Stunning Them All At The Dismissal Banquet - Full Movie
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00:00I think they liked what they heard.
00:03I think they loved what they heard.
00:05And they're a small company for growth.
00:08But an online platform that offers music education is right in our wheelhouse.
00:13Gives kids who can't afford private lessons access to some great teachers.
00:18With this deal, we can do some good in the world.
00:20And we can do some good to Winter's bottom line.
00:23It's a win-win.
00:25Cheers to that.
00:26Oh, excuse me. You ain't celebrating without me.
00:30Uh-uh, we got you covered.
00:32Oh, thank you.
00:34Yeah, we had our presentation and they're very interested.
00:37Now we just need to bring in our clothes.
00:41Oh.
00:41That's you.
00:42Oh, I figured.
00:43Yeah, I'll call and set something up.
00:47So, um, I just came from a meeting and I have some news to share.
00:53If it's as good as an opportunity as this, then...
00:55Well, maybe.
00:59Um, how do you two feel about possibly bringing Damien on to work at Winter's?
01:11All right, and there's me with my mom in Boston.
01:15Damien, it's good.
01:16Yeah, yeah.
01:17Uh, it's probably too early for the treatment to be working, but...
01:23Nah, she's got some hope.
01:27And?
01:29Her son went back to her side.
01:33I'm just grateful that Nate hooked her up with that doctor friend.
01:36Yes.
01:38I guess that means you and your brother got along well on this trip.
01:41Yeah, yeah.
01:43Uh, we even caught a game at Fenway.
01:47But you, a lifelong Yankee fan, went to Fenway Park?
01:51Hey, man.
01:51It gave me a chance to root against Red Sox.
01:54Oh, and I saw Lily right when I got back.
02:00We spent a little while of time together.
02:03Getting real tight, real fast with some people in Genoa City.
02:09Is that a problem for you?
02:10No, it's okay.
02:11No.
02:23Oh, oh.
02:25No.
02:26Oh, oh.
02:30Oh, oh.
02:35Oh, oh.
02:37Oh, oh.
02:39Why am I not surprised that Victor is ordering us to run yet another hit piece on Billy?
02:59For the record, my father asked me. He didn't ask you.
03:03Because he's trying to protect me? I don't think so.
03:07More like he doesn't want to hear my objections.
03:10Well, I'm not sure that I want to hear them either.
03:13That's not a very kind way to treat your new business partner.
03:16That's not what I meant, okay?
03:17So what did you mean, exactly?
03:20I meant I already know what your objections are going to be.
03:23Okay, tell me. What are they?
03:24You want to protect Billy.
03:27I want to protect anyone from an unwarranted smear campaign.
03:30Okay, well, let's put aside whether it's warranted or not.
03:32Let's put it aside, Adam. I won't.
03:35Okay, well, like I said, we're having our first professional disagreement.
03:40Professional?
03:42Is that what this is?
03:44What does that mean?
03:46I just joined your family's company.
03:47So I can't help but wonder about the timing.
03:53Is this Victor's way of testing my loyalty?
03:55Hey, uh, can I get a little black coffee, please?
04:10So I understand your little startup
04:12got off to a rough start.
04:15How's that?
04:19Rumor has it that Phyllis
04:20jumped ship.
04:25Is that because
04:27you fired her?
04:30Or she left the job?
04:33As so many of your co-workers have.
04:35Lily, you discussed the job with Damien
04:44without talking to us first.
04:48Well, it wasn't like a secret plan I had.
04:50We were chatting about business
04:51and it came up.
04:53He already has a job.
04:54It pays him really well, right?
04:55Yeah, I know that.
04:57Okay.
04:57So whose idea was this?
04:59Was it yours or is it his?
05:01It was mine.
05:01I wanted to gauge his interest.
05:04Was he interested?
05:06Yeah, he seemed intrigued.
05:07I told him to think about it
05:08and get back to me.
05:11It's not a done deal, okay?
05:12I know that you might think that
05:14because I'm the closer.
05:15Okay.
05:18All right.
05:19Clearly, Devon is not happy.
05:22What do you think about it?
05:25I think I need to hear more about the situation.
05:28What did you offer exactly?
05:30I didn't offer anything.
05:31I want to talk to you two
05:32and figure out a role
05:33and maybe some parameters
05:35around compensation.
05:36Let's slow down for a second.
05:39We already offered him a job, right?
05:41Not a real one.
05:43Exactly.
05:43This would be a legitimate position.
05:46Okay.
05:47I'm still wrapping my head around this.
05:50Is Damien seriously considering
05:51leaving his job in LA?
05:52Okay.
05:56It is a part of a plan I have.
06:01So there's a plan.
06:02What's this plan?
06:03Well, if we can get Damien to maybe...
06:06Let me stop you right there, Lily.
06:10I think I know where you're going with this.
06:12And I'm not liking it at all.
06:19I gave Phyllis a much-needed personal time off.
06:22I understand you tapped Sally Spector
06:26as a replacement.
06:30She's a little better than Phyllis,
06:31but not very much, really.
06:33You spend an awful lot of time hating people
06:35that you have no reason to hate.
06:39You know, Sally Spector had a chance
06:41to make something of herself.
06:43And she left Adam
06:46and ended up with you.
06:50And you didn't approve of Adam and Sally
06:52being together.
