Michael: Because he's leaving for California with Isabella.

Chris: So what?

Michael: And, Christine, I know you're trying to move on with your life, but Paul leaving Genoa City-- that's pretty final. I mean, that was something that meant everything to you at one time. I think it rocked you and left you needing something solid to hang on to.

Chris: Well, you're wrong.

Michael: Am I? Are you sure this idea of eloping isn't in reaction to what Paul's doing?

Chris: If you're not up for this, just say so. But don't try to dissect my motives or look for some hidden messages. As for dinner, I don't care what we order. Order whatever you want. I've got work to do. Okay, okay, maybe... maybe you're partly right.

Michael: Thank you.

Chris: For what?

Michael: I'm sure that wasn't easy for you to admit.

Chris: Are you upset?

Michael: I've always known that you are a woman who feels things deeply. That is one of the things I love the best about you.

Chris: You mean that?

Michael: Yes. Look, sweetheart, you can't turn your emotions on and off like a spigot. You and Paul have a long history. It is gonna take you some time to get over the man completely. Well, at least enough not to have his actions mean so much to you.

Chris: So does that mean Illinois is still off?

Michael: You want it to be?

Chris: No. And even if this is a reaction to Paul's move, maybe it's a good thing. It's given us a shove in the right direction. Unless, of course, you want to wait.

Michael: Fat chance.

Chris: I'm gonna be a good wife to you. Don't ever doubt that.

Michael: I don't. I don't, and if there is such a thing as O.D.ing on happiness, I am there.

Chris: All right, so let's drive up to Galena. I hear there's some cozy lodges.

Michael: Galena?

Chris: Yeah, we'll be there in a few hours.

Michael: I, um, didn't you have some work to finish?

Chris: The heck with work.

Michael: Okay, all right, the heck with work. You go home, you pack, and I will make the arrangements. And, you know, pack something beautiful-- you know what? Never mind. You pack whatever you want. 'cause you look beautiful all the time. All right, scoot. Scoot! 

Chris: Just one more thing. Thank you for being so understanding. As unsettling as it can be to have someone read you so well... it just proves something to me.

Michael: What's that?

Chris: The fact that I was able to open up to you about something so intensely personal-- it's just a sign of how much I've grown to trust you, and that is a big deal to me, Michael. It's a very big deal. I'll see ya.

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 Paul: Hey, come here. Where you going? Are you asking if I love you? Even now... you still question that?

Isabella: No, Paul, I know you love me. And even if there's a degree of truth to what I asked you, it doesn't matter. What's important is that we've come so far. I'm happier than I ever thought possible. We truly are gonna start to build a life together. In light of it all, how can I not believe things are gonna work out for us?

Isabella: So you get to the office, and I'm gonna finish up here.

Paul: I guess I'd better, huh?

Isabella: Do you want to take Ricky and drop him off at your mom's for a visit?

Paul: Really, you don't mind?

Isabella: Our moving's gonna be very hard for Mary. I'm sure she'd like all the time with her grandson she can get before we leave. 

Paul: Great. She'll like that. Can you watch him a sec while I get his stuff together?

Isabella: Yes.

Paul: All right, I'll be right back. (Telephone rings)

Isabella: Hello?

Michael: It's me. Are you alone? 

Isabella: Paul's leaving, and I'm really busy right now, so... great. What now? 

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Phyllis: Victor, I have a strong commitment to my job here.

Victor: I understand.

Phyllis: Well, the way you're talking, it seems like you doubt that.

Victor: However I feel about your husband, I know that you care a great deal about your marriage. 

Phyllis: That's true.

Victor: I want you to fully understand that I intend to bury the man.

Phyllis: I understand that. We keep our business and personal lives separate.

Victor: You say that now.

Phyllis: This has never been an issue before. Why is it now? 

Victor: Because things are different.

Phyllis: How are they different?

