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Good morning, JJ. I thought I might find you here.
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I'm just here for a morning latte. I don't want
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any trouble, Bethany. Gina isn't hiding in the shadows waiting
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to strike again.
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Is she?
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She's already at the office.
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Well, for my own safety, I'm glad we're meeting in
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a public place.
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Miana. I'm incredibly sorry for the other night. Okay. I
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never meant for you to get hurt. It's my fault
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and I shouldn't have thrown you out.
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You were out of control.
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I messed up.
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I'm sorry, Okay. Can we please just put this whole
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thing behind us.
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You know most people wouldn't be so forgiving after the
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abuse you and your sister put me through that night. However,
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I'm the bigger person here.
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I know you are, and I appreciate you accepting my apology.
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I'm glad you're all right, and I hope that we
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can just pick up where we left off. We all
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are a really good team here at Brigalton.
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I didn't accept your apology. I'll need to think about it.
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Who are you texting right now?
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I'm working, I'm speeding up. Giovanni Carreri's exit from Montecito.
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I'm still not over you bringing him back into the picture.
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I can't get into that right now, Mina. I need
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your help. There's an emergency board meeting this morning. I
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think they're going to replace me with an interim CEO.
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What says who?
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My sister basically said.
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It unbelievable, Beth Andy Gina should have your back.
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She's the one that called the meeting. She's always been
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critical of me. JJ.
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You know I'm your biggest cheerleader. It's a shame your
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sister is playing games. But I've made some great connections
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with the board while we've been working together these last
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few months. They all love me. The chairman is my
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father in law, for God's sake. Bradley is in my corner.
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I'll talk to him, but I am limited on how
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I can really help here. I'm not on the board,
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but I will think of a solution.
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I wish you were on the board.
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I should be, so we'll need to work quickly. I
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already need a stiff drink.
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Wait, I thought you were ordering a latte.
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What do you say we switched to espresso Martiniz instead.
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I could use some liquid courage right now.
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Well, if you insist.
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If I'm going to get through today, I need this.
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Do you care if I finish it?
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Oh?
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No, here take it?
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Thanks? Wait why are you carrying around at full flask
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at ten am?
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Because you've driven me to drink, But I'm willing to
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put that aside for now. We absolutely cannot allow Bethany
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Gina to swoop in on her broom and replace yous ceo.
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This is mother Seedar.
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Bethany Gina. I was hoping that was you. It's been
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a while.
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Welcome back, Bradley's good to see you too. I wish
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I could say I was in Saint Bart's or the Seychelles.
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Let me guess you've just been working the whole time.
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Yes, between work and battling the New York winter.
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I could use a face.
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I've always been a work hard, play harder kind of guy.
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I recommend it.
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I accomplished a lot in New York, but there's no
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time to slow down. Judging by my stacked calendar, I'm
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going to be camped down in this conference room all
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day long. I'm sorry. How are things with you and Helena?
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She looked stunning in the pictures I saw from the
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pleasant view resort ribbon cutting.
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I didn't go. Helena strongly suggested I sit this one out.
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I heard it was quite the event.
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I hate to miss a party.
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Listen, I'm glad to have you alone before this board
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meeting kicks off. As chairman, I'm personally fifty to fifty
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on appointing an interim CEO. Some of the board is
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uneasy with your brother in the role, but I really
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like JJ. On one hand, this is a privately held company,
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and I believe in handling things quietly. But all of
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his bad press makes the issue unavoidable. I don't know
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how it got this bad.
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You're right, I'm taking this very seriously. However, my brother
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and I are co owners of this company. It's very
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hard to navigate.
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If things continue in this direction, they may only become trickier.
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An overseas lender is putting pressure on us to bring
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a new business, big contracts. In my experience, we need
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to make a move on the leadership front. I'm open
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to what that might look like.
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We must become more aggressive with our proposals. I hope
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you know that the voice of the board is paramount
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to me. You saw how my father ran this company.
