Mariah reluctantly chats with Dylan about whether the baby brought him and Sharon together – are you and Kevin…. No – I’m not knocked up. We haven’t …. Dylan makes a hasty exit – as Ester struggles with the cash register. Collin reaches over to tap the right button (and ask her to come back to the mansion for 20K a month – the house is an empty shell without you) I’m NOT hitting on you. As Dylan watches them, Ester talks about Collin blackmailing Devon – and acting suspicious when Hilary went missing. As Collin’s about to threaten Ester, Dylan appears to shut him up.
As Phyllis ‘proposes provocatively’, Jack gets a call from Adam – Victor’s uncovered a failed attack on NE’s system, did he tell you? No – Adam’s then told to look into it (and who’s working for Victor) Ian’s impressed – you’re a born deceiver. When we sink the good ship Newman, all divisions will go down as well (meaning Chelsea’s line?) Adam leaves without responding.
Playtime’s not over, but is on pause – Jack needs to head back to town to handle something (which doesn’t surprise Phyllis)
Phyllis loves Jack – so is OK with him going. She’s staying for one more night to clear her head. Scram ~kiss~ go do what you have to do.
You changed the name of my line? OUR line. Vikki thinks Chelsea should be thrilled. Chelsea doesn’t even know what’s going on with her own fashion line – how can she meet all these orders and maintain quality. Vikki then scolds Abby for making unilateral decisions. We need to amp up overseas productions. The label says Made in the USA, Chelsea reminds. OK, we’ll offer incentives for foreign production to move stateside. Chelsea 2.0 will reignite the American Dream. Victor arrives.
At CL’s, Kevin and Adam quickly establish that one’s working for Jack, the other for Victor. Our bosses wouldn’t appreciate this little conversation. Kevin doesn’t care – a lot of people depend on Jabot and NE for jobs – both companies going down will hurt GC (which is more important than Victor and Jack one upping each other) Adam agrees – there’s a way around that. You and I can make a deal, share info – figure out who’s behind Paragon and stop it.
On the patio, Mariah tells Sharon to stop trying to get pregnant – Dylan loves you. It worked, Sharon lies – I’m pregnant. Dylan and I are having a baby.
With the rise in orders, Victor sees two choices – cancel orders or increase production. The choice is Chelsea’s. If we can meet demands, let’s do it, Chelsea agrees. Vikki’s not impressed when Victor takes Abby’s side against hers.
As Ester goes back to the espresso machine, Dylan brings up Collin’s shady calls or the money he came into when Hilary went missing. She said all that? Collin thinks poor old Ester needs help.
What’s in it for you? Kevin asks Adam. He wants someone looking out for Jack – Victor won’t share with him. Kevin’s OK with that – we’re protecting those who can’t protect themselves. Adam then gets a text from Chelsea – bit news, meet me at the club. Collin watches Adam and Kevin shake hands as he exits.