever totally good?

Chloe: No. But I just want to make sure it’s not a problem if I’m keeping chelsea on my contact list.

Adam: You’re sending official company communications to someone who does not work here.

Chloe: But she will. And keeping her in the loop will only make her excited about the idea of coming aboard.

Adam: And I think that’s great, but until she is actually on payroll, nothing confidential or proprietary in those e-mails.

Chloe: So do you just, like, go home and practice sounding reasonable? Because I am just waiting for you to crack and reveal your true self. A part of me is thinking maybe i should just move my desk in here so I don’t miss it when it happens.

Adam: You know, maybe this is my true self, and all those years I was acting like a jerk, it was for your benefit. Well, this was a lot of fun. Let’s never do it again.

Chloe: [ Scoffs ]

Sally: I can’t believe you had all of your employees go into my room, pack up everything I own, and plop it right down here in the lobby.

Phyllis: Yes. Yes, I diD. Um, I kicked you out before. This shouldn’t be a shock. I mean, you didn’t listen to me then. I foolishly let it slide. I’m kicking you out now.

Sally: You can’t do this, phyllis.

Phyllis: Oh, I think i already did. Management reserves the right to refuse service to anyone who bugs the hell out of me. Now, I suggest you go up to your room and you make sure that my employees got everything. You have about five minutes left on that key card.

Jack: Is there a problem?

Phyllis: Not anymore. To be a thriver

Michael: Hey.

Gloria: Hmm.

Michael: Oh. What did I miss?

Lauren: Not really sure. I think she’s quitting.

Michael: You begged lauren for that job.

Gloria: I know, and I am so grateful you can’t imagine. I needed a position until something better came along.

Michael: Oh, oh, I see. You have something else lined up.

Gloria: Of course.

Lauren: So what will you do?

Gloria: Oh, come on, you should know, lauren. Don’t get coy with me.

Michael: Gloria, I’m operating in the dark here. What is this new opportunity?

Gloria: Sally spectra was given the boot. Jcv is without a leader.

Michael: Right.

Gloria: Jcv needs a firm hand at the wheel, needs inspired leadership, needs a fresh ideas, needs…

Lauren: You?

Gloria: Mm-hmm. I knew you’d agree with me.

Michael: [ Laughs ] You can’t be serious.

Sally: There, I am no longer a resident of this over-priced, thin-walled dump. Jack. I ask you, is there anyone less suited for the hospitality business than her?

Jack: Can you really blame phyllis?

Sally: I can and I do. We had a business arrangement. I paid her weekly, and she gave me a place to stay.

Jack: I think you know this is about more than a hotel room.

Sally: She has had it in for me since the second I came to town.

Jack: This could have been so different. You could have worked with your own merits to get to the top. Instead, you got greedy.

Sally: Greedy? Me?

Jack: Yes, and it cost summer and kyle.

Sally: Wait, what exactly did it cost summer? She got a dream job because of me.

Jack: You really don’t get this, do you?

Sally: What is it that I’m supposed to get?

Jack: Let me put it this way. If you mess with another member of my family, I will not be so calm and forgiving next time.

Sally: I can’t believe that you think you’re being forgiving when you’re actually just being cruel. We could have had something really special, jack, until she torpedoed our relationship. She was jealous of what we had, and she wanted to control you. Now she’s getting exactly what she wanted. I will never forget what you did.

Phyllis: Do you need someone to help you with those bags?

Sally: No, absolutely not. I got it myself. Thank you. I am really sorry that things didn’t work out for us, jack. I mean that.

Phyllis: Should I call a bellman?

Sally: No, I got it. Thank you. I’ve got moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Gloria: [ Chuckles ] You are so narrow-minded, michael. Both of you. You don’t think I can run a fashion-forward company like jcv.

Michael: Why would lauren hand over a plum job like that to you?

Lauren: You know, that’s quite a jump — from my assistant to running a major fashion division.

Gloria: Oh, but not such a jump for your former assistant, sally spectra.

Lauren: Okay, she had already been made an executive before i gave her that opportunity. Plus, she had a lot of recent fashion experience in la.

Gloria: Oh, my, what a coincidence. I have a lot of experience, too. Fashion consultant at jabot, worked with chloe and chelsea on their line a few years ago. Ah, and once upon a time, an “extreme catwalk” judge.

Michael: [ Chuckles ] “Extreme catwalk” judge. Thank you, fashion maven. We’re all very impressed, but there’s the other little matter of actually running a business.

Gloria: I’ve run several businesses, michael — successfully, mind you.

Michael: Like what? Glo-worm?

Gloria: A coveted, loved restaurant.

Michael: It went up in flames.

Gloria: Not my fault.

Lauren: You know, I just do not think that this is a — a —

Gloria: Before you finish your sentence, please hear me out. I am talented, I am hard-working, I am creative, i am a natural. Oh, yes, and best of all, i won’t spend all of my time plotting behind your back. Come on, lauren, please give me the job. You know I can do it. And I might say you could do worse. But you already have.

Phyllis: As fun as that was, seeing her, you know, try to get out of here, it didn’t change anything. I mean, my daughter is in italy, and she is not coming back. All that time I wasted trying to expose tara and sally for my daughter —

Jack: Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait, don’t — don’t say it was a waste. It wasn’T. I know you’re disappointed with the results, but it was important and it was helpful. And as far as summer goes, look, at least now she’s doing what she’s doing out of choice. Be happy that your daughter has opportunities, and like her mother, knows how to make the most of them.

Phyllis: Thank you. You always know what to say to me, and I really, really love you for it. Thank you, jack. You’re right. Uh, I should just be proud of my daughter, and I r– I should respect her power of choice. It’s just hard. It’s just really, really difficult for me. This must be difficult for you, too. Not only did you lose kyle, but you lost harrison, as well.

Jack: Yeah, he’s become a giant part of my life, but you know what? This is not about me. At least I keep telling myself that.

Phyllis: Oh, see, that’s my problem, ’cause it’s always about me, so…

Jack: Look, think of this as a bold, new opportunity for summer and kyle to start a new life together as new parents. And who knows? Maybe they’ll like it so much, they’ll start talking about having a child together.

Phyllis: [ Sighs ] You really like being a grandfather, don’t you?

Jack: I’m telling you, the more grandchildren, the better. I want every holiday in the abbott house to be crowded with grandchildren. Noisy and boisterous, just like it used to be.

Phyllis: That sounds amazing. It does. Doesn’t change the fact that she’s not coming home. That’s all — it’s just really hard. Ugh. I have half a mind to hitch a ride with you to milan.

Jack: We have an extra seat on the jet.

Phyllis: Oh, I can’T. It’s impossible with everything at work, but that’s why i called you over here. I have a little something for her that I’d like you to bring to summer. Can you do that?

Jack: Yeah, what is it?

Phyllis: Well, it’s not completely ready, so I have to stop by later and give it to you.

Jack: I am delighted to be your deliveryman of choice. You saved me from making a major mistake with sally. And I owe you big time.

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Adam: Detective.

Rey: My apologies for not calling earlier. I have some questions for you.

Adam: I assume this is about chelsea?

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

Adam: Um…mariah. Um…it’s been a while. I mean, she’s barely on my radar. Why?

Rey: She’s been out of town for much longer than expected.

Adam: [ Scoffs ] So someone goes missing, and your first step is to come question me, even though I have no connection to her?

Rey: I didn’t say she’d gone missing.

Adam: Well, that kind of was the implication, wasn’t it?

Rey: And you still haven’t answered the last time you made contact with her.

Adam: Uh, I think it was right after I donated a kidney to faith. And you still haven’t told me why your detective instincts have zeroed in on me, rey. I mean, did you want to search the office?

Rey: No. Of course not. And your overreaction isn’t helping the situation. You know, you could at least pretend to care. This is sharon’s daughter we’re talking about.

Adam: I do care. It still doesn’t explain the logic to why you’re here questioning me.

Rey: Maybe you’re lashing out at sharon for not loving you or maybe mariah’s crossed you one too many times, given how much she hates you.

Adam: I think you’re fishing, pal.

