Monday’s recap: Sharon deceives her family and sends Daniel a text from Heather’s phone while Cameron pressures her to continue her viole.nt actions.

(This day ahead recap episode airs in the USA on October 1. Expect spoilers! Recaps go live by 4:15 PM EST daily.)

Audra and Nate are enjoying coffee at the GCAC, and he mentions that they’re still reveling in the aftereffects of their escapade.

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He boasts that he can recognize chemistry when he sees it. She tells him he needs to leave so she can meet Bob Elton for a pitch.

They discuss shelf space and advertising lines. She needs to concentrate on work, but he makes that challenging.

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Elton has been dealing with Kyle but she needs to woo him over to her so she can make Kyle look useless to Victor.

She complains about him tattling to Victor and trying to edge her out.

Kyle shows up and announces he just had a meeting with Bob Elton.

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Claire watches from a distance as Nate nearly gets up to fight Kyle, Audra tells him it’s not necessary.

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Nate walks off and suggest Claire stay back as Audra and Kyle sort out their business.

They sit at the bar. She admits she hasn’t seen Kyle fighting like that. Nate tells her about how “next level” CEOs are in their desire for power.

She’s seen plenty of corporate manipulation and schemes. That’s why it all makes her uncomfortable. Vendettas rarely end well.

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Audra and Kyle continue taunting each other. He’s already subverted her next plan to impress Victor by cancelling her order.

He reminds her that Bob was his contact and she went behind his back. He’s determined to do what it takes to get her out of Glissade.

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She doesn’t think he can take on the woman who bested Tucker.

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Claire and Nate return and Audra gloats that she’s looking unsettled by watching them.

Claire knows the gloves come off in the corporate arena. Audra says that Kyle doesn’t do anything with a gentle touch.

Kyle leads Claire away and Nate asks Audra what that was all about.

Nate tells her she’s better than this and she accuses him of urging her to back down because she’s a woman.

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He doesn’t want to see her get hurt. Audra insists she’s worked twice as hard as any man and she’s sick of people trying to put her in her place.

Nate gets it but doesn’t think she needs to go about it this way.

“This is me. If you don’t like what you see, you can go,” she tells him.

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He says he’s in her corner and not going anywhere.

He reminds her she’s had no problem playing with the big boys. She says if Kyle wants a fight, he’ll get one.

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Nate apologizes for getting on his high horse with her. He doesn’t think she needs saving. She offers to save him some day.

Audra realizes she doesn’t have to do this alone. There’s someone who can help. She doesn’t explain and takes off.

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When she leaves, he gets a text. “What the hell is this?” he asks himself. The text is from Amy Lewis, who needs to see him right away.

He texts back to ask who she is. She writes back that all will be clear when he sees her.

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Kyle and Claire go down to the jazz club. He hopes he doesn’t think less of him by seeing him fight.

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She reminds him she didn’t fall out of a coconut tree and grew up with her aunt.

She knows people are more than what they do for work. Even her grandpa has a soft side.

Claire just wonders if part of him wishes he didn’t have to be so aggressive.

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He admits that he wishes things didn’t have to be so nasty. But some people have no problems sacrificing people to advance their careers.

Business can get ugly. He’s not proud of it but doesn’t see business getting done otherwise in this instance.

Claire has seen the other side of him, the one he shows to his son. He’s been like that with her too and she’s confident he can achieve all he wants and will avoid stooping to Audra’s level.

He thanks her for reminding him of the man he wants to be. “I want to know all of you,” she says.

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Before they can leave, Audra corners them. Claire leaves them to it.

Audra tells Kyle that she has sold her idea to Bob Elton. Kyle is outraged and starts to huff.

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Audra warns him that she will hit back any shot he takes. She’s not going anywhere.

Kyle declares he has no problem getting down in the dirt to fight her.

“That’s good because I’m going to bury you,” she says.

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Jack runs into his brother when he gets home. Billy was having breakfast with Tracy and is eager to go.

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Jack wants them to talk but Billy doesn’t want to heat any more advice from him