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00:06here's christine's tea just how she likes it have you heard from her this morning
00:11she's not normally late yeah she just texted and she's gonna be here any minute
00:20you're nervous well you're going before the judge this morning so of course i'm nervous
00:28listen mom i know that you and christine are gonna push for me to accept the plea so oh hi
00:36i'm so sorry i'm late it's okay your tea is still hot okay thank you i just i wanted us
00:41to talk before we saw the judge mariah this is your last chance to take what i think is a
00:46really
00:47good offer under the circumstances these terms weren't easy to negotiate no i know i know you
00:52don't want to do the plea deal okay but i have to say it again psychiatric treatment over prison is
00:57the way to go being in a prison cell is not going to get you the help you need i
01:02know and i have to
01:02believe in time you're going to want to heal yourself christine yeah can i get a word in yes yes
01:09of course
01:09i'm sorry i'm sorry i know um i know i need help that's why i've decided not to fight you
01:20guys on this
01:22anymore i need help and the best hope i have of getting it and putting my life back together
01:32is the best psychological care that you can get so i i want to go to the judge please and
01:41ask them
01:42to accept the plea oh thank you god you don't know how hard i prayed for this i just i
01:50feared that it
01:50was hopeless you were so adamant on being punished i i have to say i'm so relieved but i have
01:58to ask
01:58what changed your mind
02:12there's things i'll never know
02:20the things i can't explain
02:26how love's a father close
02:32and when you look at me
02:39cause after all this time
02:43heartache and heartless
02:46i know
02:52a million little blessings
02:55through the dark
02:57through the years
02:59the hardest parts
03:01i know
03:02i'll make it somehow
03:07some flames never
03:09Burnout
04:11Morning, Dad.
04:13Son?
04:15Can I pour you a cup of coffee?
04:18Can't imagine you got much sleep last night.
04:22Try none.
04:24I'm rather surprised you were even speaking to me after what you saw.
04:33It was a lot.
04:35No son should ever have to see his father in that situation.
04:44But I know you love Mom.
04:47With everything in me, Kyle.
04:49That is why I'm struggling.
04:50I am trying to wrap my head around finding you in bed with another woman.
04:56Especially her.
04:58I'm struggling, too.
05:01Look, all I can say is I was under the influence of a drug of some kind, a drug I
05:07did not take of my own free will.
05:09I would not be with that woman, Kyle, or any other woman, except your mother, if I were in my
05:16right mind.
05:19I believe that.
05:21Unfortunately, I don't think Diane is taking my word for it.
05:27In fact, I don't think she buys that Patty spiked my drink at all.
05:33And I'm not sure she's going to believe anything I have to say from now on.
05:35You can't really think that.
05:37No?
05:39Then why did Diane pack her bag last night and leave the house without saying a word to me?
05:46This cannot be it.
05:50This cannot be the end of my marriage.
06:02Well, hello, Diane.
06:04Fancy seeing you here.
06:06You look so pale.
06:08Must have had a rough night.
06:11Not enough sleep.
06:12I'm warning you, Patty.
06:13Don't start with me.
06:15Oh.
06:16So you don't want me to brag about why I'm glowing, how I slept like a baby,
06:21and I'm sure you don't want me to go on and on about what the company of a handsome, real
06:27man can do for a woman?
06:35Good morning.
06:36Am I late?
06:37No.
06:38No, you're right on time, actually.
06:39Um, guys, Tessa is the reason for the change of heart.
06:45We had a conversation, and she made me see that I just had too much at stake.
06:52Thank God.
06:54Thank you, Tessa.
06:56Well, you made the right decision.
06:59Now hopefully I can persuade a judge to do the same and agree to a sentence of probation and psychiatric
07:05treatment.
07:07Tessa, Tessa, thank you for getting Mariah to agree to this, to a path of healing, not self-destruction, not
07:16to mention breaking all of our hearts.
07:26I hate Victor for what he did to me, for the way he worried you and Billy and Tracy.
07:31But more than anything, I hate what you all walked in on and the, and the effect it had on
07:36your mother seeing.
07:37Oh.
07:38Dad, it was a gut punch to all of us.
07:41It was completely unconscionable, and I don't blame you for a second for supporting your mother on this.
