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00:00so how was your thanksgiving with molly's family
00:08oh good i'm glad yeah i mean we missed you and maddie a lot so i really hope you guys
00:16come home for christmas
00:17yes i did see your dad today
00:22no we didn't talk very long but just so you know he really misses you and maddie a lot
00:30well you know today is thanksgiving and it's about family and gratitude and
00:37whatever relationship you choose to have with him he does love you both very much
00:42no he didn't pay me to say that oh my gosh you know that cynical streak of yours comes from your
00:50dad right so i know you don't want to be like your parents but sometimes it still happens anyway
00:56okay yeah i may have to go all right well have a good rest of the day and love you and um
01:06let's try to make christmas happen okay all right bye
01:10uh katie that's good to know i'm glad that lucy is feeling better
01:16uh and i'm hey i'm glad to know that she laughed at that silly video message i sent her so
01:24anyways it sucks to be sick on thanksgiving but um so give her my love and i'll see you later
01:32hey
01:33so
02:12How are you feeling, Jack?
02:24Yeah, was it too much for you taking part in Thanksgiving?
02:27I was just thinking I wouldn't have missed this for anything.
02:31Well, see, that's what concerns us.
02:33Oh, don't worry. I double-checked with his doctor, and I would not have let him out of bed if he hadn't gotten green light.
02:38I would never have infected all of you. No, I thought I had what was a nasty flu. Turned out to be a sinus thing.
02:46Yeah, stress. You know that, right? It compromises the immune system.
02:50Well, thank you, doctor.
02:51Oh, come on, Ashley. We're abbots. We eat stress for breakfast.
02:56So, Billy, where did Sally run off to in such a hurry?
03:00Uh, she went to go meet with Audra.
03:01Ah, but that's a small party. Say that again.
03:04Well, you know I'm not a fan, but tis the season to show a little grace to even the worst of God's children.
03:10And Audra has that title all wrapped up.
03:12Okay, okay. Why don't we change the subject?
03:14Excellent idea.
03:16I want to hear about Paris.
03:18Oh, do we have to, really?
03:20Yeah, tell me everything you've been up to. Come on.
03:22Oh, I'd love to fill you in, but, um, got some jet lag happening, and that...
03:26I mean, that Thanksgiving meal was pretty huge, right? So...
03:29A lot of tryptophan in that turkey can make you very sleepy.
03:32Thank you so much, doctor.
03:33Actually, I want to hear what's been going on this side of the Atlantic.
03:38What's new?
03:39Uh, I don't want to spoil the day, but, uh, there are some problems at Jabal.
03:47What kind of problems?
03:48Kane Ashby came back from Nice with an agenda to take over all the major legacy companies in town.
03:56Well, like that's going to happen.
03:58Well, actually, it could happen.
04:00Uh, Kane's tech people developed an AI program that can take down any operating system it gets inside of.
04:09I've never heard of such a thing.
04:11Neither had anyone else.
04:12But it's true.
04:13And we all know it's real now.
04:16And what? He's using it to come after us?
04:19No, actually, the program was stolen, and it's now been turned on Kane.
04:24His company is imploding as we sit here.
04:27Naturally, we believe Victor's the one who stole the AI software.
04:30Oh, my God.
04:32So, I think we have to be ready for him to turn that weapon on us.
04:37Oh, it's okay.
04:48Yep.
04:48So, no word from Nick?
04:55No, not a word.
04:57The longer this goes on, the harder it will be to explain to Nicky and Victoria that everything is all right.
05:05There's Nick and Noah in Los Angeles.
05:08You don't think all is well?
05:12Your brother has been uncharacteristically, you know, evasive.
05:18No one has talked to Noah.
05:19It's very strange.
05:22Yeah.
05:24Do you want me to fly out there and see what's going on?
05:27Well, would you mind getting that?
05:30What are you doing here?
05:44You can let him in, Adam.
05:45So, what do you want, Kane?
06:02I came here to...
06:05Admit defeat.
