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00:00Will you look?
00:00The kids have been looking forward to this, like, all day.
00:04I thought Claire was coming.
00:05Oh, well, we left her at home with a mountain of presents to wrap
00:09and a pot of hot cocoa to help her power through it.
00:11Where's Johnny?
00:12He's bringing in the tree.
00:13Okay, so he doesn't drag her from the car to the front door.
00:15I'll go help him.
00:16No, I'll need it.
00:18I got it.
00:20Merry Christmas, Dad.
00:30Merry Christmas, Dad.
01:00Merry Christmas, Dad.
01:04How wonderful to have our tree up for the holiday in our beautiful new house.
01:09Well, I'm so happy you love it.
01:10I think it really is something, isn't it?
01:12Oh, Victor, you couldn't have given me a better Christmas gift.
01:17Oh, I can't remember the last time I felt so joyful.
01:26After all that you've been through this year,
01:28you deserve this and more.
01:47I didn't think you were coming home tonight.
01:49I didn't think you were coming home.
02:19Welcome home?
02:41After a day in the trenches, it is good to be home.
02:45I was afraid it was going to be that bad.
02:47Yeah, the siege mentality has taken root and it's exhausting.
02:52You look wonderful.
02:54I would like to offer you some holiday cheer.
02:57Okay.
02:58Yeah.
03:00Mmm.
03:02Delicious.
03:03Mm-hmm.
03:03Mmm.
03:04So even though we're enduring our own nightmare before Christmas, thanks to Victor Newman,
03:10I want tonight to be about one thing only.
03:15Peace on Earth.
03:17Goodwill towards men.
03:19Does that include Victor?
03:21Oh, there's not enough coal in the world for that one.
03:23But right here, and right now, I want to leave Victor Newman and all his chaos on the other
03:31side of that door, and just enjoy the evening.
03:43It's Christmas Eve.
03:45Where else would I be?
03:46You threatened to leave me.
03:51And this morning, I did not hear you get up to go to work.
03:55Because I've been avoiding you.
03:58I guess you're still very angry, aren't you?
04:00Oh, I'm beyond angry.
04:04But it's Christmas, and I want to spend it with family.
04:10I agree.
04:11The moment I walked in here brought me right back to last Christmas, which was our first
04:32Christmas in this new house.
04:36And I was reminded how incredibly happy I was there.
04:42We video chatted with Noah in London.
04:45We gave him a virtual tour of the house.
04:47Do you remember that?
04:48Yeah, I remember.
04:52He was so happy we all were.
04:55And it was Claire's first Christmas as a Newman.
04:58Yeah.
05:00And Cole's last one with us.
05:03Who knew so much would change in a year?
05:06I'm very glad I made peace with him.
05:09And invited him into the family.
05:13It was a lovely gesture.
05:14So I guess you and I are still angry with each other?
05:23For the sake of the children, I hope that we, you know, can lay it to rest during the holidays.
05:28I would love nothing more.
05:31But I can't pretend that what you're doing to Jack is all right, because it isn't.
05:37And I'm not going to change my mind.
05:41Let's not talk about it.
05:44Victor, do you really think a gift can solve everything?
06:10Please open it.
06:11Let's make tonight about us.
06:17Love, how lucky we are to have each other in such an amazing family.
06:22I can think of no better way to enjoy my evening.
06:28Wow.
06:29Looks great.
06:30So, uh, it is a little quiet.
06:32Where is our amazing family?
06:34Well, as you know, Ashley is spending the holidays in Paris, and Tracy went out to dinner with Amy.
06:39Oh, I love hearing that.
06:42The two of them have had a very difficult year.
06:44Spending time with a lifelong friend can be a real comfort.
06:48And our, uh, our son and our grandson?
06:50Oh, Kyle took Harrison to a friend's Christmas party, and word has it, there'll be a piñata.
06:55Ooh, Harrison will be thrilled.
06:58And you know what?
06:59Kyle getting to see the kids having fun, getting excited about Santa, will maybe put him in a better mood.
07:06I hope so.
07:08I'm kind of worried about him with Claire.
07:10I know that he got her a Christmas present, but I don't think he has any hope of any kind of reconciliation.
07:17I think he's gone as far as thinking a clean break would be best for both of them.
07:21Young love is so complicated.
07:25I guess old love has its perks?