06:52You didn't think that she was good enough for him.
06:54And now you hate the fact that she's with me.
06:58Family loyalty runs deep, huh?
07:00Oh, yeah.
07:02You know, family means everything.
07:05Come on.
07:07Really?
07:10My kids are your grandkids.
07:13See what I mean?
07:15And you're constantly
07:16picking a fight with me.
07:19You've got an obsession
07:20tearing me down.
07:24Why is that?
07:27If Victor wants to challenge
07:29my commitment to Newman Media,
07:31he should approach me about it.
07:33Not go through you.
07:35My father has made it clear
07:37that he approves of me hiring you.
07:39Well, today is a new day.
07:41I should have known
07:42that his turnaround
07:43was too good to be true.
07:44Hey, Chelsea.
07:46Don't go there.
07:46What?
07:47No, it makes perfect sense.
07:48I mean, it's one thing for Victor
07:49to give us his blessing
07:51about getting together as a couple.
07:52Right, and he has done that.
07:54Completely.
07:56I mean, he pushed for us
07:57to get back together.
07:58For Connor's sake.
07:59No, no, it was for mine
08:00as well.
08:02He knows that you were good for me.
08:04But does he know
08:05that I'm going for this company?
08:07This family company?
08:08Chelsea, honestly,
08:09I don't think this has
08:10anything to do with you.
08:12I've seen Victor put you
08:13and your siblings loyally
08:15to the test time and time again.
08:17So why would he trust me
08:18to look at the letters he gives?
08:21He has an agenda.
08:23Yeah.
08:24The agenda is to take shots at Billy.
08:26It would be the first
08:27used media platform
08:29to go after him
08:30and to hurt him.
08:31The chancellor...
08:32The objective was
08:33to gain control of the company.
08:34And he got him shot.
08:37He got him shot.
08:40Took it.
08:41Gave it to Nick.
08:42He won.
08:43By playing dirty.
08:45You're not saying
08:45about...
08:46I'm telling you
08:50that this is all...
08:51Like he's just that man.
08:54Because he's dirty.
08:56And he always needs more.
08:59Billy is finally getting back
09:01on his feet
09:02with his venture.
09:04And Victor just wants
09:05to hurt him.
09:06And you're telling me
09:07this isn't personal?
09:08I can understand
09:09why it seems that way.
09:11But this is much less
09:12about Billy
09:12and it's more about
09:13Aristotle Dumas.
09:15What does that have to do
09:16with him?
09:17We think he's going
09:18after Chancellor.
09:22Adam.
09:24Are you really
09:25trying to protect
09:26Chancellor?
09:29Or are you trying
09:30to hurt Abid Communications?
09:34Is going after
09:35Billy Victor's idea?
09:37Or yours?
09:43Who's wants
09:43to be happy, man?
09:44Oh, yeah.
09:45I don't like seeing
09:46you walking around
09:46with this on your shoulder.
09:48And yet,
09:49you seem to want me
09:49to carry a grudge.
09:51Oh, yes.
09:52I'm just...
09:53If you trust people,
09:57you run the risk
09:57of getting hurt.
09:58That's life.
09:59But that doesn't mean
10:02that you can't be
10:03about picking
10:04who you trust.
10:06Look,
10:07I know it's moving fast.
10:10But with my mom,
10:12even that much time...
10:15I know you regret
10:16cutting off your mind.
10:17Yes, you tell me.
10:18And stupidly
10:19lost your dad.
10:22He meant the world
10:23for you.
10:26Because he always
10:27looked just like you.
10:33Look, man.
10:34I know I...
10:35All this family business.
10:38Okay?
10:39And I know a lot of work
10:40has gone on my shoulders
10:41while having my back.
10:43And I'm sorry
10:43for that.
10:44Okay?
10:45Damn.
10:46You never
10:46apologize for leaning on me.
10:48Yeah, but I do
10:49need to let you know
10:51that
10:51I appreciate
10:53how you've
10:53been there for me.
10:57And I think
10:58I have a way
10:59to show you
11:02how much.
11:05What's that?
11:06Look, I've got
11:08a very
11:09intriguing offer
11:11from Luke
11:11to stay
11:13in General City
11:14permanently.
11:15So,
11:17what if
11:18you take over
11:21my job
11:21in a day?
11:23What's this all about?
11:33It's about me
11:35looking out
11:36for you.
11:37That's funny.
11:39Because it feels
11:40more like you're
11:41trying to get
11:41good at me.
11:43Okay, I know
11:44you're not both
11:45that naive.
11:46This is about
11:46business.
11:47But Damien is
11:48family.
11:48Well, you didn't
11:49care that he was
11:50your family
11:50when you offered
11:51him a job
11:52to get what
11:52you wanted.
11:54What's funny
11:55about that
11:55is I actually
11:56didn't like that
11:56plan.
11:57And you both
11:57thought it was
11:58a good strategy.
11:59My goal wasn't
11:59to give Damien
12:00to advance
12:01my work agenda.
12:03It was to unite
12:04a son with
12:04a dying mother,
12:05Lily.
12:06Yeah, you know
12:07I've helped
12:07push him to
12:08make that happen.
12:08Yes, you did.
12:09But I also asked
12:10you to take a step
12:11back from whatever
12:12it is you got
12:12going on with Damien.
