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00:00oh my gosh there she is sally spectra of avid communications morning superstar stop my bestie
00:17the media mogul look at you look at me the launch is all over social people are raving yeah i mean
00:26it was a really good night mostly really sad you couldn't make it yeah me too yeah well despite my
00:37careful planning wasn't all smooth there was a glitch newman media decided to release some less
00:46stellar information about jabot yeah claiming the company's going under i saw that is there any truth
00:54to that um it it's complicated i can't really get into it oh abbott family insiders only
01:04something like that yeah the timing of the story couldn't have been a coincidence i mean right
01:10smack in the middle of the launch it's very victor and adam decided to bail from the launch party so
01:16we are assuming that he was involved too well is there anything you can do to help the abbots
01:22you do have a media company at your disposal now yeah i wanted to fire back at newman media but
01:28billy convinced me not to because well it's not a good look for avid communications to be defending
01:38jabot and also you know fuel to the fire the less attention we give it the quicker it burns out
01:42yeah well i'm sure billy knows best
01:46it was really nice of you to meet up with me and and i really appreciate your congratulations but we
01:54do not have to spend our entire breakfast talking about avid communications or jabot
01:58i i really don't mind are you sure
02:01i realize you're dating billy the abbots are his family so you have to support them
02:09yeah well you know they really don't deserve what's happening to them or jabot
02:15well if i'm being honest i couldn't care less about the abbot family business
02:24if tabo goes under that means kyle suffers and that i would very much like to see
02:31hey i missed you the launch party last night yeah i'm sorry i missed it i really wanted to be
02:48there yeah i thought you were coming katie had this big school dance and a date but according
02:56to her they're just friends so that's the story we're sticking with yeah both of you
03:00what's that mean your mom told me you were helping her it's just
03:05well i didn't stay away because of you if that's what you're wondering that's not what i
03:11okay yes the thought crossed my mind no it just took longer getting katie ready than i thought and
03:18then after she left i got stuck on a work call you're in demand practically a superhero my powers
03:24include uh navigating minor teenage angst plus a work crisis so between being a big sister and a
03:31junior executive never get a day off you have made yourself indispensable and generously
03:37well i am sorry that i missed it i'll send billy and sally my apologies i really wanted to be
03:42there um how are you
03:47fine because my mom told me what happened at the party the information that came out about jabot
03:56i read some reports online this morning it sounds serious yeah
04:02how are your parents doing we're just doing the best we can but uh you know i can't stay alone i gotta
04:12get back to them yeah i'm sure you have a lot going on but kyle i still consider us friends if
04:21you need someone to talk to you what's going on is jabot really in trouble
04:28you know
04:40you
05:13I'm here for whatever you need.
05:20Sounding for advice, support.
05:22I really appreciate that.
05:24I know you obviously have a ton more corporate experience than I do,
05:27but sometimes fresh eyes and ears can help.
05:29He's got great instincts.
05:32Fought me a lot in the past.
05:33Navigate office politics.
05:36Before long, you'll be running into my publishing.
05:39Well, I think I still need a bit more experience
05:41before I can fill my dad's shoes,
05:43but I am eager to put in the time and work.
05:46And you will. I'm sure of it.
05:51Things aren't okay with Chabot, are they?
05:55We don't need to get into it.
05:57If it's private, I understand.
05:59Look, I don't want to tell you.
06:01It's just...
06:03You and I seem to be in a better place after Thanksgiving.
06:11Right.
06:11And I don't want to ruin that.
06:15But why would telling me about what's going on with Chabot cause problems for us?
06:22Ah.
06:24Newman Media was the first to release the information,
06:26claiming that Chabot was in ruins.
06:28Is my grandfather somehow responsible for this?
06:37Hi there.
06:38Hi.
06:43Jack, I'm so sorry.
06:45I take it you've read the news.
06:47Oh, it's blowing up online.
06:49Just horrible press about Chabot that started with Newman Media.
06:54Yes, we are in the thick of it.
06:56I can't talk for long.
06:57I have to get back.
06:58I understand.
06:59Just tell me what is going on.
07:02You said that there would be a shutdown at Chabot,
07:04but that it would be precautionary.
