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Episode # 9892 ~ Tucker's Business Tactics Push Ashley Away

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Kay: I will leave the two of you alone to--to have your little talk.

Neil: Actually, Katherine, I, uh, I came to drop off something.

Kay: You mean, you came here to see me?

Neil: Well, there were some contracts that you asked me to review. I made some adjustments to the language and some tweaks to better protect Chancellor.

Kay: You made a special trip, just stopped here to see me after a long, tiring business day?

Neil: Well, since it was done...

Kay: You know, given what I overheard when you arrived, um, I would say this trip is, uh, more about Harmony than it is about me. Hmm?

Ashley: I thought... that Beauty of Nature was a done deal and that you had let it go.

Tucker: I don't want to argue about this again.

Ashley: I don't, either. I don't, not when things have been so good between us.

Tucker: I've been enjoying that, too.

Ashley: So why do you want to start with this again?

Nick: Lauren pulled a gun on you?

Daisy: All I tried to do was buy something for my baby.

Phyllis: At the boutique?

Daisy: She was like a crazy person. She picked up a gun.

Phyllis: Okay.

Daisy: She was gonna kill me.

Phyllis: You're--you're making this up.

Daisy: If you don't believe me, why don't you call the police? They just hauled Lauren away. I'm still shaking.

Nick: Well, it makes sense that Lauren wouldn't want to be around you, right?

Daisy: I was shopping. It's a public place.

Phyllis: Yeah, uh, the same place where you tried to poison Lauren in her office.

Daisy: What is this? It's my fault she pulled a gun on me?

Nick: Daisy, Daisy, look, ev-everyone--everyone has made mistakes, all right? It sounds like you're both still paying the price for it.

Michael: What the hell happened?

Jill: Michael, Michael!

Avery: Michael, we don't want to--keep our voices down. We don't want to be overheard.

Jill: Listen, Daisy came into the store, okay? She was acting all innocent, but in reality, she was taunting Lauren in that--that sneaky little way she has. All of a sudden, Lauren pulled a gun on her.

Grainger: Mr. Baldwin. Figured you'd want an update.

Michael: Yeah, I do, Grainger. What can you tell me?

Grainger: Your wife's been charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Do you recognize this?

Michael: No, I don't.

Grainger: We've confirmed that Mrs. Baldwin has a permit, but that doesn't give her the right to draw a weapon in her place of business.

Michael: Of course. When will she be arraigned?

Grainger: There's a backlog. Not until tomorrow.

Michael: My wife is not spending the night in jail.

Avery: I'll go to the courthouse and see if I can get the arraignment for tonight.

Michael: Thank you.

Michael: I didn't even know my wife had a gun.

Jill: She told me about it.

Michael: When?

Jill: In February.

Michael: After Daisy was released. In February, you knew about--

(Footsteps approach)

(Bell rings)

Neil: Yes, Katherine, you are correct. I did come to see Harmony.

Kay: Neil, she told me earlier that the two of you had argued. Now listen. I don't mean to butt in, but we have all come so far, and I hope, whatever the problem is, that both of you will work it out.

Neil: Yeah, well... (Clears throat) I hope so, as well.

Kay: Good. I have an errand to run, several, in fact, so if you'll excuse me, and, uh, have at it.

Harmony: Have you lost your stark raving mind? You show up here unexpected and running off your mouth like that--

Neil: If you hadn't hung up the phone on me--

Harmony: Well, I was done talking.

Neil: Oh, yeah? Well, what was that about, uh, me getting--what was it, deciding to get, uh, real with you, huh?

Harmony: Yeah, uh-huh. Yeah, that's right, I said it, and you still are nowhere near ready.

Neil: Come on. I'm ready. Let's get to it. Let's put--let's put everything, right now, on the table.

Tucker: An extraordinary business opportunity fell into my lap. Beauty of Nature--

Ashley: Is sold, from Genevieve to Victor, and now she wants to negotiate a power play with you behind his back.

Tucker: Ashley, we've been over this. We have to separate my work from our relationship.