06:10You won, Victor.
06:11Victor.
06:11Victor.
06:15I want to hear about this AI software.
06:21How exactly does it work?
06:22From what we've learned, once it's inside a company's system, whoever is operating it can do whatever they want.
06:30It can cancel work orders.
06:31It can shut down entire divisions.
06:33Move money in and out.
06:34Or in the case of Kane's company, slowly bleed it to death until there's barely anything left.
06:40This is terrifying.
06:41Are you saying that Victor has it?
06:42Well, he denies it, but I'm sure he does.
06:46We have our tech team working on it 24-7, trying to figure out a way to stop it or at least slow it down, but this software is unlike anything that's been out there before.
06:54In the time it would take to develop some kind of counter program, it might be too late to even save the company.
07:00Oh, my God.
07:02Jack, I had no idea it was this bad.
07:05Look, look, I didn't want to sound the alarm and ruin everyone's holiday.
07:09Clearly, that's what I've just done.
07:11I am sorry, but I thought everyone here should be up to speed on this.
07:14Jack, don't apologize.
07:14This is a family company.
07:16We all need to be prepared to fight this.
07:18That seems to be the job going forward.
07:20At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we have to save Jabot from Victor Newman.
07:26I'm not going to stand by and let him do this to us.
07:28I'm not.
07:29What are you going to do to stop him?
07:31Well, I have a history with him, obviously.
07:33I mean, if anybody can talk to him and make him stop, it's me.
07:36I wouldn't count on that.
07:39This is the fulfillment of Victor's greatest dream, destroying Jabot and, in the process, destroying me.
07:45No, he's not going to give that up easily.
07:47Well, there's interesting timing, Gain, that you would wave the white flag on this day of all days.
08:04Well, I came here to surrender.
08:07Do you think that we're naive enough to fall for this sudden retreat?
08:15I mean, knowing you, there's a plot twist coming our way.
08:17There isn't.
08:18This is on the level.
08:20Look, we fought.
08:21You won.
08:23Okay?
08:23You put me in my place.
08:24My company's on the verge of collapse.
08:28I'd congratulate you, but it would probably just sound hollow.
08:34Gain, why are you telling us this?
08:35Haven't we made it clear we don't have your toxic software?
08:39Yeah, we both know that's not true.
08:41No, your father's the only one shrewd enough, or has enough guts to even try it.
08:46But I suppose when you go to battle with Victor Newman, you need to be prepared for the unexpected.
08:51I wasn't.
08:53I paid the price.
08:55Your flattery is duly noted.
08:57I didn't come here to flatter you, Victor.
09:01I came here to offer you a deal.
09:02With what?
09:07Let him talk.
09:10I'll give you everything.
09:13My entire empire that I built with my father.
09:17And that I let fall apart because of my own greed and hubris.
09:22You can buy arabesque today, if there's something left.
09:32It's all yours.
09:41You weren't just trying to call me, were you?
09:43Oh, yeah.
09:44Very funny.
09:45Well, I am funny.
09:48I just got off the phone with Daniel.
09:50I was checking in on Lucy.
09:51Oh, right.
09:52She has the flu.
09:54Is she okay?
09:55Yeah, yeah.
09:55She's on the mend.
09:56She's tough.
09:57Okay, good.
09:58I've always liked Lucy.
10:00That's sweet.
10:01I'll give her your regards.
10:02Yeah, funny enough, I was actually in the film with my son as well.
10:07So I guess it's one thing we have in common is we both love our kids.
10:12Cain loves his kids too, you know.
10:17Okay, so?
10:19Well, maybe you can find common ground with Cain.
10:22Maybe you can mind your own business.
10:29Okay, so do you think that's good parenting to try to pit your kids against your ex-husband?
10:36Sir, I'm not trying to pit my kids against him.
10:38He's done that all on his own.
10:40And by the way, you are the last person I would ever get parenting advice from.
10:44Okay, so what do you want him to do?