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He trusted the board implicitly. I'm here to remind you
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and all of them that the practice is still in place.
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Whatever the board says goes. We need a much needed
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change at the top of this company. It sounds like
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everyone's a line and so am I.
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Good morning, mother? Why are you sweeping up glass?
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Someone broke into the pool house last night. They took
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the TV and the sound system.
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There's probably just some kids.
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I have lived in Montecito my whole life, and this
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has never happened. I can't help but feel violated. This
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has to be connected to the string of house robberies.
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I mean, the police really need to get to the
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bottom of who was doing this to us.
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I still don't understand why you don't have security. We've
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talked about this, mother. It's a different world now.
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I have never needed security, Deacon. I can understand the
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manner needing gates and cameras, but this old house was
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never a target. Really shaken up over this?
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Okay, OK, how about this. I'll have the head of
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security from the hotel come up for an assessment.
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Thank you. How is Mina recovering?
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Ugh, there's nothing wrong with her. The whole incident was exaggerated.
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She's fine.
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Exaggeration is her normal. On a lighter note, where is Geo?
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I'm excited to catch up over lunch.
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Oh, well, he had a beach yoga class earlier, so
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I'll be a little late here. Let me help you sweep.
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How do you feel about Geo being here?
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It's been thirteen years. What has happened?
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You guys were perfect together. You know what I'm going
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to say, you're wasting your life away with Mina.
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Well, she still is my wife. And then there's Diego.
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I don't know you're miserable. You can still be a
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father to Diego and be happy. They're not mutually exclusive, right, But.
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You know I don't want my son growing up in
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a broken home.
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I know that's a personal point of content for you,
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But the circumstances are different now, Deacon.
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You know I'd prefer to avoid this whole conversation. I
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don't want you to feel guilty. Mother. Bradley should have
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been a father figure and he wasn't. I'm trying to
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avoid being an absent, totally unreliable parent like he was.
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Now.
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I know you did your best, and I would never
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blame you.
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I know I'm still disappointed by how he handled that
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awful time.
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I was a kid watching you have chemotherapy for leukemia.
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While he was traveling and partying. He abandoned me and
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my sister. It's still unforgivable. I never want to be
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that person.
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I understand, but I've just watched you be unhappy for
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so long. I'm never going to advocate for you staying
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with Mina.
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She's in a tails bed. She is so threatened by
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you just being here. If I pursued divorce now, I
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going to be a nightmare the family court, further parental alienation.
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Miana. No, she can't compete with Geo. She has a
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good arrangement. She should be nervous.
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I just hope that.
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Geo stays in Monsito for a while. I can sense
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a lightness in you already.
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I'm really enjoying my time with him. He's familiar, but
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at the same time, it's a whole new dynamic. I
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told him I would relocate to the manner and offer
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him the bungalow, but he asked me to stay.
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And and I stayed, Is that what you want?
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Well?
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Yeah, I mean I think yes, I think that's what
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I want.
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Well, I imagine you and go are going to see
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where things go. And the closer you to become, the
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more I mean it will fight you eventually. The again
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you'll have to decide if GEO is worth the fight
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or not.
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Right now, mother, I just want to decide between lemonade
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and iced tea. Okay, I think we got all the glass.
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That's set it for lunch.
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Sorry for being late, Helena. Thanks for having me over.
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Cheo, come on in, Hi, Deacon Chio. It's so good
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to see you again. I'm excited to catch up.
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I hope you don't mind a little PDA, not at all.
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Go well, sorry, I have to take this. It's an
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architect from Brussels. I've been waiting to hear from about
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an upcoming proposal. This could be a while. Would you
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hate me if I stepped out?
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Do what you need to do.
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Helene and I can catch up.
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It's all right, I'll make it up to you. How
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about this. Let's meet at the hotel later and go
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out for dinner. We can go to the boathouse together.
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Sound good, Let's do it.