Rey: I’m covering my bases, pal, and I am not gonna apologize for doing my job, no matter how much it irks you.

Adam: Look, you’re grasping at straws, rey. You know, I thought that we were moving into a better direction after you stepped up and went with chelsea to minnesota, but i guess not. You’re still dying to just pin something — anything — on me.

Rey: And the odds are in my favor that one day I will. Lifter gloss from maybelline new york.

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Adam: If mariah really is missing, I am sorry to hear it. I sincerely hope nothing bad has happened to her. I also sincerely hope that we’re done here ’cause I have work to do.

Rey: Tell me, how’s chelsea doing? I assume you’ve been contact with her.

Adam: She seems fine. I’ll let her know that you asked about her next time she calls.

Rey: And connor? He’s adjusting to all the changes in his life?

Adam: I do not have time to have casual conversation with you.

Chloe: So how attached are you to next quarter’s budget? Hi, rey.

Adam: I’ll talk to you about the budget later. Detective rosales hasn’t wrapped things up with me yet, despite my best efforts.

Chloe: Sure.

Lauren: The issues is that jcv is for a very specific demographic, and I just don’t think your sensibilities would be a match.

Gloria: In other words, I’m not young enough for —

Lauren: No, no, I’m not saying that at all.

Gloria: Of course you’re not. Great way to get yourself sued. Don’t worry, michael, I am not looking for a settlement. I want a job.

Lauren: You have one.

Gloria: I want the opportunity to excel. And as far as your concern that I am not quite perfect for the brand, let me give you the answer to that — inclusivity. Buzzword of the day. All types, all ages. Now, look at the amazing diversity in the marketing of, say, an athletic wear company. That is what I want to implement at jcv.

Lauren: That is in line with my vision.

Gloria: Mm-hmm. And as far as your worries that I am out of touch with what young people are thinking, well, forget that, lauren. That can be learned because young people, that changes every day. I have an idea.

Michael: Oh, god.

Gloria: Give me some time to show you what I know, to show you what I can do. You might just be surprised. Now, this has been an excellent, exciting, productive meeting. Thank you both for talking.

Lauren: What just happened? Did she just accept a job that wasn’t offered again?

Michael: Champagne?

Lauren: Oh, I need the bottle.

Chloe: As newman media gets closer to its official launch, we’ll firm up our publishing details.

Sally: Great. So, what happened back there?

Chloe: Oh, at the office?

Sally: With detective rosales.

Chloe: You know, I don’t know why rey was there, but remember what I told you about adam, so basically, every time I see him with a cop, I just assume he’s gonna get arrested, which was clearly not the case. I was just having a knee-jerk reaction, nothing more. And, um, sorry, but it looked like you were dragging your luggage into work earlier. What was that about?

Sally: Yeah, I’m sure that looked a little odd. I apologize. I can assure you that I’m not planning on moving in. I just had to leave my previous residence in a hurry.

Chloe: Previous residence — you mean phyllis’ hotel?

Sally: Yeah. I won’t miss it. Or her. And my next place will be a definite upgrade.

Chloe: It must be hard doing it alone. You’ve had some setbacks — with work, jack, and now your living arrangements. I just want to make sure that you’re not making any plans to leave.

Sally: Leaving never crossed my mind. I already did that when I came here from la, and, yeah, I may not be the most popular person in town right now, but I have just as much right to be here as anyone.

Chloe: Well said. Sounds like you have something to prove.

Sally: To a few people, yeah. I want to make them regret ever doubting me.

Ashland: Alright, captain harrison, let me see that approach. Very nice. Where’s — oh, let’s see the landing. Let’s see — bring it in for the landing right here. Right there for the landing. Bring it in. Oh, great touchdown. Nice work. Nice work. Hey, jack. I hope you don’t mind, mrs. Martinez let me in.

Jack: Not at all. Looks like you two are having some fun.

Ashland: We sure are.

Jack: Hey, is that a new toy?

Ashland: Ah, it sure is. Yeah, I know all about your special trip on the plan to italy tonight.

Jack: How you feeling?

Ashland: Fine, yeah, harrison was just telling me about the plans to get on the plane tonight and go see kyle and something about pizza.

Jack: Yeah, there was something about pizza, wasn’t there?

Ashland: So proud of my little man. He’s gonna go off and explore the world, aren’t you?

Jack: He’s gonna have the time of his life.

Ashland: Hey, listen, I want you to promise me something. I want you to make a lot of video calls with me back and forth so I can find out what you’re doing and keep in touch with you a lot. And I want you to promise me one more thing, okay? Daddy kyle’s in charge, and i want you to listen to him. And I want you to be on your best behavior with him. Promise me that? Okay? ‘Cause kyle loves you very much, and I know you’re gonna be in good hands and have a ton of fun with he and summer. Summer can’t wait to see you. She loves you, too. She can’t wait to see all the things that you are gonna do together and have bedtime stories.

Jack: Hey, harrison. Would you take that toy to the sun room? Your backpack’s in there, and we don’t want to forget it, okay? Good man. Thanks, buddy. Hey. You really okay?

Ashland: You know, it’s really not something I care to admit, jack, but no, I’m not okay. This is the way it has to be, but that doesn’t make it any easier. When I get a migraine, I shut out the world.

Gloria: Oh, my, my, my, my.

Chloe: Oh, gloria.

Gloria: Oh, sally. I am so sorry I didn’t get a chance to see you or wish you luck before you left jcv, but i see you landed on your feet after the unfortunate facts of your departure.

Sally: You can say “fired.” It’s okay, ’cause that’s what happened, whether or not it was justified.

Gloria: Mm, fired, hmm. You know, but I got a chance to see you, and I was so impressed. It was like watching a pro athlete at the top of her game.

Sally: That’s very nice of you to say, gloria.

Chloe: Maybe too nice.

Gloria: One of the things that really impressed me was how you stayed in tune with the young demographic.

Sally: Yeah, I mean, that’s a big part of the job.

Gloria: Oh, absolutely. So who do you follow on social media and what do you read? Where do you get this freakish talent of knowing what young people want?

Sally: Well, you know, i think it helps to be one of the young people.

Gloria: [ Chuckles ]

Chloe: Uh, gloria, really great seeing you, but we’ve actually got to get back to work. But I’ll see you this weekend for brunch, and we really got to go.

Gloria: Oh, if you must. So long, so long.

Sally: Wow. I mean, that was really sweet of gloria to wish me well. She did not have to do that.

Chloe: No, she didn’T. That’s the suspicious part.

Sally: What do you mean?

Chloe: Well, that’s the thing about gloria. That was not just her being nice. There was an agenda.

Jack: That was quite a performance just now with harrison. You could’ve handled this so differently, and I want you to know I admire your approach.

Ashland: You sound surprised, jack.

Jack: Well, given your reputation…

Ashland: No, I understand. I’m rash, self-serving, impetuous, sometimes I’m just downright mean. But I love that boy. And I’ll always choose to do what is the best for him.

Jack: I want you to know, you and I have that in common.

Ashland: You know, he’s your grandson, but he’s my boy. You know, blood matters. But it’s not everything. And love is — love is a powerful force. And sometimes, you know, when you love someone, you got to do the difficult thing, like step back and let them go.

Jack: I want you to know, there is room in the plane if you’d like to come with us. Really, you could take a little more time with your goodbye.

Ashland: Well, because this could be my last goodbye if the treatment fails.

Jack: I wasn’t saying that.

Ashland: God love you, jack. I appreciate the hell out of that offer, I truly do, it’s — it’s so bloody generous and gracious of you. But that flight from new york really wiped me out, and I can’t imagine what a flight back and forth to europe would do to me.

Jack: I understand that.

Ashland: You know, I think a clean break is probably best. I’ll say my goodbyes here. And you guys will be off to italy, and that’ll be that.

Jack: You’ll see him again. This is not the last time you’ll see harrison. I firmly believe that. I said earlier that I admire you. I meant that. I’d like to think if I was facing a life what you’ve been facing, that I would handle it with the same dignity and grace and courage that you have.

Ashland: Thank you, jack. Now, uh, let me go say goodbye to my boy.

