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Last Episode
On the last episode of Y&R, Phyllis & Tucker reached an agreement, Billy goes against Jack’s wishes, and Lily prods Victor for information.
Newman Enterprises
Victor tells Lily she has to be patient, as all will be revealed in true time. He reminds her he was an anonymous investor at one point until Jill felt it was time to tell her.
Lily says that Jill knew Victor, and she and Devon trusted Jill.
Victor says this time, Lily has to trust him.
Society
Jack looks over and sees Billy and Devon talking. He tells Diane to get them a table; he has to talk to Billy.
Diane doesn’t think it’s a good idea for him to make a scene.
Jack says he won’t make a scene. He says Billy isn’t thinking things through.
The GCAC Dining Room
Kyle walks into the club and joins Audra at a table. He tells her he’s missed her.
Audra says they were just at a staff meeting together an hour ago.
Kyle says Audra seems to be avoiding him outside of work. He asks if she’s changed her mind about their after-hours fling.
Nikki walks into the club and remembers Kyle telling her he and Audra were over.
Audra tells Kyle she’s been busy with work; he doesn’t need to take it personally.
Kyle says he misses their time together.
Audra tells him to be patient… They’ll figure it out.
Nikki walks up and says that the two of them seem close… Were they discussing business or something a bit more intimate?
Audra says they were discussing business… She moved in closer to hear what Kyle was saying.
Nikki asks what business they were discussing.
Audra says that Kyle was ensuring they were on the same page for a pitch.
Nikki tells Kyle that she needs to talk to Audra privately.
Newman Enterprises
Lily says she has one last question for Victor. She asks whether the investor had approached Victor or whether he’d approached them.
Victor says the investor contacted him.
Lily asks if she knows the investor.
Victor shrugs in response. He says he can’t tell her that.
Victoria walks into the office and asks if she’s interrupting something.
Victor says that she isn’t… Lily was just on her way out.
Lily thanks Victor for his time and leaves the office.
Victoria asks Victor what his discussion with Lily was about.
Victor tells Victoria that it’s nothing that concerns her.
Victoria says she should know about it if it has something to do with the company.
Victor says it doesn’t concern Newman Enterprises.
Victoria says she’ll add it to the ongoing mystery.
Victor says if she must know, he owns an interest in Chancellor-Winters.
Victoria says Victor is full of surprises lately.
Victor says he sold a piece of the company but doesn’t want to discuss it now.
Victoria looks up at Victor’s portrait on the wall and remembers when her portrait was put up, and how Victor had complimented her on it. She mentions that she’s noticed that Victor replaced her portrait with his own.
Victor says her office has walls.
Victoria says that’s not the point. It’s the symbolism, and she thinks it wasn’t a business decision; there was a personal, punishing element to him replacing her as the head of the company, and she doesn’t know what she did to deserve it.
Society
Diane asks Jack why he’s worried about Billy talking to Devon.
Jack says that Billy could warn Devon that they’re going after Tucker, even though he told Billy that was a bad idea. He says that Tucker’s a bad seed, and they must keep their plans close to their chest to find out what Tucker has planned. He stalks over to talk to Billy and Devon.
Devon says hello to Jack.
Jack asks if he can have a moment alone with his brother.
Billy says they’re in the middle of a conversation.
Devon says they’re fine… They’ve covered everything, and he needs to get going.
Billy tells Devon that he needs to keep his eyes open and care for his family… He’s sure “something big” is going to happen with Tucker.
Devon thanks Billy for the heads-up and leaves the restaurant.
Jack asks Billy what the hell he’s doing; why is he going behind Jack’s back on this?
Billy says he never agreed not to alert Devon about Tucker… That was Jack’s idea.
Jack says that’s not how he remembers it.
Billy says of course it isn’t, because Jack never listens to him.
Jack says Billy shouldn’t try to turn Devon against his father.
Billy says he only told Devon the truth, and if that creates distance between him and Tucker, it will only help them.
Jack asks how much Billy told Devon.
Billy says he told Devon that Ashley had said that Tucker had lashed out at her because she didn’t want to follow through with their business plan. Devon was concerned about it.
