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00:06Yes?
00:07Diane Abbott?
00:08Ah, that's me.
00:10For you.
00:11Is that from Jack Abbott?
00:14I don't know, ma'am.
00:36Look, this serum has been struggling for a while.
00:39I mean, corporate marketing suggests we do it all together, rebrand.
00:43We target different demographics.
00:45We go after micro-influencers and adjacent communities.
00:48What do you think?
00:51New name, new demographic.
00:53It's the same product.
00:54We can tell the attributes all we want.
00:57If it's fundamentally flawed, why are we throwing good money after bad?
01:01Maybe we should just dump the whole damn thing.
01:03Come on.
01:04Coming from the guy who loves nothing more than reviving a product the world has declared dead?
01:08You love this stuff, proving the naysayers wrong.
01:11Maybe the naysayers are right sometimes.
01:13The numbers certainly support it.
01:16Okay, my advice is just table this for now.
01:19Wait, we have to decide.
01:20No, I understand, but I think your lack of enthusiasm
01:23has more to do with the hell you've been going through
01:26than the product itself.
01:28Then you could be right.
01:37Hi.
01:38Hi.
01:39I hope you don't mind me dropping by unannounced.
01:41Your office said you were working at home today.
01:43Please come in.
01:45Not much work is getting done.
01:48Oh, Jack, you're exhausted.
01:50I can vouch for the fact that he spends most nights pacing.
01:55Is it just me, or does it seem like things are getting worse by the moment?
02:00It is definitely not just you.
02:41What do you mean that Summer's Conquadrant will cease to exist and Phyllis will lose everything?
02:48I have it on good authority that there's already a plan in motion to burn it to the ground.
02:56Ah. And does this authority happen to be Victor?
03:02It does.
03:04Phyllis, he summoned me to the ranch to share what he has in mind.
03:10Well, it's no surprise that Victor would attempt to get his company back.
03:16But does he really expect Phyllis and me to just give in, go down without a fight?
03:25Given what Victor has in mind, it's pretty much a sure thing that Phyllis is going down and I don't
03:35want her dragging you down with her.
03:41Okay, well, then it's a good thing you cleared out your office.
03:44And by the way, you don't get to resign.
03:47I'm firing you.
03:57Great. That's perfect.
04:08Sitting alone, I see. That's no shock.
04:12I'm waiting for someone.
04:14So calm, cool, and collected, aren't you?
04:18You don't look at all like a woman who just had her family empire ripped out from under her by
04:23me.
04:24You look so tense.
04:26Is everything good? It's summer's conglomerate.
04:29You know how it's going at summer's conglomerate.
04:31Guess what?
04:32Your daddy isn't going to get away with it.
04:35I have no idea what you're talking about.
04:37Oh, you expect me to believe that.
04:39I don't care what you believe.
04:40What did you guys do, Victoria?
04:41Would you pay all the employees off?
04:45Did you threaten them?
04:47Did your daddy do it alone?
04:49Did you help?
04:50Guess what?
04:51It doesn't matter to me.
04:54Siphoning off all of my employees isn't going to change anything.
04:59It's not going to ruin me.
05:02If you think that, think again.
05:04The only one who might want to do some rethinking is you.
05:13I won't keep you long.
05:15I just wanted to check in.
05:16No.
05:17Actually, I was just head to the office.
05:20We'll circle back for making a decision on that, Sarah.
05:23Agreed.
05:24And I'll text you to let you know the coast is clear.
05:27Yeah, I would appreciate that. Thanks.
05:29What's that about?
05:30After my encounter with Diane yesterday,
05:33I thought it would be too painful for her to see me two days in a row.
05:37How ironic.
05:38When I stopped by at Chabot,
05:40they told me that Diane is working outside of the office as well.
05:43I guess I'll have the place all to myself.
05:45Well, that might be a good thing.
05:48That means Diane's still at the hotel,
05:50hopefully receiving my last-ditch efforts to get through to her.
06:13My darling wife,
06:16it seems no matter how hard I try to win you back,
06:18I only succeed in pushing you farther away.
06:25I am doing everything I can to give you space to let you process what has happened.
06:30I will stop making excuses.
06:32I was wrong.
