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The Madison S01E03 (2026)
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00:17Every time you leave town, these girls invent a crisis.
00:19I swear to God.
00:21Well, not every time I leave town.
00:23It's every time I go on vacation.
00:25If I was at a shareholder meeting in Boston, everything would be just fine.
00:30Well, it's not fine, and you're not here.
00:32Wait a minute.
00:34Hang on.
00:39It's snowing.
00:41Snowing? In June?
00:42In June.
00:44What do the fish think about that?
00:46The river's too high to fish anyway.
00:48Well, then why are you...
00:50Oh, no, never mind. I remember.
00:52Cabins don't maintain themselves.
00:54They sure don't.
00:55I can't get you to change the curtains here, but you'll fly a thousand miles to restain a deck.
01:00Well, you can change the curtains any time you want.
01:03What you can't get me to do is have an opinion about them.
01:06It's difficult to have an argument when you're proving my point, honey.
01:09I didn't know we were arguing. It's been so pleasant.
01:12Can we get back to the crisis, please?
01:14We can talk about whatever you want.
01:17I had lunch with Abigail today.
01:19Oh, using her full name.
01:21Yeah, she informed me that she and Dallas are getting a divorce.
01:24Well, I was surprised it lasted as long as it did.
01:28It was doomed from the start.
01:29Well, actually, Dallas was doomed from the start.
01:32Anyone who names their child after a city, especially a city they've never been to.
01:37You haven't heard the best part.
01:39Dallas is staying in the apartment and asking for spousal support.
01:44Oh, yeah, well, best of luck with that, Dallas.
01:46All right, where's Abby staying?
01:48Well, she would like to speak to you about that.
01:52I think it's time that we let her figure things out for herself.
01:57Honey, I'm afraid that time has passed.
02:00We throw her out to sink or swim, we're just drowning her kids with her.
02:04I don't know.
02:05Just thinking about when we were young and crammed into a shoebox of an apartment with no furniture,
02:11rationing ramen noodles.
02:13Ah, the good old days.
02:15Yeah, they were.
02:16I mean, what would you trade them for?
02:18An apartment with heat might have been nice.
02:19No, I mean it.
02:20I mean, if you had had parents that you could run to every time life got hard,
02:23would you be the man you are today?
02:25Probably not.
02:26But Abby isn't a man.
02:27What?
02:28Whoa, wait.
02:29What's that supposed to mean?
02:31Easy.
02:31I'm not picking a fight here.
02:33Yeah, well, you let me decide that.
02:35Paige could handle it.
02:37She'd find a way.
02:38But Abby just doesn't have it in her, honey.
02:41She's a dreamer.
02:42Big dreams with absolutely no drive to see them through.
02:45And if we had remained poor, that would not have changed.
02:48So, I don't know.
02:49What are you saying?
02:50She gets to remain a child for the rest of her life?
02:53She remains our responsibility because she does not have the belief to be responsible for
02:57herself.
02:58She never has.
02:59No, the word you mean is discipline.
03:01No, honey.
03:02I mean belief.
03:03You've got to have that first.
03:05How can you have discipline about realizing a dream you don't believe you're capable of
03:09achieving?
03:09We can love her all we want, honey.
03:13We will never make her love herself.
03:17You are ruining my plan to blame this on us.
03:21Don't be too hard on her, honey.
03:24She's hard enough on herself.
03:26And that's her problem.
03:28She's the only one who can fix it.
04:01That's incredible.
04:03Sausage or pancakes?
04:04Both.
04:05Both.
04:05Since when did my girls develop an appetite?
04:09Do you want breakfast?
04:10What are my options?
04:12Elk, sausage, or pancakes?
04:14Oh, God.
04:14It's quite the quandary.
04:16Embrace your inner carnivore or face the gluten monster.
04:19I don't know when you became Miss Little House on the Prairie, you juice-fasting fucking hypocrite.
04:23Hey, are you out of your mind?
04:26Do not talk like that around my girls.
04:28Oh, your girls.
04:29Like you own them.
04:30Babe, you've got to try this baking soda stuff.
04:32Look at my...
04:37I'm going to go for a walk.
04:38Take my girls, would you?
04:40Can we go after breakfast?
04:41You can go now.
04:49Ooh, I'm in for it now.
04:51What are you going to do, Abby?
04:52Are you going to bend me over your...
04:54Don't you ever talk like that around my...
04:56You ever fucking touch me!
05:25You girls want to see a tantrum?
05:27Because where are you going to?
05:29I can see that we've all completely forgotten why we're here.
05:34Or maybe it's just that I did such a terrible job as a mother that I instilled in you absolutely
05:40no love or respect for each other or for anyone else, for that matter.