Ashley: Honey, we're married. We are married. Sometimes, that has to make a difference.

Tucker: Like now.

Ashley: Yeah. I'm not comfortable with you associating with Genevieve. I'm sorry. I-I-I don't want you to be heading up a company that is in direct competition with my family's business. So I'm asking you, as your wife... please just walk away.

Tucker: I can't answer you now.

Ashley: Tucker...

Tucker: I don't want to lie to you or deceive you, and right now, I don't know if I can do what you're asking.

Daisy: I haven't done anything wrong since jail. I didn't do anything to Lauren.

Nick: No one's blaming you.

Phyllis: Yeah, uh, maybe you should try to be more self-aware next time. How about that?

Daisy: I didn't come here for advice. I came to talk to Daniel. I've been calling him and texting him.

Phyllis: He's out of town.

Daisy: Well, when you hear from him, tell him to call me.

Phyllis: (Whispering) Oh, my God, she is so manipulative. It takes everything I have not to rip her face off.

Nick: (Whispering) Well, do you think the Lauren story is for real?

Phyllis: I don't know. I don't know. She said some things to me. It might be true. We should get to the station.

Lauren: Ohh. (Sniffles) I am so sorry.

Michael: Let's just concentrate on getting you out of here, all right? Now how did this happen?

Lauren: (Sighs) (Sniffles)

Michael: Why didn't you tell me about the gun?

Lauren: I wanted to.

Michael: What you said was... you couldn't keep coming to me for protection every time you saw Daisy.

Lauren: That's right. I couldn't keep leaning on you.

Michael: Well... it's a big leap from that to arming yourself.

Lauren: (Sniffles) Look, Michael, this was not a rash decision. I bought the gun. I got a permit. I had lessons. I practiced.

Michael: Okay, so you had a weapon. All this time, you were walking around with a weapon.

Lauren: No. Mostly, it was in my office, but I never, ever had it around Fen.

Michael: All right, just-- still, I don't understand why you hid this from me.

Lauren: I-I knew you wouldn't approve, and I knew you would start reading all sorts of things into this.

Michael: All right, what? Like, such as--such as what?

Lauren: (Voice breaking) That I'm unstable... and that you would try some logical way to fix this, and you couldn't. You can't. (Sighs) I-I had the gun, and I-I felt like I could defend myself and you and our family. And--and even when I wasn't carrying it, I felt like I had some sort of control. Can--can you... understand that at all?

Michael: The thing is... you lost control today. How?

Lauren: I don't know. It's like something snapped.

Tucker: (Sighs) Beauty of Nature is an extremely lucrative company. You know how badly and for how long I've wanted it. If you could just be objective, then maybe you could see things differently.

Ashley: You don't think I can be? You think I'm too close to the situation?

Tucker: Maybe.

Ashley: Okay, so maybe-- maybe you should talk to somebody else. You should talk to Sofia. Absolutely. You know, Tucker, now that everything is okay between the two of you, she always has your best interests at heart, and McCall's. You know that for sure.

Tucker: I don't think we should involve her in this.

Ashley: Uh, did she resign because of Beauty of Nature? I know that you had your falling-out when the company was for sale.

Tucker: (Sighs) Sofia's resignation was related to Beauty of Nature, but not in the way you mean.

Ashley: Well, then how?

Tucker: Sofia and I never had a falling-out. It was all a ploy.

Neil: Okay. Hey, uh, can you, uh, can you please come here and sit down for a minute? Please?

Harmony: Whatever.

Neil: Harmony, I, um, I hated that you felt like you couldn't celebrate with Devon because Sofia was there.

Harmony: Nobody cares if I miss one party.

Neil: Like I said, Devon will, if this kind of behavior starts becoming a habit.

Harmony: Just Devon?

Neil: Me, too. When you bowed out today, I missed you. We don't have to avoid each other like this because of--of one kiss.

Harmony: Just act like nothing's changed.

Neil: Yeah.

Harmony: Yeah, well, I can't do that.

