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00:03Hey, hi, I got your text. We just needed to get together and think things through.
00:14Okay, well, what's there to think about? As far as I'm concerned, it's business as usual,
00:19full steam ahead. I have a list of some candidates to replace all of those slugs
00:25that Victor bullied into quitting. I have some good ones here. I think that Victor actually did
00:32us a favor. It's too late, Phyllis. What? Too late for what? What are you talking about?
00:39You have to understand that there's a very good chance that you could lose the company or worse.
00:46Why? Because of Victor's threats. And his ability to carry them out.
00:52Oh, he doesn't scare me. I don't care. Really, Michael. Seriously. And with you
00:59running my defense, going head to head with Victor and his little lackey, Christine,
01:05they don't stand a chance.
01:10Here are some of the emails that we discovered when we took back control of Chancellor.
01:17Well, there are many more where that came from, but it will give you an idea of what Phyllis
01:22was up to. She stole from us. She cheated us, and she deserves to go down in flames. And I
01:31know that you're as anxious as I am to make her pay for all of the damage that she's caused.
02:19so Sienna didn't say anything more last night just that she killed Matt she kept repeating it
02:27over and over again and every time I would ask for more details she would shut down
02:33she did seem nervous about talking to the police though she said that to you I told her it had
02:40to
02:40have been in self-defense but she got really agitated so I just stayed quiet maybe it wasn't
02:49self-defense no Sienna no not a chance you don't do that Noah and God knows I would understand if
02:59she did do it deliberately but she's got to let it out she can't bury something like that
03:06it'll eat her alive I know that from experience maybe you should be the one to talk to her
03:12then I mean you're the professional you've been through it I'm just afraid I'm gonna do or say
03:18the wrong thing even after he's gone he still claims victims I know exactly how she's feeling
03:27to think that Matt is finally out of your life and he can never hurt you again only to have
03:33him turn up
03:34and inflict even more pain I will go easy on her but I need to know that Matt Clark will
03:44not be turning up again that's the only way that any of us would find any real peace
03:52well it was a close call but the trip to Vegas was worth it we found Matt Clark well it
04:01sounds a little to me like Matt Clark found you
04:05yeah there were some mistakes made mostly by me uh Adam is the one who stepped up he really came
04:12through
04:13that is not accurate we both made mistakes along the way but we're here now and we're sorry for giving
04:21you so much worry on top of everything else that you're dealing with how's your health my boy
04:29well it's one of the ways I really messed up
04:32messed up you mean by allowing Matt Clark to slip some tainted drugs into your drink
04:42Nick didn't know what was in them but he's okay now
04:51boys what are you not telling me how can you be okay when you just get home
04:55they gave him some medication that reversed the effects of the bad fentanyl so it's out of the system
05:01now guys come on what I don't understand is how did you allow Matt Clark
05:08to make you take drugs oh yeah what's this that is a list of names and the resumes of people
05:24that I
05:24I chose to replace the slugs and quid so I know you want things to be business as usual but
05:34it's not
05:35and we can't afford to be in denial now tell us tell us what Victor said
05:43uh wait you spoke to Victor oh I tried to broker a deal
05:51why did you not inform me of that because all Victor wanted to do was deliver a message to me
05:58to give to you I don't care about his messages I don't want to hear anything he has to say
06:04well you need to care for us why
06:09why Michael because the great Victor Newman has spoken he's a treacherous son of a bitch
06:14so you can play at that game just stop it phyllis stop it
06:19you can't beat him and you can rant and rave and complain all day about how unfair it is but
06:27the bottom line Victor has all the weapons now and he has every intention of using what he has to
06:37destroy you he will get his company back and you will go to prison if you keep fighting him I'm
06:42giving you
06:42the reality of your situation hell my situation too if I think about it what does that mean Victor
06:52just made it very clear that he would view my representing you as the ultimate betrayal
06:59you never told me that well they said it and it's real he needs it and how did you respond
07:07that's what this is about right you're afraid that Victor will be mad at you that's why you want me
