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The Young And The Restless – Episode 7-01 (2025)
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00:00Hi.
00:04Nice to see you back. I was, uh, I was getting worried.
00:08Yeah, I just had to clear my head.
00:12Not like I could really go anywhere with the road and the train tracks out.
00:17Yeah, I guess so.
00:20What about you?
00:21Did you snag those five minutes with Cain?
00:23Got a backdoor deal to steal Chancellor?
01:00Mr. Dumas?
01:30Can't say anything bad about the food.
01:48Or the wine.
01:50But the rest of it, whatever game Cain is playing, the fact that the roads and the
01:55tracks are washed out, no cell service.
01:59Being stuck in paradise isn't all it's cracked up to be.
02:02With our hosts nowhere in sight.
02:05You know what the worst part is?
02:06It's not being able to get a hold of the kids.
02:10Faith.
02:10If I don't get a hold of her soon, you know, she's worried enough about me this past year.
02:16I can't let that happen again.
02:18We'll find a way.
02:19And Raya is going through so much with Tessa.
02:23You know, she's the reason why I hesitated to even come on this trip, and I promised her
02:28that I would be only a phone call away.
02:31What if she tries to get a hold of me, and else she gets this voicemail or she gets nothing?
02:36We just have to hope we can talk to them soon.
02:38I'm not just worried about the kids.
02:39Vic was never happy that me and mom and dad came on this trip.
02:45If she doesn't hear from us, she's going to send in the Calvary.
02:48Worried about Cole, too.
02:49I mean, I hear he's holding his own, but I just feel like I need to be there for Vic and Claire.
02:55You know, Cain isn't just playing games.
02:59He's playing with our lives.
03:02He's in complete control.
03:03It's almost enough to send me back to being held at the clinic.
03:07Hey, don't do that.
03:08All right, you're okay.
03:10I'm here.
03:11There's family and friends here.
03:14But I agree.
03:15Two hours into this circus, I was ready to go, and the fact that I can't leave is infuriating.
03:20Infuriating?
03:21Talking about Cain, I'm sure.
03:23Yeah, this is beyond infuriating.
03:26Yeah, we were hoping dinner would take our minds off the fact that we're still stuck here.
03:31Would you like to join us?
03:33Yeah.
03:35Yeah, sure.
03:37Lily, did you sit here?
03:38Yeah, give me a chance to get to know you better.
03:40We haven't had much time to talk here.
03:41Well, we've got nothing but time now.
03:44Yeah.
03:45Indeed.
03:46You know, I don't know much beyond the fact that you own my favorite coffee shop, and you two used to be married.
03:53I'm actually far more interested in you right now.
03:58You have a much different history with Cain than we all do.
04:03I'd love to hear the inside story.
04:04Mr. Novak, we finally meet in person.
04:10Thank you for coming so quickly and on short notice.
04:12Have a seat.
04:14Well, it's not every day that the mysterious Aristotle Dumola requests an in-person meeting.
04:20Especially in a public place.
04:23I didn't think this was your style.
04:27Well, it hasn't been.
04:29But that's all about to change.
04:32You've been a big part of it.
04:34Have I?
04:35You did excellent work under Damien at Monte Cristo and Danglers in Los Angeles.
04:39But I've been more impressed by the work you've done for me directly.
04:42I trust you managed to keep our little arrangement under the radar.
04:48I can promise you that no one suspects a thing.
04:55Well, I'm not sure I can tell you much about Cain.
04:59Because I saw him for the first time when the rest of you did.
05:04Yeah, I got all that.
05:05I was, um, I don't know, hoping for more.
05:10In what way?
05:11Some insight as to how his mind works.
05:16We'll make some tick.
05:17You used to work for him.
05:19How'd that go down?
05:20Did he, uh, contact you?
05:22Hmm, no.
05:24I reached out to him.
05:26Why?
05:27Well, I heard rumblings about an up-and-coming business tycoon
05:32who just recently burst onto the scene.
05:35I mean, the man was gobbling up companies left and right.
05:38Growing his fortune at lightning speed.
05:42I was incredibly impressed by that.
05:44Yeah, I, uh, I love the idea of going from nothing to something
05:51in a very short amount of time.
05:54And I wanted something like that.
05:57So, I called on some of my L.A. connections
06:00to have them help me get Dumas, sorry, Cain's attention.
06:08And that actually worked?
06:11Yeah, I'm betting that he, he was onto me from the very beginning.
06:16But he hired you anyway?
06:18Yeah, you know, I got a sense that even though Cain probably sussed out the truth,
06:22that, uh, he saw something in me that resonated.
06:27I was young, I was hungry.
06:30I was ready to jumpstart my life.
06:33Commit to something that I could make my own.
06:36I think he innately knew that he could trust me with his secret.
06:40But in all the years you work with him,
06:45can you give me some idea as to how he operates?