12:14This whole wood
12:14has been turned
12:15upside down.
12:17He's still trying
12:17to find his footing.
12:18He doesn't need
12:18you throwing
12:19any more at him.
12:20Nate,
12:21Lily,
12:22please.
12:23You agreed
12:24to let me
12:25and Amy
12:25deal with this.
12:28Yeah, you know
12:28what?
12:29I did.
12:30But that wasn't
12:31until I realized
12:31that we're also
12:32dealing with
12:33Aristotle Dumas.
12:37Chelsea,
12:38do you really
12:39think if I was
12:40going after Billy,
12:42I'd have told you
12:43about him.
12:44Given how close
12:45we're going to be
12:46working together,
12:46I don't think
12:47you'd have a choice.
12:48Billy, so you think
12:49I'm just using
12:50my father as cover?
12:51Are you?
12:53Most certainly
12:55not.
12:57And if you can't
12:58take my word
12:59on that,
12:59this is not
13:01going to work.
13:04Chelsea, please,
13:05I'm telling you
13:06the truth.
13:08It was my father
13:09who issued
13:10the marching orders.
13:11Okay, then
13:12set me straight.
13:16Give me your word
13:17right here,
13:17right now,
13:18that going forward
13:20you will never
13:21use Newman media
13:22to take Billy down.
13:29So, come on,
13:30I mean,
13:31what did I do
13:32on this particular
13:33day to deserve
13:34this malice?
13:37Man to man.
13:38Oh, man,
13:41the boy.
13:42Hmm.
13:51Has it never
13:52occurred to you
13:53that we've gone
13:54round to round
13:56all these years?
13:59Even after all
14:00your cheap shots,
14:00I'm still standing.
14:01help you bless it
14:08or be for law.
14:12Oh, I
14:13establish that
14:14I'm not
14:15threatened by you.
14:17I don't know,
14:17maybe you're
14:18threatened by me.
14:18I mean,
14:19what other reason
14:20do you have
14:20for this obsession
14:21for trying to
14:22tear me down?
14:26Why don't we
14:27try something new?
14:30Sounds exciting.
14:32What do you
14:32have in mind?
14:36Victor,
14:37for all we know,
14:38the man doesn't
14:38even exist.
14:39We have to keep
14:40an eye on him.
14:41He has shown
14:42interest in winters.
14:43Yeah,
14:44according to Victor,
14:45who could be
14:45playing his own
14:46games,
14:46right?
14:47Maybe,
14:48but not just
14:49power,
14:49and right now
14:50we're in the
14:50dark.
14:51And so I want
14:52to see if Damien
14:53can find out
14:53if Dumas
14:54is actually
14:54a threat to us.
14:55How is
14:55him going to
14:56do that?
14:57Friends close.
14:59Yeah,
14:59you're closer.
15:01That's funny.
15:02That's what
15:02Damien said
15:03when I met
15:03with him earlier.
15:05Two are in sync.
15:08We got a little
15:09closer in Boston.
15:11And I don't
15:11want to lose that
15:12because Damien
15:12might think
15:13we're playing
15:13again.
15:15And this
15:15offer of yours,
15:16both of us
15:17think we're
15:17on him as
15:18the enemy.
15:19But I'm not.
15:20But we both
15:21jumped to that
15:22suspicion,
15:22Lily.
15:23And I don't
15:23like that
15:24for my brother.
15:24I know
15:26he probably
15:26has a hard
15:27time saying
15:27no to you
15:28before.
15:28It's all
15:29good.
15:29I hope
15:30that's his
15:30answer.
15:32Okay.
15:33I kind of
15:33agree with
15:34Nate,
15:34but I would
15:34like to hear
15:35what this
15:35plan is.
15:36I don't
15:37think I
15:37want to
15:37hear it.
15:38We're just
15:38talking here.
15:39Okay?
15:40Don't harm
15:41him doing
15:41that.
15:42I know
15:42we both
15:42respect
15:43Lily's
15:43instincts,
15:44so the
15:44least we
15:45can do
15:45is hear
15:45her out.
15:46All right.
15:53Just tell
15:54us what
15:54is there
15:54to be
15:55getting by
15:55luring
15:56Damien away
15:56from Dumas?
15:58I want
15:59to see
15:59if Damien
16:00can find
16:01out if
16:01Dumas
16:01has his
16:02sights set
16:02on
16:02looters.
16:03And if
16:03he does,
16:04he can
16:04give us
16:05information
16:05on what
16:06he wants
16:06to do.
16:07Can you
16:08think
16:08that
16:08can get
16:09that
16:09information
16:10for us?
16:10It would
16:11be part
16:11of the
16:11job
16:11offer.
16:13Look,
16:13I've
16:14already
16:14been burned
16:14by one
16:15corporate
16:15takeover.
16:16I will
16:16be damned
16:17if it
16:17happens
16:17again.
16:18Okay?
16:19And I
16:19know he's
16:19your brother
16:20Nate,
16:20and you're
16:21protective
16:21of him,
16:22but I
16:22will not
16:23lose
16:23our
16:24family
16:24business.
16:26Damien
16:26is the
16:26only person
16:27who can
16:27help us
16:28stop that
16:28from
16:28happening.
16:34Why
16:34did you
16:35hold it?
