The Young And The Restless 6-11-25 (Y&R 11th June 2025) – FULL EPISODE [Eng Sub]
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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
00:10revere 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 anyway i probably am the most
00:34excited one because this whole thing is new to me yes i know we went to paris just a couple of months
00:41ago and it was romantic and it was wonderful but niece is just a totally totally different vibe
00:47you're you don't wear socks in the summer do you do you like to bear ankle you say the word and i'll
00:54bear much more than just my ankles okay although i am aware that this is a business trip regardless
01:02of the location yes because of dumont his drama and intrigue and i mean who knows how insane this
01:09will get considering the guest list but still niece and june look at you are you excited about this trip
01:14i can't tell after we decided to postpone the launch i made it my mission to keep you on track
01:23protect our company so 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 oh you me on a plane are you
01:44saying we do something outrageous absolutely and risky always are we both talking about the mile high
01:51club no i wasn't talking about that but i think that's a very good idea oh what were you talking
02:00about i was talking about what happens when we get off the plane the mask comes off the identity is
02:09finally revealed and we find out a rarest thought of them all really is
02:15so
02:23so
02:25so
02:27so
02:31so
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 this,
05:06then you will have to rethink 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.
05:27Chelsea.
05:42Chelsea.
05:43Do 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?
05:55Are you?
05:58Most 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.
06:13It was my father who issued the marching orders.
06:15Okay.
06:17Then set me straight.
06:21Give 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.
06:36It's 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.
06:53I've got to tell you,
06:56I like the pieces you wrote about Nicky
06:58and her successful stewardship
07:02at the head of Chancellor.
07:04Well, she deserves the accolades
07:06and the recognition.
07:08But I've not seen any
07:09critical pieces of Billy Abbott's
07:13leadership of Chancellor
07:14before Nicky took over.
07:16Well, 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 his schtick?
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.
07:44Could you imagine an ego like Victor Newman
07:47dictating what he can and cannot say?
07:51I don't think so.
07:53Hmm.
07:54Well, if this is a rare occurrence, then...
07:59Then 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.
08:12Hmm.
08:13And what exactly are we bargaining for?
08:16A partnership with Aristotle, the mom.
08:19Deals 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.
08:39And that's true.
08:43I have a feeling this could be very productive after all.
08:46How productive?
08:49Like, wall-to-wall power plays and negotiations?
08:52No, I don't think it's gonna be that.
08:54I think it'll be a little more subtle.
08:56But don't worry.
08:57I see where you're getting at.
08:58There'll be a lot of time for rest and relaxation.
09:02Good.
09:02Fun.
09:04But there is one more R that 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.
09:27There'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.
09:40What exactly is Victor doing?
09:44Well, you know, I respect him very much.
09:48He feels things very deeply,
09:50and he always puts his family
09:51and the family business first.
09:54Yes, he does.
09:56Go on.
09:58Victor is insisting we push
09:59a certain agenda on the platform,
10:02one that is not profit-related.
10:04Is 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, you know?
10:15I mean, it might be a little overly
10:17complimentary 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, you deserve all the accolades.
10:27It's not that.
10:30Victor is forcing Adam
10:32to attack Billy as part of the story,
10:35tear him down to emphasize
10:36how much better off Chancellor is without him.
10:40And Adam has a problem with that
10:44that's surprising,
10:46given how he feels about Billy.
10:47Yeah, well, Adam doesn't really
10:50support that narrative anymore.
10:52Really?
10:54Why the change of heart?
10:59Because you don't want him to.
11:02I mean, Billy doesn't even work
11:03at Chancellor anymore.
11:05He's about to launch this new company
11:07that is no way any threat
11:09to Newman Media,
11:10so it just seems petty
11:11and unfair.
11:13And yes, I have discussed it
11:15with Adam a few times,
11:16but I guess I just need your advice.
11:21How do I handle Victor?
11:23How do I get him to back off?
11:26As much as I would like to help,
11:28the issue isn't how to handle Victor.
11:32It's your handling of Adam.
11:34My job is more than playing attack dog.
11:43Your job, son, is what I say it is.
11:47What about that?
11:47Don't you understand?
11:50I have a strategy in play,
11:53and I would like to see it through
11:54until the end.
11:56And what is that?