07:46No, I'm not taking anyone's side.
07:50As far as I'm concerned, there is only one person to blame, and that's Victor.
07:53Oh, believe me, he's going to get plenty of blame.
07:56But what makes me sick to my stomach is how I lost control.
08:02I mean, I was in a drug state, yes, but, oh, God, Kyle.
08:07Dad, think of, just think of everything that you and Mom have been through.
08:13All the challenges you have faced, and you always overcome them, and come out on the other side with a
08:19love that's stronger than ever.
08:20Yes, we always have.
08:21Yeah, Mom was devastated by that last night.
08:24It is hard for her to be around you right now.
08:26It is an open and painful wound.
08:30But I have to believe that with a little time, a little space, she'll focus her anger where it belongs,
08:38on Victor.
08:39I don't think your mother is anywhere near that right now.
08:42What she saw is far too jarring, too shocking, no matter what actually happened.
08:48No, maybe you're, maybe you're right, maybe what she needs right now is some space, some time to maybe get
08:57past this, maybe even forgive me.
09:04Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
09:06You were coming from upstairs.
09:08You're staying here, of course.
09:11I shouldn't be surprised.
09:14Oh, I mean, it must have been a shock, you walking in on my love nest with your husband the
09:20other night.
09:21Or is he your ex-husband now?
09:24Why don't you go back to wherever you came from?
09:27Oh, Diane, that's so cold.
09:30I wonder if Jack even noticed your side of the bed was empty.
09:34I mean, I'm sure it would be warmer with you gone.
09:36But it's not to worry, not to worry.
09:39Jack won't be sleeping alone too many more nights now that I'm in town.
09:44You are psychotic.
09:46You always have been.
09:47How you fooled anyone into letting you out of that mental hospital is beyond me.
09:52You locked my husband in a room and drugged him.
09:56Okay, is that what Jack is using as an excuse for not being able to keep his hands off me?
10:02Oh, my God, Diane, why?
10:04Why would I risk my newfound freedom with a move like that?
10:08Because that's the only way you could get any man to have anything to do with you.
10:14Oh.
10:17Diane, look at you. So raw.
10:20Oh, I really do hate to kick you when you're down, but you deserve to know the truth.
10:25There were no drugs.
10:27No tricks.
10:30Just chemistry.
10:33Oh, my God.
10:35Jack and I had an unforgettable night of passion.
10:38The two of us, you know, just letting nature take its course.
10:42Do you hear yourself?
10:43Just vomiting all these lies?
10:45Lies?
10:46Yes.
10:47Really?
10:48Then why are you here?
10:50And not at that big Abbott mansion?
10:52Unless you, uh, didn't suspect I was telling the truth.
10:59Oh, Jack.
11:01Wow.
11:02You know, you left Jack.
11:04You left him because you saw the truth when you busted in on us.
11:08And I'm going to tell you something.
11:10I was just reminding him of what we had together.
11:15And, uh, he was, uh, completely taken and totally forgot all about you.
11:30The first thing the judge is going to ask is if this plea is your decision, that you're admitting
11:35guilt.
11:36Yes, I never have denied that I did what I did what I did.
12:07Yeah.
12:07Yeah, I mean, I hate remembering that, but if it helps, of course.
12:11Another thing that's really important is that you explained to the judge that you never intended
12:16any harm to Dominic, even in your mental state.
12:20You took care of him.
12:21You made sure he was safe.
12:22Of course, I, I had to.
12:25I didn't want him to be frightened.
12:27Exactly.
12:27You made sure he wasn't harmed or alarmed in any way.
12:34You guys, I know what I did is terrible.
12:38And it just feels like this awful nightmare.
12:44And looking back, I can't imagine that I did those things.
12:47And it was, like, this out-of-body experience, like, it wasn't real life, and I wasn't really
12:56the person doing these things.
12:58You know, that is why it's important that you get the treatment you need so that you
13:04can make sense out of all of this.
13:07And that's why it's so important to just explain this carefully and calmly, okay?
13:12We really need her to agree to this plea deal.
13:17Well, she has to.
13:18Yeah.
13:19Okay.
13:20Um, it's time to go.
13:22Let's get to the courthouse.
13:25Mariah, good luck.
13:27I wish you could come with us.
