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00:00thank you warm days breezy nights don't mind me i'm just coming up with our outfits for the
00:10riviera in june can you imagine that was rhetorical i know i know you've probably been there before
00:16of course you can imagine i'm sure everyone that was invited has been there before which
00:20means i'm probably the most excited one you don't wear linen do you but you will for this trip right
00:26because the heat and the casual elegance my elegance is always casual
00:30anyway i probably am the most excited one because this whole thing is new to me
00:37yes i know we went to paris just a couple of months ago and it was romantic
00:42and it was wonderful but niece is just a totally totally different vibe you're you don't wear
00:49socks in the summer do you do you like to bear ankle you say the word and i'll bear much more
00:55than just my ankles okay although i am aware that this is a business trip regardless of the location
01:03yes because of dumont his drama and intrigue and i mean who knows how insane this will get
01:09considering the guest list still niece and june look at you are you excited about this trip i can't tell
01:15after we decided to postpone the launch i made it my mission to keep you on track protect our company
01:25so yes billy i am all in are you not no yes i'm definitely all in
01:36we're about to get on a plane and do what very few have done before us
01:40oh you me on a plane are you saying we do something outrageous absolutely and risky always
01:48are we both talking about the mile high club
01:51no i wasn't talking about that but i think that's a very good idea
01:57oh what were you talking about i was talking about what happens when we get off the plane
02:04the mask comes off the identity is finally revealed
02:10and we find out a rarest thought of them all really is
02:15so
02:22so
02:26so
02:30so
02:55Well, hello.
02:57Oh, Nikki, it's nice to see you.
02:59How are things at Newman Media?
03:02Oh, you left it in excellent shape.
03:04How are things at Chancellor?
03:06You're going to have to try harder than that
03:08if you want me to change the subject.
03:11Oh, that's... I wasn't...
03:13Why don't you want to talk about Newman Media?
03:18Things are great.
03:20Am I wrong, or are we about to be family again?
03:25Well, we'll always be family because of Connor.
03:29You know what I'm asking.
03:32Adam and I are very happy.
03:35The marriage hasn't really been a conversation.
03:38Well, neither was getting back together,
03:40but the two of you are a couple again.
03:42Yes, we are.
03:43We're loving it.
03:44We're just... We're content where things are right now.
03:48Chelsea,
03:49we are part of the same extended family.
03:54And you don't have to cover with me.
03:56If things aren't going well with your new position,
03:59you can tell me.
04:05There have been some challenges.
04:07Well, yes, of course.
04:10Go on.
04:11And the issues are not about business structure or my duties.
04:16Then what's the problem?
04:17If we're being honest?
04:19Well, yes, of course.
04:20The problem is, Victor.
04:25No, I told you.
04:27We are holding the Billy Abbott piece.
04:31Indefinitely.
04:32Okay?
04:33And you don't publish anything without my go-ahead.
04:35You hear me?
04:36Nobody gives a green light but me.
04:37Is that a problem?
04:50No, I don't have an issue showcasing Billy's incompetence to anybody.
04:56It's just...
04:59Chelsea's not going to like this.
05:01Not one bit.
05:04If Chelsea doesn't want to go along with us,
05:06then even after we think about
05:08letting her join you in New Media.
05:13That will not be necessary.
05:16I'll handle Chelsea.
05:17Good.
05:20Billy Abbott needs to be crushed.
05:23For several reasons, okay?
05:26Trust me on that.
05:36Chelsea, do you really think if I was going after Billy,
05:47I would have told you about it?
05:49Given how close we're going to be working together,
05:51I don't think you'd have a choice.
05:53Billy, so you think I'm just using my father as cover?
05:56Are you?
05:57Most certainly not.
06:02And if you can't take my word on that,
06:04this is not going to work.
06:09Chelsea, please, I'm telling you the truth.
06:12It was my father who issued the marching orders.
06:15Okay.
06:17Then set me straight.
06:20Give me your word right here, right now,
06:23that going forward you will never use New Media
06:27to take Billy down.
06:32Bloody hot at work.
06:36I was actually just about to send you some numbers.
06:39We're showing steady market growth,
06:42along with associated revenue increases.
06:45Love to hear that.
06:47Nice.
06:48Well, I'm going for Stellar,
06:50and we're going to continue in that direction.
06:53Good.
06:55I can tell you,
06:56I like the pieces you wrote about Nikki
06:58and her successful stewardship
07:02at the head of Chancellor.
07:04Well, she deserves the accolades and the recognition.
07:07But I've not seen any
07:09critical pieces of Billy Abbott's
07:13leadership of Chancellor
07:14before Nikki took over.
07:23Well, for a guy that likes to hide in his shadows,
07:26Dumas certainly likes to make himself
07:27the topic of conversation.
07:29Is that a shtick?
07:30Lure people into his web?
07:33I don't know.
07:35I mean, as far as I know,
07:36he hasn't done anything like this,
07:37this type of gathering.
07:40Well, maybe he makes people sign NDAs
07:42and intimidates them into keeping quiet.
07:45Could you imagine an ego like Victor Newman
07:47dictating what he can and cannot say?
