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00:00hey hey oh between the presents and the tree i can almost forget the chaos i just left at the
00:12office mom just left for jabot you must have missed her yeah we're all feel like ships in
00:17the night during this crisis that's why i took some time off to wrap presents not easy getting
00:23in the christmas spirit these days especially when there's a real live grinch out there trying
00:27to steal it those for harrison all of them except for this one i'm on the fence about whether to give
00:34it or not okay let me guess that's for claire yeah i bought it a while ago i don't even know why i
00:43wrapped it it seems like every romantic gesture i make ends up backfiring i ask her to marry me
00:50she thinks i'm manipulating her i invite her to paris as i'm putting pressure on her
00:54must feel like you can't win yeah that's why i held off asking her to talk to victor about backing
01:00off from the threat of the ai program i mean would she see it as me trusting her to help my family or
01:06accusing me of overstepping again and mom made a good point she may very well end up siding with victor
01:11which what would that say about our future yeah i can see where you'd be frustrated
01:17i am past frustrated look i know i've made mistakes but how many times can i say i'm sorry
01:28i'm starting to think that she might never forgive me for what happened with ultra
01:33help she might even be using what happened as an excuse to move on
01:37you know if i didn't know better i would swear you were making an argument for giving up on claire
01:44am i wrong
01:46so
01:58like me
02:01i am
02:04you
02:07ansa
02:08ansa
02:08i am
02:12i am
02:14ansa
02:16ions
02:18markers
02:24phones
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02:26Oh my goodness, it is you. I thought I heard someone come in.
02:45Thank you, Pat. Sorry to stop by. I wasn't planning on it.
02:50Well, I'm glad you did. Because I've never asked you what you would want for Christmas.
02:55I'm surprised you have time to think about gifts, given how focused you are right now on hurting the abbots.
03:01Oh. I guess you talked to your grandmother?
03:14Mom. Hi.
03:16Hi. I was at Fenmore's deciding on your Christmas gift when I got your message.
03:21You sounded like you were ready to rip someone's head off.
03:24I was. I still am.
03:26My God, Mom. What happened?
03:28Oh, your father.
03:30Now he is threatening to use that damn AI program against Chabot.
03:35I heard about that. Adam and Chelsea brought me up to speed.
03:38They said Daddy was the push behind him in media's hit job on Chabot.
03:42It's disappointing, but it's not surprising.
03:45You know, the fact that this level of malice has come to be expected of my husband makes me almost as sick as his attacks on Jack.
03:56You know, Daddy has had it in for Jack for as long as I can remember.
03:59Yeah, well, me too. But I have had enough. That's why I finally took a stand with him.
04:05Well, I don't know what you did, but I doubt that anything's gonna get through to him.
04:11I threatened to leave.
04:14What?
04:15I told your father that if he didn't give up on his vendetta against Jack, I would walk out on him.
04:22Yeah, I did speak to Grandma, and she confirmed for me what Kyle had already told me, which is that his family is shutting down Chabot to protect it from you.
04:43What if they shut down Chabot? That's nothing to do with me.
04:47Well, they're only shutting it down in anticipation of your next move, that you're gonna use that AI program that you have against them.
04:53Can't control what they think, you know.
04:56But you can control what Newman Media puts out there.
04:59You took advantage of their behind-the-scenes moves.
05:02You broadcast it to the public. You dragged their reputation and Jack's through the mud.
05:08Please, Grandpa, if I'm wrong, please tell me.
05:12No, I'm just curious. I mean, why would you even care about any of that?
05:16I understand that you and Kyle have kind of broken up.
05:19That doesn't mean that I don't still care about him and his family.
05:22Hmm.
05:23You know, considering how both of you fought me so much when I told you that your relationship was doomed, why don't you tell me why you broke up?
05:31You're trying to change the subject.
05:33No, I just want to know. Please tell me.
05:35I don't know. I don't know where things stand with Kyle right now.
05:39And I've had some flashes of self-discovery over the past few weeks, but I still have more questions than answers.
05:44Uh-huh. Well, what I can tell you is that Holden Novak will not be able to answer those questions.
05:56And what do you know about Holden Novak?