06:48Because the Cain that you know
06:50is far different from the Cain Ashby that we know.
06:53I have to ask
06:58you being here,
07:01from what I understand,
07:03right about now,
07:05you should be hosting a gathering in France
07:07with some of Genoa City's finest citizens.
07:10Preparing to reveal yourself to them.
07:12To the world.
07:14But,
07:15here you are.
07:18Festivities are proceeding as we speak.
07:20I just wanted to check in,
07:21touch base with you,
07:23and check in on a few other irons
07:24I have planted in fires around town.
07:27Before you get back to your guests,
07:29I'm the consummate host.
07:31And they have,
07:32they have no idea that you're here.
07:36When you contacted me,
07:41the way you spoke at Genoa City
07:42caught my attention.
07:44Like,
07:45wanting to meet at a local coffee shop
07:47instead of a restaurant at a hotel.
07:49It feels like you're very familiar
07:51with this town.
07:53More than you know.
07:57It's been a while
07:58since I've been here.
08:00It's funny.
08:04How so little has changed.
08:06And yet,
08:07everything
08:08has changed.
08:09I'm still pretty new to the town,
08:12but
08:12I do see the appeal.
08:15It's a different vibe than L.A.
08:17I actually found myself debating
08:19whether I should stay here
08:20or head back to Los Angeles
08:21when he fired me.
08:23Along with
08:24Damien.
08:25It was a necessary step
08:27so I could bring you back
08:27under the radar.
08:30You certainly made the decision
08:31where to live
08:31a lot easier
08:32when you offered me the job.
08:34Have you told anybody
08:35you're working again?
08:36I did his order.
08:40Kept my mouth shut.
08:41Honestly,
08:42I don't know that many people here,
08:43so the secret
08:43hasn't been that hard to keep.
08:45And
08:45those that I have met,
08:49I've let them believe
08:50that I'm searching.
08:52I'm still unemployed.
08:54Good.
08:55Keep it that way.
08:57Will do.
08:58Thank you again
09:01for having the fate
09:02to hurt me back,
09:03Mr. Dumas.
09:06You're welcome.
09:09You can call me
09:10Kane Ashby.
09:12Aristotle Dumas
09:13will soon
09:14cease to exist.
09:17I did not strike a deal
09:18with
09:18Kane.
09:21Is it only because
09:22you couldn't find him?
09:23No, I wasn't looking for him.
09:26Even though you seem pretty
09:27focused on getting it done.
09:31I can't work out
09:31anything with Kane
09:32until I
09:33fix things with you first.
09:40You're gonna feed me?
09:41You think
09:41that
09:41solves everything?
09:43Well, I was assuming
09:43that you wouldn't want
09:44to get together
09:45for the group dinner.
09:46You know,
09:46besides Phyllis and Victor.
09:48Am I wrong about that?
09:49Mm-mm.
09:52You sit down
09:52and get comfortable.
09:54I'm really not
09:56that hungry.
09:57Okay, will you
09:58humor me, please?
10:00I think there's
10:01something there
10:02you're really gonna like.
10:04Please.
10:05Okay.
10:11So while you were out
10:13clearing your head,
10:15I was running
10:16around the train
10:16trying to find
10:17all the things
10:18that you would love
10:18and I landed on
10:20french fries.
10:24french fries.
10:25French fries.
10:26Can't come over
10:26with a french
10:27and not have french fries.
10:28This is the frites
10:29experience
10:30and what you see there
10:31is hot sauce.
10:32Not easy to come by.
10:34I had to get Kane's chef
10:35to whip something up.
10:37Thankfully,
10:37they were willing
10:38to experiment
10:38and this is what
10:39we landed on.
10:40Very nice.
10:46Would you like to try one?
10:47I know what you're doing.
10:48What am I doing?
10:49I'm sure the french fries
10:50are delicious.
10:52Absolutely.
10:52And whatever else
10:53you've scavenged
10:53from the kitchen,
10:54I'm sure it's just
10:55as wonderful,
10:56but this whole
10:56distraction thing
10:57is not gonna work.
10:57Is that what you think
10:58I'm doing here?
10:59I was very clear
11:00about what I wanted
11:01from you, Billy.
11:01When I said this
11:04was a deal-breaker,
11:04I meant it,
11:05but it's obvious
11:06that you're not willing
11:06to commit to
11:07handing me
11:08avid communications
11:09if you go after
11:09Chancellor with Kane.
11:12So I really don't know
11:13where that leaves us.
11:20If you would
11:21let me explain...
11:22Billy, there's no need.
11:23The frites say it all.
11:25I mean, it's charming
11:26and it's fun
11:27and it's so...
11:28you.
11:30Seriously,
11:30to think of me this way,
11:31I mean, even right down
11:32to having the chef
11:35whip up some hot sauce,
11:36but, I mean,
11:37how can I be charmed
11:38and have fun
11:39when I know this is
11:40your way of blowing me off?
