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00:00On Beyond the Gates.
00:02I'm proud of you.
00:03And I forgive you.
00:05I've been diagnosed with breast cancer.
00:07Cancer picked the wrong damn family to mess with.
00:11Yeah.
00:12Joey, you're the one taking my dad's place.
00:17I've been secretly taking singing lessons for months.
00:21People act like you've never seen a miracle.
00:24How about we focus on what I want right now?
00:30These last few days with you have been unreal.
00:35Mm-hmm.
00:36Is this real?
00:39Or this?
00:43As real as it gets.
00:45I feel it too.
00:46In and out of bed.
00:48Same.
00:51But when the inevitable slowdown happens,
00:55no harm, no foul.
00:57Whoa.
00:58Where'd that come from?
01:00Are you trying to shut this down?
01:03Well, I'm just being realistic.
01:05When your big job at Banneker is heating up,
01:07like it'd be a lot less time for sneaky links.
01:10You're nobody's sneaky link.
01:12And this brother can chew gum and see the finest woman in the DMV at the same time.
01:16I can have a girlfriend and a career.
01:19Whoa.
01:21What did you just call me?
01:23I thought we were on the same page.
01:25Yeah, I thought so too,
01:26before you leapt off the couch like you were Simone Bowles.
01:29I mean, it's just that we've been hooking up, like getting to know each other better.
01:33All satisfaction, no strings.
01:36What if I'm okay with a few strings?
01:38Hi.
01:39Hello.
01:40How is your holiday?
01:41Good.
01:42I'm glad to be back at the club.
01:43Busy season.
01:44But what is this?
01:45No book, no case file, no tablets.
01:46Nope.
01:47Just lunch.
01:48I'm trying something new.
01:49Mind if I join you?
01:50Don't mind if you do.
01:51Good.
01:52Good.
01:53Good.
01:54Sad script and music.
01:55Good.
02:00All right.
02:03I'm telling you I've always got time.
02:05Bye, Jung jumping, which is you.
02:37Tables closed. You're interested in a game? Leave your number up front. Buy-in's 500.
02:50That low? I'd pay so much more for the pleasure of your company.
02:55There's nothing like going all in when you know that the deck is stacked against you.
03:01Mr. Armstrong. Leslie Thomas. We met at Doug McBride's memorial. Vanessa sold me the Jarvis property.
03:13Never forget a face or a name. What can I do for you?
03:18Actually, it's what I can do for you.
03:22I have a business proposal that you want to hear.
03:28Forget waiting for the new year. You fast-tracked to new you.
03:32Mocktails, married, and look at that holiday glow!
03:36Disruptive Dani is safely put away, and I am so thankful that I haven't needed her.
03:41But I want to hear about you. How are those babies? How are their holidays?
03:45They're good, all things considered. They even went on a ski trip with their friends, and Donnell has given me his blessing to move on with my life.
03:55And with Joey.
03:57It's a Christmas miracle! Joey's charmed the whole fam.
04:00I didn't need his permission, but I can breathe easier knowing one of my kids can accept Doug wasn't perfect, and it's okay for me to take a step forward.
04:10And Deanna? Where is she on the grief meter?
04:14We're all still dealing, but my girl, she's...
04:16Fragile.
04:17She is. She's always been the more sensitive of the two.
04:19She's seeing a counselor?
04:21Good.
04:23And, um, what does she have to say about Joey?
04:25There used to be a time where you'd tell one twin something, and the other one would know by osmosis.
04:30I don't want Donnell keeping a secret, but we agreed I have to ease into the Joey of it all with her.
04:36You know you're a good mom, right?
04:38Used to be my only absolute.
04:40It should still be.
04:43There's this lesson that sacrifice is the heart of mothering, but...
04:48Claiming space? For yourself?
04:51That's mothering, too.
04:52Do Nicole and I wish that you had chosen any other hot man in town?
04:58Yes, but your heart's set.
05:00Your begrudging support means the world.
05:03Now, enough me.
05:04Tell me all about the picture-perfect, decidedly un-messy Dupree family Christmas.
05:09You are talking about Dupree family Christmas's past.
05:11We are no longer mess-free.
05:13Oh, no.
05:14Did Rowena burn the dust?