11:57Look, we don't want the praise of Nicky
12:02to look like a Trojan horse
12:04to trash Billy.
12:06Those two things should not be connected.
12:08Why don't you let Nicky shine
12:10all on her own?
12:12We let the strike on Billy
12:13be the second wave.
12:15Why would we want him
12:16to pull focus away
12:17from everything that Nicky's accomplished?
12:20That's your plan?
12:21Yes.
12:23Makes sense.
12:25Keeps things simple.
12:27You didn't mention Billy Abbott
12:29in the first wave of publicity.
12:33I want you to crash that son of a bitch
12:35in the second wave.
12:37Understood.
12:39Better.
12:42Now,
12:43on to another subject matter.
12:46Let's talk about how we protect Chancellor
12:48from this
12:50Tamar fellow.
12:53He's probably after Chancellor,
12:54and I'm feeling after
12:55some other companies as well.
13:02I know Adam and Billy
13:04have too much history
13:05to unravel.
13:06I accept that.
13:07Well, you might accept it,
13:09but it still bothers you.
13:11It does.
13:12But it doesn't seem
13:12to bother Adam.
13:14He thinks that Billy
13:14would survive any bad press.
13:17But you've made
13:18your feelings known?
13:20Over and over again.
13:21You mean any headway?
13:24Adam has agreed
13:25not to fling any mud
13:26in Billy's direction.
13:29Well then,
13:30what's the issue?
13:32Victor.
13:33He's relentless,
13:34and he wants results.
13:36I haven't seen any negative stories
13:38about Billy.
13:40Adam is trying to
13:42divert Victor's attention.
13:43Oh, Victor does not
13:47take kindly
13:48to being manipulated.
13:49Well, I don't think
13:50Adam's being blatant about it.
13:52Well, he wouldn't have to be
13:53for Victor to pick up on it.
13:56So, does Adam
13:57intend to defy Victor,
13:59or is he just telling you
14:00what you want to hear?
14:01No, I think he really
14:02means it, Nikki.
14:03And Adam is not
14:04trying to manipulate Victor.
14:06Well, that's a good thing,
14:08because that would not end well.
14:10I know.
14:11He's trying to show Victor
14:12that maybe going after Dumas
14:14would be more productive,
14:15a better use of the platform.
14:18So, in other words,
14:19if Victor is distracted
14:21with Dumas,
14:22he'll forget
14:23that Billy exists?
14:25Right.
14:26Which I can't see happening.
14:28Neither can I.
14:32Do you want me
14:33to talk to Victor?
14:36That's so nice.
14:37No, I...
14:37I would never ask that of you.
14:39I just need your advice.
14:41How do I get Victor
14:42to leave Billy alone?
14:46It's not a battle
14:47that you can win.
14:48Victoria could tell you that.
14:49I know, but Victor's already won.
14:51I mean, he got the company
14:52from Billy
14:52and his mother.
14:54Why is Billy
14:55even on Victor's radar?
14:57Because he is an abbot.
14:59He has defied
15:01and challenged Victor
15:02over and over again.
15:05I mean,
15:06these are facts.
15:06it runs very deep
15:08in both of them.
15:10I don't know
15:11why you even want
15:12to get in the middle
15:13of this.
15:13Why do you feel
15:14that you need
15:15to protect Billy?
15:16It's not just about Billy.
15:19It's about protecting
15:20Adam, too.
15:23Wait.
15:24So we're walking
15:25into an ambush
15:26on Victor Newman?
15:29Okay, so forget
15:30about packing
15:30your linen suit.
15:31You're going to need
15:31a helmet and a flak jacket.
15:32No, no, no.
15:33It'll be more restrained
15:34than that.
15:37Aristotle Ma
15:37doesn't like the press,
15:39which means he operates
15:40with a scalpel,
15:41not a sledgehammer.
15:42Well, wonderful.
15:44Polite battlefield.
15:46Why are you so sure
15:47that this is what
15:48your Ma has planned?
15:50Well, I'm not sure,
15:51but...
15:52The Winters faction
15:54are pissed
15:54at Victor and Nikki
15:55for lying to Lily
15:56about Chancellor.
15:58Jack and Diane
15:59have been on the other side
16:00of Victor's wrath,
16:01both together and apart
16:02their whole entire lives.