11:41I'm not blowing you off,
11:42I meant what I said,
11:43Billy.
11:43I have gone all in
11:45on avid communications.
11:46I don't have a plan B.
11:47This is it.
11:49Launching and running
11:50a badass communications company
11:51that made people stand up
11:52and pay attention.
11:54I want the same thing.
11:56But you don't,
11:58Billy.
11:58Not anymore.
11:59Chancellor is right
12:00out of reach
12:01and it is so close
12:02it's almost yours.
12:03It's consuming
12:04your every thought.
12:07So where does that leave
12:08avid communications?
12:10Well...
12:10Or me.
12:11I would explain that
12:14if I...
12:14You know,
12:15you explained to me
12:16at one point recently
12:17that
12:18you had had
12:19so much wisdom
12:20and experience
12:21that you knew
12:21that you couldn't run
12:22avid communications
12:23on your own.
12:23And now you're expecting
12:24to run Chancellor
12:25and Abbott
12:26it's impossible,
12:29Billy.
12:29It's not going to happen.
12:30So if you really want
12:31Chancellor
12:32then I'm your solution.
12:34I can take
12:35avid communications
12:36to the heights
12:36that we always dreamed of
12:38but obviously
12:39you don't trust me.
12:41I trust you.
12:42Really?
12:43The way you trusted Phyllis?
12:46Have we not had
12:46this conversation?
12:48Yeah, we have.
12:49Okay.
12:49We have
12:49and I know where you stand.
12:50I know, obviously.
12:52Give me a second here, okay?
12:53Give me a favor.
12:54Look underneath
12:55the dessert tray right there.
12:57Just please.
12:58Billy.
12:58I think you'll really like it.
12:59Billy,
12:59I don't want a creme brulee
13:01or whatever the heck
13:02is under there.
13:03I don't want to tell you
13:03to look underneath it.
13:04It's just a look.
13:06Please.
13:18What is that?
13:20Look, guys,
13:23I wish I could be
13:24of more help.
13:25You know?
13:26Give you the answers
13:26that you need.
13:29But honestly,
13:30I had very little
13:31contact with Kane.
13:33You ran two
13:34of his companies
13:35for years.
13:36Yeah.
13:36We communicated
13:37mostly by email.
13:39There was a phone call
13:39every so often
13:41and the paycheck,
13:43of course,
13:43but that was it.
13:47That is so weird.
13:49That never bothered you?
13:51Look,
13:52I was making
13:52good money
13:53for the first time
13:54in my life.
13:55Okay?
13:55I was finally
13:56getting my feet
13:57onto me,
13:58building something
13:59that I could be proud of.
14:02Yes,
14:02I was curious,
14:03but there were
14:04no red flags.
14:05You know,
14:06nothing to suggest
14:07that Kane was
14:07anything but
14:08an eccentric billionaire.
14:10So no insight
14:12at all?
14:14No,
14:14he was a solid boss.
14:17But other than that,
14:18he was
14:18as mysterious to me
14:20as he was
14:21to the rest of the world.
14:23I think mysterious
14:24is too nice of a word
14:25to describe
14:25what Kane's been doing.
14:27I mean,
14:27hiding behind
14:28this Dumas persona?
14:30Who does that
14:31unless you have
14:31something to hide,
14:32right?
14:33I mean,
14:33it's disgusting.
14:35Yeah,
14:35I really want to know
14:36what the catalyst was
14:37for Kane to change so much.
14:39You know,
14:39why create this bizarre
14:40double life?
14:42Why live this lie?
14:44Maybe
14:44he never really
14:46did change.
14:47He came to Genoa City
14:49with a con.
14:50He seemed to reform
14:52and turn his life around,
14:53but maybe that was
14:54the con,
14:56the reformed Kane
14:57that we knew,
14:57and maybe now
14:58he's gone back
14:59to his true nature.
15:04Aristotle Dumas
15:05will cease to exist.
15:07What exactly
15:07does that mean?
15:09It was a persona
15:10that I created
15:11so I could stay anonymous
15:12while I built my empire.
15:15All those years of mystery
15:17and now you're going public.
15:19I'm curious
15:20as to what's changed.
15:22It's all a part
15:23of the plan,
15:25including returning
15:26to Genoa City.
15:28To live?
15:30Yes.
15:32This town
15:33must mean a lot
15:33to you.
15:35It does.
15:38Until I make the move,
15:39I'm going to need you
15:40to continue to be
15:40my eyes and ears
15:41here on the ground.
15:43Final preparations
15:44will be absolutely critical.
15:48I'm happy to be
15:49of assistance
15:49any way that I can.
15:50And I appreciate
15:51the work you've done.
15:52Your help in procuring
15:53the various properties
15:54has been invaluable.
15:56I've got to say,
15:57I'm thoroughly impressed
15:59by your scope
16:00of purchases.