05:59Nothing gets by me. He's a man of rather questionable reputation, okay? In fact, he's a man of ill repute.
06:11No, I'm not giving up, and I don't have doubts about how I feel or what I want.
06:18Problem is, Claire seems more confused than ever.
06:21Is it possible Claire just needs some more time?
06:23Maybe. But maybe, deep down, she wants something besides what she could have with me.
06:29Wait, what do you mean by that?
06:30And when I saw Claire in L.A., she seemed like a different person, distant, detached, someone I almost didn't recognize.
06:37And part of me in that moment knew that she wasn't ready to settle down.
06:40Is it possible the distance you felt, though, had something to do with her wanting to spend time with someone else?
06:46It could be, but I didn't get the feeling she'd fallen for another guy. More like she had fallen for a lifestyle.
06:53In L.A.?
06:55Yeah, Claire was totally into the scene and everything that went with it.
07:01It's the complete opposite of what she could have with me.
07:04Well, no, Genoa City is definitely not L.A., thank God.
07:10Dad, if that's what she wants, then why?
07:14Why am I banging my head against the wall trying to pull her back here?
07:18That's a good question.
07:19What's funny is the reason I fell so hard and so fast for Claire is because she was the only person who could pull me back from my wilder side.
07:30Now I don't know if it's my place for me to pull her back from hers.
07:34I had to do something to try to stop him.
07:38With threatening to leave? It's a little extreme, don't you think?
07:42He left me no other choice.
07:44I have seen you stand up to Dad over the years, but this just seems so abrupt. So final. I mean, it sounds like things went from zero to 60 at lightning speed.
07:53Things did escalate quickly. This tension caused by his hatred of Jack has been building for a while, ever since he saw me at that hotel room.
08:05The night you got sober.
08:07And I know that Jack saved my life that night, but your father is convinced that he could have killed me and he's been trying to make him pay for it ever since.
08:16Dad holding a grudge over the fear of losing you. It's not surprising to me, but your extreme ultimatum is. It's probably surprising to Dad too.
08:27He was absolutely livid. I think that's why he escalated things.
08:33He what?
08:35He told me that if I wanted to walk out, the door was open.
08:40Sounds like things got pretty ugly.
08:43It wasn't our finest moment.
08:44Well, you know, sometimes things get said in the heat of an argument. Things that you wouldn't normally say to another person, let alone someone that you love.
08:52That is definitely true.
08:55Now that you've had time to sit with it, maybe there's a part of you that regrets taking such a strong stand. Maybe you even want to take it back.
09:04You went to the trouble of wrapping the gift. You must be holding out some hope.
09:14I guess I am. I hate to even bring this up. I think the two of you should steer clear of the woman. But didn't you tell me that you and Claire had teamed up on a mission to drive Audra Charles out of town?
09:27Yeah, we did. I'll admit I thought working together toward a common goal would bring us closer together. How about that for irony?
09:34Yet your dealings with Audra are what caused the breakup and your shared dislike for her might be what brings the two of you back together.
09:42Yeah. I'm not trying to get my hopes up. We have made some headway, but we are far from the ring shopping, apartment hunting couple we were a few months ago.
09:55It just seems like we take one step forward and two steps back.
10:03Talk to me about that. What is it?
10:06I just don't know how much longer I can keep holding on when it feels like all Claire wants to do is let go.
10:13Okay, I don't want to do this. Who I see or don't see is my business and no one else's. Not even yours.
10:21I'm simply expressing concern for my granddaughter.
10:25You were just changing the subject so that we wouldn't talk about what you're doing to the Abbots.
10:29That subject is closed, alright?
10:32Now you're entitled to your opinion, I'm entitled to mine.
10:36And I think it's a mistake if you continue your relationship with Holden Novak.
10:43And what's your problem with Holden?
10:45Sweetheart, he's a less than stellar character. He's rather dubious.
10:51Yeah?
10:53Yeah. Like many of us.
10:55You may not know, but he had a falling out with Damien Cain before Damien Cain was murdered.
11:01Holden didn't have anything to do with Damien's death.
11:04Well, that remains to be seen. But then, he also is in the employ of Cain Ashby.