07:51I don't think so.
07:53Hmm.
07:53Well, if this is a rare occurrence,
07:57then...
07:58Then there's a reason for it.
08:02Right?
08:03I mean, he's bringing everybody together
08:05so we can use that in our favor.
08:09Give us more of a bargaining chip.
08:13Hmm.
08:13And what exactly are we bargaining for?
08:16A partnership
08:16with Aristotle, the mom.
08:18Deals and acquisitions,
08:21he can help us.
08:23I mean, if he comes on board,
08:24we launch Abbott Communications
08:26into the stratosphere
08:27far sooner than we could on our own.
08:30And you really think that's a possibility?
08:33Well, I gotta believe I'm the only one
08:34that's actually talked to him.
08:36Even though he did string me along for weeks,
08:38it puts me in a different category.
08:41That's true.
08:42Well, I have a feeling
08:44this could be very productive after all.
08:48How productive?
08:49Like wall-to-wall power plays
08:51and negotiations?
08:52No, I don't think it's gonna be that.
08:54I think it'd be a little more subtle.
08:56But don't worry.
08:57I see what you're getting at.
08:58There'll be a lot of time
08:59for rest and relaxation.
09:02Good.
09:02Fun.
09:04But there is one more R
09:05that must happen.
09:06Oh, I would never forget that.
09:08Romance, baby.
09:10Welcome.
09:12I am looking forward to the work part, though.
09:15And I am gonna use it to my advantage.
09:17Our advantage.
09:20You know, the more I think about it,
09:22I'm very much looking forward
09:25to the work part of this.
09:29There's a reason why he invited Jack,
09:32me, and the Winters.
09:35This is gonna be an ambush
09:36on the one and only Victor Newman.
09:38What exactly is Victor doing?
09:44Well, you know,
09:45I respect him very much.
09:48He feels things very deeply
09:49and he always puts his family
09:51and the family business first.
09:54Yes, he does.
09:56Go on.
09:58Victor is insisting
09:59we push a certain agenda
10:00on the platform,
10:02one that is not profit-related.
10:03Is this about me?
10:06Are you referring to the stories
10:08that Newman Media is doing
10:09about my success at Chancellor?
10:11In a way, but-
10:12Because that's just how synergy works,
10:14you know?
10:15I mean, it might be a little
10:16overly complimentary right now,
10:19but nobody's gonna blink an eye at that.
10:21And Chancellor will return
10:23the favor someday down the line.
10:24No, Nikki,
10:25you deserve all the accolades.
10:27It's not that.
10:28Victor is forcing Adam
10:32to attack Billy
10:33as part of the story.
10:35Tear him down
10:35to emphasize
10:36how much better off
10:38Chancellor is without him.
10:40And Adam
10:42has a problem
10:43with that.
10:44That's surprising
10:45given how he feels
10:47about Billy.
10:47Yeah, well,
10:49Adam doesn't really
10:50support that narrative anymore.
10:52Really?
10:54Why the change of heart?
10:56Because you don't
11:00want him to.
11:02I mean,
11:03Billy doesn't even work
11:03at Chancellor anymore.
11:05He's about to launch
11:06this new company
11:07that is no way
11:09any threat
11:09to Newman Media.
11:10So it just seems petty
11:11and unfair.
11:14And yes,
11:14I have discussed it
11:15with Adam a few times,
11:16but...
11:17I guess I just need
11:19your advice.
11:21How do I handle Victor?
11:23How do I get him
11:23to back off?
11:24As much as I would
11:27like to help,
11:28the issue isn't
11:30how to handle Victor.
11:32It's your handling
11:33of Adam.
11:37My job
11:38is more than
11:39playing attack dog.
11:43Your job, son,
11:44is what I say it is.
11:46What about that?
11:47Don't you understand?
11:48I have a strategy
11:51in play,
11:52and I would like
11:54to see it through
11:54until the end.
11:56And what is that?
11:59Look,
12:00we don't want
12:01the praise of Nicky
12:02to look like
12:03a Trojan horse
12:04to trash Billy.
12:06Those two things
12:07should not be connected.
12:08Why don't you let
12:09Nicky shine
12:10all on her own?
12:12We let the strike
12:13on Billy
12:13be the second wave.
12:15Why would we want
12:16him to pull focus
12:17away from everything
12:18that Nicky's accomplished?
12:20That's your plan?
12:21Yes.
12:23Makes sense.
12:25Keeps things simple.
12:27You didn't mention
12:28Billy Abbott
12:29in the first wave
12:31of publicity.
12:33I want you to crash
12:34that son of a bitch
12:35in the second wave.
12:37Understood.
12:39Better.
12:42Now,
12:43on to another subject matter.
12:45let's talk about
12:47how we protect
12:48Chancellor
12:48from this
12:50Tamar fellow.
12:53He's probably
12:53after Chancellor
12:54and I'm feeling
12:55after some other
12:57companies as well.
13:02I know
13:03Adam and Billy
13:04have too much history
13:05to unravel.
13:06I accept that.
13:07Well,
13:08you might accept it,
13:09but it still bothers you.
13:10It does.
