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00:00Champagne, swag, candles, playlists, a set.
00:12Do you think I should have gone with that event planner Pietro everyone's been raving about?
00:16You kidding? Look at this place. It looks swell. Tops. Dandy.
00:20Gosh, am I going to be hearing you 50s slang coming out of your mouth, honey?
00:23Absolutely. Now come over here and give me a little.
00:30Okay. Do you think these old TVs are too much? Honestly. Maybe it should have gone smaller.
00:35I think the TVs look perfect, okay? Everything you've done here tonight, everything you've pulled off looks perfect.
00:41Okay. I haven't pulled anything off yet.
00:45And then what if it's not perfect?
00:47It will be perfect.
00:49You're just trying to talk me down.
00:50Yes, I am. Is it working?
00:52This is the biggest night of our lives. Or mine, anyway.
00:56And everything is at stake here. Everything is riding on this launch. A launch that we have already had taken away from us once.
01:01How are you so...
01:02Calm, cool, and collected?
01:04Yeah.
01:04Because I've watched you. I've watched you put in the time and the effort, not just for tonight, but for the whole vision of Abby Communications, okay?
01:10How can I not be anything but confident in you?
01:13You're going to kill it tonight.
01:15You really think so?
01:16I know so.
01:17People are going to leave here tonight knowing that there's a new player in town.
01:20Abby Communications will be the future, and you will be the star of the media world.
01:28No cheese, no pressure.
01:31You got this.
01:32So that's where it stands.
01:40I mean, she both transferred any and all assets to whereabouts unknown.
01:45They've increased their asset divestiture and liquidation to the point that the company is on life support, at best.
01:52Jack Abbott is playing defense.
01:57He's preparing for the AI attack.
02:03Well, it's definitely preemptive.
02:05By emptying the accounts and apparently disbanding the company, he can avoid the attack.
02:10It's a gutsy move.
02:12Reeks of desperation.
02:14Yeah.
02:16Disbanding a company, then trying to put it back together again is almost impossible.
02:20Well, that big risk could mitigate any damage that the software could have accomplished.
02:26Well, it's a sound strategy, if you ask me.
02:29I mean, there's no longer a jabot to attack.
02:34You know what?
02:37I'm going to use his defensive tactics against him.
02:42Would you like a drink?
02:45Sure.
02:50I'm going to use it.
02:52I mean, there's no longer a jabot to attack.
02:56All right.
02:57I'm going to use it.
02:58I know.
02:59I'm going to use it.
03:04I know.
03:07It's all right.
03:09I see.
03:12I know.
03:14I know.
03:15I know.
03:16Bills.
03:28What?
03:30It's not happening.
03:31I think it is.
03:32No.
03:33No, it was a mistake.
03:35It doesn't feel like a mistake.
03:37Listen, I told you we could have been friends.
03:42From now on, you will be my enemy.
03:47Sleeping with the enemy is a thing, you know?
03:49You played me.
03:50You lied to me.
03:52You screwed me over.
03:53Yeah.
03:54Back at you.
04:05No way in hell.
04:16Son of a bitch.
04:24Sorry, did you say something?
04:26Huh?
04:27Uh, hey Tessa.
04:29I gotta go.
04:30Whoa.
04:31Just like that?
04:32No hi, how's your evening going?
04:34No nosy questions about my life?
04:37No unsolicited advice?
04:39I don't think I know what to do with that.
04:40Oh my goodness, you're so funny.
04:42No, there's some place I need to be.
04:43Excuse me.
04:44More like someone you need to hunt down.
04:46Um, for your information, I'm going to Billy and Sally's party for Abbott Communications.
04:53Are you going?
04:54No.
04:55Why would I want to go and support a guy who totally screwed you over?
04:59You've had Billy's back how many times?
05:01You believed in him when no one else in this town would.
05:03You kept him from acting on his worst possible impulses.
05:07Now, I hope that Billy and his party and his company, it's all just a big bust.
05:11Oh, listen to you.
05:14Listen to you.
05:15Protecting me.
05:16Hmm.
05:17Defending my honor.
05:18Hmm.
05:19You sound almost like, uh, me.
05:21Ha, that is a compliment in my family, believe it or not.
05:25Seriously, why do you want to go?
05:27You don't like Billy.
05:28You don't like Sally.
05:29Why would you want to go and support them?