16:37You're
16:37my best
16:37friend.
16:39You
16:39just
16:39told me
16:40a thousand
16:41miles
16:41from this
16:42new life
16:43you're
16:43putting
16:43for
16:43yourself.
16:45Come
16:45on,
16:45I'm
16:46good
16:47of
16:47a
16:47get
16:47that.
16:49Okay?
16:49And if
16:49I'd like
16:52to leave
16:52it to
16:52you.
16:53And if
16:53I had
16:54it my
16:54way,
16:54I would
16:55keep
16:55things
16:56that
16:57they
16:57are.
16:57Yeah.
17:00Look,
17:01Billy offered
17:02you
17:02any
17:02waters.
17:04Are you
17:05sure it's
17:05legit?
17:08She's a mess
17:09around.
17:09this doesn't
17:14matter for
17:14me.
17:16Made
17:16it clear
17:17she didn't
17:17trust a
17:17word
17:18out of
17:18your mouth
17:19no damn
17:19well
17:20that you
17:21were swimming
17:21with.
17:22And now she
17:23wants to
17:23bring you
17:24in her
17:24family
17:25business.
17:27They
17:28played you
17:28before.
17:30You know
17:31they're not
17:31playing you
17:31now.
17:31Chelsea,
17:36I've been
17:36totally up
17:37with you
17:38about the
17:38father's
17:39intentions.
17:40I mean,
17:40doesn't that
17:41count for
17:41something?
17:42Only if
17:43your intention
17:43is to
17:44refuse to
17:44do what
17:45he's
17:45asking.
17:48You
17:49didn't even
17:49ask me
17:49what I
17:50think.
17:51You
17:52just jumped
17:52to conclusions.
17:53You jumped
17:53to Billy's
17:54defense,
17:55actually,
17:57all while
17:57attacking me.
17:59Are you
17:59on my
18:00team or
18:00are you
18:00on his
18:00team?
18:01I am
18:02committed
18:02to working
18:04with you.
18:05I truly
18:06believe we
18:07can do
18:07something
18:07together.
18:10When Connor
18:10got, you
18:11know,
18:11anything
18:12about
18:12CD,
18:13we didn't
18:13even know
18:13where to
18:13begin,
18:14and we
18:15used media
18:16to educate
18:17ourselves.
18:19Yeah, so
18:20we could
18:20better take
18:20care of
18:21ourselves.
18:22We'll need
18:22information.
18:24They need
18:25those.
18:26I want
18:26to help
18:27people,
18:27not hurt
18:28them.
18:29And
18:30that is,
18:30I want
18:31to,
18:33okay?
18:35I want
18:36this company
18:36to be a
18:37reflection of
18:38who I
18:38am and
18:39who you
18:40are.
18:41That's why I
18:42asked you to
18:42join me
18:43here.
18:45And that's
18:45why I'm
18:46saying yes
18:46to this
18:47vision.
18:49And saying
18:50no to
18:51Victor,
18:51you're not
18:52going to go
18:52after
18:52him.
18:52Billy Abbott
18:57might help
18:58to self-destruct.
18:59He can
18:59do that
19:00all by
19:00himself.
19:03But that
19:04is my
19:04personal
19:05opinion,
19:06and it's
19:07not going
19:07to be
19:07broadcast
19:08across our
19:09platforms.
19:11I am so
19:12happy to hear
19:12you say
19:13that.
19:13But I
19:18reserve it
19:19to protect
19:20my family
19:20if Billy
19:21comes after
19:22what's ours.
19:22Billy is
19:23busy.
19:23He's
19:24focused on
19:24Apple
19:24communications.
19:28Well,
19:28then why
19:29is he
19:29communicating
19:30with
19:30Aristotle
19:30Dumas?
19:33Let me
19:34ask you
19:34what
19:34never looked
19:36back.
19:37Oh,
19:38I didn't
19:38say that.
19:40For the
19:41time being,
19:41you can
19:41stay.
19:44It's very
19:44sweet of you.
19:45Thank you
19:45for your
19:46permission.
19:48Yes,
19:48then.
19:51Who do
19:52you have
19:52going
19:52with
19:53Aristotle
19:55Dumas?
20:07Tell me
20:09more
20:10about
20:10this
20:11Aristotle
20:12Dumas.
20:15Well,
20:16there's not
20:16really much
20:16to tell.
20:19He's
20:19operated in
20:20the shadows.
20:22Seemingly
20:22came out
20:23of nowhere
20:23about six
20:24years ago.
20:25Made his
20:26fortune in
20:26real estate.
20:28Without
20:29anyone actually
20:29knowing who
20:30he really
20:30is?
20:31Some people
20:32think he
20:32doesn't even
20:33exist.
20:34No one's
20:35seen his
20:35face?
20:36That's
20:36right.
20:37I mean,
20:38Billy never
20:39mentioned him
20:41to you.
20:42No,
20:42I would
20:43have remembered
20:43that name
20:44if he
20:44did.
20:45Maybe
20:45Dumas is
20:46helping him
20:47with financing.
20:48No,
20:49it was
20:49Jack that
20:50financed
20:51Abby
20:51Communications.
20:52So,
20:52Victor thinks
20:53Dumas is
20:54going after
20:54Chancellor.