13:11But it doesn't seem
13:12to bother Adam.
13:14He thinks that Billy
13:14would survive
13:15any bad press.
13:17But you've made
13:18your feelings known?
13:19Over and over again.
13:22Made any headway?
13:24Adam has agreed
13:25not to fling
13:26any mud
13:26in Billy's direction.
13:28Well then,
13:30what's the issue?
13:32Victor,
13:33he's relentless
13:34and he wants results.
13:35I haven't seen
13:37any negative stories
13:38about Billy.
13:40Adam is trying
13:41to divert
13:42Victor's attention.
13:45Oh.
13:46Victor does not
13:47take kindly
13:48to being manipulated.
13:49Well,
13:49I don't think
13:50Adam's being blatant
13:51about it.
13:52Well,
13:52he wouldn't have to be
13:53for Victor
13:53to pick up on it.
13:56So,
13:56does Adam
13:57intend to defy Victor
13:59or is he just
14:00telling you
14:00what you want to hear?
14:01No,
14:01I think he really
14:02means that,
14:02Nikki.
14:03And Adam is not
14:04trying to manipulate
14:05Victor.
14:06Well,
14:06that's a good thing
14:08because that would
14:08not end well.
14:10I know.
14:11He's trying to show
14:12Victor that maybe
14:13going after Dumas
14:14would be more productive,
14:15a better use
14:16of the platform.
14:18So,
14:18in other words,
14:19if Victor is
14:20distracted with Dumas,
14:22he'll forget
14:23that Billy exists?
14:25Right.
14:26Which I can't
14:27see happening.
14:28Neither can I.
14:32Do you want me
14:33to talk to Victor?
14:34That's so nice.
14:37No,
14:37I would never
14:38ask that of you.
14:39I just need
14:40your advice.
14:42How do I get
14:42Victor to leave
14:43Billy alone?
14:46It's not a battle
14:47that you can win.
14:48Victoria could tell you that.
14:49I know,
14:50but Victor's already won.
14:51I mean,
14:51he got the company
14:52from Billy
14:52and his mother.
14:54Why is Billy
14:55even on Victor's radar?
14:56Because
14:57he is
14:58an abbot.
14:59he has
15:00defied
15:01and challenged
15:02Victor
15:02over and
15:03over again.
15:05I mean,
15:05these are facts.
15:07It runs very deep
15:08in both of them.
15:10I don't know
15:11why you even
15:11want to get
15:12in the middle
15:13of this.
15:13Why do you feel
15:14that you need
15:15to protect Billy?
15:16It's not just
15:17about Billy.
15:19It's about
15:20protecting Adam,
15:20too.
15:22Wait.
15:23So we're walking
15:25into an ambush
15:26on Victor Newman?
15:29Okay,
15:29so forget about
15:30packing your linen suit.
15:31You're gonna need
15:31a helmet
15:31and a flak jacket.
15:32No, no, no.
15:33It'll be more
15:34restrained than that.
15:37Aristotle
15:37Mah
15:37doesn't like
15:38the press,
15:39which means
15:40he operates
15:40with a scalpel,
15:41not a sledgehammer.
15:42Wonderful.
15:43Polite battlefield.
15:46Why are you
15:47so sure
15:47that this is
15:47what Dumas
15:48has planned?
15:50Well,
15:50I'm not sure,
15:51but
15:51the Winters
15:53faction are pissed
15:54at Victor and Nikki
15:55for lying to Lily
15:56about Chancellor.
15:58Jack and Diane
15:59have been on the
15:59other side
16:00of Victor's wrath,
16:01both together
16:02and apart
16:02their whole entire lives.
16:03I am the president
16:04of the anti-Victor
16:05fan club.
16:07Even if I didn't
16:08load the man,
16:09I would do
16:09whatever it takes
16:09to get him
16:10off my back.
16:12Okay,
16:12well,
16:13I can't argue
16:13any of that,
16:14but still...
16:17Dumas wants Chancellor.
16:19He's assembling
16:20an army.
16:21And you're
16:24a general?
16:25Four stars.
16:28Okay,
16:29but what about
16:29Dumas basically
16:30ghosting you?
16:31Well...
16:32Maybe he lost
16:32interest in Chancellor
16:33or in working
16:34with you.
16:34Yeah,
16:35maybe.
16:35Or maybe
16:36he's putting me
16:37on ice
16:37until the plans
16:38are finalized.
16:40Or he cut me
16:41loose
16:42so I have
16:42plausible deniability.
16:44I don't know yet.
16:46Yeah,
16:47that's because
16:47he hasn't told
16:48you anything.
16:49In fact,
16:50as far as we know,
16:52nobody knows anything.
16:53That's...
16:54That's...
16:55not a partner,
16:56Billy.
16:56That's a wannabe
16:57puppet master.
16:58Okay,
16:59sure,
16:59but I can be
17:00a team player
17:00if the end result
17:01is in my favor.
17:02Yeah,
17:02but you don't know
17:03if it is.
17:04You or anyone else
17:05could be used
17:06as a human shield
17:07or a cannon fodder
17:08or whatever other
17:09war analogy
17:10you would like to use.