05:46This is not your house.
05:47This is my house.
05:49And unlike my other house, you make a mess in this one, you will clean it the fuck up.
06:09Cade, Stacy.
06:12I'm sorry to bother you, but I need to pick up Paul's truck at the sheriff's, and I was wondering,
06:19are you sure?
06:27I have to say, it is refreshing to see you two passionate about something, even if it is hating each
06:33other.
06:33Now, if I could just get you to show half this much emotion over losing your father.
06:43I'll sleep if you want more.
06:48Yeah.
06:50Set with the table and dishes?
07:08Everything okay?
07:10No.
07:11Russell, I wouldn't say so.
07:13What happened?
07:14Oh, a lot of emotions, Russell.
07:17They have no idea where to put them.
07:19I'd give them some space so they don't try to put them on you.
07:22Yes.
07:23I've experienced that.
07:27It's not pleasant.
07:28It's not pleasant.
07:52Wow.
07:53Right?
07:55A real-life man cave.
07:57How do they get all of this stuff up ladders?
07:59Isn't this cool?
08:01I don't know if we should be up here, girls.
08:02I don't know how stable the floor is.
08:04It's stable enough for a pool table.
08:08What's this?
08:12Well, that's like an antique computer game, sort of.
08:17From, like, the Old West?
08:19From, well, not from the New West, that's for sure.
08:51Maybe they should have beat the shit out of each other years ago.
08:54Abby, I want you to come with me.
08:57Paige, you keep an eye on the girls, a close eye.
09:00Yes, ma'am.
09:04Grab that card.
09:05The girls made for the neighbors.
09:19Thank you for doing this.
09:20Of course.
09:21Excuse the mess.
09:22It's a work truck.
09:24No, we're no stranger to messes.
09:26You'll be right at home.
09:27Oh, sorry.
09:33Yeah.
09:37Yeah.
09:39Yeah.
09:40Yeah.
09:44Yeah.
09:58I have something for you, for my girls, to say.
10:02Don't thank me.
10:03I didn't do anything.
10:05But my wife will be tickled, babe.
10:08We can drop it off.
10:09You got time.
10:10We have time.
10:40Hey, darling.
10:41Hey, mama.
10:42Hope y'all are going to put him to work.
10:44Sounds like a cow dog.
10:46Obeys much better when he's tired.
10:47We'll see what we can come up with.
10:50A girl's made this for you.
10:51It's silly, but they wanted to thank you for the food.
10:53Nothing silly about it at all.
10:57How'd you like those Indian tacos?
10:58Those are usually the hit of the picnic.
11:01We are saving those for last.
11:02That's what we do.
11:04Kate says we got a daughter the same age as yours.
11:07We'd love to get them together.
11:09Yeah, I mean, I don't know how long we're going to stay, but we should...
11:11That would be great.
11:12How's this school here?
11:14Like the old days, they're all crammed in one room.
11:16It's great for the young ones because the older kids help them.
11:19And it's great for the older ones because they learn how to help.
11:22I'll be back before supper.
11:24No rush.
11:25I ain't going nowhere.
11:29Bye.
11:29I love you.
11:46So how'd you two meet?
11:47A rodeo.
11:49I was running bronze because I'm stupid.
11:52And she was running barrel because she's wilder than the rabbit hair.
11:59I have no idea what he just said.
12:03I think he's saying they were made for each other.
12:05Yes, ma'am.
12:07That's what I was saying.
12:28Oh, but it's okay.
12:37Howdy, amigo.
12:40You still got that yellow with the three socks?
12:43No, I got them.
12:43I'm sure you want them.
12:45He's fine outside, but he's a dancing sucker in the box.
12:48He don't like them arenas.
12:50Can I come try him?
12:51Anytime you want.
12:53I'll come over this weekend.
12:54Don't bring beer.
12:55My wife will kill us both.
12:56Make no promises.
12:59May I ask you something?
13:02Yes, ma'am.
13:04What in the world were you two talking about?
13:07A horse.
13:08A dancing horse.
13:11That he is.
13:13Okay.
13:19I just need to make a copy of the death certificate.
13:23The funeral home should have prepared.
13:26Oh.
13:33Oh, sorry.
13:35This one's the wrong one.
14:03We moved it out front for you.
14:07We're praying for you, Mrs. Kleiber.
14:09Praying?
14:10For what?
14:12For peace.
14:13It's not working.
14:25I'm sorry.
14:26I'm sorry.
14:54So, let's go.
15:24Do you want me to tell me to go?
15:35We got it from here, but thank you.
15:38You don't know the way?