06:34And what kills me the most is knowing how deeply I hurt you.
06:40I know there is a part of you that wants to never speak to me again to shut me out,
06:44to shut out the pain.
06:48But I hope there is another part of you deep in your tender heart
06:53that knows I love you more than life itself,
06:57that you will one day be able to look at me again with the love I feel for you,
07:03the love that will never change,
07:05the love that is forever.
07:23Once old, I just feel big.
07:35Once old, I just feel big.
07:45I know you've been worried about this.
07:48That if Victor went after Phyllis,
07:50that I would be collateral damage.
07:52You won't let that happen.
07:53I'm not a damsel that needs rescue.
07:56Uh, you're one of the smartest women I know
07:59and are perfectly capable of taking care of yourself
08:04with a little assist now and then.
08:09And you advise that I get out now all I can.
08:13Not the worst idea.
08:16Is this Victor talking?
08:18Did he tell you to whisper dire consequences in my ear?
08:24He's concerned, as I am.
08:27Is this you protecting me or are you doing that man's bidding?
08:34I can't believe that you think I would actually try to play you at Victor's behest.
08:41Wouldn't be the first time.
08:45Fair enough.
08:47But I've learned my lesson.
08:49These are facts.
08:51And I'm not sharing them with you to scare you off,
08:55but to make sure that you are fully informed as to what you're going up against.
09:01And as stated, I have every confidence in the world that I can...
09:06Give me a little assistance.
09:08Yes.
09:09I'm going to do that.
09:11So do you know Victor's plan?
09:14I do.
09:15So do I.
09:17You do.
09:18I do.
09:19There was a mass exodus at Summer's conglomerate this morning.
09:24It's already happening.
09:26Yes.
09:26People without notice.
09:27Packing up their desks, their offices, their cubicles.
09:31And of course we instantly suspected that Victor was behind it.
09:37Your suspicions wouldn't be wrong.
09:41Ah, Victoria, was that a threat?
09:44You're trying to threaten me?
09:46That's so cute.
09:46No.
09:47So weak.
09:48No.
09:48I'm just offering some advice.
09:50Well, keep your advice to yourself.
09:52And by the way, when you see your daddy, tell him his big move to take me down was a
09:56bust.
09:57Is that right?
09:58Yeah.
09:59In fact, you did Lauren and me a favor.
10:01I mean, we don't have to pay severance.
10:03It's win-win for us.
10:05You know, it's hard to run a multinational corporation with all of those empty offices.
10:11I mean, you think replacing all those losers is going to be hard?
10:13It's not going to.
10:15You think you could beat me at my game?
10:17That's never going to happen.
10:24Oh, well, good morning, Diane.
10:27Oh, my God.
10:27It's a beautiful day, isn't it?
10:29The air is absolutely inspiring.
10:32Leave me alone.
10:33Oh, you look a little peaked.
10:36The air and sunshine might do you some good as well.
10:38The only thing that would do me good is when you leave town.
10:43Well, Diane, I have every right to be here.
10:46I have been given a clean bill of mental health from my doctors, as you know, so I am as
10:54sane as anyone in this town.
10:57Although, that's not saying much.
11:00I don't know how you convinced those doctors that you deserve to be released, but I know the truth.
11:05And so does everyone else.
11:07And no one wants you here.
11:09Are you sure about that?
11:12Well, it might be hard for you to accept, but Jack is very happy that I'm back.
11:23Oh, if only you could have seen the smile on his face before you caught us in bed together.
11:30They're delusional.
11:31Oh, and it's just a matter of time before I put it there again.
11:34And again.
11:37And again.
11:38Get out of my way.
11:39I mean, Diane, it's not like you're by his side.
11:44He's stuck in this hell hole, hmm?
11:49Obviously, you're punishing the poor man, and I am more than happy to console him.
11:54You are the last thing that Jack needs right now.
11:58Oh.
11:59Back at you, babe.
12:02When are you going to realize that you don't deserve a man like Jack?
12:06I mean, you might have done a decent job at reincarnating yourself, but I know who you are.
12:17You are the woman who slept with Jack when I was pregnant with our child.
12:23I lost that baby because of you.
12:25That was because you fell after I saw the two of you having sex in his office.
