Jack calls someone to release the statement. He disconnects as Adam and Chelsea come in. Jack erupts over what they did to him and his business. “How could you?!” he rails. How could they do this knowing why they did what they did… not to mention who was responsible. “I thought we were friends, Adam.”
Adam protests that it was news. Chelsea questions if there was any part of the story they didn’t get right. Jack hollers that Victor is attacking their company… they know that’s why they had to do what they did! Adam sighs. This isn’t personal. Jack reminds him he vowed not to be used as Victor’s battering ram against him. “This is a stab in the back from a friend, Adam! And I will never forgive you for this.”
Adam looks green around the gills as Jack rants about the effects of this on his employees and challenges him to write a retraction or an apology. He knows they won’t do this because they’re afraid of Victor. Chelsea argues that it’s his company; they work for him. Adam offers to tell his side of the story. Jack tells him to go to hell and warns he will burn Jabot to the ground himself before he ever gives Victor the satisfaction of destroying his father’s company!
