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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.
01:54Thank you
01:55as a dear as a lawyer.
01:56Good.
01:57Yes.
01:58Zeno is you.
01:59It's coming.
02:00선.
02:01Yes.
02:02Good.
02:03Good, daddy.
02:04Well, I'm so good.
02:05Agent, don't you ask me to go home for a day or a kid?
02:08The parents are off and I'm not that old.
02:40Tables 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.
03:04Mr. Armstrong. Leslie Thomas. We met at Doug McBride's memorial.
03:10Vanessa 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.
03:26Forget waiting for the new year. You fast-tracked to new you. Mocktails, 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.
03:50And Donnell has given me his blessing to move on with my life. And 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.
04:07And 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.
04:21And, um, what does she have to say about Joey?
04:26There 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...
04:47Claiming space for yourself, that's mothering, too.
04:53Do 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.
05:08You are talking about Dupree Family Christmas' past.
05:11We are no longer mess-free.
05:13Oh, no.
05:14Did Rowena burn the dots?
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.
05:35The real gift was a trip to Mexico City, so, you know, he was just teasing her.
05:41And how did you and your new mister fare 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.
05:56Dr. Bauer 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.
06:15Poor 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.
06:30I 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?
07:45Yeah, 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 are slow to good, Eva.
08:10Lean in.
08:12Feel it out.
08:14And enjoy it.
08:17Thank you for the Christmas text.
08:19Thank you for responding.
08:20How'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.
08:45I am so happy that she has found this level of peace after such a hard year.
08:49And 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 Omos 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?
09:55Straight 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.
10:41Miss 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.
11:02And you would be a lot more interesting if you'd stop worrying about external validation.
11:10I'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 Articulate song playing from the car next to us?
11:24A part of me wanted to think it was telling me everything's going to be okay.
11:33Sweetheart, 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.
11:44Let's call it what it is, cancer.
11:47And it's moved into our lives.
11:49It's moved into my body.
11:51And it lives with us now.
11:52It's going to dictate what we do and when.
11:58Filling 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.
12:44Why can't you torture yourself when they're never going to respect or accept you, no matter how many businesses you open?
12:53Fine.
12:54You don't care about respect.
12:56And you claim that legitimacy doesn't have a draw.
13:01Okay.
13:01Maybe I read y'all wrong.
13:03But one thing I do know.
13:05You're curious.
13:06Call me Joey.
13:11Call me Leslie.
13:13Well, answer me this, Leslie.
13:17Why 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.
13:49But let's be real.
13:50We were flatlined long before that.
13:51Maybe, but 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 works?
14:09He 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.
14:40Hardly.
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.
15:00Well, my body was too busy enjoying the dream that I was having about you.
15:04How's my girl?
15:12Couldn't be better.
15:14Ready to climb Mount Kilimanjaro after this.
15:17So 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.
15:30With the articulettes with those newly trained vocals of yours.
15:33That was a one-night-only performance just for you.
15:39Never to happen again.
15:41Except if you make a really big case for it.
15:49Anita, do you realize that we have defied every single odd to have the life that we have now?
16:00Do you think we can't take on one more fight?
16:03How do I fight my own body?
16:07With science and prayer, will and love.
16:13And when you don't have anything left to give, we'll pull from reserves in my tank.
16:29Senator, 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.
16:54The metastasizes quicker than other cancers.
16:58Lucky me.
16:59Even my cancer is a thoroughbred.
17:01Only the best for Anita Dupree.
17:04You're lucky.
17:06The earlier the detection, the greater your odds.
17:09Bottom line it for me, doctor.
17:11Will any of these options save my life?
17:15Me 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.
17:41And 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,
18:02you should know that I scaled walls, walked 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.
18:28Look, I don't want to skip ahead to relationship status and end up disappointed.
18:32I want to be wooed.
18:34Okay, 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?
18:56I like that.
19:02Good.
19:03Good.
19:06If only you weren't so irresistible.
19:08A 70-6 star?
19:10Hmm.
19:10Oh, God.
19:26It's aha.