05:31Oh.
05:32You don't want to go and support them.
05:34You just want to go and make problems.
05:37You don't know what you're talking about.
05:40I know exactly what I'm talking about.
05:42So why don't you forget whatever it is you're planning on doing and do not crash that party.
05:48I'm not going to crash the party.
05:50For your information, I was invited.
05:58What the?
06:00What?
06:01Okay, this has to be wrong.
06:02How did I not see this before?
06:04Phyllis is on the guest list.
06:05Yes, I invited her.
06:08Last minute thing.
06:10Why would you do that?
06:11After the way she treats me and the fact that she's done nothing but screw you over?
06:15Yeah, understood.
06:16Um, kind of felt bad for her.
06:19A pity invite?
06:20You really expect me to realize that?
06:22Well, that and I want to rub her face and the massive success that Abby Communications is going to be.
06:27And tonight, of course.
06:28And, uh, she doesn't have a job and sucking up to Kane isn't really a job, so.
06:32Okay.
06:33Well, she better control herself because there are a lot of very important people here.
06:37And the last thing we need is for her to make a scene.
06:39I'm not worried about that because all eyes will be on you and Abby Communications.
06:44This is your company.
06:46It's your party.
06:47My company.
06:49Wow.
06:50It gave me chills.
06:51Well, it's the truth.
06:54We are co-CEOs.
06:57Sure, but you're the head honcho.
07:00The show's running through you.
07:02You're the one that's going to take this company to the top.
07:05Okay, well, it means everything to me that you're so confident in my capabilities.
07:12But I need you to promise me something.
07:15Name it.
07:16I don't want to do this alone.
07:17I want this to be a real partnership.
07:20I want to know that we are in this 100% together.
07:23Never a doubt.
07:24I need you to mean that, Billy.
07:26You do.
07:27You are talented and you have so much experience.
07:29And I don't want you just signing off on my ideas.
07:32I want to know when you disagree.
07:33I want to know.
07:34I do.
07:35I want to know when you think you have a better idea than me.
07:37Okay, you better be careful because you might regret that.
07:40Not a chance.
07:42Challenges, transparency, open debate.
07:45That is what makes us and the company stronger.
07:48What is best for avid communications will always come first.
07:53And that is why I trust you implicitly.
07:58Well, you have made this possible.
07:59Your belief in me is what's allowed me to feel like I'm capable of being in this position,
08:09of shepherding my vision for our company.
08:12And I know that we are strong enough to deal with whatever or whoever tries to get in the way of us doing something great.
08:20Wow.
08:31Aren't you the beasties?
08:34That's the wrong decade.
08:35That's 20s.
08:36This is 50s.
08:38And you were wearing the same outfit you were wearing before.
08:41Right.
08:41Yeah.
08:42This is probably the most retro thing that I own.
08:45Okay.
08:45Kane, that's not the deal.
08:47You said 50s outfit.
08:48Otherwise, you're not my plus one.
08:50You're being serious.
08:52Yes, I'm being serious.
08:53You want me to trust you.
08:54We make a deal.
08:55And then you go back on it and think that you can charm your way out of it.
08:58So, my charm won't work?
09:00No, it won't.
09:02Okay.
09:05How about some pen loafers and a pair of really sweet white socks?
09:10Will that work?
09:11Okay.
09:11Fenmore's is still open.
09:12You should go.
09:13Okay.
09:14I'll be right back.
09:14Okay.
09:16Later, Gator.
09:17Oh, my God.
09:18Yeah.
09:19Is that cute?
09:19No.
09:21I expect to see you there, Kane.
09:23It's your lucky night.
09:24Be right back.
09:27Hey.
09:29Um.
09:30What was that about, Lily?
09:31And why is he coming back?
09:34Oh.
09:34No.
09:35I want to hear about Dom's rehearsal.
09:37How was it?
09:39Well, it was completely adorable.
09:41And it ended early, so Mom and Dad were able to redress up.
09:44Yeah.
09:45That little guy was definitely in his groove, though.
09:47Yeah.
09:48Auntie Lily will have to come to the recital.
09:50I wouldn't miss it.
09:51I thought Nate was going to be here with you, though.
09:54He was.
09:55He had a business call that he had to take.
09:57But, oh, oh, it's right there.
09:58Hey, Nate.
09:59I just saw Kane leave.
10:02Yeah.