12:42I found the strength to fight my way to sanity.
12:46Oh, and how many people have you poisoned, kidnapped, and shot in the process?
12:52I regret all of it.
12:56I'm here to make this right, make amends.
12:59Amends?
13:00By being part of Victor's disgusting kidnapping scheme?
13:04You're as sick as you ever were.
13:06You landed the husband and the money and the fairytale life.
13:12You dressed yourself up in good deeds and whatever shade of honesty works for you.
13:18But the crafts, Diane, they're starting to show, aren't they?
13:24And when it collapses, and it will, you'll be far more dangerous than I ever was.
13:48I will see you tonight.
13:50Oh, wait.
13:51You haven't eaten yet.
13:52Mrs. Martinez put together this multi-course working breakfast for us.
13:57I'm sorry to miss it, but I'll grab something on the way to the office.
14:00I'll see you later.
14:02It's good to see you, Nicky.
14:03You too.
14:09He's very concerned about you.
14:11He is the rock I never would have admitted I needed.
14:14But it's taken a toll on him, and I hate that.
14:17I've noticed the same thing in Victoria.
14:21I guess no matter how old our children become,
14:24they still want to root for their parents to get back together.
14:27Well, I'm sorry to say this, but I'm not holding out much hope
14:30that Kyle's dreams will come true.
14:33Don't tell me you're giving up on Diane.
14:35I don't want to.
14:36It just seems that way.
14:38I'm sorry.
14:40Yeah, so am I.
14:42Crestfallen is a better word.
14:44And look, as remorseful as I feel,
14:46I'm also angry that she refuses to even discuss it.
14:51She doesn't give me the least benefit of the doubt.
14:54We're talking about Patty Williams here.
14:56I mean, there's no way in any state I would willingly go there.
15:04Well, maybe for Diane, it's less about the willing
15:07and more that she can't accept the fact that it happened at all.
15:12Yeah, I'm having a bit of a problem accepting that fact myself.
15:15I always thought our love was...
15:18Indestructible.
15:19Diane and I have survived so much
15:21and always come out on the other side stronger.
15:24Well, a lot of that is due to your ability to forgive.
15:28I'm sorry that Diane...
15:30No, no, no, don't blame Diane for this.
15:33There you go again.
15:34Finding understanding for her
15:36when she won't or won't even try to find it for you.
15:40Right now, I'm busy blaming Victor.
15:44Can you believe he used Patty Williams as a weapon against me?
15:48Now, he would bring that woman back to town
15:50after everything she has done,
15:52all of the heartache she has caused,
15:54and to put your marriage and your life in jeopardy.
16:00It is absolutely disgusting.
16:04My children's dream of seeing their parents reunited
16:09may be just that.
16:11An impossible dream.
16:14The thing about my father
16:16is that one of his superpowers is
16:19he can always see his enemies coming.
16:21Yeah, well, I saw him coming.
16:23I checkmated.
16:24That's what I did.
16:25You know, I'm not too worried about
16:26any other lame move that he has against me.
16:29Well, you should enjoy being in my father's office
16:31because you're not going to be there for long.
16:33Hmm.
16:34Oh.
16:34Oh, great.
16:36The day just got great.
16:39Hi.
16:39Hi.
16:40Thanks for joining me.
16:41My pleasure.
16:42Yeah.
16:42For the most part,
16:44you said it was important.
16:45Yes, it's very important.
16:47Actually, um,
16:48do you want to sit at a bar to look like...
16:51You think that I want to overhear your conversation?
16:53I can think of nothing more boring
16:56than you two droning on and on.
16:59Oh, I can guarantee that you would not find
17:01this conversation boring.
17:02In fact, I think you'd find it very interesting.
17:04Really?
17:05Really?
17:06Phyllis is upset because, uh,
17:08apparently dozens of employees quit
17:10rather than work for the woman
17:12who stole my family's company.
17:14Okay, that's not the truth.
17:15And you know what's even sadder than that?
17:17Her own daughter won't even speak to her anymore
17:19because of what she's done.
17:21That's right.
17:22And her son feels the same.
17:23Oh, I'm very well aware of how Dan is.
17:25Yeah.
17:26Oh, okay.