15:39Just pulled up my phone.
15:41Sounds like a no.
15:42Don't you follow me?
16:05You don't know the way to go.
16:16Oh, they sure make men different out here, don't they?
16:20Your father's the only real man you ever met, so I'm not sure you have the data to make that
16:25comparison.
16:26Okay, you know what?
16:27This tough love shit is 20 years too late.
16:30Isn't that the truth?
16:33Is that why you asked me to come?
16:34You didn't get it out of your system this morning?
16:36Okay, you know what?
16:38Fine, Mom.
16:39Pull over.
16:39Give me your best shot.
16:41What is your plan?
16:42My plan?
16:43Yeah.
16:45In New York.
16:46For the future.
16:47I don't know.
16:48Co-parent my daughters?
16:50You're doing that anywhere.
16:53Work on myself?
16:54Honey, what does that mean?
16:56I don't know.
16:57Try and find happiness.
17:00Find someone who makes me happy.
17:02I don't know.
17:03Start dating?
17:04I don't know.
17:05I try to...
17:06You have no idea.
17:09No.
17:10You should stay with me.
17:13No, I am not moving to the Upper East Side where everyone is married.
17:17No, I mean here.
17:18Here?
17:18I told you what I'm doing.
17:20Mom.
17:21Abby, you have never been challenged in your life.
17:23Mom.
17:24This would be a challenge.
17:25Mom, stop.
17:25And challenge is exactly what you mean.
17:26You are not moving to Montana with no running water.
17:29We have running water.
17:30We have no sewage.
17:31How can you live here?
17:32You have no friends.
17:33The grocery store is an hour away.
17:34And what are you going to do in the winter?
17:36Are you going to chop wood?
17:37I know you are hurting.
17:38We are all hurting.
17:40I don't know how to move on from a failed marriage.
17:42I can't fathom moving on from a perfect one.
17:45But this is not moving on.
17:47This is hiding.
17:49You have countless friends in New York.
17:51Your family is there.
17:53All of the charities that you work so hard...
17:55The debate about what I will do is over.
17:57This is a debate about what you will do.
18:00And what I will do as a result.
18:03I will sell your house, which is my house.
18:06And as executor of the trust, I will cease all payments to you.
18:10You want to live in New York, you make it work.
18:14And what about my children?
18:16Pick a boarding school.
18:17I'll pay for that.
18:18You know, their father needs to be a part of this decision.
18:19Oh, no, no, no.
18:20I am selling his house, too.
18:21There are no more free rides for anyone.
18:24Your options are stay here with me.
18:27Or you figure out your life on your own.
18:31What the fuck did I do to make you hate me so much more?
18:36Abby, you don't understand that this is the most love I have ever shown you.
18:44Let me out of this car.
18:46I want out of this fucking car.
18:49I want out of this fucking car!
18:51I want out of this fucking car!
19:12Hey, bud, you busy?
19:14Yeah, I got some lost car going 89.
19:16You mind running it up to the house?
19:19Thanks, Amigo.
19:21Yeah.
19:25A big one.
19:29There is a green room room just outside the theater.
19:31The screening ends at 8.52, and then we'll escort him out for the Q&A group,
19:35which is scheduled for 25 minutes.
19:38If he wants to do photos, he can.
19:40And then we'll get him over to the Soho house for the reception.
19:45No, I won't.
19:47I've had a death in the family.
19:58Hey, you hit it.
20:00Come on!
20:01Is it cold?
20:02It feels great!
20:13Ooh, it's cold.
20:20Thanks.
20:31All right.
20:31Come on.
20:32Come on.
20:33I need you for me.
20:37Oh, my God.
21:05Oh, my God.
21:44Oh, my God.
21:49Oh, my God.
22:04Oh, my God.
22:05I'm not.
22:08I'm not.
22:11You know, I got some experience with that solution.
22:15My father chose it.
22:20The thing about suicide I know it talks about is that it's contagious.
22:27You lost a brother and an uncle for what's through with us.
22:29I would never.
22:31I just...
22:35My girls would never survive without me.
22:37They barely survive now.
22:43Those things come in real handy when you surprise a bear, but that's about all they're good for.
22:48Yeah.
22:50How would you feel about me hanging on to that until, uh, Grizzly makes you real angry?
22:59Okay.
23:06When my father died, the thing that surprised me the most was all the damn paperwork.
23:14And paperwork has got to be somebody else's job.
23:17Yeah.
23:19Your job's just to miss him.
23:23Yeah.
23:26I'm gonna follow you this time.
23:28Stay on 287 until he gets your role.
23:30Okay.
