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00:09there's my beautiful bride
00:12when did you get back
00:15I would say about a half hour ago
00:19but why didn't you call me
00:20because I wanted to surprise you
00:22you did surprise me
00:23this is the best surprise
00:27what is this
00:28oh well why don't you sit down
00:32take it and open it up
00:34thank you
00:35sure
00:40oh I love it
00:41it's beautiful
00:42I thought you might like it
00:45I love it
00:47wait when did you have time to shop for me
00:50ok well
00:51I didn't actually have time to shop
00:53ok ok here's the deal
00:55it was in a swag bag
00:57at the private concert
00:58I did in Barcelona
00:59and I thought
01:00it would look really nice on you
01:02I'm going to put it on right now
01:04look at this
01:04ok
01:05ok
01:08super chic
01:09super hot
01:12oh hey by the way
01:14there's more where that came from
01:15yeah
01:15I've got upstairs in the bag
01:17I've got perfume makeup
01:19a tablet
01:19a camera
01:20oh stop
01:21well I think even a small little pony
01:23ok
01:24the hotel's not happy about that
01:25no
01:26well listen
01:26I am so grateful for these
01:30fancy freebies
01:31but
01:31yeah
01:32the gift I'm most happy about
01:34is that you're home safe
01:35I really really missed you
01:38I love you when you say that
01:40because I missed you
01:44hey um
01:45yeah
01:47I have a little surprise of my aunt
01:50uh well
01:53actually it's kind of a big surprise
01:57yes
01:57all the kids got dropped off at school
02:01it was no trouble at all
02:02I promise
02:03alright good luck at your interview
02:05keep me posted okay
02:06alright bye
02:12hey
02:15can you afford me forever
03:04knock knock
03:06hey
03:07I thought you'd like some blooms
03:09for your office
03:10oh my goodness
03:11did you rob a funeral
03:13or a wedding
03:15no
03:15my husband wanted to surprise me
03:18on my first day at work
03:19and he went a little overboard
03:21oh my goodness
03:22well that's a good sign
03:23I know
03:24he's so sweet
03:25and romantic
03:26I wasn't talking about him
03:27being a good husband
03:28although of course he is
03:29but I'm talking about
03:31maybe
03:31this means
03:32that he is
03:33uh
03:35he's in in favor
03:37of our partnership
03:38and maybe
03:39Victor Newman
03:40is in the rearview mirror
03:41for him
03:42and fading fast
03:43don't know about that
03:44but I do know
03:46that I am ready
03:47to dig in
03:48and work
03:49great
03:49well there is a lot
03:51of work to do
03:51there's also
03:52a lot of really great
03:54things that are happening
03:56we've had so many wins
03:57so far
03:59summer's conglomerate
04:00we're off to a really
04:01really good start
04:03there's nothing
04:04but blue skies ahead
04:08is it raining?
04:10oh well
04:10the weather forecast
04:11calls for bright sunny skies
04:13but I got a sneaky feeling
04:15that uh
04:15dark clouds
04:17might be rolling in
04:21Benmore signed me up
04:22for an online comedy class
04:23pretty good huh?
04:24kind of so dumb
04:26yeah
04:26okay
04:29I called you here
04:32to tell you that I have plans
04:33to reclaim Newman Enterprises
04:37all right
04:38well uh
04:39are you sure you want me
04:41to be a party
04:42to any of those plans?
04:43I know that you may have
04:45a conflict regarding that
04:46yeah
04:47the fact that my wife
04:48is Phyllis's business partner
04:50at the moment
04:51you got it
04:55am I here to be warned?
04:57I just want you to know
05:01that I planned to force Phyllis
05:04to return Newman Enterprises to me
05:09the plan is in operation right now
05:20Devon I just
05:21I don't want to do this
05:22right here right now
05:23I don't want to do what?
05:24have a conversation?