10:46Rent a bus and do an apology tour across the country?
10:51I mean, what do you want from him?
10:51Okay, well, if you care about his relationship with his kids, maybe stop being a bad influence on him.
10:57I thought I made it clear to you that I really don't care what you think of me.
11:01That's great, Phyllis.
11:02I don't care what you think either.
11:03Okay, well, you're not going to get out of here until I tell you that I'm on to your game, Lily.
11:09I'm on to it.
11:10Oh, my God.
11:11I'm sorry.
11:12What game is that?
11:13What game is that?
11:14Yeah.
11:14All right, that you're dangling a carrot in front of Cain and then hitting him over the head with it.
11:19I mean, he's apologized to you.
11:22He's tried to make amends.
11:23And every time he comes close, you just pull the rug out from under him.
11:29It's cruel.
11:30It's petty.
11:31I'm not going to let you get away with it.
11:32Are you finished?
11:41No, not even close.
11:43I mean, the thing is, Cain can't move on with his life because you keep on teasing him with this idea of some faraway future with you, but only if he's a good little boy.
11:56You have no idea what you're talking about.
11:59Don't I?
12:00Really?
12:01He's jumped through so many hoops to get your approval.
12:05How many times does he have to get down on his knees and beg for your forgiveness so that he can just maybe crawl back into your heart?
12:16You have no idea about our relationship.
12:19And just so you know, I didn't start this game, okay?
12:23Cain did by lying to me and the kids for years.
12:26So he made his bed.
12:28And I would say that he can lie there alone, but somehow, somehow, you've slithered your way into a beside him.
12:35I was waiting for that.
12:36Yeah, and just so you know, in case you're wondering, I don't care, by the way.
12:39I don't.
12:40Okay, well, I wasn't wondering, but thank you.
12:42But I think it makes sense that you would want to preserve this Dumas persona with Cain, right?
12:46Because it benefits you.
12:48No, no, that's not true.
12:51I'm supporting Cain because I believe in him.
12:54And this Dumas persona, he built an empire under that persona.
12:59And he can build an even bigger one if he wasn't so obsessed with you.
13:03That's your dream, isn't it?
13:05To have Cain turn to the dark side permanently and take over the world.
13:12With me?
13:13Yeah, of course.
13:14Why not?
13:15Because, I mean, the good part of Cain would want nothing to do with someone like you.
13:20But you and Dumas, I mean, you're a match made in hell.
13:23So as long as you have any influence over him, he will never be the kind of man that his kids could love and respect.
13:34Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
13:37Huh, Cain?
13:39Yeah, I can admit defeat.
13:42I'm not ashamed to have tried and failed.
13:44It was a good run.
13:47And now you want us to step in and pick up the pieces.
13:50That's a fair offer.
13:52Well, what makes you think we would even want Arabesque?
13:55Because when you're finished trying to goad and humiliate me,
13:58you and your father both know that what I built, what I still have, is a value to Newman Enterprises.
14:06But now you're telling us that it's teetering on the brink.
14:10Thanks to you.
14:11Oh, come on.
14:12Are you still beating that same tired horse?
14:15Look, it's just us.
14:17Here.
14:18I know that you stole my AI software.
14:21I know that you used it against my company.
14:23At least now I know that it works.
14:25So why don't we just put all of our cards on the table and work this thing out?
14:28Why?
14:29I mean, if Arabesque is bleeding out, as you claim, we could just wait for it to die.
14:36Yeah, well, you'd be leaving value on the table.
14:38And I've never known your father to turn down a bargain when it falls into his lap.
14:44What do you think, Victor?
14:46You're oddly silent.
14:47Well, Cain, I've just been observing you.
14:50Enjoying my comeuppance.
14:52Do you blame me?
14:54No, no, I don't blame you.
14:56The winner gets to take a victory lap, and that's you.
14:59What if I were to tell you that I'm not interested in picking the bones of Arabesque?
15:05I appreciate your offer.
15:13I do, Ashley.