17:29What are you talking about?
17:30Well, it's none of your business, Phyllis.
17:33At least not at this stage.
17:35What is that supposed to mean?
17:38I guess you're just gonna have to wait and find out.
17:42How's Phyllis handling the walkout?
17:45How do you think?
17:47Like a badass.
17:49Completely proactive.
17:50When I left her,
17:52she was texting and emailing
17:53every candidate we could think of
17:55to fill the vacancies.
17:56Not an easy task.
17:58At least I was very concerned about this walkout,
18:01that it would completely derail
18:02all of our plans to reinvent this company.
18:05But Phyllis said this actually gives us
18:08an amazing opportunity
18:10to handpick a loyal,
18:13brilliant staff
18:16with you at the top of the list.
18:19You suggested me.
18:20Well, she did,
18:21but of course I agreed.
18:22There's no sharper mind.
18:25I'm flattered.
18:27So is that a yes?
18:28Because with you as head of legal
18:31and all of the top talent
18:33that we plan to recruit,
18:34we show Victor
18:36that we survived this attack
18:37and we ended up on top.
18:40I'm afraid to tell you
18:41this isn't the master plan.
18:45This is just step one.
18:48There's more?
18:49I'm afraid so.
18:51And it's predatory.
18:58You probably want to get back to your office,
19:01work on those staffing issues.
19:05You don't think I see what you're doing,
19:07trying to get the bug on your side.
19:11She can't hurt me.
19:13My day started off so well,
19:16I definitely didn't expect
19:17to run in with Phyllis.
19:19Yeah, I'm sorry about that.
19:21Oh gosh, the woman's insufferable.
19:23What she's doing to your family
19:25is appalling.
19:27How are you doing?
19:29Well, we're definitely struggling,
19:32but it's a little overwhelming
19:34if I think about it too much.
19:35Because you know my father
19:37and Newman's don't wallow.
19:38They're proactive.
19:40We keep our eye on the prize.
19:43What is the prize exactly?
19:46I was going to congratulate you,
19:48although it may be a little too early.
19:52Congratulate?
19:53We've heard that you've been
19:54offered the DA position.
19:56You know about that?
19:57Oh, you know my dad.
19:58He always has his finger
20:00on the pulse of everything
20:01consequential in Genoa City.
20:04Why would what's happening
20:05at the DA's office
20:06be consequential to Victor?
20:10What are you up to?
20:13On easy lines to head
20:14that wears the crown.
20:16What?
20:18You feel on the way
20:19to that shiny new crown?
20:20Yeah.
20:22You know?
20:23Yeah.
20:24I'll always be wearing the crown.
20:26You know why?
20:27Because I'm finally getting
20:28what I worked so hard for,
20:29what I earned.
20:30And it feels amazing.
20:34And why do you look so unhappy?
20:44Oh, thank you.
20:47Predatory?
20:48That's a very scary word.
20:51What is Victor's strategy?
20:57Well, he's going to give Phyllis
21:00a taste of her own medicine
21:01to quote him.
21:05He's developed this AI program
21:08that will embed documents,
21:10a chancellor that will provide evidence
21:12that Phyllis, along with Kane and Billy,
21:16illegally took control
21:18of Newman Enterprises
21:19and its entities.
21:22Fake evidence.
21:23I know.
21:25Well, has he pulled the trigger yet?
21:27I mean, is this a reality?
21:28Oh, it's already set in motion.
21:29It will use the facts
21:31of what Phyllis actually did
21:33to create receipts, text,
21:35emails, documentation,
21:37all generated to look like the real deal.
21:39Fraud, conspiracy,
21:41corporate espionage,
21:42you name it.
21:43And the fabricated evidence
21:46will be strong enough
21:47and believable enough
21:49to destroy her.
21:52Unless she gives back
21:54the company, right?
21:59She's so proud of what she's done.
22:02And she's so excited
22:04about what we are about
22:06to do with this company.
22:07She's never going to go for that.
22:09Well, then,
22:10she will suffer the consequences
22:11as will Billy and...
22:15Kane.
22:22I know you said that,
22:24um...
22:26I can't tell her,
22:28but...
22:28I feel like
22:30I need to warn her.