07:05To stop Victor from doing harm to us
07:09with Kane's AI software, yes.
07:11So that has been in progress?
07:14Steps have been taken.
07:17There's no way you could have known
07:18that the news about the shutdown would get out like this.
07:21No, there was no way I could have.
07:24They say that Chabot is failing.
07:27Is that true?
07:28Did Victor unleash the program?
07:30Where do things stand with Chabot now?
07:40Claire, just don't worry about it.
07:43It's not your fight.
07:44The initial report said that Chabot had essentially gone under.
07:48They came from Newman Media.
07:50My grandfather must have signed off on it.
07:51That's not the only thing he's done.
07:54What else?
07:57We suspect that Victor got a hold
07:59of a dangerous artificial intelligence program
08:01that he intends to use on Chabot.
08:04It was stolen from Kane Ashby.
08:07You think my grandfather is the thief?
08:09Or if someone stole it first and turned it over to him,
08:12whoever has it now used it against Kane
08:15to tear his company apart.
08:16Yeah, I know what happened to Arabesque.
08:18Do you think my grandfather is behind it?
08:20He's the most likely suspect.
08:22Do you have any proof?
08:24I know your grandfather, Claire.
08:26So, no.
08:27We all know how he feels about Kane
08:29and about my father.
08:30Of course, his next target would be the Abbott family legacy.
08:36Nikki, I value our friendship too much.
08:38I don't want to drag you into the middle of this.
08:40Well, I already am.
08:42Victor is my husband.
08:43You are my friend.
08:44And I want to know what he's done.
08:47You haven't spoken to him yet?
08:49No.
08:51You know, I think it's better you talk to your husband first.
08:54Oh, he'll tell me it's just business
08:56or it's none of my concern.
08:58I need the truth.
09:00And for that, you come to me and not Victor.
09:02Isn't that remarkable?
09:03I'm worried about you, Jack.
09:05And I need answers.
09:07Please don't try to protect me.
09:10Victor didn't launch the attack,
09:11at least not the AI software bomb we were expecting.
09:16No, he somehow found out that Jabot was planning to shut down
09:20and then announced it to the world
09:22during the Abbott communications launch party.
09:25Oh, God.
09:27We were completely caught off guard.
09:30And now we're just, we're forced to do damage control.
09:34Is there anything I can do?
09:35Yeah, you could talk me down, maybe.
09:38Keep me from doing something I'll regret.
09:41Okay, I took huge risks with Jabot
09:43to ward off Victor's attacks
09:45and somehow that bastard came out ahead.
09:51I hope you don't resent me too much.
09:53Believe me, I know how you feel about Kyle.
09:57The reports about Jabot are astounding.
10:01I mean, the company's basically falling apart.
10:04I'm sorry, but that's hilarious.
10:06This right here feels like karma.
10:08I thought you didn't believe in karma.
10:10Well, I don't believe in sitting around
10:13and waiting for good luck to strike.
10:15I do get a kick out of bad things
10:17happening to bad people.
10:19Okay, well, not all the Abbott's are bad.
10:21Okay, sure, fine.
10:23But you have to admit, they all have their issues.
10:26Don't we all?
10:28You know, I just love that Kyle has to sit back
10:31and watch his family's company flounder.
10:33I mean, poor little rich boy.
10:36Finally, he's getting his comeuppance.
10:38Do you really think that?
10:39It serves him right.
10:41Someone that smug and cocky.
10:43I mean, it's a pleasure to watch him
10:45go down in flames, lose everything.
10:46It's pretty harsh.
10:50You know, Kyle deserves to get a taste
10:51of what I've been through.
10:53He's just a fraction of it
10:54and he'll be crying in a corner.
10:58Okay, so in your mind,
11:00there's absolutely nothing redeemable about Kyle.
11:04Sometimes he holds a door open.
11:08Occasionally, he'll be sort of funny.
11:10And once or twice a year,
11:13he'll make a decent point.
11:14Oh my gosh, Audra.
11:17Okay, I will admit,
11:18we did talk a lot in ease
11:19because we had to.
11:21And I guess that wasn't all horrible.