15:14I know Victor still has a warm place in his heart for you.
15:18That is, if you believe he has one.
15:20But his hatred for me is stronger than any other emotion he has,
15:24other than maybe loving his family.
15:27I'll give him that much.
15:28I wouldn't give him anything.
15:29Clearly, you think my charms are overrated.
15:31It's okay.
15:32No, I think your charms are just fine.
15:35It's Victor's ability to see over his rage that's the question.
15:38What is he angry about?
15:39Is this still about you helping Nikki stop drinking?
15:42Well, that's the latest excuse.
15:45I did a very stupid thing for what I thought,
15:47what I still think was a very good reason.
15:51I compromised my own sobriety to shock Nikki into quitting
15:55because I thought the alcohol was going to kill her.
15:59When I do the same thing again, I don't know.
16:02I was reacting in the moment.
16:03But Victor refuses to see that part.
16:06Okay, well, let's just be real for a second.
16:08You okay?
16:09Victor's never needed an excuse to come after the Abbott family.
16:11What the Nikki situation did is give him permission to do whatever the hell he wants.
16:16Which is to destroy us.
16:18He's come pretty damn close, too.
16:19Victor's used me to try to drive a wedge between us.
16:22He's used Mom to try to...
16:24He's used us all.
16:25Every single one of us.
16:26We've all been looking down that barrel.
16:27It's time to flip the script.
16:29Take pot shots at Victor for a change.
16:31Whoa, whoa, whoa.
16:32This is not that time.
16:34We are not taking pot shots.
16:35This man has a weapon that could bury Jabot.
16:39Okay.
16:40So, do you have any options to fight him?
16:43I mean, do you have a plan?
16:44I do have a plan.
16:47I'm not sure you're all going to like it.
16:59Why don't you tell us your plan, and then we can decide if we like it or not.
17:04Okay.
17:06Victor fancies himself the boxer, right?
17:08He likes to work from the outside, jab with his opponent to size him up.
17:14He doesn't wade in, throwing wild shots.
17:16He's patient.
17:18He waits for the perfect opportunity, and then he strikes.
17:22Okay, so we all know you've been in the ring with him a lot of different times, right?
17:25How do you fight somebody like that?
17:27By anticipating his next move, and then doing something completely unexpected.
17:32Okay, dropping the boxing analogy for a second.
17:34What does that actually mean?
17:35Okay, the fact that he has not yet used this AI program against us yet
17:40tells us that he doesn't think the timing is quite right.
17:45Keep in mind, he doesn't want to just win.
17:48He wants to dominate.
17:50He wants to destroy, humiliate all of us in the most public way possible.
17:54So, can anyone think of a public event coming up where he might take advantage of that?
18:00The launch of Abbott Communications.
18:02It's hard to imagine Victor would miss out on that opportunity.
18:05It's to rub my nose in it, too.
18:07That's a win-win for him.
18:09Maybe not.
18:10At least not right away.
18:13What do you mean by that?
18:15The launch is a distraction.
18:17I mean, we're all excited about this new company with our father's name on the masthead,
18:22and you and Sally at the helm.
18:25Victor sees us as letting our guard down.
18:28He sees that as the perfect opening, his great opportunity to take down what he really wants.
18:37Jabot.
18:37And you.
18:39To Victor, they're one and the same.
18:41This launch is just a few days away.
18:43Yeah, so we don't have a lot of time to make Jabot untouchable.
18:47Jack, can that even happen?
18:49You said that Kane wasn't able to beat the software, so how can we?
18:53By anticipating his next move.
18:56By giving the boxer a counterpunch he never saw coming.
19:00You know, Lily, insulting me isn't going to make you any more right.
19:14Okay, but you know what I'm going to do?
19:15I'm going to stay high.
19:17I'm not going to go low.
19:18I'm not going to retaliate.
19:20I don't care, Phyllis.
19:21Go low, okay?
19:22It wouldn't make a difference to me.
19:25Why do you hate Kane so much?