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Beth, Andy, Gina. Before we dial into the meeting, I
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want to reiterate my support privately. I think you're doing
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the I think I'm proposing an interim CEO to the board.
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I appreciate that. Bradley, you knew my father well. You've
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always been loyal to Regalton. Your support goes a long way.
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This should be interesting.
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The board is apprehensive to continue down this path, but
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we like JJ.
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I agree as COO, I'm happy to advocate for a
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course correction.
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It's just business between us. I never understood why you
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weren't running Eagleton. You are always the business mind, more
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well suited for the CEO chair than your brother. Seems
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like a miss, but I respected your father's wishes.
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He's been gone for a few years, but I still
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feel like he's calling the shots. He was a traditionalist.
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In his mind, a CEO could only be a man,
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and only his son could hold that title. But this
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is my oportution tunity to take the reins and recover
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the company.
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Bradley, so good to see you mean, nah, you look fantastic.
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Thank you.
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You still owe me nine holes?
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You know, let's get in on the books, but make
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it eighteen.
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I'm sorry. Do you two know one another?
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We've met?
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Well on that's our note. I just wanted a sidebar
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with Bradley.
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Excuse us, I'm not leaving my conference room if that's
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what you're asking.
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You've got a lot of attitude this morning. Bradley a moment.
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I'd love to chat with you, but we're just about
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to dial in. Let's meet afterwards.
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It'll just be a minute. It's important, Bradley. Unlike Bethany Gina,
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you've actually been here these last few months. You've seen
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JJ and I work as a team. We don't need
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anything to change. JJ should be respected as a CEO
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by you and the period.
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You've done a great job keeping him focused. But the
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board may feel differently in light of recent bad press.
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Reagleton's unsteady. It's a tough call.
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This meeting is completely unnecessary.
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This meeting is about to start. I'm going to dial
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in Mina. Please send in JJ JJ alone board.
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Members only, Helena. I can't get over how gorgeous your
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garden is. That bougain Villa is incredible.
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Thank you. That's been here for a million years.
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Before we ead lunch, I wanted to give you this.
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It's just a small gift, but it's heavy.
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Oh wow, you're not kidding, Geo. It's beautiful.
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It's a semi precious amethyst crystal. I've gotten really into
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oil's crystal healing, and I wanted to share my love
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for it with you. It will bring good health and clarity.
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It's ideal for meditation.
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I love it. This is going right in my faery garden.
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Thank you, of.
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Course, thank you for lunch. I feel bad that Deacon
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is missing it.
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He works a lot. I'm used to it, but I
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am sure he'd rather be here spending time with you.
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I don't expect his world to stop turning for me.
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Lemonade, iced tea, lemonade please. How does it feel being
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back in Montecito? It's been so long.
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Weird.
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Actually, it brings back memories. Everything's the same, but still
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so different. It feels a little bit like I'm going
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back in time.
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I have to ask, how is it being around my
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son again?
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I can tell we're both trying to feel each other out.
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But it's been really nice to reconnect with Deacon after
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all this time.
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Too much lost time you'll never get back.
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True, but that's the direction life took.
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It's all because of Mina. I cannot stand to see
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her with my son. I'll never forgive or forget how
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she trapped him with Diego. I'll always resent her for that.
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I looked into it, and I'm convinced she's a narcissist.
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A clinical psychologist friend told me that when you're in
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a relationship with one you begin to slowly lose your identity.
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I bet that's how he was able to suppress his
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sexuality turn inward. It makes me sad, but more angry.
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There's no cohabitating with a narcissist.
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No, and I wanted to let you know what you're
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dealing with. She has taken everything from him.
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I don't know how to ask this, but did Deacon
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go back into the closet?
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No? No, he doesn't deny being gay. He's just a
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shell of himself. He doesn't talk about his sexuality, not
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with me anyway. Deacon and Bradley don't talk. He disappeared
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into that toxic marriage in order to become a committed
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father to Diego. That's it.