05:15You know, Naomi, like every other Dupree woman before her, would not suffer a dud present from her husband.
05:24What did Jacob do?
05:28It's called a chengipol.
05:30Yeah, that's what he got for my daughter.
05:32Someone needs to teach that boy about foreplay.
05:34Fortunately, it was just the appetizer.
05:36The real gift was a trip to Mexico City, so, you know, he was just teasing her.
05:39And how did you and your new Mr. Fair at Chez Dupree?
05:44My hubby and I spent the most magical day of the year with the most magical couple in existence.
05:52VPs look good.
05:55Temperatures are normal.
05:58Dr. Bobo will be here any moment.
06:01Thank you for taking such good care of my bride.
06:05Senator and Mrs. Dupree, it's an honor.
06:09Poor thing, almost curtsied.
06:17Do you hate being recognized here?
06:20Oh, goodness, no.
06:22All I could hear was the word normal.
06:25Helps me believe that this is just some huge mistake.
06:29I know it doesn't work like that, but it doesn't stop my mind from playing tricks.
06:36How many friends' hands have we held with a diagnosis like these?
06:43Too many.
06:44But there are many success stories, too.
06:49Now it's my turn.
06:51And I just can't believe that there is an aggressive cancer growing inside me.
06:57I dig you.
07:12You dig me.
07:13It's simple.
07:14So what's the problem?
07:15I appreciate your confidence.
07:18But my life has been paved with very few sure things.
07:21Come on.
07:22You can't deny how good this is.
07:24I walk out of here, and the whole day I got you all over me.
07:27My body remembering what we just did.
07:30And my mind can't stop thinking about when I get to see you again.
07:33No one has ever said anything about me like that before.
07:37Then why bother with the will they or won't they be us?
07:40Okay, so we moved kind of sort of fast.
07:43So what?
07:43Yeah, like LeBron is kind of sort of good at playing basketball.
07:48And Octavia E. Butler is kind of sort of a literary genius.
07:53You read the book I gave you.
07:57A girl can't live on Carl Ivatty alone.
08:01Kindred is a masterpiece.
08:03Look at us rubbing off on each other in the best way.
08:07Stop searching for reasons that's slow to good, Eva.
08:10Lean in.
08:12Feel it out.
08:13And enjoy it.
08:17Thank you for the Christmas text.
08:19Thank you for responding.
08:21How's your mom doing, by the way?
08:23Mom is better.
08:24Still healing, you know.
08:26And your mom and dad?
08:27Couldn't be better.
08:29All right, paint the picture for me.
08:31Candles are lit.
08:32Eggnog is flowing.
08:33All the Dupree stockings dangling from the hearth.
08:36Pretty much exactly that.
08:38We definitely know how to do Christmas.
08:40And Danny and Andre's tree trimming party was a lovely addition.
08:44I am so happy that she has found this level of peace after such a hard year.
08:48And the best present is always mom and dad's on Christmas.
08:53It wasn't just magical.
08:54It was exactly what we all needed.
08:56Sounds like something out of a storybook.
08:59Except for the Omo scandal that would erect the holidays and the whole year after.
09:03Vernon Dupree, king among men, stepping out on Anita with one of her articulets.
09:09Sisters Ted seriously thought that was true?
09:11Or was he using it to get closer to the family by playing Nicole's hero?
09:15Your former brother-in-law's desperate enough to concoct a crazy story like that?
09:20I don't want the deep-bunk story getting into the wrong heads.
09:23Or worse, becoming a Shade Room headline.
09:26You still follow the Shade Room?
09:28You might just be cooler than me, and that's saying something else.
09:31OMG, do you remember when you thought Kiki was one of Chelsea's friends?
09:36Okay, that was a minor blip, which we swore to secrecy, remember?
09:41So, Daddy was actually doing the sweetest thing.
09:45He and Sharon were sneaking away so that Sharon could teach him to sing to Mother on Christmas.
09:50Oh, that is sweet.
09:52How did that even get misconstrued?
09:54Straight from the devil herself.
09:57Leslie Thomas.
09:58Don't just take my word for it.
09:59All that's good is right here in black and white.
10:09You want me to fund a free clinic with you.
