Friday, December 8th

Michael cheerfully tells Victor the Newman audit came back clean. Police weren’t able to find anything that would suggest they had any involvement in the sex-trafficking case. Michael tells Victor that all they have left to go through is personal e-mails, which should be clean… right? Nikki joins the conversation, asking Michael to leave. Nikki threatens Victor to leave the park alone, and having her name cemented into the middle of the plaza will not do. Victor tries to school Nikki on the city’s growing population and says Katherine was vouched for the homeless. Nikki is disgusted, saying Katherine would not want her name plastered over an overpriced condo. Victor thinks his plan will stimulate the economy and do good for low income families, but Nikki disagrees, walking away.

Devon talks with Nick and Faith over hot chocolate. Faith leaves to go ice skating, leaving Nick to try to convince Devon to use his inheritance to buy the park from Alco. Devon says he can’t, as his company just bought a PR firm, where Victor is one of their clients, making it a conflict of interest. Devon says he supports Nick but there’s nothing he can do.

Ashley confronts Vikki on her job offer to Ravi, advising her to have her legal team present.

Faith asks her mother to drive her to go skating, but she’s far too busy working. Faith offers to walk, but Sharon doesn’t trust her to go alone. Faith calls Monique to ask for a ride home. When her mother leaves, preoccupied with something else, Faith picks up the business card for a taxi service, dialing the number.




Vikki offers to pay off Ashley so she will leave her, and Newman alone. With that offer also comes a free lunch at the Top of the Tower. Ashley rejects the offer, saying that Ravi is under a non-compete clause, meaning he can’t just leave Jabot. Vikki tells Ashley it doesn’t apply, since Newman is not in direct competition of Jabot. Michael corrects Vikki, Newman is Jabot’s competition, since they bought Brash & Sassy anyways. Ashley threatens to sue.

Hilary tells Jack that she doesn’t blame Ashley for the way she has been acting. Jack did leave Jabot after all. Hilary asks Jack to think about what he wants; to run Jabot, to care for his mother or neither? She tells him that she would give anything for more time with her mother, implying he shouldn’t waste any time with his. Jack tells her he loves his mother and wants to help her, however he also loves Jabot.

Chelsea and Nick discuss his talk with Devon and Nikki’s visit with Victor.

Faith hears Abby and Scott approaching while she waits for her friends at the ice rink. Quickly, she runs inside avoiding them. Scott warns Abby that Vikki is technically after her for the leak.

Ashley walks towards her office, calling Ravi in, but she turns around noticing him getting off the phone. He follows her into his office, and he tells her that there is no longer a job waiting for him at Newman. Ravi is surprised Ashley fought for him to stay, and while he attributes his quitting to wanting to pursue a deeper relationship with her, he’s loyal to Jabot. As she’s leaving for a meeting, Ravi asks if it was difficult for her to fight Vikki for him. She admits that all it took was threatening to sue.
Sharon and Devon discuss Chancellor Park. Devon admits that he is considering buying the park.

Scott explains how and why Abby was brought into the whole ordeal. She’s angry that she had nothing to do with the Chancellor Park campaign, but now her job could be on the line if Vikki finds out it was her who leaked the information. Scott promises that she will not lose her job.