20:56What's the
20:57connection
20:57to Billy?
20:58Well,
20:58that's what
20:58we're trying
20:59to figure
20:59out.
21:00They have
21:01a meeting
21:01set up.
21:02Billy and
21:02Dumas?
21:04From what
21:05you've told
21:05me,
21:05this guy
21:05doesn't meet
21:06with anybody.
21:07Well,
21:07if he's
21:07sitting down
21:08face to
21:08face with
21:09Billy...
21:10It must
21:11be something
21:12big.
21:14My father
21:15takes all
21:16threats
21:16seriously,
21:17so we
21:17have intel
21:17that indicates
21:18that Dumas
21:19has taken
21:20an interest
21:20in Chancellor.
21:21And Billy
21:22knows Chancellor.
21:24You were
21:24very quick
21:25to assume
21:26this was
21:26personal
21:27for me.
21:29But can
21:29you now
21:30see that it
21:30might be
21:31Billy who
21:31has an axe
21:32to grind
21:32here?
21:32Billy made
21:34it no
21:34secret how
21:35upset he
21:35was.
21:37He lost
21:37Chancellor
21:38to Victor
21:38and Nicky.
21:40So maybe
21:41he thinks
21:41that Dumas
21:42can help
21:42him get
21:43it back.
21:45Victor,
21:46I'm not
21:46surprised you're
21:47bringing up
21:47Aristotle Dumas.
21:48He's the one
21:49that beat
21:49you to the
21:49punch in
21:50that Caputo
21:50deal.
21:50I just
21:55drove the
21:55price up.
21:57Made him
21:58overpay.
22:01Still
22:01impressive
22:02with your
22:02corporate spin.
22:04You should
22:04be running
22:05Newman Media
22:05instead of
22:06simply pulling
22:06the strings
22:07on your
22:07puppet son.
22:08Don't
22:09avoid the
22:09subject,
22:10okay?
22:12I know
22:13that you
22:13had a
22:13meeting
22:13planned
22:14with
22:14Aristotle
22:15Dumas.
22:17He
22:17cancelled
22:17the
22:17meeting.
22:19Not
22:19the first
22:20time.
22:20Why don't
22:25you go
22:25ahead and
22:25tell me
22:25about
22:26the
22:26deal
22:26you
22:26want
22:26to
22:26make?
22:31You
22:32tell
22:32me
22:33why
22:34you're
22:35meeting
22:35with
22:35Aristotle
22:36Dumas
22:37and I
22:39will
22:39stop
22:39an
22:39avalanche
22:40of
22:40bad
22:40news
22:41and
22:43become
22:43your
22:43way
22:44inundate
22:45your
22:45company
22:46yourself
22:47before
22:48it even
22:49gets
22:49off the
22:49ground
22:50how's
22:50that?
22:54Okay,
22:55look,
22:55you don't
22:55have to
22:56tell me
22:56this
22:57will be
22:57a
22:57dangerous
22:58game.
22:59I'm
22:59fully
23:00aware
23:00that
23:01Lily
23:02may not
23:02be
23:03laying
23:03her
23:03claws
23:03on the
23:03table.
23:05She
23:05must
23:06be
23:06working
23:06some
23:07angle.
23:09Has she
23:11given you
23:11any
23:12indication
23:12of
23:12motives?
23:15Well,
23:15she
23:15did
23:16put it
23:17out as
23:18a
23:18test
23:19of
23:19loyalty
23:20to her
23:22and her
23:22family.
23:24How far
23:24I'm willing
23:25to go
23:25getting
23:28rid
23:29of
23:29a
23:29solid
23:29job.
23:30I'm
23:30crossing
23:30Dumas.
23:31That's
23:31pretty
23:33damn
23:33far.
23:35Tell
23:35me
23:35about
23:36it.
23:40So,
23:41Lily
23:41thinks
23:42Dumas
23:43is planning
23:44a
23:44takeover
23:44of
23:45Mars.
23:45Yeah.
23:47Is that
23:48what's
23:48happening
23:49here?
23:49Our
23:50boss
23:50isn't
23:50willing
23:51to lay
23:51his
23:51cards
23:51on the
23:51table.
23:53Okay?
23:53Let
23:53alone
23:54let us
23:55see a
23:55single
23:55one.
23:57But
23:58if he
24:00wants
24:00Winters,
24:03then
24:06he'll
24:06go all
24:07in.
24:10There's
24:11always a
24:11way
24:12to get
24:13what you
24:14want.
24:14if
24:15you
24:17wanted
24:17that
24:17enough.
24:19Are
24:20you
24:20talking
24:20about
24:20Dumas
24:21or
24:21you
24:21right
24:22now?
24:23Because
24:23it
24:23seems
24:24to me
24:24that
24:25you
24:25want
24:26Lily.
24:28That's
24:29the only
24:29reason
24:29you're
24:29even
24:30considering
24:30this
24:30offer.
24:35Listen,
24:35I get
24:36that you're
24:37still hurt
24:37by what
24:38Victor and
24:38Nikki did
24:39to you.
24:40Yeah,
24:40of course
24:40I am.
24:41If you
24:42used me
24:42to take
24:42Chancellor
24:42and left
24:43me out
24:43in the
24:43cold,
24:44right,
24:45but
24:45everything's
24:47worked out
24:47for the
24:47best,
24:48hasn't it?