10:14Why in a million years would I want to do that?
10:17Consider this an opportunity for reimagining.
10:21Rebirth.
10:22Just for you.
10:23Oh, did I die?
10:27Is this hell?
10:30Mr. Armstrong, we're both fine, rich, and sexy.
10:36But we're missing the exact same thing.
10:39A heart?
10:41Cute.
10:42The respect that comes with legitimacy.
10:45Miss Thomas, I have more zeros in my account than Fairmont Crest's finest.
10:53Do you see me imitating that life?
10:56No, you do not.
10:58I gave up looking for approval shortly after I left my mother's womb.
11:04And you would be a lot more interesting if you'd stop worrying about external validation.
11:09I've never been one to engage in magical thinking, but I find myself wishing and looking for signs.
11:19Like on the ride down here, did you hear that Articulet song playing from the car next to us?
11:25A part of me wanted to think it was telling me everything's going to be okay.
11:30Sweetheart, you've never been here before.
11:36However you respond, it's just your mind's way of protecting itself from the reality you're facing.
11:43Let's call it what it is, cancer.
11:47And it's moved into our lives.
11:49It's moved into my body, and it lives with us now.
11:52It's going to dictate what we do and when, filling our days with doctors and treatments and tests.
12:03For the first time in my life, something else is telling me when to jump and how high.
12:08Nothing rules Anita Dupree.
12:11Now who's magically thinking?
12:15Sweetheart, are you ready for this?
12:18Because I'm not sure I am.
12:22You're mistaken.
12:28I don't need validation.
12:30I just don't reject applause when it shows up.
12:34And tenacity doesn't always win the day.
12:37Now, these doors are closed to you because you'll forever be the woman who crashed into the Dupree dynasty.
12:45Why can't you torture yourself when they're never going to respect or accept you, no matter how many businesses you open?
12:52You don't care about respect, and you claim that legitimacy doesn't have a draw.
13:01Okay, maybe I read y'all wrong.
13:03But one thing I do know, you're curious.
13:06Why don't you tell me why you've really come here to honor me with opening a clinic with you?
13:23I read an article that said it takes half as long as a relationship lasts to get over it.
13:32And we all know everything on the internet is true.
13:34What's this about?
13:36Your half-sister's man, Tomas?
13:38Or it's about you and Yolanda.
13:40I mean, you were together for a while, right?
13:42In a committed relationship?
13:43Yeah, but we were also over long before you showed up.
13:46Maybe we took too long calling time of death, but let's be real.
13:50We were flat-lined long before that.
13:53Maybe.
13:54But it still hasn't been very long since you broke up.
13:57Can you honestly say this sudden burst of excitement about me has nothing to do with your ex?
14:04Go Senator Dupree.
14:06How'd he do vocal wires?
14:07He shocked us all.
14:12There were waterworks from Anita Dupree herself.
14:16I don't think I have ever seen her that moved.
14:19Beautiful.
14:21And you, sir?
14:23How did you spend your Christmas day?
14:25I FaceTimed with the folks to make sure they were settling in and enjoying the Christmas feast that I had delivered.
14:31Otherwise, business as usual.
14:33I wanted some of the doctors who have children to have some time off so they could enjoy the holiday, too.
14:39That was very noble of you.
14:41Hardly.
14:42Now I get to play hooky till after New Year's while they're grinded out.
14:47Correct me if I am wrong, but hooky doesn't exactly mean hitting the gym every day.
14:52It does if you happily sleep through your alarm for 5 a.m. laps in the pool.
14:56I am sure your body needed the rest.
14:59Well, my body was too busy enjoying the dream that I was having.
15:03About you.
15:10How's my girl?
15:12Couldn't be better.
15:14Ready to climb Mount Kilimanjaro after this.
15:18So we know your sense of humor is intact.
15:22Where on earth would I be?
15:25Except by your side.
15:27Oh, I don't know.
15:28Maybe out on the road with the articulates, with those newly trained vocals of yours.
15:34That was a one-night-only performance just for you.
15:39Never to happen again.
15:42Except if you make a really big case for it.
15:45Anita, do you realize that we have defied every single odd to have the life that we have now?
15:57Do you think we can't take on one more fight?