16:01What does that mean
16:03that you plan on
16:04moving the majority
16:05of your businesses
16:05here as well?
16:10There's something else
16:11I'm going to need
16:11from you.
16:14Name it.
16:15Well, I appreciate
16:16your dedication.
16:18There will be no questions
16:20about my intentions.
16:21Go ahead.
16:28I mean,
16:29it looks a little
16:30chewy.
16:32While unappetizing,
16:33if I'm being...
16:33I think you're really
16:34going to like it.
16:35I don't know.
16:38Well,
16:38you could see it
16:39as your daily source
16:40of fiber.
16:40Okay,
16:49now who's being coy?
17:01I'm just going to
17:02write it on my phone
17:03and send it to you.
17:04But there's no
17:05internet cell.
17:07Went on school,
17:08pinned the paper.
17:09It's actually quite
17:10difficult to find,
17:11almost as hard
17:12as the pot's house.
17:16Is this what
17:16I think it is?
17:19It's an agreement.
17:22And if I ever
17:23take over,
17:23Chancellor,
17:24you will be
17:26CEO of
17:26Avid Communications.
17:28I'll be an advisor
17:29and chairman
17:31of the board,
17:32but you
17:32will be in charge.
17:34And you didn't
17:41sign it.
17:43Wanted to make sure
17:44you were good
17:44with everything on there?
17:50You heard me.
17:53You listened.
17:56You made a compelling
17:57argument.
17:57You really
17:59have faith in me.
18:02I was never
18:03a doubt.
18:07Lily,
18:07you been quiet?
18:11Yeah,
18:12sorry.
18:12I just,
18:13I don't know.
18:15It's just been
18:15very hard
18:16to hear
18:16all of this talk
18:18about how
18:18this man
18:19I used to love
18:20has changed
18:21so drastically.
18:22I mean,
18:24I thought I was
18:24to spend the rest
18:24of my life
18:25with him,
18:25right?
18:26And now
18:27I barely
18:28even recognize
18:28him.
18:29Or maybe
18:30I'm afraid to.
18:32It's probably
18:33callous of us
18:34to bring it up
18:35in front of you.
18:36No,
18:37it's fine.
18:38Everything you're
18:39saying is true.
18:40I mean,
18:41I've asked myself
18:42the same questions.
18:42Like,
18:44what happened?
18:45When did
18:46Kane change?
18:47How?
18:48When he
18:49spoke to you
18:50alone,
18:50he didn't
18:51shed any light.
18:52and why
18:53he's done
18:53this?
18:54What his
18:54intentions are?
18:56No,
18:56he just
18:56said things
18:57that made
18:58no sense.
18:58Like,
18:59he wanted
18:59to keep
19:00this new
19:01path separate
19:01and it
19:02was cleaner
19:03this way.
19:04What does
19:05that even
19:05mean?
19:06I don't
19:07know.
19:07I have
19:08no idea.
19:08He said
19:09that one
19:09day,
19:10you know,
19:10he'll tell
19:10me and I'll
19:11understand,
19:12but it's
19:12like nothing
19:13could make
19:13me understand
19:14this amount
19:14of lies
19:15and cover-ups.
19:16The shock
19:17of all this,
19:17I can't even
19:18imagine how
19:19you're feeling.
19:20Yeah,
19:20I'm still
19:21shocked.
19:22you know,
19:24but I'm
19:24finding some
19:26equilibrium
19:26and Damien
19:29has really
19:29helped me
19:29gain some
19:30perspective.
19:31And you've
19:31helped me
19:32as well.
19:32and Maddie
19:34and Charlie,
19:34do they
19:35know,
19:36not know?
19:36You have
19:37no way
19:37of even
19:38contacting
19:38them to
19:39find out.
19:39Well,
19:40if I could,
19:41I wouldn't.
19:42I need to
19:43get control
19:44of my own
19:44emotions before
19:45I talk to
19:46them.
19:47And plus,
19:47you know,
19:47they're adults,
19:48they're busy,
19:49they don't call
19:49their mom
19:50every day.
19:51Yeah,
19:52I know the
19:52feeling.
19:54I'm actually
19:54relieved.
19:55Because they
19:56know me so
19:57well,
19:57if they heard
19:58my voice,
19:58they would know
19:59something was
19:59off.
20:01You want
20:03to protect
20:03your kids,
20:04of course.
20:06I have
20:07been in that
20:08place far
20:09too often
20:09recently,
20:10where there
20:12were things
20:13that I needed
20:13to keep for
20:14my kids.
20:14I felt that
20:15was the best
20:16way to protect
20:16them,
20:17so I understand
20:18how difficult
20:18it is.
20:21Well,
20:21what's even
20:22more difficult
20:22is being forced
20:24to face Cain
20:25and his stupid
20:26games every day.
20:29I'm sending
20:39you a list
20:39of names,
20:40people I want
20:41you to connect
20:43with in their
20:44confidence.
