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00:00BABE! I brought you that special blend you've been loving. I thought you could use a little pick-me-up.
00:20Well, aren't you just the devoted wife? Sorry to disappoint, but your husband isn't here.
00:25Oh, where is he?
00:27Garland Memorial?
00:28The hospital? Why didn't anybody notify me?
00:32Well, you would have been if you came to work on time or checked your messages.
00:35I had a lot going on this morning.
00:37Isn't that most mornings for you, Haley?
00:41Apologies. That's just deadline stress.
00:45Uh, Bill's appointment was scheduled for next month, but they called about a cancellation.
00:50He jumped at the chance to get it over with.
00:52I'm his wife. If anything health-related is going on, I should be informed directly.
00:59You're right.
01:05Is he really okay?
01:07It's just routine follow-up labs from his stroke.
01:12EKG, blood work. Nothing to get stressed about.
01:26Orderly to 211.
01:27Well, if it isn't Bill Hamilton, pays him like a CEO in purgatory.
01:33Anita, it's good to see you too. Everything okay?
01:38No need for concern.
01:40Dr. Ahn just insisted I come in for what she calls my 50,000-mile tune-up.
01:45Checking all the systems, kicking the tires, making sure nothing's going to break down anytime soon.
01:49Hmm. Okay. Well, I hope the diagnostics were all favorable.
01:53So far, so good.
01:55Yesterday was my mammogram. Today, it's vision screening.
01:59Hmm. You still 20-20?
02:01Not bad for a woman my age, wouldn't you say?
02:04Yeah, yeah. You're fortunate to still be able to see things so clearly.
02:08You know, Bill, clarity is not only about physical vision.
02:13Shall I tell you what I see when I look at you?
02:16Look at you.
02:46Please, be my guest. Let's hear what the great Anita Dupree has to say.
02:57When I look at you, I see a man who had the world on a string.
03:03A beautiful, brilliant wife who adored him with blind devotion.
03:08Two daughters that thought he strung the stars and the moon just for them.
03:12And in-laws who welcomed him into a legacy that most men would kill for.
03:19And then, I look at that same man who took all that precious cargo and threw it overboard.
03:27For what? A midlife crisis? Lust? Pleasure with a PYT, young enough to be his daughter?
03:36That's ancient history, Anita. We've all moved on.
03:38Have we? Because I see the way you look at my daughter when you think no one is watching.
03:45And that look tells a completely different story.
03:48What you see is two people who once care for each other.
03:53Who are trying to find something, anything to hold onto for the sake of their children.
03:57Look, I never claimed to be the perfect husband.
03:59Understatement of the millennium.
04:01Yeah, but I love my girls. Fiercely. And whatever else you think of me, you cannot argue with that.
04:08And that's why we're having this civilized conversation.
04:11Instead of me telling you where to go and drawing a map to show you how to get there.
04:15Look, Anita, I am trying my best to keep the peace here. Okay?
04:18And if last night's Winterfest proved anything, it's that maybe, just maybe, it's possible.
04:25You know, there was a time when you and Vernon were more than in-laws to me.
04:29You both were like my real parents, Vernon especially.
04:33You know, he was the first man that ever showed me what a good father looked like.
04:36What?
04:37Too bad he didn't show you what a good husband looked like.
04:41All the years that we have been together, that man has never, once, made me question where he was laying his head at night.
04:51That's cutting it close.
04:53Anita left the house early this morning, but the staff are all gone.
04:58We could do it right here in the living room.
05:00I know, I know.
05:03Yes, hurry. I've been waiting for this anxiously.
05:07See you soon.
05:10Surprise!
05:16Danny, don't sneak up on your old man like that.
05:21Come on. This tired heart can only take so much.
05:25Well, next time I'll bang a gong to announce myself.
05:27Though, come to think of it, I think that might be more startling.
05:32You could ring the doorbell.
05:34In the house I grew up in?
05:36The house where I lost my first tooth and faked my first sick day where I learned to forge your signature on school permission slips? Never.