16:03I am the president
16:04of the anti-Victor fan club.
16:07Even if I didn't
16:08load the man,
16:09I would do whatever
16:09it takes to get him
16:10off my back.
16:12Okay.
16:12Well, I can't argue
16:13any of that,
16:14but still...
16:17Dumas wants Chancellor.
16:19He's assembling an army.
16:23And you're a general?
16:25Four stars.
16:28Okay, but what about
16:29Dumas basically ghosting you?
16:31Well, maybe he lost
16:32interest in Chancellor
16:33or in working with you.
16:34Yeah, maybe.
16:35Or maybe he's putting me
16:37on ice until the plans
16:38are finalized.
16:40Or he cut me loose
16:42so I have plausible
16:43deniability.
16:44I don't know yet.
16:46Yeah, that's because
16:47he hasn't told you anything.
16:49In fact, as far as we know,
16:52nobody knows anything.
16:53That's...
16:54That's not a partner,
16:56Billy.
16:57That's a wannabe puppet master.
16:58Okay, sure.
16:59But I can be a team player
17:00if the end result
17:01is in my favor.
17:02Yeah, but you don't know
17:03if it is.
17:04You or anyone else
17:05could be used as a
17:06human 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, isn't it?
17:14Billy,
17:15if you're right
17:17about this trip,
17:18this is not a game.
17:21And 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 latest
17:35intel on Dumas?
17:37Not much.
17:40Well, for a guy
17:41who doesn't want anyone
17:41to know his face,
17:42he certainly doesn't mind
17:43whipping up speculation.
17:46Mm-hmm.
17:47For your information,
17:48tomorrow,
17:51Nicky and I
17:52and
17:53your brother
17:54are leaving for France.
17:57And apparently,
17:58Sharon is coming along
17:59as well.
18:02Wait a minute,
18:02when did Sharon
18:03get an invitation?
18:05Oh, I assume
18:05Nicky's invited her.
18:10Right on the heels
18:11of him inviting her
18:12to Nicky's birthday.
18:12Certainly sounds like
18:15they're a couple again.
18:17As 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
18:38their way back
18:38to each other
18:39one last time.
18:40but 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
18:52and
18:53you have important
18:55business to do here.
18:58Not to mention
18:59Aristotle Dumas
19:00and the big mystery.
19:04You know,
19:04I have to wonder
19:05if this big reveal
19:06is for the intended
19:07guests or it's for
19:08the world at large.
19:10I mean,
19:12should Newman Media
19:13be preparing
19:14a big expose
19:15or is he counting
19:17on secrecy
19:18after the fact?
19:20And 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 the new
19:30Victor and Jack.
19:33Decades of vendetta.
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 fathers
19:45constantly in conflict?
19:47And what I really
19:49don't want
19:49is this battle
19:50to bleed
19:52onto them
19:52one day
19:52and then
19:53they're the new
19:53Adam and Billy.
19:55They're the new
19:56Victor and Jack.
19:58That wouldn't be
19:59good for anybody.
20:01Adam wants
20:02to do
20:02the right thing
20:03the right way.
20:06Well, good.
20:07Then we needn't worry.
20:09Yeah,
20:09but I am worried.
20:11Because, you know,
20:12when Victor was shot,
20:14it was horrifying
20:16for Adam.
20:17He was terrified
20:18of losing his dad.
20:20He just wants
20:21to make Victor proud,
20:22make him happy.
20:26Adam's instinct
20:27is to comply
20:29when Victor
20:30makes a demand.
20:32Today,
20:33it's a media barrage,
20:34but who knows
20:35what Victor
20:35will ask of him tomorrow.
20:37Adam's need
20:39for his father's love
20:40runs so deep.
20:42And if he gets
20:43involved in this,
20:43I just,
20:44I don't know
20:44what's going to happen,
20:45so I need to come up
20:46with a way
20:47to sway Victor.
20:50My darling,
20:51many have tried
20:53and have wooed the day.
20:55But I do admire
20:57your determination.
21:00Welcome to the world
21:01of trying to save
21:02Newman men
21:03from themselves.
21:06Well,
21:07it's a hell of a move
21:08by Dumas.
21:09Getting so many
21:10Genoa City heavy hitters
21:11out of the office,
21:13out of the country.