Jack says that Devon didn’t look too concerned.
Billy says he planted a seed and reminded Devon of who his father is and what he’s capable of, and he won’t apologize for it.
Newman Enterprises
Victor tells Victoria that the changes he’s made did not reflect her work; he thought she was doing a wonderful job and wants to lean on her going forward.
Victoria says that sounds like a press release for someone he recently demoted.
Victor says it’s not about her… It’s about the company, which has become fractured and broken.
Victoria asks if she is responsible for the state of the company.
Victor says she contributed to it.
Victoria says it’s unfair.
Victor says the results speak for themselves.
Victoria says she thinks Victor took charge because he couldn’t stand not being in control, and she was set up to fail. She blames herself for not seeing it coming from the start.
Victor says he’s sad to say that Victoria doesn’t see many things.
Victoria asks him to enlighten her. She’s always there to learn.
Victor says when he handed the company over to Victoria and her brothers, he hoped she’d create a united front, but that never happened. Now he has to step in, clean things up, and run the company again, or Victoria and her brother would be at each other’s throats, and Nicholas would leave the company again.
Victoria says that Nick has already left, and it was Victor’s fault, not hers or Adam’s.
Lily’s Penthouse Apartment
Lily thanks Devon for coming over. She says that things went nowhere with Victor. They met, but Victor was “clearly enjoying” not telling her who the mystery investor was. She says Victor made a deal not to reveal the identity of the investor.
Devon wonders if Victor’s playing games with them.
Lily says it makes her nervous and feels like they won’t like the person they’re doing business with.
Devon asks if she has any guesses as to who it might be.
Lily says that Victor said that the person approached Victor, not the other way around, so it seems that they have a personal interest in owning a piece of Chancellor-Winters. She thinks it must be Tucker.
Devon asks why she thinks Tucker is the mystery investor.
Lily says she knows how Tucker operates. When he’s angry, he likes to burn bridges, and he’s angry right now.
Devon wonders how it would harm the company since it’s such a small investment. It’s not a controlling interest.
Lily says it looks like Tucker’s targeting Jabot again, and if he’s doing that, maybe he’s also gone back to his original plans for Chancellor-Winters.
Devon doesn’t believe Tucker would go behind his back again.
Lily says she’s not as inclined to give Tucker the benefit of the doubt as Devon is.
Tucker understands. He says that he talked with Billy, and Jack and Billy think the same thing that Lily does… That Tucker is more dangerous now than ever.
Society
Jack tells Billy that just because he’s planted a seed doesn’t mean anything will grow. For all they know, Devon could be on his way to Tucker to let him know the Abbott brothers are after him.
Billy says Tucker already knows they’re on high alert. Maybe if he hears it from Devon, it’ll rattle Tucker’s cage, and he’ll show his hand.
Jack asks if Billy’s okay with dropping Devon and Abby in the middle of this mess. He says that it’s their fight, not Devon and Abby’s.
Billy says that Jack thinks they’re manipulating Devon, but they’re not. He’s only reminding Devon of Tucker’s true nature. He sees no downside there.
Crimson Lights
Kyle sits down on the cafe’s patio and thinks back to the times he’d met with Audra as they carried on their affairs and how they’d agreed to keep their relationship a secret.
Audra had told him she didn’t want to lose what they had, and she loved the danger of keeping it a secret… But then, she seemed to pull away from him later. (unknown to him, she had slept with Tucker).
The GCAC Dining Room
Nikki asks Audra about Kyle.
Audra says that it was strictly a business discussion.
Nikki says she heard what she told her, but she thinks it’s problematic for them to have any interaction at all… The attraction is still there, at least on Kyle’s part.
Audra says she won’t deny that, but Nikki has clarified her position, and Audra doesn’t want to cross those lines.
Nikki says she appreciates that but isn’t sure Kyle can show the same restraint. She has a sense that Kyle has a wild streak to him, not unlike Jack when he was younger. She says that Kyle’s breakup with Summer was probably why Kyle was drawn to Audra in the first place.
Audra asks what she’s saying.