05:44To what do I owe the pleasure of this unannounced visit?
05:49Can't a daughter just drop by to see her beloved father without an ulterior motive?
05:55No.
05:56Very well.
05:57Andre and I are going to have lunch at the club and I thought it would be nice for you and mother to join us.
06:02Last night at Winterfest was so magical, but we barely got two minutes with either of you.
06:06Oh, that's such a lovely offer.
06:09But I'm afraid I've got to take a rain check.
06:12Your mother's out on an appointment and I don't know when she's going to come back.
06:16Come back.
06:17Oh, Pui.
06:18Well, promise me we'll have a proper double date soon.
06:22I really want you and mother to love Andre as much as I do.
06:25We have already welcomed Andre into this family with open arms.
06:32And truthfully, he fits a little better than Bill ever did.
06:37I know that Vernon is the ideal husband, right?
06:42And I am long past measuring up to that.
06:44All I want now, Anita, is for you to accept me as Danny's ex-husband and the father of your grandchildren.
06:49Well, since Danny has given you grace, I suppose I can as well.
06:55And Lord knows I have needed my share of second chances in this life.
07:00Well, I appreciate that, Anita.
07:02But I suspect that Danny's change of heart has more to do with her new marital status than any spiritual revelation.
07:09Come on. You know she's always more agreeable when she's happy.
07:12And Danny is happy. Make no mistake about that.
07:15I haven't seen her this happy since before.
07:18Well, we both know what happened.
07:21And, you know, a lot of the credit goes to Andre.
07:28Yeah. It is an interesting pairing.
07:31I was actually surprised to hear that you and Vernon approved.
07:34Well, it's not the union one would expect, but it works.
07:39Now, if only Nicole could find someone to make her happy, I would sleep a lot better at night.
07:45Yeah. You know, I always thought Nicole and Ted made a great couple.
07:49But, hey, even in the best marriages, things happen.
07:53Things happen?
07:55Are you equating infidelity with some kind of weather pattern?
08:00My point is, life is messy, okay?
08:04Listen, I genuinely hope that Nicole finds someone who makes her as happy as Hayley makes me.
08:09Yes, I like to be there for these things.
08:14Accept my apology for snapping earlier.
08:18Of course.
08:21In the meantime, no need for letting a perfectly good tea go to waste.
08:26High to late night.
08:28I could use a pick-me-up.
08:30Oh, yeah.
08:32Stop.
08:34Oh.
08:36Hey.
08:37There's more in the break room.
08:39This one's for me.
08:41Of course.
08:43I'll leave you to it.
08:44Give me a second.
09:01Hey.
09:03Cookie.
09:04What's going on?
09:06No, I'm just here with Joey going over some spreadsheet drama.
09:08What's happening?
09:09I need to see you now.
09:11Uh, are you good?
09:13Do I say I'm good?
09:14Come quick.
09:15I'll text you the location.
09:16All right.
09:17I'm on my way.
09:20I gotta run out for a minute.
09:22My, uh, lady friend Cookie.
09:23She needs my help.
09:24You don't call trouble.
09:25You know how it is.
09:27Tell Mrs. Hamilton I said hello.
09:33Oh.
09:38You've been on my mind.
09:44Head got you home from the Winterfest okay, I take it?
09:49Well, if you hadn't stood me up, there would be no need to ask since it would have been you.
09:55But that would require being seen with me.
09:58I didn't stand you up.
10:01But what do I have to do to make you understand?
10:04You can start by not making decisions for me.
10:06The only one who decides what's for my good is me.
10:10But you get to decide for me.
10:12That's not what I'm doing.
10:13The moment we are seen together at a social event, the country club starts whispering, the charity groups start questioning, and red flags start going up that could put everything that we've actually scratched that because this predates my having met you, everything that I've worked for, in jeopardy.
10:32You're a public person.
10:35You're not shy about lunching at the club or renting out uptown for the night.