07:14to
07:14give up so you want to throw me under the bus to save face with Victor right I'd like to
07:26hear the answer to
07:32that too we should establish something right up front whatever my past experiences have been with
07:39Phyllis this is purely professional I'm not going to tip the scales one way or the other understood I
07:45will go where the facts and evidence lead me if in fact there is evidence well if you read on
07:52you'll find
07:53that there's plenty of that and you and Victor discovered this by doing a forensic sweep of
07:59Chancellor's operating systems we were looking for anything that would shine a light on how Phyllis
08:04and Kane took control of Newman Enterprises and never in our wildest imagination did we think that we
08:11would come across correspondence that detailed how they did it it's all in you yes names dates places
08:19you'll see there's a clear line of criminal intent I mean but Phyllis was the driver behind all of it
08:26she's the one who hacked into our systems and planted the AI virus that transferred everything that we owned
08:32into her name you mentioned Kane so we're going to need to look into his involvement as well is it
08:40just
08:40the two of them in this iceberg or are there other people involved guys what are you not telling me
08:54Nicholas what are you not telling you what's going on I took fentanyl willingly what yeah I did
09:10uh some of it was because of Matt but most of it was on me
09:27oh my what do you mean it was on you
09:38I was in a lot of pain dad after my accident I was burned through my prescription meds really quickly
09:49after
09:50I left the hospital and I could see that it was becoming a problem but honestly I thought that I
09:58could manage it I was I was wrong I couldn't
10:14I was out in LA and uh Matt had taken Noah and Sienna and he gave me this bag of
10:22pills and said I could use it to trade for information when I went out to that drug warehouse he
10:27was trying to convince me and Sharon that Noah was a drug addict
10:34is that how it started I just put the pills in my pocket of my jacket and I came back
10:43to Genoa City and I was in a lot of pain dad and I was wearing that jacket and I
10:48just
10:52I put my hands in the pocket and the pills were there
11:01I see I was desperate I couldn't get any more prescription meds so I took the fentanyl
11:22I could have died my boy
11:28I know
11:29I know
11:31and I'm deeply ashamed
11:36that I was so weak
11:39but all I can do is stand here and tell you the truth that I'm gonna make this right and
11:46I'll get better
11:48Nick is already on his way to doing that
11:51Sharon has set up an appointment with an outpatient facility
11:55he's gonna do the meetings and he's gonna push through this better than ever
12:02you should also know that the only reason I'm standing here is because of Adam
12:08it's true
12:10you're gonna ruin my reputation
12:13every time I fell you were there to pick me up
12:16you risked your life to save me and that's not something I will ever forget
12:23God
12:29I'm so sorry okay
12:30I know that this is the last thing you or this family needs
12:47I know you said you didn't want anything but this might make you feel better
12:52thanks
12:55listen I'm I'm gonna go to prison
13:01no
13:04I killed him
13:05Noah
13:06mine self defense
13:10I don't remember
13:12you are not gonna be punished for this
13:14I promise
13:20I'm just glad that you guys are all safe
13:31what do you remember about what happened?
13:36I mean you don't have to put it all together now just whatever pops into your head
13:46his eyes
13:48his eyes
13:49what about them
13:51who are just
13:55it's like they were on fire
13:58you know he's
14:01it was like he was excited
14:03like he was happy
14:05it's like he had waited this his entire life for this exact moment
14:09and he had you both and he had Adam and he had Nick
14:13and he was you guys were trapped in that building and he was gonna blow you up
14:19did you try to talk him out of it?
14:22I told him
14:23I told him he didn't have to do this
14:28I told him
14:32that he could
14:33he could disappear
14:34he could start over again
14:36like
14:37like he had before
14:38and I even tried to convince him that I'd go with him
14:41you did
14:42I did
14:42I did
14:43I was desperate
14:44and it didn't matter though
14:45because it didn't work
14:46he just he got angrier
14:47and he got angrier
14:48and crazier
14:49and then he just
14:51I didn't know what to do
14:52so I just
14:54I
14:56I don't know
15:01by the way
15:01has there been any confirmation that Matt Clark is dead?
15:05uh
15:05no
15:06Sienna couldn't even tell us anything more
15:08she collapsed before she could answer any questions
15:11who was Sienna now?