11:11You know, Cain Ashby has been trying to take our company away from us.
11:14Which you did to him instead, am I right?
11:20If it helps you sleep easy at night, there's nothing serious going on between Holden and me.
11:27Well, I'm very glad to hear that.
11:28I can't believe you did it again.
11:31Did what again?
11:32You changed the subject so that we wouldn't talk about the Abbotts.
11:36That subject matter is not to be discussed right now, alright?
11:40Why do you hate Jack so much? By all accounts, with the only exception being yours, he's a good and decent man.
11:49And he's only ever treated me with kindness and respect.
11:53Oh, good and decent man. Give me a break. I've known that guy for decades now, alright?
11:58You know what he is?
12:01Underneath all that facade of rectitude and whole righteousness, he's a manipulative son of a bitch, alright?
12:10And he has a gift to make those who I feel close to, make them like him.
12:17Victor's paranoia about anything having to do with Jack has got to stop.
12:22So, no, I am not going to take back what I said.
12:27And you're not upset that Dad said you were free to leave?
12:30Well, yes, of course I'm upset.
12:32But there's this constant dark cloud of anger and hatred towards Jack.
12:39I can't live with it anymore.
12:43Does it matter that Dad hasn't used the program against Chabot?
12:47It's only a matter of time.
12:48He is hell-bent on destroying Chabot once and for all.
12:54Yeah, well, he does the same thing with Billy no matter how much I ask him to leave Katie and Johnny's father alone.
13:00Yeah, he doesn't care.
13:02His hatred of Jack and Billy takes precedence over everything.
13:07Well, I can't argue with that.
13:10Jack risked his own life to save mine, and it worked.
13:13But because it was Jack, Victor refuses to admit that it was a positive outcome.
13:21And he probably never will.
13:23Ever since he saw what Jack did that night, he has been waiting for an opportunity to not just destroy him, but to ruin him.
13:32And now because I didn't put my foot down soon enough, the entire Abbott family may lose everything.
13:40Okay.
13:42You took a stand.
13:45What happens next?
13:46What happens next?
13:53I am trying to be patient, but I worry that looks less like a virtue, more like a weakness.
14:00Yeah, I don't think anything I have done has changed the way Claire feels about us.
14:05And I definitely don't get the feeling, especially after L.A., that she is focused on a future with me.
14:12And you still are?
14:14Part of me, but part of me also wonders how long do I keep putting my life on hold while Claire just figures out what she does or doesn't want, especially when it seems more and more like she doesn't want me.
14:27Okay, whatever happens, I want you to know I will be here for you.
14:32But I want you to stop beating yourself up for what you did or didn't do.
14:36Yeah, it's hard not to do.
14:38Is it possible that no one is to blame for this breakup?
14:42That neither one of you is ready for a serious, long-term relationship?
14:47Look, I get why Claire would be. I'm her first. But Dad, I have had more than enough experience there.
14:51Let me remind you that you found Claire on the heels of your breakup with Summer.
14:57Someone you loved very deeply, someone you had a lot of history with.
15:00So what, are you saying Claire's a rebound? No, I don't believe that for a second.
15:03I'm not saying rebound at all. I'm talking about the timing.
15:07Sometimes the feelings are there, but the conditions, the opportunities for love to grow aren't.
15:15Yeah, she was my anchor during the divorce with Summer and the custody battle with Harrison.
15:19But is that a wrong reason to fall in love?
15:21Oh, I don't think there's a right or wrong reason for love.
15:24Yeah, we were in flux, both of us, and Claire was just finding her place in this new life of hers.
15:33Yeah, maybe I need to accept that that place doesn't include me.
15:38Hard as it is to say, maybe a clean break is what's best for both of us.
15:47I don't need to be convinced of anything.
15:50What you're doing is wrong and we both know it.
15:53Well, let me tell you something.
15:58If Jack Abbott loses to Beau, it's due to his paranoia.
16:03But it's not paranoia if you keep the threat of the AI alive.
16:07Seems to me you've already chosen sides.
16:10No, I came here to hear your side.
16:15I want to understand why you hate Jack.