13:29Yeah, I'm sorry.
13:30It's a private and chambers meeting.
13:33Well, I'll be there by your side in spirit, and I'll be waiting to hear the outcome.
13:41I love you.
13:44I'm so sorry.
14:11You seriously think Jack would have anything to do with you
14:14if he was in his right mind?
14:16You're delusional.
14:19Obviously, you don't know your husband like you think you do.
14:22You know, Jack and I, we go way back, and I remember how hard he struggled to stay steady
14:28and faithful.
14:30But once an addict, always an addict.
14:32And the only drug that he couldn't stop giving in to the other night was me.
14:38All right, just stop.
14:39Stop.
14:40You're the reason he has an opioid addiction to begin with.
14:43The surgery he had after you shot him.
14:46And that you would give him a drug to take advantage of him and make him lose control?
14:51It's really grotesque.
14:53Okay, I guarantee you, Diane, Jack was in complete control of his faculties.
14:58Oh, you know what?
14:59I'm not going to listen to another word of this.
15:01Oh, Diane.
15:02We both know that Jack is not a weak man, and I was reminded of that the other night
15:07when he wrapped his big, strong arms around me in the afterglow for our lovemaking, so...
15:18Patty Williams?
15:19What the hell are you doing here?
15:22Oh!
15:23Well, hello, Nikki.
15:24Haven't you heard?
15:25I have been deemed fit to be back in society.
15:31See you around, Diane.
15:37Oh, my God.
15:39How is this possible?
15:41Why is she still not locked up in that psychiatric facility where she belongs?
15:48Last time your mother was this angry at me was when I took pills to shock Nikki into sobriety.
15:53By risking your own?
15:54I thought your mother would never forgive me for that.
15:58Took a little time, but she finally got there, and I have to believe she will this time, too.
16:04Eventually.
16:05But for now, I think you should probably refrain from making a full court press to get her to forgive
16:11you.
16:11The wound is just too raw right now.
16:13Well, I have to try.
16:15She thought your relationship was solid.
16:17I mean, this is nothing short of an earthquake.
16:20I think that with a little time and space, it'll help the wound heal.
16:27Yeah, you're probably right.
16:30I'll tell you, there is one other person I am not going to back off from.
16:35Let me guess.
16:36The man who is completely responsible for this whole fiasco.
16:42I am so happy you're backing down.
16:45Yeah.
16:47I hope everything went off without a hitch.
16:52Right?
16:53Well, I'm going to hear all about it.
16:57No, we're not through yet.
17:05Sorry, Nikki, I really don't feel like talking to you about Patty right now.
17:09In fact, I don't feel like talking to you at all.
17:12I thought I was ready to take on this day, but I have changed my mind.
17:15Wait, wait, hold on.
17:17Are you staying here, too?
17:20Too?
17:21Wait a minute, have you checked in as well?
17:25Did you have a fight with Victor?
17:27It seems we're both fighting with our husbands.
17:30So you were livid when you found out what he had done to Jack,
17:34and you ran home to confront him.
17:36And let me guess, Victor made no apologies for his outrageous behavior.
17:40I don't think my husband knows how to apologize.
17:43So he kicked you out for even suggesting that he'd crossed the line?
17:48Despite the fact that he kidnapped my husband?
17:51All right, come on.
17:52Leaving Victor was my decision.
17:54I was worried sick about Jack.
17:58You're not the only one.
18:00I would think that after all the time that you spent worrying and wondering where he was,
18:05you wouldn't want to leave his side.
18:08What happened?
18:12What made you walk out on Jack and move in here?
18:26You didn't have to do this, though.
18:28I just had a coffee at the park.
18:29Oh, well, that's not a coffee.
18:31That's the herbal tea you like.
18:33It's the least I can do for the man who's been such a wonderful friend to me.
18:39Well, you've been a great friend to me, too, Tessa.
18:46You know, I know that Mariah was supposed to be talking to the judge today.
18:50How have you been dealing with all that?
18:53Okay, I guess.
18:55Relieved?
18:56Really?
18:57Yeah.
18:58I mean, Mariah's had a change of heart.
19:01She agreed to appeal to the judge to send her to a psychiatric institution instead of prison.
19:07Well, that's huge.
19:10So you've decided to talk things through with her?