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I respect him for choosing his son. I've always tried
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to be clear about that.
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You always have. He stopped himself from living an authentic
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life because he wants to be the best possible father
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to Diego. And while he's sacrificing himself, Mina continues to benefit.
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I don't say it to Deacon, but I think it's
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appalling that she's clearly messing around with JJ Rowman in
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front of everyone.
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Deacon doesn't deserve that.
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I have prayed long and hard, but I don't see
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a way out of this. You are the best thing
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to come into his life right now.
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I like to believe that the universe has a way
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of conspiring to make things happen. So I guess we'll see.
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And how about you? What's next for you?
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Here?
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Are you staying? Please tell me yes?
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I'd like to. I miss it here now that I'm
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seeing everyone again. My cousin, Layla still lives here and
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works at the hospital. We're catching up soon.
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I love to hear that. I want to know all
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about your life in San Diego. I have so many.
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Questions, not much to say. Over the years, I developed
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a large following in the online wellness space. I put
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all my time and energy into raiki, healing and wellness coaching.
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I always wish I could turn my brain off long
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enough to meditate. What else? I want to know? Everything?
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Not much to say?
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Tell me about your life in San diego.
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H nothing really worth getting into. Flash forward last week
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when JJ Roman reached out to me with an opportunity
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at Rigleton Worldwide.
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However, still no word on that.
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Trust me, you're better off. Bradley told me things that
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Wrigleton are not like they used to be.
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Thank you for coming to this board meeting. It's great
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to see all of you. I know it's last minute,
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so I appreciate everyone taking the time to be here. Virtually,
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as you see, it's just myself and Bethany Gina in
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the Santa Barbara office. Are we waiting on the CEO?
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JJ should be here shortly while we hold for another second.
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I wanted to speak on behalf of myself as Regalton's
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chief operating officer throughout my tenure, I like to think
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that we have had a transparent relationship. The feeling is
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that things need to move in a new direction. And
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I hear that.
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Hey guys, Hey, I'm so sorry that I'm late.
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Hello everyone, Oh sorry, JJ, get over here, come on down.
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I apologize for my brother's lack of composure.
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Is he really that trashed?
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I was trying to catch him before he came in here.
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I did everything I.
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Could Mina, please leave now, JJ, What the hell is
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wrong with you?
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M are you?
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Miss?
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I'm sorry everyone, Let's regroup, reschedule. I'm going to end
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the call and I'll circle back shortly. Mina, I told
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you board members only what is going on here.
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I'm saving your ass.
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Bradley, I am so sorry about this.
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Don't apologize for me, ladies.
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Calm down.
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Mina handled the situation. She really stepped up here. I
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just wish you got to JJ sooner. I'm going to
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go sober him off.
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Yes, once we get JJ and Mina out of here,
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we can dial back in and get on with the agenda.
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No, Mina stays she did the right thing, trying to
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prevent JJ from embarrassing himself.
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What you can't be serious.
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I am.
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Mina stays next on Montecito.
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Mina turns the tables on Bethany Gina, I've.
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Earned a seat at the table. I should be on
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the board of directors.
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And takes aim at her next victim, Geo.
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Carreri most wise have to confront the other woman. For me,
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I have to confront the other man.
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And Geo's not pulling any punches.
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Deacon has been all over me since I got back.
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I can give him something you can't.
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This has been Montecito created and executive produced by Grant Rutter.
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Executive story editor is Andrew Pemberton Follower. Supervising sound editor
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is Trey Boody. This episode featured performances by Crystal Chappelle
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as Helena Granville, Blasco, Vincentierrazzari as Bradley Bulasco, Mike Manning
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Good morning, JJ. I thought I might find you here.
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I'm just here for a morning latte. I don't want
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any trouble, Bethany. Gina isn't hiding in the shadows waiting
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to strike again.
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Is she?
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She's already at the office.