19:27Oh, my God.
19:28I don't hate Kane.
19:29I don't.
19:29I actually pity him, you know, especially now.
19:33You do, do you?
19:34Yeah.
19:35Okay.
19:36Why do you pity him?
19:37Because he tried to rise above his station?
19:40Because he did something that nobody in this town thought he would ever do?
19:46I actually applaud that.
19:48I think it's admirable, and I encourage it.
19:50Yeah, great.
19:51Then the job is yours.
19:53Take him, fellas.
19:54I don't care.
19:54I will.
19:55Yeah, of course you will, because that's who you are.
19:57You know, I actually thought that Kane was changing.
20:01You know, I thought the whole attack on Arabesque made him realize how unimportant the acquisitions were because of everything he lost because of it.
20:09What I didn't know was that he would have you whispering in his ear and him actually listening to it.
20:15Hmm.
20:16So easy for you, isn't it?
20:19Excuse me?
20:19So easy for you to look down on all of us peons when you were born with a silver spoon.
20:26Silver spoon.
20:28Oh, my God.
20:29I was not.
20:29Okay.
20:30Okay.
20:31Yeah.
20:31So easy for you to say money and power isn't important because you've always had it.
20:43Kane worked his butt off to create an empire to impress you and to provide for his kids.
20:50Our kids.
20:51Yeah, and now you want him to just walk away from all of that, and you're not even encouraging him to make amends with his children?
21:00I am not doing that.
21:01You're not?
21:02No.
21:02You're creating anger.
21:04You're perpetuating anger with your children toward their father.
21:08You are.
21:09I mean, did you even tell your kids, hey, call your dad on Thanksgiving?
21:13I mean, were you talking to them just now?
21:14You have no idea what you're talking about, and you were so out of line for this.
21:17Am I out of line?
21:18Okay, see, but you want Kane to be good, but you want him to be your version of good.
21:25You're creating impossible standards for him.
21:29No one could meet those.
21:31And you're telling him to walk away from this empire, an empire he created with his dad.
21:38And you're telling him to just leave his connection to it.
21:42That's what you're saying.
21:43It's heartless.
21:45Oh, sorry.
21:46I'm heartless?
21:47Yes, you're heartless.
21:48You are.
21:49Oh, I'm heartless.
21:49You are.
21:50And Pauline, everything on me is not going to change that, Lily.
21:57Arabesque can be rebuilt.
22:00It can flourish again, and I'll sell it to you for pennies on the dollar.
22:04How much are we talking about?
22:07I just want what I put into it.
22:08My original investment.
22:09Oh, jeez.
22:10I don't think he deserves that much.
22:12I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to your dad.
22:15And I'm talking to you, Kane.
22:19Who do you think you are?
22:20I mean, to walk in here and ask my father for charity after what you did.
22:27You lied to people.
22:28You invited my family to your chateau in France, and then you trapped them like rats while you watched.
22:34Three people died.
22:38And you have the audacity to come in here and ask my father to be your savior?
22:42Are you kidding?
22:44No, as far as I'm concerned, you and your company are a lost cause.
22:47But it is nice to watch you grovel just a small payback for the damage that you caused.
22:59Victor?
23:01Well, you don't come to think of it.
23:05I could rescue you.
23:07You wouldn't be rescuing me.
23:09You'd be profiting from my bad fortune.
23:12I could do that, you know.
23:14But then, Kane,
23:18there's also judgment day for you.
23:24I mean, you have committed so many damn sins, it's difficult to forgive you.
23:28Huh?
23:30So instead of rescuing you, instead of forgiving you,
23:34how that you twist in the wind
23:36until you reach your inevitable end.
23:41How's that?
23:44I can't argue with that.
23:54I hurt people.
23:57I got people hurt.
24:01I went down just about every wrong path that you can.
24:03What is this?
24:05Is this a sympathy card?
24:07Are we supposed to give you a break because you apologized?
24:09I can't undo the choices that I made.
