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Nikki and Katherine's friendship is really damaged now, her slapping Katherine on live television was intense.

Roxanne is very bold, but Harmony held her ground. It is good to see Nikki actually against Victor, as opposed to being in his corner.

My first time commenting, but I have been reading and this is much better than the actual show is now. Better use of the characters and no pointless stories.

Monday, March 19th Anna is having coffee with John at the estate. Anna: I know this was quite short notice, but I needed your expertise immediately. John: It's fine, my day was slow today and I always like to help out a friend. Anna: You've probably already heard the news about McGregor. John: That shocked the heck out of me. What's going on? Anna: Apparently, it was some software error. John: But you suspect otherwise. Anna: Cassandra was the first to make the news public, she had the scoop. It just seems as if she had some inside information. John: Wouldn't be the first time. Anna: She's committed corporate espionage before? John: It's how she started in the corporate world. Anna: Well, if she has a spy in McGregor, I need to find out who it is. John: Spies are usually long gone after they deliver their information. Anna: Makes sense, but I haven't a clue about who inside the company it could have been. John: Low level staffers can do a lot more than you'd ever imagine, even temp workers. Anna: And we have a lot of those. John: My advice would be to have Yvette and Joseph keep everything very airtight right now, keep as much between them and board as possible. Anna: Investors will want to know. John: Secure communications over a secured network. Anna: We already have that. John: Not the kind I'm talking about. My firm has some special software that is made especially for this sort of situation. Anna: All right, I'll tell Yvette to contact your firm. John: We will get you squared away. Anna: Thank you, we've never had to deal wit a spy before. John: In this economy, it's more common. Everyone wants to make a quick buck. Anna: When we find out who it is, they will be dealt with accordingly. ___________________________________ Yvette and Joseph are discussing the selling of assets at McGregor, when Leonard walks in. Joseph: Afternoon, Leonard. Yvette: Yes, we were expecting you. Leonard: First things first, since some of our board members can't be present constantly throughout this crisis, they suggested that I speak collectively for them. Yvette: That's fine, just as long as we have clear communication. Joseph: Here is the latest, we have liqudated seven stores already, plus several unused properties. Yvette: And unfortunately, we are expanding into furloughs. We have to let a ton of people go just to free up the cash. Leonard: Is that enough to fill the shortfall? Joseph: Not just yet. Leonard: I'll report that to the board. Yvette: I'm sure you will. Leonard: Just a word of caution, I've talked to some investors, they are growing more restless. Joseph: That's not a big surprise. We are working on unloading the men's line next. Leonard: Now that ought to fetch a pretty penny, that's a gold mine. Yvette: That's why it's up for sale. Joseph: We did get some good news today, the bankers granted us an extention. Leonard: Yes, that's fantastic news. Joseph: It still is uphill from here, though. Leonard: I've got to go, but please keep the board apprised. Yvette: Of course. Leonard leaves. Yvette: I think it was him that called Mom and let her know about this mess. Joseph: Why would he do that? Yvette: I have no idea, but he's been the most vocal since this happened. Joseph: His family does own stock, he's probably just protecting their investment. Yvette: Could be, but I still think he's a little sneaky. Joseph: His uncle was a loyal board member and although he was abrasive at times, he was reliable. Yvette: I don't know. At this point, I need to focus strictly on the shortfall. Joseph: We are closing the gap, if we get lucky with the men's line sale, we are in the clear. Yvette: The offers I am getting aren't quite enough. Joseph: I do have one potential offer, but I don't know if you'll like that buyer. Yvette: Who is it? Joseph: George. Yvette: Absolutely not, after all the trouble he caused us, I wouldn't trust him. Joseph: He sounds like he's changed and besides, if he's willing to buy the line, it's a clean sale and we owe him nothing. Yvette: You've got a point, I'm just very leery about everything now. Joseph: Hey, I have my reservations too, but if it comes down to his offer being the one saves this company from falling apart, then we have to take it. Yvette: I still cannot believe that this happened. Everything had been going so well. Joseph: Let's keep it together and stay focused, we can't afford to miss a step here. Yvette: It's just overwhelming, especially now that Mom knows. Joseph: We had breakfast this morning, she wasn't pleased that we didn't inform her immediately. Yvette: I got the same talking too. Joseph: Motivation, that's all I see it as. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Cassandra and George are at WNOV's studios. Cassandra: So, what do you think of my new station? George: You've done well fixing it up, but Cassandra: There's a but. George: I think you goals are all wrong. Cassandra: Listen, I know that the McGregor story was to your liking, but is is news. George: Which you have used to continue your games. Cassandra: This goodie good act doesn't fit you George: I grew up bitter and full of anger, hatred. It didn't feel good and I had to let go. Cassandra: I'm not bitter and angry at all, I'm running a business and finally doing for myself. George: I am glad you doing that, but I can tell you still are consumed with anger. I don't like to see that. Cassandra: Call it what you like, it's your opinion. George: When are you going to see what this is doing to you? Cassandra: It's filling up my bank account, that's what it is doing. George: You already ended up in trouble with the SEC over your antics, you may not be able to beat them again. Cassandra: That is for me to worry about and trust me, I'm keeping my powder dry. George: I guess that's the best I'll get from you. Cassandra: Worrying about me is not something you need to be doing. Focus on what is going on with you. George: I'm just afraid I'll end up implicated in something you've done. Cassandra: You should have no fear of that. George: Please, keep it like that. Cassandra: Everything I'm doing now, I will own and very happily. Sterling walks in. Sterling: Cassandra, some of our advertisers want more time, what should I tell them? Cassandra: Give it to them, with the money they pay, it's a no brainer. Sterling: Cool, I'll get back to them. Sterling exits. George: Your old partner in crime is helping out, now I know you're headed for trouble. Cassandra: Like I said, you need not worry about me. _____________________________________ Carol arrives at Yvette's office. Yvette's assistant shows her in. Yvette: Good day, Carol. Carol: Likewise. Yvette: I was a bit shocked at you wanting to make an offer on any of our assets, especially since it would help save McGregor. Carol: I see a lucrative buy and I go for it. I know how strong your men's line is and I'm confident I can make it stronger under the Donahue banner. Yvette: We are looking for the best offer, because it is such a gold mine. Carol: I'm willing to offer you over market value, in fact, double. Yvette: Seems you really want this. Carol: Oh, yes. Yvette: Double market value is good, but I do have to run this by the board. Carol: Expected procedure. My bank is ready to cut a check within minutes of this deal being accepted. Yvette: You definitely are well prepared to close a deal. Carol: This is a rare opportunty, acting fast was something I didn't have to think about. Yvette: It has it's risks for us, handing our best asset to our main competition could be suicide. But, our options are limited. Carol: You know my offer, so I'm going to make my exit and let you sort things out. Yvette: We'll get back to you soon. Carol: Oh, I know. Carol passes Joseph as she leaves. Joseph: What's she doing here? Yvette: She put an in offer for the mens line, double market value. Joseph: Not hard to tell why she wants it so bad. Yvette: Yep. So, what did the rest of the bankers say? Joseph: Bad news. Yvette: How bad? Joseph: They've seized our main stores. Yvette: No. Joseph: And each day that they don't get a payment, there is a penalty. Yvette: We can't cover that. Joseph: I know, at this point, we'd have to have someone else buy into the company just to cover cash flow. We just don't have enough to sell. Yvette: Who? Joseph: George offered to help. Yvette: If he gets into this company, it's trouble. Joseph: I'm afraid that he's the only one we can go to, no one else would be willing to buy into the company, he'd do so just to protect the family company. I think he may be sincere Yvette: Not long ago, he wanted to bring us down, now he wants to help? I'm not holding my breath. Joseph: It's worth a shot. We can't lose what Mom and Dad worked so hard to build. Yvette sighs and looks conflicted about what to do. Fade out.