10:03So, did you change your mind?
10:06You're not going through with it?
10:08Going through with what?
10:09Letting Kane accompany her to the launch party.
10:12Oh, my God.
10:13What?
10:13You invited Kane as a date to this thing?
10:17No, it's not a date.
10:18It's not a date.
10:20But you invited him.
10:22Why would you do that?
10:25Because he's the father of my children, and we live in the same town, and I should try to get along with him.
10:31Why wouldn't I do that?
10:32I don't know.
10:33After everything he's done, I don't know where to start.
10:36Lily, this is Kane we're talking about here.
10:40He'll use this non-date to try to weasel his way back into your good graces, which we both know he doesn't deserve.
10:46Okay, I think what Kane deserves, or doesn't deserve, is not up to you.
10:50Just promise me you're not going to give me or Kane a hard time about this, okay?
10:53Please.
10:54You know, being nice is not going to change him back into the man that you fell in love with.
10:58That man is long gone.
11:00My God, can we not make a big deal out of this?
11:03I won't make it a big deal as long as you're certain that nothing else is happening tonight
11:07except for the launch of Abbott Communications and not you reconciling with your ex.
11:14Hello, everyone.
11:16Hey.
11:17Hi.
11:17Hi.
11:18You look lovely.
11:20Oh, so Victoria is your date to the party.
11:28This is hardly a date.
11:31It's just two friends enjoying the evening together.
11:35Really?
11:35Really.
11:37Well, I had planned already to come to Sport Billy, but given his partnership with Sally
11:42and Life and with the company, I figured it would be a little less awkward if I didn't
11:47show up here unaccompanied.
11:49Well, and I'm sure things are already awkward enough considering that Abbott Communications will
11:54be in direct competition with Newman Media.
11:56Well, I have lived with the conflict between Billy and my dad for a lot of years, so I've
12:02had a lot of practice at walking the fine line between navigating my father's animosity
12:06towards Billy and supporting Billy as a father of my children.
12:10Yeah, you know, I get it because relationships with exes are complicated, right?
12:17But, you know, I mean, Billy's not the only person that Victor has issues with, so you
12:20will not get the top of his list.
12:22Well, I will have you know that Victor and I came to a new understanding at Thanksgiving,
12:28and now the past is behind us.
12:31A nice bottle of tequila goes a long way.
12:34It's good to be back on track with Victor.
12:36And to have rekindled a friendship with someone who means so much to me.
12:41As a friend.
12:44Well, you can never have enough friends.
12:47That's right.
12:48And let's hope tonight is nothing but a friendly gathering for all of us.
12:52You were invited to the Abbott Communications launch party.
13:01Yes.
13:02Really?
13:03Yes.
13:04Why is that so hard for you to believe?
13:06Oh, so many reasons.
13:08Okay.
13:09Well, I'm an integral part of the Genoa City business community.
13:13I was thinking more along the lines of public nuisance.
13:16Hmm.
13:17You're funny.
13:18He is so funny.
13:20A comedian.
13:21Yeah.
13:22Yeah.
13:22Yeah.
13:22You know, I don't mean to be a buzzkill here, but the last time you finagled yourself an invitation
13:27to a soiree that you had no business being at, people actually got killed.
13:32Okay.
13:32Well, I'm not going to finagle anything.
13:35I'm going to invite a guest.
13:37No blood is going to be shed.
13:38If you're so worried about me, why don't you be my plus one?
13:42No, I have no interest in celebrating Billy and his latest, most likely doomed venture.
13:48Is that why you want to go?
13:50You just want to see him fall on his ass again?
13:52Or is it to cause problems?
13:54Oh, my gosh.
13:57I'm deeply hurt.
13:59Why do you always think that of me?
14:01It's because I know you, Mom.
14:04You know, I'm just going to order some drinks.
14:05This isn't going to take long.
14:06No, no.
14:07Go order drinks.
14:08That's a good idea.
14:09Okay.
14:09Just answer the question.
14:11Answer the question.
14:12Why are you going?
14:13Is it just to stir things up?
14:16The only thing I want to stir up is peace and goodwill toward my fellow man.
14:22Oh, peace and goodwill.
14:24Exactly.
14:26Yeah.
14:26Well, history would suggest that that's not the case where you're concerned.
14:31So I guess I'm going to have to go with you to make sure that you don't cause any problems.