16:03How do I fight my own body?
16:06With science.
16:08And prayer.
16:10Will and love.
16:12And when you don't have anything left to give,
16:18we'll pull from reserves in my tank.
16:21Senator, Mr. Dupree.
16:31I'm Dr. Bauer, head of oncology.
16:34We're glad you're here.
16:36I understand Dr. Hahn went over the results with you.
16:38Yes, triple negative breast cancer.
16:41Which sounds positive, but it's not.
16:44I'm going to talk you through your options.
16:46Once you decide, we'll move forward.
16:48But I want you to understand we'll be moving with urgency.
16:51Because the cancer will be moving that way too.
16:54Triple negative.
16:55Metastasizes quicker than other cancers.
16:58Lucky me.
16:59Even my cancer's a thoroughbred.
17:01Only the best for Anita Dupree.
17:03You're lucky.
17:06The earlier the detection, the greater your odds.
17:09Bottom line it for me, doctor.
17:12Will any of these options save my life?
17:19Me hang gliding and running with the bulls?
17:22No doubt that was a dream.
17:24Technically, I was the one running with the bulls.
17:26Incomplete matador regalia.
17:28You were the one dressed as Eva Perón on the balcony.
17:31And I had to brave the bulls to rescue you.
17:34Did I at least sing, don't cry for me, Argentina?
17:36Oh, you hit all the high notes.
17:38It was one of those dreams you just don't want to wake up from.
17:43And don't do that thing where you ask me what it means just because I'm a therapist?
17:48I will not.
17:49I already analyzed it.
17:51And it means that you are more than capable of handling yourself.
17:56Glad you know.
17:57But since you are literally the woman of my dreams, you should know that I scaled walls,
18:05walked through fire, and fought the bulls just to get to you.
18:09Because you, Nicole Dupree, are worth fighting for.
18:19I came on fast because I like you.
18:22A lot.
18:23And I like you a lot.
18:25Which is why we need to talk about these things early so we don't flame out.
18:29Look, I don't want to skip ahead to relationship status and end up disappointed.
18:32I want to be wooed.
18:35Okay, Jada Pinkett.
18:37I can woo you.
18:38I can worship you, too.
18:40See?
18:41No.
18:41I want it to be a reciprocal wooing.
18:44A weeing.
18:45Whatever, okay?
18:46I just want it to be done right.
18:49I hear you.
18:51Really.
18:52Why don't we just keep getting to know each other and see where the chips fall?
18:57I like that.
19:02Good.
19:02Good.
19:06If only you weren't so irresistible.
19:08Mm-hmm.
19:39This is fashion.
19:42You could rock this faux fur with nothing but your birthday suit and then boom, drop it like it's hot.
19:48Joey has vision.
19:49We like presents we can mutually enjoy.
19:51So what'd you get for the man who has everything but can't tell you how he got it?
19:54I found the exact right thing to light him up Christmas morning.
19:58A deck of cards once owned by Al Francesco, the godfather of Blackjack.
20:03It was the perfect gift, if I must say so myself.
20:06I'm glad you had a good Christmas, babe.
20:09You deserve it.
20:14Be still my married heart.
20:16What?
20:18Oh!
20:19Be still indeed.
20:23Don't tell me you're saving that for later.
20:25Maybe.
20:26But I'm also sending it to Pamela.
20:29Uh-huh.
20:30Two thumbs up.
20:30She said he could be the next Tyson Beckford.
20:32You want to doom that poor, gorgeous man to a life without carbs?
20:37Do you think he'd be a better match for your side hustle?
20:39He'd make good money, eat what he wants, and have fun while doing it.
20:43Like anyone would choose the escort life over being a model, darling.
20:47There's only one way to find out.
20:49I bet I can get that barkeep on my payroll by the time I see the bottom of my glass.
20:54I'll take that bet, and then I'll take that fabulous coat.
20:59So you would be the face of the clinic while I exist in the shadows?
21:03I heard you like the shadows.
21:08Yeah, that you're the strong, silent type.
21:12And I fit into this equation because?
21:15With all the attention on me and my generous philanthropic efforts,
21:21you can be in the background,
21:23tidying up all the other revenue streams.
21:27Oh.