07:27Well, I prefer to think of it as mature love.
07:31Ah.
07:32Yeah.
07:32You know, as much as I am looking forward to our Christmas tradition of my reading a visit from St. Nicholas to Harrison,
07:38the visions dancing through my head right now have nothing to do with sugar plums.
07:44Oh, you'd better be careful.
07:46You've been so nice all year.
07:48You don't want to get put on the naughty list, do you?
07:51Oh, I don't know.
07:52Maybe.
07:53Maybe.
07:58Well, that's a, that's a heck of a tree right there.
08:01Well, it was the only one left on the lot.
08:04So, I, I guess that's what happens when you wait until the last minute.
08:07Yeah, yeah.
08:07And clearly you beat Charlie Brown to the tree because, uh, you would have picked that one.
08:12Dad.
08:12Yeah, well.
08:14Well, I think it's perfect.
08:16Yeah.
08:16It is.
08:17It's beautiful.
08:17Once we decorate it, you know, with lights and ornaments, it'll be beautiful.
08:21Ah, my bad.
08:23I'm sorry.
08:24What?
08:24I got lights.
08:27I don't have ornaments.
08:28I forgot them in the storage.
08:30So.
08:31Oh.
08:32Well, you two did just launch a major media company.
08:35So, um, it makes sense that certain things would slip between the cracks.
08:39But what are we going to do?
08:40We can't just leave the tree like this.
08:42It looks so sad.
08:46Yeah.
08:47I have an idea.
08:56Sally, you saved the day.
08:58Oh, well, I don't know about that.
08:59Oh, it's brilliant.
09:00I think it's charming.
09:02I think we should have a popcorn tree every year.
09:04Yeah.
09:04I kind of did.
09:05Some years I didn't even have a tree.
09:07That's terrible.
09:08I know, right?
09:10But, you know what?
09:11The years we did, we certainly didn't have many ornaments, so we had to be creative if
09:14we wanted to decorate our tree and deck our homes.
09:17I'm sorry that your childhood was so difficult.
09:20I survived.
09:22And I gained popcorn skills.
09:24And we are grateful for that.
09:26Well, thank you.
09:27Thank you both for having us over.
09:29Of course.
09:30You know, it's your first Christmas without Cole.
09:32We just want you to know that I'm here for you.
09:36Hey, stop eating the decorations.
09:38Yeah.
09:39That's why I did the lights, which is the hardest part.
09:41Ask anyone.
09:41You two could give your parents the best Christmas present ever.
09:45I don't know if we could afford that.
09:46Well, it's free.
09:48Can you just please not fight, at least for tonight?
09:50Yeah, just one silent night, please?
09:53Come on, that was good.
09:54I got a million of them.
09:55That's what we're afraid of.
09:56Tell me you didn't tell your jokes at the launch party.
09:59No, no, I saved those for you.
10:00Mom just said the party was great.
10:02But you totally killed it.
10:04Oh, I hope so.
10:06So how's Apple communications going?
10:08Are you having fun?
10:09I am.
10:10Yeah, yeah.
10:10Best time.
10:11What's your engagement rate?
10:13Wow.
10:14Wow.
10:14I might be running the company someday.
10:16Yeah, I've been working on it for months, and all of a sudden now you're interested, huh?
10:19Yeah.
10:20So, just curious, how is this going to be different from Uncle Adam's media company?
10:24In every possible way.
10:25Like how?
10:26Integrity for one, transparency.
10:28Unlike Adam and Chelsea, we're not going to run this company and weaponize it to go against
10:31people that think differently than us.
10:33Oh, Billy.
10:34We're not going to use unsubstantiated stories in order to go after our competitors, you know?
10:38You don't want to be able to table this conversation for a different time.
10:40Sure, but I also think it's important for Johnny and Katie to know if they're going to start
10:43a business, they should be thinking about integrity, something that, you know, that means something.
10:48What, like gambling off the jabot?
10:50Johnny.
10:52It's okay.
10:53Johnny, you're not wrong.
10:54I, uh, I've made a lot of mistakes, but I've learned from my mistakes, and because of
10:59that, I have a new outlook on life and in business, and a lot of that comes from this
11:04woman sitting beside me here.
11:05Oh, I don't know if I could take credit for that.
11:07That's true.