16:19This is too long, okay?
16:22What you have to know is that he tried to take Newman Enterprises away from me on several occasions.
16:30He left me for dead twice.
16:33And he married the woman I loved and who still loved me.
16:38Why would he do that?
16:39Because, my dear.
16:43He's a man who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
16:47He never worked for his living.
16:50Those guys feel they're entitled to everything they want.
16:54Because they have money. Spoiled.
16:58Is that it?
16:59It doesn't sound like the man I know.
17:03That man you know?
17:05You don't know him very well, okay?
17:07That man who pretends to be a man of honor and integrity almost caused the death of your grandmother.
17:14But he didn't.
17:16She stopped drinking and the plan might have been unorthodox, but it worked.
17:20Sweetheart, the fact that she almost died I will never forget.
17:24And I make sure that he pays for it.
17:27It was the last thing I do.
17:29Yeah, but he didn't mean any harm.
17:31Kyle's told me what great friends they've always been.
17:34Look, let's not discuss this anymore.
17:36I'm very glad that your dalliance with Kyle Abbott has come to an end.
17:40What I suggest, seriously suggest, is that you stay away from the Abbott's.
17:47Because something is coming down the pike that doesn't look well for that family.
17:53And I don't want you to be caught in the crossfire.
17:56I understand your anger.
18:00I have experienced first-hand how close-minded Daddy can be when it comes to the Abbott's.
18:05It's only you had seen his face when I threatened to leave.
18:09It was the same look he had on his face the night he found me at the hotel with Jack.
18:14I think what happened with Jack reignited something that's been smoldering for years.
18:20So I just don't think that Dad is going to come around no matter what you threaten.
18:23You could be right.
18:26The question is, what do I do with that?
18:30I mean, how can I continue to accept it?
18:34Well, that being said, I do see a depth of love between the two of you.
18:41Especially recently.
18:43What you shared together, it's unlike anything that I've ever witnessed.
18:49And the evidence of that is all around us.
18:51I mean, look at the house.
18:54The house that Dad had rebuilt for you.
18:56I know.
18:58I remember the night he surprised me with Dad.
19:02He was so proud.
19:04That's because you are the center of his universe.
19:08And I just can't see you at odds like this. It pains me.
19:12Especially now, during the holidays, when families should be coming together despite their differences, not splitting apart.
19:22I don't want to walk away from what we have.
19:25Well, that's a relief.
19:27But I can't keep standing by watching him destroying somebody that I care about.
19:34Maybe it's time he feels the sting of losing something that's important to him.
19:41Maybe then he'll realize what he's done.
19:44I hope your father doesn't force me to make good on my threat.
19:56Sorry.
19:58Well, today must be the day for urgent messages. It's Claire, and she's asking me to meet her crimson lights right away.
20:08Oh, go, go, go.
20:10Mom, why don't you come with me? I'm sure whatever it is, she would value your input.
20:14No, it sounds like a mother-daughter thing.
20:16I don't want to leave you here like this.
20:17I'll be fine. Thank you for meeting with me. It helped to talk it through.
20:23Anytime.
20:25And darling, I hope you don't think that I'm asking you to take sides. I'm not. I know how much you love your father.
20:33I do love him, but I also know him. And when he's wrong, he's wrong.
20:39I'm proud of you for taking this stand because I know it's not easy when he digs his heels in.
20:43Well, I can dig my heels in just as deeply.
20:49Kyle?
20:51Oh, what was that?
20:54Looks like you're getting into the holiday spirit.
20:57Yes, I made a pact with myself. Even if Victor, God forbid, succeeds in taking Chabot down, he is not going to ruin our family holiday.
21:06Well, just don't expect his heart to grow four times the size like the Grinch's did.
21:10Yeah, that would be a holiday miracle.
21:15Hey. Hey.
21:16Wow. Look at this place.
21:18There's almost no indication in the outside world that it's about to give in on us.
21:23Oh, that's a spirit.
21:24I take it your meeting with Phyllis didn't go so well.
21:27Actually, it went better than I expected.
21:29But she agreed to help us get that AI program away from Victor?
21:33She did, with one caveat.