14:35Ah, great.
14:36Oh, my gosh.
14:37This is going to be great.
14:39So much fun.
14:40It's going to be awesome.
14:41Yeah, somehow I highly doubt that.
14:43Do you know what?
14:43I'm not going alone.
14:44I'm going to need a wing person.
14:45You want to come with me?
14:46I promise you I will not hold back my ideas or my advice.
14:58Well, thank you.
14:59But, you know, it goes both ways.
15:03Well, when have you ever known me to hold back whatever I'm thinking?
15:06Well, that's a good point.
15:08Did I mention you are quite the dish, by the way?
15:11Well, you, sir, are the ginchiest.
15:16That would make us a power cub.
15:19And there is nothing to stop us now.
15:22Oh, that was fast.
15:35Yep.
15:35I, uh, I'm a man who knows what I want.
15:41What?
15:42It's not retro enough for you?
15:43No, no.
15:44It's, it'll do.
15:45Okay.
15:46Victoria?
15:47Hi.
15:48Is the rest of your family coming?
15:50Your father?
15:51Oh, that would be a definite no.
15:53Oh.
15:54That's a shame.
15:54I was looking forward to congratulating him at beating me at my own game.
15:57Not many have.
15:59Well, not many are Victor Newman.
16:03How can you move against Jack if there's no Jabot to attack?
16:18I don't give a damn about Jabot.
16:24You just want to take Jack down for the count.
16:28For good.
16:34I wouldn't mind knowing your, uh, next move.
16:41I don't want to spoil the surprise.
16:50Will you at least give me a hint as to what you're up to?
16:58All in good time.
17:01But I will need some help with this.
17:03Oh, I have to take this.
17:16Excuse me.
17:17Yeah.
17:19Look, if you're calling to check on the launch, we're just about to walk into the party.
17:22No shot.
17:23This will have to go on without you.
17:26Can't be asked Chelsea to take over from Newman Media, all right?
17:29What is going on?
17:33I need you to come to the ranch right away.
17:35It's urgent.
17:37Okay.
17:43Oh, shoot.
17:45This is not, that's not going to work out.
17:47Why not?
17:48That's, well, Tessa, it's not like I don't want you to come, you know, but, uh, I just have
17:54one plus one, not two plus one, so.
17:56No, that's okay.
17:57I actually have my own invite.
17:59You, you were invited?
18:00Yes, I was.
18:01I mean, I guess it would appear that I, too, am an integral part of the Genoa City business
18:07community.
18:08So, what do you say?
18:11Um, you know, I was just really looking forward to that gingerbread latte, so.
18:17Yeah, no, we can get one to go.
18:19Look, I know that you have no other plans this evening except coffee with me, so I know
18:24that you're free, and I feel like you could use the distraction.
18:30I don't know.
18:32Don't make her go.
18:34Stop it.
18:34You're pressuring her.
18:36You know, it's not like it's going to be that fun, so don't worry about it.
18:39You just said it was going to be awesome.
18:41You don't want to miss awesome, do you?
18:42Um, well, it's a 50s retro theme, and I just don't have a poodle skirt.
18:49Okay, okay.
18:50Well, the invitation did say that 50s attire was optional, and, you know, my attendance,
18:55if I'm going to keep out of trouble, is not going to be optional, so what do you say?
19:01Maybe come and make what could be a very unpleasant evening a little less unpleasant?
19:06Hey, hey, thanks a lot.
19:08You're welcome.
19:10What do you say?
19:12What would Mahatma Sixth Strings do?
19:18Okay, when you put it like that, how could I possibly say no?
19:24Great.
19:25We'll all go together.
19:27Hey.
19:29Great.
19:34I'm sorry to say, but I have to go.
19:38Now?
19:39Yes, it's Victor.
19:41Something has come up.
19:42Okay.
19:47I will be back as soon as I can.
19:49Is everything all right?
19:50I'm going to find out soon enough.
19:53I know you're worried about your dad going after Jack.
19:56Is that what this is about?
19:58Look, as much as I would like to, I cannot keep putting myself in the middle of those two
20:01every time they go at it.
20:03And this might be one of those times.
20:06Okay?
20:06I'll call you in a bit.
20:07Okay.
20:07Adam.
20:07Good evening.
20:20Good evening.
20:21Are you leaving so soon?
20:22Competition from Avid Communications?