15:13uh
15:13we took her to a Las Vegas hospital
15:16Noah stayed with her
15:17last time I talked to him he said they were heading home soon
15:20he's probably home by now
15:22huh
15:23we haven't involved the police
15:26yet for obvious reasons
15:27but I have been in touch with your team in Vegas
15:29bringing them up to speed
15:31that way
15:31in case the cops do get involved
15:33they won't ask any questions
15:34that lead back to the family
15:36good work
15:38yeah I'm gonna head down
15:40talk to Sharon
15:41see if uh
15:42Sienna remembers anything else
15:44you'll be okay?
15:46yeah
15:47definitely
15:48I'm gonna beat this dad
15:50uh
15:52it's my number one priority
15:54okay
15:55okay my boy
15:56I'm gonna ask you again
15:57okay
15:58thank you
16:01uh
16:02before we go though
16:02could you fill us in on what's going on with the company and fill us
16:05oh
16:07well I'm happy to say that on that front
16:09there's some
16:10some good news
16:11you know
16:15I didn't tell Victor I wouldn't represent Phyllis
16:18I bet you didn't tell him you would either did you
16:21is that right Michael?
16:23well
16:25I uh
16:26I'm still contemplating
16:28okay Michael
16:28Michael this is very simple
16:30you're either in my camp or you're in Victor's camp
16:34well
16:35there's nothing simple about this case
16:37that's why I'm considering all my options
16:40I want to do the right thing for all the parties involved
16:43okay
16:43well the right thing for me is to stay out of prison
16:46the right thing for me and Lauren
16:47is to keep a company we've been working so hard to build
16:51I'm aware of all of that
16:52okay
16:53Michael
16:54none of the other parties matter right now
16:56can I count on you or not?
17:02it would mean a lot to me
17:04if you would take Phyllis's case
17:07well as I just said
17:10I am still contemplating that
17:13no
17:16that is not good enough
17:18I'm with Phyllis on this
17:20because the only reason that you wouldn't represent her
17:24is if Victor had gotten to you
17:27has he?
17:29because I really
17:31really thought we were past all of that
17:39feel free to dig further
17:41but the fact is the emails do exist
17:44and they prove criminal intent
17:46and Phyllis's name is all over it
17:49case closed as far as I'm concerned
17:52I won't deny these emails are damning
17:55and it doesn't look like it's just Phyllis and Kane caught up in this
17:58the emails also implicate Billy
18:01I'm aware of that
18:03I know I could tell by the look on your face when I asked if anyone else could be involved
18:10but you know there is actually no direct correspondence to or from Billy
18:15he's only mentioned as having played a role
18:18but if this goes to trial
18:20Billy's role whatever it was
18:22the evidence will be revealed
18:23it will be looked at under a microscope
18:26and if it turns into a crime
18:28he will go down with Phyllis and Kane
18:33okay
18:33now it's not the DA talking
18:35it's me
18:38I know
18:39I know the Newman's lost a lot of money in this takeover
18:41but Victoria
18:42this would become personal
18:44so you really have to think about it
18:47do you really want the father of your children caught up in this mess?
18:55we don't have to do this now
18:58if you don't want to
18:59no
18:59no no no
19:00I do
19:00I do want to
19:03it's just
19:06everything is such a blur
19:08well
19:09let's just take it back a little bit
19:12how did you even know where Matt was?
19:15how did you find him?
19:16I didn't
19:17I didn't know
19:18I just
19:19I was going to the location that Risa gave me
19:21and I
19:23just saw him
19:25I stopped on the side of the road
19:27so I confronted him
19:29I knew he was up to something
19:31did he
19:32attack you?
19:33try to hurt you?
19:35but at first
19:37he was actually pretty calm
19:41it's like
19:42it's like he wanted me to know what he was gonna do
19:44like
19:46he was proud of it
19:49you said that you tried to dissuade him?
19:52yeah and I thought that I was
19:54I was actually getting somewhere
19:56you know
19:56but
19:59I cannot mind getting mad
20:00he is always gonna win
20:04so
20:05you got angry?
20:10you must have
20:12oh god
20:13and
20:14and what happened then?