21:36I would think her list of demands would be a mile long.
21:38Yeah, I expected the same. And the crazy thing is, what she wants isn't even for herself.
21:43You sure you even talked to Phyllis?
21:45Yeah.
21:47She wants full ownership of Merchetti signed over to Summer.
21:52Wait, that's it?
21:54Selfless act, isn't it?
21:55And a deal I would absolutely consider making.
21:59Well, sure, but that's a big deal still.
22:00I mean, she wants the entire company signed over to Summer.
22:04Summer brought Merchetti to Chabot.
22:06She's the one who's built it to the powerhouse it is today.
22:09Yeah, I haven't worried about the fallout from Merchetti if Chabot goes under.
22:12I mean, doing what Phyllis asks, it protects Summer from all this.
22:16Okay, but before we start signing contracts, let's remember who we're talking about.
22:19Unselfish, and Phyllis, those words don't go together very often.
22:21He makes a very good point.
22:23Okay, so that brings up a red flag.
22:24Is she working both ends towards the middle here in order to protect herself?
22:28In my opinion, she should not be the first line of defense.
22:31She should be the last resort.
22:36Nicky wants to meet.
22:38Do you think it's possible she convinced Victor to hand over the program?
22:41Well, I will soon find out. Who knows?
22:43Maybe we won't have to give Phyllis anything.
22:46Great.
22:48Let us know how it goes, Jack.
22:49I mean, look at this place.
22:54Is there anything over here for me?
22:58Well, what do we have here?
23:02Two Claire from Kyle.
23:04Is this for old time's sake, or are the two of you back together?
23:10There you go.
23:12What's this?
23:13Oh.
23:14You remembered.
23:16And I'm not the only one.
23:18This place doesn't need security cameras because nothing gets past Esther.
23:22Your text sounded urgent.
23:24Is everything all right?
23:25I just came from Grandpa.
23:27How was he?
23:29On edge.
23:30Not happy when I told him that I talked to Grandma about what he's trying to do to the Abbots.
23:34I can only imagine you got an ear full.
23:37It's so upsetting.
23:38You know, Grandma said earlier that she's not sure she's going to be able to forgive him for this.
23:42Well, that's not the worst of it.
23:44What do you mean?
23:46She's threatened to leave your grandfather if he doesn't stop.
23:50Wow, seriously?
23:51Yes.
23:52I'm afraid so.
23:54Well, no wonder he was on edge.
23:56Do you think Grandma will follow through on it?
23:57I hope not.
23:59I don't like to think about them not being together.
24:02Yeah, it makes both of us.
24:04I can just hope that by her going so far that your grandfather will come to his senses and he'll put the brakes on this attack on Chabot.
24:13And if he doesn't?
24:14Well, then I'm worried.
24:15I'm worried about the future.
24:17For my mother and possibly for you.
24:21Me? How do I factor into this?
24:24Because of Kyle.
24:27Oh, well, I'm not really sure what my connection is to Kyle these days.
24:32Though he was the first one to tell me about what's going on with Chabot.
24:36I can't help but wonder if maybe he's trying to enlist me in the Abbots fight against Grandpa.
24:40Do you really think that Kyle would try to suck you into this war?
24:44He hasn't done anything like that before, even with everything that Grandpa was trying to do to break us up.
24:50I never got the sense that Kyle was expecting me to pick sides.
24:53Because he respects your feelings too much to put you in that position.
24:57Yeah, Kyle's always been really good like that.
25:01Are you still conflicted about him?
25:03How can you tell?
25:04So I'm guessing that your trip to L.A. to clear your head was not as helpful as you thought it would be.
25:11I'm not sure about that.
25:13It definitely opened my eyes to a whole new world that I didn't know was there.
25:16And that I really like.
25:18Is it the world that you like or the person that showed it to you?
25:25Is it that obvious?
25:26Does it bother you that people are picking up on the attraction?
25:31No.
25:33No, I like spending time with Holden. I'm not ashamed of that.
25:37You know, there's still so much that you don't know about him.
25:40And like you mentioned, in L.A., there's a dangerous side to him that you're not sure you're comfortable with.
