You’re willing to leave the house you love just to please Nick? Nikki disapproves. And when she winces in pain and clasps her hand, Sharon’s alarmed – Nikki!?
Nick approaches Victor at the club. No, he hasn’t been in any fights lately but is ‘good to go’ if his Dad wants one. Victor threatens to go to the police (and lists the charges Nick could face) Nick knows Victor won’t let anyone know he was duped. No, the unexpected reason Victor didn’t go to the police is that he loves his son.
Sharon sits Nikki down – is it your MS? Can I get you some water? She now lists all the stress Nikki’s under. It comes and goes; just my body telling me to take it easy, Nikki doesn’t need Sharon to call anyone. She then confesses that she’d do the same thing all over again to protect Vikki. But this time, she’d tell the police and trust they’d see it as self-defence. In tears, she wishes she’d done what Lily did. The guilt is eating me up, Nikki weeps into her hand.
Nick knows Victor loves him; you love us all. But you use that love to manipulate and control us. Victor’s got his investigators digging up ammunition on Nick so he can destroy him any time he wants to. There he is, Nick smirks; the Dad who’s full of threats. Victor has insurance and will hand Nick over to the authorities if he comes at him again. I’ll never forget that you ratted me out to the feds, Victor growls then walks away.
The meeting isn’t over, Billy says as everyone’s about to leave. He did the feasibility studies to ensure that Fenmore’s wouldn’t be negatively affected. It’s good for us and will be as successful as Birthday Suit. Anyone who doesn’t want to be part of this can walk away. When no one speaks, Billy thanks the group for their support and dismisses them. It’ll be harder to get rid of him that we thought, Ashley quietly hisses at Kyle (as Billy, now alone, puts his feet up on his desk)
As Devon’s on his phone, Neil encourages Lily to explain to him. As soon as he hangs up, Devon hands over a roster of her models – I’m not angling for Hilary’s job. It’s a misunderstanding, Neil suggests they set up some interviews. No, Devon doesn’t want Lily involved in the show or Hamilton Winters. What are you saying? Lily’s confused. You’re fired, he clarifies.
Next: Jack takes a chance… Summer smells victory …. Phyllis loses patience with Billy.