17:11It's the ultimate
17:11strategy game,
17:12isn't it?
17:14Billy,
17:15if you're right
17:17about this trip,
17:18this is not a game
17:20and it's not safe.
17:23You know what?
17:24I think we should
17:25just skip Nese.
17:26I think we should
17:27just go somewhere quiet
17:28and let everyone else
17:29fend for themselves.
17:33What is the
17:34latest intel
17:35on Dumas?
17:37Not much.
17:40Well,
17:40for a guy
17:41who doesn't want
17:41anyone to know
17:42his face,
17:42he certainly doesn't
17:43mind whipping up
17:44speculation.
17:45Mm-hmm.
17:47For your information,
17:50tomorrow,
17:51Nicky and I
17:52and your brother
17:54are leaving
17:56for France
17:56and apparently
17:58Sharon is coming
17:59along as well.
18:02Wait a minute,
18:02when did Sharon
18:03get an invitation?
18:05I assume
18:05Nicky's invited her.
18:10Right on the heels
18:11of him inviting her
18:11to Nicky's birthday.
18:12certainly sounds like
18:15they're a couple
18:15again.
18:16As much as
18:17Nicholas wants
18:18to deny it.
18:20If that were the case,
18:21would it bother you?
18:25Believe it or not,
18:26I would be happy
18:28for her.
18:30You know,
18:30she's been through hell
18:31these past couple
18:32of years.
18:35Nick has been there
18:35for her,
18:36so it only makes sense
18:37that they should find
18:37their way back
18:38to each other
18:39one last time,
18:41but only if Nick
18:42doesn't break
18:42her heart again.
18:45Well, son,
18:46I wouldn't worry
18:47about that
18:48if I were you.
18:49You have your own
18:50family to be
18:52concerned about,
18:53and
18:53you have important
18:55business to do here.
18:56not to mention
18:59Aristotle Dumas,
19:01the big mystery.
19:04You know,
19:04I have to wonder
19:05if this big reveal
19:06is for the intended
19:07guests,
19:07or it's for
19:08the world at large.
19:11I mean,
19:12should Newman Media
19:13be preparing
19:14a big expose?
19:16Or is he counting
19:17on secrecy
19:18after the fact?
19:19And if that's
19:20his intention,
19:21how does he plan
19:21to keep all
19:22of these people
19:23quiet?
19:23I don't want
19:28Billy and Adam
19:29to become
19:29the new
19:30Victor and Jack.
19:33Decades of
19:34vendetta.
19:36Those battles
19:37spill onto
19:37everyone
19:39and everything.
19:40And, you know,
19:40Connor and Johnny,
19:41they're close now.
19:42What's it like
19:43for them
19:44to have their
19:45fathers
19:45constantly in
19:46conflict?
19:48And what I really
19:49don't want
19:49is this battle
19:50to bleed onto
19:52them one day,
19:52and then they're
19:53the new Adam
19:54and Billy.
19:55They're the new
19:56Victor and Jack.
19:58That wouldn't be
19:59good for anybody.
20:01Adam wants to
20:02do the right thing
20:03the right way.
20:06Well, good.
20:07Then we needn't
20:08worry.
20:09Yeah, but I am
20:09worried.
20:11Because, you know,
20:12when Victor was
20:13shot,
20:14it was
20:15horrifying
20:16for Adam.
20:17He was terrified
20:18of losing his dad.
20:20He just wants
20:21to make Victor
20:22proud,
20:22make him happy.
20:26Adam's instinct
20:27is to
20:28comply
20:29when Victor
20:30makes a demand.
20:32Today,
20:33it's a media
20:33barrage,
20:34but who knows
20:35what Victor
20:35will ask of him
20:36tomorrow.
20:37Adam's need
20:39for his father's
20:39love runs
20:40so deep.
20:42And if he gets
20:43involved in this,
20:43I just,
20:44I don't know
20:44what's going to
20:44happen,
20:45so I need to
20:46come up with
20:46a way to
20:47sway Victor.
20:48my darling,
20:51many have
20:52tried
20:53and have
20:53wooed the
20:54day.
20:55But I do
20:56admire your
20:57determination.
21:00Welcome to the
21:01world of trying
21:02to save
21:02Newman men
21:03from themselves.
21:04Well,
21:07it's a hell of a
21:07move by
21:08Dumas,
21:09getting so many
21:10general city
21:11heavy hitters
21:11out of the
21:11office,
21:13out of the
21:13country.
21:16That's why the
21:16party may only be
21:17a distraction.
21:20And what?
21:20you think the
21:23real action is
21:23happening here?
21:25Possibility.
21:28What do you
21:29think you might
21:30pull?
21:31I don't know.
21:34But I want you
21:35to be aware.
21:36Okay?
21:38Meanwhile, I
21:39have my own
21:40agenda,
21:42Nish.
21:43Well, I'm
21:44happy to help.
21:46I'll be your
21:46eyes and your
21:47ears here,
21:48and I'll
21:49gear up to
21:50cover the
21:50Dumas mystery.
21:52I want you to
21:53follow my
21:53directive,
21:54son.