20:24Already too much to handle?
20:26Well, the business world doesn't stop because of a party.
20:30There are always fires to put out.
20:33And wars to wage.
20:36Excuse me.
20:37Well, Adam certainly seems to be on a mission.
20:44Yeah, he's probably scrambling to try to figure out how to cover the successful launch of a rival media company.
20:50Well, let's hope that's the case, and nothing more.
20:58Okay.
20:59One more showtime.
21:01We open up those doors at the beginning of a new reality.
21:06Shall we?
21:14What is it?
21:16Are you sure we're ready for this?
21:18The question is, is the world ready for us?
21:38Nice look, Montgomery Cliff.
21:41Thank you for coming, son.
21:44So?
21:46What's happening?
21:48Well, Jabot's gone full speed with their counter moves.
21:53Asset transfer, liquidation, divestiture, it's all happening in real time.
21:58So it sounds like Jack really is disappearing his company.
22:01It's hard to hit a target that isn't even there.
22:04Guess that means your plan to unleash the AI program on Jabot just won't work.
22:10Not a whole lot to swing at there.
22:12But there is, son.
22:14I don't understand.
22:15I'm going to use this defensive move against him.
22:22I want to love.
22:35I want to thrill.
22:37I want to dream.
22:38I want to give all the things that Jack gave you.
22:41I'll be candy to a girl like you.
22:46A girl like you.
22:51Well, this is amazing.
22:53You've done it.
22:55I could not be happier for you, Billy.
22:57I appreciate that, but really, this is all Sally.
22:59You have earned this moment to shine, both of you.
23:04Enjoy the evening.
23:05Thank you, too.
23:11I do not believe it.
23:19Hey.
23:20Congrats.
23:20Cain, impressive.
23:21What the hell are you doing here?
23:23Uh, he's my guest.
23:25Is that a problem?
23:25Yeah, it is a problem.
23:27It's because of Cain.
23:28Our last launch party was canceled.
23:30We were embarrassed in front of the room.
23:31He set us back a few months, so Cain, I'd appreciate it if you walked up the stairs and the hell out.
23:35I genuinely regret what happened.
23:37I don't care.
23:37You can save that for someone who does.
23:39Billy, I made a mess of things.
23:41I get it.
23:41I understand you're angry, but I really do hope that there's a way we can move forward.
23:46You've got to be kidding me.
23:48Look, if you want me to leave, I'll leave.
23:49I just, I do.
23:51I wish you the best.
23:52Look, Abbott Communications came out victorious in all of this, so please, stay.
23:57Enjoy yourselves.
24:00Thank you, Sally.
24:05Can't be moving all of that fast.
24:07See, you know what?
24:08Who cares?
24:10Look at this.
24:11Look at everything we've accomplished.
24:12If anything, Cain can marinate in envy at how impressively we have bounced back.
24:19Cain, Cain, Cain, that's the last person I expected to be here.
24:26He has some nerve after when he pulled with the last launch party.
24:29There is no way Billy invited him to this.
24:33Look, are you kidding me?
24:34It looks like he's Lily's date.
24:43I just don't understand why she's wasting your time with this guy.
24:46He's broken her heart and their family and betrayed all the trust any of us have ever
24:54had in him.
24:55Don't you think you're overreacting just a little bit?
24:59Cain does seem to be working hard to prove himself to Lily.
25:02Yeah, because he wants to win her back.
25:04He's made that clear.
25:05Which means he's going to pretend that he's changed and lie about the man he's become.
25:10Well, Lily is too smart to fall for that act.
25:12Well, she sure looks like she's enjoying herself.
25:17Not a crime.
25:21All I know is there's no way in hell I'm going to let him hurt her again.
25:24However you may feel about Cain, he and Lily will always be tied together through the
25:33twins.
25:34You and I know that.
25:36With Chance, it's much easier to make peace with your exes than to live in tension with
25:42them.
25:42I don't know how you're supposed to make peace with someone who indirectly got Chance and
25:48Daniel too.
25:48Okay, don't look now, but Jack and Diane are trying not to fail at us.
25:55I said don't.
25:57Oh my God.
25:59So what, they seem about as upset that we're together as your family is.
26:04Yeah, you do not have a lot of fans here.
26:06What are you talking about?
26:06The bartender loves me.
26:08Yeah, because you tipped big.