05:25not here in public
05:26no
05:28well you're doing a pretty good job
05:29of avoiding me in private too
05:32did you get the text message
05:33that I sent you
05:34I'm only home from work last night
05:35about Lillian Holden?
05:37yes I did
05:38you did?
05:41didn't make you want
05:42to ask any questions
05:43about Lillian
05:44or about
05:45how I feel
05:46having a new family member?
05:49I was in bed
05:50when you sent a text
05:51okay
05:52what about this morning?
05:53you were asleep
05:54when I left the house
05:56you left a lot earlier
05:57than usual
05:57I had to bring Dom
05:59and his friends
06:00to school Devon
06:01okay
06:01what about
06:02afterwards
06:03you could have sent
06:04a text message
06:04you could have
06:05called me
06:06I mean the news
06:07it's a pretty big deal
06:09don't you think?
06:10of course it is
06:11I know that it is
06:12you know it is
06:13but
06:13okay
06:14I guess it's just
06:15it's
06:17disappointing that my wife
06:18didn't figure
06:18to even acknowledge it
06:20well then why didn't you
06:21wake me up?
06:23why didn't you
06:23initiate a conversation
06:25Devon?
06:26I mean what?
06:27and now with that
06:28we're on the subject
06:29of avoiding people
06:30why were you in the office
06:31so late last night?
06:32I mean
06:32don't do that
06:33don't do what?
06:34come on
06:34don't turn this around
06:35alright
06:36you've been voiding me
06:37and I think I have
06:38a good idea why
06:42this was out of the blue
06:43alright
06:44completely unexpected
06:47apparently the DA
06:49is stepping down
06:50health reasons
06:51I guess
06:51and
06:52they want to know
06:53if I will finish your turn
06:56well
06:57this is
06:58this is great
06:59yeah
07:00no yes yes
07:01I mean
07:01I'm completely flattered
07:03that they'd even
07:03consider me
07:04and it's not like
07:05I haven't done the job
07:06yeah
07:06and you were spectacular
07:07okay
07:08says you
07:10not everyone
07:11loved my role there
07:12but you know what
07:13I won more than I lost
07:15yeah so
07:16um
07:17alright so
07:19are you gonna accept it?
07:22I'm honestly not sure
07:24what's holding you back?
07:27I mean you
07:27are
07:28me?
07:28our life together
07:30I sort of
07:31like being a
07:32semi-retired
07:33wife of a rock star
07:36Cricket
07:36hey
07:37come on
07:39this is
07:41this is your forum
07:42alright
07:43law is
07:45your passion
07:46as music is my passion
07:47alright
07:48and
07:48you know
07:50and I remember
07:51how incredibly
07:53selfless you were
07:54about
07:54you know
07:55going on tour with me
07:56and that meant so much to me
07:57it wasn't selfless
07:58I didn't make sacrifices
07:59it wasn't anything like that
08:01I loved every minute of it
08:03but that's the thing
08:04if I take this
08:05I can't just fly off
08:08to a tour
08:09or
08:09a concert
08:11I
08:13I
08:13I
08:13I
08:13I
08:14I
08:14I
08:14I
08:14I
08:14I
08:16I
08:17I
08:17I
08:17I
08:17I
08:17I
08:17I
08:17I
08:20I
08:20I
08:21I
08:21I
08:26I
08:26I
08:27I
08:27I
08:28I
08:28I
08:28I
08:28I
08:28I
08:29Thank you so much for the offer.
08:30And I just, I turned it down.
08:32No, no, hang on a second.
08:33Hang on. Hang on.
08:35I'm not going to let you off that easily.
08:37All right.
08:38Okay.
08:38I know we can figure this out.
08:40We can find a solution.
08:41The two of us, we can.
08:43All right.
08:43You just have to, you know, you got to dig deep and just be honest with me
08:48and with yourself.
08:49All right.
08:50And in a perfect world, I would be in the DA again.
08:56Would that make you happy?
09:02Phyllis thinks that she has smooth sailing.