Jack: [ Exhales sharply ] Air wick

Lauren: What do you think gloria is doing?

Michael: We just have to hope that she’s not at this very moment attempting to enroll in a high school so she can better relate to young people’s fashion needs.

Lauren: Just when I think she can’t surprise me anymore, she does.

Michael: It’s a gift of sorts.

Lauren: I mean, she is entertaining.

[ Chuckles ] I’ll give her that.

Michael: Hardly the quality you need to head a company like jcv.

Lauren: Sally was good at her job, and in time, she would have been great. She had vision and she had a plan to implement it, and i just — I cannot believe I had to fire her.

Michael: Hey, hey. I think that showed great loyalty to jack.

Lauren: Yeah, and his eyes are open to her. He is much better without her. I just wish he could find someone as perfect as you are for me.

Michael: That’s a tall order. I think ours is a once-in-a-lifetime love affair.

Lauren: We are one of a kind, baby. But I still hold out hope that there is a great romance for everyone out there.

Michael: Yeah. I’ll drink to that.

Lauren: [ Chuckles ] Okay.

Phyllis: Did I see ashland locke outside?

Jack: Yeah, he was just saying his goodbyes to harrison. It was pretty rough. He covered very well for harrison’s sake, but… is this what you want me to bring to summer?

Phyllis: It is.

Jack: How do I know this isn’t contraband?

Phyllis: [ Laughs ] You don’T.

Jack: Mm.

Phyllis: Um, will you just take a look at it? I want you to see it.

Jack: Okay. Wow. She’s so tiny. And so beautiful. So are you.

[ Sniffles ]

Phyllis: Thank you. Um…summer is very lucky to have a future father-in-law who loves her almost as much as i do.

Jack: I will happily deliver this to her along with all of your love.

Phyllis: Oh, I worry about here. She’s gonna be okay, isn’t she?

Jack: Absolutely. She has a bright future ahead of her with the love of her life, and that’s something you never take for granted.

Chloe: We’re back.

Adam: Don’t worry. Rey’s gone, coast is clear. Hey, uh, there’s a stack of luggage by the break room. You know anything about that?

Sally: That’s mine. I’m moving out of the grand phoenix, and I just needed a place to stash them.

Adam: Did phyllis give you the heave-ho or something?

Sally: She did, yeah, but, actually, I think she did me a favor.

Adam: Why? Because it’s too tense seeing her there all the time.

Sally: No, but she just charges way too much for that dump. Don’t worry, the suitcases will be gone by the end of the day, promise.

Chloe: So, rey — is everything okay?

Adam: It was actually about mariah. Apparently, she might be missing.

Chloe: Oh, my god, I hope she’s alright.

Adam: Well, I imagine that she’ll turn up soon.

Chloe: Okay.

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Jack: Thank you for letting me reschedule this business meeting.

Lauren: Well, of course, of course. Any reason you wanted to meet a day earlier?

Jack: Well, I am off to milan tonight. Taking harrison to live with kyle and summer.

Lauren: Oh, my goodness. This is all happening so fast.

Jack: Yeah, I guess that’s how these “happily ever after” things happen. Once the obstacles are out of the way, everything just falls into place.

Lauren: You just must be so elated for your son and his young family to embark on this adventure?

Jack: Yeah, it’s a pretty remarkable story.

Lauren: But it also must be breaking your heart.

Phyllis: Oh, that’s amazing. All right. Okay, I’ll let you go. We’ll talk tomorrow at the same time. All right, baby. All right, bye. I love you. Hey! That was our daughter. That’s our daughter.

Nick: Really? Again? You have to give her some room to breathe.

Phyllis: She wants to talk to me. She wants to. And she told me that ashland has allowed for harrison to live in italy with them.

Nick: Yeah, I heard that, too.

Nick: Honestly, it’s, you know, one of the last things i was expecting to hear.

Phyllis: Yeah, me too. It’s crazy.

Nick: Yeah. Just another thing for kyle and summer that’s falling perfectly into place.

Phyllis: Yeah, because i uncovered what sally and tara were doing to our daughter.

Nick: Yeah, I believe the technical term for that is meddling, which is why I’m here.

Phyllis: Ugh. If it’s a lecture, I need to hydrate.

Nick: No, no, no, no. Hey. I’m completely on board with everything you did, so there’s no lecture.

Phyllis: What is it, then?

Nick: This is an acknowledgement of my respect for your stubbornness.

Phyllis: My leadership skills.

Nick: Your ability to just hang on to something and never let it go.

Phyllis: My determination.

Nick: Yes. And due to your meddling, you were able to bring me in so we could ride off and rescue our daughter together.

Phyllis: That was love.

Nick: It was. It was. So for the next few hours, it’s gonna be a tribute to all the things about you that make me crazy.

Phyllis: Things that you love?

Nick: Yes. I’m calling it phyllis appreciation day.

Sally: Thanks. Oh. Sorry.

Nikki: Hello. Do you remember me?

Sally: Uh… yeah. Christmas eve. We met at the abbott house. You’re nikki newman, of course, the C.O.O. Of newman enterprises and victor’s wife.

Nikki: I am also the grandmother of the woman you ran out of town.

[ Knock on door ]

Victoria: Where’s the man in charge?

Adam: You’re looking at him.

Victoria: Uh, no. That would be our father.

Adam: Mm. Victor’s more an adviser.

Victoria: Oh. Like a babysitter.

Adam: Well, maybe that’s his role with you at newman enterprises, but… we do things a little bit differently around here.

Victoria: I’m sure you do. He always did let you get away with murder.

Adam: And there she goes.

Victoria: You know, I’m surprised I haven’t seen a promotion for your official launch. You’d think that a media corporation would be better at something like that. Even your most important board member, ashland locke, he hasn’t heard a word about it.

Adam: Well, when we do launch, he won’t be able to miss it.

Victoria: Uh-huh.

Adam: But why do you care? I mean, surely you can’t see us as competition to the, uh, behemoth that is newman/locke. Now, if you win control of locke’s remaining outlets, you’re goliath.

Victoria: And I imagine that you’re a little underdog with a slingshot.

Adam: Well, we all know who won that battle.

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Jack: I cannot tell you how overjoyed we were to hear ashland’s position about custody.

Lauren: It’s very generous of him.

Jack: Yeah, it was a truly selfless act. And now, of course, summer and kyle are getting their place ready for a little boy, and we’re gathering all of harrison’s treasured possessions, both here and in new york, and shipping them to him in milan.

Lauren: I am sure he will adjust beautifully. But I want to know how you’re feeling.

Jack: It’s not easy. I mean, he brought so much life and excitement into the house. Gonna miss seeing all of his toys all around the house and playing catch with him in the park and — well, a lot of things.

Lauren: Aww. Bring a grandfather really agrees with you.

Jack: It has been a wonderful surprise. Sitting at the head of the table for an abbott family breakfast, passing cinnamon rolls to a whole new generation, it’s a joy that can’t be put into words. And, of course, after tonight, my son and my grandson are gonna be an ocean away.

Lauren: I mean, I know it’s not ideal, but you do have the corporate jet.

Jack: Yeah, yeah, that’s true, but…

Lauren: It’s not the same. I understand.

Jack: I think you do understand. Scott and fen are out there in the world, and…

Lauren: I know. I, uh — I really miss my sons. It’s both wonderful and terrible.

Jack: Tell me — how so?

Lauren: Well, I guess, uh, you feel like you’ve done your job as a parent when your children have these successful lives, but…the distance, it’s hard to bear.

Jack: Any advice for the new guy?

Lauren: You know, I’m fortunate. I have michael. We’re together through the hard times, you know, like the birthdays and the holidays and…

[ Sighs ] If I didn’t have him to lean on, I don’t know what I would do.

Phyllis: You know, I love this idea of a celebration of all things, you know, me. But a heads-up would’ve been nice. I have a ton of work. I mean…

Nick: Not on phyllis appreciation day. I already set it up with your general manager. She’s gonna cover everything for you. You don’t have to worry about anything. Everything else has been set up.

Phyllis: You thought of everything.

Nick: All you have to decide is when you would like your tribute to begin.