22:31I need to tell her
22:33what Victor's plan is.
22:36Well, I suppose
22:37it doesn't matter
22:37if you do or not
22:38since the game
22:39is already afoot.
22:41And I assume
22:41that you are going to
22:42stay firmly by her side.
22:44Yes.
22:45If I'm right,
22:46I'm going to.
22:47I'm going to do everything
22:48I can to have her back.
22:49All right, fine.
22:50Okay.
22:51And since I've committed
22:53to having your back,
22:55we have no choice
22:56but to deal with this together.
22:59So,
23:00does that mean
23:01that you're coming in
23:02as the head of legal?
23:05You're not hearing me.
23:08If Victor has his way,
23:10there will no longer
23:11be a company
23:12to represent,
23:14which is why
23:14we have to convince
23:15our friend
23:16to get out
23:16from under this
23:18before it all goes public.
23:21And you're not hearing me.
23:23There is no way
23:25that Phyllis is going to
23:26cave to Victor's blackmail.
23:28Oh, okay.
23:29Well,
23:30given the serious
23:31criminal charges
23:32she may be facing,
23:34the years,
23:35decades,
23:36she could be behind bars.
23:37This is her only chance
23:38to save her reputation.
23:40such that it is
23:41to save her life.
23:45I'm telling you,
23:46Mrs. Martinez
23:47outdid herself.
23:48You're sure you're not hungry?
23:50Her ginger scones
23:52are pretty amazing.
23:53So are the blueberry muffins.
23:56Well,
23:57I have to say,
23:57I've never passed
23:58on a scone.
23:59Coming right up.
24:02Your favorites,
24:04along with a couple
24:05of extras.
24:09Cozy.
24:10Dang them.
24:12Yeah,
24:12although I shouldn't
24:13be surprised
24:13seeing the
24:14two of you together,
24:16it's
24:16practically a theme.
24:18I just came by
24:20to check on...
24:20To check on your
24:21dear,
24:22dear friend.
24:24What would he do
24:24without you?
24:26I should go.
24:27No, no,
24:28Nikki, please.
24:29Stay.
24:29I mean,
24:30after all,
24:30Jack did get all the
24:31trouble to put together
24:32a plate of your
24:34favorites.
24:36Besides,
24:36I'm not staying long.
24:38I, uh,
24:40I ran into Patty
24:41this morning.
24:43I'm sure that was
24:44unpleasant.
24:46It was.
24:48But you know
24:49what's even
24:49more unpleasant?
24:52You thinking
24:53that a piece
24:54of jewelry
24:54will somehow
24:55make this all
24:56okay.
24:58As I said
24:59in my letter...
25:00Jack,
25:01I...
25:01I read the letter
25:03and it
25:04was nice
25:05and I'm
25:06I'm sure
25:07it was sincere.
25:08But I...
25:09I can't.
25:11I...
25:11I won't
25:13accept this.
25:28That was cheesy.
25:31Heidi Williams.
25:34What's the matter?
25:37Kitty Cat got your
25:38toe?
25:38What are you doing
25:39here?
25:40Well,
25:40it has been a long
25:41time, fellas.
25:42Not long enough.
25:44Hmm.
25:44You still holding
25:45a grudge?
25:46A grudge?
25:47You tried to kill
25:48my daughter.
25:48I'll be holding
25:49a grudge for the
25:50rest of my life.
25:50Yeah.
25:51You know
25:52how sorry I...
25:53Oh, my God.
25:54I heard rumors
25:56that you were
25:56out of the
25:57psych hospital.
25:58I didn't believe it.
25:59Who the hell
26:00would do that?
26:00Who the hell
26:01would let you
26:02and your murderous
26:03toxic mind
26:03back into the world?
26:11Please don't do this.
26:13The ring is not
26:14a bribe.
26:15It is a gift.
26:16I want you to have it.
26:17How can I accept it?
26:20Accepting it
26:21is basically saying
26:22that I
26:23forgive you
26:24and I'm just
26:25not ready to do that.
26:25Do you think
26:26the day will ever
26:27come when you
26:27will be ready?
26:30Are you enjoying this?
26:32Of course not.
26:34I want nothing
26:35more than for you
26:36and Jack.