24:49Just
24:49because I'm
24:50happy at
24:50Winters
24:51doesn't
24:51mean I
24:51have to
24:51be okay
24:52with what
24:52they did.
24:53Look,
24:54I don't
24:54want anyone
24:55to hurt
24:55our
24:55company.
24:57I understand
24:58that,
24:58and I
24:59know that
25:00you think
25:00this plan
25:00is going
25:01to help
25:01protect
25:01the
25:02company,
25:02but I
25:02see a
25:03lot of
25:03holes in it.
25:03And I'm
25:04concerned
25:04it will
25:04end up
25:05hurting
25:05Damien.
25:06Okay,
25:06can you
25:07just hear
25:07me out
25:08and then
25:09say no?
25:11Prince
25:11go ahead.
25:13If Damien
25:14is interested
25:15in my
25:16offer,
25:17I can
25:17have him
25:17presented to
25:18Dumas as
25:19a way to
25:19get inside
25:20information on
25:21Winters.
25:22So then
25:22what,
25:22he would
25:23pitch himself
25:23as having
25:24inside access
25:25to information
25:26so Dumas can
25:27exploit any
25:28weaknesses we
25:29have?
25:29Exactly.
25:31Dumas will
25:31tell Damien what
25:32to look for
25:33and then Damien
25:33can send
25:34information along
25:35to us.
25:36And then
25:37we would
25:37know
25:38Dumas moves
25:39before he
25:40makes it.
25:41You want
25:41my brother
25:41to be a
25:42spy?
25:43No,
25:43I want
25:43him to
25:44be a
25:44part of
25:44this
25:44family,
25:45okay?
25:45Here's
25:46the problem.
25:48This plan
25:49could work
25:49if we
25:50trusted Damien
25:50completely.
25:51And I
25:51thought we
25:52do.
25:53Because he
25:53owed a lot
25:54of loyalty
25:54to Dumas
25:55than to
25:55us.
25:56And then
25:57wait,
25:58what are
25:58you going
25:58and talking
25:59about here?
25:59No,
26:00I'm done
26:00with this.
26:02I'm not
26:02going to
26:02use my
26:03brother to
26:03play both
26:04sides.
26:05He already
26:05feels like
26:06his whole
26:06life has
26:06been one
26:07big lie
26:08and now
26:08you want
26:09him to
26:09live some
26:09lie?
26:10Will you
26:10want him
26:11to tell?
26:13No,
26:14I'm not
26:14going to
26:14let that
26:14happen.
26:21Nate,
26:21I really
26:22feel for
26:23Damien and
26:24what he's
26:25been through,
26:25okay?
26:26I do.
26:27And if it
26:27sounds like
26:28I'm just
26:28trying to
26:28use him...
26:29That's exactly
26:29what it
26:30sounds like.
26:32I know
26:32how much
26:33you care
26:33about him.
26:34I know
26:39you like
26:39the guy.
26:40Yeah,
26:40maybe a
26:41little too
26:41much.
26:43I'm not
26:44going to
26:44let that
26:44cloud my
26:45judgment.
26:46I'm going
26:46to do
26:47everything
26:47above board.
26:48I'm not
26:48trying to
26:48trick him.
26:50I'm going
26:50to lay out
26:50all the
26:51options and
26:51let him
26:52make the
26:52choice.
26:53I still
26:53think there's
26:55a big risk
26:55to this
26:56because what
26:56if it
26:56fails and
26:57he just
26:57ends up
26:58getting the
26:59Dumas
26:59made
26:59us
26:59to
27:00us.
27:01That I
27:02don't
27:02believe.
27:03I trust
27:03him as
27:03far as
27:04that
27:04goes.
27:05Okay.
27:06Well,
27:07I mean,
27:08this whole
27:08conversation
27:09might be
27:10moot
27:10because we
27:10don't even
27:10know if
27:11he's
27:11interested
27:11in taking
27:12the
27:12job
27:12at
27:12Winters,
27:12right?
27:15Say for
27:15the moment
27:15that he
27:16was
27:16interested.
27:18What
27:18happens
27:18after this
27:19threat from
27:19Dumas
27:20has been
27:20neutralized?
27:21He would
27:21still have
27:22a place
27:22in the
27:22family
27:23business.
27:25Look,
27:26Damien
27:27doesn't like
27:27where he's
27:28at.
27:29Okay?
27:29He doesn't
27:29like being
27:30a figurehead.
27:31He's worried
27:31that maybe
27:32Dumas is
27:33using him
27:33to cover
27:34something up.
27:36This is
27:36what's best
27:37for Damien
27:38and us.
27:39And like
27:40you two
27:40told me
27:41when you
27:41were trying
27:42to convince
27:42me to
27:42come back
27:43to work
27:43at Winters,
27:44every decision
27:45we make
27:46will be
27:46about family
27:47first and
27:48business
27:49second.
27:52Well,
27:52it was
27:53definitely
27:53part of the
27:54reason why
27:54I'm
27:55considering
27:55this.
27:57But it's
27:58not just
27:58because I
27:59may have
28:00an interest
28:00in a
28:01personal
28:02relationship.
28:04No,
28:04this is a
28:04business
28:05decision.
28:06Okay?
28:07You've seen
28:07our resume.