11:24You know, even if now,
11:25he wants to say that he was pretending
11:27to get along with me,
11:28which is a complete lie.
11:29I know when a guy is into me.
11:31Right, yeah,
11:32because you would notice that before with Kyle.
11:35What does that mean?
11:36Just a little obsessed.
11:38I am not.
11:41You're kind of fixated.
11:42On Kyle?
11:43On seeing him get hurt
11:45and pointing out his terrible qualities.
11:46Because there's so many of them.
11:48Yeah, well, I mean,
11:49you never stop talking about him.
11:52Because he's the worst.
11:54Except for years ago,
11:56you were sleeping with him.
11:58Okay, what are you implying?
12:00Look,
12:01I know that you've been through a lot lately.
12:04A terrible breakup, work stuff.
12:08And we just seem really focused
12:11on getting even with Kyle.
12:13Yeah.
12:15Are you sure this is about revenge?
12:19What else would it be about?
12:23Wait.
12:25You think I have a thing for Kyle?
12:27You are so off-base.
12:38Am I?
12:40Yeah, you're the one who wants to date an abbot.
12:43Not me.
12:44Why else would you suggest
12:45I'm attracted to Kyle?
12:47I mean, that is what you meant, right?
12:50I mean, do you like him?
12:52He single-handedly destroyed my life.
12:56Not once, but twice.
12:58Okay, fine.
12:59Yeah, I stand corrected.
13:01It's just that you guys have this, like,
13:02oil and water enemies to lovers' energy.
13:07Ew.
13:08No.
13:09Wrong assessment.
13:11Dead wrong.
13:11Okay.
13:12You guys throw insults back and forth
13:13like it's your love language.
13:15You've been watching too many rom-coms.
13:18Kyle is revolting.
13:19I regret that I ever let him touch me.
13:23You know, he deserves to lose everything.
13:25I have, and all he's done is cheered
13:28and taunted me about it.
13:30I'm not saying it's a winning method of flirting.
13:32Oh, my God, Sally.
13:34I'm not obsessed.
13:37I'm just reacting to the way he's treated me.
13:40Okay, he and Claire want to drive me out of town.
13:43They've made that clear,
13:44so I'm just taking the steps to protect myself.
13:46Of course.
13:48Don't do that.
13:49Don't act like you know something I don't know.
13:52I'm not.
13:54I'm sorry.
13:55You know, screw them.
13:56Both of them.
13:58I'm not going to sit back
13:59and wait for them to make their move.
14:01I'm going to fight back
14:02because they have it coming.
14:08What?
14:08Seems like a big assumption that my grandfather is behind all of Jabot's problems.
14:18Sorry, but it's really not.
14:21Claire, this is why I didn't want to get into it with you.
14:23What if you could just explain your thinking?
14:25I don't have time.
14:27My family is working around the clock to try to fix this mess.
14:29We know the truth.
14:31It was Victor.
14:32He has been gunning after the Avances before you and I were born.
14:36And this AI program, it's his best chance of taking down Jabot.
14:40So has he launched the program inside the company?
14:42Is that what you're saying?
14:43That that's why the company is in trouble?
14:45We didn't give him the chance.
14:46I don't understand.
14:48What does that mean?
14:48We have been quietly shutting down Jabot as a defense move.
14:53The decision came from us.
14:55So how is Victor to blame if you and your family have done this?
15:00He's responsible, but at the same time, he's not.
15:02I said quietly shutting it down.
15:04Victor broadcasted to the entire world.
15:07His behavior is insidious, Claire.
15:09I don't know what else to tell you.
15:11You're accusing my grandfather of a crime without any evidence.
15:15And I get that you're stressed out and you're busy trying to save your family.
15:18Look, if this keeps getting worse, there won't be a company to save.
15:20If Jabot will be lost, I should have known it.
15:26If anyone could have caught on to our plans before we were ready, it would be Victor.
15:30Well, you were blindsided.
15:32Yeah, I was.
15:33I still have no idea how he found out.
15:35Our business plans are locked down.
15:37At least I thought they were.
15:39Well, he found out somehow.
15:41Yeah.