21:55Paint a very
21:56negative picture
21:57about Billy
21:58Abbott and his
21:59time when he
22:00ran Chancellor
22:01Industries.
22:02And I want you
22:03to point out
22:03that he'll be
22:04a failure when
22:06he runs his
22:06next company.
22:09Is that what
22:10your plan is
22:11in these?
22:12Billy Abbott
22:13is the only
22:13one who has
22:15a connection
22:15to Dumas,
22:17and I intend
22:17to take
22:18advantage of
22:19that.
22:20And how
22:20are you
22:21planning to
22:21do that?
22:23I won't
22:24treat Dumas
22:25as an enemy.
22:27I'll make
22:28him an ally.
22:31And together,
22:34we'll bring
22:34down Jack Abbott.
22:40Are you that
22:41worried about
22:41this trip?
22:43If we don't
22:44outvict this
22:44man, Billy,
22:45we're on his
22:46turf, not ours.
22:47And if Victor's
22:48there, anything
22:49can happen.
22:49So no, I'm
22:50not super
22:51comfortable about
22:51any of this.
22:52Jack's gonna be
22:52there.
22:53And a few other
22:54people that don't
22:54necessarily want to
22:55see me destroyed.
22:56Let's put that in
22:57the positive column.
22:58Okay, but even if
22:59you're not right in
22:59the middle of a
23:00rumble, there'll
23:00still be plenty of
23:01shrapnel flying
23:02everywhere.
23:03No, it'll be a
23:04bunch of veiled
23:05threats.
23:07We can sit back
23:08and just sit
23:09Cote de France.
23:10You downplaying
23:11all this makes me
23:12even more
23:13nervous.
23:13Please admit
23:14that this could
23:15get vicious.
23:16I just don't
23:17think we have
23:18to be a part
23:18of it.
23:19That's all I'm
23:19saying.
23:19I'll be with
23:20you and you
23:21are in charge.
23:22You are the
23:22COO of keeping
23:23me from doing
23:24anything reckless.
23:25Am I the only
23:26thing standing
23:27in between you
23:28and Victor
23:28tearing each
23:29other apart?
23:29Not the only
23:30thing, the
23:30best thing.
23:32Okay, so if
23:34Dumas hands you
23:35and Victor
23:35swords and pistols
23:36and locks you
23:37two together in a
23:37room to duke it
23:38out, we'll find
23:38out the hard way
23:39if I'm up to
23:40the task?
23:42At your
23:48birthday party,
23:48it was very
23:49clear how in
23:50awe everybody
23:50is of you.
23:51With good
23:52reason.
23:53And no one
23:54else could hold
23:55their own with
23:55Victor the way
23:56you do.
23:56Oh, please.
23:57Over the years,
23:58I have thrown
23:59my hands up more
24:00than I can
24:01challenge you.
24:02Doesn't it get
24:03frustrating?
24:05Exhausting?
24:06I don't get as
24:07worked up as I
24:08used to.
24:09You think I'll
24:09ever get to that
24:10point without him?
24:11Time will tell.
24:12But I will tell
24:14you that love
24:15makes all the
24:16difference.
24:17Like you and
24:18Adam, Victor and
24:19I were together
24:20and apart over
24:21the years.
24:22And then we just
24:23decided that we
24:24love each other
24:25too much to keep
24:26wasting all this
24:26time.
24:28You know who
24:30Adam is.
24:31You know who
24:31Victor is.
24:33So keep that in
24:34mind when you're
24:34picking your
24:35battles.
24:35friends.
24:37Okay.
24:40I really
24:41appreciate you
24:41taking the time
24:42to hear me
24:42out.
24:44Maybe it was
24:45just wishful
24:45thinking.
24:47Thinking there
24:47were some
24:47magical words I
24:48could use to
24:49change Victor's
24:50mind.
24:50I'm afraid those
24:51words don't
24:52exist.
24:54That would be
24:55like telling
24:55Victor he was
24:56wrong and you
24:57were right.
24:58Oh, yeah, no,
24:59I would never put
25:00it like that.
25:01But that would
25:02be the gist of
25:03it, right?
25:05Although maybe,
25:07maybe he would
25:09accept a deal.
25:11What do you
25:12mean?
25:14Negotiate.
25:15Make him an
25:16offer.
25:17Something that he
25:18might want in
25:20exchange for
25:21backing off.
25:22I mean, you're
25:23never going to
25:24convince him that
25:25it's unfair to
25:26go after Billy.
25:28But you might
25:29just convince him
25:30to go your way
25:31fair price.
25:34Well, how is
25:35that possible?
25:36I mean, what
25:37could I have that
25:38Victor would want?
25:40That I don't
25:40know.
25:42But it would
25:43have to be
25:43something that
25:44he felt was
25:45valuable.
25:48Something that
25:49he would want
25:50more than
25:51revenge against
25:52Billy.
25:56Are you saying
25:57you don't have
25:58faith in my
25:58ability to be
25:59as quick on
26:00the draw with
26:01my pistol at
26:01dawn or
26:02swashbucket with
26:03the best of
26:03them?
26:04Do you see how
26:05amused I am at
26:06your jokes?