20:15I don't know
20:16I don't
20:17I don't know
20:17cause I
20:18I don't
20:19I don't remember
20:20and I
20:21I remember we were outside of the car
20:29and Matt was lying on the ground
20:31and he wasn't
20:31he wasn't moving
20:33and
20:36I
20:36I
20:36I
20:37I must
20:39I must have done it
20:40because there was nobody else around
20:42but I don't remember
20:43I don't remember doing it
20:46did you
20:47check for a pulse?
20:49make sure that he was dead?
20:51he was he was dead
20:53but
20:54you said you don't remember
20:56and
20:57he hasn't turned up dead
21:00you think that I would make
21:02something like this up?
21:04he is dead
21:07Matt
21:08is dead
21:11so you found emails confirming that Phyllis
21:15and Kane and Billy
21:19colluded to try and steal the company
21:21exactly
21:21the paper trade of my law
21:24and you confronted Phyllis with this?
21:27and she of course
21:28you know
21:29determined to find it in court
21:31the lecture
21:33so what's the next step?
21:35the next step is that Victoria
21:38is delivering
21:39the evidence to the new D.A. in town
21:42as we speak
21:43the new D.A. is
21:44Christine Ravalotti
21:46Christine
21:47is the new D.A. since when?
21:49as of today
21:50what happened to her predecessor?
21:53I have no clue
21:54apparently she retired due to illness
21:56and you wouldn't have anything to do with suggesting Christine as her replacement
22:00I wish I could take credit for that
22:02but I had nothing to do with it
22:03lucky circumstance
22:05worked out well for us
22:06yeah I mean it is
22:09amazing
22:10that those emails turned up
22:12I mean it's
22:14very lucky
22:15indeed
22:16I don't know
22:17I guess I just find it hard to believe that Phyllis and Kane and even dumb as a box of
22:24rocks Billy would leave a paper trail like that dad
22:28are you a hundred percent sure that evidence is legit?
22:33why would I claim it otherwise?
22:38for my children's sake of course I don't want Billy drawn into this
22:42you know I hate that he has any involvement to begin with but you know he made the decision to
22:50cheat my mother and my father
22:52his children's grandmother and grandfather so
22:56the chips will fall where they may
22:59it might not be that simple for you is all I'm saying
23:03I appreciate your concern I really do but
23:06family
23:07family ties didn't mean anything to Billy
23:10they didn't mean anything to Phyllis
23:13she was willing to try to steal from her own daughter's family
23:17Summer has disowned Phyllis you know that right?
23:21and Daniel told me
23:22yeah
23:22and Daniel doesn't want anything to do with her either
23:26so what does that tell you?
23:27Victoria
23:28I'm just trying to point out
23:30this could get so much bigger and uglier if you fight back
23:36knowing you as long as I have
23:37I have to believe that your children mean far more to you than any company
23:43even
23:44one as grand as new and enter rises
23:46I am doing this for my children
23:50this is just as much about their future as it is about mine
23:55Billy
23:55he played a part in the theft and the destruction of the company that my family spent their entire lives
24:03building
24:05well he can take his punishment along with the rest of them
24:10this case has nothing to do with my relationship with Victor
24:14of course it does
24:17he's the one making all of this happen
24:21yes
24:21but unlike the two of you I can't afford to get caught up in all the emotion of it
24:26because one of us has to deal with the facts
24:29there are no facts
24:30Victor is lying
24:31and you can prove that in court
24:33Michael I was sort of hoping you could
24:36well
24:36judges and juries can be convinced that the evidence is authentic
24:42how?
24:43the emails themselves
24:44they're fake
24:45you have to prove it
24:46there will also be the testimony of the former department heads
24:51right
24:52who Victor has paid off to lie for him
24:54so
24:55right
24:55I've seen you pull this kind of testimony and evidence apart
24:59you've turned it into grumblings of disgruntled employees
25:06and Christine
25:08who happens to be a brilliant attorney
25:11will sell it as gospel
25:13look
25:14the actual facts of the case don't even matter anymore
25:17it's the perception that counts
25:19and right now
25:20that perception is working against you
25:23okay Michael
25:25what do you suggest I do?