09:05She's gotten rid of all the employees that she thought were too loyal to us
09:09and kept on all of the high level executives who have pledged their allegiance to her
09:14and returned for some very hefty raises and bonuses.
09:18But sadly for her, it wasn't enough.
09:22You offered them more.
09:24That was the first mistake to assume that I wouldn't spend all kinds of money
09:29to get my company back.
09:31Phyllis will lose three fourths of her workforce in a matter of days.
09:35Those people, they're going to leave that sinking ship.
09:37And then the press is going to have a corporate funeral for poor, poor Phyllis.
09:42And then I shall execute the second part of my plan.
09:47Aside from crippling Summer's conglomerate.
09:50Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
09:51Don't you ever say that word again.
09:54It's Newman Enterprises.
09:56You got that?
09:59Aside from crippling the company, what more is there?
10:03If it is the second big mistake was that she gave me back control of transfer industries and I should
10:11use that against her.
10:14Oh, I spoke to the head of accounting this morning.
10:17Oh, my goodness.
10:17Okay.
10:18What are the numbers?
10:19They are actually great and projections are even better.
10:24Amazing.
10:25Lauren, we are doing really great.
10:29In six months, we're going to crush it.
10:31And as per your request, I also emailed you some ideas about revamping the company's brand.
10:37Yes, yes.
10:38I saw a little bit of that.
10:39I want to get into that with you.
10:40Great.
10:40My goodness.
10:41This is so great.
10:45What is it?
10:48You spoke to the head of accounting?
10:51Yes.
10:52This morning.
10:52Why?
10:53He said he's leaving effective immediately.
10:58What?
10:59Wait a second.
11:00Wait a second.
11:01Wait a second.
11:02There are all these emails from the other department heads.
11:09Oh, my gosh.
11:10I think I'm going to get sick.
11:11What's going on?
11:12No.
11:13Everybody's leaving.
11:14Everybody.
11:15All the department heads.
11:17They're all jumping ship.
11:19This cannot be by accident.
11:21Of course, it's not by accident.
11:23Has Victor Newman written all over it?
11:31I don't know what to do.
11:34One minute, I'm excited to get back in the game.
11:37And the next, I'm thinking, why am I even considering this?
11:42I have the perfect life with the perfect man.
11:46Wow.
11:47The perfect man.
11:48Okay.
11:49I like that.
11:50I don't know.
11:50I've heard that for quite a while.
11:52You know what I mean.
11:53Okay.
11:53Okay.
11:53Okay.
11:54Let's, let's, let's work this out.
11:57All right?
11:58Okay.
11:58Let's weigh the pros and cons.
12:01All right?
12:02So, no jetting off with your perfect man husband to some fabulous locale where you hear
12:09him sing his heart out.
12:10That's a con.
12:12Mm-hmm.
12:12Exactly what I said.
12:13Yes.
12:13But, what if I were to cut back on some of my overseas concerts and, you know, spend
12:24more time at home with my beautiful DA wife.
12:26Now there's a pro right there.
12:29Yeah.
12:30Yeah.
12:31Would be general city.
12:32Exactly.
12:33We're having to have a son and a granddaughter.
12:35Wow.
12:36There's another pro.
12:37This is incredible.
12:38They're good for us.
12:39Mm-hmm.
12:40Mm-hmm.
12:42Mm-hmm.
12:46Okay.
12:48So, when do you have to let them know?
12:52I'm sure pretty soon.
12:54Yeah?
12:56You really want me to do this?
12:57Yeah.
12:58I want you to do whatever makes you happy.
13:00That's all I care about.
13:02I'm happy here as long as I'm with you.
13:10Well, I'd tell the two of you to get a room, but I'm pretty sure you've already got one
13:13upstairs.
13:14Daniel, come here, you.
13:16Oh, how are you and stuff?
13:18I'm good.
13:18I'm good.
13:19Did you just get back?
13:20Yeah.
13:21How was the concert?
13:22Fantastic.
13:23Great crowd.