24:13Especially the AI program that is now destroying my company.
24:20But maybe that's the penance, right?
24:22To be destroyed by the very thing that I created.
24:26It's kind of a fitting irony, isn't it?
24:27What is he doing here?
24:33Don't worry, Nicky, I won't be staying.
24:34I just...
24:35I just stopped by to try to offer your husband a Thanksgiving olive branch,
24:40but apparently he's not interested, so I'll be leaving.
24:43And Kane...
24:45I'll consider your proportion.
24:50You will.
24:50I'll get back to you.
24:57I hope you all enjoy your holiday.
25:06What was that all about?
25:09Yeah, you beat me to it, Nicky.
25:11You weren't serious about that offer, were you?
25:13What offer?
25:14What game is Kane trying to play now?
25:16You just all watched the perfect ending to a perfect day.
25:23What does that mean?
25:25It means that Kane Ashby walked into my hands.
25:29As I always knew he would.
25:32Would you please just tell us, how do you expect to protect Chabot?
25:37You've already said yourself there's virtually no defense against this AI program, right?
25:40As far as we know, no.
25:42There is no defense.
25:43Great.
25:44So where's the plan?
25:45I'm with Ashley here.
25:46I don't hear a plan to stop the unstoppable.
25:49We don't.
25:50As long as Chabot is operating the way it has, we can't.
25:54Oh my God, I'm completely lost here.
25:56If this program gets inside our operating system, it is game over.
26:02You've all seen what's happened with Arabesque.
26:05The only way we stop this software from getting inside our system is to shut everything down.
26:14What?
26:15Jack.
26:16Jack, are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting?
26:19It wasn't even in the realm of possibilities that you and I discuss.
26:23You want to just close up shop?
26:25Have you lost your mind?
26:27Okay, let him finish.
26:28I may be crazy, but I have been thinking about this day and night, and this is the only answer I can come up with that might work.
26:38Or it might completely destroy Chabot forever.
26:40I'm not arguing that it won't.
26:42And look, you will all have something to say about how we proceed.
26:47But just hear me out first.
26:50Please.
26:57You know, only you could spin a tale where you are the innocent hero saving poor Cain from evil me.
27:05Yeah, that's right, Lily.
27:06I forgot.
27:07I forgot you believe you're the nice person.
27:09No, you know what?
27:10I don't.
27:10I don't think that I'm perfect.
27:11But what I know is I'm not you.
27:14And I am happy with that.
27:16I don't crawl out from under rocks to leech on people who are susceptible to falling from my tired routine.
27:22You know, the only tired routine is your campaign for sainthood.
27:27Okay?
27:28Cain is not the first guy that you've hung out to dry when you believe they do you wrong.
27:33There is Billy, definitely Daniel.
27:36You made their life miserable after they dumped you.
27:39Oh, you know what?
27:40At least I've had loving relationships.
27:42Your exes, they run for the hills when they see you.
27:46Okay, well, Cain's not running.
27:48Oh, yeah.
27:48You know why?
27:49Because you got him at the perfect time.
27:50When everything is falling down around him.
27:54That's when he would reach out for someone like you.
27:56And you will keep him just angry enough to stop him from being the good man that he used to be.
28:03Yeah.
28:04Cain and Lily.
28:05The great love story.
28:06Yeah, you know what?
28:07It was for a long time.
28:08No, it's not.
28:09It's not anymore.
28:11Lily.
28:11And he could move on, but he's not moving on because he's obsessed with this undying love that he has for you, which, by the way, you're manipulating.
28:22No one manipulates me.
28:26Not Lily.
28:27Not you.
28:29Not anyone.
28:30If we go offline, it will close every door that this AI system could get in through.
28:44Great.
28:45But how does the company actually function?
28:47Well, I'm not saying it'll be easy, but I think we could.
28:50Our holiday products are in the stores and marketing's been launched, so there wouldn't be any impact there.
28:56Yes, but our online sales will be impacted.
28:59Oh, that's true.
