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On the last episode of Y&R, Cole questioned Victor about Jordan’s death, while Alan suspected Ashley may not be mentally stable.
Neil’s Lounge at the Athletic Club
Nate finds Audra getting a drink at Neil’s lounge at the Athletic Club. It’s been a while.
She sips her wine, and he asks where Tucker is.
She shrugs. “Around.”
He assumes they’re broken up, but she calls them solid and independent of each other.
Nate misses her friendship. Audra talks about how loving and tender Tucker has been with her.
He even turned this room into Paris and proposed to her.
Nate thinks he was only trying to recreate his Paris honeymoon with Ashley.
No surprises there. Audra sighs, her patience wearing thin. They sit at a table.
He’s reaching. “If you say so,” Nate says.
Audra reminds him she and Tucker have their own history.
When Nate asks if she said yes to the proposal, she questions why he cares.
Nate reminds her they’re friends.
Audra guesses that he’s infatuated with her. 
He asks if it’d matter if he were.
She teases him and fishes for compliments.
He’s not into her, but he wouldn’t be so subtle about it.
She’s touched that he cares, but she turned down the proposal.
Nate’s glad. Audra just doesn’t think marriage is anything but an archaic institution.
Nate gets a notification on his phone and has to go, but he thinks if the groom was anyone but Audra, she’d change her mind about marriage.
He thinks Tucker will break her heart. She deserves better.
Nearby, Alan calls Ashley to let her know he checked out of the hotel and booked a flight to Vienna.
Looking bored, Ms Abbott says, “You’re leaving, how sad.”
He wants to see her before he goes, but Ms Abbott calls him out on only wanting to psychoanalyze her.
Miss Abbott starts to clutch her head and asks for a few moments.
Belle’s talking in her head that Ashley needs to fall in love again.
Why can’t Miss Abbott see that?
Belle takes over and accepts a meeting with Alan.
She’s looking forward to it.
They disconnect and Belle’s thrilled to be in control again and rushes upstairs to change.
Crimson Lights
Abby and Devon grab coffees as Abby wonders what this meeting at Chancellor-Winters is about.
Billy wasn’t invited, though Lily and Nate would be there.
When Tucker walks in, Abby turns away, asking her man not to engage with him.
Tucker tells them they’re looking well.
Abby’s rude.
“Thank you. Is there anything else?” Devon berates her lightly.
Abby says he’ll only try to soften her up. Tucker chuckles. It’s true. He has a favor.
That made Abby’s point but Devon agrees to listen.
Tucker’s on Dominic’s email list and learned there was a performance coming.
He wants to attend. Devon refuses. Tucker will make it about him.
Before they go, Tucker asks after Ashley.
Abby’s immediately on edge and thinks he’s talking about what happened in Paris. Tucker’s confused.
Has she talked to Ashley lately? Abby gets more upset and Tucker tells her to check in on her regularly before he goes, leaving Abby stumped.
Chancellor-Winters
Mamie arrives at Lily’s office, early for the meeting.
The last they spoke, things were heated. She regrets it.
So does Lily and she asks what the meeting is about.
Mamie wants to wait until everyone’s there but does promise it’ll be worth it.
Lily seems skeptical.
She takes a call and says she’s behind schedule and can’t really make this meeting.
Mamie talks her into staying, and Lily makes her promise that there will be no surprises.
Abby, Nate, and Devon arrive, and Lily says they can’t start until Billy’s here.
Mamie counters that this meeting is for family.
Abby reminds her Billy’s her family.
Mamie thinks it’s a good point, but decisions need to be made for the greater good.
Everyone takes a seat, and Mamie says it’s time to reassess.
The family has splintered, and she blames Billy and Jill for them turning on each other.
She’s planning on fixing it. Nate thinks his auntie is overreacting. She disagrees.
Mamie thinks Lily’s punishing Nate by not offering him a seat.
Nate was hurt and angry but he sees Lily’s point.
What he did was unconscionable, betraying his family and the company.
He owes Lily for his return to the company and accuses Mamie of hating Jill and Billy.
She denies it but wants them out of the company.
Devon tells his aunt that Jill brought Chancellor in with the merger.
This wasn’t meant to be only about their family. Mamie says it’s no coincidence that he’s the only Chancellor sitting in this room.
Nate’s not happy his aunt is cherry-picking details and creating a war to get what she wants.
Mamie laughs incredulously. Is that what Lily thinks? Lily is frank.
Yeah, she does, and things are getting out of hand here.
She agrees Billy has an agenda.
This validates Mamie, but Lily says Devon does too.
Abby defends Devon, but Lily says the point is that they can resolve these issues.
She thinks Mamie wants a war and doesn’t care if it means the company comes crashing down around them.