Phyllis: Um, all right! I want it to begin now. Right now.

Nick: Right now.

Phyllis: Where does it begin?

Nick: Well, I know the thing you love most in this world is winning, so… kind of organized something. We’re going head-to-head, one-on-one…

Phyllis: Okay.

Nick: …But I ain’t letting you win. You have to earn it.

Phyllis: Oh, pssh! Easy. Bring it on. Bring it. Where’s the video game?

Nick: It’s not a video game. I got something very different set up.

Phyllis: Oh.

Nick: No, no, no, no. Come on. You’re gonna love it. Let’s go.

Phyllis: Are you sure? Crystal! Take care of everything!

Victoria: I am simply asking an innocent question about dates, because I have an important one coming up.

Adam: What, your wedding? Don’t tell me that I’m actually invited.

Victoria: Well, I wouldn’t want our father to have any conflicts around the big family day.

Adam: Well, congratulations. And I’m sorry that I jumped to other conclusions, but I’m sure you can understand why since you are the last remaining member of the family to see me as a monster.

Victoria: I doubt that I’m the only one who still sees you for who you truly are. And you know, I’m surprised that you would give me and my opinion of you so much thought. That kind of makes me wonder if maybe you’re the one worried about competition.

Adam: That’s good. I have nothing to fear.

Victoria: Despite your bravado, you must realize that, between newman/locke and chanccomm, your little fledgling of a company doesn’t have a prayer for survival. And you’re gonna let dad down again. That’s what you fear the most, isn’t it?

Victor: Victoria, that’s enough. People everywhere living with type 2 diabetes

Victor: I am fed up with the hostility between the two of you, all right? I want you to stop now.

Adam: Victoria’s the one that blew in here full of spite and malice. But you know what? I’m used to it, so I take it in stride.

Victoria: Well, I guess I’d have to give a damn about adam to despise him, and since things are going so well in my life right now, I really don’t have the energy to detest him.

Adam: Wow. It is reassuring to know all that power that dad gave you didn’t go to your head.

Victoria: Nobody gave me anything. I earned everything that I have.

Adam: You literally were groomed since birth to be an executive at newman enterprises. I went out in the world, made a career for myself before I even knew I was the son of victor newman.

Victor: How many times do i have to stop the two of you from arguing?

Adam: Congratulations, victoria. You have every right to enjoy your new power. So let me know where you’re registered, and I’ll be sure to drop you a nice gift, since I’m sure my invitation will be lost in the mail.

Victor: It had better not. This is one chance for our family to come together.

Adam: Well, I’m doing my part. But she came to see you, so why don’t the two of you work this out. I’m gonna go for a run. Have a nice day, victoria.

Victor: What will it take for the two of you to stop arguing?

Sally: I really should get going.

Nikki: Oh, no, no, no. We’re not finished yet. I want to make sure you know what happens when you come after a member of my family.

Sally: I think you misunderstood. Tara was the one who was after summer. I just made the mistake of befriending her.

Nikki: Oh, please don’t try to play the victim. You’re far from convincing.

Sally: All I’m saying is, i think things got exaggerated.

Nikki: I don’t believe they did.

Sally: Phyllis is out to poison everyone’s mind against me. The woman can’t be trusted.

Nikki: Well, you know, normally, I might have agreed with you. But in this case, I am confident that phyllis’s version of the story is accurate, because many people back that up, including my son, nicholas.

Sally: With all due respect, I think summer is the one who came out on top here. She has it all now, including a dream job, which she wasn’t even being considered for if I hadn’t stepped in.

Nikki: Really? If you hadn’t interfered, she would still be living in genoa city with her family.

Sally: Yeah, but, surely, you wouldn’t have wanted her to miss out on this opportunity.

Nikki: You don’t know me at all. Don’t make assumptions about what I want.

Sally: You’re a successful executive and a champion for women, so clearly, you’re a huge role model for summer. Wouldn’t you be happy that she’s following in your footsteps and reaching her full potential?

Nikki: What a smooth talker you are. That gives me even more reason to believe the things I’ve heard about you.

Sally: [ Scoffs ] Fine. Yeah, maybe most of it is true, but I swear, I have nothing against summer. I am rooting for her to succeed.

Nikki: Well, I am very protective about the people i love. So I don’t want to hear any more about you trying to come after anyone in my family. Do you understand?

Sally: Perfectly.

Nikki: And make no mistake — my husband isn’t the only one who knows how to take matters into his own hands.

Sally: Okay.

Jack: This was supposed to be a business meeting. I wasn’t supposed to be bearing my soul.

Lauren: Well, it was my fault. I asked you how you felt, and i hope I haven’t made things worse.

Jack: No, not at all.

Lauren: Okay. Before we start, I owe you an apology.

Jack: Whatever for?

Lauren: For encouraging you to get involved with sally after everyone else told you that she was trouble.

Jack: You know what? I saw her in action, I shut her out of my life, and I still let her back in.

Lauren: I just — I can’t believe I was duped. I mean, I waved off phyllis’s warnings, thinking my instincts were right. They could not have been more wrong.

Jack: Sally is good. She’s talented, she’s got drive and ambition. She’s a great person to have around the office. No one would blame you for wanting to give her the benefit of the doubt. And it’s what she does outside of the office that became the issue.

Lauren: Right. I mean, can you imagine how much farther she could get on her own without sabotaging people? She just didn’t have the patience to wait for her shot or the ethics to know when not to cross the line.

Jack: Yeah, it’s a real shame. What do you think chances are of her getting a job of that caliber anytime soon?

Adam: Whoa! Oh.

Sally: [ Breathes deeply ]

[ Scoffs ]

Adam: [ Breathes deeply ]

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Phyllis: I dominated at the batting cages. Thank you.

Nick: I especially loved your victory dance.

Phyllis: Right down the middle. I was amazing. I mean, I knew I was gonna smoke you, but I was up there with the big boys in my score.

Nick: Yup. I just want to remind everyone once again that your pitches were going in 30 miles an hour slower.

Phyllis: Yeah, but that’s fair. I have a handicap. You picked the sport.

Nick: You know what? You’re right. And it’s your day. I just want to make sure you have all the advantages necessary.

Phyllis: And then you…

[Smooches] Up there…

Nick: Mm.

Phyllis: …Holding your bat, with your strong muscles glistening in the sun.

Nick: Oh, yeah.

Phyllis: [ Laughs ] I hope you didn’t wear yourself out.

Nick: Actually, I am a little sore. I bet you are, too.

Phyllis: Well…

Nick: So, why don’t we take this to the next stage? Which is the massage stage.

Victor: Did you come here with the express purpose of provoking your brother?

Victoria: [ Sighs ] Dad, I promise you my visit had nothing to do with adam. I have some very big news that i want to share with you. Ashland and I have decided on a wedding date — october 15th.

Victor: So soon?

Victoria: Well, it’s just because we don’t know how much time we actually have. And we’re hoping that this new treatment might work some sort of a miracle, but we don’t really have any guarantees.

Victor: Well, I know the situation is weighing heavily on you. I understand that.

Victoria: Well, I’m keeping a positive outlook, and I’m focusing on this wedding. And to that end, ashland and i would love to have our ceremony at the family palazzo.

Victor: In tuscany.

Victoria: Yes. You know, I have loved italy ever since I lived there. And by then, harrison will be settled into his life in milan with summer and kyle. It wasn’t a very easy decision for ashland to make, but he did what was best for his son. And of course he’s gonna visit him as much as possible. I know what you want to say.

[ Sighs ] Why are ashland and i getting married when he’s making end-of-life decisions?

Victor: That’s not what I’m gonna say. A wedding in tuscany at my villa in october? What could be better?

Victoria: [ Chuckles ]

Victor: Yeah.

Sally: I am so sorry. Clearly making a great first impression on my new boss. First chloe tells you about my questionable past, and then you find out that I clearly jog with my eyes closed.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Oh, that’s alright. You weren’t hired for your athletic ability.

Sally: Oh. You say that like you have a sense of what my strengths and weaknesses are.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Well, I’d like to think so. It’s part of what makes a good ceo.