24:00but i just
24:05hi honey hold on just one second i'm going outside
24:10are you okay i have been calling and texting and are you my friend am i see of course think
24:18real
24:19hard before you answer stacy you are my best friend get on a plane i need you you text me
24:28the address
24:29and i will be there first thing in the morning
24:47no is there any way someone that could bring the rental car to me
24:53i will drive them back okay you know what how about i pay for two rental cars and one person
25:01follows the other person to me
25:07you know what let's try this again how about
25:16this ain't very safe you don't say also ain't very legal would you mind arresting me is there any way
25:24that you can bring a rental car to the police station is that possible i got an idea that's
25:28a little less dramatic how about i give you a ride you do that yes ma'am
25:37in the back only if you start making trouble i have all of today's trouble out of my system
25:43it's good news for both of us
25:56you're out by the mason ranch am i where kade works oh yes kade kade the cowboy
26:04he is that everybody knows everybody here huh
26:08boy much of an accomplishment
26:14oh man
26:26i'm sorry
26:30if it's any consolation you are seeing me at the lowest point of my life
26:37don't get to meet many at their best moments man
26:40it just ain't the job
26:43i'll tell you this
26:45if i had a loved one pass in new york city
26:48i'd be a lot more lost than you
26:51do you have any music in this thing
26:59music is the one thing i don't have
27:03if i can turn the sirens on drive like a bat out of hell if it'll make you feel better
27:10it's worth a shot
27:25people just get right out of the way don't they
27:31i don't think i have the moral compass for this kind of power
27:36what's your name
27:38abby
27:40you're all right abby
27:58hey we could uh try the um indigenous tacos what do you think
28:03can we eat all the lasagna
28:04yeah lasagna is down
28:06what's in the freezer
28:07um
28:09everything in the freezer has hooves
28:12all right let's try the taco things
28:17where's mom
28:18uh
28:20there's a little light on in her cabin
28:32i'll be back
28:34take bear spray
28:35if there was a bear i think i would see it
28:59hey it's abby
29:00leave a message
29:04mom
29:06you didn't tell us you were back
29:10i'm gonna have to go back out and find your sister
29:12she's at the neighbors
29:14what neighbors
29:15the cowboy
29:16that doesn't make any sense
29:18the cowboy followed me here
29:20that's where she is
29:22we're making dinner are you hungry
29:24how did she manage that
29:26i heard handsome
29:27and i heard uniform
29:32what's for dinner
29:33the tacos
29:34we dare not speak their name
29:36i cannot wait for those girls to meet the woman who made them
29:44we swam in the river today
29:46oh yeah how was that
29:47felt gray on my hoo-ha
29:49and then russell made me this baking soda bandage
29:52there's no telling the yeast infection i'm in store for but the swelling is sure down
29:57my vagina is almost back to my mom
29:58jesus
29:59i gotta say page not the answer i was expecting
30:07what are you doing girls
30:08found this in our cabin
30:10internet stopped breaking
30:19so why did you throw mom out of your truck
30:22for beating page's ass
30:24hey
30:24number one
30:25it was a draw
30:27number two
30:27nice language
30:29i didn't
30:30your mother asked
30:31to get out of the truck
30:32not what she said
30:33well her relationship with the truth remains the same
30:37okay
30:38i think this is ready
30:40okay
30:40so
30:50in
31:08the
31:23Tony, don't rope the dog.
31:28And what are you doing?
31:29Mickey Spear.
31:30Hey, a little help here.
31:32Hey, boys.
31:35Here you go, darling.
31:36Oh, thank you.
31:38Here you go.
31:39Okay, some spice.
31:41Thanks, mama.
31:42You're welcome.
31:44Swap leads into the turn, Kayla.
32:02Looks like you're about on a horse.
32:04Let's get her washed up and fed.
32:09Don't mind us while we herd wild children.
32:16Oh, my God.
32:17Spade, let that snake go.
32:19He's not bothering you.
32:20Are there more of those things around?
32:22You want as many of those around as you can get.
32:25What is that?
32:26Keep the rodents away.
32:28You ain't got rodents, you ain't got rattlesnakes.
32:31Good to know.
32:34It looks like they're...
32:37Should we go?
32:38I'll get those kids put down and be right back out.
32:42Thanks.
32:44You have kids?
32:45Two boys.
32:47How old?
32:4814 and 11.
32:51I was the scourge of New York when I got pregnant at 20.
32:54I fit right in here.
32:57Where's your wife?
32:59She died.
33:02I'm sorry.
33:03It was a few years ago.
33:11Cancer?
33:13ATV flipped over on her.
33:15She was running it up the hill.