10:39There's nothing about going to that event that would have been subtle, or casual, or easily explained.
10:45That would have made a statement.
10:47Loud and clear.
10:49That we're serious, and obviously that's what you're trying to avoid.
10:53Vanessa.
10:54Well, I am done being Joey Armstrong's dirty little secret.
11:00I never asked you to save me.
11:03Fine. I'll stop trying.
11:05But you should bear in mind that orange jumpsuits don't come with designer labels, and prison commissaries don't stock champagne.
11:12You're just trying to scare me with worst case scenarios.
11:16No, I'm trying to help you avoid catastrophe.
11:19Something I learned the hard way.
11:22You know, I've been the boogeyman of the DMV longer than I can remember.
11:26But you?
11:28You live the kind of life people dream about.
11:31Your name will open doors. Your children respect you.
11:36Do you respect me?
11:38More than you know.
11:43I'm not trying to control you.
11:46I'm just trying to protect what you've built.
11:48What I've built.
11:52And what we're building together.
11:55While not being seen together?
12:00I'm fine with people seeing me on your arm.
12:03Because I'm not ashamed of this thing between us.
12:05I have nothing to hide.
12:06Except all the money that's being laundered through your real estate company.
12:10The paper trail that connects you to me in ways that will blow all of this up.
12:15Which is exactly why you should have come last night.
12:19If we're parading around together in public, people will focus on your legit businesses and not the rumored ones.
12:27Don't leave it to me to tell you how to do your job, but it's basic misdirection.
12:31Look at the time. Maybe you should run alone. You don't want to keep Andre waiting.
12:38Daddy, are you trying to get rid of me?
12:40Of course not. I just know how I feel when your mother keeps me waiting all alone at our table at the club.
12:47Which happens more often these days.
12:51Maybe she's busy making herself beautiful for you.
12:57Perfecting perfection?
12:59Which that was not.
13:01No. She often runs late because she's busy changing the world.
13:06That woman was a star long before she met me.
13:10She never needed my approval to know her worth.
13:14I am just reminding you. She doesn't take you for granted.
13:17Mom's the one who told me all those stories about all the women back in the day who had their eye on Vernon Dupree.
13:24Including other articulettes.
13:26You make me sound like a Motown heartthrob.
13:28You were! Brain of Baldwin and the style of Belafonte. You were the eligible bachelor.
13:37Never doubt it. My mother appreciates her man. Even if she doesn't have to worry about some wild woman luring him away.
13:46No. She certainly doesn't have to worry about that.
13:51Tell me Bill. How does your wife feel about you taking such an interest in all things Danny?
13:58We have daughters.
14:01Hayley understands that Danny and I will never be entirely out of each other's lives because of Naomi and Chelsea.
14:07You sure that's all it is?
14:10It's better for the girls that we get along.
14:13That's what matters.
14:14You don't fool me Bill Hamilton.
14:21And neither does this whatever it takes to keep the peace routine.
14:27Just remember.
14:31I see you.
14:35About damn time.
14:37I've been standing here having a panic attack.
14:39I ain't taking breath cuz I got here as fast as I could.
14:41Now what's going on? You look like you just caught a case.
14:44Not yet.
14:45But we have a problem.
14:47A big one.
14:49Okay what is it?
14:51Bill's at Garland Memorial having comprehensive blood work done.
14:54Our whole plan is about to go up in smoke.
14:56I was beginning to think you had forgotten about me Dr. Montgomery.
14:59Now you know that's not true.
15:01Why aren't you in the exam room?
15:02I'm fielding calls from my office.
15:03It's better reception out here.
15:06Well I have the results to your blood work here.
15:09Let's go talk in private.
15:10You don't see the problem here?
15:21What if they find this in his system?
15:24Okay they won't.
15:25Oh so you're clairvoyant now?
15:27No.
15:28But I am a damn good listener.
15:30And what you asked for was clear.
15:32Tasteless, odorless, slow, undetectable.