21:27While you're replenishing your own golden goose, right?
21:31Do me a favor, Joey.
21:34Think about it.
21:37But don't take too long.
21:40I'd hate to miss an opportunity for us
21:44to get to know each other better.
21:48Much better.
21:51Ciao.
21:55I can't guarantee a survival rate,
21:58but I can make sure that we're on the same page
22:00about the next steps in your treatment.
22:03Go ahead, doctor.
22:06We'll start by shrinking the tumor
22:08so we can make removal easier.
22:11Chemotherapy or radiation?
22:14Chemotherapy.
22:17Chemotherapy?
22:17We won't know exactly how your body will tolerate it
22:23until you're undergoing the treatment,
22:25but this approach has shown to be the most effective option,
22:28especially when hormonal therapy
22:30or HER2-targeted treatments aren't applicable.
22:32So what is the process?
22:36We'll place a port in your chest,
22:39which will allow the chemotherapy to be administered directly into your bloodstream.
22:44It'll stay in place for the duration of your treatment
22:46and be removed once therapy is complete.
22:48A port?
22:50It's the size of a quarter
22:51with a self-sealing opening.
22:54A small catheter will connect it to a vein near your heart.
22:58A port is something you use with computers or ships
23:01or that sweet wine from Portugal that you have with dessert.
23:05Not something that makes a hole in my body to pour medicine.
23:12You'll never get used to it, Mrs. Dupree.
23:15But you'll learn to appreciate it as a tool
23:17to help you fight this thing.
23:24Now you can see here what it looks like as the tumor shrinks.
23:28Wow, look at it go.
23:35After the tumor has shrunk,
23:37I'll see the scope of the cancer and what it will take to remove it.
23:41A lumpectomy or mastectomy.
23:45Exactly.
23:48I know it's a lot to take in.
23:51How are you doing with this so far?
23:55Terrified.
23:56That's completely understandable.
23:58But we're here to guide you through each step.
24:02I'll let you have a moment
24:03while we get your port placement scheduled.
24:05No, don't you do it.
24:17I see that beautiful, dank craning to get above this.
24:22Don't you dare try to shoulder it all on your own.
24:27Give it to me.
24:35I lied when I said I didn't care if that nurse recognized me.
24:43Actually, I savored it
24:45that she still saw me,
24:49Anita Dupree,
24:50before the cancer and chemo devour everything.
24:55We're not going to let that happen.
24:58We've got a plan.
24:59A plan is a shot in the dark, not a guarantee.
25:02We've made more of less.
25:04I've learned to hone and honor what I think are the best parts of me.
25:14My strength, my confidence,
25:16my passion, my love.
25:18And I pass that on to my children, my grandchildren,
25:22and all the people who came to see me perform.
25:26But this disease takes Vernon.
25:28And who am I if I become a fragment of everything I've ever known?
25:33Who am I if I lose my voice and my dignity?
25:36Who are you?
25:37You are always and forever Anita Dupree.
25:41Nothing can take that away.
25:44You are the woman I vowed to love,
25:46to cherish, and to honor
25:48in sickness and health
25:51till death do us part.
25:54And I swear for everything that's in me,
25:56I am not going to let death part us, my love.
26:05So what are your New Year's plans?
26:08Wow.
26:09I haven't had to plan a New Year's in decades.
26:13It was always Ted and me,
26:15and then us and the kids.
26:16But now...
26:22Why don't we watch the ball drop together?
26:26What's your name?
26:27Rick.
26:28What a powerful, virile name.
26:32Excuse me?
26:33Tell me, Rick,
26:34have you ever thought about becoming a model?
26:36Oh, I'm kind of awkward in front of the camera.
26:38I own a modeling agency,
26:39and I can help you get past that
26:41and connect you with a sports brand today.
26:44Could you?
26:44I mean, it's really more of a startup
26:46when you say,
26:47do you know who I am, Rick?
26:49Yes, you're Danny Dupree.
26:50I remember you from my dad's old
26:52Sports Illustrated mags from back in the day.
26:53Oh, exactly.
26:55A man like he was thinking current,
26:57now immediate gratification,
26:58which I can offer you, Vanessa McBride.
27:01Offer in what way?
27:02Picture it.