Neil: And why not? Because you--you-- you said it yourself, right? You said--didn't you say... it was just a kiss?

Harmony: I was wrong.

Neil: You were?

Harmony: The fact... is that I liked it. And don't get me wrong, because I do respect the fact that you have a-a wife and a baby. I do, but I... I really liked it. And that's why I can't be around you, you know, because it may-- uh, maybe it didn't mean anything for you, but for me, it was more. And just being around you after-- it just ain't-- it--it ain't easy.

Neil: Hey. It wasn't easy for me, either... because that kiss, it meant something to me, too.

Nick: It really happened like Daisy said?

Jill: Yeah, pretty much. Michael's in with Lauren right now. I really wanted to stay around and see Lauren again.

Phyllis: How is Michael holding up?

Jill: He's keeping it together, except...

Nick: What is it?

Jill: It tore him up when I told him that I knew Lauren had purchased a gun.

Phyllis: Um... Lauren confided in me, as well. She asked me not to tell Michael.

Lauren: (Sighs) So... Daisy came into the boutique, saying that she had a gift certificate.

Michael: Specifically for the boutique?

Lauren: She was rubbing it in my face that she could stay there.

Michael: And what did she say to exacerbate the situation? I mean, did she make any overt threats? What?

Lauren: That she loved the clothes, especially on Fen, when he was at school or hanging with his friends.

Michael: So you bought into her whole scenario with Fen?

Lauren: Yes, of course I did! Why wouldn't I? I mean, you would have. Someone says that they're stalking our son-- of course I'm gonna listen.

Michael: Lauren, you know, Lauren, I'm on your side.

Lauren: And then I had that gun. It was in my hands before I knew it.

Michael: You were frightened. You felt someone had just threatened our child. Well...

Lauren: I never wanted to be this person, Michael. I never wanted to be a burden to you.

Michael: You are not now, nor will you ever be a burden to me. I love you, Mrs. Baldwin. But we cannot continue to live this way.

Harmony: So you mean, all this time, you've been feeling this, too?

Neil: Definitely.

Harmony: Every time I see you, I want to kiss you again.

Neil: Like when we were... like when we were dancing earlier.

Harmony: Your arms around me just felt so... but I was so scared, you know, that everybody would know and see. I swear, Neil, I do not want to make trouble for you.

Neil: Harmony, I-I know, I-I understand that. I know you don't, and it-- acknowledging what's going on... it'll help both of us.

Harmony: How?

Neil: We talk, right? We, um, we talk this out, and we agree that we're not gonna let it happen again, ever. And in time, it will become easy to be around each other. But beyond that, we've become friends, and, Harmony, I-I don't-- I don't want to lose that.

Harmony: (Chuckles) Wow. That is just so damn... logical.

Neil: It could work.

Harmony: It could... if I wasn't an addict. But you see, temptation and me, it--that's just a constant battle, and that's why I go to a meeting practically every day.

Neil: I'm an addict, too.

Harmony: I just know that if I keep being around you, I can say that I won't make a move, that I won't fall for you, but I'd be lying. So what I got to do is I have to stay away, so that this doesn't-- this doesn't mess up things for you or Sofia or Moses...

Neil: Okay, listen, you don't have to worry about all this.

Harmony: And--and--and I need your help, okay? You cannot pressure me into being somebody that I'm not.

Ashley: You lied to me about Sofia?

Tucker: Nobody-- nobody could know that we were still working together.

Ashley: Not even your wife?

Tucker: (Sighs)

Ashley: Did you think I wouldn't like your tactics, or did you just not trust me?

Tucker: Oh, come on, Ashley, you know I trust you.

Ashley: No. Look, I gotta get out of here. I-I-I gotta get out of here.

Tucker: No, no, Baby, please...   

(Gate swings open)

Phyllis: Hey, what are you-- what are you doing here?

Avery: Uh, I was with Michael when he found out. I went to the courthouse to see if I could move the arraignment to tonight, but, uh, no luck.