25:27if you insist on fighting it
25:30and taking it to trial
25:33it would be borderline malpractice for me
25:37not to advise you to accept the plea deal
25:40there's no way in hell I'm doing it
25:42oh gosh
25:42no
25:43what a surprise
25:44well
25:45the other option would be
25:47not to get charged in the first place
25:50and that offer might still be on the table
25:52but you will have to give Victor what he wants
25:56I knew he'd do this to me
25:58but
25:59whether you like it or not
26:00it's still your best option
26:02you presented this lame strategy to me before
26:07and I told you very directly
26:10what to do with it
26:12but apparently you went behind my back
26:14and tried to make a deal with Victor
26:17no
26:18I'm not doing that
26:19and you ignore me
26:21once again
26:23and here we are Phyllis
26:25you pretending to be queen of the world
26:27while everything crumbles around you
26:29no no no no
26:31I know how her mind works
26:32if I represent her
26:34and she loses
26:35she'll accuse me of throwing the case
26:38to appease Victor
26:39and that is a scenario
26:40I
26:40I dearly
26:41would like to avoid
26:43okay I can help you with that
26:46don't lose
26:56I agree with Nick
26:57it seems strange that Phyllis would leave a trail of email messages
27:02that could send her to prison
27:04she's too savvy
27:05okay she knows nothing's going to disappear on the internet dad
27:08she's not that reckless
27:09you know she is reckless
27:11she was born reckless
27:12okay so
27:13how exactly did this
27:16best tech team in the world
27:18pull up these emails
27:19are we sure they're legitimate
27:21who cares if it's legitimate or not
27:23we all know she stole my company from me
27:26I'm trying to get her back
27:29she wants to fight me in court
27:31she's going to lose in court
27:33she has no chance
27:35I'm just trying to protect you Phyllis
27:38but if you won't let me do that by taking my advice
27:43then at least I can try to protect our friendship
27:46it sounds like you're protecting your friendship with Victor
27:50I'm just trying to prove a point you can't beat him
27:53well maybe what you're trying to tell me Michael is you can't beat him
27:59you're not the only game in town
28:00I feared this might happen
28:02so I've
28:03put together a list of some
28:06crackerjack attorneys
28:07in the country
28:09and um
28:10I think they jump at the chance to be head of
28:13the legal department at Summer's conglomerate
28:15let me see that
28:17oh no that's not for you
28:25why are you laughing
28:26well your first candidate was disbarred last month
28:30and your second choice was indicted for bribery
28:36oh but I have to admit I do like your third pick
28:39I've seen her in court
28:40she's killer
28:41okay good
28:42I'll hire her then
28:43well the only problem with that is
28:49Victor hired her last week to head legal at Chancellor
28:54and I can guarantee you that every other viable name on that list
28:58has already been gotten to by Victor
29:00I can't catch a break can I
29:07I mean the hits just keep on coming good God
29:12no one has my back
29:14no one
29:16except you
29:18you're the only person who has not abandoned me Lauren
29:20no wait hold on
29:22I have not abandoned you
29:24I'm
29:26just trying to make you see what you're up against
29:29what I'm up against
29:30oh
29:31cause poor Victor
29:32is a victim
29:34he's never been a victim
29:36ever
29:37although
29:38everybody feels bad for him
29:39my son
29:41my daughter
29:43my so-called friends
29:45I mean everybody's trying to guilt me into giving up something that I've worked so
29:50hard to attain
29:52you know with everybody jumping ship and stabbing me in the back
29:55I never thought that you would be one to do it as well
30:06I'm not doubting your story Sienna but you said yourself it's a blur
30:12yeah but I know that that happened
30:15Matt is dead
30:17I killed him
30:18what more do you want me to say
30:19okay mom maybe we should give it a rest for now
30:23the sooner you can piece this together the sooner we can help
30:27you said you killed him
30:29I did kill him
30:30well
30:31where did this altercation take place
30:34was it at the roadside near Matt's car
30:37he was in the desert
30:38where in the desert
30:40I don't know
30:41I don't know
30:42he was chasing me
30:44and then really what difference does all this make
30:47okay mom that's enough
30:48he is dead
30:49I told you this
30:51and that much I am certain of
30:53and you know
30:53I'm sorry I just
30:54I can't
30:55I can't
30:56I can't do this anymore
30:57I can't
31:02what's going on?