28:09Now,
28:09I'd be a fool
28:10to pass up
28:11an opportunity
28:12to work with
28:13somebody talented
28:13as that.
28:15And that's
28:16kind of the way
28:17I feel about
28:17working for you.
28:18No,
28:18Hogan,
28:20you've put
28:21your career
28:22on the back
28:23burner long
28:23enough.
28:24Look at me.
28:24You're ready.
28:25Okay?
28:26You are
28:27ready to
28:27move up
28:28more than
28:28a few
28:28wrongs
28:29on the
28:30corporate
28:30ladder.
28:31So you're
28:32serious about
28:33me running
28:33Monte Cristo
28:34with anglers.
28:35No one
28:36knows the
28:36business
28:37as well as
28:38I do,
28:39except you.
28:41All right,
28:41if you
28:42leave,
28:43if,
28:47will Dumas
28:48continue to
28:49trust me?
28:50I've never
28:51talked to the
28:51guy,
28:51nor have I
28:52seen him.
28:54Neither have
28:54I.
28:57But he
28:57knows about
28:58our history.
29:00He knows
29:00how committed
29:01and loyal
29:02you are.
29:03Some people
29:04inspire that.
29:05Okay,
29:05look,
29:06I've tested
29:07our friendship
29:07with my
29:09impatience,
29:11with my
29:11temper,
29:12and yet
29:12you're still
29:13here,
29:13Odin.
29:14Still loyal.
29:16Yeah,
29:16but I kind
29:17of stuck
29:17around because
29:18whenever we
29:18went to New
29:18York,
29:19you'd have
29:19Yankee tickets
29:20behind the
29:20home plate.
29:21That's...
29:22if you
29:26took this
29:27job,
29:27those tickets
29:29would be
29:29yours.
29:31Oh,
29:31who would
29:32I bring?
29:33Look,
29:33man,
29:33if this
29:33plays out
29:34that way,
29:35you better
29:36not even
29:36think about
29:37asking anyone
29:38else.
29:43You got this.
29:44Deal.
29:45I can't deny
29:46that Billy
29:47would love to
29:47see Victor
29:47lose Chancellor.
29:48Guy has a
29:50hard time
29:51moving on.
29:52Well,
29:52that's not
29:54really fair.
29:55What your
29:56father did,
29:56it wasn't
29:57just taking
29:57the company
29:58from him
29:58and giving
29:59it to
29:59Nicky.
30:00He used
30:01Jill.
30:01He turned
30:01a mother
30:02against her
30:02own son.
30:03Okay,
30:04my father
30:05does not
30:05always play
30:06nice.
30:08I will
30:08grant you
30:08that.
30:11Well,
30:12I appreciate
30:13you telling
30:14me the truth
30:14about Victor's
30:15demand.
30:16I also
30:17appreciate you
30:17saying you
30:18won't go
30:18along with
30:18it.
30:20You're
30:21still
30:21looking out
30:21for Billy.
30:23We both
30:24hurt him,
30:24Adam.
30:25I just
30:26don't want
30:26to hurt
30:26him anymore.
30:35Maybe
30:35this was
30:36a mistake.
30:38Chelsea.
30:39No,
30:39I got
30:40so excited
30:41about your
30:41pitch.
30:42The idea
30:43of working
30:44closely with
30:44you that I
30:45think maybe
30:45I convinced
30:46myself things
30:46could be
30:47different.
30:47What are you
30:48talking about?
30:49Things are
30:50different.
30:51Victor will
30:52always be
30:52This is not
30:53about my
30:53father.
30:56This is about
30:56my son.
30:58Okay,
30:59look,
30:59I know that
30:59I have spent
31:00a lot of
31:00time in the
31:01past trying
31:02to please
31:02my father,
31:03but I
31:05want to be
31:06someone who
31:06Connor can
31:07be proud
31:07of.
31:08He is
31:09proud of
31:09you.
31:12I'm
31:12I'm
31:15not the
31:15same guy
31:15that I
31:16was before
31:16we came
31:17together to
31:17help
31:17Connor
31:18heal.
31:20You
31:21know that.
31:23You
31:23know that's
31:24the only
31:24reason you're
31:24with me
31:25again.
31:27But it's
31:28me working
31:28here,
31:30putting us
31:30and our
31:31family at
31:31risk.
31:34Because you
31:34can say you
31:35are going to
31:35try to resist
31:36Victor's pull,
31:37and I can
31:37say I'm
31:38going to help
31:39you stand
31:39your ground.
31:42But if
31:43Victor gets
31:44you involved
31:44in another
31:45battle with
31:46Billy,
31:48you have to
31:48believe in
31:49me.
31:51In us.
31:54I know
31:55that we can
31:55do this.
31:57I know
31:58together we
31:59can make
31:59Newman Media
32:00as amazing
32:01as a company.
32:04As
32:04well as a
32:04couple.
32:08I liked
32:09the way
32:09he's
32:09up.
32:18What are
32:18you going
32:18to threaten
32:19me with
32:19this time?
32:21You're
32:21going to
32:21have Adam
32:22the puppet
32:22put out
32:23another
32:23hit piece
32:23out on
32:24me from
32:24your
32:24personal
32:25propaganda
32:26platform?
32:29Adam
32:29the puppet?