Nikki thinks it’s best to let Kyle go from Newman Media.
Audra says she thinks Nikki’s overreacting. Kyle won’t be a problem.
Nikki says she’s concerned about Audra as well. She knows they’re carrying on in secret even though she told her she wanted the relationship to end.
Audra says it has ended.
Nikki says it hasn’t; she can see it in Kyle’s eyes when he looks at her. Audra needs to know she’s on thin ice… Nikki was going to fire them both, but she decided to remove the temptation and give Audra one more chance. She says it’s Audra’s final warning.
Audra says she understands.
Nikki says she’ll let Audra tell Kyle about his termination and suggests doing it sooner rather than later. She leaves the club.
Lily’s Apartment
Lily says she’s not the only one worried about Tucker.
Devon says that Billy and Jack don’t know if anything is going on with Tucker.
Lily asks what exactly Billy said.
Devon says Billy had told him to keep his eyes open because he thought Tucker was up to something. Nothing specific was said; it sounded like Billy was trying to recruit him in case something bad happened.
Lily asks what Devon said to Billy.
Devon says he just listened, thanked Billy for the heads-up, and then Jack walked over, and it got weird; neither seemed happy with the other. Nothing was said about Chancellor-Winters or anything that involved them.
Lily says that Tucker knows how to fight wars on several fronts.
Devon says they still don’t have any proof of whether Tucker is the mystery investor.
Lily wonders why Victor would do it to them and Jill.
Devon says he doesn’t think Tucker would try another sneak attack, knowing it would ruin their relationship.
Lily says whatever is happening, they have to figure it out. She doesn’t like the idea that the investor wants to remain anonymous, which can’t benefit them.
Devon says Lily is jumping to conclusions.
Lily says it’s got to be complicated for Devon; he wants to trust Tucker. It may not be Tucker but don’t underestimate what he might be capable of.
Newman Enterprises
Victor asks Victoria if she’s blaming him for the company’s malfunction.
Victoria says that Victor is shuffling the deck, and everybody is trying to figure out where they fit into his scheme.
Victor says he told all three of his children what was expected of them.
Victoria says he expects everyone to fall in line.
Victor says a company of this size is not run by consensus. One person and one person alone runs it… Victor Newman.
Victoria asks why Victor bothers to keep her around.
Victor says he doesn’t want to argue about it. This is how it is. Period.
Victoria says not in her opinion.
Victor says her opinion is not relevant.
Victoria says he just proved her point.
Victor says Newman Enterprises is bigger than Victoria or her feelings. Either she accepts it, or she can leave.
Nikki comes to the office door and looks in with alarm as Victoria and Victor argue.
Victoria says Victor wants to throw her out of his “kingdom” if she disagrees with him.
Victor says that’s her choice.
Victoria says if she left, everything would fall apart.
Victor asks what the hell she means by that.
Nikki comes in and asks what’s happening; she can hear them down the hall.
Victor says that Victoria is insinuating that he can no longer run his company.
Victoria says that’s not true. She was questioning some of his decisions; aren’t they allowed to challenge him?
Victor says he won’t tolerate insubordination.
Nikki says they should calm down before someone says something they’ll regret.
Victor says he’s said all he needs to say.
Nikki says it’s premature to talk about the changes; they won’t even take place for a few weeks. She says that she and Victor will take a vacation first, and there will be plenty of time to sort things out to everyone’s satisfaction.
Victoria says that works for her.
Victor says it doesn’t work for him. Changes in both of his companies need to be finalized immediately.
Nikki says that’s not what they talked about.
Victor yells that he doesn’t give a damn. It’s his decision, and that’s what will happen.
Chancellor Park
Kyle meets Audra in the park. He asks what happened between her and Nikki.
Audra says Nikki knows about them.
Kyle says it’s impossible; they were very careful.
Audra says they weren’t careful enough. She figured out that they were seeing each other despite telling them not to, and figured that if they kept working together, the attraction wouldn’t just go away.
Kyle asks how Nikki knew.
Audra says Nikki said she could see it in Kyle’s eyes.