11:09You've helped me see what's important.
11:11It's not about holding grudges or fighting back all the time.
11:14I've had the pleasure of watching you work day in and day out, and your drive and your
11:18focus for happy communications is something to be proud of.
11:21She's a star.
11:23One that I'm willing to follow anywhere.
11:25A star?
11:26We don't have a star for the tree.
11:27You, the candles, the decorations, the Christmas spirit, exactly what I needed, and I had no
11:39idea.
11:40How is it you always know how to bring me out of the churn and back into some semblance
11:45of peace?
11:46That's what the season's about, in a way.
11:48Short days, long dark nights where you come together with the people you love and find the
11:56light in their hearts.
11:57Wow.
11:58That was very poetic.
12:00I think it's the eggnog.
12:03You know, despite everything that's happening on the other side of that door, our home has
12:10never felt so much like home.
12:15I was really lost for a long time.
12:19But now, you've given me so much, Jack.
12:27Your love, your acceptance, a second chance with Kyle.
12:34The life that I share with you and our son is everything to me.
12:39It's the only gift I'd ever want.
12:41And you have returned that love one hundredfold, nurtured it, grown it.
12:48Your love, your joy, your light has brought me so much happiness.
12:55I cannot imagine a world without you next to me.
12:59Here.
13:03Cheers.
13:04Merry Christmas.
13:06Merry Christmas.
13:06Merry Christmas.
13:09Oh.
13:13Oh, my God.
13:16Now, this is exquisite.
13:19I've never seen anything like this.
13:25It's believed to have been part of the collection of Maria Teresa, who was the only female monarch
13:31in the Habsburg Empire.
13:34Wasn't she the mother of Marie Antoinette?
13:38She was.
13:39She had 15 children.
13:41Oh.
13:42Well, that's where all the similarities end.
13:46This is just beautiful.
13:49It's so rare.
13:53Want me to put it on you?
13:58Okay.
13:58Okay.
14:04It's beautiful as you are.
14:24There's something else, though.
14:32It's a little note.
14:35Apparently, this was part of Maria Teresa's letters.
14:39My heart is entirely devoted to my people, and I shall never spare myself where their welfare
14:52is concerned.
14:56That sounds like something you could have written.
15:02Oh, this really is magnificent.
15:14I'm glad to see you smile again.
15:18I know what you're doing.
15:21What?
15:22What am I doing?
15:22You're trying to charm me, which you're very good at, into getting me to change my stance
15:28on the situation with Jack.
15:29I am not.
15:32I'm just trying to, you know, get rid of all the conflicts before tomorrow.
15:41Now, children.
15:48What?
15:49What's this?
16:07I bought it for you a long time ago, before we were fighting.
16:10I am feeling far more festive than I did just a little while ago.
16:20Well, that's the idea.
16:21So, uh, I know you said that Kyle said my love for you is the only gift you needed this
16:26year.
16:27I was hoping that maybe you could make room for just one more.
16:31Oh, no, no.
16:32You got me something.
16:33We said no presents in gear.
16:36I would insult myself.
16:39Here you go.
16:41Go ahead.
16:42Open it.
16:43I have a confession.
16:45What?
16:45Hmm.
16:49For you.
16:50What happened to the whole no gifts thing?
16:53Oh, I couldn't help myself.
16:55All right, you go ahead.
16:55You open yours first.
16:56Okay.
16:57Okay.
17:02Max Factor's autobiography.
17:05First edition.
17:06Big deal.
17:08Wow.
17:08I remember you telling me that your father has such admiration for Max Factor and how
17:13he rose to fame in Hollywood.
17:15This man built an incredible family company with his children and his grandchildren carrying
17:20on the legacy he created for them.
17:23Just like John Abbott.
17:25Two visionaries for whom family meant everything.
17:28Well, after you told me the story, I read the book myself and I was blown away by the scope
17:34of what he created and accomplished and with his family by his side.
17:40And, of course, with Jabot Classic, I am very inspired by the man who coined the term makeup.
17:47I know I talk about my father a lot.
17:53The butt of jokes every once in a while.
17:55But look, that you remembered that conversation about my father means everything to me.
18:05I love my gift.
18:06And I will cherish this forever.
18:10Ready for the reveal?
18:11Yes.
18:12Yes.
18:13Hey.
18:15Look at that.