25:45I also said it was exciting.
25:48And I'm pretty sure that's part of why I'm still so attracted to him.
25:57You think it's possible that Nicky convinced Victor to back off?
26:01I'm not holding out hope.
26:03Not like you, it seems, with Claire.
26:06You think I was gonna let you slide on that question?
26:09Okay, I don't know if I'm holding out hope or not, but I am all talked out on the subject, if you don't mind.
26:15Okay, I get it. None of my business.
26:17Nice to know some things never change.
26:19And it's nice to know that some things do.
26:21Like you.
26:22I mean, as busy as you've been with Abbott Communications, you've still been in the trenches with us to keep Jabot afloat.
26:29It's what you do when your family's in crisis, isn't it?
26:32Usually, but not too long ago, when something like this would come up, you've been too distracted, or panicked, or frankly, too out for yourself to lift a finger.
26:42Kyle, is this your backhanded way of saying you appreciate how I'm showing up?
26:46Man, you've had a calming effect on my dad, which he needs right now.
26:49Well, to be honest, I'm just trying to give Jack back what he always gave me.
26:54Steady hand when life is spinning out.
26:59Jack's been my number one most consistent supporter.
27:06Even when I've tried to constantly push him away.
27:09Trust me, I've done my fair share of pushing, but what I needed on me was always there.
27:14Just like our father, your grandfather, who's been on my mind a lot lately, as if he's a ghost of Christmas past, but that voice keeps reminding me of something he always used to say to me.
27:26Which was, you can't control how people act, what they say, what they do.
27:31The only person stopping you from living your best life, from being the best version of yourself is you.
27:43I'm not really sure how to respond to that.
27:45You know what? I think I'd be lying if I said that your new attraction to bad boys doesn't scare me a little bit.
27:52Grandma said that she's not her fair share of them, and they were hard to resist.
27:57It's just, it's unexpected. You know, Kyle, he couldn't be more different from Holden.
28:03He's not the horrible person that you think he is.
28:05I don't think he's horrible. I just, I mean, what do we really know about him?
28:09He hasn't exactly been transparent since he showed up in Genoa City.
28:13He's opened up to me a little bit.
28:16Um, yes, he has had his share of questionable experiences in his past, but mostly connected to Audra.
28:25Well, the fact that she's involved should tell you everything that you need to know.
28:30I'm just, I want you to be careful, you know, I'm worried about you spending so much time with a person that is still such a mystery.
28:37You sound like Grandpa.
28:39You talked with him about Holden?
28:41He brought it up, but really only just to get me off the subject of the Abbots.
28:45Yeah, because he was just called out by your grandmother, and I'm sure that he didn't want to hear it from you, too.
28:50Do you think Grandpa's actively trying to destroy Jabot just to hurt Jack?
28:57I'm afraid that's exactly what he's trying to do.
29:00I hope I didn't pull you away from work, whatever that looks like these days, thanks to my husband.
29:06I was actually putting presents underneath the tree. I am determined to maintain some semblance of normalcy with all that's going on.
29:14Well, all that's going on is why I wanted to meet with you.
29:17You need to know what happened earlier between Victor and me.
29:21I'm listening.
29:23I drew a line in the sand, and hopefully it's enough to force him to destroy that damn AI program.
29:31What sort of line?
29:33I told him if he didn't give me the program, I would leave him.
29:39You didn't?
29:40I did.
29:42Well, you would do that? Leave Victor, a man you love with every fiber in your being, to protect me?
29:49To protect me?
29:58You know, it wasn't that long ago that I defined myself by who I shared my life with at the time.
30:04Didn't work out for me very well, most of that time.
30:07What about now? With Sally?
30:10It's different. I'm different.
30:13Don't get me wrong, Sally's great.
30:15But she didn't force me to be a better person, I did that on my own.
30:18And what if she decides she doesn't like this new you?
30:21Well, then maybe she's not the one.
30:23But I'm happy to say she's happy with the man I've chosen to be right now, and so am I, if I dare say so myself.
30:28Most of my life I've been a mess, so it's nice to shape up and get my life in order.
30:39Yeah, you do something different.
30:42That's a good way.