19:16Well, I mean, because of you, I got her to agree to accept the plea deal.
19:23That's great.
19:25It is.
19:25I mean, that's great news.
19:29Hopefully, the judge agrees to Tessa.
19:33Do not.
19:36I'm sorry.
19:37Go ahead.
19:37No, no, no.
19:38You go ahead.
19:43I was just going to ask if it means what I think it means.
19:47You know, that you're ready to give Mariah another chance.
19:54You know, maybe you should spend less time worrying about why I'm here
19:58and focus your energies on your own troubled marriage.
20:01The Newmans have hurt my family enough.
20:04What Victor did to Jack was wrong, and I wish I could have stopped.
20:09But are you suggesting that that's what led to the trouble in your marriage?
20:13Nikki, I'm not discussing this with you.
20:16Oh, if you want the details, maybe you should call your good friend Jack,
20:20and the two of you can console each other and bond even more over your broken marriages.
20:25Maybe I'll do just that.
20:27Maybe I'll do just that.
20:34What was that all about?
20:39Mom?
20:41How are you holding up?
20:44How could this be happening, Kyle?
20:47How can your father do this to me?
21:01I don't know whether to punch you or strangle you, you son of a bitch.
21:16What?
21:17What?
21:19Just you're doing that thing that you do.
21:22What thing?
21:23Where you crinkle up your brow when you're thinking of what you want to say
21:27because you don't really want to say what's on your mind.
21:32I don't do that.
21:33You don't do it often because you're normally pretty good
21:36about saying exactly what's on your mind.
21:41Okay.
21:42You got me.
21:44I guess you know me pretty well.
21:49You can unfurl your brow.
21:52I'm going to take your silence as a yes
21:55that you are trying to work things out with Mariah.
21:59We're going to try.
22:02And I'm guessing that's not really what you want to hear.
22:07I mean, I am the one who suggested that you do just that.
22:15Oh, just, I feel so conflicted, Daniel.
22:18I mean, on one hand.
22:21It's like every prayer that I had over the last few months
22:24is finally being answered.
22:25I mean, my wife is coming back to Aria and me.
22:27And she really wants to get better.
22:31And the other?
22:34My feelings for you.
22:38I mean, you've become my best friend.
22:40And I couldn't have gotten through this ordeal without you.
22:44I mean, Mariah, who was my whole world,
22:46just suddenly disappeared.
22:47And you were there for me when I desperately needed it.
22:50And for that, I will be eternally grateful.
22:54That's what friends do for each other, right?
22:57I think you helped me through one of the darkest times in my life.
23:05I just hope that reclaiming my family doesn't mean that I have to lose our bond.
23:14I mean, what am I going to do if I can't talk to you 20 times a day
23:17or meet up and play guitar and write stupid songs with silly lyrics?
23:22Take it easy.
23:23I think some of the songs were pretty good
23:24and they had some pretty brilliant lyrics.
23:26Yeah, they did.
23:27And sharing bobas and new songs from our favorite bands.
23:31TikTok videos.
23:35You're a meme master.
23:41I think we will always have that bond.
23:45As far as some of the other stuff goes,
23:47I think we're probably going to have to let go of some of it.
23:56I'll never forget the special times that we shared together.
24:00Because it meant the world to me when I needed it most.
24:06You have no idea how much it meant to me.
24:10Thanks.
24:16Mom, I know you're hurting and in shock.
24:21But I don't think you should look at this as something that Dad did to you.
24:26It's how it feels, Kyle.
24:28Okay.
24:29Look, I know this isn't an exonerating excuse,
24:33but Dad was dropped.
24:36I mean, can you honestly hold him responsible for something he did
24:39while he was under the influence?
24:40How can I not?
24:42You saw what we walked in on.
24:44And how do we know for sure that he was really drugged?
24:47Because we do know who set this whole thing up.
24:50We know who put this nightmare into motion.
24:53Victor put Dad in the compromising situation.
24:57He knew exactly what he was doing,
24:58so that's who you should direct your anger at.
25:00All right, all right.
25:01I can try to look at it that way,
25:02that it's not Jack's fault.
25:05Okay?
25:05That Victor used Patty to take advantage of him
25:10and to put him in a compromising position
25:13where he wouldn't be able to resist temptation
25:16and do something he'd regret.