27:03You rolling in money
27:05and rolling in the company
27:06of beautiful, voluptuous women.
27:09Are you talking about sex work?
27:11Think about dear old daddy, Ricky.
27:13Is that what he would want for his son?
27:15It's an escort service, not a brothel.
27:17A heart attach provides companionship.
27:20I don't have anything against sex work
27:22or modeling.
27:24It's just that my fiance and I
27:25have goals of our own.
27:27I'm in law school,
27:27and she's studying to become a surgeon.
27:29So I don't have much time for modeling.
27:32Lawyers.
27:33Doctors.
27:33Well, can't blame a couple of girl bosses
27:36for trying, can you, Rick?
27:42It was the name, right?
27:43I almost had him.
27:44Don't you dare change that name.
27:45It's perfect.
27:47You two having a good time?
27:49We were.
27:55Far be it for me to come between
27:57Thelma and her Louise,
27:59and whatever you've got cooking up.
28:01We can link up later.
28:02No, no, no.
28:02Stay.
28:04I've got to get going anyway.
28:07Drinks again soon, yeah?
28:08Count on it.
28:09Kisses.
28:11Joseph.
28:12Danielle.
28:19You want to tell me what you did
28:20to that bartender
28:21to make him look over here
28:23every five seconds?
28:24We were scouting for new talent.
28:26Danny thought he had
28:27the bone structure of a model.
28:28Oh, and you thought
28:30that he would leave
28:31the ladies of Fairmont Crest
28:32salivating, right?
28:34Can you believe
28:35he turned us both down flat?
28:36I can believe
28:37that you probably both
28:38hit on him hard and heavy,
28:40and that scared the poor kid off.
28:42Which means he's not ready
28:43for that kind of spotlight anyway.
28:45You always know
28:46how to work an angle,
28:47don't you?
28:48I'm nothing if not considerate.
28:50Leslie Thomas came by the casino today.
28:56That woman, what did she want?
28:58A backer for a non-profit clinic,
29:01of all things.
29:03Oh, I've heard all about
29:04the free clinic.
29:06How so?
29:07Leslie and her daughter
29:08wanted me to help find a location for them.
29:10What'd she want from you?
29:10She sees me as a silent investor,
29:14among other things.
29:16That'd be brilliant.
29:18I hope you told her yes.
29:22That was...
29:24Amazing.
29:25Mind-blowing.
29:27Phenomenal.
29:28All of the above.
29:29Is it moving too fast
29:31to ask what you do
29:31on New Year's Eve?
29:32Well, hopefully
29:33spending time with you.
29:35Say less.
29:36Well, hello, Dolly.
29:48Mama, stop it.
29:50Hey, I'll call you.
29:52Okay.
29:54Nice to see you, Miss Thomas.
29:55Nice to be seen.
30:00Do you have a chill setting like ever?
30:03Get in here.
30:04Every time I see that man.
30:05I cannot help but admire
30:08my daughter's excellent taste.
30:14I'm so sorry, sweetheart.
30:16This isn't just happening to me.
30:18How are you?
30:20Like you.
30:21Just trying to grasp it all.
30:24I can imagine
30:25this life without you.
30:29Your voice is my favorite song.
30:32And that song will continue
30:34whether the Lord calls me home
30:36or not.
30:37It lives on in our children,
30:40our work,
30:42our home.
30:44And it's up to you
30:45to keep it alive.
30:46Vernon,
30:47I want you to promise me
30:49that if it is my time,
30:54you will hold yourself together
30:58for the sake of this family.
31:01You know I will.
31:03But I need you to promise me.
31:06What is that?
31:08That you will fight this monster
31:11with every ounce of strength
31:13and stubbornness you've got.
31:16I promise.
31:17I am nowhere near ready
31:20to lead the people I love.
31:27Good news.
31:28I've moved some things around
31:29and we can get you
31:30scheduled port placement
31:31later this week.
31:39You know I'm always grateful
31:41for a food drop off,
31:42but can you start giving me
31:43the heads up?
31:45Because you got a new man.
31:47Mm.
31:49Eva and Isaiah
31:50sitting in a tree.
31:52K-I-S-S-I-G.
31:53Mama, please stop it.