15:36I know damn well what I said but this isn't the same batch.
15:41For all we know your guy could have switched up the recipe or cut corners.
15:44It's the same stuff.
15:46I guarantee it.
15:47And your guy swears by that?
15:48He better.
15:50The man knows in my world it's not just your rep to die slow.
15:55I told him I needed something that won't show up in an autopsy which means it won't show up in a blood test either.
16:02Don't tell me you're getting scared now.
16:04Man you can miss me with all that.
16:06I've been solid since day one and as long as everything you just said is true then we good.
16:14Is there a problem doctor?
16:16Should there be?
16:18I don't know you're combing through that chart like you're looking for buried treasure.
16:22Well I like to be thorough.
16:24Especially given your history of ignoring warning signs.
16:28Yeah I see what you did there.
16:31The low level shade.
16:33Hmm.
16:35What is it?
16:37You see something?
16:39I do.
16:43You're healthy.
16:45Glucose, normal.
16:46So is your red blood cell and platelet count.
16:49Electrolytes, right where we want them.
16:51All things we look at after a patient has had a stroke.
16:54Everything looks great.
16:55Hey, excellent.
16:57If anything concerning shows up in the additional labs we'll either call you directly or upload the results to your online health portal.
17:04Okay, so I'm done here.
17:06Almost.
17:07How are you otherwise?
17:08Are you able to accomplish your normal activities?
17:11You mean other than when I'm here, wasting billable hours?
17:15Any functional limitations?
17:17Issues with speech or memory?
17:19I'm fine.
17:20Carrying a full caseload, which I'd love to get back to by the way.
17:24As well as my family, who I promised to carve out more time for.
17:28So, um, did you and Chelsea have a good Thanksgiving? Did your whole family get to come out?
17:41Mr. Hamilton, I'd like to keep things professional. At the moment, you are my patient, not my girlfriend's father.
17:51Of course. Do your thing.
17:54Good. Now that I'm done, Thanksgiving was a disaster.
17:59Oh.
18:01Your daughter and I aren't even speaking.
18:04Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.
18:07Correction. It's afternoon.
18:10Are you feeling better? Did you peep your mentions yet?
18:14Everyone was asking where the fashion queen of Fairmont Quest was last night.
18:20I take it that's a no.
18:23Here, I got you some green juice. It's that kale, lemon, and ginger concoction you like.
18:28Thanks, cuz. You're a lifesaver.
18:29Mm-hmm. And there's some broth and jasmine rice in the fridge from uptown.
18:34You were completely conked out last night when I brought it home for you.
18:37I don't have much of an appetite right now, but I'll try to eat later.
18:40Instead, you can fill me in on yesterday. My mentions claimed that you weren't at Winterfest either.
18:47Watching my dad parade his do-over daughter around wasn't my idea of holiday cheer.
18:53So I skipped it to spend a little alone time with Tomas.
18:57Oh. Skipping family obligations for bae sounds promising.
19:03Yeah, I thought that too. Didn't turn out so well.
19:07What happened?
19:09Tomas asked me to move in with him.
19:13And that's bad?
19:16I turned him down.
19:17Why? Last time I saw you two, you both were going on and on about how you were on cloud nine after your romantic weekend.
19:26While Madison and I were on the Hot Mess Express, it seemed like you two couldn't get enough of each other.
19:32What changed?
19:33So let me get this straight.
19:37You're the one who wanted Donnell to go right back to college, right after his father's funeral, so he wouldn't get wind of our situation.
19:48And now you want to go public.
19:49Makes perfect sense to me. As you just said, Donnell's away at school, so is Deanna. They don't have to know anything about this.
19:56It's almost Christmas time. They're bound to come visit, aren't they?
20:00Actually, they won't because they're going away on a ski trip with friends.
20:04Well, they'll come home sometime. And when they do, how do you think they're going to feel about their mother being involved with me, or anyone, so soon after their father's death?
20:17I would wager they wouldn't feel too good about it. Or anyone else in this town, for that matter.