28:59And the biggest tip would be to our spring line.
29:01If our customers can't access our products, they're going to go somewhere else.
29:05And we call our distributors, we call our reps, we come up with a script that plausibly explains this situation, or we get on a plane and take the new line to them to show them.
29:15You realize that's still going to create a lot of doubt and confusion.
29:17I mean, what's wrong with your bow?
29:19What are they not telling us?
29:20Okay, we could survive, barely, but any way you look at it, the first quarter of next year is going to be a disaster.
29:28You're right, I agree.
29:30I'm not saying it's a perfect idea.
29:32I'm saying it's the best of a lot of lousy options.
29:36How long?
29:36How long do you plan on being shut down for?
29:40Three months, or maybe a little bit longer.
29:42And then what?
29:43It would buy us enough time to find a way to fight this program or help get the whole program away from Victor.
29:50Now that's going to be challenging.
29:52This is a long shot, Ash.
29:54This is the biggest Hail Mary we've ever tried.
29:57But at least we would have control of our own environment for a while, and who knows?
30:02Maybe Victor would be thrown off of his game.
30:05By doing the unexpected.
30:06Yeah, I mean, that's always been part of his playbook.
30:11Let's see how he handles having his playbook used against him.
30:15Tracy, you've been quiet.
30:17What are you thinking?
30:17I'm thinking about Daddy.
30:22Oh, Tracy, I have thought so much about Dad.
30:26I have laid awake imagining conversations.
30:28Jack, Jack.
30:29Jack.
30:29This is my point.
30:32You do not have to solve this giant problem all alone.
30:37Remember all of our breakfasts together?
30:40How could I forget?
30:41Well, this tradition was so important to Daddy.
30:44Can you tell me why you think that was?
30:47You wanted us all to be on our toes.
30:50Maybe.
30:52It was to involve us.
30:54It was to teach us how to be there for each other, right?
30:57To solve giant problems like this.
31:00To teach us to agree or to disagree.
31:03So that we could learn how to think like him.
31:06Exactly right.
31:06So, thinking like him, what would Daddy do?
31:10I doubt our father would ever even have imagined a situation like this.
31:16Okay, but he would have seen the risks.
31:19And this is a giant gamble.
31:20I just sort of feel like the long-term effect on Chabot would be absolutely devastating.
31:27I think Tracy's right.
31:29I do, Jack.
31:30I mean, what if Chabot never recovers from this?
31:32That would be just as bad as if Victor had unleashed this program.
31:36Are you sure there's no other way?
31:39So, Cain surrendered?
31:46Yeah.
31:48Hat in hand.
31:50Tail between his legs.
31:53I'm just still shocked he would ask you to bail him out.
31:57But you're not considering that, are you?
31:59No, never.
32:00Oh, good.
32:01She had me wandering there for a while.
32:04I just want to leave him a shred of hope, you know?
32:07So, he doesn't really realize that I have prepared a noose for him to hang him soon.
32:17Well, it still might not be a bad idea to look at what's left to bury best.
32:22I have looked at it.
32:23And there's some good fits.
32:25So, what will you do?
32:28Well, I'll wait till the devastation has run its course.
32:37As far as I'm concerned, he deserves everything he's got coming to him.
32:40Can you imagine what would have happened if I had not gotten hold of AI, his program?
32:47He would have destroyed Newman Enterprises.
32:50He would have destroyed Chats Industries.
32:52And who knows what else?
32:53But we're still going to take what we want from our best.
32:57That is the plan, isn't it?
32:58You bet.
32:59That is the plan.
33:00Okay?
33:01But I'm going to let him dangle a little bit in the wind.
33:08You know?
33:10And then, when the time is ready, when he's totally destroyed,
33:15we'll swoop in and get whatever's left over.
33:29Why are you fighting?
33:31And why are you fighting about me?
33:33If you have a problem, I'm right here.
33:35Okay, okay.
33:36Calm down.
33:37No, we're not fighting.