Kyle says he is attracted to her and wants to kiss her every time he sees her; there’s no denying it. He moves in to kiss her, but Audra pushes him away. He asks why she’s acting this way.
Audra says they can’t keep doing this… Hasn’t he been listening?
Kyle says he’ll keep his “business face” on at the office and be more careful when they’re in public.
Audra says it’s too late for that. Nikki told Audra to fire Kyle. Audra tried to change her mind, but it was too late… Nikki had already made up her mind.
Kyle is shocked. “Are you kidding me?”
Audra says it doesn’t matter why… It’s over, and she’s sorry. She leaves the park.
Society
Billy says that Jack still doesn’t trust him.
Jack says, “Oh, come on, Billy.” He says Billy’s taking things personally.
Billy says that’s because it’s always personal.
They bicker for a minute before Diane comes over and interrupts them.
Diane tells them it’s not right to fight in public.
Billy tells Diane she should tell her husband that… Actually, don’t bother, because Jack won’t change anyhow. He leaves the restaurant.
Jack takes a deep breath and stews.
Lily’s Apartment
Lily asks Devon if he’s mad at her.
Devon says he’s not mad.
Lily says she loves Devon. They’re on the same team.
Devon says he loves her, too; he doesn’t think Tucker is “their guy.” Even if he were, he would have no say in the company because he’s just an investor.
Lily wishes she had Devon’s confidence. She doesn’t like surprises, and neither does Jill. They have to get to the bottom of it, and no matter what, she still thinks Tucker is the mystery investor.
Newman Enterprises
Victoria pours herself a drink and asks Nikki if she can believe how Victor is acting.
Nikki says Victor is angry and lashing out… She’ll try to talk to him, but Victoria shouldn’t be pushing his buttons.
Victoria says she only asked him how he could upend the lives of those he cares for.
Nikki says that Victor loves her… She can’t question that.
Victoria says he loves them when they obey but not when they cross him. She asks if Nikki heard him tell her she could leave the company.
Nikki says Victor didn’t mean it.
Victoria says he keeps changing the rules, which will only worsen. What will it take for Nikki to agree they’re headed in the wrong direction for the family and the company? How long can she ignore what’s happening to Victor?
The GCAC Dining Room
Kyle sits at the bar. He lifts a glass to himself and says, “Here’s to being unemployed again!”
Victor approaches him and takes a seat beside him at the bar. He says it looks like a strong drink for the middle of the day.
Kyle says that Victor must not have heard… Nikki got Audra to fire him because she didn’t like the look in his eye.
Victor raises an eyebrow. He says it sounds like Kyle’s fault.
Kyle asks Victor why he thinks it’s his fault.
Victor says Kyle is an Abbott and he doesn’t belong at Newman. Never has and never will. He belongs with his family and his family’s business.
Society
Diane tells Jack he needs to calm down.
Jack says he’s trying.
Diane says Devon probably just thought Billy was venting.
Jack says it’s not the point. He doesn’t know if he can trust Billy anymore; he doesn’t listen, and it always ends in chaos.
Diane asks what Jack is going to do.
Jack says he’s not sure. He’s leaning toward cutting the cord and letting Billy go.
Diane takes his hand.
The Neil Winters Jazz Lounge
Billy enters the lounge, sits at the bar, and orders a single malt, neat. He asks to make it a double.
Billy flashes back to arguments he and Jack had about how Jack had never trusted him.
He sends a text message to Tucker. “I want to meet.”
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I was getting tired of how slow the story lines were moving. Happy to see some real movement finally.
Tucker doesn’t have the capital reason to invest in CW & Jabott?
His plan with Phyllis will implode…
…Eventually he will have to fight with Ashley…then make her CEO? FINALLY!
Strikes sounds may be ending. New story lines needed. People in bars drinking guring busness hrs or in bed having sex. It’s not love. No morals or work ethic.
This is so old. Has gone on way too long! Boring. Same day after day.
Where is Summer. Would lie to see her with chance.
I’m so sick and tired of Jack trying to boss Billy around. Will Jack ever stop trying to be a father to his grown siblings? Jack doesn’t always know best. He’s not the only one that have the best interest in the family business.
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