Nick: Well, at least you tried.

Avery: Well, that's not gonna be much comfort to them. Is Michael with Lauren now?

Phyllis: Yeah, he's been there a while.

Avery: Okay. I'll just, um, I'll wait over here.

Michael: And once you're free, I'll want to put some distance between you and Daisy. I'm afraid what'll happen if you two continue to cross paths at home.

Lauren: And how do we do that?

Michael: (Sighs) By moving out of our apartment.

Lauren: Michael, that is our home.

Michael: I know, I know. You said that when we discussed this before, but now I have to insist, Lauren. You agree, don't you?

Lauren: Yeah, of course. We have to do that. And what about Fen?

Michael: He'll be okay.

Lauren: We can't go get him tomorrow.

Michael: Hey. It's just a delay. It is just a delay. We will all be together again very soon.

Grainger: Time's up.

Nick: Can I get you some coffee?

Phyllis: No, I can't stomach it.

Michael: Hey.

Phyllis: Hey.

Lauren: Hey. I didn't expect to see you guys here.

Phyllis: Where else would we be?

Lauren: (Voice breaking) This is really embarrassing, you seeing me like this.

Phyllis: Oh, no, hey, listen--

Grainger: Ma'am, please don't touch the prisoner.

Michael: Uh, uh, Grainger... look at-- I love you, and I will see you tomorrow, all right?

Phyllis: (Clears throat)

Lauren: I love you.

Nick: Daisy told us what happened.

Avery: She came to see you?

Phyllis: Yeah, she was looking for Daniel. Can we help in any way, Michael?

Michael: Uh, well, you know, she's in jail. I'm trying to get a grip on all of this. (Chuckles) Sh-she got a gun. Lauren got a gun. She got a gun without telling me.

Phyllis: I-I-I know. I know, she--I know.

Michael: So, what, Jill told you, too?

Phyllis: No, no, Lauren told me. Lauren--Lauren confided in me a while ago.

Michael: And you kept this from me. I mean, you're my friend. You're supposed to have my back, meaning... do you realize what you've done?

Phyllis: Ow. Ow, Michael. Come on. Michael!

Michael: Just--just listen. Just--no, listen to me. Look at where we're standing, Phyllis. My wife--my wife is gonna spend the night in jail.

Phyllis: Okay, I realize that.

Michael: If you had used your brain...

Nick: Okay, hey, come on.

Michael: And told me what was going on with her--

Nick: That's enough.

Michael: If she had used her brain, she would not be facing an assault with a deadly weapon charge. This could so easily have been attempted murder.

Nick: Why don't you just step back and hear her out, okay?

Phyllis: Okay, yeah. Listen. Listen. She confided in me.

Michael: What-- does that mean anything? What does--

Phyllis: She confided in me, okay? I kept my mouth shut. I would have done the same for you in that situation.

Michael: This is not like a confidence that you would normally keep. There is nothing normal about this. There's nothing normal about what Daisy did to my family. Was Lauren getting locked and loaded-- wasn't that a red flag for you?

Phyllis: I-I understood at the time. I completely understood.

Michael: No, no, no, no, no. She may have said that she could handle this, but she obviously could not, and now she is facing-- you... you could have prevented this.

Avery: Okay, emotions are running high right now. This is not helping anybody. I think we should go our separate ways, Michael.

Phyllis: Yeah, I agree. I agree.

Michael: Yes. Yes, I think that would be good.

Jill: I never thought that Lauren would go on the defensive that way, not that I blame her. I certainly hope Michael can get some leniency for her.

Kay: Oh, come on. He's going to fight with everything in him.

Jill: Look, I don't mean to cut this short, but I gotta get back to work.

Kay: You mean you're gonna reopen this place?

Jill: I refuse to let that little witch shut us down.

Kay: Well, Jill, where in the hell is your staff? Huh?

Jill: I know. I haven't been able to reach anybody, and I've gotta prepare some documents for the bookkeeper and--

Kay: Well, uh, listen, I'll watch over the sales floor while you do that, okay?