20:46No problem.
20:52Adam Neumann,
20:53Chelsea Lawson,
20:54Briar Copeland,
20:57Claire Neumann.
20:57I've already
20:59made real inroads
21:00with Claire Neumann,
21:01nice young woman.
21:03Good to know.
21:04Are there any
21:05specific things
21:06you'd like me
21:06to focus on?
21:07Likes,
21:08dislikes,
21:09habits,
21:09interests,
21:10good or bad?
21:10That will come.
21:11For now,
21:11just make the
21:12connections.
21:13How you go
21:13about that,
21:14that's your
21:15business.
21:15Just don't let
21:16it track back
21:17to me.
21:18That will be
21:19the priority.
21:19good.
21:22I don't have
21:22to tell you.
21:24Just be
21:24casual,
21:25likable,
21:26non-threatening.
21:28You're good
21:28looking,
21:29you're a new
21:29guy in town
21:30and you're
21:30just trying
21:30to get to
21:31know people
21:31and there's
21:32no reason
21:32for people
21:33to be
21:33suspicious
21:33or not
21:35take the
21:36bait.
21:38Well,
21:39making friends
21:39is an area
21:40I excel in,
21:41so consider it
21:43done.
21:43Thank you
21:55for this.
21:57For giving me
21:58the backup,
21:59I need to
21:59feel secure.
22:01Look,
22:01we're going
22:01through a lot.
22:03Together,
22:04in a short
22:05amount of time
22:06and I want
22:07you to feel
22:08secure.
22:10I want you
22:10to know
22:11that I value
22:11you.
22:12Your brain,
22:13your instincts,
22:14all of it.
22:16And I trust
22:17you with
22:18Avid Communications.
22:20Because even
22:21though it's
22:23a dream to
22:24get Avid
22:24Communications
22:24running,
22:25taking back
22:26Chancellor
22:26means more.
22:28A lot has
22:29to go right
22:29for that to
22:29happen.
22:32There's a lot
22:32of moving parts,
22:33things need
22:33to fall into
22:34place.
22:35One being
22:36Victor,
22:36his grimy
22:37hands are
22:37still on
22:38the company
22:38that he
22:39stole from
22:39me.
22:41Look,
22:42I know
22:44you really
22:44want this,
22:46but Cain
22:47has already
22:48walked away
22:48from making
22:49a grab
22:49at Chancellor.
22:51Hmm?
22:52Things are
22:53different now.
22:55I know
22:55who I'm
22:56dealing with.
22:58And I am
22:59confident
23:00that Cain
23:01and I
23:01can make
23:01it happen
23:02before Victor
23:03even knows
23:03we'd hit him.
23:04Even given
23:05your history?
23:06Cain's a
23:09thorn,
23:09right?
23:09There's no
23:10doubt about
23:10that.
23:11His lies,
23:12his cons,
23:13they cause
23:13damage,
23:14no question.
23:16It did
23:16not make
23:17it easy
23:17for my
23:18relationship
23:18with my
23:18mother.
23:19In fact,
23:20she pitted
23:20us against
23:20each other
23:21most of
23:21the time,
23:22taking his
23:23side.
23:24Okay,
23:24well,
23:25this isn't
23:25making me
23:26feel encouraged
23:27to have you
23:28two teaming
23:29up together.
23:29I understand
23:30your concern.
23:32But Cain's
23:33initial proposition
23:34in this
23:35invitation,
23:36it means
23:37something.
23:39Like what?
23:44Cain gathering
23:45everyone together.
23:47It's as if
23:48he wants an
23:49audience from
23:49when he takes
23:50down the
23:50big man.
23:53With your
23:53help?
23:55If it
23:56happens,
23:57when it
23:58happens,
24:00I'll be on
24:01top of
24:01Chancellor.
24:03And you'll
24:03be in charge
24:04of Abbott
24:04Communications
24:05building it
24:05into the
24:06powerhouse
24:06we always
24:06dreamed it
24:07would be.
24:09You mean
24:10that?
24:12I've won a
24:12Chancellor
24:12for a long
24:13time.
24:15It's been
24:16a dream.
24:19And I want
24:20you to have
24:20your dream.
24:25That is a
24:26pretty intriguing
24:27collection of
24:28names.
24:29Well, you know
24:30enough about
24:30Geneva City to
24:31realize that.
24:32I can see I
24:32picked the right
24:33person for the
24:33job.
24:36Adam and
24:36Chelsea run
24:38Newman Media.
24:40Raya works for
24:40Cassidy First
24:41Technology, and
24:42Claire Newman is
24:43Nikki Newman's
24:43assistant at
24:44Chancellor
24:45Industries.
24:46Those are their
24:47jobs.
24:49But I'm not
24:50picking up any
24:52obvious overlap
24:53there.
24:54Unless maybe
24:56it's personal.
24:56overarching
24:58Newman
24:59connection.