20:23I don't care. I mean it, Joey.
20:27I spent so many years trying to tamp down my true desires.
20:33Supplimating my passion by hiring escorts.
20:37Or having flings with personal trainers.
20:40Do you know what it's like to live in a gilded cage?
20:44To attend charity events and country club dinners with a husband who hasn't truly seen you in years?
20:50I wasted so many years hiding. I...
20:58I don't want to hide anymore.
21:02I understand how you feel. I do.
21:08But I still think it's a bad idea.
21:11We should keep things the way they are right now.
21:20Or maybe we should just hit pause on our personal relationship.
21:26Seems extreme.
21:30It's how I feel.
21:33Okay then, that's what we'll do.
21:46Vernon?
21:48Are you home?
21:50Dr. Ahn says I am good to go.
21:53So you are stuck with me for another...
21:58Oh my God.
22:03Vernon?
22:05Perfect timing.
22:07Are you ready for a feast, my dear?
22:11Beautiful lady?
22:13I took the liberty of making reservations for two.
22:17What is all of this?
22:21Something smells divine.
22:23What is... is that...
22:25Is that gumbo?
22:27Your senses are not betraying you.
22:30I had the entire meal flown in from Dookie Chase's.
22:36First class. Dry ice, the worst.
22:38The worst.
22:39Oh my God.
22:40You know that is one of my favorite restaurants in all the world.
22:44I love Dookie Chase.
22:45Do you remember how we'd go there every time you performed in New Orleans?
22:50You were already a fixture by then.
22:52All those meetings with your coalition brothers upstairs, planning to change the world over shrimp and grits.
22:59Yeah, we called it Soul Fuel.
23:01What did I do to deserve this?
23:05You exist.
23:07You and our love should be celebrated every day.
23:11Now that Winterfest is over, we have a small window of opportunity for some alone time before we get inundated with Christmas craziness.
23:25So are your parents coming?
23:30Apparently they had other plans.
23:32That he was being very mysterious.
23:34Yeah, that look that he gets in his eye when he's planning something for mother.
23:37Yeah.
23:39Your father is still romancing his queen after all these years.
23:43I respect that.
23:44Though, I'm not complaining that I get to have my wife all to myself.
23:49Winterfest was amazing, wasn't it?
23:52Yeah.
23:53Your family knows how to throw down.
23:56I think my best part was feeling like I was really a part of the family.
24:02It was nice to be surrounded by all of that love again.
24:04All kinds of love.
24:07What do you mean?
24:09How was it seeing Ashley last night?
24:12I'm not teasing.
24:13I'm genuinely curious.
24:16Any twinges?
24:18Sure.
24:20I could see her sadness.
24:22Which made me feel bad because she's such a...
24:25She's such a good person.
24:27Ashley thought she had her whole life figured out.
24:30And then it just blew up all around her.
24:32I know what that feels like.
24:35You do have a knack for seeing beauty that other people miss because they're just not paying attention.
24:43Photography has made you so observant.
24:46It's kind of a superpower.
24:48I would have picked something way cooler like teleporting or x-ray vision.
24:53You're a good person.
24:55Naughty.
24:57But good.
24:59However, I must warn you.
25:01Okay.
25:02Do not become Ashley's shoulder to cry on.
25:04You are my man.
25:06And I'm not sharing you.
25:08Woman, you don't ever have to worry about that.
25:12Come in.
25:13Hmm.
25:19Vanessa.
25:21Anastasia.
25:23Stay drinking alone.
25:25How very last husband of you.
25:28You are an absolutely vile woman.
25:32Don't you have something better to do?
25:34Escorts to order.
25:36Botox appointments to cry through.
25:38Oh, sweetheart.
25:40Don't project.
25:42You're the one who could use some of that special TLC that you've been peddling to all the ladies around here.
25:48Remember when you used to hold court at this bar?
25:52Now you can't even hold a man's attention.
25:54Are you really going to make me drag it out of you?