31:55Okay, but also,
31:57yeah, kind of.
31:58We're getting to know each other.
32:00I bet you are.
32:02I wanted to surprise you.
32:04Turns out
32:05I was the one
32:07who got surprised.
32:09But good for you, baby.
32:11For locking down
32:12that fine man.
32:14We are just friends.
32:16Mm, well that friendship
32:18sure seems to come
32:20with grade-8 benefits.
32:24So...
32:25How is he?
32:27Uh, yeah, no.
32:28Absolutely not.
32:29Okay, we're not going there.
32:30Boo.
32:31What did you do today?
32:33Oh, well I had a meeting
32:35with a potential partner
32:36for my new clinic.
32:38Your clinic?
32:40Yours, mine, our.
32:41Same thing.
32:42All right, all right?
32:42Your mama is making progress,
32:44baby girl.
32:45Okay.
32:46So who did you meet with?
32:48Oh, no, no.
32:48I am not going to jinx it
32:50until he signs
32:51on the bottom line,
32:52all right?
32:53But trust me,
32:54whew,
32:55his pockets run deep.
32:58Mm-hmm.
32:59Philanthropy
33:00could be just what you need
33:01to change your public image.
33:04You go from being feared
33:05to being celebrated.
33:06She wants me as a silent partner,
33:08remember?
33:09Like there are any secrets
33:10in this town?
33:11Your involvement would go public
33:13even if I had to leak it myself.
33:15Why does everyone assume
33:16that I give a damn
33:17about how I'm perceived?
33:19Fine.
33:20Do it for all the uninsured people
33:22in the DMV
33:22who genuinely benefit
33:24from the access.
33:25You're trying to turn me
33:26into a regular Robin Hood,
33:27aren't you?
33:29Just tapping into
33:30who I know you already are.
33:32Mm-hmm.
33:33You know me too well.
33:34Mm-hmm.
33:38So,
33:39New Year's Eve?
33:41I can't think of anybody
33:43I would rather ring in
33:442026 with.
33:45It is a date.
33:47I should go while I'm ahead.
33:48Don't want to give you
33:49a chance to change your mind.
33:50Uh, if you leave,
33:51you will miss the best part.
33:53Which is?
34:01Now,
34:02you're ahead.
34:04Hey, sissy.
34:22What's shaking?
34:24Me.
34:25I just kissed Carlton.
34:26Ooh,
34:28lucky Carlton.
34:29That's becoming
34:30a regular thing.
34:32And I told him
34:33that I would go out
34:34with him
34:34for New Year's Eve.
34:36Yes.
34:37Nicole is getting
34:38her groove back.
34:40First with the handsome
34:41Dr. Kyle
34:42and now with the
34:43equally charming
34:44Dr. Carlton.
34:46She chooses well.
34:47Is it too much?
34:48You are asking me
34:50if my very single sister
34:52choosing to explore
34:53her options
34:53is too much?
34:54Honey,
34:54it might not be enough.
34:57I am enjoying
34:59my newfound freedom.
35:01I do have
35:02a favor to ask,
35:03though.
35:05Anything.
35:06All of my clothes
35:07are reminiscent
35:08of New Year's past.
35:10I am a new woman.
35:12Damn straight you are.
35:13I need new looks
35:14to celebrate.
35:16Then we will go shopping
35:17and find you
35:18the perfect dress
35:19for the perfect
35:19New Year's Eve.
35:20Something that's
35:21both flattering
35:22and easy to remove
35:23should the moment
35:24call for it.
35:27I am so proud
35:28of us, sissy.
35:30Me too.
35:32Things are looking
35:33bright for the
35:33Dupree sisters.
35:34Oh, God.
35:41Later this week,
35:42I thought I had
35:43a little more time
35:44before I went
35:44under the knife.
35:45As I've said earlier,
35:47this type of cancer
35:48is aggressive,
35:49so we're going
35:49to be moving quickly.
35:51I understand.
35:54I'll have the nurse
35:54print out your paperwork.
36:07It's time, love.
36:09We have to tell
36:10the kids.
36:10We have to tell the kids.
36:15We'll be back.
36:25We'll be back.
36:29We'll be back.
36:38We'll be back.
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