Victor: Let me say it again so that we understand each other perfectly. Jabot is financially overextended. If this attempt at launching a new cosmetic line fails for them, your husband's company will go into bankruptcy. I have suggested to him that he pull the line before he gets in too deep. He refuses because he's following the dictates of his ego, not sound business judgment. Now if Jabot goes bankrupt, everything that John Abbott has worked for will be lost. I would regret that because I respect John Abbott.

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Nick: So you still haven't said. You got some kind of plan to deal with this?

Jack: Well, I don't think your father has us in the headlock he thinks he does. 

Nick: Still haven't answered my question.

Jack: I'm not gonna fold. I am not going to be intimidated by Victor Newman.

Nick: He'll fight dirty if he's determined to bring you down.

Jack: Yeah? Two can play that game.

Nick: Jack, I don't think you can play it as well.

Jack: We don't have to. We have the better company. We've been in the cosmetics business for years. Compared to us, Newman's a neophyte. Yes, your father can make our lives difficult. He can't crush us.

Nick: So you're gonna hold firm and fight. 

Jack: I can be pretty ruthless, too, Nicholas. We'll see which line is standing at the end of the day.

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Isabella: I thought we said our good-byes already.

Michael: We did.

Isabella: And they were nice ones. So enough's enough. If that's why you're here... 

Michael: It isn't. Christine and I are eloping tonight.

Isabella: Oh, my God! Michael, that's great! Congratulations. I'm so happy for you.

Michael: For yourself also, I'm sure.

Isabella: Well, the point is, both of our dreams are coming true. Then you should be high as a kite, and you're not. What's wrong?

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Phyllis: Okay, I get it. I get it. You're... all this so-called concern-- you're trying to pressure me into getting Jack to drop his women of color line.

Victor: You obviously did not hear me, because at no time did I ask you to pressure your husband. But I do not want you on board if you have divided loyalties. You'll be living in a pressure cooker. You'll be directly involved in destroying a family that you care deeply about. Now if you want to bail out now, I would not hold that against you. But once you're on board, there's no return... without serious sanctions. I want your answer today.

Phyllis: I'll give you an answer right now. I'm staying. When I signed on with Newman Enterprises, I knew of the possible conflicts. That hasn't changed, nor has my commitment to this company. I'm staying here, Victor. Jack will learn to cope. He has to. 

Victor: All right. It's a deal.

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Jack: So back to Cassie-- is there anything I can do?

Nick: Like what?

Jack: I don't know. I just feel so bad.

Nick: Yeah, me too. A kid shouldn't have to go through this. It tears me up thinking what it must be like for a child to have to see their mom turn her back on them and walk away. 

Jack: I have some idea what it feels like. My mom left when I was pretty young.

Nick: Yeah, I'd forgotten about that.

Jack: Perfectly understandable that she'd be traumatized right now. Trouble is, it never really goes away, not when you lose your mom that way. You always wonder if it was your fault, if    it was something maybe that you did. 

Nick: Everything was a disaster between Sharon and me. I can kinda understand why she'd leave me. But one thing I will never understand is how she could leave her own kids.

Jack: Yeah, that's a tough one.

Nick: Hey, you know what? She's gone. She's out of our lives. So be it. 

Jack: Forever?

Nick: Forever's a long time. Right now, the only thing I'm concerned about is taking care of my kids. 'Cause that's all in my hands now. Sharon's not a part of it. As messed up as she is, I have to believe it's for the best.

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Sharon: Scars? What are you talking about? Are you saying my daughter was in some kind of an accident?

Victoria: Your daughter? The one who you haven't called, not once? Is that the daughter you're talking about?

Sharon: Victoria--

Victoria: You know what? I'm not talking to you anymore, Sharon.

Sharon: You can not tell me that much and then just cut me off!

Victoria: Don't you dare make orders with me! You left without so much as one word. And you think you can waltz back in here and demand information? Where's your right? What the hell are you thinking?

Sharon: Will you please stop lecturing me and tell me about Cassie?