30:44Trying to let go of some of that negative energy.
30:47My hatred for Victor has ruled my world.
30:51Trying to have less of that so he doesn't occupy every waking moment.
30:55I don't think I could do that right now.
30:56It's not a perfect process, believe me, but being clear-headed right now, so we can get out of the mess that he created, that's important.
31:04I guess I can see that.
31:06I'm also trying to let go of some of the pain that my mother has caused me.
31:10I have done that with my mom, and it's been a huge relief.
31:16Yeah, well I'm not there yet.
31:19In a crazy way, I'm actually grateful to Victor and my mom.
31:22Grateful for what?
31:23If they didn't bring me to my knees, I don't think I'd be walking the positive path I am right now.
31:32Hey, gotta go pick up Harrison.
31:33Um...
31:34I admire the way you've turned things around.
31:40Let's hope it continues.
31:43You and me both.
31:47I'm starting to wonder if anyone can really change.
31:54What makes you say that?
31:55Look at Grandpa.
31:56All these years, and he's still holding onto this grudge against Jack Abbott.
31:59You know, Grandma was just recently telling me how many obstacles they've overcome, and how they're more in love than ever.
32:05Well, what if holding onto this hatred for Jack is the thing that ends that love?
32:10I can't even contemplate that. It makes me too upset.
32:14Why isn't anyone trying to stop him?
32:16I mean, doesn't everyone in this family actually like Jack?
32:20We all have a soft spot for Jack.
32:22Then how can you sit back and watch Grandpa try to destroy him?
32:25Someone that you really like?
32:28Does your devotion to Grandpa just outweigh your compassion for anyone outside the Newman family?
32:34No, it's more complicated than that.
32:36Well, it seems pretty simple to me.
32:38I am not okay with Grandpa ruining the life of a good man like Jack Abbott just because he can and because he knows that no one has the guts to stand up to him.
32:46Family or not, I won't get on board with that.
32:51It's about time that somebody stood up to Victor.
32:54And it's not just about you.
32:56He can't keep playing God with people's lives and getting away with it.
33:00I won't argue with that.
33:04It's not that I don't love him.
33:06I love him with everything in me, but this is not the life I want with him, and I had to make that clear.
33:15I'm worried that even something this serious is not going to change his mind.
33:18Well, I don't know what will happen next, but I do know that he better realize that I am serious about this.
33:28His constant attacks against you have to stop for good this time.
33:33What are you doing here?
33:45What do you think I'm doing here?
33:48I've been looking for you all night.
33:50The paramedics were here.
33:54I'm so sorry, Victor. I don't know what to say.
33:57I bet you are.
33:58So you're supposed to protect my wife, right?
34:00I know.
34:01I know. I saw her drinking again, realize how I had not been there for her again.
34:08I couldn't take it. The pills were supposed to be the answer.
34:10They were supposed to make those feelings go away.
34:12I don't give a damn about feelings.
34:15What you did was unconscionable.
34:17You're right.
34:19But Nikki has turned a corner here.
34:21And once she's back from recovery, once she's clean, I will make it up to her somehow.
34:26But she saved my life.
34:27I would not have saved your life.
34:31If you don't give me the AI program and end this war immediately,
34:58I will leave you.
35:02You'd leave me?
35:04After everything you and I have been through?
35:06Because of your misplaced loyalty to Jack Abbott?
35:09Without looking back.
35:12Jack Abbott destroyed your bone, not me.
35:15No more lies, Victor.
35:19Do you believe him over me?
35:23Prove me wrong.
35:24You've known me well enough, all these years,
35:30to know that I don't take kindly to threats.
35:35Not even from you!
35:37You want out?
35:40Back to the door!
35:41Get out!
35:54Now let's go.
35:55Where's the family?
35:56I see you.
35:58From the door.
36:00Got you?
36:01Now let's go.
36:03Don't come back.
36:07Friends.
36:09See you soon.
36:11See you soon.
36:13I'm sure you need to get caught.
36:15A lot of things are so great.
36:17I'm sure you're all going to.
36:18And I can't be here.
36:19No more.
36:50Join us again for The Young and the Restless.
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