19:27Oh.
19:27Oh, God.
19:28Good.
19:28比ham,か?
19:31Oh, God.
19:32It's a great day.
19:32Yeah.
19:33Oh, God.
19:34Oh, God.
19:35Yeah.
19:36Ooh, this 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.
19:57A 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.
20:57Uh-huh.
20:58So you would be the face of the clinic while I exist in the shadows?
21:05I heard you like the shadows.
21:08Yeah.
21:09That 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,
21:20you can be in the background,
21:23tidying up all the other revenue streams.
21:26Oh, while 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.
21:52Ciao.
21:52I 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.
22:04Go ahead, doctor.
22:06We'll start by shrinking the tumor
22:08so we can make removal easier.
22:11Chemotherapy or radiation?
22:14Chemotherapy.
22:15We 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?
22:37We'll place a port in your chest,
22:39which will allow the chemotherapy
22:41to 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.
22:49A port?
22:50It's the size of a quarter.
22:52With a self-sealing opening,
22:54a small catheter will connect it to a vein near your heart.
22:57A port is something you use with computers or ships
23:01or that sweet wine from Portugal that you have with dessert.
23:06Not 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
23:26as the tumor shrinks.
23:28Wow, look at it go.
23:35After the tumor has shrunk,
23:37I'll see the scope of the cancer
23:38and 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.
24:15No, don't you do it.
24:17I see that beautiful, dank craning to get above this.
24:20Don't you dare try to shoulder it all on your own.
24:27Give it to me.
24:28I lied when I said I didn't care if that nurse recognized me.
24:43Actually, I savored it that she still saw me,
24:49Anita Dupree,
24:49before the cancer and chemo devour everything.
24:55We're not going to let that happen.
24:57We've got a plan.
24:59A plan is a shot in the dark, not a guarantee.
25:02We've made more of less.
25:05I've always taken up space.
25:08I learned to hone and honor what I think are the best parts of me.
25:14My strength, my confidence, my passion, my love.
25:17And I passed that on to my children, my grandchildren,
25:22and all the people who came to see me perform.
25:26But this disease takes Vernon.
25:29And 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.
25:43You are the woman I vowed to love, to cherish, and to honor
25:48in sickness and health till 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, and then us and the kids.
26:18But 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, have 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 and I can help you get past that
26:41and connect you with a sports brand today.
26:43Hmm, could you?
26:45I mean, it's really more of a startup, wouldn't 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 sports illustrated mags
26:53from back in the day.
26:53Oh, exactly.
26:55A man like he was thinking current,
26:56now 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 or modeling.
27:24It's just that my fiance and I have goals of our own.
27:27I'm in law school and 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 for trying,
27:37can 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 Thelma 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.
28:18You want to tell me what you did to that bartender
28:21to make him look over here every five seconds?
28:24We were scouting for new talent.
28:26Danny thought he had the bone structure of a model.
28:28Oh, and you thought that he would leave the ladies of Fairmont Crest salivating, right?
28:34Can you believe he turned us both down flat?
28:36I can believe that you probably both hit on him hard and heavy,
28:40and that scared the poor kid off,
28:42which means he's not ready for that kind of spotlight anyway.
28:45You always know how to work an angle, don'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, of all things.
29:03Oh, I've heard all about the free clinic.
29:06How so?
29:07Leslie and her daughter wanted me to help find a location for them.
29:10What'd she want from you?
29:11She sees me as a silent investor, among other things.
29:16That'd be brilliant.
29:18I hope you told her yes.
29:19That was...
29:23Amazing, mind-blowing, phenomenal.
29:28All of the above.
29:29Is it moving too fast to ask what you do on New Year's Eve?
29:32Well, hopefully spending 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 my 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 this life without you.
30:30Your voice is my favorite song.
30:32And that song will continue
30:34whether the Lord calls me home or not.
30:37It lives on in our children,
30:40our work,
30:42our home.
30:42And it's up to you to 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 for the sake of this family.
31:01You know I will.
31:02you will fight this monster with every ounce of strength and stubbornness you've got.