26:09Come on.
26:10What's the T on why you curved your Puerto Rican Corazon when he asked you to move in?
26:14I'm so into Tomas.
26:16It's embarrassing.
26:18I do want to build a life with him.
26:20But.
26:21But.
26:23I want to do it on my terms.
26:26I can't just slide into moving in together because it's the logical next step.
26:30I need to know we're doing this because we're genuinely ready to build something beautiful together.
26:37Not just trying to check a box.
26:40You're protecting your peace and thinking about your future.
26:43That is perfectly reasonable.
26:45But real talk.
26:47You love him.
26:48And the way he looks at you, I mean, even I can tell that he genuinely cares about you.
26:54He does.
26:55That's what makes it so complicated.
26:57I completely understand.
26:59I figured you would.
27:01Since you're in the same boat with Madison.
27:03I specifically warned Chelsea not to fall for my mother's act.
27:11I told her exactly what would happen.
27:13But the minute we walked through the door, Chelsea was like a convert at the altar, embracing all my mom's new age theories about healing crystals and magic herbs.
27:21And when I tried to redirect the conversation to anywhere else, Chelsea kept encouraging my mom to tell her more.
27:27And God, does my mom love an audience.
27:30And there was Chelsea, just happy to give it to her.
27:32Hey, look.
27:34I don't know. Maybe my daughter was just trying to be polite.
27:37You know, it was her first time meeting your family.
27:40It was more than that.
27:42Things went from uncomfortable to unbearable.
27:44Yeah.
27:46I know the feeling.
27:49Cuz, different batch, same secret sauce.
27:52Okay, completely untraceable.
27:55When Bill finally checks out, every doctor from here to Georgetown is gonna chalk it up as natural causes just like we planned it.
28:04But what if the test shows traces of...
28:07Cuz, the test ain't gonna show nothing, cuz it ain't nothing to show.
28:10Okay, this ain't my guy's first rodeo.
28:11I wanna believe it, Randy, but if something goes wrong, I...
28:14Cuz, believe it, okay?
28:16But more than that, why don't you believe me?
28:18Look, you are this close to getting your hands on a serious bag.
28:22A $10 million life insurance policy.
28:25However much money is sitting in that college fund,
28:29you can cash out that black car plus a house on St. Bart's.
28:33Come on, guys.
28:35I need you.
28:37Don't let your nerves mess up the biggest cum up of your life.
28:39I'm so sorry I had to cut our lunch short.
28:44I need to see if Chelsea's feeling better.
28:46Okay, go.
28:47Handle your business, babe.
28:49I'll stay here and I'll sign the bill.
28:51Always the gentleman.
28:52Of course.
28:54Mind if I join you?
28:56Hey, Vanessa.
28:58Something wrong?
28:59No, nothing another drink won't fix.
29:00Vanessa, sweetheart.
29:02What happened?
29:04You can trust Andre.
29:05I tell him everything anyway.
29:07About Joey?
29:08Should I speed this up?
29:09I can think of 10 million answers to that.
29:13There you are, baby.
29:14How was your checkup?
29:15Caroline told me.
29:16Do you know I would have gone?
29:17No, no, no, no.
29:18No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
29:19No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
29:32Amanda.
29:35Oh.
29:37There you are, baby.
29:39How was your checkup?
29:41Caroline told me.
29:42Do you know I would have gone with you?
29:44Baby, I didn't want to worry you unnecessarily,
29:46But I passed it with flying colors.
29:48Dr. Montgomery says everything looks perfect.
29:50Better than perfect, actually.
29:52That's a relief.
29:54Tea?
29:55Oh, no, not now, baby.
29:56I still have to prepare for my meeting with that prospective client.
30:00That wasn't a question.
30:02If you want to keep up those A-plus examinations, drink up.
30:07Wife's orders.
30:10You're right.
30:12Here's to you, baby.
30:13I'm always looking out for my health.
30:16She basically said that I was self-centered and inconsiderate.