26:36Oh, admit it.
26:37You've never thought
26:38that I was good
26:39enough for Jack.
26:40And lucky for you,
26:41now that I'm staying
26:42at the athletic club,
26:43you can just
26:43waltz in here
26:45anytime you like
26:46and have them
26:46all to yourself.
26:48Are you happy now,
26:49Nikki?
26:50Nikki?
26:54You were
26:55one of the best
26:56DAs that Genoa City
26:57has ever had.
26:59That's very sweet of you.
27:01Oh, it's true.
27:02I mean,
27:02you were so passionate.
27:04The integrity
27:05that you would bring
27:05to the job
27:06is exactly
27:07what the city needs.
27:08Oh, I did love
27:09the work,
27:10seeing justice done
27:11in a world
27:12where it doesn't
27:12happen enough.
27:14I hope you know
27:15that the Newmans
27:16as a family
27:17share your commitment
27:18to justice.
27:20Yes, I am aware
27:21that the Newmans
27:22are committed
27:24to justice,
27:24especially when
27:26it serves them.
27:28Well, there's
27:28nothing wrong
27:29with applauding
27:30when the right
27:32decision is made
27:33and you have
27:34proven very effective
27:36at making
27:36those decisions.
27:37Yeah, I still
27:40haven't decided
27:40if I'm going to
27:41take this job
27:42or not.
27:42Oh, well,
27:43what would ensure
27:44that that happens?
27:46Yeah, it's a popular
27:48place this morning.
27:50I think you saw Phyllis?
27:52Yeah, I suppose
27:54even bottom feeders
27:56need to eat.
27:57She didn't seem
27:58too happy.
27:59Are you the reason
28:00for that?
28:01I sure as hell
28:02hope so.
28:04I have addressed
28:05the issues,
28:07done the work,
28:08and I have true
28:09remorse for all
28:10the people I hurt,
28:11even you.
28:12You don't have
28:13any remorse.
28:14You haven't made
28:15amends.
28:16My daughter
28:16could have died
28:17because of you.
28:18But she is alive
28:19and well,
28:20and I have been
28:21given a second chance
28:21which I plan
28:22to take full
28:23advantage of.
28:24And you,
28:25Phyllis,
28:26you have been
28:26given more
28:28than a few
28:29second chances
28:30yourself.
28:31I would think
28:32you would have
28:32some compassion
28:34for what I'm
28:34going through
28:35right now.
28:35You are beyond
28:38redemption,
28:39beyond therapy,
28:40beyond help
28:40of any kind.
28:41That you think
28:42you're owed some
28:43peace shows how
28:45delusional you
28:45really are.
28:47My peace is all
28:48I want.
28:49Really?
28:50Is it?
28:51Did you get a
28:53little peace on
28:55that boat with
28:55Jack?
28:56Did you?
28:57Oh, Phyllis,
28:58you have no idea.
28:59Yeah, I'm sure.
29:00You know,
29:01you were part of
29:02a kidnapping.
29:03It makes you
29:03complicit.
29:04I should call
29:05the authorities
29:05right now.
29:06Yeah, well,
29:06I was invited
29:07aboard as a guest.
29:09Jack should have
29:09thrown you overboard.
29:12How is Summer?
29:14I mean,
29:14such a beautiful
29:14girl.
29:14Shut up, girl.
29:15Shut up.
29:16Don't mention
29:16my daughter's name.
29:17Please shut up.
29:18You were practically,
29:18are you still
29:19practically besties?
29:20I mean,
29:21or you being you.
29:23Maybe she
29:25finally saw
29:26what the rest
29:26of us already know.
29:28What the hell
29:29are you talking
29:30about?
29:31I would love
29:32to stay
29:34and chat
29:34some more,
29:35but I have
29:36some place
29:36to be.
29:38Oh!
29:43You should see
29:44a professional
29:45about that anger.
29:47Incredibly unhealthy.
29:56Was it really
29:57just yesterday
29:58that we were
29:59celebrating
29:59with champagne
30:00and roses?
30:01Huh!
30:02The bubbles
30:03and the flowers
30:03weren't even
30:04the best part.
30:05Huh.
30:07Now we have
30:07a war on our hands.