26:06Not at all.
26:07Not a bit.
26:08Okay.
26:09Jokes aside,
26:10if things start
26:11to get loud and
26:13plates are being
26:14thrown across the
26:15room, then we're
26:16out.
26:16Okay?
26:17We put our feet
26:17in the sand.
26:18There's nothing
26:18saying we need to
26:19be part of the
26:20chaos.
26:21You mean it?
26:22I do, if that's
26:23what you want to
26:24hear.
26:24Yes.
26:26But there is
26:26another option.
26:28See, I knew
26:28it.
26:28You can't walk
26:29away from chaos.
26:30You love it.
26:30We can be, you
26:31know, spectators.
26:33We can sit back,
26:34drink our wine,
26:35watch the fireworks
26:36go off, clash
26:37of the titans.
26:37Who doesn't want
26:38to see that?
26:39On screen?
26:40Yeah.
26:40Up close?
26:41Not so much.
26:42Then we leave.
26:43We put our feet
26:44back in the sand.
26:46No harm,
26:46no foul.
26:49Speaking of
26:49fireworks, don't
26:51worry about
26:52feelings, okay?
26:53Why would you
26:55bring her up
26:56if you didn't
26:56think I needed
26:57to be worried
26:57about her?
26:58Because I'm an
26:58idiot.
26:59Shouldn't have
26:59said that.
27:00Forget I said
27:00that.
27:01Please.
27:02What if this is
27:02like one of those
27:03prison situations?
27:05Prison situation?
27:06Yeah, you know,
27:07where you fight to
27:08establish power and
27:09gain respect.
27:11What if she picks
27:12a fight with me in
27:13front of Dumas to
27:14prove how tough she
27:15is?
27:16Because, fair
27:16warning, I can
27:18only take the high
27:18road for so long.
27:19I have claws too.
27:20Oh no, you're
27:21damn right.
27:22Look at those
27:22things.
27:22I know,
27:23gold-plated.
27:24Phyllis will
27:25lose, okay?
27:26But we don't
27:27have to worry
27:27about that
27:28because we're
27:28not going to
27:28go near her.
27:30I'll see to
27:30that.
27:31Unless you're
27:32watching the
27:33gladiators.
27:35Nothing to
27:36worry about,
27:36okay?
27:38Nothing bad
27:38is going to
27:39happen to
27:39Nice.
27:41Great.
27:42Wonderful.
27:43Now you've
27:43just jinxed it.
27:43We're all doomed.
27:49So how do you
27:49see that playing
27:50out?
27:51You using
27:52Dumas as an ally
27:54against the
27:55Abbots.
27:56I see that.
27:58Your responsibility
27:59to make sure
28:00Dumas knows
28:01that Billy Abbott
28:02isn't worthless.
28:04Yeah,
28:04he will know.
28:06Good.
28:07But?
28:08We agreed that
28:08was going to come
28:09during the second
28:10wave.
28:12That's tomorrow,
28:12son.
28:13it's too soon.
28:16It's tomorrow.
28:20If I say so.
28:23You know the
28:23alternative.
28:25That's it.
28:32Victor, hi.
28:34I was just about
28:35to call you.
28:36Really?
28:36Why's that?
28:37I was hoping
28:37we could talk.
28:40You know,
28:41I have an
28:41appointment,
28:42and I'm leaving
28:42for Nice tomorrow,
28:44so...
28:44Great.
28:45If you could just
28:45spare a few minutes
28:46today,
28:47I'd be so grateful.
28:51An hour,
28:52Crimson Nights.
28:53Great.
28:55Hi.
29:02Hey.
29:05I heard you
29:06talking to my dad.
29:08What was that about?
29:10I asked him
29:11to meet up.
29:13Just the two of you?
29:15Why?
29:17Because I want
29:18to make a deal
29:18with him.
29:19So he'll stop
29:20attacking Billy.
29:20Sweetheart.
29:25Hi, darling.
29:28You've been waiting long?
29:30No, not at all.
29:31Your timing is perfect.
29:32Chasley and I
29:33were just chatting.
29:34Oh, yeah?
29:35That's interesting.
29:37Why do you say
29:38it like that?
29:39Because I know
29:39that Chasley
29:40wants to talk to me,
29:41and I'm feeling
29:41that you urged her
29:42to do so.
29:42No, no.
29:43Not at all.
29:45She just came to me
29:46for some guidance.
29:47About what?
29:48How to convince you
29:49to leave Billy.
29:50She knows that's
29:53no easy task,
29:54and she thought
29:54that I might
29:55have some insight.
29:58Let me just say
29:59that Adam knows
29:59what to do, okay?
30:02And I imagine
30:03he has no problem
30:04with it.
30:05No, none.
30:06I should be.
30:07I mean,
30:09Chelsea has to
30:09make up her mind
30:10as to
30:11whose side she's on.
30:14She's kind of
30:15an outsider,
30:15but, you know,
30:17lives in the
30:18Newman property,
30:19lives with
30:20the Newman,
30:20works for
30:21the Newman company.
30:23Well, if she
30:24is an outsider,
30:25so was I
30:26once upon a time.