26:10But trust me, they were looking at me too, because I'm the hypocrite who said that I
26:13was done with you, and yet here you are.
26:15I know.
26:15You're not a hypocrite.
26:17Yeah.
26:17Because, and you can deny it all you want, but you know the man I am deep down, and you
26:21know that man deserves a second chance.
26:23I actually don't know that.
26:24Yeah, you do.
26:26Well, it's going to take more than penny loafers and white socks.
26:31Yeah.
26:31Okay.
26:32Yeah.
26:33You're right.
26:33It'll take me reconnecting with the old king, the man that knows that family comes first,
26:39and then there's nothing more important than showing up.
26:42And how's that journey going?
26:45I don't lie.
26:46A step at a time.
26:49But it's a hell of a lot more easy with you.
26:50You see, I told you this part would be fun.
27:05Yeah, I think it's a little early to label it.
27:13You don't need a new form of attack, Victor.
27:16Jack's plan is monumentally risky in its own right.
27:19Yes, and I agree with Michael.
27:22From what it sounds like, all you have to do is sit back and just wait for the implosion.
27:27What Jack has done here is so extreme that it's going to be hard for Gibbo to come back
27:30from this.
27:31I mean, forget what the finances are.
27:33The world's going to see this company as incredibly unstable.
27:37And we need to exploit that.
27:40And we shall.
27:43Wow, something tells me that the fun factor just plunged.
27:48Let's go get a cocktail.
27:49Yeah.
27:50That's actually a great idea.
27:51And you might want to strap in for this.
27:54Anything I hadn't noticed.
27:58You, uh, look lovely.
28:03I like your fascinator.
28:04Thank you very much.
28:06Hey, great party, huh?
28:07Oh, it's so great.
28:08Yeah.
28:09You guys enjoy.
28:15Well, that was awkward.
28:17I guess you weren't lying when you said things were done with you and Phyllis.
28:20You know, I promise you, we are very much done.
28:29Oh.
28:30That's right.
28:31Good evening.
28:32Hello there.
28:34Don't you look sapper?
28:36You look pretty stylish yourself.
28:40Uh, Claire's not here tonight.
28:43I'm sorry.
28:44Did she change her mind?
28:45I thought she was coming.
28:47No, Walnut Grove was having a winter dance and Katie insisted that Claire get her ready.
28:51Claire and only Claire.
28:52I'm sorry to hear that, but Katie's in very good hands.
28:56I have no doubt.
28:57I imagine Connor must be home, too.
29:00Uh, no, actually.
29:02He's sitting this one out.
29:04What is he doing?
29:05I mean, I'm really surprised at how far he's come since his diagnosis.
29:09He's amazing.
29:10Making great strides with his OCD.
29:12You know, sometimes things come up and he gets overwhelmed.
29:15But everything's okay?
29:17Yeah.
29:17New doctor, new protocol.
29:19He's just taking things one day at a time.
29:21On this particular day, it was just easier to say no.
29:24Can I give everyone's attention, please?
29:29Thank you very much.
29:30Uh, first of all, thank you for coming.
29:32And I want to officially welcome you to the launch of Abbott Communications.
29:38Yay!
29:45Tonight marks the dramatic shift in the Abbott family legacy
29:49and the promise of a new player in the media world.
29:54As you correctly observe, public perception is everything.
30:04That's why you called me here.
30:08Do you want me to use Newman Media to weaponize Jack's defensive move
30:12and use it against him?
30:14On the night of the Abbott Communications launch party.
30:21What could be more fitting?
30:23So, without further ado, it is my honor to introduce you
30:36to the driving force behind Abbott Communications,
30:40the talented, the one, the only, Sally Spectra.
30:45Well, thank you guys for coming.
30:57I know a lot of people all but counted Abbott Communications out
31:02after we had to call off our original launch.
31:05But Billy never gave up because that is not who he is.
31:11That is certainly not who I am.
31:14We knew we had an idea that could change the way people view the media
31:17and how they use it.
31:19And so tonight, we're going to make that a reality.
31:23But we could not have done it alone.
31:25We had the support of the people who matter the most to us,
31:28our friends, our colleagues,
31:31people who really want to make a difference in this world.
31:36The Abbott family, thank you guys so much for having faith in us.
31:41And from an investor who I am very proud to say believes in us deeply.