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Well, for my own safety, I'm glad we're meeting in
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a public place.
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Miana. I'm incredibly sorry for the other night. Okay. I
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never meant for you to get hurt. It's my fault
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and I shouldn't have thrown you out.
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You were out of control.
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I messed up.
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I'm sorry, Okay. Can we please just put this whole
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thing behind us.
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You know most people wouldn't be so forgiving after the
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abuse you and your sister put me through that night. However,
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I'm the bigger person here.
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I know you are, and I appreciate you accepting my apology.
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I'm glad you're all right, and I hope that we
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can just pick up where we left off. We all
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are a really good team here at Brigalton.
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I didn't accept your apology. I'll need to think about it.
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Who are you texting right now?
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I'm working, I'm speeding up. Giovanni Carreri's exit from Montecito.
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I'm still not over you bringing him back into the picture.
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I can't get into that right now, Mina. I need
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your help. There's an emergency board meeting this morning. I
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think they're going to replace me with an interim CEO.
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What says who?
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My sister basically said.
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It unbelievable, Beth Andy Gina should have your back.
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She's the one that called the meeting. She's always been
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critical of me. JJ.
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You know I'm your biggest cheerleader. It's a shame your
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sister is playing games. But I've made some great connections
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with the board while we've been working together these last
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few months. They all love me. The chairman is my
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father in law, for God's sake. Bradley is in my corner.
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I'll talk to him, but I am limited on how
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I can really help here. I'm not on the board,
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but I will think of a solution.
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I wish you were on the board.
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I should be, so we'll need to work quickly. I
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already need a stiff drink.
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Wait, I thought you were ordering a latte.
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What do you say we switched to espresso Martiniz instead.
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I could use some liquid courage right now.
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Well, if you insist.
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If I'm going to get through today, I need this.
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Do you care if I finish it?
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Oh?
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No, here take it?
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Thanks? Wait why are you carrying around at full flask
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at ten am?
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Because you've driven me to drink, But I'm willing to
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put that aside for now. We absolutely cannot allow Bethany
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Gina to swoop in on her broom and replace yous ceo.
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This is mother Seedar.
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Bethany Gina. I was hoping that was you. It's been
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a while.
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Welcome back, Bradley's good to see you too. I wish
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I could say I was in Saint Bart's or the Seychelles.
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Let me guess you've just been working the whole time.
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Yes, between work and battling the New York winter.
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I could use a face.
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I've always been a work hard, play harder kind of guy.
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I recommend it.
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I accomplished a lot in New York, but there's no
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time to slow down. Judging by my stacked calendar, I'm
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going to be camped down in this conference room all
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day long. I'm sorry. How are things with you and Helena?
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She looked stunning in the pictures I saw from the
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pleasant view resort ribbon cutting.
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I didn't go. Helena strongly suggested I sit this one out.
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I heard it was quite the event.
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I hate to miss a party.
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Listen, I'm glad to have you alone before this board
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meeting kicks off. As chairman, I'm personally fifty to fifty
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on appointing an interim CEO. Some of the board is
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uneasy with your brother in the role, but I really
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like JJ. On one hand, this is a privately held company,
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and I believe in handling things quietly. But all of
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his bad press makes the issue unavoidable. I don't know
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how it got this bad.
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You're right, I'm taking this very seriously. However, my brother
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and I are co owners of this company. It's very
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hard to navigate.
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If things continue in this direction, they may only become trickier.
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An overseas lender is putting pressure on us to bring
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a new business, big contracts. In my experience, we need
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to make a move on the leadership front. I'm open
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to what that might look like.
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We must become more aggressive with our proposals. I hope
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you know that the voice of the board is paramount
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to me. You saw how my father ran this company.
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He trusted the board implicitly. I'm here to remind you
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and all of them that the practice is still in place.
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Whatever the board says goes. We need a much needed
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change at the top of this company. It sounds like
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everyone's a line and so am I.