25:01Or is it
25:01you just
25:02want to get
25:02your fingers
25:02on all
25:03of
25:03Geneva City
25:04pies?
25:06You do
25:07remember the
25:07part about
25:08no questions.
25:11My apologies.
25:13Have it.
25:14I understand
25:15your instinct
25:15to want to
25:16learn.
25:17In fact,
25:18I applaud it.
25:20But I will
25:20not tolerate
25:21the prying into
25:23or questioning
25:23of my business
25:24decisions.
25:24all you need
25:25to know
25:25is I move
25:26strategically.
25:29Every action
25:29meticulously
25:30thought out
25:31to gain the
25:31result that I
25:32want.
25:34Which will
25:34also not be
25:35questioned.
25:38I won't make
25:38that mistake
25:39again.
25:41I'm here to
25:41do whatever
25:42you require
25:42of me.
25:43No questions
25:43asked.
25:45Good.
25:47Because I have
25:48another assignment
25:48for you.
25:50Okay.
25:51I want you
25:52to tell me
25:52everything you
25:53know about
25:53your buddy
25:54Damien.
25:54and his
25:57relationship
25:58with Lily
25:58Winters.
26:01I mean,
26:01Cain brought
26:02us here
26:02for this
26:02big reveal.
26:04Why not
26:04just tell us
26:05what the
26:05point of
26:05it is?
26:06It's got
26:07to be more
26:07than just
26:08him coming
26:08home to
26:09Genoa City.
26:10And how
26:11do you feel
26:12about that?
26:13Well,
26:13for once,
26:14I actually
26:14agree with
26:15Victor.
26:16I think
26:16that Cain
26:16should stay
26:17as far
26:17away from
26:18Genoa City
26:19as possible.
26:20I'm still
26:20trying to
26:21figure it
26:21all out.
26:21I mean,
26:22why is he
26:22hiding behind
26:23the name
26:23and the
26:24mystery?
26:27Is he
26:27trying to
26:28prove something?
26:29If that's
26:29the case,
26:30to whom?
26:31To us?
26:31Himself?
26:32I know a
26:33billionaire cannot
26:34control the
26:35weather,
26:35but the fact
26:36that we are
26:36all stranded
26:37here conveniently?
26:39Well,
26:39convenient for
26:40him,
26:40not for us.
26:42Without being
26:43able to contact
26:43our families,
26:45it's making me
26:45feel a little
26:46uneasy.
26:48Hey,
26:48I told you,
26:49you're gonna
26:49be fine,
26:50okay?
26:51You're good.
26:52This is just
26:53some guy
26:53putting on
26:54a big show
26:55and as soon
26:55as the roads
26:56and the train
26:57tracks are
26:57passable,
26:58we're out
26:58of here.
26:59Well,
26:59as much
27:00as I want
27:00to run
27:00from here
27:01and never
27:01look back,
27:03I'm not
27:04leaving until
27:04Cain gives
27:05me some
27:05answers.
27:06Look,
27:06all this
27:06talk about
27:07Cain's
27:07lies,
27:08his subterfuge,
27:09his motives.
27:10Look,
27:10we can ask
27:11why and how
27:12all day long,
27:13but we'll
27:13probably never
27:14get a
27:14satisfactory
27:15answer.
27:15agreed.
27:17If one
27:17existed,
27:18I think we
27:18would have
27:19already heard
27:19it by now.
27:20Well,
27:20I know
27:21you're right,
27:21but I
27:22just,
27:22I need
27:24to make
27:24sense of
27:24all of
27:25this,
27:26if for
27:26no other
27:27reason than
27:27to have
27:28something to
27:28explain to
27:29Maddie and
27:29Charlie.
27:30After
27:31everything that
27:32Cain has
27:32put you
27:33through,
27:33you deserve
27:34the truth
27:34and you
27:35shouldn't
27:35have to
27:35fight for
27:36it.
27:36You,
27:36more than
27:37anyone,
27:37deserves to
27:38know the
27:38reason for
27:39Cain doing
27:39all this.
27:40I don't
27:41disagree,
27:42but instead
27:44of putting
27:45our focus
27:45on what
27:46Cain has
27:46already done,
27:47I think we
27:48should be
27:49focusing on
27:49what he's
27:50going to
27:50do moving
27:51forward.
27:52Okay,
27:52maybe the
27:53question that
27:53we need to
27:54be asking
27:54ourselves isn't
27:56how or why
27:57he became
27:57Aristotle Dumas,
27:59or what Cain
28:00Ashby is
28:01going to do,
28:02especially now
28:03that we all
28:04know who
28:04he is.
28:05Lily Winters.
28:16Damien is
28:17falling for
28:17her,
28:18and hard.
28:19It sounds
28:20like you
28:20know him
28:20well.
28:21Oh yeah,
28:22I've known
28:23the guy for
28:23years.