30:09Unless we could
30:10avoid it.
30:12Oh!
30:12I'm so glad
30:13you're both here.
30:15Are you all right?
30:16Have you already
30:17heard?
30:17Yeah,
30:17that Patty Williams
30:18is back on the streets?
30:19Yes.
30:21Should we
30:22call the authorities
30:23and have them
30:24put her back
30:24back in the hospital?
30:25I mean,
30:26we should we do.
30:26Well,
30:27as unnerving
30:28as it is
30:28to have Patty
30:29back in town,
30:30I spoke with Tracy,
30:31who's been in contact
30:32with Paul,
30:33and it's genuine.
30:35She's actually
30:36been deemed
30:37cured.
30:39the hell she is.
30:41Well,
30:41for what it's worth,
30:42at least we all
30:42are aware
30:43that she's back.
30:44We'll have
30:45our guard up.
30:46No surprises.
30:47Oh,
30:48I mean,
30:48as long as
30:49my family
30:49is safe,
30:50I guess
30:52I'm going to
30:53have to hope
30:53for the best,
30:54right?
30:55Anyway,
30:56okay,
30:57did you tell them
30:57about our job offer?
30:59I'm hoping
31:00you'll say yes.
31:01The answer
31:02is,
31:03uh,
31:05well,
31:05I'd like to start
31:06by giving
31:06the principles
31:07of Summer's
31:08conglomerate
31:09some
31:11extremely sound
31:12legal advice.
31:15I really
31:16should be going.
31:17You know,
31:17that's not a bad idea.
31:19Instead of focusing
31:20so much energy
31:21on my marriage,
31:22you might want
31:22to pay attention
31:23to what's left
31:24of yours.
31:25Although,
31:26how you could
31:26forgive that man
31:27for what he did
31:28to your bestie here
31:29is just
31:29beyond me.
31:31I have not
31:32forgiven Victor.
31:33He's gone too far.
31:35Oh,
31:35come on.
31:35How many times
31:37have we heard
31:37that over the years?
31:38But you always
31:39go back.
31:40A new car,
31:42a new shiny
31:43bauble.
31:43Hey,
31:44who knows,
31:44there might be
31:45a gift bag
31:45waiting for you.
31:46There's no reason
31:47to drag Nikki
31:47into our...
31:48Jack,
31:48of course,
31:49you're dumping
31:49to her defense.
31:50to make you angry.
31:52Though it seems
31:53that's all I can do
31:54lately.
31:54I just...
31:59I love you.
32:02No strings,
32:04no tricks,
32:05no bribes.
32:06I just want
32:08for you to
32:08someday soon
32:09be able to look
32:10at me
32:11and once again
32:12see the man
32:12who promised
32:13to be your home.
32:16Flawed,
32:16yes.
32:17Imperfect,
32:18yes.
32:19But ready to
32:20open my arms
32:21to you
32:21anytime you
32:22are ready.
32:26Enjoy your scouts.
32:36so you still
32:37think I'm
32:38too quick
32:38to believe
32:39that my marriage
32:40is over?
32:45Thank you
32:46for coming by.
32:48I wanted to
32:49commend you
32:49on a job
32:50extremely well done.
32:53I wasn't sure
32:54whether to reach
32:55out to you
32:57but the result
32:58speak for
32:58themselves.
33:00Well,
33:01it's definitely
33:02the best decision
33:03I've ever made.
33:09How's Harrison?
33:11He's great.
33:12Especially given
33:13everything has happened
33:14after what your
33:14father pulled.
33:16Well,
33:17I'm glad to hear
33:18he's doing well.
33:19You know,
33:20I'd appreciate it
33:20if you didn't ask
33:21about my family
33:22like you cared.
33:23We've had this
33:24conversation
33:24more than once.
33:26You know
33:26where I stand.
33:28what I feel
33:28the right thing
33:29for you
33:29and your
33:30entire family
33:30to do
33:31is to rein
33:32in your father.
33:34I'm sorry.
33:35Yeah,
33:36well,
33:36that means
33:37about the same
33:38as Phyllis
33:39saying those
33:39words to you.
33:40Nothing.
33:42No.
33:42Excuse me.