13:24You were missed.
13:25Uh-huh.
13:25You and Tessa would have wowed them.
13:28Yeah.
13:28I mean, you know why I had to stay here, right?
13:31Of course, things were just different once Mariah came back in the picture.
13:36Yeah.
13:38Okay, fine.
13:39You want to do this?
13:40Let's sit down.
13:46Okay, yes.
13:48I am so hurt and angry that you decided to go after Mariah behind my back.
13:54Again, I apologize for that, okay?
13:57But you knew where I stood because I told you that I was going to do everything I could
14:01to look into Mariah's plea deal to see what our rights were.
14:04No, no, no.
14:04You didn't tell me that you were going to try to get the plea deal reverse.
14:08No, you didn't say anything like that.
14:09Don't you think that that should have been something you told me that you gave me a heads
14:13up about?
14:14Yeah.
14:14Yeah.
14:15And let's talk about it right now.
14:18It's a little late for that.
14:19No, it's not.
14:20It's not at all because I would love to get to the bottom of why you really have a problem
14:24with what I did.
14:26I am your wife.
14:27We should have made that decision together.
14:30I understand.
14:31But beyond that, I get the feeling you don't want to do anything at all.
14:35I don't understand that because we're both Dom's parents, okay?
14:40And am I wrong to assume that his safety is our number one priority?
14:45That's not the issue and you know it.
14:47It's the issue.
14:48It's the issue for me.
14:49I will always put Dominic first.
14:51Always.
14:53But how does this accomplish that?
14:55How does it accomplish anything?
14:57You must know that you don't have a great chance of overturning her plea.
15:02Of course I know that.
15:03The lawyer told me that it's a long shot, but it's our only option.
15:07It's the only thing we can do and I feel like it's worth it.
15:10Then why would you even try to do that if you know you're going to fail?
15:14What is it?
15:15What is it?
15:15To try to force Mariah into doing something desperate?
15:21Oh my gosh.
15:23That's just it.
15:25What?
15:25You want to force Mariah so far off the rails that they have no other choice
15:32but to take her out of the hospital and put her in jail.
15:35Okay.
15:36First of all, nobody's hoping that that happens, but if it does,
15:43I mean, is that the worst result?
15:52Don't tell me you're using that damn AI program again.
15:58Not the old one.
16:00The new one.
16:03I hired an AI from the moment I lost Newman enterprise.
16:08What exactly does this program do?
16:11It'll prove Phyllis's illegal activities against me and events in my company.
16:16It'll prove there was an exchange of emails and texts between Phyllis and Billy Boy Abbott and Kane Ashby.
16:25It'll prove that she used AI to sabotage my company.
16:30And all the evidence will be foolproof with dates and digital signatures all appearing to have been executed while Phyllis
16:38was still running chancellor.
16:41So, you've signed up for this too, Victoria?
16:43What do you expect, Michael?
16:44It's my family's company.
16:46You kneecap the company, you threaten Phyllis with a prison sentence.
16:50That's a nice day's work.
16:52If I knew you were sincere, I would consider that a compliment.
16:55Oh, I am being sincere as far as part of it goes because if everything is as you say it
17:01is, Phyllis is in trouble.
17:04It's not as if Phyllis won't have a choice, Michael.
17:06She could fight a losing battle for a company that will soon no longer have a workforce and also be
17:13mired in scandal.
17:14Or, hand Newman Enterprises back over to me, and then maybe, maybe I'll let Phyllis go unscathed.
17:29This is okay. This is okay.
17:31We'll just let Victor overpay all of those stooges and lackeys.
17:36No big deal.
17:37You know what? This is a really good lesson for us.
17:39It's a good lesson.
17:40The minute I walked in here, I should have fired every single person.
17:43I didn't do that.
17:45But we need to replace them and fax.
17:47No problem.
17:48I have a file of resumes in there from the best people in the business.
17:52Don't worry about it.