15:41And announced it to the world along with some nasty disparaging articles
15:46aimed to tarnish Jabot's reputation before we were ready at all.
15:53I have to ask.
15:54Jack, do you really?
15:58I mean, that breaks my heart.
16:00Believe me, this situation breaks mine.
16:02Although I do have a confession.
16:10Last night, I overheard Victor and Adam talking about Jabot.
16:14And Victor said he had heard that there would be a shutdown there.
16:18Last night?
16:19Yes.
16:20It was around the same time that the launch party would have been getting started.
16:25Of course, I already knew about the shutdown.
16:26Yes, because I told you in confidence.
16:29I know.
16:30Diane warned me that you would always be more loyal to Victor than you were to me.
16:33I did not tell him.
16:34I just didn't...
16:34I haven't told anybody.
16:37Then what did you do when you overheard the two of them discussing this?
16:40Well, I considered saying something, but then I thought,
16:43no, I will sleep on it and then decide what the best option is.
16:48But now that you're telling me...
16:50You're saying you could have told me, you could have warned me
16:53the minute Victor found out and you didn't?
16:57My God, Nikki.
16:58If you had told me, that would have changed everything.
17:07Just voicing an opinion.
17:10An observation.
17:11I have no interest in Kyle.
17:15All right.
17:16Other than seeing him fail or be humiliated.
17:19But I would never get involved with him again.
17:22Never.
17:22Not happening.
17:23No way.
17:25Understood.
17:25Considering what he's put me through, I feel like I am entitled to enjoy his company's demise.
17:33Okay.
17:34Well, I can't join you there, though.
17:36Yeah.
17:36I know Jabot's fall affects Billy, which affects you, and I'm not rooting for that.
17:44Just Kyle's suffering.
17:46Mm-hmm.
17:47You know, it's what he deserves.
17:49He's lost his girlfriend, and if he loses his wealth and source of income, it snaps for the universe.
17:55Okay.
17:55This is like a lot of negativity so early in the day.
17:59Mm-hmm.
17:59I'm not being negative.
18:01I'm just relishing, savoring.
18:03Mm-hmm.
18:04Try stewing in anger and resentment.
18:06I would really love to take this energy and, like, move it in a more positive direction.
18:11Fine.
18:13I'll make a gratitude list.
18:15Mm-hmm.
18:16Of all the ways Kyle is currently suffering.
18:19Mm.
18:19Look, you need something else to drive you, okay?
18:21Something else to focus on, which is exactly why I want to move forward with bringing you into Abbott Communications.
18:26Yeah, no, sounds nice.
18:29But your secret investor still has me on the do-not-hire list, remember?
18:32Okay, well, I do not give up easily.
18:35I want to set up a meeting for you two, you and the investor.
18:38So I can try to charm this person who must remain nameless?
18:42Yes.
18:43Okay, I can't properly prepare if I don't know who it is.
18:47And if I'm going to meet them, I'm going to find out anyway.
18:51So come on, Sally.
18:53Tell me their name.
18:56How bad is it, Kyle?
19:00It was originally my father's idea, but my mom and I saw the merit.
19:04We would quietly start shutting down Jabot so the AI program couldn't do any damage.
19:09Wow.
19:10So that's what you've done.
19:13Do you think that Jabot can recover from this?
19:15I hope so.
19:17But there's no way to know for sure.
19:19And all this bad press, it just keeps snowballing.
19:22But you felt that the risk was worth it.
19:26Arabesque was completely dismantled.
19:30That was Kane's entire empire.
19:32We couldn't let that happen to Jabot.
19:34It couldn't fall into Victor's hands.
19:36I know how much that company means to you and your family.
19:40As much as Newman means to Victor.
19:43He doesn't see that way.
19:45Claire, we had a story to spin the actions we were taking.
19:51A restructuring.
19:53Taking stock of our assets.
19:55But Newman Media beat us to the punch.
19:58So they scooped the story.
20:01That doesn't mean that my grandfather has some master plan to squeeze out Jabot entirely.
20:05That's exactly what he wants to do.
20:08He wants to wipe us off the map.
20:10That's always been his goal.
20:11Isn't that the worst case scenario?