32:32Let me
32:32just tell
32:33you that
32:33any detailing
32:34of your
32:35past failures
32:36would not
32:38look good
32:38to someone
32:39like you.
32:40I startled
32:41Demar.
32:43Your
32:44start of
32:44Demar scares
32:45you?
32:46Do yourself a
32:47favor and
32:48take care of
32:48him, okay?
32:50Why would I
32:50do that?
32:52I see
32:52things coming
32:53and you
32:55do not want
32:56to be caught
32:57between two
32:59juggernauts?
33:05You spot this
33:06time, okay?
33:11You stay out of
33:12this fight.
33:12I appreciate
33:30you trusting me
33:31enough to go to
33:31bat for me with
33:32Demar.
33:32Okay.
33:37But, what?
33:39You still not
33:39sold on it?
33:42I know it's a
33:42great opportunity.
33:43I've seen
33:44what it's done
33:45for you.
33:46Yeah.
33:47I'm just
33:48still not sold
33:49on this whole
33:50course of
33:50action.
33:51Right.
33:53Because you're
33:54still trying to
33:54look out for me.
33:55And for me
33:56too.
33:56Yeah.
33:58I get the
33:59sense
34:00that you've
34:01lost trust
34:02in Demar.
34:05And if I
34:06hadn't?
34:07In my
34:07bailing and
34:08going to
34:08winners and
34:09then leaving
34:09me in your
34:10spot.
34:12You'd be
34:12slowing me
34:13to the
34:13wolves.
34:14Look, you
34:15know the
34:16job.
34:17You know
34:18the term.
34:18Okay?
34:19You could
34:19just say
34:19no.
34:21Look, man,
34:22I don't
34:22want to
34:22leave and
34:24have you
34:24left with
34:25nothing to
34:25show for
34:26all the
34:26work that
34:27you've
34:27done for
34:27this
34:27man.
34:33I guess
34:34I just
34:34process all
34:36this.
34:36Okay.
34:37I
34:39thought
34:39we're
34:39in
34:39so I
34:40could
34:40catch
34:40you
34:40up
34:40on
34:41what
34:41you
34:41missed
34:42off
34:43tomorrow.
34:44It's no
34:45rush.
34:46Okay?
34:46And I
34:48don't even
34:48know what
34:48I'm going
34:49to do.
34:51I might
34:52decide that
34:52you're
34:52right.
34:56That's a
34:56first.
34:57About what?
34:58About it
34:59being better
34:59to just
35:00keep things
35:01the way
35:01they are.
35:04Are you
35:05trying to
35:05sell that
35:05to me
35:06or
35:06yourself?
35:07because it
35:09sounds like
35:09you already
35:10have one
35:10for the
35:10outdoor
35:11and if
35:11the deal
35:12is done
35:13I just
35:16need to
35:16decide
35:16where my
35:17next move
35:17is.
35:17Damien,
35:44what a nice
35:45surprise.
35:47Hey,
35:47Lily.
35:49I've
35:49given some
35:52thought
35:52to what
35:53we talked
35:54about
35:54earlier.
35:56So can
35:57we meet
35:58now
35:58so I can
36:00tell you
36:00what I've
36:00decided?
36:01today was
36:05I do
36:09see Lily's
36:09point of
36:10view in
36:10all this.
36:11If it
36:11were about
36:12anyone else
36:12other than
36:13my brother.
36:13I know,
36:14I know,
36:14but listen,
36:15we brought
36:16Lily back to
36:17the company
36:17for a
36:17reason.
36:19You know,
36:19she's good
36:20at reading
36:20people and
36:21she doesn't
36:21run people
36:21over to get
36:22what she
36:22wants.
36:23And if
36:24Damien comes
36:25to work
36:25at Winters,
36:26that's an
36:26opportunity for
36:26you two to
36:27get closer.
36:27So you're
36:31with her on
36:31this?
36:33I don't
36:34know if I'm
36:35with her on
36:35this,
36:36but I do
36:36know that
36:37this Dumas
36:37character sounds
36:38like he's
36:39trouble.
36:40So,
36:41you know,
36:42this plan
36:42might be
36:43what's best
36:43for you,
36:44me,
36:44Lily,
36:44and
36:45Vinya.
36:47Look,
36:47I don't
36:49want my
36:49brother or
36:50our company
36:50to fall
36:51prey to
36:51some
36:52ruthless
36:52businessman.
36:54We've all
36:55been there
36:55and done
36:56that.
36:57affected
36:58no
36:58men.
37:09You
37:10want to
37:10know if
37:10she's
37:10going to
37:11go
37:11along
37:11to get
37:12one?
37:14Well,
37:15son,
37:15as your
37:15COO,
37:16she needs
37:16to be
37:17on the
37:17same
37:17page
37:18as
37:19you.
37:21We
37:21were just
37:22talking
37:22about
37:23your
37:23request.
37:26I think
37:26it's the
37:27wrong
37:27approach.
37:29I have
37:30an idea
37:30on how
37:31to handle
37:31Billy
37:32and
37:32Aristotle
37:33Dumas.
37:40You
37:40tell
37:40Mr.
37:41Dumas
37:41that this
37:42meeting's
37:42going to
37:42happen.
37:43It
37:43needs
37:43to
37:43happen
37:44now.
37:48I