17:53And you don't think that Victor anticipated that and cornered the market?
17:56We will just overpay to get people.
18:00Don't worry about it.
18:00It's not a good idea.
18:03I'm not going to let Victor roll over us.
18:05I'm not going to do that.
18:07I am not suggesting that.
18:08But you know what?
18:09We knew this was coming.
18:10We knew that Victor wasn't just going to walk off and lick his wounds.
18:14And this.
18:15This is the first strike.
18:17There could be more.
18:19Listen, this is just a bump in the road.
18:21That's all.
18:22Okay?
18:24Victor underestimated me once and I got the best of him.
18:28I'm going to do it again.
18:30No one's going to take this away from me.
18:33Do you really trust this new AI program, Victor?
18:37Yeah.
18:38I do.
18:40It was designed for me personally.
18:43I'm one of the best software engineers in the world.
18:46Yeah, I'm sure you brought it.
18:47The best.
18:48You bet.
18:50What if it doesn't do what you ask it to do?
18:53It will do exactly as I ask what you do.
18:56Okay, then what if it does more than you ask it to?
18:58Meaning what?
18:59Meaning, what if you lose control of it, Victor?
19:08Look, Daniel, I know that you and Tessa broke things off when Mariah came back into town.
19:13And I was pretty insensitive, you know?
19:17Pushing you two to come out of town and do the show with me.
19:20Dad, no.
19:22No, I mean it.
19:23I don't even know what I was thinking.
19:25I mean, you, Tessa, and Barcelona, I mean, could I have rubbed it in anymore?
19:28Okay, look, I appreciated the offer and Tessa did too.
19:33But you were invited to come alone.
19:35I know.
19:36I actually thought about it.
19:39But?
19:41I also thought that it might remind me of how great things could have been between the two of us.
19:45So, I just figured it was better for me to stay here.
19:49There was that.
19:50And then I'm sure another reason for staying was to be here if Tessa needed your support.
19:55Yes, that is also true.
19:58I thought so.
20:02So, um, Devon still hasn't backed down from challenging Mariah's plea deal?
20:08His feet are firmly dug in.
20:12Why?
20:14I think it all comes down to one thing.
20:18He doesn't think Mariah's being punished enough.
20:23So, is vengeance what you want?
20:26Is that what's going to satisfy you?
20:27Well, this isn't about revenge, Abby.
20:30It's about justice.
20:32By locking Mariah away for years?
20:34If the court says that that's what should happen, I don't know.
20:37We didn't even get a chance to get there because the judge and the DA threw her a lifeline and
20:41gave her an easy way out.
20:43Who are you right now? I have never seen you like this before.
20:46Abby, I'm sorry. I've never lived through having my son kidnapped before.
20:50I didn't get the manual or the pamphlet that tells me how I'm supposed to act.
20:53Did you get one?
20:54Can you just lower your voice, please?
21:00Is it that bad to you for me to want to see the person that took Dominic experience something that
21:07actually makes them think twice about doing it again?
21:11I'm not talking about some therapy sessions at some cushy hospital.
21:15I highly doubt that Mariah would find her hospital stay cushy or that her time there is not punishment.
21:22Well, I feel like that. That's how I take it. And I don't really care what Mariah thinks too much
21:26about anything right now.
21:27Yeah, and you obviously don't care what I think either.
21:29That's ridiculous to say. You know that's not true. I care very much about what you think. In fact, I'm
21:34very interested to know why you think we should let Mariah have to look. And why you're not as angry
21:39as I am.
21:43Is this wishful thinking only a part or genuine concern?
21:48It's concern. It's the same concern I had when, when Kane first unleashed that AI monster.
21:57He thought he could use it as an ultimate weapon too, but look what happened to him.
22:01His problem was he couldn't make up his mind as to what he wanted.
22:05Michael, the AI genie is already out of the bottle. It's not going away. It's just changed hands.
22:15Okay. Okay. I guess my next question is why are you telling me all this? I don't work for you
22:21anymore, Victor.