33:47What was that
33:48all about?
33:49What did Victor do?
33:50My father lost
33:51everything for Phyllis,
33:52so obviously
33:54he's desperate
33:55to make it right.
33:57Yeah,
33:57but Victor's
33:58version of justice
33:59can be a little
34:00out there.
34:01He was the victim.
34:03You can't say
34:04the same thing
34:05about Phyllis.
34:06What she did
34:07was diabolical.
34:09That's one of the
34:10reasons I asked
34:11you to meet,
34:12Ashley.
34:12No.
34:13Or maybe
34:14the only reason.
34:16What would you say
34:17if I told you
34:18I was privy
34:19to some information
34:20that you might
34:21find very interesting
34:23if you step back
34:24in as a DA?
34:27What kind
34:27of information?
34:29The kind
34:30that would take
34:31Phyllis down
34:32for good.
34:35I love to hear
34:36sound legal advice,
34:38especially from
34:39our head
34:40of legal
34:41at Summer's
34:41Conglomerate.
34:43I'll get straight
34:44to the point.
34:45Life is about
34:46to get very,
34:47very bad for you.
34:48Okay.
34:49Wow.
34:50My goodness.
34:51Well,
34:51that's a bad attitude,
34:53especially from
34:54our head of legal.
34:55Does this have to do
34:56with Victor's
34:57loyalist quitting?
34:58It's more than that.
35:01Your business
35:01isn't the only thing
35:02in jeopardy.
35:03It's personal.
35:04It's as nasty
35:05as it gets.
35:07Victor is about
35:08to put you
35:09in serious
35:10legal jeopardy.
35:11Oh,
35:12is he?
35:13Okay.
35:14Well,
35:15I don't have
35:15any friends,
35:17present company
35:18excluded,
35:18of course.
35:19My kids
35:20don't even want
35:20to live on
35:21the same planet
35:22as I do,
35:23so if I can
35:24handle that,
35:25I can handle
35:25any sort of
35:26personal attack
35:27Victor wants
35:28to throw my way.
35:29It's very serious
35:32and it's real.
35:33But I can offer
35:34you a way out.
35:40I think I'm going
35:41to have to resign
35:41myself to the fact
35:42that Diane
35:45will never get past
35:46what happened
35:47on that yacht.
35:49She's definitely
35:50put up a lot
35:50of walls,
35:54but that could
35:55be a good thing.
35:58How can you
35:58even say that?
36:00Obviously,
36:01she is still
36:02hurting because
36:03she is still
36:04very much
36:04in love with you.
36:05And I believe
36:07that where
36:08there is love,
36:09there is hope.
36:11It is hard
36:12to find
36:12even a glimmer
36:14of hope
36:15when the woman
36:15I love
36:16can barely
36:17look at me.
36:18I have tried
36:19everything.
36:20Nothing works.
36:21I know
36:22how you feel.
36:25Seems that
36:26both of our
36:27marriages
36:27are reaching
36:29the desperate
36:30time stage.
36:32Might be time
36:33for the nuclear
36:34option.
36:37Newman Ranch
36:392.0.
36:44Very impressive.
36:47I am honored
36:48to have been
36:49invited.
36:50Definitely
36:51beats
36:51transacting
36:52our business
36:53over burner phones.
36:56Now,
36:57Patty,
36:57there's a matter
36:58of payment.
37:00And you
37:01and I
37:03will keep
37:04that between
37:05the two of us.
37:06Oh,
37:07just like old times.
37:08I will be paid
37:10as discussed,
37:11right?
37:14Why'd you
37:15see for yourself?
37:23I have never
37:25seen anything
37:26so beautiful.
37:29It's one job
37:29well done.
37:31Thank you
37:32for the opportunity
37:34and taking
37:34a chance
37:35on me
37:35and
37:37letting
37:38me
37:38prove
37:38what I
37:39can do.
37:40What you did
37:41was beyond
37:42expectations.
37:45So now
37:46you're going
37:46to leave town,
37:47is that it?
37:47Oh,
37:48I don't know.
37:49I, uh,
37:50I forgot
37:51how much
37:51I miss
37:52Genoa City.
37:54So,
37:56we'll see
37:56about that.
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