Jill: Are you serious?

Kay: I like to think I have a way with people.

Jill: (Laughs) Katherine Chancellor clerking at the boutique. That is ridiculous.

Kay: Is that a "Thank you"?

Jill: Sure, it is.

Kay: (Laughing)

Harmony: I am gonna be spending time with Devon. I mean, I'm not gonna neglect my son because... there may be some things percolating between me and you.

Neil: Glad to hear that.

Harmony: But I really need you to stay away from me.

Neil: I will, despite how tough it'll be... since I feel the same draw when I'm with you. (Sighs) I certainly don't want to cause you any trouble, and I don't want to make your life any more difficult than it already is.

(Cell phone rings) (Ring)

Neil: Hi, Sofia. Yeah. (Clears throat) Yeah, sure. I could do that. All right. Bye-bye.

Neil: Gotta go see Sofia.

Harmony: Well, you shouldn't keep your wife waiting.

Harmony: Good-bye, Neil.

(Cash register keys clicking)

Kay: Ah. Here we are.

Woman: I still can't believe Katherine Chancellor was helping me.

Kay: Well, what's the fun in living if you stop surprising people?

Woman: Thank you.

Kay: Thank you.

Ashley: Katherine.

Kay: Hmm? What? Oh. Oh, my goodness.

Ashley: (Chuckles) What are you doing behind this counter?

Kay: (Clears throat) Well, uh, they were, uh, shorthanded. I was available. So, uh...

Ashley: (Laughing)

Kay: May I be of service to you? (Laughs)

Ashley: Well, yes, you may.

Kay: Uh-huh.

Ashley: I was on my way back to work, and I remembered that I need to pick up a gift that I ordered for little John.

Kay: Oh, the new nephew.

Ashley: Yes.

Kay: Oh, God, he is so adorable.

Ashley: Isn't he so cute? I know.

Kay: Ah, aha, here we are. Yeah, that's--

Ashley: Here.

Kay: Hold that for me, would you? I think it goes that way, this goes in there, and then--

Ashley: Mm-hmm, there you go. Thank you.

Kay: That's for the baby. You know, um, are you going back to--to the office?

Ashley: Mm, yeah.

Kay: Well, I'm so sorry you have to go back so late in the day.

Ashley: Well, you know how it is.

Kay: Uh, maybe, uh, well, since you're gonna be tied up, maybe I can convince Tucker to have dinner with me.

Ashley: Oh, maybe. I don't really know what his plans are.

Kay: You know, it's actually wonderful now that we're finally speaking, you know? Because there was a time that we barely spoke without getting on each other's backs.

Ashley: Mm-hmm.

Kay: But, uh, we can talk about almost anything now. It's an honor, you know, and--and, uh, especially when he told me about Sofia's situation.

Ashley: He told you about that?

Kay: Yesterday. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?

Harmony: Hey.

Tucker: Hello, Harmony. What's up? You got a date or something?

Harmony: (Sighs) I'm on my way to a meeting. I'm just running early, so I thought I'd kill some time. Can I get an iced tea?

Tucker: Well, you're not your usual effusive self. Why are you in a funk?

Harmony: Well, you know, it was really great celebrating Devon's new song today, but... all went downhill from there.

Tucker: I'll drink to that.

Harmony: What happened to you?

Tucker: Uh... (Exhales slowly) Ashley and I have been butting heads lately.

Harmony: Really? You two look pretty in sync to me.

Tucker: Mm-hmm. How is it that the one woman you love more than you've ever loved anyone can make you feel like the biggest disappointment on the planet?

Harmony: Because you actually care what that one woman thinks.

Tucker: Hmm. Ashley's the only one I ever wanted to spend my life with, but this marriage thing... (Sighs) I just don't know if I can cut it.

Phyllis: After Daniel lost custody in the hearing, I didn't think this day could get any worse. Ohh. When are we gonna catch a break?

Nick: (Sighs) Well, there is some good news.

Phyllis: Yeah? What is it?