Sally: So, in other words, you had a chance to do a good old-fashioned background check? Question my exes and enemies?

Adam: Matter of fact, I did ask my friend jack if it was a mistake letting chloe hire you.

Sally: Yeah. I can only guess what he had to say.

Adam: He wasn’t as eager to weigh in as I thought he’d be.

Sally: Oh. Despite all we went through, he still didn’t want to wreck my future.

Adam: But phyllis?

[ Whistles ] Boy, she just couldn’t say enough. It was like a fire hose of insults.

Sally: Yeah, I thought as much when I saw you two talking at society.

Adam: I wasn’t even looking for her opinion of you, but she sure insisted on giving it to me.

Sally: Yeah, well, that’s no surprise ’cause we have a hate-hate relationship.

Adam: That nearly sums up all of phyllis’ entanglements. But most people aren’t willing to put it that bluntly.

Sally: I mean, there’s no reason to pretend at this point. She blew up my life and took pleasure in it.

Adam: Mm. Isn’t that kind of the pot calling the kettle black?

Sally: Okay, yeah, maybe i did a few things that crossed the line. Haven’t we all? But I never screwed anyone over for no reason.

Adam: So, you only screw people over for good reasons?

Sally: I didn’t say that.

Adam: Actually, you haven’t said much of anything. I’m still waiting to hear about this questionable past of yours.

Sally: So, no one gave you specifics?

Adam: You’re in luck. Neither phyllis nor chloe elaborated.

Sally: Alright. Well, you’re gonna find out the truth sooner or later, so you might as well hear it from the source. So, pull up a bench, boss man. And I will tell you all the lurid details of how I came from jcv to you. And if you think they’re too scandalous, then you can override your promise to chloe. Fire me. Come here! I’ve got big news!

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Lauren: Okay, I will make sure you get a report of the preliminary sales figures. And I got to tell you something. Even with everything that’s going on, the numbers are quite impressive.

Jack: Well, it’s nice to know that some things are going well.

Lauren: [ Laughs ] Ah. I see you’re wearing your teardrop of love cufflinks.

Jack: Oh.

Lauren: Ever leave home without them?

Jack: Yeah, now that you mention it, I’ve become pretty attached to them.

Lauren: Yeah. I know you don’t believe in their magic, but you still believe they’re a stone of hope, don’t you?

Jack: You know what? I — I have a lot to be hopeful about. My son is gonna be reunited with his son. I will have a hand in making that happen, which will bring them joy, which in turn will bring me happiness.

Lauren: Now, I know you don’t believe in their magic, but I’m gonna believe in the magic for you because I just know one day soon you are going to have a happiness that is all your own.

[ Laughs ]

[ Lock whirs, disengages ]

Phyllis: Hey. So, uh, they only brought one table up for the couples massage, so we’re gonna have to make do.

Nick: [ Swedish accent ] Ja.

Phyllis: Hello, sir? You haven’t turned around since you got in here.

Nick: Ja.

Phyllis: Um, hi. Are you new here?

Nick: I’m sven. At your service.

Phyllis: Nice to meet you, sven.

Nick: I know what you want.

Phyllis: [ Chuckles ] Yeah, you do know what I want in music. Um, is there something you’d like me to do, sven?

Nick: I’m very well schooled in the art of massage.

Phyllis: Oh. Okay. Well, you just tell me what you want me to do.

Nick: Just put yourself in my capable hands. I promise to have every muscle in your body scream out with pleasure.

Phyllis: Um…

Sally: And now you know the whole truth about sally spectra.

Adam: [ Clicks tongue ] Well, I appreciate you leveling with me.

Sally: Why don’t you look horrified and disgusted? Isn’t summer your niece?

Adam: Oh, I see that you’ve studied the newman family tree.

Sally: Well, yeah, it only made sense now that I’m working for you.

Adam: Summer and I — we aren’t close.

Sally: Well, that’s good.

Adam: It’s a good thing that summer and I have a less-than-great relationship?

Sally: [ Chuckles ] That is not what I meant. It’s just that all of the other newmans are acting like summer moving to italy for a job opportunity of a lifetime is a tragedy. Nikki just let me have it.

Adam: Well, if it makes you feel any better, she’s not a big fan of mine, either.

Sally: So I’m in good company?

Adam: The way I see it is, you took advantage of the situation. You and tara — you got what you wanted for a while, but in the end, it was the two of you that suffered the consequences.

Sally: Damn straight we did. And phyllis broke a lot of rules coming after us, and she got away with it.

Adam: And it was like what chloe said to me — who wants to be judged by their worst mistakes?

Sally: Precisely.

Adam: I do know what it’s like to have a past of my own that I’m trying to play down. So I will judge you on your work and nothing else.

Sally: Well, thank you. Maybe genoa city isn’t filled with as many hypocrites as i thought.

Adam: Well, I wouldn’t go that far.

Sally: Okay. Well, how far are you running today?

Adam: Just a lap around the lake.

Sally: Well, I could use a partner to make sure that i don’t collide with anyone else.

Adam: I don’t know. It’s a pretty long, rough path.

Sally: Well, I’ll take it as a challenge. Race you.

Adam: [ Sighs ]

Victoria: Thank you again for letting me have this wedding at the palazzo.

Victor: I know how much it means to you.

Victoria: It does. Okay, so now I’m off to plan the big event with mom.

Victor: There’s one more thing, my darling.

Victoria: If this is about adam —

Victor: No, it’s not. I just didn’t like the way you and I left things after I had talked to ashland at your house.

Victoria: Does this mean that you realized that asking ashland if he was faking a potentially fatal illness was maybe taking it just a little bit too far?

Victor: I just want you to know that I don’t want to do anything to undermine you.

Victoria: No? [ Chuckles ]

Victor: No. On the contrary. I want you to be happy. But, you know, being the father of a girl who has inherited a lot of my qualities, things get a little complicated.

Victoria: Oh, I’m sure.

Victor: I’m still trying to figure out aspects of our dynamic, you know? Even at this late date. Does that make sense?

Victoria: Yes, it does. And I am still trying to figure out aspects about being your daughter. But I’ll always love you and respect you, even if you infuriate me and make me feel like our relationship is completely impossible.

Victor: Mm. I want you now to go back to the ranch, okay? And I want you to plan the wedding of your dreams.

Victoria: [ Chuckles ]

Victor: But one more thing. When you plan that wedding, make sure that you plan for a long aisle because I want to take you down that aisle. And I want to cherish every step of it. Like many people with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis

Phyllis: Sven.

Nick: [ Swedish accent ] Ja?

Phyllis: Um…this was amazing.

Nick: Mm.

[ Cork pops ] So glad you enjoyed yourself.

Phyllis: Could I have my boyfriend back?

Nick: Mm.

[ Normal voice ] You mean…

Phyllis: Yeah.

Nick: …This guy?

Phyllis: Yeah, that guy.

Nick: Yeah? You miss me?

Phyllis: [ Laughing ] I did.

[ Bottle clinks, liquid pours ] This is the most amazing — the most amazing thing.

[ Laughs ]

Nick: I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Phyllis: [ Laughs ] What drove you to do this?

[ Bottle thuds ]

Nick: Uh…I love you. Do I need a better reason than that?

Phyllis: No.

[ Laughs ] I mean, as far as I’m concerned, every day should be phyllis appreciation day, but —

Nick: Me too.

[ Glasses clink ]

Phyllis: Why’d you do all of this and the sven and…

Nick: I don’t know. I’ve just been thinking a lot about summer and kyle, you know, and their lives are completely different now. Our daughter not only has to learn a new language. She needs to learn how to be a mom.

Phyllis: Yeah. Well, she’ll be good at it. She’ll be a natural, I think.

Nick: Well, luckily, she has an incredible role model. I mean, think about it. She took on this huge challenge just so she could be with kyle, and kyle picked up and moved his entire life over to milan just to be with our daughter. Those are two tremendous acts of love.

Phyllis: Yeah, they sacrificed a lot to get the kind of life they wanted.

Nick: Well, listen to me. If it ever comes up, there isn’t anything that I won’t give up for you, not anything. I love you that much.