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Good morning, mother? Why are you sweeping up glass?
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Someone broke into the pool house last night. They took
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the TV and the sound system.
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There's probably just some kids.
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I have lived in Montecito my whole life, and this
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has never happened. I can't help but feel violated. This
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has to be connected to the string of house robberies.
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I mean, the police really need to get to the
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bottom of who was doing this to us.
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I still don't understand why you don't have security. We've
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talked about this, mother. It's a different world now.
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I have never needed security, Deacon. I can understand the
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manner needing gates and cameras, but this old house was
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never a target. Really shaken up over this?
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Okay, OK, how about this. I'll have the head of
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security from the hotel come up for an assessment.
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Thank you. How is Mina recovering?
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Ugh, there's nothing wrong with her. The whole incident was exaggerated.
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She's fine.
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Exaggeration is her normal. On a lighter note, where is Geo?
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I'm excited to catch up over lunch.
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Oh, well, he had a beach yoga class earlier, so
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I'll be a little late here. Let me help you sweep.
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How do you feel about Geo being here?
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It's been thirteen years. What has happened?
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You guys were perfect together. You know what I'm going
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to say, you're wasting your life away with Mina.
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Well, she still is my wife. And then there's Diego.
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I don't know you're miserable. You can still be a
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father to Diego and be happy. They're not mutually exclusive, right, But.
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You know I don't want my son growing up in
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a broken home.
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I know that's a personal point of content for you,
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But the circumstances are different now, Deacon.
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You know I'd prefer to avoid this whole conversation. I
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don't want you to feel guilty. Mother. Bradley should have
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been a father figure and he wasn't. I'm trying to
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avoid being an absent, totally unreliable parent like he was.
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Now.
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I know you did your best, and I would never
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blame you.
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I know I'm still disappointed by how he handled that
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awful time.
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I was a kid watching you have chemotherapy for leukemia.
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While he was traveling and partying. He abandoned me and
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my sister. It's still unforgivable. I never want to be
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that person.
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I understand, but I've just watched you be unhappy for
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so long. I'm never going to advocate for you staying
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with Mina.
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She's in a tails bed. She is so threatened by
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you just being here. If I pursued divorce now, I
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going to be a nightmare the family court, further parental alienation.
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Miana. No, she can't compete with Geo. She has a
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good arrangement. She should be nervous.
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I just hope that.
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Geo stays in Monsito for a while. I can sense
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a lightness in you already.
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I'm really enjoying my time with him. He's familiar, but
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at the same time, it's a whole new dynamic. I
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told him I would relocate to the manner and offer
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him the bungalow, but he asked me to stay.
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And and I stayed, Is that what you want?
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Yeah, I mean I think yes, I think that's what
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I want.
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Well, I imagine you and go are going to see
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where things go. And the closer you to become, the
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more I mean it will fight you eventually. The again
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you'll have to decide if GEO is worth the fight
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or not.
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Right now, mother, I just want to decide between lemonade
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and iced tea. Okay, I think we got all the glass.
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That's set it for lunch.
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Sorry for being late, Helena. Thanks for having me over.
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Cheo, come on in, Hi, Deacon Chio. It's so good
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to see you again. I'm excited to catch up.
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I hope you don't mind a little PDA, not at all.
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Go well, sorry, I have to take this. It's an
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architect from Brussels. I've been waiting to hear from about
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an upcoming proposal. This could be a while. Would you
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hate me if I stepped out?
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Do what you need to do.
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Helene and I can catch up.
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It's all right, I'll make it up to you. How
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about this. Let's meet at the hotel later and go
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out for dinner. We can go to the boathouse together.
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Sound good, Let's do it.
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Beth, Andy, Gina. Before we dial into the meeting, I
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want to reiterate my support privately. I think you're doing
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the I think I'm proposing an interim CEO to the board.
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I appreciate that. Bradley, you knew my father well. You've
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always been loyal to Regalton. Your support goes a long way.