30:23Well, she didn't use those exact words, but she was way more diplomatic.
30:28That's grand for you.
30:30Brutally honest, but makes it sound elegant.
30:33She told me this story about her and Granddad's first Christmas.
30:37How she tried to connect with his Aunt Melba, despite knowing that he had problems with her,
30:42which made him feel completely disrespected.
30:44And that got me to realize that I did the exact same thing to Madison.
30:50So much for being the perfect girlfriend.
30:53I was so thirsty to show her that I can handle her family drama.
30:56I completely steamrolled over her boundaries.
30:59I wonder if she'll ever forgive me.
31:01Well, here's your chance to find out.
31:04Hey.
31:17Hey.
31:19I figured you were working.
31:21I just saw my last patient for the day.
31:24Your dad.
31:24It's not another stroke, is it?
31:27It was just a checkup.
31:28He's fine.
31:29But I'm afraid I gave him an earful about us.
31:36Oh?
31:38After he left, I realized I should probably be talking to you instead.
31:44And that's my cue.
31:46I should probably check on those fabric samples.
31:48You don't have to leave your own space, cuz.
31:51You want to go for a walk.
31:53What about your cold?
31:55Your sinuses sound congested.
31:57I could use some air.
31:59And then we could clear things up.
32:02I would like that.
32:03Joey didn't even try to stop me.
32:09He just stood there like some marble statue while I stormed away.
32:13Like I wasn't worth the effort.
32:15Maybe it's fate trying to step in.
32:19Joey leaving you might be the best thing for you.
32:21It absolutely is not.
32:23Maybe you should get some food.
32:24It might actually help you feel better.
32:26I am tired of playing the perfect grieving widow
32:30through living my life according to everyone's expectations.
32:35Dear, dear.
32:36The club frowns upon loud voices in the dining room, Vanessa.
32:40If you're on the verge of a nervous collapse,
32:43might I suggest the ladies' lounge?
32:45I believe they have smelling salts on hand just for this type of episode.
32:49Oh, perhaps.
32:50You should take them yourself, Anastasia, and blow them up your...
32:54All right, Vanessa.
32:55Let's go hang.
32:57Danny's right.
32:58You are making a scene.
33:00Joey?
33:04What are you doing here?
33:17You're making a scene.
33:19Well, that was delicious.
33:36Absolutely delicious.
33:38And I am so glad I had my cholesterol checked before that indulgence,
33:42or I would never hear the end of it from Dr. Ahn.
33:44Oh, well, I hope I didn't put you in the doghouse, did I?
33:49No, you didn't.
33:50And what the doctor doesn't know won't hurt her.
33:53Thank you so much for this incredibly thoughtful gesture.
34:02You know, most men would have to be in the doghouse themselves before they did something like this.
34:08But you, sir, it's just any other day.
34:12I wanted the memory of this afternoon to stand like a lighthouse on the edge of this year,
34:20guiding us safely into the harbor of the next.
34:25Well, you have succeeded.
34:28And if you keep this up in 2026, it is going to be the best year ever.
34:33Amen to that.
34:35I'm the one who gave Rowena the night off, so let me clear the plates.
34:48Thank you, sweetheart.
34:49Mm-hmm.
35:05Hello, Dr. Ahn.
35:09Your ears must have been burning.
35:10I was just talking about you.
35:14What?
35:17What do you mean, more tests?
35:22I was thinking maybe we do something different for Christmas this year.
35:28Different how?
35:29Maybe St. Bart's, our new place, should be ready by then.
35:36Mm.
35:37Mm.
35:39Mm.
35:43Mm.
35:44Okay.
35:45Whatever you want, baby.
35:48Would you like a refill?
35:50No, no thanks.
35:52If I have any more, I'll be floating to that meeting.
35:56Mm.
35:56And besides, I need to get back to the research for the...
36:03Haley?
36:06Baby, I don't...
36:07Oh!
36:08What?
36:08Oh!
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