30:28It takes strength
30:29to be with
30:31the Newman.
30:31You have to
30:32give her credit
30:32for that.
30:35Now, you didn't
30:36give away
30:36your secret, right?
30:37That's how you
30:38deal with me,
30:39did you?
30:39if only there
30:42were such a thing.
30:43Uh-huh.
30:48I'm handling
30:49this.
30:50I told you
30:51that.
30:53Okay, this is
30:54between me
30:55and my father.
30:56Or me
30:57and my boss.
30:58Which means
30:59there's no reason
31:00for you to get
31:00in the middle
31:01of it.
31:02Unless
31:03you still
31:03don't trust me.
31:04No, this is
31:04not about
31:05trusting you.
31:07Well, you
31:08don't think
31:08I can pull this
31:08off, so you're
31:09stepping in?
31:10No, that's
31:11not it.
31:12Well, you're
31:12making a play,
31:13so clearly you
31:14think that I'm
31:15gonna fail.
31:16Adam,
31:17even if you
31:18distract Victor
31:19with Jumah,
31:20it does not
31:20mean he's
31:21gonna back
31:21off Billy.
31:22The guy
31:24feeds on
31:25revenge.
31:25It's what
31:26gets him up
31:27in the morning.
31:27He would
31:28take on a
31:28dozen enemies
31:29if he could
31:29and it would
31:30make him
31:30happy.
31:31Deep down,
31:32you know
31:32I'm right.
31:36So then
31:37what's your
31:37plan?
31:38Offer him
31:39an incentive
31:40to leave
31:40Billy alone.
31:41That's why
31:42you want
31:43to meet?
31:44You want
31:45to negotiate
31:45with Victor
31:46Newman?
31:47I have to
31:48at least try.
31:50And risk
31:50alienating him
31:51forever.
31:52I don't think
31:53that's how
31:54it's gonna
31:54play out.
31:55But there's
31:55a risk.
31:57And you
31:58know it.
32:00So I just
32:01have one
32:02question.
32:02Why in the
32:03hell would
32:03you take
32:03this chance?
32:05For Billy,
32:06of all people?
32:10I mean,
32:10are you not
32:11over your
32:11ex?
32:15Hey,
32:15now.
32:17Can we
32:17go back
32:18to feeling
32:18good about
32:18our trip
32:19to the
32:19French Riviera?
32:21Come on.
32:22We had fun
32:23in Paris.
32:23You remember
32:24Paris.
32:26It had its
32:27moment.
32:28It was
32:28amazing and
32:29you know
32:29it.
32:31And this
32:31time we're
32:32talking about
32:32pebble beaches,
32:34wine,
32:35seafood,
32:36making love
32:37before anyone
32:37else is even
32:38awake.
32:39How can you
32:40be sure of
32:41any of that?
32:42We don't even
32:42know what
32:43Dumas is after.
32:43He could be
32:44making demands
32:45on our time.
32:45then we
32:46pack our
32:46bags and
32:47we go to
32:47another
32:47chateau.
32:49Simple as
32:49that.
32:51There's no
32:51downside to
32:52this trip.
32:53And if it
32:54is a blast,
32:55well then
32:55fantastic.
32:57If it's
32:57not our
32:57vibe,
32:59we're out.
33:01You mean it?
33:02Absolutely.
33:03Because I'm
33:03trusting you.
33:04You should.
33:06Okay,
33:07fine.
33:08I guess we
33:09can get back
33:09to our
33:09packing list.
33:10Or we
33:11could throw
33:12caution and
33:12win and get
33:13our whole
33:13entire wardrobe
33:14over there.
33:16Shopping
33:16there,
33:17yes,
33:17but packing
33:18without
33:18precision,
33:19you bite
33:19your tongue.
33:20So we
33:20back to
33:21feeling good
33:21about our
33:22trip?
33:23I guess
33:23so.
33:24Great.
33:25But you
33:26have to
33:26promise me
33:27one thing
33:28first.
33:34What a
33:34dream that
33:35would be
33:36to have
33:36a secret
33:37trick to
33:37get you
33:38to change
33:39your mind.
33:39Maybe you
33:40have brought
33:40me around
33:41more often
33:42than I
33:42care to
33:42think about.
33:43on occasion,
33:45but not
33:46once about
33:47this feud
33:47with the
33:47Abbots.
33:48No.
33:50So what
33:50did you
33:51tell Chelsea?
33:52Oh, I
33:53told her
33:54to bribe
33:54you.
33:55Bribe
33:56me?
33:56Oh, well,
33:57not with
33:57money or
33:58things, but
33:59something that
34:00you may want
34:01that you
34:01would find
34:02worthwhile.
34:03What would
34:04that be?
34:05Well, that's
34:05for her to
34:06figure out I
34:06can't do
34:07everything for
34:07her.
34:08But let
34:08me tell
34:09you, she
34:09is very
34:10smart and
34:11resourceful,
34:12and I'm
34:13rooting for
34:13her.
34:16Really,
34:17darling, there
34:17is no
34:19reason on
34:20earth for
34:20you to
34:21even be
34:21engaging with
34:22the Abbots,
34:22no matter
34:23how much
34:23you hate
34:24them.