22:22And you know that my wife is currently Phyllis's business partner. So I know you're not expecting me to keep
22:28this news from Lauren. So what is it? Why the heads up?
22:31Has it occurred to you that in deference to our past friendship, I might want to spare your wife unnecessary
22:38pain?
22:40Alright, that, that sounds like a bit of a threat.
22:45You interpret that as you will.
22:47You should have warned Lauren not to side with Phyllis. You knew I would prevail.
22:54I warned her.
22:56And?
22:58Now I'm warning you.
23:00This manufactured evidence you're cooking up to hang Phyllis and Billy and Kane. Better not involve my wife. She was
23:07brought into the business long after that dog and pony show.
23:10I am telling you to tell your wife to resign. Be Phyllis to own fate.
23:21I'll pass along the news.
23:23Yeah.
23:26And by the way, don't forget your damn umbrella.
23:29Because the storm is brewing as we speak.
23:44Oh.
23:45Oh no.
23:47There's more bad news.
23:49How could it get worse?
23:50Well, it's not just the executives that are handing in their notice. It looks like the whole building is heading
23:56out the door.
23:59You know what we're gonna do? Replace those traitors.
24:02We can try.
24:04And we could start by you convincing Michael that he needs to come on board as our head of legal.
24:09Oh, I, uh, I don't know if that's gonna happen.
24:13No, no, no. He can name his price. It's not money, Phyllis.
24:17Are you kidding me? He still has loyalty toward Victor?
24:22It's very complicated.
24:25Well, you need to uncomplicate things by making sure that he comes here. Come on, Lauren. We need him so
24:32bad. We need him.
24:34Oh, there's a message from Michael.
24:37Uh, he asked if I was free for lunch.
24:42That, that, that is the universe telling you that you need to get him to come work here.
24:50That's what that is, okay? And that's what you need to do.
24:55Lauren, you need to do whatever it takes to get him here.
25:09I thought I heard your voice. Look at that. The product of Rockstar Return.
25:13Hi, buddy. Good to see you. Good to see you here. Yeah, looking good.
25:16Thank you. Um, I didn't want to interrupt your family reunion, but I heard the most interesting rumor that you
25:23had been offered the DA position.
25:25What? News travels fast. They called me less than an hour ago.
25:30Well, who do you think recommended you for the job?
25:34Oh, so you are behind this.
25:38Yeah, well, you know, I might have tipped the scales a bit, but why not after me? There is no
25:44better attorney in town.
25:45Oh, I'll be so modest. Yeah.
25:47Thank you, Michael.
25:49Like, I really hope you take the job. Not only because Genoa City needs you, but because Lauren and I
25:54would selfishly like to see more of you guys.
25:57Oh, that goes for me, too. Since I basically disowned my mother at this point, it'd be nice to have
26:02Dad around a lot.
26:03Hey, hey, listen. I know you're angry with Phyllis.
26:05This goes way beyond anger, Dad. I mean, I'm through with her at this point. Summer's through with her.
26:12And she's got what she's always wanted, so why don't you just let her enjoy it? Alone.
26:16Oh, but she really isn't alone. Is she, Michael?
26:21I will never for the life of me understand why Lauren would go work for Phyllis and why you didn't
26:27stop her.
26:28Have you met my wife? I'm not the boss of her. She's not the boss of me.
26:33And I understand that, and I should probably keep my mouth shook, but we both know this can't possibly end
26:39well. Doesn't she see that?
26:45How do you think our talk with Michael went?
26:49That depends on him delivering the message. You know that things are moving quickly now.
26:55I thought it was very nice of you to give him a warning. Maybe there was a little part of
27:01you that felt like you owed it to him?
27:08Let me put it this way. I think Lauren made the mistake. Michael did not.
27:14Well, I just want you to know that I'm proud of you for doing that.
27:21So, you no longer think I'm the meanest man in the world?