25:19But I know for a fact he does regret it.
25:22He hates what he did with his whole heart.
25:24But it's my heart that can't accept it, Kyle.
25:28It just, it hurts too much.
25:30I mean, I just, I can't get the image
25:32of the two of them out of my mind.
25:37Dad is hurting too much.
25:40He loves you,
25:41and he can't stand knowing he hurt you this much.
25:44So I just, I just hope you can find a way to forgive them.
25:51But maybe you need more time to let the room heal.
25:56Time won't change anything, Kyle.
25:59And why it happened won't change the fact that it did.
26:04You can't just wish this away.
26:09Tracy, good morning.
26:10Um, I was hoping to see Jack.
26:12Is he here?
26:14Actually, no, he's not.
26:16But I expect him any minute.
26:17Do you want to come in?
26:19Yes.
26:26Nikki, is something wrong?
26:29I, I don't know how to tell you this.
26:33What is it?
26:35I just saw Diane and Patty Williams.
26:38They seemed to be in the middle of a confrontation.
26:42Oh.
26:44Patty Williams, she is out and about.
26:47Yes, yes, I had already heard.
26:49And I hate it.
26:51How could this be?
26:53I don't know.
26:54I'm trying to get more information.
26:55I've reached out to Paul.
26:57Then I found out that Diane is staying at the athletic club.
27:01So, obviously, she and Jack are fighting.
27:04Do you know why?
27:07I have some ideas.
27:09But, Nikki, this is not really my story to tell.
27:11But what I can say is that this has been a hellish few days for Jack.
27:16And I blame that completely on Victor.
27:49Well, I thought I knew the depths of your depravity.
27:49What are you raving about?
27:50It was perfectly predictable that you would come after Jabot.
27:53Despicable that you'd ever come after Kyle.
27:55Now you're after my marriage.
27:56Diane does not deserve this.
27:58What does the hell have to do with it?
28:00Oh, wait a minute.
28:02Oh, I bet you she discovered you while you were having a thing.
28:06You know exactly what happened.
28:08That's right.
28:09Because I know the depth of your depravity.
28:12You were trying to force Billy's hand, weren't you?
28:15No, you would do anything to get him to convince Phyllis to give you back Chancellor.
28:19Anything.
28:21Well, you will pay this time.
28:23I promise you.
28:24You hear me?
28:25You will pay.
28:27You bring it on.
28:30Count on it.
28:45Mara, you're back.
28:48Parisa?
28:49Uh, can we talk privately?
28:53Oh, yeah, of course.
29:06Oh, Nikki.
29:07I can see you're furious with Victor.
29:10And I so appreciate your concern for Jack.
29:12But honestly, I think that all we can do right now is be patient and hope that Jack and Diane's
29:19love is strong enough to survive whatever this is they're going through.
29:22Oh.
29:23Oh, Jack.
29:25Oh.
29:27I am so glad to see you.
29:30Oh, thank goodness your home safe and sound.
29:33I hardly emerged from your husband's ordeal unscathed.
29:36His scheme did some serious damage.
29:39I was afraid of that.
29:41And I ran into Diane at the athletic club.
29:44I am so sorry.
29:45I blame Victor for whatever has come between the two of you.
29:48Victor has gone too far this time.
29:54You should have heard Patty Williams earlier.
29:57Gloating, swearing there are no drugs involved, taking great pleasure in rubbing my nose in how much Jack wanted her.
30:04That him saying he was drugged was just an excuse.
30:07Mom, please tell me you don't believe that woman.
30:10Don't believe that he wanted her?
30:13I'm trying not to go there, but I can't help but wonder.
30:17I mean, look, what if Jack made the choice to take something and then it led to him doing something
30:24he was really ashamed of?
30:26Hold on, you think Dad intentionally took drugs and then made the choice to lie about him?
30:30Well, I don't want to think the worst about him, but the reality is addicts lie.
30:35Mom, I get that, but when I looked into Dad's eyes, all I saw was hurt and regret.
30:40He wasn't hiding anything.
30:41He was adamant he had been set up.
30:43Okay, well, what if both things are true?
30:45What if he figured out he was being set up and then still made some really terrible choices?