Victoria: All right. Do you want to know what happened? The day you left, Cassie was so upset. She was devastated. Her whole world was falling apart. And so she went outside and was walking around by herself. And, apparently, she wasn't paying attention to where she was going because she walked onto the pond.

Sharon: Oh, God.

Victoria: And it was covered with ice, but it wasn't thick enough.

Sharon: Oh, no. Oh, my God!

Victoria: No one knows how long she was under the water. It could have been minutes. It could have been an hour. By the time Nicholas pulled her out... 

Sharon: Was she breathing?

Victoria: No. And she barely had a pulse. She was almost frozen, which, apparently, we should be thankful for because that's what saved her.

Sharon: Oh, my God.

Victoria: We got her to the hospital and they got her breathing again. 

Sharon: How is she now?

Victoria: She finally came out of the coma. She's not 100%, Sharon. She... she's a mess emotionally. That's what I was talking about. The doctor had to give her drugs so that she can sleep, because she has nightmares. And it doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out why. 

Sharon: Well-- where is she now? Where is she, in the hospital? I'm gonna go to her.

Victoria: No, you're not going anywhere near her. You've done enough damage.

Sharon: Don't you tell me no. I am her mother.

Victoria: I am not letting you go anywhere near her! Do you hear me? You are the reason why this happened. And if you think I'm gonna forget that, you better think again!

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Michael: Why should anything be wrong? I'm about to marry the only woman in the world I've ever loved. So everything is perfect. It's just gonna be perfect, perfect--

Isabella: Michael, what is it? Talk to me.

 Michael: You know, I know it's crazy to be bothered by anything at a time like this, but, you know, I just can't help thinking...

Isabella: Thinking what?

Michael: I love Christine so much. I want this marriage more than I've wanted anything in my entire life. But there's this little tiny voice in my head. And it keeps whispering, like the devil on my shoulder, words like "treachery" and "guilt" and...

Isabella: Oh, my God. Michael, you're not thinking about...

Michael: Look, Isabella, what we did, it was wrong.

Isabella: How can you say that? Your plan worked better than either of us could've hoped.

Michael: Look, you know, but it was deceitful and it was dishonest.

Isabella: Well, it's a little late to grow a conscience now, Michael.

Michael: Start a new marriage with this kind of ugly little secret...

Isabella: It almost sounds like you're wanting to confess. Michael, please, please tell me you're not.

Michael: Why, is that so crazy? You threatened to do the same with Paul more than once because the guilt was eating you alive.

 Isabella: No, that was different. Everything has changed. Paul loves me. I'm on the verge of having everything I've ever wanted. And so are you. So you need to let it go.

Michael: Okay. Okay, you're right. It's too big a risk. Look, I gotta be going. I gotta go home. I gotta pack.

Isabella: Michael, are you okay?

Michael: Yeah, sure. Sure.

Isabella: Look, I hope your marriage to Christine is everything you ever hoped for. All right? I mean that. Good luck.

Michael: You too.

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Sharon: I want to see my daughter, Victoria. Now! Where is she?

Victoria: She's asleep. I gave her a sedative.

Sharon: What? Cassie's here? Cassie's upstairs?

Victoria: You are not going anywhere near her.

Sharon: I damn well am!

Victoria: Stop thinking about yourself for once and start thinking about that child! Start thinking about what you've done to her and how traumatized she is! You don't know... you don't know how she's been these last few weeks. It's been a nightmare! And if you show up out of nowhere, there's no telling what might happen. And I'm not gonna let you do it!

Sharon: She's that fragile? Please, talk about self-serving...

Victoria: You haven't been here. You don't know! Cassie couldn't see. She couldn't hear. She couldn't respond. It's a miracle that she came back to us, and, at the very least, we are talking to her doctor before you go anywhere near her.

Sharon: When, Victoria?

Victoria: I don't know. I can't answer that. But you are gonna do what's best for that child. You owe her that much.

Sharon: But you're gonna contact her doctor soon?

 Victoria: We'll talk. Good-bye, Sharon.

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