27:26I never thought that. You can be stubborn sometimes, like now with Mom.
27:34I don't want to discuss that.
27:37Dad, we're about to get everything back. She should be here for that.
27:43So, can't you just put aside your hurt and your anger and make things right with her?
27:49I know you don't want to lose her.
27:52I know you need each other.
27:57I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't have said something.
28:01It's okay.
28:03It's just that everything that Phyllis touches.
28:06Hey.
28:07Hi.
28:08Hi. How are you?
28:09We were just discussing.
28:11Yeah. How the Romulatis may be permanent residents of Genoa City.
28:16Right, darling? Yes.
28:17Oh, that's so great. I can't wait to hear more.
28:20I will explain everything.
28:21It's good to see everyone. Come.
28:24Talk to you later.
28:25Sure.
28:26Bye.
28:29You really going to take the DA job?
28:32I don't know yet.
28:34It's tempting.
28:37Listen, I know you might not be able to answer this, but if you were the DA, would you have
28:43any poll with the courts about reversing Mariah's plea bargain?
28:54So, tell me more about Danny and Christine.
28:58Later.
29:03Michael.
29:03Michael.
29:06What's wrong?
29:09All right. There's no good way to come out with this, so I'm just going to say it.
29:14Summer's conglomerate is going down.
29:30Okay, leave. Leave. Leave. Go. Go. I don't need you. Go.
29:35Damn you, Victor!
29:44Uh, no. The DA isn't involved in reviewing Mariah's plea deal. It's up to a panel of judges who are
29:52meeting today anyway.
29:54That's what I thought. Just had to ask.
29:57Hey, we understand why.
29:59Yeah.
30:00Listen, if it's any consolation, I don't think Devon has a chance of overturning Mariah's sentence.
30:07It's still possible though, right?
30:09It's possible, but unlikely.
30:12I just, I wonder if Mariah's going to freak out when she finds out Devon's trying to do this.
30:17You know, she's not exactly in a great place right now.
30:20I'm starting to wonder if that's his ulterior motive.
30:23What, to drive her further over the edge?
30:27I'm just running out of explanations. A civil suit won't get Devon what he wants, and his lawyers must have
30:33told him this appeal's a long shot.
30:35It just doesn't sound like Devon at all.
30:37It isn't. But sometimes when people get angry or scared, it changes them. Usually not for the better.
30:50Why are you doing this?
30:53I don't know another way to say it. I'm doing it for our son's safety. It's as simple as that.
31:00And you honestly believe that if Mariah goes to jail, it will accomplish that.
31:04You know what? You keep asking me that question, Abby, and I'm going to keep telling you the same thing.
31:08I only care about what happens to my son.
31:11Our son. Our son. Don't you think I have a stake in this too?
31:15Obviously. Obviously. You're just not acting like it with me right now.
31:19Why?
31:21Please, please, enlighten me.
31:23Devon, what am I supposed to do?
31:25I, you know, nothing. I guess, right? Just like what you're doing.
31:30That is so unfair.
31:32Abby, what's been fair lately?
31:35You tell me. Is it fair that Dominic got kidnapped?
31:38Or that Lily and the twins disappeared and we had no idea what the hell happened to him?
31:42Is it fair that Mariah get released from a hospital and still be a threat to our family?
31:46How about the fact that I have a new family member that I don't trust at all?
31:50Like, nothing has been fair.
31:51But you know what would help?
31:52If my wife had more understanding for me than she does for the person that put our son in literal
31:58danger.
31:59And if you don't think that's how close it got, you're kidding yourself.
32:10Your mother knows how to make things right.
32:14And so far she has decided not to do it.
32:17What? Admit she was wrong?
32:26She doesn't want to be here.
32:30Then you and I and the family have to adjust to that.
32:34And move on.
32:39Michael, it's been a very long, very weird morning.
32:44So if you know something, please tell me.
32:49All right, I promise.
32:52But you can't go back and tell Phyllis.
32:54You gotta swear to that.