33:18She had no business being on, but we couldn't tell her no.
33:23She was wild as fire.
33:29What about you?
33:32My ex-husband is very much alive.
33:36I only wish you were dead.
33:39You don't wish that?
33:40I'm kidding.
33:41I shouldn't have said that.
33:43I was...
33:45He a good father?
33:49That's an interesting question.
33:51Pretty important one.
33:52He's half the deal.
33:53Just interesting you thought to ask it.
33:58What's interesting is...
34:02You haven't answered.
34:07Hope he is.
34:09For your kids' sake.
34:13It's getting late.
34:16Want me to take you home?
34:17Oh, I would like that very much.
34:19But for now, I will settle for the ranch next door.
34:25Ranch next door it is.
34:29Thanks.
34:39What?
34:41What?
34:42What?
34:44What are you...
34:45You want to go back, right?
34:47Yeah.
34:47Okay.
34:49But you're not walking.
34:50I'm waiting for you.
34:51Oh.
34:52You want me to move first?
34:54And then I walk with you.
34:55That's how it works.
34:56Yeah.
34:57Just...
34:58Still figuring out the rules here, so...
35:00Ain't too hard to figure out.
35:01Yeah.
35:09Thanks.
35:09You bet.
35:10You bet.
35:12You bet.
35:20You bet.
35:37You bet.
36:10Oh, hi.
36:19How long are you in the valley?
36:21That is the question, and I have no answer.
36:26Here's another one. When are y'all coming back?
36:29Another question with no answer.
36:33Why?
36:36Why do you ask?
36:39I know you're dealing with a lot, and this ain't a timing.
36:42Good timing is not something I was blessed with.
36:45Gotta take my shots when they come.
36:50I'm trying to decipher that.
36:51There's not much to decipher. The answer is yes.
36:56You haven't asked a question yet.
36:59The answer is still yes.
37:04Okay.
37:05This is when the country boy thing needs a little kick in the ass.
37:08Do you have a pen?
37:14I don't know.
37:24Right, okay. So I'll, uh...
37:31Great.
37:34No, I'm gonna... I'm gonna need one more of those.
37:49Oh, my God.
37:51Okay.
37:54You better go, or I'm gonna drag you into a horse stall.
37:58Well, that's not the threat to make me leave.
38:04Um...
38:06I am gonna go, thank you, do damage control on my daughters.
38:11After we plot out a cemetery and plan a funeral, I am pretty free.
38:16So, give me a call.
38:20I'll do it.
38:29Oh, my God. He's fucking beautiful.
38:32I don't know about beautiful.
38:33He's fit. He's in shape.
38:35But that's, like, the job, you know?
38:36So, please.
38:37He's so cute, Mom.
38:38Really?
38:39Yeah.
38:40You just found him on the street?
38:41Well, actually, he found me.
38:42It was steamy.
38:43What are you guys doing?
38:45Sexy, man.
38:56That doesn't hurt.
38:59Harder.
39:00Your threshold for pain should be studied.
39:02Walk 30 blocks in four-inch heels, then tell me it's the foot massage that hurts.
39:07I'm gonna take your word for it.
39:09So, the judge didn't award spouses support.
39:13Or child support.
39:14Why would you?
39:15They're both unemployed.
39:17Says each parent is responsible for expenses when they have the girls.
39:21And they need to split tuition.
39:25Or place them in public school.
39:28That's not happening.
39:29Well, maybe it should happen.
39:30In the village?
39:31Come on, honey.
39:32Look, this is a win because the court isn't dictating what we do.
39:35We're just gonna have to cover the gap when the girls are with him.
39:38He hasn't worked a day in his life.
39:41If we don't help, he'll tuck tail and go.
39:44Who knows?
39:45Where do 35-year-old adolescents go?
39:48Oh, Los Angeles.
39:49Try to become a fucking actor.
39:53Then we're just robbing their children.
39:55He's a nice guy.
39:57Dilettante with zero ambition.
40:00Be nice.
40:01That's partly our fault.
40:03We did.
40:04We enabled it.
40:05You're enabling it now.
40:07If we're always around to pick her up, she's never gonna learn to stand on her own.
40:12For God's sake, she's 33 years old.
40:16We need to let her fall down.
40:20Honey, I can't do that.
40:23She may be the oldest, but she's still my baby.
40:26I can't take that risk.
40:30Picking her up when she falls is my job.
40:52Told you, honey.
40:53I can't do that.
40:55I can't do that.
40:56I can't do that.
40:57I can't do that.
40:58I can't do that.
41:01I can't do that.
41:01I can't do that.
41:02I can't do that.
41:02I can't do that.
41:02You
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