21:16That's why the party
21:17may only be
21:18a distraction.
21:20And what?
21:21You think
21:22the real action
21:23is happening
21:24here?
21:25Possibility.
21:28What do you think
21:29he might pull?
21:31I don't know.
21:32But I want you
21:35to be aware.
21:36Okay?
21:38Meanwhile,
21:39I have my own
21:40agenda,
21:42niece.
21:43Well,
21:44I'm happy to help.
21:46I'll be your eyes
21:47and your ears here
21:47and I'll gear up
21:49to cover
21:50the Dumas mystery.
21:52I want you to follow
21:53my director,
21:54son.
21:55Paint a very
21:56negative picture
21:57about Billy Abbott
21:58and his time
22:00when he ran
22:00Chancellor Industries.
22:02And I want you
22:03to point out
22:03that he'll be a failure
22:04when he runs
22:06his next company.
22:07Is that what
22:10your plan is
22:11in these?
22:12Billy Abbott
22:13is the only one
22:14who has a connection
22:15to Dumas
22:16and I intend
22:18to take advantage
22:18of that.
22:20And how
22:20are you planning
22:21to do that?
22:23I won't treat
22:25Dumas as an enemy
22:26but make him
22:28an ally.
22:31And together
22:32we'll bring down
22:35Jack Abbott.
22:37Are you that
22:41worried about
22:41this trip?
22:43If we don't
22:44outvig this man,
22:45Billy,
22:46we're on his turf,
22:47not ours.
22:47And if Victor's there,
22:48anything can happen.
22:49So no,
22:50I'm not super
22:51comfortable about
22:51any of this.
22:52Jack's going to be there
22:53and a few other people
22:54that don't necessarily
22:55want to see me destroyed.
22:56Let's put that
22:57in the positive column.
22:58Okay,
22:58but even if you're not
22:59right in the middle
23:00of a rumble,
23:00there'll still be
23:01plenty of shrapnel
23:02flying everywhere.
23:03No,
23:04it'll be a bunch
23:04of veiled threats.
23:07We can sit back
23:08and just sip
23:09Côte d'Apour France.
23:10You downplaying
23:11all this
23:12makes me even
23:13more nervous.
23:13Please admit
23:14that this could
23:15get vicious.
23:16I just don't think
23:17we have to be
23:18a part of it.
23:19That's all I'm saying.
23:19I'll be with you
23:20and you are in charge.
23:22You are the COO
23:23of keeping me
23:23from doing anything
23:24reckless.
23:26Am I the only thing
23:27standing in between
23:28you and Victor
23:28tearing each other apart?
23:29Not the only thing,
23:30the best thing.
23:31Okay,
23:33so if Dumas
23:34hands you and Victor
23:35swords and pistols
23:36and locks you two
23:37together in a room
23:37to duke it out,
23:38we'll find out
23:39the hard way
23:39if I'm up to the task?
23:47At your birthday party,
23:48it was very clear
23:49how in awe
23:50everybody is of you.
23:51With good reason.
23:53And no one else
23:54could hold their own
23:55with Victor
23:55the way you do.
23:56Oh,
23:57please.
23:57Over the years,
23:58I have thrown my hands
23:59up more
24:00than I can challenge you.
24:02Doesn't it get frustrating?
24:05Exhausting?
24:06I don't get as worked up
24:07as I used to.
24:09You think I'll ever
24:09get to that point
24:10with Adam?
24:11Time will tell.
24:13But I will tell you
24:14that love
24:15makes all the difference.
24:17Like you and Adam,
24:19Victor and I
24:19were together
24:20and apart
24:21over the years.
24:22And then we just decided
24:24that we love each other
24:25too much
24:25to keep wasting
24:26all this time.
24:27you know
24:29who Adam is.
24:31You know
24:31who Victor is.
24:33So keep that in mind
24:34when you're picking
24:35your battles.
24:37Okay.
24:40I really appreciate
24:41you taking the time
24:42to hear me out.
24:44Maybe it was just
24:45wishful thinking.
24:47Thinking there were
24:47some magical words
24:48I could use
24:49to change Victor's mind.
24:50I'm afraid
24:51those words
24:52don't exist.
24:53that would be
24:55like telling Victor
24:56he was wrong
24:57and you were right.