28:25We were
28:25friends long
28:25before I
28:26worked for
28:26him.
28:27I think
28:27that's
28:27actually one
28:28of the
28:28reasons why
28:29he hired
28:29me.
28:30You know,
28:30he could
28:30trust me,
28:32that I'd
28:32always have
28:33his back.
28:34And knowing
28:35him as you
28:35do, you
28:37think that
28:37there's a
28:38an attraction?
28:40Zero doubt
28:41in my mind.
28:42All the years
28:43that I've
28:43known Damien,
28:44I have never
28:44seen him show
28:45a woman this
28:46kind of interest.
28:47Really?
28:48Usually when
28:49he sees
28:50somebody that
28:50he likes,
28:51Damien puts
28:51on the charm,
28:52wins a woman
28:52over, and
28:53the relationship
28:53lasts as long
28:55as it lasts.
28:58But I get
28:58a whole different
28:59vibe when it
29:00comes to Lily.
29:03And is that
29:03vibe
29:05reciprocated?
29:07I couldn't
29:08tell you.
29:09But what I
29:10do know is
29:10that Damien
29:10felt a
29:11connection to
29:13her, straight
29:14out of the
29:14gate.
29:15That man was
29:16ready to walk
29:16away from
29:17his dying
29:17mother and
29:18new half
29:18brother, head
29:19back to Los
29:20Angeles, and
29:22then he met
29:22her, and
29:23that was it.
29:25And that
29:26woman is a
29:26big reason why
29:27Damien stayed
29:27in town.
29:30Interesting.
29:32Can I
29:34at least
29:34ask, since
29:35this doesn't
29:37seem to be
29:37about business,
29:38why do you
29:40care?
29:48Lily and I
29:49have history.
29:53I feel
29:54protective of
29:55her, and
29:56Damien seems
29:56like a
29:57player.
29:58The way he's
29:59feeling about
29:59Lily, that
30:00might be
30:00past tense.
30:02Nonetheless, I
30:05don't want
30:05there to be any
30:05chance that
30:06Lily can get
30:06hurt.
30:08I mean, I
30:09have to admit,
30:09I'm asking
30:10myself the
30:10same questions,
30:11right?
30:12The what now
30:12questions.
30:14Like, what
30:14does Cain have
30:15planned?
30:16Why is he
30:17doing this?
30:18I mean, he's
30:18already amassed
30:19this fortune and
30:20has power.
30:21It's like, what
30:21else is he
30:22after?
30:23It has to be
30:24more than just,
30:25I'm coming home
30:26in Genoa City.
30:26I don't know
30:28Cain as well
30:28as you all
30:29do, but is
30:31it possible that
30:32this could be
30:33all there is
30:34to it?
30:35I mean, I
30:35highly doubt
30:36that.
30:37Every move
30:37that Cain has
30:38made has been
30:39calculated and
30:40shrouded in
30:40secrecy.
30:41There's just no
30:42chance that this
30:43has led to
30:43nothing more
30:44than I'm
30:45coming home.
30:46Well, I
30:47keep going
30:48back to his
30:48pseudonym.
30:50Aristotle
30:51Dumas.
30:51Yeah, he
30:52had to have
30:53picked it for
30:53a reason.
30:54But what
30:55is it?
30:56Well, Monte
30:58Cristo and
30:58Danglers were
30:59the names of
31:00the companies
31:00I ran for.
31:01Yeah, and
31:03in the Count
31:04of Monte
31:04Cristo, the
31:05protagonist, Edmond
31:06Dante, he
31:07comes back to
31:08town to seek
31:08revenge.
31:10Well, that's
31:11not comforting
31:12at all.
31:13I agree.
31:14I mean, this
31:14has Colin's
31:15fingerprints all
31:16over it.
31:17Colin, yeah.
31:18Well, I guess
31:18Cain told my
31:19dad that Colin
31:20was an integral
31:21part of building
31:22this new empire
31:23and it was
31:25all legitimate.
31:27Yeah, right.
31:28Legitimate
31:28businessmen don't
31:29have to hide
31:30their identity
31:30or have a
31:32vicious con
31:33man as a
31:33partner.
31:34Cain clearly
31:35has an agenda
31:36that is way
31:37more involved
31:37than he's
31:38revealed to
31:38us.
31:39And we all
31:40need to be
31:40prepared for
31:41that.
31:43Celebration,
31:44a toast to
31:45dreams coming
31:46true.
31:48No matter
31:49how we get
31:49them.
31:49And to you
31:52and your
31:53potential new
31:53position as
31:54CEO of
31:55Abbott
31:55Communications.
32:02You know,
32:03you're proving
32:04another one of my
32:05points with all
32:06this.
32:06Yeah?
32:06What's that?
32:07That Abbott was
32:08just a distraction.
32:10A way not to
32:11think about losing
32:12Chancellor.
32:14Hmm.