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This should be interesting.
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The board is apprehensive to continue down this path, but
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we like JJ.
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I agree as COO, I'm happy to advocate for a
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course correction.
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It's just business between us. I never understood why you
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weren't running Eagleton. You are always the business mind, more
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well suited for the CEO chair than your brother. Seems
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like a miss, but I respected your father's wishes.
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He's been gone for a few years, but I still
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feel like he's calling the shots. He was a traditionalist.
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In his mind, a CEO could only be a man,
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and only his son could hold that title. But this
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is my oportution tunity to take the reins and recover
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the company.
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Bradley, so good to see you mean, nah, you look fantastic.
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Thank you.
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You still owe me nine holes?
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You know, let's get in on the books, but make
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it eighteen.
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I'm sorry. Do you two know one another?
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We've met?
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Well on that's our note. I just wanted a sidebar
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with Bradley.
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Excuse us, I'm not leaving my conference room if that's
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what you're asking.
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You've got a lot of attitude this morning. Bradley a moment.
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I'd love to chat with you, but we're just about
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to dial in. Let's meet afterwards.
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It'll just be a minute. It's important, Bradley. Unlike Bethany Gina,
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you've actually been here these last few months. You've seen
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JJ and I work as a team. We don't need
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anything to change. JJ should be respected as a CEO
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by you and the period.
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You've done a great job keeping him focused. But the
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board may feel differently in light of recent bad press.
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Reagleton's unsteady. It's a tough call.
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This meeting is completely unnecessary.
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This meeting is about to start. I'm going to dial
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in Mina. Please send in JJ JJ alone board.
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Members only, Helena. I can't get over how gorgeous your
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garden is. That bougain Villa is incredible.
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Thank you. That's been here for a million years.
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Before we ead lunch, I wanted to give you this.
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It's just a small gift, but it's heavy.
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Oh wow, you're not kidding, Geo. It's beautiful.
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It's a semi precious amethyst crystal. I've gotten really into
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oil's crystal healing, and I wanted to share my love
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for it with you. It will bring good health and clarity.
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It's ideal for meditation.
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I love it. This is going right in my faery garden.
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Thank you, of.
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Course, thank you for lunch. I feel bad that Deacon
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is missing it.
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He works a lot. I'm used to it, but I
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am sure he'd rather be here spending time with you.
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I don't expect his world to stop turning for me.
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Lemonade, iced tea, lemonade please. How does it feel being
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back in Montecito? It's been so long.
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Weird.
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Actually, it brings back memories. Everything's the same, but still
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so different. It feels a little bit like I'm going
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back in time.
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I have to ask, how is it being around my
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son again?
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I can tell we're both trying to feel each other out.
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But it's been really nice to reconnect with Deacon after
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all this time.
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Too much lost time you'll never get back.
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True, but that's the direction life took.
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It's all because of Mina. I cannot stand to see
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her with my son. I'll never forgive or forget how
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she trapped him with Diego. I'll always resent her for that.
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I looked into it, and I'm convinced she's a narcissist.
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A clinical psychologist friend told me that when you're in
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a relationship with one you begin to slowly lose your identity.
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I bet that's how he was able to suppress his
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sexuality turn inward. It makes me sad, but more angry.
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There's no cohabitating with a narcissist.
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No, and I wanted to let you know what you're
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dealing with. She has taken everything from him.
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I don't know how to ask this, but did Deacon
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go back into the closet?
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No? No, he doesn't deny being gay. He's just a
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shell of himself. He doesn't talk about his sexuality, not
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with me anyway. Deacon and Bradley don't talk. He disappeared
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into that toxic marriage in order to become a committed
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father to Diego. That's it.
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I respect him for choosing his son. I've always tried
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to be clear about that.
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You always have. He stopped himself from living an authentic
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life because he wants to be the best possible father
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to Diego. And while he's sacrificing himself, Mina continues to benefit.