24:58Oh, yeah.
24:59No, I would never
25:00put it like that.
25:01But that would be
25:02the gist of it.
25:03Right?
25:05Well, then maybe
25:06maybe he would
25:09accept a deal.
25:12What do you mean?
25:14Negotiate.
25:15Make him an offer.
25:17Something that
25:18he might want
25:19in exchange
25:20for backing off.
25:22I mean,
25:23you're never going
25:24to convince him
25:24that it's unfair
25:25to go after Billy.
25:28But you might
25:29just convince him
25:30to go your way
25:31for a price.
25:34Well,
25:35how is that possible?
25:36I mean,
25:37what could I have
25:38that Victor would want?
25:40That I don't know.
25:42But it would have
25:43to be something
25:44that he felt
25:45was valuable.
25:46something that
25:49he would want
25:50more than
25:51revenge
25:51against Billy.
25:56Are you saying
25:57you don't have
25:58faith in my ability
25:59to be as quick
26:00on the draw
26:00with my pistol
26:01at dawn
26:02or swashbucket
26:02with the best of them?
26:04Do you see
26:05how amused I am
26:06at your jokes?
26:06Not at all.
26:07Not a bit.
26:08Okay.
26:09Jokes aside,
26:10if things start
26:11to get loud
26:12and plates
26:13are being thrown
26:15across the room,
26:15then we're out.
26:16Okay?
26:17We put our feet
26:17in the sand.
26:18There's nothing
26:18saying we need
26:19to be part
26:20of the chaos.
26:21You mean it?
26:22I do,
26:23if that's what
26:23you want to hear.
26:24Yes.
26:26But there is
26:26another option.
26:28See?
26:28I knew it.
26:29You can't walk
26:29away from chaos.
26:30You love it.
26:30We can be,
26:31you know,
26:32spectators.
26:33We can sit back,
26:34drink our wine,
26:35watch the fireworks
26:36go off.
26:36Clash 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 fireworks,
26:51don't worry about
26:52Phyllis,
26:52okay?
26:55Why would you
26:55bring her up
26:56if you didn't think
26:57anything you'd be
26:57worried about?
26:58Because I'm an idiot.
26:59Shouldn't have said that.
27:00Forget I said that.
27:01Please.
27:02What if this is like
27:03one of those prison
27:03situations?
27:05Prison situation?
27:06Yeah.
27:06You know,
27:07where you fight
27:07to establish power
27:08and gain respect?
27:10What if she
27:11picks a fight
27:12with me
27:12in front of Dumas
27:13to prove
27:14how tough she is?
27:16Because,
27:16fair warning,
27:17I can only take
27:18the high road
27:19for so long.
27:19I have claws too.
27:20Oh no.
27:21You're damn right.
27:22Look at those things.
27:22I know.
27:23Gold plated.
27:25Phyllis will lose,
27:25okay?
27:27But we don't have
27:27to worry about that
27:28because we're not
27:28going to go near her.
27:30I'll see to that.
27:32Unless you're
27:32watching the gladiators.
27:35Nothing to worry
27:36about,
27:36okay?
27:38Nothing bad
27:38is going to happen
27:39to Nice.
27:41Great.
27:42Wonderful.
27:43Now you've just
27:43jinxed it.
27:43We're all doomed.
27:49So how do you
27:49see that playing out?
27:51You using Dumas
27:53as an ally
27:54against the Abbots?
27:56I see that.
27:58Your responsibility
27:59to make sure
28:00Dumas knows
28:01that Billy Abbott
28:03is worthless.
28:04Yeah,
28:05he will know.
28:06But we agreed
28:08that was going to
28:09come during
28:10the second wave.
28:12That's tomorrow,
28:12son.
28:15It's too soon.
28:17It's tomorrow.
28:20If I say so.
28:23You know
28:23the alternative.
28:25That's it.
28:32Victor,
28:33hi.
28:34I was just
28:35about to call you.
28:35Really?
28:36Why's that?
28:37I was hoping
28:38we could talk.
28:40You know,
28:41I have an appointment
28:41and 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
28:51at Crimson Nights.
28:53Great.
29:01Hi.
29:02Hey.
29:03Hey.
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
29:29long?
29:30No,
29:30not at all.