18:16It's beautiful.
18:17It's just needed a little bit of love, I guess, huh?
18:20Yeah.
18:20But it's always a star or an angel on top.
18:23Since you're such an angel, maybe you can just sit on it.
18:25Johnny.
18:25Come on, Johnny.
18:26What happened?
18:26The truce?
18:27I love my kid sister.
18:29You can be a little bit of pain sometimes, but I think she's pretty cool.
18:32Thanks for noticing the cool part.
18:34There it is.
18:34Peace on earth, at least for a moment.
18:36You know what?
18:37The garlands on that tree remind me of.
18:39Do you remember those little tin stars that we used to make when you were little?
18:44We can make a big one for the tree.
18:46Oh, yeah.
18:46Do you have tinfoil?
18:47We do have tinfoil.
18:49Follow me.
18:51Okay.
18:51Come on, come on, come on.
18:57Billy, you know, he seems, um, seems happier than I've seen him in a long time.
19:04Still can't help but worry about him?
19:08You know, Billy, sometimes he acts or seems like he's okay, even if he's not.
19:16Especially if he's not.
19:18I've seen this before.
19:21His jokes, his optimism, his energy, it's like he's trying really hard to sell this new and improved.
19:27The outlook, not just to everyone, but to himself.
19:34I worry about the same thing.
19:45I know Billy wants to believe that he's turned things around.
19:48And he's trying so hard, and my heart goes out to him.
19:54But after what Jill did to him, the way she betrayed him, I mean, that hurt and that anger, it runs so deep.
20:01And it's a hatred for Victor.
20:04I'm very well aware.
20:05It's just as hard as he's trying.
20:10I mean, we just saw how close to the surface that anger really is.
20:13I mean, the way that he vented about Adam, that rage, it's like right there.
20:19I don't know, it just makes me wonder if there's ever been a moment in Billy's life when he wasn't motivated by anger.
20:24You know, wanting to get back at someone or prove something to them.
20:30I can't say that I can think of any.
20:35You know, when Billy and I first got closer, after Adam and Chelsea cheated on us,
20:41we were hyper-aware that it was very possible that the only motivation for us to take our friendship to the next level was revenge.
20:53But we talked about it a lot, and we were very confident that it wasn't about that at all, that what we had was real.
21:05Billy doesn't confide in me about his feelings for you.
21:09But I can tell by the way he spoke about you at the launch party, and also tonight, that Billy's feelings aren't about anything or anyone but you.
21:24Yeah, I mean, I don't doubt his heart.
21:28I mean, at least the party's given to me.
21:29It's just the other part, the broken part, that worries me.
21:33Why?
21:33Billy has sworn to me that he has let go of that anger.
21:43That he's just focused on the positive with us and with the success of Avid Communications,
21:47and I really want to believe that that is genuine and sustainable.
21:51I just, I've been through this.
21:54This kind of white-knuckled optimism.
21:56I've lived through it before.
21:58When?
22:00My father.
22:01He could be so much like Billy.
22:08Never met a bet that he didn't like, couldn't win.
22:11Except for when he didn't, which was most of the time.
22:15He had one speed, it was go for broke, which usually got him in trouble.
22:21And when he did, he just doubled down.
22:23Then came the booze to numb the pain, and anyway, I picked him up off the floor figuratively and literally more times than I can count.
22:40May I ask you a question?
22:42Yeah, anything.
22:46Are you trying to love Billy or save him?
22:49Oh, it's gorgeous.
23:00That necklace belonged to Coco Chanel.
23:04The Coco Chanel?
23:05She made so many iconic pieces of jewelry at Maison Grupois.
23:10This one, she kept her herself.
23:13Oh, my God, Jack, I love it.
23:15May I?
23:17Please.
23:18Yes.
23:21Okay.
23:23I did.
23:25Oh.
23:25Wow.
23:30Wow.
23:31I don't know which one outshines the other.
23:35The necklace or the gem that is my wife.
23:45How interesting.
23:47It's one of Hannah Arendt's personal journals.
23:51Hannah Arendt?
23:52Well, maybe, how did you, you know, she was one of the most important German-American thinkers and philosophers.
24:04I know how much you admire her work, and when I learned it was available, I thought it should live in your library.
24:12I love this.