20:12And doesn't it seem somewhat dramatic?
20:14Claire, I have damn good reason to think the worst of Victor.
20:17If we don't take precautions, we will pay the price.
20:21Okay.
20:21Victor hates Jack.
20:23But Summer runs Marchetti.
20:26He would never target his own family like that.
20:28And Summer has done a lot for that company.
20:29So he has a contingency plan in place to protect her.
20:33Or he'll make it up to her.
20:35Victor destroys his enemies.
20:37That is his first priority.
20:39Full stop.
20:40So your father's motives are pure, but my grandfather's are evil.
20:45Didn't he change his mind about you?
20:47Claire, yes.
20:48I admit he conceded that I won him over and passed his test.
20:52But that anger, it wasn't about me.
20:54It was about my father.
20:56So you were a target because of Jack, and my grandfather put you and me through all of that because of some personal vendetta?
21:03Victor hates my father.
21:04He will do anything to bring him down.
21:06But there was a time when there was a thaw between them.
21:09Yes.
21:09And then my father risked his life to save Nikki's.
21:12He stopped her from drinking herself to death.
21:15But Victor doesn't see it that way.
21:17He thinks my father put her life at risk and vowed never to forgive him.
21:23Claire, that's why we're here.
21:24It all comes back to that night.
21:30Jack, I just feel terrible.
21:32I should have come straight to you.
21:34No, no.
21:34You were caught off guard.
21:36So was I.
21:37I certainly didn't know what Victor was planning.
21:41It was a mistake to underestimate him.
21:44And to not warn you.
21:46If I could go back and do it again, I would.
21:48No, no, it's too late now.
21:50Is there a way to reverse the damage?
21:52I don't know.
21:54We were going to roll this story of our shutdown out as carefully, as slowly, as methodically as we could.
22:00Try to stay ahead of the story and maintain it.
22:03And now that can't happen.
22:05We were scooped by Newman Media and then framed in the worst possible light.
22:09And, of course, the Internet had great fun with that.
22:12And it's going to be an upheld battle to change the public's perception now.
22:15There has to be a way.
22:18Maybe we could reverse course.
22:20Put all of Jabot back online, say it was just a glitch.
22:23But then we are vulnerable all over again to Victor's attacks with his AI program.
22:29I hate that he has put you in this position and that I didn't stop it when I had the chance.
22:33Nicky, there is something else you could do.
22:38Name it.
22:38I hate to even ask this.
22:41Do you have any idea where Victor is storing this AI program?
22:46Oh.
22:47No, I assume it's not on the Newman Enterprises server.
22:53No, it would be somewhere very private and secure.
22:56Any guesses on where he might be hiding it?
22:59I would have no idea.
23:01And if I were to ask him, he certainly wouldn't tell me.
23:05Nicky, I hate to involve you in this at all.
23:07But as long as Victor has that program, Chabot is in real danger.
23:14I hate that things have come to this.
23:17This war between the two of you has taken over all of our lives.
23:22And it's the holidays.
23:25We're supposed to be celebrating and at peace, not strategizing corporate warfare.
23:31Your husband started this fight.
23:33You know that.
23:35He's not going to win.
23:37I am not going to let him sink Chabot.
23:39I will fight to the bitter end, Nicky.
23:44You better start planning.
23:45You better be careful.
23:47Things are about to get very ugly.
23:49So, the war between Jack and my grandfather was reignited because of my grandmother's drinking?
24:03It seems that way, I suppose.
24:06Which I caused.
24:09I caused my grandmother to lose her sobriety because that's what Jordan wanted.
24:12Claire, no, no.
24:14I don't blame you for this.
24:15But it's true.
24:16We might not be here right now if I hadn't done that.
24:18If I hadn't hurt Nicky that way.
24:20Victor and my dad's truce was tenuous at best.
24:23Something was going to break it at some point.
24:25I would prefer it hadn't been me.
24:27I didn't tell you this to make you feel guilty.
24:29I don't want to hurt you anymore than I already have.
24:32You don't need to get into all that.
24:33I want to.
24:34I want you to trust me again.
24:35That's why I'm being honest about all of this.