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I don't say it to Deacon, but I think it's
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appalling that she's clearly messing around with JJ Rowman in
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front of everyone.
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Deacon doesn't deserve that.
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I have prayed long and hard, but I don't see
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a way out of this. You are the best thing
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to come into his life right now.
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I like to believe that the universe has a way
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of conspiring to make things happen. So I guess we'll see.
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And how about you? What's next for you?
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Here?
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Are you staying? Please tell me yes?
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I'd like to. I miss it here now that I'm
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seeing everyone again. My cousin, Layla still lives here and
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works at the hospital. We're catching up soon.
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I love to hear that. I want to know all
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about your life in San Diego. I have so many.
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Questions, not much to say. Over the years, I developed
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a large following in the online wellness space. I put
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all my time and energy into raiki, healing and wellness coaching.
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I always wish I could turn my brain off long
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enough to meditate. What else? I want to know? Everything?
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Not much to say?
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Tell me about your life in San diego.
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H nothing really worth getting into. Flash forward last week
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when JJ Roman reached out to me with an opportunity
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at Rigleton Worldwide.
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However, still no word on that.
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Trust me, you're better off. Bradley told me things that
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Wrigleton are not like they used to be.
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Thank you for coming to this board meeting. It's great
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to see all of you. I know it's last minute,
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so I appreciate everyone taking the time to be here. Virtually,
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as you see, it's just myself and Bethany Gina in
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the Santa Barbara office. Are we waiting on the CEO?
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JJ should be here shortly while we hold for another second.
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I wanted to speak on behalf of myself as Regalton's
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chief operating officer throughout my tenure, I like to think
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that we have had a transparent relationship. The feeling is
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that things need to move in a new direction. And
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I hear that.
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Hey guys, Hey, I'm so sorry that I'm late.
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Hello everyone, Oh sorry, JJ, get over here, come on down.
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I apologize for my brother's lack of composure.
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Is he really that trashed?
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I was trying to catch him before he came in here.
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I did everything I.
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Could Mina, please leave now, JJ, What the hell is
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wrong with you?
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M are you?
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Miss?
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I'm sorry everyone, Let's regroup, reschedule. I'm going to end
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the call and I'll circle back shortly. Mina, I told
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you board members only what is going on here.
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I'm saving your ass.
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Bradley, I am so sorry about this.
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Don't apologize for me, ladies.
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Calm down.
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Mina handled the situation. She really stepped up here. I
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just wish you got to JJ sooner. I'm going to
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go sober him off.
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Yes, once we get JJ and Mina out of here,
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we can dial back in and get on with the agenda.
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No, Mina stays she did the right thing, trying to
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prevent JJ from embarrassing himself.
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What you can't be serious.
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I am.
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Mina stays next on Montecito.
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Mina turns the tables on Bethany Gina, I've.
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Earned a seat at the table. I should be on
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the board of directors.
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And takes aim at her next victim, Geo.
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Carreri most wise have to confront the other woman. For me,
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I have to confront the other man.
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And Geo's not pulling any punches.
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Deacon has been all over me since I got back.
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I can give him something you can't.
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This has been Montecito created and executive produced by Grant Rutter.
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Executive story editor is Andrew Pemberton Follower. Supervising sound editor
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is Trey Boody. This episode featured performances by Crystal Chappelle
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as Helena Granville, Blasco, Vincentierrazzari as Bradley Bulasco, Mike Manning
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as JJ Roman, Peter Porte as Deacon Grandville, Chelsea Rendon
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as Mina rast Grandville, m Rylan as Bethany Gina Roman Quinn,
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and Marc Anthony Samuel as Geo Carreri. This episode was
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written by Grant Rutterer with support by Chloe Bell. Music
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furnished by Epidemic Sound. Original theme music composed by Patrick Emil,
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voiceover by Rick Hurst. Production support provided by Soapcast. This
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production is recorded under a SAG after a micro pod agreement.
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