31:04that's mom
31:12what was that about?
31:14I was trying to get Sienna to remember what actually happened with her
31:18and Matt
31:19did she?
31:21a little
31:22I don't know
31:23maybe I pushed her too hard
31:26well I'm sure Noah can calm her down
31:30I wish she could get me to calm down
31:33how are you feeling?
31:37better
31:38no maybe a little shaky
31:43well
31:44that sounds pretty normal
31:49yeah that's my target
31:50you know normal
31:53I still cannot believe that I got so out of control
31:57those drugs
31:59I mean I've never wanted anything in my life that bad
32:03not ever
32:05scary
32:06scary
32:08gives me a real understanding of what my mom's gone through
32:12Nicholas
32:14this wasn't your fault
32:16this happens to good people every single day
32:21your family understands that
32:23I understand that
32:25nobody is judging you
32:28well you'd be wrong about that
32:31but then you need to forgive yourself
32:33I'm trying
32:35I really am
32:37but I put so many people that I love in danger
32:43having a hard time coming to terms with that
32:47by the way what did you know?
32:50about Nick?
32:51yeah
32:53I mean he had been acting strange even before Vegas
32:56his mood swings, his recklessness
32:59and looking back it's probably one of the reasons that I agreed to take the trip with him
33:02because I knew something was off
33:06well
33:08if there's one silver lining in this it's that
33:11the two brothers are getting closer
33:15well we still piss each other off but yeah
33:18he's my brother
33:20it's feeling more and more normal for me to say that
33:23and I'm very happy to hear that something
33:28I delivered the evidence to Christine
33:32so
33:33now we wait and see if she'll run with it
33:40yep
33:47hang on Phyllis
33:49you know Michael we've known each other a long time longer than I can remember actually
33:55and our friendship has been through a lot
33:59even when you decided to defend Sharon against my son's wishes
34:06do I still need to remind you that Sharon was innocent?
34:13so am I
34:15Phyllis
34:17please
34:19you and Kane did unleash that AI program
34:22you did steal Victor's company
34:25and then
34:27you double-crossed Kane
34:29to take possession of it yourself
34:32now there are a lot of words to describe that
34:34but innocence isn't one of them
34:36you know Victor and Kane did the same thing
34:39but in their case you would just call it
34:43hardball and buy him a drink right?
34:45not true
34:45okay you know
34:47of course
34:48of course it's not true because
34:49it goes against the narrative of me being the bad guy right?
34:53no I don't believe that either
34:56I just don't think you're going to win this
34:59and I don't want to see you go to prison for it
35:01well whether I win or lose
35:03it's not of your concern anymore
35:04and I want you to know the worst lawyer on this list is better than you
35:17I don't know what else to say to her
35:21well then
35:23better start thinking about what you're going to say to me
35:33Christine will do the right thing
35:36I don't know dad
35:37she didn't seem 100% convinced
35:40she followed the evidence
35:43evidence is on our side
35:44it would be nice to get a win for a change
35:47families been getting hit from all sides for far too long
35:51did you speak to Michael?
35:54yeah I gave him a warning
35:56is he still planning to defend Phyllis?
36:00he won't if he knows what's good for him
36:04this case is a lost cause
36:06can you not see that?
36:07that's not the point
36:08of course it's the point
36:10it's the only point
36:12come on Michael
36:13I have watched you defend more hopeless causes than I can even count
36:18don't you dare try and use that as an excuse not to help Phyllis
36:23this is all about you staying on the right side of Victor
36:28you just can't let him go
36:53why can't I catch a break?
36:57why is everybody out to get me?
37:02so what did Sienna remember about that night?
37:06not a whole lot but she did become very agitated when I suggested that Matt Clark might not be dead
37:14you're having doubts about that too
37:17this is Matt Clark we're talking about
37:19of course I'm having doubts
37:33next week on The Young and the Restless
37:35oh my god this can't be happening
37:37no by the way it's fine
37:38alright I mean it will post my bail
37:40I promise you I'll get to do it
37:44oh well hello you two
37:48oh get the day get any better
37:52are you okay?
37:54how far away am I from this place?
38:00oh wow
38:08oh
38:10oh
38:54Join us again for the young and the restless.
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