24:38How are you doing?
24:40Really?
24:41This company, it is my dad's tie to my grandfather.
24:46It's my tie to my dad.
24:49I thought I would give it to Harrison one day.
24:54But if we can't get out of this mess, Jabal goes under that.
24:58That will be the end of everything.
25:02Not just for my family.
25:03Everyone who works for Jabal.
25:07I'm sorry about what's happened.
25:09And I'm also sorry that I didn't listen to you about my grandfather.
25:14I just, I hate to think that he's capable of something so awful.
25:19But there has to be some way that we can fix this.
25:23It's my dad.
25:32Um, he needs me back.
25:34I told him I wouldn't be gone long.
25:35Of course.
25:36Go.
25:38Um, hey, I haven't forgotten what we discussed about Audra.
25:43I just don't have time to do with her on top of everything else right now.
25:50I completely understand.
25:53Maybe we can meet up later.
25:55Talk about it.
25:55If you have time, but focus on your company.
26:01Check in later.
26:04Thanks for listening.
26:05I really appreciate it.
26:06Yeah.
26:07Good luck, Kyle.
26:08Bye.
26:13I can't tell you who it is.
26:29I made a promise.
26:31Can you promise?
26:31I won't tell.
26:33Oh, yeah, because that's binding.
26:35Whoever it is, okay, cross my heart.
26:39My lips are sealed.
26:40You think you already know, don't you?
26:42Well, you know, I have a solid guess.
26:45Billie is not going to be happy with me.
26:48Okay, you're in charge, right?
26:50This is your company.
26:52And plus, Billie owes you like a million times over.
26:55I mean, I do want you two to meet.
26:57And since you think you already know, it's Jill Abbott, isn't it?
27:04Great.
27:05Confirmed.
27:06We need never speak of it again.
27:08And if anyone asks, I guessed that you never spoke her name.
27:13Keeping that from you was kind of killing me.
27:15You know, this reveal doesn't really make things any easier for me.
27:20I have my word cut out for me with Jill.
27:23Okay.
27:24Well, when you meet, I have total confidence that you will impress the hell out of her.
27:33Victor?
27:36Victor, are you here?
27:37Are you here?
27:37Are you here?
27:37Are you here?
27:38Grandma, hi.
27:49Oh, hi, sweetheart.
27:51Come on in.
27:52Thanks.
27:52Is Grandpa home?
27:53I wanted to talk to him.
27:55I don't know if he is or not.
27:57I just saw Kyle and, uh, things at Jabot sound bad.
28:04Really bad.
28:05Kyle thinks that Grandpa may be responsible for the position they're in.
28:09I see.
28:10I tried to defend Grandpa.
28:12I really did my best.
28:13But I have a terrible feeling that some of what Kyle said may be true.
28:18Grandpa and I just got to a point where we've made peace.
28:21So, he didn't do this, did he?
28:25Please tell me it's not true.
28:30Hey.
28:31Hey.
28:31What held you up?
28:32I ran to Claire.
28:34She asked me about our situation.
28:36She saw the headlines online and heard what happened at the launch from Victoria.
28:39And what was her reaction?
28:41She was concerned.
28:43I told her we suspect Victor, but I don't think she really wanted to believe it.
28:46Yeah, it's hard to wrap your head around just how low that man can go.
28:50I just hope I got through to her.
28:52I know Victor is her grandfather, but she really should know who he really is.
28:57Well, eventually she may be forced to deal with that.
29:00Hey, you say you need me back.
29:02Something happened?
29:03Yeah, I want you to know we are looking at a new way to save Jabot.
29:08How?
29:09With help from an unexpected source.
29:12Thanks for the feed, but I'm not so sure.
29:19About meeting with Jill?
29:20Jill and I don't have the best history.
29:23Going back to Chancellor Winters.
29:25You know, she clearly doesn't like me.
29:27You already said she told you not to hire me.
29:29I mean, well, you can change her mind.
29:31I'll just set up the meeting and you show up and you work your magic.
29:35My charm doesn't work on everyone.
29:38My specific skill set is not beloved by all.
29:41Okay, well, why don't we just focus on your positive attributes, okay?