30:50That doesn't sound like the dad I know or the man you married.
30:52It does not make sense.
30:54Well, none of it makes sense.
30:55I mean, what am I supposed to believe?
30:57The only logical explanation?
31:00Mom, this is classic Victor.
31:01He lives to hurt Dad.
31:03He wants you to doubt him because he knows how deeply that will cut.
31:07Mom, you have to know that.
31:11That's good news.
31:13And I think Adam's progress with Riza means that you'll soon be led to Matt Clark.
31:19Right?
31:22Right.
31:22Well, keep me informed.
31:25Okay, son.
31:29Send her in.
31:40Hello, Victor.
31:50Can I get you guys something?
31:52A latte, a hot chocolate, extra marshmallows?
31:57No.
31:58Um, no.
31:59I should probably get going.
32:00I would love a tea.
32:02Okay.
32:05Are you okay?
32:07Yeah.
32:09But I mean, I'm gonna, I'm gonna be okay.
32:12Because I know I'm doing the right thing.
32:15Yeah.
32:16Well, I also know it has to hurt like hell.
32:19Well, I'm proud of you.
32:26So, the good news is the judge accepted Christine's plea deal.
32:31And I'm going to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.
32:36Okay.
32:37And the bad news?
32:41I'm, I'm still torn.
32:45About what?
32:46I know that you're getting the help that you need.
32:48I know, but I, I can't help but feel like I need to pay for the crimes that I committed.
32:54But you're not a criminal, Mariah.
32:57You're a damaged person.
32:59This happened because of Ian.
33:02And you need help to face that.
33:04And I am going to be there for you every step of the way until you do.
33:08Trust me.
33:09This is the right thing.
33:19Don't you see, Mom?
33:21This is totally Victor's MO.
33:23It's exactly like when he weaponized Audra against Claire and me.
33:26Well, there's a big difference, Kyle.
33:29What?
33:29It's the same underhanded, depraved tactic he uses over and over.
33:34You didn't succumb.
33:36You didn't sleep with Audra.
33:40So, even if Victor set this up, your father had a choice.
33:44And he made that choice.
33:47So, what?
33:48You think Dad intentionally let this happen?
33:50You know what?
33:51I don't know what to think, okay?
33:52I, I can't, I can't make sense of it.
33:54I can't, I can't figure out any of it, even if he was drugged.
33:58Okay, well, we, no, Dad can't tolerate certain drugs.
34:03Are you kidding me?
34:05That's the same excuse your father gave.
34:07But maybe whatever he was slipped really did set him off.
34:10No, he's an opioid addict.
34:11I guarantee you he was not given a painkiller.
34:16Okay.
34:18The question you need to ask yourself.
34:22Mom, who are you going to believe?
34:25The two people that hate you, Victor and Patty?
34:29Are the man you love and you know loves you?
34:33That is what I just finished telling Victor myself.
34:37He has totally crossed the line this time.
34:40Wait, you talked to Victor?
34:41Oh, yeah.
34:41I told him to his face.
34:43I hope you know that in no way do I condone what he did.
34:47When I found out he had had you abducted, I gave him hell for it.
34:50And it didn't change a damn thing, did it?
34:52No.
34:53No.
34:54And like Diane, I have moved out of my home as well.
34:58Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that, Mickey.
35:00I am surprised.
35:03I'm not upset.
35:05I mean, Victor deserves to be abandoned by his entire family after what he's done.
35:11You've been missed.
35:13Well, thank you.
35:14I called as soon as I got back per your request.
35:18I appreciate that.
35:21I just want to make sure that you're right after the so-called abduction.
35:27Yeah, well, as luxurious as the accommodations were, Charlie and Maddie and I are definitely happy to be back in
35:33our beds.
35:35And I hope you think it was worthwhile.
35:40Uh, let's just say I'm glad it's over.
35:43It is over, right?
35:45Because on the phone earlier, you said that we weren't through yet?
35:49Yes, I said that.
35:52So what does that mean?
35:55I mean, did you get your company back from Cain and Phyllis?
35:59And are you ready to hand over Chancellor to Devon and me?
36:31Join us again for the young and the restless.
36:33I just want to keep on moving on.
36:35You're ready to take your home, right?
36:36You're ready to take your home, right?
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