34:28By the
34:29way, have
34:29you figured
34:30out anything
34:30more about
34:31your mom?
34:33I found
34:34out that the
34:35only one who's
34:35in direct
34:36contact with
34:36them is
34:37Billy Boy
34:37Abbott.
34:38So what
34:39does that
34:39mean?
34:40They're
34:40going to
34:40team up
34:41against you?
34:42Why else
34:42would he
34:42invite that
34:43more into
34:43a body?
34:46And if he
34:46thinks Billy
34:47Boy Abbott is
34:48a good
34:48ally, doesn't
34:50speak well
34:50for that
34:52start of
34:52Dumas, does
34:53it?
34:56Well, if
34:57Dumas does
34:59indeed have a
35:00plan that
35:01includes Billy...
35:03Then he
35:03doesn't have a
35:03plan at all.
35:04What am I
35:07agreeing to
35:08exactly?
35:08You know
35:09what?
35:09Doesn't
35:09matter.
35:10Cross my
35:10heart and
35:11pinky swear.
35:13I appreciate
35:14your optimism,
35:16Billy, and I
35:16want nothing
35:17more than for
35:18this to be a
35:18decadent and
35:19entertaining trip.
35:20Yes.
35:20With a
35:21minimum level
35:22of drama.
35:22Okay, but
35:23it's not
35:24going to be
35:24zero drama.
35:25I mean,
35:26we know the
35:26guest list.
35:27Yes, I
35:28know zero
35:28drama is
35:29impossible.
35:29I just
35:29want to make
35:30sure that
35:30you're not
35:30placating me.
35:32Promise me
35:33that if things
35:34get messy,
35:35we will
35:35leave,
35:35we will
35:36find our
35:36own
35:36chateau,
35:37and we
35:37will
35:37actually
35:38relax.
35:40You have
35:41my word.
35:44But you
35:44know I
35:45like a
35:45good
35:45tussle,
35:46okay?
35:46But I'm
35:46not looking
35:47for a
35:47fight,
35:48not in
35:48this
35:48particular
35:49escapade.
35:51Believe it
35:52or not,
35:52I know when
35:52to lay my
35:53cards down
35:53and walk
35:53away.
35:55I know
35:56you can
35:56recognize it
35:57in the
35:57moment,
35:57but can
35:57you actually
35:58follow through?
35:59Oh my
35:59gosh,
35:59that's
36:00me.
36:00I'm
36:00sorry,
36:00but it's
36:02true.
36:04even if
36:05it's not
36:05directed at
36:06you.
36:08If this
36:08becomes a
36:09train wreck,
36:09we don't
36:10stick around
36:11to watch.
36:11No,
36:11we're out
36:11the door
36:12through the
36:12window,
36:12it doesn't
36:12matter,
36:13we're gone.
36:13Okay,
36:14thank you.
36:15But I'm
36:16confident
36:16that's not
36:17going to
36:17happen.
36:17in fact,
36:20I think
36:21this is
36:21going to
36:21be a
36:22life-changing
36:23trip for
36:23everyone.
36:32Are you
36:32serious?
36:34Because if
36:35you think
36:35I'm still
36:36attached to
36:36Billy...
36:37I had to
36:38ask.
36:39No,
36:39you didn't.
36:40Okay,
36:41well then
36:41why are
36:42you so
36:42protective
36:43of the
36:43guy?
36:44Because I
36:45have
36:45empathy.
36:45Guilt.
36:48Because he
36:49did a lot
36:50for me
36:50and then
36:50I betrayed
36:51him and
36:51now I
36:52am working
36:52for a
36:52company
36:53that wants
36:53to tear
36:54him down.
36:57It's not
36:58just business,
36:59Adam,
36:59it's become
36:59an obsession
37:00and if
37:01you think
37:02you're going
37:02to be able
37:02to distract
37:03Victor from
37:03his favorite
37:04punching bag...
37:06Well,
37:07given the
37:08conversation
37:09we just
37:09had,
37:10I don't
37:10think the
37:10chances are
37:11great.
37:12Exactly.
37:13Which is
37:13why I want
37:14to handle
37:14this myself.
37:15and convince
37:17Victor to
37:18do something
37:19that he
37:19doesn't want
37:20to do.
37:21Gotta make
37:22it worth
37:22his while.
37:23I said,
37:23by offering
37:24what,
37:24Chelsea?
37:25What could
37:26you possibly
37:26have that
37:27he would
37:27want?
37:28Information.
37:30Information
37:31that he
37:31doesn't have?
37:32What could
37:33that possibly
37:34be?
37:37I figured
37:38out who
37:39Aristotle
37:39Dumas
37:40really is.
37:41What's
37:42going to
37:43do?
37:45I
37:47am
37:48going to
37:49see you
37:49the
37:50other
37:50ones,
37:51so
37:51let me
37:52see you
37:53on Twitter.
37:53I
37:54will
37:55see you
37:56on Twitter.
37:56I
37:59will
37:59see you
38:00on Twitter.
38:01I
38:01will
38:02see you
38:03on Twitter.
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