Phyllis: Nick…

Nick: I mean it. All I want to do is make you happy.

Phyllis: [ Chuckles ]

Nick: Nick’s kissing you, not sven.

Nikki: So, you want the wedding to be that soon?

Victoria: Yes.

Nikki: In italy?

Victoria: Look, I realize that that doesn’t give us a lot of time to plan, but we’ll find a way.

Nikki: Well, yes, of course we will. Now, I really want to hear how things went with your father. I know there’s been some tension between the two of you lately. I hope you understand that he’s coming from a place of love.

Victoria: I do! I know that he means well. We actually had a very nice talk.

Nikki: Oh, I’m so happy to hear that.

Victoria: Yes, look, mom, i know that dad and I are always gonna blow hot and cold, but i just hope that this détente lasts a while because I’m dealing with enough right now.

Nikki: Is it alright if I ask how ashland’s chemo is going?

Victoria: I think it’s too early to tell. The first session really took a toll on him, but hopefully that means that it’s working.

Nikki: Well, that would be fantastic.

Victoria: Well, it’s out of my control. So, let’s focus on planning the most incredible wedding.

[ Door opens ]

Sally: Uh, two iced coffees, please. So, no regrets about letting chloe hire me?

Adam: [ Chuckles ] I trust her instincts. But just don’t mention that to her.

Sally: Your secret’s safe. Though she was right to offer me a job ’cause I’m gonna do great things for your fashion platform. I have a spent a lot of time researching sites, and I’m well versed on the rising and falling stars of the industry.

Adam: So, what do you plan to do to, uh, set us apart from our competitors?

Sally: Well, I’m hoping to concentrate on ferreting out untapped sources for news and trends since I’m sure that newman media wants to be the first to know and the first to tell the world.

Adam: That is exactly what I’m looking for — to be on the cutting edge of all the outlets we have. So I’m glad that you’re ready to dive right in.

Sally: Well, I have a lot to offer, so I promise I will not let you down.

Adam: Mm. You know, now that I know everything that’s happened, I do realize that it would have been easier for you to, uh, cut your losses and leave genoa city. But you didn’t do that.

Sally: I get the feeling that you have something to prove, too.

Adam: [ Chuckles ] Don’t we all?

[ Sighs ] Well, I, um — I ought to get back to the office, so… thanks.

Sally: Yeah.

Adam: Talk to you soon.

Sally: [ Sighs ] I brought in ensure max protein,

Sally: I can explain. We just ran into each other while we were jogging. I am not trying to score points with the man who writes our checks. We — what you witnessed was just two people who ran into each other completely by accident. We were just talking about work.

Chloe: Take a breath. You can score all the points you want. It just makes me look like a genius for bringing you on board.

Sally: Then why were you watching us with that concerned look on your face?

Chloe: Because even though adam has been on his very best behavior lately, adam will always be adam. He is a sucking vortex of chaos and destruction. And, yes, he is working very hard at the company that his daddy just bought him trying to appear fully human.

Sally: Honestly, he’s doing a pretty good job of it because he seemed…friendly.

Chloe: Do not fall for his act. Look, there are plenty of articles that you can read about him, about what he is truly like. Start with “the making of a monster.” You can find it on chanccomm’s website. Or just ask people around town.

Sally: Anyone?

Chloe: Everyone. They’ll back up what I’m saying.

Sally: Okay. Yeah. Thank you for the advice. I will be more careful in the future.

Phyllis: Do you know how much I love you? I mean, who would do this, seriously, put on this wig and be sven and give me a massage, even though you know you didn’t have to do that?

Nick: Even after I gave you a hard time about being too overprotective of jack?

Phyllis: Well, um… I think we worry about our exes. I think that’s something we both do.

Nick: Yeah.

Phyllis: And it’s okay as long as we worry about each other.

Nick: Yeah.

Phyllis: Anyway… I, uh, would like to proclaim that this is the end of, uh, phyllis appreciation day. And now we start the nick festival.

Nick: Oh. I like the sound of that.

Phyllis: It starts right now. And it’s gonna last a long, long time.

Nick: Okay.

[ Keys jangling ]

Jack: [ Sighs ] Harrison! Grandpa’s home!

Nikki: White garden roses.

Victoria: [ Gasps ] Yes! And peonies.

Nikki: Oh! Those would look stunning together.

Victoria: Mm. I want the floral arrangement to be elegant, sophisticated, and very unique.

Nikki: And so they shall. Any thoughts about music?

Victoria: [ Gasps ] Oh.

Nikki: Don’t worry. Don’t worry. I’m gonna make a list. Uh, you know, maybe we should decide on a theme.

Victoria: Oh, that’s a great idea. I think drawing from the history of the palazzo will set the most romantic tone for the day — all of the luminaries who have stayed there over the years, along with the architecture and the art. You know what? We can display some of the most beautiful pieces at the reception, which should be huge and lavish.

Nikki: So, you want this to be a large affair?

Victoria: Yes. I want it to be gigantic, with musicians and gorgeous lighting, a five-course meal. I want this to be a night that i will remember for the rest of my life, along with anyone else who happens to be lucky enough to be invited.

[ Both laugh ]

Nikki: I just assumed that you and ashland would want something more intimate, you know, just your close friends and family.

Victoria: Well, yes, I mean, of course we’re going to invite all of the people that we love, along with the people that ashland cares about. But, mom, I want it to be a big group. It should be glamorous and luxurious.

Nikki: That sounds —

Victoria: I know. Impossible. But we’ll find a way. I want this to be the wedding of the decade. No. The century.

Nikki: Sounds like you’ve given this a lot of thought.

Victoria: Oh, I have, ever since ashland proposed. You know, mom, I am so done with doing things low key. I just — I want to go all out. I want the world to know in the most extravagant way that victoria newman has finally met her match.

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Victoria: What’s up?

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

Victoria: Did they have fun today?

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

Billy: Thought you could use a treat this afternoon.

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

Billy: Actually, I did run into Victoria at Crimson Lights. We had an interesting chat.

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

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

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

Billy: Okay, I’m gonna shut up now.

Lily: Oh, stop. I’m kidding.

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Ashland: Thank you for meeting with me, jack.

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

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

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

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

Billy: Ah, you again.

Victoria: What’s up?

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

Victoria: Did they have fun today?

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

Victoria: [ Chuckles ]

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

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

Victoria: Yes.

Billy: Yeah.

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

Billy: They mentioned it, yeah, briefly.

Victoria: What did they say?

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

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

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

Victoria: Yes?

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

Victoria: I’ll keep that in mind.

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

Victoria: Thank you for that.

Billy: How was ashland’s first treatment?

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

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

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

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

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

[ Knock on door ]

Devon: Knock-knock.

Lily: Hey.

Devon: Hey.

Lily: Come on in.

Devon: Sure you’re not too busy?

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

Devon: Nah, I’m fine. Thank you.

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

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

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

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

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

[ Clicks tongue ]

Jack: There are a lot of moving parts.

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

Jack: I-I know those were unexpected.

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

[ Ringing ]

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

Kyle: No problem. Is ashland there?

Ashland: I am.

Kyle: Ashland, hi. How are you?

Ashland: I’ve been better.

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Lily: So mariah’s still out of town?

Devon: Oh, mariah is completely off the radar.

Lily: Even at jabot?

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

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

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

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

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

Lily: That doesn’t even sound like mariah.

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

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

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

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

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

Lily: Well, has rey found anything out?

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

Lily: Okay, that’s weird.

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

Lily: [ Sighs ] How’s abby doing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kyle: After what tara and sally put us through —

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

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

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

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

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

Jack: How did things go this morning?

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

Kyle: Sorry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kyle: Name them.

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

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

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

Kyle: Such as?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kyle: I agree. 100%.

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

Ashland: Okay, then it’s settled.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lily: Aw, that’s sad.

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

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

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

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

Devon: Yeah, I hope you’re right.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Victoria: Meaning?

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

Victoria: Not toxic.

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

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

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

Billy: Me too.

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

Kyle: By all means.

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

Ashland: I’ll go talk to him then.

Kyle: Wow. [ Chuckles ]

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

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

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

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

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

Kyle: How are you feeling about all of this?