29:44You are hardworking, you are talented, driven, focused.
29:48I mean, I do have great taste and sharp instincts.
29:52Yeah, exactly.
29:52So sell Jill on those traits and I will emphasize the fact that I need you with me on this.
29:57I really want you on my team.
29:59Fine, I will sparkle and shine.
30:02I promise.
30:03Great.
30:05Maybe we should also frame it that you have turned over a new leaf since your Chancellor Winters days.
30:11Like I've learned of my lesson.
30:13Took some etiquette classes.
30:16Minus the sarcasm with Jill, but yeah, basically.
30:19Also, don't mention your particular loathing for certain people in this town.
30:30I will try to behave.
30:32I'm serious, Audra.
30:34I need you to chill with Claire and Kyle.
30:37Stay away from them.
30:38Get their names out of your head.
30:40Turn down the temperature.
30:42Okay, what does the royal couple have to do with my meeting with Jill?
30:45Okay, if you keep pushing this, if you pursue any attacks on them or make aggressive moves,
30:50the results will be explosive.
30:52Just shelve the drama, okay?
30:53Jill will not like it.
30:54Oh, yeah, she's tied to the Abbots.
30:57She is an Abbott.
30:58Billy is her son.
30:59She's very close with Jack and she's not going to appreciate you targeting Kyle.
31:03Kyle came at me first.
31:05Who cares?
31:06So what, he pushes you?
31:07You got to shove him back?
31:08Why not just take the hit and move on?
31:10You know, bygones, water under the bridge.
31:13Does that sound like me?
31:15I really don't get this whole fixation with Kyle.
31:20Just don't start with that again.
31:22Okay, look, maybe it is resentment, okay?
31:26Maybe it's something else.
31:27Sally.
31:28Okay, whatever the reason, I'm giving you a life raft, okay?
31:32I'm going out of my way to help you.
31:34So do not blow this opportunity because of whatever feelings you have for Kyle.
31:38Billy stopped by after you turned in last night and he and I agreed the most important thing to do right now is get that program away from Victor so it can be destroyed.
31:50Yeah, but how?
31:52By using the person who stole it in the first place.
31:55Phyllis?
31:56Get her to help us?
31:57That seems like a long shot.
31:58Yeah, Billy's going to work on bringing her around.
32:01He's probably going to have to offer her the moon.
32:03At least something substantial enough to get her to cross and Victor do something nice for someone else since that's not in Phyllis' nature.
32:09I just wanted you to know where things stood.
32:13I guess it is worth a shot.
32:15We'll try anything at this point, right?
32:17I also want to make a statement.
32:20Build a story that explains that everything that originated out of Newman Media is nonsense.
32:27It's misleading.
32:28Jabot is doing just fine.
32:30We are restructuring.
32:31Nothing to worry about.
32:32Got it.
32:33I'll connect with legal and marketing and get their eyes on the language.
32:35I would also like you to talk to Summer.
32:38Okay.
32:39Well, I mean, I think we owe her a call.
32:43Jabot owns Marchetti.
32:44Summer should know where things are standing with Jabot.
32:46And then I can mention Phyllis.
32:49We need her mother's help.
32:51Look, the best thing Phyllis can do right now is look out for her daughter.
32:55Her daughter's company, her daughter's welfare.
32:58If you'd like me to call her, I will.
33:00No, no, no.
33:01You're right.
33:02Call should come for me.
33:04I'll call Summer.
33:04I can't imagine she would condone anything Victor's doing right now.
33:07And maybe she can move Phyllis and Victor.
33:11It's worth a try.
33:13I know it's a big ask, especially with your ex.
33:15Yeah, Summer and I are in a good place right now.
33:17Our focus is on Harrison.
33:19We've put our differences behind us.
33:21What about Claire?
33:21Claire, how'd you find your time with her?
33:25Have you guys found a way to get past your differences?
33:31I don't think I should hide the truth from you.
33:34Please don't.
33:38Victor has Kane's AI program.
33:41Did he use it against Arabesque?
33:43He did.
33:44So that company's failing because of him.
33:48And he plans to use that same program against Jubal?