31:48And most importantly,
31:51Billy and I who believe in each other
31:54and who believe in what we can accomplish together as co-CEOs.
32:03I remember the moment Billy thought of the idea of launching a media company
32:08and how excited he was at building something of his own from the ground up.
32:14And tonight, we are making that a reality.
32:18And I'm very honoured to be building your dream alongside you.
32:37Victor, I know you're all about seizing the moment,
32:40but maybe you want to take some time and think this through.
32:44Why the hell would I do that?
32:46Once Adam gives the go-ahead and those social media posts go out,
32:52that news is going to spread like wildfire.
32:55But that's the point.
32:56Don't you understand?
32:58I want the reputation of the son of a witch destroyed
33:01before he even blinks an eye.
33:03That's cold.
33:04Cold, even for you.
33:07It's this kind of hesitation and squeamishness
33:09that made us part ways before.
33:11Jack is already burying himself.
33:16Why pile on?
33:21Don't you understand?
33:23It's them against us.
33:24It's all Jack or nothing.
33:29To hell with the consequences,
33:31collateral damage.
33:32He has not intercepted any of this.
33:33No, I'm not absolving Jack of any wrongdoing over the years,
33:37but at least you and I can respect each other enough
33:39to be honest.
33:40Enough!
33:41About what this is really about!
33:42This is happening!
33:43This is happening!
33:50Are you all right?
33:51It's a go.
33:56Good.
34:01What sets ABA Communications apart from the rest of the field
34:05is our core value of bringing connection back
34:09into this constant connectedness that we all find ourselves in.
34:13So tonight's theme,
34:15the dawn of TV,
34:16speaks to the dawn of a new communications era
34:19that we are launching tonight.
34:22Where decency, fairness, and civility
34:26will once again prevail in the media.
34:30ABA Communications will always be tech forward,
34:32but we will also be transparent,
34:34accessible, and spin-free.
34:36Our allegiances will first and foremost be to the facts
34:39and to the people who look to us for the truth.
34:42We have so many plans,
34:45and we will continue to share them with you
34:47as the evening progresses,
34:48but until then,
34:50please enjoy yourselves.
35:01Oh my gosh, what a rush.
35:04I was so nervous, but that was exciting.
35:08Billy?
35:10One second.
35:10Billy, what is going on?
35:25Billy, what is happening?
35:28It's nothing.
35:28It doesn't have anything to do with ABA Communications.
35:32Billy, I just got done telling the entire room
35:34that we're all about truth and transparency.
35:35Charlie, it's okay.
35:37You can wait.
35:38Billy, every single person in here
35:40is looking at their phone.
35:41Something happened.
35:42What's going on?
35:45Did you know it was imploding?
35:47Is this because of your AI program?
35:49No.
35:50No.
35:50It seems to be self-inflicted.
35:52Well, no wonder Adam hurried out of here.
35:54Victor's henchmen have work to do.
35:55Yeah, Victor's not messing around.
36:00Did you know this was coming?
36:02I had no idea.
36:04How could you not know?
36:05You and Adam run near Manidia.
36:07Clearly, I was left out of the loop.
36:10An attack like this,
36:13suggesting Jabot is shutting operations,
36:15I never would have approved it.
36:17It's definitely the work of my father.
36:19Once again,
36:23Adam just did as he was told.
36:26Do you think it's true
36:27that Jabot is in trouble?
36:30I mean,
36:31no, you got to consider the source.
36:34Victor loves nothing more than go after Jabot,
36:36and he's not afraid to use Numa Media
36:38as a means to do it.
36:39Trial by fire for Abbott Communications,
36:42isn't it?
36:42Everyone's going to be watching
36:45to see how they respond to these reports.
36:47I just can't see them running a story like that
36:50about the family.
36:51How could they ignore it?
36:52After all,
36:53their claims of transparency and integrity?
36:56The Newmans and the Abbots
36:58going at each other on the eve of their lunch
37:00is definitely going to impact them moving forward,
37:02I'll tell you that.
37:06This is not good news.
37:08I feel bad for the Abbots,
37:10and it definitely puts a damper
37:11on their celebration.
37:19Jack, what's going on?
37:21I suppose it's going down.
37:29Well, as my Latin friends will say
37:31on an occasion like this,
37:35Salud, amor pesetas.
37:37To Jack Abbott,
37:40the architect that was undone for him.
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