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

Kyle: And you’ll miss harrison like crazy.

[ Chuckles ]

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

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

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

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Ashland: [ Exhales heavily ]

Jack: How did it go with harrison?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashland: Oh, trust me. I intend to.

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

Devon: Victoria.

Victoria: Well, hello, stranger.

Devon: How you doing?

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

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

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

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

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

Devon: Not a word.

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

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

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

Devon: Lily has?

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

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

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

Lily: Mmm.

Billy: [ Chuckles ]

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

Billy: Thought you could use a treat this afternoon.

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

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

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

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

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

Billy: Okay, I’m gonna up now.

Lily: Oh, stop. I’m kidding.

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

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

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

Lily: Ah, great minds.

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

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

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

Lily: Mm. You know what I think?

Billy: Tell me.

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

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

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

Devon: Hey, jack.

Jack: Hey! How are you?

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

Jack: Yes, I am, actually tonight.

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

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

Devon: Really? Good for them.

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

Devon: Kyle’s gonna move to europe?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jack: Who are we talking about now?

[ Keys jangle, clatter ]

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

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

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

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

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

Ashland: It’s up there.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashland: [ Sighs ]

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

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

Lily: Wait. What?

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

Lily: Well, that’s been done before.

Billy: Okay, then we —

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

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

Billy: Well, that is my superpower.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Devon: You too, sir.

Jack: I’ll talk to you soon.

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

Billy: Actually, I think you’re right.

Lily: About you being in denial?

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

Lily: But you just said that —

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

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

Billy: Not only, no.

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

Victoria: Ashland —

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lily: Because…?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moses: Wait, who’s Miss Patsy?

Faith: Never mind. That’s not important.

Moses: No, no, now I’m curious.

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

Faith: This was a long time ago, obviously.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amanda: [ Chuckles ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nikki: Well, moses, welcome.

Moses: Thanks for inviting me.

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

Nikki: Wait a minute, where are you going?

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

Moses: Thank you.

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

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

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

Nick: You alright? You seem distracted.

Sharon: It’s mariah.

Nick: Is everything okay with her and the baby?

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

Nick: Why not?

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

Nick: What are you talking about?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashland: Thank you.

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

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

Nikki: Here.

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

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

Moses: Wait, who’s miss patsy?

Faith: Never mind. That’s not important.

Moses: No, no, now I’m curious.

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

Faith: This was a long time ago, obviously.

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

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

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

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

Moses: [ Laughs ]

Nikki: You remember that?

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

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

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

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

Victor: Ashland, nice to see you.

Ashland: Victoria is not here.

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

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

Victor: Yes. You don’t mind, do you?

Ashland: No, I don’T. Enjoy, please.

Victor: Thank you.

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

Victor: I appreciate that.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashland: You know, it’s possible.

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

Ashland: Are you worried about victoria or the company?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nick: You don’t believe that anymore.

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

Nick: I guess that didn’t go well?

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

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

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

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

Sharon: Thanks. I appreciate that.

Nick: What’s up, rey?

Rey: What’s up? Filled him in?

Sharon: Yeah, I thought he should know.

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

Sharon: Thanks.

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

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

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

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

Nick: It’s got to be something big.

Victoria: It is. Ashland and I are engaged.

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

Victoria: So you don’t approve?

Nick: I didn’t say that.

Victoria: Well, what are you saying?

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

[ Sighs ]

Rey: Dead ends everywhere i looked.

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

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

Sharon: Well, that’s good, right?

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

Sharon: What does that mean?

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

Sharon: This sounds like something out of a movie.

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

Sharon: Which mariah definitely is not.

Rey: Yeah, I thought the same thing.

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

Moses: That was fun.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Faith: Thank you.

Nikki: He is so considerate.

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

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

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

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

Faith: Grandma.

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

Faith: I know.

Nikki: Well, has something changed?

Faith: No.

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

Faith: Thank you.

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

Nikki: [ Gasps ] Oh!

[ Laughs ]

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

Victoria: I am. I’m very happy.

Nick: Well, that’s what’s important.

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

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

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

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

Victoria: Nobody’s rushing anywhere.

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

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

Nick: Seriously?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nick: We’ll see about that.

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

Ashland: I agree.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Victor: I think you’re getting the drift.

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

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

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

Ashland: This time your instincts have let you down.

Victor: Hmm.

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

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

Victor: I’ve been told that before.

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

Victor: Hmm.

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

Victoria: Well, hello.

Victor: Hi, sweetheart.

Victoria: What’s going on?

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

Victoria: What?

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

Victor: That’s about the gist of it.

Victoria: Dad, how could you?

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

[ Sighs ]

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

Sharon: Is that what you think happened?

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

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

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

Sharon: Did you ask him about it?

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

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

Rey: Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

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

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

Sharon: There was this man named ian ward.

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

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

Rey: Okay.

Sharon: But he’s in prison.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sharon: Oh, hi, abby.

Abby: Sharon.

Sharon: Oh, hi, abby.

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

Sharon: Um…I’m not sure.

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

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

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

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

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

Sharon: Well, it doesn’t prove anything.

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

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

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

Victoria: You come into my house and you —

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

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

Ashland: Your father’s intentions were honorable.

Victoria: He accused you of faking a serious illness.

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

Victoria: Is that what you wanted to hear?

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

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

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

Faith: Well, I loved hearing about reggie beggie.

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

Faith: [ Chuckles ]

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

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

Moses: Really? Are we?

Faith: Maybe.

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

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

Moses: You do?

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

Faith: I — we —

Nick: What is going on here?

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

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

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

Nikki: You’re absolutely right.

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

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

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

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

Victor: [ Scoffs ] Yeah, well…

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

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

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

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

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

[ Cellphone chimes ]

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

Victoria: What have you decided?

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

Sharon: Did you find anything?

Abby: Is mariah using her credit cards?

Sharon: What did you find out?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lauren: What am I toasting to?

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

Adam: I assume this is about chelsea?

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

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Devon: Hey, you.

Elena: Hey.

Devon: How you doing? Need caffeine already?

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

Devon: Sure.

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

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

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

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

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

Devon: What’s the job?

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

Devon: Chief of surgery?

Elena: Mm-hmm.

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

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

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

Elena: Why?

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

Amanda: Good morning.

Phyllis: Hey.

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

Phyllis: Oh, no, that’s okay.

Amanda: I see you already ordered our drinks.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nick: Hey, jack.

Jack: Hey.

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

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

Nick: Yeah, phyllis is very disappointed.

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

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

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

Ashland: Yes, plenty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ashland: Oh.

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

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

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

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

[ Cellphones chime ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nick: Phyllis certainly knows you well.

Jack: Maybe better than anyone.

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

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

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

Amanda: [ Chuckles ]

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

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

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

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

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

Amanda: Cheers.

Phyllis: Clink.

[ Laughs ]

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

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

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

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

Billy: Okay.

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

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

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

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

Victoria: So do you disapprove?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moses: Congratulations on your big promotion, man.

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

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

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

Moses: Okay. What’s up?

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

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

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

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

Nate: What do you mean?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nate: No.

Moses: You went through so much trouble for me.

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

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

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

Moses: Okay, thanks.

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

Moses: Hmm.

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

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

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

Moses: Yeah.

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

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

Nate: Hmm.

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

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

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

Nate: Mm, yeah.

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

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

Victoria: Where’s lily?

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

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

Billy: Optimistic. That’s my boy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Victoria: What does that mean?

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

[ Knock on door ]

Lily: Jack, hello.

Jack: How are you, lily?

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

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

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

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

Amanda: He didn’t?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amanda: I don’t know.

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

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

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

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

Nate: [ Chuckles ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Moses: [ Chuckles ]

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

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

Nate: [ Laughs ]

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

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

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

Nate: And follow your instincts and your heart.

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

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

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

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

Victoria: Ashland?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phyllis: Are your ears burning?

Nick: Excuse me?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jack: What, you can’t not pursue it?

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

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

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

Jack: That is exactly what i am concerned about.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Devon: Oh, really?

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

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

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

Devon: I think you’re right.