24:12Well, I guess this Christmas, even though we disagree on a few topics, we were on the same wavelength when it came to buying each other gifts.
24:29Very personal.
24:32Do you know what I do every year the day after Christmas?
24:36No.
24:36I start thinking about what I'm going to get you the next Christmas.
24:41Why is that?
24:44I have to work hard to keep up with you.
24:53How many Christmases have you and I spent together?
24:59Too many to count.
25:02Let's try to remember.
25:03because
25:07it was for some of the happiest times of our lives.
25:24I was telling the kids earlier that
25:26my family didn't have a lot growing up.
25:32And I was at pay with that.
25:35You know, I learned not to expect
25:37much on
25:38my birthdays and on Christmas.
25:41But this one year,
25:43I saw this TV commercial
25:45for this
25:46kid-sized sewing machine.
25:49And I knew
25:51that it was way more
25:53than anyone could or
25:55would
25:56ever
25:57spend on me.
25:59But I couldn't stop talking about it.
26:03Or dreaming about it.
26:06And my father,
26:08he swore
26:09up and down
26:10that he was going to get it for me.
26:13It wasn't their Christmas morning, was it?
26:19It wasn't.
26:24And neither was my dad.
26:27I'm sorry.
26:29And the worst part
26:30was when I did see him.
26:33It was like a week later.
26:34It was just all smiles.
26:39It was like he didn't even realize
26:41that he'd let me down.
26:43He was just on to the next dream
26:44that wasn't going to come true
26:45or the next
26:46promise that he was going to break
26:47the next thing he couldn't deliver.
26:56So, when Billy
26:57promised me
26:58this amazing future
27:00with Abbott Communications
27:02and then it was gone.
27:04Now it's back.
27:04I've just been through this before.
27:09You know, I can't.
27:12I don't want to do it again.
27:13I can't.
27:14This has to be real
27:15with Billy.
27:18Or we're never going to make it.
27:26We have had so many
27:28wonderful Christmases.
27:30This is not the first time
27:32that we have been
27:32at odds with each other.
27:34No, it is not.
27:39Merry Christmas.
27:42May I come in?
27:46I...
27:47I know it's not exactly
27:58the tree at Rockefeller Center,
28:00but I think it'll do nicely.
28:05I'm going to help you,
28:06but then I'm out.
28:06No, no, no, I can do it.
28:09How did you know I was here?
28:10Michael told me
28:11Michael told me
28:12that last minute
28:13I could barely
28:14get my things out,
28:15but...
28:16Anyway.
28:19Got your tree.
28:22Ta-da!
28:23Well, at least it looks like
28:24Ebony's or Scrooge
28:25doesn't live here.
28:29What are you doing
28:30for Christmas?
28:31This night,
28:32a long day.
28:33I'm traveling, sir.
28:34Yeah, I get it.
28:35I just wanted to
28:36make sure that
28:37you're not alone.
28:38That's all.
28:39I'll keep busy
28:40with the holiday, okay?
28:42Well, the family
28:43is getting together.
28:44If you'd like to join us,
28:45you're welcome.
28:46No, thank you.
28:46I'll be fine.
28:49You could do a lot worse.
28:51A lot of people
28:51are this year.
28:52Anyway,
28:53don't forget
28:54to water the tree
28:56and, uh,
28:58goodnight.
28:59Goodnight.
29:00I probably didn't
29:25tell you then,
29:26but that Christmas tree
29:27meant everything to me.
29:30we might have
29:31been apart,
29:32but, um,
29:34you're always
29:35in my heart.
29:39Well, I've already
29:40thanked you
29:41for the beautiful
29:42necklace.
29:45But what I would
29:46most like to
29:46thank you for
29:47is our children,
29:52our family,
29:53our love.
29:57It stays like this
29:58when you realize
30:00how truly important
30:01they are.
30:03Yeah.
30:06Especially this day.
30:10I remember
30:11when I first told you
30:14what happened
30:15on the 24th of December.
30:16when I was seven years old.
30:24My mother left me
30:26in an orphanage
30:28because my father
30:32had left us
30:33and we didn't have
30:33enough money
30:34to survive.
30:37She had not enough
30:38money to feed me.
30:39so she left me
30:42in an orphanage.
30:47And now,
30:47look at what we have.
30:57Life we have built
30:58together.
30:59beautiful children
31:11we have.