33:53Well, that's what the Abbotts think.
33:55They have taken the step of shutting down the company to protect themselves.
33:59That's what Kyle told me.
34:01And now your grandfather is taking advantage of their vulnerability.
34:05Somehow, he found out about their plans.
34:08And he had Newman Media spin it.
34:11So he's backed the Abbotts into a corner like they're his prey.
34:15I mean, why do this?
34:17It's so vindictive and unnecessary.
34:20Does he just hate Jack that much?
34:23This feud has gone on for many, many years.
34:27And I have tried to get Victor to let go of it.
34:31And Jack as well.
34:32But, you know, there's been a couple of truces over the years, but they never last.
34:37Kyle's right.
34:38It's really dark, but this latest feud started because Jack tried to help you when you were drinking.
34:46That's right.
34:48I feel partly responsible.
34:50You were only drinking again because of me.
34:52Claire, this is not your fault.
34:55They have been doing battle for decades, long before you were born.
34:59If it had been the night in the hotel, it would have been something else.
35:03Still, I feel terrible.
35:05Well, it's got to stop.
35:06I have got to find a way to show Victor that if Jack loses Jabot, he stands to lose something precious as well.
35:17What are you saying, Grandma?
35:19What will he lose?
35:20I told you the only feeling I have for Kyle is hate.
35:36Fine.
35:37I believe you.
35:39Do you?
35:41Look, I get it.
35:42Okay?
35:42I've seen it.
35:43Kyle has been absolutely awful to you, and I do not blame you for disliking him.
35:47You just can't let it consume you and mess up your life.
35:50Yeah, well, but life is pretty messed up already, so...
35:54That's my point, Audra.
35:56You don't have a job, you don't have a relationship, and all you're left with right now is hate, and you're letting it take over.
36:03Great pep talk.
36:04You still have me.
36:08I'm still here, okay?
36:09And I'm telling you to snap out of it.
36:12You gotta let go of this feud with Kyle.
36:15Your future depends on it.
36:19Things seem to have fell between me and Claire.
36:23I mean, it was great having her here at Thanksgiving.
36:25I know Harrison was thrilled.
36:27I think she's less angry with me these days.
36:30That's got to feel a whole lot better, huh?
36:32It does.
36:34But I still think we have a ways to go to get back to where we were.
36:37Right now, my focus is only on Jabot, but once we get to the other side of this, Claire and I have a common goal that hopefully will bring us closer together.
36:48Wait, what is that?
36:49Getting Audra Charles out of town and out of our lives for good.
36:52I understand the inclination, but whatever you're planning, please be careful.
36:58And you know, Audra, the only way to get through to her is to go on offense.
37:01I'm only going to say this once.
37:04I think that you and Claire should just ignore Audra.
37:09Let her self-destruct on her own.
37:10No, I hear you, but it's not that simple.
37:12Audra's made her feelings clear.
37:14She is out for blood, and the only way to get her to stop is to make her.
37:17Okay, good enough.
37:18Can we table that for right now and focus on one enemy at a time?
37:24Absolutely.
37:24I think we have to find another way to go after Victor on a more personal level.
37:30And I'm wondering how you feel about talking to Claire, asking her to speak to her grandfather to try to get him to do the right thing.
37:41That is a big ask of Claire, especially coming from me.
37:44I realize this is a long shot.
37:47We have to come at this from every angle we can think of.
37:51Right now, I will take any help I can get from anyone who holds sway with Victor.
37:59I have stood by that man while he committed terrible acts in the name of business or in the name of loyalty.
38:07And I just don't think I can stand by on this one.
38:14I don't know if I've ever seen you this upset.
38:17What can we do?
38:19How can we fix this?
38:20I don't know.
38:21He won't listen.
38:25He always tells me he wants to give me everything that I want, but when it comes to Jack, he refuses.
38:31I have got to get him to see that he's not just hurting Jack, he's hurting all of us.
38:39And I love him.
38:41I mean, he knows how much I love him.
38:45We have forgiven each other for so many things.
38:49What are you saying?
38:53Are you worried that you might not be able to forgive him for this?
38:56That's exactly what I've said.
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