29:31Your timing is perfect.
29:32Chelsea and I
29:33were just chatting.
29:34Oh, yeah?
29:35That's interesting.
29:37Why do you say it
29:38like that?
29:38Because I know
29:39that Chelsea
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 alone.
29:52She knows
29:52that's no 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,
30:00okay?
30:02And I imagine
30:03he has no problem
30:04with it.
30:05No, none.
30:05I should be.
30:08I 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,
30:16but, you know,
30:17lives in the Newman
30:18property,
30:20lives with the Newman,
30:21works for the Newman
30:21Company.
30:23Well,
30:24if she is an outsider,
30:25so was I
30:26once upon a time.
30:28It takes strength
30:29to be with the Newman.
30:31You have to give her
30:32credit for that.
30:33No, you didn't
30:36give away
30:36your secret, right?
30:38That's why
30:38you had to deal
30:38with me,
30:39did you?
30:40If only
30:41there were
30:42such a thing.
30:43Uh-huh.
30:48I'm handling this.
30:50I told you that.
30:53Okay,
30:54this is between
30:54me and my father.
30:56Or me and my boss.
30:58Which means
30:59there's no reason
31:00for you to get
31:00in the middle of it.
31:01unless you still
31:03don't trust me.
31:04No, this is not
31:05about trusting you.
31:07Well, you don't think
31:08I can pull this off,
31:09so you're stepping in?
31:10No, that's not it.
31:12Well, you're making
31:13a play, so clearly
31:14you think that
31:15I'm gonna fail.
31:16Adam,
31:17even if you distract
31:19Victor with Jumah,
31:20it does not mean
31:21he's gonna back off
31:21Billy.
31:23The guy feeds
31:24on revenge.
31:25It's what gets him
31:26up in the morning.
31:28He would take on
31:28a dozen enemies
31:29if he could,
31:30and it would make
31:30him happy.
31:31Deep down,
31:32you know I'm right.
31:36So then,
31:37what's your plan?
31:38Offer him
31:39an incentive
31:40to leave Billy alone.
31:41That's why
31:42you wanna meet?
31:44You wanna negotiate
31:45with Victor Newman?
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 play out.
31:55But there's a risk.
31:57And you know it.
31:58So I just have
32:01one question.
32:02Why in the hell
32:03would you take
32:04this chance?
32:06For Billy,
32:07of all people?
32:10I mean,
32:10are you not
32:11over your ex?
32:15Hey now,
32:17can we go back
32:18to feeling good
32:18about our trip
32:19to the French Riviera?
32:20Come on.
32:22We had fun in Paris.
32:23You remember Paris.
32:26It had its moment.
32:28It was amazing
32:29and you know it.
32:31And this time
32:31we're talking
32:32about pebble beaches,
32:34wine,
32:35seafood,
32:36making love
32:37before anyone else
32:38is even awake.
32:39How can you be sure
32:41of any of that?
32:42We don't even know
32:42what Dumas is after.
32:43He could be making
32:44demands on our time.
32:45Then we pack
32:46our bags
32:47and we go
32:47to another chateau.
32:49Simple as that.
32:51There's no downside
32:52to this trip.
32:53And if it is a blast,
32:55well then,
32:55fantastic.
32:57If it's not our vibe,
32:59we're out.
33:01You mean it.
33:02Absolutely.
33:03Because I'm trusting you.
33:04You should.
33:06Okay, fine.
33:08I guess we can get back
33:09to our packing list.
33:10Or we could throw
33:12caution and win
33:12and get our whole
33:13entire wardrobe
33:14over there.
33:16Shopping there,
33:17yes,
33:17but packing without precision,
33:19you bite your tongue.
33:20So are we back
33:21to feeling good
33:21about our trip?
33:23I guess so.
33:24Great.
33:25But you have to
33:26promise me
33:27one thing first.
33:34What a dream
33:35that would be
33:36to have a secret trick
33:37to get you
33:38to change your mind.
33:39that maybe
33:40you have brought me
33:40around more often
33:42than I care to think about.
33:44On occasion.
33:45But not once
33:46about this feud
33:47with the Abbots.
33:48No.
33:50So what did you
33:51tell Chelsea?
33:52Oh, I told her
33:54to bribe you.