31:15Grand children.
31:15I'm so sorry.
31:29I know that was a lot
31:31to put on you,
31:32especially on
31:33Christmas Eve.
31:34I know this is a rough
31:35one for you.
31:37You and Billy
31:38have made this
31:39a really warm one.
31:42Letting people in
31:43sharing our hearts
31:44together,
31:45that's what this
31:46holiday's about.
31:48We did it.
31:49It's beautiful.
31:50You acted yourselves.
31:52It's perfect.
31:53Who wants the honors?
31:54Put it on there.
31:55I think Katie
31:55should do it.
31:57You angling
31:57for more presents?
31:58Is it working?
31:59Okay, no,
32:00but it just makes me
32:01love you more
32:01than I already do.
32:03That's possible.
32:03What can I say?
32:04I'm a good guy.
32:05You ready?
32:06Really?
32:07I mean,
32:07unless if you don't
32:08want to do it.
32:08I do, I do.
32:14Ta-da.
32:14Oh, that's beautiful.
32:15Now it really is perfect.
32:16Yeah, it really is
32:17perfect.
32:18Well, I think
32:20since our work
32:20here is done,
32:21I should probably
32:22get these kids home.
32:23Thank you for
32:24stopping by.
32:25Well, thank you
32:25for having us.
32:26Yes, where's yours?
32:28That's right.
32:28Oh, and your presents
32:29are going to be
32:30under your mom's tree
32:31at home because
32:32clearly there's no
32:33room for them here.
32:35Can we do this
32:35every year?
32:36Please.
32:37I don't see why not.
32:38Hold on,
32:38you got your
32:38daughter's scarf there.
32:41Merry Christmas.
32:42Merry Christmas,
32:42I love you.
32:43that's yours.
32:43I'll talk to you
32:44tomorrow, okay?
32:45Bye, love you.
32:46I'll see you guys
32:46tomorrow.
32:52Well, that was fun.
32:54That was fun.
32:54They did an amazing
32:55job on that tree
32:56and with everything
32:57else, of course.
33:01Yeah, the only thing
33:02missing is
33:03dealing this ornament.
33:05I'm sorry.
33:08It's okay.
33:09There's always right here.
33:10She loved this time
33:12of year, though.
33:14She's for believing.
33:16That's what they say.
33:20I believe in you.
33:23I believe in us,
33:24what we can accomplish.
33:26I don't know if it's
33:27the end to the holidays
33:29or, I don't know,
33:31just the feeling
33:32of being on the right path,
33:33but no more regrets,
33:36only looking forward.
33:39It's because of you.
33:41Sally, I'm just grateful
33:41you're in my life.
33:45Merry Christmas.
33:48Merry Christmas.
33:48I promise you,
34:12I will do whatever it takes
34:14to protect your family
34:16and its legacy.
34:16You know that.
34:19Our family.
34:21You are now integral
34:23to this family
34:24and its legacy.
34:26You know that, right?
34:28Well, then I'm even
34:29more determined
34:30to prove to the world
34:31that we Abbots
34:33can't be stopped.
34:35Ever.
34:39Merry Christmas,
34:40Mrs. Abbott.
34:42Merry Christmas,
34:43Mr. Abbott.
34:44We have survived so much.
34:56Yes, we have, my darling.
35:00Many times,
35:01I thought we were down
35:01for the count, Kendall.
35:05And we always came back.
35:08And look what we have now.
35:09It's a beautiful home,
35:14beautiful showroom,
35:16grand showroom,
35:18and her great-grandchild.
35:22We have a lot to be proud of.
35:29Merry Christmas, Victor.
35:31It's time to spread
35:52some holiday cheer.
35:53Here's to a season
35:54filled with love,
35:55light,
35:56and laughter.
35:57And time to celebrate
35:58with old friends,
35:59and maybe some new ones, too.
36:01We're sending you
36:01warm wishes
36:02and lots of holiday joy.
36:04May your holidays
36:05be merry and bright.
36:07Thank you for welcoming us
36:08into your homes.
36:09Your support
36:10is the greatest gift of all.
36:11And we thank you
36:12so very much.
36:14Everyone,
36:15the young and the restless,
36:17wishes all the best
36:18this holiday season.
36:37Join us again for the young and the restless.
36:57Restless.
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