31:15I promise.
31:17I am nowhere near ready to lead the people I love.
31:27Good news.
31:28I've moved some things around
31:29and we can get you scheduled port placement
31:31later this week.
31:32You know I'm always grateful for a food drop-off,
31:42but can you start giving me the heads up?
31:45Because you got a new man?
31:48Eva and Isaiah
31:50sitting in a tree.
31:52K-I-S-S-I-E-G.
31:53Mama,
31:54please stop it.
31:56Okay,
31:56but also,
31:57yeah,
31:57kind of.
31:58We're getting to know each other.
31:59I bet you are.
32:03I wanted to surprise you.
32:04Turns out,
32:06I was the one who got surprised.
32:09But good for you, baby.
32:11For locking down that fine man.
32:14We are just friends.
32:16Mmm,
32:17well that friendship sure seems to come with
32:20grade-A benefits.
32:23So,
32:25how is he?
32:27Uh,
32:27yeah,
32:27no,
32:28absolutely not,
32:29okay?
32:29We're not going there.
32:30Boo.
32:31What did you do today?
32:33Oh,
32:34well I had a meeting with a potential partner
32:36for my new clinic.
32:38Your clinic?
32:40Yours,
32:40mine,
32:41our,
32:41same thing.
32:42Alright,
32:42your mama is making progress,
32:44baby girl.
32:45Okay,
32:46so who did you meet with?
32:48Oh,
32:48no,
32:48no,
32:48I am not going to jinx it until he signs on the bottom line,
32:52alright,
32:53but trust me,
32:54whew,
32:55his pockets run deep.
32:58Mm-hmm.
32:58Philanthropy could be just what you need to change your public image.
33:04You go from being feared to being celebrated.
33:06She wants me as a silent partner,
33:08remember?
33:09Like,
33:10there are any secrets in this town?
33:11Your involvement would go public even if I had to leak it myself.
33:15Why does everyone assume that I give a damn about how I'm perceived?
33:18Fine.
33:20Do it for all the uninsured people in the DMV who genuinely benefit from the access.
33:25You're trying to turn me into a regular Robin Hood, aren't you?
33:29Just tapping into who I know you already are.
33:32Mm-hmm.
33:33You know me too well.
33:34No.
33:35No.
33:35No.
33:38So,
33:39New Year's Eve?
33:41I can't think of anybody I would rather ring in 2026 with.
33:45It is a date.
33:47I should go while I'm ahead.
33:48Don't want to give you a chance to change your mind.
33:50Uh,
33:50if you leave,
33:51you will miss the best part.
33:52Which is?
34:01Now,
34:02you're ahead.
34:21Hey,
34:22sissy,
34:22what's shaking?
34:24Me?
34:25I just kissed Carlton.
34:27Ooh,
34:28lucky Carlton.
34:29That's becoming a regular thing.
34:32And I told him that I would go out with him for New Year's Eve.
34:36Yes,
34:37Nicole is getting her groove back.
34:40First with the handsome Dr. Kyle,
34:42and now with the equally charming Dr. 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 her options is too much.
34:54Honey,
34:54it might not be enough.
34:56I am enjoying my newfound freedom.
35:00I do have a favor to ask, though.
35:04Anything.
35:05All of my clothes are reminiscent of New Year's past.
35:09I am a new woman.
35:11Damn straight you are.
35:13I need new looks to celebrate.
35:16Then we will go shopping
35:17and find you the perfect dress
35:19for the perfect New Year's Eve.
35:20Something that's both flattering
35:22and easy to remove
35:23should the moment call for it.
35:25I am so proud of us, sissy.
35:30Me too.
35:32Things are looking bright
35:33for the Dupree sisters.
35:35Oh, God.
35:41Later this week,
35:42I thought I had a little more time
35:44before I went under the knife.
35:45As I've said earlier,
35:47this type of cancer is aggressive,
35:49so we're going to be moving quickly.
35:51I understand.
35:54I'll have the nurse
35:54print out your paperwork.
36:07It's time, love.
36:08We have to tell the kids.
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