33:55Bribe me?
33:56Oh, well,
33:57not with money
33:58or things,
33:59but something
34:00that you may want
34:01that you would find
34:02worthwhile.
34:03What would that be?
34:05Well, that's for her
34:05to figure out
34:06I can't do everything
34:07for her.
34:08But let me tell you,
34:09she's very smart
34:10and resourceful
34:12and I'm rooting
34:13for her.
34:16Really, darling,
34:17there is no reason
34:19on earth
34:20for you to even
34:21be engaging
34:22with the Abbots,
34:22no matter how much
34:23you hate them.
34:24By the way,
34:29have you figured out
34:30anything more
34:31about your mom?
34:33I found out
34:34that the only one
34:35who's in direct
34:36contact with him
34:37is Billy Boy Abbott.
34:39So what does that mean?
34:40They're going to team
34:40up against you?
34:42Why else would he
34:43invite that mom
34:43into a party?
34:46And if he thinks
34:47Billy Boy Abbott
34:47is a good ally,
34:49doesn't speak well
34:50or has startled
34:52Dumas, does it?
34:57Well, if Dumas
34:58does indeed
35:00have a plan
35:00that includes
35:01Billy...
35:03Then he doesn't
35:03have a plan at all.
35:06What am I
35:07agreeing to exactly?
35:08You know what?
35:09It doesn't matter.
35:10Cross my heart
35:11and pinky swear.
35:11I appreciate
35:15your optimism,
35:16Billy,
35:16and I want
35:17nothing more
35:17than for this
35:18to be a decadent
35:19and entertaining trip.
35:20Yes.
35:20With a minimum
35:21level of drama.
35:23Okay, but it's
35:24not going to be
35:24zero drama.
35:25I mean,
35:26we know the guest list.
35:27Yes, I know
35:28zero drama is impossible.
35:29I just want to make sure
35:30that you're not
35:30placating me.
35:32Promise me
35:33that if things
35:34get messy,
35:35we will leave,
35:35we will find
35:36our own chateau,
35:37and we will
35:37actually relax.
35:40You have my word.
35:41But you know
35:45I like a good
35:45tussle, okay?
35:46But I'm not
35:47looking for a fight,
35:48not in this
35:48particular escapade.
35:51Believe it or not,
35:52I know when to
35:52lay my cards down
35:53and walk away.
35:55I know you can
35:56recognize it
35:57in the moment,
35:57but can you
35:58actually follow through?
35:59Oh my gosh,
35:59that's me.
36:00I'm sorry,
36:00but it's...
36:02true.
36:04Even if it's
36:05not directed at you.
36:08If this becomes
36:09a train wreck,
36:10we don't stick
36:10around to watch.
36:11No, we're out
36:11the door,
36:12through the window,
36:12it doesn't matter,
36:13we're gone.
36:13Okay, thank you.
36:15But I'm confident
36:16that's not gonna happen.
36:18In fact,
36:20I think this is gonna
36:21be a life-changing
36:23trip for everyone.
36:32Are you serious?
36:34Because if you think
36:35I'm still attached
36:36I'm still attached
36:36to Billy.
36:37I had to ask.
36:39No, you didn't.
36:40Okay, well then
36:41why are you so
36:42protective of the guy?
36:44Because I have empathy,
36:47guilt,
36:48because he did a lot
36:50for me,
36:50and then I betrayed him,
36:51and now I am working
36:52for a company
36:53that wants to tear him down.
36:54It's not just business,
36:59Adam,
36:59it's become an obsession,
37:00and if you think
37:02you're gonna be able
37:02to distract Victor
37:03from his favorite
37:04punching bag...
37:06Well, given
37:08the conversation
37:09we just had,
37:10I don't think
37:10the chances are great.
37:12Exactly.
37:13Which is why
37:13I want to handle
37:14this myself.
37:16And convince Victor
37:18to do something
37:19that he doesn't
37:20want to do.
37:20Gotta make it
37:22worth his while.
37:23I said,
37:23by offering what,
37:24Chelsea?
37:25What could you
37:26possibly have
37:26that he would want?
37:29Information.
37:30Information that
37:31he doesn't have?
37:32What could that
37:33possibly be?
37:38I've figured out
37:39who Aristotle Dumas
37:40really is.