32:55You know what a loose cannon she can be and I don't want you pulled into this situation any deeper
33:00than you already are.
33:01I don't like the sound of this.
33:04We're not gonna like the rest of it either.
33:10I think the consensus is that everybody wants you to take this D.A. job.
33:14That's really sweet.
33:16I just still have to think about it.
33:19How about this? I will decide by tomorrow.
33:22Okay.
33:22All right. Well, I'm gonna leave you to it then.
33:24Oh, no, no. Wait, wait. Hey, I didn't mean that.
33:27Well, what'd you have in mind?
33:30Um, well, why don't we go upstairs and see what else is in that little goody bag you brought home
33:36for me?
33:36Yeah, sometimes it's good to distract yourself. Well, your mind works on the problem.
33:41Yeah.
33:42You do something else.
33:43Yeah. Well, what are we doing sitting here?
33:45Oh, let's go.
33:47Let's go.
33:48Right after you.
33:50Wow. So this is just all about you.
33:54Is that what I said?
33:56Pretty much.
33:57About me?
33:57Yeah. It's about you. You did all the worrying. You did all the suffering. You, you, you.
34:01All right. Hey, if that's the only point that you took from everything I said, I mean, what do I
34:06say?
34:07Well, that and that Mariah should just get whatever's coming to her.
34:11This is about trying to prevent her from doing what she did again.
34:16Devon, I don't just see Mariah as the woman that took our son. She also gave us our son.
34:24Mariah is a close friend of ours, and now she needs help.
34:27Okay. Well, you know what? Then, Abby, let's help her. Let's help her. Let's invite her to dinner tonight.
34:34Or no, here, better off, let's go on a date and she can babysit Dominic because she's our friend.
34:39You're being such a jerk right now.
34:41I'm not trying to be a jerk. I'm not. I'm trying to be on my wife's side here.
34:44You want to protect the kidnapper. I want to protect our son.
34:47No, you want a pound of flesh, and you're not going to be happy until everybody's as miserable as you
34:52are.
34:56Hey, Vaughn, you got a minute to...
35:09What's going on, Abby? Why is your man still trying to punish Mariah?
35:16I don't know.
35:17I don't know.
35:18It's not right.
35:19I know it's not right, but he won't listen to anyone.
35:23Daniel, I love my husband, but I don't know what to do. I've never seen him like this before.
35:32I don't want to start a fight with you, Dad. The only people who can solve this are you and
35:37Mom, and I'm hoping that you can.
35:41Oh.
35:43Have you heard from Nicholas and Adam?
35:46Nope. And I'm trying not to take that as a bad sign.
35:53I have my people in Las Vegas who look into it.
35:55I guess we're just going to have to trust that Adam and Nicholas are handling their business so that we
36:00can take care of ours.
36:02And we will handle ours.
36:05We're going to get Newman back, okay?
36:09And have Pellis pay for it.
36:13Okay, Michael, you've prepared me. Now tell me what the bad news is.
36:21By the end of the week, Summer's conglomerate will cease to exist.
36:28Phyllis will lose control of it.
36:31And what's left of her mind?
36:35Well, you know, when I said name your prize, I wasn't kidding.
36:38You can highly recommend it.
36:40Right? Well, we're prepared to...
36:45What do you mean you can't?
36:50Has Victor Newman gotten to you, too?
36:53Has Victor Newman gotten to you, too?
36:55How about 12 minutes?
36:55Well, it's going to be 48.
36:56Yeah, it's going to be 24 hours.
36:56Oh, oh, oh, oh.
37:00What do you mean this is?
37:10Well, I think it's going to be 24 hours a week, the year was going to go.
37:11And the year was, yeah, it was time for a month.
37:11I had like a year.
37:11It was, I don't really want to go to sleep now.
37:13And I mean, and I'm going to go to sleep.
37:13I'm going to sleep now.
37:15And I'm going to sleep now.
37:15I'm going to sleep now.
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