Amanda: Yeah?

[ Both laugh ]

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

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

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

Amanda: Devon, that is so cool.

Devon: I know, right?

Amanda: Yeah.

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

Nate: Whoa, elena, are you okay?

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

Nate: Of course not. I was just kidding.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Victoria: Why didn’t you call him back?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phyllis: Mnh-mnh, we are not.

Jack: What does Nick say?

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

Adam: Hey, Jack.

Jack: Adam, hello.

Phyllis: Long time no see, Adam.

Adam: Don’t tell me you missed me. Hey Jack, Chloe just hired Sally Spectra to start working at Newman Media. I know that you know her well. Am I making a mistake by letting Chloe run with the new hire?

Jack: Well —

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

Adam: Any particular reason why?

Jack: It’s —

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

Adam: You don’t say.

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

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

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Y&R Transcript Wednesday, August 11, 2021

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

Phyllis: Yay to me.

Jack: What’s wrong?

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

Jack: All great qualities. What is the problem?

Phyllis: She took me up on it.

Chelsea: Connor says lacrosse camp is going well.

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

Chelsea: Just like his parents.

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

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

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

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

Adam: Sure. He would love that.

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

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

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

Adam: Honestly, chelsea?

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

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

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

Chloe: Je ne sais quoi.

[ Chuckles ]

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

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

Sally: Well, that’s me.

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

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

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

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

Chloe: Why?

Sally: ‘Cause this would never work.

Rey: Hey.

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

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

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

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

Sharon: Is there something else we can do?

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

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

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

Abby: [ Sighs ]

[ Sighs ]

Devon: Hey, is that mariah?

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

Devon: I think she has an idea.

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

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

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

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

Devon: There’s one way to find out.

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

[ Pounding on door ]

Mariah: You don’t scare me, you know.

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

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

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

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

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

Tessa: Stand back.

Mariah: What?

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

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

Tessa: [ Grunts ]

Mariah: Are you okay?

Tessa: Yeah.

[ Hitting door ]

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

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

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

Mariah: How did you find me?

Tessa: I didn’T.

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

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

Mariah: No, I would never —

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

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

Jack: Yeah, I know that feeling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Phyllis: Mnh-mnh, we are not.

Jack: What does nick say?

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

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

Adam: It’s okay.

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

Adam: So am I.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adam: That’s nice to hear.

Chelsea: But?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sally: That is the least of it.

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

Sally: Do you really want to know?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sally: Did you not hear everything I just said?

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

Sally: So why are you still here?

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

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Devon: Oh, really?

Abby: Yeah.

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

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

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

Abby: Yeah, I don’t know.

Devon: No? Was it something I said?

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

Devon: Why haven’t you?

Abby: Because I’m afraid.

Devon: What are you afraid of?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[ Sighs ]

[ Cellphone vibrates ] Sorry. What if this is —

Devon: Is it mariah?

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

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

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

Jack: You don’t say.

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

Jack: My god, what has gotten into him?

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

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

Phyllis: Thank you.

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

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

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

Phyllis: And harrison. What about him?

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

Phyllis: You know how I feel.

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

Phyllis: Long plane ride away.

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

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

Jack: You think you’re gonna do that?

Phyllis: No.

Jack: No, I didn’t think so.

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

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

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

Phyllis: [ Chuckles ]

Chloe: Hey, adam.

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

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

Sally: Nice to meet you.

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

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

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

Sally: Yeah, but that’s in the past.

Adam: He’s a friend of mine.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

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

Jack: This was a good idea.

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

Jack: How could I have forgotten that?

Chloe: Sally? What do you think?

Sally: Sorry, we were talking about video.

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

Sally: [ Chuckles ]

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

Devon: What did you guys find out?

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

Abby: Okay, so what do we do now?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chloe: Cheers.

Sally: Cheers!

Jack: Maybe it’s business.

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

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

Phyllis: Oh, my goodness.

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

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

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

Jack: No, I don’T.

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

Chloe: So I’m envisioning our video content as a mix of in-studio segments where we’re showcasing new trends and keeping our users up-to-date on the latest fashion news and field coverage and maybe you’re out on the street, styling people and taking people into the headquarters of their favorite designers. I want all of your input, your wildest ideas.

Sally: You might regret saying that.

Chloe: I don’t want you to hold back, okay? We are starting this from scratch, and I know that you just had your wrist slapped, but I don’t want that to diminish your ambition because that is the engine will make this so special.

Sally: Okay, so you would be okay with sending me on a tour of every fashion capital on earth, traveling first class all the way?

Chloe: Okay, let’s maybe not get ahead of ourselves. After everything you just told me, I don’t think I need to explain that.

Sally: Yeah, sorry, I was just day-dreaming out loud. No, I’m all about keeping things on a budget and making you, my brand-new boss, look good because I have a lot to prove, and I do accept full blame for taking things way too far at fenmore’S. But that woman has been out to get me from the moment that we met, and even if I had done nothing, she would have found something to use against me. She’s trouble. And I will never forget it.

Adam: Hey, jack.

Jack: Adam, hello.

Phyllis: Long time no see, adam.

Adam: Don’t tell me you missed me. Hey, jack, chloe just hired sally spectra to start working at newman media. I know that you know her well. Am I making a mistake by letting chloe run with the new hire?

Jack: Well —

Phyllis: I’ll answer that. Yes. A big mistake, gigantic one.

Adam: Any particular reason why?

Jack: It’s —

Phyllis: I’ll answer that. Yes. Because she and tara locke were partners in crime.

Adam: You don’t say.

Phyllis: That one is selfish, self-centered, and devious. While tara locke is rightfully facing charges, this one over here lands on her feet.

Adam: So you’re saying you and sally have a lot in common. Is that why you don’t like her?

Mariah: You, boy, are gonna have the best baby book ever. It’s gonna be three pages at least dedicated to the time that you were kidnapped in utero, all the while, your surrogate had to find her way out of a seemingly impossible situation. So if you want to know what is going on out here, I am searching for something. Anything. A clue to why we’re here, where we are, and who put us here. So maybe we — that’s — that’s a camera. So is that you’ve been doing, you’ve been watching us? Have you been watching us?! How twisted are you?! Why am I here? What do you want? No, no, no, no, no. That’s it, okay? No more video. No more watching. Got it? There. How do you like that? If you want to know what’s going on in here, you can come out from hiding, you coward, and face me.

Sharon: Each of us has tried to get through to mariah, and so far, nothing has worked.

Abby: What do you think we should do?

Sharon: Some sort of digital intervention, just try to get her to understand how we feel being away from her, why we’re so concerned?

Tessa: But what if that doesn’t work?

Sharon: If our intervention isn’t enough to make her come home on her own, then I think that we need to turn up the heat on the search. No more crossing our fingers and waiting for an app to give us answers. No more being passive. If there are no leads, then we need to dig some up. You know, we haven’t yet looked at her credit card usage, her bank account activity, and i think we need to start doing that.

Tessa: Hallelujah. This is what I have wanted all along.

Abby: Sharon’s right. It’s time to bring mariah home, one way or another.

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Phyllis: I saved Kyle and Jack. I saved them from their overly trusting ways. They bought into Tara’s whole thing of, “let’s be friends, let’s be family, let’s love each other.” [ Sighs ] I’m heroic.

Nick: So, cynicism and meddling are your superpowers?

Phyllis: Uh, and being right.

Sally: Lauren, please just hear me out.

Lauren: I feel like I’ve been listening to you for hours.

Sally: That’s not fair.

Lauren: You don’t know when to stop!

Sally: I don’t know what you think you know, but I would really like to clear up this misunderstanding.

Lauren: There is no misunderstanding. I know exactly what happened with Summer, and I have proof.

Sally: What proof could you possibly have?

Phyllis: Hey, is she still denying it?

Lauren: She is.

Sally: Please don’t listen to Phyllis’s nonsense.

Phyllis: Should we tell her what we heard?

Lauren: I think so.

Phyllis: Okay, let’s do that. Uh, Tara admitted that the two of you worked together to force my daughter out of town!

Sally: You “heard” that. From who?

Jack: From me.