Mamie’s offended that suddenly she’s the problem.
Lily says it’s not sudden. Jill wouldn’t have brought Billy on board if Mamie hadn’t created dissension.
She’s undermining everything Lily built up.
Mamie thinks that’s the point. Jill’s never around and leaves Lily to do the heavy lifting.
Jill’s riding Lily’s coattails while the family does the heavy lifting.
Lily defends Jill, saying that half the company is hers. Mamie tries to get Devon on her side.
He agrees they’ve issues with them, but they had none before Mamie came to town.
She keeps trying to find problems when, with all due respect, he says, “I think the problem is you.”
Mamie never thought she’d see the day when her own family would treat her like this. She’s heartbroken.
Devon doesn’t want her to feel that way.
They all tell her they love her.
It’ll never change.
Mamie claims she wants to build things up, not tear them down, but Nate points out that is the opposite of what she just said.
She denies that.
Devon tells her Jill brought Chance and Billy in because she felt threatened by her.
Mamie says Jill felt threatened by Tucker, but Nate points out she was in cahoots with him then.
Lily says it all comes back to her.
Mamie still doesn’t see it.
She calls the three of them “overly entitled, under-experienced, wannabe adults who are willing to take a pay-off because they’re too afraid to take a leap of faith with her.
Mamie calls this betrayal, and she won’t forget it. She’s hurt and angry, has a big stake in the company, and won’t let go.
Whether they like it or not, they’ll see more of her. She leaves, and Nate thinks they have made another enemy: their longest-living relative.
She’s appalled by their cowardice. She’s disgusted with them.
Mamie is hurt, and Lily says they don’t want the corporate world to come between them.
Mamie thinks family stands by each other. Devon says they’re trying.
Athletic Club Bar
Belle rushes up to meet Alan with a kiss on both cheeks. She’s so happy to see him.
He was beginning to wonder. She apologizes.
Living with her family is like being under a microscope.
He forgives her. She holds his hand and says she doesn’t want him to think she’s pushing him away.
He reminds her she told him to pack his things and go to Vienna.
She blames her horrible siblings who don’t believe a word she says.
He’s the only one she can trust. He’s glad and there for her.
Tucker walks in and before he heads up to his room, takes a gander on what’s going on and then approaches. Belle’s not happy to see him.
The men introduce themselves, and Alan says they met in Paris and have been friends ever since.
Alan tells Tucker he does guest lecturing and academia.
Belle says he’s being modest.
He’s a brilliant psychologist who made her realize she was wrong about their fight in the cafe.
Tucker thanks Laurent and thinks his timing in Genoa City couldn’t be better.
Belle tries to get rid of Tucker, but he enjoys talking to Alan.
Belle assures him that Alan’s not there to crack open her skull and poke around.
Audra appears and groans.
Belle says, “Thank goodness she’s here!”
She asks Audra to keep a closer leash on Tucker so he doesn’t wander away from her.
Tucker introduces Audra to Alan, and the couple goes upstairs.
Tucker’s room, Athletic Club
Audra and Tucker head to his room, and she asks what his thoughts are on Dr. Laurent. He has none.
Audra points out that Ashley seems to like him.
He makes her smile. Audra would love it if the two had a passionate affair and went to some island.
Tucker doesn’t think it’s romantic.
Audra knows Ashley’s in a bad place, but she’s tired of running into her and her many moods.
They wish someone would do something about it. He points out that Abby doesn’t even know her mom’s ill.
They laugh that Ashley was chipper this time.
If Ashley gets her way, there will be more than therapy between them. Tucker didn’t see it.
He cares about Ashley, but her family is in denial.
He wants to ensure Alan is there for her, but now, he wants to think of Audra.
He has a surprise for her. He spoke with all company heads.
They’re now going to Paris. Audra’s less than happy.
She asks to go to Monte Carlo or Portofino, other European places.
He says yes. He’ll go wherever she wants to fulfill all her desires.
They make out, and she removes her shirt.
He agrees not to pressure her into marriage.
Athletic Club dining room
Alan tells “Ashley” that she seemed amused by Audra and Tucker.
Belle says Audra’s so pretty and smart to be with someone as horrible as Tucker, but she’ll figure it out.
Alan says there were subtextual comments on her mental health.
How did that make her feel? She’s fine.
He wonders how she feels about Tucker moving on. She laughs it off.
She’s over it and notices he’s psychoanalyzing her. He’s sorry.
It’s habit. She walks her fingers over to his wrist and says Tucker’s with who he should be with and so is she. 
She flashes the shrink a bright smile. She wants him to stay in GC.
“Haven’t I been as clear as a bell,” she says.
He decides to stay and have a colleague cover him in Vienna.
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