32:14I wouldn't say
32:16it's that black
32:17and white.
32:18Starting Abbott
32:19Communications
32:20was definitely
32:21my future.
32:25But when Cain
32:26called,
32:27well, that
32:28put a wrench
32:30in the spoke
32:31of that plan.
32:32Big enough
32:33to derail you
32:34from the dream
32:35of creating a
32:36company that you
32:36could shape 100%
32:37from the ground
32:38up?
32:41Starting a
32:42company from the
32:42ground up was a
32:44lot more exciting
32:44than I even expected.
32:45There's no doubt
32:46about it.
32:49But when Cain
32:50called in the
32:51potential of being
32:52back at the helm
32:53of Chancellor,
32:54well, I realized
32:55that I wasn't
32:55over losing.
32:58Or how it
32:59happened.
33:01You want
33:01revenge?
33:03I want what's
33:04rightfully mine.
33:07And if Victor
33:08goes down in the
33:08process, well,
33:12it's copy.
33:14look, I know
33:19you're not fully
33:20on board with me
33:21joining forces with
33:22Cain to take down
33:22Victor, but it's
33:25going to be great
33:25for you as CEO of
33:27Abbott Communications.
33:28It is?
33:29Yeah.
33:31When we take down
33:32the big man and we
33:33rip Chancellor out of
33:34his hands, it's
33:34going to be a hell
33:35of a story when
33:37you can splash
33:37across all your
33:38platforms.
33:39I mean, come on.
33:40Can't pay for press
33:41like that.
33:42Yeah, I mean, it's
33:43definitely going to put
33:43Abbott Communications
33:44on the map, but I
33:45can't say it won't
33:46come without a cost.
33:47Victor's ego gutted
33:49for the world to see?
33:50I'd line up for that.
33:52This is what I'm
33:53talking about, Billy.
33:54Hmm.
33:56Revenge is clearly
33:57at the top of your
33:58list.
33:59That never ends
34:00well.
34:01I won't lean into
34:03it.
34:04Won't bring it up
34:05again.
34:06That doesn't mean
34:07it's not what's
34:08driving you.
34:10I'm only looking
34:11ahead.
34:13All I see is
34:14good things.
34:17Starting with this.
34:48Thank you for being
35:15my partner in all
35:16this.
35:18So there is
35:28one thing we might
35:29want to be prepared
35:30for.
35:31If you know
35:31something, Lily,
35:32tell us.
35:34Well, Devon told
35:36me that Kane has
35:37claimed someone
35:38here might try
35:40to kill him.
35:41What?
35:43Kill him?
35:44Kill him.
35:44Okay.
35:45Now we've
35:46jumped the shark.
35:46You're telling me
35:47Chance was invited
35:48here to be Kane's
35:49personal in-house
35:50detective.
35:51Exactly.
35:51Do you honestly
35:52believe that threat
35:53is real?
35:54Of course not.
35:56I mean, Kane has
35:57upset some people,
35:58but what?
35:58We're not going to
35:59try to kill him.
35:59I assumed this
36:01whole gathering was
36:02about Kane trying to
36:04make some kind of
36:05business deal, but
36:06now who knows what
36:08he really wants?
36:09Well, Kane did go to
36:10my dad.
36:11He wanted to buy
36:12Chancellor from him.
36:13My dad turned him
36:14down flat, so that's
36:15a dead end.
36:15It's not the only
36:16dead end he'll find
36:17in Genoa City.
36:18If Kane's smart,
36:20he'll respect my
36:20dad's decision.
36:21If Kane were smart,
36:23he would have never
36:23started this Dumas
36:24venture in the
36:25first place.
36:26I mean, to be at
36:27the hands of someone
36:28who's just so intent
36:29on messing with our
36:30minds, it's disturbing.
36:33And my heart goes
36:34out to you for
36:35everything that you're
36:35going through.
36:38But things could
36:41be worse.
36:44Yeah, of course.
36:45I'm sorry, Sharon.
36:48I mean, yeah, at
36:49least we're not at
36:49the hands of a
36:50crazed maniac.
36:53I mean, look,
36:53what's the worst
36:54that Kane could do?
36:56Right?
36:56Keeps us trapped
36:57here long enough to
36:58steal all of our
36:59businesses in Genoa
37:00City.
37:04You're clear on
37:05what I need you
37:05to do.
37:08I'll make it
37:08happen.
37:10Good.
37:11Well, thank you
37:13again for the
37:15opportunity.
37:16I promise I'll
37:17not disappoint.
37:18I'm sure you
37:19won't.
37:19I'll be in touch.
37:20Do you know this is
37:41my favorite song?
37:43Oh, it is?
37:45I had no idea.
37:47Don't you know?
37:48whatever song is
37:50playing while you're
37:51in my arms is my
37:52favorite song.
38:07Kane?
38:11When did you get
38:11back in town?
38:12Back in town.
38:18Back in town.
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