Nick: This hellacious day has finally come to an end.

Phyllis: Not soon enough.

Nick: Well, there is nowhere in the world I'd rather be than right here with you. Does that help?

Phyllis: Yeah, it does. It helps a little.

Avery: Here, have a cup of coffee, take a moment, and get your head together.

Michael: Well, that would take about, uh, a million moments.

Avery: What's next in the strategy?

Michael: Um, all right, I'm gonna make a personal appeal to the district attorney and the judge tonight. I have to talk to them before the arraignment to ensure that Lauren is home by tomorrow. Um... I--the more I talk to her, it scared me.

Avery: Why?

Michael: She admitted that she snapped, didn't even think to stop herself.

Avery: That could happen to anyone, Michael.

Michael: No, no. Been down this road before, and I keep praying that'll never happen again. Now I'm just... terrified. (Chuckles) I'm terrified at what might happen next.

Ashley: Of course, there's no problem with Tucker confiding in you. I just--I wasn't aware that, uh, he had told anybody else about Sofia.

Kay: I've got an idea. Why don't you, uh, play hooky tonight? Could you?

Ashley: Oh, I wish I could...

Kay: Ohh.

Ashley: But, you know, no matter how much you wish it was different, sometimes work gets in the way.

Kay: Nonsense. Now come on, you can take off at least one night. It's not gonna hurt anything.

Ashley: I really can't. I will take a rain check, however. Thank you.

Kay: Sure.

Ashley: See you later. Hello.

Jill: Hi, Ashley.

Ashley: Good-bye.

Jill: (Laughs) Was it something I said?

Kay: No, I think it's something I said.

Harmony: Every relationship hits some bumps, you know.

Tucker: I think it's more-- more than that with Ashley and me.

Harmony: That's the drink talking.

Tucker: I've been feeling this way for-- for a while now. I've just never said it out loud.

Harmony: So why are you out-louding to me?

Tucker: I don't know. Maybe because you've seen me at my worst.

Harmony: This is true.

Tucker: (Chuckles)

Harmony: (Laughs)

Sofia: Good little boy? Yes, you are! Yes, you are. You're just such a sweetie.

Neil: Sofia.

Sofia: Oh, hey.

Neil: Hi.

Sofia: Mm. So did you, uh, handle the business you needed to take care of?

Neil: Yeah. Yeah, everything is, uh, everything's fine.

Sofia: Mm. Say "Hi"!

Neil: What's the big news?

Sofia: Well, when I went to Mommy & Me class this afternoon, after lunch, our little Moses sat up all by himself! (Laughs)

Neil: What? Moses, you--you--you did-- you sat up all by yourself?

Sofia: Look at him.

Neil: My son sat up all by himself. Oh, my goodness, what are you doin', Buddy?

Sofia: (Laughs)

Neil: Congratulations. Congratulations. I knew you had it in you.

Sofia: Ohh.

Neil: That's just my boy.

Avery: Look, Daisy made a veiled threat at Lauren's child. She was goaded, she reacted, and from what you've told me, she acknowledges her behavior and she regrets it. This does not sound like someone who is completely out of control.

Michael: Well, you have not seen my incredibly strong, independent wife fall apart. I have. What if she can't handle seeing Daisy again?

Avery: But you're moving out of the building.

Michael: Yeah, and after that? After that? What if--what if Lauren is even more hostile towards Daisy, or better yet, what if she never wants to leave the house again? I have a son. I-I have a son. How is that gonna affect him?

Avery: (Sighs) I wish there was something I could do.

Michael: Listening helps.

Avery: Well, then I'm glad to do it.

Michael: (Cries) God... (Cries) (Sighs shakily)

[Lauren remembering]

(Metal bars clang)

Daisy: Our mother was too busy with her vendetta against you to give us a thought. If it weren't for you, my brother and I would have had a mother-- our real mother, and for that, we are gonna make you suffer... like we did.

Lauren: (Exhales sharply) It's never gonna end. (Voice breaking) It's never gonna end.

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