33:38Okay?
33:38I just am listening to Phyllis basically justify her own ambition and greed.
33:44Well, I don't have to basically justify anything, least of all, to you.
33:48And we're having a difference of opinion, that's all.
33:51You don't need to be upset.
33:52Okay, well, that's not what it looked like when I walked in here.
33:55This is just Phyllis trying to take the high road.
33:57You know, it doesn't really come naturally for her.
33:59So that's what it looks like.
34:00Okay, well, I'm going to just suggest you back off.
34:03You know what's funny is I really thought that you sunk to a new low
34:08with the whole Dumas thing.
34:10But attaching yourself to someone like her,
34:12I mean, that is scraping the bottom of the barrel, you know?
34:16Wow.
34:16Like, that's bad.
34:17I think that Lily is just confusing my drive and determination
34:21with her own ambition and greed.
34:24And I think you're jealous.
34:26Sorry, jealous of you?
34:28Yes.
34:28Of you?
34:29Yes.
34:30Of you?
34:30Yes.
34:31Okay.
34:31You're jealous of me because I've done everything on my own.
34:34I didn't get to ride on my billionaire brother's coattails.
34:38Okay, you know what?
34:39Why don't you leave Devon and my family out of this?
34:42Really?
34:43Yes, really.
34:43Well, you said that our common bond was our love for our kids.
34:46No, we don't have to.
34:46Enough!
34:56Thank you both for sharing your concerns.
34:59And yes, I agree.
35:01Dad would have the same concerns.
35:02Like Tracy said, he taught us how to disagree and how to support each other.
35:07He also taught us how to make tough decisions when the time came.
35:12Are there any other answers?
35:15I don't know.
35:16Maybe.
35:16I'm open to them.
35:17But if you think this is the wrong move, just say so, and it's off.
35:26I mean, I don't have a better, better plan, to be honest.
35:30Neither do I.
35:32Go big or go home.
35:34Well, it's go big or go broke.
35:36Look, we will never seize your bow again if Victor has his way.
35:40I hate that it's come to this, but I, I back the idea.
35:45Okay, that is four of us that agree with the plan.
35:48Let me stipulate.
35:49If anyone delivers a thumbs down, we don't do any of this.
35:54So, what is your verdict, ladies?
36:08So, Victor, is there a timeline?
36:11Yeah, how desperate are we going to let King get before we cash in?
36:15So desperate that he will come running to us,
36:19begging us to take the damn company off his hands.
36:22He could just walk away from it.
36:24That would make the company worthless.
36:27But he won't.
36:28How do you know that?
36:30Because I know him well enough.
36:34He will play another angle.
36:36Yeah, he didn't seem completely desperate.
36:39I want him so desperate
36:40that he'll know there's no other way out.
36:45And when exactly do you think that will happen?
36:52After I've crowned him to dust.
37:00You're enjoying yourself, aren't you?
37:02Being in the middle of all this?
37:04Not in the least.
37:05Well, you know what?
37:05You're right.
37:06I have had enough.
37:07Because what a waste of time this is.
37:09Complete waste of time.
37:10Yeah, we all know how you feel, Lily.
37:12Well, do you know how she feels?
37:13Because if you're not careful,
37:15she'll be your downfall.
37:16But you know what?
37:18Not my business.
37:20Not mine.
37:21Goodbye.
37:22Bye.
37:25Seriously, what?
37:26What?
37:26What are you doing?
37:27What?
37:27You think I started?
37:28Stop.
37:28Why do you go around provoking trouble all the time?
37:30Yeah, I think you started.
37:31What are you talking about?
37:32You know what I think?
37:34I'm trying to figure out what side you're on
37:36and what direction you want to go and pick a side.
37:40I'm so tired of this.
37:41I picked a side.
37:42I picked a side.
37:44I know where I'm going.
37:46I know where I'm going.
37:58I know where I'm going.
38:06What are you doing?
38:15Okay.
38:45Join us again for the young and the restless.
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